EMPIRE RECONSTRUCTION,
MR. BONAR LAW ON THE RIGHTS
OF THE COLONIES,
Notable speeches on the progress of the war and the Empire problems of closer unity and reconstruction that peace will bring were made last month by Bir Edward Morris, Premier of Newfound- land, and Mr. Bonor Law at a luncheon
of Sir Edward Morris,
THE KONGKONG VALLY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 2018 1916.
IN THE "GREAT PUSH”.
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The following letter has been received. from a subaltern in France by a relative in which he gives a vivid description of his own experiences and of the part taken by his own unit in the "Great Push" V
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given by the West India Club in honour Part of the so-called “Great Push," and from driving the German Army out of the difficulties which have arisen may be | » TUFTAROEM,..
Sir Edward Marris, ja responding to the toast of his health, said that hereafter when the terms of peace were being settled and matters adjusted, no doubt the care ful consideration of those in authority would be given to means for giving voice to the views and wishes of parts of the Empiro overseas,
WAR AS A DOND OF EMPIKE.
France.
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BY THE TIMES" SFECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Discussions are at present taking place soldier. The authorities, the Army Medi- iù regard to the future of the disabled cal Service and the Statutory Committee on Pensions, are considering in what way
surmounted. The time is therefore uit- able for setting forth some of these diffi culties and suggesting lines of action.
The Army authorities have a clear duty When to perform. They must make those men who can be cured fit again in the shortest possible time, and they must speedily get rid of those men who, it is certain, will never again to fit for service. Doubtful cases they must keep unter observation.
The fresh troops," he writes, can hardly be held in reserve, but want to push on in emulation of the troops who have already gone before.” asked about pease they said what every one says in France-
It will be time enough to talk about peace when the Germans are back in Germany
THE SOMME OFFENSIVE
Tho New York World prints a diR patch from its Special Correspondent, Arno Dosch Fleurot, at British Head- quarters on the Somme, describing the new British Army as possessing the We have just finished our act universel belief that nothing can stop it
as perhaps you already guess, I am still aliv! I will tell you a little about it.
- For the last fortnight we have been working day and night in preparation for an offensive of our own, and the 24th was the settled date. I and my two platoons were to be in the fourth line, two companies going over first, then one company, and then inine in reserve to cure for all the shelling and dig communications up to the front line. It had been said that the Oversea There was to be a two hours bombard I believe that Britain has enough Dominions had came to the aid or rescue mont. Then the attack was to begin at troops in France to advance on the of the Mother Country, but he did not 3.45 p.m., and at 5.45 we were to go over whole front as much as on the Some like that iden. Probably this great war
At 3. p.m. we were all in our places; Von Wiegand said in a dispatch to the had done more than all the Colonial all knew exactly their own job, and all World that he had seen the German Conferences, commissions, and reports waited for the minutes to go by Quarter reserves in France, and was greatly ever made to cement the British Empire to 4 came at last, and our beavies impressed. I have seen the British recalled command depôts have been estab together, but it should be kept in view
serves in France, and, whatever those of carefully that wer was not entered into for this purpose. When England went to
the Germans may be the British are war the whole Empire went to war. The
vastly superior. Yon Wiegand also said reason was obvious: every motive that
that the Germans jealously guarded actuated the British Government to go to
their reserves, and that the British do war in defence of civilization and the
not, They have so many that they do rights of smaller States equally affected
not care who sees them. They could the whole Empire.
hardly hide them it they wanted. I saw a spell village grown into one of the biggest cities in France all under tents
"Nothing proves the steadiness of the British gain more than the weariness of the sappers just back from the firing line, who reorganise the captured Ger wan trenches. One of them said to me:
This war was the greatest blunder in history. Even if it censed in a year there would be millions of the best men of the nations lost, national efficiency for the time impaired, and taxation doubled for the next 40 or 50 years for the interest on war cost end for pensiona...
Newfoundland was not a large part of the Empire. It had a population of but quarter of a million, but it was its prond boast to be England's oldest and most loyal Colony, Possibly after the war there would be, not Colonies, but a United Empire for the defence of the whole, though there might not be complete amity in all fiscal questions. That unity in defence was something good that would emerge from this terrible cataclysm of
war.
