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VERDICT OF SPECIAL INQUIRY BOARD
COL BRUCE AND HIS REPORT. The Canadian Medical Service Europe, which was recently the subject of serious ofheial criticista, has handsomely cleared of the charges set it and its work warmly praised by in Special Board of Inquiry, presided over by Surgeon General Sir William Bantie, of the Imperial Army Medical Depart
ment
TUESDAY FEBRUARY
18TH, 1917
GREATER THAN KRUPP'S.
CAPACITY OF US. ORDNANCE WORKS.
the Ordnance works at Bethlehem wer to 50 per cent greater than the famous Krupp works at Essen,
NAVI PENSIONS.
A DEATH-BED MESSAGE.
SIR F MILNER ON THE LITTLE WARNING AGAINST SPECTRE OF
FATHERS OF THE ADMIRALTY
PEACE!
Mr. Charles Schwab head of the
In a letter to the Editor of The Daily
A correspondent sends to The Times a gicat Bethlehem Steel Compay, in àrees on the subject of Navy pensons copy of a letter he received from a major cent speech in New York announced that Sit Frederick Milner Bart, says of the R.A.1.C. asking him to visit in a In his speech on the Arst reading of certain hospital a dying soldier Cor pore who had a message to gve him, the Pensions Bil Dr. Macnamara gave the House to understand that the The soldier, a Welshman, had undergone from administration of pensions in the Navy two amputations and was suffering way as near perfection as a system could abdominal, wounds. Before joining the Army he had been a platform speaker and heard
an opponent of national service and mili tarism generally
At present the Bethlehem plant has capacity of about 1,000,000 rounds of heavy munition a month. The plans of the company trelude the addition of Last summer Sir Sam Hughes, then department for the manufacture Canadian Minister of Militia, appointed 10 inch guns of the type which will con Dr Herbert A Bruce the distinguished stitute the main batteries of the new Toronto Surgeon, Special Inspector Gene battleship of the super-Dreadnought to report on the medical work of the which the United States is to build Canadian Expeditionary Force,
Colonel Bruce with the aid of a committee, con Bethlehem, said Mr. Schwab, is now sisting of Colom1 FA. Reid, Colonel one of the great asset of the United Wallace Scott, Lieutenant-Colonel Walter States, and the works will be, if the McKeown, Lieutenant-Colonel W. E time ever comes, at the disposal of the Wilson and Captain Charles Hunter, United States Government to be used as drew up & report which was rightly de- the Government shall see it, and the scribed at the time as one of the frankest United States Government shall namo indictments of a Government service ever the price at which it shall buy the mate. received by a responsible Ministerial produced in that works,
Colonel Bruce reported that a Altogether the extension progranime of ganisation of the Canadian Medical Ser vice from top to bottom vas necese company will involve an outlay of sary. His report was divided into 22 £20,000,000 in the next few years. Up sections, and each section WTS a severe to the present the company has produced criticism of one brauch or another of the chiefly ordnance products and munitions, work. The blame was clearly put the but under the store the 20 parts door of the Director of Medical Service of the company will consist of one part Surgeon General Carleton Jones, for ordnance making four parts for Two sections of the report aroused shipbuilding and 20 parts for the special interest in England (1) The manufacture of steel for commercial pur concentration of "Canadian sick and nosess wounded in Canadian hospitals Re strongly tirgod, place of the existing
He spoke of PbLittle Fathers of the Admiralty, of whom he was the Chief Parin, safeguarding the interests of the men under their charge, and led his hearers to believe that they were all a happy family together and that the broken sailor was assured of the most magnanimous treatment at the hands of theLittle Eathers,
He therefore pleaded that the adminis ration of waval pensions should be left
ty in the hands of the Admiralty,
Unfortunately, no member of the House yes sufficiently versed in the facts to answer him, hey be
I
When the correspondent reached the
the
dying man's bedsido he learned that
message
FAS VAIDing to the
raised by honest dupes,
he said, that people people against an unsatisfactory peace.
