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AMERICA'S OPPORTUNITY.
PROGRAMME OF 3,000 PATROL
~~£5,562,200;
BOATS
(UY ANORIBALD KURD.]
cach
coating Three battleships. £5,670,000; a battle cruiser, estimated at three scout cruisers, each re-
together with fifteen destroyers, ton sub- marines of 600 tons displacement, fifty. eight coasted submarines of above 500
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY OTH, 1917
in his speech in the House of Commons on February 21st, remarked that you cannot expect in any near time to lay down and complete great battleships, of which we have large zumbara want to build such craft as will be most readily and soonest availabla," What it British Fleet The
it
A WARNING TO FOOLISH COURTIERS
[BY LOVAT BRASEL
CONGESTION OF WORK, Apart from men-of-war of earlier pro grammes still in hand, apart from the activity in the production of munitione, und apart from the effort to capture Germen trade in foreign markets, the American shipyards and engine shops have America, Pobit High Seas Flect
contains the
revolution is the most under construction over 1,000,000 tons of merchant shipping. The Navel Secretary sing a great, superiority challenge tremendous event the war has yet has explained that the Government's therefor, the United States-to-day, as in produced. It will certainly mean the yards are full of work, and private ship-Therefore, the builders have appeared before Congres- years before and since the opening of the
battleships or battle cruisers.
WHAT THE UNITED STATES CAN DO.
The Russian
kind
aro
THE FUTURE OF KINGSHIP, the freest possible discussion of the issue, are fighting to destroy Prussian mil
Repression brecds revolutions. The pre tarism, but they have said no word in ponderating sentiment of the British condemnation of the sinister family which nation and the British Empire will be along made Prussian militarism possibla. emphatically against change if public We cannot war with abstractions.
fantastic opinion is given free play of expression. want to rid the earth of the We older nation than the Russians, power of his murderous brood. Now we are the most ancient democracy in the that Russian has burst her fetters, the world, and in our island home no Golden whole of the Allies ought to unite an of Mingols ever checked our declaring that they will never sheathe the growth. The business the Russians are sword untal the Hohenzollerns have been Runnymede then, rightly or wrongly, on the will the world find peace, now settling we settled long ago, Arst at removed from the German throne. Only
Reform Bill of 1832 We are satished: Blike him and believe in him, and becaus presenting an expendituro of £1,405,000 яional Committees and proved that they war, has nothing to fear from German extinction of kingship of the autocratic scaffold in Whitehall, and lastly by the We are loyal to our King, because we It implies the door of the Hohon-Our future struggles will not be with he represents a naifying influence which
Kings
ig all for good and unmixed with evil or It is not ourselves, but the enemy, who oppression. The surest way to impair its wall be chiefly affected by the upheaval in British devotion to the Crown is to pre- Russia. The world wants an end of the tend that in some mysterious way ridiculous Prussian talk about the Divine preservation is linked with the mainten- slaughter. This war will have been Continent and the pretensions of the now playing over Europe sweeps the constantly told us that Wilhelm and the fought in vain unless the wind of liberty Balkan Kings The people who have Hohenzollern dynasty into an execrated late Francis Joseph and Constantine, and ruin. The pompous anachronisms of the even the egregious Ferdinand, must not Court of Vienna must disappear. Never bo criticised or buri, last a reflex effcon again must German King of Bulgaria might he felt in this country, have dono use a race of peasants as his counters our Throne a disservice.. Never again must a German-ridden King of Greece plot the enslavement of his
Though we are at war.
are confronted with abnormal difficulties, Yet with last year's ships still in the way, Congress has authorized the immediate laying down of additional vessels tons, and a number of auxiliary craft Including those voted last August, mones that the good sense of the American Russian nation. these constitute the shipbuilding pro has now been voted for laying down ---
zollerns Whether the House of Romanoff survives it depends on the voto of the
gramme to which, in the atmosphero of Seven Battleships, armed with the 10-in situation at sea, will lend them in a for One thinks instinctively of the words right of Kings to lead multitudes to ance of the arrogant autocracies of the
coming war, the United States Congress has assented. The battleships will dis place 12,000 tons, most twelve 16-in. guns, and steam at twenty-three knots; le battle cruiser, with ten 14-in. guna, the scout entisers, carrying eight 6in. weapons, and the destroyers, with 3-in. guns, will have a uniform speed of thirty-
hye knots. The aggregate sum carried in
The Germans have chosen to fight lis world with the submarins. I anticipate reinforced by increased knowledge of-us gun, and ranging in displacement weeks to stop work on all the large ships from 32,600 tons to 42,000 tons in hand or authorized. Not one of th Five Battle Cruisers, carrying from eight new batekships or battle-cruisers can be
to ten 14-in, guns, and possessing & finished and commissioned for speed of 35 knots. Seven Scout-Cruisers each with eight Gin guns, and having a speed of 36 Destroyers of about 1,185 tons displacemaster (If the export unshore
knots
35
13
so
service
a period of less than four or five years,
well-armed In the meantime, the deconnd for smalt
speed will become more good craft seaworthy
authorities
of Byron a century ago:—
The king-times are fast finishing There will be blood shed like water, and tears like mist; but the peoples will →conquer in the end.
