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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} RUSSIA'S EAGER SEARCH AFTER TRUTH.
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LONDON, June 11th. PACIFICISTS FOR PETROGRAD,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH, ⠀ 1917.
SPANIARDS AND THE WAR.
ENTENTOPHIL MEETING IN
MADRID.
DEMAND FOR INTERVENTION.
HEROIC DEEDS OF ERSITIE REGIMENTS.
"BATTLEFIELD OF GOLD,"
[FROM PHILIP OIBES.]
THE REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIAN SOLDIER.
| THE DIFFICULTY OF SPEAKING OF- THE ARMY AS A WHOLE.
For some weeks past we have all been asking ourselves, What is the Russian Army going to do?" and it has been The Russian soldier was always to a great impossible to ånd a satisfactory answer:
extent an incalculable creature; and in his new conditions he is more so than ever. How difficult it is to speak posi- Lively of the army as a whole (says The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd correspond ent), is clear from the report which was made to the Imperial Duma early last month by three of its members-Messrs. Gronski, Demidoff, and Duroff-and from bore witness. They had just returned the remarkable insidents to which they
from a tour of inspection among the troops of the 8th Army Corps, had had opportunities of associating both with officers and soldiers.
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A muss meeting in the Bull Ring at It seems a strange thing that men who Madrid, on May 27th, which had been, are fighting in the greatest and bloodiest convened to protest against the outrageswar in the world's history should meet on committed by German submarines on the edge of battlefields with remarks about There has been a mild kind of storm in peaceful Spanish vessel, attracted the fine weather and blue sky above them, Press and Parliament over the visit of Gathering of 20,000 people. People at-That sounds very English, and a kind of British Socialists to Russia. The plain, tended from all parts of the country, pose, but it is true of the Scots also, and straightforward Briton hua Д well and over ninely workmen's associations of the Irish and Welsh, Australians and grounded distrust of the Bamsay Mac were represented.
Canadians. The truth is that the beauty Donald type of Englishman; and place were inscriptions bearing the names
Round the mess of these May days is to intense and won seemed perfectly incredible that the of the Spanish ships which have been derful, after the cold grey winter and the Foreign Office intended to issue a passport sunk by the pirates. It was, in fact, an sudden rush of spring, that men are to him in particular. But on that point imposing demonstration, and on all sides startled by it and find it outrageously there was no room for doubt. Hence the it is held to be a most significant indica cruel that death and blood and pain
should be thrust into such vigorous protests. It is well that the tion of the opinion of the masses of the Once in history two Kings met in a field
a setting matter was cleared up promptly, for a Spanish nation. good many wild rumours were afcat as
of France between silken tents and on Señor Gallos, Señor Azcarte, and other strips of tapestry laid upon the grass, 40 proceedings, and among the speakers were called from every age of schoolboys the Beñor Albornoz, Señor Simarro, Señor Field of the Cloth of Gold. Out here in Lerroux, and Setor Melquiades. All
France now there is a field of honorr the speakers were much applauded. The stretching for more than a hundred miles resolutions passed were as follow:-~ |hold by British soldiers, and that is a and isolated from the European conflict.
1. Spain cannot resuain indifferent to trus field of the cloth of gold, for overy. where behind the deep belt of cratered 2. Spain must decide upon ber interland, so barren and blasted that no seed national policy toward Great Britain and of life is left in the soil, there are miles the other Allies.
ground where gold grows wonderfully brilliant in the warm sunshine of these days. It is the gold of densely growing dandelions and of buttercups in great battalions. They cover the wreckage of old trenches, and blooms in patches of ground between the powdered fragments of brick and stone work which are still called by the names of old villages swept Seftor Albornoz said that the meeting
off the face of the earth by great bombard- had for its object to affirm the soldarity out here now, the landscape in which our ments. If we wish to picture our Army of Spain with the nations which were
men are fighting-and they like to think struggling for liberty, with martyred you want to do so-you must think of Belgium, with Great Britain, and with them marching along roads sweet-scented all the nations of the Spanish race. with loo and apple blossom, and over Señor Ovejero, the Socialist leader, said those golden fields to the white edge of that the moment had come for Spain the dead land. They are hot under their with dust, s0 (Chereporate herself with Europe. that these white masks like a legion Deputies attended a soldier urged that Señor Castrovido, Republican deputy, of pierrots, and on their steel helmets the the term of furlough should be extended said that Spanish democracy wanted sun shines brazenly. But there is a soft and a larger proportion of men given peace, but on condition that Kuiseris breeze blowing, and as they march leave of the same time. This called forth was vangoished. "This is not,"
through the old French villages showers immediate protests from a large number declared, a war
of tiny white petals are blown them from of those present, who turned to the De- European civil war between militarism wedding feast, though it is for this dance not
of nations, but a the wayside orchards, like confetti in a puties with the entreaty:"Please do and civilisation."
