OUR LONDON LETTER,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PROPOSED TRADE BOYCOTT OF GERMANY
THE DEMANDS OF LABOUR IN WAR TIME
LONDON, October 15th. For some time the proposal of an Allied boycott of German trade and ship ping has been under discussion Broadly, the suggested plan is to declare a boycott
for
al years after the war,
them to be lengthened"
a year or years for every month
con-
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The Reichstag Deputy Herr Gothein, addressing the Central Committee of the Kadical Party on Saturday, said, ac cording to the Berliner Tageblatt, that the military situation on all the fronte was lavolirable, though there was no hone of forming the enemy to his knees on
CONCENTRATE ON VICTORY
The Prime Minister received a deputa tion recently from the joint committee Approved Sceleties and the Conference the
malgamated Society of Industria
representing about million
The
DECEMBER 19TH, 1917.
LINE OF PUBLIC
AMMER
LEAGUE'S
of National Unity, the
officers of which were received recently by Mr. Wilson at the White House, bus been organized to create a medium through which loyal Americans of all
Ass insured persons. The objects of the declasses, sections, creeds, and parties cau
tión were r
(1) The early establishment of Ministry of Health on lines satisfactory to National Health Insurance organi
land, and the prolongation of the ration demanded from Germany also enormous
blood sacrifices.
Wide circles, said Herr Gothein, bad certainly predicted that submarine war would bring England to let kuses July at the latest soon as half of the 10 millions of tohunge available for England had been sunk they said she Beven million tons had now been sunk but no considerable peace tendency was
(9) The early passage into law of a Bill for the simplification of insurance administration
give expression to the fundamental pur pozes of the United States to achieve.com-
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their plan in detail, nor is it at all cerinin that there would be completo agreement among all the Allies if and when the matter was closely examined. It is interesting to note, however that the mere mention of a boycott has thrown German trade circles into a state very mucs resembling panic, judging by what
country.
that the Germans henceforth tinue in
in arms. By this means, it is argued, Germany would be hit where she is racet vnlnerable. Up to the present the advocates of the scheme have met with arguments remain unanswered, although that does not nec sarily mean that they are irrefutable For one thing they have not worked out noticeable. Indeed, she had not yet come Morant (chairman of the Insurance Com Farmers" Educational Union of America
to rationing her provisions, Doubtless mission), Sir Edwin Cornwall, the submarine war in time, would incline Hayes Fisher (President of the Lol England to peace, but at what time on Government Board), Dr. Addison, and could not calculate. America could Kajor Astor. bring, moreover, so many troops and 20 Mr. JH. Thomas asked the Frime much munitions over the Pacile and the Minister to be responsible for the im- Siberian Railway, where submarines conla not so, and America could not be commediate setting up of a Ministry of has lately appeared in the Press of that polled to peace. Germany conducted theHealth, and urged the necessity for the The hour when our nation is 5ghting for merchandise purchased from us is only $2.25 per hundred pounds war with allies, and these were not in- readjustment of the finances of the for the principles upon which it is from Chicago clear through to Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong elined to continue it for German zimy of Health Inerrance, laying emphasis on the founded when free institutions and the Without going to closely into the ques conquest. They strove for a place by reed of doing more for women. hope of humanity are at stake, we hold and Manila. This is for fast service by Trans-Pacific liners. Compare The Lord Mayor of Hull (president of it the fit duty of every American to tako
the fring line of public our rate with the rate others quote you! It is much less than the tion it may be remarked that the idea agreement and reconciliation. But Ger
some many particular Conference Friendly his
Ameries. Our cause of a coyote received Briand, on us Pritte Train and mineral oil The Pan-German Societies) said that those on whose lehnts opinion. Those who are not now for regular rate either from Chicago to the Pacific Coast, or from the Blinieter of France, in the Frendi Chamery for annexations was taken very badly he spoke thought that the war was one inst. We took up the sword only when American Coast to the Orient. ber a day or two ago. Germany in out by Germany's allies of the factors which determined the international law and ancient rights were The overwhelming majority of the bertuneness of a Ministry of Hentet at naught, when our forbearance was off from the rest cr the world," he said,
and a nation that is severed from other seldiers at the front were iso not inclined Mr. Thomas Nell (London chairman exhausted by persistent deception and Germans go on with this terrible war it conquest, but only for Germany's vital Industrial. Assurance), Alderman Had our purposee will be impossible for them to live security and for the peace aims of the dart (Salford, president of the Associa We defend the they will perish. The Allies economio
On shipments to the Orient we enjoy a low carload export rate superiority is shown to be overwhelming Reiching resolution. A home the pro-tion of Insurance Committee), and Mr. fundamental decenoies of civilization. carload of 30,000 pounds every other day.
