THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1st, 1918)
PRISONERS FROM RUHLEBEN THE MILITARY SITUATION.
ARRIVAL IN HOLLAND
A SURE BASIS OF PEACE,
[The following is an instalment of a FROM telegram from The Timex Special Cor respondent describing the arrival in Holand of a large party of civilian pris. overs from Kuhleben camp]
THE MORNING POST'S" MILITARY
· CORRESPONDENT.]
The question of devising a sure basis for the establishment of a durable peace
sion, and the variety of ideas which have
BEATING THE GERMANS.
SOME FACTORS IGNORED We are indebted to a correspondent for La very lucid exposition of certain quee- tions which, as he observes, are being asked by a large and increasing numbor
THE DANGER OF A PURELY MATERIAL EDUCATION. SIR J. MOULURE ON THE NAMON'S NEEDS.
Of the Rubleben internment camp the is at present a fertile subject of discus, of people who believe that the Allied University College on January 2nd, by
then spoke very guardedly, bearing in mind the caution given them before they left to say nothing which might rebound on their fellow-citizens still in captivity They explained that the camp is now practically a self-governing community whilst the food is that sent out from England. Without this many of them would undoubtedly have succumbed, but with it they raised the envy of the German, guards, who, they say, now look very thin and badly fed. Of the bread supplied by the Germans one remarked that it would make very good cricket
been expressed aro little short of be wildering. According to Mr. Henderson, it is in no way a military question. A Peace Conference must take no cognisance of military matters, such as the acquisi- tion of strategical frontiers. We must beg to differ from him, if for no other reason because every treaty of peace in the past has been largely based on mili tary considerations, and because such considerations are at the base of the German projects for peace. To give only one example, Prussia, at the Peace of Prague, imposed frontiers on Italy of which Italy has experienced the disad vantages in the present war; and the plain enough by the discussions at Brest Litovsk
The sixth annual Conference of Educational Associations, was opened at
a general gathering of the Associations, over which Sir Gregory Foster, Provost of University College, presided, and at which the opening address was delivered by Sir John D. McClure, headmaster of
Mill Hill School.
Armies on the Western front, have what may be described as a decisive numerical preponderance over the Germane, and that they are superior to the latter in artillery, in fying services, and in or ganization behind the lines (wrote the
Sir Gregory Foster said the future lay military correspondent of the Morning with the teachers, and the teachers must Poir on December 17th). Why, asks the close their ranks if they wished to man in the street, bave we not done bet went a united front against the great ter with all those advantages? Why do dangers that beset education, at this time. the Allies always attack singly at one when one read in the newspapers appenda point instead of simultaneously at several for the reconstruction of education on points? Why were not the Germans pro purely material grounds
contro vented from sending troops from other versy between classicists and scientists arts of tho front Cambrai by the up. was, in his opinion, a perfectly sureless it numerous points one, and the appen) be would make won Why do
fronts that this year educationists should set to wider. on In man in the stres: thinks work upon constractive campaigu The German aim, as we have already
not have made the meal of the conflict, (Hear, hear.) They should set
Linte 4 shown, is to establish strategic frontier that the Allied Armies in France may which would set at rest, at all events for which would make Germany so strong superiority, and he wants to know the to work of not one curriculum but
what was a purely artificial
In everyday life he is cer to see the
Why series of curricula that would combine that were necessary to train:
balls, whilst others declared that they present aims of Germany are being maplication of
bad transformed their portions into serviceable Nahtrays. One of the party an author, and therefore a competent
observer, told me that there had recently been a great change in the German
tion of the comp. He said:— with her, however great the provocation; not
we not
to
side win.
good
soldiers concerned with the administra would ventura to think of going to warto war? Is it that the operations the various ens. We started in the The Germans, are beginning to think I or which, m case of war, would give her have been badly conducted, and that the world from very varying capacities, and for themselves. They no longer do and decisive advantage, Peace would be Chief Command and the General Stuffeduation must meet these capacities
assured by German predominances It are to blame) He has noticed such. disputed way dictated from above. The would be enforced, if necessary, by the cidents as the glossing over or suppression Sir John McClure, in the course of hig
episodes and delay in pub German Army. ⠀⠀⠀
lishing, certain despatches with the ob jeet, as appeared to him, of being able to counter, bad news with good In .con. and distrustful when things
do so well as be expected,
believe everything in a mechanical un old expressions of hatred towards Eng land are no longer bend, The soldiers themselves are longing only for the end
Of
of the war. They do not talk or think within narrow limits. Those who talk afsequence he is inclined to be suspicious therto the cisims of vested
not go
develop them address, said 1017 had been a veritablo The Allies, on the other hand, hope to abolish war, or, at least, to restrict it
on mirabilis in the history of English
the exigencies of party Democratic Peace: seem to imagine about vietorics, and say they want to he
theore ment, And,
of individual rights had to the
above all, friends with us again.
