UNIONISTS AND THE WAR,
21,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER - 919T. 1917.
BELGIAN WOMEN SHOT.
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UNREST.
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Au impariant communication on the A Belgian lady, who has escaped. present situation, with special reference through the electric frontier wire into rconemic policy and Labour unrest, Holland, has given a vivid picture of the was sent le. Mr. Bonar Law recently by terrible fate of Belgian women in the oe the Unionist Business Committee, one of cupig friggry. She Bed" because she forwarding be must influential of the House of was wrongly suspected of Commons grounds which the war has pro soldies" letters, or
luced. About 60 members of the Com mittee met at the House of Commons
EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE
A NEW SCHOOL AGE,
COMPULSORY CONTINUATION
HW SCHOOLS.
THE REAL BABY KILLERS,'
[BY: THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK:].
I am afraid that the clanoar für e prisals still heard on every hand, though military authorities have decided quite wisely to ignore e leaves rite not only Mr. Fisher introduced the Education Bill in the House of Commons on August cold but a little ashamed of the hysterical sertion of my countrymen. To me the 10th his proposals proved tube of death of any child is a tragedy, and the first importance, and his speech, (says 7 he thought of the 42 children killed and 100 Luce, Pariamentary Correspondent) was injured is distressing indeed. They suf & nne enurt based on the scholar's assu fered by an act of war, a brutal, wanton ander the chairmanship of Mr. Hewins actions to be-immediately drown in on thát • equcation is one of the goud i ziet. if you wil, yel one of war. Perturb things of like which shodd be more ed mayors and pushing politicians may wisited augst une mitare latter the obvious with every known gea
Sture of horror and alarm, and they may
deceive the general public and even em arrasser formulated his specific pro-
barrass a Government with which 1 ́have posats under the following SLX ieaus ---
But what U) we nenire to improve the admins shadow of sympathy.
crative organization of education, would like the average man and wontan
la reply to questions, she said: It is only necessary to be suspected of certain prison. The treatment of waseen is even worse than that of the men. The Gerning uffect an exterior politeness, but trent women mercilessly if they stand in their
way."
20,000 CONDEMNĚLA.
and drafted the following letter to Mr Bonay Law:
Dear Mr. Bonar Law,On July 5th we sent a letter to you explaining the general grounds of our anxiety as to the present situation and expreming the hope that we * During the last year some 20,660 shoull be able to meet you and discuss women have been coudened and many tho issues involved in greater detail, more thrown into prison ander fles We have not so far had the opportunity slightest pretext. Sometimes they tre we desired, and in view of more recent released after a lapse of works or months events wy wish to approach you again without the s slightrat expination" or that we can give you all the assistance
excuses
an our power in establishing the position,The minder of Nurse Cavell, was cal– both in the House and in the country, culated to terrify Belgian patriotic on a free basis for the effective prosecu wonen, but it has only strengthened our tion of the war and for obtaining a pencil purpose, which will carry out the objects of the
its Allies,
British Empire and fro, aliention to the pressing need of organizing the Conserva Live fortes of the country, using the word
Scarcely a fortnight"passes without same wonas being shot. I could give
scores of examples, all of recent date, of ladies of gentle birth, including daughters Wives of deputies, who have been int prisoned on the most Trivial or entirely Conservative in its general and trumped up charges its party sense. We painted out that the
HÖLZMİNDEN HORRORS!
* it is not generally knows that in
The Germans will not tolerate any stability of our relations with our Allies communication with the Belgian soldiers: depends upon action on the fines of tensored or not--and only in ease of resolutions passed at the Paris Emic death do the old people hear of their Conference and the Imperial War Consons Jate for Belgian casualty liste am ference,, and expressed doubt whether the regarded as good Guron firopaganda, work of inquiry and investigation now carried on by so many committees woulik lead to tangible results in time to be of their brutal slave raids the Gerans practical #ility. We drew attention to have included Belgian girls. In a German the new situation created by the entry camp at Holzminden early a hundred if the United States into the war and Belgian women and children are interned. the fleaunciation of commercial treaties They are very badly treated, and com- By Prates and Italy, and the importaneself to live in huts with Russian and of taking practical measures in the Polish prostitutes. One of the liter
appointed supervisor of the sphere of our international relations to en
winreis
arg frequent.
ME COUNTS.
