WAR POSITION REVIEWED.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16892, 6 February 1917, Page 7

WAR POSITION REVIEWED.

SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE

LONDON, February -t. The Right Hon. Lloyd George, .iddressing his constituents at Carnarvon, pleaded for a fair trial for the -lew Government, which had already saved hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping, and arranged for the construction of hundreds of thousands of new toanage. He eulogised the munitions department, and said that when the time comes the supply of shot, shell, and guns of all calibres will be ample; there would even be a surplus for the Allies. The present muddle in the Balkans was due to improvidence, hesitation, and lack of imagination. The Allies were jointly blameable, but Ihe Balkans was the only theatre causing anxiety. Germany's latest sea 'policy would reveal the Goth in all his nakedness, even to the most indulgent neutral. Germany's offer to allow America to send one steamer weekly to Europe was insolence almost amounting to insanity, but we would overcome the f-üb-marine menace by grit, energy, aid courage. The nation must support the Government with money, laboui". . land, and courage. There could iiui be peace without victory. We must demonstrate that the Prussian Baal was a false god that could not protect itself, let atone the German, people. Peace will come in 1917 if Germany knows that by holding out till 1918 it will be the worse for her. If xlt^A by necessity the British Empire *ill organise all its resources. We can ard will do more than we are doing at orasent. With the object of seeing what can be done, the first Imperial Cabinet will commence its sittings in a 'Vvv weeks. It is unthinkable that the great German territories can be cisposed of after the war without consulting the Dominions. Since they si.cd their blood in acquiring them, the Dominions must share the responsibility of considering this issue as a part of the settlement of the great world problem following the world war. LONDON,. February 4. Mr. Lloyd George appealed to the nation to help iin achieving victory by subscribing1 to the war loan, by growing food and by economising in consumption. He added: The assistance we ask the public to give must be given Without dalay. There must be no loitering and no lingering. Time, which fo hesitating and has perr'exed neutrals, has not yet decided which side he is going to swing his terrible scythe. For the moment the scythe is striking both sides and causing great havoc. The hour will come when it will swing finally on one side or the other. Time is the most deadly of all neutrals. Let U3 enlist him among the Allies. The only way to win Time is not to lose time, whether in the workshop, the council chamber, or on the field. A new Britain would re-appear when the smoke of the great conflict cleared away. Its commerces trade, and industries would

be new

There would be new conditions for captial and labour, and new relations between them and the State. Old principles wouid survive, but there would be a new outlook. In a few raging years the character and destiny of the whole race would be determined for unknown ages. ... -.- ',- .....