1917-12-03 — Page 2

THE WAR.

(Continued from Page 5.)

SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Rauter's Service to the China Mail.)

MR. BONAR LAW ON THE LANSDOWNE LETTER.

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Mr. Bonar Law, during the course of his speech at the Conservative and Unionist, meeting. dwelt on the hor rible prospect of a continuance of the war, but, he said, we had entered on the wur to get peace now, as well as security for peace in time to come, which would not be obtained. by a peace settlerneut row Lord Lansdowne's letter was based on the strange assumption that peace was possible because the Germans say shey are ready to have a pact of nations and to discuss disarmament. Mr: Benar Law recalled that the British Government, before the war, did no dure to suggest disarmament, to the Germans. The Germans re- garded it almost as a casus bell and prohibited the circulation of books" recommending it, before the war, and he believed that thas prohibi tion still existed. He believed that a considerable amount of discontent with the present system had grown up in Germany, but that was be oause the military system was not giving the expected results. If peace was made today, the very men who had committed the greatest crime br history would bay left again in power with the sunte "machine, ready to do the same thing, whenever the opportunity recurred. Such men would not be bourd "by a naut of nations because they signed the treaty. Mr. Bonar Law' asked what force could bind them? The whole work was organised against their to-day in a way that would not be likely to recur. If we could not ffxist on cur rights now, how should we fight against them in the new conditions?" He was forced to, be- lieve that the only way whereby Germans could be made to realise that war did not pay and that the military muchino cannot get the results desired, was by our obtairing downe's letter which he is stated to TROUBLE IN THE COTTON TRADE.

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have described as "a disaster."

Mr. Bonar Law pointed out that Lord Lansdowne only spoke for bimself.

This pronouncement was received with approval and regarded as constitut ing the party's official and definite disapproval of the letter.

victory. It was not only by decisive military results that the war may be ended. Let the Germans realisa that we can continus longer than they and the change of feeling in Germany will itself bring the results we all long for. Bir Bonar Law attered the warning that if the

The meeting passed a strongly Bacifat movement was stimulated supported resolution dissociating itself by Lord Laralowne's letter and was from sympathy with Lord Lansdowne's to assume form in the House of Com-latter, and decided immediately to mous so that the Government could telegraph the resolution to the Allied not rely on the vote of the House Conferenile at Paris.

for its measures, the Government would not try to remain in office.

He asserted that a peace made upea

the Lansdowne basis would really be defeat for us. If in the end we would not see it through, did any one really believe that the unity of the British Empire would retain its solidarity and become a greater

reality still, as a result of the war?

LORD LANSDOWNE'S DENIAL.

LONDON, Dec. 1.

Lord Lansdowne, interviewed by the Daily Express, said: "I should like it known, positively; that the

BIBERIA TO DECLARE

INDEPENDENCE.

LONDON, Dec. 1

The Daily Mail Petrograd Cor- respondent states that Siberis "is about to declare its independence under the leadership of M. Pmtapin. Ministers have already been ap pointed and have been constantly sitting, at Omsk.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

*letter was entirely on my own respon-RUMANIAN GENERAL'S VIEW,

sibility. I consulted nobody about

it. An absurd idea has been spread that the suggestions were made to

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LONDON, Dec. I. Representatives of 50,000 cotton spinners have refused the employer offer of a 10 per cent. advance of their wages during December and a further 10 per cent, in March. They insist on having an immediate 32 per cent advance."

THE ITALIAN TRONT..

INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

LONDON, Nov. 30.

An Italian official report states -- There was intense artillery firing particularly at Melette, the Middle and Lower Piave Plains.

A British monitor obtained a direc hit at a bridge of boata near Fassarella

TURKISH WAR MINISTER'S

DECLARATION.

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THE FREEDOM OF THE BEAS.

INSPIRING SPEECH BY MR - ".

MACPHERSON.. ·

LONDON, NOT. 30. At Scottish Corporation funcheon given in the Criterion Restaurant, the Rt. Hon. Mr. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, prosiding, Mr. MacPherson, Parliamentary Secre try to the War Office, said mach was being said at present about the nebulous phrase "Frapdom" of the Seas." "A" far as we concerned, there can be no [discussion the question of freedom of the seas.Freedom to whom To pirates and worse. (Cheers) Our sailors have aniled the seas from time im- memorial" "with clean hands. (Cheers.) Instead of freedom of the seas to pirates and worse, there must be a clearing of the seas of a bacharous, and treacherous foe, who has polluted the oceans with his foul crimes. It is not for us to dis

cuss whether we shall have freedom of the seas, because what we have done with all our might to maintain our auperiority or the ses was done in the interests not only of ourselves but of every other country which loved right and liberty. Our confidence in our gallant sailors, whose hands are tone- cent of crime, is unabated, and we will support them to the end (Cheera.) Loxoox, Déc. 1. .

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30

There must be no sign that we are not In the Turkish Chamber, the War wholehearted in our determination to me by other people. I want to deny General Hiescu, head of

A telegrum from Paris says that

the Minister declared that the Turkish fight to the end for liberty and justice, that."

so that our descendants may live free Romanian Mission, om being inter- defeat at Ramadieh had not in from the fest of an nastrapalous neigh THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW. viewed on the Russian collapse, said fluenced the general position. The bour. Above all, we must fight so that that even at the worst the situation Turkish Army in Mesopotamia was the doctrine of the Sermon on the was not impossible. They could materially and morally able to do its Mount may survive. (Cheers.) wire for plenty of loyal troops from duty. He admitted that the Turkiatr the Cossacks and Ukrainians, and Army in Palestine was obliged to besides those with General Tcher-retire a little in consequence of cor- "Lord Lansdowne only spoke for batches, a centre of resistance could tain military requirements, but he himself. Before writing it be bad not be established, based on the Black affirmed that the position was safe. consulted, indeed, nor bad he communi- Sea Fleet.

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LONDON, Nov. 30. Router's Agency is authoritatively informed that the following is the Government's view regarding Lord Lansdowne's letter:

cated, with any member of the Govera The Russian forces in Armania are.

ment, who read it with as much surprise

as anyone else. The views expressed

being placed under the cominand ef the British in Mesopotamis.

the Siberian Railway, guarded and worked by Americans, and from the Persian Gulf through Persia.

in the letter in nowise represent the Supplies could be maintained by Government's view nor do they fadicate In the slightest degree that there is any change or modification in the country's war policy, which is still what it has always been described by the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Boner Law and Mr. Balfour. The war policy has *been spoken of in diferent words, but perhaps is best suan el up in the recent atterance of M. Clemenceau, namely, the war aim for which we are fighting| is victory

MENT

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT

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النصرة

THE RUSSIAN PEACE OFFER.

POSSIBILITY OF JAPANESE INTERFERENCE,

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2.

The Lolsslangeiger doubts whether the German jubilation at the Rus ajan peace offer is justified, owing

German newspapers give prominence to the instability of the Bolsheviks

to Lord Lansdowne's letter, bailing it and the possibility of Japanese

with great satisfaction as a semi

official fesler invasion of Bussia.“

*** The newspapers are of opinion that

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