THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 23BD, 1917.
GERMANY READY AT ALL AMERICAN DIPLOMATIST ON
POINTS.
CLIMAX OF THE WAR.
[BY CHARLES TOWER.] Germany is stripped for the
round,"
last
She says so herself, and it steme reasonable to conclude from all reports that when the Germans themselves call this the "Inst round" they mean that thoy cas never again make such an effect as they have made and are making
GERMAN LAWLESSNESS.
A STRIKING CONDEMNATION.
NATIVE LABOUR CORPS.
SOUTH AFRICANS IN FRANCE.
I do not think that I have even been Dr. Van Dyke, lately United States so impressed with a sense of why the Minister to Holland, made a remarkable Allies are winning, and are
and eloquent speech on February 16th, win, this way than Indo
showing his detestation of German war methods. The occasion was a luncheon given in his honour at the Savoy Hotel by the American Luncheon Club in London,
The ex-Minister said: This is not in any sense an official visit. It is simply Ana friendly call. It is prolonged a little for this coming spring struggle.
by-what shall I call them-let us say. indecisive result is for Germany an uncircumstances beyond my control. These
to-day
(writes Reuter's Special Correspondent at British Headquarters). Nor was the occasion any ine military spectacle; it was the sight of a double-line of South African natives lined up in one of the many camps already occupied by the South African Native Labour Corps in:
In the ranks, were Zulus, Basutos from the Northern Transvas!, and Pondos
the war arca.
GREAT FINANCIAL INSTITU- TIONS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN WAR TIME.
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANA DA RECORDS GREATER VOLUME [OF BUSINESS THAN FOR ANY
PREVIOUS PERIOD.?
The financial support which is being given the Government by the great British Bank ing and Insurance Corporations is no realized by the public in general. Their power annually to absorb vast sums for the investment of their steadily increasing re- serves, particularly the long time investments desired by Life Companies, is enormous."
successful rosult; a defeat is destruction, eircumstances have erratic manners, low willing volunteers who have exchanged In the most advanced countries, both
Bo Reventlow and others paint the situs tion this spring.
Nearly everything that she could do during the winter to be ready for "the Jast round" has been done. Since November 13th, from which date the Government formally took over the factories which for some weeks previous ly had actually been converted into am munition works, the Empire has been one hugo arsenal overy available man has been sent to join the colours, and thero is hardly a sphere of man's work or labour under the s, except fighting, which is not being done to some extent by German women,
Womon are riveters in the now German ships; they are running railway traing, doing transport work, farming, making munitions, running half a hundred dif ferent kinds of war organisations, so well as looking after Germany's compli-
parts of Germany, more particularly it would appear in the south, where you may go far afield without meeting any sign of a male unless it happens to be a gang of prisoners.
that would a
He called
It is perhaps too early accurately to pre- diet the extent of the war losses as affecting the leading life companies of the British Empire, yet sufficient data have already been
ways, lawless consciences, and bellies Full their sunny luxuriance for the bitter. of death. I should hate--I should be cheerlessness of this particularly severe belligerent and neutral, the paramount fin- ashamed to be responsible for them, either winter. I was told, and could readily uncial interests lie in the great resources of before God or man. But to have sufficient enough believe, that they would very the life insurance companies, whose aggref control of them, to lay the hands of law much rather he fighting, but as that was
fair-play and humanity upon them not to be, they have come overseas to act. gate assets far exceed those of the combined welfare be privilege so great for the free white men for the trenches. The banking institutions of these countries,
that the respon officer who showed me their compound sibility of undertaking it should not be a gentlerin distinguished in car How then have the insurance companies refused by those who love their fellow-rent South African history, who had stood the severe test of this great Empire men. In saying this I speak by no authority save that of my own heart and sacrificed an important position to help struggle? conscience. The only person authorised establish this labour corps. to speak in this country for the United three men out of the ranks; one & nephew States is Ambassador Page, who speaks of Cetewayo, another a son of Dinizulu, rarely, but always well. But the venti the third man, Dwalana. I desired him ment I have expressed is fully in accord to ask Dwalana whether there was any with the solemn and repeated utterances message he would like to send to South of our honoured chict, the President of Africa. His reply, interpreted, was that issued, covering the first two years of the he and his comrades wore proud to be war, to enable us to judgo of the probable with the great Army of the Empire inultimate effect of the war on these com France; that they were well cared for: and happy, and that, although the wen-
panies. ther had been such as they had never dreamed of before, yet, thanks to plenty of good food, warm clothes, dry but with big fires, and dangerous supply of quite well.
the United States.
