The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-19
Might as Well Stop Fighting
Unless It Is Done Well,
Declares Premier.
NO OTHER WAY OUT
BUT BY TRENCHES
People Must Stand Up With
Whole Strength or Huns
Will Dominate.


man. power bill, which passed the
house Of commons last night, David
Lloyd George, the Britism prime min
lister, today gave the governments
reasons for the necessity of raising
more men for the army and also re-
1erred at length to his own and the
recent speech of President Wilson re-
Iarding the war aims of the entente
allies and the United States.
After thanking the representatives
for the spirit in which they had met
the government, the premier said there
was no other alternative for raising
men, except either by raising the TAIL
itary age or of sending wounded men
back and back again to the firing
line.
Need Men at Home.
Az 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 it, and
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 {. much
more sweeping scale. There are n
few who say we ought not to do it at
all and there are some who say both
things simultaneously.
"The governments view is this:
II would be folly to Withdraw men
from the industries one hour sooner
than the need arose. On the othsr
hand, il would be treason TO the state,
treason to our country, to democracy
and to the cause Of freedom, II when
the need did arise we had not made
the demand.
II 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 jus
tice, which you can possibly accept as
n settlement of this terrible dispute
II we are not able to defeat the Ger
man forces. If we are not able TO re-
sist the military power Of Prussia, il
there any man here who believes that
one of your terms-the least Of them
would be enforced?
- am not talking about the demand,
Of the imperialists; ! am no. talking
about the demands Of the extreme wal
men who want to grab everything ant
annex the earth and ali Of the Heaven
ly armament. ! am talking about tht
moderate demands Of the most paei
fist souls in this assembly. Try 4
cash that cheque at the hindenburs
bank! II will be returned dishonored
Whatever terms are set forward b,
any paeifist orator in these lands, yo,
will not get them eashed by vo'
ludendorff or the kaiser, or any .
these great rna1nates unless you tas'
got the power to enforce them.
II felt very strongly that the tim
has come for restating our war aim
and for restating then. in a way tha
would carry with us all the moderat
. rational opinion of this land and a.
other lands. Almost Simultaneous
the same idea came TO President vii
son and without any opportunity Q
previous consultation. because ther
. was none.
president Wilson and myself lat
down what was substantially the sam
program of demands for the termina
ton Of this war.
How has that program been II
ceived? Throughout the whole OF I'll
allies countries. it has been receive
with acclaim.
Go On or Go Down.
What has been their reception
Germany beg you to consider tn
especially those who think that we al
responsible for perpetnating this hol
ror. I would not have this war, Il
one second. on my soul II could ste
1t honorably. The only enemy con
ment has been: Behold, how Englar
is weakening. Go on, and they wi
come down.
again, there has been no respon
from any man in any position in Ge
many that indicates a desire on Z
Fart Of the ruling powers in that lal
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