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BEPRISALS FOR (RAIDS.

THREE QUESTIONS.

A PLEA FOR FACING FACTS.

[SY PROFESSOR J. B. MORGAN.)

It socons important in this controversy on

GERMAN FINANCES.

REPLY OF DR HELFEERICH TO SIR E, HOLDEN.

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THE RUSSIAN ARMY. (RAGIAL DAMAGE OF WAR.

TOYS AT THE FRONT AMONG OLD THE LOSS OF THE BETTER TYPES.

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Sir Edward Holder, in his speech of the meeting of the London City and Midland Banki as one old hanker to another,"

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several questions to Dr.

QUESTION.

(1)When the war broke out, Germany had credit bancos abroad again which Are those they might soll exchange. balances existing at the present time of are

REPLY

{BY BERNARD PALES.). lu, hollow, wood. I found some old

WEATHER REPORT.

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Japan, and increased in other districte, considers B. B. Ballhies abfy over the Yangtze Valley, moderately over S. Chius, and slightly over the Philippines,

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At the meeting of the Royal Statistical Sodlety recently Major Leonard Darwin Friends whom 1 haul fast seen in the beat of with Eugenes, the Ples,deut. Lord quiice needed after the War in connection: lead a paper on The Statistical In the subject of reprisals for Zeppelin raids Imperial German Finance Minister

In a wireless message from Berlin receive action. I say old funds; but of those George Hamilton, being in the chair. to distinguish three things: "Are they (1). legitimante, (2) effective, (3) ethically de-od by the finden Press Dr. Helfferich whom I had left not one was to be seen; of

Major Darwin said that our casualties fensible?

purpurts to give replies to these questions, the regiment only a few hundreds return-might now be ja number as high as per A regards the first, international lawyers Several of them are left unanswered. and ed from that battle. Now there were cent, and the Grimas posmbly between are always shy for they know, as one in a number of ethers the tu gunque method everywhere fresh, vigorous faces, and an 20 and 30 per cent, of the mutabes of the better, that reprisals partake of the choresorted to. Appended are Sir Edward atmosphere of work and hope. As I passed fighting men availatte. Though all muit acter of Law about as much as trial by Holden's questiong and Dr. Helfferich's fos, two lineg of soldiers at their dril, at a devote all their main energies to winning }} to-day is as follows zum ·

few words from their commander, faced the war, yet some thought might even now battle; but they recognize their justifios replies thereto;-

about and shouted burrah for England so tion in the case of a breach of the laws of

he given to the inquiries which might pro- heartily and so long that the sound wust stably be institated, when peace gave mors war by n belligerent, provided they be not excessive or disproportionate and that they

have reached the enemy.

This was the time of his morning exercise, would depend on whether the killed were leisure, concerning its racial damage, which be as far as possible (though this is not

which is almost invariable at this point, above or below the average in inborn qua essontia"), similar in character to the act's they are designed to punish and repreng..they all exhausted

and his shell passed over my head in alities Balancing the conflicting considera fixed direction as I made my way to another tions, the condusion arrived at was that A concerted raid by the airmen of the Allies on undefended places in Germany is

regiment. Here I sat for a long time in a. var unquestionably killed off the better therefore clearly legitimate. I ani assume

dug out with the officers of the battalion, typere and was therefore highly dysgenic. ing that ons af the objects of the Zeppe

listening to and trying to answer a fire of the active causes of the damage would not lin raids was the gaughter of non-combat-

questions, all short and pointed. Those who coase with the war because the birth-raits aats. How anyone, after all that we now

live at the frost only know their own sec of the higher types, woukl continue to be know of German theory and practice,

tion. It often seems to me like the life of adversely affected. Those born in the last a country parish with its bounded horizon 13 years would form an entirely undamaged doubt this pass y comprehension.

and its daily visits. Anynas from else section of the community, and it would suppose that to the end of the war some

bo where, and especially anyone from the fuoreasingly necessary for the next 20 years of us will gu on giving the German the benefit of the doubt, greatly to his amuse-

