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GERMAN PEACE TERMS,

TO CONTROL FUTURE DESTINY

OF THE HUMAN RACE.”

THE CABINET CRISIS IN ENGLAND.

GERMAN COMMENT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 29TH 1914

GERMANY'S DECLINING

STRENGTH.

OLD MEN, BOYS AND CRIPPLES

CALLED UP

It is not often, remarks a London daily, that we find an article in the Ger- man Press on the Kriegsziel that is to After a day's consideration of the news

A reasoned and persuasive argument say, the object for which the German of the end-of-the-Cabinet crisis, the declining is printed below from Russian that Germany a military power is de Government declares that it is fighting, or the terms of peace which it would like man Press hastily resumed its assurances subject who was interned in Germany, to impose But the Censor has passed that no extension of military acrvice in frontier. The article has been translated and recently managed to escape over the An article in the Dusseldorfer General England can improve the military situa- from the Petrograd newspaper The Anzeiger by Houston Stewart Chamber- lain, which may be taken as representing

The Frankfurter Zeitung sheds Retoh the mind of the military chiefs and the tears over England's and defection from German Government, for Chamberlain the principle of voluntary service, and

with all

tion..

THOSE WHO MUMBLE OF

PEACE

MR HUGHES WARNING, WM

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, recently visited Edinburgh, LL.D. at the University, and was adm where he received the honorary degree of tail to the freedom of the city by by the Dean of the Thistle, who wore At the Usher Hall a prayer was said the green rube of his office, and Lity Elders in scarlet and ermine, bal and the beators of the city sword race added colour and circumstance to the gathering After an address by the Lord Provost, Mr. Hughes was handed

boasts of his intimate friend Kaiser An old principle of English freedom December Ist the remaining reserves were the burgess ticket in a silver casket and the loading in Germany, the Ka

E he tells us, is to im" | words-to avoid a grave catastrophe." the middle of January of this year thegod the bookland -

included..

Germany's object, pose & German peace on the world. And bor idun of peace is to control the future destiny of the human race." The death of our German heroes,"

prites Herr Chamberlain, can only be atoned for by a victory which shall give us. the right of lordship over our enemies.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA. Ar

Herr Chamberlain then proceeds to discuss the manner in which Germany proposes to deal with her enemies. He takes the case of France first

As regards France the solution is simple. If

the French were not mad, if they did not allow themselves to be used es the slaves of Russia and England, I do not know that there would be any ground for a quarrel with them. But since they are mad at present they must be treated as mind. Germany must once for all be protected against their attacks, and also against the use of millions of wild negroes for her armies. We have the power and must use it. The diplomate must not, as in 1979, stand in the way of the Gone ral Staff. TRA

in tossed away in order-in Asquith's The gentleman who plunged England into war had very different ideas in August, 1914. They no sooner get out of one trouble than they get into another, and,

what the Cabinet to-day desires to avoid will nevertheless come, although from a quite different quarter.

when the account is finally make up.

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In May last all the 1915 Class were called to the colours, and in August the 1916 In November last the 1017 Class and to undergo medical examination. On called (ungedienter Landaturm), and in of eighteen were called who had passed cheered on rising to acknowledge the Mr. Hughes, who was enthusiastically the medical examination in November. honour, said the ceremony symbolized the TJIKINI In January, too, all boys of 17 were absorption into citizenship of a reprezen ordered to report themselves. These are tative of the great Commonwealth of Aus August of last year also the holders cause for the Empire of which they were the Inst reserves of to existing lawa 1000 those of Scotland, fighting common tralia, whose soldiers stood to day with

of white tickets, or those who were all citizena. In these days, he went on, Desperate efforts are being made to get found in peace time to be entirely unit, when mon still mumble of peace, it is capital out of the holding of a secret ore called. Since the beginning of the well that we should turn with satisfac. session, and the surrender of the war the level of fitness has declined. All tion and prids to gaze upon a nation Government in the matter of compulsion sorts and conditions of men have been whose history is studded with great decis is rescribed in many quarters not as a passed as fit. This especially applies to and whose men have never been afraid sign of determination but as proof of author saw a soldier on garrison duty they held dear to them. After nearly wounded soldiers. In November, 1914, the to die for their principles or whatever weakness. The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung with only 18 teeth left and one eye (a two years of war the end is not yet in said that the reluctance of the Govern- ballet, having broken 14 teeth and parsly-sigh, but yet there exist in our country montarises from the recognition that England has already given all that shesed the nerve of the other eye). In the some people to whom this war las faught has to give and declared

summer plenty of lame men and even men very little How does the war go to day ? difficult to imagine what has with a hump could be seen, But its Are we marching steadily and surely to during the re-examination of the white from the grasp of the military despo NETH.

passed the point when we shall wreat the sceptre ticket holders

civilization of Europe and has vowed our tism which has for 40 years monaced the destruction

ST.

