GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON ROUMANIA.
SPEECH IN THE REICHSTAG
THE FAVOURABLE MOMENT. ·
Speaking in the Reichstig at the end of September the Imporial Chancellor
said:--
LAND OF GRAVES.
A VISIT TO THE SOMME BATTLE FIELD.
(BY M. PERRY HOBINSON.)
It has been another quiet day, of beau- tiful autumn weather and hot sunshine
are
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SUFFERING BELGIUM.
THE REAL FAUTS
[BY M. VANDERVELDE, BELGIAN MINISTER OF STATE.]
The Wolff Bureau has told the world bow Danish and Swedish journalists,
Onr
accompanied as that speaks in his tele
It is evidently the journalist who gram of the animated and joyous public not have employed such an expression, life of Brussels. We ourselves should
suburba presented almost a normal as afthough the life of Brussels and its pect. spite of sufferings and persities, and the Life is resuming its course ja Maison du Peuple appeared to us the same as before the war.
THE SOMME,
GERMAN DISTRESS.
SUCCESSES ACHIEVED.
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on Austria-Hungary our Ambassador left some miles, over trench and shell holes, through Belgium and have found every & difficult month for the Germans,
When, after Italy's declaration of war throughout the afternooy. I have walked escorted by German Pressmen, have gone Germen haber that September would be GREEN STRIPE.” Rome, wo informed this Italian Govern past Bernafay Wood and Longueval to a thing in that country, thanks to the
unt that in a war against Austria.poiit on the high ground to the west of administrative abilities of Iery Genernis been. The Anglo-French Allies on It Hungary they would also have to meet Delville Wood, whence one looked down von Bissing, their host, going splendidly. the Somme bave steadily gained ground; German troops. German troops, united on Flers, and, but for the autumn haza, with Austro-Hungarian comrades, fought would have had.
On returning home, however,
all German counter-attacks have been wide view of the coun- Danish comrades have perceived the easily repulsed; and on no other front on the Italian front. Thus a de factory which is still German beyond. It is strange role they were being made to suite of war was established, and a formal a hideous region to travel over.
in East or West can the Germans boast declaration of war did not follow. Italy
play, and have published in the "Social-victory gained by their own arms. A obviously wanted to avoid the fatefu}
A TERRIBLE, REGION.”
Demograten" the following declaration subscribers to the fifth great loan will disconsolate Reichstag and hesitating consequences for her economic relations all a network of old, battered German
of the war if they are allowed to know Beyond is the terrible region which is
find little encouragement in the events with ne after the war. In Rome also they trenches winding their way through a
the truth. wonki have liked to diff sihilig for the initiative upon us, but we of battle, where shells sing overhead all
clear. The 'resspion- wilderness of shell holes and the debris had no reason to play Italy's game.
The note of distress háp keçome very. That our tactics were right was proved battle area is more utterly wrecked.
sufferings of their troops, and the letters day. I doubt if any part of all this by the continual efforts of the Entente to Hardly any green thing grows, except
Even the communiqués; ut the Germans become canotional over the Induce Italy to declare war. For me where, between shell-holes, there than a year the Italian Government resist patches of sickly grass studded now and
pain in the meat lurid colours their found on German dead and prisoners ed, but finally the thumb-screws became again with stunted plants of dock and too painful which England was putting
sufferings on the Sommin. These letters. on with the same ruthlessness on neutrals ragged patches of thistle, which are not
show us that the German communication as on the Allies. Italy in her war is de- it is the fumes of shells which have killed ment. but by the workers' syndicates, German reinforcements and reliefs hare one-half their normal size. Presumably We were invited not by the Govern-trenches are often destroyed for four or pending on English coal and English almost everything. Over all this region, which paid the expenses, tegit sucial to crawl to the front in many cases. five miles behind the front lines; that. money, but certainly English coercion was decisive, though perhaps also Italian Bal of course, is that awiul smell-sometimes with admiration for the German ad-under constant fire; that dug-outs 92ft. kan aspirations may have contributed only a taint in the air, sometimes sick ministrative genius. Most of the indus deep are blown
institutions, and what we saw blied ns suffering much loss; that the trenches are their share. As wants territorial extension in the districts fields.
