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Lak thing chang, the Chief of the BY MAJOR-GENER 913 7. MAURICE]"
Sir E. Sapier Burnett, recently at Chinese Peace Envoys to Europe," has Owing to my absence in Paris I have
tached to the Medical Branch of the Warteported that it has been decided by the only just had an opportunity of reading
Offer, delivered an address so a meeting Paris Conference to place Tsingtan tem-" Lurd. Northcliffe's famous article in the Under the auspices of the Racial Dis of the medical profession in Newrastle porazily under the supervision of the New Illustrated of February 15th on Mr. crimination Abolition Association a aceton-Tyne, on Hospitals in Relationship Five Associated Powers. Lloyd George. In this article occursing was held at the Seiyoken Hotel.
fo the State."" * the following passage: "The British Uyeno.. Park, recently. Among those-
outset ho renmrked that nation is generous towards those who present were Count Ogi, a member of the throughout the country at present there serve wall. It allows good rvice to House of Pears, Mr. T. Sugita, ex-
would appear to be a spirit of unges wipeput past weaknes or error; and it President of the House of Represents-
and dissatisfaction with the present posi is right do this it did not recall Mt. tives. Lieut-General G. Sato on the re-
tion of the voluntary civil hospital. `Ke- Lloyd George's silence in 1915, when it tired list, Fice-Admiral Koizumi on the ferring to the military medical system, was whispered about, and known for a reserve list, Mr. J. Okabe of the Kensal he remarked that he was not claiming certainty, that by failing to send our kai, Mr. Kokube of the Seiyukai. Mr. for it that it was a perfect scheme, but amics in France the high explosive for T. Shiba, representing the Tokyo Press; he submitted that it did represent a co-onds without delay. Which Sir John French (then Command, Kubokawa, representing the ordinated and organised collection of in Erin-Chief) was repeatedly asking, Lord Buddhists, and Mr. G. Soyejima, repre-dividual hospital units. On the other Kitchener was endangering our chances seating "scholar." Mr. T.-Sugita pre-hand, each civil hospital was a law unto itself; it had no relationship with any of victory," writes General Maurice in sided
other hospital; there was little attempt the Daily News.
This is a repetition of the attacks made
made at co-ordinating the work done at
Lam Poyik, the chief commander of upen Lord Kitchener by Lord North- Those
the hundreds of scattered and isolated cliffe's papers in May, 1915.
hospital units; in short, there was no the 1st Squadron, who has been appointed attacks were they so far justifiable that
system el organisation as existed under Tuchun of Fukien by the Military Gov. the State. These sivil hospitals were feraient, has reported that he has estab- they were an attempt to rouse the coun. try to a sense of the dangers of a very It is notorious that
financed by the result of public appeal perilous situation. at that time there was a grave deficiency of heavy guns, of high explosive shelf and of munitions of all kinds. It in at least, excusable that Lord Northelife did not stop to inquire too nicely who was responsible for this state of affairs, Further, Lord Kitchener was then alive, and was able to defend himself it be thought fit to do so. Now he is dead, and Lord Northcliffe has had ample time in which to investigate the truth of this charge which he repeats.
The following resolution was passed unanimously:-
The Japanese people hereby oppcee the League of Nations, which is not based on the abolition of racial dia crimination."
IF
The Directors of the Municipal Council' bave instructed the Public Works Depart tent to proceed with the work of pulling down the city walls and building the new
Irisported that the Kwangsi authorities are proposing to demolish the walls of Pak Sikty, Kwangsi, and build new roads for traffic. THE TECHEN OF ITKIEN,
successful the hospital was enabled to will proceed thither to assume office. to the philanthropic; if the appeal was lished bis Yamen in Shui-on, Fukien, and
but if the appeal failed PEKING CABLE NEWS. cry on,
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Mr. Ryohei Uchida urged that if Japan's proposal for the abolition of racial discrimination is not accepted by the other Powers she should refuse to
The Peking Government has decided to join the League of Nations. As far ass occasionally happened, then wards Japan is concerned, it is not impossible might have to be closed, and those of the that her sovereignty will be jeopardized public requiring hospital treatment com establish the Demobilisation Bureau in in some cases. Those who are opposed to pelled to endure.
