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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRERS SATURDAY, MARCH VTR, 1018

BRITISH FLYING MAN'S FEAT GERMAN CAVALRY WHO CAUGHT A TARTAR

During the course of a little round of seasonable visits (writes Reuter's Corres

THE GERMANS IN AFRICA. THE STORY OF KARL PETERS

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GERMANY'S TRADE STRONG AMERICAN ACTION Half a million American business men are voting, through their commercial or ganisations, on the question of notifying

Munitions, was entertained at luncheon pondent at the British Front) I heard the father, or should I say the stepfather usiness men in Germany that they will

ALLIES GREAT TASK. ENFORCING OUR WAR AIMS. SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL. Mr. Winston Churchill, Minister of at the Savoy Hotel by the American Luncheon Club in London recently,

The American Ambassador Mr. Hines Page, who presided, said he had often wondered, as they all had, in thinking of Mr. Churchill's remarkable career, that having done so much when he was only half an American, what would he have done if he had been wholly American

Mr. Churchill, who was loudly cheered,

observed that we had now arrived at the

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wonderful story of the adventures one of our young dying wen thick overtaken by able to pick up any fans and not being hs planed to earth to inquire whereabouts he was, making an easy lending upon a wide expanse of level ground. He was shouting to some peasants whom he saw digging in the near distance when to his astonishment he beheld a troop of Ger- man onvairy galloping towards him.

not reestablish trade relations with Ger many unless a Government resonsible to

The Daily Telegraph's Correspondent at New York on January 14th). The pro- posed message is contained in a reference submitted to its membership by the United States Chamber of Commerco.

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I might call the notorious Karl Peters of the German Empire in Africa. His story is strange and yet, in a sense, it is characteristic. I do not say it is charac the people is given power there (wrote

Un the contrary, a German party in teristic of the German character. the Reichstag devoted itself to obtaining Justice for Peters; but it is characteristic It saldom takes an airmen more than of German rule, of German officialidom, main crisis of the war, the great issues of the space of a couple of heartbeats to and of the German military caste, for the

and this

of Dr. Peters shows that his young flyer which could only be satisfactorily re- make up his mind,

that he had in fact descended whale caro of the United States as a factor in the conflict. It was a very lucky thing that full out and skimmed over the ground.proved beyond the shadow of a doubt,

off, instead of lying at the present moment the two Anglo- But after jumping he swung round were secretly condoned by the German the United States can the military partytion, and if you will post the form below Saxon democracies should each have away from

ཛ་ ormed at the time Dr. to precipitate a second great world-war," leaders who, by the march of events and their own great qualities, had so far sur The oficor leading passed their contemporaries as to acquire him several times with an automatic Peters in again in favour and hailed se: The message sets forth that the size ofororished, weak, dull, straggling, life-

militaristic attitude have been due to the the right and the power to speak without pistol, and then threw up his hands and the chief German authority on Colonial Germany's prostat armament and her fact that her Government is a military fall forward as the airman opened with challenge in the name of the nations as

hie Lewis gun The troopers promptly

Ono clue to the mentality of Peters is antocracy, not responsible to the German a cap (Cheers.) The sembra and realised that, instead of making a whole,

hatred not only of England but the people, and also that the size of the Ger

the majestic pronouncements of the Prime

they had caught tartar, and his le tinglo Saxon race, and of the ideas man armament after the war will be

scattering

fled. they ab Minister of the United Kingdom and of bolted;

ursue and which that race represents. I say the measure of greatness of the armament the President of the United States were

The lying man continued to pursue in complete accord, and had been ratified by the unanimous assent of the British are upon them so long as there was any Anglo-Saxon race because in the notori forced on all nations. and American people. Our views had thing left to chase, then he set a westerly ous libel action brought by Peters against of economic conditions, shows that the size course by his compass and climbed up Dr. Friedrich Lange it was shown that of Germany's future armament will been accepted by the Latin antions, who into the haze again so as to be beyond one of his favourite projects was to incite fundamentally depend on her after-war

ore dar valiant Allies. The future is not vet won there the attention of anti-aircraft batteries. the German people of the United States receipts of raw materials and the profits

fight rather a long Apparently he made

Joachim Pfeil, the explorer, bere out tinues ceeded; indeed, it may well be that die so as to ensure that he should be well on against the English element, and Count from her foreign trade. The message con- fiercest xhoeks have yet to be maintained, the right side of the line when he next

excessive armament, will assuredly enter and the worst trials of Armageddon are descended, for when he did come down this charge of Dr. Lange, he said that Whereas in our opinion the American all creds of opinion, even the most Paris was only a few kilometres further in mori ves constantly in Peters an economia combination against Ger yet to be endured. All parties, all classe, and ask, where he was he discovered that this project of creating a German party people, for the purpose of preventing

mind and conversation.

