A LASTING ALLIANCE,
ETRIKING DECLARATION BY M. SAZONOFF.
GERMANY THE FOE OF `CHRISTENDOM."
PASS ALONG, PLEASE !
HOW OUR NAVY REGULATES NORTH SEA TRAFFIC,
[BY JAMEN DUNS.]
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20г#, 1914,
Proening its fasthors and curtsying to I have bad the honour of discussing the the waves a sca-bird perched on a float- present situation-at-some-length-with-Ming mine calmly watched the busy traffic
of the North Se Bazonoff-writes the Petrograd correspon- dont of The Morning Post--who has kind- ly authorised me to publish so much of onf conversation as follows:-
"Your statement that Germany, by her latest move in the Balkans, has transferred this war from the military to the political plane, is not quite correct. Political pra blems always play a leading part in alt great wars Germany, in preparing through a long series of years for this war, has been no less careful of the political shan of the military aspect of her criminal enterprise.
All over the world, for many years past, Germany has been taking moteurs to further the political aspect of the war she had in view. In particular, it was Gormany's hope to cajole and compel the Mussulmon world to take sides with her when the time came. For many years the key to the position was in Turkey: To-day Persia and Afghanistan. I have always been of opinion, that what is called a strong polioy is necessary in dealing with certain problems raised by the overween- ing ambitions of Germany,
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
GERMANY'S FAILING POWER
THE ISSUE IN THE EAST
At Sunderland House last month, by invitation of the Duchess of Marborough, Mr. John Buchan and Mr. Stephen Gra- ham gave addresses on the outlook of the West and East fronts, in aid of the Press Contributors Emergency Fund.
MORE RHETORIC.
In a leading article on November 11th the Morning Lost Bays *-11
Mr. John Buchan said he had seen good deal of the Western frout, where in his opinion the decisive battles would he fought and the armed wight of Ger- Up and down the norrow. tortuous many would crumble. There were two channel which the British Navy has main facts in the war which Germany know, but which our pessimists were apt drawn on its own particular war chart to forget, and they were, sooner or later steamed many merchantmen in ballast or going to give us victory, provided we did in cargo hurrying to spend the week-end not throw away our chances. The first in port Big ships and little ships, was that no machine was immortal. Iting the War Office. The specches, it is most of them flying the red ensign of the might break down from internal weak British mercantile marine, dodged, drag-nous or because it was confronted by n god, and sparted like racing ommibuses machine of equal strength. along the Strand. So near were the passing ships that we could hear and return the salutations of their crews as we in turn jockeyed for position in the crowded marine thoroughfare design ed and policed by by the British Navy for the safety of British and neutral ships,
Franco, machine equal to that of Germany with Great Britain, and Russia could create in a little time and then the decisión would rest, as of old with the human element. The second lact was that the human element, so far as Germany was concerned, was wearing thin. He did not allude to quality, though he believed Occasionally this narrow waterway is that in actual fighting quality the Allied closed for alterations and repairs, and soldiers, man for man, were more formid sometimes there is a block in the traffic,able than the Germans. He was speaking while now and again a ship neglects the of quantity. Every day the spectre of "rules of the road and pays the diminishing man-power drew closer to penalty. One such unfortunate vessel we Germany's side this was the one thing saw alowly sinking by the stern with two no machine could avert. British destroyers taking off the crew.
We have read with becoming reverence all the speeches delivered by our states- men in the City on Tuesday. We have sought to admire the eloquence with which Sir John Simon comforted the Ser- bians and the Belgians; we have thrilled with Lord Beading on his dramatic resouo | from a position of peril on en American ship; and we have shared in the honest indignation with which the Prime Minia- tex denounced the malignant and mis- chievous lie" about Lord Kitchener teav admitted on all hands, were magnifice v': if eloquence were only as powerful in war Bulgarian, we are convinced, would now as it is in peace, not a single German or be alive. Nevertheless, with the deference appropriate to a newspaper in these dan grous times, we would venture upon one or two quite insignificent comments. It may be, as Mr Balfour
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is the gloomy joy in self-depreciation leading characteristic of the British race; but it seems to have been rather effec tively overlaid by the rusy and genial influences of Guildhall. For the general mote or spirit of the eloquence was that criticism was not only unnecessary but harmful. No fault, of course, could be found on that score with the House of Commons, which with praiseworthy has abandoned even the show of controlling the dowed even the show of the House of Lords, it was appropriately dismised with a sneer. The only thing. it would appear, which was really wrong with the situation was the existenes, of two or three notorious and negligible exceptions in the Press. If they could only be crushed out of existence, like black beetles, all would be right with the conduct of the war.