longed hours of work and the insufficient Kingsley Wood (London) also addressed Agitatica for premature peace is sediti as when the object is to weaken the If the Allies were to continue to exercise nouristment, especially the latter had the Prime Minister determination of America to see the war which is entirely on a weight basis. This low rate covers both rail and
the conclusive, vindication. of their cennomic superiority after the er increased in the great cities and in the Mr. Kingsley Wood said a Ministry of through to
Shanghai, for which we have taken ocean haul from Chicago to Yokohama, Kobe, Moji, Nagasaki, it would undoubtedly mean the utter industrial districts the longing for peace, Health should not be concerned with Tour
is doon of the Huns who are well aware as had also the increasing ruin of the Law administration, and it should be up as the war, we are waging Hongkong, and Manila, the distributing points of the Far East. By of the fact. The Daily Mail sarcastically middle class and the sorrow and care in representative of all interests. war against war, suggests that our Foreign Office will countless families, Strikes were to be
In answer to the Prime Minister, Mr.not be nullified by any trues or armistice way of these tran-shipping points we, here in Chicago, can take out object that a trade boyect of Germany feared in working-class circles if the war Thomas said the Local Government Board that might no more than a breathing spe through bill of lading to practically all the ports of the Far East. is too unladylike to be entertained,
Buy of us and get the benefit of this rate. and calls upon the Prime Minister and continued for sims of conquest. Lyen was concerned with pauperia, and in for the enemy.
for this reason an unambiguous repudia- other members of the Government to put tion of the annexationists was an indis sured members and trade unioniste kated their heads together and forge this sharp and deadly weapon without pensable necessity. Their agitation was it. We are opposed to it, and will not even now a grave danger for domestic have it at any price, he added, amid, delay."!
peace. One of the weightiest tasks now laughter
ly as concerns women, by Exchequer Honorary Chairman, Cardinal: Gibbons from us,
Benting the Federal Council of the grant, rather than from Sinking and the Rev. Frank Mason North (repre Fund. The deputation was headed by Mr. J.Bhurches of Christ of America);
Theodore N. Vail, vice-Chair- Hompers (President of Minister was accompanied by Lord
the American Sir Robert Charles S. Barrett (President of the course. Rhondd, Lord Milner
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unimpaired. The declaration of principles read to Our service across the Pacific is unimpaired, and the freight rate President Wilson says:
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THE DEMANDS OF LABOUR.
