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THE WAR.
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General
EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY THE SINN FEIN PLOT. AMERICAN COMMENT.
The
NEW YORK, May 27th. Newspaper editorials, notably those of the Veu
York World and New York Herald, declare that the British state; ment regarding the Sinn Fein plate amply justifies the action taken. papers condemn the treasonableness of the Irish Americans towards this United Statos in assisting Sian Feiners. Any person believing that Germany would be any kind of friend to Ireland except the kind of friend it has shown itself to be to Russia and Roumania
be to should be pus into a strait-jacket.
of the
AMERICA AND THE WAR U.B.A TROOPS WILL SOON BE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.
NEW YORK, May 26th Mr. Baker, the War Secretary, has an- nounced that American troops will soon he participating in the fighting on the Italian front. FRICTION BETWEEN MEXICO AND CUBA
LONDON, May 26th
A curious situation has arisen between. Mexico, and Cuba, which have mutually withdrawn their diplomatic represents tives but, apparently, without formally rupturing relations
The Mexican Foreign Minister admits that tension exists owing to the steps taken by Cuba in consequence of the state of war affecting Mexican interests, but hopes the matter will be cleared up and the solidarity of Latin America maintained
MAJOR LORD LASCELLES ACQUITTED BY COURT-MARTIAL.
Major Viscount Lascelles, the heir of the Earl of Harewood, and an officer ina the Grenadier Guards, was tried by a district court-martial, presided over by Lieut. General Sir E. Codrington, which sat ut Westminster Guildhall on April 4th, on a charge of striking Mr. Charles Penley, the assistant-waunger of the Alliambra Theatre, on March 9th. He was further charged with using insulting language to Mr. Penley, and with inter fering with Captain Corbett, an assistant provost-murshal, in the execution of his duties,
Mr. Penley said on the night of March 9th he was standing in the cattance to the theatre, when his attention was called to a party of officers, one of whom was subsequently arrested, in evening dress, and bumped into witness and struck him
In answer to Mr. Patrick Hastings, appearing for the accused, witness said he thought at the time that he was struck by another man than the acetiset.
Mr. Edward Foster, the manager, said he saw the party of officers go along the corridor of the theatre, and after one of that number had been arrested he heard the accused any to Mr. Penley that he had a damn good mind to kick him The other officers were also abusive. When the arrested officer had been taken away. Mr. Penley came from the street end of the corridor, and was surrounded by the officers, who numbered about a dozen. Witness was sure as to the nature of the abusive word used by the accused.
Harry Frankland, an attendant at the theatre said he saw the accused knock into Mr. Penley. Nobody could have pushed the accused into Mr. Penley. Mr. Penley and accused were in advance of the rest of the officers. Some of the latter stopped in the corridor and spoke to witness. Witness said Mr. Penley the accused were walking together when the latter bumped into Mr. Penley. He did not agree that Mr. Penley was standing against the wall when he was bumped, into.
A.P.M. KNOCKED DOWN.
Assistant. Captain Ross Corbett, Provost-Marshal, said he was the officer who arrested Captain McCall at the Alhambra Theatre on the evening of March 9th. As he got his prisoner away in a taxi-cab the accused took hold of Captain McCall. Withoes told accused that he must not interfere, as he was an Assistant Provost-Marshal. Accused re- plied: "If you talk to me like that I VIEWS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE will have you placed in aricst."
RUBBER GROWERS'
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THE OUTPUT OF PLANTATION RUBBER
ASSOCIATION.
In answer to Mr. Hastings, witness said he next saw accused at the court of in- quiry. He had no doubt that he was the man who interfered with him. He had LONDON, May 27th. At the anaual meeting of the Rubber not seen the nccused between the time Growers Association in London, the of the incident in the theatre and the Chairman, Sir Edward Rosling, said the inquiry into the attempt to rescue Captc association had made a proposal to the McCall. It was true that on that occa Colonial Office which, if it materialised, son be asked the accused to remove his would link up all existing rubber research cap in order to be sure that he could schemes in the Colonies and Dependencies identify him. He was quite certain that and enable research proper to be carried the man who tried to rescue Captain out alongside the study of pressing qura McCall had no opera cloak on its arm tions, such as that of discaso. and be opera but. Witness was knocked
It would not be safe to ignore the danger of synthetic rubber, although there was no sign that Germany was able to produce it on a commercial scale.
