Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-21
BRITISH KEEP ARMY
TO INSURE VICTORY
Winston Churchill says Prot"ction u
Needed and Army Must bc MAin-
taincd for Purpose.
GERMANY WILL BE MADE PAY
Precautions win Bc Taken 10 Sc'
That Enemy Carries Out Con-
dIiIona OF Peace.

.t.oNDDS, Feb 20 Winston
spencer churchill, secretary for ewar
psid "A high tribute to Premier tl"n- p
snce,u in IA speech when ne MADE
yestcrdav ~ a luncheon AT the Man
zion house on the subject OF demo
bllizatIon and the army or occupa-
ton.
There Is no living man, perhaps
FOR many years there has been no
man. who has more fully embodied
In his own personality the valiant
soul OF the French nation Struggling
against odda and determined TO he
free. He has animated not only the
brilliant action Of which he II thc
politlcal chmf but all who have
been brought In contact with him In
every part Of our grand alliance
through this struggle and TO-DAY ne
represents AS much aS anyone u"es'
the virilc, manly, sober. sane quhlI-
ties which are greatly nocdcd ut the
present time. not less needed now
that the fighting has stopped man
they were In tho DAYS when actual
firing was proceeding upon the
front"
The object ~ the meeting said Mr..
Churchill. was 10 ask the employers
throughout the country to do their
best now TO reasure tho mon ro-
turned from the army that their
places would be kept open for them.
To Keep gO0, 900 Men.
I'VE have introduced new
scheme" he continued. TOR tho or
ganlzatlon OF tho army appropriate
10 the Immediate situation under
which we proposed to retain about
300, 900 men for tho defense OF tho
British and allied Interests during
1919.
1--WE are letting 10 three out OF
every four serving with the oolors
on November II last year when the
fighting stopped, and we are paying
the fourth man double to finish up
the lob. All Information received
goes 10 show that the soldiers re-
gard this treatment OF the problem
az essentially fair.
I'VE arc engaged AZ the present
time In forming n voluntary army TO
sarrison the British empire, recreat-
Ing the old army which served us
20 well through all the years OF
peace and was not found wanting
when the hour OF battle came, But
st least q year will be required TO
form this voluntary army. AZ the
present time we sre obtaining re-
cruits and volunteers. some with two
and three years experience. at the
rate Of more than . thousand Gay
ana the rate 10 rising.
"If Va dsperse compht0y the
present compulsory army before we
get q voluntary army. We should
not only lose the fruits Of the war,
but ioss the British empire We had
before the war.
"Ths British people have never
failed to DO what was necessAry TO
safeguard the vital intsrests OF the
state. Let them beware who would
try TO rob us Of the fruits of victory.
whether they are Germans or Turk
sish enemies abroad. or bad citisens
AZ home.
~ Mnst Keep large Force.
There u another reason why We
REQUIRE to maintain q large force In
the present year. We have just had
q war with Germany; we have spent
Q great deal OF money and have lost a
great many of our best mon In win
ming the war, ana We are going to
make sure that We DO not have TO
fight that war owith Germany over
again. We arc going TO take mea-
surcs which will make II physically
impossible for Germany to begin n
war OF revenge, at any rate, during
our lifetime. We are going TO ask
Germany to aGree TO those measures
and help us carry them out. And
after she has agreed. we are going TO
stand by and see that she dosi carry
Shem out
There is another reason why We