ALLIED SHIPPING POOLING RESOURCES.
LORD R. CECIL'S STATEMENT."
THE E HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21TH. 1918.
LIMITED RESOURCES.
to the Anancial resources of the Allied forces as there is in the case of shipping. And that is what makes, as I think, the importance of this council, to celebrate The Allied Maritime Transport Council which we are assembled here to-night. which was established last December, has But though that is so, though it is of the been sitting in London, and at the con- greatest importance that you should have clusion of its deliberations Lord" Robert common and as Allied control of ship Cecil presided at a dinner, at the Ritz ping, yet even that cannot be made per Hotel, at which he made an important fect unless you have e also a full considera- speech in respect of the pooling of Allied tion of Allied needs, The principal or shipping. Lord Robert Cecil also alluded the control of Allied shipping on the one ganisation for which we are pressing is to the pooling of the Allied food supplies hand, and complete examination and con- and the Council witting at Paris, which trol of Allied needs on the other, and continue to endure hardship, avery one of Right.
also of Allied resources to supply those needs. It is the co-ordination of Allied needs and Allied resources with Allied crease, which would make overwhelming shipping which would enormously in- the economic power of the Alliance to which we all belong. (Cheers)
brings together all the Allies' needs in the matter of munitions.
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BAVING IN ALLIED SHIPPING.
but that it is a battle in which the nar Now, I do not want to labour that.. We tions are rompelled to engage the whole have made our sacrifices in this country, of their resoufees. He knows that if the as other people have made, perhaps in a piracy of Germany did its best to inflict greater degree, in other countries. We losses on the tonnage of the world, of do not grudge anything we have done for which the United Kingdom stoically bare the common purpose, but the only reason a part corresponding to the prestige of why I venture to say anything about it har maritime power, that it was not mere tonight is this that I do want, if I may,
ly done to satisfy the appetite for cruelty to impress upon my hearers that the re of which the disciples of Bernhardi sources of our shipping are strictly boasted, but also to kinder the armies of limited, and if we wish to strengthen our the great American Republie from join- selves against the common foe we must ing, by way of the Atlantic, the armies of us in the Allied countries.
Every sa-
That junction, however, the ing means larger armies and an earlier Piracy of Germany has not been able to peace. (Cheers.) Some ingenious friend ander, and that is a first and a great Lord Robert Creil said: Before I at
every one of the civil population were junction it is within the power of the of mine has made a calculation that if
victory,
a presage and a gage of military tempt to deal with the toast which has
victory-of definite victory. But this been entrusted to me I trust you will per-
to save even two ounces a day, that would Allies to hasten, and they will basten it mean 200,000 extra soldiers in France when they remember that it will be the mit me to say one word on a subject
in the year: Every ship saved, it has been more immediate and the more complete. which has no direct relation, to this toast. And we have done a great deal. It is calculated, means another thousand men But to attain that the United States We learnt-yesterday that the American well that everybody should know, that to fight the enemy. Ambassador had been compelled by ill. even our enemies should know, how much I feel confident that that we can appeal that reserve in the mist cooperate with
Well, if that is so, health to resign his position here.) It we have done. The best example of our to our fellow-countrymen would not be right for me to dwell ou efforts in the matter of Allied need and Italy, and England to endure what has in France,
equality which is the great personal blow that was to me. supply has been the Wheat Executive. It to be endured in order to secure victory sacrifices are necessary.
Allied
being pursued by the Maritime A friendship, a very valued friendship, has done wonderful work. It was not and early victory (Cheers) After all, doubt that France would refuse a single Transport Council. New has been interrupted by a cause which very long ago, not many months ago, the hardships we are enduring are
But who could. must give us all the deepest pain. apart from personal considerations, I deep, anxiety about the maintenance of enemies are subject.
