THE PRIME MINISTER'S PARIS SPEECH.
FAST STRATEGY. [BY "THE TIMES" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT] Our main interest at this moment is not
M. CLEMENCEAU.
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M. Georges Clemenceau has formed the fourth Ministry that has held office in France during the war. For some time
PLOTS OF OLD GREEK REGIME REVEALED
EX QUEEN'S APPEALS TO
BERLIN
The following are among the secret Berlin telegrams exchanged between
BOLDIERS VOTES. THE POSTAL AND PROKY SYSTEMS.
the strategy of the past, but of the future Past he has been president of the Armand Athens which have now been de to solve by far the most difficult of the
The House of Commons settled down this evening (wrote the Timer Parlia mentary correspondent on October 24th), many problems of electoral reform-the provision of facilities for the exorcise of foldiers, sailors, and merchant scamen
The Government proposed a postal vote the franchise at the next election by
for those absent voters who could be a proxy vote for those who were in dis
the follics of his British and foreign back to France made his mark as a brilliading that Greece the readily reached from Great Britain, and
the
for
Committee of the denate. Born in 1841, cipherede
Most enlightening in the Queen's tele When, however, the Prime Minister he was in New York when the Franco-
cember, 1916, in which she speaks of a four big against surveys the strategy of the past, narrates Prussian War broke out. He hastaned 5am to the haiser, dated early in De-
Victory
ready Powers administrator during t
and anxiously eventuality every
when the
ere would Central Powers colleagues and lays the responsibility municipal.
Almost albidy for an offensive in Macedonia, tant parts. Merchant seamen wera in for Allied misfortunes upon them while Siege of Paris and sprang forgetting his own share in these great once to a prominent position in Erench bo necember 3rd, 1916, the Kaiser teio cluded in the second category Bir transactions, it becomes necessary to politics. The war left him with a deep graphed to his sister that Constantine distrust and dislike of Germany; Many had no alternative but to turn openly against his executioners, adding that cooperating against speak out
Many, if not most, of us admire the years later, writing in his paper,
solution of the situation in Macedonia Prime Minister's talents: His brilliant L'Aurort, at the end of 1905, some 32x Sarraf's weet wing, would lead to oratory, his great capacity for work, the months after the Morocco crime and the liberation of Greece
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driving force which he represents his used the fall of 1 Delcamié he con On December 17th M Zalocostas, võting by proxy, but pointed out that
demned tentative advances by the Kaiser undoubted flair the rapid manner in in words which were Truly prophetic:
on his instincts and intuitions lead what as quite intolerable is the pro him to conclusions, and, last but not tension to make the whole world trouble least, his influence in France, are all when the Kaiser Emitz his brows, and to sets to the cause. What we desire to expect us to rejoice offusively when but to go with him on this great quest Imperial Majesty condescends to favour The peace of Europe for victory, but when be finds so much us with a smile
Dewer To-day fault with many who have worked with cannot be based upon the changeable dis
in a good humour, eo
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George Cave explained that, while in some areas the proposed eight days' ex- tension of the time for counting would attain, the desired end, in others, such nothing but voting by proxy would be of a Salonika, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, any use. He recognized the objections to
M. Theotokis a message plainly show-riving men of their votes altogether. Minister for Foreign Affairs, telegraphed there were still greater objections to de ing the part played by the Government An amendment by Mr. Herbert Samuel 148
98th the Queen telegraphed to war and 12 months afterwards, was in the organization of bands. On: Do limiting the experiment to the period of the Kaiser orging a German attack on accepted by the Government. Mr. Peto Sarrail's left wing, which would then be and other members at once, raised objec forced
parts of Greece tions to giving special facilities to mer to retire into And itself too far from its base, and chant seamen at one election and then ocupied by the Royalists, and
lines of communication too much withdrawing them. Sir George Cave expose telegraphed to General von
Fallege ought to be made permanent. Mr. on sel Chap the come was lost unless Berbert Samuel, however, wits against a
permanent solution on these lines. out the words limiting the operation of proxy voting to the period of the war and Samuel strongly opposed this amendment. He held the view that the proxy vote was much giving a man a vote as giving him thoroughly bad system; it was not so mucor to nominate an additional elector.
a whole ring, he mediately form, part of a most active electio coring system, and was open to (46 grave abunes Sir George Cave suggested "ASAHI BEER.'
