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THE MESOPOTAMIA MUDDLE LORD LANSDOWNE AND THE "ONE-MAN SHOW."
Lord Crewe, who was Secretary "for India at the opening of the campaign and a member of Mr. Asquith's War Cabinot during the Ctesiphon-Kut period, opened The Mesopotamiin debate in the House of Lovels. His speech of an hour and a half was in the nature of a personal explona-
tion.
JAPAN COINING FOR RUSSIA IMPORTANT WORK OF JAPANESE
MINT.
The Imperial Japanese Mins not year was the most strenuous of all since the institution was founded, becausei the mint was asked to coin the remark- ably increased amount of bullion brought home from Europe and America, while it rendered efficient assistance to the Allies by coining a large aimount of ausiliary coins..
WORK DAY AND NIGHT,
THOSE FREE AND EASY DEMOCRATS!
A REVOLUTION CHAMBERMAID:
SPORT.
BOXING.
THE LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.. [By Alexander M. Thompson, the well-known Bocialist Editor of the
Local boxore will be interested in the Clarion, who is acting as Special Corfollowing commentary on the World' respondent of The Daily Mail in Rus Lightweight Championship, which chang-
Of all the pooples I have lived withed hands in America just over a month ago, when the great little Freddy Welsh- these Russians are by far the most essen-
of the same nationality as the Premise- tially democratic.
was knocked out by "Beory" Leonard. The commentary, which is as follows is taken from the Fleet Review:--
The acquisition of the lightweight title
Everybody talks to everybody with as The Government of India know all
complete freedom from class distinotion about the possibilities," he said, "but
as the sparrows. There is no suggestion were very desirous that no steps should be taken until Turkey was involved. We
The plant of the mint was operated to of servility, of superiority. The pheno discussed the whole business with the Comits fullest extent either by abolishing all menon of political discussions by motley by "Bonny" Leonard as a result of his
ittee of Imperial Defence, with the holidays or by enlarging daily working
recent knockout victory over Freddy Admiralty, the War Office, and Lord hours (says the Japan Advertiser), Sonoroups in the Nevaky, Prospekt is
to the Kitchener. That disposes of the imputa- times hands were asked to work day and marvel without precedent and a wonder Welsh adds the cleventh amis
undisputed list of championship holder' tions made against General Sir. E. night without rest. The total value of without end..
the discretion, breadth of view, and de70,93,020, most of which
wae Y30
さい
Barros, and I cannot speak too highly of gold coins minted during the year was Last night 1. listened through the in this class since 1872. Arthur Cham- votion to duty of that, distinguished year the increase comes up to Y:43,003,020,tween a recalcitrant common soldier and knuckło pugilists to establish his claim to Compared with the provious medium of an interpreter to a debate bebers was the first of lightweight bare
an expedition to China.
pieces.
in foreign commerce.
DI
and
officer. He and I had full discussions
The increase in gold coins was brought man whose garb in England would have every day, and 1 understand that the about by the increased inflow of gold betokened a superior person, but whose the premier position in this class when he Edwards in Canada system continued when Mr. Chamberlain bullion as the result of the wax prosperity tone here was that of a kindly father to defeated "Billy"
Chambers is gen succeeded nie.
In the case of an obstinate son. The argument was keen September 4th, 1872.
but, as in all cases, perfectly tempered erally accorded the title until 1881, when Knowing what I know now, I should auxiliary money the reason was the inThe bourgeois plooded that the cause of he retired and was succeeded by Jack do again everything precisely as I did creased demand for small change the Allies was the cause of the Revolution Dempsey. The latter soon grew too heavy then. The suggestion that the Govern account of the briskness of domestic com ment of India was lukewarm about the merce. The total of small coins was put and Liberty The soldier affably demur and advanced to the welter weight divi He reigned supres until compaign was not accurate. As the at Y-3,000,000 at first, but Inter it was red. Two ladies in the crowd intervened.sion, being succeeded in turn by Jack
private" telegrams between the Secre enlarged 7,000,000, the actual result asking the soldier if he was not a volua McAuliffe
boing of manufacturo.
Y.6,704,004.70, teor
The soldier pleaded guilty, but 1803, when he retired undefeated, being tary of State and the Viceroy, the advan-The increase over the preceding year smilingly declared that he did not know the last of the lightweight champions to inge was that they passed through fewer comes up to Y.5,883,439.70.
why he had joined. One of the ladies lay aside the gloves without blemish bands and thus time was saved. There
Besides nickel coins of V.200,019.05 suggested that it was to defeat that Ger-upon his record
"Kid" Lavigne then took up the title, man militarist which was the supreme, was, too, the risk of leakage. Some of the copper pieces
of Y.250,023,035 Wore massages contained Cabinet orders for the turned over to assist retail trades, danger to the world's peace and freedom. and it was not until 1899 that. Frank Erao movement of troops. He quoted as a the whole figures being, roughly speaking. The soldier objected that he did not see wcoated the honors from Lavigne is a Some precedent, what was done in the case of the increase over the preceding year when uch difference after all between being twenty-round battle at Buffalo,
three years later Joe Gans knocked out not much of them was minted. Of all uppressed by Prussian militarism
Erne in a round, and for six years was these kinds of legal tender Y.87,709,360 by English capitalism.