But there were many of us who were feeling nothing compared to those to which our
asone Her soil bas during lour years think we shall all agree that this coun- the food
don't want to beet the battleground of the world-the trs and, I venture to say, the whole of Now by last spring, by the efforts of this ficted upon the enemy populations, but never contemplate anything for a moment supplice of the Allied nations. seem even to gloat over the hardships in the victory of liberty, and Francy will the Allies, have suffered a great loss in executive, the certainty that we should be it is right to remind ourselves from time but the grandeur of the end to be gained, the termination of this great career. It able distant past, when America was not yet been conjured away, and much more than compared to which ours is light indeed her ruins, For four years the Armies of established. The danger of starvation bad bad cause have endured for years suffering That time that had been accomplished
We had
France bave endured both good and evil. were during that period. I remember tion of the Allied resources among the for ours. I
we can afford to suffer far less hardships Very well feeling how anxious those times | Allies themselves; and we have done more not be found am satisfed that we shall the utmost their heroic task. At this very fatigue before they have accomplished to Que felt like a man groping his even than that. We have, by co-ordinated that is necessary is that we should bind Italians, withstand the furious onslaughts wanting. The only thing moment one beholds them, with che way along a ridge on a high precipice, Allied effort in this respect, saved in ourselves together to secure the greatest of the enemy and repulse them in
wall on one and an abyss on the other aide mensely in our shipping.expenditure. possible result for our effort. We see on pagne; while, with the Americans, they' could find this state of things-corn com- have followed from a united command. France, where they had taken root. With am told that not so very long ago you the field of battle what magnificent results have thrown them out of the Ile de ing from America to Italy; corn coming
I need not say that in the the British Armies they have routed the
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seems a long time ago, 10 the dim and to reach the next harvest had been to time that they who are fighting in without thinking of her desolation and
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did exist, and very difficult times there secured the guarantee of a fair distrik they can do that for their cause, surely They show that they refuse to admit
were.
step
had as our guide Mr. Page, who warned from India to England; ships both laden here you may not have a Gen-enemy in Picardy.
with a somewhat rocky might have brought the whole Allied cause to destruction. During all that time we when we were getting too near the abyss, and shielded us from the somewhat projections of national feeling and Dentiment, and if we avoided |
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Well, I pass to the toast, which is that the committees; that would not be very and a great ideal for which to labour, same ideal should be thing for the
of Our Guests." If I were to enlarge un their many virtues and merits, I should keep you here till a very late hour, and I am not sure I could even then have ex
hausted the subject. I propose merely to a representative.committing on iting, which, if properly directed, mayemenceau in his reply to the General
ERY you all know, was established | Council which sits in Paris, and which those of my colleagues whom I have men faith which moves mountai
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is no reason for diminished effort, but for their satisfaction. These are all stepa | Cecil, who by his activity, his ability, and world. Who among us will not
rather for an increased effort.
no anxiety. (CBRoth) We have profound satisfed with that amount of there present hour of the war. Ples atto the advent of this new world in which
confidence in our Armies and their com- tion. manders.
may have to bring together of the first
Promised Land? (Cheers.)
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with core, both carrying corn for Allied eral Foch. I do not say it is possible ceeds, the midatively passing one another in put the whole economic resources of the
of the Mediterranean, and ex Allies under the command of any one man. the appalling devastation she has suffered, In spite of the weight of her grief and uselessly for Allied purposes.
vast quantity of ton-mileage am not sure there
I.
such a maa in
France, from the very beginning, has the present Ambassador of the United has been got rid of. Each Allied coun- bring together in some similar fashion the economic life. For her factories, which
All that existence. But I do say if we could only made the greatest sacrifices in
ber States,
(Cheers.) If I may venture to try get its supplies from the nearest Allied whole say so, while he always remained a good source. Italy gets hers from India wa of the Alliance would be prodigiously in- too long idle, she had the right to expect our economic forces, the strength were without material, for her workshops American, he was also a very good friend get ours from the American Continent, creased. There must be no holding back, her share; a share which assured her the to Great Britain. (Cheers.) Now, thank and an immense saving in Allied shipping no desire to withhold any portion of our most just division of importations by the heaven, we are on smoother ground. But has been accomplished. That is the kind economic effort. even so, we shall miss, and miss greatly of thing that can be done by pooling which the Allied Maritime Transport hope our President now asks as tempor- That is the cause for Allied Maritime Transport Council. This nis unfailing tact and good temper, his Allied resources, and I do not think Council exists. broad wisdom and sympathy, his great would be fair if I did not add that for which the gentlemen whose healths, 3 am
That is the cause for arily to abandon, in order to enable the courage and sight.
