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LACK OF MERCANTILE TONNAGE
LORD BERESFORD'S SUGGESTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT
HIGH FREIGHTS, THE PROFITS OF NEUTRAL SHIPOWNERS.
Sir Archibald, in conclusion, pointed out that Italy herself could do something to improve the situation by facilitating the discharge of cargoes at Italian ports,
AMERICAN DOLLAR
SECURITIES.
DEPOSIT ON LOAN WITH THE
TREASURY.
The Treasury have decided that, while
is it not anticipated that the necessity tu sell the securities deposited on loan with the Treasury will arise, they will be pre- pared, should such a contingency occur. to afford facilities to those depositors who many wish to purchase their securi Lies. They have accordingly amended Claus of the Memorandum of March 22nd, 1916, setting forth the terms and conditions of deposit as follows:-
GERMAN PEACE TERMS. PROFESSOR HAECKEL ON EXPANSION.
AN AFRICAN EMPIRE.
PROBABLE THREE YEARS'
WAR.
MAJOR-GENERAL LLOYD ON LOSSES AT LOOS, A statement of the ends that Germany:
Major-General Sir Francis Lloyd, Gen- hopes to secure when peace is signed is contained in an article by Professor eral Officer Commanding the London- Erust Haeckel in recent number of the District, speaking at the opening of a New York Times Magazine. He speaks Y.M.C.A. fut at Paddington, said that of the common Germanistic culture of he did not underrate the efforts the Bri- England and Germany, which had given tish Army had made in this war, but the rise to the hope, "particularly within Empire-perhaps more in the Dominions the last 40 years, since the rebirth of than in this country-was beginning to the German Kanpire and the subduing of realize the magnitude of the task before of an alliance between the two it, and the necessity for increased and France,
Germanistic sister nations" for the improved organization and the conscrip general good of the world. This beauti-tion of the necessary men for the fighting ful dreau, however," says Professor line. AtLogs alone 00,000 British sol- diers were placed hors de combut. They Haeckel, has now vanished, thanks in the deep-rooted, brutal, national egoism might search all British military history and find nothing to compare with it, buk of the England." He say that
it had been said that if we had had There is no hope that it will be reviewed for a long time as the course another division there it would have gone quences of the war.
recklessly far towards, victory. Ceylon, which had brought upon the world by England, are contributed so generously towards the so horrible, the wounds it is inflicting but they were opening that ring, had upon civilized humanity are so deep, that come to the Empire's Aid with splendid 1[ a real reconciliation between Germany, contributions, in men and money, who has been attacked, and her treacher Lord Kitchener had done nothing else to ous, marderous English brother is not card the gratitude and admiration of to be thought of for some time. At least this country he deserved it all for two the present generation of Continental things he had done--he had told us from Europe will not be able to extend the the first, this war would last three years, hand of reconciliation to England, the fand in the second place he had made it present generation that for the past 18 clear to the nation, if we were to be victorious we must have more men aid months has been witnessing daily Great
After twenty months" Britain's barbarous and infamous still more men. methods of warfare--the unparalleled experience of the war he must confess like lasting mass murder she has been practising, the that it looked very much shameless mendacity and hypocrisy of three years, and possibly longer, and if, Euglish politics, her outrageous treat
as appeared probable, this was going to be a war of attrition, nothing but com- ment of prisoners and wounded,"
pulsory service would give us the unt ALASTING PEACE,
bers of men we must have to ensure to prevent victory.
ence,
能
DEMOCRATIC RELIGION.
Professor Haeckel, who declares him- self u pacifist whose aim is the inevitable but boundless competitive
from degenerating into struggle bloody murderous struggle for exisl
arges, that the longer the war lasts the more urgent grows the desire for immediate peace, a lasting peace THE BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM'S' which will make impossible for cen- turies, if not for ever, the repetition of the inhuman horrors of the war; and continues :-
But we
"We cannot, of course, presque to lay down special terms of peace. may, as many have done before, outline in a general way the most important points to be considered when the time comes for making peace. We now hold firmly in our hands as valuable security considerable territory-Belgium and the North of France in the west, Poland and the Baltic Provinces in the east, These rich countries were formerly, German possession. Antwerp mnst remain our stronghold on the North Sea, and Riga on the Baltic Sen. The alliance we have succeeded in making with the Orient is extremely important for us at the pre- sent time (Berlin, Constantinople, the Baghdad Railway, and so on). events, when the treaty of peace is con- cluded we must demand a considerable extension of the German Empire.
Al all
PROPOSALS.
