**WE SHALL WIN 'THROUGH."
MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE ALLIES RESISTANCE.
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THE ROAD AND THE PACE,
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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1årm, `·1918.
GERMAN
MURDERED IN A
COMPOUND. SCOTS GUARDSMAN SHOT IN COLD BLOOD
If it may be assumed that the five German soldier in a German compound The murder of a British soldier by a
under the chairmanship of Sir George on the night of Jane 9th closely girdled by dominant considerations in any recasting on January 7th last is described by a Riddell, when £18,000 was subscribed, the moving fence of ten destroyers. They of the present administration are (a) the British prisoner who has arrived in
largest sum in the history of the institu. her. The Brime Minister's speech was
livered in response to
the test of Success to the Alliech Arms.""
Probably meant to shell an Italian port. Bat before they had left the Dalmatian const five miles behind them both the battleships had been. torpedoed, and there
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his breast are already the Gold Medal for Valour, the Italian Victoria Crass, and four others of silver and bronze for different deeds of daring. He said:
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Fradual education of the peoples of all land of self-government; (b) the prevention of the Sents Guards. He was in a India in the rights and responsibilities absolute, and, so far
The murdered man was Private Barry, manent, of any chance of religious war;ceiving compound at Sennelager, used for
as possible, per is every reason to believe that they lietection of the rights of native Princes, konamilos,“
(?) of religious tyranny: (1) the pro- Mr. Lloyd George, who was revived
men proceeding on and returning from with loud and prolonged cheers, said:-blow has the Austrian Navy lost two of India within the British Imperialen are bathed and searched.
700f: beneath the adriatic. Thus at one and the tilisation of their assistance:
were sixty-two prisoners of war of all In this compound there The toast with which you have done me thirds of its remaining Dreadnought fleet. Federation.
()the maintenance, from every aspect rationalities. It is in this place that the honour to associate Viny nane is One bad already been destroyed in the our way along what must assuredly be January
Then we may begin to feel
At about 5 o'clock on the morning of. If for raid on Pols a month ago, and now of the most delicate, bonourable, and diff Holland, a German soldier entered the Success to the Allied Cause." Any cause the Allies do not succeed this three survivors only one is left 'hid-cult path that any nation has deliberately room and ordered eight men to draw the REMEMBER
Tsch,
stater the den in Pola harbour.
in will be a sorry world. Her, hear.) At
Never in all naval history has so great instance in all history of such an enter-ards away from the receiving compound. chosen for itself. It is, indeed, the only coffee from the camp, which is about 300 must times people are inclined to exag
a result been achieved by means to in- gerate the events of the day, but there significant.
The Austrian Goliaths fell rendered greater than might have been order, but as the English cannot drink prise, and at this manent the risks are Seven prisoners of war complied with the are occasions when generations. of men to the tiniest Davids in the Italian Beet. the case at another time by the overhang the German cofer, na Englishman went under-estimate the signifernce of events
These great 21,000-ton ships, each with ing cloud of war, which confuses the issues forward to draw the cofee for the twelve You cannot exaggerate the impurtance or her dozen "lein, guas, were sunk by two not only in India but at home, the significance of the issues with which cockleshells of patrol boats, hardly more we are confronted to-day. (Hear, hear.) than a motor engine with some frail wood- In the past history of the world there i work round it, the two of them manned than those which have hitherto been mono Private Barry said that they could not
Is is clear that any educational work
Englishmen there. must be directed into far larger channels Barry, Scots Guards, to fetch the coffee. The German soldier ordered Private tion of a certain civilisation, of ʼn certain launches, which could have been dropped and in India. Nothing has shown more second time, and Private Barry again
mere eighteen men But these
polising the attention of publicists here drink the coffer certain religion, and the dawn one of the funnels of the two Dread. clearly both the determination of the destinies and the lives of untold millions, noughts the torpedoed, were under the Brahman class to intensify their
He ordered him a for generations have been fashigned by command of a Paladin' of the Italian literary predominance, and the anxiety strike Private Barry with the butt of the triumph or failure of a cause. Take Navy, Captain Rizzo, known already of the Indian Government to exhibit in his rife Private Barry pushed the riflo
refused.
The sentry then attempted to the attempt of the Turkish military power staker for hring crept o ang dividual scholarship as a proof the gun down with his two hands,
past--the Saracen power to
barbour exactly six months eral advance of education to India, than triple down and overrun the civilisation to the hour before this last achievement the inordinate attention that has been of the West, Nations were wiped out: [uf bis, and there torpedoed another Aus given to the brilliant young native whose of the prisoners to the other side of the great countries were devastated; and you here in Venige this evening I have heard aminations from the fruits of which bis the door, a distance of about ten paces.
trian battleship, the Fien
The sentry then ordered the remainder From hit her momory enables him to throughout vast tracts of territory for the story of his extraordinary achieve lack of character dehats him. for ages. At last the tide was steinment, which in one night has altered the bas been boro the seditious class,
pass ex room, then turning about he walked in Supposing that had failed, what a differ
whole balance of naval power
Of these ence it would have made for European skin
in the new aim of the Government must tako Captain Rizzo is a brown-different line.
