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IRELAND AND PRESIDENT WILSON.

The following are extracts frons, the address which the Lord Mayor of Dublin has presented to the American Ambasan

DUTCH, CONVOY TO THE EAST INDIES.

UNPRECEDENTED VOYAGE,

{BY ARCHIBALD HURD.)

1915.

COAL MINING IN SWATOW. From Commerce Reports," Washing-

THE WORLD UNITING TO CRUSH THE DEVIL RUDYARD KIPLING ON THE WAR'S ten, is taken the following report by Mr. M. S. Myers, American Consul at Swatow:-

COMPENSATIONS.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling, who was accom-

dor on the occasion of Independence Day. The dramatic act in real politics is panied by Mrs. and Miss Kipling, paid! frequently an set of folly. The Dutch people may find that to be their experi- ence as a consequence of their Govern ment's decision to despatch a group of merchant ships to the Detch East Indies

mitted to Viscount French, Lord Lieu. tenant and Governor-General of Ireland, and this the Lord Mayor refused to do:

When, a century and a half ago, the American colonies dared to

assert the ancient principle that the subject should not be taxed without the consent of his representatives, England strove to crush

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demand

is in

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The mining of coal in the region about

1916, foreign coal, 58.105 tons, valued

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Mr. Holman Gregory, K.O., on behalf of the defendant company, said he was startled to hear there was an Austrian

It will be remembered that Mr. O'Neill

a visit recently to the American Rest Rayingchow has received a much-needed was to have undertaken the journey to

Camp at Winnall Down, near Winchester, impetus in high coal prices and has made Washington to place the address in the

and addressed à large body of troops. considerable advancement during the bands of President Wilson, but the

After welcoming them to England be past year. Native dust conl is now being

to be pursued until its terms were sub under escort of a man-of-war. The whole you are beginning to realize a little what 1 tities and is "beginning to supplant Foreign Office refused to allow this course

said: You have beard a great deal and placed on the market in increasing quan is meant by the cost and sacrifice of war circumstances surrounding the project are

Bat even this war is not without its con Hongay dum as a result of the bigh price so singular sa to merit examination.

In spite of all the loss in In the first place, we have Holland with pensations Germany as ber near neighbour on the the past, in spite of all the loss to come of the latter. So far mining has been And, as I conned to surface and shallow shaft there is something gained. ng hand, and Great Britain as hor near neighbour on the other, the former being standing gain, that has come to us out workings and is chiefly of dust coul."

it, the gain, the immense and out- military Power and the latter a naval of all this furnace of affliction in which Coal is generally found away from the Power; and far away are the East Indian we have walked is that this very war bas

watercourses, which necessitates expen- draws a large revenne. colonies of Holland, from which she welded, by common endurance, by com.

Between the mon knowledge and by pain shared toge- sive porteragu to the river. Navigation Natherlands and these colonies lie the ther, the decent-winded, kindly and cleap-

on the upper river is closed during the (Cheers.) them. To-day England threatens to brush sena,commanded by the British Fleet, thinking peoples of the M.C.A.low-water season.

which is maintaining a blockade of

Later, Mr. Kipling opened`ą

It has been these the people of Ireland if they do not ue-

Here, to i Germany. That blockade bears indirectly hut for offices

crowded transportation difficulties more than any- cept a tax, not in money but in blood, on Holland owing to geographical condi-gathering, he said:-We have been 'a

time over our present job, and we may thing else that has prevented expansion against the protest of their representations. Without preliminary consultation

be a long time yet It has been a a little with the Power which controls the seas, tives. In the fourth year of a war osten- the Dutch Minister of Marine, M. Ram- the Arst time since the Creation that all prices these charges can he readily paid bigger than we expected, because this is in this industry, but with present high sibly begun for the defence of small na- bounet, dramatically announced at tions, a law conscribing the manhood of meeting of the First Chamber at The the world has been obliged to unite to and a prost still be made

crush" the devil, You remember that be- Ireland has been passed, in dedance of Hague on April 16th last that it had been for the war cre of our easy theories was decided to send a convoy of Government that the devil was almost extinct, that be

No organized mining enterprise has ag the wishes of our people. The British Parliament, which enacted it, had long East Indies, with a man-of-war in attend-accident, and that we should soon abolish that an important coal field exists in thes passengers and goods to the Netherlands was only the child of misfortune or yet been undertaken. There is no doubt outrun its course.