Allies, must expect to have to play the to inculcate a belief that where both ment and not a little to our own confusion.

part of a general information inureau.

parents are fairly handthy it was immoral Here, too, the soldiers faced about, and and unpatriotie to imit the size of the gave their Christmas greeting,

family, except in view of bringing up the children in comfort, though not necessarily in luxury and of there being fairly wide futervals between births. It followed also thng the racial damage would be at its worstwach peace wag declared, and the checking of the multiplication of the unfit would never be more needed than then,

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Billions of German awets are against law and equity withhell by England under the Reivership. What conclusions must he draws as to English assets in foreign countries from the fact that England, by contracted a loan in the United Statce in the good offices of Sir Edward himself order to rescue, the International Ex change quotation of the English pound?

QUESTION.

(2)Have the exports of Germany not seriously diminished, thereby placing the country in a difficult position for drawing and selling exchange to provide for. imports

KEPLY,

QUESTION..

(5)-Assuming their balanc, have been exhausted and their exports diminished, is

I spent some time with the only battery of the corp, that lost, any guns on the “ back from Galicia. The guns were lost because they fired on till the last moment and the enemy was able to outflank them, I have followed, out the movements of this retreat. The corps made three big stands after the first onrush of the enemy, holding positions for a day as for two, to enable other units to retreat in good order. At then retired with rearguard actions to the Sun, where it again facel about to cover the further retreat.

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As regards the question of the effective nows of reprisals. I think Canon Sanday aises the point, and his analogy from the treatment of German submarine prisoners is not very conclusive, for it is not in pari marora, If it were, as he seems to think England's expor are now crippled to it is, conclusive against every form of re-one-half their foruter extent, and imports, prisals, then we ought never to have adept inclusive of the Government importa, have ed the use of sphyxisting gases. The increased in such a way that the balance of of tho e gasen has, it is true, nog arrested trade against England is now five hundred their employment by the German troops, million pounds instead of 150 millions as but it has undeniably done several salutary fortiorly. things. Its introduction restored at a critical moment, the meral of our men and of our Allies, which had been badly shaken by their sudden subjection to this new and intimidating form of warfare; it has play ed an important part in the capture of ertain positions, and it has greatly dis- turbed the equanimity of the German troops. Each form of reprisals must be judged on its own merits. I fail to How the Germans could go one better

the results of any reprisals of ours, in the matter of Zeppelin raids. They cannot accentuate their" intrinsic cruelty. ANNA EIFEST IN GERMANY.

But the crucial question, both as regards the expediency and the ormity of air reprisals, is their effect on the civil popu- American socurile ABS HUNT forces to the rescue of their comrades in less telegraphy might have been delayed for-/'Gramat·

it not a fact that the German people have ENEMY'S POOR AMMUNITION,

old nearly all their American Swiss Dutch, Scandinavian, and even their Russian securities).

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In proposing a vote of thanks to Major Darwin, Dr. Greenwood Kid it took a great way to convince the nation that in the ordinary way the vast majority of per- sons were improperly fed, while the Chair. mon thought that the worst part of this laughter of human beings was the methods The enemy's field artillery was never by which it was accomplisted. Nerver had. difficult to deal with, it was the heavy been permanently shattered, and the aun artillery that did all the damage, and when-hor of blind and deaf was greater than ever. Untuma m ever it fell behind matters were simple fore. This world have a very serious maža massaen The English have searched the mais on enough. The enemy was constantly throw-ffort on future generations. A large sumalu noutral ships in order to discover shipmentsing forward masses of infantry which of foreign securities, and the discoveries ultimately reached their goal, but their sner of our kidsen from over the ses were made on these cousiónk must zuholently ceas depended entirely on the support, or satisfy Sir Edward us to the existence of father the preparation, of the heavy guns, large German holdings of such securities,Substance is given to the whole picture by Besides, Sir Edward knows very well that the many narratives that I lave beard of the English Government assisted in the sys. Rusting regimente advancing as on parade tematic selling, of English holdings of under overwhelming fire Against superior

distress "

QUESTION,

(4.)-Is it a fact that other Continental 1 brought back this time from the actual countries have been sehing sterling to pur-front an ordinary Gerdian field gun she, chase florins and selling, those florin formade of a coarse, inferior alloy, the cover- arks in order to create a drawing posting had to be made so thick that the room. in Holland 1.