Mr.. Bonar Law, acknowledging u similar compliment, said:-I am not going to say on this occasion anything about the help which has come from the great Dominions, but from the West Indies, in addition to their contingents, men have come voluntarily at their own expense, they have joined our regiments, and have taken their part in the fighting: and no same thing is true of every Crown Colony where men of British.
of British race ars to
the found,
It was said that it was the trade of the
́which enabled Great Britain to win the long drawn-out struggle with Napoleon. What the West Indies were in the time of the Napoleonic wars, the British as a
West Indies more than anything else
started. Immediately the German lines became a mass of earth, bits of trees being tossed about in the air like the foam on giant waves-in fact, it looked for all the world like a heavy see, only the waves were of earth When the last 10 minutes came, intense Bre was started. The ground rocked and swayed in the frightful dia and Force of explosions, and every one was deaf and dazed by the roar
The civil authorities (the Statutory Committee of Pensions) have an equally clear duty. They mast furnish surgical and medical treatment and training. In other words, they must repeat the Army treatment, c
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So far as the Army is concerned, the situation is excellent. A number of so- lished there are great camps in which disabled men are re-educated so that they may be made fit again for service. Men are sent to these camps as soon as their condition permits, and thus spend their later convalescence in training for work. Treatment and training indeed go on side by side. The command depots, however, with which the name of Dr. Tait Mac kenzie will be associated, are maintained. by the War Office, and so are designed NETH, only for men whose cases present a rea- sonable possibility of fitting them again for soldiering No civilians are admitted to them, When a man is clearly unfit he ought therefore to be discharged from the depot at once, but in point of fact common sense has to some extent mitigated this rule, and sometimes men who obviously require treatment badly are kept in the Army.
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ova a vast Though the new methods of trench staff of surgeons and doctors possessed of fighting are deadlier than the former, special knowledge. So large is that staff, the small gains male from day to day and so representative of the best in pro- by the British are astonishingly iner fessional material, that at the present it Nor is there any necessity to do this. Pensive in lives. Even under a steady time it would be impossible to duplicate drum-fire British troops have heal If the sick or disabled man, who is treat- without serious loss for two months. kept in the Army after it became clear vancing on new German trenches daily ed to remake him as a soldier, were still The period of the Somme fighting has that his fighting days were ended, and been our of stendy daily gains inextreated to remake him as a worker in pensively attained. Considering that civil life, the present staff could under the British have been steadily on the take both dutice. a curious
offensive their losses are not commen surate with the German losses at Verdun."
Finally, after what seemed years of waiting, 6.45 came, and I stood up and watched the two first companies go over, all strolling perfectly in line, all calmly smoking, while the few German survivors ran out liks met demented, with hands up, yelling for mercy with the usual cry of "Kamerad, Kamerad!" Then the Hun started to barrage our old front line in which I and my two platoons were crouching. Shells fell all round us. Two or three times I was completely deafened, saw yellow and red get knocked down by the concussion, and still didn't get bit
My time came, and we went on to do our job of digging, right in the middle of all the shelling. I got the men started and then just waited to get blown to hits. I saw shells falling amongst small groups of men, and sometimes German prisoners; sometimes on men were simply scattering to pieces in the air. thing happened. All of a sudden rapid rifle fire and machine-gun fire opened into us, and I gave the order to drop tools, fix bayonets, and get into position to meet an attack or, if necessary, to attack.
The Germans do not stay in their trenches any more. They fight from shell holes in front and behind them. trendlies are so badly blown up that have to dig them snow,
The
I thought our front line had been broken, or many casualties we got three lines of but couldn't be. certain what bad trenches and about 30 prisoners. happened, for everything was smoke and ying earth, with trees falling and being blown skywarde.
On the whole it was great fun and the raiding of dug-outs was most profitable
we
Further, when a man is discharged he is often but half cured. From the Army point of view this is regrettable but un avoidable. From the national point of view it is calamitous, unless there be civil
tannery ready to take him over 'in-
stantly.
whole has been in keeping up the finan- I gave the order to crawl forward to all of us. All the mee got helmet that a man shall continue his treatment:
cial position of this country in the struggle in which we are now “Engaged. It is not then only, it is the resources of the Oversea. Dominions which have helped us, and the knowledge that every produc tion within the Empire which could be need was available, that has proved one of the greatest assets we have had.