are, assets that great effort there are no two people proposing have worked for many a day, to pour upon our soil in uninterrupted stream of American troops to continue which are invaluable in such a time as this, and a satisfied that when the my friend M, Clementel, who sits besides that the machinery which we are building war.
who are entitled to greater credit than and let us not fail to remember this waves, for the victorious pursuit of the gisters of this period coines to be written me, and Bir John Beale, who has presided up in time of war will last, let us or States, will be the decisive element in the no small place will be allotted in the over the efforts of that body. (Cheers.)
forcementing that the magnificent rein
of troops from the United beyond the gallery of those who have performed their
conclusion of the war. part in this struggle for freedom and Quite recently we have established a Food and the machinery we are calling into o facing cach other, convinced that the But our efforts have not stopped there. (Cheers.) This great economic alliance. disturbance of the balance of the armies Justice to that good fellow and great An-Council, which brings together all the existence in pursuance of it, may be, if same sacrifice will be readily agreed to by bassador, Walter Hines Page. (Cheers.)
various committees engaged in the supply the uses of CONFIDENCE IN THE ARMIEX.
we are worthy of our calling, turned to her Allies, and that the and the consideration of the Allied food Leeds. I will not give you a list of all
Peace
principles of (Henr, hear. That is equity between peoples instructive, for they are many, that have use of our opportunities we shall stand am certain, will consent.
the cominon law I am satisfied that if we now make before which each should bow, France, been brought together under one Food kind, and our children's children will intensifying the American effort on the I Council, which has a representative of
She will con- forth as the greatest benefactors of man sent knowing full well that to assist in each of our four Allies
us for the effort which we are now French frout, and to deprive herself in sitting under
away will be to shorten the war, M. from day to and the Maritime Transport Council. day. We have also established a Munition
of humanity! Gentlemen, it is because December at the meeting of all the brings together all the Allied needs in tioned-M. Clementel, Signor Crespi, and
in him Allies,
has grown. The organisation the matter of munitions. And we have great task that I venture to ask you to little in the sombre sky. It lights up the reply of burning faith, that has been completed. It has now a very established
Mr. Stevens have been engaged in this our citizens to salute the brilliant elaborate system of committees and
number of other committees
dawn.' forth of which I will say a word, but its the necessities for raw materials for all
so which are dealing in the same way with drink their health. (Cheers.)
That dawn has begun to show a central principle remains what it always the Allies In some cases they are pro Commerce, said: It is with a profound peace of mankind, the peace of tight,
M. Clementel, the French Minister of faces of our soldiers it is the dawn of wasthe necessity of Allied control for
victory. gramme committees, which settle the pro- feeling of satisfaction that I have just
With that dawn will rise the Allied
supply to cheer as in the newspapers, but that other cases they go further and provide Maritime Transport Council, Lord Robert formulated the principles in his immortal We have seen lately much grammes of the Allied nations, and in listened to the President of the Allied on the ruins of German militarism-the built peace of which President Wilson has the time to strike a definite and final blow effort, and I will not say above them forward, in the best possible way, the be ready to make every sacrifice which is
Now is to the complete organisation of Allied bis perseverance has done so much to
which will form the creed of a at our enemies. (Cheers.)
As far as the all, but co-ordinating them all to a very work in hand describe with a burning demanded of him, in order to contribute actual fighting is concerned, that is in large extent is the Shipping Council. I conviction and other bands, and in hands which give us do not think we should rest necessarily tasks which devolve upon our
luminous
foresight the-however
small the contribution may be We
in army fights upon its belly, and in in one all the economic effort of the vari- realisation Principle of our alliance, the already, shows above the horizon as the
But, as the old saying goes, than that may have to go much
speech the brotherhood of humanity will be a is a deed.