On turning about again there were two The
French en standing in front of Privato civilisation To-day, at this hour, there 35, with the ardent eyes of the south. On political education is to be adopted and these two Frenchmen to get over to the
black-haired Sicilian of about is a struggle for an ideal more material,
as a condition precedent-it is rather came to the nim; as the aim was not com If a general policy of Barry in the line, of fire. He ordered more sordid, mare-brutal, than has ever
elementary than secondary instructionfortable, be cleared his shoulder of the this, at least, may be taken for granted left. Be krew open bis overcoat and been sought to be foisted upon Europe
that needs encouragement. The splendid overcoat. He then wine to the aim a the Prussian military ideal, with its con rempt for liberty, its contempt for human fife, its contempt for humanity. If that near the Dalmatian coast when, at 3.15 Looks; all the trouble that has been ex I was cruising with two patrol boats break of the war was due to Blood, oot response that India made at the out were to succeed today it would fling back yesterday morning, we sighted smoke to perienced there in the last four years has
second time and fred, hitting Private civilisation into the dark dungeon of the the northward against the first loon of the been thused by those who did not intend names and regiments are in my possession, Barry in the left side. He died in about past. (Cheers.)
four minutes. dawn in the sky. The night was calm.
The twelve British witnesses, whose Ag are paying a great price for victory, then, but as they drew closer we were rice. The same may be said of the con- but was remotely dieth
Expecting at arst to
to run any military risk. destroyers on patrol,
It may find Austrian urged that the Brahman caste is by faith are prepared to swear that this action did I
turned to meet and choice absolved from military set absolutely deliberate on the part a sad price for victory, a harrowing priestonished to make out only ten destroyers, scientious objector in this courts: but
not take place in the heat of the moment, The dread bill of human but in the minist of them two Austrian the reformer has yet to be found who will wretchedness is being paid for, victory. Dreadnoughts in line ahead at an interval propose that a conscientious objector bath, and I saw Private Barry's body It will not qual in value, what we are of 400 yards.
"I myself went to this room to take a defending to-dag
We are
The whole through anxious days.
passing bearing on a southerly course from Pola, tion in the body politic.
Hotilla way should therefore have a dominant posi-lying on the floor as it had fallen, with were watching, watching someone in whom on the way to attack an Italian pore necessity of inking those who have been before we were admitted to the room, but
It is as if you near Peremuda Island, and was no doubt you were deeply concerned, fighting for the sight was the mast stirring one could oral to themselves and to us during this the blood was on the floor where he had We therefore are confronted by the with a great cont. The body was removed the exception that it was then covered life with a grim disease, and you we imagine. here after three years of wait. to you must get through until the erisis is over." The crisis is got past at sea, at last." They had not sighted us.
mg, were the sustrium Dreadnoughts out selves the representation of their own while action for me. I myself paced the war better able not only to make for them-fullen. One eye-witness reconstructed the but with a stout hengt we shall win through.
as we were stall and low on the black interests and ambitions which are directly to the doorway from where the German (Load and prolonged
wants, but to aviód the leadership of those distance from where Private Barry fell cheers.) cheers.)
In the interests of civilisation is to attack this great Bouille were and the interests of the human race it charges for dropping on submarines.
twa torpedoes such, with
not, in common decency, betray the loyal must be stamped out. (Cheers.) cannot allow it. the world cannot allow could have crept away unseen-and so fadia- fact which, from Mr. Montage which has already been done and the
Sume depth butunlettered men who have stood by You
There were three courses open.
us in day of emergency. if, to come again and darken the lives missed the chance of a lifetime. We could downwards, no man in a position of spread of simple education. Though the
We educated classes form the backbone
These un of Millions and desolate the homes of have fired our torpedoes from outside the responsibility dares deny. These are the assistance of the native princes will be millions, That is what we are fighting ring of escorting destroyers at a range men who have to be brought to respect of great help to, us, especially if their for. (Cheers.)
