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MR. HODGE AND THE KING'S FUND."

AN OFFICER'S STORY.

Further evidence regarding the inhuman treatment of British officer prisoners in

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Mr. John Hodge, Minister of Pensions,

BRITAIN'S TRADE POLICY MR HUGHES AND THE FUTURE E-CRITICISM OF FREE TRADES

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When the things essential to industrial life has the was under the poliche War

What

Rowntree, in his book on poverty, writing of large city in England, neither better. ner worse than others, talls us that “434 per cent of the wage-earning class, and Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister of 4 per cent of the total population, Germany, is turnished in a letter from spake recently, at St Mark's Australia, addressed a large and enthu, were living in poverty. The causes Lieutenant the Hon. Ivan Hay, to his Wimbledon, in furtherance of the Wimble aiustic Recting recently in St Andrew's poverty, according to Mr. Rowntree, are father, the Earl of Erroll, the story be don Higher Education Comanttea's tells confirming much that has been heard scheme for the training of discharged Hall, Glasgow, and, in the course of his most illuminating. He states that 31.56 mearning the systematic brutality pracsailors and soldiers. He dealt at soma speech, he dealt with some of the great per cent of poverty is caused by low tised by the Germans in the early period length with the King's Voluntary Fund. problems that will confront Britain when wages, and 2.16 per cent. by Fargo He calls more than four chil- of the war towards those who had the There was a great deal of misapprehen the par is over. At present," he said, families.

Was it, then misfortune to fall into their hands. Lieusion, he said, in the minds of the public the flow of goods into Britain is redren a large family. tenant: Hay, whose letter is dated June as well as of the disabled men as to what gulated. Nothing is admitted unless it crime to have children under the glorious polisy Locwhich the people are adjured to. $nd, 1018, first describes the manner of the Fund meant. Some people called infis necessary to the welfare of the people, return. It certainly was a crime for the his capture on August 28th, 1914, near charity; but was the Red Cross work The net result is that the people go with millions who lived on the verge of the abyss, for which both parents and children Le Catean, and states that bo was march- a charity The State had done its duty out. some things altogether here, and were punished by being slowly starved to ed into the town along with some sixty in re-educating the men, restoring them make other things themselves that they our want of true patriotian, of humanity, death. It is " scathing condemnation of French prisoners. They were halted in to health, and finding them a job. It formerly bought from other nations, of commonsense I hope, nay, I am very ibe main street, and made to stand on was the outpouring of the gratitude of mainly from Germany. Some great insure, the people of Britain, their eyes

петег до opened by this war, will

back the pavement with their backs to the the people of the country to do a little dustries whose very existence was under it. (Cheers.) Low wages,

to millions on the houses, two rows of German soldiers, with bit more than the State for the benefit mined by competition from Germany and verge o of starvation, German goods on our.

markets, British their bayonets touching the stomachs of of these men. To begin with, be intended German influence in this country have German penetration of so-called British workmen unemployed the prisoners, guarding them, me that this fund should be applied to men now greatly strengthened their position, industries, the great key industries of Two hours later, after the British had whom they of the Pensions Ministry bad and many new ones have sprung up since many for essential raw materials such as Britain absolutely dependent upon Ger- retired (the letter proceeds), Hus trained in an occupation, but be found the floodgates of unregulated importation dyes and tungsten complete German can under-officer pricked a French officer with that was going to rule out many men who have been closed. The nation which

rine, copper, tin; these are his bayonet. The Frenchman grasped the were just as much entitled to considera el so dependent on the enamy for many the outlines of the picture of Britain as

to which we are - bayonet to protect himself, whereupon the tion, and so be extended it. N.C.O shrieked, "The prisoners resist village carrier came back, perhaps, to The work of the women of Britain is one

become entirely independent (Chears) told we must return

The workers of Britain are warned by Fire." The guard who, as I say, were practically touching slet off fear find his horse and cart sold, he wanted of the miracles of the war. (Cheers.) We the pacifists that any change of our policy will offend Germany) that it will be a rounds rapid. About eleven Frenchmen to provide him with the means of making have topped the unused labour power of declaration of economic war. The werk were killed and about ten seriously a fresh start. Similarly with the village the men of the wealthier classes who are ers of Britain are told they must allow wounded. The

