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PREMIER ON THE LESSONS
OF THE STRIKE:
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY OCTOBER
WE WANT TO STRENTHEN OUR
COMMON TRUST":
NATION MEANS TO BE A FIRM AND STRONG MASTER
ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK OCCUPIES TOBOLSK.
RUMANIANS WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM HUNGARY.
LATEST CABLES. [THBOCOR RESTER'S AGENCY.}
THE BALTIC PROVINCES.
GERMANY'S REPLY TO THE ALLIES UNSATISFACTORY.
FARI, October 7th.. The Supreme Council has considered the German reply, regarding the evacua tion of the Baltic Provinces, unsatisfac
send a new Note.
OBITUARY.
EX-PREMIER OF AUSTRALIA.
SYDNEY, October 7th. The death is announced of the Hon. Allred Deakin, px-Premier of the Aus tralian Commonwealth.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, October 7th. Silver is quoted at 63d.
spot and 621d.
+1
tory and has instructed Marshal Foch to forward: The market is steady.
FIELD-MARSHAL SIR EDMUND ALLENBY.
ALLIES CONDITIONS TO HERMANY
PARIS, October 7th. Marshal Foch has been instructed to raft a reply to Germany agreeing to Germany's request for the appointment of an Allied-German Commission to en- force the evacuation of the Baltic Pro- vinces, but this was
to be conditional that the German Government were not to be freed from their responsibility, and
should undertake to withhold pay and
food from the occupying troops after a
THE PREMIER'S GENEROUs TRIBUTE.
LONDON, October 7th.
The Premier, speaking at the luncheon at the Mansion House in honour of Field Marshal Sir E. Allenby, said that the latter had done great service to his victories greatly contributed to the over- country and to mankind. His brilliant
throw of the Central Powers, by making
LATEST CABLES,
THE RAILWAY SETTLEMENT.
THE NATION MEANS TO BE
MASTER IN ITS OWN
HOUSE.'
LONDON. October 7th,
10TH
LATEST CABLES.
THE PEACE TREATY.
JAPAN'S RATIFICATION,
PARIS, October 7th, “A Havas message says:—
It is expected in Conference circles that Mr. Lloyd George, speaking on donies Japan will ratify the Treaty of Versailles tie affairs at the luncheon given in Field-about October 15th, and Japan will thus
be the fourth great Power to ratify it
EARLIER CABLES. recent strike had proved that Britain FULLY RATIFIED BY TWO OF THE was a réal depneratie country, and that
GREAT „POWERS. it was public opinion. not Prussianian."
Marshal Sir E. Allenby's honour at
Mansion Home said that the
the
in the industrial oconumie world, which
must prevail.
Britain had again rendered a deep and lasting"servien to real freedom by delent ing the effort to strangle the community into submission, (Cheers.) He thanked the multitades who frustrated the attempt. These multitudes and proved their
TYRANTS AND TRAITORS.
THE SUFFERINGS OF THE WEAK AT THE HANDS OF THE POWERFUL
fur HAROLD BEGRIE,}
And does he realise thing to hold up the industries of Britain when she is Mag- gering tinder a most appalling burden of debt is the action of a traitor
Thapa oficoirese numbers of revolize ¡rionists who have banished muralizy from
A fairly intimate acquaintance with the thir" thinking, and who even go so far "chief industrial centres of Great Britain Jas, to express contempt for England in convinces me that the number of revola- the high excitement of an econotnic vos tionists in these islands is very small. mopolitanism. I have met a few of prom
But I am also convinced that the file have bṣù agasal by "poeir apathy of the multitude is so considerable inedite vanity and their exhaust. Ple that even a smaller body of determined ignorance; and i know one or two of revolutionists might be able to bring then, very active just now in striving about, if only for a brief time, such an upheaval to the industrial world as wouldly to foment it révolutivu, to te [varber trivial rewards," threatening 21 almost amount to anarchy:
sorts of terrors. at one motrat and on- ning away directly those they word intimidate stand up to them.
PARIS, October 7th. A degree has been signed by the King
That such an upheaval would be genusis of Italy ratifying the Peace Treaties
tory a quite certain, not only because with Germany and Austria. Thus, two the revolutionists have ne notion what of the principal Allies bave signed the ever of organisation, being but the most Treaty, and it is anticipated that French frothy exponents of false economic ratification will take place this week, theory, but because the good sense of the making the third signature.