Chay any will take notice of what a man says from last any skill I used to have in putting his heart, when he's dying. I've somehow la case Talk doesn't amount to much in soldiering, you know. But if only you can somehow put it for the get whas 1. want to say to them; to the people-God less em they'll understand As our people are deceived at this stage then sure as God is an Heaven, my friend, it all the tens of thousands of bits that have more than one pointed out that, have been done by our men, yes, and by as a matter of fact, the administration the hundreds of thousands of Allied sok- of pensions in the Navy is even harsher diers who have gone West with a surg
that be possible, then in the Army As faith in their hearts; all will by I consider it & watter of vital import mockery and a waste, made s ance that the administration of pensions After a protest against fog of peace both in the Navy and the Army should vapourings be in the hands of the new Pensions Perverse cracks, or treacherous black- Minister, I will with your permission, guards," the soldier said. This is my riva my experiences, which will, I think, dying masage to my fellow countrymen
at home. The one mainspring of prove the justice of my assertion strength and aidurance that has protected In the first place, the Admiralty all the world West of that blood-soaked system of scattering the patients anoseupany is building fully one third of absolutely refuse to recognise consump ue from the North Sea to Switzerland
terestory ·buter Canadian and British hospitals alike the ships now under construction in the (2) the Voluntary Aid Hospitals in the United States, and is completing every ton as pensionable unless the man has the sare knowledge that wo fight, not United Kingdont were condemned as in week one 10.000-ton merchant ship fully actually been in the trenches or has seen for this or that country or efficient, expensive, and unsatisfactory.equipped besides huttleships sub-active war service How cruelly this for the salvation of humanity and the A result of this report Surgeon marines, and smaller vessels Mfore than Perates. I will prove by the case of a man preservation of accenry and freedom and General Jones was recalled to Canada, one-half of all the ships building in the named William Rediough. This man ustice as we understand them and the and Colonel Bruce remained in London United Blatos today are, however, for joined the Naval Air Service in May sure faith that if we are steadfast wo 1915. He was exposed to considerable must triumph, that if we triumph it is us Inspector General Immediately he foreign owners, and
hardships, was constantly wet through or good and all, that this shall be thes iore General Jones departure her to
and had constant colds, which he was last struggle, the sacrifice, and that, by ceived further orders to wait in England
compered to neglect, with the const, we earn real safety and security tee
our children and for their children. for a time. A fierce controversy arose
quence that he developed lung trouble in That greater motive that any one and strong protests were made to the
June, 1016, which turned into tuber country can supply is what the Franco- Canadian Government by emnert authn
culusis. He was discharged from the British line has fed end lived and fought rities Heat was added to the differenco
Navy with the handsome gratuity of
o, and will fight on to the end. That by a statement by Bi Sam Hughes at a
unders and and recognize it, public meeting in Canada that Canadian wounded were badly treated in British hospitals,
GOOD WORK IGNORED
Sir Sam Hughes resigned office at the request of Sir Robert Borden, the Cara-
At present r Schwab explained, the
Mr. Schwab also traced the develop ment of the steel industry in the United States, and said that he estimated the output for 1910 at about 10,000,000 tons
In this case. I was able to trace the is the spirit, which has carried even mo ran's history for some years. He had spiling into the presence of Death him- been chauffeur earning £2 10s a week seit.
