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FAR EASTERN CABLE "THE TRAGEDY OF LORD corroding iraces of the passing years.
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KITCHENER.”
A FAILURE" IN WAR OFFICE"
ADMINISTRATION.
Ho glanced round the War Office for help, but could find bone. Whitehall bad been awept clean of soldiers of experience and talent
EL-TOUR-MIROVA-
PODOLSKY CONCERT.
tnterest in last night's successful com
and with the exception of cert centred in Miss Vora" Mirova's inter Sir John Cowans, the Q.H.O., he found pretation of a Japanese Dance," Haru paly aged and tired men who trembled sama"-Spring Rain-and a delight. before him and his reputation. He baded audience expressed in no uncertain no knowledge of the organisation of the manner its appreciation of the artiste'm Army or the methods of Parliamentary efforts. Garbed Japanese fashion in it- the administration of a public office. In Japanese lady, who supplied the accom- confidence in himselt. The governing vocal effort, Miss Mirova brought Japan this novel sphere he was baffled, and leatpaniment on a Samisen and by lusty forces of the situation. overwhelmed him vividly to memory- but only his intimate friends guessed ing: no detail was missing, and even to Nothing was lack-
in France in the first eight months of Jeanne Rose is soon to be broken up, allatoriy Orkney sen. The purpose of Lord control,, and all that these things menn in self an artistic success and sided by 1921 aounted to 13,607,000,000 francs, as foreign workers to be disbanded and re compared with 34,312,000 francs in thepatriated, their contracts having expir corresponding period of 1920. The red. ports in the same “period" "amounted to
mitton investigating the New York muni-14,096,000 runes, as compared with ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT in brief is what the book e miest of the
ipal administration that he benefitted 1,234,000.000 franes.
Bo the extent of twelve thousand dollars
From a Stock Exchange transaction GORDON BENNETT CUP RACE
tarried out by a financier Mr. Allan Ryan, whom he appointed as Deputy Police Commissioner.
RIOT IN VIENNA.
CROWD STORMS BOURSE.
VIENNA, September 21st. Indignant at the recent accesssive apeculation in exchange, a big crowd at- tempted to storm the Bourse. Several maltreated. and Bank
brokers Were windows were smashed.
The ox-State Secretary declares that incant printing of new banknotes accounted for speculation.
It is stated that the Austro-Hungarian Bank is issuing over two-milliard-crowns new notes weekly, while the national dotcit is well over a hundred milliard
crowns
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WASHINGTON. CONFERENCE. PREMIER AND LORD CURZON
UNABLE TO ATTEND.
LONDON September 21st. It is now officially stated that neither Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Curzon will attend the Washington Conference in consequence of the urgency of the domestic problems.
Mr. Boaar Law will probably be one of Great Britain's representatives, whils
SWISS BALLOONIST'S FEAT.
LONDON, September 21st.
A Swiss balleonist Armbruster, who travelled from Brussels to Lambay Island, near Dublin, 470 miles, has won the Gordon Bennett Cup Race, in which
all the fourteen starters have now been
safely accounted for...
THE ARGENTINE RENT PROBLEM.
BUENOS AIRES, September 21st A law has been promulgated restoring rents to the 1919 level.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LITHUANIA AS MEMBER.
GENEVA, September 21st.
All the judges elected to sit in the Court of International Justice have in- timated their acceptance. The Committee of the League has recommended the ad mission of Lithuania to membership,
EARLIER CABLES.
AMENDMENT TO COVENANT:
Gaiva, September 20th. Commission 111, of the Assembly of the League of Nations, dealing with legal organisation, has decided to adopt and submit to the Assembly an amendment
to Art. XII of the Covenant, providing for the use of the economic weapon. against Covenant-breaking States, the purport of the amendment being to create an international blockade
| STRONG· BRITISH PROTEST AGAINST BREACH OF FAITH.
agreement the
Lord
what was happening.
