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LORD MATHCLIFFE ON THE

CEISOR'S FOLLY.

THE SEWVICES OF THE PRESS TO DEMOCRACY,

The presentatives of the Oversen. Press wire entertained at luncheon by Lord Northgiffe in Printing House-square. The giests in all numbered over 130.

Lord Northcliffe proposed the health of the "fuests. He said:

The coming of our boys from oversen to this country is one of the most moving, touching things in history. (Cheers.)

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THE HONGRONG DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, NOVEMUKK 7TH, 1918

little Aghting. For some reason or other, the best posible proof of what we have done is not permitted by the Censor to be known to us or our Allies. I have had suficient trouble with the Censor already, and I do not propose to do more than estimate in what I am going to say now, The reply to our statement that we have enlisted 7.500,000 men is Yes, but how the Germans know to a man our casual. many casualties have you had Now,

ties

REMARKABLE BEDROOM DRAMA AT BIRKENHEAD.

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER

A dramatic story was told at Birken bead by Hilda Leah Fowler, of 31, Fowler, a chief petty officer in the Navy, Borough road, whose husband Thomas was charged with having attempted to murder her.

Mrs. Fowler stated that they were married in 1912. In July this year, sha admitted having led an immoral life whilst ber husband was at sea. Later her husband made certain accusations against her..

ESTIMATE OF OUR CASUALTIES. Our casualties are published in a sort of way, as are those of the Germans. We through Holland or Switzerland, and no get the German casualties quite easily

doubt they get ours also The United States, fighting its public war, has begun. What they did at Gallipoli and Vimy by boldly publishing the, total number of Pared to die, when she answered "Yes" casualties. Now I am going to give my estimate of our casualties. I hope Mr. estimate. We are being rapidly de Censor will see that I only use the word prived of freedom of speech in this coun try but I think we are still allowed to

estimate.

we have had 000.000 killed. I estimate (Laughter.) I estimate that

wounded, and missing, tere over 300,000. that last year our total casualties, killed, cannot see that any harm is done by discussing these figures, (Cheers.) It certainly is sufficient answer to the German propaganda in almost every German propaganda in France, to the

country, that England will fight to the last Frenchman, Italian. Canadian, or American, as may be.

the American boys, have been doing at Chateau-Thierry. (Cheers.) That shows they are made of exactly the same stuff. When I say them in their great campa last year in Amerien I had very little doubt that they would prove to be "the goods. People said that such a polyglot army would lack cohesion. But, on the other hand, I hear from friends at the American, front that, just 13 with as the English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish vie to prove their gallantry and devotion, so do these men of mixed nationalities in the United States desire to show that the Czech ia as good as the Irishman, that .the Swedish-American is good as

the New Englander. What the Germans called.

mob in uni form has proved to be an entirely new and most efficient kind of army. III dilate a little on the American effort it is not because we bare many American friends the world are known to everybody. a company whose activities throughout in this room to-day, but because at this How many newspapers dared report the space of distance it is difficult for these speech of the Prime Minister of Aus- who have not been in that vast country tralia this morning 1 Three, the Morn- to visualise the effort now taking place ing Post, the Times, and the Desly Mail, there. I am not so lately returned as otherwise. not a word about it! It may Lord Reading, to whom much of the co-seem incredible to you, but it is a fact. hesion which exists between the British The Prime Minister of Australia can and Americus Governments is due.

repeat that speech as often as he likes, effort because those words will go in the time he speaks it we will print it (Cheers.) I dilate upon this American and so far as we are concerned, every Times newspaper into Germany in a very few days. I think it wise that they as well de ourselves should know what liesa in the womb of the future in, regard to the

United States.

to this

We have been hampered in many ways asunknown elsewhere. I ask you to regard

something which happened as morning's newspapers. Yesterday the Prime Minister of Australia made a public statement about Mertons-(cheers)

Mr. Hughes: Then I will keep you going, Lord Northcliffe...

out.

there'

Her husband asked her if she was pre- he asked "Are you afraid to which she said "No."

brought her one.

She asked for a cigarette, and he

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LABOUR'S WAR AIMS MR. OLYNES ON PRUSSIANISM.

Mr. J. R. Clynes, taking the chair president, at the first annual meeting of the National Federation of General Workers, said the Federation had been able to reconcile national interests and workmen's claims, and to secure a settle ment without detriment or injury to the State. That was a considerable State service. They had been able to avert stop. page of work and strikes through the peaceful machinery of their organisation It had advanced considerably further the principle that the humblest of workmen |

rights corresponding to those which Collective bargaining was no more than the employers claimed and recognised. common sense, but sense among a certain class of employer was not what might be termed too common. All those rights which Capital had exercised for itself, it must concede even to the general workers.

