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DEPUTATION TO MR, LONG.
'LUSTY BRATS."
GERMAN IDEAL OF A FAMILY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1918.
The Nenerte Nachrichten, of Leipzig,
foraking, for at least one lasuc, favourite pastime of abusing the British people, urges the need of reorganising the family life of Germany
Mr. Long at, the Local Government Board Office recently received a deputa-
"The ideal course to pursue would bo tun, representing the National Council
to free the heads of families, in which of Public Blorals, which waited upon the number of children exceeded six, of him to present the report of the Com-all taxes whatsoever and to compel the Hission which has inquired into the childless and those with fewer offspring decline of the birth-rate.
to share the extra burden. Mr. Long had with him Mr. Hayes Fisher, and among those who attended
The Duchess of Marlborough, Bishop of Birmingham, Dean Inge, Mgr. WF. Brown, Principal A. E. Garyle, Rabbi Professor H. Goliacz Dr. Salerby, Dr. Mary Schurlieb, Dr. reluheld. Dr. Stevenson, Professor H. Bisseker, the Rev. F. C. Spurr, Dr. Etti Nayer and the Rev. James Mar- -charles-
'
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LORD KITCHENER AND RELIGION.
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France, has submitted a report to the Mr. Matsui, Japanese Minister to What were Lord Kiteltner's guiding Government regarding the probable com- principles? What was his attitude to mercial plans of Germany after the was. wards the faith of the Church? These The purport of the report, says the are questions to which it is not possible flucht, is that Germany is now engaged to give a precise answer. When the ques in the manufacture of all kinds of lion was put, to Lord Beaconsfield, What articles with the object of dumping them is the religion of sensible men 22 hoon the market regardless of price as soon
Sensible men never promptly replied,
as the war is brought to a close, so that What he meant was that upon the lost ground in trade may be recover- questions of this sacred character there fed at a single stroke, and at the same *Ko unmarried official should be might be a legitimate reserva-a reserve time to deal a staggering blow to the in- allowed an increase of salary. No news born of a profound reverence for the dustries started in the allied countries paper must henceforth be permitted to things of God: This great severence touring the war. Probably such a plan in the part of Germany was already accept advertisements demanding child-wards the mysteries of life Lord Keit less couples as porters, gardeners or chener undoubtedly possessed.
known to the Governments of the allied housekeepers or for similar offers, nor
"No one could be long in his company euntries, and the object of the Confer- should house owners be left to exercise without realising that he was a man whoice recently held in Paris was evidently
viewed life seriously, I may illustrate to consider means to counteract the Ger their preference for tenants encumbrances, "
this from the effect he produced on society ioan efforts. "Such selfish folk must be directed
in Cairo, when he went there to take up That the Allies will make son attempt The Bishop of Birmingham intro to special lodging establishments, where his position as British Agent and Con-at concerted action in economic matters anced the deputation. He pointed out they cun console one another in their sul-General. Cosmopolitian places, like goes without saying, but it is a very dif- -but the report, undertaken by a private only and cgoistic passage through life. the capital of Egypt, which are fargoly, healt thing to control, the economic Inw buy, had tere become a publie docu-Germany wants men and will want them the baunts of pleasure, are often given of supply and demand by artificial nol. Two atid a half years of volun-even more after the struggle is over. The over to a frivolity which is not seen in methods, and it would be a mistake to tars work had been given to the pro- very first thing to be done will be to cities of commerce and business. There place too much reliance on the combina- paration of the report, and he thought construct garden cities for those blessed is frequently a relaxing of morals beyondtion of the Allies Legal restrictions and
with a qumycous offspring. Mr. Long would acknowledge the re-
what is witnessed elsewhere, and a gou-patriotic considerations may divert to a port was a good result of that work.