Always English capitalism" and generally conceded the championship, Britt also claimed it English capitalism"! Always the same although have been put in circulation.
Jiy answor. Always English capitalism, when Gans would not make the weight for The Department of Finance reports am assured that this popular fear of our him after he had stopped Erae in seven that during 1915 and 1916, it coined exploitation is quite new product born rounds. In the meantime Batiling 106,607,000 pieces of Russian coins of vague rotorrs obviously made in Ger. Nelson was rapidly gaining prominence Lord Crews then came to the central aggregating Rs. 21,800,000. The Russian many as to England's rapacious terms of in the division, and after defeating Britt part of the report," the order for the ad.comas made in Japan in 1915 were only usury on the money advanced to Russia, challenged Gans. He lost the first battle vange on Baghdad. He said the strength 5,333,500 pieces amounting to Rs. 800,000 Anyhow, it is universal. Would it not followed with two knockout victories over on a foul in the forty-second round, but of the Turkish Army was underestimated, and the rest was made in 1910.
be well for the British Government to All our cafumitié, "were founded on misin-
issue a precise official statement as to the formation, much of it coming from Egypt.
The receipt by the Mint of bullion was conditions of the loans General Nixon could be charged with no record-breaking. Gold received amounted
Nelson's reign lasted two years, the thing more than excessive enterprise.to 16,858.3288 "kwamme while silver re- Another example of Russian immunity 22nd, 1910, at the end of forty rounds of Dane losing to Ad Wolgast on February Lord Crewe insisted that the advance onceived amounted to 30,204.87817 kwamme from what vulgar friends in London call vicious fighting when he was both blind Baghdad was a political enterprise. Compared with the preceding year both side " was vouchsafed to me to-day in and helpless, but still on his feet, and “War i politics. I was always on the figures are remarkable in the magnitude meeting the secretary of a Minister whom aide of caution until it was definitely of increase, the former being 11,290.90764 I lately visited. The secretary had just from further punishment. On November the referee stopped the battle to save him shown that we were stronger than any larger while the latter is 10,888.90988 returned from Helsingfors, where he had 28th, 1919, Willie Ritchie won from Wel thing we had to meet. It never seemed to
kwamue inereuse. In the case of gold been negotiating with Finnish statesmen gast on a foul in the sixteenth round. me we could fail after the assuring re-
the reason for this remarkable gain is the on Fialand's projected rupture and was increased arrival from Great Britain, proeceding immediately to the Russian London, where he lost his title to Freddie Some two years later Ritchie went to ports from our advisers. I suppose Mr.
Russia, and America. Silver was mostly northern front. When I expressed the Weish at the end of a 20-round bout ou prezented by mine owners for coinage. wish that I could accompany him, he the referee's decision. Welsh staved off
For the purpose of thus
Lord Curzon corrected this by saying that during that campaign (he was then Viceroy) only twelve private telegrams were sent, and six of those were after- wards made official..
اله
COINED FOR RUSSIA-
RECORD-BREAKING RECEIPTS.
the negro and was hailed as undisputed title holder.
Chamberlain took the same view. And the Commissioners regard it as an advance founted on and justified by military the coenomineers of the coping with asked eagerly why I had not mentioned defeat for three years, and it was not
it before. His Minister, who had started opinion."
also rendering help to ons of Japan's the previous day, would have been de until his third ten-round battle with Lord Lansdowne followed."No events allies the mint enlarged its plans or in-lighted to take me.
Leonard that he was, forced to give up When I explained have been more deplorable than those disproved its parts. The working force was that I had appointments detaining te
the championship. aboserl. I ds not remember any event also increased and at the end of the year in Petrograd he pressed me to accept the be seen that in forty-five years there Lave Not including Leguard's record, it will which has more disturbed the people of experts and hands uumbered 464.