that democracies will not want to fight Generally speaking, the relations und that they will respect treaties. One
It is obvious that the questions ar
well-nigh insuperable obstacles fa e The tween the interned and their guardiany doubt the expediency of risking the
of a kind admitting of free and open now sepin good. When yesterday's party independence of nations by founding it discussion. It may he asserted with con past year had witnessed changes whose lelt the camp the gates were thrown open on such speculative ideas. Democracies fidence that the Allied Commanders have magnitude we were as yet Ancapable of have not hesitated to fight in the past done well with the resources at their conditure on education been so great, never realising. Nover before had the expen for the first time since Rublebun was established so that those remaining be. When their vital interests have been mand; in some cases better than the prebefore had activity in acimentional matt hind might assemble and cheer their threatened, and we have yet to learn on sent writer, for one, thought
what evidence it is assumed that they Those who have not known and departing comrades, whilst the camp commandant and other principal officers came to the railway station to see the whom they had been in personal co-ed to typify a democratic State, has not failure depends; conditions which are fuced by a man who was first and fore men off, and shook hands with those with
tact
ments, and one of the arst acts of deme, hamon foresight to Power to control of snost an educationist, and,
On the journey from Germany to Holland the travellers were impressed by the deserted aspect of the countryside, They saw very few horses and cattle, and what were in the fields looked in very poor condition. Signs of the suspension of civilian life were also noticed. There was hardly any ordinary railway traffic For Example on the stretch between Berlin and Hanover, once one of the
will be more strict in the observance of treaties than other forms of government. Organised Labour, which may be presum.
always considered itself bound by agreo- cratic Russia has bien to repudiate solema trenty obligations. The answer is presumably, that circumstances bad changed; but in this world, circumstances are continually changing. The plea is precisely that which Germany urged in justification for the invasion of Belgium, the independence which she had guaran teed
been so general and purposeful. never hefore had the nation shown such in terest in the establishment of a real educational system, never before had
great, educational measure been intro
probable
studied by theft issue, not knowing the multipli often conditions on which succuss of
often beyond human
against. The
most signi unprecedented rainfall of August upset oant of all, never before had a Ministry
beca caused an unforeseen expenditure of our in proceeding with such n Bill the design
so universally blamed for its delar of the Flanders offensive.
the Italian adventure, which, if we resources and enabled the enemy to risk bad been able to follow up our first successer
Much had been n said about the educa ne promptly as might reasonably have tional ladder.
His own
painful ex been expected, he would not have dared perience convinced him that the effuer to do Instances might be multiplied. tional sieve was at least equally neces Euch is the fortune of war
though not equally popular
heen estabished. That this and similar
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Bously few continuation schoolsREP. HENDERSON, IC.S., Retired, Mr. Lloyd George hopes that the con- greatest railway highways of editions of peace will be so equitable that Apart from this uncertain factor of measures had failed was largely due to wishes to draw the attention of the public in only two passenger trains were passed or no nation will desire to alter them, and met a tattoo
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GERMAN TRICK THAT FAILED,
moment. They the ten years of age, two millions were
-consisted of five potatoes each msn.
Fortunately they were able to supplement the peace which Germany is endeavour ters for reflexion.
created The system which com this unseasonable fare with bacon, a large ing to impose will contain the germs of
Was fourteen and then left bim to his own the Christmas, parcels from England.