In reality the English Cabinet crisis is the crisis of the English war, and therefore one more sign that the truth about the uselessness of continuing the In Mainz, in a ready-made outfit shop, war is beginning to prevail. The Eng two assistants were kept out of pure lish Cabinet crisis is a proof that the charity; the one bad s hump, the other a war which has devoured all the strength weak heart. At the least effort the face in a little while all would be well, that I wish I could say that I thought that The horizon is more threatening as of the people is now on the wane of the latter became blood red and he our arms would be speedily crowned with we turn to Russia. Here we have to do about the terrible character of the secrets ever, were found it for service in the as I know them, I cannot do so. I be with blind destructive natural forces, which the Government must have to dis infantry that boy man to believe, that it is impossible Count Reventlow discourses at length could scarcely breaths. Both these, how victory, but in face of the facts, as far Treaties and arguments are as little use close to Parliament. He says that the

a para to get allieve, however, as firmly as it is possible with regard to Bussis as against torrents secret proceedings must obviously be of who was well known to the whole city that Germany should win this war. But

In the same city was a half-lunatic boy, and the portones of nature. Here we such a kind that the British Govern He also was passed for service in the unless we marshal all the resources of the have not only to think of peace, but of ment and British deputies who are in-field. In another southern, town a gun Empire, decisive victory will not be ours. the existence of civilised Europe. tiated into the realities of the question tleman presented himself for examination There can be, and must be, no half-mea- And for this reason we must erect for could not desire a public debate. Count and told the committee that the best be sures at such a crisis as this. There are Germany and her Allies, for all time, a Reventlow assures his readers that be exempt as one of his eyes was artificial. men who speak of peace, who urge that it wall of protection from North to South, hind closed doors Asquith will In fact, be took out his left eye. Not is the bounden duty of the British people If we do not do what is necemary, Ger have to say that there is no further pro withstanding, he was passed for service to make peace before Germany is defeat- many in a hundred, perhaps in fifty,spect of defeating and driving back in the infantry He became excited with ed. In the words of one spokesman, it years will be utterly lost,

the German Armies, and that it would anger, and offered to bring his invalid is said there is nothing that now divides PLATHE TERMS FOR ENGLAND.

therefore bo a crime against the Bri brother, who had no legs, and was for England and Germany worthy of the It is not easy for the German to have tish nation to shed any more precious this suggestion ordered three days close sacrifice of a single human life, I con- clour utes of England. the nation nay English blood on the Continent than is confinement.

fess that when I think of a man boasting. be compared in its ignorance to the Rue absolutely necessary." Mr Asquith

of British blood in his veins who dares Stans The lack of education in thewill also not be able to avoid saying "

niter such a sentiment it fills me with upper cossos defiés all description. On that, even if it were desirable to raise

anger and nauses the other hand, their character is ex more men, they cannot possibly be found. traordinarily developed in sharp contrast to the Russians they possess a bold self confidence, the desire of self-mastery, and aim at bringing their wills into subjec tion by a tour de force. The English possess the wonderful art of drawing strength even from their limitations; hence their rooted reliance on them- selves. We see at present where a nation can go by this misguided use of these gifts. But their strength is still there, their activities cover the surface of the, world

writers conveniently refrain from men Count Reventlow and other German tioning that all such debates on military questions as take place in Germany are held in the secrecy of the Parliamentary Committees.

TSAR'S NARROW ESCAPE.

AIR BOMBS AT A REVIEW.

There is only one nicans of bringing them to book. They must be opposed by another nation's strength of will, an all- announced recently that an Austrian AD official Petrograd communique powerful strength which shall meet the aeroplane succeeded in reaching Ivaatz, English at every point and bring on the Dniester, opposite Hotine, and them to their knees. The English-dropped five bombs there, one of which

has the greatest contempt f for the activities of other people. And as he has peror, having learnt of this incident, wounded a sentry on duty. The Em no idea of the value of the purely moral ordered the wounded man to be decorated considerations he must be taught by what with the Cross of St. George of the Fourth he can feel. England, however, knew 80 Class. well how to estimate the progress of Germany in technique, industry, and trade, that she saw no help for herself except by the complete destruction of her neighbour,

If had a mind to make a bitter joke of the matter, I should say that England is making Germany because Czernovitz.

has stach a high regard to The English are jealous. They hate and fear

all events on the number of square miles or the millions of people that recognise the English overlordship; it is based far more on the consciousness of inner strength, on the power of will land faif

HOPE

GREM FOOD FOR JESTING. Such cases have been reported in hundreds, and have for a long time served as material for the comic papers.

army has gone down as such men are this the fighting quality of the German However, it does not follow that through

usually employed for garrison duty, transport service, and other duties in the rear of the army. In the prison camp reserve battalions and depots there are

officers of

of 64-65

4-5 years of age, and non

DECADENT FUTILITY."

