OUR LONDON LETTER NEWSPAPER ATTACKS ON THE HIGHER COMMAND.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1818.
CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH. SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
At a public meeting held at the Coronet Theatre, Nothing Hill Gate, to inaugurate War Savings Week in Kensington, Mr Austen Chamberlain, was the principal speaker. Discussing the ability of the nation to redeem its obligations and its willingness to do so, he pointed out that at the end of the Napoleonic war wohnd debt of
INSIDE THE MANPOWER MACHINE.S
HOW IT IS WORKEDY
BY SYDNEY BROOKS,
ONLY MY DUTY.
"SPIRIT OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE
The National War Aims Committee forward the following for publication : My object," said Sir Antekland It was Germany's original intention to frighten the British merchantmen from Geddes recently,“ is to work, if possible, the seas. Sho thought to accomplish this. unsven, to stimulate and guide." He by deeds of frightfulness, and she failed. has certainly succeeded in working the sen hundredfold, the merchant sea- Although she multiplied the dangers of
Meen Stop by noiseless step, without men of Britain have continued to defy fuss, with very little friction, and with the pirate. They have done more. By no advertisement at all, the Ministry of refusing to desert ships in distress and by boldly facing the German U-boats, the
LONDON, January 28th. The Northcliffe ruwspapers have been at it again, this time by a frontal attack on the British High Command in France; but the campaign so für has brought ne harm to anybody except, perhaps, the reputation of those who organised it There are signs that the onslaught will 000,000,000. By the end of Alurch, National Service which he directs has British mariners are building up week not lie persisted in, for the premat at 1018, it was estimated that our total debt gathered in fresh powers, has undertaken by week a record of heroism surjinssed
any rate, and therefore the Daily Mail
Kitchener
The real mischief of these attacks upon
would be in the neighbourhood of
debt would be approximately six and a half timber what it was at the end of the
new duties, has entered spheres of de
by uo other service..........
They are simple, straightforward
officers and others is net merely that Napoleonic wars. The national incomio ing size for importance. It has been the tains in reply indicate what manner of ]
Lord Northeliffe's young men sem to think that the way to win the war is to when. pull down the men in authority ever things do not happen to please thei
one day Cabinet Minists, and the next day leading Generals. The mis chief is that there is a strong suspicion, disturbing to the public at large, that certain very high political personages- are behind the scenes pulling the strings
MIS-USE OF CRITICISM,
It goes without saying that nothing could be more fatal to military success than the interference of politicians of
at the close of the Napoleonic wars was computed to be £350,000,000 a year. It was estimated to-day to be £3,000,000,000 a year. If, therefore, our debt would have increased six and a half times, our
incon had increased eight and a half times, and of our ability to pay there could be no doubt (Cheers,)
Liscussions had taken place recently
will not le baint in the street as in the 20,000,000,000, Iss a part that was re-partmental influeneo that has to be in men, these merchant sailors, with a clear was not only to be seen but also to be any official acknowledgment which may case of the wild-cat attuck on Lord coverable. Taking the gross figure, the corporated if the problem of man-power sense of duty, and quick" to appreciate handled steadily and whole. The growth by bestowed upon them. The Admirally of the Ministry has not been a case of cognies their services gratefully, and bureau grabbing for power and mistak the letters written by some of these cap- logical, inevitable, and almost automen they are matic consequence of the recognition of am în receipt of certificatce show- the fact which we should seen earliering that 1 was commended for good ser, but which had to be hammered into ut vice writes one of them. As this by hard experience that man power and certificate was entirely unexpected, I. the economical and scientific use of it is received it with the greater appreciation, the factor that will decide the war und desire to convey to my Lords Com
Once that is grasped, not a nice missioners of the Admiralty that what- theory but for the basic, concrete reality ever I have dons has been done in a it is, once people learn to think fund common use, which every British mentally about war in terms of men, then segman must for it his duty to do for the rise and influence of the Ministry his home and country in the hour of of National Service need no other CX their need! Another writes: ⠀⠀ ** On on the subject of a levy on capital.planation. When ever thing comes down my arrival here this morning I received to a question of men, the Department a letter from my owners enclosing a copy There were people who before the war
