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THE LITTLE. 62.

BY ESEBRIT.]

You lie on the sand theso sunny days. held by the magia of changing seas and skies, drinking rest, like winey from an opal and amber Far along the beach

cup.

the e children and you hear the voices of

the flap of their wooden spades as they pat into place the walls of their enstles Or perhaps it is not the children a

nago that dull, padding sound it is the guns over there in Flanders.

The gulls are whirling and wheeling above

wing the you

white on

spread wings little waves advance

and sigh and whisper and retreat. Behind you lies the green of the marsh where the sheep, fred and the Feedy dykes are full of strange water-flowers. Before you lies the smooth Chattel smiling in the sun as though it knew nothing of wild winds and black

ughts, the hidd

hidden rock and the

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9ra, 1967:

AMERICAN LABOUR. ATTITUDE TO THE WAR. Mr. Samuel Gompers, chairman of the American Alliance for Labour and De- mccracy, at the opening of the three day Loyalty Conference at Minneapolis, out edging on behalf of American labour the moral and material powers of the working classes in support of the war against Germany, Mr. Gompers said

A, believers in the great and splendid vision of the democracy, inter nationalism, fraternity, and solidarity of all peoples, we andert our unqualified loyalty to the United States and car de- termination to do all in our power to win the war in which it is engagod. Loyalty to the ideal of freedom, demo- cracy, and internationalism requires loyalty to America. Disloyalty to Ame rica at thi, Crisis is disloyalty to the cause of freedom, democracy, and inter nationalism. K

HOPE FOR RUSSIA. HER POWERS OF RECOVERY

{BY LESLIE URQUHART,] think one ought to lay one's eredet tials on the table before venturing on opinion on the present state of affairs in Bussic. My own views are the result of over twenty years noquaintance, not merely with Petrograd, but with all parts of the country. I have lived among the people in town and in village, in Baku and the Caucasus, in the Urals and in Biberia. I speak their language and I believe I know them.

LETTERS FOUND ON PRISONERS.

SIGNIFICANT EXTRACTS:

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Sept. oth With each now batch of prisoners ve

take wo get the same volume of letters written, hut atili unposted and carried on their persons, as well as diaries and similar documents. I do not often quote from these, lest we should seem to attach too great importance to the wailings of men, who, after all, may be only the weaklings of their units. None the less, these dreadful, heart-wrung utterances have their significance. Here are some sample extracts,

If I do not, it is certainly not for luck of opportunity. As a mining engineer

Since that I have been in the trenches cules throbbing

in the early days of the Baku oil in- But that dull, ceaseless throbbing you could almost fancy that the war was only a horrible, long dream, from which

dustry, and later in the development and near Ypres, where the offensive is now operation of mining and metallurgical taking place. Drum-fire has shot every- you had just awakened, here. But you

No national selfishncas impelled thenterprises in the Urals and Siberia, I thing to pieces. There is almost nothing cannot shut your cars to that sound it goes on by day and by night. Also, there Republic to enter the war The impell have been thrown into the closest possible more of the trenches to be seen, Lip to are silver airships up where the gulling motive was consuming, idealism contact with all classes, from Govern now I have escaped with my life, but wo and born with the establishment of the Rement officials to the ordinary working have had great losses, half my company ure, and, far above them, wheeling and

which will soon

bullet and does do, the

being filed or wound become unbearabluf dipping even as the

any longer The

flight of nerof only for itself but for all nations, great which I am associated in the production

by age and small, and the body of international of copper, gold, lend, zinc, and silver, He is best off who gets a b

The Englishman with 40,000 people, w0,000 that he can see,

blows and

cast up on the shore of law which all the free democratic nations are the largest of their kind in Russin, not need to knock around: life, but still drawing a living from the of the world respect and observe; and employing BEA, Cottes

ling which is shrimps, he reaps the precarious harvest and destroy. In such a conflict the real The conditions of the industry have to 4 miles) behind the front line. of the kettle note, he spears eels in the standard-bearer of democracy, the true frequently made it necessary to build. We are now in the front

gathers mushrooms in the internationalists, dykes bo

artillery Bitalsy atores, warshes, and he knows the rank and title in supporting can have no hesitation now villages, with churches, schools, hos better then the third fine, because we de

and houses all complete, for not get so much of all the ships that go down into the so made its own the cause and interests option and accommodation; and it is scarcely endurable Nothing, but..

