PREMIER'S TRIBUTE TO MR. GOMPERS.
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Hearty,tributes to the valuable services.: 'rendered by Mr. Samuel Gompers to the
Successful organisation in the rear is cause for which the Allies are battling one of the main essentials when an army wers paid by the Prime Minister, the on the advance. The people who talk 30 glibly of driving the Germans back to Minister of Labour, and the Eart of their Fatherland have little conception of the stupendous amount of preliminary Reading, at a luncheon at the Carlton arrangement necessary to ensure that the Hotel, when the President of the Ameri-sroops moving forward shall be properly can Federation of Labour" and his col-supplied with food and munitions. leagues of the Labour Mission from the spectacle of an army advancing after the never-to-be-forgotten sight is the United States were entertained by the infantry has swept onward, clearing up Government. The numerous company
the enemy in their progress every road in the neighbourhood crammed to suffoca which assembled to meet the visitors,
tion with horge and ander the presidency of Mr. G. N.fafantry marching up in support resting
motor transport Barnes, M.P., Labour member of the War by the wayside, field artillery bastily Cabinet, was of a representative chara- limbering up and crawling painfully over ploughed felds to the nearest road occasional shots-mortly shrapnel-which the retreating enemy batteries send over on the off-chance of hitting something, and, added to it all, the confusion of the night.
ter.
Mr. Lloyd George, proposing Our Guests," said Mr. Samuel Gompers' name is one of the few international names one of the few names which is as well known in other countries as it is in bis own. It I may say so. be is as well Army, organisation is a wonderful pro- known as the Mississippi, (Laughter and cuss the development of centuries Issued originally from army headquarters, the cheers.) I think I may claim him almost orders percolate from corps to division: as a kindred spirit. He was one of the from division to brigade, from brigade very few people who approved of ne
to battalion, from battalion to company before the war-(laughter and therefore and so on to the smallest section. Is it to me his presence here is doubly weany wonder that things go wrong occh come. He and I have very largely the sionally ? same ideals. We can say that we are fighting the same battle, and, he and I since the war came have forgiven in a true Christian spirit the people who were suspicious or us--(laughter) and we are fully prepared to co-operate with them for the attainment of ideals we always fought for.
LABOUR AND THE WAR.
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have
BULLY AND BISCUIT
GENERALSHIP OF GERMANS
FLYING THE ATLANTIC PROPHESYING THE OBVIOUS." The aviation correspondent of the Man-
[BT MAJOR-GENERAL BIR FREDERICK MAURICE} This latest. German defeat (Angust 19th) has brought the famous Hindenburg. Lalester Guardian writes:-- Ludendorff combination into the same category as Falkenhayn and Moltke, and must for that reason give the German people furiously to think
All-the anticipations which are being so diligently fostered just now as to the possibility of dying the Atlantic appear
to those who are on the înşide of sero-
result of the victories of 1870, to which ing the obvious. From the point of view The German General Staff had, a nautical affairs very much like prophesy- Germany owed her unity and in great of international aeronautics it is quite established itself in an apparently impre be stirred up, but so far as encouraging measure also her commercial development, good that so much public interest should
It was enable position.
a wonderful the flying of the Atlantio is concerned no training school for war, organized on a encouragement is needed, because every- thoroughly sound system, and it produced one who is at all intimately connected a very perfect military machine As it with aviation has known for many months grew more and more powerful, the canker that a serious attempt would be made to of Prussianism entered into its soul, and, fy the Atlantic this year,
casing to be the servant, it became the master of the State.
The German people, remembering what they owed to 1870, and seeing the results of the work of the General Staff in the efficiency of the German army, were in the main, content expecting victory as the result. discipline had prepared them for sacrifice More than forty years of strict in war, but always it has been necessary to dangle the prospect of victory before their eyes.
Primarily, of course, come food, water, has become clear that the military party Once that prospect disappears, and it and ammunition. port of an infantry battalion undergoes may expect a rapid reaction.
The first line trans-is incapable of fulfilling its promises, we Already most strenuous trial in keeping touch there have been signs that this reaction is with the supply officer of the division, on beginning. Kuehlmann's outburst was whom devolves the task of supplying the the first indication, and now Herr Ballin food.
Often it happens that the "bully and the commercials are following suit. and biscuit
gous astray, the forward
Sometimes Germany is in fact beginning to discover dump" has the misfortune that her idol has feet of clay. to be struck by a shell; occasionally the roads are absolutely impassable.
PLANS THAT MISCARRIED.
The
Mr. Gompers has devoted his life and his great abilities to democratic progress.