In this dear old country many things have changed since the fierce trial of unexpected and undesired war descended upon her. There has been an increase of high thinking and of plain living-two things which Wordsworth put together in his famous sonnet. I have only one thing
cated system. of social policy. There are to say to you now as private American blankets, they were getting through it test, having their obligations, even where
citizens pursuing your peaceful and law ful business in England. Let us be loyal to our own American principles.
EFFECT OF THE WAR.
that the companies, generally speaking, The known results justify the assertion have emerged unscathed from thie severe
discharged in full, and most i I saw enough to satisfy me that this the losses, in some cases, have been heavy.
promptly, all man was not merely speaking to make guided the development of the United Certain great ideals have created and
From information at first hand from a a good impression: These native labour-néntial who has just returned from Germany, States--the consent of the governed as the
ers are virtually treated the same as our it appears that this same state of affairs does Now divisions have been poured up to foundation of government, the sacred
own troops when resting. They wear a not pertain with regard to the German life the western front through Belgium and right of the nations small and great to a blue-sorge uniform, with blue cloaks, companies. The careful selection of riske, Luxemburg, latterly especially, it would sovereignity and independence which re Stetson hats, ammunition boots and put the wise investment of funds, and conserva
most appear, vid Fumay and through Charlespects the rights of others, the freedom of
tees. Their daily rations consist of 1lb tive management, all play a important part in the affairs of every company, in the first case, a low mortality ing Holland indicate that many of these of piracy and the cleaning-out of sea- ridge, lb. bread, 1, of meat, coffee, and troops are in the most literal sense wolves, the sanctity of scraps of paper salt. Twice a week they get 1lb. of vegetable interest return, two prime factors in cannon-fodder: that is, they are not of to which honourable names are signed; ables por head; and tobacco and cigaret a quality to carry out great storming finally, after a just and righteous peace tes are issued. The scheme is another of creating of a large surplus fund an additional operations; many of them may he in- is restored to the world, a general and General Botha's great services to the security and for distribution to the assured
in bonuses.... tended chiefly to replace mon now on concerted reduction of armaments, which Empire. The success of the step has been lines of communication, and very many will change them from a perpetual menace so great that the War Office is asking for are meant simply to die in a ditch,' of violence and invasion to a common it to be expanded many-fold beyond the if need be, clutching a riffo, or tending protection of order, under the moral original limit. One result of enormous guidance of a league of nations which value should be the setting free for other a machine-gun to the last,
will amount to an open-alliance against | work of a great number of White Labour, aggressive war. President, Wilson, re- and Permanent Base Men, chiefly con- peatedly declared that these are American sisting of those who, whether from principles and policies.
Tet ua follow them faithfully and fearlessly. They are news, are unfit for the fighting in sick line. A They are great proportion of these are skilled principles bring us face to face with craftsmen, who would be welcomed to
ville. It is true that the reports, reach the seas which necessitates the suppression of mealie racal, which is made into por me and in the second case, a profit
whole
IF
An impression prevails, gained here from many uncontrollable reports, that some of these last-ditchers are being cheered up with injunctions to perform under the eyes of the All-Highest ing essential also to our own security digies of valbur in the matter of crossing rivers, scattering the pig-dog English,
these and so forth-functions which, in fact, enemies, we must meet them.
If they open arms in their depleted trades at they are not intended to perform. But bring us side by side with friends, we will home..
