The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-01-07
highlands WAR AIMS
Stated In Broaded and Most Spe.
cifics Manner by Premier-What
BritishNation andEmpireW Would
Regard as Basis of Just andDur-
able Peace.

Press Summary, Jan. 6.
Great Brltaln's war aims were set |
forth Saturday by Premier Lloyd
George in the broadest and at the
same time most specific manner in
which they have yet been stated. In
one OF the most striking and compre-
hensive utterances of the war the
premier made it clear what the Brit
lsh nation and empire would regard
as q just and durable peace This, he
declared, must be achieved by the Ie-
establishment of the sanctity of trea-
ties, territorial adjustments on the ba-
Sis OF self-government and the limita-
ton OF ornaments guaranteed by an
international organization.
Great Britain was not fighting, said
the premier, to disrupt Germany, de-
stroy Austria Hungary or take Tur-
keys capital or her home lands from
her. The desire, instead, he insisted,
was to turn Germany from her
schemes of military domination to be-
Inefficient tasks in the world and to set
tie the territorial questions of the war
in a way that would do justice to the
various nationalities affected.
In effect a reply to and rejection of
the peace terms of the Central powers
as voiced by their spokesman recent
~ at Brest-Litovsk, the premier
speech was for the most part, an af
t1rmative utterance. In great detail
ne went into the many problems call
: ing for solution if the peace he had il
, mind was to be forthcoming.
Thus, he indicated, Belgium must b,
: completely restored and reparatiol
: made to her as far as possible; Franc,
must have the wrong of 1871-th
taking from her of Alsace-L Lorraine
righted; an independent Poland mus
- be established, including all of Polls
: nationality who desire to Join in it
= the peoples of such regions as Arabia
Palestine, Mesopotamia and Armenis
. . who have been under Turkish domino
=. ton, must have her separational cor
" ditions recognized; the wishes and il
terests of the natives of the Germa
colonies must be primarily regarde
a by the peace conference; the claims {
!, Italy for reunion for those of her ow
- race and language must be regarde
:, as vital; Rumania, Serbia and Mont,
- negro must be restored.
10 All these and other like adjustment
~ ~ the premier showed, would be carrie
out in accordance with the princip
! OF sself-government or the consent
10 the governed, the enunciation
,,te- which may be taken as the keynote
y his speech. This form of settlemer
,s he declared, should replace the @
- R.i system of negotiations at council t
q a. bic by few schemers trying to pr
~ ~. mote the interests of one dynasty
" : another.
~ ~ Regret that Russia was no long
nc fighting on the side Of the Allies W
expressed by the premier, who decls
ed only Russia's own people cot
save her now from falling ultimate
!S under Prussian domination.
~ In beginning, the premier point
out that he was speaking not mere
for the British government. He
d. been at pains to consult represent
81, tive opinion Of all sections of thoue
LII before framing his utterances, a
thus was speaking the mind of the I
tion and the empire.