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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER

OUR LONDON LETTER

THE CAUSE OF STRIKES IN WAR TIME.

{FEÓN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PUNISHMENT OF GERMANS. THE STRIKES AND THEIR

MEANING

THE NEED OF JUSTICE AND

20TH, 1918

SIR F.E. SMITH'S VIEWS.

Replying to the tomat of his health at a luncheon given in his honour at the

· FIRMNES9. LONDON, September 3rd.

Town Hall, Liverpool, by the Lord.

The shower of strikes, actual and There is at present no sign that the Major, Sir Frederick Smith, the Attor threatened, which began with the omnibus epidemic of strikes, as it has been ney-General, paid a high tribute to the conductresses, seems to be increasing to a called, has run its course like a fover in work of the Premier in this war, remark heavy down-pour, says the Times of | the body politic. All over the country ing that he did not think a braver or more September 11th. It must be very puzzling Labour unrest is rifa. Fortunately, no ingenuous man had over appeared at any to our friends and equally agreeable to connection exists between this regrettable great crisis in the history of the country our enemies. Nor can one wonder if they condition of things and the prosecution All his colleagues had seen him in medraw wrong inferences. of the war. The discussions and resoluments that threatened the gravest disa indifference about the war or a dangerous. It looks like tions passed at the recent Trade Union ter to the Empire-when if you had asked spirit of revolt pervading the country, Congress at Derby left no room for doubt the Germans would have been in Paris but in reality it is neither, says the the highest military authorities, whether on that point. Organised Labour is over-in a fortnight, opinion would have been London paper. The true and universal whelmingly in favour of a fight to a finish divided and doubtful. He had, however, feeling about the war found spontaneous with Kaiserism. The strikes of bus girla, ever seen the Prime Minister's

He had policemen, cotton operatives, railway men falter.

seen him face that expression at the Trades Union Congres and other classes of workers are due to Prospect, and had heard him say, "What in the cheers that greeted the announce-

then? the increased post of living. From first

At the moment when the ment of the victorious advance of our discontent.

most instructed military opinion in this Forces in France. Why, then, it may be country would not have given an opinion as to whether the Gormans would not eked, does one body after another insist suc succeed in completely dividing the Frenchon hampering the national effort, in so and the British forces, the Prime Minie far as in them lies, by downing tools" ter faltered as little as he faltered today. On great issues of the war perhaps hisar refusing duty just at the moment of supreme personal contribution had been success. In part the military success the decisions from which he never devat itself is responsible. It revives the spirit ed. He fought for the strategic direc tions of the Western campaign being in of over confidence which has laid at the hand for months against every kind back of all our domestic avoidable opposition, though he was never con- troubles and weaknesses franted with the opposition of Sir when the enemy was advancing with a Last spring,

The

to inst that is the cause of the prevailing then south War will be carried

bas

The price of the necessaries of life has gone up by leaps and bounds Govern- ment control his materially assisted to prevent extortion and prosteering, but it not been able to abolish them. Figures published in the current issue of the Board of Trade Labour Satite tell as that retail prices of the principal articles of food are higher by 116 per cent. than they were in July, 1914. To many people talk about percentages is non- sense, but everyone can understand the plain fact that "since Jast March (to go back no further) food costs 5s. a week more per bead-and the cost is steadily mounting higher.

THE VICIOUS CIRCLE.

In face of these, conditions it is, perhaps, natural that the working classes want more wages.

courage

on

Douglas Haig (Cheers. Sir Frederick menacing rapidity, that spirit received also paid a high tribute to the ability its first serious shock since the autumn with which Mr. Bonar Law had carried of 1914, through the great duties of his office.

and the whole atmosphere changed. The feeling prevailed that it was no time to push sectional interests

PROVED CRIMINALS.

and left free play to other motives

I have given close attention, pro-to the point of weakening the common covered that the simplest and easiest way international law and I tell you plainly trace in the early days of the war, And they have disceded Sir Frederick, to the subject of cause, and something like the spirit re- is to strike. Every time since the out that there is in international law aban- when no one knew what might happen which led to the industrial earned break of war that there has been a strike, dant warrant for the punishment both in and the need of unity was deeply im or threatened strike, Labour has won hands down. Yet, although the workers

won their persons and in their purse of the

proved and identified NOISELESS TYPE:

criminals. pressed on all Since the military situa are drawing more wages they are no Cheers.) It has not been becoming until tion has been reversed, the chastening better off. High prices are due to scarcity the hope of victory was recently formed intuence of those dark days bus waned of commodities, as soon as wages become upon the events in the field to talk of which make for division insuficient for subsistence & demand is what we should do when victory came. WRITER COMPANY ceded, whereupon the workers

made for more pay, An advance is con- That those persons who can be identifed that does not account for them: it only und strife. But with with universally admitted acts of outrage Why should they be there at all1. Griev

permita, them to come to pockets replenished purchase freely again; are to escape with imparity is a view of once more the demand exceeds the supply the situation which 1

shoes and differences must arise, to and prices rise automatically as before. Bnd it difficult to accept. (Cheers.) We doubt; but why, in the name of common

certainly should It is a vicious circle. Every time there are told it will not be possible for Gerprise, cannot they be settled without com is an advance in wages the working classes put up prices against themselves.

