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FUTURE OF THE BRITISH

EMPIRE IN INDIA.

LESSONS OF THE WAR.

BY AN INDIAN REVOLUTIONARY.

The following article is by Mr. Har Dayal, a leader of the ladian extremists; and widely known during the war, when he resided in Germany and prepared plans for a revolution in India, as a

pre German."

BETWEEN TWO FIRES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WORKER'S RIGHT TO DISFOSE

OF HIS LABOUR.

A decision of great interest to trade unions was. given in the Chancery Division by Mr. Justice Astbury, th

British Imperialism, but who has been pion against British Imperialism.employers to discharge him.

our ears.

WZ3.

SEAMEN'S UNEATEN FOOD.

A MEAN PROSECUTION

were the

QUASHED.

SCOTTISH LETTER.

JOY RIDE OVER THE LINKS

OF FORTH.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

WHY.

April 23.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1919

and sped across the aerodrome for a matter of a hundred yards before coming to rest an the original start. ing place.

COAL TRIMMERS BIG EARNINGS, The coal trimmers employed at Leith Docks have recently been

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ANOTHER BIG FIGHT.

420.000 OFFERED TO WILLARD AND DEMPSEY TO BOX IN LONDON

All the best boxing seems to be sent time, and there appears to be taking place in Eughind as the pres a big possibility of the next contest

Cables have been sent to Willard

.

East in the winter of 1915-16. Serbia was crushed and occupied about that time, and the famous "Balkanzug." began to run between Berlin, and Constantinople. Huge placards, with the words "Hamburg-Bagdad." could be seen in the windows of the newspaper offices in Berlin. All this set me thinking. The Germans

A case which came before a King's were supposed to be the allies the action of Frederick Valentine, of Bench Divisional Court, recently, I have just returned from my det making extraordinary large sums for the championship of the world of the Turks against the other Patricroft. Lancashire, against Joseph composed of Justices Bray, Lawrence, trip in Scotland's ut aero-taxi.money. For the timing of coil being held in Lamelan. European Powers, but now the Hyde, of Barrford, Worsley, and John and Shearman, raised the question It was a half-hour's cruise over the put into ships as the coal hoists rates. Turks found that they had got Howard of Farnworth. The plaintiff, whether a seaman who had had his Links of Forth, with Alloa as the have varied from 28. 6d. to se tight Mr. Tom Prichend, who ime The Daily Chronicle is informnad taskmasters instead of friends. Ger- who has been employed at the Bridgerations served out to him in bulk on centre. A passenger service is being per ton, inauding the percentage promoted many of the excellent con many poured men and material into water (Earl of Ellesmere's) Colieries voyage could take part of them gurited, where, for the mainomases granted during the pur. tests that have taken place ut e Turkey, "Bagdad" was the goal of as a surface worker for twenty four home when he got ashore.

matter of two guineas, kamen nayarge amount of bunker ex bus bee Blackfriars Ring: hus accepted, German ambition. All barriers that years. looking after machinery, and

The appeilant, Patrick Morgan, uste the fearful joys of serial fight banded owing to the number of sur behalf of a syndicate, an offer to ur- had stood between Teutonic Im has been a member of the ASE. for was convicted and fined 10s, at

My pilot was a young blue-eyed rendered German ships at the port,¦ I propose in this short article to perialism and the much-coveted a large number of years, sought to Liverpool for stealing two tins of boy, with a wealth of flying experiund in some cases the trimmers have age for the contest between the offer some suggestions and reflections treasures of old Asia had disappeared restrain the defendants, who are the marmalade and three tins of milk.nce or officer both at France been caring at the rate of 18, and

gigantic Jess Willard and Juck with regard to the future of the A German empire in Asia was well president and secretary respectively the property of his employers, the and at house quite out of proportion even up to 21s, an hour. Of course Dempser to take place in Londen British Empire in Asia from the nigh within the range of practical of the Walkden branch of the As Booth Steam Shipping Company,

next July, standpoint of a patriotic Indian, who politics. That spectre frightened all sociated Society of Railway Vehicle Limited. He was stopped by the this year. The machine was a they have been working overtime fo

