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CABLES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEKES, TUESDAY,* MAY 17TB, 1921.
OUR LONDON LETTER CABLE
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S ATTACK ON THE LABOUR "PARTY."
SOCIALIST EXTREMISTS AND THE
FAR EASTERN
LATEST CABLES:
NEWS.
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THE SILESIAN IMBROGLIO.
CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN.
ENTENTE GRAVELY ENDANGERED. KING'S MESSAGE TO EMPEROR OF
LONDON, May '18th,
Following Mr. Lloyd George's speech on Friday, an acute divergence of views on the Upper Silesian situation has arten between Great Britain. and France. There is no question that M. Briand and the French people are angry st the above speech. Consequently, the situation requires careful handling. A fundamental difference has arisen through
JAPAN.
LONDON, May 16th. His Majesty the King telegraphed to the Emperor of Japan expressing the pleasure of Her Majesty the Queen, him- self and the people at the visit of Prince Hirohito, and trusting that it will strengthen the ties of friendship between
the two countries.
TRADES. UNIONS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
Losbox, "March 31st.
MORE LABOUR TROUBLE,
་་་
The main point which it demonstrates is THE SHIPPING TRADESLUMP. that the British Labour movement was
TEN MILLION. MORE TONS OF
tover converted to Socialism. It had
SHIPPING THAN IN 1914.
had to
face.
tona
bad times, when British steamers have boon laid up in hundreds I mow from sxperience that nothing is more calculated to... tënch" a "shipowner efficiency and Socialism imposed upon it by the nagging FFECT OF TAXATION AND CONTROL few years of really hard times, when the
economy in working his vessels than nominees whom the Socialiste put" in
uneconomic ships of a fleet have to be office." The tragedy is that these people
At the forty-fourth nonuni meeting of verhauled, and Businesses have "neces
sold to the shipbreaker, organisations have fastened Socialism on to Trade the Chamber of Shipping of the United sarily to be run on the
basis rock-bottom Unionism in such a fashion that the Kingdom. Sr Owen Philipps, O.C.M.G., Depression in shipping is different from that in any other trade, or manufacture, Unions, although they struggle occa-M.P., the president for the ensuing year, because the life of a ship is very limited. sionally for deliverance, have hardly the said:-You have honoured me by selecting Although in certain trudes some vessels In an important letter to the Prime power to rid themselves of the incubus. te to preside over the destinies of the may continue to de economic work for. Minister suggesting an interview on the Labour has, therefore, become an in- Chamber of Shipping of the United long periods, the normal life of a vessel is only about twenty years, and there industrial situation the President of the strument of the Socialists, and is made to Kingdom at one of the most critical fore & per cent, of the total tonnage of Federation of British Industries s♪d pay for keeping Socialist propaganda periods that British shipowners have ever the world, or, say over three million of world shipping, ought to be that British industry is fighting for its afoot in this country?
Notwithstanding the broken up every year. Owing to the well- devastation caused in the war by German meaning--although I fear mistaken. life. And there are ampis grounds for CORPORALS AS LEADERS.
submarines, but possibly as a direct re- polley of the Government which prevented There is the further point that, assult of their intensified campaign, pot British shipowners from selling their old the statement. 7
The coal industry provides a striking ?quently emphasised in this curres-ly has all the wastage of ships during vessels to foreignera unless they paid the the war been made good, but the world's penalty of 18 per cent. on the sale price eign markets which it used to supply Labour movement, who are recognised actually augmented by considerably more million tons of British shipping is at France interpreting Mr. Lloyd George as himself and the people were much touch because the cost of British production has leaders, are not extremists. They are the total tanango of the world, which at that in the interests both of shipowners and than ten million tons gross register. The present twenty years of age and over. indicating that he might welcome Gered by the true friendship shown in the enabled American and even Australian men who would hold office in any Labour me was well under fifty million tons, shipbuildere sad all their cumployés, man troops in Silesia to help restors the warmth and brilliance of the reception collieries to under-sell the output from Government. The question, therefore, is the present day considerably over trust the industry of the shipbreaker will sxty million tons, and there is still a #gain become setive, as otherwise I fear situation, while France declares that she accorded to Prince Hirohito everywhere British mines not only in South America Whether these moderate men would or very large number of steamers in various that shipbuilders in this and other coun..