I shall not live to see it, but I foresee it. The origins of the Russian revolution The
We decline to have our King identified with the obsolete despots of Central Europe. We need a King because,
ment, which are to ateam at 35 knots.ted States gee matters in this light are many and various Some of its causes kingdom. As the whole although England might survive as a
the
πόν
ag swiftly
the Allies is to remove the Hohon rating and stained with blood. Wo
Fleet Submarines of 800 tona displace and they are singularly alive to establie deep in the past, and others, such as
Alonarchy. ment.WE
Teighty millions of people, nor is there last the disappearance of the
is a harmonising and Coastal Submarines of approximately they will concentrate on the the food shortage, are immediate. But
destroyersit well-gunted shine and the final aberration of autocratic kingship any reason why we should. The task. With us the
influ
luence, a
cs, a golden link, and 600 tons displacement
not a anron the Navy Bill one year's outlay on the déet--is £73,000,000, in round figures, es
Our maximum of What will happen in the course of the put in hand a programme of 2,000 stand-was an accidental outcome of the primal compared
United
motia cars. Ford American industry devoted to such what makes it both tragic and grotesque: the Hohenzollerns still enthroned we shall Duke of Connaught has wrought i express e Americanism, began, when our most costly ship repze States is as close to war with Germany
not even at Frankfort, Patrick of Connaught might not help Bented about £2,000,000. The notion of the cyulid is near the eyeball. Even stanek, delivery would begin in two or Russia was forced to fight with one arm know nor rest nor Size Bismarck Canada. It makes Congress shows what progress naval
an immenee volume of work on American firms would send to set such vessels of myriads were jeopardised, because of aid of
fore for the most ordinary. industry opening of "the last of all wars.
in anticipation of the next, and, as it seems, inevitable stage open war: The Govern ment départments realize the possibilities the naval and military establishments have been closed to the public; German
£50,600,000 in the year in which the war next few weeks? If I may borrow an patrol boats, to be turned out stinct of material affection, and that the German body politic. It peace leaves prize, for example, such good work as the
ask whether -
thought and practice bas made since the state of armed neutrality will throw three months, and thence onward the tied behind her back, and the destinies said that are the key to German Ireland also. Above all, we know fat What is the significance of the latest sight we suggest that steps be taken aster than Germany can produce sub-the doting love of an Imperial mother for politics was to be found in princes and that in reality immemorial India proffers
American shipbuilding proposals? It is extremely dificult to decide, because not a keel has yet been laid, so far as I cau ascertain, of the vessels authorized, for immediate construction, under the mea.
marines The
dynasties." He declared that the use of allegiance not to Parliament or to her he industrial capacity of the her little son.