10-horsepower two-seater Caudron, cope with the pressure of work, Aon April 5, 1915, krocked out Jack Willards the big white man who, vinced and consistent opponent of looked upon Germany as their cham-end Mechanics, from inducing hising dock and he stated that he was identicul with it which· Vedriness of 4614 was pakt over to the Jolinson in the 26th round of a has been during many years a con-thinking Orientals, who had hitherto Builders, Wheelwrights, Carpenters, police in Liverpool last July on leav

from the steamship Michael which is spectacular stunt when foreinan of a quad of 18 men, cache

he handed on the roof of the receiving for 57 hours work the sun Havana. A little over a year Inter

championship bout led to modify his views on account The cry Berlin-Bagdad" was The trouble across through Valen had been on an Atlantic voyage, and of the tremendous events of the ominous in

Turkey tine failing to join the defendants" that he and other members of the Lafayette Galleries in Paris. "Wonföt £47. In another case 1150 was Willard mot Frank Moran, who great world war. No thinking man had really been, conquered without society chiefly because his own crew had agreed in view of the just taxi the old bus were the aero-paid for 13. bours' werk, each man knocked unt Bille Well, the can be the same after this war as he la blow, The foolish. Turks society (the A SE would not allow shortage of food at home, that they come first, Aerial remarked; "and receiving 21s. per hour: The avespion of Great Britain at the time, was before it.

had themselves opened the doors him to do so. I was alleged that would not use these rations of milk then turn ber and to face the windage weekly earnings are necessarily

the London Upera House, Wit- I. I now believe that the consolid- to their masters. It was the story after unsuccessful pressure had been and marmalade, but would keep them because we rise more easily that much less being estimated as front lard kooked Morun out in the tenth ation of the British Empire in the of the man, the horse and the stag brought on the plaintiff the defen- and take them home.

So with engine rouring to £10 per week. No doubt when round. East in necessary in the best interests over again. I began to think of our dants interviewed the colliery At the hearing before the Magi fiercely in front, we bumped akog occasion riquires extra squads could of the people of india, Burma. Egypt, beloved India and her north-western manager and threatened a strike it strate, it was meanly said that the the ground for three or four hundred readily be engaged, so as to make and Dempsey informing dien tad and Mesopotamia. These countries frontier. The Germans intrigued the plaintif were employed any rations were served out by the ships as we round, and then full the working of such long hours un- they can divide a puts of nat contain more than one-fifth of the with the Afghans and other wild longer. Ultimately the plaintiff ping company on the understanding peed ahead. Before one had quite necessary, but apparently the trim- population of the whole world. The tribes in Persia and Turkestan. The was given notice, which that they should be consumed on the realised it we had cleared the ground mers wish to keep as much of the they wish. It is said that there bas already been secured a buikling. Progress and welfare of these ancient menace of a German-Turkish Pathan suspended in view of the legal pro- voyage and on the ship, and that if und wert. Skinning over the aeroide as possibla in their own hunds: which will accumulate co and gifted peoples must be an object invasion could no longer be over- ceedings. The main defence raised any goods. remained they were the plane stition. There was nothing of they are a recuparstively self body people seated and 2,000 standing. of solicitude for all levers of human-looked. And in that moment I saw was that the defendants had not property of the company.............

he sensation of ascending or descend-or men and can make their own and that the main armungements will ity. Our attitude towards the British clearly that India would simply be exceeded their legal rights in respect

The Court unanimously quasheding in a miners" enge or a restaurere.

be completed during the present Empire as a political institution, overwhelmed by her old enemies and of their interviews with the colliery the conviction on the ground that ant lift. The only apparent change

THE MINERS" MOOD AND

week. therefore, involves moral principles by new ones, if the German adven-manager which led to the plaintiff's though the unconsumed rations was the cessation of the bump- of the highest order. If the Empire turers obtained a foothold east of notice.

Dempsey is the man who knocked MANNER. property of the we were now, speeding along the

out Fred Fulton. The latter Jua is based on mere tyranny, exploit Suez. Whatever may happen, no son His lordship said that in this case shipowners, there was no evidence even highway of the beavens. The The casual manner in which some since published a statement to the ation, race-hatred, brute force, and of India will ever consent that foreign the plaintiff was given two alternate of larceny. (applause).