stages of construction. The shipping trics will have very few new orders for the Miners Federation has, forced into the national life of the country. Mr the abnormally high cost of production Bis oreating the present insurrection to suit of the reception at the capital.
the total outlay incurred in working the Lloyd George dealt with this point in the of commodities, which cost had advanced dent that the same qualition, Imperial Majesty was particularly pleas British mines. The dearness of coal is a speech already referred to. "I know," and seything that was at all reason with hard work by all sections of the ab.e. The period of industrial depression community, will enable Great Britain to French officials indicate that German/ed at the fore-thought by which the Princo bane to every British industry and the views of the extreme men among the passing' is somewhat different from them, through the present economic de
he said, people say you are quoting through which this country is at present intervention would be considered an act of Wales met, Prince Hirohito at Ports hardship to every British household that Labour Party and the Socialists. What ping, depression, although the one face the present difficult times with con- pression. Let us therefore courageously His Imperial Majesty is con- has to live on modest means; sad all the about Mr. J. H. Thomas? What about is still inbouring under a 6s, in the £1
naturally renets on the other. Industry fdence If we do so we will find that. of war, and will be quickly 'followed by mouth. French military action. First of all, the vinced that the visit will contribute its evil consequences of the high price of this Mr. Clynes? What about Mr. Arthur tion duty, that is, more than one-third we will be able to continue to carry ou income-tax and & Is in the £1 corpora boon brought down to more normal. levels, when cost and working expenses have French forces concentrated at the Rhine share towards drawing' the two nation. Prime necessary of life and trade am due Henderson1 Well, what about them? of the entire profits of industry go direct the vast business of British shipping.
These are the men, they say, who will to the Exchequer, and this is exclusive notwithstanding additional foreign com govern. They will have to do exactly of saper-tax up to a further 8s in the petition, not only with satisfaction to 1 which individuals have to pay In
The Emperor of Japan replied that house in point. It has lost the chief for-pondence, the really big men in the mercantile shipping aluce 1014 has been for a license to do so, more than three*
them of being largely responsible for { deeply-stirring and gratifying kindness the unduly heavy item for wages which Socialism as the compulsory system for lump. The slump has been expedited by bravery, endurance, and pelvicon. will not tolerate Germans there, aceasing in the Empire, which culminated in the but in Europe. The cause of that loss is/ could prevent any attempt to establishedo is in the throes of a very ever some time to come. A combination of
their own purposes.
bridgeheads would occupy the whole of
the Ruhr area,
EARLIER CABLES. ATTITUDE OF GERMAN.
GOVERNMENT.
BARLIN, May 16th, Herr Wirth, the
Chancellor, referring to Upper Silesia, declared that be agreed to the Allies deciding the ques- tion upon the basis of the Versailles,
new
still closer.
to
thusiastic. H.I.H. then motored London, bis ear being the first to traverse the Victory Drive across the estate.
to the disastrous Socialist control of the Labour movement..
A MÖNSTROUS PROPOSAL,”
tt
won the war, and. I. for
combined
what, they are told," the Prime Minister my opinome and tends to throttage to the trade and commercs of our
[icket, how much would beft in it tell them what to do, and if they do be wrong, but my view is that, whilst the said there could be no question what-
their place."
do it L.L.P., VOIE
Treaty, in accordance with the strict 'West Virginia and Kentucky coalfields, poveriah millions of people less proz is true so far as if' goes, but while it ingred in the markets of the world at the motion, said that the American na
application of the plebiscite.
REPARATIONS PROBLEM. DOUBT ABOUT GERMANY'S GOOD
FAITH.
where half a dozen men were shot dead
be
la the course of strike riots. The pro- endeavour at a time when British indus day striving.for mastery, it would, beformer prosperity of British trade was Government interference with the ship-
mulgation of the proclamation is subject to the discretion of Mr. Weeks, the Minister of War, who is awaiting further
information:
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RAILWAY DISASTER IN FRANCE.
