GEORGE TO
MR. LLOYD
THE U.S.
LINCOLN DAY MESSAGE.
WAR OF LIBERATION;
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 28TH, 1917.
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OFFICIAL SPUR TO THE WEARY.
The Cologne Gmeife has lately publish- The following message was given by ed an appeal to the German people which Mr. Lloyd Georgs to Mr. Charlen His interesting as evidence of the fact that Granty, one of the heads of the New the German semi-official Press is now Tork Times, in answer to a request for a tribute to Abraham Lincola for pub reduced to extravagant descriptions of lication in the United States on Lincoln the consequences of defeat, Day:
I am very glad to respond to your re- quest for a message for publication on Lincoln Day. I am glad because to my mind Abraham Lincoln was one of the very first of the world's statesmen, becouse I believe that the battle which we have been
The Colorse Gazette describes the Batente Note regarding the German "peace" terins to the climax of human madness," and interprets it as follows:-
What our enemies want is pretty much
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words-fight submarines,
I believe the answer can be given in two
The main feets of the Allies are already so strong that the addition of the baker's dozen of Dreadnoughts that for the American first line at sea can hardly have
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Press and public are heginning to realise the rout, significance of the un- restricted submarine war move, says The Morning Post's Correspondent, at Buda- Post. For the first few days the apoll of the sensation, the confident tone of the Note, and Bethmann Hollweg's specch blinded the public of the Monarchy to the threatened danger from the direction of Hongkong to Gay Book America. In was thought that another exchange of Notes with resident Wilson would follow, and that relations with thế
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Eighting is at bottom the same battle which all that we or cur allies pussess. The any effect on the position. The calling "F United States would then go on as before. BouthCoast of Chins between › The same na
your countrymen fought under Lincoln's leadership more then 50 years ago, and most of all, perhaps, because I desire to say how much I welcome the proof which the last few days have afforded, that the American people are coming to realize
this too.
Russion wants Constantinople, Galicia, the Bukovina, East and West Prussia, and Tosen; the Italian wants Trieste and a part of Tiral; the Frenchman wants Alsace-Lorraine and the lets bak of the Rhine; the Englishman wants our Colonios, and of course also Heligoland and the ports on the North Sea and to Baltic Car Navy, the whole of our artillery and all our munitions are to be handed over, our Army is to be dis banded and our people is to be made defendless.
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Lincoln's life was devoted to the cause of human freedom. From the day when he first recognized what slavery meant he bent all his ebergies to its eradication from American soil Yet after years of that
In addition, our people would have, so patiens effort he was driven to realize it was not a mere question of abolishing restore all the territories injured in the
but that alavery in the Southern States,
that course of the war, and give guarantees bound up with it was a larger issue that for the future that it will never again unless the Union abolished slavery, blavery take its own independent road, which would break up the Uaron Faced by this alternative, he did not shrink, after every might cross the roads of other peoples. other method had failed, from vindicating Further, our people would have to pay beth Union and freedom by the terrible instrument of war. Nor after the die for war had been cast did he hesitate to call upon his countrymen to make merifin upon sacrifice, to submit to limitation apon limitation of their personal freedom, birth of freedom in your land was a new
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indemnity of, let us say £5,000,000,000, and our enemics would be so kind as to facilitate the raising of this sum by taking over the administra tion of all public undertakings, control- King communications, forests and other profitable possessions, so as to deprive the State of all revenue. In a word, our enemies want nothing more and nothing less than to destroy Germany and to make our German people into the beggars of Europe.