Peters's hatred of the English helped many if governmental, conditions in Ger self-defence, for pacific, are agreed this if the terms which on."

will

no doubt to lead him into a native policy many make it necesary

whereas we believe the American have been worsted and wrong

in discrimination einerge triumphant. What do these Atatements and their reception in Gernt the enemy. I think it right to make thing for which British, administration people will not join

the danger of exocssive armament has many reveal? They reveal the grim fact, these statements to explain and impress

become which had better be plainly realised, that upon the country the necessity for men stands, as the Voxricke Zeitung said. against Gernian goods after the war if we new in conflict, and we must face the suves which will have to be taken to cureters egarded himself as one of the been removed by the fact that the Gar-

Ubermen of Nietzsche's philosophy. The truth unflinchingly. There is revealed tail consumption in every form; to

German people, therefore be it resolved of tha the fact that between the most moderate curtail civil industries German Blond had by his racial birth man Government has in and disinterested statement of sober- our glory in the uptries which have been right no Tumitations to his power or bis responsible instrument contrailed by the

black man was his slave and chattel to United States of America America, on the one band, and the pre had to reduce by hundreds of thousands be exploited, driven, and killed, if nece the attention of business men in Germany cont hopes and ambitions of Prussian of lens the shell steel, and in other

or justice. In East Africa he was known to study this situation and to co-operate military authority or ruling classes in directions to effect economies owing to say, without any compunction of law to these conditions, and urges them also Prussia, on the other, there is a vecit tonnage. Literally it is a case of ton for by the antives as the man with the to the end that a disastrous economic war man with the may be averted, and that lasting penca able abyss which no bridge can span at ton; civil consumption in its various

The Danish explorer, Scabenius, has may be made more certain forms on the one hand, and shells for blood-stained band.n the present time. The military party in

Great importance is attached here to Berlin is still in complete control of the our armies on the other. We must face the following passage in the account of whole resources, not only of Germany, unuch harder conditions in this country his expedition up the River Tana, now this action of the Chamber of Commerce, but of Austria-Hungary of Bulgaria, then hitherto, and you will face them in British East Africa A few years and I learn that means are and of Turkey. They have not yet with us, and with our dauntless French before Dr. Peters had made practically despite the rigid censorship, to sec that the same journcy; the natives were terribusiness men are generally accurately in- It is abandoned hope of a decisive military Allies.

Do not let me lead you, however, to fed at my white lace, for the last whits formed of the chamber's proposal.

1 me lead you, ho victory. In their view, the violation of Belgium was a regrettable necessity, the suppose that if I talk like this it la be man they had seen was Dr. Peters, who officially denied the chamber action is supply of Harlone, the wondsyful tonle sufferings of her people a well-deserved cause I have any want of confidence in had committed all these atrocities... inconsistent with President Wilson's chastisement for their contimacy, and the final result of the war. I am sure on every side I came upon traces of war policy, the first principle of which is to the sinking of the Lusitania a legitimate we can win (Cheers.) I am sure we can the neighbourhood of Obangi I found obtain responsible government in Ger net of war, justified by the German mili- win right out (Loud cheers.) I a Lary rode and, as if to give us an object sure we can win the whole of the not cleven villages that had been destroyed many, and to establish equality of trado both Dr. Wilson and the Chamber of lesson and a proof of the faith that is in and inspiring programme which Presid by fire, and everywhere skeletons of men, conditions among all nations consenting them they salute the pronouncement of ent Wilson has set before us, but only if women, and children; these of wonnen to the peace With "free Germany and children being especially numeroits. Come polices that other countries of would not find it necessary for the Allied pesce terms by sinking & we use all the resources at our disposal, it was almost impossible for me to secure

their safety to discriminate against Ger hospital ship in defiance of the clearest and use them to the full, laying side the rssary rice for my people convention. They believe it is in their every impediment. In spite of all of soon as we approached the whole populace man trade power to emerge from this struggle restrictions upon our tonuage, to spite of fed panic-stricken. The English Cora- victorious and penitent, with more ter. our having continuously to release menmissioner in Lamp Mr. Maclellan, re- ritory, with more subjects, more in from munition production for the front, marked to myself and others, if we had

I can give you this assurance that the only caught Peters then we should have that wages were Axed by Government, fluence.