(2) We are anxious to secure that every boy and giri of elementary school up to the age of 14 shall be un peded by the competing claims of
dustry.
to realise is, that it is absurd for us to raise a violent outery over 140 stricken babies while we serifive more than that number every day in the wick and every inweek in the year to the Moloch of in-
dustrialism
(3) Wo desire to establish part-time day Continuate Schools, which every young person shall be cut aucho, miless he or she is undergoing somų kattable form of alternative in (4) we hire a series of proposals for the
structio
national system.
The airgen destroy their 1/10-and-in pho bitterness or grief we denounce them; the ordford, the jerry build-7, the profiteer and the food adulterator kill nearly thousand children weekly in these istands Honetive deal with chew: Tity, wie insidious neapt
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development of the higher forms of than books. They keep within the radius of legai activity; they work quietly deal. elimentary education and for the im provement of the physical conditioning their blows as often at the mother as
BL the children and maintaining de of the children under instruction. (5) We desire to make an effective tree in a realve shim. If there were, a casualty list that will ever be published of the sole educational provision of movement for reprisals against these baby. the commry, and to bring private killers I tear that the mayors and the educational institutions into closepolitians world be compicuously absen and mire convenient relating to tap "We should tie tuld in we section of
the Pris that writes rubbish for those whe Admitting at the outset that the Billenniet rrognee is for what it is, that would not unable us to bent, the Gernians the laws of supply and demand and the in 1918, str. Fisher at the same time in right of it mau to do the best for him sisted that it was prompted by deficient and the worst for others are immut cies revealed by the war and was framed able. We should be assured that the wast to repstir the wastage caused by the war, age of child-life is a regrettable economic For one thuig, it would put a prompt end necessity, the prosperity of the British to an evil which had grown to alarming pire Unlimited firing based upon and built upon profit. In all probablity the proportions during the last three yeaalu landlord, the profiteer, the gerry the industrial pressure upon child-life builder, and the adulterator would in He explained that the Bill assured thevok successfully the site of the
polict and the Defence of the Realm Act Act of 1902 and described some aspects of and in the meantime, the casunity lists of the movement of opinion which, in the babybood would be steadily maintained minds of the Gavertinent, had made a These farts are neither pleasant nor considerable measure of advancy in edn palatable, but they are at least indispat
If there are donliters let theni cation an absolute necessity. These were able briefly, the increasing attention directed as far as the East end off. Londyn and to the close douncetion between educake inquiry about the effect of the p tional and physical efficiency, the grow sent Jood prices. We may not be able to ing consciousness that there was a lack of prevent the sudden raid and the slaughter scientific correlation between different of the innocent; we are well able to check the destruction of child life by the people parts of our national system, and the in have named, and if we take the creased ferling of social solidarity created in hand we can save more infants in by the war,
DETAILS OF THE BILL
but the extensive prepitsations of the Holzmindgi illegitimni births Central Powers. We showed-how, thego stuestions were closely bound my with the in a cap at Obezbruck several hun-administrative structure erected by the focial and industrial situation of dred women from various parts of Bel United Kingdoms and the British Empire gium have been compelled to work in as a whole, and the danger threatening factory. When they knew that they were anufacturers in the period of recon- splived in making Zeppelin covers they atrnetion by the absence of a broad refused to work, but after being starval national pofies; and we pointed out the fox of low days hnd no alternative but to extreme urgency of a policy designed to proceed meet the revolutionary propaganda which
I have noticed that in England when is, to our knowledge, being enrried ou at the present gime in almost every in-you speak of the attitude of the Belgian Women Lowards the invaders, you draw a picture of some proud Indy defiantly way in some Belgian emblem in the face of the Gerninn officers Believe me there is affother side to the picture.
portant centre.
We feel that recent events have grently, strengthened the Toree of our appray and mathe it more necessary that we should mert you and discuss with you fully the
present situation.
OTHER SIDE OF THE FILTERE,
A scene which took phúc at the gale of the Haswelt urison last much gives a (1)Declarations and speeches which much more truthful account of the pra have been made by or on behalf of the situation. A young peasant woman, Government raise dut. In our is the mother of two children had asked the whether the Government is following the authorities to be allowed to see her his development of affairs in Germany with hand. She was politely informed that the The red to the facts of the situation could not be admitted into the prison in Write Fight conduct of Lur policy that day, but that if she came back the requires. We think it is a mistake to next day, she would certainly he allowed wipe that the German people were to pass the gate
The woman, hoping that her husband wawillingly driven into the war through The domination of the Kaiser and the would be promptly released, called in the Prussian militarist party or that we can morning. She was at one admitted and. Yok for a termination of the war to the without any further explanation, the tising of the democratic movement in Hard gave her a bundle of clothes. The the German Empire which will sweep the air had been shot in the night militarist party our of power. One information is that the German people as a whole have been and are behind
month than German airmen are likely t destroy in the course of the war.
