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DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE General.
1918.
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[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.
*THE PEOPLE MUST GO ON
OR GO UNDER." Jan PREMIER'S SPEECH TO REPRE
SENTATIVES OF TRADE UNIONS.
LONDON, January 18th. Mr. Lloyd George, addressing ropre sentatives of the Trade Union affected by the Man-Fower Bill, paid a tribute to the way in which they had met the Gov ernment A spirit of complete frankness characterised both sides, resulting in clearing misunderstandings. The Premier reiterated that the only alternatives to the proposals of the Bill were the raising of the age-limit, as in Austria, where it Any
it 45, or the sending back of wounded withdraw men
to put your whole strength into it or SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRA just do what is done in the Russian Army and tell those brave fellows they can ge
TION SCHEME. home whenever they like..
KEEPING TRACE OF BOYS AND DISABLED MEN.
If there are! who say they won't go into the trenches, the men in the tren ches will have the right to say Neither will we remain here, (Cheers.) That
LONDON, January 18th, would end the war; but what sort of end second reading of the National Regie In the House of Commons, moving the When the Russian soldiers ceased fighting tration Amendment Bill, Mr. Hayes and fraternised and simply talked of
statistics.
ISSUE OF PREMIUM BONDS. CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION
NOT ADVISED.
great ideals and principles to the German Fisher explained that it provided for the Army the Gurmus did not retreut, but registration of 750,000 Inda between 15 took Riga and the islands Fraternisaad 17 who are at present unregistered tion did not prevent the Germans from and who are most useful industrially. marching forward, and if Petrograd were soldiers so that thousands of disabled men It also proposed to register sailors and nearer they would have had that too. Unless we are prepared to stand up to might be utilised to the fullest extent the whole might of the powers now The Food Controller could also obtain
industrially dominating Germany, you will find do moorney in Europe at the mercy of the much information from the now register, cruellest military autocracy the world has which would also apply to many vital ever seen. It you sent Hindenburg a your request that he should ev uate pened delegation he would just mock at Belgium, He would say in his hearts with Trade Union resolutions. The an You cannot turn me out of Belgium Awer you can give him is We can and Union gune and with Trade Unionists be will turn you out of Belgium with Trade bind them. (Cheers.) They have already broken this line, but let us harbour no vived its adherents failure to be ready delusion. No democracy ever long sar to die for it. My appeal to you is Last measure without dissent. Democracy, in plain terms, is government by the majority of the people. It is a funds. mental travesty of the principles of Democracy if one profession, ono trade, one section, one class of the community claims immunity from the obligations im- posed upon the rest. (Cheers.) That is setting up a new aristocracy. You and I in the past fought against privilego. I hope we are fighting on the same side again. We are lighting now against MR. BALFOUR'S. DELICATE HINT the military custe privilege. Demo his privileges and rights in a common cracy means that everyone must merge. stock.
LONDON, January 18th. The Committee on Premium Bonds reports that it does not advise the issue are made to render the present issues of premium bonds until further efforts attractive to investore
RECOGNITION OF BOLSHEVIKS URGED.
LONDON, January 18th. The Daily Mail Correspondent, at Petrograd urges Allied formal recogni tion of the Bolsheviks, declaring that the from M Lenin the release of the visit of nineteen diplomats to demand Roumanida Minister amounts to recog- nition
BOLSHEVIRS HOLD VLADIVO. STOCK HARBIN TELEGRAPHS. LONDON, January 18th. The Daily Mail Correspondent at Tientsin states that the telegraphs be the hands of the Bolsheviks.^ «Sevural tween Vladivostock and Harbin are in ships are ready to remove Japanese resid ents
ROUMANIA AND RUSSIA. ROUMANIANS DISARM 15,000 BOLSHEVIKS,
The Roumanian authorities inform Reuter's Agency that the Bolshevik ultimatum refers to the ringleaders of a Bolshevik plot to seize the Roumanian Government and to assassinate General Royal Family and members of the Tcherbatcheff. The latter captured the disarmed 15,000 Bolshevik irregulars,
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GREAT BRITAIN AND HOLLAND.
LONDON, January 18th.
The Ronmanians have carefully refrain. ed from fighting the Bolsheviks, but will not tolerate any action by foreign troops in Roumania against the Roumanian Royal Family, the Government or the people. Roumanian divisions are now watching Russian deserters, who are pillaging and burning villages in
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are still at Jassy, The Roumanians are The King of Roumania and his family most loyal to them and the Allies,
SHIPPING DISASTERS.
The Premier continued I assume that in your hearts you believe the war- aims declared by the great Labour Conference tu represent the minimum of justice which could possibly be accept able; but if f we are unable to defeat the German forces, if we are unable to resist the military power of Prussia, is there a man here possessed with intelligence who Bos'des the usual Alphabetical List of believes that one of your terms, even the Firms the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED least of then, will be enforced? (Cheers through, for Heaven's sake let him tell Mr. Balfour, replytag, denies Liability atates that his vessel sank off Cape-
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am not talking of the demands of Imperial ists, nor of the demands of extreme war men who want to annex the earth and all the heavenly firmament. I am talking of the moderate demands of the most pacifist soul in this assumbly. Go to Hin- denburg with them, and try to cash that cheque at the Hindenburg Bank It will be returned dishonoured. Whatever terms are submitted by any paciñst in these
lands, you won't get them eashed by Ludendorff or the Kaiser or any of these magnates-not one of them, unless you have got the power to enforce them (Cheers.)
