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[BY SIR OLIVER LODGE
SUCCESS OF THE BLOCKADE.
HOW DIFFICULTIES HAVE BEEN OVERCOME.
THE MILITARY ADVISER CUTLER PAIMER & CO'S
SIE W ROBERTSON AND WAR COMMITTEE.
LORD DERBY'S EXPLANATION. Though there is now a general dispozi- tion to recognise that our blockade of the enemy Powers is having an increasing Lord Derby Secretary of State for g-men's Conservative influence upon the course of the war, there War, addressing the annual meeting of Theatre, is still a failure la some quarters of this the Liverpool Working-
y to appreciate the difficulties in Association in the Empire
m 1 had the country the way of a complete blockade. In the Liverpool, recently, said object sought we are all agreed-namely Into the new Government I had to cut off from the enemy Powers all sup honour of being invited on somewhat different status to the previous Secretaries plies from the rest of the world, to pre for War. I am not on the War Com vent them exporting their manufactures
representative of the soldiers on that ar at reduce, and so to bring than to smittee, and I have to wish to be. The is soldier-Sir Willia economie state of
Robertson (cheers) with whom I work and do work in the most perfect Army should kans, that when military harmony. And I think it is well that the country should know, and above all that the
duty is advice is given to the War Cabinet it is
best of my ability to not given by a vivillas, but by the best soldier we have. (Cheers) y
so carry out that policy. I am per ctly enatent with that position, and to endeavour to the
ruin
reach o
and social
leave an
It is becoming, clear that one necessary condition to satisfactory industrial pro
Some gress is better and more human relations between employer and employed, firms have recognised this, already; they have realised that men are of more importance than machines, that industrial output aloric is not a sufficient object in life, and that the welfare of the workers
But though the aim can be thus simply is really a paramount consideration stated, the policy and means to be pur The war has brought this home to those sued are far more difficult and complex in industrial authority, because of the then is generally recognised. It Germany large number of women how employed were an island Power and we were deal. and the scheme, which is getting into ing with the blockade at her const, and oporation for special superintendents or ports there wonid ba little difficulty so welfare workers attached to the factories, long as we retained control of the seas. ship with the object of improving conditions The Navy could declare a formal blockade they are unsatisfactory, and making of the old type and capture every
might readily be part the improved 19 a movement, el hands, may do much good and have a geographical position of Germany sur be of some value to the Army at large.
1. by or in close touch with, the Conting Lord Derby said that the War
was always abused. It was & far-reaching
effect thing that tends 'roindentries of Holland, Denmark,
It is the War to promote understanding and an essential spirit of co-operation between all those Switzerland, Norway and Sweden, each of cheap gibe. It was the onsiest thing in In any étage of an industrial them producing large quantities of food the whe soldiers have done this, but engaged in of a help and to stufs and ma
land transport, she would like it to be understood that diminish the liability of strikes and lock modern angfactures and with the again,
Various ingh posts, both at blockade limited to enemy ports would Juonts through the blockade to Germany Abroad, some of lela a stop in very much the right are concerned, thanks to the untiring men in this coUDY I dek all of you
Navy, they have absolutely Bur efforts of ceased save for very rare occasions of evasion of the patrols. The most difficult problem, then with which we have to deal is without provoking from neutral countries reprisals against ourselves to prevent Germany (a) from obtaining sup plies from or through neutral countries, (h) from being able to ship her goods through neutral posts
De representations to the heads of denvang dan hope that the combination of Sir Williaor
where things mig in proper Unfundate Ty the Robertson and myself will, at all ev
outs Training is necessary for this supervising work, and i has to be
with
home and
formed with tact, but if properly do totally ineffective. So far as direct do there were employed in the War Office in
direction, and I cannot but think that it is the initiation of a movement which will spread
ERA OF EXPLOITATION OVER
The era of mere exploitation of work people hands, scrapping and dis carding them when worn but, as if they were more tools or machinery, has had is day, and ought su cense to be Such procedure is by no means universal, but it is far too prevalent; and the splendid
Lord Derby added:-
most distin
in regard to the war sick together, to hos confdetre in the Army and Nayy and Government, (Cheers) Speaking for my own Department I have the moat absolute confidence in both the military and civilian members of it, and only hope they have got as much confidence in me. No criticism is of much value unless it I do not ask you to stifle criticism, but provides a romedy. If you criticiz and
TREATMENT OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
work of engineering firms is too noble à persons that we should declare a total you roviding an alternative you are
Juces
small matters
which will not further the war, and keep your oses on, one goal a complete and decisive victory, and see that any advice