The whole of Germany must he turneral air of undiscipline, and it goes with certain extent mon's natural inclination "ENTOURAGEMENT OF PARENTHOOL.ed into a vast garden of humanity. Only out saying that in such places Sunday to buy in the most advantageous market, but it is doubtful whether such measures Dean Inge, who presided over the when every man miny freely marry his and Sunday worship are at a discount.. Jater sittings of the Commission, pre-love without thought of the future and
It would be foolish to assert that will be of any great service. In any case, cented the report. He said that in allow himself the luxury of half a dozen Cairo was frise from these vices. But the it will be a viser policy to be prepared considering what recommendations to lusty brats, will Germanism flourish in coming of Lord Kitchener instantaneous for the determined commercial competiNETH. wake They Lad not forgotten that legis-its beauty to all eternity."
ly wrought a change. He was known to tion of Germany after the war.
It is possible that Germany will dis Jalors were obliged to take human
be a man of unswerving devotion to duty,turb the market by a dumping policy for nature as it is and that many reforms
of disciplined life, of resolute purpose. which might secm' desirable to a moralist
Instinctively, we all braced ourselves ap, time, but there is reason to believe that would the impracticable or oven mis-
and it was as though a tonic had been such tactics will not be followed for long. chivou if attempts were made to en-
administered to the place. So far as his Germany may be able to sell cheaply the free hero by law. For this reason.
work permitted, Lord Kitchener was roods that have been manufactured ba- they had for the most part been content
gular and punctual in his church attend fore or during the war, but as for goods to be manufactured in future, she will to call attention to the urgency of cer
ance, and this at once told beneficially find a great increase in the cost of pro- tuin problems without suggesting how
upon the Sunday habits of the comduction, and will not be in a position to Jeg ught to be dealt with. The only
unity.
sell at a low prim quits definite recommendation they mel was that the sale of certain drugs widely used for the purpose of abortion should be made illegal. They gave artiest support, to the report of the Roval Commission on Venereal Diseas
Earl Kitchener was indeed a typo of and taped that measures would be taken
that simple, manly, straightforward to diminish the ravages of these racial Would our position be less favour Christ'anity which we associate with the pisons. At the same time they were able if policy had from the beginning best. English laity, which does not trouble convinced that these dienses would prob-made-only the destruction of enemy war-itself indeed about subtle questions and ably remain unmanageable until public ships the goal of the sabmarine war? controversies, but rests on the broad facts opinion condemned more effectively the Have we gained by the drowning of a of revelation, and in simplicity practises vices through which they were mainly few hundreds of Britons and neutrals? its tenete." diffused. They also drew attention to Does the restriction of English tonnage the effect of housing difficulties in dis- an inconvenient but not intolerable couraging parenthood, and expressed restriction outweigh the injury which a the opinion that in adjusting the surreptitious war against the defenceless harding of Laxation special "care vas luts, done us in the judgment of the needed not to penalise parenthood world. Let everybody quietly consider among the classes which were capable ese three questions.
The general discontent about the of prudence and foresight. The large Berlin May Notes and their consequences and socially valuable middle class
is mouless. We must go forward from the There is one short story about him especially needed consideration of this lust of triumph to reason, from militar- and the army I think I may tell," said. ism to policy. Otherwise imponderabilia Lord Desborough, as it helps you to Dr. Mary Scharlie said that the Cum will weigh down the scales against us. understand him. A high staff offeer, mission urged that powers should he Competition in armaments will be im- who has now a command, came to see him taken-to enforce the registration not possible after this way. The idea that from the front, and he put some search only of still births, from the 28th week we could attempt such competition tering questions to him about munitions, of pregnancy, but also all miscarriagrerifies even friendly neutrals out of their and then he said, I hope the army does and abortions. They also suggested desire for a German victory, Point to not think I have let them down, and two that consideration should be shown to-goal-for-which-impartini-humanity an
iddle-class parents of small means by joyfully yearn! Free yourselves of the large tears rolled down from his etern permitting them to write off educational mad idea that commercial covetousness is yes. The munitions difficulty was part of our unpreparedness for wur. The as they already wrote off their everywhere governing the wills of men contractors undertook to carry out con- life insurances, from income-tax re It is only with blinded souls that men
Ideas tracts, but wing in a great measure to turns, or that the State should, devise and peoples live by bread alone. somt means whereby all children whose are the only conquerors whose work their best men leaving for the war found temselves unable to woso, and Lord Kit. parents needed such relief should at the lasta." age of receive a subvention sufficient
chener had terrible disappointments." to procure for them the means of con- tinued education or of making a satis- factory start in lito.
kind
CXPCUBEN
ME. LONG'S REPLY.
