WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1911.
(COPYRIGHT.] DECLARATION OF LONDON.
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APPROVED BY HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
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OKER
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neutrale coming to us he will have to prove the emergency belure" su inten national Cuurt on which he has only | me representative. That fact will not make it sealer for him to prove the Reuters Service to the Câma Mail) emergency. Mr Balfour argued that if
we were at war and our enemy interfered with neutrale bringing us food he would
Lonpus, July 8.
Fostar, Hobbs and Strudwick have Notable Speech by Sir E. Grey. probably bring down the interference accepted the invitation of the MOO
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LONDON, July 4. The House of Commiona has
passed the second reading of the Nural Price Dill without a division, thus assenting to the Declaration of London.
Sir Edward Grey and Mr Asquith delivered powerful speeches, accepting responsibility for the Declaration. as being in the highest interests of the peace of the world and British maritime
anpremacy.
The House bad proviously deleated by 301 votes to 231 an amendment moved by Mr. Butcher, which Mr. Balfour supported, demanding that the Declaration be submitted to a Com mission of Experts before the Bill be proceeded with.
The Division Agures were greeted with Opposition cheers and sotme cries of "Traitors!" and "Gamblers with the People's Food."
SIR EDWARD GNET'S DEFENCE.
LATER,
Sir Edward Grey said be had no reason to complain of the attitude of the official Leaders of the Opposition, but in the general Opposition to the Declara- tion there had been a gross amount of misstatement and mierepresentation. Mr Balfour and many of the
Opposition had come rather late to the consideration of the question, and the result was that their attention, soming upon all the ariticism that had been devoted to these things, had become focussed and con- centrated on what were not really the most important points. Ir Balfour -never mentioned the central point of the whole matter from the naval point of view, namely, the effect of the Declaration en our rights of blockade when we were belligerents. Another thing which introduces confusion, said Sir Edward Grey, is the attempt to dovetail into each other, as Mr Balfour did, the effect upon bellingerents of questions which must be carefully separated.
THE CHINA MAIL."
STR ELDON GORSTS SUCCESSOR
PROBABLY LORD KITCHENER.
(Raster's Service to the Chin Med.} Losion, July 5. The Daily Telegraph states that the
the appointment of Lord Kitchener as
of the neutral Fower concerned, and to play for England in their matches," in | Government has decided to recommend that would be 15, our-advantage, but Australia that if the Declaration were ratified, the neutral Powers would remain passive
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LONDON, July 5.
Kent has beaten the Indian I by
tional Prize Court. I contend that if we are at war with a great Continental Power, there is only one great neutral Power interested in the supply of food ( nine wickets) to us and with a feet to interfere which is likely to be of use to us; and that is the United States. We are no right
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An authoritative paragraph has been published which says it is officially declared that the Government in not prepared to make any statement re- garding the Daily Telegraph's report respecting Lard Kitchener.
The paragraph adds that there is Massy won the French Open Golf reason to belies that the Egyptain Championship at La Foulie, defeating appointment would be far from un- Vardon and all the other British congenial to Lord Kitchener, and that "cracks.""
Kassy and Vardon bied in the British [Note-It will be remembered that Championship, but the latter casily won on the re-play. Braid won the French championship last year.-E., CM]
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to speculate on the action of the Dalt d States. It is for them to take their own view of the Declaration. What their Beuter's Service to the China Mail,) policy may be is for them to say: we
LONDON, July 5, have no right to expect that they, with-, out this Declaration, will take a more.) extreme line against the sinking of neutral vessels than they will after the Delaration is passed. Ministerial, cheers). We must bear in mind that the United States is no reluctant party to siguing the Declaration. They are an actively consenting party.. They throughout have taken a deep interest in the prompt establishment of an interna- tional prize court and have always regarded the acceptance of the Declara- ton se essential to the establishment of (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) the successful working of such a court.
LONDON, July 5. In the House of Commons, Mr David Davies (Montgomeryshire) asked if the Government were prepared to modify the existing restrictions in regard to the shooting of lions in East Africa, in view of the damage they did to settlers. The Right Hon. Mr L. Harcourt,
there was a considerable difference of opinion on the subject. municating with the Governor.
It is untrue that the United States
regard the failure of the prize court convention and the Declaration with satisfaction or indifference. The United States is at least as anxious to ratify the Declaration as the Continental Powers, and it is not to be regarded as a ques- tion of the Continental Powers versus
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THE MOROCCAN AFFAIR
EXTENT OF GERMAN INTERESTS.
(Beuter's Service to the China Maü.) LONDON, July 5.
A Tangier telegram received in Paris says that the Agadir region is absolute- ly quiet.
It is estimated that German intereste there amount to £3,000 sterling.
FRENCH COMPOSURE.
LLATIE
President Fallieres and M. de Selves,
Great Britain Supposing the Declara-Secretary of State for the Colonios, said the Foreign Minister, have gone en an
He was com-
HEAT WAVE IN STATES AND
CANADA
tion and the Prize Court Convention failed, that it never came into existence and that it was never ratified because at the last moment we refused to ratify, what is the probable course of events? We are at war with a Continental Power, and that Power will know and itself were agreed under the perfectly well that the United States Declaration of London, and agreed regarding the rates of maritime war. The probable consequence will be that our Continental. and desiring to avoid the danger of enemy, knowing, the risk friction with the United States, the great maritime neatral interested our food supply, would propose to the(Reuter's Service to the China Mail') United States that each agres at the outset of the war to accept the rules of the Declaration sa those which should
117 IN THE SHADE.
Many Deaths.