that
Mr. Buchan went on to speak of the recent offensive of the Allies. An ad- British destroyers do not arrive so vance, he said, not be swift and much as appear. They spring suddenly continuous; it would be a matter of weeks or months and require large nun- vanish into the void. So it was in thebers of men. He did not think she Ger- came of the sinking ship. No sooner bad "I am still contending for the line of she struck a ming than up came the des maus had large reserves; they were nation which those who understand the troyers with the promptitude of an effi wanted for the firing line. In the attack on September 25th and following days we Orient have generally recognised as efficacient fire brigade summoned by electric
took the first German position, tore great eious. Our policy in Persia has, ever alarm. An unruly ship has no mere since our agreement of 1907, held that the chance of escaping the vigilance of the fut in the second, and actually broke maintenance of the friendly Entente with Navy than a racing omnibus in a Lonuts the third, and for a moment were England should be the paramount con don street may escape the eye of a police almost through it. Our business was to man on point duty. When the irate clear the second position which was a sideration. It may be, as you have sug gested, that Germany, measuring others skipper of one steamer slows down to matter of time and did not mean that the by herself, has entertained some hopes invoke blessings on the head of the in movement was stopped. To say that the that the Eastern Question might be made dignant master of another steamer who great: attack in the West was a failure may be less unpopular two or three days. tilitate sainst the full accord of the Allies. Il Germaný did count on this she has made another gross mistake, This is fortunately, quite impossible. We are not Germans, but three great Christian. nations, pledged to uphold the sanctity of international obligations.
he declares has been trying to play kiss in-the-ring, a grim destroyer on point saunters up and in cold, official tones inquires, What's the row
"Oh, nothing," saya skipper number one bitterly; nothing at all except that infant in swaddling clothes who carries a stolen certihaste has been trying to knock new portholes into me,"
"It's a lie," curtly replies skipper number two.:
was untrue. Our main object was to break into the enemy's position, and deliver blows that would ultimately, com- pel his retreat. The movement was going on sooner or later would come the next blow, and the next, until suddenly the steel rod of the enemy's defence, long filed at and often bent, would break. In a war of this magnitude the long view of duty taken by the General Staff in the field should also be the duty of civilians at home. One result of recent fighting
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In Egypt he f We have had enough of the disintegrating
luxurious hotels occupied by Canadian, view is right. But in the meantime it is influence you bring to bear in every quar
Australian, and British wounded sol altogether inappropriate to suggest that ter of the world. We desire to live at
diers. Thence he went to Salonika, newspaper oriticism was responsible for peace as Christian nations. Your unseru
w where he found crowds demonstrating events which were settled before news- pulous rulo, based on the principle of
Destroyers are taught to be polite by and window breaking in honour of Vene-paper criticism begin. If the Goveru armed force, has threatened to enslave the their sergeants, the dignified cruisers who zelos. Four-fifths of the people, he estiment think it a sound military policy to world. That principle is abhorrent to us regulate their "beats." When
a deo mated, were on the side of the Allies, march an Expenditionary Force through all. You must be content to stay quietly troyer meets a cruiser it puts on its Sun and be was astounded to find the Gova neutral country we can only say that we owe to the public the duty of protest- at home, and to conduct your commerce day manner, lowers the sound of its roar crnment so cold towards the
ters and especially of the Prime Bad your domestic affairs as may pleasing farmtoes, and touches the peak of its From Salonika he went to Dedeagatching against it. All we ask of Minis- and was delayed six days in quarantine Minister-ig energy and prompt decision. you best, but you shall no moro entrench halliards or whatever it uses as a cap.
on the Bulgarian frontier on the allega We have long ceased to think either of upon the sacred rights of your neigh
"Everything all right?" growls the tion that there was plague in Salonika Party or of personalities, and we have bours,"
this he thought was party due to malice: "Oh, yes, sir. Everything perfectly Much of the trouble in the Balkan Slates butuc end in view-strange as it may appear to some people to save the coun- all right, aiz. Hope you've had a plea be attributed to the lies sedulously cir
From the Bultry and defeat the enemy, sant sail, sir. Pleasant weather for the eulated by the Press.
