Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-19
MORE men IS
PLEA MADE BY
LLOYD GEORGE
go on or Go Under" Pre-
mier Declares in
Address.
Again Evinces His Strong
Distrust of Germany's
Rulers.

London, Jan. l9.--Addressing the
final conference of the representa-
tives of the Trades Unions affected by
thte Man Power Bill. which passed
the house of THURSDAY
night, MIR. Lloyd George. the British
prime minister, yesterday gave the
governments reasons for the neces-
sity of raising more men for the army
and also referred at length to his
own and the recent speech of Presl-
dent Wilson regarding the VAR aims
of the entente allies and the United
States.
After thanking the representatives
for the spirit in which they had met
the government, h premier said
there was no other alternative for
raising men, except either by raising
the military age or of sending
wounded men back and back again to
the fighting line.
Men Needed Now.
AS to the urgency of raising more
men, Mr.. Lloyd-George said that he
and his colleagues who are on the
watchtower could not deny it. n
that unless the need should be: urgent
they would not have brought. forward
the demand now.
There are men who thought it
should have been done before" said
Lloyd-George. There are men who
believe we ought to do it on Il much
more sweeping scale. There are a
few who say we ought not to do it at
all. and there are some who say both
things simultaneously.
1.-THE governments view is this: 1t
would he folly to withdraw men from
the, industries one hour sooner than
the need arose. On the other hand
it would be treason to the state,
treason to our country, to democracy
and to the cause of freedom if when
the need did arise we had not made
the demand.
Where To Find Justice.
81 assume that all Of you here in
your hearts believe that the war aims
declared by. that great labor confer
ence represent the minimum of justice
which you can possibly accept as a
settlement of this terrible dispute. If
we are not able to defeat the German
forces, if we are not able to resist the
military power of Prussia, is there
any nal here who believes that one
of your terms the least OF them
would be enforced?
mands Of the imperialists; am not
talking about the demands of the ex-
IRENE war men who want to grab
everything and annex the earth and
all of the heavenly armament. l an,
talking about h moderate demands
of the most pacifist souls in this as
sembly. Try to cash that cheque at
the Hindenburg bank. 1t will be re-
turned dishonored. Whatever terms
are set forward by any pacifst
orator in these lands. you will not
gel them cashed by Won Ludendorft
or the kaiser, or any of these grea,
magnates unless you have got the
power to enforce them.
II felt very strongly that the time
had come for r%estatins our war aims
and for %restating them in a way HI
would carry with us all the moderate
rational opinion of this land and al
other lands. Almost simultaneous,
the same idea came to President Viii.
son and without any opportunity OF
previous consultation, because there
was none.
Programs of Demands Same.
President Wilson and myself laic
down what was substantially the same
program of demands for the termina.
ton of this war.
How has that program been re.
celved? Throughout the whole o.
the allied countries, it has been re.
ceived with acclaim.
What has been their reception ir
Germany? I beg you to consider
this, especially those who think tina
we are responsible for p%erpetuatinf
this horror. I would not have thi,
war. FOR n second on my soul if
could stop it honorably. The onl,
enemy comment has been: Behold
how England is weakening. Go o,
and they will come down
Again. there has been no respons,