is well-known, Italyingly strong-which belongs to battle-trics are in full swing and there are of men have been buried alive; that fend which fall in the natural sphere of Greek smells, chemical and very pungent, the
But in patches there are other hardly 40,000 unemployed in Belgium.
and that great numbers interests. In order to avoid being passed smell of gas shells and such abominations over completely, Italy considered it desir
"Ab Brussels 3,000 women are making the effect of our gas shells is terrible many
and water cannot easily be provided; that TJILIWONG... ahlo to participate in General Sarrail's
which have burst about here, at one time paper bags at 3 franes a day, with their miles from the front; that hollows nad expedition. This led to renewed colli-
and another, in hundreds. All along the midday meal in addition. Other women billets are searched by our shell fire night aion between Italian and German troops is abundant testimony of the excellent week knitting for a woul factory.
main German second line especially there working at home make from 7 to 8 francs, and day and that the Allied airmen give in Macedonia. Thus the declaration of war on us developed, and at the same time
the Germans no rest. One German places "There was nothing to suggest that the losses of bis side at 8.000 to 10,000 & Roumanis joined our enemies.
the Belgian population is badly nourish day and whatever the exact figure may ed or weakened by want. All our German be, it is evidently large. We are giving Socialist comrades deemed it certain the Germans in 1016 what they gavo pa re-established. that Belgium's independence would be in 1914 and 1915, and they evidently de not relish it at all. Our soldicts," says the Frankfurter Zeitung," are mak ing gigantic sacrifices and are in Hell massed forces and of our material of war The Germans complain officially of our
world. The whole world contributes to constructed by the industry of the whole the defeat of Germany because this Power
on the Somme we have 2.000 German gans by more than 110 German divisions, and world. Our massed forces are confronted
of the German divisions in the West. to contend against, and more than half It occurs to us that the troops which best merit sympathy and approbation are not the Germans who hide in holes and seek NETH. to cover themselves with impenetrable obstacles and barriers of shell fire, but
fortresses of the enemy, and are requiring & moral ascendancy which cannot be rather our French and British troops who assault one after another these field
denied.
-THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA.
work of our guns.
WOODE OF SHATTERED TRUNKS,
**ALE 18 NOT GOLD~~ There is nothing inaccurate in this To a superficial observer Nevertheless it
quite free to fall into cestasies over the The Danish or Swedish Böcialists are
pusses the limit, and ought to be correct Germans organising genius. But what ed without delay is this astonishing assertion:
Bernafay Wood, captured at the outact Our relations with Roumania before the paratively little resistance, is less utterly of the battle and where there was com war rested on the Treaty of Alliance, stripped of all semblance to a wood than which was first concluded only between any of the others in this area. Austria-Hungary and Boumanie, and was there are no leaves on the trees, no sigu Of course extended by the entry of Germany of autumn foliage anywhere; but the declaration. and Italy. The signatories bound the wood still stands compact, with a regular the Maison du Peuple may look as it solves to reciprocal armed assistance in outline and enough bare poles of trees did before the war. side. When war broke out King Carolanding to make it still a wood of reason tanka the International Sociāliet Bureau, has chosen to fout the opinion of the ease of unprovoked attack from a third energetically upheld the conception that very much prolonged fighting; but
able density. Trones Wood beyond is driven from Brussels by the invasion. Roumania, which owed to the Central Delville Wood, for all its size, is infinitely Powers 30 years of secure political exist once and immense progress, should not
worse, a mere ghost of a wood. only according to the words of the Treaty, but also on account of the country's hon our, join the Central Powers. late King it appeared to be a repudiation To the of the Alliance Treaty to raise the objec tion that toumania had not been inform- ed of the Austro-Hungarian démarche against Serbia, and had not been consult ed about it, but in the decisive Crown Conneil the aged King did not press his opinion against the Government, the head at which, ignoring all existing treaties, sympathized with the Entente. Shortly afterwards the King died as the result of mental excitement caused by the consci- usness that Roumania had betrayed her
Allies.
utterly desolated of villages. At one Longueval, also, is one of the most point at its northern end two spikes of up white in the sunlight. The village was stone, perhaps the height of a man, stand once all embowered in trees, for Délville swing, and there are hardly 40,000 unem- Moet of the industries are in full Wood ran over a great part of it. there are only a few blackened stumps,
Now ployed in Belgium." protruding here and there from the situation of Belgium who do not know whitish-grey area of battered masonry, that apart from mining and agriculture They can know nothing of the real flat on the ground, which marks where the most of the great industries are idlo, village stood. That and the two splinters either because there is no raw materin), of white stone are all that remain.