What this would mean ought to be clear to everybody in those expensive times. Thanks to our highly developed industry our country was hitherto, able call to feed its 70,000,000 inhabitants,
for service of the newly instituted Volun. teer Patrol, on the other hand, may result in the worst surprise the pirates have yet had at sea,
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Reports pouring in from the other side of the Asiatic, however, soon dispelled these misconceptions, and the consequent anxiety in the minds of the people ands expression now in the leading articles of some of the newspapers. Naturally the consorship makes it difficult to discuss OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL the subject freely, and the newspapore have to resort to all sorts of subterfuges to convey their meaning. The commonest plan is to attack Admiral Tirpitz and Count Reventlow the two prominent advocates of ruthlessness at sea. neither of these men occupies an official position, the censorship cannot interfero. The l'ests Naplu bus a leading article under the heading of Reventlow," and the Népszava one entitled Tirpitz's Day The latter argues that history
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The American Navy Department has not been slow to learn the lessons of the war The orders for battle-cruisers are one sign that it is wide awake, bus an oven more significant indication has been but little noticed in this country. In the same Bill that authorised the battle cruisers there was a clause dealing with the institution of a new Naval Reserve Force, and one of the branches, called the Naval Coast De fence Reserve, merits particular mention at this moment. It provided that the will record February 1st, 1917, as Tiri Secretary of the Navy may enroll in this pitz's day, the day of the man who branch owners of suitable yachts and played the leading part in building up Neuro motor-boats, and may contract with the the German Navy and thus created a owners of such boats to take them over in state of deadly enmity between England Tokio time of war on payment of a reasonable and Germany" Tirpitz, the idol of the Rockl subsidy,
Alldeutsch goments and the two most That is to say, an anti-submering corpe powerful political parties, the Conserva- was brought into being. It began in a the Vedava, wants to carry on the obs
Labi juan. very modest way in the summer of 1815 the Népszava, carry on the war attached to one of the feets for mangenvres siders England as the chief enemy of thefoo when five niotor-boats were experimentally mainly against England, for he con- They worked against the submarines on Germany. Bo would have willingly Waibaiwel Is there not a strange similarity between
the stretch of const between Boston and made peace with Russia, even at the cost Hankow this battle which we are fighting is
Newport - approximately the area in of great sacrifices, for in his eyes the
Ichang Europe and that which Lincoln fought
grown up in this continent
which Uss was active last, autumn and Russian political and social system is Elas there hot Blow jo je militarist
were very nice sul The Navy Depart much more desirable than that of Western Changsha alavery which has not only been crushing
ment thereupon issued a schedule of classes Europe. It was Tirpitz who, holding Shanghai
Gatzlaff out the freedom of the people noder its
of motor-boats which it would be prepared these views, is the supporter of a sear
Sharp Foak control, but, which in recent years has also
to utilise in the Coast Defence Reserve warfare regardless of uternational law.
Amoy Ba been moving towards crushing out freeThe standard of living had improve seas: there were smaller ones for patrol, The largest were for work on the high
IMPERIAL CHANIALIAE B' DUPLICITY. dun and fraternity in all Europe as well constantly in all parts of the Emphe work in bays and the smallest were to himself and his followers, but they could Tai-
This was the programme set forth by | Tumuzd Is it not true that it is to the militariat because of the constantly increasing OP be allotted to the work of harbour patrol not carry it out for a time, because Farmat system of government which centres in portarities of work. Emigration had Berlin that every open-minded man who is almost entirely ceased, and had even the course of last summer when a great therefore, had to resign, and the All-Fescaciores
The scheme was brought to fruition in Bethmann-Hollweg opposed it. Tirpitz, Roshan familiar with past history would point as given place to immigration and the re-assembly of motor-boats formed part of being the ultimate source of all the ex-
turn of emigrants. If our enemics have the civilian naval cruise that the Navy deutsch elements began their campaign Canton pansion of armatecats, of all the inter- national unrest, and of the failure of all their will, our industry, by means of Department arranged in connection with against the Chancellor. The Chancellor Hongkung was hardly influenced by reasons of senti Gap Hock movements towards co-operation and har- cunning cutting off of the imports of raw the preparedness campaign.
ment or humanity, or by respect for Maco mony among nations, during the last 20 materials, will be reduced to a very
international law. We know that it was Wuchow modest level, totally inadequate for the
Hoihow years?
needs of our people. Our people will be Since then the plans of the Navy Dee who explained the invasion of Belgium
Pakhoi We were reluctant, and many of us re-compelled to become once more the partment have been carried further Off with the fatal words Not kennt keen Phulion fused, to believe that any sane rulers would deliberately drench Europe in its people of poets and philosophere, watch cial specifications have been issued of two Gebot. (Necessity knows no law.) Two Toutane
Capent James own blood, so we did not face the facts ing with hungry eyes how our enemies types of combined "pleasure and war years of war are not likely to have in- qatil it was almost too late. It was not at their loaded tables enjoy their commotor boats," The Inrger of them is to spired him with a greater tegard for prin- until August, 1914, the it became clear mon spoils And then, under the pres-59 65ft, in length, with a drought of 4ft, ciple. It is clear that he opposed un-
sire of general want and pt sorrow at and the speed requirements are very high restricted torpedoing on two grounds. Manle to us, as it became clear to Lincoln in
the loss of the Fatherland, emigration They must be capable of thirty knots for First, that Germany had not a sufficiently Lega 1861, that the issue was not to be settled
four hours on end, and in a moderate ses large number of submarines available in Tacloban will set in aguio, and the sons of our pacific meats, and that either the machine which controlled the destinies of people will fertilize with their sweat the must be able to maintain twenty-six knots 1916; secondly, because at that time he do
for six hours. This is a remarkably high did not want to expose the Central Darassa Germany would destroy the liberty of workfields of the world for the benefit of standard, as all will recognise toho have Powers to a conflict with America
Labuan Europe, or the people of Europe must other people, wifle foreigners grow rich
any experience of this type of vessel, but defeat its purpose and its prestige by the in Germany.