single human life? Why, everything and Germany worthy the sacrifice of a Nothing, forsooth, dividing England

divides us, The gulf between Heaven and Hell is not wider than the gulf that stands between England and Germany. What a confession of decadent futility is laid bare in those words. Thank God, commissioned officers of the same age the virus of degeneracy has not eaten Thus almost the whole the German popt-into the vitals of this nation, but there Iation from 18 to 46 is now serving with are some exprescences which, assuming an the colours There are about 200,000 importance they do not deserve, would exempted in what in England are called starred trades and occupations, but a

various staffe, by women. them, even in military service and on great tendency to manifest to replace

wish the world to think that such senti ments as these are, representative of the principle af stake? Why every institu public opinion of Britain to-day No tion of free government is at stake. Is very entrails of Belgium, amidst the it nothing that Germany stands upon the smoking ruins of the great architectural raged women and children Is it no- nonaments of civilization, amongst out- thing that she should roam the seas 08 a bloody-minded pirate, sending innocent non-combatants to the bottom of the sen without warning!

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one might accept the recently published For a real estimate of the German army census of Berlin as a basin. According to war there were in round figures more that census, in the year preceding the than 1,050,000 women as against 1,000,000 men. On January 18, 1910, the number of men was just short of 745,000, which A correspondent of the official Petro means that from about 27-28 per cent. grad Agency is able to supply some de have in the meantime been called to the Not only Government, but civilization tails of the affairs in which the Austrian colours. But Berlin, for reasons that itself is at stake. Our national indo- Taube succeeded in approaching the have often been explained, is being pendence is at stake, our economic wel- district where the Tsar, was holding yet a young men, of 18 sse not hire is at stake, everything is at stake review of afs troops, on April 19, rear yet called up in Berlin, too, they are everything, spiritual, moral, "and_ma

TAIKOO DOCKYARD ashamed to inke

men, lame men,terial for we a people stand. It was a magnificent spring morning or men with a hump. It would be 987 The teachings of witory, Bele bland, AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD. and the Emperor, sccompanied by his to say that if in Berlin 97-98 per cent experience, cannot move such men as TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG. rival. Not without justice is the Eng-Staff, and with General Brasiloff, the then the figure for the whole of Germany any appeal to patriotis

of the males are called to the colours, those of whom I complain, neither can fishman accustomed to consider himself Commander-in-Chief of the Forces operat will be nothing short of 32-33 per cent. the master of the world. This feeling ing in the Borth-Western front, was pro This coincides with the generally adopted herent gift of virile and resolute mon BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL

of which toey SHIPBUILDERS SALTORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS are incapable, for does not rest-not in the first place, a

Th ceeding along the interminable lines of view that about one-third of the male not of those who are pallid, feeble, and troops saluting each regiment when aud population can be called to the colours sickly. The thing in which they wrap denly, about cleven o'clock, Canon If we leave out of account the numerical themselves is the measure of their own

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. shot was heard, followed by what ap predominance of women over men and anemie zoals. They call it international-

WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE peared to be either the explosion of stake the whole German male population is, but it is in fact, the sickly and pallid. Hatimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engian.

AND ELECTRIO SYSTEMS. artillery fire followed. One could plainly will to the g 35,00,000, when 1500,00 reflection thank God the number of such have shell or of a u of as of their temperament and to subdue a third of the entire world see in the clear atmosphere the fleecy can call up to the end of the way men is insignificant. It is well they shonkt

Boilers, Bailway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes white halls of the exploding shrapnel A TRIBUTE TO ENG

fired at the approaching acroplane. Our We must deduct from this figure about be fold plainly and that the world should

of Engineering Iron and Wood Work. *** Even the English Fleet is smal in batteries were firing from both sides, German losses in killed, severely wound ble to the minds of a free people, and 2-21 millions at the lowest estimate of know that such sentaments are contempti comparison-with-the Empire when they thus subjecting the enemy machine toed, and prisoners of war, if we leave out that we will never lay down our arms.

GRAVING DOCK-787' by 85' by 84' 6" possess. This power of Britannia has cross-bombardment. The Tsar continued grown out of her inner strength, from the review, watching the explosions of 1 million youths of 17 and men of until German military despotism

Pumps Empty Dock in 2-8/4 hours. the grasp and power to hold, from her the shells. The firing soon ceased, and 10-50 years of age, starred through em crushed. will, from her industry and bold daring the Emperor concluded his inspection, ployment in war industries, German

up to 3,000 tons displacement, providias that recks no consequences. The English surink from no cruelty or rumorality found impression on all onlookers At utmost, if called out, provide from three brother German by the hand and call him 50-Tex Bala. TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Elvis, nie.