him, and draws conclusions which are not position of (this) Sovereign, the with its January 2nd, 1917, the agreed that the merchant teamen's privi
Justified, it becomes necessary to examine the ovidenes which he adduces in proof of
fnets his statements and to test them by facts
bad better. Tomorrow he will be in a
that is his own affair. For aur humour part we need a guarantee for cur specnia
tions as to the futuro independent of any the Germans could attack cheetane Eventually Mr. Poto moved to strike
Mr. Lloyd George describes the Allied failure succour Serbia in time as blunder But fatuity and an incredible
one", manag
_day__both_
Three years later, as Prime Minister, had the Queen telegraphed to the Kaiser M. Clemenceau had to deal with a new that the situation was desperate
Kaiser to browbeat On December 2nd, 1916, M. attempt by
the
he formed part of the Government which France Germany demanded an apology the Greek Foreign Minister,
sent the gallant Sir Ian Hamilton and for the Casablanca altray of two months to the Greak Minister at
Be Tmonths afterwards, Mr Herbert
60,000 men to fight 00:00 Turks on e France
trenched in one of the strongest positions that
Would
send
M. Clemencen answered simi
the following General von Falken message to the Minis- apologize
Berlin Thus in Novem tusen,Owing to the continuance of in the world. We way the Word at Wine Germany, aqui Cascadas, finced wockade, there is only bread, time, French and English, were recover-
she had few days longer, and other foodstuffs are the first shock of aggression, France the humiliation ing frohat no men or gilas bo spare for suffered at Germany's dietal in the also growing scarce. The idea of was other purposes. The Dardanelles exprdi- fall of M. Deleasst in Jung, Tifelong against the Enteile in now out oestling
MClemenceau has been a question Negotiations are
tion failed largely because we could now friend of England as much as an in on the Note. I consider the game lost that the privilege should be, made-per-
manent for the merchant seaman and
expand it sufficiently nor even keep pesterate foe of German pretensions. Hoff the attack is not made ima temporary for naval and military voters.
vigour
December will be too late. (Signed)
to
门
ita strength by drafts, while our
The clause was passed on the under- France were prejudiced was a consistent and most powerful cham efforts in
30th, 1016 M. by the drains of the Dardanelles pion of the Entente. It was his friend-
Z" at Athens: I have seen Zim House should take a irte vote on the should expedition. Has Mr. Lloyd George ship for England that his enemice: used (Greek Minister in Berlin] telegraphed standing that on the Report stage the
drive him out of politics in 1803, to already forgotten our impoverished charging him, on forged evidence, with mermann and I insisted that the attack question whether the proxy vote military condition in the spring having been seduced by English gold should begin as soon as possible. I told be a temporary war expedient or a per- of 1916 The idea of accouring From that fall he recovered by the steady him that we were anxious to know for manent settlement of the distant voter's
Whether this..
attack WAS going to grievance, ma Berbis through Salonika was impractic brilliance of his work in journalism, by certain
with
Sir George Cave, after agreeing to give He replied that no was and untiring
taks able after the Dardanelles expedition was the cagerness
unched The Prime Minister cannot which he threw himself into the Dreyfus personally in favour of an offensive, but the same voting facilities to fishermen as
Hindm depended on
explained how the everything attribute any share in either folly to campaign, and by the appeal and chal aur Coporal Staff, since the Government lenge of his personality to the intellect burg, to whom he had referred the matter Government proposed to work the proxy France. More than any French If there is any delay in the reply I think schem The Army Council, he said, had allowed Lord Kitchener to ignore it of
he has a constant and until it was resuscitated in October, 1616, politician,
of indi interests without any other consideration, whon one of its first acts was to point out resting freshness, that quality at we ought to act according to our would take steps to bring to the notice that the dispatch of troops to Salonika to vidual impressiveness which more surely seeing that we have already made of all units in certain distant areas that than anything else marks a man as above acrifices enough and we cannot bring the men of such unite who had votes save Berhin came too late,
the rut of his fellow-men. His detractors the dynasty and the country to rain to could exercise the franchise by means of
proxies, It was proposed that a num have questioned his sincerity and have please anyone
ber of proxy papers should be sent to Roumania is the Prime Minister's, derided his usefulness, but they have January 13th Foreign Affairs telumebody at the front, perhaps the com
munding officer of each unit, who would political colleagues and military advisers, his charm. As a politician be
receive them. The registration offer at the abeat voters at who had appointed prozes, and he would put a mark against their names for the information of the
POUMANIA.
