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THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES FOR VICTORY."

MR. CHURCHILL'S WARNING.

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Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P. Minister of Munitions, addressed a crowded meet ing recently in the Bedford Corn Ex-meeting of the Royal Patriotic Fond

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parts. The

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MI BALFOUR'S STRONG LINE There has been issued as a White Paper Government respecting stofensively armed Committee. He said: We are gathered said that our former wars, however, Brith merchan vessel. It opens so far retirement. The text of Cardinal Gus back as August 8th, 1914, when Sir PITI's statement, which was issued in together in a grave hour. Two months glorious to those who took part in them.

Edward Grey caused the Netherlands ever to the numerous criticisms re- small in comparison to the present Government to be informed that British garding the Vatican's peace attitude, in

as followsAAN ago I stated in London that the war was entering upon its sternest phase, but I one, and the care of thous bereared by merchantmen were aimed only for pur-The Holy Father is not preparing must admit that the situation at this hem was left entirely to private bene poes off and ought not to be any now perce appeal. moment is more serious than it was revolence until 1901, when the State for the since German tiles permit, German mer desire he had frequently expressed for a

inchanged and cannot change.ku aquable two months ago to expect, The first time granted pensions small, it was chant vessels to be converted on the high as Christian, and durable peace is county is in danger. It is in danger true to widows, and compassionate allow-on these ought to be inferned unless theThese inalicious insinuations, this bendency to attribute in great part to it has not been since the Battle of the acces to children of those on the married neutral Government were prepared to Marne sved Paris and the battles of etablishment who died in the Southašeume responsibility for a binding as the Italian clergy the responsibility for Ypres and of the Yser enved the Channel African War. These pensions were now surance that no such conversion shone the present situation, must be denounced. er CTO of the British would be possible to raise them to a level representative at The Hague reporten bates the situation to the clergy. When and of demoorney and of civil more nearly equal to those granted for that the Dutch Government agreed at the destructive propaganda bogan" to sation hing, and will continue to

in the hang the present war. The widow who 3 regards treatment of British and fiart for a copsiderable

Sole Proprieto army chaplains, following the insirne And in andino Devine. I bampons and married without leave, and thair an welch ofoils, however, to clergy in general, and its partiem, the sible, even if it were desirable, to conceal

But on August 10th the Dutch Minister tices and example of the Chaplain shore facts from our enemies, it would

of Marine in conversation with our Geberal, laboured to counteract it and be folly not to face them boldly ourselves

presentative at The Hague pointed out to elevate the moral of the troops Indeed, I am inclined to think that most

that the request to differentiate between More than once the army chaplains 10- in this wonderful island are

auxiliary cruisers and merchant vessels formed the Chaplain General and he in people already facing aquarely and resolutely

defensively armed placed his Covers formed the suprenie civil authorities. the facts of the situation. They have got

ment in a very difcel position; thak a harmful movement was creeping a very clear idea of how we stand a still clearer idea of what we are your private effort, led by their Corporationsng that though he himself fully all this long before the publication aiming at. (Heat, hear. tion, strove to grapple with the ever-realised the diference the people might of the Papel b

increasing problem Their Corporation of, and that, if any modification were Russia has been thoroughly beaten by was enabled by the. Prince of Wales now made in the jastrustions already the Germans, hor great heart has been Fund during two years to make grants to issued by the Netherlands Government brokca, not only by German tught but the bereaved as in the South African on the subject the Dutch Navy, and by German intrigue, not only by German War those grants were administered consequently the nation which up to teal but by German gold. Russia has with lingular care and consideration by now had been somewhat afraid of a vio1 Jums W Gerard late United

gerone can tell what the Soldiers and Sailors Families Iation of their territory by England

No fearful vice & come to Russia Association, and by kindred organica might accuse the Government of departat a dinner, given by the American

how or when she will arise. But ariao tips. As it had become evident that ng from its attitude of strict neutrality Authors Club in ther she will. (Churs.) I is this melan private generosity was inadequate to 118, he said, might have the effect of Members," said that while in Europe he hoir event that has prolonged the war, deal with the multitude of cases arising throwing the Dutch nation into the arm had met only two authors the Kaiser and that has robbed the French the prizement cometitused the War Pension QUESTION REOPENED The Kaiser has written extraordinary

and the Bri- out of our losses by sea and land, Parlit within their Committee as an odspring of the Cor was, pernas almost gig event poration To that body they appointed 7th, 1915, when Sir Edward Grey in-titles. In one he had stated frankly great world conquerors, Alexander the and this event alone that has exposed six of their members, and also lent it structed Sir Alan Johnstone at The that since his childhood, he had taken the us titils and the sorress and suffer the services of their acting secretary, Hague to find out whether the Nether Crept, Julius Catar, Frederick the Great ings which we have not deverd, which Lieut. Colonel Welby The work of that lands Government still held the strong ad Napoleon Bonaparte, for his we canant avoid but under which we committee had been taken over and ox objections to the entry of defensively example. I have often dreamed of tended by the Ministry of Pensions, and armed British merchant ships into their German world conquest the Kaiser shall not bend. (Loud cheers,)...

the establishment of this department was ports; pointing out that the number of

succeed. This written statement by the a recognition by the States that the car auch vessels might increase in view of the wrote And I still believe that. I shall There never was a moment in this war of those enabled or bereaved hy wat menace from German submarines, and when the choice presented to us was so was a public responsibility separate from that antong them might be some which normally traded with Netherlands ports when the chute is to-night, or when private benevolence.

