THE EMPIRE AND THE WAR GEN. SHUTS ON HIS CAMPAIGN
A HINT BY AIR 1. BORDEN:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 22ND. 1917.
BRITAIN.
"HOW ILL YOU LOOK!
BOME SOCIAL HUNS:
The gloom and depression of this inter-
THE GAY, HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL WORLD TURNS ITS BACK ON THE THIN FOLKS.
The thin Jobanie above needs Sargol
to the Constitutional position which has How was this done! Here I come to WHAT WAR HAS DONE TO arisen from the summoning of an Im the wider issue. It was done because the perial War Cabinet. The British Con-Boer War of 1898-1902 was supplemented, stitution is the most flexible instrument was complemented, or compensated by of government over devised. It is sur- one of the wisest political settlements
A SHREWD AMERICAN'S VIEWS.
[BY TWELLS" BEEX.] Sir Robert Borden and Lieut-General but they are not of a character to I hope that when in future you draw up Magazine of New York sent Mr. William with How well you are looking this
rounded by certain statutory limitations, over made in the history of this nation A few months ago the Metropolitan Smuts were the chief guests at a luncheon prevent the remarkable development to
Yesterday morning a friend greeted me at the House of Commons given recently which I shall allude. The office of Prime not forget the name of Sir Henry Camp in the United States on business, politi morning
a calendar of Empire builders you will Hard, a foremost journalistic authority by the Empin Parliamentary Associa- Minister, thoroughly recognised by the hell-Bannerman. He was not either incal, and social organization, to London He asked no favour, and declined my tion to the Overses Ministers attending gradually developed conventions of the tellectually or politically a superman, to find an answer to the question What immediate invitation to lunch; neverthe the Imperial War Conference,
Constitution, although entirely unknown but he was a wise man with profound is going to happen after the warf
lese his remark was probably insincere! Mr. Walfer Long, who presided, gave to the formal enactments of the law, is feeling and profound political instinct The first of Mr. Hard's articles is pub But if it was, it is the insincerity that the toast of The Oversen Minister. invested with a power and authority and he achieved a work in South Africshed in the April number of the 800s about the world seeking whom it He said he rejoiced that to our councils which under new conditions, demanding by one wise act of statesmanship which Metropolitan, and the subject or text er it is an lypocrisy that is a there had come not only, as before, repre-progress and development, are of in- has already borne, and will continue to appears to have been suggested by Lord more shining virtue than any candour, sentatives of our great self-governing estimable advantage. The recent exercise bear, the most far-reaching results in the Northcliffe at an interview he gave the minable winter have made carnival for which would help him to draw every Dominions, but also representatives of of that great authority has brought about history of this Empire (Cheers.) author. our great Empire of India (cheers), to
an advance which may contain the gorm whom he was confident the whole of the and define the method of Constitutional This completed what was begun in the "Been to the front 1 asked Lord those social Huns whose spice of life istom of strength, blood and nourishment United Kingdom would offer to a cordial development in the immediate future It Beer war, and it switched South Africa Northcliffe.
to go about telling their friends and from the food hook the and affectionate, welcome. He was one
acquaintances" How ill you look? The Sargol, to our mind, in most wonder of those who believed that the war had full measure of that advance has been British Empire again on to the righting to find out what's happening in wounds him with that sympathetic coming treatment in the World-stati
it only within the past few days that the again on to the right track and the
Not yet, anid Mr. Hard. I'm try man or woman who meets a friend and full, Flesh-Preducing and Weight Inerese: already taught us many lessons, and conenramated,
track, because, after all, the British England itself."
ment is a criminal against whose crime remedy based on the theory that excessive that the British Empire, strong and effective though it was before the wartory are sitting in London two Cabinets force, but on moral principles-on, prin- Look at it in this way: just put down murderer who walks ucpunished, Every Bert starches in your food are paning ont For the first time in the Empire's hie Empire is not founded an might or Excellent," said Lord Northcliffe, society has no protection and a spiritual thinness comes from imperfoot food smiti. Iation; that the sugars, fats, albumincidi would emerge from the struggle still both properly constituted and both exer- ciples of freedom, equality, and equity, the changes that are happening in the doctor knows that people in rediant ed alronger and presenting still greater in eising well-defined powers. Over each of
It is these principles which we stand
your body to-day just as live coal abakos fluences for good throughout the world. them the Prime Minister of the United for to-day as an Empire in this might Laglish people. That's what is going to health will feel ill if they are told that
Sir Robert Borden, who was received Kingdom presides. One of them is de struggle. Our opponent, the German for England. No matter what the they look ill, and will moreover, out of a wide grate when only parky oon details of peace may be, those changes in actually become ill. The social Huus waste with Bargol. Let this row-found with cheers, responded to the toast. He signed as the War Cabinet," which Empire. has never learned that lesson Britain are going to last changes in our knows this even more than the doctors treatment aid your poor disordered out
bumed. It's up to
to you Stop this fearful chiefly devotes itself to such questions yet in her short history. She still be institutions and over changes in our know it. The friend who tells you of kilter" intestinal machinery to turn Little more than 20 months have clapsod touching the prosecution of the war as
lieves that might is right that a military character. There are lots of them. Get that you look ill is the modern cloaked all this flesh-making food you put in your since I last addressed you. We had some primarily concern the United Kingdom machine is sufficient to govern the world them together."