poor French officer drop harber, the shoemaker, and others. Am too old or physically unfit for active ser the German leech again to fasten itself ped, riddled with bullets, and after he other object he had in view was that the vice. They have done and are doing upon the industrial body of Britain; that was on the ground, dead, the Buns near large number of men who would come splendid work, and by their example are they must again let it batten upon our him again and again plunged their back, suffering from tuberculosis should helping completely and permanently to vitals let it should take offence. bayonets into his corpse. Next to me not be sentenced to death by being com break down the barrier of class. Then, kind of Britons are these pacifists who tell were the only four English priemers. Apelled to go back to the factory or ware too, there is another section who have us that the policy essential to

provide

the corporal-of-horse of the 1st Life Guards house or mine. He wanted them to bave helped, probably a million or more of workers of Britain with regular employ

the fell, luckily for him, at the first shot.

20t an open-air life.

He wanted them to so-called anemployables. Some of them ment at decent wages and to develop hit only in the cheek. A corporal of receise besining as poultry farmers, pig were called tramps and loafers. They resources of the Empire is

declaration the 2nd fared the same fate, shot in the breeders, dog breeders, or to be trained would not work, at least it was so alleged of economic war? Germany and every neck. Two Hussars (19th, think) fell in intensive culture anything to give One got all four bullets in the stomach them a chance of recovery, which they by those who did not see in their exist-other great nation has such a policy, but ence a fearful condemnation of the Britain alone amongst the nations may the other, three in the arm and one in would not have if they went back imme environment that manufactured them. Bottect her own interests, but mast the stomach. Then a German sergeant-diately to their old occupations,

They were the by-products of that policy and make no protest. The truth of the bare ber bosom to the darts of the enemy major came up and said, "As it only the French who have matinied, do not already been able to set up 2.500 men rich, and which, as we know to our bitter nothing more nor less than agents of Ger As a result of this Fund they bad which its champions say made England matter is obvious. These gentlemen are shoot the remaining Englander- but shoot all: the

(Cheers) Up to the present there had French-qu The rife of the which been no public appeal, but he hoped tot, almost destroyed her. (Cheers.) many. They want to revive trade with Well, where are these unemplorables to Germany in order to put money in their was actually touching me, had jammed make one in the course of a week or two day Where is this mighty army of own pockets. They are pacifists because and the rear-rank man a vindictive little When the list. of donations was published

shouting Englander: they would find one of which he was just tramps and loafers! Some of them are they think war 1 bad for their trade They are Free brate, who let his piece of four as proud as he was of the biggest mum of fighting for their country, some of them interests with Germany. Schweinhund! times in my face, but managed to miss 250,000. It was a soldier's widow's mite, fase died for it, and the great majority Traders for exactly the same reason. Australia has adopted that policy which me entirely, though by the four marks and consisted of six penny stamps. Mr. of the others are working (Cheers)

But what is to become of all these it is said will mean economie war. So has on the door against which I was standing Hodge added that be had got the money two bullets must have passed a hair's in his hands, and he was determined it after the war! What of our soldiers at America Speaking for Australia, I can breadth or each side of my face. Luckily should not pass into the administration the front? Will they, who have done say that we intend to continue and develop that policy. (Cheers) We believe in it. remembered enough German to thrust of the Civil Servants. There was going their duty so well, be forced back into We are confident that by no other can I myself in between the remaining French to be no red taps about the Fund, the old life by conditions which they we develop our great heritage.. (Cheers.) and the firing party and say to the Hua He had now in draft a new bill which cannot master, against which their valour Our policy is to be judged, as is that of cannot murdar sought to confer upon him. to dead Ghent Britain before the war, by its fruits.

At least send with the cases of orphans created by the bitter struggle with the enemy abroad, Well, one of its most

astonishment war. They wanted to have cottage homes only to undertake a still more hitter Dus fruita is the physique The officer, on for those who could not otherwise be cared struggle at home for an existence which soldiers of Australia wha have been

Enough have

for, home under the care of motherly at no time is worth the struggle Willing alongside of those

from... WALDEN where the children could be pro- they, marked with honourable scars The

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physique their car been killed; take the wine to the church the hangat up, clothed, and equain be forced to jostle elbows with theriage, their dash, their initiative,

After three days we were marched to so that the nation would have

No policy Mone. There were five officers of various on its conscience in respect of such child alien, in fierce competition for the jobs they have been well fed; they have lived Tegiments (three of them wounded) and ren. It would indeed be a disgrace to which are all too few! (Cries of "No.") in a bealthy environment.

