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DEBATE. ON THE
RUSSIAN
POLICY:
BRITAIN'S PROMISÈS CANNOT BE REPUDIATED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY," NOVEMBER, 218r. 1818.
THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE SHORTEST ROAD "TO BOLSHEVISM.
SITUATION IN THE NEAR EAST:
AMERICA'S DILATORINESS CAUSING A
CRISIS.
TURKISH UNREST DOING INFINITE HARM.
LATEST CABLES.
TERÜVON ALUTER'S AGENCY.)
THE NEAR EAST. -WILL BRIT VIN - EVÄCUATE EGYPT)
OF NIT
laşnos, Noveralye isti.
DISSENSION OVER UNREADIS ABLE EXPECTATIONS.
BRITAIN'S RUSSIAN POLICY. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE SHORTEST ROAD TO
BOLSHEVISM. · We had helped Denikin, and that policy LONDON, November 17th
had been successful. The regions of the In the House of Commons, opening the Don and the Ukraine ware anti-Bolshevik, debate on Russia, Sir Donald Magleamarched to Central Russia beyond a bot it was clear that whenever the armies
urged that Russia should be left to work,
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out her own salvation. He declared that tala point, they failed though
one could say what Central Russia the policy of intervention had failed, and
wanted. that the Bolshevists were stronger than
| over-
He expressed the opinion that a spirit of resentment at foreign interference was awakening in, Russia, and that our policy should be revised accordingly.
He emphasised that the question of cur future in India and the East depended. largely on whether we were able to pursue our mission there pencefully. GRAVITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SITUATION..
irnow on WX CORRESPONDENTS,
PEACE TREATY IN THE FAR EASTERN CABLE
AMERICAN SENATE RESERVATIONS PASSED DESPITE
NEWS.
GOVERNMENT OËPOSITION.
WASHINGTON. November 16th. The Scoate has adopted a Reservation witholding the assent of the United State from the Shantung arrangement, also,
JAPAN AND MOHAMMEDANISM A SINISTER MOVEMENT
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Alarmist reports, macb.Peking regard-
a Reservation giving Congress authoritying. Japanes activities in Sinking and Britain, however, could not Snance to regulate the appointment of American Kaasu. It is alleged that the Japanese civil war în Rusia indefnitely. Our first delegates to the League of Nations and are endeavouring to incite the Moham- concern was for our own country, where international commissions, and a R medans to revolt against the Chinese
cial bankruptcy the shortest road to Bolshevism was foun.servation declaring that the United States Goverment and proclaim Islami- ja alone shall interpret the Monroe" trine
dependence, Fwhich is wholly outsiile, the jurisdiction:
of the League of Nations.
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TAXPAYER COULD NOT BE BUR DENED FURTHER. Britain had contributed more than any
country to the anti-Bolsheviks, contributed more than France, Japan and America embined. We bested in this unnection Mr. Balfour said that the overtiment
teenuse there was an obligation of honour desired in all respects to promote the
Lord, Kolgrt Cecil said that is whs diffi-that France and Britain should come to prosperity of Egypt. The country wak
cult to exagerate the gravity of the in a similar view namely, that the Govern disturbed with a certain amount of dietruational situation in Europe at pryant could not burden the tax-finger fur- Pension over, unalisable expectations.
The Reserrations of the United ther in respect of operations in Russia whirl, if fuitilled, would damage Britain States Senate, which had been provision-anong its present difficulties. and the world, but mostly the Egyptian ally rupted, were so extensitas nitrot
DIFFICULTY OF LAYING DOWN to wint to the United States repudia
POLICY tis of the Covenant, which also incant of the repudiation of the Pracy Treaty,
In The House of Codiumies, during the debate on the Russian policy Capt., the Hon. W. G. A. Brosby Borg deplored | populations,
MILNER, COMMISSION DECISION- the delay in making parf with Turke He said the half the trouble in sp
NO ALTERED. The Government unaherably adherok today was due to this continued delaye
Emil a defuire Statement was made its decision to semf out the Milner Crimmission of Investigation. "Patil "the » Kaypt, agitations there Commission's report was received, it
"whether the Müner Commission was op
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would continue.
ave
If we did not intend
would
be folly
io attempt to
to evacuate, let us say so and make sketch the projected legislation, bat it quite clear that we intended to master tire.
