MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

BRITISH BLOCKADE CUBED GERMAN COLLAPSE. OBmrtft pLEET (REFUSED TO OOMB OUT. UIJXD aHOBOB ON THE SITUATION GJffiMANY EDDIED INSIDE AND OUT, Jtaoeivad Not. 11, 1055 pm.

London, Nor. 10. Tiara was a brilliant and jubilant , fathering at the banquet at the Guild- ' MIL London, held annuniry on Lord Mayor's Day. Mr. Lloyd George and practically all the Ministers attended, alio the. Allied and neutral Ambassadors and states, awn, grinding M. Veniados and repretentative* of ail the overseas Dominion* Sir Erie Geddes, in responding to the feast of "The Imperial Forces," said the •amy's wireless messages showed that the blockade was the main causa of Germany's collapse. An interesting < thing happened leas thin a fortnight ago, when the whole stage was set for a naval Armageddon, but the arm that - tuottld have mad* the last desperate gambling strota was suddenly paralysed- 1 am as convinced as I am ' steading here, that the German fleet was € ordered oat and would not coma Half the German fleet is now flying the "red Sag* as the consequence of, British sea JOWtr." .The British, (taring the present rear, have destroyed over a hundred German at* craft .No fewer than 22.000,000 Allied troops have crossed aid re-crossed tkt sea* during war period, with a total loss of under 5000. Mr. Lloyd George had a- tremendous wetptfon. ■ Ha said: I don't like to let taa audience down, but I have no news for yon. I may, perhaps, have some tomorrow, hot the issues are already settled We, In the spring, were "being •only pressed; the Channel ports were Mag threatened; the enemy's steel was pointed at our heart- It is now antmm, aid Corfctantuvople is almost Wjtiia gannre; Austria is shattered and tvoken; the Kaiser and Crown Prince tar* afldtcattd, and. «aece» or not has a*sa found. A regency has been proeJsfaatd. Tab is the greatest judgment la. history. Germany baa her choice tosty, baft aha wfll have, none to-morrow. Baa la ruined mside and outside. Thero jfcaaa «ay to jfokt destruction, and Oat bby immediate 'surrender We ~Wsst tear in mind that the German people consented to Germany's reckless wmrtosnssaa Oar terms must prevent a Ktxrraswe. We do no wrong to, and .nan no dssSgas on, the German people, {fcat mean to secure freedom fof our own IMfta. Oar Empire has new stood UgAar la <ae world's coiroefia- The ■axt few years will be charged with fata. Ist as taaSh faction. It woold te anwise if we forge's that we must tamo** Jnstlet, Divine jnstiee, which is the fesjssatkm of civilisation. We must Mm avttftVd and not seek a yard of real German soO. We are not going to »faai thafolrj of IWO^-Ans.-NZ.Oabl9 ;•■' .A CREDIT VOTE. jgmm waaoa sebriino. Batri»«l'Bov.;ri, 7J» pan. London, Nov. 10. Mr. Bojnw Law submits to Parliament a twapteassatary vote for a credit of sm kindred Gable Aajos. ■ OQUBBB AHD AXUSnUB TERMS. London, Nov. 10. Mr. Sagata has received many connralatory telegrams and letters from n parts of Britain concerning bis pro«*t against the non-inclusion of colonial .-rprcsmtatrraa in arranging the terms at aosjatiea—Ata»-N.Z. Cable Assoc

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