Loan
of his motor-car and chauffeur, as
been just ten undisputed title holders and this country, or more distressed those who
OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO BUSY.
suring me that he had no present use for
that the ave Cof
averago time of championship have any feeling of responsibility för js,”
According to the Imperial Japanese them. And as I thought of some White | As to the advance on Baglulud, **this was Mint the same institutions in other moun hall members of the eternal Barnaci Possession has been about four and a half
no wild gambler's throw to district at-
tries also strenuously worked during the family I had met it was again borne in
years. Chambers, the first of the chain, tention; from less satisfactory theauty of year to render assistance in the States upon me that there is a simple, natural, honour with but little opposition for it
je generally conceded to
have held the wat. I agree that all war is waged for and people. Especially in Great Bri- democratic free-and-easiness about these period of about 12
tain, France, Italy, and Holland mints Russians which is exceedingly ingratiatan absolutely clear claim to the title for years. McAuliffe bad political reasons. The advance
strove increase their supply of changes ing Baghdad seemed to me desirable because and relieve, the economic stress. In
right "On the subject of Finland, when 1 duration by Lavigno and Gans.
yours and was followed in point of a success there would have a very con Great Britain against £21,316,653 of gold ventured the opinion that the attitude of
The sideratde reaction in other parts of the minted £7,715,497 of silver coins wore its Government was not very friendly, muy the class, but after McAuliffe's time the first three champious retired or outgrew world.
turned over. In France, where the friend generously answered that Finland title passed from holder to holder a economic stress was harder, gold coins had not had much. cause in the past to result of a knockout or referee's decision. Where we went wrong was in the were not absolutely turned over, the mini feel grateful to Imperial Russia. Still,
The following tabulation shows the list matter of equipment, stores, transport, having concentrated its energy on silver he reluctantly admitted that her Govern
of champions, their successors, pumber having it." Lord Lansdowne declared in Italy, where no gold pieces were turned immediate rupture it would have been
Republic, instead of
Chambers, 1872-1884, retired, 12 years, that the military system of India, on over but silver cous to the extent of better to wait for the efforts of the Con-
Dempsey, 1884-1885, retired, 1 year. which Lard Kitchener insisted in 1905, is 19.240.456 liras were minted.
McAuliffe, 1885-1893, retired, 8 years. stituent Assembly which meets in Septem. radically unsound; it meant a "one-man In the United States the activities of Der.
Lavigne, 1893-1899, Erne, 0 years. business." India suffers from systematic the minds were not so strenuous accord-
Erne, 1880-1902, Gons, 3 years. overcentralisation. Under the overwhelming to the Japanese officials, the turn my friend's attention to the statement of Returning to my own obsession, I called
Gans, 1902-1908, Nelson, € years. - ing attack by Lord Kitchener the proper overs having been staller than those just the Vice-President of the Economic De
Nelson, 1908-1910, Wolgast, 2 years. sense of departmental responsibility was mentioned. Their
Wolgast, 1910-1912, Ritchie," foul. 2: were partment in, the Finnish Senate-that years. arrophied. He quoted from a letter sent $28,082,184, of which 28,005,402 was gold Finland's reluctance to lend money to Te him at the time by a high Indian hard pressed as France and Italy for classes in England will influence the Rus-
pieces. The Netherlands were just as Itussia is due to the fear that the ruling; official Sir Edwin Collen :-
changes, it mint having ceased to coinsium revolutionary democracy to the con- gold pieces. Its silver coinago amounted tinuance of the war. to 15,715,000 florins.
Why." 1 asked, "this eternal blazon about England's warlike What is
purposes
LUKD KITCHENCH'S SYSTEM.
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We shall then have the remarkable spectacle of a Commander-in-Chief not only commanding an army of 225.000 men dispersed in nine so-called divisions over an immense continent, with no real in termediary commanders between him and the divisional generals, but administer ing every conceivable department of sup- ply, and at the same time supposed to take his share in the civil government of the country. If he even attempts to do a little of the work he can never leave his office for the council-table. The sys tem must inevitably develop into the most prodigious centralisation."
It is perhaps conceivable," continued Lord Lanshowne, that a man like Lord Kitchener, with his great impressive per sonality and his wonderful powers of work, could have managed such a system, 1 do not think he could. I am certain
turnovers
Ritchie, 1912-1914, Welsh, 2 years. Welsh, 1914-1917, Leonard, 3 years. Leonard, 3917.
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WAR-TIME EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESS MEX.
The development of the mineral re- sources of Great Britain, now being un dertaken by a Department of the Minis try of Munitions under the direction of
is the cause of this invidious pre Mr. Chamberlain, again, never received Judice against England?" private information about the breakdown been some feeling, due partly to the tone My friend's reply was that there had of the medical arrangements except when of some English papers, that Great Bri he telegraphed to India for it. It was tain was not sympathetic to the Revolu- not until the position had become tion, but that the feeling was rapidly desperate that he learned the truth. The
As for the Finnish sug- Sir Lionel Phillips, is likely to prove of responsibility for this unhappy business disappearing. must be shared in full by those who from Sestion that Russia needed prodding to far-reaching importance, not only
continue the war, that might have been ar measure, but also in regard to futuro the beginning of the war had been co-true when it seemed that Russia's Army commercial and economic reconstruction; gaged in the high direction of affairs, had gone to sleep; but, he continued with and the same may be said of the existing Three Governments and all parties had flashing eye and exultant tone, we are control by the State of vegetable oils. had a share in the business. It was the now showing-and are about to show still together with other departures necessitat- duals were but creatures of the system awake and is as keen for the defeat of system that was wrong and the indivi-more forcibly-thar Russia is very mached by the war.