It is true
courage. Even when his conclusions ware perfect. A furore of applause greeted the he played his part with unfaltering the click of, the fan, the portrașul was
arrived at upon insufficient data. instincts, bred of a desert life, were suret artiste at the close. Miss Mirova also than those of his colleagues. At moments danced to Chopin's Valse and Schubert's his vision could still penetrate far and Marche, and gave artistic interpretations his famous dictum on the duration of the
Miss Auns El-Tour repeated hor pre war was a case in point. light from afar off so his was a figure Mozart. Purcel,
Just as Lord K, saw things in-u truer | vious success an a cycle of songs by that loomed larger and in truer perspec others, and was deservedly recalled. Her Liszt, Debussy and tise at a distance. For this reason his encores included "Annis Laurie,” very character and aptitude were accurately judged by the masses of the
more feelingly rendered. people than by his colleagues in the
Alr. Leo Podolsky played "Tacosts Cabinet.
The sharp legal and and Fugue and amongst others a political minds of his compears were re
"Legend" by Kortchanareff, in effectivs In response to demanda Mr. pelled by his methods, which were foreign to theirs. Broad-spread are the Podolsky gave Sinding's "March Grotes infirmities of human reason, and no polique. tician makes allowance for faults which do not happen to be his own.
aring after character in his sub- the greater and lesser personalitics of the ject
painter wishing to focus
war during the first eighteen months, in true perspective and with dramatic force, could not do otherwise that place the figure of Lord Kitchener in the centre and foreground of his caovaa."
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DISMANTLING OF ONWESE, ÇOM. POUND IN FRANCE,
The Tragedy of Lord Kitchener la the title of a hook by Lord Esher, CHALONS, September 20th.
who is careful to explain that it is The Chinese cantonment Pant not meant to recall, the tragic death of the great soldier-administrator in the Esher's volume, says a reviewer, is to demonstrate that Lord Kitchener was failure in his administration of the Wat Office from August, 1914, until his death in June. 1016, and that Lord Kitchener himself realised this terribin fact. This,
Esher declares that, in the greatest task of his life, and while at the summit of a career of fame and success, Lord Kitchener " *suddenly became aware LONDON, September 20th. that the golden bowl was broken. Whilst since the conclusion of the The rush which had sprung up so mira Anglo-Russian trade
culously in the sands of the desert could British Government hath loyally kept its the post's vision the tragedy of Hamlet
not grow in the London
Το clay. pledge to abstain from offensive action lay in the hero's consciousness of his own against the Russian Soviet Governmat irresolution, and not in the holocaust of the laster immediately after the signs death aid which the play ends. ture of the treaty began an intensifal Kitchener's tragedy was not dissimilar. campaign of falsehood and hostility to inasmuch as he realised that the qualities Great Britain throughout Central of mind and character which had served The British him well through life were under these Asia and Afghanistan. Government possess convincing proofs entirely new conditions, out of place." of such campaign, and are resolved
This extract from Lord Esher' study of not to tolerate it further, and have Kitchener's work and character during consequently despatclied to Moscow the twenty-two months he was Minister strong Note drawing attention to the for War is sufficient to show that, in the serious breaches of faith and demanding writer's opinion, Lord Kitchener failed an explanation.
in the great task he had undertaken and fully realised the extent of the disaster which had overtaken him. This is what Lord Esher seeks to prove in the volume of two hundred odd pages that he has written. Whether history will accept this conclusion time alone can reveal. To his contemporaries, with the possible excep "Yet," Lord Esher says, "one walked Asquiths are rereaded Cabins, and por although our system of conducting News some of his colleagues in Mr. away from K.'s room feeling that haps a few soldiers with whom he came great war was misguided, and he knew it, into conflict, Lord Kitchener, while he he was no longer the K. of K. qualised lived was the great outstanding and to and a remedy. Had he been able to Russo-Afghan treaty, which "The Note dwells especially on the commanding figure of the raphy that trol and course of the war would have fidence of the Labour Party has been.
war. We know divest himself of twenty years the con- Soviet from Sir George Arthur's official, declared was an instrument to there were men in the Cabinet in 1915 been differoat. guarantee friendly relations with a State and 1918, who longed to be rid of Kit- whose territory was
With regard to Lord Kitchener's con- an important chener.
