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GERMAN ATTACKS-
[BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT.]
16
NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY that this action came as a complete sur
prise to his Majesty's Government, as In the House of Lords on May 28th, have no doubt it did to the other Allies Viscount Devonport asked whether any, I feel bound, however, to make this some
On the last day of April the great Ger- and, if so, what, steps were being taken | what guilty confession; it did not come We are short of ships. Ships at this man offensive in Franco was definitely to negotiate for the exchange of combat as a surprise to mic.. 1. have long held moment are our most urgent, pressing, checked, and although the Allies have not ant and civilian prisoners of war eterned the opinion, and have frequently express and imperative need. They are vital been able to strike back in force yet, such in Germany and elsewhere on terms oqui, ed it, that any one of the Allies might be We are putting forth a great national fighting as occurred in May was to their valent to those already agreed to between compelled by force of opinion or from effort to build ships, and we shall in time advantage. The direct road to Ainiena Germany and France and other of our some other uncontrollable reason to make got from our own yards and from else was effectively blocked by our recapture of Allies. The country most earnestly desiran exchange of this character, and that where all we want. Wo last year, lost the Villers-Bretonneux plateau, while the ed, he said, that there should be a general it would be quite beyond the power of his more than 4,000,000 tons of merchant recovery by the French of the village of exchange of prisoners at the
Locre,ut the foot of the Flemish hills, was other shipping of our own, mostly put down by Majesty's Government or any carliest
enemy submarines and mines. We want an awkward. setback for the invaders. possible moment. In the case of the Government to upset it. My trouble was ships not only to keep up our commerce South of the Somme, too, the French French agreement he believed the whole the same as that of Cassandra ne one over-sen, on which our financial credit so gained some ground and improved their
much depends;
not merely to send to you,line. Satisfactory as the fact was, yet business was arranged in nine or ten
oar readers, the commodities. you require; was not inconsistent with the enemy's days, and that simultaneously with the
MILITARY OPINION,"
not only to bring back food and raw power and intention to renew his offen- signing of the agreement it was ratified.
When regard to the sincerity of the materials and other necessaries of our sive on an even more formidable scale That was evidence that if our Government there is also great anxiety to work what, needed to finish the war and win a clean the gaps in his ranks, to bring up artil- Presa agitation, it is quite evident that across the Atlantic the men and munitions that he needed a month's respite to fill national existence; we want them to bring than on March 31st, nor is it surprising
entered into the negotiations in the right in the elegant phraseology of the day, is and
lery permanent
and munitions, to prolong and im- peace that will guarantee spirit they could get an agreement settled called a Fross stunt. (Laughter.) It is to us and to you and to our children a prove ronds, and generally to complete
one of the most common of journalistic future of freedom and of justice.
the vast and complicated. without delay..
preparations tricks to ascertain beforehand what is a
We know that you over-seas are your which these great attacks depend upon. He thought the Government had failed practical certainty, then announce that solves in many places building ships, and Moreover, the hostile preparations were to realise e intense Fring of sympathy the thing is going to be done, and then we wish you most heartily which had unk deeply into the minds of take the whole credit for having done it.
of ship-irmen. Since all the experience of tak the people at home as to the sufferings of (Laughter.) It did not require much building overseas; quite the contrary, ing the offensive on an important scale these much tormented men. Lord Newton intelligence to realise that the moment the Nearly two and a half million tons of ha had previously expressed himself in French Government entered into an agree-
and noutrpl merchant shipping was initialed that such attacke need an tactical success to accomplish any favour exchange of men who had ment of this kind we, of should sank last year by the universal enemy; important results, and that boer, at least three years in captivity. He had to follow suit. In a democratically and therefore our first word to you is to upon striking by surprise pain depende (Lord Devonport) hoped that no period governed country a wave of public senti- build, build wherever you can. Prees that the chemy would do his utmost once. on instance, it was confidently to be expected
that a price was being paid which could not be endured,
and
that we had better end the war. Mere professional protests against an exchange ought not to be deci. SIVE The Government now had an oppor. tunity to take such stops as would bring the tragedy to an end...
would believe nie.
AN UNENVIABLE POSITION..
to d do with the promotion of the present
that work
∙an
Wo are not jear Peed with notably hindered by the activity of our
And
COUNTER MEASURES.
Un our side the losses suffered during
entrenched, and the large numbers of France constitute an immense potential American troops which have arrived in reserve of man-power which, if jadi- ciously employed, should prevent the strain on the defenders of our battle-front from
becoming too intense. On the enemy's side, on the contrary, the straju must be terrible, for the numerical pre- Pon ponderance is with us, as well as the very portant advantage of being close to our sources of supply. Our regiments are eener fighters than the Germans, and can he trusted to stick to the game more
exchange of men, and subsequently that qfied not going to be inquired friends on many a previous occasion, staunchly than the foo. In brief, the
the
of
y has but one assot which he counts upon namely, the superiority of his tunity for the Anglo-French stalls to disillusion him in this ant respect also.