whose business it is to supply the men of your letter. I need hardly say how frankly advocated the coufication of cannot help taking rank as one of the much gratified I am at the great honour foretnost governing bodies in the State conferred upon me by his Majesty the capital, in whole or in part. They were For the first three years of the war we King in awarding me the Distinguished not very induential before the war, and drew upon our man power as though it Service Cross, in recognition of my ser- had not lusome more influential sine Government Department came down to vices in resenting the crew of a steamship, which I shall ever prize. I can only because their general attitude had not the well and lowered its bucket without say that is a British seaman I did what commended itself to patriotic citizens in a suspicion that it could ever run dry. I considered me iuty, without the
First we recruit indscriminately for
pectation of fee or reward, and under a time of trouble. Cheers.) But, put the Army, and thousands and hundreds similar circumstances I should do the ting them on one side, he could safely of thousands of men rushed to the colours same again Your esteemed favour is Hay that there was not responsible who would have been more useful to the writes the captain of a fourth vessel, person anywhere who did not repudiate country if they had remained in bivil enclosing a certificate of commendation granted by my Lords Commissioners for with the indignation and scorn of an
good service is dily to hand, for which honest man accused of contemplating a
---- SCRAMBLE AND CHAON,
kindly accept my best thanks. In ne Then we discovered we were short of complishing the said good service," I dishonest action the idea that, as I nation, we would repudiate, or evade, or refuse to honour up to the hilt our munitions, and essential industries only see that I was carrying out my duty obligations to those who entrusted their shipbuilding, in particular were de to the best of my ability under the exist motes to the late in the time of our pleted in order to fill the munition facing circumstances and incidentally en- greatest need (Cheers.) If any capitalories. Then Tanks and seroplanes, had deavouring to keep my ship's flag still was insectife, or was threatened after the boom, and we put all the men we could flying, which I shall always endeavour war, if in any quarter there was a hands on to the job of manufacturing to do, with the help of the Almighty. desire to try new and, as he thought, them. Then there was a panic about dangerous and fatal experiments, he food production, and agriculture uppear. could not conceive a failure to recogniseeds the big gap that had at any cost tant thin capital had the greatest claim to be filled. And after that we decided on the nation was placed at the service of the nation, and that it must be made steure before all other capital (Cheers,)
journalists with strategy. Popular feet ing and instinct are both quite sound on this point, and it's satisfactory to hnd that there is not the slightest disposition to follow the lead of Carmelite House Any further attempt to shake the con dence of the Army in its leaders, espes cially Sir Dongles Haig, will be met with swill reprisals. The demand for Bome great min's head on a charger, after the muuner of King Herod, if things go awry is indecent and demoralising.
It is well-known that somebody blundered very badly after the victory at Cambrai Inst November, whereby we were robbed of the fruits of that bril linnt stroke; but the Wax Council upon inquiry absolved the High Command from Blame That is far us Parlia ment and the public can get as regards information on the subject. It is simply misuse of the functions of criticisin to try to get behind the lovernment and Assail Army leaders with a view to driving them from their pusts. The consideren opinion of, Fleet Street is that these tactics by powering group of newspapers in kad journalism, because it tenth ta shake retifidence in the Press. As the gaide, Hilotones and friend of the public. --
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This swinging of human effort fist in one direction and then in another went on for three years on no fixed prin All were agreed that in meeting the ciples whatever. It was a blind, unre gulated stampede to fill urgent needs as prodigious burdens which we had accused when they happened to discuse sarit incurred, wealth must bear its fair share Some people, not all hostile onpital, thought, it would to better for all who had capital that a slice should be cut off and handed over straight to the Godenren in reduction of our enor, We live in times that are topsy-turvymous debt, and so facilitate an inintediate when ancient institutions are going. reduction of taxation, rather than that going as the auctioneer says bringing they should pay some contribution Gradually the very desperateness of down the hammer, and most of them, nually in the form of taxation. He was the evil worked its own care The Re like any job lot at a sale, will soon be
not of that opinion. (Hear, hoar.) gone Kings have been pulled down Most of us had a very small balcare at our gistration Act, the Derby groups, the introduction of compulsory military by Keisers, and Statemen and Diplo bankers: we had no great resources in service, the Man-power Distribution matists are held cheap in the general cash with which to pay a levy on capital. Board, the Schedule of Reserved Occu upheaval of Armageddon. It is signifWhat were we to do? If we had secu cant that the Time pertaits a Corre-rities we must sell, but everybody who pations, and the Trade. Card scheme spondent its tiggest type to demand the End securities would be selling at the were all so many approaches to a more Field of abolition of Ambassadors and Embas
sands moment, and the whole capital of the Ministry of National Service was
tational system. But it was not until 80HEI
of Illustrated London News 2:11.0 sies on the ground that an Ambassador.