reproach
or Gresk Minister of
at
Zalocostas. Minister at Berne
For
second example of the fatuity of his never attempted to tleny biswashed to the following message on distribute them to the men entitled to The entrance of Roumanis into the war remorseless and brilliant CTILC Please seed the ba
vor wearied of invective General von way the result of diploniatio representa. Wrocker of Ministries & mordant voice of to our Minuta enban a home would be informed of the men on tions, with which soldier had nothing to reproach. But there is this to be said was personally in favour of an offensive, do. We were not in touch with the of M. Clemenceau as political critic but was not in agreement with Hinden Romanian Army and could only help her His criticism is not merely verbal. If burg as to the moment for action
and explicit the Crown CounAs to the sailors, Sir George Cave ex- King of Romania, contrary to the advice in alternatives. If it has frequently wear would have decided in favour of on plained that the idea was that for each too ship there should be issued a number of of cur-General Staff invaded Transyl pealed to a high idealism, it has known vania as the left wing of the Russian how to clothe that idealism in a garment attack I am in despair de. As torde, une for every man on the abip, Armies, and thereby connected his opera of the practical. His devotion is tions with the Russians instead of with deeds, not words, soldiers could only advise, and when their man, M. Clemons by his definite settled yet. But I don't believe together with proxy forms, The view of
It
by a demonstration from Salonika. The has condemned unceasingly, it aboundeHinge and had been more presiding heer at the polling booth
those of General Serrail's Army. Our
As
stupid.
istakes have
is nothing control, there is
the Government was against the publica this it will extend to th
telegraph of that tha his political nickname of attractiveness
tion of a list of proxies. Mr. Herbert The Tiger. Vivacious brilliant, a advice was not taken they could only delightful companion; he has courage, A. Zalocontas
publi- await creuls, because they were unable to determination, and a hatrod of
MALDA on January to the 20th, 1917
Minister in there were several reasong for the compro render direct assistance:
mise. His eloquence is the eloquence of Berae Please retransmit the follow-cation of a list of proxies. The House de-ing telegram to our Minister in Berlin finally agreed to a Government amend- He speaks deing t an intensely vivid brain
Please convey the and with little gesture.
following reply to ment to the clause, enabling not only the In- Mr. Lloyd George does not give the date fruption is to him the opportunity for for his
for Hindenburg: The King thanks Hinden wife, but the husband, parent, brother,
Accept
or alster of an elector to be appointed as of the Paris Conference to which he refere, but apparently he had in his mind the rapier retort that pierces the guard burg
the opponent but, the thrust made. The following measures will be adopted & proxy, of
PRANCE. AND ENGLAND.
proposal which he
the mating at the end of the year 100 he goes on with his argument undisturb to prevent war interial from falling info
anitable lacked provisions and suficient muni
when the plan of General Joffre for 1917 ed. In journalism his style is yet an- the hands of the Was approved. But what followed was other that doffre was put aside, Nivelle sub-
Hig
that the style
personally
is the man storage of war mete
the
stituted, and the British Army practical writes Loch an overy Entente to seize the material by force; necessary to force the fortified positions
ly placed under. Nivelle at the Calais Conference by Mr. Lloyd George without
Clemenceau,
resistance tions for the duration of the campaign. by the in particular we lacked heavy artillery against any eventual attempt by
destruction of the material if Bees prepared by the enemy in the pRESES
that case to the north of Thesanly Finally, the in-
So Maahlerin (3) The war material:
lifelong friend of Great Britain, bater say
Brit. bot be telemediale nicance to the capital and to of Germany, practical idealist." batt were due to our loyal efforts to M Clemenecau has succeeded in forming materintves a detailed list of the We only neaus. Communication by the
consulting the soldiers beforehand. Our losses in the later stages of the Arras caré has turned for a Prime Minister. gram then
Ministry; but the inner politics, vented as a weapon in French
On January 19th,
to
in the Peloponnesus.
