1917-04-30 — Page 6

THE

WAR.

The following Ocbles were received on Saturday night and sued in our Early Morning Eatra yesterday.

General

THE HONGKONG

not a minute too soon. Three million frosh acres of land are being put into cultivation, and even without a ton of food being brought from abroad, no one can starve us. (Cheers.) But all must help. You have your rations. Keep to them The kitchen must help as well as the workshop and the trenches. If these steps for cultivation had been taken a year or eighteen months ago, we should have had no danger abous food now. We might not have had enough wheat, but there would have bean cereals. Onts and barley are very good food. I was brought up on them. (Laughter.)

SHIPPING AND IMPORTS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, PREMIER ON THE WAR ITS PROBLEMS AND ITS LESSONS.

LONDON, April 27th.. There was a distinguished assemblage Turning to shipping, Mr Lloyd gathored in the Guildhall or the George said the antiing down of imports Free last year was not adequate. In addi occasion of conferring the dom of the City to Mr. Lloydtion to the saving of a million and a George. All the Dominions and Indian half tons last year, new arrangements representatives were present. Also Lord were now working to stop an additional Curzon, Lord Milner, Mr. Arthur Hen-six million tons of imports. Arrange- derson, numerous Peers and members ofments were also being made whereby the House of Commons. The Premier ultimately imports would be cut down by Ict with a great reception upon his ar over ten million tons yearly, without in

terfering with any essential industry,

riral.

DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1917-

CLAIMS OF DOMINIONS AND INDIA

MEXICO WARNS GERMANS

WASHINGTON, April 7th The State Department learns officially that the Mexian Government waärne all Germans in Mexico that any concentra on made by then near the border will result in their arrest

GERMANY:

German papers are most anxious.

The Berliner Tageblatt says a most dangerous garne with fire is being played

GROWING BRITISH SUPERIORITY. Furthermore we are going to be

the timber. We are making arrange The Premier bagau bis specels by en ments whereby we can get most of our phasising the growing British superiori

Britain. (Cheers) – We shall be getting ty and lost 91 guns and a considerable four million tons of ore in addition to umber of prisoners Since then we what we are getting now out of this had not lost a single gun and have callcountry by August next, and our blast bured 400, while we have taken tex Gor furnaces will be adapted for that pur TAG for every Britisher they have pose. You know what ten million tons tako (Cheers.) Vimy Ridge with 200 of imports mean. If this had been guns was captured with a fifth of the saved a year ago there would now have Boss sustained by the French in their been a year a supply of wheat stored in Josses in the early days when they had this country. inferior equipment, All this meant altimate victory at less cost. The Ger- mans knew that, hence their despair, which has resulted in black piracy

ty over the Germans. In June 1915 minerals worked in the mines of Great made between inmediate concentration in Berlin

Mr. Lloyd George said that he would! not eny that the war would last through to 1918, but they were taking to risks, hence the immensely increased cultiva tion and elaborate food measures. The future of the country depended on how much politicians hari learned. The Em pire must be consulted, in future, before of the Empire must become a reality, (Cheers.)

BUILDING AND REQUISITION OF SHIPS.

searching facts of which we knew nothing. before the war, We are a thousand years older and wiser sincy the war. The experience of generations has been crowded into just a few winters, and we should be unworthy of the great destiny to which Providence has called this generation if we threw away all that for the sake of formulas framed before the Flood (Hear, hear.) There is no part in the sphere of statematuhip & LABOUR DISCONTENT IN in which there is greater need for revised ideas than in our attitudes towards the great commonwealth of nations known as

AMSTERDAM,1prik27th. the British Empire In the past we treated it as an abstraction a glorious Berlin telegram states that in Com abstraction but still an abstraction Th milter in the Reichstag, Herr Groener var has shown is all that the Empire described the recent strikes as a is a fact, hay, a factor, the most potent hypnotism of the masses, which is factor to day in the struggle for human partly due to inflammatory matter smug liberty Wo sent a hundred thousand gled from abroad. He said that in

to enable the workers to voice their com men to France in August 1914 They future strikes would not be tolerated, bat plaints Labour representatives would be turned the tide of history (Cheers.)

appointed to the food organizations. The Dominions and India had contri- regarding the possibility of troubles on ibuted a million men. That has trans The Lokalanzeiger says that incite formed our idens regarding the reality monts of the munition workers to sedi of the beneficence of the British Emption steadily continue (Loud chcere). The world cannot afford to let it be broken, but a choice must be and ultimate dissolution. Things can- not remain where they were magi be said that the shadowy character of the