bravo of the streets; his "friendship mouth ach day into its proper channele realisation, but hardly an adequate con The other is designated as the "Imperia! She has not yet realized that ultimately And that is what Mr. Hard has done is a mask and bis "sympathy" is a where your blood CAR Carry to
even then task which has cepcion en Jate of the tremendous fans
political government of the world ised border bet the Start but the winded Nothing delights these murderers to Pare of the body and turn is, inte hodita,
victories are moral and that even the he says at outact that war has moral government. The fundamental issue in this struggle in which we are engaged to-day is that the government of the world is not military and
said.
War Curiacketion, and parowidely put
it
Hundreds of people living in every corner It's not an experiment, this Bargol.
it. One laffy writes comme of England testify to its marvellous quali- I could
it has made them in a good sense of the word, softer am convinced that one reason why the English have not been bratsliged in that they have not been by militarized To have militarism it your step, and the plain joy of living hardly eat anything- and was not able to
dog. But the military are then being top dog io England to-day they were in August, 1014.****
much as to meet you on the top of some cheery morning, when the sparkin of life in your eye, the spring of energy in for it is a joy to
for the social Fun to meet a friend really in your face. It is dull any-day work poorly and to make him more poorly by
himself, gay with the world, sanguine thelling him how ill he looks, But
friend in obvious health, pleased with for his day of work and play. Here is
Bo he
these islands you have risen splendidly to its deliberations have been summoned re the need: we of the Dominions have presentatives of all the Empire's self. striven also to do our part. I then re governing Dominions, We meet there on minded you that 350,000 men had joined terms of equality under the presidency the colours in the oversen nations of the First Minister of the Unitedit cannot be brought about To-day I can tell you that not fewer than Kingdon; we meet there as equals. a military machine, but by the one million men in these Dominions have The Imperial War Cabinet as con-
of equity justice. fairness, and equality, taken up arms for the Empire. The stituted to-day has been summoned for such as have built up this Empire. Canadian Expeditionary Force Europe then numbered 75,000; to-day I stated, which involve questions of the Germany started enormously strong and
indefinite and specific purposes, publicly You see the effects of this already ara proad to tell you that Canada has most vital concern to the whole Empire, preponderant is military strength over tribunals which administer the Compul
To illustrate this he describes sent forth to aid the Allied cause more With the constitution of that Cabinet a the world. What have we seen? Simply ory Service Acts. The tribunals he con than 225,000 men... Our total enlistments new era has dawned and a new page of because we have a just and good cause siders the most English institutions he
a stout craft to be holed, and the social exceed 400,000, and in the Canadian history has been written. Te is not for and simply because she has been trying has aver seen in England. They are Expeditionary Force alone more than me to prophesy es to the future signi to back her way through in a military militarism They are not appointed by sort of Hun feels when he peers at the ridiculous from the standpoint of Hun feels the same thrill as the other 300.000 men have left the shores of our fiance of these pregnant events; but scuse, one country after another had the Army, they are not appointed even mirror of his periscope and sees a liner Dominion Their achievement under the those who have given thought and energy dropped away from her. Two of her by the nation Labour is given adequate laden with women and children. sternest test has been splendidly worthy to every effort for full Constitutional own treaty nations have dropped away representation; so is very other important plante himself in your fairway; he greets of the traditions which are their development of the oversen nations may from her, and to-day, almost all over local interest. They automon the prospec you effustively, "Good morning. How heritage. (Cheers.)
be pardoned for believing that they the world, you will find the nations tive soldier before, Leem. They summon are you? Poor old fellow ! Have you discern therein the birth of new coming together against her America the Army representative, who has no vote, had an illness? You are looking very and greater Imperial Commonwealth. has not yet declared war. Nobody knows but is there simply to argue for the Army drawn.” (Cheers.)