Fall-import
rals and
longer than the eighteen months secured ment is strong enough to overwhelm what with the work, that your ships may by France would be accepted by the Gov. ever military objections may exist. That speedily, join the common stock of civilis. again to gain advantage from the element. ernment. He also hoped that the Govern has been the case here, and I do noted peoples and work for the common ain of surprise, although his dispositions ren ment would not
send
as negotiators теп
believe that French military opinion is and common good. That is the big kind dered such a feat even more difficult than who were avowedly hostile to the policy any more in favour of these exchange of help which you can render. Now for it was last March. One hundred and of a general exchange, as it was known than military opinion in this country. the smaller efforts which, added together, äilty German divisions were reported to that many people were. There were mili- do not believe you would find the military may make invaluable lamp. :
be echelonned against our front from the tary men of high rank who had been authority in any country in favour of a That liner from this country that has] Oise to the sea, of whom two-thirds were violently hostile to that policy, and the wide arrange of able-bodied combatants. just berthed alongside your wharf or
said to be posted between the Oise and public thought that it was owing to this You might as well expect butchers to be anchored in your harbour!
Her cargo
the line Arras Doullens, The battle that the Government had taken so stiff in favour of icatless days.
must be discharged and she must bo
fronts both of the left and right salients an attitude in relation to the question.
onded here at the earliest are broad enough to give considerable It would be unfortunate if men with There has been a great deal of criticism, possible moment. You, you stevedores scope for unexpected developments, nad These predilections were sent to the con-not only as to the "meandal", but the and lightermen, you trauemen and port the flexibility with which the German ference as negotiators. What was the muddle of the prisoners. Mine is en crs, you workers of all grades ashore and Staff divert large masses of their troops Government's policy going to be when unenviable position, I cannot imagine aboat, you can get that ship round in from one objective to another coables they went into the conference. If it was anyone being silly chough to step into my record time if you will. At any rate, you them to attack at several points, and to anything short of a general exchange they shoes. It is a position in which you meet enn make sure that she will be ready to press home the thrust wherever they find I wanted was to get our way. What we with a great deal of abuse, and very sail on schedule, and wo ask you to do it. Jenst resistance or snatch & temporary
might just as well stay
Will success. continued on the old linen out. If we rarely any gratitude. One of the peculiar The ship may want some repairs.
did not features--it is really comic-is that the you take then on, you engineers, masters bring about a general exchange, and our people who evince the least gratitude tre and forcion, mechanics and shipwrights the recout fighting have been more than men wero left to wither in despair, there the officers who are in neutral countrics and put the job through quicker than ang replaced; both in men and material. The I would grow up an irresistible opinion and would still be languishing in German similar job was ever done before? And shorter line which we now hald has been
ould for my personal exertions I do it all well and thoroughly so there may believe these gentlemen have a great deal be no trouble on the voyage home? And you railwaymen, you drivers and stoke agitation. I suppose that every day I guards and shunters, will you marshal make a fresh enemy, male or female, by those wagons with all the care you can, refusing to do a particular job. I must and you know all about it, so that they have accumulated hundreds. If the come alongside as and when the mate Lord Oranmore und Browne, said it administration of prisoners is considered wants them i Even you clerks in your came as almost a matter of bewilderment thoroughly unsatisfactory, and I am con- offices, don't think you cannot help, he to find that an arrangement had been sidered quite unfit for my position, there cause you can. You can make sure that mads between the French and German is a very simple method of satisfying the all those consignment notes and bills of Government involving such a very large public. So far as I am concerned Iain lading are right and that nothing is hung
prepared to be inquired into by any up at the ship for want of papers. "an arrangement between the Italian and;
Parliamentary or other you tug-master and you pilot, welcome the German Governments had been wise. But I arrived at, which were absolutely un-into by the Press. I have now been at you be on time, with something in hand, one on which finde farnment this work two years, and have devoted the so she may get every minute that the tide any criticism, seeing that.st concerned our of my time and such ability, as I will serve and take her que leadership, and it will be a fine oppor
it was impossible Allies.
on, but 1 am not prepared to owe any bar! And harbour-master, much depends Lord Newton-I am glad to be able to from then.