The War Relief Funds for Ceylon and British Malaya needed increased sup portat
The amount of restriction on produc tion up to the present promised only 30,000 tona, leaving the world's crop for 1918 at 285,000 tons against a consumption Production could bo di 100,000 tons. reduced by concorted action with the mid of the different Government, whereby each estate would be rationed regarding its output on the basis of permitting the survival of all, or failing some such arrangement, it would be done as a result of financial stringency, because it was ot unlikely that much credit would forthcoming in order to produce un shipable rubber Owing to the very altered conditions, companies who agreed ton 20 per cent restriction could hardly be expected to continue to support that proposal.NIH
In view of the seriousness of the post tion the Council has asked Mr. Walter Long to receive a deputation.
THE SHIPPING SITUATION. ENCOURAGING STATEMENT BY FRENCH MINISTER OF MARINE
PARIS, May 26th. In the Senate the Minister of Marine, in the ecures of a statement said that the new engines which the Allies were using to sweep the seas had enabled them to youre decisive results since January
During April Great Britain and the United States alone had built 40,000 tons of shipping in excess of enemy sinking. There had also been a considerable in- crease in the restoration to service of damaged shipping during the last four months In England the tonnage thus restored exceeded half a million tons weekly, while last week the total touched 593,000, Bimilarly France had regained 200,001) tons in on month.
There were indications that the enemy submarines destroyed in May would show a very much better total than in. April UNHEALTHINESS OF BRITISH WATERS FOR ENEMY SUBMARINES.
IN
FORCIBLE FEEDING
PRISON DEATH OF A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
A verdict that death was due to preumonia, accelerated by forcible feed- ing, but that no blame attached to the prison authorities, was returned at an inquest at Hull on March 22nd on Win Edward Burns, 35, a weaver, of Fails- worth, Manchester, a conscientious ob jector, who died in prison, where he was undergoing a sentence of two years in- prisonment passed on him at a Court- martial in November last,
The Governor of the gaol, Mr. H. Hughesdon, said that Burns was well until March 8th, when he ceased to take food, giving the reason that he was doing it to get out of prison. On March 10th Dr. Howlett informed witness that I considered forcible feeding was necessary. he gave a certificale that Burns was physically it. The prisoner was forcibly fed twice a day on March 11th, 12th, and 13th, and died on the morning of the 14th. On the 13th Dr. Howlett mention ed that the deceased was suffering from pacumonia.
In answer to Mr. Owen, who repre- ented the relatives, the Governor said that in consequence of a letter written in February by Barns to a young lady. in which he complained of his state of health, Dr. Howlett examined him, and certified that he was in good health. Mr Owen read a subsequent letter in which Burns said he was not getting pessimistic, but he felt at times that death was the great deliverer in more ways than one.
Dr. Pigeon, who made a post-mortem examination, said there were traces of a milky fluid in the bronchial tubes. Death. was due to pneumonia consequent upon the inhalation of seme irritating fluid Milk would into the bronchial tubes. be an irritant fluid, but was the proper food to administer. Dr. Howlett agreed that if the feeding tube had been longer the man's respiration might not ava affected the food passing down.
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KILLING NO MANSLAUGHTER. Supposing, ways a contributor to the Faily News, a doctor testified that the death of an ordinary well-to-do patient was due to pneumonia consequent upon the inhalation of some irritating fluid supposing into the bronchial tube"
found in the milk, an irritant fluid, was dead man's lungs; supposing that the doctor who adininistered the milk admit ted that if he h
had used a longer feeding tube respiration might not have been affected; would the jury find think no blame attached to the persons respon- sible for the administration of the food? the answer. to these questions-an obvious one is the only possible commentary the verdict at Hull on the death of Ed. ward Burns, the conscientious objector. If the Government are prepared to cop done the killing of these people, could they not devise some form which would not be quite such an odious, hypocritical travesty of justice as this?..
on
of the theatre tho accused was still in his seat. I did not seg McCall taken away, because the Assistant Provost- Marshal gave him a push and told him to
and never saw the accused in the passage Ret out of the way or ho would be arrest- down, and did not see other civilians beed. He thereupon returned to his seat,
at ull sides the accused in the parunge,
In reply to members of the court,
Captain R. Heywood, of the Seaforth Captain Corbett said the accused had not
Highlanders, said he went into the cor- a hat or coat with him.
Sergeant Major Prichard, who assisted ridor during the disturbance. Bo called the Provest Marshal to arrest Captain out to the accused, Why don't you put Lord the A.P.M. under arrest and he called said he thought
it out quite loudly. The accused replied, McCall, Lascelles bad with hint an opera cloak
He was certain it was the telling wifness not to be a fool. and hat. accused who tried to pull Capt. McCall away.
tion
This concluded the case for the prosecu
Sergeant Withington, of the Military Police, said he heard accused say, "I am Lord Lascelles. If you talk like that to me I shall place you under arrest."
