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Mr. Bottomley: That is all known to parts of the Treaty, which I think_at] schoolboys.
present she has failed to carry out. She Mr. Lloyd George: The statement I has not taxed herself up to the limit de at Bristol and Birmingham was of her capacity. She has not taxed her- that we would make Germany pay to the self up to the level of the Allies. It is THE DIRECTORY J. WARD ATTACKS LABOUR | limit of her capacity. "That I stand by, part of the Treaty of Versailles that sha
PACIFISTS.
The whole point is the limit of her should do so.. Her Customs and Excise capacity. I examined that at Bristol are not adequate even in comparison and said we were advised by our official with the "French and the British. She whole cost. The Allies have taken the by balancing her Budget. Her Budget adviner that Germany, could not pay the has to do her best to appreciate the mark best expert advice available. Does Mr. now is a ridiculous one-about one-filth FOR Bottomfey know what Germany has paid of her expenditure. It is not that Ger. already the vast quantity of raw mate"" many is too poor to meet these demands. rial, ships, property, and coal? At the We shall not be convinced that she is present moment the question is the value until she has imposed upon her peoplu of these deliveries. Take ships. You charges which we are entitled to expect, & take their value at the time they were "I have a suspicion that she is coming delivered. Their value is now down into court rather with ragged clothes in value of that materini at the time it ment suminous and to reduce the monthly The Germans say that if you take the order to make a good case on her judg was delivored it ix more than payments. The mark is not as ragged 20,000,000,000 marks. We say it is less. as it appears. It can put on a little more That is a dispute in course of being nulish. examined.
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In the House of Commons, on February 19th, Mr. Bottomley moved the following amendment to the notion that un address be presented to his Majesty in reply to the Speech from the Throne.
But humbly express our regret that, baving regard to the long period which has elapsed since the signing of the Armistice, and to the fact that the country as a whole baa, so far had us opportunity of expressing its opinion as to the provisions of the various Peace. Treaties which have been signed with your late enemies, sad of the policy of your Ministers in regard to indemnities and reparation, and the
But do not let us ignore all the same trial of war criminals, your Majesty has The hon. gentlemen do not betray the how much has been accomplished. The not announced your intention of dis.lightest appreciation of the practical German fleet has disappeared; the Ger- solving the present Parliament at an dificulties of exacting an indemnity from man army has disappeared; the gigantic early date.
another country, and paying it in this, war material of Germany has been sur- The conduct and policy of the Govern. You can collect any indemnity within rendered; the German colonies have been ment ever since the signing of the Pence reasonable limits, but how are you going given up very considerable quantities Treaty had been marked the hon. gente transfer it here! Mr. Bottomley says; of materials have been surrendered. Sa tleman declared-by almost unimaginable Why don't you go there and collect far the Treaty has been enforced. It ineptitude and childlike simplicity, the customs Send nie there." (Laugh- will be our daty to see that the rest is whilst the wily men of the Wilhelm-ter.) If he went there be would collect enforced to the utmost of the capacity strasse had been fooling them to the top the customs in marks. He would bring of Germany to discharge. Upon that wa of their bent. How was it that the whole here shiploads of Geraian paper, and will take advice, but implore hon. of this elaborate and sacred covenant was would report that there were no liquid members to exercise a deep sense of being thrown to the winds? Why was assets to distribute. (Laughter.). The responsibility when they examine this the House row to assume that Germany reason would be that they were not con.
problem, and not to advise that which is could not carry out her obligations? vertible.
impracticable. Do not forget that
Not only is the Directory as full and complete de- Germany was doing very well indeed.)
liberate failure by Germany to carry out each case as it can be made, but each Colony, The financial demands made on Germany
her obligations means action by the Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP were not greatly in excess of what the railways? If we send the seconder of Government take the responsibility of which will serve as accurate GUIDE FOR THE 1 am asked, "Why don't you seize the Allies to enforce it. Before the Allied TION, carefully revised each year, most of war had cost the British Empire. Almost marvelled that Ministers came ter)and he would get nothing but paper stern steps which are necessary to do so: ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed
With regard to the ex-Kaiser, he he would be in the ticket office-(nagh-to enforce these obligations, to take the the places, their History, Topography, etc.
the amendment there (laughter) and calling upon their respective countries TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with
down to the House to face the question. marks.
The Information in these Descriptions, consist When the Prime Minister said it had themi You require 230 marks at the be satisfied that the failure of Germany with facta concisely not out, and containing
What use could we make of Governments, Parliaments, people must been arranged try the ex-Kaiser the present moment to make £1 sterling. If is not due to something which can be statistice of the TRADE of each Country and Flouse went frantic with joy. The you are going to collect like that you reasonably explained, but to a deliberate Fort, would alone uilies to fill a large volume. Attorney-General afterwards said the would require a shipload of marks to pay attempt on her part once more to defy a arrangements were well advanced. He the fare of the hon. gentleman home. treaty. (Cheers.)