what America may do, but I say that if no barrister in court. The decision is America does not go into this war to-day, made by an assemblage of local civilian she will go in tomorrow, because the interests. Yet, as he points out, although German attitude will force her sooner the English are notually administering or later into open conflict. That is what national conscription on a sort of local Germany has achieved by the principle option basis, the Army does, somehow for which she is fighting. I am sure, il get the men. we continue to found our issuc on those high principles that have actuated us so far through the history of the world, the end is certain and Germany is already defcated (Cheers) Morally and politically the is already defeated, and all that remains now is the final issue on the field of battle,
There is not time nor is this the occa sion to dwell upon the phases of the war since my last visit to England. The most recent had its inception on the first day of February last in the aftempt to
starve into submission the people of these islands by the ruthless sinking of all ships entering a wide ocean area round the United Kingdom. I am wholly con fident that this attempt will fail, but I com equally confident that to ensure such failure the people of the Empire, and especially the people of these islands, must realize that the peril is a substan-
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GENERAL SMUTS' REPLY,
Lieutenant General Smuts also replied to the toust, and was loudly cheered on rising to speak He said
I feel on this occasion that South Africa is not putting her best foot for ward. (Laughter and cheers.) I could wish that General Botha was bore to-day to be bracketed with Sir Robert Borden in reply to the toast of the Dominions, but unfortunately he could not be here. He is bearing a burden in South Africa I speak in no despondent mood, but which no other man can bear, and it is as one disposed to face realities. The musfortune in a certain sense that enemy are staking everything upon this have to take the place of my right hon. Aast throw of the dice. All their energies friend. We feel profoundly grateful to being concentrated upon this you, Mr. Long, for the references you year's campaign, whether on Iand have mula to the effort of the Dominions up on gea. Any lagging of our in this war. No doubt, it is a great spirit, lack of effort - disas effort. But I must Frankly confess that trous at any time would he fatal what has improsted me far more pro alow Consider any sacrifice or self-foundly in this war is the effort and the deninl, however stem, which the need spirit of the United Kingdom. may impose upon those at home, how do When we consider that the nation was not meant for a war of annexation, that it was a nation built on peace institu tions and founded on a peaceful basis and not intended for such a crisis ng has overwhelmed the world now, I say that the effort that has been made by this nation is one which almost surpasses the imagination of the world. That effort, I think, and the spirit which is oven greater than the effort, are the pledge of certain success in the future. I am as sure as I can be of anything that this spirit which the British nation has developed is such that all will be well in the end, however, hard is may be before the end colaes
these compare with the privation, the danger, the suffering, and, too often, the supreme sacrifice of those who hold the lines in France or elsewhere in the great theatres of war. If any of us should chance to be despondent let him go for confidence to the men in the trenches. If for a moment he lacks heart, let him go to the wounded in the hospitals for courage. If we seek a standard for the nation's spirit, let us remember the dis cipline and heroism of the men who lined up on the deck of the Tyndureus when she was sinking an
INDUSTRIAL RE-BIRTH.
You hate him, but you must not wince.
You can only smile forcedly and say, I feel well enough? Take care of Well, my looks evidently belie me, for yourself, for you don't look it, he says,
stabbing you again, an
He bids you good-bye and leaves you wondering. Am I really well? Old Thugson looked quite scared at my looks, Now I come to think of it, I feel rotten feeling-and that little breeze this morn Specks in the eyes, that beastly tired ing at breakfast time. It's all very well But there's no irritability without a of one's wife to talk about irritability. pathological cause. In half an hour'e time, of course, you are really looking
**Hun bas done this work. I often wonder But the trustfulness which was domin whether he keeps a case book with ant in England in 1909 has departed items like this Met Brex, Strand, The present indications are that never 11.45 bowling along like a four-year-old again in our lifetime will any representa Stopped him. Gave usual prescrip tives of England put their names to any Immed result. Called again his office document which would place new impedit p.m. for further treatment if necess menta in the way of the old, thoroughly Not necess. Gone home ill. Hurrah! humane, but genuinely effective, unabated use of English aca-power "OH
--11.