PAR18, May 12th (delayed). While expressing themselves frankly satisfied' at Germany's acceptance of the ultimatum, the papers, in view of past experience, remain somewhat sceptical LARGE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES, respecting Germany's good faith, and are
LIMOORS, May 18th. awaiting deeds. Addressing a party of Four people were killed and 14 in
British trade in present
of
FUTURE OF SHIPPING,
foreign journalists, a member of the jured through the derailing of the Paris- that would ensue it the Labour party got responsible for. Labour troubles hero dut ping. Seven years ago our late enemies
Toulouse express.
BOOKMAKER'S SUCCESSFUL
coo-
LONDON, May 18th. Prince Hirohito greatly impressed the
In a recent article 1 pointed out that continued, proceeding to spawor his ques- too M. Briand plainly intimated to journa distinguished company assembled at Che-the British coal industry is being carried tion.
this amount of taxation is ca but with great national advant
country. "All leaders have. We have orgy," initiative, and business develop lists, on Saturday, that Germany must
GOVERNMENT CONTROL. quers by his deep interest and general on at a loss of £5,000,000 a month. The simply got to take orders even in the cause of increasing greatly the costs of on the agends was
ment, in addition to which it is the direct
The chairman said the next resolution keep her troops out of Silesia, otherwise knowledge. of the subjects discussed a Miners' Federation demand coat the tax old political parties, but in this new production and thus causing unemploy posed by Lord Inchcapo, hut owing to to have been pro- are must be prepared to take the conse- the luncheon. The Prince afterwards payers shall make good that loss in order political party it is not the leader who national Even if countries protect their able to be present:
ment Trade is by its very nature inter- unavoidable circumstances, he was not "Hands off, Silesia'
In the absence of quences.
sume up accompanied the Premier and took a that colliery workers way continue to counts so much. I have had a good deal home markets, as of course, they have ord
lachcape he would nak Afr. the French point of view, who regard bird's-eye
view of the surrounding receive wages which the coal industry of experience in settling, Labour dis right to do, they must, if they are to do Howard Houlder to move the resolution.
manifestly cannot afford to pay. it isputes, and the trouble has never been big business, compete in many oversea that the Entente has been gravely en scenery, regarding which he was e
Mr. Howard Houlder then moved the markets which are open to the world on following resolution: clear that if the minora were entitled to with leaders but with the people behind equal terms. Therefore a country that desires to place on record its recognition This chamber dangered.
make the taxpayers provide a, subsidy for them, whom you never see, never meet, unduly burdens industry with taxation of the success of the steps taken in fur- their benefit, wage-earners in other indus never come into contact with, but who making it difficult for its people to therance of the Britian Government's carry on an extensive trade by indirectly policy of restoring the complete freedom tries would have an equal right to exact are the real power. In this new army forcing up the cost of production and of the mercantile marine and its convic tribute from the same source and under is the corporals who lead, and you thereby handicapping the country in com- tion that the best interests of the corn
never come into contact with them, and peting in the markets of the world." Socialist direction their claim would cer- they have no responsibility. What will
munities of the world will be served only TRADE REVIVAL
by leaving shipping entirely to private MARTIAL LAW IN KENTUCKY.
tainly be pressed. When all the Trades really happen once they are in is that I am often asked when, in my opinion, enterprise and by opening and keeping:
there will be juntas behind who will trade will again revive." FATAL: COAL STRIKE RIOTS. Cnions had: searched the taxpayers'
I hope I may open all parts of the world to interna-
tional shipping without discrimination. WASHINGTON, May 10th..