TURKISH ANREST DOENG
INFINITE DARM.
Ik
the peplation might rest assured that
desired LO associate with
then
1
The position was very grave, but, what ever happened, the Bengur Best R Finue, when, though the United States, des
cided not to participate. (ARMED FOREIGN.INTERVENTION
IMPOSSIBLE.
It was a fact that Koltebak and Deni- kin were fighting for a re-united Russia. whereas Esthonia. Latvin, and Lithuania were fighting for independence, while other great anti-Bolshevik Tarcis WOTE fuhting for leak independent nationality: Bermuse of this, it was very difficult to lay down a policy.
THE SHANTUNG RESERVATION.
A feature of the movement the reported request t ther Chinese Moñammedans to be permitted to visit Mreen. As a matter of fact the Chinese Mohammedans have never required such Permission, “
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-Wiiuseros. Novomis rath
rung Reservation adopted by the Senate: The Jollowing is the of the Shans
Curativination of Japanese activities is The 'nited States withhobis it, assent furnised by the publiention at Mukden from Articles 15% aut The auto an organ to promote Pan-Asinnisan, to itself full, peity of action in 19 printed in Chinese, Japanese, respect of any controversy schieli inay Mongolian, Turki and "Arabic. This aber the said Articles between theesta is published by 1 well-known Repellie en China and the Empiri of duponaosa, It contains articles parti- cularly subversive of British influence in Ait. The movement claims to have franches in Mukolen. „Daireu, Calcutta Cand Constantinople.
Japan."
VICTORY FOR THE REPUBLICANS,
From the men da closure Was the-
Senate overrode all apparition. ered. The Republiona imajority in the
J
CANTON NEWS
THE TUCHUNSHIP,
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CANTON, November 20th,
The Senate has njg to tow ampted all but two of the Foreign Relations fonimirtója. Reservations, including the Reservation giving the Lited States the right He pointed that those favouring incrense her armaments withom the wor intervention in Russia were upposed to sent of the touril of the League of Saus stated that pressure is being brought intervention in Araunia and virgterran
tions whenever the United States 3.]upon Mok Wingestir to resign his office-
is favour of one of "the Kwangsi leaders
Contiming, he said that Bolshevism had been a regime of atrocious coal-bloods ed murder and outrage one of the bloc As far as possible in the work nf adminis-aist and most brutal despotisms, that THE TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY threatened with invasion or engaged in
we would
OF RESTORING ORDER.
As regards the Tuchan's, departure, it is
war also the right to permit nationis and that he has been surrounded by the Kwamesh troops in Kwai Ping) and kept
Furthermore, the Germans were still of the Covenant-breaking State residing
must be cleared out; otherwi-e, "the "pener
| outside that State to ring - with rinsionals present in the Baltic Provinces, They
of Europe, was not safe,
of the United States.
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ration and unlike their Turkish masters, Mr. Balfour point out that the dich, in Egypt. at the present moment.
mer stained history, Armed foreign in- tervention reulty in regard to Turkey was that we affected to be pro Egyptian,
was absolutely impossible. ge unable to say exactly what we de steadily pursue a policy of amelioration Admiral Koltchek would abandon the He hoped that General Denikin and xired to do these. That would be unfair which would make Egypt an utterly Moses expedition and reorganise the for th A Th're must be a command different place for all inhabitants, and Allied pulley.
mostly for the natives, as compared with
territories already occupied. staulishing: He asked who advocated "the" terrible Turkish rule.
a stable Government. This would speed.esponsibility of restoring order in a ly have an overwhelging mural effest country which was a continent, in which upoy their Bolshevist neighbours.
