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OUR LONDON LETTER. [FROM OUR OWN OURRESPONDENT-] THE LESSON OF THE RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.

Soviet

USE OF POISON GAS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1918

GERMANY'S LATEST MOVESIC

The National War Ain Committee has. issued the following statement

Before forming a

And word-spinners of the ment show that it is being strongly sitp://

GERMANS IN BELGIUM. POLICY OF DIVISION STRONG FLEMISH PROTEST

FIGHTING PREMIER OF

FRANCE

TALK WITH M. CLEMENCEAU

The most effective tonie against war weariness that I have discovered here is a talk with M. Clemenceau, writes Mr. A M. Thompson from Parix

For some time past the Germans have been trying to drive in a wedge between the Flemish and the Walloon sections of the Belgian population, on the well- known Teutonic principle of Dizide at The French Premier is not young,

In him, you shall find no sign of

A movement bus been set on foot by the LONDON, February 25th. International Red Cross Society of The terrible tragedy of Russia has Geneva, with a view to inducing all the scotched Bolshevisin in this and other belligerent nations to abandon by con Allied countries at any rate for the present the use of poison gas in war. It is seat. Our pacifists and pro-Germans stated that,

which heing

imper. To this end they have expended like the Danton of the statue in the were never tired of proclaiming that the name, in addition to a protest in

addressed to the combatants, the influence much intrigue, and, as usual, resorted to Boulevard St. Germain. Neither is the Lenin and Trotsky were heaven-sent statesmen and diplomatists, and it will of the neutral Powers is being enlisted bribery when otice thenus failed. One of little gure under the black skull cap about this end their tricks to establish a so-called an heroic model of, splendid energy like stacolected that at the Leeds Confer to assist in bringing on a proposal. Flemish University at Ghent, another the Gambette of the Fince dui Carrousel. which may appear at first sight to be one was to set up a bogus Council of But the patriotic fire that burned in ence of thee to form branches of attempt was

in this country on the which all who profess themselves to Flanders, which, under German inspira- the breasts of the two great orators of thee the organisation which has civilised ought to further and endorsetion, had the audacity to proclaim the the First and Third Republic burns just

it is advisable to consider the underlying- independence of Flanders. Against as ardently to day in Clemenceau. brought red ruin upon. Russia

The trouble of the super-Socialists of origin of the movement and to survey the these attempts to promote Bolshevism in Petrograd was that they were unable to whole of the circumstances connected with Belgium the whole of the principal discouragement or défaillance. He is grasp the fact that it is necessary to the introduction of poison gas into war Flemish associations in Flanders have

and much more eonfident of victory. adjust fine-sounding theories to the facts and the situation in regard to it as if addressed to the German Imperial Chanas ken us on the first day of the war,

Like certain exists now. Reports of the present move. cellor the following vigorous protest:

When I asked him whether the ten of life as they exist.

ANTWERP, January 30th seemed tired when he visited them if ported by German pacifists resident in Switzerland. More detailed accounts tell Excellency-When Belgian was over. Inte in the Alsatian trenches his sunken as it owes its origin to a well-known Gerrun by the Germans, all political parties oyes kindled under his bushy eyebrows. stan professor of chemistry whose con decided to cease their disputes in order fired?" he repeated. Uais naturel- scientious scruples compelled him not to devote their whole efforts toward the fement they are tired of bad weather only to decling to return to Germany, to people so sorely tried. The Flemmings and discomforts. But if you assist in investigations for the purpose associated themselves heartily with this whether they are disposed to give in, of inventing more deadly wat gases, but movement, and despite all attacks and I can assure you positively that they aro Their fighting spirit was never alsu to communicate with the Inter calumnies directed towards the Flemish ot national Red Cross Society, with a view movement by some of its adversaries the better. They expect another Gernun le including the latter to protest against vast majority of the Flemish people has offensive, but they are absolutely certain its use

ard A sinalt group of fanatics has pass in

constantly true to its pledged of the The Boches did not l

they did not pASA not followed this line, but has striven to at Verdun, and wherever they attack obtain the assistance of the invading now i de panteront pas. That is the Power, first of all in the affair, of Ghent universal sentiment University, then with regard to the in- When I asked whether they found troduction of administrative separation, the conditions of their daily life into and now in the question of the political crable, continued M Clemencenu. independence of the Flemish provinces. they answered chiserily that the con den, owing to newspaper censorship, to altogether too bail. Only once did All opposition to this agitation is for dditions were not too good, not yet the dissolution of all political bodies, to hear a man complain that he fer hus the restrictions upon holding of mootings, part had had enough of it; and he was tically alone in being permitted to behind the fighting line. I assured him KO that the so-called activists are prac cooking the soup in a cantonment far

their thoughts

that I had seen her in worse places. P In spite of this and in difficulty raised up against it, the