REAUTTING EVIDENCE.
Colonel G. B, Duff, who has lost an arm in action, was the next witness. He said. he was the senior officer present at the theatre. He saw an attendant come and go out, He then went to the back of the speak to Captain McCall, and saw bios. house, and on returning was told that McCall had been arrested. He saw no fracas, and, as senior officer he received no complaint as to the conduct of Lord. Lascelles He went next day to see Major Wedderburn in regard to McCall. At the time he had no idea of any possible charge against Lord Lusvelles.
Mr. Hastings read a report upon the accused made by Colonel Duff on the work of his instructional course. He was described as a good officer, fit to command
battalion. He had seen two years service in France, and had won the Croix de Guerre,
Captain McCall, who appeared under escort, said he was convicted of drunken- ness, for striking an A.P.M and resist ing escort. He said he heard the accused call out to him to keep quiet. Accused was never near witness.
⠀⠀ DEFENDANT'S EXPLANATION, Aceused, giving evidence, said he was acting major in the Grenadier Guards, and cars home from France in January to take a course at Aldershot. On the night in question a party of officers held a dinter and then went to the Alhambra, His set in the stalls was the second from the end of a row near the exit to Charing cross-road. In consequence of being told that Captain McCall was in trouble, he went out of the house with Colonel Duff, He carried his hat with him. When he got through the swing doors he saw a erowd of officers and civilians in the pas sage. The officers were not all of witness party. He saw a civilian come towards him whom he now know to be Mr. Penley The civilian brushed by him and struck him. Witness thought, at the time, in- tentionally. He called to Captain MeCall Colonel Sir Henry Streatfeild, com- to keep quiet. Someone then said, “ You manding a regiment of Grenadier Guards, are a major you can put the Provost-gave the nceused an excellent character. Marstal under arrest." Witness turned He had joined the regiment in 1902, and to the speaker and said, You are only served for three years. He, was aide-de- a captain, and you cannot in any case camp to the Governor-General of Canada Don't make a fool of yourself." Witness for four years, and on the outbreak of then went back to his seat in the theatre. war joined the Yeomanry. He had a dis He denied striking or hustling Mr. tinguished career at the front, and had Penley, or of being a party to hustling rendered" devoted and gallant service He also denied striking or touching the
to the country. He had been previously Assistant Provost-Marshal. He knew court-martialled for writing letters home MeCall well and liked him, and was expressing his opinion upon the doings sorry for the trouble he was in that of newspaper correspondents. night. He was only out of his seat for Mr. Hastings, addressing the Court two minuter. There was no suggestion contended that if the evidence of the laste from the Assistant Provost Marshal that three witnesses could be relied upon, it he (accused) had had anything to do with would have been an impossibility for the the attempt to rescue McCall. He was ceased to have touched Captain Corbett, certain that the furthest distance he was He contended that it was b case of from the door of the auditorium was four mistaken identity. All the witnessed pices, while Captain McCall was all the agreed that the accused had his hat and time he was there, at the Charing cross coat with him, whereas the Assistant- In connection with the sinking of the end of the passage. Until the charge was Provost-Marshal had said he was perfect German submarie cruiser, a Naval corinate against him some time after the lycrtain that the man who got hold of respondeat of Lloyd's Weekly News says night of the event he had no suspicion him had no hat or coat with him.
The Court retired to consider its that in view of the unhealthiness of that such a charge could be made against
verdict, and on its returning the Pres British waters for enemy submarines, hin which has caused a marked decline in Major I. Mackinnon, of the Gordon sident announced that the accused was the moral of submarine crews, the Ger Highlanders, said be sat behind Lord found not guilty and acquitted.
At the conclusion of the trial Lieut. mans have concentrated their efforts on Lascelles, wao, in his opinion, was only more distant lines of communication and out of his sent about one minute. He Eastwood, who had acted as prosecutor, caid it was desired that publicity should may be expected to appear in the neigh never went out of his seat-gain.
Captain Kirkwood of the Argyll be given to the case in the intererte af bourhood of Gibraltar, off the coast of Spain, in the vicinity of the Scilly Isles, and Sutherland Highlanders, who was the nueased, and he would like to my and in the Bouth Atlantic. The sinking one of the party, said he sat next to as an officer who had served under the of the submarine.cruiser shows that the the last witness When witness went out accused how delighted he was with the
decision of the Court Admiralty are prepared for this develop
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LONDON, May 26th.