ery nation and every army which had
LONDON. Navenber 18th. intervened up to the present had gather, need a harvest of disaster. He himself
The devisions of the American Senate, adopting the Restryations and practically refused the responsibility (Cheers)uilifying the Treaty of Peace, have pro- THE FRENCH ELECTIONS * duced a situation, which is viewed in
London and Paris with much concern. WHEN RESULTS MAY BE
The illness of President Wilson at this EXPECTED,
critical period increases the difficulty of forecasting any solution
# profund mis fortune for the populations in the Near East that the Peger Conference had not yet settled their future. It was pet Britain's fault, but was due to the fact that Amerion fluid in given a clear lead of her own policy. til that was done, it was impossible i lay down the com mon policy of all the Associated Powers, of which America was of the most
important:
One
2.
It was al prae that the prevailing Turkish unrest was doing infinite harm "aad making eit more difficult every day to find a satisfactory solution.
THE DIFFICULTIES IN SYRIA. ' Mr. Balfour emphatically said that: there was no shadow of truth in the reiterated statements, that Britain's mili tary occupation of Syria meant that she was going to remain, dominant there The difficulties before all the Western Mandatory Powers of the Arabs were great, but these should not be aggerated. ...The Arabs, for the first time for cen-
The
which
the
REACTIONARY EFFORTS,
IN RESPECT OF THE MIDDLE EAST.
Were th principles
He urged the Government to be also animated the Government in respect of lutely clear and definite, displaying the Middle East. We recognised
ambiguity or vacillation, complication of the extraordinary difi- culty of the task, but Britain had under taken other tasks no less difficult and brought them to a successful.conclusion. and why should we despair. (Cheers).
PRESIDENT POINCARE IN
STRENGTHENED. Mrt Arthur Henderson re-stated Labour's position, emphasising its opposi tion to intervention in Russia, and de clared that the Allies' policy. had strengthened reactionary efforts. ΤΣΑ RECEIVES FREEDOM OF THE CITY material and moral support frozi Admiral appealed to the Government to withdraw
Kaltchak, and General Denikin BRITAIN'S PROMISES CANNOT BE
SCOTLAND.
OF GLASGOW.
PARIS, November 14th.
A Havas message says - President Poincaré was installed Lord Rector of Glasgow University, yesterday, amidst enthusiastic applause, the students sinzing the Marseillaise."
REPUDIATED: ·
Colonal John Ward pointed out that the question of intervention or non-inter- vention did not affect Britain alone. He said that Admiral Koltchak was a demo-
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FARIE. November 14th,
A Havas message sys- No results of the French Parliamen Wednesday, November 19th, on account Bary Elections are expected, before
the difficult neulation: to be made in the ruting Fixts.
EARLIER CABLES.
THE NEW CHAMBER..
a prisimer. Another report is of his death in Kwai Ping, on the evening of Noven, br 664 It is suspected that he wa poisoned. It is also stated that Kwok
A COMPROMISE MAY BE FOUND.
The Demigrais have called a conference Lanshun, the Chief Adviser to Mok, of friends of Treaty early next week, rompanied him to Kwangsi, has with a view ad ħuding a compromise, Llegraphed to Canton for help and CONDREN IN LONDON AND PARIS.Shun Chan-barn, the Chief Administra-
tive Director to the Military Govern mente la procviled to Kwangsi, telegraphed to the Kwangxi authorities. The acting Tacburg, Ma Chai, has now
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RUMANIA.
ANOTHER NOTE FROM THE
SUPREME COUNCIL
THE ARREST OF STUDENTS.