AMSTERDAM, April 27th relations between us and the Dominions

The Independent Socialist Party has and the great territories of the East passed a resolution inviting the work have prodiend this real cohesion. That people on May 1st to demand an eight- was all very well before they made their hour day, a world peace and interna great sacrifices. They have now estabtional fraternisation, co fished their claims to a real partnership. The Tageblatt regards this as an invita Henceforth effective consultation must tion to celebrate the day by a strike, be the only basin of co-operation.If our action brings them into trouble, as it has, and it costs them millions and preciona lives, they must henceforth be consulted before we act. Methods must

LONDON, April 27th. be carefully considered. A great war is

In the House of Commous, Mr. Boner not the best tium for thinking out, per haps, new constitutions, but our counsels Law stated that the Imperial War the and our Empire must be a reality. The Cabinet bad itnanimously accepted reperial War Cabinet has been a denon principle that each part of the Empire; stration of the value of this counsel having due regard to the interests of the shall give specially favourable from India, have not taken part in terms formal conference. They have bad a real manufactures share in our counsels and our decisions, pire (Cheof other parts of the Em and they have been a great source of Mr. Outhwaite How did they strength and wisdom to our deliberato that decision when Australia was not Mr. Bonar Law replied that the mem- tions. (Cheers) They have come here represented at the Conference o with fresh aninde, having viewed the world conflict from different peaks. bers of the Dominions represented had Minds running along the same course a come to this decision. It did not at pre- Mr King Will any legislation be weightier the mints the tt rutty. The sent include Australia

SOUFALISTS RESOLUTION.

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

WAR CABINET DECISION.

war, not during war and the councils of destroying this ocean bacilins. That Our colleagues from the Dominions and Allic facilities to the produce and

There are eighty-five million bushels of wheat in Canada I would not say for the asking, but for the fetching It ought to have been here. I believe about twenty or thirty million bushels of it had to go to the United States for luck of other markets. We mist eut down our food until we discover the method is one thing that has got to be done, but not all We are building ships. The Shipping Controller already has made arrangements whereby we will get three times as many new ships in 1917 as last year He had also brought practically the whole of the sander Complete cuatrol for the first time and requisition that means that the ships of this country are going to be tial and vital trade of the country (Cheers) The Shipping Controller has so concentrated and arranged the traffic that, although we are losing heavily in ships, and assuming we may still con

You require fresh minds to lift the cart

ont of the worn furrows, and we have had such minds. We have had wer deei- sious of the most far-reaching character, assisted us. The great problems and

which our overseas collengues have

Come

future

Mr Bonar Law-There is no intention whatever of making any change during

WILE

Mr. Hunt:-Does it apply to food

stuff f

tinue to lose at the same rata, in Julying submarines, shipping, and food, as Mr. Bonat Law: That question is left

open in the Way Cabinet's resolation It does not involve the taxation of food,

RUSSIA AND DARDANELLES.

BRITAIN'S ORIGINAL ARMY. We shall never forget the days of nancial panic at the beginning of the war, but British credit had survived despite runny contrary predictions Be forring to the original Army, the Premier said: "I remember the dark and dreary days, when our gallant fellows in Rhatter concentrated henceforth upon the essen weightier the minds the deeper the ruts brought in in this connection in the near, e trenches had night and day to endure the mockery and scoffing of the Germans. and how they stood. The way which the British infantry stood to their guns against Napoleon in one day was one against Noor military history. Their

fathearts stood areater guns for days, we shall bring nose gargo tonnage into

our ports than in March last, (Chours nights, weeks and months, and never finched. (Loud clears.) It was the THIS OLD COUNTRY." greatest story in the world They had never broken, and only those who met and talked to them can realise what they did. The story will never die, (Hear, hear.) Ony gratitude is due to the brave little man who led them through all those trying months and nover lock Bart Lord French, (Cheers. When I took the job to or ganise the resources of Great Britain 1 did it in order to give those brave men areal chance to fight (cheers) and thank God, they have got it. (Cheers.) Thanks to the efforts of the manufacturers and the workmen and don't let us forget the women (cheers) who by the hun dred thousand flocked to the factories and asked what they could do to help their gallant kinsmen in the field-they have done all they could, and the story is now a very differetit one.

