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THE RUSSIAN PEACE. COUNT HERTLING'S ATTACK ON THE ALLIES.
The Imperial Chanellor, Count Hert ling, made the following statement in the Reichstag regarding the Russian pene
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH, 1918.
Baron von dem Bussche, Under-Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, who fol lowed the Imperial Chancellor, said: Trotsky did not desire the conclusion of peace. He primarily desired to instigate our country into rehellion, and he firmly counted on a revolution in Germany and fact of a Russian defent. He gave clear Austria-Hungary to help him to veil the expression to his disappointment in this
Let us turn to ether commodities-- Whether it will be justified or not, there seems to be an impression that the locomotives, motor-cars, motor-cycles and present year of grace, 1918, will witness their component parts, electrical appara.
connection. He never really negotiated at all. No choice was therefore left to the end of the war; and although of late tus, fencing-wire, scientific instruments,
It is not my intention to dilute on-theus but to draw military conclusions from we inse not heard so much of business photographic materials, and many other as usual,” and “trade after the war, articles, and it will be found that Ger- we did a year or two ago, there is no many was exporting them in increasing judgment passed on the peace with Russia doubt that the situation will have to he numbers, not only to such countries ny enemy Powers. When hypocrisy has faced, and the question that naturally Russin, France, Italy, and Turkey, which become second nature, and untruthfulness
Trotsky, and, when the desired effect im the breaking off of the negotiations by mediately followed, to put our douuuads ther protraction of the negotiations. It into a form which left no room for tur
consequence of such an equivocal attitudo on the part of our opponents, our de mands should more than ever before dim at securing safeguards for our future, and be raised in consequence.
arisen is, How shall we fare in the co-are next-door neighbours; as it were, but has grown to brutality, when at the very cannot therefore be wondered at that, in
and detestation of her barbarous methods
o
South Africa, Japan, America, the ing years? It is not easy to say what attitude the world at large will adopt Argentine, and Great Britain.
Reading carefully through the speeches with regard of trading with Germany: practically all civilised nations, haye and papers on this much-discussed sub- joined together to express their harroject, we find a general consensus of opinion that this state of affaire is of warfare, but will that feeling last long largely our own fault, among other after pence is declared and she is once reasong being our lack of knowledge of more hard at work turning out chemicals local requirements, failure to realise that and toys, electric requisites, stoel goods, our competitors will make articles to ete, instead of shells and submarines i practically any design a customer asks What, too, of her ánances and her ship-for, and, generally speaking, old-fash
ioned methods all round, ping! These are factors which we can only guess at, but it is extremely unlikely that she has overlooked the immedinte future; hence it is well to glance at the state of affairs just prior to the out break of war, and gairi sonne idea of what competition we may expect to meet.
Let us ince the facts, and own up that if Germany had not, for reasons best known to herself, thought that she had a great chance of once and for all crushing France, and to obtaining the sea-board she so badly needed, and becoming the first Power in Europe, she would have had in a comparatively short time nearly the whole trade of Europe and of Grent Britain in her bands
ACCIALIST ATTACKS.
The
moment that an oppressive hand is about to be laid on a neutral country they dare to speak of pursuing an entirely unselfish policy, every attempt at calm discussion and every objective consideration are bound to fail. If a telegram from
Herr David (Socialist) said: Washington thought fit to express to the Congress assembled at Moscow the sym-Brest-Litovsk pence is not a peace of as it declares," when the German power by fore. Not only did the Bolsheviks
capitulate,
bit
our diplomatists capitulat- pathy of the United States at the moment understanding, but an unvarnished peaco has been thrust in to interrupt and turn then I put that calmly aside with the militarist idea of might. The rond to a democratic understanding was harricaded back the whole struggle for freedom" ed to the representatives of the purely rest. We have not for a moment contem by our demand that the self-determina
of severance from plated, and do not contemplate, oping tion of the border peoples was to be re-
garded in the sense of Russia liberated from Tetrisin. Ag Russia. To that end General Hoffmann the justified wishes and endeavours of said already on November 29th, we desire cast the victor's sword into the sale. for that sorely-tried land a speedy return This peace has evoked dissatisfaction to a peaceful and orderly situation, and among the widest circles of the German we deeply deplore that such a situation nation, and bas shaken confidence appars so very remote, and that terrible honesty of German policy, reference wing in France and Great Britain. The conditions have made their appearance in to Brest-Litovsk represses all peace feel- Entente is already at work again welding mary places. Si
together the broken ring in the last. Our main object, the internal dissolution of the enemy coalition, has not been at tained by the peace, but has been made more difficult. Unfortunately it looks as is not reconcilable with the repented de if the road embarked upon in the East clarations of the Chancellor on the right of peoples to self determination. We must have a guarantee that the Govern ment's nets correspond with its words. In Poland, Lithuania, and at Brest- Litovsk we see the same counter-influences which are thwarting the Governinent's policy. The military party wants to bottle up the Poles in the East and to carry out big annexations and dismem berment in the West under the watchword Poland justly de of military security. sires a window on the Russian side. Mia trust of Germany has also recently made itself evident. in Lithuania.
