The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
BRITAIN MUST
RULESEA, SAYS
COL. CHURCHILL
No Arguments, No Appeal,
Will Be Considered
from Germany.
DEMANDS EX-KAISER
Allies to Exact Every In.
demnity to Pay for
Harm Done.
DEMANDS EX-KAISER

Dundee, Scotland. Dec. 6.-Britannia
must continue TO rule the waves. She
win not suffer any abridgment what
soever Of her "well-tried and we'll
deserved naval supremacy" No ar
guments or appeals-no matter from
what quarter-wilI sway her from this
stand.
Such. in substance, is the British
confession Of faith regarding the
freedom Of the seas" as set forth
in a speech here today by Winston
Spencer Churchill. former naval chief.
and now, as minister OF munitions. a
member OF the Lloyd George coalition
government
Col. Churchills statement was most
positive. clear-cut and Uncompromis-
ing utterance on the subject made by
any member of the government since
the signing of the armistice.
Incidentally the munitions minister
announced. in the course of his ad-
dress, that Great Britain does not in
tend to take back Helgoland. Ger
nany's Gibraltar in the North Sea- -
because this was unnecessary. He also
announced the governments decision
in favor of naturalization of the rail-
ways.
Must Pay for Damage.
I'VE intend to make the Germans
paw for the harm they have done to
the uttermost farthing they are capa-
BILE Of paying" said Col. Churchill
later in his address.
With regard to Wilhelm Hohenzol-
lern the speaker said:
we have, as far as Great Britain
is Concerned. decided that so far as
our influence goes we shall demand
his surrender. Stern justice must be
. nteted out to him and his accomplices.
We shall do our utmost TO have his
share in the responsibility for the un-
equalled catastrophe tested to the full
before tribunal of justice.
we shall also insist that those
German subjects in this country, or
others Of German origin, who have
abused our hospitality and who are
interned, shall go back to their coun-
try when peace is signed. and. in my
ooinion. it would not be right until
the country has again been consulted
IN three of four years time, that we
reconsider the whole situation of al
lowing other Germans to come into
this country from outside.
Ton for Ton of Gold.
Ton for ton of gold, or other Sc.
curities, or any other LIQUID asset,
of which the Germans might dis.
pose. We intend to exact from them
subject to the condition that in ex.
acting them We must not do anything
that will injure our own trade.
Aslace-Lorraine must be given bach
20 the French without any uuaIihca.
tions of any kind.
Poland must be reconstructed as 2
nation.
None Of the German colonies n,
Turkish provinces We have captured
viii be given back to Germany or tc
turkey They must be disposed nj
IN agreement with all other allies
at The peace conference in accord.
ance with the wishes of the NATIVE
populations.
Lastly. We enter the peace con-
ference with the absolute determine
uon that there shall be no Iimita-
uon imposed upon our right to main
tain our navy, which saved us fror-
the horror of invasion and starya.
ton
1t has enabled US to save the
cause Of freedom throughout the
world. and We do-not intend-no mat.
Z teT what arguments and appeals are
addressed to us-tO lend ourselves ir
which should xevent the 'FSGTs,S Britisi
navy from maintaining its weII-tried
and well-deserved supremacy of tn.
seas"