Herr Harden, practically proposes that, for the benefit of American opinion, and for the promotion of peace talk, Germany shall profess a desire for the limitation of afnaments.
Writing in the Zukunft with much con tempt of this whole Tirpitz policy, Herr Harden ends his argument as follows:
as com-
"He was President of All Saints' It will be seen that Japan stands on a Church Committee, and I never remen-ifferent footing economically ber his omitting to take the chair, even pared with other allied countries. when hard pressed by State business. Whereas the latter are spending a vast amount of money as war expenditure, thereby anffering the ruin of trade and industries, Japan has been actually reap- ing a profit from the war. It is desirable, therefore, that the Japanese should determine that must of the profits they have obtained by the war should be de- vited to making preparations for the post-fellum economic war. For this RIS ANXIETY ON THE SHELL SHORTAGE.
renson proposals such as the establish Speaking at a memorial service forment of a National laboratory for the Lord Kitchener at the Canadian Red development of chemical industry should Cross Hospital at Cliveden, Lord Des elicit the hearty apport of the people. borough recalled some intimate recollec tions of the old soldier, who was often his guest at Taplow Court.
If Herr Harden's fair is as keen as usual, we shall doubtless soon have Herr von Bethmann Holweg returning to the altitude which he adopted in December, GERMAN ADMIRAL'S LAMENT.
letter to 1913, when he declared, in Professor Lamprecht, that force alone has never yet been able to maintain what force has won."
HUGHES' ANTI-ALIEN
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SUBMARINE "SACRIFICE!
Grand Admiral von Köster, in his report to the German Navy League on the tasks of the German Navy in the present war, declared that those tasks
wero
In a telegram to the Progressive ComFirst, to protect the country against
attack.
Second, to keep open the high sca trade routes for the protection of Ger man trade.
Principal Garvie said that the reek- tess poar did not limit their families; the piudent, even if well-to-do, not to say rich, were more and more practising restriction
and The circumstances. characters if the one class must be so improved that they would not incur MR. the responsibility of parenthood without- the ability to meet its, demands, andt the difficulties and anxieties of the other class must be so relieved, that they would be free to accept the blessing fittee Mr. Hughes the Republican Can- It would be folly to endidate for the Presidency of the U.S.A. parenthood. courage an increase of numbers without shows that he proposes to make especial taking stops to secure an improvement play with President Wilson's weakness of quality in the population.
towards Germany, his failure to prevent. alien intriguers using the United States Mr. Walter Long, on behalf of the
as a base, his resposibility for the Mexi Govraient and also of society, thaak-
can tragedy, his failure. to provide ed the Commission for the splendid adequate military preparedness, bis re- work they had done. The Commission fusal to see the necessity of protection had not hesitated to indicate what to meet trade conditions after the war, ought to be some, any rate, of the and the inability of his party to achieve directions in which the future policy a national outlook. of be but he thought they would agree with him that it was difficult for any Gor ernment to take what might be describ ed as direct action in connection with all their reconintendations, and he would not like to say anything in his position which would appear to commit this or any other Government to action whichi it might be impossible or difficult for it to take. With regard to taxation, asy proposals in the matter or relief would always receive his cordial sup port.
He had long left himself that
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It is reported, that the amalgamation has a nominal capital of one hundred million pounds sterling.
Lord Rhondda, the head of the Cam- brian Collieries, seen in London on the subject, stated that he was not in a posi- tion to give any information at the pre- sent regarding the project, but might be able to do so later on.
