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TOWARDS, LASTING PEACE.
A SUGGESTION FOR PUNISHING MR GERARD'S FINAL WARNING
HUN COLONIAL METHODS.
GERMANS FOR THEIR CRIMES. The following letter to The Times from In the concluding chapter of " y Four
Router's Agency has received communi.
Mr. Frederick Harrison, deals with a Years in Germany, Mr. J. V Gerard,
cation of a telegram giving an extract question upon which the European com late U.S.A. Ambassador in Berlin, says Generally, speaking, the year was by from a recent significant article in the unity in Hongkong expressed a very
decided When I returned to America after no menos favourable to postal progress,
opinion in the early part of the living for two and one-half years in the The political changes were attended by heimsch-Westfaciische Zeitung drawing year
The answers of the two nors to the centre of this world calamity, everything disastrous consequences. Every province comparison between German
Pope make it plan to the seemed petty and small. I was surprised suffered from a state of unrest, and in British Colonial methods. Speaking of that they are impenitent incorrigible, pacifist that people could still seek little advan large areas in several provinces warlike
treacherous, criminals. They glory in taxes, still be actuated by little jealousies operations and heavy fighting made trade Wa have freed her frem corruption, the infanies and the German nee and revenges. Freed from the round of and communication impossible. Kwang- daily work, I felt for the first time the tung, Szechwan, Shenki, Shantung, dirt, and epidemics, and we did it, too, glories with them. Again, now that our utter horror and uselessness of all the Hanan, and Kweicht suffered especially thoroughly after the German manner mastery arms, by sea, in air, on lat-l. luisory these Prussian military autocrats in this respect. Other results of the But with what result The journal then makes it plain that were soon to win, A high Prussian official, who has our side is treachery. But to beat a reckoning there will he in Germany fur to postal operations Brigandage travelled halt over the world, describes the encray in the fold not enough. It some day when the plain people realise became rife, and in some districts, with some humour things he had seen in is true that day by day we are smashing the truth when they learn what base solute disorder prevailed. A strict con Benares. There all manner of human his last forses we are steadily driving
on land; motiva actuated their rulers in condemn. sorship was instituted at many planes. ing a whole generation of the earth to war Then the declaration of a moratorium beings bathe together in the hallowed him back into his own
ucing him to exhaustion," bankruptcy. and death lads it not a shame that the caused infinite trouble in aurrener ques
inmine. But will that be enough to give world should have been so disturbed; that ties and was the source of much dissatis and sound, Animals held sacred are pet the world a settled peace, to allow sixili peaceful men are compelled to lie out in faction on the part of the public at cormitted to add their quota to the holy ntion to live without menace
waters of the river, which thousands
No! the Hun, stupefied from childhood the mind and fifth in the depth of raw tain offices
drink with fervour and devotion There with arrogant self-glury, will still believe winter shot nt and stormed at and In spite of all this, however, business you have the Briton. It is a matter of that his failure (at present) to achieve shelled, waiting for a chance to murder made a good recovery with the return of perfect indifference to him what an the ruin of the Allies after all his some other inoffensive fellow-creature more or less normal conditions in the Indian does so long as he has his own victories, is a mere postponement of his Why must the people in Old Poland, dio latter part of the year, and pestal opehealth- quarters to live in, und his pure triumph. He will be rager to prepare of hunger, not finding dogs enough to est rations quickly resumed, and in many drinking and bathing water laid on for a fital Panie was in the coming in the streets of Lemberg? The leng lines districts even surpassed, average propor. Now, if Ronares were German, what generation Any peace by treaty would of broken peasants in Serbia and in tions. Taken all in all, the figures show should wo do? First of all we should be a mere armistice a new Peace of Roumania; the population of Belgium substantial advance in all branches of forbid Indians to drink the contaminated One thing, no doubt, would convinco and Northern France torn from their the work, which, in the circumstances, is waters of the Ganges. Secondly, we homes to work as slaves for the Germans, particularly gratifying
should prohibit all bathing in it for sick, the German race that their supermen kre the poor prisoners of war starving in The number of new offices is compara. And then? A rising would follow of the crude swindlecs, that grasping at world- their hats or working in factories and tively few, only 29 Practically all towns indignant and outraged Indian popala dominion means hideous ruin to them mines; the cries of the old and the child of any "mportance already have offices tico, Ar
selves. If there were done to the Ger ren, wounded by bomba from Zeppelins; catablished, and extension now aims at We are acting on exactly the same man people, to their cities, monuments, the walls of the mothers for their sons; providing postal facilities for ivres import principle, in Poland. Whetsoever Indon, in Belgium, France, Serbia, Rou
industries, and hornes, what they have the very rustling of the air as the soule ant towns and remote villages. For such the Poles knows that they have revelled in of the ten million dead sweep to another places the system of Rural Box Oices their dirt of centuries. It has become opened and their conscience reached. mania, and Russia, their eyes might be world--why must all these horrors come is at first utilised as being most econo- tradition with them. But as soon as we But this we will not cannot do. We will upon a fair green earth where we believed mical. Then, when postal work improves come along a thousand prohibitions bar that love and help and friendship, genius sufficiently, an Agency is established. their liberty, and instead of gratitude we no hand in any such abominations.