to pay indemnities, although sheng to blows! The present procedure is

is demanding £300,000,000 from

so irrational that people feel constrained only people who gain are those with goods the Bolsheviks to sell they are able (and always will in Germany, and it is a matter which is

There are great assets and it in underground agitations carried to look for some hidden explanation, and ing) to take advantage of their opportuni irrelevant from one point of view as to

on for sinist purposes, whether those assets are pledged by the German Government to the citizens of

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The

to avert the calamity of a national strike

NO PACIFISM.

the surface.

ingly active, but it is a

These influences exist and are exceed.

industrial troubles

of railwayren, have introduced a new for the war to be carried on.. The rele to them. At most they help to turn the] Meanwhile, the Government, in order that country who have supplied the money to attribute the actual very great mistake the German ment scale in doubtful cases, and they would

are noting the peculiar interest.

WELLS AND THE HUMAN ADVENTURE,

yant answer to principle in determining the value

ofis

You have pillaged and wages. It is a principle which is crisicism. The rate of increase axed upon

Punto Belgium and ravaged France, and into their hands. The great mass of

be quite powerless if no lever were put is that for every rise of 4 per cent in and then France, and then pay those who have no revolutionary leanings, though fi-st obligation is to compensate-Belgium people, will not listen to pacifirm and food the wage will be increased by la. Thas, an increase of 100 per cent in put up the money to enable you to com the standing antagonism between employ commodities is met by a wages away

advance it those outrages." (Cheers.)

ers and employed is pretty general and of 258.

The significance of this will

exceedingly strong in be lost

some industries not

and districts. It has been exacerbated on other wage earners outside the ranks

The truth of the matter is that banks during the war by many circumstances, of the railwaymen. The recognition of have to make profits in the same was and a great lever in the hands of the Government value of labour will, no other busincas concerns, and they do it theoretical and political agitators Next doubt, by applied by practically every by lending from their deposits. The class to their own case. Nor will it be sent situation in trade and commerce is

to it in importance are the rise of prices flost on the long-suffering middle-classes, unparalleled, and we shall only be in ather practised by emonteering,"

pre-

and resentiment t

whe- and capital- the people with small fixed salaries, who position to win in the coming economic ists or by tradesmen. These two motives | now departure with struggle for export trade if our banks are like the flames of a duplex lamp. More work together and enhance each other, crery whit as powerful as those of our B. G. Wells' new book "Joan and bear in mind that since the beginning öt pocket and more money is put into some rivals. In this connection it is useful to money is taken out of the workman's Peter,

published by Cassell, has fallen the war the big German banks have been pat else pocket. His standing distrust like an aerial torpedo in the literary amalgamating and strengthening their is at once slame, and no one can wonder world not because it consists of 748 pages position by opening new branches with at it. But all this does not account for and is the first novel to be published at the object of financing German trade

the strikes. Grievances might have been Ss.. net, though that is something to talk after the war both at home and abroad amicably adjusted-many have been-and "ASAHI BEER." about but because it is such an arresting It is in order to meet this challenge that

demands ind suggestive, story.

met, as they have been too, with- One well-known reviewer says he sat up till half-past four banks have been led to adopt a police of The truth is that men have been taught

so many of the great British Joint Stockout open strife. in the morning

TAUGHT TO STRIKE it; while declares it reminds him of what Johnson TRADE COMPETITION,

Another amalgamation. said of Richardson's Clarissa," that if

to strike, and women are learning the The whole subject has an especialment have simply asked for strikes ever same lesson. Employers and the Govern- you were to read it for the story your interest for overseas traders and financial since the victory of the Welsh patience would be so much fretted that houses. After the war the manufacturer's you would hang yourself."

The story, is really an indictment of the to rely upon the banks for advances :

bere who are in need of backing will have more than three years ago. Demands are defaulting trustees of the past, who let many cases in order to open up

made and refused or haggled over until

strike the younger generation loose in the world develop trade abroad.

when they are imme and without having established a world order which the German banks helped in this strikes, but

The extent to

policy is not merely a succession of that made

safe for them. In direction the firms in Germany trading The cost of living has long ceased to be world:

rising scale of demands. "We were in different parts of the world is now. brought

into the common drama of the understood; and it is not too much to say Great War," and in the guise of fiction that the British banks have come to

a valid ground for higher wages in be shows that the war was inevitable and realise that their old-time conservative

easts, and is now frequently dropped. even necessary in order to teach mankind methods will not do in the future. It is

Demands are made without any relation the duties of human brotherhood and got to be supposed that we shall see noticeably the case with some of the Lon- to war conditions at all, and are directed to the future. after the war. -respect for the human adventure."