before
Her war
dian Premier One of the first acts of bustionare as the Canadian that time he had never ind a day's ill-tary sense she is not yet beaten, and will
Sir George Perley, who took over his work in England, was to Appoint a special board of eminent independent medical men to inquire inia Colonel Bruce's findings
conception that the Canadian Expedi£255 tả, k tionary Force is something separate and apart from the Imperial Army, a con ception that may be summarized as the
water-tight compartment policy in He had driven his minster all over Great Morally, Germany was conten matters raedicgl. The Board is of Britain and the Continent, and during the end of 1914, and knows it. In a mili
that as
Force forma na integralness There was no history of consump not be for months to come
enforced martyrdom, part of he Imperial Army, such view on in the family the run was passed machine is a gent and terrible engine of do its pre 18 ho more possible in the United King sound. He was also examined by a Di destruction and of enfo com than it is in Fratice and so long as Watt Sylvester M.R.CS. LRCP prepared through Canadian troops continue to operate who stood the the tin as absolutely sent devilish work. Until the Bosche is under the commndard of the Commandern sound when, be joined and the theme was beaten and broken in the full military Chief, British Expeditionary Force, no trace of tuberculosis,
The Little, her reward for our sacriters, The new Board was predati oFAY BY DIMA HORtinue to be impenble to dis
solute refused to reconsider better legacy for our children can pog Can a mizerable, mocking Surgeon General Sir William Banlie, and
*« upon what consisted of Colonel E. E Ashton Criminate to the medical rangements of
Canadian and British troops th
of the Perrons Cup Cơn oral Officer Commanding Canadian
British V.A.D. Hospitals so mitive and other influential persona, and have our own glorious dead moved, our si Training Division Shorncliffe, Colonel The
V Farberingham, ADX Sand W Commended to is pointed out that the por fellow was turned out to starve own yet unborn betrayed by the barterin
of our egorifices for German promises? Cavadian
Colonel A. I Ross, now It
WER 10The heart of our people is sound as A.D.M.S., 1st Laundian Division and the YAD system has done much to link THE MAN WHO HAD TO WORE Colonel J. Eiler Its report dated up the military medical service with the I will give another instance of the a ball and their minds are set. Do not them to be poisoned. Inte blind December 21st, has been presented to. Bir evil population, The three points of fatherly kindness of these gentlemen. A suffer George Perley and is a startling reversal criticis mellicacy, expense and unman named Wells served four years in gropings after treachery, by the vapour- satisfactoriness, are taken in detail. It is the Navy His father said he was as Arongs of either traitors, cranks, or fools. of Colonel Bruce's findings | Some of the Iospector General's minor recommends not agreed to as Cass they are tions are accepted, the Board pronog it on the main points nemicièôl, and evidence which to Colonera lad, both physically and morally as Let the country but be true true to the emphatic disagree- Bruce indicated ineficiency was really ever joined the Navy After a time he bitter end to its fighters; and its fighters. ment from him. The work of Burgeon due to defectiva classication. In no was put in a mine-swerper in bitter will be true to the country and its sac General Jones and his staff is raised case did the Hoard find that faulty treat winter weather, where he had to sleepIn the early morning of the last day of
VAD system:
on wet nets. He contracted a
Dull. Betere complete recovery he went
sacred
back to his work and again went through poral passed away very peacefully to the considerable hardships, was again taken rest he had earned, seriously ill and sent to hospital, and his parents were sent for. The second attack After working zoma weeks he, too, seriously affected his heart, and he was received a letter frithe Admiralty invalided out of the Service. He was that he could not draw his pension (which awarded the handsome pension of 6d he had paid for out of his own wages) day for six months, a total of 4 11s, and at the same time receive Government pay, so his pension was suspended and when his pension stoppet