report that to the Provisional of death called war. And these hot, dusty Government. Do not put us to shame,” soldiers of ours, closed about by guns and Señor Pallares, speaking for Federal
mulo teams and transport columns, surg- Republicans, said that was was a crimeing conselessly along the highways to the for him who provoked it but a right for freshing shadows of green woods set upon front, drink with their eyes the cool, re- him who found himself obliged to defend the hill sides, where the sun plays upon himself with arins. When such grave the new leaves with a melody of delicate problems were placed before the world colour music, and spreads tapestries of non helligerent nations had no right to light and shade across sweeps of grase maintain a Woral neutrality. Señor land all interwoven with flowers of Unamono declared: "We must defend France, ourselves in order to avoid other nations being obliged to come and defend us for their defence. If neutrality a vatrance persists, many of us Spaniards who are not Republicans will have to place our selves under the flag of a Republic." He concluded by calling for cheers for a free and worthy Spain.
3. Owing to the outrages committed by Repears that the Petrograd Clovemment Germany upon Spain's neutrality Spain are particularly anxious to hear the viewast break diplomatic relations with of political minorities in the country. that nation and accept all the conse Moreover, they specially asked for men.quences which may arise from the attitude bers of the I.L.P. to visit Petrograd. In which Spain finds herself obliged to adopt
in defence of her dignity face of this, without otherwise running the risk of creating a wrong impression abroad, the Government here could not refuse to allow even representatives of cranks, faddists, doctrinaires and all the other political curiosities (largely com- posed of middle-class people) who style themselves the Independent Labour Party to proceed to Russia
NO LACK OF COUNBELIERS
The Committee of Soldiers' and Work men's Delegates, who seem to rule things in Russia in these days, apparently, believe that in a multitude of counsellers thore is wisdom. Being anxious for guidance, it is natural they should turn to the great Democratic lands in the West to learn how heat they may use their newly-found freedom. But I am afraid, when they have heard all sides and all parties by means of delegates, the rulers of Russia will be confounded. Even out one and only Mrs. Pankhurst wants to get to Petrograd. The position is aptly summed up in the following lines: By countless friends of Liberty
1 see the Russian sore distrest,
I
Tilt his condition, being free,
Seoms worse than when he was opprest;
Though Tsardom may be in its grave, He has na yot no guiding star, For since he ceased to be a slave
Ke simply "dunno w'ere 'e are,”
A thousand voices, rècommend
A thousand ways to play the goat, And more than one insistent friend Betrays a markedly German note; But though they seem to him so kind,
These wildest. wiliest men of all, The more they push him from behind
The likelier he is to fall.
HUGE MEAT FEOFITA.
(Cheore.)
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The deputies include in their report the following account of a dramatic scene in the quarters of one battalion, on the grounds that it had been too long which had refused to go to the trenches at the front, though, as afterwards appeared, the real reason was that it The Deputies addressed the soldiers, was dissatisfied with some of its officers. urging them to do their duty, and point- ing out that, even if their demands were just, it was impossible to conjure troops from the rear into the spot at once to take their places. Though they admitted that this argument was reasonable, the men still refused to budge. The De puties then, in order to show that they were not asking others to do what they were not prepared to do themselves, an-
nounced in the presence of the whole regiment, their wish to enter it as volun-
privations of the firing line, teers and share with it the dangers and
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HELL AMID FLOWERS. Our soldiers do not walk blindly through this beauty. It calls to them, these men of Surrey and Kent and Devon, these Shropshire lads and boys of the Derbyshire. dales, and at night in their camps before turning in to sleep in tents Señor Melquiades said that Spain must and the fading blue of the sky, and listen they watch the glow of the Western aun define her attitude towards the war. to the last song of birds tired with the That meeting was evidence of the national joy of the day, and are drugged by the dignity which came to defend Spanish scent of closing flowers and of green honour against reactionary machinations. wheat growing so tall, so He asked for a neutrality sympathetic behind the battlefields.
quickly tail, with the Allies. We do not wish to themselves like flowers in the darkness, These tents are
Turning to the commander of the Lord Devonport has resigned as Food preach war." he said; "we do not want when candlelight gleams through their regiment, the Depaties begged him to Controller, and his able deputy in the war, but as patriots we cannot tolerate canvas, and at night the scene of war is admit them into its ranks, undertaking House of Commons, Captain Bathurst, attacks on the dignity of Spain."" lit up star shells and vivid flashes of to submit themselves to the full measure has broken down in health. The per-
A party of eutralists created an inter-light as great shells fall and burst beyond of military discipline, and obey the sense of the Department is undergoing ruption in the amphitheatre, and the the zone of tents where the British sol- orders of all their superiors in grade reconstruction, and the policy is in the great uproar that ensued prevented Señor diers crouch in holes and burrow deep down. to the non-commissioned officers. melting-pat. There is no task more Melquiades for a time from continuing into the earth. It is under the blue The commander replied, his eyes brim thankless in the whole Kingdom than that his speech. When tranquillity was re-sky of these days and in this splendoar ming with tears, that he could not take performed by the responsible head of the stored Setor Melquiades added that of spring-time that English boys and upon himself to refuse the request of Ministry of Food. No matter what a France and Italy knew that Spain's young Boots go into the firca of hell. Controller does he is sure to upset some enthusiasm was with the Allies, and that where quite close to them the birds still Imperial Duma," and assigned them to our dear guests and members of the rested interest. Apart from that, the if obstacles existed they would disappear. sing, as I heard the nightingale, amidst
The three Deputies consumers are many, their demands are Señor Lerroux said:
the crash of gunfire. They were Shrop the first company. insistent, and their gratitude may be deaned as a lively sense of favours to Left against Right, as has been shown battle on one of these recent occasions when had been visibly melting, and when they We are confronted by a problem of hire lads of the King's Shropshire Light were speedily furnished with uniforms,
Infantry who helped to turn the tide of and took their places in the ranks.