He, the speaker, and President Wilson, without previous consultation, had laid down what was substantially the same programme of demands for the termina tion of the war. There had been no re sponso from any man in any position in Germany indicating that the rulers of Germany desired to approach the problem in a spirit of equity. We demanded the restoration of Belgium Would any of his hearers make peace without the complete restoration of Delgium and reparation
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A voice-And wealth?
The Fremier-Certainly,⠀⠀ find an honourable and equitable way out "If any man standing in my place can ohroughs, for Hery wat out, as in tell me. My own conviction is that the people must either go on rgounders, (Applause)
A White Paper coutoins Anglo-Dutch Correspondence which shows that the Dutch Minister on October 26th claimed compensation for the loss of the ships proceed to a British port when voraging marining, because they were compelled to Elve and Bernisse through enemy sub
from French West Afrien
for loss of neutrals by German illegality. He adds that, the action of a neutral nation, which apparently does not pro.
A. S. E DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE | teal at such submarining and confines
IN MAN-POWER CONFERENCE
its efforts to presenting claims against Great Britain, LONDON, January 19th.
is inconsistent with the Amalgamated Society of Engineers friendly Power with due regard to diplo- The official correspondence shows that characterise such action by a professedly autrality. He says it is difficult to
declined to participate in the Man-matic amenities Power Conference, and the Government declined to cousult it separately.
IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION
AMENDMENT TO ENFORCE COM PULSION REJECTED.
LONDON, January 18th.
ment was moved on the second reading of In the House of Commons, an amend the Military Service Bill to enforce com pulsion in Ireland, but it was rejected by 136 votes to 48
Sir Auckland Geddes said the applica. tion of compulsion to Freland would not help on the war. Even if such a med before the effects were felt. He ap eute were adopted, it would be months proached the question unbiased, without sny political past, and he came to the conclusion that it would be folly from the point of view of the war to suggest conscription for Ireland
for its wrongs? (Shouts of whether the size of the Homs defense Mr. Asquith, following questioned Germany's only answer to that demand forces was not excessive" He advocated, came from the soul of von Tirpitz, who Erstly, the sending to the Front of con- replied "Never." He, the speaker, de the further combing out of fit nighters who siderable numbers therefrom; secondly manded reconsideration of the wrong of were behind the lines, in order to re- Alsace Lorraine. Germany Answered plenish the depleted units which had
Never. The programme
fallen considerably below effective had been a strength; thirdly, the increasing of the claimed throughout the Allied countries existing numbers employed on ship- and criticism was hardly heard except building, which was the primary of all from a few who wished Mr Lloyd George had made more extreme demands The Socialists of
of France, Italy and Great British had mainly accepted the demands As very fair
our necessities:
Mr. Lloyd George interposed-I will give that assurance, We regard ship building as the primary necessity
Continuing, Mr. Asquith pleaded the Cause of retaining a sufficiency of young Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that he skilled workers upon munitions. Through would not have the war for a sccoud on orb the land there was no more hanging his soul if he could stop it honourable back from the Army than ever there had were responsible for perpetuating the The telaper of the people required no He urged those especially who thought we been in any previous stage of the war. horror of war to consider the reception stimulus. It was constant, resolute and of our demands in Germany, where the unwavering. - only comment had been Behold, how England is weakening. Go on and they will come down again. When be sug gested that Mesopotamia and Palestine should never be restored to the tyranny of the Tark Gormany answered We will go on until they are restored. "
SECRET SESSION.
Mr. Hogge said the 450,000 mon men. tioned by dir Auckland Geddes was mere flea bite compared with the num hers actually required. He stated that be desired to ask a number of questions, whereupon the House went into Secret Session, ---
LATER
The Premier
remier euphasised that not single condition contained in the British Trade Union war-ains had met with any authoritativo respouze from Germany: It An official message states that, at e was very significant that there had been Seeret Session of the House of Commons, no civilian answer from Germany at all. the Prime Mines spoke. The second (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lloyd George's and reading of the Man-Power Bill was then President Wilson's speeches had been carried without a division. The Bill was thoroughly discussed in the German committed to a committee of the whole Papers, but no civilian minister had asid House a word. Field-Marshal von Hindenburs PRESS COMMENT, and General Ludendorf had been very hurriedly summoned to confer at Berlin, but Baron Kuehlmann was not allowed to speak. That meant that Prussian military power was dominant. Germany's huswer to Civilisation would be given from the cannon's mouth. It would be a mistake to harbour any delusions,
انشاه
LONDON, January 18th. Lloyd's report that the Umgeni has
posed to be those of members of the crew, November, A number of bodies, sup been missing since the beginning of
bave been washed up
The Captain of the Taikosan Maru Molino after a collision on December,
14th.