The Bishop of Birmingham, dealing with the question of Church reform in shly letter to the clergy, sate that there must be a complete democra tizing of religion. Bishops niust come out of the ranks of those who have to have large stipends because of ungue demands upon them. Most of them, be believed, would gladly see their incomes.
advert if they were relieved of charges
schich they could just avoid. There must: next be an equalizing of work and pay- ments in the ranks of the clergy. Then there mitist he democratizing of churches. The Church would never win the masseK less than ever after the experiences of our soldiers in France, to come to build- ings for worship so long as vested in- terests secured good places for some whilst others must go below the salt." He would sweep away every reserved seat in every church, except some to be kept for the infirm of body;
The high freights which are being Speaking in the House of Lords last month, Lord Beresford drew attention to earned by shipping were the subject of the serious position we were in with re- carnest discussion at the Inter-Parlia- gard to the depletion of tonnage of thementary Conference in Faris, and the mercantile marine.. He thought it was the most vital national question at the views set forth by the Italian delegates present time. The danger was likely to indicated that Italian merchants were be increased in the near future, and if disposed to regard Great Britain as in a the present rate of depletion were con-large measure responsible for the contr tinued it would be a serious question tions from which they suffered. In reply after the war. How had this depletion to the Italian delegates Sir Archibald been brought about? The war losses, Williamson, M.P., put the case for Bri from submarines, mines, and in action, tish shipowners. Having shown that wore over 860 vessels. Of these 400 had after the military needs of the Allies had been ships of the carrying trade. To been satisfied dere did not remain that 800 losses by war they had to add enough shipping, including that of neu- the normal losses by shipwreck, fire, and trals, to supply the world's needs, Sir condemnation. That ran to about 340. Archibald proceeded to the question of We started the war with 11,353 vessels of
freights and said:- over 400 tons. The Admiralty require
"It is neutrals who are really accumulat merits, including transports, were between. two and three thousand. That left about ing enormous gains. It has been cal 8,853 vessels to carry on the trade of this calated that by the end of the present country, and they had to do three times year the shipowners of Holland, Den- the work of the 14,353 which carries on mark, Norway, and Sweden will have ac- the trade before the war. 1 had been cumulated, since the commencement of said that our fossen by war were 4 per the war, profits in exeres of their normal cont, that was on the 11,000. But they receipts amunting to no less than 80 must count the war losses on the number million pounds sterling. I may say in of vessels left to carry on the trade of cidentally that we business men of Great this country and in that way it came to Britain view this aspect of the case in 14 per cent. With the exemption of the
a very serious light. It constitutes a war losses everything he was stating was direct menace to the future of our mor- . public property and could be got outcantile marine. While British shipowners of Lloyd's. Mercantile tonnage was price are making comparatively small accumn- less, and the only way to make up our fesses lations and are losing their vessels by was to set to work to build new ships. He the perils of the seas and the perils of called attention also to depletion through war, neutrals are building up, and have proventible waste, The Transport De built up enormous reserves with which at partment had done wonderfully well, the opportune time they can build great but there was a great deal of waste gring fleets of merchant tonnage and seriously on Another waste was that involved in threatens the future of the mercantile the making of 17 duafing battleships. It marines of all the Allies." was an absurd proposition and all those sbips in that position ought to be brought back to the trade routes.. The whole proposition was Indieras. Then some ships had capsized owing to the guns not being properly placed, or the ship not properly ballasted. There were three links in the chain which we ought to see were sound and welded together. There was, first, the question of compul- sion for the military needs; secondly, the supplying of men in the workshops; and thirdly, and most important, the main tenance of the trade and commerce of the country. We could not win this war un- less we mobilised the whole sation, and he personally would like to see the Government empowered to take any nus or any woman at any time to do muy thing. He knew they would never get the country to agree to dragooning the work- ing en into the workshops, but he be lieved that if the working men were told the truth about the position they would agtes to some soit of discipline in regard to shipbuilding work. In a great fra-
In making this demand our motive sure the increase in the cost of food was
is neither the greed nor the lust for
gold due to the insufficiency of our mercantil. tonnage. The shipowners of neutral In case the Treasury should find it that dominates England, who rules the nations were obtaining bigh freights and necessary to sell all or any of the securi-world, nor the rain national pride of France, with its manin for glory; nor were making enormous fortants, and ties deposited, the Treasury may take having to bear no taxation upon extra over all or any such securities on sending the childish megalomania of Rome-crazed profits they would devote the money to notification in writing to the registered Italy; nor the insatiable hankering for building ships. He wished that all the address of the holder of the certificate. territorial expansion of semi-barbarous neutral Powers would follow the example The Treasury will in that case pay the Russia. It is simply this, that the Ger man Empire, being over-populated, has of Portugal in utilizing interned Ger- value of the securities mentioned in the man vessels, recognizing that Germany notification, calculated at the New York urgent need to extend and strengthen its was now the enemy of the whale of the Stock Exchange closing quotation of the frontiere, which were most unfavourable
for it before the war. world. Lord Nanburnholme, in a tele-day the notification is sent, with an
"The new provinces which we are
ces which grue which he had just received, stated addition of 24 per cent. on the value so
going to appex are energetic and reek- that the output of new steamers was being calculated. Payment to be made in Lon-
less, but with cautions and intelligenting offerings to the cause of national delayed through the Scotch works declin don in sterling at the exchange of the
treatment they can be Germanized, or at ing to supply steel for shipbuilding at day, without any deduction for brokerage least be made accessible to German cul- the price fixed by the Ministry of Muni- and commission, on the day following the ture, education, and civilization. This tions for steel supplied for English ship dispatch of the notification, against the important task is not new for Germany. surrender of the Treasury certificate, In former centuries she suceceded in works. Beresford concluded by making
Provided that in cases in which a desire accomplishing it over a large extent of lowing suggestions().That the to that effect has been expressed at the territory.