From the high point beyond on the left to be transported to Germany or the or their machinery has been requisitioned desire to enter it, for between the village folded arins, accepting the most treme we looked down on Flers, but we had no and ourselves the German shells were privation rather than work for the Belgian workers are waging war with falling thick.
- MIDDLESEX MAN'S GRAVE. Through the smoke and the autumn haze could see the further landscape only vaguely, and could but guess where Guendecourt lay and where Lesboeufs.
enemy.
and machine-guns has been remarkable; throughout; the use of our trench-mortars The work of our Staff has been good
that if yields to no other in science; our infantes remain cheery, imperturbable, one artillery of all calibres has shown The Roumanian policy under M. Bra- tiano's leadership aimed at enriching
and full of daah in all circumstances; and itself without having to make great sacri-
The last report of the American Cora- the co-operation of all arms, including. Vices. It was a question only of recogniz
mission for the Relief of Belgium states the Flying Corps, has been extremely ing in time to which side victory finally
that out of a population of seven good. Our losses have been heavy and inclined, and then not to miss the favour
millions 3,300,000 people are being sup. have brought proud grief to many homes, able opportunity for coming in In the Arst year of the war probably after the hood promised to be even more interesting
As we turned the immediate neighbour countries, and the Belgian Government.
ported by the United States, the Allied but we have been engaged in breaking the iron back of the Prussian system, and ac fall of Lemberg, M. Bratiano concluded than the obscured view, for the enemy details on this essential point from & would be short. We now hold the crest a neutrality treaty with Russia behind his began dropping shells.
But there are more precise and recent one of any sense supposed that the process Sovereign's back. After the fall of miscuously into Longueval on our left puty
about Przemysł he considered the time had and into a valley on our right. But they Belgium about 1,200,000 working people. tillery, are making faster progress than pro particularly well-informed Belgian De of the plateau so long in dispute, and, come to arrive at an agreement with our
Before the war there were in having superior observation for our enemies about the reward of Judas. Th were not many, and they did no harm of this number many are in the Army front of us fresh lines running from before. But we must expect to find in negotiations failed. Tussin desired to in we retraced again the stricken country, the fields and factories of Britain and thence south to Sailly, and we shall have
to us or anyone else. Without incident on the Feer, and others are working in Miraumont nearly to Bapaume Grease her own immense territorial pos-over the trenches and the shell holes, with France. sessions by adding Bukovina to them. the heat and the smells and the buzzing
and Serbia had thrown eyes on the Banat, of flies. At one place in the wilderness August the statistics of unemployment enemy so much dismay. We rely on the while Roumania wanted for herself notis & solitary and pathetic grave. It is a
Nevertheless, at
to recommence the hammering and the the beginning of hacking which have already caused the only the Bukovina but all Hungarian ter- land of graves; but this one is all alone, in Belgium were as follow ritory as far as the Theiss.
proved pertinacity of the command, and Weekly Graat. upon the skill and courage of the Allied 700,000 adults
franes. Armies, to carry through all tasks, no 400,000 housewives 1.60 francs.matter how difficult. 500,000 children under 18.0.50 francs.
This offensive had the merit of taking If the guests of the German syndicates, the strongest army of the enemy by the instead of interviewing General von throat and of giving it a rare shaking, Bissing, had questioned our Belgian Verdun, to the Russians, to the Italians, Apart from the services is rendered to have committed colossal hlander of saying 400,000, out-of-works instead of there would be a risk of Belgium being gravely prejudiced by diverting from of hunger.
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stones by the dead man's comrades. The very neat, and ringed around with white board at the head tells you that it is the grave of Private J. Partington, of the Middlovex Regiment.