is the practical rendering living reality to this new world which modern days the food of an army is of ons Allies, and have a supreme direction ing during three years-equality of sacri
of which we have been a very various and rather disagreeable of all economic effort. Whatever is neces
pursu character. (Laughter.) We have got, in sary we must do. The frat thing neces-programme. At the very moment when, Ece. His speech is at the same time a
THE ITALY OF SACRIFICE. order to feed our Army, apart from our sary is to bring together all of our re- on the battlefied of France, victory is troller, said: I will repeat your appeal civil population--we have got to pool all sources in the common struggle; but there ranging itself beneath our banners, whee to my people, Mr. Chairman; I have done Signor Crespi, the Italian Food Con- our resources.. We have got to bring is one thing more I will venture to say the magnificent rush of the armies of the it already. When I went back to Italy together the whole economic strength of That is, however much we have done in Entente proclaimed the force of our unity after the Food Council I made an appeal all the Allies. (Cheers.) Now, it is enay that respect, we must not overtake the in direction and our intense solidarity in to the Italian people. I said that sacri- to say that, but the accomplishment of celebrated historical advice of Lord John action, he is right to put us on our guard fices are not finished, and that for every that task is not so easy. In this and Bussell and "Rest and be thankful" against ourselves, to remind us that in ship saved we will have a thousand Ame nany other matters we are fighting under (Hear, hear. Our tank is by no means order definitely to defeat our redoubtable rican soldiers in the field. All my people, a certain disadvantage, a disadvantage done. We cannot do more in this council adversary, imposed upon us by various circumstances than distribute in the best way possible strengthen the bonds of our economic
must atili farther I am quite sure, have listened to my ap theraselves to the German, General Staff us conceal from ourselves that the demand our civil populations must follow That gives them a certain unity of con
much better. We are quite ready to trol, a certain perfection of machinery
for shipping is even now far greater than magnificent example of our beroic troops our religion in Italy, and religion is the make sacrifices, We have made this war which it is dificult for us to imitate and we say. it with great truth that the and give even stronger proof in the future to the Italy of Sacrifice. We will
the Rupply. Quite true, we Bay in consenting to still further sacrifices, sacrifice, and so we join the Italy of War For, after all, the essential part of our submarine attack upon our shipping has than in the past of their spirit of self go on with this idea in view, and we wil struggle is that
free nations nations
a failure. that we claim,
always (Hear
can sacrifice and self-denial for the more be prepared to study your advice; and rightly claim, feed
feed our people, and we shall each..for ves what is nectary in the interests thousands of miles across the sen vast equality of sacrifice and unanimity of our cause. I say we are now twice as our able to feed our people. We can train had winning of the war Lord Robert not only that, but to go so far as possible
can transport bas outlined what
should be our countries with any effort in the strengthening of the general cause in which we are carries to fight the Germans, and the sub effort, which embraces not only the unity shapig na we have been. Mons. Clementel gaged That is true. I do not myself marine are powerless to stop us; but with of the command of our military forces but it spoke of the victories that the Allied wish, it otherwise. I am satisfed, that with all its inconvenience it gives us a all
that, admitting all rejoicing in the co-operation of all the energies of armies have had on the Marne and the spiritual strength which ultimately will say that being deeply thankful to our every man and secure us victory over our opponents.
who made that possible, res, not only the assocomanit must be Somme rettember also the victory of But if it it to have that merit, if we to deal with the whole of the effort that ing, without exception, of all our means For that we are quite prepared. We are
thew
again to take place on the Piave. are to succeed in spite of our freedom, if we might make if it were larger. prepared to scrap national prejudice, nay of food and other necessities of benefits already derived, what should be in our country alone. We
port
He has shown, in recalling the bat we are proud that we are not fighting tional sentiment, and even, I would any, Allied countries, the less will be the army as he has been kind enough to recall by and all
luxuries into this country and other our international co-operation, instituted, or the sacred soil of France, with you national, interests. That is essential if we really propose to make the best to fight the Germans. That is the essen- the Grand Conference of Paris held on not only of victory you the toust of the strength which we have. (Cheers.) tial principle that we must burn into our December 3rd, 1917, over the economic of our chairman when he said that this
Allie Now, speaking as an Englishman, 1 nm the German attack. We and our other preside. He has made an appeal to all only as long as the war, but also in the The other day, in order to meet meetings of which I had the honour to organisation should endure, and let not bat I repeat the ideal guite confident that some of the Allies have suffered more than others. We have Allies and our hot.hus to andergo the ordeal of an inva of America to transport a large number by means of the better distribution of friendship and organisation of the Allied
American friends made a the Allies to secure economy of tonnage peace-time. So I give you the toast of sion of our own land by the foc. I agree of American soldier to France. We are freig ta and employment of vessels, and,
the most fully that in many respects the suf- profoundly grateful to the Americans for above all, by the voluntary be
nations “for the. lerings of France and of Italy, not to all, the gallant efforts they made then. We demands upon shipping reduction of h the great progress of humanity, war is fought to a completes victory for suspicions occur very largely out of speak of our smaller Allies, such as Belare profoundly grateful to our scamen the French Government I associate myself to Italy,
Peace-time which gium and Berbia, have been greater than made to transport them. But it would
and to our Allies for all the efforts they with this cloquent appetti
give the greatest help the Allies and it will be and if pro ignorance more than out of the natural our own, greater than those of our friends be living in a fool's paradise to suppose in America. But that makes all the more that that effort cost us nothing.