An 180 men of all regiments, and about 800 the nation if those children found their Or will they come back to an England will not ensure & numerous and virila. French. I shall not forget that march, way to the workhouse with its pauper in which thereen who have done such economic policy is

in which there is work for all? (Cheers.) population is worthy of adoption..

therefore aa essential 1 All three days we were continually pass-taint

in afternoon Mr. Hodge opened in

we must go down in this war. As Mr. engineers struck at us with their whips the Wimbledon Technical Institute. Dur life of the busy world in order to save seemed to ring like the mell of doom in us with their lances, the artillery and exhibition of work by disabled men at decluded life which was theirs before thea military policy. If we neglect either

war, have stepped out into the wider Lloyd George has pointed out,

too late" and the tired infantry cursed us, and ing less than a year 280 men have passed their country. What is to become of our ears. We have been driven to the very spas on our clothes as we passed.

thrragh the institute, eighty-two of guard, though decent, dared not protect have been placed in good situations. He themi Will they step meekly back into brink of the abyss more than once because

we spent three days shut up

was coming to the conclusion that it their former quiet niches! Some of them of our lack of prompt action. We have At Mons we spent in a tiny room the site of a London bath would be essential to compel every em- may, no doubt, but not all. Hundreds of been saved by a miracle-a miracle of

ployer of Inbour to employ a certain num.

thousands of them will decline to go back. valour, of sacrifice, of endurance. But the room-two French, two Belgian flyers. ber of men for light employment accord. They have felt the exhilaration of active vision of disaster, black, irreparable, and Ave British (three wounded). room was unfurnished except for a little ing to the number of men employed. If participation in the work of their coun-imuninent, has burned its mark upon the straw, and when we lay down, to sleep he found public opinion was at his back try) They will demand & place in its memories of the people. We have surely

he would not hesitate to ask Parliament

Are you making auch grown wiser, and are ready, nay eager to our legs crossed. The heat was stiding for the necessary powers.

preparation as will provide a place for war. We must be prepared for peace.

promptly. We were not prepared for Periodically Han officers came and stood

thera? Then there are the millions of in the doorway and cursed us. The beat was ghastly. Once some Belgians man-

men who before the war never knew what are now organised for wa

organise for peace (Cheers) aged to bring us sardines, bread, and The story is continued in diary form it was to be regularly employed, who water and once a German Uhlan of the as followste er

existed but did not live, but who dre Guard officer, who had stayed at Bal

now in constant employment at good End of November we moved to Burg wages. What is to become of them f Is muggled wine, bread, and some moral,

Artillery mobilisation sheds Twenty sardines under his tanic to us. He also,

two English

the coming of peace to ring the knell of at my request, got water for our 180officers in a room. No. Tommies. Next we were marched two allowed to sleep Dext to each other industrial doom in their ears! They or three days (I

Weich) on the other. Meals, generally of become the tramps upon our highways. which) to Hal, Russian on one side and a Frenchman must be absorbed in peaceful avocations in Belgium We Huns filled a cow, and we were allowed on our beds. Nine inches between beds Will they be absorbed if we do not so some raw fesh and ditch water. The Imagine the stink of the room by night order our industrial life that there is a prisoners, irrespective of rank, had to The Russians were damn good fellows, greatly increased demand for labour 1 carry the German soldiers' packs A and would try and thrust half their own Those industries which have been estab- lished id exist solely because war has Hal we entrainedWe were four days wretched rations on na on the way to Bennelager, fed and watered April 14th to June 14th, 1916. But removed foreign competition must some oncest

At several stations we were nearly Criminal jail, under reprisal. Compara how be retained. Inducement must be lynched,

stive heaven. Life of an ordinary German given to capital to establish new indas At. Cologne there was a large Red Cross convict Clean cell to one's self. Decent tries and extend old ones. (Cheers.) counter all down the platform teeming civil Baxon jailor, and never mocked RETORK, THE WAL with hot cocos, tea, coffee, and chocolate shout.

