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THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.

LLOYD GEORGE, HOME FROM PARIS, TELLS ABOUT TREATY.

many had

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TEL PREMIER'S SPLECH.

unately, did not mean that we should

LONDON, July 3. never have another war, but it wouldclared that in order to prevent the The Premier most solemnly de- be justified if it prevented one war-country sirking under its burdens (cheers). He begged nobody to sager and wounds we must most effectively at the League. Loud cheers, especi- (The First Part Of This Message

use the resources of Eritain and the ally from the Labour benches). He empire and all reasonable men should believed the experiment would suc-be contented. He urged the people Appears Among Earlier Telegrams] ceed. The League wo make the to support the Victory Loan in order crime difficult and unsuccessful, there to reap the fruits of victory. Each LONDON, July 3.

fore he looked hopefully and co-must give such strength, goodwill, The Premier pointed out that Ger-humanity. He opined that the imridiculed the idea that now peace fidently to it for great things for and co-operation as he could. He used the colonies in mediate admission of Germany to the was come all would go right without South Africa in order to stir up sedi League would be a mistake. The effort. He pointed out that our tion and rebellion against the Union, date of Germany's admission depend output had diminished and the cost and the colonies elsewhere as basesed upon herself. (cheers). for preying on the commerce of adjacent colonies. It would have

COLONIES NOT CONFISCATED:

of production increased. That was been folly if we had renewed Ger-j

an exactly opposite road to the roadt leading to prosperity, as even the many's opportunities for mischief.

Bolshevists of Russia began to dis cover. He concluded by appealing of the spirit of patriotism which alone could bring us to a real and glorious for co-operation, for the maintenance

triumph. (Loud Cheers).

HELD IN TRUST.

It Germany created obstacles.

A tribunal in Londen would try shouit the same old spirit animate the Kaiser. It would be an inter-her, he would not accelerate the Allied one. (Renewed cheers). Officers date, but if she really showed she guilty of submarine cutrages would had broken with the past and that be tried. They would cet an absolu- the fires of war had purified her soul, tely fair trial (cheers). The Premier and she realised that the policy of challenged anyone to point out a the last 150 years had been a bitter single act of injustice in the pave mistake, then they could accelerate terms, or anything which any per the date. The sooner that came fectly impartial court would not have about the better it would be for adjudicated in exactly the same way. Germany and the world.

GERMAN PEOPLE WILLED IT,

Referring to the criticism that though individual conditions might be right the cumulative effect was crushing and that the treaty though it might be just might not be wise, he emphasised the heinousness of Germany's offence, also that Ger- many had suffered less than other countries in the war. Germany's Crime must be marked. The world could not take these risks again The German people were not being purished for a crime of their rulers; the German nation had unitedly and enthusiastically approved the war. He unhesitatingly challenged anyone to point to a single clause of the treaty which did not accord with the stern, the highest, demands of justice and fairplay.

these were not to be distributed Referring to the German colonies, among the conquerors but administer ed by the great Powers on behalf of humanity The Mandatory Powers would differ according to the parti cular territory concerned.

PRAISE FOR HELPERS. rendered to the Dominions repre sentatives.. he mentioned the names In the course of the tribute he

of Borden, Hughes, Massey, and Botha, (cheers) who participated in

stony for adjusting the extraordinary, some of the most difficult commis sions, notably the territorial commis delicate, complex, ethical, economic, and strategic questions which had arisen. We owed a great deal to the ability and judgment with which they For example. South West Africa, paid tribute to the great body of discharged their functions. He also running as it did alongside the Cape experts who had helped the innum Colony, was felt to be so much a parterable commissions and whose work geographically thereof that it would had been the admiration of the for- be quite impossible to treat it in the eiga delegations. He spoke also of same way as a colony removed two or three thousand miles from the Robert Cecil Smith in framing the the splendid services rendered by centre of an administration Doubt league of nations.

WHITE MAN'S BURDEN.

IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, June 29. Herr Noske's strike decree is withdrawn, and the railwaymen resume work. It is reported that ground railwaymen, are to strike.