The mother appealed for reconsidera he was ordered to pay back to the which he had drawn since he entered Woolwich. It appears that this abomin able injustice and thine in the case of Todd are justified by some old warrent
bie zen) and industry and for the tactful performance of many delicate duties that EFFICIENCY OF THE VIS.DB. zell to his lot. The Inspector General ser charged
with ignoring the good, work The charge for a patient in a VAD. done by Surgeon General Jones and his ospital bever excesser day; the cost stoff under arcumstances of novelty and per parleur in a wintry hospital is a TROK of least to, per day. Lue report wntues great difficulty and with intimate knowledge of Army organization. The investigations of this Board do The Board wholly condemns Colonel not support these legations of luck Bruce's recommendation that Canadian Ciucy Ine standard or protestinal sick and wounded should be concentrated ancienty naturally varies but there is no 1 Canadiar hospitales; out: gruguu, oven 11 vo special reports made tina hut no notice was taken. At length Admiralty that portion of nispers on
Patients by Colonel Bence's direction, for the she wrote to me and I made an earnest that there are 20,000
grave indictment contained in mis report, appeal. After a delay of meny werks hospitals in the United Kingdom After making special allowance for some good ues of une surgery 8 bau an the Little Fathers decided to allow him cases, I would require 4,000 Additional at patients have been retained in the 125, od, wreck Meanwhile the poor lad,
ants in Canalian institutions; anart from allowing for special Battle casualties. This would involve on additional capital expenditure of a million dollar, it build- ing lad to be erected, which is believed to be incritable
beds to accommodate all Canadian patue iusůmiciency,GF Become ANDAY Aso could not bear to sponge on this of 1834, 11 is perfectly intolerable thet -
Cannulair Couvaiescent" was conse
Nursing
with the
parents übtained, soipe work, though such gross injustice should not long ugn warned by the doctor it would prove fatal have been repealed, but these benevokat to him. He died at his work the very Little Fathers seem to think it quit, si!”
day that the petision of 12s sd a week right qu
ing Staff: In all hospitals there is a mucicus of trained tubes (a pos Bow come to two cases which are to show the truly generous way in which was awarded to bimet Two other cakes I will briefly mention cont.) whose work by supplemeured by It would be quite impracticable to car devondentor of the Voluntary are hardly credible, but unfortunately taey these Latle Fathers treat their men. 1 mark and colleos Canadian casualties at Detenments, the members of Wait gave are fachiman nured Robert Marier, who had the base in France, and difficult and lundergean courbes of instruction in fear, A man named E. Todd, with twelve done over twenty-two rears Biry do in the inconvenient to direct there solely to aid and nome nursing and who, after two years active servico was sevenly wound Navy, lost his right in 1 webion. It m Crundian hospitals in England.
Lyears: of Bospital work die many of themed 2 both legs at Gallipoli when acting had to be faken of so close to the shoulder- dineditics are not, insuperabe, be they so encient that the imperiai Governincasas leading seaman He was discharged and in such a way third x18 mposs are sufficient to add to the complexity of has not hesitated to send them to the great as no unger at for servier For two to 4 anthing in the shape of an arti an already complex problem. Chaaring bapitals in France and the carter months lo received nothing but ouficial arm. 1 sent a doctor & certificate hospital, would have to bagrovided of or ranean. In no case has the Board had October 19th, 1915, he was awarded to this effect by because the arni was hear the ports of England reason to be other than satisfed with pension of 169, 7. per week. He had note, actually taken of at the saculder
Buch policy would be expensive and nursing in these antritations.
previously been employed by the Port they refused to pay the 10s & week due unnecessary After conversiouthThe comments made in Colonel Bruce's Office, and bough unable, owing to his when the arm is lost at the shoulder.
