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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
DODGE BROTHERS
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Its Goodness is alone responsible for the unusual demand ́that has existed right from the beginning...........
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Nothing has ever disturbed the demand for this Car. No outside conditions. no conditions inside the industry seem to slow it up a particle. The people want the Car more intensely at this moment than ever they wanted it before. The Car has reached the stage when its sales are almost automatically increased. By this we mean that one sale is almost certain to result in one or two other sales.
There is a very pronounced and definite public opinion now in this country concerning the Dodge Bros. Car.
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People seem to know that Dodge Brothers' idea, from the very first, was that if they built the Car right, nothing else mattered. It is the quality revealed in its performance which makes the price impressive. People are attracted by it is the internal and external excellence){which something more than price; characterises the Car.
The high price it demands when sold second-hand increases the respect in which the Car is held.
It would be hard to find a truer test of enduring worth. "People are not eager for used Cars unless they know that such Cars have before them a long life of satisfactory service.
And so the Dodge Brothers Car is bought, not upon price, but upon the quality and value that it embodies.
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IN. TEN YEARS TIME. ERZBERGER PREDUTS THE CAPTURE. OF PARIS.
A STARTLING STATEMENT.
I have this morning, read the trans- lation of a remarkable document issued by Herr Erzberger and secretly e-reulated framing of the article is that you must in Ciprnuny at the end of April. There persuade the people to disarm, and that is no sort of doubt that this document is you cannot compel them to do so against simulately genuine, and is supplies-n their will. I am afraid that is true.
remarkable commentary on the present
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"situation. is a long detailed and izost could possibly be enforced. But I have
acute, metnorundum on Germany's post. great hopes of persuasion. Her again | war position."
RIVAL METHODS CRITICISED- •
FRANCE WEAK.
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are adaptable to warlike purposes. That LORD R. CECI, DESCRIBES IT AS
I believe to be a very important provision. "A HEALTHY INFANT:"
Treats on one of the fundamental p-in- An important statement on the subject ciples of the Covenant, namely, that if of the League of Nations was made by you wish to cure an abuse and ward off Lord Robert Cecil ag the annual meeting an evil, the great thing is to bring it out of the Friends" League of Nations Com-into the light of day." (Cheers.) But the mittoe held at the Great Eastern Hotel, en May 21st. Lord Gainford presided: › Lard Robert Ceril nid: Forgive me if I say one word about the nature of the work I have been trying to do in Paris. I have hail two sets of duties to perform the League of Nations and to represent this country on the Allied Economic
Thus writes Me, Sidney Dark, a well- Council. The latter work has brought me all depends upon the support of the face to face with the economie condition peoples of the world, and it is for you known Press representative from Paris
on May 28th. He continues: - in Earope at the present moment, which, to so that in this country at nay rate it is safe to say, has never been exceeded that support and spirit is of the right
Erzberger begins with the assertion in seriousness in the history of that kind. (Hear, heur.)
that during the six months since the quarter of the world. We see in Enrope
armistice was signed, things from the the widespread destruction of capital, and
Now take the other kind of critic, who German viewpoint have grown appre- the consequent collapse, in many coun
ays we have done too much, and is afraid feiably better. He contends that the nnity tries altogether, and in many more to a that we have weakened the sovereignty of purpose of the Eatente nations is evid very considerable extent, of credit.
of the British Empire and fatally inter ently us. Great Britain and the United should wish those people who are acces
tered with its power. You cannot have States, having killed Germany as a com tomed to regard capital as a mere burden, an effective agreement among the nations, mercial competitor for some years to come, on industry to turn their serious tie of the world that they will refrain fru have no sympathy with France's demands tion to the consequence of the destruction war in the future without some inter for security, and hard as the treaty may of capital which has taken place inference, more or less great, with the be, he says, it will be less hard than Cor Europe. The reusedies are in the first sovereignty of each one of them. Article many had reason to fear. place the removal of all the restrictions so says, Where external aggression an free intercourse and interchange of threatens the territorial integrity or the
He adds that the open pacifist and trade (hear, boar)—which have neves political independence of "any country, anti-militarist agitation in the ranks of sarily been imposed by the war-things member of the League, it shall be the the Allied armies has modifed their" will like censorship and blockade. The soonerduts of the Council to consider what race to fight, and that it is unlikely that in the political situation permits of their fans should be taken to protect that any circumstances Germany need fear any total abolition the greater will be the member from such aggression." I do serious hostile action. France ends the chance and rapidity of the European not see how you could possibly say less wat in every respect weiker than when economic revival. If there is to be a re than that. And here we come to the she began, and she must continue weak. vival everyone must realise that for years fundamental principle of the League of The war, according to Erzberger, was to come all of us in this country and in Nations, namely, that the preservation of struggle between Germany and the Europe must be content to live a harder peace is more important than the satis Anglo-Saxon countries for world domina and a more strenuous life than we have faction of any national ambition or as tion. He compares this struggle to that lived in the past. I saw it stated that therrpirations. (Hear, hear.) You must say between Rome and Carthage-r contest, You must say that is. between the Continent and over- is a serious diminution in the output of that; you cannot say less. coal. I wonder if we realise what that to the Government of every nasiones; and he contends that the end aust way mean to the struggling Populations Before you go to war you must take b. a victory for the Continent now as in of the European Continent, some of whom care that you have exhausted every po classic days. Germany, he declares, is are literally approaching starvation. The sible means of keeping the peace." Ibeaten for a time, but for a time only. cause is not only the difficulty of supply know it is said that that imposes a great. Her position now is comparable to that of ing them with food. but it is even more responsibility upon each nation. But, I Rome after Hannibal's victories, but. the difficulty of transportation to those do not think that anyone who has scen despite Hannibal, Rome won and Car- countries and through them. That is what war rally means will hesitate to thage was destroyed" and Erzberger pro- question very largely of coal supply. The take upon himself that, or even any fesses to believe that history must repeat conl situation in Europe is much that greater responsibility, to avoid war in iteit.