SUBMARINISM

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The Germany thought we were done, but they did not know the race they are dealing with. When pressure is brought to bear on this old country, it somehow or other wins through and it is going to do it this time. (Cheers.) By the means I have mentioned I have no usitation after daily investigating the Government reports and looking at the whole thing in its worst, as well as in its best aspects, in saying that if the programme is carried out, which means that evedybody in the country does his duty the German submarine campaign is beaten. (Cheers.)*******

LONDON, April 27th,

A telegram to The Hague states that Count, Reventlow says the Turkish Grand Vizier it in Berlin in connection with w proposal to make a concession to Russia in connection with the Dardanelles.

well us military decisions, have all been reviewed at the councils in which they have participated, but we must do more DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRE

We have been taught by the war the real value of the Empire, and one of the first duties of statesmanship in the future will be to take the necessary mcg sures to aid in the development of the stupendous resources e possess That ought to be our special care and our special security Wo want to develop the lauds under the flag. (Cheers.) If EMPIRE LAND SETTLEMENT fifty years ago we had directed our

LONDON, April 27th minds, our power and our influence in this regard we would now have had in the Bouse of Comunoas; replying double the population in the Dominions to Sir C Kinloch-Cooke, Mr. AD we at present possess, and would have Steel-Maitland said the Committee to con diverted enigration to the Dominions sider the question of Empire land settle instead of to other lands, and we ment for ex soldiers and ex-sailors would also have attracted the virile had met and appointed sub-comniittees, By the public must stick to the populations of Europe. We have The report would not be completed in decided that in future it is the time for the Imperial War Conference's rations, the farmers and labourers must business of British and Dominion states consideration cultivate the land, and the workmen in manship to knit the Empire in closer the shipyards and the manufacturers | bonds of interest in trade, commerce, SHIPPING INDEX SUSPENDED, must do their best to increase the supply business and general intercourse in of ships If we carry out all those affairs o have considered this things faithfully we can defy the very worst (Cheers,)

GOVERNMENT CONCEALING

NOTHING.

problem and haya decided that, in order

LONDON April 27th. Lloyd Weekly Index has been suspend.

After referring to our captures in guns and prisonera, Mr. Lloyd George continued:Our victory is becoming increasingly assured. Submarinisen is

to develop thote enormous territories in ed. the worst problem we have to meet, and

Mr. Lloyd George proceeded to say ho future, it is necessary that exceptional we, mean to meet it. (Cheera.) Ger- many means to make the seas absolutely had dwelt at length on this suhomring encouragement should be given to the

That is question because it undoubtedly had products of each part of the Empire We The impassable for any eraft. essential to victory for them. It is drawn a great deal of attention, and the believe the system preference could be

establisbed without involving the imposi essential to victory for us that they figures ware alarming, but the Government tion of food burdeos. We believe it can should foil. Don't let us minimise the had published them all because they be done without that, and, of course, with gravity of the situation. Unless we ap-wanted the public to know that the pre food must scarce and most dear this is

sent concealed nothing problem has worried us for at least two the public Great Britain is a country and a half years. At first the Germans you don't got the best out of until it (Laughter and themselves did not realise the potency of knows the worst. the weapon. Later they concentrated on cheers.) That is true of any country building submarines, Since the Ger with grit.

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***** LONDON, Ápril 276k-

A French communique reports: There is a fairly lively artillery struggle to the south of St Quenting on the sector from Nanteuil-la-Tosse and Sancy and in the direction of Valle

PASTA in the night attempted;

partial attacks at various

LONDON April 27th The incoming Australian troopship Ballarat bus been torpedoed.

All the troops on board were saved aux-Hois Splendid discipline was observed, the men singing during their transfer. The points on our front which were easily vessel remained afloat for fourteen hours, beaten back by our machine guns, and grenades with enemy losses, notably on the western edge of the forest on the St Gobain sector on Rheims and to the north-west of Auberive. - ---

We undertook several successful minde operations in the regions of Hurtebice and Cerny, gaining ground and taking prisoners,

We

Pais, April 27th,

It is officially reported that the arrivals during the week ending 2nd inst, totalled 993, and the sailings 923,

The sinkings included one vessel of over 1,600 toas. Two fishing boats were The unsuccessful attacks also sunk, totalled five.

pose of preference that would not be

LONDON, April 27th FRENCH SHIPPING mrdens upon food. But for the pur essential. You can secure that by other An official report states: The Turkish means, particularly by taking measures Army Corps on Tuesday night hastily Tigris which in other lands is taken or im retreated up hath banks of the mare determined to sink all craft indis- LESSONS OF THE WAR proving communication between one part from Shaitel Adha towards the Jebel criminately they had sunk more ships,

of their dominions and another. By Hauriu Hills where ry are entrenen Referring to the lessons thad

these means, the products of one country @ing but they had brought America in. (Cheers) I am perfectly satisfied with taught financiers, manufacturers sol inside this great Imperial Commons Thus the second attempt to interfere the balance (Cheers.) America at diers and sailors, the Premier continu-wealth can be brought more freeland with General Maude operations length saw it was useless waving the en:This great worlcevision has more readily and more economically to against the Eighteenth Turkish Army neutral flag in the face of the shark altered their ideas thong trade and pur the markets of the other. The Empire Corps has failed. (Cheers,) The best beams of the Allies suits. The future of the country depends has infinite resources of wealth. are being applied to the submarine upon how much the politicians have minerals food products timber and Naval Activities, problem. It would be unwise to say more learned (Cheers) I have heard polit at present, but believe me, we are con ticians who think that when the war it is obviously to the advantage not see as insoluble human problem, and I reestablished and the same old methods centrating on this problem. I have never over the same old machinery will be don't believe this is an exception.