That is departures involving risks that Germans don Bremen's demands. They deal with FROM WAR TO TEACE.

banks seemed willing to take, but, apast hours of work and holidays and scales Dr. Addison, Minister of Reconstrue from this, there is room for our tion, has been telling an Evening Newsbanks to help in far greater measure than consistent with the trade union demand interviewer something about the arrange these attitude of the British banks may should end with the war and should not of pay after the war. is wholly in ments in progress for the

were prepared to do

hitherto from war

that war conditions imposed on them afterwards.. The appetite

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strike, and then give way.

refuse, and haggle until there is a

war work to peace work when peace best be summed is declared. The assistance of commercial passage and trade experts has been enlisted to speech; help the Government. One of the chief entered into this

"It has been alleged that we Government and employers, both public problems is to secure a supply of raw made sufficient preparation,

war without having and private, continue the same "course. materials. To ensure this the authorities

but the are acting under the guidance of leading bakers have boen: determined, notwith men in the business world.

Already certain ports have been marked they have not made full preparations for should not be alleged against them that out to be used for the reception of war meeting the international trade competi- stores only, while other porte will be tion which will arise after the war, and. cleared as rapidly as possible for the that they have not done everything in reception and accommodation of goods. their power to retain Loadan A Priority Council: is

agaged on zcheme to enable essential industries in BRITISH TRADE AGENCIES ABROAD. financial centre of the world." home and overseas trade te turn rapidly

In other

fatal policy. The only policy for em- impossible, to conceive a more foolish and they put up a sham fight. It is

ployers or the Government to adopt is to be just and fear not. We believe that British workmen are, on the whole and. in the long run, amenable to firm justice. but to little else The explanation of Apropos of export trada referred to indulging is that their employers and the some of the strikes in which they are now

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from the manufacture of war material to from the banking point of view, the Government have begun by not being peaceful production. As to orders,' said Dr. Addison, "

interesting news comes from Manchester

KING'S FUND FOR DISABLED.

m glad to say in of the formation there of a British adjust, and have ended by not being firm. connection with many of our great indas, facturers Corporation. The decision was trica there appears to be no lack of come to at a meeting representative of demand for British goods in the future." manufactoring interests in all parts of NO MONEY TRUST.

Sir Idward Holden's address to the Corporation is to secure a large extensión the country. The avowed object of the shareholders of the London, City and of British export trade after the war, Pensions, Mr. John Hodge, for £3,000,000 An appeal is made by the Minister of Midland Bank on the amalgamation and for this purpots, arrangements will for the King's Fund for Disabled Officers which has been effected with the London be made Joint Stock Bank was a masterly survey agencies in countries abroad.

to Organ is well-equipped and Men, and is meeting with a generous of banking developments in this country hundred firms have given in their names and was one of the most beneficial of Three response In making a gift of £20,000, He ridiculed the suggestion that there is already, and if is believed that upwards,

Sir John Ellerman, BL, wrote that the danger of a "Money Trust as of 1,000 can be relied upon to join. The all those that had been started since the consequence of the fasion of many big presen; suggestion is to make the annual war began, Princess: Louise, Duchess of banks; and it is noteworthy that the subscription £200 for each firm which Argyll telegraphed, Very glad to have learned writers of financial articles.agree would give an income of 2200,000 per my name included as subscriber to the with this statement. A little time back ennum Each agency will be under the King's Fund for the Discbled" Lord the attitude of sane in the same quarter control of technical advisers and a train-Ashlon sent £10,000. While large indivi was different. Indeed, there was so much ed staff. The new organisationis, not dual sums are welcomed, it is hoped that criticism of banking amalgamations that intended to be a dividend daring con every member of the public will subscribe the Government appointed a Committee cern. It will have no capital, and the to this appeal for those who have given to inquire into the whole subject

benefits will go to members in the shape so much and suffered so greatly in our

*defence..

(Continued at foot of neat column.) of increased trade.

ACTION

BRE is a story of Action, none more noble,

H. chilling, caring, self-sacrificing in

history of the war. These men went out on the eve of St. George's Day, 1918, to do two things-to stop, in some measure, the 'German submarine menace and to prove yet once again to all the world that the British Navy is the same in spirit, the same in genius, the same in noble self-sacrifice as it was in the days of Nelson and far down the ages. And they did them both. They succeeded with the fullest measure of brilliant success. They went out to greet what they regarded as certain deach, they stormed the breakwater of Zeebrugge, blocked the Bruges Canal and inscribed such a story of action on the annals of the Great War as will be told and retold long after the present generation has passed from the scene. They made history. Did they hesitate? No. Had they hesitated the great adventure would have failed.

Now, it is your turn to act. Thousands of young ellows have been maimed in this war. The heroic, noble and monumental work of restoring the wounded to their wonted activities typifies the great human and humane side of the struggle. "We have won a great victory, but at a terrible price. The work of healing the human wreckage calls for all the help and support all the action-that true allegiance can give to the cause of Civilization." Do not hesitate. There was no hesitation on the part of the boys. Signalise your appreciation of all they have done for you by a little self-sacrifice for them. They will appreciate it; and don't forget that you cannot give too much.

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