yeare that the forces in France have been ay to Bind that the Buleltevia take too only balanced to admit after lette suraty, one thing for knowledg up Bolsheviks have ion
forced Our Governments to satisfy the thirst for knowledge. Dur delivered her into the hands of Germany have never sunnionet the courage to
ing the most critical years
lile Interesting as were the experiences, of and that she will not attempt to struggle organize the national resources in a way tuurien to eighteen, he was
Toft
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Pod that would have admitted of a
ideals often without decisive revisit the soldiers now installed on board Then we have the League of Nationg, supe koing developed
even & & desire to remember or use the little at 02 he knew. Out of the three millions of the liner Sindoro, awaiting to-morrow's which is to substitute Law for Force by
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between by the reductive voyage to England. Here were officers means of compulsory" arbitration, an
population
fourteen and who led their men over the top in the international legislature, and an inter-trition, and thought it good enough to Somme attack on July 1st and then fell national police. It is clear that war will dribble in reinforcemente, which were receiving no teaching whatever, and at
there was an wounded in No Man's Land. Here were not necessarily be abolished, but it is sometimes belated Now, in the fourth year by year
waste of good human material,
and thou English, Scottish, and Irish soldiers who hoped that it may be restricted within year of war, the question of power winds whom nature intended to be cap held Ypres against tremendous odds narrow limits; that is between fractions, is redom three which was necef. fains of industry were in consequence of Here was an Indian cavalryman who or groups, of the international police a decision on the subject need. Was wounded long ago at La Bassée, The international police, if they are to ed months ago. Mr. Churchill in his speech untrained capacity, relegated to the ranks where he helped to bar the road to exist in more than name, will be armies, at Bedford recently alluded to the neces or became hewers of wood and drawers Calais Themselves conscious of duty limited in size by treaty, as well as of ity of br
of bringing
up to full of water. There was a real danger lest Dur divisions
zeal for education should spend itself on What does the allusion
of organisation and curricula, comrades still in the struggle, and under
of the greater issues which lie going the dangers and suffering they had
should outrun foresight and in- have done our bit," said one Irishman, already dafely passed throughrishman and others are doing theirs now. he quickly added: They may not know it, but we know that the war is being wou, for we know what things are like in Germany."
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security will be obtained against com binations between groups of Power the Chiadruple Alliance for the achieve and a great part of France behind their leaving things to voluntary effort had nos Bay, between hoge which nowe constitute French Allies. They have all Belgium telligence. On the whole the results of from the MANAGER OF THIS PAPER tent of a common aim; and the group defensive line. They can afford
to give which is most successful in intrigue (aiter ground, and have taken advantage of the heen unsatisfactory yet we were so far the fashion of Germany) will start with circumstance to devise their flexible sys
from believing
efficiency to be obtat vidus! an advantage.
tem of defence. I pushed back a few that there was a real danger of
by The limitation of armaments is clearly mered Way on the other hand, have to irreconcilable. But though it was freely
the system is not seriously endan- the an essential factor in such a system, as Several of the men had sad and extra-
lines solid. They can get admitted that some check on aggressive ordinary stories to tell of the Italians the Westminster Gazette perceives when maintain our who were captured in the recent fighting. it suggests, as a guarantee, the honest, rison their lines with fewer troops than
individualism was imperatively лесев Great numbers recently arrived at Lan- thorough, and mutual system of inspec we can on the defensive part of the front,
alsary, and that State direction and con- sensiaza and other camps. At first, said tations), from tovornament he would being attached. Thus an appreciable troi yere to some extent inevitable, fow
which can them (the in every part which is
part of our numerical superiority dis wholly abandoned. camps, they wore not very heartily wel be interesting to see the suggestion
*Not s
few of comed. The Germans, showed hatred to worked out in detail. It is not irrelevant appears Again, the Germans have bet
countrymen viewed with
with grave concern wards them, whilst some Italians told the to recall that Prussian Militarism ter facilities for moving reserves to the marked
increase the French and British quite openly We had its origin in the limitation of the threatened points, which enable them to authority of the State. He Power and gave it up." Further, they stated that Prussian Army to a strength of 10,000 infecte further count re
economy of force, For
lieve uny one British they had been sent by the German among after Jena, The foundations of the and fairly direct lines of railway by separate
stamp out voluntaryism if the French and British with the idea of Nation in arms were laid under the which to transport troops from Flanders do so, but a succession of Governments
could spreading demoralisation among them. eyes of Napoleon, and true to the to Carobral. ew parts of the Western met 1 It could be met by increased co-
it. How was do
the danger to Happily quite the contrary effect was ance. A few years later Prussia took the front
found where the Allies are operation of local authority, Can
by the really attained. The Italians soon began field with 140,000 men, independent of to see how bitterly they had been misled, garrisons. Clearly the inspections would qually
avoured couragement and
itable treatment of voluntary
ohiefly by a French read how magnificently the for Germany, with the facilities and exjectured ons. In these days, more than i went on to refor whilst later, when our men and the have to be frequent, and yayy, thorough reason other than ineptitude may be con united, and
for the restriction of our offen
fession Italian army was still holding out, reperience she possesses, could in a short sive lations greatly improved. At one camp time train an army which would severely ever before, it is necessary to form for tional reform based solely on the a largo transport of Italians arrived test the eficiency of the international the attack in great depth. To sacrifice ground of meeting the great industrial
to breadth af front
ble competition after the war, Ruskin spoke
fearful condition. Most of them get no an attempt before it became dangerous,
alive
SOAP ONCE BORE!