Your pipe and his are

filled from one all free peoples. It is therefore, in truth, this work has naturally given one the the smell of corpses, and pouch, and together or in deep

watch You the great not a capitalist's war, but a freeman's intimate glimpses into their

their

and

everybug to bits

all the

mes to anchor beside you. He not only brutal autocracies seek to dishonor represent over ground up to 30 or 15 Zillometres. [about

goes

water

minds.

fire here, but

here and thera one can see arme and legs and whole corpses. We sit here in shell-holes and

death.or

the ocean liner, the ocean tramp, the Fully impressed by these facts, and since the Moreover and listen to the shells going over our heads.

ཐ

what she is,

HANDY LITTLE BOATS,

wor

than

over

in

expect every minute either death.

of

the

The situation is melanded

lish shell the entire area incessantly with the heaviest guns, and the ground is one

build houses in Tomorrow night we go mass of shell-holes, some large enough to into the front line, which is battered t pieces and consists merely of shell-boles, sta prey, all sims any that the

arms

UB

the battle

here.

procession that

war, tho

properties with ship, the destroyer, the patrol boat.

You say something banal about the big realising that a noble internationalism I am connected have been of considerable and warship call it the defender of England, or plant in our American conception so to the Government in supplying essen

but for the last time. I won't go again, add something about the British of national existence, it will be our purtial raw materials, and I have thus been I went yesterday with a ration perty, WashMapore to bring to the support of the a good deal behind the scenes of RussianThey can do what they like with me. Is

since the Revolu

The beasts BTH Lion, and he acquiesces, politely Unvernment all the mcral and material affairs, both before

is no longer human. But what would the warship be

tion. out the liner?" he BOYS, the ocean power of the working-class of the nation.

GOTRCES OF STRENGTH. better off. The officers don't notice L It is the 1t should be our task to interprét tramp and the rezu

But also I have a warm affection for They have enough to cat and drink. No Bavarians deserted. Lion right enough, the the others, they'm the tip is, but America's democratic spirit and purpose the Russian people. They are the greatest wonder 80

Our Lion her meat. Ay, and especially those who are foreign by birth, people who meet you so simply and na They brings

keepers.in this conflict to our fellow-workers, democrata in the world. There are not Arrass her drink, and coal, and all she wants and to combat every form of propaganda, turally as man to man or with such com company have suffered heavy losses dur to keep her going. They're just as much no matter by whom it is carried on,plete disregard of all the distinctions of ing the one day we have been here. We And her men ought he which tends to weaken the loyalty and class and wealth and social position is are in a support trench a few hundred he ranked the same and recognised the devotion of the masses, or their willingdo the Russians.Their Bons of retres behind the front line. The Eng- same and madalled the same. They would ness to strive and sacrifice for the nation, humanity is nothing less than a religion be if I was some of them chaps up top of its high purposes. We shall strip the They have evolved, too- and can there be The Experienced Seaman spits medita mask frun those who, in the name of a bottet proof of capacity and civilisation this a language which for power, tively and turns his gooeye seaward democracy, anti-militarism, or peace, are Egain

The other eye lo itself in the engaged in a nefarious propaganda of Lor subtlety, for complete stands Death lies in wait for the #fox: for stokehold when he wore the blue many a treachery to all that these noble words the finest shades

1 class by itself of meaning, year

ngo, when eat there you as represent. We indignantly repudiate the belove in the Russian people and I

thak out

ask. claim that this propaganda has the sup believe in Russia. Her future is secure That brown thing that's covered at high port of the Labour movement of America-a

and what a future it is destined to be is worse than the battle of Arras. Our That's a Liverpool liner, wrecked People's Council will the organised work ramensity of her wealth and resources Matters have come to such a pass that Not even at the behest of the so-called Fow men have the remotest ides of the artillery is scarcely able to fire a round. eighteen months ago. That brown's the org of America prostitute the Labour that await development Some our artillery moves forward in the night,