The penen still they are reported to be extremely rejoice and work with them. wall furnished with machine guns. to which they bring ns may be “a peace without victory" in the old sense of con- SHIPS WITH LARGER GUNS.
quest, destruction, subjugation, na Prosi, dent. Wilson has defined it, But it will know, from information certainly be the victory of real peace Wo HOW published by the Amsterdam Telegraaf which means liberty, justice and the and already sent to The Daily Mail by telegram, that at the beginning of March ghts of nan everywhere. In that vic: or thereabouts the German High Seas Place it your country share with Fleet will at last have recovered from all who love it and are willing to give its disastrous druhhing at the hands of their life to defend and uphold it
(Cheers.)-Morning Post. Sir John Jellicoe and Admiral Beatty
·last summer. Lomes have been made good, damage repaired, and some new ships, chiefly cruisers, it appears, added to the fleet. Even the Sendit appears from this account to have been repaired or rebuilt, unless the reference in the report is to another vessel given the same nate, The Telegraaf report states that theOstfriesland class," which the English text-books call the Heligoland But even admitting that the" useless class, is armed now with 3-centimetre months" are barely filled with enough food guns (15in.), like the Baden and Bayero, or food substitutes to keep body and soul Enstrad of the rein, guns for which they together, there is no evidence at all that were built. But even if some details of Germany, as fighting force, is seriously this remarkable account may appear handicapped for the "last round," inaccurate, the general statement that What has happened and what is happen March 1st will see the High Seas Fleet reing is what must have been expected; constituted and rather more heavily since there is no longer enough to fill armed than before would appear to be and over-all the military stores and also true enough.
to supply to the full the needs of the -All these statements which have reach-civilian population, the German Govern-
money in Hamburg; and the peasants of Franconia seem to have stores, hidden or buried, which are not to be found even among the big feudal estatep of Mecklenburg and East Prussia.
ENOUGH ARMT FOOD,
the
In the case of those companies whose wor- tality experience is considerably less than they provided for, according to the table of losses, the saving in mortality is a clear gain, mortality used in calculating their
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the first two years
have durian
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of the war, varying from 21 per cent. to over 20 per cent, in excess of their mortality experienced just previous to the war. This was to he expentota serious, highest of these perce
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companies, nor departure from the well-defined plans followed con- In only a sistently by all such companies. few companies has the rate of bonuses been tomporarily reduced. This is a condition of fairs which the Empire may well be proud, again demonstrating beyond doubt the solidity of the great financial institutions, the life companies.
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
GENERAL SMUTS' DESFATCH.
LONDON, April 18th. The Gazette publishes a despatch from General Smuts, detailing the operations in German East Africa from November 28th, 1916, to January 20th, when he relinquished the command. After men tioning the evacuation of twelve-thousand white troops at the end of 1916, owing to the prevalence of malaria and
The records of life companies doing busi- dysentery, and their replacement by ness in, or organised under the laws of the natives, he emphasises that the success great Dominions, viz., Canada, Australia, hitherto achieved in a miest trying and New Zealand, and South Africa, are readily exacting campaign was mainly due to the obtainable from the reports issued by their unremitting efforts and resolute en Government, and although they too are at durance of all rauks. General Smuts war, they are farther away from it, and are pays a high tribute to the work of the naturally less affected from both a commer. Navy and the ready and effective assistejal and financial standpoint, thân are the ante of the Governments of India, South purely home companies. Africa, British East Africa, Uganda
SUN LIFE CO. RESULTS, and Zanzibar. He details the services ending the keeping up of a flow of reins me lyears past has transacted the rendered by the Indian Government, in- Take, for instance, the company that for largest forcements, providing the entire food business in the British Empire (excluding supply for the Indian troops besides flour industrial companies), the Sun Life Assurance. The Indian Government also gave large The result for 1915 business was a record one, and certain stores for the British troops.mpany of Canada (head office, Montreal). quantities of other supplice General and again the year just closed resulted in still Smuts mentions that the Indian ration greater volanie of new business being re was exceptionally good.