GERMANY IN AFRICA. Gernment, in consultation with the time of deposit for in the case of securi Labour leaders, should endeavour, tuties already deposited within 21 days of
The writer then explains that the best form a shipbuilding Battalion on the the date of this notice), the Treasury caus of Colonial expansion, lies in the
In the German system of repression. lines of the Dockers Fattalion; (2) that will allow the depositor 14 days in which foundation of a great German colonial
special mention must be made of the as- at that consultation the Government i he may release his securities on payment empire in Middle Afries and 835s :--
With the possession of Belgium and phyxiating coffin. This is a large tin box -should-suggest, to the Labour leaders the in New York of the value of the securi- it excellent port of Antwerp, we shall also in the shape of a cuffin, wherein the con- scleatihe organization in the nation is as fixed by the notification of sale, acquire the Congo State, with its extendemoed man is placed after being suit- servios of labour for shipbuilding; Gubject in the condition that, if the sive area and wealth of resources. In ably bound and gagged, and the lid is Thin persons, particularly those from at the wholesale waste and confusion release is not effected within that period, adding the Congo to our colonies in the then hermetically sealed in order to pre- ten, to thirty pounds under weight, will which had been shown in regard to tank the securities may be sold and the actual
eastern and western part of Middle
vent the influx of fresh air. The pour be interested to learn of a marvellous ships, dummy men-of-war, and the hold discovery which puts on flesh at the rate ing up ships until the were wanted the sale plus ar per cent. paid Africa, which as a result of the expendi- miserable wretch soon begins to stre
to the depositor, on surrender of the ture of tremendous efforts on our part of a pound a day in many instances should be stopped; (4) that profits should Treasury certificate. Payment in sterl have already reached a high degree of and finally loses consciousness, when the rounds out the figure and makes thin utilized in constructing more ter
ing will be made on the day on which prosperity, we shall have a vast region, coffin is opened and the patient is revived folks fat up even if they have herchait ships; (5) that the possibility at the depositor decides to exercise the the exploitation of which by the energy: by the administration of a restorative, suraway for years.
riting imports more than at présent
option, or, failing the exercise of such industry, knowledge, and intelligence of and then once more thrown back into this Don't shut your ryes and say. " Пароз-
The torturing rack is a stake fitted with sible Put this new treatment to the he did not think the Government had option on the day on which notification German colonists promises a most profit infernal coffin of torture.
able fell for us for centuries to come. test. The test will tell It is no sign on half enough in that direction of the actual sale of the securities is
England must not be permitted to all manner of fine cords. The condemned to man is supended in such a manner that that you must remain skinns and under, should be inquired into by a committee received, in either case against the sur-
carry out her magnificent scheme weight the rest of your life, even if you and to) that in case should any ship render of the Treasury certificate
establish a worldwide Empire on land as these cords bite into bis-flestras son as the have vainly tried every fattener you be sent away in ballast. He expressed
well as on sea by building direct lines members become stretched under the ever heard of
desire to know why the report of the
of communication from the Cape to weight of his body. Even the most hard- This new discovery calls for no diet Tonnage Committee, presided over by
Cairo and from the Niger to the Irawadi. Iened soldiers are unable to resist this form afunts, no detention from business You Lourd Curzon, had not been submitted." per cent, had been left to the British ship.
owners under State regulations as to its Egypt, which England grabbed more of torture more than two hours. As soon go about as usual, eat what you like. It is He feared that the Government once
as they lose consciousness they are let harmless to the most delicate system, and mors would set to work too late; they use. The assistance we were rendering than 30 years ago from the Turks, its rightful owners, inust be returned to
down to regain consciousness, but the contains no oils, emulsions, nor alcohol. seemed to him like a man who put a fire to our Allies in respect of shipping was
them. So also must the Suez Canal,
same torture begins again on the morrow. Just a concentrated tabloid which can be service into his house after he saw it on a scale unprecedented in the history.
which is to be placed under international And to think that the official dom of taken privately. Your nearest friends | „light. Without prompt action We of any war scale unsuspected by and administration. Great Britain must be this punishment lasts 28 hours-fire- Beed not know what you are doing until should be liable to lose the war or to unknown to all except a few people in driven out of Africa altogether.