British nation would some grow impatient third signature, the Treaty of Versailles organisation of its ancient habits.
of the have wrought by any violent dis
coes into force.
Alter the
THE AMERICA CUP.
On the other ANOTHER CHALLENGE FROM SIR
Mr. Lloyd George precended to affirm that the Trade Unione equld not win without public opinion. bard resistance of the Trade Unions' denieads must satisfy that innaté sense of justice and fairplay Which was a
· characteristic of the British people, „
That might sound commonplace, but he reminded his hearers that there was a section of quite honest and sincere men bere and in other 'countries' whe, were tired of the process of convincing their fellow-countrymen of the justice of their claims and had come to the conclusion that more direct and more forcible means should be utilised to achieve their pur pose. That movement” was dangerous to the whole fabric of society, and must be i
defented. (Cheers).
Instead of depending on the justice of, the case, the tendency was to calculate what forces could be got to "support it, and whether there were powerful enough
THOMAS LIFTON,
NEW YORK, Octeler Tri
A challenge for the America top has been received from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, on behalf of Sir Thomas Lipton It is expected that it will be
repted
THE FRENCH RAILWAYE.
NEW DEMAND FOR A 100 PER CENT RISE.
PARIS October 7th Without consulting the Railwaymen's Federation, the Paris State Railwaymen bave a ked all the other railwaymen of Frane to take an urgent decision in' regard to the proposal for the demand of a new 100 per cent, rise in wages, plus
Although, however, I am nos sériously alarmed by the secret propaganda long carried on in Yorkshire, South Wales. and Glasgow by a little, conspiracy of as they are intellectually contemptible, immoral men as self-satisfied in seherit
.
am profoundly anxious for the peace and welfare of numbers of people in these islands who are now suffering cruelly coach at the hands of these platters, may be called upon to suffer anven fatal deprivation if anything like lett upheaval should overtake British in dustry.
It is surely impossible to believe that nen so contemptible and so ridiculous and so immoral will be able to demoralisas the happy, cheerful, sporting, and just | yutuled working men of these lands, wou have shown all the other nations OF TH iworld that real revülutions can be brought about without violence, and that chaus affecting the whole felti of fadustrial and political file enn be credited by estet
tonal gaas
THE ONE DANGER.
The one danger lies in Thempathy E tie werking classes & few wicked go in Yorkshire and elsewhop are striving secret, and behind various class, toi estar the whole fabric of British des Their intention 1 yan. The tjovorana ng will, of eufre, prepare, for the war: wil prepare for it with the app the great mass of the nation and the way if it enim, will be one of the quest on record; for there is no doubt this 2 It is in the hope thn; this aspect of the threat of real violent, all that cand the question has only to gune home to strong, fearless, and patriotic in the the Beart and conscience of the averages Peirish nation will spring to the wrvice. British workmad., who is no fuck and no of a firm and resolute Government monster, to bring about the discomfiture
But eveù if the war ended in a work, that of the evolutionists,,
set dawn the Fand even if it at once brought the whole
PACTS FOR CONSIDERATION
following fasts for his consideration. Ination. back to its authentie sanity,
a gues by but beings would be a calamity of the must sufl letters Trunt unknown correspondents in description, te mates thousands 2: pruge, different parts of England,
Suggesting
and it would be an everlasting disgr Eagland
that
I should bring before the working classes of the country the sufferings of the writers, many of whom belong to the work. ing classes and all of whom are certain- ly in poorer circumstaners than those enjoyed at the present timely a Brst eltas merhanic.
SHAKE OF THE ANTHY. It is our duty, our must pressing dalag to presen, this war. It can be prevented to only one way. The working classes must shake off their apathy, they must pultivate a more anxious interes, is nat is going on behind the scenes of the Labour movement; and they must insist that the tried and honourable etter
netsh to Barish the traitor from all in the governance of the Labour party.
certain date, also advising the Allies that Bulgaria impotent and opening the door p ride down every obstack. That was the present bonuses, with a minimum head above water on their poor savings that movement should take woth: vigerens
they would not revoke their coercive:
measures before compliance.