A large part of the memorandum is a diminution of any of the sources of the future. (Hear, henr.) I cannot help supply approaches a European disaster. feeling that those critics, whether on this devoted to the contention that Germany (Hear hear.)
side of the Atlantic or the ether, who must look to the East for rehabilitation. I pass to the League of Nations." I am argue meticulously about the amount of Poland has been created, mainly by not a Minister of the Crown or a pleni responsibility that the League casts upon France, as a sort of second nati-German, potentiary at Paris, or in any way re-their country would do well to consider Continental power, but fortunately for ponsible, nor have I any of the credit for the terrible evils that the League is called Germany any chance of Poland becoming the treaty that is being negotiated there. into existence to extirpate. (Hear, bear.) but it would be absurd for me to disclaim all responsibility for the Covenant of the League of Nations. I was the chief dele. "What do these critics propose? gate of the British Government on the existing system has broken down. It is League of Nations Commission, with the said that a League has aften been pro very able, and loyal assistance of my posed before and. triest before and Eas
Erzberger also notes with satisfaction friend, General Smuts (cheers) and not succeeded. It is not so. No League think we may fairly claim that the of Nations has ever been tried before. It the enmity that already exists between, the British Gopernment had at least As
has been proposed, but never tried. We Poles and the Bohemians, both anti- great share in
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the framing of are going to try it for the first time. What German peoples. Looking beyond the the Covenant
other Govern has been tried is a number of other de border peoples. Herr Erzberger arrives at any ment there represented. (Hear, hear.) vices. We have tried alliances, and there Russia, which, he says, must be brought League of Nations has been are people who will recommend alliances definitely within the German sphere of born (cheers) and think we may as a real security against war. Why, the influence. The Germsa talent for or say it is a healthy fafant. That is a pages of history are littered with the gunization must be spent in reconstruct- great thing. It is a falsification of many fragments of the alliances of the past. ing Rumian prosperity, and with Russin of the prophesies that were common a dew (Cheers.) Then we are asked, why not go and Germany united the road to Paris months ago.
It was said to me very back to the balance of power? It is the will be open again in ten years and the often before the end of the war, Oh conception of the balance of power which journey will be easy. Erzberger is utterly people are talking about the League of bas led to this great world disaster. sceptical of the possibility for Nations now, but when the war is over (Hear, hear.) Balance of power means Entente holding together in any form for they will forget all about it. No one the dividing up of the nations of the that period, and he cites the proceedings really cares about it; and no one really world into two factions approximately at the Paris Peace Congress as a resou wishes for it to come about. I believe equal in strength and because they are for his belief. that was and is a profound mistake, equal therefore it is said they will never" bo an attempt to make the Gertaan (Hear, hear.) I believe the League has a risk a conflict. The origin of this war the back of it the support and even the was the opportunity which ore thought it enthusiasm of the great mass of the had of crushing the other. There is one peoples of Europe. Many of those who other device-the Concert of Europe. began by thinking the idea at the beat a have always thought that of all the de piece of idealistic folly are now beginning vices that were tried that was the best. to see that without a League of Nations It worked genuinely for peace, and it did the Treaty of Peace cannot work at all. so because it was the nearest approach, to a Lengue of Nations that has yet been A DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. Nevertheless, we have still a certain tried. But it failed for one reason, be
canse it was spasmodic. In the League Modistes and milliners in London and number of critics, and they may be divid of Nations we have tried to avoid Paris have turned out number of chic ed into two main classes. There are the that danger because we have" given costumes in Victory colour- deli- critics who say that we have not done toit constant and continuous duties. cious shade of cyclamen pink, which, ac- little. I like them I know they are
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The overseer of all intercording to the fashion-houses, Roes with really friends of the League of Nations.national action." and is to be always most complexions, and has a valuable One of their complaints is that the League action. Another reason why the effect upon the spirits."
