BUMANIA'S POLICY
VIEWS OF STATESMEN:
PARIS ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE.
RESTURATION OF FAIR TRADE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916.
|
KRUPP AND OUR PATENTS.
GERMAN WORK IN SCIENCE CONSIDERED.
NO GREATCH, THAN OUR OWN.
FOR POLAND.
MAURICE MASTERLINCK.]
The Allies have entered into a solemn compact that none of them will conclude Sir Robert Hadheld writes apropos of a separate peace. They undertook recent- discussion on British trade and aply, by an equally irrevocable convention, that they would not lay down`arms until Belgium was delivered.
plied science in a home paper-
The Journal des Balkans publishes the following interviews with regard to M. Marghiloman's declarations, the sub- The Paris correspondent of The Timrs, stance of, which has already been tele-writing on March 28, says: the Economic graphed -
Conference of the Allies, to be held at M. Take Jonesco declared that M. Mar- ghiloman's claim that Rumania ought the end of April, is arousing the in- to adhere to the decision of the Crownterest and discussion of public-piritedIn my own fire of resource the esence Council was absurd, for the Rumanian persons. It is generally conceded that a of watallurgy, say annesnatingly that
These two. acis, one of prudence, the Constitution band never contemplated an institution of that sort. Those who policy, of ↑ trisser, uller to paraphrase Germany advance has been based-ar-
other of elementary justice, appear at attributed authority to the Crown Coan Mr. Hughes, would play into the bands cutirely upon bratisa, French, and American inventions and practice, Amst cil really wished to impose their will of the enemy and prolong the war. As of them freely placed at their disposal first sight superfluous. Yet they were necessary. It is well that nations, oven upon the nation. The King Parlia ment, and the Government were the only was inevitable, the discussion, in public But for these Germany could not have
reached the strong position sa has done.ore than men, because their conscience constitutional authorities who could and private, has revealed great diversity. Her thanks for the knowledge so made is as stable, should secure themselves decide the policy of the comtry,, of views. Some are for extreme measures available are displayed by an exhibition against the mistakes and weakness and
Replying to the assertions of Ma
strife and which even more often follow Marghileman, that Rumania ought to nothing short of the annihilation of of barburism sumatened in even the ingratituds which too often accompany
victory. look towards Bessarabin, pid also to German trade after the war and of Mark Age:.
treating the German trader, especially if After long experience, I am convinced obtain the concession of Transylvania by
a species of that we have never been indebted to diplomatic means, M. Take Jonesco be setiles in France, as
Lieket-of-leave nau One must, however, | Gemamy for a single masic principle realize the impossibility of destroying the At the company's works in Shereld, en commercial activity of a nation of 70 ploying some twelve thousand men, and million laborious and methodical people. where most of my research work, extend There is, nevertheless, a great deal to being over thirty years, has been carried done in the intelligent regulation of Ger man efforts to secure trade. War has destroyed the Trenty of Frankfurt and the species of commercial vassalage to which France was forced to submit There is a natural determination never
said:
It was the Hungarian aberration which recipiinted the European war, anderused as much sacrifice. We shall never give up the idea of 'n greater State, united into a single nation. Never and no one will be able to cause Rumania to umrch with the Austro Germans. I have no disquietude on that stofe, but other Tuatters are my care. At present: M. Marghileman is no longer in touch with the nation, and he hopes to induce the Germans to threaten Rumania.
allow the enemy to obtain his old mastery. This may be done in various
ways
(1) By raising a tariff wall against dumping.
(2) By taking measures against a sys tem of bonuses; whereby Gering ship ping-Enes obtain an unfair advantage.
(3) By preventing the re-establishment
so-called commercial of
associations which, in reality, offer oportunities for espionage.
To-norraw they will do for i crhin what they have done in the ensu or Belgium; but there is a third victim, of whom to little is said, who has the same rights as the other two, and to forget her would for ever attaint the honour and the justice of those who took up, arms only, in the Gertuan procqua or apparatus in en of justice and honour. believe that we still have some German beakers in our inboratory, but I glad to think that they are now Bing, replaced by English made glass ware
Iani hot aware that...we have any
JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHFLI SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA CHINA AND JAPAN.