His mentality and the circum channel whereby the Communist Inter-stances of his career in Egypt unitted ception of the true strategy of the war national maintains direct contact with him for the team work which membership Lord Esber states that he locked with The Note attaches significance to of the Cabinet entails. He had been too stera dissatisfaction on limiting its pop- the fact that the treaty involves Russia autocracy, where his word was law, to be
long in a position
of supremacy and aibilities to the Western front. This was why he beatitated to send to France in the payment of a large subsidy to able to work under conditions where he every available man and gas, as he was Afghanistan, for the establishment of the had to defend his proposals and co-constantly urged to do by the British economic reasons justily opening Coast opinions, and even the prejudices, of Government. so-called Consuls' Districts, where a ordinate them in conjunction with the commanders there and by the French
Great Britain's Note to Bussis is packed with specified instances of the Soviet's violation of the trade agreement in India, Persia, Turkestan, Angora, and Afghanistan, with the avowed object of creating dissension in British colonies and in India, and directs attention to the continued activity at Tashkent. where thers is a propaganda school still training" and supplying money to Indians.
India.
*iptes.
FAMINE-STRICKEN RUSSIA.
other men.
the others freely mentioned are M.Proposal submitted by M. Pouilst (Bel-Samara and from Saratov have arrived at Lord of the Asquith Government
William
Arthur J. Balfour, Sir L. Worthington Evans, Lord Lee and Sir Tyrrail
WASHINGTON'S TENTATIVE
AGENDA.....
WASHINGTON, September 21st. Government's tentative agenda for the Disarmament Conference has been transmitted to the participants in the conference; who have been informed that the agenda, essentially, contains only ggestions and is subject to amendment
and additions.
The agenda contains the following:- Armaments. First, limitation of paval armaments the basis of limitation and the fulfiment of conditions; secondly, rules for the control of the new agencies in warfare; and, thirdly. limitation of Jaad armainents.
·Pacific and
The Commission decided to adopt a
gium) in the form of an amendment to the Covenant that if it appears desirable to certain States to defer totally or partially the application of the economic Banctions provided by Art. XVI, that should be done only in the interests of the integral application of the sanctions or to minimise disadvantages occasioned by these measures in certain States."
The Commission, however, decided to submit M. Poullet's resolution to a draft- ing committee composed of M. Poullet, M. Schahzer, M. Reynald, Mr. Fisher, and Lord Robert Cecil. Mr. Fisher was of the opinion that the constitution of a commission to consider laws relating to naval blockades is at present inoppor. eliminate the pasenge relating to it from tune, and the Commission resolved to
the report.
· MILITARY SERVICE IN
HOLLAND.
PROTEST AGAINST IMPRISONMENT
OF OBJECTOR.
AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY.
BIGA, September 20th. The first trains bringing children from Gomel, White Russia. According to Moscow wireless message, three steamers are ready to leave Petrograd" for Europe with cargoes of asbestos and timber.
The Soviet Press states that Mr. Gil. man, representative of the United States with half a million dollars collected in Tailors' Union, has arrived at Moscow
America for starving Russia.
PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.
Lord Kitchener had not a gift for dis cussion. He was either too silent, or, when strongly moved, was so voluble as to be incoherent. and often indiscreet. He was entirely out of place among the lawyers and dialecticians who formed so large a part
gives a
a painful picture of him struggling like a blind and bewilder- ed giant and against intangible, but
amid unfamiliar
Bowerful, forces
he could not effectively com bat because he could not understand them. Some of his colleagues in the Cabinet were made to render his position so un- both disliked and feared him.
Attempta comfortable that he would be forced to resign. When these failed he was sent ou ansion to the Mediterranean and the Near East, from which it was hoped he would never return. In Paria, while on his way to Gallipoli Lord Kitchener said bitterly: "Asquith is my only friend."
NEMIES DISAPPOINTED,
They
An artist
"Left to himself, he would have selected, as all his friends knew, some point in the Near East, and would have launched an attack with every man and. gun and shell which could have been begged, borrowed, or stolen from the Western front. He could take great risks, but galy when he could take time, Such a risk, after adequate pres paration, was the rele to which in his mind he had destined the New Armies, But his band was forced, and the tragic glories of Gallipoli, followed by the collapse of Russia, left the Allies no battleground except the Western front upon which there was "any chance of decisive victory."