never copy their crinies. We will taka and science and commerce, and religion Agencies, in turn, are only converted into meet with grumbling and discontent. We What then remains to stamp on the and civilisation once ruled? The very ofices as business or other considerations build water systems that will last for German soul the sense of Never Again bodies of thom tep millica killed, warrant it Agencies have increased by centuries. The Poles requite us with This remains. To exclude for a time the placed end to end in two linci, would, 258, most of these being converted Müral laughter at the poor Germans. We or German race from the pale of civilization reach from New York to San Francisco Box Otoes. In spite of this, the number ganine a school system, even a university to make them feel that, though alaugh- Think of travelling this distance between of Rural Box Offices stands at 1976, as to meet a “burning desire" for educater and destruction have ceased, there a double line of staring corpses.
against 1,050 for last year, Postal cauab tion on the part of the Poles. The Poles as yet no place for them within the It is because in the dark, cold northern laments totul 8,787, excluding 2,264 Local look on with a grin, and when our work Comity of Nations. Not only can they plains of Germany there exists an auto Box Offices and the ab-ve-mentioned Rural is done rudely show as the door. We not look for the most favoured nation's eracy, deceiving a great people, poisoning Box Ofices,
build, yes indeed, what do we not build, terms, but until they learn new ways their minds from one generation to an
always with the same good humoured they must remain suspected
aliens in all Entente landa. other, and preaching the virtue and
thoroughness, and reap in the best cases necessity of war. And until that, auto,
only socers and ingratitude. What an
It needs no formal treaty, no Congress of Nations, no Government action, to orncy is either wiped out or made power
ungrateful people, we say, not havins effect this It needs nothing but a com- less thers can be no peace on earth. The
learnt even in this war that it is not our golden dream of conquest was almost no
business to impose changes on peoples mon purpose, stern resolution, in our own complished. A little more advance, a few
The total of 250 millions shows an in which we may call improvements, but people. The whole German race has stood mora wagonloads of ammunition, an cratise of 34 millions, or 11 per cent, on which they don't need and which only
their rules, through dad the there would have been no battle of the last year's figures. Of the increase, letters make us ridiculous in their (yos.” Marno, no Joffre--a modern Martel, to claim 7 millions, postcards, & millions, hammer back the invading hordes of bar. and newspapers 8 millions. The popularity bariam. I have ziwaya atated that Ger, the cofrery service shows no signa of many is possessed yet of mumerse military wanina, although from 1st February the In all, 11,000 s of new lines were opened power, and in order to win the nations ordinary rate of postage was made pay. The following table shows the length of opposed to Germany must learn to think ante in addition to the former express the varicus lines of communication at the
military way. The mere entrance fee of 10 cents. The increase in articies end of 1915 and 1916- even of a great nation like our own into expressed is 11 per cent The ingred the war means nothing in a military way letter service, still in ita infancy, grows unless backed by military power,
in favouriteadily, if slowly. The in- | anil there must be no German peace, crease of 35 por cent. in articles posted The old régime left in control of fisteddeikocal delivery, and of 10 per cent, in many, of Bulgaria, of Turkey, would only articles collected from letter-boxes, etc seck a favourable moment to renew the shows that in the large cities local condi war, to strive again for the mastery of tions are carefully studied and the re the world,
Turning to actual operations, the total number of articles of all categories posted is 250 millions. This number hag doubled during the past five years, and even better progress is hoped for in the next few pealt, who won
(1915), 1916.