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of our
not be could
Gives (notant Reliéf
No matter that" pour céspiratory OPERER MAF DB Stiffering tromswhether ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, WASAL GAYARUN,Or ORDINARY: DOUGH.. meyou will find in this fansous résidy. a restoration power chat la metaly
moncinated
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s throughead
CURE WAS
teaching
call for educa
material
become was
short time ago," said one of our men who palice. It would need prompt military ugh the latter be, would be to cost of a nation degeneranto a mob, was an eye-witness" They were in aor police action to frustrate such furenstances are not wanting it hit the worst en How were they to thing from home. It is only parcels The strategical aspect of the Frontiers, which promising attacks have languished money-making from home which have kept us British which Mr Henderson waves aside ar for want of reserves. The same consid delent this
foul conspiracy against the immaterial would be a very important eration applies to the question of "lialde of the world and the welfare of factor in the operations.
ing attacks to prevent the enemy from
By realising triatism that that it was but
- pit One
part of his line by with a short-sighted and 1. selfish-patr troops from
another part. Such ends with love of country and service for attacks to be of any avail must be made her by fixing the sims of education above in force, or they are simply ignored. In many and beyond the nation Matthew these days each side knows pretty well Arnold's charge against the mast of the the distribution of the adversary's troops nation, that they did not care for things behind the lines.
of the mind, was not only true but was likely to continue true unless the teachers
Apart from this, they testified that in things are bad, but they didn't want Notwithstanding their wounds these to talk about pass troubles in detail British soldiers looked very well indeed Said one Tommy "It's all over now, and, thanks to parcels they had received and, enyhow, we found it was all right from England, there was no sign of the if we kept smiling through it. With underfeeding we often notite
among
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prison camp guards. The latter often Another little sidelight on the state of the burg retreat it was the fashion a modification of the original design, in-
the
in a way
that there
their food from England they admitted German deserters who come to our The design of operations for this year altered things in their own favour. they were better off than the German country:
was upset by other circumstances besides of Russia. At the time of envied them their good eating. This affairs in Germany was that, when our the "arrival of parcels proved illuminating to men settled on board the steamer, i
to pretend that, far the cammy Many & Gorman, said fact that such a thing as soap was still the Allies, it was actually a
from embarrassing valving the construction of communica one, complained to us how wickedly being manufactured seemed to be a joyful
tions and all the paraphernalia of a great it was, for it they had been deceived by their Govern discovery First a cigarette and then of the victories on the Bomme
offensive, would have entailed vest delay ment about the submarine war. We every man physically able to do so seized in another side to the question. One wal At the present writer oberved at the are always being told they said,
that
taken by a cake of this rare substance, and was optimism of this kind has its drawbad time, the better courses was t England is starving, and yet we see you soon revelling in soupsuds. By midday for it i
utaining existing arrangements, the Bri- apt to
give rise to doubts dish concentrating towards Aryas and the getting all this splendid food from Eng all the soldiers and civilians were safely disappointment such as are afflicting the French towards the Chemin den Dames. land In this connection there is on board the three eamart, Sindore man in the streck the retreat forestalled The Germany vors, thand hurried without, striking testimony from a neutral Kontain Regentes, and Zeeland, which such a cqmbined offensive by the French much loss of time, but the Allied Armies Juornalist who saw our « men, arrive. this afternoon moved down the waterway and British Armies on contiguone fronts drifted aparte Ultimately we became namely the correspondent of the Tele- to the Hook of Holland in readiness for as appeals to others besides him. To have entangled in the boss of Flanders, but great, who writes:
to-morrow's daylight, paisage across the followed up the Germane and attempted that was misfortune rather than miscal- (Continued, at foot of neat Column)
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