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BRITISH LABOUR'S NEW POLICY,
**This year, the Labour Party attains its majority, and the Brighton Confer ence which has just closed marks an im- portant stage in the history of the politi cal Labour movement, writes Mr.. Arthur Greenwood in the Londor Daily
"When the Party came into existenos 21 years ago it commanded little support," and is met with the fiercest opposition.
The new sense of power and con
reflected in the tone and temper of this week's Labour Party Conference. Labour Party's policy, as formulated at the Annual Conference, has passed from propaganda to statesmanship.
The
The agenda of the Brighton Confer ence indicates the comprehensive, charac tar of the Labour policy. Foreign affairs portant place is given, to education, tem- Icom large in the discussions, and an im perance, housing, and economic policy. But from the point of view of the development of the Labour Party, the most significant step taken during the present week is the approval given by the Conference to the coordination pro- posals, the purpose of which is to secure. A unification of Labour policy and the maximum amount of common working between the industrial and politics Labour
movements.
"It is expected that the scheme submitted to the Conference will bo approved by the Trade Union Congress in September, after which stops will be taken to set up a National Joint Council. representing the General Council of the Committee of the Labour Party, and the Trade Union Congress, the Executive Parliamentary Party,
FOUE DEPARTMENTS. "
TREK STRATEGY OF VICTORY.
"The proposal to establish four departs BIGA, Beptember 20th.
collapse in the Wost only came after bour Party and the General Council of But, it may be pointed out, the final meats under the joint control of the La- The Russian famine is aggravated by
Allenby had crushed the Turks in Asia the Trade Union Congress, will render immense clouds, of locusts in the Oren burg district, which are rapidly moving
Minor and the successful campaign in the both the industrial and the political and devouring vegetables. The children's
Balkans bad smashed Bulgaria across the intended to set up a Department of Res movements much more effective. It is waifa abandoned by despairing pants, the Near East in November, 1915, he was before him, will be able to prove that of International Affairs and Publicity homes at Orenburg are overcrowded with
When be returned unexpectedly from fature, when the whole of the facts are search and Information: a Department
Perhaps the historian of the whute 17,000 inhabitants of Samara have shorn of some of his power at the War Lord Kitchener's plan of holding the departments the Labour movement will evacuated that place for a more fertile Office, and colleagues were forced upon enemy in France and striking a crushing be equipped with machinery of vital im and Legal Departments. With these district. Disaster overtook a stemmer him whom he did not desire. bound for Archangelsk, the entire cargo want is use my name and deprive me of blow against his fank from the Southportance, if Labour is to play its due of grain being lost in the Kara Ses. The authority," he complained to an intimate east was the true strategy of victory had part in the national life. Daly bright spot is the arrival at Petro friend, when administrative changes were he been able to impose it upon his own grad of the first German relief steamer made at the War Office which lessened his and the Allied, Governments. with a cargo of medical supplies.
personal control of affairs. But Kit POPE SUBSCRIBES 1,000,000 LIRE. chener felt that he owed a duty to his
Guteva, September 20th.
Sovereign and to the country, and he re- The Pope has subscribed 1,000,000 lire Perhaps the greatest disappointment his mained at the post he had undertaken. to the International Bed Cross organisa-enemies met with was when Sir William
Imperial General Staff. Roberteon was appointed Chief of the
REFUGEES' MISUNDERSTANDING.
PARIS, September 20th.
Tus HAGUS, September: 20th.. Qa the occasion of the opening of Parliament demonstrations occurred with 19r Eastern Questions, the object of securing the release of &tion for famine, relief in Russia Firstly, questions relating to China-thean named Groenendaal imprisoned for Principles applicable; secondly, applica Lim - to: --~ (a)" territorial integrity, (administrative integrity, (c) open Heor equality of administrative and in Mustrial opportunity, (d) concessions,
nopolies and other economic privileges,
refusing military service. The police arrested several persons who were at- Anti-militarist shouts were raised in the tempting to approach the royal carriage. Parliament Hall, momentarily drowning the reading of the speech from the Throne. Order was eventually restored.