In the face of all that this war has and estables, "

was served er Colore, hoved by the June 14th to August 1st.--Burg Lager taught in the face of the bitter Ladie

again. Hell | pensive toilettes had a

experience of other nations, the people of Bed Cross pinned The guard allowed, me to get my head Clausthal. Angist 1st 15th to September England are solemnly warned by certain out of the

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October 28th, 1918.

GERMANY'S WAY WITH STRIKERS,

Speaking at the Grafton Galleries on of Britain of his experiences at Buhleben, Mr. Ernest attempts to change that Pyke related several anecdotes to show

# or coffee or something. They accordingly Not worried or knocked about by Huns self-

are particularly Alled some tumblers with water, took Osnabrück, Beptember 1st to December them to our wounded, and as the poor 14th, 1976-Hell again meat had sich they were so very how Berlin is feeling the pinch of war.

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policy first drink for two days these high-born apart from housing.

Passages ladies poured the water on, the door of barracks boarded of for Hugspan fee in prosperous and happy before the war In A German woman wished or of war the carriages or the platform, exclaiming, as reprisals for alleged ill-treatment of vow of all the facts, there is something but could not obtain any material. "Oh, Bolicitude of these gentlemen for Mr. Pyke,” she said, "I shall have to Thas do we give water to you English Huns in Astrakhan, Thirty ofhcept in the welfare of the workers that seems make a dress of a pair of curtains. I pig-dogs, and retired, shrieking with room meant for twenty soldiers in- little overstrained, may, and Hackenschmidt, the famous wrestler, Sup have. On one occasion he met Georger laught, to their Red Cross counter dows boarded over, to make room always cique. For what was the

was much on a dark. No soap or water allowed. economic position of the great mass of the

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Six B, and 1 reschell on Beptember 8th.

The Ist of the journe9gust 26th Drefeld, December 16th to May 17th pot to before the war 1 Anyone would who used to weigh 18 stone. When he mere, shadow He par: I was capturet Torgau at noon tnly eight in each room: Good cavalry i think to hear these gentlemen talk that the saw him he was a'

barracks, and decent commandnetold lot of the workers in Britain was that of said have twenty-seven cards en- NEXT MATINEE-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30TH DAY OF HARDRRIER Napolcom Rex officer Allowed to do exactly as dwellers in a new Eden. Let us turn to titling me to twenty-seven different

we liked in lager

the facts. They paint a picture that is rations, but I can't get any The only to guard the Elbe, the senior officers were run

sordid and depressing. They show that thing I can do is to one the cards Re in the fort itsell. We were in sheds at Schwarmstadt, 10th Army Corps. first seventy in a room the size of the Lesky wooden hots, infested with vermin, alles came to these shores in droves, ferring to the British Empire Union's dining room at bama, without beds, and a midbe. of sand and heather desert and talong the bread out of their mouths shop close to where he was speaking he elbowing Englishmen out of employment anti-allen programme, he said that in a Ppt on the Boor later forty; the Unditions intolerable. By the way we They show millions of men, women, and saw, that day three Germans perking be nightly bigger shed. We got some coffee were beaten from the lager to the station children living on the verge of starvation, almost at every street corner," he added. bucket in the morning, soup at carrying our own luggage, by a special dwellers on the brink of the fearful shyes. Three days after there was a Zeppelin lunch, and soup and black braid at din strafe battalion sent for the purpose whose whole wretched lives were spent in aid on London we knew in the camp Worst of all. Also 10th a fierce, but hopeless struggle to prevent that bombs had been dropped in one of and as we got ad parcels as yet; you Holminden s can imagine we were pretty hungry. As or Hanoverian Army Corps Ted stoves themselves slipping down the simy walls the principal Westend thoroughfares. free wereal 1 captured in Anglet or Ser out of doors in betrack inqu for 500 into the depths below. They show millions

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frequently, drunk, and when drank med dwellings of some kind, many of item not might rows of machine ging were trained bow worn out the socks. I expect Doning to make achiries and guard fire rollers dearly as good as stables; living under on the road; and when the strikers re ton Hall was a bit different. All through window God knows why conditions that made for physical, mental, turned that way: 400 of them were killed 1 (Continued as foot of mess Column) nobody bit

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