EXPECTED
WILL LEAVE OF OB ABOUT OF OR ABOVE
STRANNS
FROM
* TJITAROBN
TJIFANAS
• TJILIWONG
JAYA & SAIGON
JAVA & SAIGON
JAVA & MAKASSAR
KOBE & AMOY
9th May.
10th May.
11th May.
17th May.
SHANGHAI
BATAVIA
17th May,
FOBE
12th May.
15th May.
BATAVIA
TJILATJAP
Wireless Talegraphy,
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electio Light and have socommodation for
a limited number of Baloon Passengers, All stöemere carry a duly qualified surgeon. Carge taken at through rates to all ports In Netherlande India and Australia,”
For Particulars of Frsight and Pamage, apply to the
York Bulidings, 1st Floor,
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1916,
·JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. Telephone No. 1574,
JAVA-PACIFIC
MONTULT SELVIOR BETWEEN
LIJN.
I need not recall the fate of Poland. It is in curtain respects more tragic and more pitiful than that of Belgium or ot Serlin She had not even the opportun ity to choose between dishonour and NRTH, INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO. annihilation.
The results of these researchies have been embodied in some sixty or more papers and contributions to the Itoyni The second interview was with M..
Society, Tron and Steel Institute, Civil, Michel Cantacuzenie, the lender of the
Mechanical, Electrical Engineers In-
Threo successive acts of injustice, which Conservatives, who declared that M.
stitutions, and several other scientific Marghileman had pursued a German
and technical bodies. So far from the were until today, the most shameful re phile polley froth the beginning of the
fruits of our research work being solcorded by history, deprived her of the war. It was for that reason that the Conservative party removed hit from Hie
would have made in the same spirit, for fishly kept in our own laboratories, the glory of that heroic choice which she knowledge obtained has been in due time leadership.
she had already thrice made it in the The Crow Council, he
made generally available.
As regards the discoveries and inven-pasta choice which this day sustains added, was a institution without value, being unconstitutional The nation
tions effected and described in the way and consules her two martyred sisters in ought to come to a decision through its Among thoughtful people them are mentioned, manganes steel, low hys their profoundest tribulations. It would organs, which were Parliament and the regarded as legitimate objects for dis teresis steel, and many other special by to unjust if an ancient injustice, King Even if she wore to obtain Beseussion at the Conference, though it is alloy steels have been adopted through which even yet weighs upon the memory. sarabia, Rumania would be unable to admitted that the subject is hedged about out the world since my first Iron Man and the conscience of Europe, should be- keep it against Russin, which was a grant with difficulties, from the divergent in ganese Alloy paper was presented income the sole reason of yet last ini- Empire, with a great political fatire. terests that have to be considered.
1895. That contribution was, indeed, quity, which this time would be incxpi- Rumania could not march with her nu taral eueules-Hungary nnd Bulgaria!!
Though the position of England is by practically the beginning of this part ab She must obtain Transylvain and the
no muchas clear to the Continental obcular branch of investigation; and inany of these inventions have been adopted by Bukovina, which were, the cradle of the one has looked in vain. Germany herself. Whilst, of course, Rumanian race.
on this side of the Channel, for any der finitely Government pronouncement, it is fully appreciate that country's energy, felt that a large body of commercial perseverance, and devotion to science, up other hgy of the Government, Replying to opinion, both in Manchester and elge equal tribute can be paid to
nations, including our owa. M. Marghiloman's complaints that the where is deeply concerned with the ques Government had adopted military, mea: |tion, and is as anxious as France can sures along the frontier of Austro-Hun- | be that, new opportunities shall not be gary and Bulgaria without taking sini lar steps along the Blussian frontier, he
The third interview was with a' mem-
said:
given to the Central Eupires to expand
Truc, the Grand Duke Nicholas made
noble and genereus promises to Poland, and these promises were repeated at the opening of the Dama This is good, and shows the irresistible force of the awaken ing conscience of a great Empire, but it LEADERS OF RESEARCH.