This enemy attempt produced a procrastos in Turkey and immobilised and powerless that we must make teens 100-T TO GEANTWON QUAY ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANE- but shrink also from no deed of daring was learnt later that at dawn on April quarters to one million of reserve, Kamarade "?" He who has approached

at the with Germany, that we are to clasp our Akrong bort the Bhost maging do 100 2 omal ce or any form of death. England owes everything to its daring. Young men a towards our lines above the Dniester in get the actual strength of the German the while holding a stiletto behind his 19 some enemy aeroplanes were reen flying scarcely enough to fill the gaps, we shall us with the left hand of fellowship, all little over twenty have been appointed the region of Boyane, eight vurats east army--some 71-3 millions. Out of this back to give us a treacherous blow at the advisers of Asiatic princes, and sur- of Czernovitz. They were forced to total about 500,000 are needed for the first opportunity He whose fingers

LTD rounded by hate and murderous instincts, have alone, amid millions of coloured return by our artillery fire, with the ex-garcisons in the country, drip with blood of the innocents, be Jeople, rated whole-kingdomas and ception of two machines, one of which This leaves 7,000,000 men, both for the fouled with avery cruel and cowardly out- brought them little by little under Eng-succeeded in penetrating as far as Ivantz Eastern and for the Western theatres of rage? I hope to God the day will never dish rates only as a proof and an where the review, was talking place. The

hood. The conduct of Germany has driven while the other approached the road war for transport service as well as come when we shall so forget our man I give this

as a proof and a Russian anti-aircraft guns drove the Aus

even America to isene an ultimatums example of their spirit. One may think trian machines away after they had drop

Peace now would mean not only our what one likes about this world-power ped a few bombs. of the English-I hold it to be contrary

national degradation and our economic to the good of the world-but one thing From a military point of view the raid certain only a mightier development was probably without importance, but

thing and receiving nothing. There can ruia, but we should be giving up every of the same power to conquer could exit gives an idea of the conditions in which

be no pesce until this bypreritical, ercise control over the unheard of deve the Taar visits his armies and remains as December 1914, stated that human treacherous, and barbarous nation of Cer lopment of the world-power.

constantly with them. Reuter material in Germany would be exhausted many has been beaten to its kuses.

in May, 1916 And really we see that (Cheers.) Germany will not be able during the

The

*mershas of Mesopotamia were

can

garrisons in the occupied countries, in consequence of the last call to the colours of youths of 18, Germany will have in addition a low corps of reserves ready in about two months time.

One of my German friends who has the best information available, as far back

18

Are we to be told we are so decadent

Herr Chamberlain is more German than the Germans, for he proceeds to solid his adopted countrymen on their lack of will

coming summer campaign to make use of ties. Even expensive copper tanks sad power and their fears for the future,

such reserves as will suffice to counter-other plant in chemical factories, which Unless England can be utterly humiliated famous in the time of Alexander the balance the forces of Bussis and Great cost a tremendous amount of money and he conceives that the war will have been Great. One of the last acts of his life, Britain, especially after the adoption by have always been the glory and pride of fought in vain.

within a few weeks of his death, was a the latter of the Compulsory Act

Germany have been requisitioned. Now - LACK OF NICKEL AND COPPER berlain predicts that Germany will be dyke of Pallakopas, about 90 miles below

In fifty or a hundred years Herr Chamage down the Euphrates to the greaThere is another cause which willy with only copper door handles and the copper

the greater Power in the world. She Babylon, This sluice had been constructout doubt, prove fatal for Germany. It is ringes are left. These handles are only a on windows in houses and railway: car. will then keep the peace and impose ited by the ancient Assyrian Kings to lack of nickel and copper. Two months small proportion, and cannot nearly Son other nations. England is to occupy let off the water of the river when it be ago, as is known, the requisitioning of satisfy the demands of the artillery

second place as a pot of vassal of came excessive into the marches. It was all house-utensils made of copper, brass of modern warfare. Germany, and in time she will in her reported not to be working well, and and bronze was completed, and even the That this lack of copper is al own interests become the friend of Ger Alexander proposed to construct another doors of stores made of either of these being felt is shown by the fact that a many Herr Chamberlain may deny sluice lower down. He sailed on into the metals were taken away, I also was able number of factories, working for the adds the London daily, that he desires marshes, steering his vessel himself with to ascertain that all copper, installations War Office, had to close to, for instance, the utter deatraction of England as a his diadem on his head, to explore them from the chemical factories (with the er I was shown one in Charlottenburg, near world Power. But this is what he means, and the tombs of the kings, and so exception of those working for the army) the Zoological Gardens In his view it is a case of Rome or tensive were the lakes and swampa that have been taken by the military authors.

ich has been Carthage.

Alexander's fleet lost its way among them.

producing hell fuses, but had to close. (Continued on pert Column)

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