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Temuka Leader, Issue 7674, 22 January 1918, Page 3

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\\ ): !: \ KI. j PIN I'LA INS. POSITION. i;i;i i AiX \iI : ST "CO ON” Oil ■•i;o t xiutir.” LONDON', -lan. Id. Mr I.loyd George, addressing re.prescuta | i\es of ll'ade union,s aneeti-d i;\ liie 1 Mall I’ower l ull, paid t fia,lie j.. } idle wav ill W ilieii they had ;111 i I lie i he, ernuueu'l, 'A ;,|>l lit ,<>l eoiii;ilele ida 1 e.uess had eharaeterised ol |i side:,. r. suiting ill the cli ariug ~ w ii us ■' 1 aii.ougs. ' 1 he : 1 ■ i, 1 . 1.11. u . .1,;, 1 lue 1 *u. \ ami e. • ■a 1 mii; ini: a ; .e Inuti ;i. ■ m . >u.- , 1 i,i, whl e; 1 is mlya. e, or sen 1 ■ ng 1 lie,, ihe w oiiliueu. 'll he tolly , ' s ; ,id .Mr I.Up d . 1 eoi.. e, ■i ,j ull mi raw men o o.u ai iiii-.Li an liolii sooner l.li.tU IS fur. s .all, Uhl it WolU.l lie i i'oa.SoU to In;; oiiiii r> , 1., liie democracy, ami Lo Die au.se •>, ■.rc.’.lom. Il Wiileli tile n.'vl ato. ev. e del 1101 niiiiii’ the denial.d. i as.siuiie 111; 11 in \ our lieurds you lie Pipe, 1 lial the iv i r as ideelaiavl. Itv Ihe great l.ahoui Donierenee. represent {.dr minimum which ( il. isi puss Jjjie do .•ieee;i 1. lyil ii we -are unable lodel'enl ike Drrinah lorees, ii we are unable In resist Ihe mililain j lower of i’rus-

.-Mr, is I le.-.ie a man who believes tha I :ne <u 'our lenns, even the least of I ii.eiu. eou Id l)e, enforced '! f a m (all,big of lit.- dv.immds of flu' lin I sTia lisl s, ■ liie demands of eXltjeili.e war men, who want lo annex lbs r.iAjt-li, and all ilk; heuv'On’ly fb\ina T.eni . I a;n I-liking of the moderate' dema'uls ( .f 1)),. ;,:i ( ■ i)is ß of this ■ i.seialdv. Co lo 11ie.ileiij/;'ii'g with I hem . Ir\ I o (a ; h 1 iml elu'uue a t the I Ibi.lenisieg Ran'.. It w ouLd be reinr lied, d'e-ln ;ii .a ml, Whatever lenns may lie s smiii led by uny jmeilist; in liiese lands yon wilT'not gad I hem j Isj 111 d ip i 1 .u'lenrh'tTf .TH' llif Kajisei', ~r an',' oi I hose magaiat es, unless ym\ ’.oil have !s •! power lo elllol'ea (I'.elll.” lb- .ami I ? i'":-ai h 'll i WiLoli, without what was substantially (he same sne'i'ai'iime ui demands for the termminaiiiin of (he war. There bad be.-u mi res; oi.se, from any man af any aosilinii 'in (iermaios indie,al inn; (hat Dli! Pil.'l ■: of ! iel'mao;,*, down'll/ lo .iieil'i i.aea Mia pro’d-vu in a soiril of ■ • ■nil is, W ' ’ iha,|., 1,(!,.;! lirstora(,f R.el ; ium. Wouid auv of hjis hive'' '•rs ,ii;;i l a’ Vi'i I honk lie' ninl- ■ deie realoi'a.l ioijj oi Reigiun) and (-a ■i.-.ral ion for ils \vi‘-mjtq (Sbonhsof D-jriu 1 uy's only answer bo Ihi'l demand,, came from Hie so,ul,> i.d V<vi Tinnl", who replh'd “Ncc''''’-"

lie had demanded reconsi dei'al umv of th<> wrong of Alsaco-liOiraine. and (lurmaav .an nvered "Never.” ’Phc •t. .gr-i ni 11 ’1 ■ laail he-at acclaimed (J.v.,m;liiml Hi" Allied eouniries; eriticism' was. Imi’rUy' ’hcanlt exepot fi uin a id sc \'ih<> wi.slio;J Miat lie had made mare extreme demands. '1 ha .Socialists of France, Britain ami Tlal.v mabdv accepted the demands as verv fair.