resolutions Seventy years ago our population ance. Since it was in the knowledge of him by passing ringing

That has proved an ex- Kayingchow region, but its development stood at 8,000,000, and, in the normal this Minister and his colleagues that against him.

pensive miscalculation. We find now that is largely dependent upon cheaper trans. ratio of increase, it should to-day amount Great Britain has always refused to to 18,000,000. Instead, it has dwindled acknowledge the right to convoy, the the devil is very much aliye, and, very to 4,500,000; and it is from this residuum procedure, to state the case mildly, was much what he always was immensely in portation facilities than are now avail- that our manhood between the ages of cct courteous. It was significant that dustrious, a born organizer, and better able. 18 and 51 is to be delivered up in such the policy adopted was opposed even to at quoting Scripture for his own enda

Heretofore this district has depended menaure as the strategists of the English the Dutch Ship Requisition Law. So, than most benest men. (Laughter.) His War Cabinet may demand.. To-day, as with the approval of the Dutch Govern industry and organization we can all deal entirely upon imported coal to furnish in the days of George Washington, nearly ment-apparently an after-thought-that with, but, more difficult to handle is his half the American forces have been

law was amended for one purpose, and habit of quoting Scripture as soon as he the fuel for its various industries. The furnished from the descendants of our

difficulties. When Germany begins lime, coarse china 'ware, and tile kilns one purpose only the regularisation of banished race. If England could not the scheme to which the Minister of to realize that her defeat is certain, we bave been large consumers of the import during your Revolution, regard that en Marine had committed himself in the shall be urged, in the name of mercy,

The coal import for the past rolment with satisfaction, might she not First Chamber. But that was not all of the future of mankind, or by similar two years was as follows:--

toleration, loving-kindness, for the sakeed dust. set something now to Ireland's credit

The adventure raised other difficulties, as from the racial composition of your army

man, who delights in thinking himself and navy.

No other small nation has M. Rambounet himself admitted in his appeals to the inextinguishable vanity of been so bereit by law of her children, but speech of April 24th, when he said:

holy and righteous, when he is really only at G. 8325,261; Chinese coal, 19.49 tons, in vain for Ireland has the bread of Convoys on a large scale would re-lazy and tired-I say we shall be urged valued at $180.128; 1817, foreign coal.. on those high grounds to make some sort 49,560 tons, valued at 8519,047; Chineso exile been thrown upon the waters. Yes, quire enormous quanities of coal, and the while self-determination is read, we objection to sending ships to the East of compromise with, or to extend some coal, 17,023 toos, valued at $138,921. Of are required by law to bleed to make Indies consists in the supply of coal. We recognition to the Power which has for the foreign import in 1017, 24,821 tons, the world safe for democracy in every have in these times experienced every-its one object the destruction of man, body over half of which was dust, was from Hongay, while the remainder came from country except our own. Surely this where that the refusal to supply bunker and soul.

Yet, if we accept these picas, we shall Japan and Formosa Chinese cool comes cannot be the meaning of America's mess coal prevents navigation. If we wish to age to mankind glowing from the pes send convoys, we should, by sending a betray mankind as effectively as though from Chibli Province. of ber illustrious President!

collier with the convoy-and that the we had turned our backs on the battle Are we to fight, to maintain a system Government intend to do have a try to from the first. Your own President has to repugnant, and must Irishmen be con tranship coal on the way at sea, and

said that there is no conceivable halfway text to remain slaves themselves alter endeavour to reach the colonies without house in dealing with the world's enemy. JUDGE ON GERMAN WRONGS freedom for distant lands has been pur calling at a coaling port.

You are going one too soon, into a But this.can,

world which has Heretofore 18

been laboriously wrecked In the King's bench division, recently, chased by their blood?

the present circumstances, only be by high German philosophy based on the before Mr. Justice Darling, with every clime, whenever the weak calledra

done on a limited scale on account of the devil's own creed that there is nothing specidi jury, a widow named, Schabets for a defender, wherever the flag of

For this good or evil in life, but thinking makes berger, brought an action against the Liberty was unfurled, that blood freely quantities of coal required.

