The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
German Press Comments Freely on Lloyd George
 Speech on War i'm S
'JUNKERS ARE STILL COUNTING ON U-BOAT AND H|NDENBURG

Amsterdam, January 8.-Discussing the
 statement of war aims made Saturday by Premier Lloyd George. the Rhenissche Westfalische Zeitung of Essen, says:
 When Lloyd George and British labor demand Alsace for France and the Ger
 man colonies, Arabia, Syria and Pales-
 tine for England, and speak of the war indemnity. we will have to pay, the
 answer in view of the actual war situa- ton is It is too much" The newspaper thinks, however. that the calm tone In which Lloyd George spoke is worth noting and adds: Well, Lloyd George. too will one day become reasonable. Until then the U-boats and the Hindenburg's sword will l help"
 The Frankfurter Zeitung says: Only a defeated Germany could think of negotiating on the terms laid down l by Lloyd George. It is new war speech and 8 way to terminate the war will only be open when the movement | which has begun in England and other 1 entete countries is strong cough to re- place Lloyd George. Ciemenceau and | Baron Sonnino by men who recognize the impossible nature of such speeches
 and draw consequences from such rec ognition.
 How far we are from that time 1t is hard to say"
 MAIN POINT IN SPEECH The Machrichten of Dusseldorf says: The main point of the speech Is that Lloyd George binds Great Britain to l fight to the last breath for Aisace-Lor- l raine we do not believe, however. that | the British people will fight to the last breath for this war aim. There is no Alsace- Lorraine ques- tion for us and the speech cannot, therefore, aim at promoting peace with us. It was intended to throw suspicion on the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
 The sword alone can convince this enc my and make him ready for peace" ISOLATION OF GERMANY The Boersen Courier of Rerln re- gards MT. Lloyd Georges speech as an dating her allies.
 The Boersen Zeitung says that an inn portant point in connection with the speech is that there is a matter of diff | ference between the present British war aims and those known to have been held recently. This newspaper believes the material reason may be found in | England's present improved position. which it describes as difficult, but America helped.
 ] The Tages Zeitung makes the state- ment that a peace assuring the people of the German empire safe and free | future, can be attained only by victory feat of Germany.
 1 The Kreuz Zeitung declares that MT
 Lloyd Georges programme can be car-
 ried through only after the complete de- l feat of eGrmany.
 Tn the Tagelische Rundschau of Ber- | lin. General Liebert says the balance of the war Is greatly in favor of Great | Britain, which has firmly in hand not only the Cape to Cairo line of communi- cation, but the more important overland
 route from Cairo to the Persian gulf. | These questions, the general writes, must l be settled at the peace conference and
 everything depends on the skill of the
 anti British group whether 1t or Great
 Britain shall finally triumph.
 AUSTRIAN COMMENT Amsterdam. January S.-The Austrian press comments in similar vein. The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna says
 Lloyd Georges peaca terms are | nothing else than the ruthless idea, clad | in many words, that force shall decide that the war shall continue until 1t has been established unquestionably who ts the strongest. Lloyd George announces freedom for all people with the exception of those under his own yoke"
 The Neuse Wiener Tageplatt of Vienna says:
 "Lloyd George recognizes the princi pie of self-determination and of thu rights of peoples only where he believes 'l this principle could be put into effec in favor of the entente. He breaches economic war and renounces only witi the greatest precautions England's new established militarism. Thus in thu } same breath he promises and refuses l lasting peace.
 ! Lloyd Georges insincere speech car | give no one the impression that the pres ent British government seriously desire peace"
 The Reichspost says: : "Lloyd Georges manifesto deserves at ! tention as the statement of a man pos } sessed by lust of conquest. It Is use less to humanity which longs for peace II nTH TIIo