Mt| T.hwd (i-eorgc, r.’a U-' w,, u 1 d no! have iln* war 1',,! a on his Si,’ll if lie Coiii'd stop it lionoanddv. lie urged (I’.i’Sc especially who i Wight we very responsible lor ilic mr;,cl.ua (i»m of, 'the 'horrors of tbe waft 1 l-° consider the, ruccp Won oi oar (k’tiiaurls in flcnnany. where the •mb' comment ha<l Ik-cd “Behold how l'inii'aii(ii Ls ■wwi.yca’iim'. (<ja on, an:l I Ir.-y will come down again.” Wlifii ti • suggested , lluil Mesopotamia and Pale.-,tine s'noiiUl never be n-sl oi'ed lo ihe tyranny of llif Turk, fI or 111 fin y answci't (1 “Wo will no an until Ihcv arc restored.”

Tim Premier also emplutjsised that nol a single condi 1 ion contained in (ho British (lade union war alms had met with anv aullioiai ive response in ,; « ... Cu,rni.inv. !t was v iiisitini Ik*jini bur,;- and l.uhend ( ,nT were lumdedly suer iron; (lennaiiy al all. Hinder,that there had lieeu no civilian aus*ininoi,"d In eonrer at Berlin. hut Baron von Kuldmana was nof killowed lo spealL Thai jneani Huvl the Prussian military power, was dquvjnant, and lhal Germany's answer to civilisation would !, «e given from Lliv Cannon’s month. “It will he a tniWliiKC to harbour ativ delusion. LdfWs tats ,/jiii.i.C; 1 re.e|y here amongst ourselves. Aon might as weld slop (ighing unless yon are going lo <lo iwith alt Voul mudil. Otherwise :( is.a real murder of (die gallant fellows who have mood lln I e lot three years. There is no,' atu’fmil ive, You liyp-a either

p-.:il l<> pul void' whole strength into il,, or just do wllai li.-j done. in' the 1 iussiito arm;. . ami l(r|l those bravi iVilov.-.s t hey can no home whenevci ! he\ line. 11' I lirl'r al n nil 11 V. Ill) say ilia! 111!" Will lloT go 'll) lltc. Iri'lK'lu'S, tln'ii iiu'ii in 1 hi.; I I'enelies liavc a riuhl I os-ay,: Neither will we. remain hype, Tliai v, oiiid eiiil. lsve war ; iui! vJial so I’l. of nn end’.' i tussia n soldiers c ased linlil iny, iraternised, simply i sited of area I ideals and principles lo ihe (leriiian iii'inv. The (I erni.i a■■ did not -retreat, lad look Faya and tile Islands. I'Tatei nisuUon had not , |n:o\ ciiled I lie, (iennans marching forward. If I’eirourad nail keen nearer I h. : y would liave had Ilia! too, 1 'i:less we ale prepared to stand nn lo I la' whole ink;;.d, of the neopie, doniina liny (lennany, nm v. lIT hud democracy in' ihirope the. n.i'rey (J f idi<s( emeUest, n-i:i ; ,"P' an 1 1 icrae v (he world has e' -r ■■■.•! a !i VOn j sen! ! ilndeobu ep; Tne W ■iai ions he ", otild \s. : i.',o."\ ■ : coin I f'l j lii'-d lh..i he i•O •; ; I 'Ha I .' Tdekrimn. lie won! i in h- ‘w.i id , "Von eaniiol I urn ire on t ol IV.'- ■ rillm wiih trade union resolutions." The answer von can give him is: Me ean and v. ill Inm von old of TVI- - wiiii iradei union 'nins, with Irade unionist ;i behind (hem/ II ,anv in.in sfaadiny in ini' plane fan find all hole ill ra! de and coil (able Way out of I 111 1 ranfliet without fight Ino it I'liroii: r ,!i, 1 ITr heaven'" sake lot linn | (idl me. \|v own eoiu fe( ion Is lhal iI he people must ei I her <ro on ur yo under/’