Not answered

(5)-Did Germany Day gold far the Rumanian wheat, and. If so, why was the operation not shown in the Backspank statement ?

Not answered.

QUESTION.

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unmarried, and he would like to ses for every shipload of them a chipload of women from this country, sent, out to be mated to Dr. Snow said that if De Hertz, of Gon many, and Sir Oliver Lodge had fought and both been killed, the dietvery of ware shay

centuries,

DURATION OF THE WAR.

SIR R. BORDEN'S PREDICTION.

left for the charge was quite inconsider able. The powder, too, ww of "inferior quality. There was no distance fuse, only blunt none of the same alloy as the shell,

Sir R. Borilen introduced in the Cana and not an atom of copper throughout. There have been a good many of these thian Hoke of Commons last month a bina habe; they been to be sort of potatore for the extension of the term of Par bread in the domain of artillery Alto Hament by, one-year. He said that if the gether, one finds that the enemy' artillery Libanas opposed, the measure it would be

quality. supply is deteriorating in

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Intion of Germany. I confess that it is just because they will hit that population hand that I think thom both justified and alutary say this in no spirit of indis- rminate vindictiveness or blind hatred batred, as a great Freashmay has said. c'un labolère des faibles-but because I believe that theso Zeppola raids are large- ly, if not principally, designed to gratify the civil population of Germany with ating sensations not only of military prowess but of sanguinary delight. No one esa doubt this who reads the ogrefully- äopired articles in the German newspapers. They betray a ghoulish satisfaction in the (8.)-Iu it not a fact that nearly 1 her

for the Goverdineu, to withdraw and docido on its course. He admitted that the wea feeling that the war is being carried into foreign alebo securities have now been

Some way to the rear I reached a quaint sure should not be passed unless the senti most the very words of the Nine Preic of great difficulty in paying for her fim, and plating wooden pavilion, painted and mong, of the country was behind such a every village and every home (I quote alexhausted, thus placing her in a position

decorated in the old Russian style. This Presse The only way to deal with this ports f is to convince the civil population of Ger- Not answered

H2H VÀổ để Les-ream put up by the D's, and course, but said he was convinced that fool- y/that their lust for slaughter will

now used by the M. regiment 1 arved favour of the extension was over- coil on their own Infatarted heads. The

(7.)-As the Reichsbank Notes had og dinner time, and was entertained with whelming mo elva population of Germany is particeps already been rendered-jobonvertible by the toast on toast, in honour of England. Op The Prime Minister declared that when criminis with its Government, and it is the law of August 1814, and the ale of gold posite me at an English cavalierone he returned from England he was con- and very population which in innumerable forbidden in Novusher of that year, and of those chosen by his fellow to wear one vinced that the war was at present only! Bug ases, has stoned, pat upon, insulted, and as the Notes of illo toate banks, war credit of the decorations sent by King George het over. He was certain the Allies would En

kreatened the convoys of helpless prisoners banks, war aid books, mortgage banks, in He was a square-faced, light-haired man, win, but it would take them a year and a their midst. It is this population whose auraoce aks, private banke, and munt with firm, bine eyes, particularly quiet for half or two years more to win. A would insatiable fury is fed by the German sol cipal corporations have no gold against Russian, 32 years old, and already liebe the middle of this summer before the full diers at the frong with triumphant recitals them at all, does he not think thin the words tolant-colonel What he did was this: strength of the Alles was placed in the of their bloody cruelties, T of what Mene Mene, Tekel, Uphatain should; When the Germans were in his trenches, fold.

