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27TH 1918
THE GREAT - DORA” CASE.
OY TWELLS BREX]
It was after the war, and I had a sent in the Old Bailey to hear the great Dorn (the Defence of the Realni Act)
ense.
Excitement was tremendous; public feeling against the prisoner was interise. No counsel could be prevailed upon to defend her. Even the Bench was reputed to be prejudiced. pos
FORCE TO THE UTMOST,”
WE WILL FIGHT IT THROUGH.
PRESIDENT'S REPLY TO COUNT CZERNIN
President said:
ENGINEER HEROES.
HOW A SHIP WAS SAVED.
At one of our great seaports the story
It is difficult for those who live in the security of an island to form any cou The progross made by the German Armics during the day of March 25th,
President Wilson, formally inaugurated ception of the perils which are incurred, and the failure of the Western Allies to
the campaign in favour of the Third even under normal conditions, in conduct- Liberty Loan at Baltimore, on April 6th, ing the country's sea tradu; storm, fog, stem the on-coming tide, bring the com- batants back to the old positions of June,
with an address delivered in the same mechanical defecte, which will develop in 1916, or sitarly to them. But there is of
hull in which he was first nominated for the best found chip, all contribute to course, this great difference, that in 2016 we were not inferior in numbers or A his went through the court when the the Presidency. The President carried render the sailor's life hazardous. Bat armament, whereas now we have at least prisoner appeared in the dock, a saturan audience of 15,000 persons with him in war timo, especially in such a war 100 German divisions on the British nine woman of puritanical aspect. throughout, his speech The applause as this, when the enemy has thrown even British front, or nearly as many as there The indictment against the prisoner was were on the whole Western front in the that she commonly known as Dora Blank was tumultuous when he exposed Ger the conventions fo the winds his dangers early days of 1916. (or by the vulgar as Blank Dora), had, many's duplicity in her peace, overtures and difficulties are increased out of fl and when he referred scathingly to her measure But his heroism has proved The general object of the enemy in since August, 1914, committed numberless cheap triumph in Russia. When itself equal to the call, and the engineers. attacking us is now completely exposed, outrages upon the King's lieges. That cheap
accepting Germany's challenge, he de rank among the foremost. They and she had entered Any further success on his part may mutying cup Countiess private homes, munded that force should be met by force, their staffs work below deck, fully con- lead to sume grave decisions. The prim
turning out lights, the crowd rose as one man and cheered selous of the fuct that if their ship be ary interest of the Western Allies is bine, and, in short, behaving like wildly and long
struck by a torpedo their chance of Loud cheers not to allow their Armies to be separat bandit continued counsel for the pro reason why it had to come, the need to their posts of duty with a devotion, and ed, but to retire, it retire they must,
Buty
The reasons for this great war, the escape is small, and yet they stick to on a common alignment and in closo co- operation. However much to be regretted section (working himself up into a 6ght it through, and the issues that courago beyond all praise
passion when he remembered his own loss of ground may be it would be a sufferings in the matter of five units of distt det me for this told of the manner in which a fine ship much greater loss were the Allies driven elcctricity over his allowance); whatever disclosed now than ever before. apart by a German wedge introduced behave been the indignities committed by easy to see just what this particular the British Mercantile Marine was
Joan
because the cause we are saved last summer. Early one morning tween them and no temporary loss of this multi-claused Messalina (cheers in fighting for stands more sherply revealed a submarine was sighted about four miles towns, villages, or oven parts can be court)in private homes, they aro
away. The enemy opened fire, to which than at any previous crisis of the momen weighed in the balance against the necessity for maintaining our common
tous stiggle. The man who knows least the merchant ship replied. Three of the front intact. At present we can still
can now so plainly how the cause of engineers were on duty below, and the justice. stands, and what the imperish other assisted with one of tho guna. As hope that we shall not be compelled to
able thing is he is asked to invest in soon as the alarm was given apeed was abandon anything of real consequence.