The splendid Allied successos are, very He is fighting the same battle now in the war as he was fighting before. (Cheers.) largely due to the organisation in the rear have not in fact been due to generalship, The successes which Germany has won war as he was he bus changed his mind of the advancing, infantry. Open warfare the leading of troops in the field, so much It is not that he has changed his dire in many cases the objective of a unit may
requires rapid movement of transport, for as to careful and thorough planning in tion. It is not that he has altered his be five or six miles distant. We have done with ber naval and military force, but
the office.
She entered the war nos only purpose.
It is not that he has started for ever with the wasteful practice of a new career. He is pursuing the same allowing men to drift on and on, as the to the work of her General Staff.
with the whole nation prepared, thanks career now he is climbing towards the north countrymen drifted away among the General Staff had studied how to make same ideals, he is struggling for the singheaps of Loos and Hulluch, never to use of Germany's central position, and same aimyna be devoted his long and be seen again. bonourable career to before the war. Modern warfare is organisation, frst, both the French and ourselves.
began the war by completely surprising (Cheers.) In this war men of all classes last, and all the time.
Wounded are have contributed. (Hear, hear.) They picked up, the dead buried, and forward front a much larger force than had been They threw at once against the Western bave contributed in the sacrifices; they dressing stations established in what considered possible, carried the war inte have contributed in suffering. There has twenty-four hours previously, was Ger the Fears of France, and established them been no distinction of classes in this landman territory and all by organisation.selves in a position from which, after four during the war, either in intention, in
It is in this respect that the Americans years of effort, we have been unable to dis action, or in endurance. (Cheers.) For valuable to the Allied cause. The lodge them. They first had the right kind
**Yank all that I say, without any besitation,
is a barn organiser, and pos of artillery and the right kind of sesses a capacity for getting things done sives. When trench warfare became the explo truly marvellous even in these days. Daily rule they were first in the field with the Express
new appliances which it necessitated
All this and more, which it would be tedious to recapitulate here, were the fruits of and good planning. The German General organization, careful thought Staff gave their country a great start in the war, which we who were not prepared and not organized beforehand have ever since been painfully striving to catch up
that victory in this war-and I am sure Mr. Gompers will agree with me-means more to those who. Bare to
got their bread by the twent of their brow thin it does for any other class.
Before the war German labour was becoming more and more convinced that it could never attain its ideals or achieve the emancipation of the glass it represent ed without overthrowing the domination of Prussian militariam. Each election demonstrated that that force was deepen ing and broadening in Germany. they failed. The task which they failed to accomplish by pacific means we are endeavouring to achieve by other means in this great war.
But
sound
our guests with patriotic labour in this country will help us to defeat the efforts of those who would trick us into meeting with enemy subjects. I have always opposed, manoeuvres of that character, bo- cause I believe that Stockholm and other devices are inspired by the German Government, and I am sure that they between good planning and good execu would not allow passports to any except tion, for there is nothing absolute in war There is, however, & world of difference those they can regard as absolutely safe froth their point of view. Surely those in which the unforeseen is the rule.
snatch victory leadership is necessary, the
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The Earl of Rending also spoke to the toast.
GERMANY'S WEAK POINT.
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A competitive
Considered purely as event, the transatlantic flight may be con- sidered as "off," because all serial com- petitions in Great Britain are controlled with the National Aero Clubs of all other by the Royal Aero Club by agreement civilized countries, and the Royal Aero Club has very properly decided that no the waTH porial competitions shall be held during The reasons for this decision should be directed to getting on with the are, first, that everybody's attention
war and should not be distracted by sport- oraft factories in this country are entirely ing events, and, secondly, that as all air- under Government control it would be British aeroplane impossible for any manufacturer to set to work to build. a machine specially for the transAtlantic crossing. For, undoubtedly, if any of our Manufacturers set out to design a special transatlantic machine it would differ materially from any existing type of service aeroplane, whether a seaplane or a land-flying machine.