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I AM GOING TO KILL YOU." While she was smoking it he was talk. 16 about the disgrace it would bring I am going to kill you," he said.

"GERMANY'S MILITARY MACHINE. Are you ready?" She said "Yes," "I claim for 'Labour in its best and with which she wrote to his dictation. and he handed her a pencil and paper, that it has during the war made a great highest organised form," said Mr. Clynes. Aunt Jessic, the worst bas happened, in Labour keep the good name it and good name for itsel!. The question and now I am going to atone by willing has won Labour has shown itself to be ly consenting to what is going to occur. This is the end of two ruined lives."

the great indispensable factor. It has become something more than a mere ser Other messages were written by ber, vunt of society, ranked low and paid after which she felt her husband's thumba badly, and treated worse than any other on her throat as though he was trying section in the land." It is for Labour to to choke her. When she recovered con- maintain its high level and not be driven sciousness she was bleeding from several from the pedestal pen which it had ben wounds.

ta by serviceableness which it has given to the Government to the nation and by the sense of security

to keep itself separated from the greater do not think Labour need be very anxious,

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drink, and on the way to the hospital Her husband brought her water to

up, sweetheart, for Tommy's sake," and in the ambulance be said to her. "Bear kissed her several times.

ACCESED'S STATEMENT..

...

According to the police the defendant slated: strangle her until she was black and blue At first I tried to in the face. Bad could not hold on any longer I lost my grip,

I then got the knife and stabbed her several times trying to find her heart. She said, Tom, don't strike me any more, and I could not carry other woman who has led my wife away. on longer. I should have done for that I had a good home once in St. Paul's rond, Seacombe."

vocation."

national interest, which is the most supreme consideration of all We should not in any sense be subverting a distinct Labour claim in aliring ourselves to the deed the nation, and not merely a section broad national interests, Labour is in-

tinctly selfish but redeeming The issues of it. The interest of Labour is not dis-

which have been raised by the war have brought into the language of the country the word democracy to a greater degree. and the issues at stake are more woven into the démocratie spirit than ever. The question is, Are we to fight for that spirit or allow it to take its chance of emerging successfully? In this war Germany was the Cautioned by the bench, prisoner said, hattered, and the autocratic designs of aggressor. Her military machine was against me. I plead guilty, to aggravat-held in the grip of the Allied armies re "I am not guilty of the charge made Prussian militarism were at the moment ed assault, committed in à moment of presenting the democratic nations of the frenzy and grief owing to extreme pro- world. Labour must fight for the prin ciple and spirit of democracy or sur- He was committed for trial at the next render to the Kaiser's notion of rule by assizes.

the Divine right which he claimed for his throne. I do not want to say anything offensive, about those who were termed pacifists, but the terms upon which they claimed there could be a settlement were terms which would have no chance in settlement, so long as those terms were backed up merely by pecifists, methods. I have never believed in any claint for or

Bcias pe foot appeal to what was called the German moral conscience. The me

The methods of paci bring peace, *Indeed, and might wall, ded

deed, be said to be the they are the cause of cause of prolonging the. WAI, inasmuch a determination of the German Government

strengthening in continuing to assail the principles of right and democracy. We do not want the struggle to be endless, but to end it endless struggle between peoples and on German terms would be making it an ideas of government, and there would be a perpetual burden of armament

I emphasise that for one moment i There are people even in that Dominier of curs across the Atlantic who sometimes mini- mise, what Great Britain is doing in the I think I speak for my colleagues, wo war. But as far as I am concerned, and

no, country in this world is doing, or can go back to Canada convinced that could do, more than Great Britain is doing through all parts of the island. (Cheers.) If democracy wine in this war then we want democracy to play & part that will make the victory worth while, and I think that the Press can help a great deal in that respect. If there are any members of the Government here I would say to them, "Let the Press have the truth about everything. (Cheers.) I find that the truth has helped in the they were satisfied, but when they were war. When the people knew the truth