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That is what Russia, England, aña France, in aliiance, must say to Germany; and to the voices of these three will doub legs adhore many a Christian nation of the world. It is my firm conviction that if the policy of this Twentieth Century does not rest upon a solid alliance between Russia, England, and Fran then this great war, into which we have bean deliberately forced by Germany, wi and treasure expended upon it, and still to be spent, will have boon utterly
cruiser.
weather," responds the cruiser with a nestly emphasis on the scound adjective.
Yes, sir, beautifully clear, agrees the destroyer uneasily.
"Then what the Heligoland do you
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"Yery pleasant weather, very cleared that the Allies were losing the war, used to the best advantage, but the sort. By the time he reached Russia thereof optimism which believes that victory treat bad begun. He was not inclined to is certain whatever blunders and lack of believed that the retreat was designed to decision and waste of effort there may Ture Germany on, he rather thought that unexpected succes had led the German be is beyond our power. To such faith as that a turtle soup diet is probably And not being courished upon that
have been waged in vain, and all the blood mean, sir, by not reporting that son of armies farther than had been conte neces succulent but expensive diet..
wasted,"!
SINKING OF THE "ANCONA,' | heavy, SAICHAEL
AMERICA'S QUESTIONS TO AUSTRIA,
The questions to which Mr. Penfield, American Ambassador in Vienns, was in- atructed to obtains answers informally" 'from the Austro-Hungarian Government with regard to the sinking of the Ancona were as follows:-
(1)-Was the submarine which torpe 'doed the ducono flying the Austrian flag manned by Austrians
(2.) What instructions have the com- manders of Austrian submarines concern ing the treatment of liners?
(3.)What justification was there for
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a sea trumpetor for rounding his fog-plated. The attack bad spent itself; the Germans were unable to capture Dvinsk horn as he passed the pilot boat g'
"Very sorry, Bir; thought the gentlo and Rign; Petrograd would not be taken man was merely clearing his throat from or Moscow threatened. Russia had time for reenperation; she had lost men, arms, the Thames vapours."
"Indeed!" replies the cruiser with fortress, and munitions, but never in Then I suppose the the history of Russia had such a united next time you see a ship blown up, ou effort been made by men and women JE will think the skipper is giving a private was now being made in their factories: A new army of 3,000,000 men was being exhibition of fireworks !!
Ha, ha! Very good joke, sir," ner-organized, in which would be included vously laughs the destroyer, backing away some of the Kirghese tribes, and pretending to see a suspicious ebar- acter ten miles away,
THE NAVAL BOY SCOUTS.
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we can only go on hammering away at our thesis that for victory prompt deci sion, economy of effort, and energy and skil are essential We are encouraged to proceed with our criticism despite postprandial rebukes, inasmuch as upon every point we have taken up we have TELEPHONE No. 312 turned out to be right. The signal to the of belligerents Fleet to permit the passage dog was withdrawn; the Declaration of Lon
don was at least modified; Mr. Winston Churchill was transferred from the Ad- miralty to the Duchy of Lancaster; oot ton has been declared contraband; a show has been made of reducing Cabinet direc tion to reasonable proportions these things and other things have been done after criticism, which in every case was declared at the time to be importinent, if not blasphemous.
The movement in the Balkans was an endeavour to force a decision in the East Whether our position at Gallipoli could be maintained remained to be seen, but if Germany held to her position in Russia through the winter she would be so weak ened that she would be crushed in the succeeding summer.-The Times,
Rotting yourself. It is a bent withi an extra sensitive detonator,
"Give you two loose torpedoes for it," offers Boy Scout number two..
take two torpedoes and a striped mine.'