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ifting by existing long-range bombing been accomplished in the way of weight
However, in view of what has already
machines, it long been perfectly evi- dent to aeroplane designers that any one big Handley Pages or the Vickers machine of several such machines-for
-for example, the
a certain type of Avro which was built which was mentioned in print recently, or
Capronis and possibly ane or two French machines-could fy the Atlantic merely by and by carrying extra petrol instead of having special tanks fitted for the job guns, gunners, ammunition, and bombs. une does not suggest that any one of these stock, that special tanks could be dropped machines could be taken straight out of into it, and that it could then be across the Atlantic; but with very little alteration so as to make it accommodate the big tanks with the minimum of extra weight, and with specially picked and tuned engines, any one of these machines would across, and with a reasonable amount of stand an excellent chance of getting organization in the way of ships stationed the machine did fail on its voyage, would practically be no risk to life at along the route to pick up the crew if there Actually, therefore, the question of fly- all. ing the Atlantic is purely a matter of slight alterations to existing, service organization which would not even reces sitate sending cat special ships for the engines, and a certain amount of sea a little trouble in tuning up the machines,
job, but merely arranging that ships
of course mean cooperations that such in the event of its being obtained the Admiralty, and it is possible co-operation might be hard to obtain, but whole problem is quite easy.
We are achieving for who are safe from the point of view of capacity to deal with the unexpected and already on certain duties should be at
the Kaiser and the junker class must be to seize opportunities as they occur. This certain place at a certain tion with the opposed to any democratic aspirations is the weak point in the German, srmour, that we entertain." (Cheers.)
for the German leaders great opportuni- Twice in 1914. good planning had created
THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN LABOUR.
ties, and twice the opportunities were let slip. Moltke's original plan aimed at the envelopment of the Allied armies in Mr. Samuel Gompers, replying to the the west, and the theory of envelopment toast, read a declaration made by the was carried to such an extreme that our representatives of organised Labour in expeditionary force was allowed to escape, America on March 19th, 1817, nearly a Paris was let go when it was at the mercy month before America's entry into the of the invader and von Kluck was com war and which declaration Mr. Gompers promised and forced to retreat
Then came the second great attempt to
them, not merely security to the world against the menace which they suffered from, but we are achieving emancipation from the bondage which they endured. It was becoming more and more intoler- able to them year by year. It was be coming so intolerable to them that it was obvious to every man who saw what was going on in Germany that if it had gone 40, for several years you would have had an uprising which would have over thrown all military domination. That is why we are at war to-day.
is the proposal to fly big aeroplanes across What is considerably more interesting the Atlantic regularly, so as to relieve the strain on shipping. When the Americans start turning out large long-distance bombing machines in carnest, the amount shipping necessary to transport them quantities to Europe will be consider
writer, has been in correspondence
succeed, the condition of the working in assuring the President that the toilers Channel ports, which had to be broken off with experienced aeronautical people, in If that class which made war were to said it was believed had much, influence get round the Allied left and reach the and for very nearly a year the pre- classes in Germany would be worse. But would stand behind him and the Govern when the scheduled date for moving east the United States on the subject of flying not merely that. That domination would ment in whatever course was taken, Afterwards against Huaia was reached. Had the bombing festa across, instead of tak sweep beyond the frontiers of Germany laying down the fundamental principles Germany in the spring of 1915 pursued ing up valuable shipping space with them. and extend to all parts of the world of right and justice, the declaration said; her original plan of holding off Rassis This scheme, again, only needs proper That is why we find the leaders of Labour "We hereby pledge ourselves, in peace and crushing us in the west before our organization, for it would be possible to in every country and continent throwing or in war, to stand unreservedly by the new armies were ready for the field, and pile up large stocks of acroplanes at the whole of their strength into the at standards of liberty and the safety and before our munition supply had develop chosen spot in Newfoundland ready to tainment of victory. You could have no preservation of the institutions and idealsed, it is hard to see how we could have start on their eastward fight as soon as more genuine proof of the conviction of of our Republic. Should our country be escaped. those who are prosecuting the war, not thrown into the maelstrom of a European
GERMAN EASTERNS.