EMIGRATION, AND UNION.
towards the firing, and then I saw that about 30 Germans with a machine gun had, niter surrendering, taken up their arms again, and were firing at us. I felt something Lurn my neck, but took no notice:
Without an adequate medical staff of specialists this civilian machinery is im possible, and without powers to insist
The Army alone has both the staff of the civilian machinery must break down. specialists and the necessary powers of discipline The Army, therefore, must play the leading part in the work for the disabled. In at least one command depot Tipperary) trades are being taught at present to men who have lost their power to carry on their former docupations, and who are about to be discharged. These men receive skilled medical attention, Needless to say, we had casualties, and massage, baths or other exercise, and at those, coupled with the ones of July 1st, the same time devote themselves to learn have rendered us temporarily downing a useful employment. Treatment and and out, so we were relieved, and wo restoration to earning capacity go on are having a quiet time here. We did side by side. This is a system capable of quite well with decorations. Five of vast expansion, my platoon got D.C.Mfs, and I managed to get a Military Cross.
to Tommy's greatest ambition) and
naged to come to grips with a German lieutenant.
A Before going over 1 managed to teach all my platoon to say, "Hände hoch We crawled steadily forward and it worked admirably, as the Hun and then started throwing bombs. Again was so dazed by a five-minute bombard I felt something burn my back, and Iment of 75s and field guns that it was a shot the German who had fired at me great relief to him to be taken prisoner. About three minutes after the Germans surrendered to me, and, although I was going to order my men to kill then all for their treachery, I thought better of it, got hold of their captain, and got soma information out of him in French and then sent them back under escort.
TWO MIRAQULDUS ESCAPES,
In my belief, the problem of reconstruc tion after the war will be a difficult task it will try severely the character of our people and the capacity of our Govern ment more even than the task which we have bad in wipping the war. I am not going to speak of problems at home, Though I think of them much, but there
If the Civil and Army authorities would combine their efforts the difficulty are two in connection with the Dominions to which I will refer. One is the ques
Having cleared away the obstacle we
Things soo to be moving in the would be to a great extent overcone, and It is not an easy. tion of emigration.
a considerable economy of time, means, problem.
After this war with the loss got on with our work again, and I had direction of fins now. I should imagine and money would be effected. Each hos
a look to see if I was badly wounded or that Rumania joining in would have apital might be instructed to pick out the ot so much of the most virile of our man- hood, it will be the duty of this country not. I found that the bullet that had great deal to do with it. When we had doubtful cases, and the cases in which gone through the news from the Brigade we immediately return to Army life was clearly impos to keep at home as many as we can keep; grazed my neck had for, after all, the strength of the centre my collar and shirt, and the one had a board painted up in German telling sible and to send them to large camps of the Empire is necessary if the Empire that had gazed my back had cut the buckle them of the news, which they probably of command depots at the earliest possible However it annoyed inement. At the depôts the men destined is to be strong. That is one side, but of my equipment in half, made a 3in, already knew. there is another. We must give to the hole in my haversack, and destroyed my them and they proceeded to aling all the for discharge but still in the Army would men who are fighting our battles the best ernergency rations. Both shots had been muck in the district at it from bombs be kept under treatment while they learn- chance of the widest outlook which is red at from 15 to 16 yards range, and to Sin. howitzers, but still the boarded to sijust theraselves to their new cor- available for them. There will be emigra so I had nothing less than two miraculous stood firm However, their snipers got ditions. They would, if necessary. be tion, and the Government, whatever it escapes!
at it and before long it was perforated allowed to select new occupations and in- is, will be much to blame if two things
with bullet holes. However, some of the structed in them. Only when treatment aro
We were shelled day and night or two snipers who hadn't loopholes were a little had accomplished all that was possible and not made certain-that, whatever emigration does take place, shall be days, but nobody was hit. My platoons too eager to get a put at and showed the disabled man had learned to discount within the British Empire, and shall not had only a very few killed, but amongst themselves a bit too much, with the result his disability to the fullest possible extent lessen the strength of the Empire as a these, unfortunately, was my sergeant that our snipers had some fun.