the

LABOUR'S LOYALTY TO THE COUNTEL. NA The Labour party's war aims and

the

Hughes. I beg (Laughter.) You must Lord Northelife: Not too often, Mr. Let us take the question of air-engines not judge us here unless you have, been alone. I believe that air engines will here before, and must not judge us ea largely help to end the war. (Cheers.) tirely by externals. You must not judge Not the combined output of Germany and our newspapers by externals. You will Austria, not the whole of the British bere and there come ACTORS news: Empire, has that possibility of quantity papers in this country of a pacifist Production in such matters as air engines nature. I would point

y the United States. One of the men

14 not one pacifist paper in Great who is making these air engines, only one

Britain that it is not subsidised, whether of many, actually produced every day it he morning, evening, or weekly. This. 3,200 motor-cars. The Americans, after may give an idea of the lack of demand certain troubles that we have all had, for such publications. We have in this have now produced their wonderful country, as was shrewdly observed by the Liberty motori I don't know how many New York Herald the other day, a clasa thousands will be produced each month, dlosely approximating to the German But we shall be told what they do. pro Juaker. The German Junker has allied duce. The Americans are fighting a self with the German manufacturer, public war, not a secret war. (Cheers.) the German iron merchants, and the I estimate that they can produce 10,000 Germath Socialist, and, in order to pre a month, I do so after having visited a ser Junkerdom, they are crying out for great many places where they are made. poace. We have here a very amiable As to men, surely one of the great Junker Lord Lansdowne (laughter) miracles of the world is the transport of of many acres, with the fear that he has those mea., (Cheers.) And not only the ruin staring him in the face. We have asa transport, in which we have largely another Junker, a younger, equally hared, but think of the land transport. wealthy. and many acred Junker, one The railroad handling of these troops is who went to Australia (laughter) in itself a great schierement. It has been Lord Beauchamp, who still, I see by done with order and üstounding punct- Debrett has the First Class Order the ually, and far in advance of the promises Red Eagle. You have a wealthy iron made by the United States Government. master, the typical associate of the Prusin doubt they were not satished. Let terms, be continued, were being in some (Cheers.) In regard to food, Mr. Hoover alan Junker, the Janker who runs them have the truth. We know we are places misunderstood and told me yesterday that they raised pacifist paper here as his opposite num- playing the right part in the war, and

in others 125.000,000 hogs this year. All that is the ber. does in Germany, Bat these men, the truth about it will not hurt. it will Labour had approved could not be secur misused. The terms of peace which result, not of commercialism for that has very sincere and fearful of loss of for help. disappeared in the United States during tune, do not eat much ice, as you will

ed unless Labour loyally backed up the war, but of the desire of every kind find if you inquire of cur people. about the question of peace. I do not and proving to the Germah people that I would like just to say a word or two country in arresting German militarism, of person in the United States to help (Cheers.)

come over here, a believer in a half-way the Allies. (Cheers.) The enthusiasm of

war was a crime, and could not be. PEACE BY NEGOTIATION”.

peace, and I am not going back to ployed without overthrowing, and endan all these people, the enthusiasm of children in this matter of food produc- They talk a great deal about peace by I have seen enough of this war, I have tion for hence was impossible until un- Canada a believer in a half-way peace. gering the democratic spirit. Negotia- tion, was to me a most. stimulating Degutiation; it is one of those. vague seen enough of the sacrifices of our me, that the principles for which Labour was mistakable, signs were given by Germany thought, as I watched it: going on last terms that the Germans coin. They areI have seen enough of the sacrifices of

to the American business ed something which I thought was almost very successful form of suggestion by mined to see that the peace that comes at autocracy and force upon which Ger- impossible. They have never been since phrase. They babble vaguely about peace the end of this war is a peace that means

As an organised the days of the old Atlantic clippers by negotiation; but let us examine one the proper punishment of our enemies.

many was standing. Force Labour had gone to great trouble great shipbuilding nation, but they or two peaces by negotiation. There is We are prepared, as Canadians, to re people. They had stated in the clearest to make its position plain to the German have become one in a single year. They very late one, a recent one-the remain in this war antil a proper peace language the terms upon which they are turning ont every kind of ship at of Brest. There was peace by negotia is won, and until a proper punishment thought the war should be brought to speed unprecedented in history. Their tion as it is to-day; but I will give you Government is frank with them about the better example than that which some is meted out to our enemies. (Cheers.) an end. They had sent their terms, to war, and that, I think, bas had a good people in this room will remember--the Australia, like Canada, is anxious that man people to state their war sims The Mr. Campbell Jones (Sydney Sun); the proper quarter, and asked the Ger deal to do with the acceleration of ship Treaty of Versailles in 1871. What hap sny peace that shall be arrived at shall time bad come to say clearly to them that building