was to decide people at home to hold out PRIME MINISTER the opposite was attained with anneza tion plans. The food problem had as should be possible to ecme through. The utmed, diffeult proportions, even if it harvest had suffered from the deficiency of manures, of draught animals, and of labour
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with
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We believe in the wise purpose of the
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to the land of Roshambeau and Mr. Lloyd George, in his reply, said Lafayette Either we fight the enemy on In a recent letter 1 referred to the big teens receiving for semi-skilled mechanical
the middle of a great war to make the omrades ju arms, or we fight him on our P.I., WELLS FARGO & Co., 8, Kinkiang Road, Shanghai, China, wages of munition works, boys in their
the Exchequer was not in a postdon in foreign boil shoulder to shoulder with our pon personal application to T. B. TOLMAN, 911, Urbiztondo, Manila, Jabour as much as many professional men
same promises in regard to insurance or and alone. While this war lasta the cause or WELLS FARGO & Co., 14, Chater Road, Hongkong, China. are able to earn. But unlike other classes
any other social projects which it could of the Allies is our cause, their defeat is Mail requests to above should be accompanied by 25 cents gold to Very well make in days of peace. Our our defent, and concerted action between partly pay mailing expense. they have a strong objection to Pay
energies and our thoughts had been taken them and us is essential for final victory. come-tax. Now, we have the Welsh miners threatening to down tools Her Bothein went on to say that the away from projects for the amelioration We therefors deprecate the exaggeration the authorities insist upon collecting the coal supply had already caused extra of the condition of the people to the of old national prejudices, o amount of tax, as calculated from a ordinary difficulties, necessitating far terrible demands made upon us in the stimulated German propaganda, minimum income of £10 per annum fxed reaching restrictions of business, while defence of our liberties and freedom, nothing more important than a clear un, by the last Budget. They say they ought Germany had also been obliged to supply The drain on our resources was unpatel-derstanding that those who, in this crikis not to be assessed at a sum below the neures and allies with an leled, and we were not it the end of the attack our Allies attack America. Times. previous minimum of £100. Their at maintenance of railway traffic was titude is selfish, and in all the circum coming ever more dificult, and stances unjustifiable; but it illustrates further restriction of it would what may be seen in many other dire be necessary. The supply of raw on ice the end of it, but the task which BIRTH OF A NEW IRELAND, tions where manual workers are concern material for the Army and the conduct the nation had taken in hand must be ada disposition to rebel against con of the war was assured, even if very accomplished. Otherwise not merely the SIR HORACE PLUNKETT'S HOPE. stituted authority and decisions which do frequent recourse to substitutes was Power and prestige of this antion were FUL VIEW act happen to please necessary. The supply for the civilian broken, but its future was pretty hope
charge on our national wealth. He wished he could predict that we might
often and
Members of the Fish Convention held their first public sitting at Cork recently. The delegates were afterwards enter tsised to luncheon by the members of the Cork Harbour Board,
The truth is that, as things are, Labour hay the whip hand and is able to lay down the law. Strikes on anything like a large sende would be fatal to our cause and the future of the world. Therefore conces sions are made which would not be grant ed at any other time. Thus the Welshmortality had increased in consequence For the moment every claim on the of the Convention, Sir Horace Plunkett
responding to the toast of Success said that, in spite of secrecy, a note of optimism seemed to prevail in the soup- try. That was more than justified.
"I do not think," said Sir Horace any member of the Convention would object to my giving it as my opinion that it is highly improbable that not one of Ra has failed to modify acme of opinions Reading between the lines of the official see we are getting on. We have passed one very important stage and are moving on to the next
Using South Africa as a parallel, Sir Hurace said it was trying to get people to embrace each other who had been at each other a throats
population, however was not assured especially of leather and textiles. The We must husband our resources and Army equipment industry was splendidly incur ne phligations beyond the strictest remunerative, but the industrial middle and sternest necessities of the hour and class had become impoverished. On one when demands were put forward for in aide were more millionaires, on the other provements here and there his answer side more of the proletariat. Disease and would be, "Concentrate upon victory * miners have obtained a concussion from of malnutrition, and the birth rate bad chequer must be considered in the light the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the diminished owing to the absence of the of the terrible possibilities of the war, shape of an abatement of £25 on incomes married men. This meant a lasting and when it was over, in a freer and in the case of married men. As the abate weakening of the national force. The happier atmosphere we could begin to re- ment is to apply not only to weekly wage longer the war lasted the harder it wouin build, reconstruct, and regenerate carners but to all persons with incomes be later to regain foreign markets and The proposal of the Government in under £700 a year, it is essentially re-establish exchange. The monthly war regard to the financial position of general reform of the income tax, and as expenses amounted to 3,4 milliards of National Health Insurance created by such ought to have been put forward when marks [£170,000,000 at pre-war rates, the deficiency was that it should be met the next Budget is introduced. By an and continued to increase. He advocated by a rearrangement of the Sinking Fund communication issued today, you will Bouncing the change now in response to 4 peace by agreement and disarmament A grant of £600,000 had already been the demands of the miners the Cabinet fellowed by legal organizations and made and the Government proposed to are showing that they can be squeezed arbitration. His party would not make a grant of £250,000 a year in ad by any organised body of manual work nounce what belonged to dermary: the dution to the 2150,000 promised by the ers. The dangers of this policy are so obvious that they need not be pointed conquered territories must be retained as Ryan Committee. They could not pos sibly at the present moment go beyond out. L'appetit vient en mangeant. Every Fawns for her,
thatWhen the war was over all these concession leads to fresh demands. It is
things would have to be reconsiderer policy that will lead to Labanr difen ficulties after the war when demands occasion of fanatical orations in favour and he hoped they would be reconsidered will still be made, but there will not be of an Irish Republic with representatives in a very wide and broad spiri. (Hear, our work, so long as we are given credit the compelling reason of war necessity on at the Feace Conference to hear). the part of the Powers that be to yield.