too, is only a consequence of the influence
which wants to make Lithuania not military colony. The Vilna Council's letter has not arrived, and the military party will not allow the Lithuanian Dele gation to come here..
I now turn to the treaty itself. As you will immediately perceive, it can tains no conditiong whatever dishonouring An interesting article appeared in
to Russia, and no forcible appropriation Engineering in October, 1914, respecting
Slowly but surely she was strangling of Russian territory. That a number of agricultural implements supplied by our four commerce; like the octopus, her the border States have severed their con selves and Germany, which shows what tentacles wore reaching out to our nection with the Russian State is in a large share of this important industry colonies and dependencies, and had not accordance with their own will, which belonged to the latter country. Take this mad war-lust, come upon her, this was recognised by Bussin In regard to few of the instances given for example, desire to use the gigantic war machine she these States, we adopt the standpoint the import of road traction-engines and had been creating, who can say what formerly expressed by me, that under steam-roller, into Egypt, which is under would have become of our trade and of the mighty protection of the German
But, although everything Empire they can give themselves. British control, in 1912 and 1913. In the ourselves? former year the two countries in question seemed in her favour in August 1914, political form corresponding to their supplied the whole of these in equal somehow she failed to make the most of situation, and the tendency of their quantities; a year later Germany sup her long-planned blow for domination, Kultur, while, of course, at the same time, plied 94 per cent of the total! And in and ever since she has gone on making saf guarding our interests. In Conrland the sama class of machinery, Great mistakes by her attitude of defiance to this development has gone the furthest Britain's share of the imports to Canada all the laws of humanity and even ordin As you know, a few days ago a depus is less than 1-140th.
ary common-sense, till at last even China, tation sent by the Courland Landestat, whom, no doubt, she would consider as a the body which is recognised as compet country beneath contempt has broken offent, came and announced the severance of As a nation, we have risen to the occu- political connections, and expressed the implements, traction engines, and road- rollers to Russia, against £21,000 worth sion in a way that has astonished the desire for economic, military, and pol from Great Britain; to Roumania, world; we have sacrificed thousands upon tical connection with Germany. In the £350,000, against our £1,300 worth; and, thousands of our young men, many of reply with which the Kaiser charged me, more or less, this held good for Italy, the finest inteliccts of the rising genera as the lawful representative of the Em France, and Spain. It is evident, theretion have given their lives for their pire, I recognised the independence of fore, that there is here a big field for Motherland, and from every quarter of Courland, and both thankfully and joy our manufacturers, for there can be no the globe her sons have rallied to help fully took cognisance of its desire to lean doub: that such machinery will be in her in the greatest jeril he has ever on the German Empire, which desire, in fact, corresponds to the old cultural greater demand than even 18 ROOD known. pouze conditions are "resumed, and,
relations which go back centuries. But I reserved a final decision on the political what can be accomplished in the engineer.
form until the conditions there have been with our freshly gained knowledge of ing trade, we ought to be able casily to
further consolidated, and until the con- stitutionally competent factors on all sider have decided upon their future attitude, in this connection
The writer proceeds to point out that Germany and Austria gent no less than
a million pounds' worth of agricultural relations with her. AASTA the country from its previously existing the military dependent but a Junker
supply that demand.
In 1913 we imported from Germany rearly £2,000,000 worth of dyes, includ ing some £80,000 worth of synthetic indigo; also some
20,000 worth of drugs and medicinal preparations. Now all these could be, and ought to be, manu- factured in this country, and it is a standing disgrace that the import of such articles should have been necessary in the past. Lt as ask ourselves why we have become so dependent on outside sources for so many indisponsable things and see if it is not possible to find some reason for our backwardness.