The articles quotes passages from the when you add to it the further require-
Notes
T. P. CLAXION, Des exchanged between President : supremo sacrifice of war. It was the
ment that the fuel capacity shall allow ༢༡、 ultimatum to Serbia and the rathless at
1, Bamorarms, radioud to si dégezte Filmes » tack upon Belgium and France which fol
five kno. It is at once obvious that the follows: The Notes, Austrian and belt, on the level of che non in inhos, teache
cruising radius of 500 miles at twenty-ilson and Germany, and concludes a
Germun al ke, state that drastic and un- and hundredtam. that Germany could not even hear the portant respect the offensive power of
the craft.
order to shorten the war at any price. EKAN. results of a drawn war
Even a premature, conclusion of peace, To get high speed you must sacrifice gun The Central Powers wanted to negotiate. 1, Bustorry, is percentage of saturatión, the
their opponents refused Perhaps by without a proper decision, would for our power, or if you put in bigger guns you making shipping, insecure, England's hidity of a mourated with moisture being
power of your people be equivalent to a defeat. Our must reduce the weight and
4 Diniơmon og Wierp, to two points people would have to bear enormous engines in any warship design In the desire for peace will be stimulated. It is
5. FOROS 97 3,180, according to Bufort, Scale burdens, and it must not be forgotten ease of the American motor-boat specifica possible Destruction of lives and pro-
6. Starf or WRATHEK, b blus sky, a "dcliched that the decisive war would have to be tions it is gus power that has been sacri perty will be committed on an unexampled fought in a few years after a abort pesos ficed. The 65t motor launches will only scale, and the waves of hatred will rise cloud & drikiling raiti, Hogg ghony, à huil
r rain, snow, t thunder, « vixillifty, Widók (meta: pause. If our people had to cover the carry a 3-pounder gun. This little even higer than those of the sea. But Highming, o' overmat, p pasing randwain, q equa interest on our loans, provide for the dis- weapon is not an adequate arm against the who can say for certain that all this. Am in kanabe, tothe and hundreds abled soldiers, think of the widows and mod submarine, which carries a 4-inch will bring us nearer to peace! We are
thirty-one-pounder gun...
still of opinion that if we wish to end orphans, and at the same time arin ap proprintey for the coming war, they At the same time, the Secretary of the the war quickly our object will be more would have, according to a superficial Navy, in approving the design, probably likely to be achieved by a notification calculation, to provide every year a sum had in mind certain other offensive devices that we are prepared to accept reasonable of about $750,000,000. The sum would that can be used by anti-submarine ve and conciliatory peace terms than by an have to be raised by taxation. And in sels, though there is naturally no aint of aggravation of the horrors of war ”lu addition to the almost intolerable burden this is the specifications, S of taxation we should have the disturbing Many American motor boat designers expectation of the docialve war. Who have criticised the official design and have could accept this Hard though the suggested improvements, but so far ny is sacrifites for our people may now be known the design stands, and vessels of what we have to do is to hold out and this type have been required by many
weathly Americans in sta
in the past few montlis. win the prize of victory
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independence of a free people, without. conference and by the sword, which reveal ed to us all the implacable nature of the straggle which lay before us
It has been difficult for a nation separat ed from Europe by 3,000 miles of sea and without political connections with its peoples to appreciate fully what is at stake in the war. In your Civil War many of our ancestors were blind. Lord Huss hinted at an early pence Even Gladatane declared We have no faith in the papagation of free institutions at the goint of the sword," It was left for John Bright, that man of all others who must loved peace and bated war, to testify that when our statesmen were hostile or coblly neutral ** the British people *elung to freedom with an unfaltering trust. But I think that America now seca that it is human unity and freedom which are again being fought for in this
var.
NO DRAWN WAR POSSIBI The American people under Lincoln fought not a war of conquest but a war of liberation. Wo to-day are fighting not a war of conquest but a war of liberation, a liberation not of ourselves alone but of
LISATION DETERMINATION.