Men in America may be more sure than increased, and the merchantman, replying Our 1st and 2nd Armies have not yet
they ever were before that the cause is to overy shot, gradually increased the been mentioned in the reports from the
their own, and that if it should be lost distance separating the two vessels. The their own great nation's place and mis desperate chase lasted for over an hour, front No more than one French Army,
and then the enemy disappoured and wily part of it, has yet taken Brition
sion in the world would be lost with it. in the great game, and some 30 British
1 call you to witness, my fellow-country-
But the ship, as events were to show, divisione, fighting steadily back, have
men, that at no stage of this terrible was not yet out of danger, for shortly, business have I judged the purposes of employed and have wasted the strength
Germany Intemperately. I should be before noon, though no submarine was of three times that number. All the the court Bo insist (four jurymen were ashamed in the presence of uffairs so scan the streak of a torpedo was noticed mera will French and British reserves, when they are thrown into the battle, be likely to alter the complexion of fairs. There is no present indication of a second German blow at any point. 14, he was a florid, healthy man, weigh language of hatred or vindictive purpose. that great injury had been done.. question whether German forces remain to deliver such secony blow is still an open one. As more and more German divisions become located on the British front the less the likelihood of some other great attack and the smaller be comes the force which can be allocated to it. We must, however, in prva develop a few days to clapse and await ments before we form deusite conclusions on this subject, and wo must not yet re joet the idea that another blow may be
contemplation
But we must also endeavour to realise that if we have our difficulties, so has the enemy. He only attained in five days the objectives which he apparently in- tended to attain in one, and he must be proportionately disappointed. Had he gained his desired objectives on the first day, and had he then been able to con-
nothing compared with her outrages upon the citizen in his general life: On altaost every day of the great war the prisoner perpetrated some infringement of his liberty, some curtailment of his move- ments, his pleasures, his dict, his drink, stress his disposition of his own soul (Cheers.)
Counsel said then that
John Smith, merchant, of the City of London, whose cridence was typical of the forty million witnesses he was prepared to call should bere removed in a state of syncope).
John Smith, a thin and miserable-look ing man, then deposed that in August ng fourteen stone. The prisoner com- menced her attack upon him by com. mandeering half of the horses and motor vans that he used in his business few months afterwards she seized his business premises. A few weeks later she sized his stock-in-trade at his temporary premises and made an embargo against his further cular suorchandise. She next seized his dealings with his own parti-
emises He temporary
Premi
opened premises and embarked in a new bust noss sho did the same with that. He was wimpelled to soli up live compelled to so up his fan hotel,
a cheap Pursaing him, the prisoner seized the hotel and three other hotels that he con- cautively noved into. He took to sleep ing in the public parks; the prisoner then seized the parks and built sheds upon them.
We must judge as we would be judged. I havo sought to learn the objects Ger- many has in this war from the mouths of her own spokesmen, and to deal me frankly with them as I wished them to deal with me. I have laid bare our own deals, our own purposes, without reserve or doubtful phrase, and have asked them teck. We have ourselves proposed no to say as plainly what it is that they injustice, no aggression. We are ready whenever the final reckoning is needed, to be just to the German people, to deal fnisly with the German power, as with
others. There can be no difference between peoples in the final judgment ment. To propose anything but justice If it is indeed to be a nejde even handed and dispassionate, justice to Germany at any time whatever the out come of the war, would be to renounce and dishonour our own cause. For we nothing that we are not willing fo accord. It has been with this thought
grave, so fraught with the destinies of by the captain. The helm was put over mankind throughout all the world, to at once, but the ship was struck abaft the speak with truculence, to use the weak engine room. It has at once apparen
captain, however, was unwilling to be liove that the position was hopeless. Careless for himself, he ordered the boats to be lowered, and the crow took their places. In the meantime the first engi- neer had remained in the engine-room, after the firemen had left, in order to shut off steam, open the safety valves, and tako not injured, but the engine room bulkhead other precautions. The machinery was bad been bulged in, and the tunnel side was leaking report was made to the captain, and together the two officers It was at last decided to await developments, as it was conjectured that the submarine was prob by wedding of tough its periscoply
This proved to be fact, afterwards the shadow of the enemy vesact was soon on the starboard bow. The captain of the merchant ship, nothing daunted, boldly steered for his enemy, regarding offence as the best form of defence. The first engineer worked the. milk round; ho took his milk round and gave it to who spoke for Germany whether it was officers attended to the fires, a scrateli czuw
justice
five or dominion and the execution of off patriotic men For a period of an Driven to their another firm ing has given ample time for reserve to ton, the
were towing thus boats, the submarine in the rid they have answered in in meantime apparently waiting, with the arrive even from quite distant regions, hun for endeavouring to depress theeable terms. They have avowed assurance that the damaged vessel would
wrongs, she imprisone and if this time has been well employed spirit of the nation and of our Allies." the tide enght soon to turn. With so becking a better world, he then tried to the unhindered
that it was not justice but dominion and sink. But at last a patrol vessel appeared, many German troops accumulated on commit suicide by putting in his mouth will
ERMANY bouring port. The danger was not, how REAL RULERS OF GERMANY.