"red roots of the town chatered below coal miners regard their work in effect that that result was faked. A fraud, and if it cannot be mended in soldiers should be allowed to enter lives: To do as he was ordered by

, and the rich panorama of the trated by a conversation I had with few days do Johnson made a state- any way, why then, we must end it India again from the north-west, the defendants' union, and thereby

valley of the Forthi opered out in all one of the at a railway stationment to the effect that the contest and say, Down with this abomina- whether they come as friends or foes. lose the financial benefit of thirty

its beauty is se ascended. In the while waiting for a train. tion of abominations! I myself It is the cardinal principle of all seven years" membership of the

You are in which he was beuten. by Willard shine the sinuous windings of the not going to have the strike,or the was abo faked. but both declaru- maintained this attitude for a long political parties in India that the ASE, or refuse and be dismissed

river from Allo to Stirling resem-holiday. you call it NB, tions are set aside as those of men time. If, on the contrary, it can be north-western frontier must remain from his employment, although no

bled the coilings of a gigantic silver he replied quite cusily. but we are suffering for much disappointment shown that the Empire has grown inviolate under all circumstances fault had ever been found with his

snake. When we were up taking it. Ye see, we wanna work and very little scrupulousnews. up through historical necessity and No prospects of future gain can work. a free man," continued

fret. Aeril shut off his engine. till we get our buck pay due under that it does serve a useful purpose allure us to open that portal to the judge, "belonging to

The Chinese soldier worker in Aren't the windings of the Forth the Sankey awunly, and then we'll a trade in the social evolution of the human strangers, whoever they may be. This union, can in this country under France is as anxious to get home to find he said to me over ገኙ race, we may decide to accept it as is the lesson of Indian history, writ either the Common Law or by his Oriental Blighty as the British sou kose".

need a day or twe to spend it." For half a minute we fundamentally sound and beneficent ten by our fathers in their blood. Statute be victimised in this way foreign service, the YM.C.A., withheauty of the picture a countryside soldier, and to vary the monotony of gluted silently"along, Irinking in the

MOTOR SHIF FOR THE FAR institution, which should be improved

Imperialism is always an evil, but

EAST. and developed rather than under British and French Imperialism in Is

Dealing with the suggested con- the co-operation of the War Office, all green and brown picked out with mined and destroyed.

Jess Harland & Wolff have II. On à superficial view, it apferable to German or Japanese im plaintiff dismissed, his lordship said round London.

with snow, the shineering river pears that the British Empire in India perialism. The English and the he felt, no doubt, that although no A Daily Chronicle representative was twisting and turning in its extraordi- the win-screw motor ship Glenside is an altogether iniquitous institution, French are at least gentlemen in per- threatening language was used at informed by the Rev. W. E. Soothill, mary course through the centre of it which they have built for the Glen like the Ottoman and the Austrian sonal intercourse, and they have free the interview with the colliery man-late president of the Imperial Univer all green and brown, picked out with fine. The vessel je 420 feet in

A VETERAN DOCTOR. Empires of infamous memory. The stitutions at home, which exercise ager, yet coercive pressure was sity at Shansi, and now in charge of the faint sound of the rivetters, at length. 34 feet brud, and of about English have conquered many small à liberalising influence on their brought to bear to obtain defendants" the Chinese Hostel at Leytonstone, work in the docks below broke the tons gross. She has a double States in Asia since that fateful battle colonial policy in spite of themselves. objects. The manager's only altern- that bis Chinese visitors are milence. We want some Archies botten constructed on the cellular the fact that Dr. T. W. S. Locke, Guy's Hospital is rightly proud of of Plassey, and they have certainly The meanest English or French Jingeatives were to discharge an old mensely impressed with the noise to liven things up," said Acriu, po principle, and steel decks, with a former student, is 90 years old.. been guilty of gross violations of cannot abolish the Magna Charta or servant to take the risk of the un- and "bustle of city life. My last doubt with memories of a day at seven watertight bulkheads dividing Dr. Locke entered Guy's" plighted faith and wanton abuse blot out the words, "Liberte, Egalite, pleasant consequences of a strike. party saw the Guardz match through Beaumont Hatnel when he was soot the in into eight watertight com-years ago! of military power. Clive, Warren Fraternite." But the "Germans have He could not conceive that an in London, and afterwards were en down by the Boches and fell inside partments. The vessel Eus been Think of the "hemories of thöve Hastings, Wellesley, and Dalhousie no tradition of freedom. The Prus dependent and fair minded employer tertained to tea by Princess Alice, may be "national heroes" to day, sian rules over all the Germans, and would, of his own free will, treat Countess of Athlone, The ten inter lives.