All this time the mood of the soldiers by the Russian revointion and the inter- there was savage fighting through several There is talk of doing away with the vention of the United States, which have days and nights. The officer in command Food Controllership altogether and com- given the world the highest example of of one of their companies found a ruined word the remnants of their obduracy saw the Deputies were as good as their mitting the care of the national Jarder idealism of modern times. Our Govern village in front of him still held by the vanished completely. The
"executive to a committee or a board. It is not ment has declared, neutrality without enemy when our troops assaulted it. committee" of the regiment hurriedly clear, however, how that would help consalting the people. It must tell the They were working their machine guns extemporised a meeting, as the result of suntters. The chief weakness disclosed is, people who is responsible for our neu- and taking another body, as pointed out in a previous article, that trality. The sovereignty of the people,Come on, Shropshires," shouted the all his colleagues, addressed to the dele- of infantry. which one of the men, in the name of the Department is slow to move to check the democracy of Spain, must in future young officer, and his boys followed him gates a speech, imploring them profiteering, and that when it does act shape the policy of the country. (Loud They worked round the Bank of the vil abandon their plan. "If you reconnection with abore Steamer are hereby it as content with half measures. The cheers.)
NONSIGNEES of Cargo from Havre, &c., in lage, cut off ninety of the enemy, and cap with us as simple soldiers," he said, Eprice of meat has now attained the dimer-
After the assemblage had left the build-ared them, and thereby enabled other they will be able to say that you had informed that their Goods with the exception *pply to mions of a public scandal. "Why," ing where the meeting was held in per-troops to get forward. says the angry head of the house con fectly orderly manner, neutralists again Shropshire officers went out with only a do our duty. That would stamp
One of these to join us in order to persuade us to of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being fronted with the butcher's bill Why attempted to create disturbances, but the few nies 200 yards bevond the front line the brand of shame for the mistake we allow prices to rise to 120 per cent. ?. police easily dispersed the demonstrators, that night, and took twenty prisoners in have made. Wo beg you not to insist on He cannot, of course, discover any legiti-
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On a May night, when all the sky was trenches, but even this the soldiers blazing with fire, it was the Royal Scots would not permit. In the end, the regi who held part of the line against heavy mont fell upon its knees once more, this was asked to do and yet he has not faintly visible in a starlit sky. Once a ing against great odds.
counter-attack. The man had been fight time in prayer, and then marched off Many of them to the position allotted to it without a bomb was dropped-in a field, as it hop had fallen, and the wounded were suffer | murmur, The latest development of Hun air. penedo couple of hundred yards away. only the wounded but the unwounded, and question, What is the Russian army ing horribly. Thirst tortured them, not No wonder it is difficult to answer the Having the nocturnal murder-craft so. raida over England by aeroplanes in often, and seen so much evidence of their there was no chance of water coining going to do!” broad daylight is a confession of the devilish work in other places they attack except for the gallantry of the adjutant absolute failure of Zeppelins for theed, I have become a fatalist over raids. If the Royal Scots away back at the
through the hellish barrage. No chance purposes of the enemy against us. In
battle fair weather the mammanth gas-bags are and that this is a feeling generally shared headquarters, where heavy crimps were they dug a line close to the German post- chiefly of value as scouts for a naval the days with regard to attack from bursting. He guessed his men craved for tion, and all through a day and night of having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees force; for other war purposes. being so abandoned coming by night and are to take it to them, going through all the tacks and under an infernal shell-fire being landed at their risk into the hazards wripiton
the air. Now that the Huns have water, and he risked almost certain death tragic fighting held it against strong at of Cargo by her are motifed that all Goods are made HART vulnerable, they are practically useless coming by day the belief is that if you fire with a few carriers and by a miracle The humble roof which shelters me when are tated to be killed you will be. Any untouched. This same adjutant went out men are fighting like that. And when Fong, and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown Coth the foeight in give: Exão politiani Day after day, night after night, our and/or extra hasardons Gódowns of the HongOualioms and Enparukikiowa, "komitmu vil I am at home is in an old-world town in the country some thirty miles north east and no evidence among the civil popula heavy fire to the reorganised advanced given a rest they come back across those Hild, whence and or from the wharven delivery 'conditions. In China, maka ** Omena
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