Sha on her beam eads. The movement to serve the brutal Power 200,000,000 rust co her. B

unlimbers, and lets loose some thousands scattered over 100,000 people,

gas shells, and retires bofore dawn. halryplanes are their fun out here most which fe responsible for the infamous of more than 8,500,000 square miles, and it no longer war and borders close on

cent of them at the least every day, dropping bombs to try and

murder so blow her up. But they ain't got her yet rape of Belgium, the Power that would eighty per cent.

that enters We got most of her crew of with our subject Russia to worse depotism that on the land such a uation is

the Romanoffs,

ends schools and road tibles Russia And what wo

we didn't

and railways. When she gets them he rocket lines ffy Lama Bety come ashore next.

will be In the deep water beyond the wreck the victory of autocracy or by letting the processing of ocean going pastes by planted on the Kailitariem, minerals that has ever been known in the

Declaration of Independence be sup ducar of passes by

history of the world They go along grand, don't they?" would not be checked by a surrender to emphasise this because it is really ever shirked duty, but much says the Experienced Beaman. Strike the Power which organised all the re- fundamental. When man is under stupidity to be too conscientious

Many of the company have the ere, eh? Yon couldn't miss 'em. Bu sources of civilisation to the end of going through partly by thell. The only sergeant left in the coui.

us illness you judge his tutters.

cleared out, or have never come into line you might easy miss a a little beggar like posing it, brutal iron rule on the world chances of

Peace would not be secured to the world skill or otherwise of his doctors, but any has reported sick Everybody does And indeed

leed you do miss it, cannot at through the subjection of free democratic chiefly by the soundness or otherwise of his utmost to get out of the way, and Now, the constitution quite right too. Life is precious. Rations first see what it is that he is pointing at nations. We shall be os loyal to the his constitutional tough and sound last till to-morrow morning When with his tarry thumb

struggle for freedom and democracy at of Russia is esse

essentially See that

of smoke?" he says. home as to the struggle for freedom and She can resist blows that would shatter there is nothing

shall go to, est I abiting

on the soft sand,

democracy in our international relations, smaller communities with their

roots less back on there in shallow water black strea

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Labour invement, to all sincere friends source of all national strength. But as of democracy and internationalism, we for the skill of the doctors who have been call for loyal support to America and her called in, or have called themselves in, to prescribe or her ailments that is an other question. It is a question, however, which is

To the men and women of the American Brinly in the wil, which is the ultimate fat the writers of these six

She's a way out of the deen. Allies in this great struggle.

water track" "he slow but she keeps to the

boat,

?? he tells you

things

goes along

LOST THEIR MINDS IN WAR.

The

letters may not fairly represent the whole German Army, but we may be sure it re- presents a good deal more than themselves. If any evidence was needed that the lack

Mng to a decision moral, was something“

ZVIL ADVISERS Russia at this moment is and healthy man tragically

Like

strong smitten with

of treatment. The great

mistaken

dividual it would be

ly captured

than in-

order,

157 by

the

And what is it? you sak. That's the little 02” he says

recently which reads. She looks like &. rowing boat with a A train of 201 French officers and mer disease and in bad hands. The disease from reports received from the front funnel to her yon sach bigger'n a row axrived in Lyong recently prisoners restendance have made the wrong dlagt upper batter, home plending

is not incurable, but the physicians line and support battalions

ons I learn that It's wonderful natriated from Gormday. Uf these not how them little

keeps effort,

when Their reason had gone, probably under the country th

urders This in especially the case in therefore with us Christion papport battalions, although they have I've been in the smacks, I've seen her some terrific shell bombardment, leaving doctors

artillery fire as com- has rather intensified pared with the front line battalions

tens his ports and big ports all round the coast, incapable of any menta, effort.

