American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-13
WILL MAKE GERMANY
PAY WHOLE WAR COST
British Imperial Commission Believes
TeutOns Have Capacity TO Defray the
Expense-End OF COnscription Means
10 Prevent Horrors Of War.

Premier Lloyd George. speaking
Wednesday al Bristol. said the Eng
lish military service act was passed In
order 10 meet a great emergency When
that emergency was passed the need
vas passed and the act would lapse
He added there was no intention 70
renew IL Whether Great Britain would
/ require cOnscription in the future in
any shape OF form, Mr.. Lloyd George
said, depended not upon the peace
terms now expressed. but upon the
Z peace terms which we're made. Con-
tinuing. the prime minister said.
What drove US 10 conscriptiOn was
The existence Of conscript armies on
the continent that inevitably rushed
the world into var. They could not
have great military machines there
without tempting the men at the head
of them TO Try their luck with those
machines The Germans always felt
there vas nothing 70 resist their per-
! feet military machine.
II you want q permanent peace, II
: you want 20 prevent the horrors OF this
J war being repeated. you must put an
: end 10 conscripr armies on the cont
! nent of Europe.
2 The first thing 10 do is 10 prevent
+. the repetition Of blunders OF the past
{ by making IL impossible 70 have those
z great conscript armies in the future
E We did NOT have the machinery for
/ an offensive var. Our navy Is q de-
O. fensive weapon and not an offensive
s one. and that IS why We do not mean
q 10 give il up. We have kept these is
S lands free from invasion for centuries,
= and we mean 70 take no risk in the fu-
? ture~
;. Mr. Lloyd George declared that the
q decision which would be taken IN the
next months in the peace conferences
q vas going 10 leave 4 mark upon the
g world The ages 10 come, he said
e Nould be able 10 reap the fruits OF il
p The premier next dealt with the
Il question OF indemnity. He declared
o the war had cost Germany less than II
& had cost Great Britain. Il had cos
d Great Britain. he declared. 100000.
v 600 pounds. gigantic sum-
81 The German bill. he believed. vas ST,
r or seven billion pounds He contend
Df ed il was indefensible that the persoI
le who was in the wrong and had los
,e should pay less than he person VII
"a was declared 10 be in the right AM
had Won
LLE premier -lll q 0L--l-- sl--
lr commission had been appointed 20 in
NJ vestigate the capacity OF Germany @
IN rayl and that he had received its =
1e port He summarized his remarks o.
n this point as follows:
IT, First-As far as justice Is concern
10 ed Ee have an absolute right 70 ds
n. mand the whole cost OF The var troi
e- Germany
"SecOnd-We propose 10 demand n
10 whole cost OF the var from German
on "Third-When you come 20 The g,
d. acting Of it we must exact in such
at way that il does not do more harm
at the country that receives IL than Il
lp- country that is paying IT,
"FOurth-The commission appoints
by the British cabinet believes h.
that can be done.
"Fifth-The allies are in exactly 4
same boat We shall put in orr d
-, mands all together and whatever th'
L are they must come in front OF =
- German war debt"