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MB A HENDERSON ON PEACE
ATTITUDE OF GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
KING AND DISABLED.
GIFT OF £78,000.
SILVER WEDDING CHEQUE,
The Duke of Connaught, addressing a meeting at the Mansion House in support of Mr. Hodge's scheme for raising voluntary fund for the purpose of assist ing disabled officers and men discharged
IRISH VIOBROY'S WARNING GERMAN SPIDER AND IRISH FLY. Field-Marshal Viscount French, speak- ing recently at Rockingham, co. Boscom mon, referred to the Irish recruiting ques- on and to the unrest in Ireland Wa all know, he said, of the scandalous and lying literature by which foolish people
A FISHERMAN'S FIGHT" TRAWLERS” LINE OF BATTLE.
A brilliant little action is reported in which siz armed trawlers, returning to Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P. at a a British part with their cargoes of fish conference of Labour organisations at encountered, fought, and drove off a large Northampton recently made an im- German submarine cruiser. Only Asber portant statement on the developments of men, under the command of an officer the international working-class policy. of the RN.V.R., took part in it; it was↑ Five replies had been received from from the Services, or their, wives, widows, are inclined to be sorely misled. Now I a fight and a victory typical of the man enemy countries to the proposals con families, or dependents, to establish them know well that it is only upon the. who wars engaged in it. It was before tained in the memorandum of the Interselves in civil life, announced that the youth of this country, the majority of six o'clock on the morning that the sub Allied Labour Conference on war aims King had given his patronage to the pro-whom have passed little more than 20 marina suddenly appeared, some The Bras came from Bulgarian Socialists, ject, and had directed that it should hear years in the world, and some considerably yards away on the beam of the leading who accepted practically at the general the name of "The King's Disabled Fandite upon whom these mischievous trawler, and commenced, to fire. She was points of the memorandum, reserving for Bailors, Soldiers, and the Air Force." doctrines have any effect. But then it is a big craft of a type not certainly identi- some relatively unimportant points re- His Royal Highness also stated, amidst to the youth of the country that Ireland
garding Macedonia. The second reply fed, with a couple of large guns of about was given by the Hungarian workers, loud cheers, that the King had devoted looks for bor futurs welfare and pros ein calibre, and one, if not two, smaller who had summitted to the Stockholm the whole of the City's Silver Wedding parity. Is it not possible to turn these formidable enemy for Committee a statement of policy very gift, a cheque for £53,000, to the fund, misguided young men to a saber mood: trawlers with their low speed and light much on the lines of the Later-Allied and, in addition, had made a persona! Why should they allow their sentiments armament She showed two small masts memorandum. The third reply had come and so large a conning tower that the from the Austrian Socialists. It accept gift to it of £23,000. men on the trawlers were for while
red as a basis of discussion the principles The Duke of Connaught said he thought be guided by a handful of intriguers, at all.
of the inter-Allied memorandum. They
ones-a very
A
and ideas, their national aspirations, to
doubtful if the was ♣mmediately; sum-'!
The R.N.V.R. officer moned his little Hotilla to form a line ahead endorsed the conception of a federal the fund would prove of inestimable many of them of foreign extraction, who and follow him, and the ships swung into steux for Austria-Hungary, and agreed value to our disabled men. Continuing have no other object in view than their formation with the precision of warships. so with the suggestion of a federation his Royal Highness said: The King has own personal interest. I believe it to be The submarine ranged in, and the action of the Balkan States. They declared
a whole these young men opened. All three of the German's guns that they had always repudiated the come to the conclusion that the Silver tras that as were bearing on the leading trawler, and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the treaty Wedding gift from the "City of London, her shells were falling all around, envelop with Roumania, and they agreed that the amounting to £83,000, could be devoted really love their country and honestly ing her in waterspouts, but never actually question of Alsace Lorraine, as well as to no better object than helping the dis think that by adopting the vicious and hitting her. The next astern, however, the Italian, Polish, Turkish, and abled soldier. It is his Majesty's inten terrible courses which are recommended was less fortunate; several shells hit ber, Colonial questions must have a solution tion also to subscribe personally £21,000 to them they would, as they are pleased
towards this and she was severely swept by the shrap in conformity with the desires of the
fund
(Loud cheers.) His Royal Highness added that as a to call it, regenerate Ireland. nel, of which the German Bred not less people concerned. The fourth reply came soldier he felt deeply indebted to the Minis don't believe young Irishmen are cowards Now I than 100 rounds, and one of her hands from the German minority Socialists, wna killed and four were wounded. who had also taken a forward step, and ter of Pensions for the splendid. interest in fact, they have proved to the hilt
be had shown towards the Forces through- Among these was the gunner, but that their statement submitted to the Stock-out the period he had held the enerous that they can be heroes when the necessity maining hands, though most were injured, holm Committee was on the lines of the and important position he occupied. Marises. The present war teems with evi- Eept the gun going The submarine was inter-Allied memorandum. trying to work up ahead of the line;
The 6th Hodge was probably the first who had dence of it. They do not stand idly aloof and the most significant, reply had come recognised that the State owed a debt of because they are afraid, but because their from the German majority Socialists national and adequate recognition to the minds are filled with mischievous senti They also had received the inter-Allied Services for their magniscent work in ments and poisonous lies: Cannot they memorandum, and had sought to send this long and arduous war, and he (the even now be induced to use the brains Duke of Connaught) was convinced that which God has given them-brains which reply through M. Troelstra
Mr. Hodge would meet with success in have been nourished and taught by educa bis endeavours to rehabilitate our gallant tion-cannot they look around them and wounded soldiers in civil life, either on appreciate the situation for themselves? the land or in any other employment. The fund was deserving of every support. (Cheers.)
