New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24
Lloyd George Conf
dent Germans Wi
Be Broken Agains
Iron Wall in Franc|
SHIPS BEING BUILT
FASTER THAN SUN
Being Destroyed No
Quickly Than Enemy Can Co
struct Them-Record Made Duril
kaiser's U-Boat FTeet-Race III
tween Wilson and Hindcnburg.

Edinburg. May 24-"We are on Il
| eve of a great German attack, sal
+, Premier Lloyd George in an addreI
delivered here today on receiving IL
| freedom of the city. Those wi
know best what the prospects are I'D
most confident about the result
Speaking of the time necessary
the war, the premier said that, af d
all her exertion, America at the prd
ent moment did not have what WI
equivalent to one-fifth of the fightiI
strength which the enemy had /
ceived owing to the collapse of RI
sia. He added it took time to trs'
and equip armies and that AmericI
help could not be reckoned on I
some time.
The premiers statements about g
submarine situation were most optif
istic. He said that in April the o !
put of shipping for the first time 4
ceeded the losses.
For the Germans, as well as
us, the next few weeks will be a I'd
between Hindenburg and Presid{
Wilson. The Germans are strain
i every muscle to reach the goal fiji !
on the eve of American help beco
ing available for the Allies.
Haven Sincerely Sought Road to PEI
81 can honestly say that the q
ernment has neglected no posSiy
means for finding out whether therd
any honorable outlet out of this vi
J its horrors and tragedies he addeX
Mr. Lloyd George was received VI
great enthusiasm the people rising
cheering.
Since he had taken Office, he 50
Great Britain and her allies have
to deal with two adverse circu
stances. The collapse of Russia
had been of enormous help to
enemy at a time when the manpoN
of all the belligerents was almost
! the point of exhaustion. The OF
adverse development was unrestric
submarine Warfare-a prefectiy
exampled proceeding which the al
had no right to expect even from
many. In the whole history of pira
The remarked, there was no exam
Of conduct like that. The premier T
report he had just received fr
the admiralty in which it was SO
LAS regards the meeting of enc
submarines, that is going on sa
factorily." That said the premier,
been the official language since
beginning of the year. The naval
was confident that the allied na1
were sinking more submarines t
the enemy was able to build. AS
means of inf1icting injury the :
marine was still formidable, but q
danger which might mean the winn
or losing of the war, he declared,
allies could rule it out. Not only W
submarines being sunk faster than
Germans could build them, but
allies as q, whole were construct
merchantships faster than the G
mans could destroy them.
He said he felt happier than at
other time during the war over
prospects of making the most eff
tive use of the whole forces of
alliance.
1--WE are dealing with a ruth
Prussian despot that is out for p
der, loot and pillage, he
"Treaties restrain them just as
today as in the day of Belgium. 4
do not intend to bring the war I'd
end until their basket is as full
can hold"
From the data at present availa
he told his hearers, the admiraltj
of the opinion that in the month
April a record had been made in
struction of enemy submarines.
Proof of Conspiracy in Ireland
Speaking at a luncheon, Mr.. IA
George said there was no doubt
there had been a conspiracy fo
great rising in Ireland. He st
that he had seen the evidence.
leaders of the Nationalist party,
added, had nothing to do with it