is not enough. Such promises involve American and Continental writers have only those who make thesu; they do not at the expense of the Allies. Yet French been good enough to say that my first bind a nation. We will not inselt Rus people realize that time must be given research in manganese steel was not only six by doubting her intentions; but among The Crown Council which decided in Great Britain to adjust her tradi-important, but to use the words of all the certainties which history teaches upon neutrality and upon the armed tonal fiscal policy to the new needs Osmond, the leading French metallurgistus there is one that has been acquired a discovery which ranked equally in once and for all, and this is that in poli: defence of the Rumaning, frontiers, imposed by the war. An utter reversal
ties and international morality inten only terk precautions along the Austro of Free Trade would be viewed here, importance with that of the effect of
tions count for nothing, and that a pro Bulgarian frontiers when these two coun-pany quarters, with dismay, for France quenching carbon steel, and was only one
mise, made by no matter what nations, tries began to enace Rumania. There has notoriously profited by the open of the saire order which it had been re has been no tenace from Rassin, there door across the Straits; but nothing served for our age to make,
will be kept only if there who make it her would create a more unfortunate impres
In respect Tore no steps have been taken un
to scientific progress in me
also render it impossible for themselves. sion than if England were to decline to fallurgy, we admit that we are much fruntiers."
action, on the pretext of the indebted to France, though we owe o complexity of the problem. It is acces such debt to Germany. I refer specially Since the purchase by the British Comsary that she should show a loyal spirit to the valuable and painstaking work of mission of 800,000 tons of corn from of adaptability, even at the sacrifice of Professor Henri le Chateliers who by his
Others have spoken and will speak Rumania all those Ramanjau papers some of her cherished principles. As the researches has enabled us to carry out which are in the pay of Germany publish | Temps insisted in a recent article, the wonderfully accurate measurements of again, better than I could, of Poland's nearly every day long criticisms of the spirit of routine and bureaucracy must high temperatures. It may, too, be terrible distress and of the danger, which clauses of the contract. German agents depart in favour of those solations which added, and must not be forgotten, that is far more formidable and far more in- Wedgewood, an Englishman, was several minent than is generally believed, of are scouring the country, endeavouring the actual circumstances dictate. to persuade farmers, to hold their crops, The suggestion that Mr. Hughes should generations ago one of the leaders of the German intrigues which are Book- predicting a certain rise in prices, or al take part in the Conference is a pleasant research in this direction. Later: Proing to seduce from as and, despite them- upting to show that some of the clauses reminder to the French of the virility fessor Callendar and Dr. Whipple, of solves, to turn against us twenty millions in the contract are contraty to the in- and efficacious aid of the British Dom Cambridge, have added greatly to our of desperate people and nearly a million terests of the sellers. At the same tire,nions in the present war. The Australately read a paper before the Society of that join our caemics, but who, in any knowledge. Mr. Charles R. Darlingdiers, who will die, perhaps, rather a souret campaign is being carried on lian Premier's speeches have struck the Arts, entitled Recent ProgrOSS in the composition of the British right note here and shown that, at least Pyrometry from which it will be seen
enie. cannot fight in our ranks as they they are waiting in their anguish beɛn spoke before it was too late.
GERMAN INTRIGUESA
tako niy
do otherwise than keep it. For the rest, the question at present is not ofe of intentions, nor confidence, nor pity,
or even of interest.
gion. In a word. German agents in one part of the wide Dominions of that little if any credit in this matter would have done had the word for which
French, and American investigations. also could be claimed by Germany on the contrary, she has utilised British,
PRODUCTION OF CHEAP STELL:
IV
are doing everything possible to prevent Great Britain, statesmen realize that Journal to Politiyar, the organ of M.This excellent impression must nu the carrying out of the contract. The new policy of trade defence is required. Marghiluman, published -in" French, is weakened by any timorous interpretation the prime mover in this camjiaign. of their mandate by the British dele-
But, however grave the meril, we are, In ene of its most recent issues the gates,
I repeat, far less concerned with this at The Bessemer progress, from which the present moment than with the ques Palitique declared that Mr Rosenthal,
QUESTION OF FUELQUTS.
