Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-13
LLOYD GEORGE TALK
CONSIDERED LARGELY
AS CAMPAIGN WORK
CONTINUED From Page IL

in the next few months in the peace
COnfe1 enCe was going to leave
mark upon the world. The ages to
come he said, would be able to reap
the fruits of it.
Germany Must Pay
The premier next dealt with the
question OF indemnity. He declared
the war had cost Germany less than
il had cost Great Britain. 1t had
cost Great Britain, he declared, 81
600, 100000 pounds, gigantic sum.
The German bill, he believed, was o.
000, 100000 pounds or 7,OOO,OOO,OUO
pounds. He cOntended 1t was indie
feasible that the person who was in
the wrong and had lost should pay
less than the person who was de-
clared to be in the right and had
won.
rial commission had been appointed
to investigate the capacity of Ger
many Ito pay) and that he had re-
ceived it's report. He summarized
his remarks on this point as FOL
lows:
"First-As far as justice is con-
cerned, we have an absolute right
to demand the whole cost of the war
from Germany.
"Second-We propose to demand
the whole cost of the war from
Germany.
1HlINl liCI yOO NOilAS "
exacting of it we must exact in such
a way that it does not do more
harm to the country that receives
it than the country that is paying it.
"Fourth-The commission APP
pointed by the British cabinet be-
1.-The allies are in exactly the
same boat. We shall put in our
demands all together and whatever
they are they must come in front
of the German war debt
The prime minister continued:
Must Punish Kaiser
"The first consideration in the
minds of the allies Will be the IN
terests of the people upon whom the
Germans have made war, and not
in the interests of the German peo-
pie who have made war and have
been guilty of that crime"
With regard to the former German
emperor. the premier said:
"There is absolutely no doubt
that he has committed a crime
against international right, and
ought to be held responsible for 1t
so far as the European allies are
concerned"
The premier said he hoped that
America would take the same view
when President Wilson arrived as
to the demand that would be put
forward on the part of the Euro
pean allies ito make the kaiser and
his accomplices responsible for this
terrible crime"
Referring to a letter said to have
been written by a British general
to a French general in which the
British officer was quoted as saying
it was proposed to establish Brit
ish national army of twenty dl-
visions based on conscr1ptlon, put
that the cabinet would not touch this
until after the elections and then
not until this league of nations
nonsense has been discussed at the
peace conference" Premier Lloyd
George declared:
1.-The cabinet never heard OF the
scheme. SO far rs the cabinet is
concerned. It is purely an express
sion o. the OniniOn Cf some general
CHURCHILL OFFERS
PARTIAL LEAGUE PLAN
DUNDEE, Scotland, Wednesday.
Dec. 11.-Colonel Winston Spencer
Churchill, minister of munitions, Of
fered what he described as a prac-
teal suggestion in regard to a league
Of nations during an address here
today He said that such a league
should ascertain from every country
the extent of it's naval, military and
aerial preparations.
Secret ornaments have In the
past been a great danger" he said,
land the course I suggest would re-
move one of the causes that led 10
this fe9 rful ca StrOphe."