Yes, he growled, nodding his head, that also

very true

Century they conceived the notion that the quickest way to create a new and better world is to demolish the existing fabric of Society and start afresh from dealer equality Having been given the power they found that they could pull down quite easily; but they were altogether un able to ride the stormi of the Revolution. AMERICA: SAYS NO

It is useless to attempt any speculation at this stage as to the probable ultimate effect of the downfall of Russia. The general opinion is that what has hap pened must inevitably prolong the war Germany must not be left in possESSION of the vast territory which has been fiched from the once mighty Empire of Each or look at the map shows that our chief enemy now has nevess to the Black Sea, and what is there to prevent him from making that a Naval operations, casting by way of the Dardanelles across our route to the East Peace can never be concluded ac, long is able to threaten us by the Gerunas are that direction,

ope is Meanwhile the only thing to hope is

Let us now examine the possible grounds for this sudden and belated

overment in the sufferings of huren

humanity, To do so it is necessity to make a brit retrospect of the inception and the development of the use of poison gas in made by the Germans in the spring of As is well known, its first use was 1915. On that occasion the world heard for the first time with borrar had stupe faction that clouds of asphyxiating chlorine gas had been liberated against unsuspecting und completely unprotect Then, causing untold agony and death to thousands. Sa little hnd the possibility of

of every

hus hat its opinions be

that the age-long, deep-seated, hatred of such a dastardly device been imagined Flemish Deal means at its dis In one Alsatian village M. Clemenconu

that the clauses of the international com

emit poison gas.

had made no

known by every

Slay for Teuton will find expression vention which forbade the use of shells position; it has not in any way upprored noticed a wonded soldier, wearing the against the hardes of invaders 8 designed the emission, of such gas or accepted the activist proposals, When Croix, de la Guerre and the Médaille deeper and into Russia. The combativn mention elements in Russian life may be goaded clouds from cylinders or other appliances, report had currency that Flenish Militaire. He went up to him and into attacks similar to those which sealer

is not apparent how this could be the ense. The real offence would appear fa be that the Editor committed a branch

and such an idea had not entered into the conception of any competent authority except in Germany. It is evident that the commission of this foul crime had there facture and preparation of the gas and been long premeditated, since the inanit- its appliances, and the training of the personnel could only have been the fruit of many months' work.

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he was wounded.**** În prisoners were brought back front Ger- asked where the doom of Napoleon's Grand Army in

mang earlier than their Walloon com.thirteen places replied the man. Ho 1812. The United States newspapers,

been torribly, reflecting opinion there, are writing as

patriots, all Flemings at once declared had it appeared, done some fresh that every effort to separate Flemings prodigy of valour and

Cleniebceau though the war may last for years yet

and Walloons, and to accord them mauled in the process. And it is significant that this President

received by them with tingualified dis-Legion of Honour differential treatment, would only be thereupon decorated him with the of the American Federation of Labour

approval. When the project of making has administered a snub to the British

the University of Ghent Flemish was

TOILU, AND IS GENERAL, Socialist Party who wanted them to par

Afterwards it occurred to the Pre published, although such an arrangement ticipate in a Conference in London.* It

formed the object of the aspirations of mier that n dare devil of that sort might is & form of trenson to conduct negotia THE ENEMY'S MISTAKE.../ tions with enemy citizens," he said. We With as little delay as possible means all Flemings, they immediately protested have a bad record in the matter of can leave it at that

of protection were devised and issued to on Jumanry 8th, 1010 thus manifesting discipline. He inquired, and found that the troops, and were subsequently in tren of the invading Power,

the in

on the ocension of his previous decora lively disapprobation of. THE CENSORSHIP AGAIN.