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in the eonomic and scientific Fourth, as far as possible to injure, foundation of Free Trade, namely, that by the employment of the weapons at exchanges are the source of wealth and Gerntany's disposal, the enemy who has that a community which wants to grow aimed at the destruction and stärva-rich must encourage and not hamper But the war, he declares, bas tion of our people.
them. After referring to the tonnage losses opened his eyes to the need of certain essential modifications. First of all, no due to submarines be continued:-
ther on foreign supplies, as has been the case with Great Britain as regards, petro- leum. Secondly, the moral and material support so nobly accorded us by the Daughter Nations of the Empire" must receive acknowledgement of the most generous kind, ie, in some ap: proximation to the ideal of Free. Trade within the Empire. Thirdly, in order to liquidate the charges of the war we shall have to follow the example of all nations and make use of a general tariff, because direct taxation, the best way, in Mr. Strachey's opinion, of raising money, will weigh too heavily on all classes. To many people for the Spectator has a very wide circulation-this change, of view, remarks a contemporary, will be. it rather upsetting, To others, however, will be very welcome indeed, and all, whether they agree or disagree, will ap prove of Mr. Strachey's straightforward announcement of his conversion.
Hughes's reference alien tera, together with Mr. Roosevelt, let- I doubt not that by continued successes equivocal expression of his canadence of this kind hostile and neutral scamen that Mr. Hughes will not tolerate Ger- can be literally scared off the sea, and man activities or those of any other that would be for us the most favourable foreigners in American politics, is ex solution, as the control of hostile parts Peeted to thwart the Democratic Party's of the sea would be thereby assured to us. For the war's duration we must em- effort to depict Mr. Hughes as a Prussian candidate.
ploy the arm standing at our disposal energetically and conscious of our aim, We must, if at all possible, proceed even room for millious, and in South Afrien if the Government of the United States there was magnificent territory from considers to bo imperilled the sacred and Cape Town almost to the Zambesi.indisputable rules of International law The Chancellor of the Exchequer lust a We must rear the children who were to and the generally recognized command' very useful and proper source of indore be the men and women to occupy these merits of humanity (Sturms of ap when he allowed bachelors to pay the lands in the future. He heartily agreed plause.) same sort of taxation as the married with the suggestion made that there The weapon must be applied with full -men paid. (Hear, hear.) Any pro might be a Central Emigration Board power, especially as it is used in a way posal which tended to relieve those who under which the work of migration so full of insight, reflection, and resolu- spent a portion of their incomes in might be coordinated and properly ton by our incomparable submarine com- caring for their children would receive directed. (Cheers.)
madders, whom may God have in his his hearty support, and I would not With regard to venereal disease, Mr. cart (Renewed storms of applause.) If hesitate to bring to the notice of the Long said they had instituted a newa imitation in the employment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer fas sug scheme as a result partly of the report submaring weapon is considered reces gestions which had been made.
which had been made on this question.sary--and weighty political and econo- Another proposal concerned émigra. They were endeavouring to makemic grounds for this certainly oxist, How He preferred to call this "migra arrangements with hospitals through which escape our judgment we submit tion, a question which he had studied out the country in order that provision to them, but in the consciousness that the for move than a quarter of a century. might be made for these unfortunate Navy thereby makes a great sacrifice with It was essential, and it had never been subjects, and he was thankful to think a heavy heart, especially if we reflect that more essential than at the present mo that a remedy had been discovered which submarine warfare has been waged race should enabled the disease to be dealt with hitherto with strong restraint on our side Ient, that our great ́extend and grow and cover the globe. He was in whole-hearted sympathy and that to our knowledge the capacity: We had had in this terrible war a most with all that had been said by the de- for performance of that weapon is wonderful illustration of what the Briputation. Whether as President of the steadily increasing, according to number, tish race could do for the flig In Local Government Board or in any and quality. We know we were in the Cenade there was room for a hundred other capacity he would gladly give his position, with a ruthless employment of million people; in Australia there was services to a cause which was essential the submarine, to strike the enemy to the
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