am by do means pleading for the Nanking. Tuan Chi-jui and Luk Wing-- the abolition of racial discrimination
The Peking Government is negotinting hold that there is a wide difference in the military system to be applied to our ting are to be appointed directors customs and manners of the white and civil needs," continued the speaker. "On coloured races. For the sake of justice the contrary, I regard that system as with the Hongkong Government for the establishment of a Custom House in and humanity and for the maintenace of being too rigid and mechanical for appli permanent peace, Japan should refuse to cation to civil life, where we require Lord Kitchener was called to the War join the League of Nations if her pro-something care elastic and decentralised, Hongkong. The Commissioner-General is something that will tend more to foster appointed to formulate and sign the
Not is it my Oce by Ms. Asquith on the outbreak posal is not realized.
Vice Admiral Koizumi emphasized individual initiative. of war. He was not a magician, and bel
The President, Hsu Shi-chang, pro- could not at a touch provide the vast time all questions dealt with at the Peace desire to condemn the present voluntary agreement. machinery and establishments required Conference are related to the internal system. I am confident that when the
The tull story of the work accomplished by poses to betroth his daughter to the s to equin a nation in arms, but he could affairs of the various countries. and did foresee, what no one else fore contention that racial discrimination is the voluntary hospital system comes to Aw, that in order to win the war wela domestic affair is a more pretext and be written, it will revend one of the must Emperor' Sun Tung should have to arm and train the man
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glorious chapters in the history of our country. But I do submit that this sys ten as now in operation is proving in adequate to cope with the present-day requirements, and is not altogether in harmony with the spirit of the times in doling out as charity the only form of general hospital treatment."
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has no value at all from a logical and practical standpoint. The armament hord of the nation
Neither he nor any other soldier in restriction question is also an important Europe had, however, conceived of a war internal problem. The action of the in which guns would be in action all day United States, with the backing of Great and every day. In previous wars colli. Britain, in propozing the organization of sions between the opposing forces had a League of Nations, is based upon a been incidents; in this they were per desire to control the world. In case the manently in touch, and needed for their conscription and labour union schemes work as much ammunition as had, in the are carried into effect, Japan will ulti past sufficed for a great engagement mately be ruined. It is, therefore, advis remember well bearing of Lord Kitchable for her to oppose the League of oner's look of horror when he heard that Nations, and, if possible, to make the on the morning of March 15th, 1918, at proposed Union a failure. The Admiral Neuve Chapelle, the first and least of bur then went on to criticize President battles in trench warfare, our grups had Wilson pointing out that the so-called fired off mora ammunition than Lad been ideals of the President-in dealing with extended during the whole of the Bouth the League of Nations and other inter- African war. The Germans had not-up cational problems are open to doubt. posed that such masses of shell would be required, and they attribute their failure
The Rev. A. Reischauer, of the Meiji in 1014 largely to the fact that they ran short of ammunition; our French com Gakuin through a Japanese interpreter, rades were equally surprised, and Sir warned his bearers not to be led away John French, who as Chief of the Im by the idea that should the racial dising list? " perial General Staff before the war was crimination question be submitted to the Paris Conference, the cherished desire of responsible for our preparations, had net supposed that we should be insuf Japan will be realized, because this ques Sciently provided with shell. All armies tion is too important and too complicat engaged had, in fact, to learn by experi ed ut such a Conference. The Japanese ence what the new conditions entailed. will be disappointed if they think the desire voiced in the resolution just passed None the less Kitchener did at edice by the meeting will be easily attained. proceed to expend oar manufacture of He emphasized that Japan should first guns, shell, and other munitions. In remove the discrimination against for October, 1914, Mr. Asquith appointed a eigners, Chinese and Korcans, and factor, probably no less important than University," are now prepared to receivo. Special Munitions Committee of the then start a movement against other the