British forces reported to be at Maila obliged M. Zulocostas for the expedition against Greece
Ministerin
regret abandon this upening of our Flanders offeneivo was
tele ordination of our main Armies to the by the Socialist groups, with what sucing cost the hour to rece graphing to TFF them you due to the delay thereby caused. The sub. is apparently being utilized against him Berne: Please retransmit the follows our great reened to aban
dispatch to the Minister 15th, 1917 M Theofobie r
The
tele that the Entente Powers, in apite No. 1 wireless
of our French at the Calais Conference broke cess remains to be seen-Times,
your telegram. down in practice but the writer's view
graph station was taken down because it acceptance of the ultimatum, the whole of our was feared that its dismantling might be time count on the
Allies It bas
the Cer demanded by the
man General Staff attaches great im to the non-executions of this, de portance to
to destroy her artik would be la compage in the affirmative the
is that flis subordination is now liable to
preserve the position in the Alliance due Italy with guns, munitions, and much removed necessary willen artillery and war materia
LA RUSSIAN COMPA
if
lery and
the
Shoulimperialo
to look after her own war The im- and with full knowledge of
the attack the Greek Minister ineptance of the proposition, begs us to
that was coming against him, he assured
be revived, and that we may no longer of the closest Have we not supported
all always be to us on account of the weight of oeleef Is it not a fact that Cadorna has erected elsewhere. We shatte mand ÍAKONAN KLÓw whether Green naval, military, and economical strength lords asked us for any military help that able to communicate with you as
that confidentially informed we have not provided; that the name We are confiden
on the Ma
facecoman Mr. Lloyd George says sarcastically Laibach does not occur in any representa attack will be made on The business of Russia is to look after tion that he has made to us; and that Eront as soon as the Roumanian
is concluded. (Signed), Zolocostiserarunt undertakos to compete our
The General Staff, in the event of *** 10th, 1917.-M. her cwn front. It is the concern of Italy after assembling his Army Commanders, plication is that there has been no unity of strategio conception, and that the General Staffs are to blame. Even child ren must know that the collapse of Russia was due to internal and revclutionary could influence. We could not help Rassin unless our Government proved able to call in Japan to her aid. The Govern ment did nothing in this sense, and their failure to combat German propaganda an by ours broke down hopelessly. In mili.
us of the complete confidence which he
inventoreyedry
Cause which no Allied General Staffs things are trus, for the Prime Minister for the duration of such an undertaking the dispatch that this telegram
THEOTOKIS
tury abairs we were in close and daily ruched Paris from Rome he probably receive the punishment they deserve gram;"translating informale
hopes
I beg you to retiazemit the forward through your Majesty a detailed
Minister
and other material telegram to the Greek
Queen
and consequently to le to be tole
abla that the felt, and was justified in feeling, owing in Berlin For the Kaiser from
replaced. It is indispensable that to bis great superiority of force and Sophie: I thank you for your strong position Is it fair these gram, but we are without sufficient food King should cend a short, reply regard
an army corps to leave all this in the shade, and sarcas and the shortage of ammunition –and
arrives as soon as possible ly to abstain from such offensive action December 1916,
16.-10. Zalocostas to tically to ask, Am I my brother's many other things compel us unfortunate your utmost to ce
Berge, for transmission keeper 1
The desire of the Prime Minister for You can realize my position: How
Minister at Berlin
tee Allied campaign in Italy certainly sufer. Thank you warmly for your very to the
into German, to lis existed in January last, but when he welcome words. May the infamous pigs beg you to transmit the following
exiled and Majesty Your for better
to embrace you heartily.
Empero
Allies are
still touch with Russian commanders, our one changed his mind. Anybody can suggest
supporting and in-iting the insurgenta times, Sop rationg in Europe and Asia were planned campaigns anywhere. The difficulty is to unhappy in common, and even when the failure of execute them successfully Germany he
because of their proximity to the sea, we
defend. By means of authority and discipline was fast under are lines of rail debouching upon the January 10th 1917 M. Zalocostas to Calze those parts of the kingdom which, mining the strength of Russia, General norther borders of the Tirol. Austria bus telegraphed to the Greek Ministe
blocksgle they have occupied Brusiloff kept his word, and led on the ive more leading towards the Irenzo Berne Please retrangnit to our
in Berlin Please compor
by force, and are endeavou
the people against us. proof of Russian god faith. After all two leading from France to Italy, and- The Suancial aid and the guns and muni- while we here are 1,000 miles from the Kaiser, and also inform and G tions that we have poured into Russia, Leonzo Austria is on the river Can the contents I am grateful and and after the close co-operation that Prime Minister suppose that the Italian for having at any rate po existed until the effects of the Revolution Armies were over in a condition to march the telephone to von paralysed cur against Ally, it is not fair on Vienna. We should have fought under Larisan for the Prime Minister, for the need of the extreme disadvantage of the Tirol direct pewa his case to present the case as he did in and other montains in the memy's hands ultimatum
on our flank, and any General who had We were oblig Paris, de
attempted it without first occupying the w Trentino would have deserved to be shot of Germany
advantages, It is the same for Italy Has not Italy The Italian disasters were due, like the one bitter ene been constantly rept ted at our Con Russian, to the success of German pro-
Sympathy alre ferences Had not cooperation of British and Italiandiers alv been
and it would have been better bed people for the Lloyd fedradared- Continued at four of next Column
great attack in Galicia last summer, as a To these 10 lines we can only oppose the towing dispatch from the Queen to
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to
at: 1068 of next. Folume.
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