"We ask no more and we can take no less." the British Premic continued. "'These are not imaginary wrongs. They are injuries, the reparation of which imposes a} crushing burden at this moment on the resources of the Allied countries." In this connexion Mr.: Lloyd George pointed out that France was budgeting for _12,000.- 009,000 francs to restore her devastated areas, apart from the gigantic sum for pensions for which provision must be made every. year at least 10 years to come. What charges, he asked, could the German budget show that could be compared to these?
Mr. Lloyd George said he was convinced that the German people had no idea of the devastation which had resulted in the Allied countries from the action of the German Imperial Government in 1914. In view of the incalculable importance of a real understanding, it was vital that the German public should be informed of the character and extent of that devastation. He believed that. when they did come to realize it, their attitude would change.
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