the signal was given that the weather was merely that it is in the interests of the conflict, we offer our services to our coun--
suitable the whole way across the Atlantic. working classes themselves. that you try in every field of activity, to defend, well as in Britain an Eastern school, and salvage craft along the route would be
Fortunately there" w was in Germany "as
The number of ships needed to set as should secure victory, but that the work safeguard, and preserve the Republic fortunately the Easterns carried the day comparatively small, and, ing classes themselves know and under against its enemies, whosoever they may
the type of ship used for such work would not
moreover, ambitions of the German military be we have in this country doubled the and fellow citizens, in the holy name of party has always been the creation of a carrying trade. Obsolete warships, for power at the working classes, and those liberty, justice, freedom, and humanity, the road to the East. Hindenburg and who are most afraid of asking the ques to devotedly and patriotically give like Ludendorf have been the chief apostles of any aviators who fell into the sea, but Middle Europe block and the opening of example, would do the work perfectly
well, and would
uld not only be able to save tion whether the war should be prosecuted services." with all the vigour and power of the This is the spirit of determination and alment of a great part of their actually indicate the correct course,
purpose of the Laboar.movement of our
* gospel, and, having achieved the fal with a proper arrangement of signals - pro chiefly kite balloons, one suggests would country (Mr. Gompers continued). We gramine, they became the heroes of
Ger that there would be no need for special have to ask ourselves whether the spirit many. of the Labour movement could live if it Russia, to be they would merely follow their signals as
Their doctrine med
that it was Brst training of the aviators in navigation, as as the mighty sweep of its rivers. That tariam to dominate. The Labour move communication with Turkey, and then it in Piccadilly,
were possible for Kaiserista and milisupreme in the Balkans and to have scoure easily as they could follow the lamp posts passion for liberty is concentrated in the ment represents the yearnings of the would be an easy matter to convince the
stand that fact, than that during the war be, and we call upon our 'fellow-workers I thast the Westerners The real goal of a of such a class as to affect the world's
nation are not those who know Labour best. Our guests come from a land whose passion for liberty is as deep as the ocean that washes its shores, as wide as the
great plains of that continent, as restless
AMZÉICA'S DETERMINATION.
masses of the people.
this
Western Powers that it was hopeless to
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great efforts which they are making, and amongst those who have assisted in In the United States of America the continue the war, or, if this failed, they that the war will be decided in the west making the effort of America a real workers' had made, by economic and would be crushed by turning against them and that by dawdling in the east she has one in bringing the working-class political action, wonderful strides. He the full military might of Germany population of America to a realisation hoped the time would come in Great of the danger to its ideals, none has Britain, France, and Italy, and in con- Kitchener Armies would be worthless, for persistently underrated time to organize The German people were told that the given her Western enemies whom she has rendered greater service than Mr. Sammel quered Germany, when they would recog new armies could not be created during a such forces se make the longed-for Cer Gompers. On behalf of you who are pre-nise two fundamental laws passed in the war. Then when the Kitchener Armica man victory impossible, and even make sent here, and the country to which we United States of America. The first was appeared and convinced even Germany of
necessary to think
nk of the possibility of the whole of the Allies, we welcome him the seamen, and the other was that the When that prophecy failed, when we nation for war by the General Staff, and belong and the Empire, and on behalf of the freedom not only of the seas, but of their worth, it was the submarines were to bring Britain to her knees.
The strength h of Germany has le
Isin and his colleagues. (Cheers.)
labour of the human being was not were not only not starved in six months,
soundness of the organization of
the commodity or an article of commerce. bat with America's help organized our in the good military traditions in which Great appreciation was felt in America food supply far more successfully than the General Staff has been trained. Her Mr. G. E. Roberts, supporting the of the splendid service performed by the Germany, with all her boasted powers of weakness has been a the consistent failure toast, said they were glad of the presence Beamen's Union in this cause of freedoms organisation, had managed to do the tune of her military leaders to understand the of Sam Gompers and his colleagues, be (Cheers, at de cause they were in no doubt whatever. We of this Labour mission continued into the war, but it was utterly impossible at their proper value the military quali
Was again changed. America had courchology of their enemies, to appreciate respecting their attitude. Bam has Mr. Gompern have come here for the that America, with's far, smaller standing
Lies of those enemies and to adapt them- never yet received encouraging replies purpose of endeavouring to unite the army than Great Britain, should selres to circumstances from enemy countrice (Hear, hear, workers of Great Britain, of France, and armies in time to intervene, and even if and laughter) because the enemy knows of Italy, to stand together as one solid she did they could not be transported to full well that he represents the American phalanx to make good the declaration of France; the submarines would see to that people and their determination to have American Labour of March 12th. 191.
vyras no parleying with enemy representatives We who were Pacifiste before this wor inntil victory has been attained, and their were m a twinkle transformed into Government are in a position to negotiate fighting men, and it is our object to a clean and enduring peace said Mr. secure peace, so that we may continue in Boberts. We know that the contact of the future to secure the freedom of the 1.
(Continued at foot of neat Column) world. (Cheers.)
VICTORY IMPOMINEE
train
One by one the Hindenburg-Ludendorf predictions have proved false, and it is just beginning, te dawn upon Germany (Continued at foot of nest Column.)
Germany has had, in fact, a very fine machine directed by very ordinary men; sad once, she realizes that her beroos aro no better than other mortals the whole fabric of confidence, which has enabled ber Hindenburg and Ludendorff have failed to endure, will begin to crumble. That in the same way as Moltke failed is amongst the most pregnant of the events
of this war.
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