responsibility to the Press or take orders on you. Will you give her every chance state that his Majesty & Government have dutica are not of the most agrocable you engineers and stokers, A.B.s and (Cheers.) Although my you can? As to you, captain, you mates, already entered into negotiations with description, and although I am convinced deckhands all, it is not hecessary to make certainty for anticipating a great Aus There is ground amounting almost to the Germaa Government with a view to nobody could make a success of them, any appeal to you. arranging a wide scheme of exchange, am quite prepared to go on doing the best where we are; and we do not forget how Turkish attack in Palestine. The Italian You understand trian attack in Italy, possibly, too, a following, broadly speaking, the lines of
Can so long as I command the confidence within a few hours after you were taken without German allies have not yet suc- agreement recently concluded between my chiefs in the Government. (Cheers.) out of the water, your former ship gone, ceeded in beating our Italian Allies. The situation is difficult, but the Austrians France and Germany. (Cheers.) Thu
Lord Lamington suggested that, if those you signed on again and swore the Boche situation in Palestine created by the House may be quite certain that no time responsible for the conduct of the war the German Government had already sug. be gravely against our military intercit, over confident, accidents are always ready which, in the opinion of the writer, ther is going to be lost. As a matter of fact, said that an "all for all exchange would have but one word to you:-Don't be
should never drive you off the sea. We eccentric strategy of the War Cabinet is gested a meeting at The Hague in order that exchange should not take
an unmixed misfortune for us, and for to discuss matters of acute dificulty which believed we had 15,000 German vilians en ppen at sta.
place. Hu
You engineers, parti have arisen, and we have taken advantage against 3,400 British civilians in Ger. Watch that bearing with more than your that country should be reduced to the
cularly, everything depends on
is no possible excuse, you. of that in order to intimate that we are many, and he hoped the Government usual care hot bearing may add some strictly necessary measures for preventing Our programmo in prepared to discuss these questions with would not put pressure on the War Office hours to the voyage, even if nothing worse the dangerous development of a Turkish thea on condition that a wide scheme of and Admiralty to take a different line should happen from it. exchange is amongst the subjects to te from the line they had hitherto pursued, discussed.
The urgent problem is now I do not think it would be naukely, that there should be no tactical trifling; it is not. For want of a nail army. Until that is accomplished the gate.
Let no one imagine that any of this 1s
more than ever to defeat the German field reasonable for anyone to press me us to gain to Germany. There would be if we the shoe was lost," says the old adage, of the Alliance is in jeopardy. When that
particular line we are going to lako. Teken well-looked after in this country there is no line of human endeavour in
able-bodied reservists, who and in the and both horse and man, and is accomplished we can dictate what term think it will be recognised that it would had been be thoroughly impracticable to lay down for, perhaps, 3,000 civilians, who had been which little things may lead to more
we please to the Sublime Porte. exactly the line which you are going to abominably treated. (Hear, hear.) take, and it would inevitably hamper the
WAR IN THE WAR, The Marquis
tragic consequences than in ships. of Salisbury said negotiatora, Lord Devonport asked
the side
Although it is rash to count upon the who the British delegates were to be. I qurage, and assured him he had earned minutes is a very small fraction of the it can go a long way to bring it about.
House
se congratulated Lord Newton on his longer at in this war holds out ten minutes results of war in the air to decide lug wer than the other wins, and ten on land, yet like our naval supremacy, am afraid I am unable to gratify his its gratitude. (Cheers.) With regard to time that will have been spent over the and curiosity. Obviously, when there are the general question the British Govern-war when it ends. While we ate ne short various very important questions to be ment had done more than any other of shipping nothing that makes for the stage of
of aerial warfare will discussed, in addition to probably a very Government on behalf of its prisonera efficiency of the shipping we have left, chess gallantry of our pilots, wo have
become
Cely important with every elaborate agreement, it will be absolutely Sir Robert Younger's Committee took an however small it may appear in itself.
reckless
struggle. In spite of the necessary to draw up a programme, and immense amount of trouble, investigating is
very far short of what we get definite instructions from the War in the most careful way every case where is true ortant. Hence, this appeal. It should have accomplished, owing to the Cabinet, before negotiations are under it was alleged there had been cruelty and
is true that in this war taken. Two noble lords who have spoken oppression The only remark he had to
for ourselves our best
errors of organisation and direction stint or measure. But we are fighting also for you, all our express high, perhaps too high, approda Newton had not always been perhaps, readers, for all that you held most pre
could be measured by the numbers of the tion of the services to deprecate the attacks which have sen in the Government. Surely, once a policy you will. We leave it at that.-A. J.
have rendered, and cordially
Air Force on terra firma, by its expendi supported by every department cious in this world. You can help us if
ture, by its establishment of superior made an me and on the Government in was determined upon it
officers and officials, then, indeed, the
Press
LIVERSEDGE, in Daily Mail Engineering ight count Germany, at our mercy, but riod If you could get the opinion of neutrals,
out vigorously and ought to be car
consistently. Earl Curzon said the noble Marquis
the result of the struggle depends on the German at a thing were possible of the bad urged that the Governmengu
machines and on the men who work them.. themselves, I am absolutely con.