To this, on the following day, M. Loudor, there was loes, excuse for a patriotic man An Act of Parliament had transferred the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs. to make the mistake of being taisled by pophistries and dangerous counsels. It is to their Corporation the balance of replied that according to his Govern Mike the day spoken of in the Bible, when voluntary funds more continued statement's interpretation of international and curing and life and death tory Committee. These continued to be law the admission of armed merebantmen, blessing were alfetod freely to the choice of the administered on the principle of making even if armed for defence only, was im If you subtract the Jews from Ger- people Are het our war eins clear grants in cases of special need. Their polsible. Our Minister at The Hague Do we not know hearts, what durations, (errain scistice, and musts, war zips Why they are exactly residents in many harts of the world. hint were on that breathless night who recognised the value of the work of in Augst

1914, (Loud

The the Corporation, was reserved for those choorn) exists in ug to-day as thep, cuees after the war which would not be and the satisfaction of that feeling is eligible for assistance by the State or just as vital and just as necessary as it from other funds.

Our war sims are at was three years ago:

falld ken, and in

For

wi

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OUR WAR AIMS AS JY 1914-` ----

the same as they were in 1914. We have GENEROUS PANSI

** FANSIONS.

not increased them. We have not diminished them. We shall not diminish them by one job or tittle (Renewed choers)

The country now dealt with the disabled and bereaved, with a generosity hitherto unknown, but very many deserving es are necessarily remained outside regulations. Our sole war aim is this: That those These presented a feld of work for the who have committed crimes too numerous Soldiers and Sailor Families Aso for one to recount shall not profit by ciation, for the Soldiers and Bailore them, and shall not emerge from the Help Buciety, for kindred organisations struggle stronger than when they began which the war his called into existence, it, that Germany shall not be albe when and for their own Corporation, always this war is over to retire and plan ready to administer war funds entrusted another hideous catastrophe to let loose to its charge. He welcomed the new a upon her unsuspecting neighbours, that sociation of the Comrades of the Great Prussian militarism shall go out of the War as a lasting band of communication conflict abusedl not exalted, ondemned and union among those who bad fought not fortifica, stultified not vindicated, in defence of our country in this great and that the German people who have struggle of the astions

ns. They had allowed themselves to become the instru nominated eighty three girls made fathor men of the miseries of mankind shall less by the war for the Royal Victoria realise that the rulers whom they have Patriotic School, Wandsworth-common trusted have not after all, led them to for the education maintenance, and a comfortable place in the sun, but only training of orphans of soldiers and through wrongdoing and infinite mis sailors, and in the near future the whole fortune to vast disaster to themselves and 300 pupils, it was expected, would consist to shame unending in the book of history of these children. They had been obliged, (Cheers.) That is our war zim. That is in consequence of the effect of the war Mr. Asquitha (cheore) Mr. Lloyd upon their securities, to refuse to take George's (cheers)-and President Wil. any new cases for the first time since their son's uraning (cheers) when they say oldest fund was raised, but they assisted our war cimg are reparation, restoration, in 1910 2,707 widows, 9.458 children, and and security. (Cheers.) More than that 252 other dependents, a noteworthy ne we do not ask. Less than that we cannot cord of the private benevolence of the take. The rights and interests of native past. (Chters) populations must be respected. We did not enter this war with any iden of territorial gain. We have never fought, and we are not fighting, for booty or revenge. The sacred call of honour alone drow the citizens of this country into the Beld, and when that call ing been satis fied, fully and unequivocably, Great Britain will be satisfied tooCheera) Wo shall be satisfied when Frussian mill tariam je unmistakeably beaten and the Germina

people are saved from its evil

PRUSSIANS NOT YET BLATEN There is my Europeen question) no international question, that could not be settled for the common good; in harmony with the wishes of the peoples and the lawful interests of States, whether great or small, once Prussian militarism hay been beaten. Do not let us harbour, false hopes Prussian militarian is not beaten Jet. Owing to circumstances of a tem- porary character, Prussian militarism has gained a new lease of life, and for the moinent, it is more menacing that it has been at näy time since this early battles, whan the first onrush of the invaders way, checked. Face the fact, that the solo thing we set out in this var to do is not vet done. Do not let us pretend that it is. By all means restafe war aims in any term you like, but for my part President Wilson's statement of war aims

GO TRANSVAAL WIDOWS.