HOLLANDS BUDGET.
(e) development of railways, (f) prefer MEASURES FOR MEETING DEFICIT.Į antial railroad rates, and (9) status of existing commitments-questions relating
Tus Hious, September 20th. The Budget for 1929 estimates a deficit
ta Biberis and similar questions relating of forty-eight millions, which the Go- ta China; and, thirdly, mandate islands.ernment proposes to meet by temporarily
EARLIER CABLES. BRITISH DELEGATION QUESTION.
LONDON, September 20th. Router learns that nothing is known in London of any invitations being issued to British delegates for the Washington conference, and nothing has bean arrang *ed.
The latest Note from Washington has not advanced matters, as no particulars are furnished regarding the basis or nature of the discussione. No action has boon taken on it, nor is any considered probable.
fl
QUEENSLAND COLLIERY
DISASTER.
UNRECOGNISED BODIES. RECOVERED,
BRISBANE September 20th. Hope has been abandoned of rescuing the ontomed miners at Mount Mulligan colliery.. Rescue work was hampered by bad gases. Hitherto twolve recognisable bodies have been recovered.
THE SILESIAN PROBLEM.
PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT.
GENEVA, September 20th.
steamer Burgmeister von Afcle has sailed A memage from Ajaccio states that the for Constantinople. The French Foreign Minister states that the idea that the versal was sailing to Odessa, was due to a misunderstanding. "The French Govern- ment will never force Russian refugees to return to the Soviet country.-,
THE VILSA PROBLEM. POLISH-LITHUANIAN UNDER STANDING.
The wish in certain quarters to be rid of Lord K.," writes Viscount Esher, that Sir William Robertson would bell the had not diminished, but it was hoped cat." This hope was not realised. The new Chief of the Imperial General Staf was too big and too honest a man to play the game of the politicians, whose object in
pressing for his appointment Sir William discerned very clearly. engnised that, the nation owed more to Kitchener than to any living man for what had so far been done in the war. On February 4th, 1918, Sir William Robert on wrote:-)
Ho re-
Where would we be without the New Armies. He was not well served. Ir they want to be rid of him, why not move him I imagine they dare not Apparently I have been a disappoint it is no part of G.I.G.8.'s duty to ment in not knocking him down. But, intrigue against his 8. of 8. (Secretary of State).At any rate I won't." Fa has been all that could be desired sa far as I am concerned.
as
abolishing the amortization Mrvices in
Gasava, September 20th. respect of certain loans, and by mod.- K. Hymana' painstaking efforts to solve fications of the property and stamp the very thorny problem of Vilns were taxes. The Government has decided to rewarded when the Council of the League club legislation involving additional ex- of Nations, presided over by Dr. Welling penditure and to introduce economy into ton Koo, unanimously approved the ro
vised public administration.
settlement of the Polish-Lithuanian dispute, which will now be submitted to the Assembly. The settlement provides for the creation of an autonomous canton at Vins, where the.
Lord Esber maker it clear that the Polish element is strongest within the Lithuanian State, appointment of Lord Kitchener B130 Polish-Lithuanian. defensiva mili-
Minister for War was due to the initiativė tary agreement. When the Polish and Lord Haldane, then Lord Chancellor, League of Nations stated that caquirion settlement, it will bo submitted for the the Press. The announcement that Lord A personality in close touch with the Lithuanian Governments have ratified the and that decision was made before any suggestion with regard to it appeared in and debates respecting Silesian problem are being pushed for-population of Vilna
the Upper approval of the representatives of tho Kitchener was to take control of the War Office caused a sigh of relief to be breath- ward actively.
ed by the whole country. It was felt that MEXICAN --OUTRAGE
here, at all events, the right man was in AMERICAN SHOT DEAD.
the right place.
WASTINGTON, September 20th.
A satissactory settlement is expected towards the middle of October-Havas. FRENCH TEXTILE DISPUTE
M. BRIAND'S EFFORTS.
A
The American Consul at Tampico reports that Cark Tabb an American employé of the Mexican Petroleum Co., was shot dead by Mexicana.
**LOST CONFIDENCE.
"OFTEN MAZLKABLE.”
