FARLIER TELEGRAMS.
* SOCIALIST WAR AIMS.
Invitation to German Comrades.
Leadon, February 24, MyJ. H. Thomas, speaking at the Socialist Conference Inchin, said that while they keenly desired pease they had ot hoisted the white fag. Their first step was to their German comrades to respond with a definite stment off their peace terms. An opportunity was now en to their German comrades of indicating that they not support the action of their Government against Inssis.
The Inter-Allied Socialist Conference has concluded by adopting the War Aims Memorandum, which is practically identical with the British memorandum cabled from "Daily Telegraph" on 10th August and 17th December. The clause as regards Alsace-Lorraine is strengthened, as mentioned yesterday, declaring that it is a problém not of territoriál adjustment, but of right and France having secured recogni- tion of her right in the peace treaty signed by every nation in the world is prepared to subunit the future of the pro-" vinces to the League of Nations to be decided by a free and popular vote.
The Conference resolved to organige an International Socialist Conference of representatives of all belligerents to be held in a neutral country during hostilities, to appoint a deputation representing France, Belgium, Britain and Italy to visit the United States and confer with American labourites on the war, to appoint M. Albert Thomas, M. Vandervelda and Mr. Henderson as committee to secure Labour and Socialist representation at the peace conference and to organisé & Labour-Socialist Conference concurrently with the Official Conference, to transmit the War Aims Memorandum to the Centralite Socialists requesting an efforts which will be international.
M. Albert Thomas declared that if anybody tried to foîst a pesce not embodying these war aims it would mean revolution,
M. Cemelle Huysmans heads the deputation to the United States.
The following is the text of the Colonies clause in the Memorandum: "The Internationale has always condemned the colonial policy of the capitalist Governments, and with- qut cessing to condemn it the Inter-Allied Conference never, theless recongises the existence of a state of things which it is obliged to take into account. The Conference considers that the treaty of peace ought to secure to the natives of all colonies and dependencies effective protection against the excesses of capitalist colonialism. The Conference demands the concession of 'administrative autonomy for all groups of people that attain to a certain degree of civilisation and for all others progressive participation in local government. The Conference is of the opinion that the return of the colonies to pre-war possessors or exchanges and compensa" tions which might be effected should not impede peace- making.***
Those colonies that have been taken by conquest from. any belligerent must be made subject to special considers- tion at the Peace Conference as to which of the communities in their neighbourhood will be entitled to take part, but the clause in the treaty of peace on this point must be to secure economic equality in such territories for peoples of all nations and thereby guarantee that none are shut out from legitimate access to raw materials, prevented from disposing of their own products or deprived of their proper share of economic development.
As regards more especially the colonies of all belliger- ents in tropical Africa from sea to sea. including the whole region north of the Zambesi and south of the Sahara, the Conference.condemns any Imperialist idea which would make these countries the booty of one or several nations to exploit them for the profit of capitalists or use them for the promotion of the militarist aims of Governinents. With respect to these colonies the Conference declares in favor of a system of control being established by international agreement under a League of Nations and maintained by its guarantee, which, whilst respecting their national sover- eignty, would be like inspired by broad conceptions of economie freedom and concerned to safeguard the rights of the natires under the best conditions possible: for them, locality of the wishes of the people expressed in a form which is possible to them; secondly, the interests of native tribes as regards their ownership of the soil would be main- tained; thirdly, their whole eventes would be devoted to the well-being and development of the colonies themselves.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Chaos in Petrograd.
London, February 24. The General Staff at Petrograd has issued a proclama tion declaring martial law in the city, announcing that all thieves, counter revolutionary agitators, German spies and, others rising against the Government will be shot; also per- sons convicted of concealing provisions or disobeying the order to report to the General Staff all provisions in the city for purchase át a fixed price. Every unauthorised possessor of explosives must hand them over to the local Soviet for the army. The penalty is outlawry,
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The newspapers must verify their news regarding the Goverment or from the war theatre. The penalty in sup- pression of the newspaper and arrest of the staff.
The Bolshevik newsagency declares that the appeal of the Council of Commissaries caused in outbreak of en- thusiasm. The enrolment of large numbers of volunteers has begun. No fewer than fifty thousand will be under arms in a few days, besides soldiers who desire to fight. Special Socialist regiments are being formed from Esthonian, Lettish and Mussulman regiments in Petrograd. Many women wish to take up arms against the Germans and the sup- porters of General Kaledin. The sime is happening at Kieff, Moscow. and Pskoff.
(Continued on page 10.)
CANTON NEWS.
Oor Centon correspondent:
Lok Wing-ting has declared that he will personally bring an, army from Neoping to Ko Chow to meet Lung Obai-kwong.
Is in reported that a number of writes onder date of February 26|Northern infen'ty regiments, and as falle
Artillery regimenta "have arrived Admirel Chang · Pik-twoog, at a place about 40 miles east of when landing on the East Band Wongkong for the purpose of at 815 nm. after dining on tracking Chalchow. flower bost was lot. Tan bullet entered his braFt. The AFROFIT throw away his tjstol and. Bud The Admiral inseticu·la wonnder. and has been removed to Datch Folly. The Generalissimo and tha: Tuchun both visited him as oor as they heard of the affair.
The as Chine,
We are advised by the Chiss Heil Steamship Co., Ltd., that telegram has been received by the
A few thousand of General Hoogong office stating that the Lung's troops are nesring the Chins arrived at Ben FratDieca border of Yangchung. The on February 22, according to Canton troops there have retired, schedule.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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