Mr Hard has a good deal to say about the Declaration of London. It was the climax, he says, to the trustful period tentang signing of it by England, the in English international history. The final rejecting of it by England, and the I do not hide from myself that the explain mach in the character of the premunt loathing of it by England will Position is a grave one that the Center English people. If ever there was Empires are an enormously strong, mia pro-German document it was not Mr tary combination, and when I speak Wilson's Peace Note it was the Declara and really feeling ill. The social ultimate victory I do not hide from tion of London.” myself that we have hard work in front of us and that there are difficult times ahead of us. There is no doubt, after the long time the war has lasted almost three years--and the exhaustion which as overtaking Contist Europe, that they cannot continue much longer and that by the autumn that is now before them they will probaby make their maximum military effort. They are fouting the The war has given England's industries Opinion of the world in a way they have a new speed new enthusiasm for never done before, and in a way which organization, investigation, and educa suggests that they must try hard at any tion really almost a new life," says cost to achieve some result this summer Mr Hard If ever there was a case of As to the submarine campaign, I am a Phonix rising from its ashes it is the fully convinced that that campaign in case of this England, the mother of not going to settle this war. - At the best modern industry, very old and very tired, it is, as it were, a raid on our wide rising from the pyre of war again renew Empire communications The raids willing its youth be severe from sime to time and will I have seen a battleship of first-class inconvenience us very seriously, but they size and of more than first-class engine Mr. Hard's last change as be puts it, will not lead to our defeat: No raid on power steaming to the Grand Fleet ready reaches out to both sides of the Equator lines of communications ever yet led to for action on the twentieth day of the and into both hemispheres to give the the defeat of any Empire in the world: twenty-first month from the day or which whole world intimately a dew spectacle This summer I think we shall probably the draivings for her were, received by and a new example. The war has pre- see the submarine effort on which Ger- the shipyard (The italics are Mr.sented the British Empire with the many is relying fail in its intention, Hard's,):
opportunity of making the world's first and then, earlier than many of us think, The war has produced am in great experiment in international govern we shall hear of peace again
England which Mr. Hard calls the scientific management idea unknoWB
The num
over-xos soldiers of the Empire two years ago. The industrial future of have made a deep impression on him. He England is he considers, an assured, sees in them different peoples, not success 16-hud, no chance in 1914 Now hastle, much friendlier than really for it has been created off-hand, almost as tignations could ever be to one another side-inate, while the air is still full of and yet ssentially and permanently different. He differentiates between the by an England really energized"
thecon
an ideal compromise. He conceives that Labour might say in effect -Very well. habits. We will recept now arrangements We will modify, we will shandon old
for increased output. We will put our backs into our jobs. It will be a case of Britons all. But you will have to take us into a genuin joint control of wages, hours, and other
Trade conditions. directors. unionists will have to sit on boards of
Germany's soul her people must be Australia has been almost more maga-thinking on this difficult and most im M Hard believes that the war hos democrete stralianadian
servative" and
arkazes and their occupancy of conquered should never be forgotten. New Zealand,much larger and more diverse problem output and on employment on The problem, according to Mr. Hard.
world conscience which commands and has made a magnificent effort, with a
that each of the five cations wishes to
be
The German people are fighting with desperation under the belief, engendered and fostered by their military autocracy, With regard to the · Dominions-wo that we seek to crash Germany and to have listened to the very cloquent, and terminate her national existence No wise speech which Sir Robert Borden has such purpose over was or could be in made, and it is certainly a marvellous the mind of the British people. It is effort which has been made by the impossible to crush in that sense a nation Dominions. Is it not a wonderful thing of 70 millions. Beyond comparison Ger that the Dominion of Canada by herself many was at the beginning of the war has made an effort almost equal, if not the most powerful military State in the quite equal, to that made by Great world's history: Any idea of successful Britain in the Boer War! Here you On the future Constitution of the aggression against her was unthinkable, have an outlying nation of the Empire. Empire I do not want to speak at any Confident in that strength, the German which has raised almost half a million length, I do not think this is the time nation, following blindly the behests of men. in the course of this war. I am or that it is necessary to do so, but I militarism, entered upon this war for credibly informed that in proportion think one word of caution should be world domination. For the health of to her wide population, the effort of expressed great deal of political taught before it ends that military ag firent. As regards the Empire of India portant of all subjects has already put British labour in a position in which Bression is neither a legitimate nor a I cannot speak, but I can tay, as one been done in the United Kingdom, it may take a longer and quicker stride more like the Americans, the demo profitable business enterprise; that world who has commanded thousands of Indian and a great literature is growing up toward industrial democracy than has cratic but more disciplined New domination is impossible that treaties troops in one of our campaigns, that around it in this country. Let me give ever before been taken anywhere." It Zenianders, the South Africans who ge are sacred, that the public conscience of never wish to command more loyal you ons word of warning. In thinking began when, as he points out, the trade the Dutch language in London und in the world will not permit the rape of braver, and better troops, (Cheers.) The of this matter, do not try to think of unions of Great Britain stepped up to the their official State documents-a double- amall, weak nations, will not tolerate the Indian troops who are now breaking up existing political institutions which have altar of the war and placed on it a charactered nation, as he calls them.