specially designed for truding in the years of studentship, leaving prob- but they were surely no saints. And the Prussian is perhaps the most an

We me another 1,500 feet. The to the Fur Eust, and has ably hardly one other survivor to-day old and satisfactory servant preters, who have been round Lon.! an empire which has thus been rared detestable biped on earth. He is as plaintiff was treated.

every facility for the rapid loading to compare notes with the voterin unless don, went over Windsor Castle." picture had now broadened. W by crushing and enslaving several selfish, avaricious, heartless, arrogant he was driven to it in the They are all immaculately dressed, could see from Ben Lomond to Ber. and discharge of curgo: there is also doctor. Apart from his profession

comfortable accommodation for a Dr. Locke has been busy as a mugin- small nations," and some big ones unscrupulous and servile. A slave way that the facts disclosed. In his and pride themselves on their adapta wick Law. Allou. Clackmanın, ton, cannot claim our homage and and a bully, he is cruel to the judgment there had been an un- bility and power of assimilating and the townships nesting at theber of passengers. The winches, trate and in other branches of public sympathy, for it is essentially a im strong. He understands only the law lawful interference by the defend. Western ideas; but they are none foot of the Oohills were easily identi.in number, are of special design, work. moral insitution. It must be abc of Force, and worships Power and ants with both the rights of the the less anxious to get back to fied. "That's Delar over there,"

electrically driven, as are also the lished, dismembered, and forg.tten. Rank. He is an upstart, and has all employer and the plaintiff.

Blightee, and see their friends and Aerial!," and you's Tillyculty vessel has two telescopic pole mast, he had filed a number of positions in

windlass and warping winch. The Certainly the principle of Nationality the vices of the parvenu. He suffers His lordship finally dealt with the again.

and that's Kimos. There was would lead us to condemn the British from incurable megalomania, to defence raised that the Trades Dis-

with derick tables or each, and there the service of the National Bank of There have been 90,000 Chinese or something awesome about this easy

wre in all 21 derricks, lifting frpas 13 India, having been at Bombay, Empire in Asia as a reactionary and which political kleptomania and other putes Act operated to make the ployed in France and Belgium during conversation buif a mile up. indefensible institution. It the Ben- serious disorders have been added plaintiff's treatment not actionable the war, and they are reckoned to kirk and the West Country were to tons. Two sets of Diesel od Delhi, Culenta, and Karachi before galis, the Marathas, the Burmese. during the last thirty years. He may in any event. He held that the acts have been amongst. the manual shrouded in industrial smoke, Stirl

engines will be fitted.

being posted to Amritsar, and the other nations of Asia aspire be a patriot, a poet or a pedant but of the defendants were not in further labourers. An average load "ofing was años picture. The Castle

CROWDING THE UNIVER- to national independence and claim he is never a gentleman. He wishes ance of a trade dispute and therefore 12 tons day, for a distance Rock dominated the foreground. It

SITIES. their birthright of nationhood, who to exploit everyone he meets, and his he would grant an injunction re of 30 yards, has been carried by recalled the earliest crash on te shall say them nay? Surely the word cannot be trusted. All who straining the defendants from any each man. No less than £12,500 champions of the freedom of Bolemia, know him despise and hate him. We further acts preventing the plaintiff raised by the YMCA. amongst Servia, Belgium, Poland and the should rejoice with exceeding joy from disposing of his labour as he different firms, and 75 huts and Hedjaz!

that he has been humbled and thrown willed. The defendants would have down from his high pedestal. I have to pay the cost. lived in Prussia for two years during

then this action must fail”

CHINESE COOLIES IN LONDON.