cruelty,
incredible bar-
ded treachery, assassinationthe ruin of all that 19 sacred, inviolable,
humane. At the historic, and judgment-bar of. humanity every German adult is con- structively a criminal, guilty of capital such as for centuries have never disgraced Western civilization. Can wo treat
them whilst they are still doing
otherwise than as
suspe of leave for no Government action, no
410,000 421000ls, on "ticket of
Courfer lines Steamer and boat lives... 63,800 84,700 special
But I should international treaty. formation &sort Railway lines
hail the go.
of of free league amongst British men and women,
pledging themselves to
Total
10,000 19,000
492,600 504,700
some
the of quirements, of the publice we provided 5 ti equil, roughly, 1 English spile All German adults to enter, and Fortunately America, bare the war at Letters declared by michi in In last year's report it was stated that similar torins to those, RDW in use for In country only under Ameries led by a fighting President, who native clubbed mails are recorded at 4.8 for the first time the revenue of the interned aliens will allow no compromise with brutal millions, a decrease of almost 25 per cent. Bervice exceeded its expenditure. This 9. No British man or woman to hold autocracy Daily Telegraph,
on last year. But these figures cannot be year a further substantial advance is re friendly intercourse with any Ger
German taken as correct, because the gross weight corded. The accounts show & surplus of man or woman, mo of the mails was found to be 20,646 kilos, $625,000, although $300,000 has been spent 3
rates irrespective of tablo
Bath,
A few years of this would make Ger- 170,424 36 mans know what they are what civilized
mankind thinks of them,
FREDERIC HARRISON.
SIEMS CAREY R ILWAY AND CANAL CO.
RESUMPTION OF BURVEY,
JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE.
bale of goods, letter, or consign- as compared with 35,798 kilog for last on new buildings and property, and the Every German person, and every year. The parcel tariff was revised from 8106,000 to meet the loss on the working ment to be rigidly searched, censored, or Fr sh to strong monioon will prevail along
Reviewing the foreign trade of Japan 1st February, when the old system of uni of the province of Sinkiang, part of which stopped, as is done in war time, t the China coses, and over the N China Sea from January 1st to September 30th, the firm det receive domestic trans" is refundable. The following to the host ment to German, or, who sell, German
Boycott of
of persons who give employ Honghong Falafall for 24 hours endlag asiji says the value of exports from Japan prission are now subject to single, double, three years
producte, otherwise
than under public to other Asiatic countries, including
Heenoe Love is Ching. India, Siberis and the Straits treble rates, according to destination Net Receipts. Net Payments Eurpita. Deficie anuary, BO 34 Yusson, ngainat an average
and the route followed; the single rate PAH AROMAT Phone Ke Settlements, amounted to Y500,000,000 being 20 cents for the lilo and 10 cents 1010 0,138,000 180,040,854 (8431,715 72 8303
the figures showing an increase of for each succeeding kilo. As a general 100,18 1,002400 Y.946,000,000 ns compared with the corrule this rate applies between steem In 1916 the sale of stamps alone showed responding period of last yearrerved places and between places within an increase of $1,200,000 as compared Importe to Japan from the coup the province of posting and its con with 1914. Unless viclent changes occur, JTick-above-mentioned amounted tiguous provinces whether transmitted therefore, the Service, although it claims ¥.317,000,000, the figures showing an ihy steam service or courier. Double and to have the cheapest tariff in the world, ercase of ¥.38,000,000 over the correspond treble rates are applied between more may now be considered self-supporting ing period of last year.
