Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
12O BILLIONS, WAR
BILL Of ALLIES,
GEORGE STATES
Germany Must Pay Every Cent
of 1t, British Premier Tells
Meeting at Bristol, England.
WILL PUNISH kAISEF

WILL POINlSI1 AFAASIAN
Bristol, England Dec. 12.-The war
bill of the Allies against Germany Is
f24 600 OOO. 900 (St20, 900 .O0O0O0,) ac-
eerding to the British Prime Minister
David Lloyd George, who spoke before
large gathering here yesterday.
BEFORE the war the estimated wealth of
Germany. said the Premier, was Els, ,000,-
600 900 to 1000, 100000 sterling, so
that if the whole wealth of Germany were
taken. he said, there would not be enough
TO paw the account, therefore, he had be-
fore this used the words. Germany should
paw to the utmost limit of her capacity"
The Premier stated that the war had
cost Germany less than If had cost Great
Britain II had cost Great Britain, he
stated, fS,00O000 5000 $4,000. 900 OoO)
"a gigantic sum The German bill he
believed, was $4,000, 900 900 lS3O, ,0O0,-
600. .000) or e 000. .00O, 600 (S35. 600 000,-
OO0) He contendcd that it was indie
fensiblc that the person who was IN the
wrong and had lost should pay less than
the person who was declared To bc IN the
right and had Won
DEMANDS FULL COST or WAR.
The Premier said that a British Inn
perlal Commission had been appointed 10
investigate the capacity of Germany TO
pay) and that he had received its report
He summarized his remarks on this point
as follows:
FIrst-As far as justice is concerned we
have an absolute right to demand the
whole cost Of the war from Germany
Second-Ne propose to demand the
whole cost of the war from Germany.
Third-Whcn YOU come to the exact
ing of it. we must exact IN such a way hat
1t does not do more harm to the country
that receives 1t than the country that IS
paying for It.
Fourth-Ihc committee appointed by
the British Cabinet believes that that can
be done.
Fiith-Thc Allies arc in exactly tho
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
The %rst consideration IL tie minds
Of the Miles will he the interest of the
people anon whom the Germans have
made war. and not in the interest ot tho
German people who have made war and
have hecn guilty q that crime
With regard - the former German
Emperor, the Premier said:
WILL PUNISH EMPEROR.
There is absolutclvno doub. that he
has committed 4 crime against internal
tional right, and there Is absolutely no
doubt that hc ought 10 he held rcsnorsi-
nc for At, 50 far as the The European hll,cS
are concerned.
The Premier said that he hopod that
America would take he same view when
President Wilson arrived as 10 the demand
that would be put forward on the part of
the European Allies TO make the ka'>er
and his accomp.ices responsible Tor tins
terrible crime
The Premier said that the military
service act WAS passed to meet a great
emergency When that emergency vas
PASSED the need was passed and tho aci
would lapse. hc said. adding that there
was no intention 70 renew II
Whether Great Britain would rcGui,a
cnnscr;pt;on in the future in any shape
Or form. Mr. lloyd George said depended
no; upon the opinion which hc now ex-
pressed but upon the peace terms winch
we're made.
Continuing, tie Primo Minister said
What drove rs q conScripton was
the cxisfe.lcc Of conscIip. armies on the
Continent that inevitably rushed the
world into war They could no. have
great military machines there without
tempting the lnen al TIE head of them
10 trv their luck With those machines
The Germans ALWAYS felt that there was
nothing TO resist their perfect MILITARY
nlackinC.
IF YOU want a permant peace, II you
want To prevent the horrors II this war
hc;n5 repeated you must put an end TO
runecTiDt armies on the Continent Of
I IL Il, -
v@nt the repetition OF biunders Of the past !
br making Il impossible To have those
grea: conscriDt armies IN tie future,
I'VE did net have the machinery for
IN offensive war Our Navy Is q de-
fcnsive weapon and not an offensive one,
and that Is why ,ve d. hot mean to give ];
mp. We have kept these islands free from
invasion for centuries, and we mean to
take no risk in the fuure"
MIR. Lloyd George asserted tnat the
decisions which would be taken in the
next few months ia the Peace Conference
were going 10 leave . mark upon the
world. The ages to come ue sand would
De able 10 reap the fruits d H.
DENIES coNscRIPTIoN rLA>s.
Referring to a letter sand L. have been
written By British General 10 a French
General in which the British officer was
quoted as saying tnat Il was proposed 10
establish 8 British national army j! twenty
divisions. based on couscrlptIoI l3lt
that tine Cabinet would not teilch tins
until after the elections and then not
until TINS league Of nations nonsense
has been discussed at the Peace Con
ference" Premier Lloyd George said
Tine Cabinet never heard of the
scheme so far as the Cabinet is con
cerned il Is purely an expression Of the
opinion of some General
The scheme when Mr. How'd George
referred TO was made IN q statement hv
] H Thomas. NJ p for Derby and
General Secretary Of the National Union
of RailWayTnen who caIecd sensation
al labor meeting at NJ: nrhf+~ter ye.ster-
day by reading the letter purporting %
nave been written by a British General
20 a French General Mir Thomas said
tnat the writer intimatcd the proposed
establishment of national army cf
twenty divisions based on conscription,
tho details Of wncn he outlined
Mr. Thomas. who proicssed to he
alarmed Al tho outlook appealed 10
Premier lloyd George to ciarift the sif-