M. CLEMENCEAU.
TO RESIGN AFTER THE
ELECTIONS.
PARIS, October th.
to the defeat of Austria.
HUNGARY.
RUMANIAN
TROOPS,
a perilous movement, and every country Page of 500 francs monthly. A REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION,
must demonstrate that it could not guerend. (Cheers.) Britain had once LONDON. October 7th.
again done a lasting service to humanity, Today was the Premier's first public apeivilisation, and real freedam by
defeat pearance since the beginning of the strike "ing the effort to hold on the community- and the enthusiatie cheers of the biz (Prolonged chers.) crowds ca route and in front of the Man
This movement had been anxiously
WITHDRAWING,
BERLIN, October 7th,
A telegram from Vienna state, that the
These corrispondents are either women or old men who have done their duty to the family and the State, and are now struggling, hefure they go bener, to keep or their litt pensions.) They have no means whatever of adding to their in comes. The day "has gone by when they ko mar eses the could earn money. day has gone by, when they could even wait upon themselves
WHO ARE BI
THE PEOPLE Wr
ty
The average Englishman has no inve in the tyrant and the traitor; he woudt teg rightly indignans if he were called either a tyrant up a traitor; ut i 19 In one case recently brought to my English workman will couse, himset 1. knowledge, a girl handsomely.mployed think hard on this question, he als in London and with excellent prosperts | that the revolutionists and driving bant before her, has been obliged to give up a corner in which it will be order to return to the country and there her wages, and sacrifice her
her ereer, insible for him to any exceptas laith at
at traiter, mother, who, up The fortunes of this great yountry ag
M. Clemenceau has announced that he sign House constituted a remarkable de- occupying the minds of all who bad the withdrawal of Ramanian troops his wait upon an invalle bly strigaling Fret in the hands of any singh cle--pant
resin after the monstration. He was compelled to re-suprenie voice in public affairs for begun. Hungarian troups have replaced | to support herself and a blind sister on the little hutble domestic fuftuar sit
is finally determined
elections. !
UPPER SILESIA.
spond to the loud call for a speech, so, months. He characterised the public sup- repping forward to the balcony, he port of the Government in the recent thanked them for the ovation, remarking strike as the most reinarkable demonstra-
to this point, has been
the Rumania ag Rub, Vestsjeni nadj
the scrapings
-of-a
a lifetime, but has now -ragusands of people in this great conting fallen into so
so great a tat of seakness
are kunst entirely in the name Stahlweinsgeburg.
that
she is
is physically helpless.
working class. There
The wurkuan is to ma are numbers of such people British troops to the number of 18,000 these in Cirat Britain: and numbers of putrine out his strong hand to help an
lame, dogs over a very dilical stile, or
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ALLIES TO ENSURE NORMAL COAL) that he had come to honour que "of the tion of spontaneous will which any nation arrived at Budapest to-day. Two thou others who, through, no fault of their ow¦. is striking the between the eyes with
OUTPUT.
PARIS, October 7tb. The Supreme Council has decided to and in Inter-Allied Commission to Upper Silesia to ensure the normal out- put of coal,
PUNISHING THE GUILTY.
THE LISTS OF GERMAN "CRIMINALS.
PARIS, October 7th
A Hava menage Baye→ In Peace Conferencé circles in Paris,
most brilliant commanders the British had er, exhibited. Army ever had in the field. (Loud cheers.)
EARLIER CABLES RECEIVES FREEDOM OF THE CITY
OF LONDON,
LONDON, October 7th
İLL
PRESIDENT WILSON.
CONDITION CONTINUES TO
IMPROVE,
Both
Band Italians are expected soon. detachments, are destined for Policing It had been suggested that the organisa-work, after the departure of the Raiman tion which fought the strike was a purely war organisation and this as soon make- mobilisation was completed there would be no such organisation to fall back uponą) A very distinguished gathering assem-
Let there be no mistake about that, pr bled at the Guildhall, to-day, on the tion had been complete, it would have
eceded the Premier, for, if, deinobili occasion of the conferment of the Freedom suited the Government better beatise of the City of London on Field Marshal they would had more transport. Sir Edmund Allenby. The company ia- cluded Emir Feisal, Sir Douglas Haig, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bouar Law, other
is was Riated yesterday that in spite of American opposition the French, British and Belgian lists of officers whom Gar-members of the Cabinet, leading Generals, many, is be called "upon to deliver to the the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Allies under the Responsibilities clause Bourae and the Chief Rabbi, of the Treaty of Veranilles are practically After the time-honoured ceremony, to completed. These lists will be combined which Sir Edmund Allenby was accom- and handed to the Supreme War Council | panied by his wife, the customary furich within a month.
took place at the Mansion House.