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the attack on an outward bound passen thinks itself equal to the entire. German Yes, I dare say, One of 'em without is considering certain economies a closer Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free on application, ger ship
(4)Did the submarine fire a warning nobility, and all would give buche urls a head, replies the proud Gnder. Til examaniation of contract prices, revising shot f
to the Queen Elizabeth herself. The only
the scale of Army rations, and eliminat the water, thing they respect (5.)--Did the submarine case firing under the water, or above the water, is
I'll see you as far as Jellicoe first! ing unfit soldiers from the Army. Two at least of these economies are certainly when the Ancona lay to 1-
a destroyer, for whom they act as a sort Bet your mine was made in Germany, (6.)-low much time was given for the of fag. When a naval Boy Scout thinks sneers the envious one. Hace you for justified to sccnomise on the soldier
rations may or may not be justified We passengers and crow to escape?
(7.)---What did the submarine do while it requires pleasant recreation it goes a box of alrella
gather that food is often wasted through Off they went down the waterway at
cookery and organisation. That peal more to the country then saving on] UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
We rejoice the pas engers were taking to the boats?out to play "touch" w
(8) Waga torpedo fired while any of a naval Boy Scout a newly-lsid mines, the atmiration and despair of Tuld be reformed. But the nation will the rations of our soldiers,
passing naval working man. The naval
The following is a list of unclaimed telegramm field on a misty morning and it is happy. Working man is a strong, healthy, honest insist that our soldiers in the trenches that the General Staff is to be strengthen-
through way A trick cyclist steering his
We notice that Mr Asquith should add greatly to the cffe ency of the China Telegraph Company's office at Hong- irregular rows of bottles is a clumsy craft which nothing can upset, not even have good and abundant food at whatever edit is a reform long overdes and lying in the Eastern Extension, Austiniasis and
ministered infernally The NWV estimates civil expenditure at the normal Army. We trust that selections will be kong ADDRESS fumbler compared with a naval Boy half a ton of compressed guncotton at the cost Scout playing at The Silver Bullet
Clontts or The Way to Berlin" with mines. A unequalled as a scavenger of explosive rate before the war. Before Parliament made purely upon merit, and that any
We ere Kamchong, eo Thungrain naval Boy Scouts collect birds eggs or and cultivator of magine hotbeds. Not starts economising on the rations of the sort of Laveuritism, political or social, A. Abraham & Co.
Tetis bana Streat. Calcutta. postage stamps. When two naval Boys brilliant conversationalist, it neverthe soldier might it not do well to insist that will be rigorously barred.
less expresses itself-tersely and vigor civil expenditure should be drastically sincerely grateful to Mr. Asquith for
Pron pank Scouts meet they invariably swap mines:
Hollow shouts one, throwing ously, and when it condescende to give cut down. For example, payment of these crumbs af reform, and we assure Libye, 12, Quee Boad
an enemy craft a piece of its mind the members might be altogether abolished him that if the Government go boldly Loo, 27, Leighton Hill Read Hanol piece of coal at a comrade I've found a ripping new mine other side of that my se hure in its most sensitive place without any serious hardship, and Minis forward through reform to efficiency they Rice, American Consul
Such are a few of the types we meet terial salaries might be drastically Cur wil have nothing to fear from the news Sioynenhen of Ye-charg & Co. Shanghai cd wreck on Bunkum's Bank...
in the magic way, where the sea-birds tailed Hags, and wasteful Government papers Success will silence criticism; zey, Standard Oil perch on painted, volcanoes and the Bri-Departments might be cut down by halt bat without the efficiency that commands space hop Yerke, fish Navy is the finger of late-Daily without suy real loss to the country, success even the absence of criticism wilkesleongingrelorg Mail:
Such reforms in expenditure would sp not save the Government or the country.
Mr. Nricou Page, the American Ambas- sador to Italy, was instructed to make the fullest inquiries in Rome, and the American Consular officials at Tunis have prepared a third report from the evidence of witnesses.
The military authorities in Germany have given instructions that milk shall not be served after 9 & m., either alone or with
other beverages, in restaurants, hotels, Garn, you're rotting replies the cafés, confectioners shops, and refreshearious pal, finging back the cost with
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