BETTER CONDITIONS FOR SEAMEN.
⠀ "Above all, let, working men and woller. Coming to the details of the Hill The Mimster explained hat it imposed, a refuse to herd the outery and the sch duty upon the council of every countyment calls for reprisals. Their worst and county borough to provide for the lies are nearer to them than the Gol progressive development and comprehen man air, and if they can conquer the sive organization of education in their fear the mosur, of harm that the lat areas and to subunit schemes to the Board an inflict will be found inconsiderabl
I feel the time is coming, and coming soon, of Education. In order that this function when the whole question of the waste of might be adequately discharged, it was child life will be handled by the wives of proposed to remove the ad, lumit of the the working men of this country, and amount to be raised for higher education handled without gloves-Daily Chronicle But there were some problems which could be most varveniently considered in rela- tion to larger areas, and the Board was to be empowered to provide for the establishment of provincial associations, which would be empowered to exercise
In the House of Commons recently, functions delegated to them by local authorities. It was proposed to requira Sir L. Chiazza Money, replying to Mr. the Government, and in sympathy with "Which the Gerinans evacuated the Novan vilucation authorities to make adeguato Jasia, said I am glad to be able to their dims that they are thoroughly well disciplined, and that there are nt present country, it was found that they had ays provision for what might be termed say that arrangements have been made för, no reliable signs that the German social removing all the valuable furniture and
tematically robbed Le Freeny Chatea, higher cleruentary education, greatly improved accommodation for the Mr. Fisher passed to a series of pro crew in the standard ships. (Cheers.) structure will not stand the strain of war works of art which is content. Noposals designed to improve our existing The principal features are that the ores to the end. The so-called militarist this. Chatena belongs to M: Dubois, Coun fabric, of elementary education, so as to are berthed in the poor is out of a parts. if it was ever what some speceltescillor of the Court of Accounts, and, secure to every child a sound physique forecastle; separate cubicles or rooms are sippear to represent it to have been, has therefore, versed in the law. Dubois, and a solid groundwork of knowledge provided, each fitted with two berths: Jong ceased to be in a position of isola after visiting his dismantled country before the period when, the part-time the messing arrangements are entirels During the war it has been house, has lodged a complaint in the system begun. These proposals can be separate from the sleeping accommoda strengthened, extended, and consolidate Compiegne Law Courts against Prince
tion smoking room is provided for by alliance with the business world, Eitel Friedrich Hohenzollern und his and we have at present in Germany what confederates for burglary, and the case (1) We propose to encourage the estab. general use; and special arrangements are
strong social, military and will duly come before the Compiegne
unde for steam heating in the men's is virtually
quarters. The floor and cubic space pro economic gyndicate under the control of Court..
Proof of the burglary is patent, and (2)
vided for the crew's accommodation is considerably in excess of the present statutory requirements,
tion.
ROBBER PRINCE'S TRIAL.
the military chiefs acting under the aegis there is overwhelming eye-witnesses' evi- of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Nor is There anything in the history or the mins dense that the chief burglar was Prince Eitel. The latter, first of all, ocopied
the
summarized as follows:--
of the German Centre Parts to encourage Avricourt Château, belonging to Baron (3) the belief that that party will take ur d'Arricourt, the French Minister at with
democratic movements Monaco; later he removed all the furni democracy is conceived in Great Britain fure and valuables from Avricourt to Le or France.
Fresnoy, and had the Avricouri Château In these circumstances we think it is a blown up Finally, when the Cove matter of the utmost importance that the retreated, Priace Eitel removed all the British Government, in consultation with furniture and valuables from Le Fresno aur Allies, should come to practical deci where they had accumulated, and the few sions, and act upon them, regarding the remaining tapestries and statues, same by Jion of policy they intend to pursue in John of Ballona, were destroyed by the order to carry out the aims of the Allies German troops, Prince Hitel's chief con a. defined in. documents to which federate was Major Wolff, who organised unanimous sent has been given by the the pillaging. The evidence of the in authorities concerned, such as the resolu-habitants is conclusive →Daily Telegraph. tions of the Paris Economic Conference on the part of the Allies, and the
the British Empire.
lishment of nursery schools for children under five, s We propose to amend the law of school attendance so as to abolish all exemptions between the ages of five
the elementary foundations Isid in schools, Education authorities would be expressly empowered to provide school camps and social training. In asking em ployers to assent to these changes, he rested his appeal upon the broad ground of national advantage. He contrasted the military conscription of other lande with this form of educational investment, which would involve far less dislocation of industry and withdrawal of labour.
