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LONDON, September 30th The epidemic of strikes to which I have referred in previous letters continues, the latest and worst manifestation being that of the railwaymen Fortunately, it only lasted 48 hours, but in that time we learnḍ| bow dependent we are on this section of labour for almost everything that makes the wheels of life turn smoothly. It seems paradoxical, though it is perfectly true. that the men who came out are as eager to beat the country's foos as are our soldiers and sailors: yet they, ceased work coal
SELF-DETERMINATION.
The All Highest was waiting in che reception room of his Palace at Potsdami The All Highest-but-one stood at him elbow. The All-Highest'a Marshal fung open the door.
Your Majesty, the deputation from Lithuania,” he announced.
A stockily built Prussian strode into the room, clicked his heels and saluted.
"Ah, General von Sauerkraut!" said the All Highest cordially.
Pardon, your Majesty," said the All- Highest'a Marshal behind his hand not General von Sauerkraut, the Lithuanian deputation!
Yes, yes, of course," said the All Highest, rather annoyed at his mistake. Well, gentlemen," he went on."what una I do for yould say we are we are a
and held up supplies to the save Maiesty.” said Sauerkraut, sent here.
strike
trouble..
agents are
deputation
from
Litbunnin,
your
for the Navy, the transport going abroad and coming home on the conveyance of wounded landed at| English ports from France, and, in short as the result of the recent ballot, to lay by the elected representatives of Lithuania the activities of the nation to a par wishes before your Majesty, Eve reasons are assigned for the
The ballot was secret, of course.
Highest It
gentlemen," said the all
Absolutely,
Majery Your
All my forenting otbeers-I should at work
il those who had зду It is also suggested that the any part in counting the votes were poison of Bolshevism, which has brought sworn to secrecy. I might add that many Russia to far-reaching and bloody ruin, af those who voted contrary to the obvious is the cause. Others hold tho Paciasta responsible. But when all the facts are feeling of the country who, shall I say, voted thoughtlessly. were removed 11.3 fully known it will probably be found that the primary cause was the same couldn't have been more "secret, your
secretly as possible. that which is at the bottom of most of the industrial unrest The railwayment attempted to adjust wages to the high cost of living; and, in order to do this, they acted in defiance of the Government. of the instincts of patriotism, and of their
own accredited leaders. INSTRUCTIVE PIGCHES.
Majesty."
The whole business
Do they have the universal suffrage with interest. in Lithuania asked the All-Highest
Absolutely universal. It includes even "Yes, your Majesty, for this occasion. the German soldiers at present occupying the country. The whole suffrage couldn't have been more universal your Majesty,"
The All-Highest "turned triumphantly to the All-Highest but one.
"
Who says I am not a democrat be
No one, father," said the All-Highest but one, yawning slightly
A few facts and figures will explain the situation. Before the war railway- men were scandalously underpaid. Their STYLISH Costs for average wage was only 25s. per week, and
their gross earnings, including overtame,| asked. were not more than 998. weekly. Since the war began they have received advances GIRLS and MAIDS. amounting to 231, a week, and the pre- sent demand was for another 10s, which would make the total war time increnses 355, above the pre-war level of wages. The Railway Control Board proposed to plit the difference" and offered a rise of bs., but this was refused by a minority of drivers and firemen a very consider
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Well gentlemen," the All-Highest went on, tugging back to Sauerkraut,
and for what purpose has the freely elected parliament of the self-governing Lithuania sent this democratically chosen deputation to me?"
Th
Fon Sauerkrant saluted again.
begs the high honour of a German print of jeste
All Highest seemed surprised. Really Really But is it not possi ble that you would prefer an Austrian Archduke?
immediately there was a hold-up of trafie throughout the country, GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Faced with this serious position, it was for the Government to act, and, they acted Steady, father, whispered the All- promptly. They determined to break the Highest but ene, Karl and Poland. Its strike. In a few hours troops were draft-our turn this time." ed to strategical positions in the country,
Leave me alone,". snapped the All
I know what I'm doing a hotbed of disaffection and labour dis- He
"Would putes all through the war. The Cabinet not Austria-"
that the railways would be Bent working by the military
Your Majesty, they insist upon At the German Prince.
notably into South Wales, which has been turned to the deputation.
kept
a
same time an injunction was obtained Well, of course, it is not for me to go from the Courts to prevent the payment against their wishes." He beckoned his of strike pay. Other measures were Marshal Who did we arrange? Eitel, adopted which plainly indicated that the wasn't it}
challenge to the Government, and indeed His Royal Highness Prince Eitel is
to the nation, would be fought out. Then, suddenly, the strikera caved in. They accepted the 58. increase and returned to work
CAUSES OF LABOUR DISCONTENT.
waiting for the Ukraine to settle down, your Majesty. It was Prince Joachim who was to have the next vreaney.”
Ah yes. And bad you any idea, gentlemen, be addressed the deputation" wished to see upon your throne?
any particular Prince whom you
the Ecnuur of welcoming His Royal High
Your Majesty, we had hoped to have
of
The impartial critic, reviewing the whole unhappy affair, is led to conclude that, while there cannot be the smallest particle of sympathy for the strikers, the Government must be held partly to blameness Prince Joachim." The Government began by paying mani-prise. tion-workers extravagantly high wages
magition
The All-Highness gave. a start of sur
gentlemen. popular
which have been increased again and Joachim It is much to ask of a father, Joachim he exclaimed. My little again until it is not uncommon for a boy just out of school to enter & factory and earn as much as
father
Royal Highness is intensely could up to four years ago,
with while that
the Lithuanians, your fathers pay income-tax on from £300 to out It would disappoint them grie- £800 a year. Thus, one section of workers didn't know they knew Jonchim,"
if you could not consent. in industry has been favoured at the said the All-Highest-but-one to the Mar- expense of other classes whose work is abal. not less important to the economic strength of the country, and the conduer of the war to victory.
to
Joachim."
