The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-25
British Premier Says Next Few
Weeks Be Race for Wilson
and German Commander.
SAYS ENEMY HAS
MILLIONS READY
American Forces Equivalent to
One-Fifth of Soldiers ReleaS-
ed in Russian Collapse.

EDINBURGH, May 24.-'.For the Ger
mans as well as for US, the next Few
weeks will be a race between Hlnoen-
burg and President Wilson, said MI.
Lloyd George in an address here today
The Germans are straining every mus
Gle to reach the goal first, on the eve
of American help becoming available
for the allies
Il can honestly say" the premier de-
clared. that the government has neg
leeted no possible means for finding out
whether there is any honorable outlet
out of this war, its horrors and TRACE
dies"
Mr.. Lloyd Georges address was de-
liyered in connection with. the conferr-
ing of the freedom of the city upon
him.
I'VE are on the eve of great German
attack" the premier asserted. Those
who know best what the prospects are,
feel most confident about the result
Speaking of the time necessary for
the United States to prepare for fuil
participation in the war, the premier
said that after all her exertion America
at the present moment did not have
what was equivalent to one-fifth OF
the fighting strength which the enemy
had received owing to the collapse of
Russia He adde that 1t took time to
train and equip armies. and that
American help could not be rcckened on
for some time.
The premier's statements about the
submarine situation We're most Opt
mistic He said that in April the output
of shipping for the first time exceeded
the losses.
Mr.. Lloyd George was received with
great enthusiasm, the people rising ana
cheering again and again.
Since he had taken office, he said,
Great Britain and her allies had had
to deal with two adverse circumstances
The collapse of Russia had been of
enormous help to the enemy at time
when the man power of all the bellig-
clients at the point OF exaustion- The
o1eT adverse development was unre-
stricted submarine warfare perfectly
unexampled proceeding which the allies
had no right to expect even from Ger
many. In the whole history of piracy,
he remarked, there was no example of
conduct like that.
Mr. Lloyd George said he felt happier
had Just rcceived from the admiralty in
which it was said:
LAS regards the matter of enemy SUBJ
marines, that is going on satisfactor-
fly"
That, said the premier, had been the
official language since the beginning OF
the year. The naval staff was conf
dent that the allied navies were sink
ing more submarines than the enemy
was able to build. As means of in
flicting injury, the submarine was still
| formidable. but as a danger which
might mean the winning or losing OF
| the war, he declared. the allies could
rule 1t out. Not only were submarines
being sunk faster than the Germans
could build them. but the allies as a
whole were constructing merchant
/ ships faster than the Germans could
destroy them.
/ Mr.. Lloyd George said he left happier
/ than at any other time during the war
| over the prospects OF making the most
/ effective use of the whole forces OF the
| alliance.
i we are dealing with a ruthless Prus-
Sian despotism that Is one for plumber
loot and pillage,' he said. Treaties re-
strain them Just as little today as iu
the day of Belgium. They did not In
tend to bring the war to an end until
their basket is as full as IL can hold y
From the data at present available
the premier told his hearers the admb
/ ralty was of the opinion that in April
/ a record had been made in the destruc-
tion OF enemy submarines