want of education, in the non-effective selected students. Cabinet. of which Mr. Lloyd George, Powers for the removal of racial disset, of than Chancellor of the Exchequer, was crimination, Japan should take the lend meraber, to assist the War Office in of other Asiatic races in dealing with the these matters. The first warning as to racial discrimination question, and then the seriousness of our position came, not demand removal of discrimination on the from Lord: Northcliffe, but from Lord part of the white race against the colour- Kitchener, who, on March 15th, 1915, ed races. stated, in the House of Lords that owing to such dificulties as "absence, irregular time-keeping, slack work, and the tempta tions of drink," the output of munitions was insufficient to supply "the enormous demands, not only of ourselves, but at our Allies," and be added, "I can only The Scottish correspondent of the say that the supply of war material is NC, Daily News, writing from Edin causing me very serious, anxiety." He burgh, on February 28th, suye:-
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The Portuguese community in Shang- Criticising thie hospital list," Sir Vapic: Burnett suid: hai are forming an association, which serious aspect, to my mind is that very has for its object the foundation of few patients are detained in the hospital so long as they should be, with the result scholarships to be awarded to students of that at great cust we commence a. cure Portuguese nationality, parentage or with every prospect of success, and, just descent, residing in the Far East, to before its consummation, the patient is
Naturally, the sent uut into conditions and circumcnable them to take University degrees in stances far from suitable.
Aurora University, Shangbai.. later on many patients reappear; broken- down in health. As a medical profes Hitherto, many of these young men, who we not adapting a self-con.have shown aptitude for, and the desire sion, are tradictory attitude when we fail to pro to take up, the professions of law, medi. cine or engineering, have been unable to test against such an anomaly a wait
The human assets of ar.. business, or do so, owing either to the lack of a suit- community, or of the nation at largeable and conveniently accessible place of might be classified into two groups, vit... (1) The effective assets, and (2) the non learning, or the necessary funds for the effective assets. He suggested that what four or five years' course of studies. The every tended to lower the eficiency of a first difficulty no longer exists, because Worker, thus increasing the second group
who are the Directors of the "Aurora at the expense of the first was a matter the Rev. Fathers of the Society of Jesus,
"I'submit to you that another causal of serious national conceru.
MR. LLOYD GECHOY'S PART
MESSRS YARROW AND HONGKONG.
said further, This output can only be The trouble between Mestra Yarrow
Scholarships will be
country, is bodily disense lead.
as it appears to me, is the ages of 16 and 18, and will be award- big playment and poverty. The offered for competition to boys between for the State to provide mending shops ed according to the results of the com for the people, open night and day, with
obvious
a competent staff in attendance adepetitive examinations, which will be held quately paid, and with ambulances ready periodically. The entire course will take 48 at any fire station, to gather up those
who fall out of the ranks. One lesson of four or five years and will cost about. this war surely ought to mean that we $1,500. "Any information that any Hong- must endeavour to emancipate ourselves kong resident requires may be had from as a profession from the old narrow
grooves, and henceforth to became equip Mr. C. E. de Lopes e Ozorio, Hon. ped for our true function of expert
Shanghai. advisors to the individuals, to the cam Secretary, care of International Bank, munity, and to the country at large."
Discussing the out-patient department, Sir Napier Burnett asked why it should not be regarded as of the very first im- from a science point of view. portance In the wards they dealt with the fully developed or end products of disease,
"AN ORDER OF ST. DAVID. obtained by a careful and deliberata or and their workers has an interest far be ganisation of the whole resources of the yond the banks of the Clyde. The firm
The writer of Welsh Notes in the Liver. Mr. Asquith's Government lately announced the gradual withdrawal country.
pool Post and Mercury stated recently, recognised that it would be beyond the of their yards from the Clyde to Yan whereas there were such valuable oppor that Mr. Lloyd George had conceived the...
at Vancouver they have alone such an organisation to obtain the bad industrial contro erected with the recognising and treating disease his desirability of instituting a new Order
was matter that necessary labour, to smooth over labour national Brotherhood connected earlier phases.
