New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
He HeDeclaresGermanv's
Answer to War Aims
Is Won Tirpitz's
"Never!"
Miitarists Now
Control Kaiser
Premier Urges Man.
Power Bill to Pre-
vent Collapse Like
Russia's

LONDON. Jan. Addressing the
final conference of the representatives
Of the trades unions affected bv the
man-power bill which passed the House
Of Commons last night. David Lloyd
George, tie British Prime Minister, to-
day gave the governments reasons for
the necessity OF raising more men for
the army. and also referred at length
70 his OWL and the recent speech Of
President Wilson regarding the war
aims Of the Entente Allies and the
United States.
After thanking the. representatives
for The spirit in which they had met
p me government. the Premier said there
was no other alternative for raising
men, except either by raising the mill
iary age or of sending wounded men
back and back again to the firing line.
As to the urgency of raising more
men, Mr.. Lloyd George said that he and
his colleagues. who are on the watch
tower. could not deny il. and that un-
less the need had been urgent they
would rot have brought forward the
demand now
There arc men who thought it
should have been done before said
Mr. Lloyd George. "There are men
who believe we ought to do it on
much more sweeping scale. There are
few who say we ought not to do it
at all, and there are some who say both
things simultaneously.
Demand for Men Imperative
The governments view is thus: 1t
would be 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
% our country, to democracy and to
me cause Of freedom if when the need
I'D arise we had not made the demand.
/ assume that all of you here in
your hearts believe that the war aims
declared By that great labor conference
lepreSent the minimum of justice which
!'u can possibly accept as a settlement
this terrible dispute. II We ara
n@ able to defeat the German forces.
1--WE are not able TO resist the mill
9F power Of Prussia. is there any
n'aA mere IN the possession of his wits
,ao believes that one Of your terms
@e least Of them-would be enforced?
am not talking about the demands
he lmperlalists. / am not talking
aOVu1 the demands of the extreme war
a.s" VINO want to grab everything and
anneX the earth and all Of the heaven
armament | am talking about the
"oderate demands OF the most pacitist
,Sa sSaIs IN TINS assembly, Try to cash
'n aat check at the Hindenburg bank 1t
,,A "n he returned dishonored. Whatever
nlinS are set forward by any pacifst
yIalor IN these lands. you viii nok get
v'.m vsaem cashed by Won LudendortT or the
: "aiser Or any of these great magnates
sn.ess you have got the power to en-
'orce them.
A.dI feIt very strongly that the time
and eohe Tor restating our war aims
w.., wv ior restatlng them in a way that
r.,l ,vulo carry with us all the moderate
ossLsohal opinion Of this land and all
,bSneF lands. Almost simultaneously
COY same idea came to President Will
nra,.: r", and without any opportunity of
s.e''ous consultation, because there
vas none.
Allied War Aims Acclaimed
do PRESIDENT Wilson and myself laid
nro. r"n "nat was substantially the same
rmr;vslamme of demands for the ter
nrn, ,.',al'on OF this war. How has that
tb~ ANNE been received throughout
b.s mole of the Allied counties? 1t
bsS ueen received with acclaim There
c;yn, ""luiy oecn voice raised i'm criti-
th., Except from Il few men who wish
mands '''0'e eN''e"'e oc-
,i.,il. me Socialists of France. the So.
c,al;s.s ,l;s.s OF italy, as we'll as the So
MAJ m;s OF this country, have in the
e.a, ra," accepted them as very fair gen
wuIemsnds to put forward.
"nat has been their reception in
esnaa;y esnany? | beg you to consider this,
re.'aiiy those who think that we arc
horro0 hoo"s'0lc Tor pcrpetuating this
ono ~ o | would not have this war, for
i second, on my soul if could stop
men, n,0'inoraoiy. The only enemy com
is va, nas been: Behold how England
como aanehing. asng Go on and they will
neain. there has been no response
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