THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 1917.
LORD MILNER'S REPLY TO THE NEW GERMAN FATHER
TIRPITZ.
THE DOCTRINE THAT MIGHT IS RIGHT IN ITS MOST REPULSIVE FORM
The American Ambassador presided as Juuchuon given by the Americau Luncheon Club in London at the Savoy Hotel, ni which Lord Milner was the guest
Mr. Page said that since the United States had come into
into the war he thought their people had fulfilled even the most ardent expectations of British patriotism, They were in the war in earnest, and, so for as he could hear, not simply the Pre. sident and the Government, not simply the Congress, but practically every man, Woms, and child" in the Republic was included in the determination. The re- sponse of the people of America had been
characteristic and energetic, and great results were to come from it.
LAND PARTY.
YON TIRPITY THE CHIEF
SPOKESMANA
BY THE TIMES
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AT AMSTERDAM
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz opcke at the first propaganda meeting in Berlin of the new German Fatherland party. Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg, the honorary president of the party opened the proceedings, declaring that the occa sion of the foundation of the new party was the breaking of the civil pence, 20 that domestic strife arose threatening to paralyse Germany's strong erm.
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz was en. thusiasticially greeted both when he catered the ball and when he rose to spak. The Grand Admiral discussed Germany's character as an agricultural and industrial State, and reviewed the development of social policy William.
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The sea, however, ao far as Germany had a share in it at all, offered a necessary and beneficent adjustment in the internal life of their State,
Lord Milner said that, addressing so large and representative a gathering of American citizens, he realized that, in every respect except their undivided alleginties and fealty to their own citizen. Proceeding from the fundamental prob. ship, they were friends as intimate as any lent of all State development and asser- Britons in the country. There was a subtion von Tirpitz inquired how Germany jest on which he would like to say a few could have acquired and maintained.
It was im words, and he would do so in the frank power, especially sea power. and direct manner which he thought was possible peacefully. The real underlying appropriate to the occasion without any cause of this war was the difference be gort of diplomatic finesse or any rhetorical Iween the British and the Continental Bourish. As they looked back upon the world view. Von Tirpitz discussed Eng- history of the war, he thought they might land's growing jealousy of Germany a sco that this year was like the turning increasing naval influence. There was no over of a lend, the opening of new object now in discussing whether the sub chapter: The grent overshadowing fact, marine war should have begun sooner. greater even than the Russian Revolution, It would, however, continue to gnaw at was the entry of America into the war. the life nerve of Germany's enemies if the (Cherrz.) *** (
Germans stuck to it. Economically the Germans were invincible, and victory showed itself from afar without one's being able to fix the month, England wished according to the old method to defeat Germans by Germani, You Tirpitz brought down the house by de- claring that the shutting off of the sea was no measure of reprisal; it was "legal and lawful means. England regarded everything as right which favoured ber and as wrong which was detrimental to
It had always been the contention of the Allies that they were fighting, not only for themselves, but for civilization. Many of them remembered the circumstances in which Great Britain was plunged into war. Suddenly, unprepared, unfore warned, as far as the mass of the nation were oncerned, by an overwhelming impulse of moral revolt against what Bremed to us an unrighteous attack upon an innocent neighbour, they entered the war. It was perfectly true that their owner. fate was involved all the time, and that Concerning Belgium von Tirpitz said if Germany's tiger-spring upon France it was not wrong but right that had been and Belgium had been successful, her next done to Belgium. That must at once be spring would have been at the throat of said quite clearly. (Loud cheers) A Great Britain, but that fact was not peace without indemnification of n tang. realized by the mass of the people of this ible kind signified Germany's defeat and country until much later. What brought Anglo-American capitalism's victory them in what led them to take the great But another thing was involved." Ac plunge with such heartiness and such unanimity, was not the instinct of self-cording to an expression of Frederick the Great, reputation was a thing without preservation, although it might have beeg, price and gave more than migh. The but it was the uprizing against, whated of this war must therefore prove seemed to them to be intolerable wrong clearly to all nations that England has He recalled them facts merely as one of not beaten us. Germany can only stain the crowd at the cutbreak of war, because that through the right solution of the he was not then a member of the Govers Belgian question. England knows that ment, As time had gone on, and, one
perfectly A really nestral Belgium issue after another had been added to the never existed; Belgium was always Eng innumerable complications of this world land bridgehead. We must, therefore, wide struggle, the simple, original, and will that not England but Germany shall vital issues were apt lu be cbscured, be its protecting rower. This for us is But to-day he reiterated them because be
a military and economic condition of believed that the feeling which brought existence. Can anyone after this war Great Britain into the war was precisely honestly still walieve that paper treaties similar in its zundamental character to could protect us, or even secure Gur that which had ultimately brought in the economic interests there. They will give United States. (Cheers,
us as many mere promises as wo with to have.
