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A DEFENCE OF HONEST AND PATRIOTIC CRITICISM.”
EXPERTS IN CRUELTY. After some delay, owing to the dangor and dificulty of bringing any uncensor ed paper over the frontier, a copy has been received of the dms Belge ("The
We are apt, owing to preoccupation
Air Asquith, who was the guest recently Soul of Belgium), one of the placky the military situation. to over at the Connaught Booms of the Aldwych little papers published in Belgium in look other aspects of the war. forget. Club, said: We have reached there is spite of all the German attempts at
no use in cleaking the naked facts or suppression.
The following is a ting, above all, the fundamental factor- minimising their gravity-the critical mary of an article in it by Michael Jodin
Since which is not land-power, but sea-power. point in the fortunes of the war.
in honour of vivilians who have died has been for their country": the latter, as a rule, gilent in its mani- the last week in March the enemy
making serious progress along the greater festations, After a period of fifteen
Executions by the enemy continue. On months, during which our strength as re- part of the whole of the Western hattle May, 11th last the people of Charleroi presented in ships steadily declined, the fighting for the most part under unfavour the morning by a salvo of forty-eight front. Against superior numbers, and
were awakened with a start at five in downward tendency has now been definite-able conditions, both strategic and tacti-
ly arrested. Not only is our sen-power, increasing, but our grip on the enemy is cal, the Allied troops, have stubbornly shots, and soon after those living tight ärmer than at any previous period of the where they have been forced back their ried out one after another. This han. contested every mile of the advance, and the cavalry barracks saw six bodies ar War. We still have bad weeks, when the sinkings of merchant tonnage rise, retirement has not been marked by a rible tragedy is the epilogue in a trial. but they are followed by good weeks, and (Cheers.) It has been ronducted, with aah, and where all kinds of people were single trace of panie or demoralisation, which lasted four days. April 10th to the general average
is
encouraging.
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There have been days when the enemy has less and gallantry, and with an un- tried in a body-two merchants, a priest not secured a single ship of the large num-failing readiness to take advantage of of Tournai, Madame de Cock (wife of ber of targets offered. What that means every opportunity si counter attack which policeman), two Antwerp boabrien. may be appreciated if is be borne in mind have never been surpassed, if they have French soldier, two railway officials, a
an equalled Brussels police oficer, and tung
American. British have The prisoners were accused of having the mevements of German troops Ti military representative
THE STRUGGLE IN THE ATLANTIC,
fare.
I will
that every month about 7,000,000 tons of ever been shipping-vessels of 300 gross tons of over
enter or leave our ports-cach ship as the same tireless tenacity, the nee target for enemy submarines The Navy spirit of loyal and helpful comradeship, ix performing a miracle in shepherding rivals only in their devotion to the com
protecting this stream of shipping on cause and in their appreciation of demanded certain pumber of heads passing to und from the British Isles: e anther's efforts and sacrifices. But Judgment was passed only after a menth month by month its ascendancy over the the tide of invasion is not set stemmed, of intolerable suspense,
and then submarine becomes
and if we try, as we ought, to picture ingan more dinhelical cruelty. The sea- more complete,
imagination what our case would be if the sence was not made known to the un- although even to-day it would be a mis
Fortunate ninetten. Their families were take to conclude that the submarine has enemy were a near to London as he is
That is not the fact day to Paris, we shall be better able to summoned by wlogram to Charleroi, ench been mastered. but, on the other hand, it is true that the gallant Allies, though nothing can men shot next morning, and that "perhaps mensure the perils and anxieties of our was informed that six victims would be supplies of food and raw material already sure our admiration for their steadfast their relative would by one. disembarked and stored in this counts tranquillity and their unshaken faith.
In vain y give the assurance that piracy will not I do not attempt-it would be folly to ty, they were allowed to visit the prison..
begged and implored to know the certain. weaken our war effort.
do so to make any forecast of the im
ers, and they wept and lamented. The pending strategia developments.
bitter truth would be easier than this only remind you that we have seen once before, near the beginning of the war, a
agonising uncertainty. But it was situation of equal gravity, in which
fused. the butchers preferred that the threat, a most formidable threat, which cells should all echo to thei-of-ma seemed on the point of being realised, was
and prayers. The blood to be sled in turned aside and brought to nothing by a the morning was not enough; all could counter-stroke of genius and audacity be made to suffer in anticipation. Those But whatever may be the immediate issue chosen for death could only prepare for of this philse of the campaign. I wish to it in doubt and anxiety, and the who say here and now, while it is still in were sale believed themselves in externas, doubt, I wish to say emphatically and Wives and children stood all night at th decisively that it faintest degree to weaken our allegiance infinite despair and senseless hope. Cer is not going in the gates of the prison alternating betwea to the great purpose for which we have taincy came with the dawn, the fusilluto been
or our determination, did its work, and Delfosse, Vergylen, through foul as much as through fair Cock. Helnan, Fan Hecke, and Meray
fighting. weather. to press on to the final accou breathed their last sigh" plishment. (Cheers).