The combined strength be carried out with vigour and vinced that they would agree that no promptitude But nobody knew better
France, Italy, and America in the air of Britain, Government has taken so much trouble than the noble Marquis, the iplex ques
shortcomings should foob over its prisoners or been so solicitous very grave, difficult, and complex que
superiority,
produce an overwhelming however, for their welfare as the British Governtions connected with cases arising out of
in spite of previous ment. I will go so far as to say that the classes of prisoners in the different had commented on the fact that the one The Earl of Stair said Lord Newton
After the German attack on our bos soner was discriminated against in a most whereas, andoubtedly, the British pri- their Lordships expected, with the best thanks is connection with the exchange order to produce strategic resulta
countries in which they were interned.
in France there is no further expuse lot of people from whom he had had no
for kid-glove, methods in retaliating. In bratal manner by the Germans at will in the world, an immediate rush of of prisoners were the officers concerned. beginning
of the war, at the present exchanged prisoners, he warned them they If there was any truth in that statement, peatedly and methodically
German towns must be attacked so re mement fruly believe though it would be disappointed. Everyone knew treated than the prisoner of any othar Cabinet for military considerations. self to blame. He thought that evening | victory. Seeing how costly the war is to not be worth very much he is, lers badly this matter had been decided by the War which he (Lord Stair) doubted, he was inhabitants are driven out of them the
inclined to think the noble lord had him. thing short of this nationality who has the misfortune to be amenable as others to the sense of bum-beard Lord Newton admit he had effected 49, not only in treasure but i tective- in German hands.
People in the War Cabinet were just an was the first time le, at any rate, ever The charge against the Government anity But, after all, this was a war really
amounts to this, that they are recommended a certain course of action, to their country in order to fight again.
matter, and if the military authorities anything. It was perfectly sale to guilty of incompetence and callousness and that action was supported by the They would not do so with any fear of offered, or rather repented, for we have
risk of allowing Germans to settled policy with regard to prisoners,
Yet another suggestion remains. -the De the French Government
nobody could blame. altered a policy which previously
suddenly
But he could guar education, but the conduct their military French enter was, as they all knew, the
into an arrangement with ade prisoners were not likely to be made war on carefully recorded military his any on their own chalf. They were Prisoners again at least, not in a contory. There is no manner of doubt that not know what were the intentions of the it because they knew how strong mit Scious state. Regarding what had been they are at any rate sincere with one
lever enough not to say anything
the
The
invasion.
in the debate have beca good enough to make by way of criticism was that Lord poured out without blood is being elsewhere. If our strength in the air
has
Majesty's
Section,
the number of civilians exchanged were Lord Newton said he understood that 7,000 French and 2,000 Germans respec tively.
that
wa
the
but does not carry as much nearer to exasperates the contest,
human life, the sooner we strike blows the better.
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I do not see the connection myself.
ther do I ace in the least why the Go
should be blamed because they did
conduct of the
In
Present
the
curved.
of
said se to the military disadvantages con- another in circulating and using the French Government.
in France would be against it could not help thinking the actual mili- opposite policy is as consistently
nected with an exchange of prisoners he experiences of the war. How Are you to The French having taken that course we tary disadvantages had been know if you are special means of On and withing what is going not be
taid! We have not were only too glad to follow. But let it exaggerated. By this time, vorybody very reluctant to digest or profit by rocent ery greatly We ignore the lessons of history, and are obtaining information,
to the delay
imagined that military i people I find that we did all converted. He had no doubt if they must know that it was no earthly use experience. There is no sign winte receive the text of the agreement until took the voice of the military authorities subject with any confidence that they in this respect. for the publication of not
making conditions with Germany on any
using the men who could serve the Army May 16. Even supposing we had learned at this moment in this country, or in the would be carried out. Such being the impressionist accounts from the sent of that the French Government were going
Allied countries their opinim would be to make an agreement of this character just as strong against the exchange of case, be urged that the best solution on
war, however useful as propaganda for what ground is there for the supposition prisoners as it had been in the past.
our part was to have an unconditional the civil population, is of little or no that any remonstrance on our part would (Continued at foot of next Column.)
exchange of prisoners. (Cheers.)
use technically. This is a vital matter, The subject then dropped,
and has been neglected far too long.