THE IRISH AFFAIRS,^
LIKE A BAD JOKE.
PROPOSED MINISTRY OF HEALTH
We are quite contented," he proceed ed so long as we are left alone to do for our good intentions. That is all wn ask, and, if at the end, we show we are not competent to our task we should be condemned, and rightly condemned.
Of course, the idex of some thousands As to the Bill for Ministry of Personally I have no euch fear. At the Very little appears in the public Preas of rebels as the Sinn Feiners de Health, Mr. Lloyd George sa be was risk of being charged with ignorant about the state of affairs in Ireland, but scribe themselves, pretending that they the last person to contend that it was optimism, enfess that the Convention from private sources I hear gloomy can obtain their professed enda by force not an argent measure. We had to re has made me hope as I never hoped acecunts of the country. Sedition is of arms in simply amusing It sounds pair the ravages of the war, Stricter before Lint I thall live to me that change openly preached, and speeches of the very much like a bad joke. But the fact attention to the health of the community of heart out of which alone a real new most inflammatory character are made remains that these Feople take themselves and to the saving of life by that means, Ireland can be born. At the worst we almost every day against English rule by seriously, They are out to give trouble, was one of the most efficient and surest shall have gradually narrowed the differ frothy spouters who love to play upon and they are drilling and marching methods of attaining, that end. The ezers which keep Inshmen apart. At the the passions and prejudices of the excite among the begs and mountaing in order damage would be great, even if the war es, over the treld of our labours, Irisb able peasantry, especially in the South to equip themselves for action when
be beyond count, and we should have to inne to meet, and in the larger and West. On the face of it there up-the day comes as they my What to do us arrested now, and the losses would men of the North and of the South will say to one another, "My conn Pears no good reason in the world why ith them in the problem To suppress devote that resolution and that courage
ceauntry,ard in the larger young Irishmen should be helping to them by force would simply play into and that readiness to hnd an agreement
harity. My God in thy God defeat the Germans. But, instead of this, their hands and cause bloodshed. But if which this war had disclosed rather than as conscription does not apply to Ireland, the movement is permitted to go on grow cek for a point of conen-verty-wa thousands who are prating of what they ing as it appears to be doing, there is should here to apply the whole of that. call" freedom and who ought to be the certainty of trouble sooner or later spirit to proposals of this kind. striking a blow for it in Flanders, where for that reason,
CATALOtherwise we should never repaiz the freedom of the world is being fought It seems probable that matters will be our day, not within the for, are in the ranks of the Sinn Feiners brought to a head he soon as the Conven rep, the tar
The Sinn Fein morement has grown
The ima enormously of late. Its development tion gets through its marked by a vicious batred of the Bog ish, a blind unreasoning feeling which unfortunately has the ecuatenance of the Catholic clergy to a certain extent. Military drilling on daily leaders of the
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