ported than in any previous single year i in The Government of South Africa main-
to
ed Holland may doubtless be inaccurate ment deliberately insists that the latter tained a stendy flow of reinforcement company's history. In fact, it issued
in details, but their general truth, the shall take the consequences. truth that Germany has managed during ( A Bohemian paper pointed out some the winter to bring her preparations for days ago that in parts of Lower Austria to the highest stage butter was being used at one time as the last round"
policies amounting paid-for GS12,770,000,00, this being an increase of $7,000,000,00 over the tota lissued and paid for in 1915. This is certainly a splendid this sulty more particularly in war time,
showing being due, no doubt, to the wisdom of its liberal policy and its solid and
and supplied an enormous number of coloured labourers, many thousands of males and dockeys, hundreds of motor care, waggons and large quantities of foodstuffs and other supplies. All the
Fine excented very carefully
of completion, is not questionable. Neu-axle-grease, because nothing else was demands were General Smuts also progressive management-international in trale assert that she has more men in available for the purpose. At another and dices the help of the the best sense of the term, its business being
the fold than at any time during the time, when petroleum ran short, butter
the
war" they believe that she has more was run down and burned for light. guns, especially more machine-guns and These are merely illustrations of the heavy artillery, more ammunition, per general fact that whatever might be the kaps more ships, or at any rate not needs of the civil population they would fewer, and, finally, a courage which, not be allowed to handicap the smooth though it may be that of despair, is not running of German military
machine. If there is nothing else avail therefore the less dangerous
able, then butter must be used to enable military trains to run, even if that butter is really needed to save some woman or child from death by tuber.
gratefully
British, South African, and Indian Red Cross workers in South Africa, and the gifts
of the Committees
80.000.000 GERMANS? SUGGESTION THAT THE CENSUS HAS BEEN FALSIFIED..
secured about equally between Canada, and the countries outside of the Dominion in which it transacts business.
Its war losses have been small during the first two years of the way, showing actually an increased percentage over 1913 of only + Even then, the Company's total losses) mortality from all
(including the has heen very considerably under table of Mortality
for by called
the com standard, leavin
The company's leaving largo enfoty
margin or In addition the large surplus held,
BAUREO
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There remains only one respect in which she has been obliged to leave her preparations incomplete for want of material-namely, that of food. Since The Daily Mail has received steadily culosis,
The following report, emanating from by the Company for contingent purposes, In all the reports furnished insistence a German source, is now being industri by throughout the winter a stream of re-
and fature bonuses, is an additional security ports from all corners of the Empire is laid upon the fact that there is no ously circulated in neutral countries: regarding Germany a economic condi- lack of food or of food variety at the According to the official returns pub to its policy holders, and stands roundly at tion, it may be well now, at the end of front. Let's get sent to the front to lished by the German Government in re this date at over G$8,500,865.00. This com winter, to summarise the facts so far as Bet, a square calthere was any gard to the last census in Germany, the pany is continuing to pay to its participating. they appear to be deducible both from quantity of food at Vilna and Warsaw" population of the country was approxi- policy-holders a very good bonus, in scie at the beginning people at home sent mately 65,000,000. It is stated that the classes larger than was paid in 1914; and the material published and the large food to the front, now men at the front published figure was a fales one, and that while it could do botter in the matter of
umber of reporta which for one reason sor another have not been published.
send food home." Such are some of the the census really revealed the existence of lividends, its policy is to continue to disťri- phrases in reports. It is, however, quite 80,000,000 Germans, but the German Gov bute on the same basis as before the war. I am afraid there may be some possible that the German militaryerament suppressed the truth, and issued
company is not only doing its bit in illusions regarding the actual effect of authorities many fear that sooner or later incorrect statistics with a view to decoiv- the war as far as its staff are concerned, but, Germany's economic privations on her there will even be a certain abortage at number of nien who would be available British Anglo-French, and Canadian Govern- ing the other European Powers us to the besides, is one of the large purchasers of ability to fight the last round." If the front; it is against this that they for mobilisation in case of war. Accori inent Bonds, its so they ought to be removed at once have been providing not only by ration
ing
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crepancy between the falsified figure of the satisfaction
of
knowing that his personal muering, in part from privations and kind of food on witich there was a run, which accounts for sure will meet with his approval, and more even actual want; not everywhere, for The military authorities have dono and the premature estimates of the exhaustion over he will have an increased pride in the the south is quite evidently better off are doing everything in their power to of German man-power,
compány, and, as well, a material reward," us than the north, and the west is in some force prople into taking their food ex- This is the reason, it is said, why Ger- the bonds have already risen in price, which respects, less hard pressed than the east clusively from the great municipal can- many still has considerable reserves of means a enbstantial addition to the com- You can still buy things in Düsseldorf teens, which receive, roughly speaking, men long after the date when her company's surplus. - Thus the company is living “which you cannot obtain for love or what the Army does not want--Daily plote exhaustion was predicted by most up to its motto of **Prosperous and Progres
(Continued at foot of next column.) Mait.
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