France's list will call for more than 100 German military chiefs and subor- dipates, who will be charged with having broken the laws of, war on French terri-
tory:
GERMAN-AUSTRIA.
ALLIES-SOLVING-TEE-FOOD
PROBLEM.
PARIS, October 7th,
Mr. Lloyd George received an ovation en zonde,
LATEST CABLES.
He realised in
Transport was vital. February that trouble was coming and be then left the Peace Conference for La den and started the Government's emer- gency organisation which, be emphasised, was purely civilian, bence it would not disappear as soon as demobilisation was completed.
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WASHINGTON, October 7th.
abje
this pleniched fist and putting his in ter their mouths as they Hee whimpering in
just.
EDUCATION AND LABOUR. POWER OF IDEALISM.
and no fault of the community, are to earn only.a very small wa
wake and mur bers of others who, having faithfully Empire, suffering in their absence frum
the State in various parts of the the
home
poignant separation from their children. are
living on the fixed in- core of a tension only arquate e divir
when times are normal. eircumstances
To all the people every strike which seriously affects the cox of comunditio
But is a disaster of great taagnitud. if strikes are in be prolonged, and British industry is to be held up for the sake of the vanity
a few immoral revolutug
BO-CALLED WAFIK KLAVES,”. The revolutionist is fond of describing this employer as a
a tyrant, He likes to
Last night's bulletin states that Presid.ists, all these good and honourable people
will be plunged into ruine ent Wilson passed a comfortable day. His conditiou continues to improve.. THE AMERICAN STEEL STRIKE, the
SERIOUS RIOTING IN INDIANA.
CHICAGO, October 7th. Following a parade of 2,000 striking steel workers af Gary in Indiana, martial law was declared there and in East Chicago, Indiana. One thousand Federal troops are stationed at Cary, owing to the community must deal with the claims the inability of the State militia to of all classes justly. It must pay the pre-handle the situation. per price for a man's property whether it was land, buildings, or labour, if
Another lesson of the strike was that
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
workman *L **WILK slave.
At the Copeluding sitting of the summer Contention of the Industrial League at birch on August 14th, fanating in its relation to Labour was the subge under aisrussion.
"
Mr. J. M. MacTavish, General Secre tary the Workers Education Associa argue tint the industrial problem was tiot. contributed a paper in which hel primarily psychological, and not, he was although he knows very well that the rally smeti, eccoumic. Organik
slaves, are absolutely free to exting industrial, political, and 20 chance our employer for another, one rative, were forming a triple allan a district of the country for another, and which carried the power to make or cl even the country itself for any, other part make Western civilisation, and, as De of the world.
werking class betmane more conscions of course, less free than the workman; and there with rena to domit that it wo
The clerk in the Civil Service is, of that power and more highly orgue. under any conceivable form of Socialism be used in such a the workman could not possibly enjoy rapidly either for the pm of the puter the same
me degree of freedom which now exists under the present conditions of stronger than reason; it rested on huma The movement was based on what wed individualism. He is nut
way as would make
wage slave"; and ifts feelings, and sentiment, al one of his musters should be tyrannical since objective education consist he can throw up his service and gu to exureising the art of applying psycholo- another employer. But the workman him.gical principies, education offered "bon self, if he much longer permits the most hopeful solution of the problem...