EN

Williard is the bigges man who ever hell a world's title. His beight is GFt. R., and his reach is 834 inches. When in good condition for boxing he weighs 18 stones.

Dempsey is tremendous hitting power, but he will be conceding over. 10 inches in height.

worst forms is a thousand times pre-spiracy of the defendants to get the are taking selected parties on leave red roofs, masive mountains cuppe hunched from their Govan shipyard four stones in weight and more then.

Mr. Cunliffe, K.C. for the defend. the war, and know what I am talking ants, intimated that the decision about.

might be appealed against-

THE LEWIS NAVAL

DISASTER.

III. But we must discard" all priori doctrines and abstract theories and fix our attention on the stern fects of the political world-situation, if we wish to formulate a sound and i The defence of India is thus a very practicable programme for the intelli-

grave problem. As of old, India isi gent patriots of India and Egypt. the cynosure of all ambitious Impe:-| Nationality is nothing but a cat falisis, from Berlin to Tokyo. Now! word if a national State cannot fur ask." How can we obtain the generals ther the development, of the mass of and officers for our army of defence?" the people.

Let us study the we have brave soldiers, though even facts themselves carefully and judiciour infantry may require a little

The following is part of a ously.

IV. The break-up of the British soldiery. But, the

stiffening with the stubborn British Prologue by Neil Munro which was upper and spoken by Martin Harvey at а Empire in Asia would lead only to middle classes of India can never sup- matinee in Glasgow in aid of the a change of masters

for the ply competent officers and generals Lewis Naval Disaster Fund.} peoples of India and These peoples will not be able to de-is the product of a living social

tode for a national army. A good officer April sa to the Isles again, fend their countries against other system. Tradition, education, religious Shaking out bird-song and sunshine,

and soothing the tides;

blythe lover,

the Chinese.

marquees were erected especially for They have acted as road-makers, foresters, loaders, carpenters, and fitters, and there has been a trained medical and dispensing staff, under the supervision of Colonel Grey, and medical officers, principally from the mission hospitals in China.

Although the climate for them has been bad, the death rate has not been appreciably high, but some were killed by air-raids.

SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.

•

Fal-

WINDFALL FOR TRUON. “ Churles Kerr Marr, a member of the firm of Eu, Blythe & Co., "which | has a world-wide organisation for the couling of ships, has bequeathed over 200,000 in trust for educational per poses to the inhabitants of Troon, of which town he was a native,

AMRITSAR VICTIMÍS.

•

There is a remarkable congestion in several of the classes at Aberdeen University due to the return of des mobilised soldiers. The agricultural and planters course is especially crowded, and in the botany depart- ment-a "double shift" of classe has had to be started. A similar state of affaits prevails in Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities. MARRIAGES.

cord, in the dark ages of flight, when the truck-brained Abbot of Tongland provided himself with wings, and in presence of the King and the nobles of Scotland he launched himself from the buttlenente of Stirling Castle; to cone an ignominious cropper on a midden heup in the valley below.

One of the victims of the Indian At 4,000 feet it had grown appro- riots at Amritsar was Mr. A. J. L. cisbly coster, but the flying wus Stewart. Manager of the National much easier. Coming up we had to Bank of India there. He was a son At 55 Garden Place, Aberdeen, by pass through some choppy air waves, of the late Mr. W. M'Comble stew the Rev. John Watson, Amoy, which made the machine heave a art, St. Helene, nigellachie, and China, father of the bride, besisted bit. But now we were in smooth lad been in India more than 30 by Rev. J. Ironside Still and Rev. waters. Only at the corners, inum. He served in various capaci Frederick J. Rue, Kenneth Rolland turning did one grip the seat a bit ties, went in Amritsar three years Orchiston, N.2.4.5.C., son of Joseph nervously, the machine then heeling Lugo, and was soon due to retire. His Orchiston, MI.E.E., Wellington, over almost on its side, like a racing widow and these children reside in New Zealand, to Charlotte Barbour motor going round a bend. But one Tarion.