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UNITY OF MOTIVE, The people of the United States were intensely pence loving. They had tried as hard as they could to maintain a position of neutrality as long as they honourably could, but they had been finally forced to the conclusion that this earth was no place for decent people to inhabit if a single Great Power could be allowed to go on unchecked, by whatever means-by force, by treachery, by the use of actual or moral poison-sweeping out of its way any cbstacles which stood in the path of its own inordinate ambition; and so le felt that their country and his country were united by something far stronger than any written pact or any formal alliance. They were united by an absolute unity of motive and of aim. (Cheers,) and questions by arbitration.
Von Tirpitz added that the damned party wrangling must cease so long as Germany's house was afire. Von Tirpitz saw no insuperable difficulties in the East The enemy which mattered was England. The struggle concerned the freedom of the European continent. Military victory wag Germany's Political victory would be hers also if they had heart and will thereto.
The audience rose, and its repeated cheers compelled von Tirpitz to bow his acknowledgments. Another speaker caused endless applause by saying that no Alsace Lorraine question, no Belgium, no dis armament question exists for Germay. She must have indemnities. There were no paragraphs which could regulate vital
We are both out," continued Lord Milnor, to try to prevent--as far. in- deed, as human foresight and precautions humanityDisregard as much as they can prevent the recurrence of this pleased the potency of the spiritual force Scourge which is at present devastating pin their faith as much they liked such large portions of the habitable earth. on blood and iron-there e material The more constantly we keep this ideal in as well as moral disadva iges of the mind, the stronger we shall be we and most formidable kind for those who had all the Allied nations the more united fallen out with civilized society. we shall be the more resolute to persevere There were signs that the prospect was to the end. (Cheers.) All the questions beginning to weigh upon the... minds of territorial readjustment after the war, of the Germans, as it certainly was be. important as they are, all the numerous ginning to depress the spirits of their minor arrangements of the most compli- confederates. It is no doubs for that? cated kind which will have to be included added the speaker," that a new party in any treaty of peace, all these have to has just been called into existence to be judged by reference to the supreme strengthen the waning influence of the object of which 1 have spoken. All these military and industrial junkers, and to were good or bad in as far as they con- preach the doctrine that might is right in tributed to the attainment of this object. its most aggressive, I might say its most The great thing was to create better con- repulsive, form, It must be at once ditions. If that was not done all the stated quite clearly"so Admiral ron sorrow and the suffering and the sacrifice Tirpitz is reported to have said two days would be in vain. Are we approaching ago that it is not wrong but right that nearer to that goal Despite the many has been done to Belgium Right diseparagements, which I shall be the last | Well, it must at once bo stated with equal to ignore or to minimize. I believe that clearness that until doctrines of that kind we are" (Cheers ) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
are abandoned there can be no place for Germany, no prospect of future pro sperity, a chance of redeeming the place that she has lost among the nations. (Cheers) To the conflict between Aggres siveness, naked and unashamed, the un bridled lust for power in a single nation. however strong and well organised, and the awakening sense and conscience of a the rest of the human family, there
He thought there were other aspects of the case which the Germans must regard with even less satisfaction than the purely military one. They had alleanted more than three foirths of the human race Following upon the example of America ong Ctate formerly neutral and then an other had either declared war on Germany or broken off diplomatic relations with her, and hardly a week passed without be only one end. And then we are ask adding to the pumber of her enemies to define our war sime Die sin What a prospect in war and in peace aim, that the kind of justice. What prospect had the Germans in war and in peace unless they found a way betimes to make atonement to outraged (Continued et foot of nezt column.)
Germany has meted out to in future be impossible Nothing else matters in com that Loud essers
Deplorable Ignorance
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