lengurgod, horrible methods of barbarity which have the Turkish Empire in Mesopotamia are been evolved in the course of European their
“double-blooded, double- hard won rules, rights and characterized the passage of the German making a contribution to the war which developments. The British Empire a privileges, all their restrictions * territory; and, finally, that there is the most British of all the Dominions, than anything we have seen hitherto, an Can Grouse a force sufficient to subdue small population of a little more then a the sort of Constitution we read about in any untion that runs amok. The lesson million, he has raised approximately books, the sort of political alphabet German, people of the Allied nations will we might all well be proud (Cheers:) by, does not apply and would not solve must be thoroughly learned by the 100,000 men. This is all effort of which which has been elaborated in years gone
We have gathered together here from What can I modestly say about South not follow precedents, but make them. the ends of the earth to take counsel with Africa (Laughter and cheers,) We (Cheers.) you of the Mother Land upon the needs started this war with an internal con We see growing up before us a great of the situation so as better to co-ordinate vulsion in the country. Unlike any other number of strong free nations all over our common effort and consummate our parts of the Empire, we first bad to set the Empire. Nobody wants to limit the common purpose. When first I spoke to our own house in order. That was done power of self-government. No single you in 1918 1 tonk leave to put forward (Cheers) We secured peace and quiet man outside a lunatic asylum wants to certain views respecting future con in South Africa, and to-day the German force these young nations into any par atitutional relations. Two years ago I flag, except in a small and fever ridden ticular mould All that we want is the emphasized the same considerations with district, is not flying south of the maximum of freedom and liberty the ove dwelling upon them. The purpose Equator. You have to remember-I do which I then had at heart still remains not want to be parochial, but the case of young nations of the Empire, and machi stedfast. It may be that in the shadow South Africa is significant for our whole nory that will keep all these nations of the war we do not clearly realize the position in this war--we must remember together in the years which are before measure of recent constitutional develop that, unlike the other Dominions, this them. I am sure if we disabuse our ment. I shall not attempt to anticipate work was done by a Dominion the minds of precedents and preconceived by any conclusion-which may be reached by majority of whose white population is ideas we shall evolve, m the course of MODEL OF A WORLD-STATE, AS | the Imperial War Conference now sitting, not British but Dutch, You have to re- years, the institutions and machinery In the meantime Labour is silent, and in London, & conference embracing India, member that aulv 15 years ago a very that will meet our officulties. I am still makes no proposal, and so, despite the now for the first time taking her place large portion of this population was full of courage (Cheers.) Even as an fact that England to compete must be at the national council of Empire. fecked in deadly conflict with the British optimist I am encouraged and inspired efficient, are faced with the possibility well & all the great Dominions except Empire. And when you bear in mind be the spirit which I have seen in this that after the war has entled Capital may Australia, whose absence is deeply re these facts and see what has been island since I came here and I think be bound by the Government's pledge and gretted
achiernd, I think you will agree with that that even more than anything else 14 required to hand over to Labour its me that Bonth. Africa has done her share, a pledee of the victory which lies before pound of Resh, But Mr. Hard pictures and more than her share. (Cheers ) 18. (Chears.
(Costinued at foot of new columns)
have taken sy arms in vain.
Without further reference to the Im perial War Conference I address myself
The same applies to Newfoundland,
solve
In thousands of factories all over Great be independent Nevertheless, each wants Britain there was a revolution to methods an Imperial foreign policy for war and
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left to Britain alone. Therefore, to F10 pledge from Parliament in the Munitions union on Imperial Parliament, or Int
But the new revolution ja in the hands vant secessione and repetition of the of Labour, for labour has obtained Colonial War of 1812 there must be a new Inter- Act which can be misunderstood or dis national Government. In other words, regarded. The words of the Treasury he writes, “the thing in view might be Minister and the Labaar, representatives World-State. Egreement made between the Prime called a sketch or a model for a final And he sees in this last in March, 1915, are incorporated in the chang in British life the profoundest Act,, and they run as follows:"Any world change wrought by the war, departure during the war from the practices ruling in our workshops, ship- yards, and other industries prior to the war shall be only for the period of the war maximum of self development for the. In other words," as Mr. Hard explains everything must be put back just as it was before, back into the old lough of slackness as far as Labour is concerned, if Labour says so
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