FOOD TROBLEM

Mr Lloyd George outlined the steps taken by the Government Departments to deal with the food problem. He said the farmers were now cultivating ten per cent, more land than before the war. The farmer bad bean given a guarantee: so had his labourers, and after the feverish activity of the last few months we had a million acres of fresh land under cultivation, meaning the addition -ef two million tons of food. (Cheers.)

PROSPECTS OF WAR'S DURATION.

applied. The people who don

the politicians think them wild revo tionerics. The wild revolutionary is the most reactionary person in the world, (Laughter and cheers. I

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF PARTIES

every commodity nerdful for man, and

merely to the particular country produce

THROUGH REUTES & AGENDOY]

ing these products, bas to every other NAVAL RAID ON RAMSGATE

part, including United Kingdom, that these commodities should be developed to the atmost.

LONDON April 27th. __|___The_-_dmiralty announce Last night several enepy destroyers opened fire in the direction of Bamsgate,

RUSSIAN GENERALSY

REPLACED.

PETROGRAD, April 27th Following M. Gutchkof's visit to the south-western front 23 Russian Generals, including Divisional Generals, have been replaced

Their fire was immediately returned. The enemy were driven off after they had fired a large number of rounds.

THE CASUALTIES: Lord French in a report states that ope man and one wonten were led Nand, one man and two women were in-

jured,

Before the war there were five absolute- independent parties in this country, The people were now discovering that nose of these had monopoly of wisdom or was the sole, repository of political sagacity. Not even the five put together. The people are realising there are more

LONDON, April 28th. things in heaven or earth than are in

Bilver is quoted $70, and the market 18 quiet

SILVER

The Premier continued -I am not the political philosophy of any of these going to say that the war will continue parties. That is one of the revelations through 1918, but we must take no we have seen in the lurid ares of war AMERICA'S ALLEGIANCE TO chances. - (Cheers,)^ We have taken farve

top many

If the German knows that by holding

A GLORIOUS ABSTRACTION.

Twenty-one dwellings end, two stables wore damaged

The majority of the projectiles fell in the open country.

ATEN

The bombardment of Ramsgate to the heaviest experienced there. It opened at PLACE FACT is with brilliant display of star thes

carried several portions of trenches at Moronvillers and Massif and occupied a point d'appui to the cast of Mont Ssos Nome

We raided the German line, at Bois-le-

NORWAY'S MABINE LOSSES. Petre and inflicted heary Jokers on the onemy. Wu destroyed dugouts and brought back prisoners.

We have taken 130 guns since April

LONDON, April 27th Norwegian papera state that 25 Nor wegian ships with cargoes of food, coal, and forage largely for the Norwegian Government have been sunk since Feb, 1st

Franco-Be

n Front.

THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY)]

BRITISH CAPTURES.

K, April 97th.illuminating the whole town and neigh- bourhood At least a hundred shells fell in the town within six minutes. One man and one woman were killed in their the neig

Clay milea from the sea.

7th

LONDON, April Arthal Bir Douglas Haig re lemiyorknäuccessfully attack

to the north-west of driven off after

GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, April 27th

A German official message, transicitted by wireless, reporte: On the battlefield at Arres the attillery activity on hoth sides has increased on a wide front

We heavily repulsed, in hand-to-hand fighting, an attack on both sides of the Arras Cambrai road.

The artillery battle, is developing in. violence on the Aisne and in Chap

Our pagne infantry gained ground and took prisoners at Chemins des Damen,

The enemy Ipst eleven seroplanes and two balloons.

Keen hit and well by

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out until the end of 1918 he can win by When the postwar reconstruction begins

The Morning Post sähington corres starving as he will hold out but he also home, trust and pray we are not going knows that the longer he holds out the to dive into the pigeon-holes of any pondent telegraphs that Eradent WIN Balfont that worse it wil he for him. Henco, peace party for dust laden precedents and pro- son has Bastired Mr. might come much earlier. We are taking grammes. Let n think out the best the United States, will not conclude beds. A horse was killed in a village two road, and on the spur between Roux and steps now for the harvest in 1918, and methods for ourselves face of the separate peace with Germany