"FIGHT TO A FINISH."

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1916, Page 4

"FIGHT TO A FINISH."

|| WAR MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ]■ ' ' GERMAN RESENTMEXT. r . - The Germans were very angry at Mr. *- Hoyd George's 'fight to a finish" de- -; claration in an interview given to the ' president of the United Press of America, a report' of which was published on September .10. _. » The Frankfort Gazette pn'>'is',nd the fv foflowinjj comments on the War Miniate.;, to** statement:—"Mr. Lloyd George ft' wrpports liis bloodthirsty utterance with K* 'ihe assertion that Germany has decided gr - ttat she want* to fipht Groat Britain K to a finish. This statement is an ung* Itftishing lie, which, of eour=e, causes a J- demagogue like Lloyd George no scruple ¥ of conscience. Germany has neither <Urided to figlft Great Brit.iin to a finish " t \ DOT did she desire to fight her at all. | Germany would have been really pla-d if '* her neighbors had left her, in peace to It pursue her peaceful kultur work, but * • the had to draw the sword because

f> Prussia and her ally, France, supported I' by Great Britain, left no other possibi- ? fllty but humiliation or war. Mr.

- Idoyd-George's assertion is particularly s* audacious, because he, like all Europe, \1 blows perfectly well how very much 1 German statesmen tried to avoid war ; with Great Britain and to facilitate ,ber neutrality." 1 Other German comment may be summarised as follows: ' ' Local-Anzeiger: "Whoever can speak in such terms of the greatest tragedy in the world's history qiute ruthlessly displays the frame of mind which alone could have brought forth the worldwide "war." ■ .Jtolnisehe Volk-szeitung: "We must, J&ls! confess that outside the ranks of (the Allies there are only a few who Jfould not gladly see Germany's defeat. the main point is that we ■re the most unsuitable object imaginable for compassion. We need no eomfassion and ask none." 1 Deutsche Tagezeitung: "They (BriJlSin) simply under-rated their future emd were convinced that they, according to the old British manner and [tradition, at small cost. to themselves and with the assistance of Continental jnatkms, Would easily conquer him, rob fcjsi of his colonies, and destroy his fawßmerce.'"