ever, past, for it was still uncertain whe avowal has not come from Ger ther the ship could be kept afloat. studere, who are her real rulers could be done, the four engineer officera statesmen. It has come from her Anxious to ascertain if anything further. Her statesmen have said that they wished in turn, crept along the tunnel to open. peace, and were ready to discuss its the hold bilge valve and oxamine the shaft tervis whenever their opponents were bearings. Later on the engine room bilge willing to sit down at the conference suction became choked. The first engi has said in indefinite and uncertain done, dived several times, and endeavour- table with them Her present Chancellor neer, unwearied by all be had already terms indeed and in phrases that oftened, without success, to open the strum box. to the prisoner in February 1918. cem to deny their own meaning, but with Failing in this, he determined to saw the as touch plainneas as he thought prudent pipe oft below the tank top; he completed that he believed that pence should be this task while standing up to his neck in based upon the principles which we had water. The ship was thus saved.
our own the final
Reduced to want, the witness adopted the trade of itinerant photographers at the prisoner, still pur suing, him, obtained
employment on a
ask
tinue his advance westward with fresh seaside fired his camera. He that I have sought to learn from those engines, and the three other engineer
troops, a victory with serious strategic conscquenco might have followed. The
delay caused by the hard-fighting quali
of
own
ties of our troops and their firm lead. the employee of inces barangued the the world upon the other nations of hour the ship proceeded at slow speed.
his upon
were
such a comparatively narrow front, with a rubber tube adjusted to a gas jet she execution of their own and then a course was steered to a neig
prisoner, pretending to take pity on him. but obviously thinking his own experi ences would be valuable, employed him as an inspector to harry other people, ing for the restoration of fourteen pounds The witness caused amusement by ask of tinned meats that he had surrendered
the heavy losses suffered the ravaged Seized him and imprisoned him for wast- country, the broken bridges, and the thing gas and trying to enter the the cullics of billeting and supply, the Ger- permit, a forbidden area.” Finally, man Staff, good though it usually is has been sit a hard task, and with every fresh German division thrown into the fight the remaining velocity of the whole diminishes. We must not certainly underrate the German successes already gained por the confidence born of successes, but the exhilaration of success is mitigated when, every few miles back. Asked if aho had anything to say in the British troops are found again in her defence, the prisoner mumbled some
thing about
"dung it all for the position, firm in and
my most costlysed a verdict of Guilty
The
many
pasti make every advance of the judge summed up, the jury return declared would beest Litovsk her civilian
THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
the world in response to crics for help, and miserable series of outrages ever spm. who net for Germany aimed at very are weak must for the time.
the and exhibit her men,
strikes in Germany of late, were ceftain- whole country knows now that be was
purpose in execution
the Justice and fair very that Americs has lived for
that
and
delegates spoke in similar terms, pro- The reason why the German Higher The judge then passed sentence, and, frosed their desire to conclude a fair pence Command has resorted to dervish attacks amid a secne of indescribable excitement and accord to the peoples with those That programme once carried out, Ame in the West and has not begun the cam (the usher, among others, standing on his fortunes they were dealing the right to rien and all who care or dare to stand paign by feints and strong attacks in head), he said: Prisoner Dorn, you choose their own allegiances. But with her must arm and prepare them distant theatres and against Italy in have been convicted by a jury of your action accompanied or followed the pro selves to contest the mastery of the world, order to set our reserves crawling all over fellow countrymen of the most lengthy fession. Their military masters, the men & mastery in which the rights of common rights OF women, and of all who is not very easy to fathom. It may be mitted by a woman. The sentence of this
being be trod due to the notoriou, disinclination of court is that you be taken from here to different conclusion. We cannot mistake den underfoot and disregarded, and the governing circles in Austria to continue the place whence you came fuproar and what they have done-in Russia, in Fin old agelong struggle for freedom and the war, and to the exhaustion of Turkey cries of Where), and that you be fed land,
in Roumania. The
again at its beginning. and Bulgaria after their long years of on your own clauses one clause a day real test of their recent belligerency Or, again, it may be for the term of your natural life has come From this we may judge the
and grown great to vindicate due to the sentiment of the people of=
rest. They are enjoying in Russia and bring to a glorious realisation, will Germany that they have had fighting and commit fresh follies. I should consider cheap triumph in which no brave or gal have fallen in atter ruin, and the gates
mankind. The privations enough. Many reports from it folly to throw into this boiling onu lant nation can long take pride. A great of mercy once more pitilessly shut upon trustworthy Charters agree that the dron of a great battle, the youths between the time at their mercy. Their fair pro the whole course and action of the Ger
people helpless by their own net lies for man