The conflicts between the students and the police have not come to an end. The students are distributing leaflets broad-
One uncertain factor is" whether the casi. The Superintendant of Police had the Senate's overthrowing the whole Feet Pa, and Fui Po, un the 18th, and American people approve or disapprove given orders to close the wng Wà Pa,
Coufrier. labar of their President at the Praer the Ting Hog P, Fin Yuu Pa, and the Kennslung Sheung Po, on the following The residences of certain news day paper reporters have been searched, but wo arret has been made. It is stated that the Yunnan leaders are making strong attempts to seize the office of Superin- Pauts, November 18th.
tendent of Police and are sending out An Allied Note to Rumania emphasises troups to assist the students. Ngai Pong- that the Allies expect a decision, to be ping recalled several battalions to re- reached within a week in regard to pl turn to Canton from Heungshan yester- Firstly, the evacuation of Hungary today, and placed machine-guns in the the final Rumano-Hungarian frontier Police Court. The policemen have been turies, had played a great part in alliance MARSEILLES OPERA HOUSE, of perhaps hundreds of thousands of our Deputies, compared with 102 previously,
The new Channer will consist of nas drawn by the Supreme Council;
armed and special guards bave been Secondly, the signing, without reserva placed around the Police Headquarters.
own пед..
Our sole aim in going to owing to Alade Lorraine nominating 24tion, of the Austrian Treaty and the PROJECTED UNIVERSITY,
Treaty for the protection of minorities; Russia was to save our men, and we made Deputies.
'Thirdly, the Înter · Allied control of promises accordingly. Therefore, wa
Rumanian rejuisitions in Hungary.".
E
fle afterwards received the Freedom of crat. the City and left Glasgow at night CX-
route for Dover, where he embarked for France.
with the Entrate, and had especially shown themselves, in close co-operation with the British troops. faithful, brave, and efficient..
The prestige of the Arab race had cons. quently greatly risen, and he had every hope that there would be a resusitation
of the great Arab civilisation.
Bo far as the British and French were oncerned, there could not be any rivalry in Syria.
да
BURNED TO THE GROUND. "
PARIS, November 14th.
A Havan assage says:-
*** LATENT CAULES,
Great Britain" went to Russia for her own purposes and thereby saved the lives
The Marseilles Opera House, built in ought not now to repudiate them. 17, was burnt to asher?
:
SILESIAN MUNICIPAL
ELEC!
IONS.
DECLARED NULL AND VOID.
hull and void.
PARIS, November 14th.
"THE BIRTHPLACE OF RUMOURS.
A Havas message" says:— We earnestly hoped, in friendliest co- The Peace Conference han sent a 'Note: operation with the French, and with the to the German Government stating that warmest regard for our Arab allies, to
call dificulties solved. He the municipal elections in Silesia are Absolutely confident that the Unhappy" spirit of unrest in Egypt produced by the war, would be brought to an end, especi-. ally seeing that Field-Marshal Allenby was in control of the situation and per fectly understood that the East-the birthplace of rumours was full of the strangest legends concerning the policy-of His Majesty's Government.
. PARIS PRINTING STRIKE. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
PAGIS, November 14th.
THE REMARKABLY SMALL
DIFFERENCES,
Los sox. November 16th. Ten inches of snow has fallen in Paris, and is likely (to' considerably interfere with the Electing in which there are over 2.000 "candidates, including 431 ex- Deputies.
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Only Gis Deputies will be elected to day, as the elections for the Colonies has been fixed for November 30th.
BRITISH COTTON,
WAGES AND OUTPUT,
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We are informed that Shum Chun-huen, the Chief Administrativo Director of the Military Government, has promised tu render assistance in the establishment of University in Canton. Shum bas"ap-
Mr. Balfour commented upon the reRECENT SALES OF LANCASHIRE THE COMPETITION OF GERMANY, 'pointed & Committee to consider the, pro-
markably small diferences revealed
regarda Bussia No one had suggested-s
COTTON MILLS,
of the operatives.
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jeet and has promised to offer the Customs surplus, which the Military Government will receive from the Foreign Diplomats. in Peking shortly.
BOLSHEVIKS IN CANTON.