what, trade will not really revive and over that the interference of Government President Harding has signed a pre-in believing that it is monstrous that the
expand until taxation is reduced, cheap with trade generally and shipping in miners should strive to enforce by strike
coal is made available for clamation declaring martial law in the threats such a demand, which would im- Now, all this is strikingly put, and it the cost of production or industry, and particular was fraught with disastrons
of commodities in consequences. reduced, so as to enabld them to Mr. J. Howard Glover, in seconding perous "than themselves It is doubly is to recognise some of the new, vital iniquitous that they should engage in this forers which are at work in England to much lower prices than at present. The tion, as showing the disastrous effects of try is in grave jeopardy. I do not think extremely unwise to attach due in bult up on cheap con, which is still the ping industry, now found themselves with it is putting it too high to say that a when uttered Potions even motive power of all industry, as no in with a fleet of ships which were not worth national striki wresent arcumstances is certainly unwise, to say the least, to When I was a young man North-country not likely in the future to make any when by a Prime Minister. It dustry can be carried on without it, the fifth of what they had cost, and were might ruin it once for all. The people Lloyd George's speech was delivered North-East Coast at less than 75. per ton, were coming to the stage when the free erect a bogey of Socialism. Since Mr. coal was delivered on board ship on the profit whatever. In his opinion they this country cannot live unless they have the Independent Labour Party, which and the Walsh coal was put on board in interchango of goods among all countries foreign trade as well as home trade. In is mainly Socialist and extreme the Cardiff at under 9s a ton. These coals of the world was the only safeguard for the coming months Labour will have to brains of the Labour movement, as are now, of course, enormously more peace and concord. decide whether it will discard its Mad at has been called has met in conference costly. Until coal returns to a more The resolation was carried unani Dervishes or follow them down the road at Stockport. But it is most significant normal level of price, say; to consider mously. that leads to famine.
that this Conference heavily defeated &ably under £1 a ton, I fear British manu. 'THE PREMIER'S WARNING.
the Third Inter- facturers will have great difficulty in proposal to support **; national," j.e., the Communist movement reducing their working expenses, so as The Prime Minister has been called to to organise the class-war" at the to extend their trade in oversea markets.
SUIT. book by his opponents because he warned dictation of Moscow. the country a few days ago of the dangera The Socialist extremists who are held
Now as to the future of British ship. AGAINST UNSPORTSMANLIKE LADY Cabinet, M. Loucheur, painted out
GAMBLER.. into power under present conditions. Hlaing recent years have advocated the point was that uational safety demands class-war as a means of getting rid of were our principal competitors in ship France's tremendous efforts towards re Seven people were killed and injured continued support of the Coalition. His the private, capital from accepting this down and out--but only for a time Bench Division recently, gave a
ping. Now, for the moment, they are Mr. Justice MeCardia in the King's critics allege that he is not altogether Bussia, but, so far construction of her war-stricken districts, in a collision near La Bachellerie, owing unmindful of his own future when he programme, speaker after speaker at the Before very long I, for one, feel certain sidered judgment in an action in which she "having spent to date 27 billions of to congestion of traffic due to the derail adopts this line. He has, of course, Blockport Conferenco enunciated the we will and their vessels in many ports Michael Jeffrey & Co., book-makers, of burned his boats so far as Liberalism is sound British doctrine that the progress where they were in evidence prior to the Green Street, W., sued Miss, E. C. Baco- francs, which ought to have been paid ing of the express.
concerned; and it is difficult to imagine of Society must be by evolution and not war. In the new flect which they build ford, a member of the Empress Club,
force. by bim in the bosom of the Tories. But must be the polling booth as opposed to experience they gained in the past, the which plaintifs had paid her as winnings by Germany. France is a thoroughly
The method to be employed they will doubtless take advantage of the Dover Street, W., for the return of E97 however this may be, it is fairly evident that he is amply justified in calling at mob violence. So long as this sane outros of which may be that they will not in betting transactions.
look is maintained, as it is even within repeat the errors in design and construc
tion which are manifest in most of the Mr. Justice McCardio said plaintiffs Labour Administration while its policy is .L.F., the danger of revolutionary mea by Lord Inchcape on behalf of the British against Miss, Bamford to recover id In this connection an essential fact to res finding adequate support in the Government. Seven years ago the United which was the total of six cheques paid
country seems rather remote.