cement to hold the nation own Government, but to the Crown alone. Czar Nicholas is a simple and honest n dynasty as
Other nations seen, the King and Queen seated on the United States in shipbuilding an en- ginearing for excreck that of the intra though weakly obstinate mystic, who fell together was Powers. In other words, the Americans because he was ruled at mystic, who fell together was specific peculiarity of No one can doubt it who, as I love can, if they will, create new condition he is deeply attached. In this country, could preserve their unity without a rose-red wall of Delhi before revering at sea, and convince the German that at any rate, we must speak gently of the dynasty, but Germany could not do so. multitades, and saw the King ride forth
euro paased on August 29th last four and Austrian agents are being watched; their law of necessity is a ruinous anhappy Empresa. She is the daughter He even said with unctuous satisfaction alone amid mighty and applauding
a
the command of a dynasty to harry with fire and sword, and with his own hands to slaughter his German neighbours and kingfolks as a result of quarrels unintel-
Will the American Navy Department, know her best say she is more English obtained for arming merchantmen, Pre scout-craisers, twenty destroyers, three liminary measures for increasing the confronted with the cams danger as the than German, and was never pro-German. fleet submarinos, twenty-eight smaller sub-army have been taken, and preparations British Admiralty, adopt this policy fi Show is neurotic and to some extent, a matizes, and a variety of auxiliaries are being made for raising the personnel have some confidence that it will and victh of melancholia, and her one Contracts have recently been placed, of the fleet so as to enable reserve ships that within a few weeks, if the United passion is her boy. The only influendeligible to himself. though not without dihculty, for all to be commissioned Great business firms, States takes up the challenge Germany the scoundrel Rasputin had over her was
many times that if the Romanoffs fell tho those ships, excopt the quartet of battle East and craisers and three of the scout-cruisers, spirit. My are exhibiting a fine has thrown down, we shall learn of the that he pretended he could keep the child But Bismarck also believed in the trades! of them have offered to issue of orders arresting all work or in health by occult mente union of kingship, and he maintained The pro-German gang in Russia por Hohenzollerns would soon be in danger. batt e-cruisers on on
for the great snnded the Empress that unless the Duma None knew better than he that there was but practically no progress has been made. work for the State without proft, Mr- battleships
The explanation is extremely simple. Ford, of fame, among them. I have liners and on steamers ·
before me a list of scores of important lakes, on motor-cars and on sewing was mussled and the demand for popular another hide to German docility. He had The United States is suffering from
a result of the war in Europe. Anturican concerns who have volunteered machines. Thus a vast industrial organ. liberics suppressed Russia, would soon lived in the days of 1818, when the Berlin boom" as a host responsible Service to transform their work, at once so that zation will be get free, and a co-ordinated become a Republic. When the incited the mob formed the King and Queen of Programme put in motion that Czar to appoint reactionary Ministers Frussia to saluto in their own paince yard No Washington, has pointed out Sewing machine, piano, telephone, enn. will finally bring to fought the hope she thought she was saving the throne for the bloodstained bodies of slaughtered Journals, the Army and Navy Register," they may meet the demands of war.
vas, wire, and other manufacturers have which the Germans associate with their her son. Some of the men she favoured insurgents. Such a day may dawn again The shipbuilders have to contend with come forward and promised to do any illegal and inhumane campaign on peace are believed to have been in German pay in Berlin, and the abdication of Czar unparalleled obstacles, including the unthing which is required of them. Thereful commerce. This policy would not but she herself was thinking of the boy Nicholas may busten it precedented, constantly and suddenly has never before been such an outburst only serve American interests best, ever for sub advancing cost of material; the delay in of solid, practical patriotism as Ameri-if Cartungs were foolish enough lend and nothor else. the delivery of material; the difficulty in cans-and particularly the iron con Mexican ports for use as bases.
save small and obtaining railway transportation of that with Adustry and finance are now ex-marines, but it would
weak neutral States from being bought which is material; the high and constantly increas hibiting.
face to face with starvation, ang cost of trained labour at any price the increasing volume of merchant work
what Germany's policy involves fa hat attractive contract prices, which the
them. The people of the United States Government will not meet, and which the
have now an opportunity of doing in shipbuilders are not assuming that the
work in the cause of the whole uma
Government shall meet.
How can the United States defent Germany's intensified submarine war fare Not by building battleships and battle cruisers, or even such large scout cruisers as the open projected of 7100
fons. The Firat Lord of the Admiralty, family.
taken warning hat if he went unguarded he might be slain.
Our King reigne, but in the hearts of non le royaume pour le roi-Daily Mail. his people. Le roi pour le royaume, et
GERMAN DEFENCES ON THE
DUTCH FRONTIER
A correspondent writes the Gazette
foilande from bio castor zelte de The Germans have fortided the frontier region to a remarkable degree. At à dis tanco of about three hours walk beyond the Dutch frontier there is an elaborate
system of trenches, with strong concreto, chambers, some of them as large as eit. by 12ft. Nearer the frontier there are The quarrel of the British nation with ordinary single lines of trenches, with at The ghastly war, which is primarily the.
work of the megalomaniac Hohent governing authorities is that out of some places eightfold barbed wire barriers, foul wynasty is leading, men every mistaken Lehderness for a perversion of Along the main roads, however, nothing is
It contains 100 to where to reflect very gravely upon the the monarchical principle they have to be seen of these fortifications in 15 institution of kingship. Thats not the shielded the Hohenzollerns and the Haps. Himmelstal na artillery ground the make the fatal blunder of trying to check these rulers, They have told us that we tars." slightest doubt what the verdict of this burgood even the Baikan Kings, and laid out country will be unless the Government have obscured the anexable guilt of including heavy guns and 200 guns,
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