the country would be reduced by the reorganised, was given control of recruit Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News 2 is a pompons and expensive form of
extravagant offer of securities for which ing for the fighting services, and thus Jewish Chronicle or Fishing Gazette there was an insufficient number of pur brought the whole non-powth problem John Bull
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Lancet sound and comprehensive man-power Land and Water policy, apprehensive fan-pover Lord's News er Reynolds
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There is, of course, no question about
Then people's money might be locked the expense. For long the choice of im bassador has, often been determined by up in business, and it was very dairable When the war cried, and there was social standing and command of ample private fortune simply because the ex need for the greatest commercial develop. pense of the position in some countries prent in order to recuperate from the is so great that the official salary has not effects of the war, we should burden sufficed But as a patent of nobility and manufacturers and commerce with mort great wealth are not always found in gages on existing machinery, plant, and association with mental capacity and buildings, or take away the capital which knowledge of affalis perhaps it is not it was intended to employ in the develop surprising that we have been often ontment of industry. If capital existed in watched in negotiation.
the form of land they could not realise it. They could go to their banker, but every CHANGES THAT ARE COMING.
banker was not in a position of having the money. What happened? There was only one thing. The printing Press got to work and printed notes; they had an inflation of credit, the price of every thing went up, and the circumstances of life became barder for everyone. Frankly, he regretted that this theoretical pro The Ministry of National Service says position for after-the-war finance was in the Government. This is our esti raised at this time at all. (Hear, bear) mate of the present amount of available It was, not a proposal which any sane man power. How do you want it used ?'* man of any school of thought would The Government replies." We want One of the most prized of privileges and it was a policy which, in his opinion, the shipyards; so many in the aeroplane think of trying to apply during the war 150,000 men in the Army, so many in claimed by the old Ambassadors was
The Ministry now finds the men for Lundon Opinion the Arroy and Navy, medically examines Mining Journal then, and grades them in accordance with Nation or New Witness their fitness for service. The whole buci News of the World or Feople
Panch ness of recruiting is thus placed in Sketch civilian hands, and the same hands also here Sphere direct the flow of all the other units of Tatler energy in the kingdom. Instead of com- Times, Weekl petition between the Government De partinents there is now, if not ideal co-operation, at least an impartial, im personal tribunal, with all the facts about man-power at its finger-ends, to decide upon and adjust their various claims.
Anyway, many changes are at hand; and indeed in some directions they are already an accomplished fact. Lord Northcliffe relieved our Ambassador in America of many of his functions, and the latter has been succeeded as Ambas sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by Lord Reading, a lawyer who knows a great deal about the world, but has never done a day's work at the Foreign Office in his life
RATIOKING, KAN-POWER.
extra territoriality and the right of never should adopt afterwards, factorice, so many on the land, so many
sanctuary. By a diplomatic fiction the house which the great man occupied in a
foreign capital was part of his native the Army with offers in pre-war days. land. The lengths to which this claim But as this class now only forms a pro- was sometimes carried was illustrated in portion of about 4 per cent. of commis the case of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, which con- sions in our huge and ever-growing Army vinced the Chinese Ambassador in on active service the unfairness and ab London that he could not imprison and surdity of War Office methods are Bas execute Chinese subject in Portland obvious Place and within the last few days the Spanish Ambassador has discovered that Le cannot, as he seemed to imagine, protect a Spaniard who fled for sanctuary to the Embassy on escaping from an in- ternment camp near London.
in cutting down timber or raising ore. And it is then up to the Ministry to fit the pieces together.
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Or a Government Department launches ! & programme In the bad old days it man power have to be arranged. Like would have proceeded to put it into eye the military forces in the field the in. cution. Now it lays ite plans before dustrial forces at home must be grouped the Ministry of National Service for to strike now bore, now there, But in criticism and review from the standpoint the latter caso compulsion cannot be The fact is that the bureaucratic mind of man power, If the Ministry replies used. The men cannot be ordered to cannot easily grasp that the Army which This is important work, but the leave ona occupation and enter Another Britain has in the field is n national Priority Committee has decided that it But there are various ways in which they Army. It is an Army of the people, is not so important as other forms of can be induced The rationing of the officered by men of the people, like the work, and we can only spare your 50 per raw material on which a given industry Armiles of Cromwell, which were a terror cent. of the men you want then the depends is for instance, an obvious to autocracy at home and abroad. To programme has to be modified according method of persuading the men employed affect to believe, as has been the case, The polior of keeping the higher posts that regimental commanders and others To determine such points the Ministry The Ministry of National Service has, in the Ariny in the hands of a favoured who in civil life controlled important must clearly have the means of taking a therefore, it good deal to say as to what businesses have not the ability to hold bird's-eye view of the labour situation industries shall be rationed. It has also dew is to go. thanks in large measure to Staff appointments is simply childish. throughout the kingdom All the infor the power to prevent new industries from the force of public opinion. The policy The record of the Staff men in the overation, gathered by the Registration Act being established. By these and many ignored the claims to recognition of men who have served as oficers since the war es forces is a sufficient refutation of that has been placed at its disposal, has been other means it creates drifts from coe
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