The prosecution of Mr. Gwynne, proved and developed to

The tion the man had received along with the Editor of the Vorning Post, and Costill more dangerous gases adopted signatories, although they were all firm a sentence of 60 dars imprisonment. Repington, Military Correspondent of by the enving of later dates. But the partisans of the design to tanke Ghent When everything had been prepared for the paper resulting in each being fined measures adopted did not stop short at University Flemish, declared that they the ceremony and the £100, has once again directed attention the protection of our troops. When the boltbe, desired nor accepted this inter had assembled, to compliment and re- to the Censorship. The charge against remians introduced this new and deadly vention, since the Germans had no rightward the hero to the function, the

an article written ไฟ means of warfare

they put into the bands to interfere in these questions of home atter was found to have disappeared, Subsequently captured and examined, Col. Repington relating to the recent of their enemies a weapon which could be policy Allied Conference at Versailles, pusseffcet

themselves with terrible

When

delegates of a so-called the man stated that be did not like the appeared that were capable of giving in

is aware that the

Council of Flanders of

general who was to present the medal. were received y formation to the enemy.

poison gas

dependent your predecessor, in March, 1817, Beressed to define his objection, the the information in question had already on the direction of the

called that the general had once ten father disparagingly ✨ of the been published in the German Press it the miterological the wind A study of in, a protestation was at once addressed North to him, in which one of the points in of

And as I come from France for a period of ten years sisted upon was that administrative south of that fair every day on which the wind programume of the Flemish movement, mutineer, naturally I wasn't

Buing to of the Censorship Regulations. He maste blows from the chat or north-east-the that the so-called Council of Flanders take medal from him directions necessary to allow the Germans had not the least right to speak in the Herb, in telling me

the a tactical mistake by voluntarily sub-

* ́ ̄_story_*_*__|_M_ mitting the article to the Press Burenti, to use gas-there are at least six days on name of the Flemish people, that its That's the type of our heroes

Clemencera's humorcus eyes twinkled. ana:

then, after the Censor refused to which it blows from the wast or south proved, without reserve.....

acts were condemned and profoundly wst, the quarter favourable to the Allies dis

The re great deal more independence and char In not more than two months in the whole signatas of Civil Service officmls both heter in them than ambition or bravado, year are the prevailing winds favourable Flemish and Walloon, and their refusa Those laughing yes under the bushy even in those months is not so greet us tion, have proved how widely dissemi-exebrows ketray the secret of 11. Gerion to collaborate in administrative separa

the preponderance of westerly winds Ennated were these sentiments.

ceau's greatness, and, perhaps of the some of the remaining months. The

hostility hie name excites anong kome Allies were, of course not slow to avail

of my friends There is clear, humorous Gynne. That is the personal aspect of themselves of this natural advantese the tinues without any right to call itself king devil there too, a very French

with

Since the little group of activists conception in them but there is a the

matter. What the Press as an German higher command bitterly rus the the interpreter of the movement and of

results that must by now have made. stitution us well as the public have a

Voltairian irony And M. Clemenceau right to expect is that there shall her day that they committed what was not the Flemish population, we the press also tougue never woman-but equality of treatment as between news only a crime but a blunder.

dents, administrators, directors, and re

word, at has a sting! papere. A few weeks ago Mr. Lovat

The development of gas warfare occaine préentatives of Flemish associations, Fraser in the Daily Vait made a violent conflict between the scientine brains and institutions, and groups, desire to repeat attack upon the Higher Command; but anufacturing capacities of the two sets that we disapprove of their attitude by the anushakuable will of our whole i no action was taken. Thus, as the of combatants. The brains struggled with energetically and without reserved people, without distinction of race of Westminster Gareffe puts it, ons paper each other in efforts, both to devise pri The separation of the country into twe language, to reminin, united, to place. Its is prosecuted for peeping over the hedge tection against the gases of the enemy and governments, with two capitals, u double honour bither than its possessions. while a blind eye is turned upon her and wake use of new gases series of Ministries, and to-morrow per n this sense that we have remained paper which is stealing the horse, which would penetrate the masks of the baps

two Parliaments, cannot

but truly faithful to the finest models among opposite side Great manufactories were weaken, both internally and externally, our ancestors, tune to their inheritance called into being to provide the our dear Belgium, and this

weakcaing necessary respirators and to

man cannot but lead to a catastrophe both or of courage and of glory, and it is thanks inture battle gases

this that we have required throughout largo Flemings and Wallons without distinc the world that reputation and that seule. Time and superior industrial tion. There are suffice time of the inture a priceless guarante. This is

of satis the French in catching up on the original Fleinngs, without resources have assisted the British and without leading to separation the possession of all Belgians, and sympathy which will be for us in the handicap, and the participation of the and discord, as in this case United States in the war is about to is in contradiction to our whole bis together accomplished these exploite and Separation nothing can separate those who have throw the balance overwhelmingly on the torien] past. For centuries Flemings together endured these misfortunes, Allies side. At the present moment the and Walloons have always shared the We wish to conduct our own affairs

espirater worn by the German troops same fate and formed part of the same ourselves, conformably to our constitu- Miss Anterson Ma to modif it which the United, ponch phitical organisation in the greatest tool, sit one or mens tance from MD Abrorson

or misfortune, or

without any assistance MrD.