A year ago well justified anxiety was felt as to the effect which the submarine "might have on our war activities; in part ticular there was reason to fear that our food supplies would fall so far short af our necessities that we might be hard put to it to continue the struggle. That fear has been banished. Twelve months ago w were with difficulty maintaining one stream of traffic namely, that which brought us food and raw material; to day supplies are Howing through this main artery in greater volume than Year nga At the same time, another stream of traffic has started merchant shipping has been made available for the greatest transport movement, which has ever been carried out. If we are to furi a correct appreciation of the present posif tion, we must picture with our imagina tion the scene presented in the Atlantic, where the enemy is waging ruthless war We must endeavour to remember there are two distinct streams of shipping, one to support the economic strength of the Allies, and the other to increase their military strength-the latter consisting of transports currying American troops The Germans have sent me every avail
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I am not resorting when I say that tn. the rhetoric of bravado. As the war has developed it has been realised by all think There is none among us--and I suppose ing men that it has a far wider range of there are hardly any who have not contri- signifeance than could have been foreseen buted their share who grudges what they or even imagined. It arose in the viola-have given. We owe it to them who were tion of treaty obligations and the con temptuous setting aside of the rights of the real resources of the present and the the smaller nationalities.
hope and promise of the future that so became apparent that higher and deeper history comes to sumu un the account its But it soon far as in us lies we shall ensure that when issues were at stake, which, according judgment will be that we have neither they were decided in one sense or the wasted
these two essential nation. It took time, as the
this
what still remains to less
able submarine to attack these ships. In other would affect the whole future of nor de "ithout result what has been lost, spite of their utmost efforts, they are not seriously interrupting,
to discern worthy and fruitful and honourable par- forms of communication.
and that, way That is the through the smoke and the poisoned fumes poses. (Cheers.) communication. That is the complemen of the battlefield the true character and moment? What are the faculties that wa -What, then, is.our duty at the present tary picture to be kept in mind while we the ultimate aims of the forces that are most need? Courage, of course, and pati. watch the clash of arms in France and arrayed against one another.. in Italy.
ence-the courage that can face fucts, and that cannot be driven from its equipoise can not only dare" but endure patience
For three months past American troops have been coming across the Atlantic by tons of thousands-far faster than was at one time thought possible. That means that the balance as between the Allies and the Central Powers is being adjusted in favour of the farmer.
READJUSTING THE BEIPPING BALANCE,
DEATH KNELL OF DEMOCRACY.
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The Germans have made it more and more clear, not only through their spokes. men in the Press and elsewhere, but an alternations either of hope or of through the object lessons which they have the inbred qualities of our race."
fear. These art, to quote Burke's epithet, given to the world in the Ukraine and let me suggest, before I conclude, one or But Roumanis, that the triumph of their cause two ways in which they may be helped would be the death knell of all democratic and fortified. In the first place, let us be ideals. And at the same time their new able to feel, whatever comes or goes, that methods of warfare, at first incredible,
ledge to the enemy-perhaps we are rather
p bo exaggerate it--the legitimate susceptibility of Allies, the risks of arousing suspicion, in this or that neutral alienating sympathy, or, perhaps, of
country.
"CLEAR EYES AND COOL NERVES."