(Cheers.) to give or any criticism you teader is
decisive
the
be doing a great service, but It is sometimes urged by irresponsible provide at the same time an alternative to destroy confidence in service to the country to be spoilt by any blockade of the countries adjacent to Ger- without
those whom is essential you should such inhuman relations
many, and that we should in fact cut of doing a mischievous action, in that you ene if their overseas supplies and bring them to are leavouring Money-making alone, at the expense a state of starvation and economic ruin, the
Sir Douglas Haig, but those the bodies and souls of humanity, is Obviously such a course would lead to have confidenes the generals in the field, beneath the dignity of those who have had those sation t an engineering training; and the idea that tootele unties being forced to take futine to the other spheres of operations You Robertson, who is the adviser to the such procedure is inevitable is disrespect sources of supply and other important must show your confidence in Sir William
Fees Gre advantages arising from the ful to an honourable profession,
smaller Continental nation, fed Government itself as B paid and profits niade in every profesion but the pecumary reward does not stand whilst we are precluded from interfere alone criticism on the Whole. Leave first; it comes in as an extra. The con- ing in the passage to neutral countries of cousness of work well done is what con- supplies which are imported solely to to the recognition of honour and serve the necessary requirements of the
and exercise the right to prevent the given with the object of securing that dignity associated with any trade or inhabitants of those countries, we claim profession. Private profit gained without ang humane considerations and ensured by neutral countries adjacent to our enemies
their confidence by subscribing to no matter what to ochen, is
Lord Derby, then baked the people to War Loan. He was not sure, he said, an honourable, aim: it gavears more of indirectly are intended for enemy use. Gormant procedure than of anything has therefore been the policy of the Gor that he did not agree with an article in
whilst limiting such supplies to
They appropriate to the Allies. And
ipal experience, improved relations the
BY Quantities that may be necessary for The Timer newspaper which deprecated were necessary, but, there was one thing with work people more consideration, for their pré-ide requiroments, to assist publishing the huge investments. them f more understanding of the condi neitral countries to obtain sufficient sup which was even more esential and that tions and monotony of their lives, and a plies for their internal use something
thing in was that the stall investor should put real desire to enable them to lead a worthy But we properly require
State There was not & sum however human existence in addition to turning return from neutral countries. We bis investment at the disposal of the out material products and making a stipulate that we receive from them com-
advantages
In the past Great small, that was not going to help us, if ino dental
profitif all this can by actual pensating experience be
be demonstrated to be possible Britain had been a velmble market for even ever so short a distance, towards the among a section of the workers in the home produce and manufactures of the successful result they all desired. factory, then it is to be hoped that its neatrals. We are therefore not satisfied
And wheneverRWEY essence will spread to all other sections, and will inaugurate a new era in the relations between employer and employed an the supposed but mistaken interests of pecuniary profit, can then become a thing of the past and be looked back upon, as we look back upon other old abuses, as a repulsive and barely credible condition of things.
City The mere exploitation of which they offer When such cases Germany and Auswia the population are
LORD ROBERT CECIL ON THE BLOCKADE.
what formerly How far the blockade has succeeded can came to us being diverted to our best be judged by the conditions which enemics by reason of the higher prices prevail -day in enemy countries. In arise we are amply justified in declining existing on meagre supplies of food at regulated by food to assist the neutral countries by making extravagant prices, heavy sacrifices, such as supplying their tickets The shops are empty of the railways and shipping with coal, or necessaries of life. Riots are constantly
desire for peace their industries with such raw material occurring in many of the great German as we control. The treatment of uentral towns, and the general Countries therefore becomes a question of Germany and Austria may be primarily intricate and confidential negotiations, attributed to the severity of our blockade and such negotiations obviously cannot be policy and
moment one of the most At the present moment made publie to the world,
Arrangements of this nature are con important and most stantly being concluded with Government" : [be dealt with difficult problems tù
HOW GERMANY, IS SUFFERING, with indivional traders. In this way reduce, does not
is the diversion to safe themselves, with trading associations and markets of these available foodstuffs in To prevent their reaching Germany, pass through the many neutral shipowners in consideration Such
therefore, no of obtaining bunker coal or marine in bluckade, and there is
agreed chance of its being intercepted by aby
our efforts of the Navy surance from this country, approval.