Presting Irish sympathy 50. That damson, Flechte Raila, Cebu

for the loss of her husband, an righteous causes, Britain, at the outbreaks to Government personnel who have to wrong are matters of pure fancy.

attracted to her armies tens be relieved, and to Government goods belief it will be your privilege to assist Austrian waiter, who died from injuries of the sand, our youth, ese cren the which have to be despatched to the in removing from the German mind. received whilst

davale on the Bakerloo Railway. Western Hemisphere had awakened tol Government of the Netherlands East (Cheers.) the wail of Amalinations. In the face Indies. This imposes such

discouragements, Irish upon our stock of coal, and therefore on persistemained ardent and aflame in the coal of our industries, that it is the chivalry the first years of the war. Tens of thou-limit for the present." sands of the children of the Gael have AUNORING THE BRITISH BLOCKADE. perished in the conflict. Their bones In these circumstances, the preparation bleach upon the soil of Flanders, or of the little flect proceeded to the ignor moulder beneath the waves of Bavla Bay, ing of the Power enforcing the naval The slopes of Gallipoli, the sands of blockade and to the ignoring of the econo Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Judea afford

His lordship, in gumming up, alluded their monuments, Wherever the battle- owing to the sale of goods to Germany,

to the question of damages. Had deceased them sepulture. Mons and Ypres provide min conditions to which Holland, largely

been alive now he might have been inter- line extends, from the English Channel has been reduced. By the end of May the to the Persian Gulf, their ghostly voices preliminaries had been settled," although whisper a a response to the roll-call of the in the meantime the British Foreign was ignored? "A seaman would have ned.. No doubt he was a decent and harm guardian-spirits of Liberty. What is Ofice had sent word to The Hagar that bluntly refused to compromise on the less man, but in Germany and Austria men had been interned long, long ago. will exercise the belligerent matter. There can be no question as to many decent and well-educated English- their reward?

The jury must take into account whether, The spot on earth they loved best, the rights of visit and search of merchant his view, especially in the light of the

course which events had taken. land to which they owed their first duty. Lessels should "the Netherlands Govern-Balfour, however, decided on a compro- if the man were alive, he would have been and which they hoped their sacrifices ment carry out their proposal.” might help to freedom, lies uaredeamed who have fought for our. sea rights, could mise, which does undoubtedly represent interned or still able to earn money as a married Germans in this courtry had under an age-long thraldom. So, too not do less than make that declaration, a bargaining over our sen rights, whether waiter. Many decent people who had would it forever lie, were every man and particularly in view of the disregard justified by special or general consider suffered If people committed wrongs, tions I need not pause to consider. I like the German races had committed every youth within the shores of Ireland shown us the blockade by the Minister of the memorandum to the Netherlands against the civilised world, they must to immolate himself in England's service Marine in making his original statement unless the clamour of a dominant caste of intention. Within a little over a Government of June 7th, which bas just suffer for it. They did not realise how be, rebuked and stilled.

Well assured are we that you, Mr. month of that announcement from the been published, attention was, in the first long or how severely they were to show have Foreign Office in London the Department place, called to the inconsistency between but suffer they certainly would. The President. whose exhortations inspired the amal nations of the world of Marine issued an official communiqué, the advertised innocence of the merchant unfortunata man, according to plaintiff's with fortitude to defend to the last their in the course of which it was remarked ships' vorage and the decision to escort case, came to this country in 1801, and in liberties against oppressors, will not be that it is obvious that the convoy com- them with Datch men-of-war, denying to 1911 he married the daughter of a com found among those who would condemn mandant would not tolerate any exami- the Allies the right of visit and search. The sending of the convoy at ali is Ireland for a determination, which is nation of the convoyed ships." In other irrevocable, to continue steadfastly in the words, the rights of the blockaders of hardly capable of explanation, except on course mapped out for her, no matter Germany were to be ignored, and ig. the assumption that the convoyed vessels are to be protected in some transaction what the odds, by an unexampled unity nored in the most direct manner. At the which the belligerents do not recognise of national judgment and

national same time, particulars were given of the

as legitimate. There has been, and can right."