First of all, there is the question of retuuneration; researca-work, control, and so on cannut be obtained for the puttanes that the average british muguzacturer bestows on mis enemists
chemical
Shall that sacrifice be in vain, shall we ink again into slumber, continue our bickerings and quarrels, house divided against itself nation without ephesion, and with no settled plans; or shall wo quit us like men, and become what we so easily, can, a nation to be proud of a nation whom the rest of the world can regard as an ideal and an example f
The opportunity has ariser, and it remains for us to grasp it; if we fail to do so, Germany will once more mature her plans, and profiting by the expert
this fearful ence she has gained in struggle, will scarcely be likely to make such mistakes as she did in those first momentous months of conflict. Let it not be said that we had our warning and did not heed it; the price of our doing so in the past has been a heavy one, int it will be a mere bagatelle to the price we shall have to pay in the future if we take no notice of the awful warning we
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insist on the masses of the population, including the Letts, being consulted ou the question of reshaping the State. Tho political consequences of our interference in Finland must be that the Finnish ON SALE AT ALL STOres, clubs, hotels, banks, Etc. masses will be greatly enraged against Germany The German Government should first bear the opposite party, not refuse to negotiate with it. We risk getting into the sharpest antagonism to public fealing all along the line. The As regards Lithuania resolution entire Eastern region will then be con- providing for its close union with theverted into one smouldering furnace." German Empire in economic and military The speaker concluded by Raying. The respects was come to last year. During Eastern border regions can only be won the next few days I expect a deputation by a pence of conciliation." from the National Council there, which will announce anew this decision, after which similar recognition of. Lithuania as an independent State organism will follow. We calmly await further poli- tical developments. In Livonia and Esthonia, however, thing, are different. Both these provinces lie east of the fron er line agreed upon in the Peace Treaty. They are, however, as Article 8 of the Peare Treaty with Russia says, to be occupied by a German policing force until their State order is restored. The moment for a new political orientation tries. We hope and desire that they, too,
THE BEST SAUCE!
There is no sauce like appetite." says With a keen appetite an old proverb, and the statement is altogether true. you can relish the plainest food, while without it the daintiest morsel fails to tempt you. Loss of appetite is a surc sign that something is wrong with the digestive system, and if you are wise you signal,
1t there happen to be any on the works have received this time, will then have come also for these tonne will not ignore that or any other danger
Lard Moulton, speaking as chairman
at 2: weeting of the Society or Arts
year or two age, said that re naît nad
10 investigate the question of the supply of certain chemicals formerly obtamed from Germany, and the lacts were a
Trade by means
end all of a nation at the ball and
will then place themselves in close and a pretty good index of them, and with friendly relationship to the German modern facilities for transport, com-pine, but in such a way that this will merce, and travel, the nation with the
cause for squess and national humilin largest volume of trade has a predominot exclude peaceable and friendly re- and muscle; the process, in short, by
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ENEMY AND POLAND.
Now (digestion is the prime function of life physiologically speaking the process by which the food you entis altimately converted into blood, brain, which you exist, and compared to which ance over others that may work for good.
all else is unimpc tant, even trivial. It ine cosmical industry, except or ill according to circumstances, With
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process, and any complete branches which required cast all our faults, we cannot be accused of
Digestion Knowleage, thought, and study, bad, for misusing to any great extent the powers
Now a few words about Poland, which, failure in any part of it must of neces-
sity be injurious to health. the reason, pernaps, that our manufac turers wore too well off, or were, of we possess, generally speaking, our it is true, is not expressly mentioned in sums up and includes every function of colonies and dependencies have gained by the Peace Treaty, As is already well sluggish intelicet, been slowed to fall coming under one rule, and it would be known, it was the proclamation of the the body and if you allow your digestion A tragedy, surpassing any that has ever two Emperors cf Nov. 5th, 1916, which your stomach, liver, and bowels to get Points made by other speakers at the taken place, if they were lost to us and proclaimed to all the world this country's out of order, your whole system will sure. Sause meeting are worth deep considera came under the brutal heel of Prus independence. It follows therefore, that ly suffer
For example, reterring to the sianism, the further shaping of this new State can a-digestion is therefore the funda- only take place on the basis of joint mental ailment of the human race, the
between Germany and help, given to Gerua manusacturers by Lue buka, br. Urmandy, U.De., said that ended with the downfall of the Kaiser
nearly all other disorders spring. This the heads of German ranks were and his satellites unless we cast aside on the other. Suggestions for the shap, is a strong assertion, but it is true, and of high teennical knowledge, and not the policy that has hitherto been our ing of our future relationship bave te for this reason Good food, when per stockbrokers or retired colonels. These stumbling-block, and pull together as we cently reached the Government and mem- fectly digested, becomes pure, rich blood, zoen were accessible to the inventor, and ought; it can then be turned into a bers of the Reichstag from political circles in which the germs of disease cannot live : ready to avail incinselves of fecunicat glorious triumph, and out of this in Poland. We shall now gladly examinn your body being thus fully nourished, experts of the highest class to investi- hideous evil good will eventually come, whether, and to what extent, these proevery organ does the work which Nature gate new processes.