Canadian soldiers in different how report on t
Fon the Y.A.D; Hospitals have been wounds, to resume his old, post, taey Burely this is nothing but pettifogging and thers widely-reseated, and this board is of found light work for him. All went well mennners, and shows the meticulous. pitals and with
these strictures Unjust- familiar with the prese Ester the opinion that t
till April, 1916, when he was informed by pains, they take to do these gallant sentiment among Canadian troops in Later the board pays other handsome raitistuted in Government service his Again, in the case of a man names Noon-Hongkong Heel Co., Ltd, Ideeting favour of their exclusive treatment in tribute to the TA.D) Hospitals. In pension must be reduced to old per Balter He lost the thumb and all ingera
these hospitals the Board found the pati- out well fed, comfortable, and happy, and week and that he us pay back to the of the right hand except two, which won
It receiving an amount of care that is only Admiralty the difference between 18s. 7d. glued to the pain and so useles
in institutione organized on the and is 20d per week since he had been would have been fer botter for the man
been an taken into Government service. They to have had the hand removed, concentration on grounds of high policy, we
2d from the a useless aburphey gave in 185 8. enormous visser in the case of The following passage is remarkable in 2
on protest, per week. We took the man into our formal official docent Widely separately from their kith and wretched man, which
produced to 29
is to be Roberts Memorial Workshop, with a view. 41t appears to be Board, thee to There is a séquel to the report. Sir deducted as the rate
a week from to teaching um to ne somç separate, on their vetura to Englan, men George Perley has ratcelled Colonel his pension for 62 weeks This is an with his left hand. We gavo who have fought side by side, must tend Bruce's appointment at Special Juspens tomido the bond of brotherhood sealed tor General BOW A PATRIOT BALT
1215 pa-Ladies' Recreation Club, Annust * Coneral Meeting at the City Hall
Saturday 17th Feb.--
Monday €12.30
19th Feb:
Gredos & Co., Ltd., Ganárai
& Malthous
Board has failed to discovery any general bed, and regret the Admiralty that, as he had been follows out of every shilling tree can b
Canadian ræbler than British hospitais,
CONCENTRATION CONDEMNED,
Meeting at the Office of Mosers. Lowe, B. The Board goes further. It objects to the home. goldiers einamed, altogether $16
Bingh Feb Thursday, Pred
Noon Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gotown U, Bld. Mesking of Shansholdem at the loss of Mossms. Jarding, Matheson & Co, Ltd
24th Feb
Wednesda
it would almost, appear
under considerations was based upo
conception that the Canadian d'oroes
a similar relation to the
week. The Little Fathers at pace reduced, This pension to s. 6d. & week ough he hand. These are just samples of many. cases I conla quote of the generous treat- ment meted out to our naval beres
Yet in the face of this Dr. Macnamara speaks of the loving care with which the Little Fathers treat their happy family.
House and had had the opportunity of Tonly wish I had been a member of the
confronting him with the facts most earnestly trust that the Hours an
Corporation, meeting of Shareholders an aware that these considerations of hens in agreement with Colonel Brace are
ongkong and Shanghat Banking in the face of the enemy. The Board is Among the points with which the Board Again man named Williams had completely lost the use of hy right the City Hall
policy do not strictly come within its that large numbers of soldiers have come was an established saith in Devonport Monday, 26th Feb.
purview, but cannot refrain from sdyert d Hongkong Baces-lit Day."-
tinue to come from Canada who Dockyard. He served for thirty years, ing to this aspect off the JBB.
are unft for service at the front, and that during which time Brek 33 a week then 27th Febr Tusaday,
Hongbong Races
Races And Day.
large numbers, have been passed who a neck was, deducted from his wages have been maand by medical to fora a pension fund At the end of that addisional inspection of thirty, wears be retired with the Imp
hospitals nad of Canadian Service Medal for meritorious service tish hospitais 18 ble and gratuity and pension of £40′′ ional consultants should be rear, Being still hale and strong and
and that there should be anxious to do bis bit, be offered,
lid soldiers to vices as a smith at Woolwich
when thin wat broke out to discus therepied, and drew reg debarred; from mamissioned officer
Hongkong Races 3rd Day. Baturday Srd March
Hongkong Tapes Off Day
Thurs
Sth and March
Flower and Vegeta
Gardens.
doy, 10th March
as that hold by the Allied
The same line of zea
Shanthie Bolanial dealing with whole not
pm Hongkong and South Chins
gainst the blendings of Lao British medical activities, work, and elsewhere
Steam Fisheries Co, Ltd, General Meeting AU through the reho
at Un One of the Linaidston New to General the doming Goreramat Baking
(Continued
Bruce
clines
ng from 6am till a p
(Continued at foot of next column
örk
on placing the pensions "enilörs zelf
* soldiers in the heads.
Minister have good reason for
that their interests will be esfer hands of Mr. Barnm than in those of the benevolent Father Macnamars