British Armies in this year which has hanged him on the nearest tree. The and that forced labour was looked upon This is, therefore, a time for action, just opened will have a far more power intention of Peters oxpedition was to as a regular part of the taxation, but and in its most decisive form, in its most fal artillery, a larger supply of shell cat Britain off from the Nile and the the brutality of the method was explained intense degree and on the largest scale and finer equipment in every respect, Central Lakes He was not at the time by the Dev. EW. Doulton and other ever yet planned in the war. We have especially in respect of the most costly officially supported by the German missionaries. They showed that the dis stated our warais plainly, soberly, and and important weapons, than they had

German East Africa Company. His the native houses if the labour was not fearlessly. The next thing to do is to in any previous campaign, and after all Government, but he helped to create the trict native officials took the thatch off force them on the enemy. (Cheers.) That they have been well-equipped annies in treatment of the natives led to such war forthcoming, and even took the women as we must now proceed to take in hand previons campaigns. (Cheers.) and anarchy that about 1890 the Ger hostages.The result was that some

Yes, I say, bring up all your reserves with the utmost vigour and dispatch. 1

as an Imperial Colony fastnesses, leaving only the sick in the say in comradeship and in kinship, kiu in a manner which will be justised in man Government took over its territories times the people sought refuge in forest ship not only of sentiment end of history securing so great a prize. We have Dr. Peters was placed in charge of the villages, and some of these sick fell and language, but, in my case, in kin enough in hand to equip several hundred Kilimanjaro. District, over which he had victime to lions in the night." ship of blood I say to them you have thousand Americans to the last detail of powers of life and death. This was in Herr Dittmann explained the system accepted an immense responsibility military outfit if it were found possible 1861 and on March 14th 1880, Herr the Reichstag Every black man," nation by shipping arrangements to bring them Babel showed how he used those powers he said, must prove by his work ticket never in history has so great undertaken so great a task. (Cheers,) to the seat of war. (Cheers.) But it is to the wretched natives under his rule that he has worked at least 20 days esch Your weight is needed vitally now in this not enough. That is not enough. No It appears that he had a karera of black month for white men; if he cannot he truggle, and it is needed soon. The thing is enough. More, more, more women, and that a native boy named is dragged to the district police station Allied nations, which have been united That is what our cry must be unceasing Mabruk, one of his servante, was suspect and there officially flogged with a jam- ed by Peters of intimacy with one of his bok The result was that natives were in this war from the outset, have ally, in season and out of season.

THE PACE THAT WINS suffered very severely. They have backed

War is like a race of an extraordinary concubines and also of stealing some crossing over from the German to the the cause which, thank God, America has

had the boy banged. Not content with the German Colonies were becoming made her own, with ten or twelve mil character, which once started, has to be cigarettes. Peters held a mock court, and British Colonies in auch numbers that liona of soldiers continually maintained run through to the end. If you but tag this he pursued the women who had died depopulated. The thriving condition in the field, and three or four millions if you rest, if you struggle, if you fall for protection to the village of their of the British Colony of Nigeria, said of graves. Our treasures have been pour not only does victory escape further from Chief the girl Gadogda was flogged Dittmann, rests on the greater economic ed out, our homes are scared with you, but defeat draws nearer from behind. daily until her back resembled "chopped independence of their negro population. sorrow. Come to our aid, come with all And as the struggle reaches its climax meat she was put in chain, but again While our cocos plantations in the your might and speed, come quickly as the race reaches its decisivo period, the escaped; again she was caught and this your 1919 applied in all 4 million marks Four in your brave men by every steamer runners draw together. They are time she was hanged worth of cocos, the independent peasant Political agitation forced the Govern holdings of British Nigeria, sent 10 that crosses the Atlantic, come in your longer separated. They grow closer and divisions, come in your battalions, come closer together until at the supreme moment to take action, and Peters was million marks worth to the world's if you will, as valiant individuals but ment, when victory is within your grasp dismissed from the service by a Disciplin markets.

defeat may not be far away from your at Court. The Court found not that Even the German merchants protested come at once to Europe.