States owned just over 5,000,000 tons of by plaintiffs to defendant for bets won mercantile shipping, of which less than by her from plaintifa in respect of horse Lord Northcliffe, in spite of the ment as a whole, nor the vast majority PEKES OPINION ON THE QUESTION. prestige that is bis on the Continent as of that section of it comprised within the : The Prime Minister's speech has some. 3,000,000 tons were employed in overses races. the owner of what is there still regarded Trader Unions, are Socialists or revolu- what bewildered the Coalition news-
trade. As a direct result of the magni- Defendant caabed the cheques with na the semi-official organ of England, is tionary. The Prime Minister is well papers, who fear that it will antagonise ficant effort the American people and different people, he became holders for beginning to wonder whether in these aware of this, and he stressed the point Labour in the country. Of late there American shipowners made on behalf of value, and who duly presented the che hard times-ho can afford to pay heavily that it the extremists who are at the has been a distinct tendency on the part the Allied cause which effort helped so ques for payment. They were paid by. for this alion glory," says the Outlook. LONDON, May 10th. And L.G., I am told further is bring: bottom of our troubles. It may, there of workers to break away from the Trades largely, to bring about the defeat of the the plaintiffs bankers. Hence the plai
be useful to glance at the chief Unions, especially since wages have submarine campaign-America has today tiffs brought the action under Section E ing pressure to freeze out Northcliffe fort, bere led to this most begun to drop The Unions promised the second largest merchant fleet in the of the Gaming Act of 1836, and they Bested
a captain of industry who is
too much in that respect. They can world, and now owns over 18,000,000 tons relied on the well own decision of the earried out in London occurred simul
to the Premlar, and holda undesirable clement obtaining the power make it difficult for Capital, but they of shipping, of which over 14,000,000 tons Court of Appeal in Dey v. Muyo. shares in the Tines.
they undoubtedly possess.
cannot control the operation of economic are employed in overses trade. taneously at Liverpool. The intruders There must be a readjustment which THE DEED OF A GERMAN
It was only just to plaintiffs to say that lawa. Іп the north of England, United States, therefore, have much more especially, many working inen who are than taken place forfeited by Ger they would not have commenced these and masked men, who used motors and half the papers in the United Kingdom tions of Labour to Socialism knows what increasingly dissatisfied with Trade many. The aggregate of the German Proceedings but for the fact that defend. are to disappear, and half the men who the facts are. Forty-five years ago the Union regulations have turned for assist overses mercantile marine was only just ant, while receiving and keeping her win. visited the houses of relatives of the Irish produce and print them thrown But, of creed of the German Socialist writer, ance to other political parties. In Lan over 5,000,000 tons, while the present mer-nings from plaintifs, declined to pay her Constabulary. They set fire to the work," says the Outlook: Most of the Karl Marx, was resuscitated in this coun. cashire the Tory Party has been seeking times the size of the pre-war Gorman
cantila fleet of the United States is three losses, to organise these men, and Tory Labour
WHY, THE CASE WAS BROUGHT great London dailies, worth fortunes a try by a band of enthusiasts of whom
said,
It was conceded by defendant's counsel few years ago, are losing fortunes to-day. Mr. H. M.-Hyndman is the most eminent organisations have increased in marked mercantile fleet. As I have already OUTRAGES AT ST. ALBANS.