respect they deserve. We Me Gen. 6. Archbat

pass it, printing it in an altered form without the Consor's permission

Under a Government controlled Centor ship there are times when a journalist may deem it expedient in the public in terest to ignore the Press Bureau and risk whatever follows; and that was avi- dently the position adopted by MP.

CHINESE AT YOOTBALL-

behind the

⠀ The Y M.C.A., are taking under thuir wing the Chinese labourers engaged in road-mass in France. In order to transport, and other work enter for the needs of these men they liave set out to raise £70,000, and towards this sum the China Association has made the handsome donation of £10,000 The. Rev. W... E. Soothill, Jate President of the Imperial University at Shansi, who has returned to London after a visit to the Chinamen, informed an interviewar

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that he regards it as extremely important to those with which the British, French,tics. The bonds that unite them without, and assuring to our national | Lt. Aráber AVTOT

that the coolies in France, numbering muny thousands, should be well cared for

as their good treatment will have a reaching effect when they get home.

fa

The majority of the Chinese Inbourers

described

as respectable farmers frun North China. They have a considerable

are

and American armies are equipped. Gases which penetrate the Gerivan

Нотк MFJ W Korteweg Capt Lamb ch Me& Mud Larenlat Mr A. 11 Lay Mr & MrJ.J, Leiria

been but more closely sealed by insertionsinced that every MCDAyton and Mr M Liskien

Me Colbiens Latile My R. LuifeldTM Mt G, Lulin MY GIL May

Mesin

My & Mys H. Eadie Ašica E. Esmalt Mr & MrE. Firakolé

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MED Ritchie atz J. W. de Boever Mr A. W. La Hooy Miss Howeve Mr. Alf Schofield Ros.

Mr

T. Tander «hnersh Schultheiss

Capt & Mre Seblotte

Mr. W. 1. Galimbent. *** and 2 children ·

Un Û Godsell

Stousler

Mrs

My M. Grandi

MJ. B. Suit

Miss K. Sewall

amount of time on hand, and it is the Jungs and eyes against all gases and economic interests are menaced by rights of our people. HLA Baker D. Mr & Mrs L Gray Mr P Selby

that when the weather is fine many of them pay, or try to play Association football

all Chinese chess, Chinese enter

cinemas, art books and new Provided to town language are also

tainments, Papers an

CLUES ON RATIONE

the

M CE Salt Mr H. Selan

Mrs Mf. Sindo

Macdonald

Miss D. Grimble

and her

AMC Bewick Dr & Mrs. Marcios Mr Go. 3

Suami

Capt F. H Hamblan

ton humanitarian economic Power of the verlored by consumptation of o& MmA L. But Mr

country of the Flemish KrO O Bobazar

Flemish Jurista Capt 4a Mra Branch as the a

does not temporarily abolish, the ancient see it about to devour Biem, to energy by being led in diverging direc

The G. W. MacKean

Lody Maswal

Maxwell Capt F. McGarity Mr G. M. McInnes

N. Mitt

Mr W. P.

Mr VAT Nochiti Mr MB. Nishoben Mr J. 8. Nicolson

respirator but not those of the Allies, this war, but with the present proposals are have already been employed by the Allies the blood that our soldiers have so other solution would be but the expression on with marked effect heroically shed, would serve to bring of an incurable weakness. We reject, the Mi Balivier

On the other hand, the respirators of about the disappearance of our country doctrine which maintains that all means Mr. B. Bering our troops give a complete protection to of Belgium. Our most sacred political are legitimate for the obtaining of Mr WF Bern

we consider it to be hitherto used by the enemy, and unreinit these absurd proposals. The bigenic

Mrs E. B. Belilion ting investigation and foresight are at whole that has made of Belgium in a We consequently protest

and Capt E. Bentley work preparing for the adoption of new few decades, by means of her commerce energetically against the proclamation of r Fernard forms of protection, to meet any future and industry, hur fivers, but, ports, and as called Council of Dance

ed her railways, her a developments that may arise.