This is a country that of about 30 yards, which would have their own rights as citizens their duties criticisms are free and outspoken, wo has faced great crises in the past. hear about Ludendorff's hammer-blows, tome us the battleships.
t. We meant that a samt mistake of ains would they seen in small need of being taught must not expect them to initiate free in- Hamer-blows crack and crumble poor course
And the third Whether the Brahmans are pleased at the stitutions for their own people except in material. Hammer-blows harden and destroyers into the midst of the dect, and
was to slip in between "consolidate good metuls
the thought or not; these illiterates must be our own wake ore in British hearts. (Cheers.) It has though the chances of getting away again
There is good make sure of the mark at close unge. level of all India before a serious mes
brought up to some stood the test of centuries. It will stand after firing seemed small."
common political to-morrow there is not a State that would If we abandoned India this. Renewed cheers.) So will the gal.
sure of autonomy can be granted to the port, and it is always to be remembered not look to its armoury as its sole sup- lant and great people across, the Channel
peninsula. Popular elementary educe that there exists in India an ineradicable we are 5ghting for the liberties and the
tion is therefore the first necessity of this tendency to regard the surrender bf even honour of their native land--fighting
to be attempted. It is through the school render in part of our sovereignty, as the moment if representative, gavernemnt is some small part of our power as a sur without flinching,, (Cheers.) I never saw signs of wavering in any French face
constitutional liberty should enter India. door, not the gateway of the college, that heginaing of a retreat also, (Renewed cheers.) They are full of fight grit, and determination to fight to the end. (Renewed cheers.) France more than ever. tain Unity ard resolution
wo qualities we
have had no time to waste on them, though, su our political, differences. plenty here who would not have listen battleship, and
I see then. The had not yet seen me from the Indian military prowess are associated Prepared for even the smallest extension ed to me in the past.
For the moment we destroyer did not make any signal to be, by everyone in the peninsula-do not de of the legislative, function, fer less the put all that on one side, We have better 1 carried on till I was 200 yards away sire education as a necessity of life, and executive, yet it is only too likely that things to think about; 1 am not despising from the Dreadnought's side and right the political controversies of the past, on her beam, then I fired both torpedoes. government they mistrust it deeply. If, soon as the inevitable charges of fav in the last man to dig it. I bave taken The first hit her between the two funnels, then, there is to be any adequate prepara
as a preliminary of representative there will be hesitation, and vacillation a fair share in them, and I have no doubt and the second stern of the test clear that the three chief fighting races and Hindu against Hindu, must be slowly 1 enjoyed them as much as, anybody. (Laughter.) And in some form or other ather patrol boat, which had been astern of India must be especially won ever to removed yet the wonders if there is a tion for the hoon of occidentalism, its that sets Hindu against Mohammedan, ouritism and partiality are brought one. Almost at the same time the
against us. The religious intolerance they will probably carne again. henr.) It is the very essence of freedom flotilla farther to the rear, let go her two India. Otherwise the future need for amata Cabinet that can patiently g
(Hear, of me, and had come up abreast of the scheme for the political education of that you should have these controversies, torpedoes at the second Dreadnought. The largely increased British army in India on with the work in the face of the heart- But for the moment we have one purpose, first canted as it took the water, and is clear; and the fact is also doubly de those whom we are seeking to help. (Cheers,) In ordinary times you fuss missed, but the second hit the battleship plorable because the element to be re-it is an affair, not of year, but of gen- about very small things, and these small and exploded.
felt indignation and opposition of all things are the big things of life comforts M
pressed is for the most part of the faith By this time my launch was right with whose adherents our in your rooms what colour your carpet parallel course with the Dreadnought 1 more intimately interwoven in other parts looks in vain for the statesman who bas
greatest inerations. No have you have discussions about these to run out at the head of the flotilla, for differences shall not disturb the prosper these two impostors just the same." should be what wall-paper you should had torpedoed
disaster is more My Erst intention was of the Year and Middle East. things, and perhaps disputes about them. the lending destroyers, though they
tain than intial triumph; and one But wiren you hear that a dam ha burst have heard the explosion, might not have ity, and even the existence, of an Indian more suggestion-perhaps the only one Next to the necessity that theological manence in office to enable him to treat
the atrength or will ever have the valley, that a turgid and noisome
per Bood is devastating your neighbour' held athered what had happened, and destroying your neighbour's home, my track at once.
destroyer which bad sighted me was on Indian interests-n consummation that
But the
autonomy is the need that there shall b
Ous and is coming straight to you, you forget as I was only 100 yards ahead of her can be achieved only by the direction of during the last "thirty years, all these things, and you rush to at the she could not deprest her gun enough to more official attention to the lower classes ment of Indin beyond the changes of ou real and just representation of a that has not been wearily reiterated, dis- She opened fire. but
ruted, or held up to praise or ridicule torrent. That is what we are doing (Loud cheers.) When we have done it well that I now had leit for defence receiving. It is curious to notice the to a Ministry which shall, so far, as is
περιτ hit me.