proposterous thing and impossible; and yet is not that what middle and lower classes in Gormany are eighteen and nineteen now in training fcasions are forgotten, They nowhere set man armies has meant wherever they have on the verge of starvation, and the only at home. I hope that the Government ∙up justice, but everywhere impose their reason why our Press does not bank upon will recall Bir William Robertson and power and exploit everything for their moved I do not wish even in this is because com restore him moment of utter dieillusionment to judge stantly done so before and have been as former, powers, since he possesses the peoples of
harshly or unrighteously I judge only constantly disappointed. The serious entire confidence of our Armies and the to be frequered provinces are
what the German arms have accomplished under their dominion invited
with Are we not justified in believing the enpitying thoroughness throughout
fair region they have touched, ly due to want of food, and all these right and the War Cabinet wrong they would do the same things at their what, then, are we to do 1 for mysel causes combined may have induced and wo months ago I outlined the mea Western front if they were not there face I am ready, ready still, ready even now indeed compelled, the German Command red ostresary for our security, and the to face with armies whom oven their to seek for a violent and a speedy deci-Way Cabinet ignored them. Now at least countless divisions cannot overcome? 31 to discuss a fair and just and honest Peace at any time that it is sincerely pux- sion in the West
they must act. Parliament should be when they have felt their check to be Our game, against this strong hand assembled at once. The age limit must final they should propose favourable and posed a peace in which the strong and which Germany is playing, is to hold the be ended to 55. The bureds of tout equitable terms with regard to Belgium the weak shall fare alike. But the answer Franco British Armies together to keep sands of young men of military and France and Italy, could they blame when I proposed: suck a peace cool heads, to go back, if necessary, but sheltered accupations must be called up assure themselves of a free hand in answer. I accept the challenge. I know the meaning of the to go back all together, preventing at all and replaced by older men, and by Russia and the East Their purpose that you accept it. All the world shall costs the enemy from separating us offer women The Service Acts must be ex undoubtedly to make all the Slavic now that you accept it. It shall appear ing him no weak flanks, and constantly tended to Ireland. All troops, so far as people, all the free, and ambitious na presenting him with that parallel order is consistent with our commitment and on the Balkan Peninsula, all then the utter sacrifice and self-forgetful of battle which is, of all horror, the local defensive requirements must be lands that Turkey has dominated and horror which the German strategist hates brought home from distant theatres misruled subject to their will and ambi- the most. We could well wish that "this Finally, the mobile battalions of Volunton,
tion, and build upon that dominion on game might be played out in some other teers must be embodied for service at empire of fores apon which they fenes country than long-suffering, much tried home. The Miniators of War and that they can then creet an empire of thing that we say, my France, but circumstances are inexorable, National Service must be instructed to gain and commercial supremacy an em
plan and accomplish, ring true to this day by day the enemy becomes more ex, be no delays
which it will overdwe an empire till the
response Ευτορα hausted and the standily increasing I hope that the entire count of the which will ultimately master Persia, the majesty and might of our con weight of the American Armies tells its war in France will be left to Genera
power shall fill the thought and the peoples of India, and
of the Far East tale
the force of itterly deleat Our
of those who flou what we and
honour and I do not wish to refer now to the M. Clemenceau's supervision, and that
hold als of inciple of the terrible responsibilities which our War the War Cabinet, who have conclusively terapie op nations thon which all force and force alone thall decide whether
dear. Germany free self Cabinet have incurred by their past blun proved their incompetence in military the modern world
justice and peace thall reign. in the affairs 1 for the torning to this subject has not yet come, delay for one instant any decisions which
ceives it, or
or dominion as she conceives power, for the
that trade must trieve for many months to come the hardest task of our history, and all those follow the flag, whether those to whom respe
kind There is therefore, but one faults of emission and commission which flights, superficial and unsteady charac it is taken welcome it or not, that the response possible from us--force, force t le at their door. But I hope, in their ters who have brought our affairs to their peoples of the world are to be made at the utmost fores without stint or limit natural anxiety to appear to be doing present pass must stand aside, and leave jests to the patronage and overlordship al maker right the law of the world the righteous and triumphant force which something and to be busy, they will not the conduct of war to those who under of those who have the power to enforce it
End cast every self b dominion down in (Continued at foot of next colume.) (etamu Morning Post
(Continued at foot of rest column.) the dust.
the German
from
us if we concluded that they did so only 1 canno manders in and
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with which we shall give all that we love and all that we have to redeem world and make it fit for free men like meaning of all that we do Let every ourtelves to live it. This now is the
and we must fight where we stand until procend on these lines, and there must pire as hostilo to the Americas as to the everything that wowy muer
In
uch
A Pétain and Sir Douglas Haig, subject to ideals ideas, and misprizes once more said that
Nothing that they can do now can re they may take. We are up, against the must rule thiciple that the strong hall determine the deatintes of mang dere and neglect. The moment for re affairs, will not interfere with them, nor part. They are en men, whether gut as América" con-