The Book is printed from Naw Type specially (Mr. Bottomley), was not sure that the (Laughter.)
reserved for the purpose, and aniformity in scaffold was not ordered. (Laughter.)
erary arrangement greatly facilitates referoase. 17 GERMANY HAD WON. Holland had treated with absolute con finance..
Something, was said about schoolboy You must take the practical
Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firms. Mr. T. Shaw (Lab.), saíd the objection tempt the very mild request of bis dificulties of being paid in a currency of the Labour party was that the Govern "Majesty's · Government. names of war riminals had been. given member says,
Nearly 1,000 which is of no use to you. The hon. ment's present position was that they to Germany by the British Government. pulp How much wood pulp would that they were making demands which "Why not take wood were playing a huge game of bluff, and Months had elapsed, without any result.you take? If we said to Canada, New- could scarcely be realised. They would Germany had treated the whole thing foundland, and Swenden, We do not prefer a clean-cut policy of making Ger- ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS is with callous and impertinent indifference. want any more stuff from you; we are many do what it could, but a policy built the Far East contains the names of over At last seven cases of war crime of the going to trade with nobody but Ger- on the ideal that Europe must be res grossest inhumanity and savagery were many; all our papers, weekly and daily, tored, that peace must be made in
20,000 FOREIGNENS, selected for Germany to try herself, but are going to be printed on something Europe, and that Europe must be got arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur not one had yet been brought to trial.. which will be marked,Made in Ger- to work if the best results were to bo names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that it was the bounden duty of the Govern many" what indemnity do we get out got by every one. ment to say to Germany.
(Labour cheers.) any name can be found instantly. "Fix your of that f date now for the trial of these men, and
Anyone who said that the working people we will send someone over to represent anything which any country could pay. were not suffering was either blind or of the principal ports of the Far East have been. This war has cost something beyond in Germany, and especially the children,
THE MAPS AND PLANS - the British Government, or send the ac- The war has cost £50,000,000,000. Take without sense. Who believed that for cused over here." If Germany would not the $15,000,000,000 which the Central forty-two years we were going to be ablegaved by one of the most eminent Firms in meet her obligations as regards repara- Powers have to pay, and there remains to levy a tax on Germany The Labour
Great Britain and are annually corrected and tions and the trial of war criminals, letas,000,000,000. Does anyone think that party wanted a general election because
brought up to date. representative Commission be sent to any country in the world could pay that the Government policy was such are together with the Texts of all the most import
The CHRONICLE covers the notable évente Berlin, to take charge of the Customs. As an indemnity? The hon. gentleman veraal of the statements made at the
Colonel C. Lowther, who secondled the hide Do unto them what they would last general election. Our policy at Trostics concluded with the countries of amendment, said it was the Govern have done unto you if they had won,"
Eastern Asia, the various Customs Tariffs, Mr. Shaw added," is to get you before Trade Regulations, Chamber of Commerce, inent's, vacillating and ambiguous policy It. is an inversion of the golden rule; but the country to tell your story again. You Scales of Commissions, Consular and Court which was largely responsible for the take it. Does anyone imagine we could might tell the same story, but God help Fees, Hongkong Stamps Unties, Postul Guide, criminal delay in arriving at a settle have paid it ment with regard to the amount of the the difficulties we had with regard to You will have a
Has anyone considered you after what you have failed to do. Bignal Codes, Chinero Festivala, Tables of modified story, Money, Weights and Measures and other Com- indemnity. From the beginning France finance in America during the war? think."
mercial Information. had said that Germany could and must France, which was a rich country, could Colonel J. Ward anid the demand for pay for the war, while Great Britain not do it.
It is published at the Office of the "HONG- had wavered and halted. It was for us
a general election on the ground that Colonel J. Ward: Surely they would the Government had secured their majo-
HONG Diny Przas," to stand by France now. Germany's re-have looted England and taken every rity by promises which they were unable The Directories and Descriptions are of ‚— sources were enormo{19. She was still bit of the private wealth there was in to perform showed that the Labour party the greatest coal-producing country in the country..
OHINA. had sunk into the political party game Europe, and she had enormous recupera
Soochew Mr. Lloyd George: Let us say they with the most remarkable ease, consider tive powers. It would be a mighty mis- came to England, cleared out
Chiakiang take if we did not settle an indemnity National Gallery, and took everything that party was supposed to possess in the ing the higher moral standard which which she could pay off in forty or fifty else away. How much would it come ordinary politics. (Laughter.) If there' years, if her resources were fostered and tot Has the hon. member really entered had been & German army of occupation developed. He wished to know whether into the question of the valuation of on the Thames they would have looted it was the intention to settle the inder- these things? Somebody has referred to the country from end to end, and most nity at £13,500,000,000.