We sent a couple of thousand picture- Postcards," whispered the Marshal.
Well, well, said the All-Highest. I must submit to your entreaties, gentle-
You shall have my little Thank you, your Majesty." The deputation salated and withdrew. The All-Highest heaved a sigh and then turned sharply to the All-Highest-
It is not, of course, in human nature. accept this condition of things with philosophic calm. Even if the 10s. demanded by the railwaymen had been conceded they would not be nearly so well paid as many scores of thousands of new hande on munitions; and they reasoned that their services on Government-con- but-one. trolled railways are as necessare as the making of war material in Government sapped. controlled factories They Kaw ELIL opportunity to get what they naked for,
»
What are you smiling at1" be
and tried their best, though their action Standar the other day urged that the was that of industrial brigands. They delusion of the Germans that their soil attempted to hold the country to ransom; inviolate must be shattered. It is an and, unfortunately, that spirit has absolutely essential condition, he said, to developed of late among many and varied
Berlin must be satisfactory peace. classes of workers under the abnormal con- sccupied by Allied troops and peace ditions of life created by the world-war.
signed at Potsdam. It is there, and LABOUR AND THE PEACE TRAP.
only there, that the war can end The
A
The outstanding feature of the Inter very hall in which the plot was hatched Allied Socialist and Labour Conference should be that in which its final result is just concluded. in London is the smash-registered."
ing blow given to Pacifism in any foto. Organised Labour in Eritain and Allied WKF VICTORIES.
Labour questions, which have engrossed countries believes that our enemies who everyone's minds during the week, seemned planned the war and who have conducted to call for somewhat detailed reference, it with a savagery unknown since the days of Attila, must experience a crush so that I have not much space left to ing defeat before there can be any dis-refer to other subjects. And yet what a cussion about pease. Mr. Gompers,”
week it has been for our arms-the most on behalf of
glorious week in the whole course of the over four
war! Everywhere the Allies are advanc- adheres to a previously expressed deterture of the Turkish forces in Palestine, ing victoriously General Allenby's cap- mination that the United States will not treat with German
American
Donalds, and other so-called lectuals
the Labour
workers,
and baggage was. operation from the Snowdom militarism Apart designed on Napoleonic lines. It was Strategically complete; a victory such as intel-soldiers dream about. According to the in the British Labour Party-military writers, there has been nothing noisy out of all proportion to their num- quite comparable to it in the annals of bers or influence the leaders of Labour warfare. Then we have Bulgaria calling in this country are at one with America out on this point,
for a first rat to leave the sinking ship! the Western front, too, Not only is this the case, but many where the war will be decided whatever prominent men, in the Labour Party coo happens
sider that the war must be carried into the Hinder, the British are through
distant,
Bre
line in the north; while. German territory in order to convince the further soath, French and Americans deluded masses beyond the Rhine that driving through most difficult terrain. their rulers boasted claims of invincibility of German arms is a-sham At one point the Rhine is only 17 miles The German people must be taught to Naturally there is great satisfaction in realise some of the horrors of invasion London, and in the whole country at the which they have inflicted upon their war, news, But the clation is restrained neighbours. This view is strongly held, for it is realised that the end is not yet. also, in quarters unrelated to Labour In Germany there would have been bell- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose history rin
ringing and flag-wagging for a tithe of of the immortal deeds of the brat British the tidings that we have had in these last Expeditionary Force the "Old Con- few days. For us these manifestations temptibles" is one of the finest stories will come Ister on when the Allied of the war, writing in the Evening troops march into Berlin and knock as Continued at foot of next column.) conquerors on the Brandenburg Gate
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ACTION
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ERE is a story of Action, none more noble, thrilling, daring, self-sacrificing in the history of the war. These men went out on the eve of St. George's Day, 1918, to do two things-to stop, in some measure, the German submarine menace and to prove yet once again to all the world that the British Navy is the same in spirit, the same in genius, the same in noble self-sacrifice as it was in the days of Nelson and far down the ages. And they did them both. They succeeded with the fullest measure of brilliant success. They went out to greet what they regarded as certalu death, they stormed the breakwater of Zeebrugge, blocked the Bruges Canal and inscribed such a story of action on the annals of the Great War as. will be told and retold long after the present. generation has passed from the scene. They made history. Did they hesitate? No. Had they hesitated the great adventure would have
failed.
"
Now, it is your turn to act. Thousands of young ellows have been maimed in this war. The heroic, noble and monumental work of restoring the wounded to their wonted activities typifies the great human and humane side of the struggle. We have won a great victory, but ara terrible price. The work of healing the human wreckage calls for all the help and support all the action-that true allegiance can give to the cause of Civilization. Do not hesitate. There was no hesitation on the part of the boys. Signalise your appreciation of all they have done for you by a little 'self-sacrifice for them. They will appreciate it; and don't forget that you cannot give too much.
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