agriculturking in It is at this stage that the German admirable labourers, all

Der January Jeh, 2018. We nject with Mr R. J. Hirbook Government is

Fout reserve, denying to that institutión Me J, D. Birrell NE Mís exploiting a movement for unison under the same Government, an all right of speaking and acting in the Yes G. H. Bixby the abandonnent Compulsory rationing, upon which the ten million inhabitants of London and grounds of gas warfare. Having let loose be dissolved, artificially weakened by con- populat the Home Counties enters to day, will this pest of modern warfare they wish, tradictory influences, and deprived of have the effect of curtailing, even if it when

pax. In order to combat the tions. The narrow particularismchich rite of hospitality With the principal argument that it would be to their advan has done so much harm in the past and foods rigidly limited you cannot circalating reports of vast quantities of a equilibrium between poet al

cannot with tage to do so they are industriously in the present would dominate, freedom and confidence

differe dine. For your guest must bring his new and terrible type of gas which they political, religious, und social tenduicies (or her) card, or else bg content with have ready for use in the test offensive of our country would be broken, and vegetable soup, a mouthful of fish, someThere is reason to believe that the quan Belgium left in a state of perpetual kind of milk pudding, a morsel of cheese tities are probably not so vast as they crisis, which would for years render the (if it can be had), and perhaps an apple would have us believe, and that its nature recovery of the country and the bealing I find that most people are preparing is not terrible to troops trained in the use of the wounds caused by the war almost to have meatless meals when they are of the means of protection available. In impossible. from home. There is the certainty of any case whatever way, be its nature we getting the full ration of five ounces may feel quite sure that no humanitarian three times a week, 15 ounces in all, when movement is going to stop them using it the feast is prepared at home, but this cannot be certain in hotels and restaurants The committees of the West End clubs have had an anxious time preparing to Accommodate themselves to card ration ing the members; and in one of the largest (Continued at foot of next Column.).

where the members were asked to say the ther they would cat meat rations with their club luncheons eight out of every ten declared for meatless meals H.B...

We have felt more deeply than ever during these troublous times how socious are the drawbacks attached to being a people forming only a small nation in this world, where brutal force and in- justice rule: What has served us,

(Continued at foot of nest Column.)

AMBULE OF BRUTE FORCE

Louis Franch President of the Br

Federation Auguste Vermeylen, President of the Mr E Bremsime

Association of Flemish Men of WJ Vardar Broch

Browall of the Flemish MrBa Borgigian, President of ey Catholic Association.

Cable Dr. Terrlinck. President of the Mr G. Callard

League (Brus MLA Caldero Popular Liberal

MAB Campbell Professor Vli bergh, President of the Mr B. V. Cameron

Um Carbon unerus Honorary Pre-MWE. Clarke lent of the Flemish Liberal Med Mr D. Et Cooke

Mind. Cogan údent of the M Man Coogtanton

Antward,

Me 10. Courtang of the Wil Mrs Daahkevitch

VAL, Davenport

thio

the presidents and Mrs F.B. Dais Flemish eocieties in Mr B. C. Dranca Had. M. Duerolaet

MCG Noble Mr & Mrs Mopavon TEMS. Oly

Cart C. E. Page Mr B 8. Fan

A Parker Mud Mrs L. F. Phelps Mrs Pritchark and

chüdren

Mrs CW. Band Min L. Hand Miss Hastane Mr.H. Bay Misa F. Bony Mr D. Raichinam My M. Bishwood

V. Grimble

W. van de Star Mr C. P. Tearleton Grimbla

Thomsen TW Thomps Mr&Robt Hall ThomLI PERSI -

D. J. F. Thyssen Dr. D. C

Mrs Hamblin

Attemper

Mr Albert

Hastin Mw A. F Bodging Mr Mrs Pani

My W I Hoorewerft Mr & Mr. A. Hooges

Mr A shelton Hooper Mr Robt Hons Mr. D. J. sáu Houten Capt & Mon F.. Innes Mr W. P. Jacobs MBC

MT E. Joseph Mr Mr. H. Judge Mr W. Kim Mr Lin Ken Ming Birgráðury

C Camper

Things Mr B J. The Mr Thos. Vinš MeJuda Tries

donke Mrs J. Watson Mr Ms A. C.

WessMADD

Me P. J. Wevilt: Mr & Mr H. W. Waymouth, Williamson

Mr. E. J. Wir som Mr & M FI. Tae Wilson and son

Mr Mrs Wilson/ M. 6. T. Wittesloer

Mr G. G. Wood H & Kn B. Wylie