Build the ships

which alone can shoulder. That is the resolution of this liberate your mighty and measuretessir which, if I had the power, I would the charges were proved against him, but

Peters appealed being supported by leading to stagnation and death, and the strength Giro us your credit in the like to instil in the breast and heart of that be had told lies on the subject on the ground that the forced labour was form of war material without which our every man, woman, and child in this powerful officials, who announced thist Secretary of State, Herr Deruberg, i full strength cannot be maintained country and across the Atlantic, so that the Government had no intention of his statement to the Budget Committee of February, 1908, confessed that While tonnage is limited, as it is likely they may realise that the only way to doing the only thing that was adequate labourers were obtained under circum to be limited, let it be the only limiting shorten the misery and torment is by criminally prosecuting him. The case stances. Which could not be distinguished gire. The difßculties of exchange ought increasing the pace, by increasing the was therefore brought before a Discip from slave hunts. The State is always not to be insuperable, but let whatever intensity of the effort. tennage is available be used to its highest It is the pace that kills-yes, and it is pary Court of Second Instance, but

charges. After a decorous interval, The whip was picturesquely described capacity by the importation of finished baly the pace that wine (Cheers) The this time Peters was condemned on all asked to carry a whip in its hand, or partially finished products, rather German armies released from their war Peter friends, a Dr. Arends and Count by Herr Bebel himself on March 20th, It is, he said, not so much s than by bulky raw material. Let us front by the defeat of Russia are steadily Arm among them, petitioned the 1906 carry steel rather than ore. Let us carry traversing Germany as fast as their de Emperor, and Peters, was robabilitated, rope as a weapon. It is steeped in hot shells rather than steel let us carry vastated railways can carry them to the his title of Imperial Commissary being tar and is then dipped in and to pro duce a very rough surface. When it has explosives rather than the far more supreme effort of their latest military restored to hit weighty components And let the great lavention. They are on their way to the Herr Bebel again took up the case in become staff and hard it is an instan saving of tonnage be devoted to facilitatWest, hundreds of thousands of them, 1006, and the case of Feters became ment, which may possibly cause death, mg and accelerating the arrival on the thousands of guns, rolling across night world-famous. An election van fought yet it is used indifferently upon men, feld of battle of the valiant manhood of efter night day after day The greatest upon it, but Peters was supported by the women, and children up to twice twenty- the United States. Let the soldiers of storm of all is gathering. The thunder whce power of organised officialdom and five strokes There are many authentic France and Britain have at their aides clouds are packing up minute by minutes in April, 1914, Dr. Peters was award gases of flogging to death, and the cases month by month in increasing numbers before our eyes, but have good confidance; ed pension for his great services in are numberless of natives mutilated and the grandsons of the men who fought let us not for one moment lose our East Africa, we may take it that the cowed for life. with Grant and Sheridan, and Jackson shakable confidence that right will Peters view of colonisation is the German

3 himself in 1902 thus justifed it. The and Lee (Cheers) We have found com- triumph, and the preparations for the oficial view. That view was pat, in a Bich is the Peters system: Peters plete agreement between us on our war reception of these hordes are nos being phrase by General von Libert:Iti Englian Government, he said, "pampers aims. Let us now concentrate car whole overlooked We may remember the first impossible in Africa to get on without the blacks to such an extent se to make on practical war measures without which battle of Ypres in November, 1914, when cruelty Peters himself hat stated in the country impossible for the whiten

soldiers were outnumbered by three his writings that British justice in the

To me the most advantageons those aims will not be achieved ourfour to me, when they were without Celonies marely made the natives useless, sys

BRITAIN WILL NOT PAIL We for our aprt, here in Britain will wire without proper defence Lines, with

is forced following the example Isid and aneans of civilising the negro. For down by Prussian military law, to devote not fail you. Everything shall be given little artillery, and less amount, and and that forced labour was the only system seems to be one in which the regro East some 18 years of his life to working for that we can find to give. The last re hardly any machine-guns We remember labor was applied in thermar serves of our credit will be employed how that gallant force with awful Africa by Ordinance, the Chiefs were the Government During this time he many native should receive food and shelter and s Our armies must be immediately raised slaughter scattered the pride of those

ordered to supply to to full strength Rations must be intro ferce, fresh, and powerful armies Alter workers and if they failed the were small wage, hay, about 24 a month, like duced to secure equitable distributions all the struggle had been tought their lane sabed and the natives were taken by the Prussian soldier, Every ton of food, saved by frugality of was unbroken. (Loud cheers) We shall force Evidence before a Labour Com It is this stemthe Peters system

East Africa showed that has desolated a grest part of Africa, prodused in this country every ton of be better prepared now. Let us hasten mission in Brit food is a ton of shells fired and areable up every man to our aid and to the main-

tenance of the good cause. (Cheers)- (Vontinued of foes of neel Column,) = -Morning L'est. (Continued at foot of next Column.)

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