BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN.

THROUGH TERROR TO TRIUMPH.' A SOUL-STIRRING APPEAL. ' MR. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS TO BRITONS, Received Sept. 13, 7.15 pan. London, Sept. 12. Mr. Lloyd George, in a preface to his WJected war speeches, entitled "Through Terror to" Triumph," says: "After .twelve months my conviction is stronger .than ever that Britain could not have kept out of the war without imperilling her sectfrity and • impairing her honor. ■ftVc could not have looked on cynically, Vith our arms folded, while the country we were pledged to protect was ravaged and downtrodden by one of the cotrustees. If British women and children had been brutally destroyed on the ' high seas by German submarines Britain would have insisted on. calling it infanticide,. And the Empire would have demanded a stern reckoning. Events , v ' have demonstrated that a military system so regardless of good faith, of ' honorable obligations, and of the eleimpulses of humanity, constitutes the most sinister menace to civilisation, .and despite the terrible cost of suppressing, it, tne well-being of humanity defttaiuis that it should to challenged 'And destroyed, v J , JipiLISE AND UTILISE OUR RESOURCES. ""The fa!ct that events have shown that the might of this military clique ■ has exceeded' the most gloomy prognostications provides an additional argument for its destruction in its greater and darker menace. The untoward incidents of the war have not weakened my faith in ultimate victory, but it is essential that the Allies put forth their whole strength before it is too late. Anything les3 must lead to defeat. The Allies have an overwhelming prepondetAhce of raw material, men, IBoney, metals, and machinery, but these must be mobilised and utilised. PRETENCE USELESS. "It would be idle to pretend that in ths first twelve months our task has been accomplished satisfactorily. Had "the Allies realised the full strength and redoubtable resourcefulness of their foes, or rea]ised our strength and resources and promptly organised them, we, to-day, should. have witnessed the triumphant spectacle of our guns pouring out a stream of shot and shell, deluging the German trenches with fire, and Scorching the German legions across their ( own frontiers; but the Central Powers have still an overwhelming superiority material and equipment. THE TEUTON'S IRON HEEL. "Germany's iron heel has now sunk deeper than ever into French and Belgian soil, Poland is entirely German, and •Lithuania is rapidly following suit. 'Russian fortresses, hitherto deemed im'»pregnable,' are falling like sand castles before the resistless tide of the Teutonic invasion. When will that tide be •steipmed? As soon as the Allies are 'supplied with abundance of war material. NO SHIRKING. "That, is why I am recalling these unpleasant facts, because I wish to stir my countrymen to put forth their strength to amend the situation. To dwell on such events is the most disagreeable task that can fall to tiie lot of a public man; but a public man who 'either shirks these facts, or fails to do •his best to force others to .'face them until they are redressed, is guilty of high treason to the State. It has been a great awakening to the Allied countries. Prodigious efforts are being made to equip the armies in the field. Nothing but our' best and utmost can pull us through. PLAIN QUESTIONS. "Does every man who can help, whether by fighting or providing material, understand clearly that ruin awaits remissness? How many people apprehend the full significance of the Russian retreat? For over a year Russia, despite her deficiencies in equipment, lias absorbed the energies of halt the Germans and four-fifths of the Austria ns. It is realised that Russia lias, for the time being, made her contribution (and what an heroic contribution it is) to the struggle for European freedom, and that we cannot for many months expect the same active help from the Russian armies? THE DEEDS OF OUR ALLIES. "Who is to take the place of the Russians whilst those armies are reequipping! France cannot be expected to sustain much heavier burdens than those she now bears with a quiet courage that has astonished and moved the world. Italy is putting her full strength into the fight. "ONLY BRITAIN LEFT." "There is only Britain left. Is Britain prepared to fill the gap that will be created When the Russians have retired to re-arm t Is she fully prepared to cope with all the possibilities during rthe next few months in the west, without forgetting those in the east? Upon 'the answer which the Government, employers, workmen, financiers, the young men who can bear arms, the women who can work in factories, in fact, the whole aenia's crew are missing,

of our people, give this question, will depend the liberties of Europe for gener-1 ations. If we are not allowed to equip our factories and workshops with adequate labor to supply our armies, because we must not transgress the regulations applicable to normal conditions; if the nation hesitates, when its needs tire clear, to take the necessary steps to call forth its manhood to defend its honor and existence; if vital decisions are postponed until too late; if we give ground for the accusation that we are slouching into disaster as if we were walking along the ordinary paths of ! peace without an enemy in sight; then I can see no hope. But if we sacrifice all our own, if our preparations are characterised s>y grip, resolution, and prompt readiness in every sphere, then victory is assured." AN APPEAL TO RAILWAYMEN. Keceived Sept. 13, 11.10 p.m. London, Sept. 13. , Mr. Thomas, M.P., when addressing the railway men in London in reference to their demands for increased wages, emphasised - the fact that the railwaymen could very materially help to win the war, could most certainly lose it. He implored them to trust their leaders, and refrain from any action in the present gTeat national crisis that was calculated to hamper or injure the great cause whereto the nation is committed. The railwaymen, ha said, are feeling the economic pressure only as other sections of workers are feeling it. APPEAL TO ENGINEERS. Received Sept. 13, 11.25 p.m. London, Sept. 13. Mr. Barnes, in a speech at London, appealed to the Engineers' Society to relinquish all union rules that were restrictive to the output. TRADE UNION LOYALTY. APPROVED IN FRANCE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Sept. 13, 6.25 p.m. London, Sept. 12. The Times correspondent at Paris says:—The Trade Union Congress is regarded here with satisfaction, as showing that the 013 ignorance of the British masses about the issues at stake and the conditions of the struggle have mostly disappeared. NEED FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. FRENCH JOURNAL'S OUTSPOKENNESS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Sept. 13, 6.25 p.m. London, Sept. 12. Le Temps, commenting on the attitude of the Unionists towards compulsory service, says that distrust of the principle is a question of national temperament. After pointing out that the British Army's intervention on the Continent profoundly modified the position of the world, the paper says: —Britain will no longer be able to remain content witli being a great naval Power; she must in future be capable of real military effort, if she wishes to maintain her role with success. While true patriotism has allowed Lord liiichener to create, in less than a year, armies worthy to join the total Allied forces, the improved system will enable Britain to meet e\( ntualitiea for all time. NATIONAL SERVICE. AWAITING CABINET'S DECISION. London,, Sept. 12. The Sunday Times says: "We await the report of the Cabinet committee which is now considering the facts relating to the all-important question of national service. The country will not quarrel with their decision when accompanied, as presumably it will be, by the information to which we are entitled. The country has refused to prejudge the question at the bidding of newspapers anxious to seize the reins of government, but has implicit confidence in the calm and reasoned judgment of men to whom their destinies have been entrusted. DUTIES AFTER THE WAR. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Loudon, Sept. 12. The War Committee of German industries is advocating' un increase in the duties on agricultural produce, an Augtro-German preferential tariff, ami higher tariffs with the outside world, particularly France- and Russia. The Times says it is obvious that the Germans are patiently preparing details of a fiscal scheme for use in the eventual peace negotiations.