THE WAR ON HOSPITAL
SHIPS
REPRESENTATIONS TO E
SPAIN.
LONDON, January 18th. The Dutch Minister, writing on Dec. 17th, contests the Britina claim to bring Government has made representations to Reuter's Agency learns that the British
waive the claint for compensation. n neutral vessel into port in any cirSpain with regard to the sinking of the cumstances; therefore, he is unable to
31st, repeats his inability to entertain the Mr Balfour, replying on December
laim.
AMERICA AND THE WAR.
THE FUEL ORDER.
WASHINGTON January 18th. Mr Garfield's Fuel Order has been The temporary closing down of certain signed by President Wilson: industries has evoked a storm of protest. REASONS FOR DRASTIC ACTION.
Mr. Garfield explains that the necessity of moving ships has compelled drastic action,
He says that a national calamity can only be averted by concentrating on coal In the great centres of industry the po.. lations, and freight is choking the rail- pulation is clearing off itamense accumu.
the exports of food, etc., to the Allies.
He gave there will be no interruption in
the Order. Four of the leading New The newspapers express amazement at York daily newspapers telegraphed to Fresident Wilson, describing the Order as calamitous, dislocating industry and throwing millions out of employment.
THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
RUSSIA'S PROPOSALS REJECTED BY GERMANY
LONDON, January 18th.
Hena.
GERMAN OFFICER ADMITS LIES.
A German officer who is a prisoner in England has been confronted with a statement in his book that he had seen guns and troops on a British hospital, ship. He has frankly admitted that his statement was entirely unfounded.
FURTHER EXPOSURE.
The Admiralty announces that a Ger man wireless message states that the Eng- Chronicle of December 11th, admit that Hish themselves according to the Daily hospital ships are used for the
the transport of troops.
says the
so-called admission is a deliberate, false statement. by Miss Ethel Marsh, for which she was sentenced at Portsmouth to a month's im- prisonment. The public should know the wounded man is admittedly based." grounds on which the German war on
THE SILVER MARKET,
LONDON, January 17th
Franco-jelytan bront.
The silver is quiet
are
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT, ENEMY RAILWAYS BOMBED.
report, states:The enemy, raided a post
LONDON J January 18th.! Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a east of Epehy. A few of our men a missing
Aeroplanes last night, despite the bad Central Powers have rejected the Russian Bernsdorf, thirty miles south-east of
A wireless message states that the weather, bombed large
railways at
from the occupied territories during the Douglas Haig states there is nothing to proposals called on January 15th, and Metz, also a railway south of Metz All have refused to withdraw their troops our machines returned war They agree to the people's voting
In a later report, Field Marshal Sir through elected bodies but state that a referendum is impracticable GERMAN MISREPRESENTATIONS.
that M Trotzky, in a proclamation, TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS
LONDON, January 18th. A Russian message by wireless states accuses the Germans of misrepresenting the Brestiitovsk proceedings with the in- teation of misleading the German public
report
Naval Activities.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WRECKED.
LONDON, January 18th. The Admiralty announces that two Bri- tish destroyers, on the night of the 12th instant were totally wrecked off tha coast of Scotland in a violent gele and heavy snowstorm,
NOTABLE NAVAL PROMOTION
THE CHAOS IN RUSSIA, ANARCHY IN THE COUNTRY.
A Russian message received by wireless
LONDON January 18th. atates that the People's Commissioners for Food and Communications draw atten- tion to the disorders and asses at rail The papers mphasise the unanimity others. They declare that the railways way stations committed by soldiers and in favour of the man power problems are in the mob's power. pointing out that there was not a single This state of anareby has disorganized amendment hostile to the measure. They the transport service preventing sup declare that the people are doubtful wheplies being sent to the starving' regions ther the best use is being made of our and to the Armies They summon the resources
Councils to take the most drastic measures Italian bront to establish order.
Continuing, Mr. Lloyd George Said The Daily Mail says the difficulties of "Let us talk quite freely here amongst Sir Auckland Geddes would be lessened ourselves. You might as well stop fight if the country were assured that the huge ing unless you are going to do it well war machine is being run with a minimum Unless you are going to do it with all of waste and improvidence, your might it is real murder of the The Daily News supposition gallant fellows who have stood there for that the proposals arise almost entirely three years (Cheors) Unless we are from the fog of mistrust, in which their going to do it well let us stop it. There past record han enveloped the Govern.
ao alternative. You have either got ment
ia
PASSENGER TRAINS CEASE RUNning
The People's Commissioners announce on numerous railways from January 20th the stoppage of main line passenger trains
Arethuto action in August, 1814, has been
LONDON, January 18th. Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, the hero of the
Rear Admiral Tyrwhitt was promoted over forty-nine officers. promoted Rear Admiral,
(THROUGH BRUTER 8 AGETCH,] FURTHER ITALIAN SUCCESS
LONDON, January 18th. An Italian official message states;~~~
to February 2nd, owing to the urgency of We captured on the 14th, 15th and 16th transporting food to the front and to inst, 491 prisoners as well as 18 msebine- Moscow and Petrograd,
guns and two bomb throwers.
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