the
trawlers, superbly handled, and never los ing their formation, altered their course to Eeep her on the beam, and continued to fire. A shift of wind allowed them to use their smoke boxes and make a tem
The action of the authorities in refus porary screen between themselves and the enemy. The commander's report speaks of ing facilities to Troelstra to attend the the imperturbable courage and never-fail. Labour Party conference prevented the ing, skill of the men who handled the written document drawn up by the trawlers during the whole of this time: German majority Socialists being placed They were dealing with an enemy normal in the bands of the Allied working-clase
The Lord Mayor expressed his gratifica Ly capable of steaming rings ron representatives. They had nevertheless
them,"
and heavily enough armed to received a summary of this statement and tion at the fact that the King had given blow them out of the water; they kept new what the German majority. Sociais name to the fund, and said he was their are going till they were threatened lists said and thought. They had de delighted to know, na he was sure would be the citizens, that his Majesty had with lack of ammunition, and when theclared their readiness to take part in a devoted the City's Silver Wedding gift leading trawler found herself with cly international conversation on the basis
to so nohle an object fifteen rounds left, she made ready the of the proposals made by the neatral signal, Prepare to raz.
Socialists at Stockholm. From the in- formation they had received it seemed lear that the German majority Socialists had accepted practically all the general principles of the inter-Alli memo andum. They were even ready to die cuss the question of responsibility for
But it did not come to that. The sub. marine was closing to shorter range, and the second trawler in the line managed to and a shell on the after part of her. The Jeading, trawler, five minutes later, hit her again with me of the few remaining shelis
direct hit under the submarine's
di
air bomb.
forward guz, which was carried overboard the origin of the war, though they King's interest in the welfare of the the youth of Ireland from these evil
in a burst of fame and smoke of the ex plosion. The submarine, swung round to get her after gun to bear, and forthwith the leading trawler burst a shell at the base of her big ronning, tower. A huge cloud of smoke went up, enveloping the submarine and shutting her from sight. What happened to her is doubtful, but when the smoke cleared away she had dis appeared, and the trawlers saw no more of her. Every detail of the fight, as the reports come in, testifies to the same quality in the men who carried it out courage, discipline, and, sell. One able good had steady shoot seaman who
has three ing throughout the action
The R.N.V.R. direct hits to his credit, wireless operator is mentioned for just. those qualities which are becoming re
of cognised as normal in the men his calling This was a fisherman's fight concludes the report of the officer who commanded, apd, without doubt they pat up a right stout one. I deem it an honour to have been in command of them."