Mr. Benjamin Kidd said that idealikan the community needed that property. THE LATEST ELECTORAL REFORM. revolutionist to direct his conscience, will
Come to be the greatest tyrant who has systematically taught was capable « of PARIS, October 7th.
ever existed in the history of tar. sweeping away in a single genezen There is no human action which can tion any existing urder of thing. Never since the fall of the Empire have be separated from moral considerations. The mechanism for bringing about suck the Parliamentary elections caused such and industry is perhaps more closely in-changy already existed in the elementary speculation.
terwoven with ethics than any other school. This truth had been demonstrat di
the national life.
by the entire change that took place in Every workman is either a good or a
THE WAR ON ROLSHEVISM. (Cheers)
ADMIRAL KOLTOHAK OCCUPIES TOBOLAK.
LONDON, October 7th.
The Premier concluded by saying:-- We made it clear that the nation means to be master in its own house (Loud cheers)- frm master and a strong master. Ve moat make it clear that it. meads to be a just master.
(Cheers), master,
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factor
dr in the
This is due to the face that the voting bad servant of the State. If he does his he paychology of the German people in
fore the waLT.
It was effected by Gorda
An official statement from Omsk, dated not strile, quarrels, BUSDIC will will be by Departments instead of dis best at his work, if in all his actions and teachers idealising Geriuany to the mindse
October 8th..
топ
are tricts. Eighty keven electoral Depart if he is unselfish and temperate, a wise of her children, and convincing them t
The Supreme Council has decided "to
states that Admiral paralysing the activity of the nation appoizt a sub-commission to sit in Vienna Roltchak, supported by a naval flotilla, nation is staggering under beary burdens, a moment when you need it all, when the to take steps to re-victual Austria.
Occupied Tobolsk, and made large cap and wants every shoulder to lift it along tures of men and material,
--but cooperation, In the old phrast, we want to strengthen our common trust." (Loud cheers).
THE TANK.
"
It
EARLIER CABLES.
GENERAL RODZIANKO'S ADVANCE.
STOCKHOLM, October 7th. Reports from Reval show that General
EARLIER CABLEX
EVERYTHING, ALMOST NORMAL.
LONDON, October 7th.
elector, instead of voting for a single ments replace 600 districts, bence an
Deputy, will vote for as many as are allocated to his Department,
decisions he is mindful of
of other people, parent, and a peaceful
if
A good servant of the Staten beforce was & legitimate means of ruafikingg.
crisy.
does not work as well as he might work, tion of a common eniture idealising hu
but if heher ambitions. He suggested the promos if he is careless as to the welfare of other manity. Interest in work should dus members of the community, if he does encouraged by liberalising technical edu not exercise his brain and his conscience cation and encouraging working class core. “ The largest Department, that of then deciding all political and industrial trol of industry. It was only by physical Seine, which includes Paris, is returning indignant eloquence on the subject of bis lesz of increased output could be solved"
questions, then he is a had citizen; and coergy and human interest that the prot
rights » is so much disgusting hypo Deputies Up to now, the Royalista
but when work ceased to be education t and Bocialists have not participated in
became drudgery. The authority respons the general; regrouping of the Parties sent extremists in the trade union move stimulating and organising the dean's l Does, the workman realise that the presible for awakening interest in work, ment are fast making him both a tyrant stablishing and maintaining right prin- and traitor)
ciples and methods, and exercising grunn! labour at a time when great name of ration which must, however, ind
Does he realise that to withold his control, should be a working clay organs. the world are suffering from something education in the truest sense of the le in the nature of famine is the cowardly and inust oppose any attempt to
opinions.
INQUIRY INTO ITS INVENTION.
LONDON, October 7th. The Judicial inquiry into the claims for bounties by eleven officers and others claiming be to be the inventar of the tank was continued to-day. Mr. Churchill, Rodzianko's offensive against the Bolshevering that there had been a little which is proceeding in consequence of the -giving evidence, did not attribute thevika From atisfactorily. The rail
invention to this or that man," but way ling from Fakoff to Petrograd bas said that the efforts of certain men cul been cut, foreing the Bolsheviks to, maka minated to its perfection.
a di£cult retirement on the roads.
COWARDLY ACTION.
The Ministry of Transport stated last
because all the Deb had not been taken altered conditions, but it is expected that difficulty in some places in the country, on immediately. The dislocation of traffic, the Socialists of several Departmente will bad made it impossible for everyone to retume immediately, but it was hoped group with the Radicals. The date of the that everything would be normal today. I elections will probably be November 16th,zation of a tyrant?
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