Viewing the war in its various aspects and, indeed, inconevivable, have demon. We know the truth, and the whole truth naval, military, and economic-we bave strated that for the attainment of that ear, hear.) No one realises more clear- every reason for confidence. The tide is end they hold themselves absolutely free than do, who was answerable for the distinctly turning, and it is turning, let to dispense with the old restraints, whe nearly 2 years for its conduct, no one country entering into the war, and for us hope, for the last time. The submarine ther of honesty or of humanity. It was can realise more clearly the delicacy of menace is being held; the Allied armies the realisation of these things, and of the the task of determining what at any given are increasing in relative strength; the consequence which followed from them, moment ought to be disclosed and what food position in this country, France, that not merely local but world-wide ought to be kept back. The considerations and Italy is improving and shipbuilding, interests, moral as well as material, were which often make for economy and re- both in the British and American yards, in jeopardy, thas led our American kin serve of statement are obvious and mani- is proceeding at a greatly accelerated men to decide that they could not hold fold-the danger of giving useful ow pace. During last month, as the Ad-aloof from the struggle. miralty have announced, we turned out But that is still not a complete account over 197,000 tons. On the other side of of the case. The Allied cause is now the Atlantic a change has also come over plainly seen by all men to have what by the situation. Three months ago there implication it bad from the first-a post was cause for disappointment as the out-tive, as well as a negative purpose. Its put; to-day there is only reason for con- aim is not merely to repel aggression, to gratulation. The yard extensions which vindicate public faith, to clip the wings were planned a year ago are now begin- of militarism, to defeat the ambitions and ning to be effective. Ships are being built frustrate the designs of what the Germans
But in my judgment we have reached with surprising zapidity. The other day call their welt-politik. It recognises that a stage of the war when far more is to be a vessel of 5,500 tons dead, weight was old diplomatic machinery, however boa gained than is to be lost by laying befor launched in just over twenty-seven days estly and skilfully worked, like chain ΟΥΙΣ own people all the actualities, be from the time its keel was laid, its engines armour and wooden battleships, has had exampled situation. (Loud cheers.) Th they favourable or adverse, of an un and boilers being in place, and its funnels its day (cheers)--and that it must very Briti people, not only here at home and masts erected. It was officially an- soon take its place among the things which nounced that the vessel would be ready have an interest for collectors and dealers but oughout the length and breadth for sea in all respecta within a further in antiquities. (Laughter.) It is deter the Japire, are ready to face onl month. A keen spirit of competition be mined to Lovide against the recurrence with clean conscience but with clear eye tween American yards, has been created of the horrors which are scourging man- and ith cool herves any and every con Simple statistical data are being issued kind and devastating the world, not mere.juntare of circumstances. But if that is so that workmen may know exactly what by repression and punishment, bus by as I think it is," the reciprocal duty o progress is being made in the various bringing into light and into effective Gove.ament, and people, I should like t yards, and medals are being awarded for action the corporate judgment, the sense y he word more as to the nationa the quickest output Five hundred and of common interests and common duties, ter There are, I know, those wh fifty thousand workers are now engaged the reconciling and, if need be, the thits that the long strain of the war either in the shipbuilding yards or in the
dest-ite constraining force of the
glorious and restraining and factories manufacturing accessories for whole family of nations.
examples of heroism and devotion, has abips.
These, stripped of what is transient and so quarters impaired people's stead There months ago it was anticipated superficial, are the things, that, measured ness of judgment. I do not believe th that the United States might complete by the true scale of significance, give the to be the least true of the nation as 2,000,000 gross tons this year,
whcle, or of any considerable section of i There is real stature of the two causes now engaged now no doubt that that estimato will be in mortal strife. Was I not right when Hear, hear.) The atmosphere of wa considerably exceeded, probably by more I said a few moments ago that their for always provides opportunities for th than half a million tons, while in this tunes cannot hang on the result of a cruder and cheaper Terms of sensatio country we have already reached a single battle, or even of a single cam-mugering-Cloud and continued cheers), standard of annual output of nearly
1. There is paiga
none of us in this room, which find a ready market among peop 1,500,000 tons, un improvement, though in this country, in this Empire, who
low intelligence and high credulit of only half what we can do if labour and not pray for peace, as the world's par (Cheers and laughter.)
The danger, material are made available. There is an amount need. But the only peace worth there be danger, does not lie th assurance that by the end of December the making or the taking is one which will direction. But there is a real risk which, at least 4,000,000 tons will have been put open a new road free of toll to all peoples, my opinion, we ought to guard again into the water here and in the United whether great or small, safeguarded by the that in the stress of the daily and hour States, and that Agure may be consider common will and, if need be, by the com- bulletins regarding doubtful battles a ably exceeded. On the other hand, the mon power for the further progress of here and there, and, now and again, t enemy's sinking of British and Allied humanity. (Cheers.)
yielding of ground, we may be tempt tonnage have been so considerably re-
to lose our sense of proportion. We mu duced, owing to the activities of the Allied
I suppose that from Brst to last the take large views, backwards and forward navics and the courage and resource of British Empire has raised an Army, in- and seek to measure events as they occu merchant seamen, that it is practically cluding the labour units, of not less than not by the dust and nose which for t certain there will be a balance of ship- 7,000,000, of men (cheers) and before moment they create, but by their real a ping on the right side. In a word, the many weeks are over will have voted war lasting significance. There is no reason relative naval, military, and economic credits which approach to £7,000,000,000 there never was less reason why the vo strength of the Allies, is steadily increas sterling. Figures like these, impressive of honest and patriotic criticism shou ing at a moment when the enemy is feel and even astounding as they are, afford, be hushed into silence, (Cheers. But ing the cumulative effects of a blockade as you know well, no real measure either us keen our eyes fixed and our hearts maintained over a period of nearly four of our efforts or of our sacrifices. What in the great dominating purposes years with increasing stringency, and of we have done and suffered has not been which we have deliberately consecra the war on land, which has not only re- for selfish objects, or even, except ve Empire, with an unwavering faith b
the resources and the energies of sulted in heavy casualties, but has drained partially and indirectly, in self-defence. the Central Powers of industrial workers.
in the worthiness of our aims and in- -Daily Telegraph.
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