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thought no good parpose would be served be such discussion. They were prepared to discuss the problem of Alsace-Lorraine, and believed an amicable solution of that. question could be found. They agreed unon the necessity of the complete re- storation of Belgium's independence. They declared that an international con- ference would be very useful, and. finally, like the French Socialists and British workers, they declared that the establishment of a League of Nations was he one power by one! Fower upon another and for destroying imperialism,
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.". LONDON AS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
of
** WALK INTO MY 'PARLOUR.” The war, which has wrought such ter rible bavoc, desolation, and misery in so many countries has brought a far greater measure of wealth and prosperity to Ireland than she has ever known before. Compare ber condition with that of Bel- ginu, with Northern France, with Bus- ala, and other parts of the world, in which countries a" degree of devastation exists EX-SERVICE MEN'S "THREF E'S.", A which it will take years and 'years of Mr. John Hodge said that since the war tants of Ireland do not even share the strenuous labour to repair. The inhabi- broke out he had had many opportunities of meeting the King, and he knew, as a dangers of the people resident in England consequence of those conversations, the and Scotland, living as the latter people very great interest that his Majesty took in most parts in dread of the deadly In what respect, then, does in everything that related to the welfare ireland stand in need of regeneration" the people What greater token of Burely it is rather the regeneration the thres Services could they have than his counsels, unpatriotic and false sentiments action in handing over the City's silver that is so much needed. That our coun wedding gift and making a personal donation of £25,000 to the fund! He (Mr.ty has certain grievances I do not deny. Hodge) had also been able to judge the of our local and domestic troubles and How can we really seriously stop to think greatness of the interest which the Duke grievances when the world's enemy is at of Connaught took in what he called the our gates, and when the flower of the "three R's Restoration, Re-education, youth of the Empire is dying around us in thousands every day! If we ever dore This fund was the outcome of a conversa to put our so-called grievances before the and Reinstatement of our disabled men. tion he (Mr. Hodge) had with a disabled great and terrible necessity which lies miner who had been taught boetmaking before us, those grievances will most cer in one of the Ministry's training estad-tainly be swallowed up, and will disap ishments, and who was unable to start pear in the one gigantic disaster which business for himself because of inability will overtake us, for we shall one and to secure a capital of £25 for the purchase all be German slaves. And how well we of leather. The recital of that story at know the voice of the charmer, those foul & dinner of the Eccentric Club produced traitors to their country who go about sum of £306, and the legless. Loos miner speaking of the beneficent rule of Ger- shoemaker received his capital." (Cheers, many and how much happier Ireland The "man's
later wife wrote
and would be under a German ruler, backed said: “He is doing well, and I never as they are by those articles which appear handled more money in my life than I from the pens of their employers in lead- am doing now. There had been a great ing German newspapers They are" many critics of the fund, but they seemed nothing but German agents with a crude to forget it was not proposed to set up adaptation of the old nursery rhyme". every man who was discharged from the Will you walk inte my parlour, said
That would be foolish The Army.
Sir Arthur Fell, chairman of the House of Commons Channel Tunnel Committee read before the London Society, recently, a paper on London and the Channel Tunnel. The object was to show how the future of London and of the whole.coun- try depends on the construction of those who could not go back to their old to listen to sach idiotic gammon.. submarine railway between England and occupations because of their disablement. Fraden.
I have power to train these men,”
greater proportion of the xoen went back the spider to the fly, Tis the prettiest to their old occupations. The men they none but foolish Irish boys would be found parlour that ever you did spy. Surely desired, particularly to cater for were
would have to go
In view of the altered conditions caused by the raising of the military age, As soon as they could pass through the added the speaker, and to provide car to be neither scaling-wax nor red tape, fresh instructions have been issued to tri. Channel Tunnel, said Sir A. Fall, ex-penters and others who use tools with but an abounding human sympathy for press trains would be able to traverse nose articles, while the Labour Ministry the men who had done so much for us all bunals at home with regard to the exémp-
France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, will find them work but there the duty (Cheats) In connection with the 2,000 tion of directing heads of important Austria, and Turkey as far a Constan of the State ends. The public, however. basinesses. It is suggested for the guidtinople without diffenity or change of would wish to aasit a man to start for cases he had mentioned, it would have ance of tribunals that
been impossible in many of them for the himself, and this voluntary fund would Unless circumstances are exceptional gauge,London had not yet, however,
The trustees or executive committee which exemption should not be granted to appreciated what the tunnel would mean help a man to become his own boss" state to have done what they had done... for it, nor how much its future, as the Up to the present the fund had made the King was going to set-up would not 2,000 men their own "bosses," owing no directing heads of businesses if they are greatest city of the Old World, would allegiance to any employer of labour be a committee of drones they had got in Grade 1 and under 35, or if they are depend on the completion of the work (Cheera.) Surely that was a Jandable it every day, in order that every case to be a working body. They had got to in Grade or B or C1 and under 30. After the war there would be great and ambition, but it could not be expected that might be promptly dealt with. If a mem Older-fit-men-should-be available for, the army if the eficient management of a friendly rivalries between the nations of the State would step in and set up every ber of the committee was not n worker
Europe. London could not stand still man in business for business is not endangered.