be, no answer to that indictment. The appeal is signed by Laurence "Besides the warship Hertog Hendrik, O'Neill (Lord Mayor of Dublin) Joseph under the command of Captain de the mission ie innocent, judged from a

naval, economic, or political standpoint Devlin, John Dillon, Michael Egan, Poncheere, who is convoy commandant and they are all affected-its armed pro- Thomas Johnson, William O'Brien (L

the convey will consist of steamship bour), T. M. Healy, William O'Brien, Fabanan, transformed into auxiliary tection is unnecessary. While proclaim. Thomas Kelly, John MacNeill (acting in

cannot consent to any abatement of the the place of E. De Valera and A. Griffith). cruiser of Rotterdam-Lloyd, under coming that his Majesty's Government mand of Captain Goozen, and very

the Foreign Offica probably steamer Noordam, of Holland right which they claim to search vessels America Line as passenger ship, and funder neutral convoy, MARCONI LIBEL CABE

steamship Bengkalis, of Nederland Co., proceeded to state that they would agree as collier. Ships will leave roadstead of. to a compromise-in other words, an VERDICT FOR SIE Č. HOBHOUSE. Tal about middle of June, and, avoid abatement for this occasion. In effect The

ing on voyage areas declared by belliger full particulars, it was declared, should Upon the verdict of a special jury inents to be dangerous, will procced round be furnished of the cargo and passengers, and their families, together with a guar favour of Sir Charles Hobhouse, M.P. Cape of Good Hope. Stock of coal will the latter to include only Dutch officials antee that no goods shipped in the Justice be replenished as far as necessary out of ex-Postmaster-General, Mr.

Bengkalis either in neutral ports or at Darling entered judgment for the doses, outside territorial waters of bellige convoy are either wholly or in part of that ad ordinary mails, correspondence, fendant, and consented to an application rents. Duration et voyage estimated at enemy origin"; it was also stipulated that the costs should be taxed and paid about three and a half months. over on the asual undertaking in the In those circumstances this project was printed matter, or parcels were to be Inspector Butterfield is commended by event of an appeal being successful

developed. Let there be no misconcep carried. In reply to this declaration the Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, managing director tion. Apart from the naval and political Netherlands Government rent a Note, con- of the Marconi Wireless, Telegraph Co. issues raised, alike dangerous to Holland, fused and inconclusive, because it failed Ltd, sued Sir Charles Hobhouse for the convoy must throw a heavy expense to explain the inconsistency involved in alleged libel in two letters concerning in on the Dutch people at a moment when escorting by men-of-war a group of in- MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,terviews between the parties in regard they have merited our sympathy owing to nocent ships, and thus increasing the contract with the Government for ad the expenses and privation which the war coaling difficulty, to which the Dutch Empire wireless chain of stations. Jus has thrown apon them. This voyage will Minister of Marine himself referred in The more ships, the tification was pleaded by the defendant probably cost them at least half a million the early stage of this inexplicable and who denied that when he went to Berlin sterling, and perhaps well-nigh twice costly adventure. in February, 1915, he asked the Telefun- that amount. But there is more in it more coal consumed; and the Dutch will ken Company to compete against the than that. The coal which the ships will be shivering for want of coal in a few Marconi Company. He also denied say use will apparently be German coal-that months

lively interest the development of an ing to the defendant "You have your is my information the price to be paid Wain the British Isles shall watch with foot on my neck; are you going to crush being over 24 a ton. Nothing is said in me1" The case occupied eight days. the White Paper which has been" issued In consenting to the application as to this week as to the seal. rather than coste, mentioned above, his lordship said ostensible, ownership of the three "mer- it must be understood that he did not chant ships which will be employed in cast the slightest reflection on the verdict this adventure Are they entirely Dutch,

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or are they partly owned by Germans who was unnaturalised going about Lon- The question is of some importance, don. In a short time he would have been cause the interest of the Germans in

interned at least, counsel hoped so--and Dutch shipping, particularly the Ship-be suggested, if the company were liable. ping and Coal Company of Rotterdam, the jury must consider how much money bas always been considerable,

plaintiff might reasonably have expected from her husband.

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Mr.

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incident unparalleled in British annala of the hope that no harm will come to 1t may be left at that, with the expression the Allied cause as a consequence, and never in any circumstances be repeated. that the precedent thus established will Daily Telegraph.

Defendants alleged that he stable, attempted to jump on the train after the conductor had given the signal to start, and was closing the gate. He fell between

the train and the platform, and a few.

the effects of bis injuries,

days later, in January last, he died from

The jury found plaintiff had not mada out her case, and judgment was entered for defendant.company.

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