I should be surprised to learn that any survivor. Marx himself had pressed his degree in numbers and influence since there are over 60,000,000 tons of world that unless the point to be dealt with the Armistice. A speech like that of shipping afloat, compared with under was ruled in her favour, plaintiffs were of them, beyond the Daily Mail, Evening doctrines on the British working-classes Mr. Lloyd George is decidedly embar-50,000,000 tons prior to the war. In other entitled to recorez. That point rested on LONDON, May 18th. News, Daily Telegraph and Evening at an earlier date, but he was too preten rassing to these Labour organisations, words, there are, roughly speaking, six the fact that plaintiff eued as partners,
Standard, are clearing their expenses. tious and dictatorial to conduct his cap and hence the dificulties, bis Press
vessels to-day to do the work of evory Defendant contended that a firm of A further outrage" attributed to Sinn From a journalistic standpoint, the paign with success, and he quarrelled porters have in dealing with it... five vessels before the war. As the total professional bookmakers were unable to Feiners orcurred at St. Albans last nightily News has been admirably conduct with the English Trades Unions. But As to the Liberal papers the Westmine- quantity of trade of the world, reckoned maintain such an action. It was argued says the Saturday Review. Mr. Hyndman and his follow revivalists gain ter Gazette condemns the speech because in toounge, has not yet resumed even the that partnership for the purpose of carry. Three tuon with revolvers entered a house Gardiner wields a pen which has fewed no more headway than Marx hawild med make wild me, and we pre-war b
level, there are consequentlying on a betting busrace was either equals in Fleet Street, and on occasion attained, and they remained a mere hand. pect Prime Ministers and responsible more ve sels afloat than the world is at illegal or impossible in law, and the an and wounded an ex-member of the Royal he has trounced the Government as ful zealots, till the older Fabians or statesmen to escape the infection The present in need of. There are! over tim must be dismissed
severely as the Northolifte Prens Irish Constabulary and his wife. They While the disappearance of the Corp.ganised a characteristic intrigue," 7 | paper adds:" Here and elsewhere the 5,000,000 tons of shipping at the His lordship dealt at length with the They wanted money and they wanted Labour Parties will continue to have time held up in various ports of various authorities, cited," and "added. Press may be inevitable in these days of disciples. The only funds they could ideals and ultimate objects which could world, which may roughly be divided as that upon the decision as they stood,
follows: Considerably more -than it maintained will be greatly missed. hope to tap were those of the Trades Bot be realised without an upheaven 2,000,000 tons of British shipping laid up he thought the great balance of authority
Unions. If by a crafty scheme of per- Society as we know it, but where men Journalism will be the loser if the. Daily meation they could install themselves in keep their grip on practica) ·allaire the 12,000,000 tons of American shipping laid was in favour of the view that a partner News.joins ous of the prbsy gangs which. are becoming a menace to the profession control of the laxly managed governing actual controversy will continue about up and 1,000,000 tons of Scandinavian ship could exist in a betting and book-
The danger in says the New Slot machinery particularly the political particular achcines and Inwa which will and other shipping laid up. The out maker's business, and he so held. out any adequate menus of checking plenty of money and at the same time munity is ripe to it in the aggregate sible that we may see a cousiderably good reason in public policy why they that the public may be left with-mashinery of the Unions they could get be settled one by one on their merits, look for shipping at the moment, thers If the Courts recognized a.single pro- and change will come when the comfore, is not bright, and it is quite pos prietor of a betting business how 20 official or coloured information use effective pressure in ordaining that fliers will and dust be great changes larger number of steamers laid
laid up before, should not recognize, na they had done, 4 **The Manchester Guardian says that its Trade Unionists must at least profess which any amount to Bevolution; but things improve
betting partnership. daily circulation is 60,000 copies.
themselves Socialists. How the permes if the wild men, whether red or white UTAN "OPTIMIST.””
Being of opinion that this action was The Daily Express says that its daily tion was carried out is contained in a can be restrained, it will be a peaceful Personally, I am an optimist about well brought by plaintiffs as a irm, he circulation is 584,051, and the Daily Mail chapter of Trade Union history that Revolution, to which in the end the whole British shipping. In my commercial life gave judgment for them for the sum $1,245,000.
aforda, endless: amusement to, the cynic. I country will consent.”—–B.B.
I have boon through several periods of claimed, with costa
peace-loving country, stated M. Loucheur,
but can take no chance, and will remaiNEWS FROM FLEET STREET. tention to pefils that must attend any the fold of such an extreme body as the ex-arman ships that are now being sold brought the action sa a partnership firm
ready for emergencies until Germany's
disarmament
Havas.
has been completed.—
IRISH PROBLEM. OUTRAGES IN LIVERPOOL.
A series of outrages similar to those
MANY GREAT DAILIES LOSING
block
FORTUNES.
24
dictated by Socialist extremista.
note is that neither the Labour move-
wers composed of small groups of armed between expenditure and income unless
will bring about some sort of balance Everybody who has studied the rela
housen.
bit, the victims on the head with the butt of revolvers, and then escaped.
U.S.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
WARRINGTON, May 16th.
The Senate and the House of Repro- sentativer have adopted the conference report on the Emergency Immigration Restriction Bill, which now goes to Pre- wident Harding
fúancial stress, the controversial element
man,
The
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