Henr, hear.")
These new organisations and the know- Prussian militarism á.5. any of her ledge which is being gained through them Allies! If the Germans ever hoped, and are already paving the way for post-war
KORD HALDANE'S SHARE.
that under the men of very different. Viscount Midleton blamed the military through Finnish friends spread the belief, development on the lines advocated by calibre who followed bit it was predestinystem of India, but he also blamed the that the Russian Socialists desired the the Empire Resources Development Com. ed to ignominious failure Would Lord strength of India and of Great Britain may now bury that hope with others that vital interests have been most wisely en- Government for reducing the military acceptance of German domination, they mittee. It is worthy of note that these Roberts have remained in Simla during He wished Lord Haldane bad been pre have been rudely shattered in this war. such a war! He would have gone to
Hear,
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trusted to commercial men, and that, although the practical object at present
Borbay, if not even to Bassorah. There sent that afternoon, because he had been is grim irony in the statemens that the leading spirit of the Government
Que demonstration of the Russian is not to work for profit, yet from the when the Consnder-in-Chief gave evi- against whom he Lord Midleton) made dence he appeared with 40 annotated Blue the charge that while they knew of the passion for freedom has affected me more point of view of experience of methods. possibility of having to send troops to familiarly than, but not quite some same. Auy competent business man, after and organisation, the result will be the honies That does not seem to me to be Europe, they reduced our military effi-ly as, some others. When 1 rang for my lengthy experience, should be able to ex- the business of a Commander-in-Chief. It is to this kind of thing that we arust cicey. The then Government failed to orning code on rising yesterday the press valuable opinion as to whether understand the gravity of the situation, boy who cleans or, to be accurate, let look for an explanation of the many and then failed to take into their con? 18 say wipes--the boots appeared, with in normal times the business which he things we deplota.
fidence those who could have put them the eternal cigarette between his lips and has had under his control can usefully When," he concluded, "we talk about right.
with a whistling noise accompanied by be carried on by the State, either directly or indirectly, for revenue purpose to- punishing the persous nused there is no Lord Sydenham urged that the Indis sweeping gesture, and gleefully signi wards the reduction of the war debt.. punishment more severe than the public Office should be reformed brought into fed in cosmopolitan language that the reproach they have incurred owing to the closer touch with Inte broug whole staff had gone. The long-threaten- publication of this report."
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, who has ed general strike of hotel and restaurant hear.")
been in India recently, added some per waiters had materialised. The event had large demand, but diplomatically en- Lord Islington, speaking of the private sonal touches to the debate. The troops cast its shadow before in the shape of treated that, as she had noticed one telegram from Mr. Chamberlain to the food. I wired to Lord Kitchener on the maid, who some days before demanded in return to darn a small hole in a sock were short of equipment, clothes, and an excessively large, elderly chamber anything for me, she would condescend Viceros, giving secret information as to abject and received a reply asking me largesse. I answered that it was my habit from the laundry, the strength of the Turks concentrated at
To this humble re- Baghdad, said it was shown to the Com not to make any more detanuds as every to lavish my benefactions on departure: quest she indignantly replied that this I am whereupon she smiled bitterly and signi was not her business and bounced out mander-in-Chief in India (Sir B. Duff) thing was required for France. who declined to believe the rumour.)
sorry that a more able newspaper corresfied that in view of the Revolution she before I had time to pay. Now she is the was complained that such telegram pondent was not sent out with the expedi- wanted it weekly in advance, When 1 leading lady in the Intest addition to should not have been private," but the Candler went out.]
tion. This
was before Mr. Edmund feebly inquired how much she wanted, the endless array of proletarian proces reply was that it was the duty of the dent would have been of great assistance the bedroom waiter she wanted 15 immediately left the hotel for private life. A good correspon- she auswered that for herself and sions in the Nevsky Prospekt, and, as I War Office officially to communicate the information to Sir Beauchamp Duff.
to the Government. An independent view per cent of my total bill. In my revolu I saved my money. The episode is small, might have led to a remedy of the deplor- tionary zeal capitulated to this rather but the intimately trivial may express (Continued at foot of next column.) able things which bapened."
(Continued at foot of next column,):
more than the distantly colossal.