and our sacrifices will not have been posals ate reconcilablo with the aims intended it to do, there is vitality, re- Sir William Tilden, D.Sc., F.R.S., said made in vain tulisi ajo pursued by the two Governments, which serve force, strength to resist, and disease are directed towards permanently living cannot get hold of your system ever good that in order to render the Empire So far as trade is concerned, we can in good and neighbourly relations with On the other hand, food (however independent of supplies from foreign not afford to think that Germany will be the newly arisen State, whilst at the same it may be imperfectly digested capt make pure blood, because it cannot yield sources the industry required many unable to compete with us after the war time safeguarding our own interests frst-rate enemists, a few engineers, and it must not be forgotten that the When, as i do not doubt, you sanction its nourishment; your system is starved, plenty of capital, and some good men memorice of even such a war as this are the treaties now laid before you, and when every organ of your body right up to of business. British universities could notoriously short-lived, especially among shortly the peace with Roumanis is also the brain suffers for want of sustenance; supply the chemists if manufacturers countries, not actually engaged in it concluded, ther what I ventured on Feb you become weak, nervous, anemic; while Would treat them more reasonably and fence, if Germany can, on the whole, ruary 24th to predict as an impending impurities, due to decomposition of the liberally.
turn out a better article, and one mors event will have become an established fact undigested mass in stoninch and bowels, are drawn into your blood to poison your Sir William Ramsay remarked that the suitul to local needs, packed in a better Then peace will have been restored on
The dangerous diseases. Germans organised a chemical trade can manner, and at a less cost than a British the entire Eastern front (Cheers,) But whole systent and prepare the way for It will thus be seen how all-important world peace is not yet an accomplished paign as they organised a war. Expert made article then she is going to secure let us lodulge in no delusions. committees looked out for new markets the trade in that article; and, ceteris fect In the Entente Btates not the is this matter of digestion, affecting, us slightest, inclination is yet perceptible to it does, every other function of the body, and raw materials, created a demand parthus, she is entitled to it for them, hud agencies all over the world It & nat within the stope of this terminate the terrible, bustness of war and how earnestly you should strive to for with advised as to loopholes in patents, and article to go into further details, but it Their aim seems still to be to htht on keep it active. It is the foundation of
We shall not, your physical, bodily well-being.
good health is framed the patent laws so as to exclude is correct to say that from all parts of until we are destroyed
lore courage. (Loud cheers) out a sound digestion
hopelessly impossible, TN the foreigner-all this with State-aid the world trade was going to Germany however, bounties, export-duties etc.
instead of coming to ourselves because We are prepared for everything, and we utterly, houses indication of digestive These are the views of men who are in the attended to it in a more business-like are ready to make further hesys, sacri- touch with the chemical and allied trades manner, and laid herself out to please fices. (Cheers) God, who bas been with weakness trke Mother Eeigel's Syrup. us until now will continue to grant us Don't hesite or delay about it. It tones
the cleanses every day of their lives, and ought to her ustomers, vertone wonges to take His help. We have confidence in our just and invigorates the stomach, liver, and
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rtroops, perfect digestion, perfect assimilation, trade-war that will surely follow the anything we sent them, and be glad to cause, in cur incomparably aring, and bowels, declaration of peace. It is, perhaps, too get it! We have confolente in our steadfast Rn- and therefore perfect health. When you however, for notice the early symptoms of indigestion much to expect that all the necessary and
Such an attitude can only spell ruin, tion. The respons all on the heads failing appetite, furred tongue, wind," headache, fulness take Mother Beigel's desirable reforms will be effected; bat and ite behoves us to make a change in further bloodshed will there is one that ought to be carried out it at the earliest rible moment if we at once, and that is the reform of the wish our country remain in the fore of that bloodshed patent law, which seems specially framed front of the nations Chamber's Jour to discourage, invention and initiative, na
The peril will not by any means be negocary on the one hand and Poland disease from which-barring accidents
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