Germany has derived so much benet, tion of justice Foland has an absolute one of the members of the British Com
was certainly not invented there. Th More especially is it necessary to re- mission, was masing inquiries into the financial position of certain producers, move any suggestion of self-interests. is due to our chemists, Thomas, Gil the other two victises of it is war of jur- discovery of the basic steel process was and sacred right to be treated even as in order to take advantage of their finan which the high freights between France cial, embarrassment to obtain better and England repossibly induced in christ, and Sneltis, and to A. Pierre tice She is their equal, she is of the terms for the purchase of their grain.certain minds. An important debate on Martin, in France. It is to this process same rank and on the same level. She has Mr. Rosenthal has categorically declar this subject took place last week in the indebted for her developments in the PTO same cause, in the same spirt, and with that Germany is largely, in fact chief, suffered what they bave suffered, for the. ed that there is not a word of truth in Chamber, and it was then declared that duction of cheap steel. Moreover, she the same heroism; and if she has not
France now paid £80,000 a day instead The Rhumanie, the organ of M. Take of half that amount, which is the normal, obtained most of her ideas about metal done what the two others have done it is Jonescu, has just replied in a very plain foreign shippers, and that three-turgical plant from the streams of Ger because only the ingratitude of all those mans who visited our cousins over the whom she had more than once saved, to- spoken way to the misrepresentations of quarters of the sum went to England, the Politique. Its article is headed Though M. Marcel Sembat, the Minister water to pick up all the information they gether with om of the greatest erimes was developing in Eistory, prevented her from duing an “Disgraceful Methods," and it speaks of of Public Works, testified to the official could whilst America
her steel industry. There was nothing It is time for the Europe of today Lo the Rumanian newspapers which are attempts made in England to re-estate improper in that method of acquisition, repair the iniquity committed by the either supported by the Germans or arelish the balance, various spokesmen in but again it was copying, in originat Europe of other days. We are thing, slevoted to their cause as the journals sisted on the immense harm done to
we are no better than our enemies, we of the traitor. After fully explaining French trade by the exorbitant character ing
As an engineering point, it may be
these assertions
Next Failings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI,
Subject to Change Without Notice
88. ARAKAN"
SS.
TJISONDAR!"
8.8.
KARIMOEN
8.S.
TJIKEMBANG"
12th May.
11th June.
12th July.
11th August
The Stremera bave acccmmodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers and carry-
a duly qualified surgeon,
Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of Americs and Canada.
For Particulars of Freight and Paige, apply to
Tort Ballding,
Hongkong, 14th April, 1916.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
MANAGING AGRETE,
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS
*
S.S. CHINA *
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI AND HONOLULU,
JUNE 23-AUG. 20 - NOV. 4.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH-CLASS PASSENGED SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
0. H. RITTER, Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings, Ico House Street.
1628
Hongkong, 28th April, 1918."
THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE.
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
"TAIYUAN"
"CHANGSHA
Steamer,
SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
Laaye Hongkon
for
Australis.
16th June
20th May,
5th July,
in port
The Steamers are fitted with Refrigerwing Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Loe, Fresh Provisions, eto, and have superior accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Faza in the State-Rooms. A duly gonlifed Dector is carried. Reduced Fares Cargo booked through for all Australian, New 7-stand and Tasmanian Porte
For freight or inasape, apply to
ETIEKFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 7th May 1916 Trucks Nei, 36.
AGENTS.
1663
the advantages to Rumanis, of the Bri- of the rate. A flagrant instance Was interesting to note that is great deal of hate no title to deliver millions of infor THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD
For
long time the country has known all about the traitor's gang. We doubt whe ther there is another nation in the world
which would tolerate their behaviour.”
PROBLEM OF INTERVENTION.
At this moment we occupy
Let us,
AND ENGINEERING 00. OF HONGKONG, LTD, TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG. SHIPBUILDERS SALTORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLEND
AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, A Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines Boilers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering Iron and Wood Work. GRAVING DOCK-787' by 88 by 34' 6". Pamps Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours,
tish grain contract, which brings quoted from Marseilles. Whereas the
the German export business has been justice. The idea of justice alone must 1,300,000,000 into the country, the article old figure was Bf. 50c. a ton, the rate had developed by bounties, that allowed on us all that we undertake, for we are of the Boumanie concludes:
risen as high as 130f a ton. Naturally, traders will expect the Conference to steel rails, for example, amounting to united, we have risen and we exist only discuss and remedy, if possible, these as much as £1 10s. per ton, Imagine its name.
what it would have been if the meal inequalities, even though they are largely lurgical industry of this country hatall the pinnacles of this justion to which caused by the dearth of shipping brought been supported by such enormous boun- we have brought such an impulse, such about by military requisition, just as they will hope for financial arrangements ties. I am not speaking of the rights sacrifices, and such beroism as we shall From the political point of view, the relieving the present high rate of exbut it is unfair conditions of this kind,
and wrongs of such an economic policy, perhaps never behold ag-in.