Is it not possible to place the political develop shall begin again.
in India, than they are in the habit of transitory party system by entrusting it different problems when the delug will which explode ten seconds after being man classes over the British officials who main lines having been agreed upon, the
But it will be with was some depth charges for submarines, hypnotic influence exercised by the Brab-humanly possible, be permanent? have swept away landmarks, and there dropped. I made a hasty mental calcula the matter of Indian political reform. strictest limitations having been imposed will be different ideals rather there tion as to the relative speed of the enemy Often it might be thought to be a matter on the scope and rate of progress, is it will be different methods of dealing with boat and my own. For a moment I was
from time to time interest themselves in things Meanwhile, let us be one people inclined to slow a little to make sure of alone affecting that section of the many net conceivable that the building up of --one in aim, one in resolation, one in the depth-charge, exploding underneath millions of the dependency. Sometimes the commonwealth might be entrusted to courage one in resolve never to give in. Leppäritain stand like a great breakwater if it failed to explode she would then attempt to restore to the Brahman the anthing in fear from the ebb and flow of her, but the thought at once occurred that even it almost assumes the appearance of men who have nothing to gain and agarist this torrent, and, God willing, we be able to ram me for a certainty. So rights of superstition and monopoly which a political life that is essentially concern will break it in the end. (Loud cheers.)
Ms Illingworth (Postmaster-General), The first one did not explode, but the of Indian history.
dropped the charge running at I was he enjoyed in other and less happy periods with, and interested in, nothing less proposing The Press, said the greatest second went off right under her bows, and matter of any comfort to the reformer may be a vain dream, but if only by the It must not be than with the requirements of India. It upplied the Army was the Press. (Bear,ken man. hear)
that the traditional superiority of the creation of Lord Burnham responded to the toast.my other patrol boat I made off at the times. It is true that at the date of theduced into the vast policy which is nos "That was the end of the affair. With strives for and attained within historic rely-peeled stability might be intro independent council best speed. Looking back we could see birth of Buddha about s... bes the to be outlined. The needs of the East 4 searchlight from one of the destroyers Kshatriya, or princely caste, ranked are proverbially not the needs of the West. signalling feverishly for help to the higher than north, and later in the morning an premsey
the Brahman, but the The patient deep disdain" of the poet On June 10th an Italian flight captain being towed towards home.
Italian destroyer that we called up by acquired by the clerical caste has England's administers as for any hanty that was soon afterwarde auch shown for the vacillations of accomplished a magnificent reconnaissance.
wireless saw, the damaged enemy destroyer ever been shaken since. Rooted as it and ill-considered action on our part. If crossed the Adriatic and flew over the time we first sighted the smoke to easily he reduced even politically to any can be secured in building the great
It was allio, the deepeat and wenkest side of the word has regretfully to be used over in less than twenty minutes from human frailty, it is not likely that it will if a tithe of such permanent direction zara, Sebenice, Spalato, and Matkovic in the time we had got safely away but thing bikes dermocratic level. Yet this temple of India's faithful automomy aa Albania, taking many photographs. He those twenty minutes were crammed full is one of the first necessities to be re has been in some measure attained in the then rossed the Adriatic, landing at of sensation. Mount Gargano, after a non-stop flight of thinking "Ci si lascia la pelle" ("We weapons that lie within his reach are the one of the greatest obstacles to our sucCERY
One moment you were
cognised by a reformer, and the only work of building the city of Delhi anew, 3.46min. and envering a kilometres are going to get done in ), and the next opening of all office to $31 it classes would he removed for ever. It is not re- (594 hiles). Ezchunge Telegraph Co. We shall get away."-Daily Telegraph. (Continued at foot of next Column):
sonable that an attempt in this direction should be made.-Daily Telegraph.
ared.
A DASHING ATTACK.
and drew a rough plan. He said:
Captain Rizzo took a piece of paper
of the motor and the size of the wash. was going slow, to reduce the noise and I had got as far as here pointing, to a spot innncdiately ahead of the third It has united destroyer) when they sighted ke rom on So it has Bri- uoard her, and whistles sounded the
the alarm, caring the crew to quarters.
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the present the Mohammedans are less It is, unfortunately, true that up to iterate than the Hindus. It is more un whom, wih the exception of the Rajputs fortunate still that the former-with and the Sikhs; the latest traditions of
that
STABILITY.
Slow the work should be; sure it must sight, and industry. Only step by step can be to the apraost of our judgment, fore the political emancipation of India be than to treat all British India as equally line, upon line. No mistake could be greater achieved, here a little, and there a little.
of home: what furniture you should have among the enemy, and had turned on a Gerests are becoming always more and crown the gained success will
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