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CORRESPONDENCE,

PERILS OF A PATCHED-UP PEACE.

(TO THE EDITOR, OF THE "HONGKONG -_DAILY-PRIBE"]-

THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 16ra, 1917.

JAPAN AND HER ALLIES. LUNCHEON TO JAPANESE DELE- GATES AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

whelmed. Amongst all the conditions that obtained in Germany three years ago I submit that the one which was funda- mentally incompatible with the peace and security of free nations, was the existence of the oligarchy. But an oligarchy in

Sir John Randles, MP, was chair France, Russia, Britain or America wouldn and host at a luncheon given by the be just as dangerous to democracy as the Commercial Committee at the House of oligarchy in Germany.

Commons, recently, to the Japanese Ambassador and the delegates from

Sis, We who oppose the policy of crippling German trade and crushing the German people are not in the least likely to desire a patched-up peace. Any democrat who understood the trend of events could in the people, whether of Germany or any The danger is in the institution, not see the necessity for absolute victory other country. To obtain our object the from the very moment the war commenced oligarchy must be destroyed, for thin is Some people, seemingly only waking up the centre from which springs militarism, to the fact of this necessity now after the war, and all the barbarism with which nearly three years of war, appear to hit is wnged.

"I take it there is no desire

on the

on the way to attend the congress at Japan who were temporarily in London

Rome. The Rome Conference is one for the organisation of commercial relations between the Allies after the war. It is a corollary of the Paris Conference,

Lord Robert. Cecil (Minister of Bloc

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Chinese stated that he procured the possession of a quantity of gunpowder, a powder, at Kowloon, and that he merely intended to use it for blasting.

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A Chinese who has just returned from America was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball with having in his possession 18. rounds of revolver ammunition. He ad

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think they have discovered something not. Now to elestroy the oligarchy in a very kake) proposed "The Health of the generally understood. But it is well different matter from crushing the GerJapanese Ambassador and the Delegate understood by thoughtful men that aut man people Bir William Robertson to the Rome Conferent. Our alliance merely our existence as a nation but the addressing a meeting of trade unionists, with Japan, he said, had stood the test world's civilization demands this con presided over by Mr. Arthur Henderson, of peace in past years, and it had stood clusive victory, .., the completo attain in April, said:-- ment of our object. And at pressat there

if possible, even more successfully nearly does not appear to be any considerable

three years of war. The help that the section of public opinion in Britain in favour of a merely temporary or patched-i

German nation, and the sooner the ар praco. Hence, apart from tho

German people know that the better." dangers of delay, the perils on this score There is the whole thing in a nutshell. are not threatening. But, by the chang Let the German people know that our ing fortunes of war, it is conceivable that object is not te crush them, but to free vircumstances might suddenly arise when them from the despotism which has the danger would be very real, if not brought upon them, in an even greater unavoidable. And, if we are guided by degree than upon us, starvation, ruin and the blind passion of hate instead of the death. Enlist the help of the German calm diclates of reason, we may bring people. The moment they realize we are about the very conditions we wish to out to make them free instead of to crush avoid. If we discard reason we are fools, them, the Kaiser with all his works and and nothing can save fools from their pompa is doomed. When the other Allied folly. If, however, we try to reason the rulers show something of the broad-mind. matter out, we are more likely to act in ed statesmanship of President. Wilson, we unison with one another and with our shall get on the right road to complete Allies, and thus avoid unfavourable con- victory. But we must make up our minds definitely whether our object is to crush the nation or the oligarchy, and not wobble about between policies. If we agree with Sir William the country, (Hear, bear)

different

Robertson that our aim is only to crush German despotism, then the sooner we drop all this nonsense aluat crippling German trade and punishing the German people the better.

part of any one of us to crush the Empire of Japan had given in this war with being in possession of 003 taels of

ditions.

tera

prepared opium and 28 tacle of opium dross, which, he stated, were found under somewhat unusual circumstances which he could not disclose at the present time,

Mt. Leo d'Almada prosecuted, and upon his application the care adjourned until today.

DISHONEST COMPRADORE,

was

Now in trying to reason the matter out the very first point upon which we have to make up our minds is:-What are we striving to attain? It appears to me that the great mass of the British people are united upon the main object, which may be stated in a few words peace with freedom for all nations, security against future attack, and reparation for injuries

The passing of that part of the Paris inflicted. The next thing we have to con-Resolutions relating to trading restric wider in :—llow can we attain our object?tion after the war was It does not require extraordinary wisdom blunder but a crime-which is likely to cost of it, and internation THE ETTINGER CASE IN

not merely

was deeply appreciated by all the Allies, and by none more than Great Britain Personally, he believed we were only at the beginning of a long alliance between Britain and Japan. Both nations had many interests and aympathies in com mon, and quite apart from politics considerations there always had been Japanese friends and guests were here natural affinity between them. Our in fulfilment of a commercial mission. Properly understood,