GREEKS v. TURES.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 24

less South West Africa would become an integral part of the Federation of South Africa. It would be colonized by the South Africans. They could not have done anything else, for they could not set up customs bar THE ASSURANCE TO FRANCE.riers and a different spatem of administration. The same applied We were determined that the to New Guinea but not to Togoland, the tramwayen, overhead and under- treaty should not be a scrap of the Camercons, or German East paper." The guarantees included Africa. It would be found that the the disarmament of Germany and conditions of the mandates set up the destruction of arsenals. The there would be the same as applied British delegates unhesitatingly prin British colonies the world over. posed that the reduced Cerman army should be voluntary and on long ser-1 vice lines, thus leaving the mass of The responsibilities of the British and badly cut up and forced to A Greek battalion was ambushed people untrained and rendering it! Empire under this mandate were retire by Turks in the region of impossible. for Germany to raise enormously increased. Something Bergama which is outside the limits huge armies. The same applied to like eight hundred thousand square the Council of Four assigned for the navy. He proposed to introduce miles had beerradded to the already Greek occupation. Instructions from a Bill dealing with Anglo-American gigantic charge on the empire's the Paris council have now guarantees in the event of an unpro-shoulderea charge which voked attack on France. (Cheers) doubtedly had been fulfilled in a way informed that the Greek cccupation un-repeated and the Porte officially France had a legitimate reason for which had won the wonder of the is confined to Sandjak, Smyrna, serious apprehension when Britain whole world. and America hai gone home and WORKING CLASS WON WAR. the gallant men of the Domi- niors (cheers) who fought sol ference he said it was a matter of Referring to the Labour Con- bravely for France Australians. most vital importance for the world's New Zealanders, South Africans, future industrial conditions. It was Canadians who had won the deepest intended to secure better and more pelled to abandon Kharkoff. They The Bolsheviks have been com French affection-had departed, and uniform labour conditions and when admit this officially. France saw only the Rhine between it was borre in mind that at least her and the foe who had trampled threequarters of the armies that had her ruthlessly. and torn her ilesh won the great victory were drawn twice within living memory. France from the working-classes of the said. we would like to know that you various nations it was felt that they Britons and Americans who helped had won the right to a corner of to emancipate our soul are still behind their own.

Kaza and Aivali.

bean

BOLSHEVIST WAR,

LONDON, June 30.

EVACUATING PETROGRAD AND BLOWING UP KRONSTADT.

HELSINGFORS, June 28, situation in Petrograd is desperate. Judging by recent decrees the

The evacuation of the town is being

us against any wanton aggression. He was glad that it was largely carried out most hastily: Trotzky He invited Parliament to say yes through the initiation of Mr. Barnes has ordered the fortress of Kronstadt (cheers) He did not agree that it that this charter had been added to to be blown up before it is surrender- showed lack of faith in the League the treaty. He hoped this machinery ed, also that all bridges, railway-sta of Nations. The latter would be would enable the establishment oftions, castles, etc., be destroyed when valueless unless it had the sanction same permanent means of arranging the Bolshevist forces are withdrawn. behind it of strong nations prepared a worldwide level of labour "and not The Finnish General Staff reporta to resist aggression at a moment's handicapping the countries where that seven Bolshevist warships on notice. The document only bound white labour was well treated in the night of June 26 violently bom. us in case of wanton provocation by competition in neutral markels with barded the staff headquarters at Germany.

countries where the conditions of Olonetz, made an expedition to Lake labour were inferior. That was the Ladoga destroying hospitals and great purpose of this great charter. houses, and landed troops. Fighting

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to keep an army on the Rhine a single day longer than was absolutely phasise that no country had had a The Premier proceeded to em-

HELSINGFORS, June 30. recessary and if Germany showed greater share in the tremendous reports

The Finnish General Staff now good will and gave the necessary victory of the Allies than the British shins, including cruisers, participated tha fourteen Bolshevist guarantees France was quite prepar- Empire. ed to reconsider the question of oc- Empire had raised 7,700,000 soldiers mentioned earlier. The shore bat He pointed out that the in the attack on their beadquarters cupation at the proper moment and sailors. (Loud cheers). It had teries sunk one ship but was silenced Britain was directly interested in the raised war loans to the amount of after an hours bombardment. Land question of the cost of the army of £9,500,000,000. The casualties of fighting continuas. Occupation because she did not wish the Empire totalled over three mile Prose states that 20,000 Bolaberiet to impose unnecessary expense upor lions, not including sailors, of whom troops are concentrating against the Germany which would be the first 15,000 were killed. charge upon the indemnity fund.

The Government had an understand-

UNITY DID IT.

The Finnish

Finnish frontier. The Bolabavist: landing in Lake Ladoga forms part

ing with France that the moment had kept the sea and without them land. The landing troops are fore- Our navy and mercantile marine of a projected offensivo against Fin- Germany carried out her undertaking

with regard to disarmament the cost the war would have collapsed in six. ing the entire Oesonetz expedition

of the army of occupation should not months. During the last two years to retire. exceed 240,000,000 marka. An of the war, Britain had not only agreement to this effect had been borne the heaviest burden of the signed by Mr. Wilson, M. Clemenceau, and himself. It required no ratifica

tion.

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