wad-American Great Britain per Feos is written when victory is ill-will of mankind. (Cheers. I hopes will give the achieved, this war may well be worth all as the chairman has already said, that people of Italy the necessary a pooling of
NATION'S VOLUNTARY BACRIFICE. war, and its sacrifices award for thi the sacritice which it has cost the world these bodies we are now building up to our sacrifices are to be in, any degree diminution in the imports into this and ance
our resources. II
COSL The people
ple of France
give you the We have learned a great deal in the four exercise joint control over the essential groes a very great deal. It meant a great appeal, and will understand its import-be the result of dis, religion of sacrifice, deal about ourselves, and we have learned some form after this war, may become France will hear that font of the happy humanity which will years of war. We have learned a great resources of the Allies, may continue in the only solution is a common control of all the resources of the the other Allied countries. Those foolish voluntary sacrifice made by deered the ant this great victory which our boys are great deal about our Allice. The war part of the machinery to preserve peace.
Lord Robert has measured Allies of allied control is allied ship those ships came from I do not know what among whom I will only cite one-Belrican delegate to the council, said: This the utmost difficulty, but it is also of theme that the man is blind indeed who
people, if there be the key of
any who thought that grouped beneath the flags of the Entente caring on the battlefield.
can be won only by complete co-operation (Cheers.) The man seems to me foolish The Hon. Raymond Stevens, the Aine in all phases of the national activity of who believes that by any scheme he cam is secret store shippi
tonnage, were entirely & definite na limited the filing factor trades, they were taken from other work heavy sneri fit which have been made by have ever had. There are people who called to be close to each other and toe beginning, ions mentales that will taken. They were taken from other all their salterings. He appreciates the most costly course of education the natives of the world. For the nationis to be com hope that out of fuss war, och
mis- gium the martyr, whose sufferings
the Allies. (Cheers.) This is a matter of absolutely abolish war. But it seems reflect be to a great extent will not say essential work, because the British na
war is probably the most valuable and utmost value for the future of the nations does all Allied efforts. Even in such mat we have got on without it, but they could her wonderful resources to be devoted to rs as financeI see many of those con
nation in to permit berned in Allied finance about me-great only be taken from that work by inflicting the benefit of the common be devoted to as a great catastrophe without ounger their common needs and their with international; difficulties that wil our victory, we may at least maka tione I am not one of thesis the most valuable thing that make peace among the nations of the world merely a struggle between military force (Con
international relations, more secure than it has yet been in the
ling frictions, and History of mankind
we
Our enemies have been content to enslave our shipping resources. And do not let fraternity. He 18 right to declare that be and they will understand your ap-¡
the right to
of
of all the re
even so, our shipping is not large enough sources of production, but niso the pool Piane (Cheers.) We all expect hig
It is
1 may put it in that way, we must still true that the more we import in the purchase and of all the means of transonita sure of meeting the enemy once more,
ping:
the
The amount of our
Like
minde.
as is the coercive power of finance, yet great hardship and necessities on the the Allies.He knows that this was le pot there is not quite the same definite limit People.
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