The Government, Mr. Fisher Car nounced, wished to take this opportunity of assisting the physical education of the people in every possible way. The Bill contained the following provisions direct. ed to this end:
place in
1. It gave physical training
the continuation schools.
We propose to place further restric and 14. olies furth tions upon the employment of children during the clementary school period. The second of these proposals, Mr Fisher said, involved the abolition of the half-time system, which flourished in certain parts of Lancashire and York shirt. He considered that the end of the war, when a large mass of new labour would be thrown on the market, would be convenient period at which to ter minate this system. Under the third head, it was proposed that no child under 12 should be employed for profit.
The most novel, if not the most im portant, provision in the Bill" was next Imperial War Conference on the part of measures we have suggested for con examined by Mr. Fisher. He proposed solidating the position of the British that, with certain exceptions, every young, We feel strongly that unless, the steps Empire and her Allies, and would pro person no longer under any obligation to we suggest are taken, Germany, with the vide that security without which it is attend a public elementary school should extensive preparations she has made, the impossible to obtain the harmonious attend a continuation school for a period 2. clear view she has of what she requires working of industry during the war or of 320 hours in the year, or the equiva for the further development of her to safeguard the interests of Labour and lent of eight hours a week for 40 weeks, economic policy, and the unified control Capital in the period of reconstruction Every young person who had not re of German military and economic forces after the war,
ceived a full-time education up to the ago how exercised, will be at a great In these circumstances the anxiety we of 16, was to receive a part-time educa advantage when peace negotiations begin, expressed to you in our former letter has tion up to 18 either in schools provided and that, in view of the varied interests been increased by what has taken place by the local education authority or in schich have to be harmonized, Germany and we are now reaching such a critical schools under their direction, such as will be able to introduce discord between period in the war that we feel we should those established by manufacturers in the Allies unless, before the time for not fulfil the responsibility that rests their works. He laid emphasis on an peace negotiations arrives, they are agreed upon us as Members of Parliament unless upon the basis of decisive action.
we took the necessary steps to acquaint (2.)--The widespread discoutent amongst you and the Government with our views, the working classes and growth of
Believe me, yours sincerely, revolutionary feeling which"
we have
WILLIAM BULL indicated canunt be met unless the Labour question is dealt with oa the lines of a broad national policy which will safe At 10 o'clock the same night. Mr. Bonar ward the constructive work which the Law received the Committee in his Labour acciations of the country have rivate room at the House of Commons. achieved, and is handled firmly ud and diseased with them in detail the sympathetically by statesmen who have various points which they had put to him knowledge of the issues involved and in their letter. Mr. Hewins explained experience with - working `mên, This the position of the Committee, and Mr. polier would be in harmony with the Ponar Law's reply gave satisfaction...
(Continued at foot of next column:) Tline
(On behalf of the Unionist Business
Committee).
It empowered the local education authority to establish nursery schools and to maintain playing fields, school baths, game centres, and equip, ment for physical training.
It extended the powers with respect to meclical inspection now possessed by the education authorities,
Finally, Mr. Fisher selected three of the administrative provisions of the Bill for special comment. These related to the inspection of public and private schools, the collection of educational information, and the consolidation of all grants for elementary education.
other provision of great importance. The Bill provided that part-time instruction should be by day. It must be, taken out of the employer's time, and provision was
Mr. Fisher appko for an hour and a made to ensure that a young person" should not be worked unduly long hours - quarter, and he was cordially cheered at during the daye on which the continuation ↑ do end of his clear and arrosting state- classes were held,
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Going into greater detail the Minister explained that the character of this in atruction in the continuation schools would be partly physical. It was hoped to continue the general education on the (Continued at foot of next column.J
ment, which contained hardly a super
yous word. In the discussion which followed, a very hearty welcome was given to the proposals. Mr. Acland, from the Frant Opposition Ranch, declared that the Bill, if passed, would mark tho greatest advance in the education of the people since 1870. Hs called it a splendid step forward in one national awakening.
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