Evening star., 1918-01-07
BRITISH WAR AIMS
WIN PRESS PRAISE
Huns viii Never Get Better
Terms, Says Daily Mail;
Premier Lauded.
UPHOLD U. S. POLICY

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January III tho coun-
try's opinion, as is probable In the pres
ent case, can be judged by expressions
in the London press, it may be said that
never before has Premier Lloyd George
won such universal approval as is given
to his statement Of Saturday concerning
Great Britain's war aims. It is recog-
nized that there will be divergence
Of opinion on details like the economi-
cal terms of settlement and disposition
Of Germany's African colonies, but in
all essentials his statement is hailed as
eminently satisfactory, and the premier
is declared to have performed most
important service to the country. =
All interest now is focused onS the
question as to how the statement will
be received in Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary, and not the least. in Russia, but
as yet there is nothing to satisfy this
anxious curiosity.
With the exception only of the belli-
cose Morning Post. which, however. is
not opposed to the premier's thesis. the
morning newspapers Of London join in
chorus Of approval.
Fair Terms for Huns
The Times declares 1t Is the most i'm
portant state document since the decla-
ration of war 1t commends the moder-
al nj hnwQvar
it thinks may diSconcert some tried
friends and allies and even lend itself
to enemy Misrepresentation. The Daily
Mail says that nothing could be more
simple or more democratic than the
statement, and the whole British peo-
pie are solid behind it. The Germans.
it declares. will never get better terms.
Premier Lloyd Georges assertion
that he was not speaking for the gov
ernment, but the nation and the empire,
the Daily Telegraph thinks, will re-
move a load of anxiety from many
troubled minds. 1t says that all the
included in the statement which. how
ever, it anticipates will draw a cry of
incredulous rage from Germany.
The Daily News describes the state
ment as a landmark in the war,
bringing us and. we take it, our allies
generally into line with the policy
President Wilson constantly has formu-
lated"
Lines Of Clean Peace.
ION these lines" it adds, ''the nation
can go forward with clear conscience
of a clean peace, and we must stand
by them firmly, unyieldingly. It Is q
peace Of the people"
The Daily Express says the premier
has spoken the entire mind of the en-
tente. Germany, it adds, finds herself
taken seriously. and it is the supreme
test of her sincerity. To the Daily
Chronicle the careful terms in which
the aim Of an effective league of ma
tions is formulated seem among the
utterance.
The view of the Morning Post is that
victory is the only war aim worth con-
Tsidering, and If British governments
ming on that principle. victory would
have been won long ago. It approves
Of the premier's statement by implica-
ton in saying that it assumes that the
speech means the country will go on to
victory, despite all sacrifices.
Marks Historical Epoch.
The prerier's speech is characterized
by the weekly newspapers as marking
historical epoch in the war.
The Weekly Disptch asserts it is a
courageous call for unity in the ma
ltion in the face Of the trials and dangers
that lie ahead and is the best answer to
the claimant, II unimportant, minority
who have been endeavoring to drive a
wedge between the government and the
labor party on the false plea that there
are unbridgeable integral difficulties In
the respective conceptions of the war
aims for which we are fighting"
The News Of the World declares the
|speech outlined the British war aims
leaves no loophole for misunderstand-
ing" and adds:
Prepared for Sacrifice.
These are the aims for which we
entered the war. For them we have
bled unf1inchingly more than three
said, we are prepared to face even heav-
ier sacrifices than any we yet have
endured"
The Sundy Times says the most salts
factory phrases of the speech and the
most discomforting for the Prussian
mot an utterance of either mere states
men or a political party, but as the
considered utterance Of the British
people,"
The National News says: III there
was ever any doubt about the things
for which the manhood Of our empire
has been gloriously making a great
sacrifice. such can no longer exist 1t
adds that the Importance of the speech
was greatly increased by the reason
that it was delivered to the represen-
tatives Of labor. The newspaper con-
cludes:
Democracy to Rule.
THAT the premier should have Sc
lected this democratic channel for his
historic pronouncement is surely sig
nifcant of his belief that the organized
movement Of democracy is the power
ing golden time"
The People asserts Mr.. Lloyd George
has done inestimable service to the
nation and the entente allies in stating