Six W. Laurier, spreking for the Oppo I know, ENG

rather be written on this towering pyramid being wounded by a bullet, he threw him. of paper, for, when all these notes have to self on to the nearest machine gun, and sition, said that undoubtedly there was a his inclination towards a war-time ensiny from carrying it away. He received election. the chance, the no awful barbarities on found wanting?!

eleven bayonet wounds, but the enemy was everything at the outbreak of war to bare the enemy as they have practised upon us -God forbid but I do say that the con- Sir Edward's question accerts, without in the end driven dut, and both map and had peace, but he found the German mind sideration of a military operation, designed the slightest semblance of proof, that babkgs were saved, and are doing wel" poisoned with the last of war and dream. mos, de svenge the Zeppelin, raxis, but to ing institutioasas, for instance, Way oredite it back at his regular work, and neithering of glory and booty. When war broke not to svega,hould not to obscured bikes, sortgage banke, and insurance com. Jis look for hid nine would give one the out Chand's was free to enter the war or or deprecated by a misplaced tenderness for panised bank notes, whereas dinedes that anything of the kind had ever stay out, but there was only one thing to people who have shown anything but ten of such institutions over issued such notes happened. It will be agreed that the do and that was to place all their resources Orders of King George are going to men of men and woney at the disposal of the dermass themselves, Until we realize, what at all.

who are worthy of themes Empire. Civilization was at stake in the the French have realizad long ago, that the German people are bestial. people-

I paid a visit to the appers of this hostis humani generis, to Lord Rosebery

corps, They have not an easy job, nor has uply put it, whose only conception of

have their German antagonists. The ques international law is "hoads I win, taile

tion is how to deal with patches of marsh, and the Russians at least like to keep up you lose," we shall be fighting with our hands tied behind our bucks. I confess that Canon Sanday's solicitude for the whole worlds which is looking on leaves the very wold. The greater part of the civilized world is already fighting on our side,

Far be it from we to advocate that we

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or our Allies should practise, when „wo, gebe redeemed, Germany will indeed bevering it with his body, preverbed the groves He said he would have done aumidity of niz saktusbed with molahtes balag:200,"

THE ATTITUDE OF ERANCE,

QUESTION.

(8.)–Will he give us a categoricat answer to the following query:Is the gold shown in the Reichsbank statement actually had in that institution or are portion of it held in any institution outside Garmany I

The Reichsbank's statements do not men-

QUESTION.

presong conflict and if Germany were to win he would be thankful to lose his eyes before the sun rose on that day.

Bir W. Laurier pointed out that during the Civil War and likewise in the Napo as ɖose to their enemies as possible. Butonic wors, elcetions wore held as usual.

we have been on this line long enough for He took for granted that if the Bill passed tion one ounce of gold which is not in thee men to settle themselves in, barring there would be no dissolution until the vaults of the bank self, whereas the Bank accidents, as comfortably as is possible autumn of 1917. On account of the serious and that of itself gives them confidence issues involved in the war, the magnituda of England's statements ginch the beginning of the war comprise gold held in other and strength. They know where they are of the struggle, and the necessity that there and have made of their surroundings ahon'd be no division among the people of places, like OttawÉ,

shelter, and in sono sense a home. But Charsada, he decided not to oppose the Bill their thoughts overleap the barriers, and but to allow it to pass the Houso unani they are longing to be moving forward,

On Christmas Day I saw a service in a hospital with confession, communion of the sick, and two fanerais. Tais fine will long be marked by the little groups of wooden, crosses which are to be found at any point behind it. Some of the forward Red Cross

REPLY.

These are inventions, and if people choose

QUESTION

mously.