COMMENCE WAS UNIVYING INVENCE A compradors employed by the Wonz the kind of sneers which ran through the Pool with embezzling a sum of $2,500, Ho read with impatience and disgust Ken Compnay was charged before Mr. mercial pursuits of commercial nations, the monies of the Company. The com- German Preu: even now against the com There was nothing to be ashamed of in pradore was employed on a steamer which peace were no less beneficial and no less being a commercial nation. The arts, he was being operated by the Company, and noble than the arts of war. Commerce should be free to pursue its May 24th he absconded with the $2,500. (Cheers.) when the steamer was at Yokohama on the present war nothing had struck him A few days ago he returned to the Colony peaceful aims, and in his experience o more vividly than the fact that commerce and was seen by the manager of the com- ia Germany was made subservient to the military-and political avancement of pany. Information was thereupon given and obvious purpose, not of advancing admitted taking the money, and stated

Germany to the police and the man was arrested... organised her commerce with the direct

In reply to the charge, the defendant cal grasp over other nationalities. This set to Hongkong, however, he want to the general prosperity of the world, but that he had gambled it away Upon his of strengthening her military and politi was the heresy which underlay the whole manager of the Company and told action of our enemy. It was the task of him that he had lost the money gambling, almost all the best parts of the civilised the Allies now embracing as they did but that he would make good the amount. nations of the world to uproot that months' imprisonment,

Mr. Wood sentenend the man to six heresy, and to recreate, or at any rate to restart, the nations of the world on A

the many.

WET,

said

SHANGHAI,

JUDGMENT RESERVED.

Was

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Japanese Ambassador, reply, the immediate advantage of the Conference in Rome and direct at the present juncture was to demon- to the world at large, the complete Ettinger, a Turkish protege of the Ger strate to the enemy nations, as well as

The evidence in the case in which A. solidarity of the Allied peoples, who had man Consulate is being tried at the compact to resist the aggression of Germitting a breach of China'e neutrfir bound themselves together in solemn Mixed Court, Shanghai, for many. (Cheers.) It symbolised their lity and attempting to forge a Spanish nion in veonomie and commercial rela- passport, was concluded on June 11th. tions, as well as in belligerent measures Dr. Fischer, summing up for the de enemy (Cheers.) As a matter of course, possession of a photograph of a forged to secure the overthrow of the common fence admitted the accused vastly more important and far-reaching Spanish pasaport beating the pic ure of consequences would ensues from the unity. Nielsen, but denied that the possession Powers. There was a possibility, even a the criminal code of any country. He ing of the future policy of the Allied of the photograph was an offence against probability, that after the conclusion of submitted that the prosecution had failed the war there might be a war of an to prove that the accused was in po entirely different character war of sion of a forged passport, had forged t commerce. How this war would he himself or had received it for the pur- armed against a free resort on the parted to forge a passport, a public · docu- waged and conducted was at present pose of fraud.

of the enemy zo matter of conjecture. But we must be charged, that the defendant had attempt- The prosecution bad

ment, but the only evidence adduced was

tion had failed to show that the photo- that of arrest and of the, possession of a forged Spanish passport The prosecu- graph was an accurate reproduction of resemble... the document which it was intended, to

UNSCRUPULOUS METHODS OF COMMERCIAL, WARYAKE,

and already it was high time that we should take stops to protect ourselves We must be fully armed, equipped, and against such an eventuality. (Cheers.)

in

way prepared

(Rocheurs)

it

to understand that we are not likely to thousands of lives. obtaîri pence, freedom, and security by a stupid nonsense that enables the German

It is this sort of 7ation (Chers)

return to the

"identical ""conditions Chancellor to tell the German people with which obtained in Germany three years apparent justification that age, some of which conditions actually desires to continue the war even after the England caused the war. At the same time, it is signing of peace. This turns the German not an "illusion" to think that some people from all hope of peace, stiffens the conditions do survive the most tremendous power of the oligarchy, and prolonge the entaclysms. What we have to consider is. which of the conditions that obtained three years ago were incompatible with

There is no evidence whatever that the our object. We must trace effect to cause, oligarchy would welcome pruce on a basis And this is how it appears to me.

of pre-war conditions. The oligarchy i The growth of education during the aghting for its existence. For it the case is really, one of world-power or downfall last half-century, together with cheap An succesful war as a German books and newspapers, caused & great awakening of the masses and gave them

revolution, and absolute defeat could increased power, which they were using one of our nobility have their way. The mean no more-perhaps not so much if to obtain still greater power. The coGerman oligarchy is not thinking about trol of affairs was clearly slipping from the German people any more than the the hands of the few into the hands of Russian oligarchy was thinking about the The increased utilization of Russian people before the revolution. If steamships and railcords, the advent of the German oligarchy had been thinking tel graphy and the telephone, and the about the Gernian people there would not general application of science to industry have been a war. The German oligarchy,