the malady than relieved it

the Allied high

causes a dangerous weaken of She don't carry more'n a hundred ton, One, a typical example, was a second The Revolution rendered the

fighting strength, and is a great she don't and she's down to the mus. Hentenant, apparently 28 or 23 years old. cause one inestimable service

ters handy. compare quiet, but Jeable to the project of a separate peace, which vantage to the fighting troop battalion vale

the big uns go under. I've seen held fewer than 155 were out of their minds.our are pursuing need of Less, are leaving their posts without

when I've been in the colliers, in little them often without any bodily injury Science dich with its Christian little to fo

o war

All

them is

that. Becially this time reply to a question. On his tunic was the old ruine had all but brought to a and companies, must do their utmost to as the Crappards call it) MODOU up, without a wound, at 1914. paralysed Russia When the movement maintain discipline, The Times.

you ask throw at Lyon, and their photographs are to be thatible extremists, the

into

from the safe hands of

the Cadets and inextricably

'em much, but they docs their

What does she do you ask, throw- These unfortunates have been internet used from ng a stone at a statfish and missing

Do What don't she do Bhelated throughout the country in the creeps alone from port to port with her ope of identifying them, so that those colonels of cargo, or sometimes she makes

who to doubt have long, mourned, there useful

as lost forever may perhaps be able to dash

side with across other

win them back from their living, tombs. | hospital stores, or what not. That's n treat for her crew.

bean tymore'n AAWARDSM t

ken

Thor her. Some times you see her in the big docks lock. That's just it," he says: it's her

Bow Wale.

for

mixed up with the good in all such up The Soviet is the present governing heavals came at once to the surface. It power of Russia, but in the long run formed to the ordinary Respite that on public opinion, rules there on everywhere great anchors of his existence God, The soldiers at the front, of course Tar, Government

torn up feel the uster inadequacy of the Sevict and swept was enthroned a

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rkers ceased working. The most

and

are reasserting parcel of cargo off for some shal danger, she ain't never safe

sof ultra-mocracy were selves. Men so that law and order introduced into the

discipline are

are the basis of all things PLEVER OUT OF DANGER minutes in blue water. She's making the daily routine. The small workshop and and while Kornilof seems to have failed What cort? Why, every guess sort danger trip all the time. There she goes

dietatorship recent enterprise, a discipline. The line between liberty and of some GLENSHIEL, No. 140 and 141, FB Bales of wool from Australis, bags plodding along, taking her risks, poking the big industry were alike rotted by me in his recent

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Boilers from That's it, nobody get noiden ranks and, most of the crooks, foined fatal confidence in the power of words

dehands in the Soviet in an orgy of passion can restore them. If he cannot then of all the little things like her that's and unreason, the contagion of which, some successor, drawn in all probability Stockton Apulitchway

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian rowest cricks. If you was to go on to to be medals for the skipper and the male Applying parson at the Cruyway. "POLICE: Knointa westward hard. black the say ANDARINDA KEADAAN BABE for deconomic and social, have been tional Monarchy may possibly aucceed to # Gekon between the hours of 9AM to 1 thumb of bin "you'd see her close what's little wonder you'd see 16

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of almost uninterrupted defest at the rtain expestions who Bardine tin and a funnel like boy's tan know. So long, sir."

whistle that's been dented in. A bit of He riscs and goes away along the pale

mast to hang a light on. Potty li

little and with that sen going suit of his, leas front end of druel stringency and dihaselees

organisation at the re engine, not little screw Decks always ing you between tranquil share and sunlit spectre of famine is beginning swach That's her phyto muse on shoals and rocks and sand the land. A terrible winter lies ahead stop and the step which; aber fr

Thave heard you say, remembering banks, on black nights and wild winds. Transport, which is the breath of life of stumblingly taking is to revelablisa Jour Charles Rende, I have heard that frozen ropes and slippery decks And

good ship has nothing to fear except on the little to with her sardinetin hall modern State, is even more chaotic than eipline in the Aray and se and her dented funnal, facing it.all, zal was before the fair was dethroned and order among the v Janily

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