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af Gorinany

The matter rested there until March

States Ambassador to Germany, speaking

Ambassador-

Maximilian Horden. He said

Kalter gives the real reneen for the was Herden, on the other hand, is a Polish Jew who dared to say what he honestly thought about the American point of view. In his editorial If I werd Wilson" be exid that Wilson had something of right in his contention. Then his paper was suppressed.EE SAN man kultur, you would have no kultur almost all the work of Jews. Goethe said that the Prussian was born a brute, und that civilisation would make him all the more furocibus. This war has proved that

Dutch Minister could not be moved, in spite of the fact that the German sph marine warfars was contrary to all die tates of law and humunity The matter was further discussed between the two oethe' was right. When I tried to gat Foreign Offices during June July, and the Kaiser to sign Bryan's famous prace September; and it was taken up afreen pact, he said he wouldn't, because that by Mis Balfour in March of the present year, in connection with the affair of the would embroil him with the United States Princess Melita at Rotterdant, and asused in case he wished to make sudden

ssänit** against England or France, continuation of correspondence between size the two Governments down to November ever 14th last. No change, however was submarine warfare], an opinion that they thereby effected upon the position of the 210 not called upon to express to the Netherlands Government, and Mr. Bal british Government, the Netherlands four intimated, while deeply regretting Government consider that it would be the altitude of that Government, that it contrary to a just conception of neutrali was not proposed to continue the discusly if luy allowed themselves to be in

fluenced by a consideration of this nature son.

to modify their rules of neutrality or the interpretation of these rules as establish ed by them in conformity with the etandpoint in which they have alway! placed themselves towards Great Britain as well as others, the Queen's Government dant set themselves up in judgment upon the measures taken by the bellige rone to do harm to one another,

The main points of difference may now be noted. When Mr. Balfour took up the matter, the case of the Princess elita had occurred but the circumstances had also changed. On the one hand, the Ger mana bad preclaimed their intention to wink at sight all merchant ships going to or coming from Great Britain. On the other hand, it had been demonstrated that the possession of a gun wdds greatly As again, in his last communication to the safety of a merchant vessel (October 2nd), M Loudon wrote he was Consequently in the interests of im Zot aware that the Conventions of partial neutrality, no less than of friend. The Hague or general international law ship, the Dutch Government, it was con contain a rule, or the records of the tended, ought to relax their rule exclud Sooned Peace Conference even an indien. ing defensively-armed Serchant vessels tion, that a neatral State should alter from their ports; otherwise they would be its neutrality regulatione in favour off esisting German submarine lawlessness one belligerent party because of the and increasing the danger to merchant manner in which his opponent conducta wwwar As for the fact that the warlike vessels.

TOINTS AT ISSUE. operations of one belligerent injure the The Dutch Government, in contesting rights and interests of the neutral, it is this view, urged other points, such as the for the neutral to decide without any seriouances of revoking later a rule of intervention on the part of the other noutrality established at the very begin-Lolligerent whether the fact gives him ning of the war also, the very epeal occasion to depart from the state of neu- geographical position of the Netherlands trality, which he has announced: in relation to the belligerent nations CONCLUSION OF THE MARTER

in intimating that further detailed and on the and other grounds they appealed to the British Government a argument on me subject would serve no sentiment of equity, not to hinder the useful purpose, Mr. Balfour drew atten- provisioning of the Dutch nation, which tiem, to the most obvious general conclu was threatened by Mr. Balfour's remark sions which emerged from the correspond that there could be no ground of coeno. Une was the inability of the Dutch plant if we say that we can make no Government to show that they did not concessions to the Dutch Government stand alone among neutral Governmente. unless they are prepared to show greeter save for the doubtful exception of goodwill towards us. But the main General Carranza's administration in were based upon the triumph of Hinden line of the correspondence developed upon Mexico. In particular, our Foreign burg and Tirpitz A league of nations the issue alluded to in Mr. Balfour Minister contended that the Netherlands at whoes council board an impenitent argument that all the principles laid Governments in citing certain words of Prussian militarism sat would be the down at The Hague presupposed the con- Mr. Lansing as endorsing their view, most hollow and dangerous of mockeries duer of hostilities by the belligerents in were obviously misrepresenting him and shams that have ever deluded in accordance with the laws of war and and added His Majesty Govern

It us concentrate upon one vital face the they cannot apply in their ement desire nothing better than the We mean to win this war, however lang tirety in the presence of such circum adoption by the Netherlands of the it takes however crust the passage of the stances as the ruthless destructio by doctrine and practice of the United road mony be. To muké peace now would snemy submarines of all merchant ips. States a neutrals in this matter" The be simply to rivet for ever upon our whether neutral or belligerent

secona, important observation suggested children the temporary consequedios of warning,... a condition of affairs in

by the corresponden was, in Mr Bal the Russian collapse I do not foar mili- the power to exercise the right of

fours words this tary misforture. I am confident that defence becomes a matter of thæo are no means by which this country importance." While firmly can be overcome on land or fea if everying their position on ons doeg his and her duty. The danger grounds, our Government most most prominen in our minds is that the pressed this stre people of this country, might be tempted minder of the

Mr. W Hayes Fisher, moving the adeption of the report, said the voluntary funds which had been handed over to the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation by the Pensions Ministry amounted to about £10,000, and they had also to administer 16,000 which had been sent to them from Mexico, Ferula and Hongkong

Lieut General the Hon. F. W. Stop ford sesorded the motion which was cat ried unanimously..

is god enough for me (Cheers.) But by some specious pesce terms that would f

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