would discharge take place and the essen- tial discipline he relaxed. In this way whole, and that whatever emigration The poor Germans had had a time during there is to be, shall take place under the the bombardment. We were deepening a HOMES ON RED CROSS AT SALONIRA- a useful citizen would return to civil life. What has been done for the blind can best conditions for the men who have part of their trench when wo came across
A lady sends The Times the following be done for the halt and the maimed, and fought our battles.
a mino's head, and digging deeper found Both your chairman and Sir Edward that he and three others were buried alive extract from a letter she has had from for those who are sick at heart and Morris spoke of a larger problem-the standing by ong of our mortars. Five her husband, who is an officer of the despondent. The Army Medical Service has a second great opportunity; it may one which is facing us all.'" This war, so a German se tied to his post as sent.M.Cat Salonika. She says there is
be hoped and expected that the confidepco which Bir Alfred Keogh's administration has inspired in all minds will receive a new justification.
far as our Dominions are, concerned, isso as to ensurtig lathing outs being carried on under conditions which course the poor never existed in the world before.
in which those lives and that treasure are
no excus for the Taubes to drop outside on the huspital, as on the grind outside it is a huge square painted white with a large Red Cross in the middle---
VISIT OF BRITISH FLEET TO LISBON.
Some units of the British Fleet re- recently visited Lisbon and were very cordially received by the President and Ministers and high naval and military officials, as well as by the public generally.
buried, and then his head to off by required and does require great good will our bombardment. We took about 200 and good sense on the part of both the prisoners, and left scores dead, which we
At 5.15 this morning I heard a whistle Dominions and the authorities at home to afterwards buried.
and woke wide and then a large explosion zenable an arrangement to work by which
When we got out we slept as never-looked out and saw spout of earth and one set of men should contribute lives and before. I know I could have slept non-smoke 100 yards away. Then the fun treasure and have no voice as to the way stop for three days and nights! began-four or five Eun planes hummed expended. That cannot continue. There I have hard some most complimentary overhead and dropped 16 explosive bombs: must be a change, The war has done remarks paid me by the men when they and six incendiary all over us Total more, I believe, than many generations didn't know I was near. Our sergeant result--several tents badly mauled, two in other directions could have done in was very much afraid I might be shifted officers seriously wounded in chest, and welding the Empire together. We feel to another company to make good their one R.A.M.C. orderly compound fracture that we are one and it rests chiefly with casualties, and he was genuinely pleased of legit has since been amputated below the nien of the Colonies and of the when he beard I was to stay in B Com the knee. Voilà !TM
On this occasion a guard of honour Dominions—for I am sure of this, that pany. So I'm awfully pleased, and so We lay down when we heard the from the British fagships paraded be here at home the people of this country is the C.O. who is most proud of the whistling and got up between whiles. fore the Palace and gave cheers for the are ready to accept any system of closer battalion, which has done so excellently One sister grappled me on the ground President, after which they marched anion which the Dominions desire to see The day after the affair, when he heard and nearly tore my dressing gown of through the town and re-embarked for adopted--it is chiefly on these that will of my morstehes, he ordered me to the field One behaved with utmost plack and sang their ships reat the task of trying to find some method hospital to get them dressed, and I am froid, and we hope to get the Royal Red The Minister of Foreign Affairs gave
Foreig by which in the future the unity which now wearing two dressings. bas characterized as in the war will be
Crosa for her. You need not be alarmed & banquet to the officers of the Fleet, found to be as durable when peace comes never felt so cool and calm as I did that than real, but it is no good frightening at the theatre, and a picnic to Cintra Well thank God, it's all over, and I about me, the danger is more apparent large numbers of men were entertained (Cheers.)
day, though still I can hear in imagina P OF course this straling of was organised, to which both officers tion those terrible shells whissing and hospitals should be widely known in and men were invited, special trains, motor cars, &c., being provided. Dense crowds a Cassen, Lisbon, and Cintra - Without mentioning names you might greeted the parties from the ships with TOMORROW
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