himself. If the Where there is more than one directing and hope to reap its share by simply took up this work they would be up. Hodge announced that, in addition head the tribunal should consider whether treating new theatres, bigger hotels and against trouble. In the ently days he the business is of such a size or complexity great drapery stores. England was imagined that the State ought to do it to the donation of the King of £25,000, that more than one head is essential small island, cut off from the mainland The State had no right, after it had each from Lord!
it he had received subscriptions of £1,000 Even where more than one directing head by a stormy sea. Thus the isolation of taught a man a trade and equipped in Company, Mr. chcape, the P&O. de Frece, and the is required it may be found that a retired the country from the Continent was with look to start him in business for Eccentric Club, and a number of other partner could come back to business and practically complete, and if the isolation himself in helping a man to become his amounts. My whole heart is in this release a younger colleague for military continued after the way some other own boss" they were doing something business," he continued. On the service, or that
manager could supply capital would have to be found for the outside the province of the State, hence cruiting platform we, made promises to the need for this voluntary fund. A State look after the wives and children during the place of one of the directing It might be Paris or Vienna, or even fund would also lead to a good deal of the time the husband and father was fight
new era to which we looked forward. the latter were released for service.
When a business is small and not of Rerlin or Brussels, but it must be a controversy. It might take only £25 to set national importance tribunals are advised railway centre to and from which would up one man in business, whereas it mighting, and, if he did not come back, to see that less consideration may be given. In run the great world expresses. To reach mould feel aggrieved, if he heard i mise, and I am doing everything I huma require 2200 in another case. The brat after them. I am one who made that pro the present grave emergency the same such a railway-centre passengers from the second case, and then the men com a convinced, now that the King has ly can to fulfil my part of the bargain. weight cannot be given to arguments as the United States, Brazil, Argentina and ing back from the front would want to become patron of this land and has shown would have been proper even six months other wealthy South American States know why they should not have their 200. bis interest by his donation, that we shall would go direct to Cherbourg, Botter or whatever amount might strike them be able to do even greater things for dis dam, or Hamburg London would thus Again, they all knew how Government deabled men than has previously been pos by side-tracked because of its insular partments were harassed and hampered by sible. isolation. That would be the penalty régulations. V.
Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Llovd The following astounding piece of truly which we should pay for our neglect.
NO HEALING-WAX OR RED TAPR proposed a vote of thanks to the Duke of German infamy is recorded in the to build the Channel Tunnel railway,
pensions could not Bergiche Arbeiterstimme of Balingen: The tunnel would not only help our le
The Ministry of
Bir Arthur Boscawen, M. seconding,. A four-year-old child was arraigned land, and its capital, but would be vital administer State fund without a bet anid that as Parliamentary Secretary to before the Penarian Peas! Court af to the continued pre-eminence and pros of regulations, and that would not meet the Ministry of Pensions, he regarded the Bolingen on a charge of violating parsi perity of our steamship lines, as carriera exceptionally hard case In connection scheme se the crowning effert in the work graph, 130 of the penal code by tearing of the passenger traffic to Europe. He with this fund there were no regulations of the Ministry, Step the official seals placed on a case of books was confident that the construction of and no hard and fast rules. They dealt belonging to a man under arrested the Franco-British Submarine Railway with n man so far as they bannly could he was sure there was no Englishman or
the works of peace which would be begun wing of the business. At a matter ferent Services who, through their splen would be the earliest and greatest of all according to his needs. There was neither Englishwoman who did not feel most
wax nor red tape attached to the deeply for those gallant men of the dif immediately the war ja over-the first
ago...
TRULY GERMAN!
heads it.
charge was solemnly Tead aloud to her The child being unable to read, the by an usher of the court, and he was alibsequently Sned 990.
Her mother being unable to find the лотех
e and the child were both sent to prison for twenty days."
monument to the enduring friendship of fack he hated both of them as the with the nation which for four years bad devil hated holy water, and so long, been fighting by pur side for the liberty he handled the business there was going of the world
(Continued as foot of next Column.)
Connaught
The Duke of Connaught, replying, said
did devotion to duty had lost their limbs, and been otherwise disabled,, and would wish to do all in their power to rebahili- tate them in civil lit