"
of Lord
||
"PUNCH'S " JOKES
research
The dominant notes of the Labour, movement at the present time are a desire for common action where such action is possible, and a recognition of the import Lord Esher concludes bis important ance of knowledge as a basis for policy. Kitchener a character:— book by B brief summary
Those who are actively engaged in the Labour movement look forward with con- fidence to the future Organised Labour Great man as he was, but not cast has lost nothing of its idealism, whilst in the greatest mould. He was not, it bas gained in stability from the steady like Napoleon, or Cromwell, or William ing influence of responsibility and the of Orange, always true to type. Reo reinforcement of its general principles koned, to be firm and resolute, and by knowledge and organised strong, he was certainly at times all Opponents of Labour may disagree with threo; but during the last years of his ita policy, but they cannot with truth life he was also often malleable, and charge the movement with a lack of irresolute. Of his religion, if he had either ideals or proved capacity, and one, nothing was known, sithough his delegates returning to their home from biographer (Sir George Arthur) has the Brighton Conference carry with theor claimed for him a place on the side of the certainty that Labour is steadily the angels; but others who knew him forging its way to power.” well have said his innermost thoughts were as free as Huxley's
· Par- sistently he cared for things-objects,|| as the French call them-and this form of salf-indulgence is perhaps rarely combined with love for human beings witticisms of
The genesis of Mr. Punch's celebrated He loved Broome (his home in Kent), "Advice to those about to marry," it has Bang went saxpence " sod which was the work of his hands. He been stated the following personages have cared nothing for decorations except been said to be responsible for the so far as they would adorn Brodmo. fatter: (1) a policeman at Glasgow, (1) Ooca he said, "Tell your French friends bricklayer of Edinburgh, (3) a railway not to give me the Legion of Honour, officia! at Perth,, (4) & compositor which I am told they intend to do; Dundee. (8) a hotel-keeper at Inverne but persuade them to send me two and (6) a Fres Press"
reporter at pieces of Gobelins tapestry out of the Aberdeen. The fact is, writes the Gardo Mouble. On another occasion editor of the Clasgow Herald, that the he told a friend who had offered him only time the jest was fathered on these some books for the Broome library in Hood's Comic umozous story
catunable
persons was in.a "60's.
the Inte The author of the story-the late Mr. A. Dewar Willock, editor of the Glasgon Weekly Herald described how a commercial traveller set out to solve the mystery of a parentage of the joke, and heard from various sources that the persons mentioned were the actual criminalaThe investigator, however, ultimately discovered that the Glasgow
"Give me old bindings; the hooks 12. don't matter."
THE FINAL TRAGEDY,
There is a brief account of the final tragedy off the coast of the Orkneys which in view of some recent publications may be quoted:-
The idea that the Hampshire was des The truth is" writes Lord Esher, troyed by submarine attack or by a mine policeman had gone to China. the Edins that Lord K., as he was now called, was specially laid for the purpose has beenburgh bricklayer to Chicago, and the rail- no longer of K. of K. of the Sudani and anally rejected, That Lord Kitchener Way official to Burmah; that the Dundee, South Africa, and he only sa yet was met his death at the hands of the enemy compositor had drowned himself in a jar aware of the tragic fact, ater and never has been ad perod fortune of the hotel-keeper had gone into the Bankruptcy of marmalade, and that the Inverness selt aficing, hatred of the written distike of functions," the habit of verbal. "ed; but it was the good fortune of the Court, and the Free Press reporter they were only the ghosts of their old relieved them from the weight of his proudly confessed to having written the orders, were still part of his being, but Germans rather than the skill which to the devil. Finally, he met
The armour of his soul had rust determined enmity and deprived England joke, and he there and then slaw him se o ed; he had noted, if others had not, the of har foremost champion.
warning to other people,
Pan, September 20th. The manufacturers-and-workmen dole, gatio... had each a private interview with the French Premier, who has taken in hand personally the settlement of the It is the To sign Office that, first of textile industry dispute, the solution of; all, diotates here a potential, enemy is solves. which appears to be nearer.-lavas, likely to be.-Colonel Burgoyne,
man who