Mr. Wise said he was one of the exments are greater than those of Ger- accordance with documents prepared be foreign investments. Our foreign invest likely levied toll on its inhabitants in perts who went to Germany in March, many but are they enough, to pay for fore the war. We should for a genera No man was more anxious than that! We had to bypotheeate enormous tion or two have been the slaves and but it must be done in a proper and the war to be able to carry on at all, Labour party were pretending, were our he was to bleed the Germans to death sums of our foreign investments during bondmen of the Germans, who, the right way. (Laughter.) When he was and we had then to borrow £1,000,000.000 brothers. Yet now there was talk of this in Germany in March, 1919, there was from America in order to go along. You country not making the enemy pay. 204,000,000 in gold in that country. would have to pay in goods or services. Half of the pacifist propaganda of the About £44,000,000 was transferred for the There is no other way you could pay Labour platforms was due, although the payment of food, and she now had some £50,000,000 in gold in the Imperial Bank indemnities to any other land. And so it Labour members were unconscious of the
is with Germany. We had a charge on the railways, but
fact, to a financial gang who did not wish to see Germany pay, and who were that would only provide marks, and the
themselves involved to a certain extent difficulty was to transfer marks to ster
in Germany's financial position. It was ing. There were only three ways in
a fine thing that pacifist Labour men all which an indemnity could be paid-the
ever the country should be playing that sale of goods, services, or gold. Geld
game. (Hear, hear.) It was a moral was out of the question, as there was not her to get the raw materials and the certainty that if the boot had been on enough of it. No one wanted Germans food which are necessary for her to pro- the other foot such appeals would have to come over to Great Britain to work duce, otherwise the goods would not he been utterly useless and that Germany for us, and the importation of goods, forthcoming--and that is the calculation other than. raw material, would render worse the position of the unemployed we have got to ranks.
HOLLAND, THE KAISER, AND THE CRIMINALS. The hon. gentleman made great play of Mr. Lloyd George: This is a question the fact that Holland refuses to sur upon which I or someone will have to render the Kaiser. He thinks that if meet the representatives of Germany, we had simply insisted. Holland would and I looked for some enlightenment have done so. I do not think so. At upon matters which are difficult and any rate, that is the conclusion come to dark, but I have never heard more inade hot, only by the representatives of this quate speeches upon a great problem country but by those of France as well Colonel Lowther cannot discriminate be-France has just as strong a view Upon tween multiplying forty-two annuities this as ourselves-that you could noterun reaching a figure of £13,000,000,000 and the risk of anything in the nature of an indemnity of £13,000,000,000. That hostile action, that it was not worth it, indicates a confusion of mind..⠀
and merely to bluff, to Unless you Colonel C, Lowther: Lnever mention- do this, we will do that would be n ed that...
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Mr. Lloyd George: He said it was ademand for an indemnity. of £13,000,000,000
That is why we have introduced this element of an export tax upon her goods. Everything she sends out in goods is gold. She gets something which is the equivalent of gold for it outside. You will have to make an allowance to enable
Now I come to the question of the criminals. There is a great difference between a trial în another country and Octodel C. Lowther: I said nothing & trial, In your own. The witnesses are
would have extracted the last farthing
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sufficient vigour displayed in extracting from Germany what she ought to pay or in securing the trial of criminals who destroyed our ships and saak women and children after the vessels had gone down.
the criminals responsible for these. atrocious murders were to escape punish- ment, then the war had been fought in vain. That was the reason why he would support the amendment.
The House divided —
For the amendment Against
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of the sort: I asked whether the reports not forthcoming. There is the fact that and comfort to your eyes. If they do and if the in the Press were true, that the Paris You cannot bring witnesses and confront mountings are properly adjusted, they are All Conference-fixed the amount of the in-them: ! We make full allowance, but we demnity at £13,500,000,000 BTU
shall insist. Britain has been pressing Right. Do not be satisfied unless they are Mr. Lloyd George: That simply shows this hard, and we propose to press it There is no comfort in spectacles that are confusion of mind. It is a totally dif right to the end against those who have
ferent proposition. For instance, take been guilty of atrocities. War itself is merely "good (nough," They are either Right the last ten or afteen-years of that in an ocity, but this is something which demnity Assuming that it reaches the is an outrage upon outrage itself and or All Wrong. If your glasses are in need of maximum figures which wo anticipate, its we must insist upon a trial for these changes, adjustments or repaire, send them to present value is only about £800,000,000, offences. De
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