Cape Tess Press you astonish them with a visible and have an inconclusive peace, which would the Allied countries. But for British Colony and the glorious island of Ceylon pleasing increase of weight.
be fatal to this country, and the millions ships France, Russia, and Italy would
must be given back to Holland, to whom Excessive thinness is very mortifying, of money and the splendid lives which have to depend on their own resources for they formerly belonged.” Thin men ever look like real modes,
had been lost would avail us nothing, obtaining things which were necessary Having remarked upon the blessings DETAINABLE EVERY WHERE They are pushed aside in the race for
for the conduct of the war, and those German culture and education are to
· Bony-women are seldon very:
Earl Curzon, replying for the Govern resources were notoriously inadequate bring to Turkey Professor Haeckel popular Dress will not hide skin and SOLE AGENTS:
bones. All men admire fine figures. Take ment, said none would dispute the vital for the purpose. Out of a total of be- comes to the question of the freedom of Sargol and get out of the featherweight character and the urgency of the problem. tween 3,000 and 4,000 British ocean-going the seas. He says
He was glad that Lord Beresford had steamers we had dedicated over 500 to the paid a well-deserved tribute to the work exclusive service of France, Italy, and done in the couras of the war by the Russia. We gladly gave these, and we Great Britain's rule of the seas. Engcumstances the British pirate State-will- British mercantile marine. It had been wished we could give more; but splendid and devoted service, rendered at least
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They must democratize their services. The clergy should have freedom to have plenty of sanctioned extra services. Uniformity was the assassin of devotion. Above all, let them make the great con- tral service of the Holy Communion the rallying point. It would also be neces sary for the Church to understand better
its duty, to the whole of the community. A closer study of social questions, frank statement that many accepted posi tions were unchristian and that they could not remain unchallenged by the National Church-all these minst be will
unity:
GERMAN TORTURE OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS.
The Praskoe Slove, describing the treat- ment of Russian prisoners in the hands. of the Germans, says:---
our enemies hind in calumniating s and making as hated by the neutral nations. And yet Great Britain's mari- time tyranny is just as much of a menace. to these neutral nations as to us, and to France, Italy, and all the other Allies of England as well. Under certain cir deal with them as it has dealt with us.
In conclusion, Professor Haeckel dis cusses the influence of education upon progress and declares:
**From my free-thinking, Monistic point of view I regard the separation of school and Church and of State and Church as highly desirable. It was
This can be achieved only by destroying or else rendering harmless, land's maritime tyranny has indeed existed for centuries. Disregarding the legitimate claims of other nations, Eng in silence and is the face of considerable, acknowledged and known. By risk, far from the public eye, without the curious coincidence the number of mer land in her selfish greed and desire for domination has sought to weaken or attraction of advertisement and without chant ships lost was almost exactly destroy the sea power of all the nations hope of immediate reward.ALARM balanced both in numbers and in tonnage
Before he dealt with the specific ques by the new ships which in the course of that came in competition with her. * Never has this been so directly tion raised by the noble lord he would the war had been added to the merchant and vividly illustrated as in the present done long ago in Holland and like to say a word on the general uses service. He argued that at present the world war. From the very beginning. the to which the mercantile marine had been position of the British Mercantile Marine England, through her maritime supre in France, proving beneficial to alt put during the war. Over 43 per coat, ¡ in respect of tonnage differed in a degree; macy and the secure footing she had in concerned. I do not advocate the of British shipping had been requisition that was only inconsiderable from that all parts of the world, has isolated Ger complete elimination of religious in- nd by the Government for the naval and which it occupied before the war The many and cut her off from all other struction. What we object to 3p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at Public military and esential civil needs of the 70 ships interned in German porta had countries by destroying her cable commerely is the enforced teaching of the
Allied countries: 14 per cent. had been been almost exactly balanced by the munications. It is only in this way that theoretical doctrines of the Christian occupied in carrying foodstuffs.and raw number of enemy vessels captured. He we can explain the extraordinary effect faith to our youth as divine relations. matrials on behalf of the Government promised to bring Lord Beresford's sugi of the huge campaign of lies, the success Nothing but mythological noetic inven- Thursday, 15th June
of the Prima pa tions, they are in direct eonflict with the 91 pm Organ Recital at St. John's and the Allies; and the remaining 43 gestions to the nati
Minister,
Continued ami gert Golann.) results of modern science, Cathedral.
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