Mr. Newman, counsel for the prosecu- enoromusly increased international trades like every other oligarchy, is thinking of continued, has referred to the Alliance known to be a secret agent of the German Lord Robert Cecil, the Ambassador witnesses sufficing. The accused was well tion said the case was very simple-two in spite of tariffs and restrictions. This itself and fighting for itself, and it is between our two countries Britain and Consulate. He was found in possession. caused increased travel and communica-safe to predict that it will continue the in everything he has said on his subject manian passport in blank, purporting to Japan. I agree with him whole heartedly of the photograph of a Spanish or Rou tion, with a corresponding increase in the

war as long interchange of ideas. Local notions and foolish enough to fight or cowardly course there rev-r has been 3 time when and bearing the photograph of the cele us it can find a German In the whole history of our mutual inter be signed by the late Spanish Counsul customs centuries old disappeared from enough to fight rather than risk opposing a good understanding and a sincere forged at the orders of the German Con the ties of friendship and the bands of brated Nielsen. If the passports were not the most backward and out-of-the-way it. If we aim at saving the Germans and accord have been stronger that they are sulste, sa he alleged, they were forged places before the mazek of no enlightened turning them against the oligarchy, we our relations will become even closer +11

to-day. Cheers.). I am convinced that with their connivanco. No Geridan could international opinion. Especially strong shall have the whole-hearted support of indeed that be possible and more endur leave Shanghai in the circumstances with. and widespread. has been the growth of the American and the Russian democrain my power no effort will be spared to knew & subjcot had a passport they would democratic ideas radiating from America, cies; but if we aim at crushing the Ger- draw this great country and the Empire naturally want to know where it came ing as the years go on. So far as it lies the Consul's knowledge, and if they France, Britain and her self-governing man people we shall not get, and we of Japan ever more firmly into the bonds from colonies. These ideas were absolutely would not deserve, that support. We ship (Cheers) At the outbreak of the

of an enduring and invincible friend The Court reserved judgment. inconsistent with the idea underlying would divide our Allies and perhaps bring present war Japan, strictly speaking Kaiserism-rate by Divine Right, which about conditions which would necessitate had no direct interest involving her recognised by ber Allies and friends to required his recruits to shoot down their a patched-up peace in which our zime Britain declared for war and her in maintain peace and preserve order in

co-operation in the confict. But when relations, brothers, and even parents at would be frustrated and the Kaiser and terests in the Far East were menaced, the Far East. It belongs to her geo- the Kaiser's command. But these ideas his clique would dominato Europe, if not her duty and lived up to the uttermost rested by Geramny from China by a Japan clearly and promptly recognised graphical position. Kiso chow was were taking hold on the German people, the whole world. There is for more letter and spirit of her Alliance (her trappings, amounted to a barefaced even in Potsdam under the Kaiser's eyes, danger of a patched-up peace emanating are range to say, before Japan, de

process, which, divested of diplomatic and, undermining the power of the Ger- from the nobility than from the was the subject of speculation. Even in order to develop her policy of the "mailed hur, course of action, her attitude downright net of robbery. Germany in man oligarchy, and, for that matter, the democracy. If they could depend on Gor Berlin there was current for a time

tended to make use of Kiao-chow power of the privileged classes every man promises the nobility might save some way against Russia and sang herself embodiment of the pernicious doctrine

fist" where. This

at our doors. It was an red was going to declare was the real reason our of their privileges by a patched-un peace on the side of Germany. Let me men that might is right, Japan, with the mobility were threatening rebellion in the

But anything short of complete victory

tion a little incidents. Even at the very gallant co-operation of British forces on early summer of 1914. The German means

ruiu to the hopes of the democracy on its way to Germany crowds asse now wiped out of existence in this par moment when our hostile declarations and land, has removed this menace, oligarchy could see, that it had either to Yours respectfully,

and the military Power of Germany is crush the power of democracy or submit

outside our embassy in Berlin, and ed for Japan the fos of Russia and the to it. They chose the former course,

friend of Germany. Such a state of expecting the nobility of Britain to rebet to us to be based upon an entirely erroneous war with Russia, but these would-be

[Our berrespondent'e argument appears like the Germans. It is true we had

mind could only exist among a people against a Rodical Government, and the estimate both of the Garman action and friends of ours in Germany forgot the nobility of Russia to make a separate peace. But the schemes of Emperors do

important fact thatNH not always succeed any more than the scheme of mice and men. Here was the real cause of the war an oligarchy that had to fight for its existence or be over

3. H. MCGUIGAN.

of the British aristocracy, E. H.D.P!

Agent.Is the boss of the house in?! Proud Father: “Yes; be's asleep up. stairs in his cradle."

WE AND THE RUSSIANS YOUGHT LIFE Cloud cheers)—and that when peace was concluded there was no rancour, and we (Renewed cheers.) Japan has a mission were able to shake hands and be friends

(Continued at foot of next column.)

day, I think, is not far distant when

hear.) May I offer my most sincere con nearer the shores of thess islands. (Hear, German domination will be destroyed

gratulations to Britain on her recent

glorious victories on the Western Front I cannot but believe that they are the herald of greater things to come, and that they will realise the loftiest aims for the triumph of our common cause. (Loud cheers.

M Kato also acknowledred the toast briefly, and the company drank to the health of Bir John Randles:

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