The exports from Japan to China and expense of transport At the same special significance when it is remembered distant places according to the difficulty This fact important in itself, acquires Kwangtung Province and Hongkong
The preliminary survey of 1,100 miles. during the first nine months of the preme, the limit of weight of parcels to, that the Administrations of many coun railway traversing half a dozen provinces from, or between non-steam-served places tries much better developed postally than by the Biems Carey Railway and Canal sent year are valued at Y.307,000,000, was raised from 3 kilos to 5 kilos (11 China, Switserland for example, cannot Company will be resumed at once (the being an increase of Y. 123,000,000 over the b). Parcel business has been at a par make the same claim. Now, with surplus Peking Daily News from officials in the corresponding period of last year, The ticular disadvantage for the greater part funds instead of a deficit it will be pes Ministry of Communications). Sufficient imparts to Japan from China and the sther countries mentioned are valued at that in face of the increased tarif for which have already been too long delayed. tion of the work Prior to the departure,
of the year, and it is satisfactory to note sible, to proceed to many improvements funds have been secured for the continua Y 108,000,000, showing an increase of long distances progress has not been First amongst these comes the building of for America on a business trip, Mr. W. F Y 22,000,000 over the corresponding arrested. The number of parcels posted adequate offices premises. Out of over 1,600 Carey concluded a new loan with the- period of laat year,
has risen to 2.2 millions, an increase of offices not 20 are Service owned. Prac Ministry of Communications. The pro- The exports from Japan to British 10 per cent. The total weight hag in tically all are rented, and in very few ceeds from the loan are more than chough, India and the Straits Settlements during creased 7 per cent, and the parcel fevenue cases are they a credit to, much less an to complete the survey of all these lines. the puried under review are valued at g per cent V.87,000,000, an advance of Y 28,000,000 During the year & Convention was will be seen above, a beginning has Europe, the construction of these inter- Immediately after the Great War in. over the corresponding period of last signed for the direct exchange of parcels alrearly been made to remedy this. A provincial railways will commence. The year. The imports to Japan from the with the United States and came into fue building has been erected at Hankow whole survey work, it is expected, will two British possessions are valued at force on August 1st. An arrangement was with modern fittings and fixtures, costing, be completed within six more months Y.162,000,000, resulting in a decrease of also concluded with France for the ex- in all, some $280,000, and it is proposed after which the Siems-Carey Railway and Y.9,000,000 over the corresponding period of last year. The exports from Japan, to change of parcels weighing from 5 to 10 zradually to provide all other important Canat Company, to which has been grants Biberia showed a decrease of X 10,000,000 parcel post system was extended to Bin- ofices Steps will likewise he taken to will have to wait for the termination of kilos From 1st December the domestic centres with corresponding up-to-date ed the right to construct the railways. Exporte from Japan to Europe during inng Parcels are transmitted vid meet the requirements of less important the international conflagration the first nine months of the present year Kabid and are only accepted at sender's centres in this respect as opportunities One line called the Chauchow-Chinchow amounted to Y843,000,000, an increase of risk The collapse of banking facilities arise. Further improvements, such as Railway as planned is to start from Y-114,000,000 as against the corresponding in many districts left the Post Office as the provision of launches, motor vehicles Hunan pass through Kwangsi and ter period of last year. The shipments from the only means by which the public could and new stail, residences, where necessary, minste in Kwangtung. The ether live Japan to England are valued at romit faude, and money order business are under consideration Y.144,000,000 an increase of 175,000,000 became very brisk Money orders issued
and will commence at Chowchiafou in Honan Exports from Japan to the United almost touched $16,000,000, an advance of of careful study during the past two lines combined total approximately 1,100 Staff conditione, have been the subject and reach Hsiangyaung in Hupeh. Both States during the first nine months of the present year amounted to as already pointed out, commuication
18 per cent
years. The careers of Borters and lower miles. - were seriously interrupted in
employés. (postmen couriers, etc.) have been properly defined and their prospects
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