We shall never rise higher. position of the Entente has improved change, which adversely affects the pur-incinding, for example, the misuse by then, form at this present time resolu considerably as the result of the latest chasing power of French agrrency Germans of patent in Great Britain, tions which will forbid us to descend; military events, the Russian offensive in abroad.
which have largely enabled Germany to and Europe would descend to a depth Galicia. and especially the situation of
Connected with both these questions is fight nɛ,
greater than was Eers in the unpardon the Allies at Balónika.
that of the supply of raw material in Injustification of my statement, Iable hour of the partition of Poland did The Rumanian Government feels that France. There is an evident desire to mas quote from a recent articles
Co- sae, not before all che repair the immense it is supported, and has less fear of set on foot again industries that are ordination of Resource for our Export fault which she committed when she had Austro-German action on its northern and north-western frontiers, and no long-stopped for want of coal or other sup: Trade," in one of our leading technical not yet discovered her conscience and did
not yet know what she knows to-day. er any fear of an attack by Bulgarians.plies, particularly where a suficient papers, Engineering. The writer says: This, of course, does not mean that the military age) or female, can be or
quantity of labour, either male, fabove Everywhere she (Germany) had found Rumania intends very shortly to depart taimed, and it is thought that from the In England her sons had been treated as country told me long before the war that
a fair field for her commercial efforts. from her neutrality. But it be
may supposed that when the Russian offer deliberations of experts may emerge the equals of loyal subjects of the Crown, sive in Galicia has indisputable chances some definite solution which would ad although she had endeavoured to shut until we made up our minds to stop of success, and when the Allies come out vantage French manufactures and thus British products out of her own markets, this unfair competition our iron and
reduce the cost
of living and yet not and in most other countries she had the steel industries were bound to suffer, and from their entrenched camp at Salonika weaken the prime cause, which is that advantage of the most favoured nation" could not make progress in the direction and seriously threaten Sofia and Con- of victory. These are minor questions, clause equally with ourselves. As long of much larger production. JOHN L. THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD, stantinople, then the Rumanian army perhaps, but they possess their import as she played the game, as it is under- may in its turn begin similar action inance and are being constantly discussed stood commercially, the Carpathians and on the Danube,
Events on the Western front, especially in the public prints.
German business men were free to enter all markets, and to make their profits wherever they could, without creating any ill-will.
KLOPP AND BRITISH PATENTS.
Personally, I may say that Krupp has worked a number of my own patents, a5 well as many other British patents, so evidently he has not considered that he possessed all the metallurgical wisdom in the world. The late Dr. Geheimrath Wedding, of Berlin, said, when he visited
Finally, it must not be supposed that at Verdun, are followed with great at- tention here, and may have great in the French have any intention of laring fluence. if they are clearly in favour of the British delegates into any political the Alles Burania is not likely to ambush Their object is much higher- abandon her neutrality, which has been namely, the safeguarding of the essential- With every word of the above I agree,ny company's works in Sheffield in 1905 so profitable and so advantageous, until fiscal and commercial interests of the and as our hospitality has been abused, during the Iron and Steel Institute meet the day when she is fully convinced that Allies, to promote trade within the circle we must take steps to prevent a repeti ing there, that the research laboratory she can obtain thereby the maximum of of their friends, and to control, by ation of such action in the future. A very of the Hadfield Works is of a complete results, with the minimum of effort.rational system, the German efforts shrewd naturalised German in thisness which would serve as an exanițile
which are as certain to follow peace.
(Continued on next Columa.) to every academy in Germany. Heuter.
THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vomels up to 8,000 tons dispisoemans, providing
Airconditions for painting ships with mori shinland zewnita.
ON QUAY ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES ELECTRIC CLANE throughout the Shoot ranging to 100 Tons, 50-Ton Hydranils TESTING VACHINE for Chain, Wire Ropes, Hireis, ato.
100-T
AGENTS FOR MAN
PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 21/2 to 150 BHP.
All applied ic ite British Admiralty and War Offos. MOTOR VERSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARBIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES
HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DEBURIPTION. MOTOR PUMPING LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC. Dockyard Macages, can be on between the hours of 11 AM. and 12 Noo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
·T» LEPHONE-KG. 12.
HONGKONG, CHINA, AND JAPAN, AGENTS,
Telegraphic Addres, —“TālZOU DECK”. .