MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE WORST OVER. t gt]t fJTEEP GSABIEJITS AHEAD. COSECHQ3UB OF AN EKDDRABLE JEACE. Kteenw Sept. 13, 2.35 p.m. London, Sept. 12. Mr. Lloyd George met with a great ovation at Manchester, where lie was presented with the freedom of the city. la a ipeeeh reviewing the war situation, ha (aid the life and honor of Britain and the fate of the British Email!* and the destiny of humanity hung upon the issue of the war. The news was now really good, but we had not reached the end of the journey. Steep gradients wen ahead, and the tunnel we wtf» pasting through might be dark bat would Jo abort. The worst was oner. He eulogised the great work of transportittg the Americana aenws the AtItalic. The Germans did not expect mot* than two divisions of Americans would be seat. Already hundreds of thousands were in France—the advance gaard of at least 10,000,000 of the finest material in the world. He deelarefi that, in order to realise what had happened, they must advance over the same ground. The casualties during the last advance were under onefifth those of 1916. The main difference between 1916 and 1918 was unity of command. General Foch was especially fttted for the exceptional conditions of this war, where the battles were fought - en a front of 300 miles. Nothing but heart-failure on the part Of the nation could prevent oar achieving real victory. To end all wars, we most impose durable peace on the enemies. Not only most the Prussian military power be beaten, but the Gernaa people must know that their rulers lad outraged the laws of humanity, and Prussian strength cannot protect them from Ottnishment This must be the kit war. A league of nations would not in itself secure the world against catastrophe. A league of nations with Prussian power triumphant would be a league of the fox and the geese—one fox and many geese—and the geese would greatly diminish in numbers. He waa all for a league of nations. Indeed, the league had begun. The British Empire waa a league of free nations. The Allies also were now a league of free nations, and if, after the war, Germany repudiated and condemned the perfidy of her rulers, Germany would be rveleamed to the great league of nations, but tile only sure foundation of peace was a victory for the Allies. The peace atnst be such as to commend itself to common-sense and the conscience of the nations generally. It must not be dictated by extremists on either side. We coOld not allow Bolsheviks to force se> humiliating as to difhon ■■- the national flag and make a rer nof the boners of this war inevitable. When a satisfactory peace was secured we could proceed with a clear conscience in building up a new worM. The first team of the war was the importance of maintaining the solidarity of the British Empire. There must be healthier in the workshops. Bad health fot the nation was bad business for all. We must pay more attention to the schools, >and initiate the best conditions for production.—Keuter. There must be a bold reconstruction poUer after the war, but the war must first be won. There were disturbing jogjai sad economic ay uiptoms all over Europe, which wo mast provide against in time, when we Aould enjoy settled weather for the great harvest which is coming; '■' '" Baferring to the talk of peace by negotiation, Mr. Lloyd George declared there could %e no compromise between freedom and tyranny. We will, he said, ight to-the end. BRITAIN NOT DECADENT. MR. MASSES CONCLUSION. London, Sept. 12. Mr. Msssey, in an interview with the Morning Post, said that one of the lasting impressions of his visit is that Britain has never attained such a height of greatness as she has attained since (Jus' war. Instead of her bemg decadent, she had done what no other nation in history could have done, and was as vigorous and virile as ever. She wai enter after the war on a greater era than ever.-Aus. K.Z. Cable Assoc. ' The vrdj Tuleaaiaed reams eftfce , ffafi.Om* Hot Water BoJBe