With regard to the numerous demands for the revelation of the peace terms of bo Central Empires, Baron Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, bas
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formed a newspaper interviewer that we laid down our peace terms in our North America-1 falfvolt, hs Crar Banpower. terms as the Entente Powers. Thus, he empe appears to think that the demand for Humidity It is obvious that the addition of large further information on the subfret in quo Wind Direction... NNE numbers of these submarines hunters to the unjustified. Yet it is curious that whilst Fo
fleet value at the present juncture with the principles of the terms of the Rain effentive forces of the Allies would be of the whole world is clearly acquainted Weather They are small enough to be hotted on Entente Powers, nuody knows and every board big ships and taken to ang spot body asks to be told those of the Central
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sricneeded in tearing up treaties and does not deceive and aft-repeated there can be little doubt that every man sylum It says. One question wo and Universities are to be closed for m
drawn wer
all the world," from that body of barbar- It would, indred, be impossible to stato ous doctrine and inhuman practice which our faith more clearly than Lincoln stated hay estranged nations, has held back the it himself at the end of 1864. On care enity and progress of the world, and ful consideration," he said. of all the which has stood revealed in all its deadly evidence it seems to me that no attempt only iniquity in the course of this war. In at any negotiation with the insurgent fully employed They are sufficiently seaÀ PERTINENT QUESTION, such wars for liberty there can be no com-leader could cault in any good. He worthy to work in moderate weather and The Peste Naplo strikes quite a dif promise. They are either won or lost, I would accept nothing short of severance of to remain atfost for forty-eight hours ifferent note in dealing with the notorious
necessary, and although the title of the Count Reventlow, arguing that the noble The Minister of Education Las issued your case it was freedom and unity or the Union-precisely what we will not and is the Naval Coast Defence Reserve. Count ought to be interned in a Tunatic an Order according to which all schools slavery and separation. In our case mili- cannot give His declarations to thin tary power tyrannously used will have effect are
Hope in the corps would be willing to have to put (to those responsible in month owing to the prevalence of the coal
wherever he was needed, and to work in frampling on the rights of others, or cuse to deceive ourselves. Between We Cribbean Sea or off the Grand Banks Germany): If Herr Liebknecht was ar scarcity. Up to now most of the educa Fiberty and public right will have pro him and the issue is distinct, simple, if by so doing he could put a stop to the rested for opposing the national war, bow tional establishments have remained open vailed. Therefore we believe that the war and inflexible. It is an issue which can
Is it possible, that von und zu Revent- Now all of them will have to close. There must be fought out to a fluish for on such mly be tried by war and decided by vic activities of a pirate submarin conception Fuw who is much more dangerous to I absolutely no coal to be had. In an issue there can be no such thing as story. That was the judgment of the People in England have little conception Germans and Hungariaus slike, with his Vienna the tramvars cesse running after
get greatest statesman of the 19th century of the immense growth of interest in sen In holding this conviction we have been during the last great war for human affairs among the American population in policy of conquesta is still at liberty ten o'clock at night, and in Budapest liberty. It is the judgment of this nation the past two years, particularly the Reventlow discredits the sims of the Cen: the same rule will abortly be enforced. inspired and strengthened beyond messure and of its fellow nations overseas to-day, population that lives near the atlantic ra Powers before the centrals, aims. One may pass through half-a-floren by the example and the words of your Our arme, sajd Lincoln are minis coast. That interest has been reflected in which have been defined by King Charles streets sometimes in the bitter cold with great Fresident. Once the conflict had been joined he did not shrink from ters of good, not of evil. So do the American papers and magazines, all bloodshed I have often been struck by believe. And through all the carnage and of which have devoted long articles to the growth of both tenderness and stern anffering and conflicting motives of the every aspect of sea warfare day in and determination in the face of Lincoln as Civil War Lincoln held stedfastly to the day out since the spring of 1815, shown in his photographs as the war went belief that it was the freedom of the There has not been time for the renss on. Despite his abhorrence of all that war people to govern themselves which was the entailed he persisted in it because he know fundamental issue at stake!! that he was sparing life by losing it, that. So do we to-day. For when the people if he agreed to compromise, the blood that of Central Europe accent the peace which enter the war in much the same condition had been shed on a hundred fields would is offered them by the Allies, not only will that they were two years ago that is to Does the outlaw Count know that have been shed in vain, that the task of the Allied peoples be free as they have say, short of battle-cruisers, short of light crestine a united nation of free men never been free boform but the German cruisers and scents, and, above all short would only have to be madertaken again people too will find that in losing their of destroyers. But the anti-mubmarine vi even greater cost at some later daydo dream of an Empire over others they have force is strong in anthera, even if it lacks
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cence of public interest to bear fruit in the shape of big abip construction, and the main fleets of the American Navy will
the Emperor William, and Marchal Hin- denburg is being purely defensive. This Count preaches quite a different creed to the German sodliors. He defies the law and seeks to create a state of anarchy in war time. He ought to be interned in bolted and barred institution, sanatorium or prisan, according to whether he is re sponsible for his actions or not
cut seeing a single smoking chimney People sit in cafés in their overcoats, and most of the laundries have ceased work for a week past, so that one has to buy new linen when one wants a change. Neither coal nor soap is available, and even the few laundries which still take in washing refuse to starch collars and cuffs New ones have continually to be bought and collar cost nearly two from the British coast to Baghdad there shilings One gentleman who sent some is but one cry to be heard today: We collars to the wash lud them return" want coal and bread! We want to ended to him with the message that they this world-madness "1"
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