Larbox, July 5.
Sir Edward proceeded: I deal with the question of neutrals briefly, because I am convinced if I can prove that we gain as belligerents the case for the
A heat wave is being experienced in opposition against the Declaration must regulate. their relations and would be the United States and Canada. * be dropped. As neutrals, I am convinced prepared to refer to arbitration any Temperatures varying from 102 to that we gain. Take the question of the question arising between them regard-117 in the shade are recorded." sinking of vessel. The late Governing the Declaration. We should be no
Many deaths have taken place, ment left us to claim compensation for better off in that case than if we ratified including 30 at Pittsbarg alone.
Thousands of people are prostrated: Forest-fires have caused some des truction at the Porcupine goldfield.
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the Declaration. Indeed, if it was Teesale sunk despite their protests, and owing to us that the Declaration was there was no remedy whatsoever except not ratified we would be worse off, in Russian prize courts. We did not get because we would not be entitled to scmpensation, precisely because those appeal to any of its articles. Moreover, Ccurts upheld the principle of the States or any other neutral would it would not follow that the United sinking. Then came The Hague Con-concede to us what we gain under the ferencs where the majority of the Powers Declaration_regarding the rights of were against a rule prohibiting sinking. blockade. This is the most important NO LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGE- When we came with the Declaration of point. Conditions have changed from the old days of unrestricted action. Your London the United States, which two-Power or three Power standard is no (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) supported us at The Hague, itself put longer going to be a world-power
LONDON, June 5. in es its own view that, under restricted standard. That is due to the growth
The Right Hon. Mr L. Harcourt, conditions, sinking was
of fleets generally and the risk of allowable After that what was the use in trying We would never bring a continental Mr J. Pointer (Lab, Attercliffe), said he neatrals interfering with belligerents. replying in the House of Commons to to proceed farther a sécuring inter enemy to his knees by dealing with could not hold out any expectation of national law that in no circumstances contraband alone, for he makes his own. should sinking. be allowed? The munitions and is able to get his further constitutional changes at Malta
overland. supplies
What is the in the near future. Chamber of Commerce bombarded the
particular weapon we wish to retain lata Government to give them some free unimpaired? In what particular way 1st. The latter would be able now, it do we wish neutrals not to interfere in shar were in office, to give a much more time of war? It is the blockade. : As satisfactory answer. Under the Declara-the world's fleets have been growing it tion of Lordon surely we have much more has been becoming more important to u, in order that we should not be chance before an International Prize crippled when belligerents, to make sure Court with a majority of neutrals than that neutrale should not interfere with we can have in the prize court of the what we regard as an essential and ef- belligerent who is judge in his own fective right of blockade. Now honour- able members will perhaps realise why the two Naval Delegates signed the re- We now come to the question as to port. Hitherto there have been divergent Scouts at Windsor yesterday. how the Declaration will affect us as views on the subject of the blockade. belligerente. Ikes it really increase
The gathering was a natahle one and
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FOREIGN TROOPS IN PEKING..
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Pauso, July 4. The Wai-wo-pa has requested the Foreign Ministers to case the foreign troops to evacuate Peking.
LEANG TUNG YEN'S RETURN.
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Przsa, July 4. H. E. Leung Tung Yen, the newly appointed Minister for Foreign Affaire, month from America, vis Europe and the Siberian railway..
MUKDEN VLADIVOS- TOK RAILWAY.
The Continental view would hamper included Liest. General Sir E. & Baden-will arrive in Feking at the end of this the risk of interference with our food is very much. We have got under the Powell, Lord Charles Beresford and Declaration an agreement that the right supplies when we are at war? Myof blockade shall be an elastic and not Lieut. General Sir H. U. O, Plazer. great point in favour of the Declaration a fixed right. We have secured con from the navel point of view is that, as ditions which in the opinion of the regards blockade, we have got an Admiralty were essential to the effective agreement diminishing the risk of inter- 20 of the blockade. (Ministerial ference with our action as belligerents, that any of the much-quoted Admirals. cheers). I bave never seen any evidence! the prospect of which has become consider the increasing dependence of very serious question unless on agree belligerents upon the sasent of neutrala, ment is reached pretty soon. 1 lay or upon the greater tendency to put down the broad proposition that if we restriction upon belligerent action
(Wah Tat Tat. Pe's Baroke). can keep the aes free for the British which no can feet can resist. When The Delegates of the Dominions on we are saked to appoint a Commission visiting Dublin were entertained to
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The Board of Communications haa.com It free for neutrala in time of war. If question of blockade from the view the British flag is driven from the sea point.cf high policy we are not going sion of Ireland in the tour of the to build a branch railway connecting The Lord Lieutenant said the inclu-operated with the Russian Government we cannot be saved from starvation, by to devolve the responsibility upon say dependence upon neutrals. I contend commission of experts. (Ministerial Delegates was the suggestion of one Mukden with Viadivostok. The capital
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