Watson, M.A.

grew accustomed even to this sensa-.. Mr. George S. Scott was another

At St. Stephen's U.P. Church,

Roderick

Macaulay, prepared for it. Chamberlain's Colic and as the nose of the pine was turned in January after home leave. The Macaulay. Inverkeiler, Forfarshire, prevalent during this weather. Be sunt, the view being uninterrupted Amriter. He had returned to India Pepang Estate, Fiji, son of Murdoch Diaribo Remedy is prompt and effec-

DIARRECHA is always more or less tion. The descent was very plea of the bankers halle un rots Edinburgh

sturdy European nations that may faith, sense of duty, physical strengt April has come to the Hebrides, filled tool. It can always be depended upon down. In low sweeping circles we son of Mr. Robert Scott, buikler, to Amelia, second daughter of the

harbour ambitious designs of world- hercism-all these go to make a empire. They will be too weak even European officer. But our bourgeois them with frolic-

to keep out the Asiatic barbarians classes have none of these things. It only in Lewis of sorrow, bleak that have overrun and devastated is better that the Indian army should winter abides. their fertile plains so often in the guard the frontiers under the com Always they went to the battles; the past. And the causes of this weak-mand of British officers than that the And always they fell, in the wars of

people of Lewis.

ness are manifold. .. The Indians

Afghans, the Kurds and the Germans

a thousand years;

time of joy or of season--

and the Egyptians cannot prevail in should pour into the country after Peace never to Lewis brought spring- battle against the Germans, the having defeated a Russians, the Kurds, the Afghans, led by cowards and weaklings. India The wars might be won, but her

national" army and the Japanese, even if they are cannot afford the perilous luxury of determined to fight for their countries

an Indian bourgeois corps of officers.

vital.question.

women were destined to tears!

sings unheeded,

with the courage of desperation. This is my deliberate opinion on this That is to day why in Lewis the lark

Further, the upper and middle classes of these countries are absolu- tely incapable and degenerate.

The sparkle of waves in the sea-

crecks gladdens no eye.

No dance to the pipe in the croft, and no mirth in the sheiling, Cheerless and leaden the hours of the

spring go by,

They had lit up their windows for

beacons, the women of Lewis; The peat fires were glowing a wel come, the table was spread; The sea brought their sons back from war and the long years of tumult,

boyhood, dead!

And as the world is infested with I weigh my words carefully Imperialists of every nationality, it is when I pen this severe the part of wisdom for us not to judgment. The aristocracy and the tempt Fate, but to stay under the educated classes of India and Egypt protection of the British feet and are perhaps among the most con-army in our quiet, sunny home of temptible specimens of humanity | Hindustan, and to make the beat of extant. Without courage, without our position in the Empire. We are patriotism, without religious faith, not equipped for the deadly rivalries without political principles and ideals, and fierce struggles of this age of without love of art and learning, iron Imperialism. Others will not without ambition and a sense of duty, leave us alone, if we once lose the these parasites and drones only shelter of the name and aegis of Great And cast them ashore on the cliffs of exploit the peasants and working Britain.. Exposed to the buffetings 'men and render no service in return. of chance and force, we shall have. They eat, drink, beget, and pass their to suffer worse evils than those that days in gcoble case and aimless now afflict us. Partition; forced sloth, while the society which they conversion to other creeds, and are supposed to lead perishes before similar calamities have befallen weak their eyes.

peoples in Asia and Europe ever since NO end of misery and actual suffering These reflections suggested them the nineteenth and twentieth 15 caused by disorders of the selves to me with greater force than centuries. Let us not jump out of the stomach and liver, and may be avoided ever before as I watched from Berlin frying pan of British Imperialism into dive them a trial. For sale- By All by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. the course of events in the Near the fire of -who knows what? Chomists and Storekeepers.

STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES.

For sale By All Chemists and Store-approached the ground, and without ortobello, he was 41 years of age late Alexander Thomson, shipmaster. kcopers.

u suggestion of a bump we landed and unmarried. Trained in Scotland Leith.

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