Lord Robert Cecil, speaking recently at Nottingham, said read sometimes blockade, but I don't believe we should be right to trust to a blockade alone. It is innecessary to refer to the impor- question a special department has been
tast par
of the blockade policy which is created by the Ministry of Blockade with Much has been done. We believe that we
Navy Were it not for the the object of restricting the supplies that
that we are going to defeat Germany by only to carry KAN For the purpose of dealing with
that trade which Germany carrica on with the neutrals who are neighbours of her own. Of course that is a much more difficult matter than dealing with the oversea exports. It is very difficult to be certain of what is happening in Gerodng
in the
placed in the Prize Court, but in the fear which is instilled in merchant, and ship owners, and which prevents shipment and carriage of good with enemy or undesir able destinations.
have absolutely destroyed the oversea, ex played by the kao policy, would be poster our enemies and securing them ins ports of our enemies. We believe we sible, but it should be pointed out that stend in many cases for consumption in have practically and satisfactorily de- the measure of the great service the Navy this country. The transactions in which performing does this department is interested already million average of over stroyed all the oversea imports into our has performed and 1mber of ships amount to an chemies, and we believe that we have very not lie so. largely diminished those imports, and that are of cargoes that are pounds a week be
Another dificulty that has had faced has been the great inceolive offered to undesirable trade by the high prices which Germany is prepared to pay To day it is worth a trader's while to ship four or five consignments of a particular avy depreciation in the values of article on the chance that one may get The heavy
consequ the German mark and the Austrian crown through to our enemies. He would still
s and mann Captured Severe restrictions
the is due to the stoppage by our blockade of make a profit if all except the one were the export overseas of products a
retures of enemy origin. If a country ly have been placed on cannot pay its debts by exports, Jonas Bentral countries of certain.com
and all indications show that must be raised or gold shipped. The only has for some time past been thor alternative is a terushed credit and a Today the ship depreciated currency.
or in Austria-Hungary, but for many weeks past the stream of evidence has all flowed in one direction. We hear from many sources of food riots, of great cruwds of people waiting outside the shops in order to obtain food, of copper torn from furniture, of door handles and church bells being melted down, of the fact that there is no rubber at all, at any be especially beyond all question thas they have little wool and less cotton, and that they are making their clothes of paper and their boote of the same material
THE MINISTRY OF BLOCKADE,
incante
and that the impo
is to-day destroyed CBA UNATTEN
articles -into-peuti
rate for civilian purposes. It seems to ment of enemy exports overseas has been not been excesive. The anSWI
complessly stopped, thanks to our blocke
cannot be raised; pare him the belief Thus for the first nice. ade. Payment can no longer be made by to recent Parlamentary ques
Holland and Scandinavia of copper oils exposant exist, and the scule has months of this year the impertation into been the heavy depreciation that our and fats and fertilisers, as compared with enemies have had to face in their the normal pre-war imports, less all ex
Their credit is completely
trade porte to enemy countries, is very signi After giving the chief credit of the broken, sulfheir great export trade
build effectiveness of the blockade to the magni- aud ficent services of the Navy, Lord Robert which has taken over 40 said he thought the Government had de vised - plans
which, without doing may It is not suggested that mistakes have been made. In the early stages of violence to the rights of the smaller the war the machinery for dealing with OULS AND PATS, Countries without infringing the der blockade did not exist or was very imper: 250,000 tons 256,000 tops trality, had succeeded in depriving Ger fecke Several departments working on
362,000 tons. 035 000 kons many of all trafie that went over the different lines and with different objects
This policy an obviously be carried out oceans for her. The problem really win view were dealing widi blockade mat how to carry on due blockade effectually tore There was much overlapping and most satisfactorily when the neutral cou and yet to preserve the good will and, if often divergence of opinion as to how the try concerned will agree to the amounte possible the friendship of the neutral ends in view could best be reached. To proposed by Great Britain, and will co- longer exists
The whole operate in ensuring countries concerned. It was to the credit day this no
10160 $22,000 tons
DOPFER:
Pre-war average. 31,000 tans,
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that
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Minister and to the enemy. It is for this reason that ave been achieved since agreements have been come to with bodies Linistry of Blockade such as the Netherlands Oversea Trust, of the thorough the Danish Merchants Guild, and various is carried out importing associations in Norwaylaily
Chrosted
of the last Government, as well as of lockade question: bas, now been co-or- materials are not fraudules sorted!
ths Government, that that result had dinated under been achieved to a remarkable extent. He the resulta which did not say the blockada was perfect, but the formation it was very nearly complete now, and are a speaking they would not rest until they had mas ness with which
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