The resolution was passed and sent at co to the Senate without further debate,

I write with the more conviction on this

•point, as I have lately been in Francy and

(9.)-Will E to us, in view of have seen and heard much. In the course of a long conversation with that distin his statement that Germany has a sum guished statesman and historian, M. Gciency of food, the reports of riots in Berlin briel Hanotans, he drew my attention to and the shooting down by the soldiers of the evidence he has collected (some of it 'poor wonen crying out for broad? will be found in the earlier nurubers of his *Histoire de la Guerre," which goes to wow that the atrocities practised in Bel-

Last night I was studying the near per- gium were carefully premeditated oven a

little dug-out hospitals; this type of dug spective, with a map and a great general, me the war began, and that the printing presses of Germany were at work fabricat

out is half above ground; is combines who for two hours with the flash and dirsot various advantages, and is very warm and poss of a Nelson was comparing and balane. ing stories of Belgian atrocities, with a

comfortable. The anion between the militing different possible rauda to victory. how to preparing the German people for

tary units and those of the civil Red Cross Light was in every word, and conclusions their own even before the German troops

for instance, ilts Zemstvo institutions, has were short and forable, like an attack. but violated the Bagish Frontier Evi-cember 20th, 1915, when interrogated by now come to be a habit, and is taken as a From a review of many units he had dence has cape into my hands quite lately the Socialists, he had to admit in the matter of course. It is one of the most in brought back the heartening words of the

stances, would bring the Germans Ince to face with colossal taxation burdens

to believe them, nobody can help it detachments have turned themselves into

(10,)—Finally, I would ask him if he has forgotten that in his former speeches he has led his people to believe that they would not be taxed in respect to the cost of the waz, for I find that on about De-

features of the war for Russia, Sovereign, a message which may be read

which goes to show that the cruelty of the Reichstag the the war, ander all drcum-WELT AFTER VICTORY?m ngaán in the context of this, picture of the

The message ends with the following:- Dr. Helfferich concluded by groting what he had said formeny namely, We Ger maus on stand it if we become poorer, we remain what we are"; but if England becomes in poverished that would ineho finds Britannig.

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German troops to our own men ferocious as it was in the early stages of the war

And what Biten the war that is, after front. To you (tho Knights of 184 is even more ferocious now, The French

REFLY victory for no one at the front doubts George), on the most valiant representatives understand the import of these thing The war is costing 2 per head per day about that. It is a constant subject for of our army, I address my heartiest, and Their attitude is well summed up in the of the population in England, whereas it hopes and speculations, especially at sen deep thanks for your valiant and devoted words of a Paris newspaper the other day only costs Is per head per day of the cons like this. The perspective is so vastly brave service in this campaign. I beg ** Father, forgive then not, for they know population in Germany,

that it cannot yet, take forms of detail, you to convey to your various jumts my what they do. It is a terrible petition.

But one thing secus to me pertain; one can hearty thanks for the heavy work which but who is there that has investigated these

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of technical equipment and generally in all Racis and myself. Reas quits assured, at The Times has done an unes ser

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be sending round half Europe to one's will not conclude penco till we have in bringing homa to English people the

Alles for things which now make the driven the last soldier of the enemy out magnitude, the quality, and the clarity of

difference between life and death, and not of the country, and I wal not conclude it the French effort. I should like to supple

I see the imperative need for every improve. in any other way than in full agreement. ant it by this testimony to their unre-

3ment that can help to the building up of with our Allies, to whom we are bound not denting resolution. The more I see of that

knowledge of character, of thought, and of by paper treaties, but by real friendship grens nation the more profoundly do I This is a time of deadly peril. Things initiative Every Western war has always, and by blood.shal not forget this 'te

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are what they are and will be what they for this reason, heon for Russia a war of view, and I am glad that I have been able that the most idralistic untion in the world will be why, then, in the words of liberation and this war will be so on to see the valiant unite of the army and w and wo have to deal. The Frenchman is the wise man, should we deceive ourselves? scale unknown before. One has only to in your person I beg to convey to all, the generous, but he is above all clear-sighted. Let ce, by all mosas, do nothing which see the Russian army at work in order to troops toy thanks for their dovoled sor- refuses to be under any illusiony as to the offends our self-respect, but let us look know what good material there is for viven which makes my heart glad. Gol #haracter of the enemy with which they facts sternly in the face-Times.

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