The authorities have received inform
JAPAN AND THE U.S.A. Mr. J. O. P. Bland, formerly of clear-cut policy, although the Government Replying to the operatives' request for had been criticised for not possessing one. their views in regard to the recent sales Shanghai, in a letter to The Times, says: THE PREMIER'S REPLY. of cotton mills in Lancashire at greatlyThe programme set forth this week in
was glad that the debate bad shown that
Replying. Mr. Lloyd George said he enhanced prices, the Federation of the Future pledges the Government to Master Cotton Spinners report that the obtain for "alf workers" maximmm all were agreed as regards the horror of selling prices were very considerably 4-hour week and a living wage, not to tion that two Chinese Bolsheviks who were below the cost of erecting the new milla mention a financial interest in their deported from the Dutch-Indies have re- both the principle and the practice of Bol The effect of higher values would be to work, provision for unemployment, and turned to Canton. shevism-it was not democratic and did stabilise the industry and the conditions healthy sen Doubtless. this pro not represent freedom.
gramme originates in recognition of the fact that as stated in your leading He emphasised this by quoting a Bol-A BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN COTTON. foundation for the fear of wage-earners legislation or pledges of punticias bus, article of yesterday, there is a real much less increased, by any panaceas of shevist proclamation stating:-"We have:
LONDON, November 16th. raised the discipline in the army and
that the superior standard of comfort only by rapid development of a con A New York message in connection they have enjoyed during the war will try a export trade to suco a pitch of must now raise labour discipline. This with the report from London states that That it is already being thus sapped is compete successfully with that of tier."
gradually be sapped from under them." emciency and energy as buail enable it to proved that the Bolshevista "notion of nothing is known of the alleged formal demonstrated by the report of your many, Japan, and the United States. If AN ORGANIC INDIVISIBLE WHOLE.
freedom for the working classes was boyzott. of American cotton by British Feking Correspondent, in the same issue, this cannot be done (and it will certainly of The Times, which states that in tender-not be done, by continuing in the policy compulsory labour.
importers, Although instances have occuring for a £3,000,000 Chinese Government of unemployment doles and with The Government's view was that these questions-Egypt, Sudan and the Canal
eddare British consignees have insist-order for rolling stock, American firms national expenditure for in arccas of im -formed an organic, indivisible whole.
ed on the Insurunes of cotton in transit were able to quote a price 50 per cent. come), the nation must face the certainty England, in this respect, would not give up any of her responsibilities. (Cheers).
The Premier defended his describing in British insurance companies, which that the important China market is quent unrest and the final prospect of lower than their British competitors, and of ever-increasing distress and conse- British supremacy exists and British
Mr. Bullitt's disclosures as a tissue of may be partly attributed to the fact that supremacy is going to
lies. It was an obligation of honour to there are many British manufacturers be maintained (Cheers). Let nome in or out of Egypt
help the men who assisted to reconstruct make a mistake on that cardinal prin-
the Eastern Front against Germany, We and stockholders in these companies. -. ciple of government Nevertheless wo
had fully discharged this obligation, but Gabriele d'Annunzio left Fiume with a there were other Allies who were in a not attempted reprisals, although in American companies, collectively, have denire in every way possible to associate andron of destroyers and landed a better position to support Admiral Kelt-dividuals have urged banks and others to the Egyptian native population with the detachment at Zara, himself returning chak than ourselves and any failure exert their influence to check this prac
· government of the country.".
to Fiume,
would not lie at our door..
A Havas message kaya- There is no change in the situation in regard to the Paris printing workers
strike,
EARLIER CABLES.
THE FIUME IMPASSE D'ANNUNZIO LANDS TROOPS AT ZARA,
Paas, November 10th"
BRITAIN'S OBLIGATIONS
FULFILLED,
tica
likely to be lost to British trade if emigration on assle nitherto unpre British labour. does not speedily crime to cedented. For this country depends for its pensés,
ith standard of comfort, and indeed for Surely the time has come for every its very existence, on to supremacy of to face and proclaim at all costs the un- the British working mua is encourage leader of public opinion in this country its labour in the world's marketa, and if pleasant truth that the present standard to ignore or forget this fact, his leader of wagas cannot possibly, he nintained. vill live to realize that a man cannut
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