pened on that occasion? Exactly what be a true and honest peace, an. Allied it was for them now to declare their happened was that Bismarck just out- side Paris-about "far from Paris as Peace, and not a German peace. We terms as we had declared ours. It was Until the United Stater came into the Potsdam is from Berlin-dickered and had them in Australia. At the last elce anxiety to talk of peace terms to the know what the Germans are we have possible, he thought, to carry their wat, and for some time after that, we dickered with M, Thiers, granted arais |tion every German vote weg cast against

length of humiliating the working classes tices during which the German seme by effort of the Allies by unprecedented ad proved their position, made peace by vances of money to them. I say that in negotiation, and that peace by negotia has been opposed to everything that steps, vo boasting spirit, but because I think it tion ended by the lose to France of the well sist the Alliga. You might as go on stating our terms, modifying them, well to-morrow let loose all the wild and paring them down until they have ought to be known. Apart from the greater part of two of her richest pro magnitude and supreme efficiency of our vinees, by a payment of five milliards beasts from the Zoo as to make a German reached a stage at which the German Flest we have done very great things of francs, by an agreement to pay for Peace that is not an Allied peace. While worker will be prepared to accept Hay in this war. Yet our effort is not realised. the Prussian army of occupation in saying that, I think I speak for all my ing put forward the terms which we As I have enid just now, in the United France until the money was paid, and colleagues when I say that something believe are reasonable and acceptable to States this is a public war; to us this is by an additional haggling after the more than peace is necessary. When we the democracy of the world we are en- a private war. During the first few agreement was made that 30,000 German ook round the British Empire we see titled to expect some answer from the months of the war, beyond smart society troops should spend three days in Paris that in several countries there is one German people. in London and a notorious and now. Now the Germans have ect as an example peculiar body of public opinion in s con any that we can absolutely destes the absent German member of the Privy of where to make a peace. (Cheera) stant state of flúr, it is our duty se spirit of Prussianism which is driving journalists to educate, it. They are the believe it is the German people themselves

the German army to their doom: Council, hardly anyone knew anything I do not say how to make a peace.

out the facts of the war. There was For my part, my policy de that the clay, the Press being the master poiter who will have to destroy Prussina mili- aut even a military communiqué. When right place to make that peace, and the In the Labour party in every cute tarism. At the same time our gallant I was in America there came to me a very place where I believe that peace will be we have a means of consolidation which Armies and our Allied must fight on and sale young statesman. Mr. Holman, he made, in Berlin or Potsdam (Cheras) to the It is a to do their very utmost, to destroy this ter Prime Minister of New South Wales I ask my friends of the British Press to the politician. It is a pleasure to us rible spirit of militarism, which is a b

to know that in this country you have in the way of democracy When Mr. Holman landed, the reporters, to drink to the health of their oversea

I hope that broadened your tranchise. We honestly Labour will not weaked in the stand with the pertinacity of that tribe to guests. (Cheers.) which I am proud to belong, assailed him

Mr. W. A Buchanan (M.P

(M.P for Leth hope that when the war is over and you has taken up against Prussian militar by saying, Have not you Australians bridge, Canada), responding, said: have begun the labour of reconstruction, ism, but will continue its Sight

nt on

behalf done enough? Is it not time the British aid: With very few exceptions, the Fou will be able to say of the people in of democracy (Cheer) DK & Tote began to fight?" Mr. Holman on every Canadian newspapers have been behind the old biblical phrase, “God made man Mr. Ben,

Removing possible occasion gave the exact figures of the war from the beginning in August, in His own image." (Cheers word of thanks to Mr. Clynes, said he had had the combatants sent to France and else 1914, and I think that I can say that Mr. M. Hacket, New Zealand experience of trade union workers and where by Great Britain, by Australasia, when we return to Canada we will be Herald, Auckland. On behalf of New Bocialists in Germany, and he was con

there were no commercialista or what and by Canada. I happen to read the behind the war more than we have ever Zealand, I can endorse everything that

Australian colleagues New Zealand fate presents who wanted peace. They all published except to little scraps. What now what the war means. We have seen

that the ga

Kaiser, the military The aim of that wireless, which goes the devastation in France and Belgiam, in this war, and will be in it to the end and we know the gacrifices that have been with all that we can do, and with all to all neutral countries, a daily badget

'GREAT BRITAIN'S UNKNOWY EFFORT.

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