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After the push at Minister that he knew the great majority comrades on this point they would not and to the Roumanians, the offensive of
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Thus no agreement was reached, but Roumania's neutrality took more and more the form of one-sided favouring of the Batente Powers. In order to support England's starvation blockade they tried to hold back corn bought by us It re quired our very energetic pressure to compel its release. Gorlice M. Bratiano whether he was
the right horse. war. To a confidant he declared on the 700,000. If their statement were believed Negotiations with the Entente, which had same day emphatically that he would not been suspended, came visibly to a dead- lock, because it was always the military August 26th, the day before the Rou- sign an order for mobilization. On situation which influenced Roumanian manian declaration of war, he said to her the assistance she needs not to perish policy. When the Russians opened their the Austro-Hungarian Minister that he spring offensive, and at the same time did not want war. the Somme offensive began, M. Bratiano mention as a curious thing that M. Bra Belgium are only just, managing to (Hear hear) I But in fact, the people of invaded thought he raw before his eyes the collapsetiano on the same day assured the Austro-exist, of the Centria Powers. Now he was re- Hungarian representative that he was correspondent writes:-
Subjoined is in effect what my solved to participate in the anticipated determined to maintain neutrality, and fateral feast.
that the result of the Council fixed for especially among the old people and the Distress is beginning to be felt, FINAL NEGOTIATIONS IN BUKAREST.
the following day would confirm the truth children, of whom 60 per cent. are ill or of his words. (Commotion.). The Entente Powers also in their
sickly. Nourishment is inadequate. The megotiations with M. Bratiano had a freer hand than heretofore.
Still on August 23rd the Entente Powers going if their rations are not augmented. working-classes will be unable to keep Serbia having themselves been conquered, the protectors of email Roumania would declare war. This we the winter.
were not yet clear when Action must be taken at all costs before and weak nations had no need further to knew from a reliable source. consider her former annexation desires.
Then events were precipitated. According to in-
Prices are too exorbitant for the Tour sold to more generous towards Formation which we consider to be reliable workers to buy food. The positiva of Roumania. In the middle of August M. Braliano was in agreement with
Russia suddenly presented an ultimatum the small tradesmen and the people of enemies in principle and reserved the manian front should Roumania not
that she would cross the unprotected Rou-slender means is sad and terrible. moment of striking, but made it depen-deliver a blow by August 28th,
When one realizes the completeness of dent on certain conditions of a military not discuss whether this ultimatum was character. Until then the King had re-
Dr. Lucas' inquiry one can well imagine peatedly and most convincingly assured M. Bratians in order to carry with him
not a comedy enacted in collusion with will permit us to prefer to their" im have come among them and seen nothing The Scandinavian Socialist delegates when it hears that Socialist comrades the feelings of the Belgian proletariat. us that he would remain neutral in all the varillating King. circumstances. The Roumanian Minister cast
But the die was not badly nourished the report Dr. W their plaints, and have only put their that the Belgian people are of their distress, have heard nothing of here, on the King's command, made me praised the beauty and nobility of Rou-Palmer Lacas, just published by the eyes and eats at the service of their
In his recent speech M. Briand formal declaration that the King inania's procedure (laughter), the politi if the agricultural and leisured classes desired to maintain the neutrality of cal conditions in which Ministerial words
Commission for Helief. He states that Roumania, and that his Government was in a position to carry this out. (Hear, hear.) M. Bratiano declared to Baron Bussche that he completely endorsed the King's view.
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high prices, makes it almost impossible for these classes to obtain any animal protein in this way. The growing lack in the milk supply is another important factor in this problem
oppressors.
and Royal words have no value throw are not suffering from lack of food it is good enough to assure us for a certainty questionable light upon the ideals of not the same with the industrial popust Belginia's independence will be It is true that at the end they are. freedom, justice, and civilization for lation which depends for its subsistencer established. We knew that all along, which the Entente is fighting.
upon the paralysed industries and bat when its independence is once more mania, as I have already said, made her Lucas says:-
Since the outbreak of the war Rou-commerce of the country. Dr. Palmer secured we shall not owe it to the Pon- policy of robbery depend exclusively on That the under-utrition, especially of tardy awakening of conscience on the timis Pilate of neutralism, nor to the But the industrial and minor commercial part of German Social Democrats. We
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They hoped that the average consumption of fat lies suffer the worst rather than submit to factors who were resolved to work against war would bring in ita trail the secession per day per individual. This, of course, the war. The King repeatedly declared of Turkey and Bulgaria, but Turkey and that he did not believe that M. Bratiano Bulgaria, are not Roumania and Italy is far too low, and especially so for the Let got our friends forget that
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