associated with the name of the patron difficulties, and to develop to the utance Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders have undoubtedly concerned the good govern-
Order of St. David, he says, would be such of our industries as could be turned sent a statement to their Brothers on the ment of every town and city, and it might. Baiat of Wales. The decoration of this to the manufacture of war material. Clyde in which they say" Since Yarrow be that the municipality should Therefore, early in April, 1815 Mr took over this yard (at Vancouver) they public dispensaries, efficiently equipped reserved exclusively for Welshmen who Asquith appointed a Special Committee have never had a job of any size but what and with a paid medical staff; at such have rendered conspicuous service
institutions detailed data of the indivi with Mr. Lloyd George as chairman, ta they had to contend with a strike."
registered, and the deal with these matters, and the respon In one of the troubles, "on meeting dual cases could be sibility for them passed out of ord M. N. Yatrow he made a threat that if more serious cases passed on to the gen- we strack on this job all the Government eral hospital, thus co-ordinating the work Kitchener's bande.
work in the future would go to Hong of the two institutions.
THE MINISTRY OF MUFITIOSE/
As is well known, the attacks made by kong." Lord Northcliffe's paper in May, 1915, nine months after the outbreak of war,
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THE INDUSTRIAL SOLDIER. In conclusion, the speaker said: now desire to submit to you the following proposition, namely, that whether he be military soldier, whose duty it is to fight the country's battles and defend the
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logical deduction of my argument is that
the State should undertake the respons ibility for seeing that the necessary accom. modation is provided for the earliest possible mending of the worker in order to restore him to the producing line.
My conclusion, then, is that it is not a system of absolute State hospitals, that
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upon Mr. Asquith's Government and upon those thirteen months Mr. Lloyd George a Lord Kitchenar, were largely instru megtal in bringing about a political bad, and rightly had, for larger powers wrontiers, or an industrial soldier-male this country requires for the immediate prisla and the formation of the first to control labour and industry than Lord or female, engaged in producing and Intare, but that the present voluntary Coalition Goverement The Ministry of Kitchener ever possessed. Further, when Munitions was inaurgurated on June 5th; Mr. Lloyd George assumed control, the building up the wealth of the nation system requires to be emancipated, from
its present cramp State coming forw and thirteen months after the institution of trench warfare, which had surprised man or woman be injured in
control over co-ordinating af Mr. Lloyd George's Committee, the the military world, were beginning to or in a coal mine 1 suggest that be iso first complete shell, produced by the new be appreciated, and high. I the inches of injured equally as much in bis country's system, by Ministry was fired-in-France. In the interval between May, 1815, and had gained. and of all the preparatione in the battlefield in Flanders. If this where all data 1918, every round of ammunition, fred by the Intter had made. Lord Northcliffe's principle be accepted, then the inevitable our guns was produced under arrange statement" That, by failing to send to question presents itself, namely, why is FRENCH LESSONSr firarer explosive distributed, leaving the sonagem, and responsible; this included the provision for which Sir John French was repeated two workers! In the one case a hospital local health boarday thus making the best-
LLC of local knowledge and voluntary of the large quantity of shell fired in they saking Lord Kitchener was endanger bed, with the beat possible facilities for Battle of Loos in September, 1915. Lord our chances of victory is therefore treatment and speedy restoration to duty. talent.
bered Lord an unwarrantable attack upon the man is readily provided who into Sir Napier Burnett finally suggested Northcliffe, in fact,
who laid the foundations of the victory instance the best that is offered bim is that a request be forwarded from that Kitchenor with having failed to do in which we have won. May we hope that an act of charity, and so often it is but meeting to the Government for an im aine months what Mr. Lloyd George first future Lord Northcliffe, like the the privilege of allowing his name to be mediate inquiry into the whole questings began to accomplish in thirteen. During British public, will be generous towards entered on a waiting list Surely the of civil hospital accommodation throug
(Continued at foot of neet cóluwin.) those who have served as well.
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