The
PAILURE OF ALLIANCER.
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real menace to her is made improbabl by the Anti-Polish feeling of the Ukrain- ians and Lithuanians, and it will be the The duty of German statesmanship to en
courage the development of these two peoples.
IN THE EAST,
the
This document may, of course, merely
Centre and Right parties accept the peace treaty, but I understand that it has caused much uneasiness here and is regarded as proof that the menner of German mili tarism has been scotched and not killed,
"VICTORY"
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COLOUR.
live by work, and the sooner it begins to work the better I shall be pleased. How #foolish were those critics-if they were not indeed excessively cunning-who
is not sufficiently democratic.". What is its Concert of Europe failed was that it was constitution? It consists of an assembly quite unorganised. Then again, we hope representing all the countries that form we have introduced an improvement by the Langue, each country sending three constituting the League a permanent or it relies almost exclusively on the organ members to the assembly. Then there is ganisati ink is an Englishman, or rather kind. (Cheers) The League has got to with a secretary who, I am ised and instructed public opion of man- & council which consists of representatives glad to
à Scotsman. (Laughter.) It will keep of the five Great Powers and representa- tives of four other Powers chosen by the the whole international life going con-
any emergen assembly. The assembly is the really im. Finally, the Concert of Europe
tinuously, apart from portant body. It has the same powers: 48. in secret. It is the purpose of the League complained that the League had been the council," and there is no reason why that its operations should be as far as made a part of the Treaty. The Treaty it should not be, and hope myself it will possible in the open, and that it should could not have worked for an hour with be, a thoroughly democratic body. Some rely for its strength upon the public out the League having been brought into existence." One of the first acts of the of us would probably have liked-I do opinion of civilised raankind. (Cheers.)
League must be Bet
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a Court of In- up: 2 not coneral that I should have liked-a
ternational Justice a very larger number of members from each
If you look beneath the criticisms of
matter, and one of extreme nation, so as to give a greater representa- these later critics to find what is really That must be done at the very outset, tion of all forms of thought in the as moving their minds, I believe they find its
its career. Then it has got to do this sembly. Bat "even so, it is capable of it impossible to conceive of any system
to great task of disarming, which will test being made a really democratic body, re that can possibly work that does not rely its metal, and show whether it is an in presenting in a very great degree the exclusively on force. It is the old construction which can be used for the good feelings and wishes of the nations in the troversy between those who believe that of mankind. This experiment is a great League (Hear, bear.) The one thing on physical force is the only motive
짬, the principle upon which that result depends is not the frant really has any effect on men, and those appeal to the conscience of, mankind, that ing of the covenant or the machinery that who believe that physical force is one of Foreign politics can no longer be left
MIGHT OR RIGHT.
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It is the old controversy between might diplomatists. If a statesman makes port which the peoples of the countries
right, between the material and the mistake and leads his country into war. intend to give to this idea.
ritual, and to my mind it is amazing
but only he who suffers, Another criticism is that our disarma at such a controversy should still per man, woman, and child
every bis country ment proposals are somewhat weak and sist. You can show over and over again know there are difficulties in a demo Ramic. What are they? They propose that where force has opposed itself to that there should be on agreement come public opinion, and to the higher motives are taking a really intelligent part in ofcomplicated subject. But that is no to by the nations in the League upon a of mankind it has always been ineffective etion why the task should not b it is because attempted. True. must act through plan for general disarmament to he for. (Hear, hear.) To my mind it mulated by the Council, and that if sich belendour of military
dazzled with glamour and
the action that they d they Agreement is come, to ir ghall-be hinding
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"Price $s., leading Chemieta, de joud for. D. La or ten years on all the members fail to see that it is yet among the weakest large, amount of discretion... They mus the Lease. And there is a very import of the forces of mankind. Wherefore let ent addition to that article. that immed- us take courage. Do not let a conceal them, provided they carry out the ger istélf, and "without waiting for any or from ourselves that this Covenant of iteral lines of the policy they desire, Bu these plans of disarmament, there shaleague of Nations calles on förse only. to | behind these agents, to give them strengt This extent-force to repel for ble segres and to support their righteous actios
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behests, for the carrying out of the policy, justice and determined upon
(Continued at foot of next column) (Cheers.)
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