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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 1929.

LORD BIRKENHEAD.

THRIVING GERMANY."

BUSINESS MAN. ·

AMERICANS AND REFERENCES | IMPRESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH

TO MR. WILSON,

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A Bradford business 'man's impressions Friends of Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the ex-President, were up in armus recently of the present conditions in Germany are regarding a speech made by Lord Birket-contained in letter dated August 9nd, head at the Institute of Polities at sent by Mr. Max-D'Audria,-of-Hradford. to his father, Mr. J. N. D'Antria, a yarn Williamstown, Mase.

writes: In the speech, Lord Birkenbeul, after agent of that town. He

I have

we just spent three weeks ig (ion. declaring that self-interest rather than altenism must determine the attitude of many, two in Bremen, and one in Berlin,, The impression forced upon me is that the United States to Europe, said:

Therefore it seems to me, that white Germany is very rich and thriving.

the_state_of theme of Wilson must always be that The Teily, bait gives a mach revered by those who render hog tele pic of the his purposes almost superhatian, pursued affairs than other newspapers, i

There are beggars, Everybody, Tu- with a rout almost superhuman, ya ju must note the less be recognised that bisiding the middle classes, is well dressed. judgment of his own countrymen was The people look well fed heard nothing

futiemploym

Sinent. The heal of an Ameri. wrong, and that by this error of that jude ment he breate, paradoxically enough, the agent of these post-war developments From which his altruistic mini would most especially have recoiled.

President Wilson, indeed, cans with a rable message of hope, but unhappily in the sequel hope proved his principal equipment.

cotton export firms, whom I met in men told, the that he had intended to visit Lolz, bie owing to the unexpectedly farge number of sales he had just made in Hermang he was obliged to return imme fiately to the Later: States

in the

"Theatres, cabarets, restaurants, cafés, and so on are always crowded, although better class of eating plack wine is bligatory

Everywhere new buildings have either

the German newspapers 27- ected or are in course of erection. Exsegining or completion of

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It is a fascinating speculation whether had he been-given health at strength to pursue the campaign which he conten plated, his identism and personality could have affected the forces of the world. Le cam tedd entagh, even at the moment when

pay, the highest tribute this greatfche costly, undersinking such as rail-

ways, canals, and factories,

all and courageous motivie, to doubt it.

the reconstruction in Germany. Mr. Henry Breckenridg, who was Mr.sines the armistice were ass-sit on a real mediately wrote to Mr. John W. Davis, equivalent to those at present in foros in the former Ambassador to London and now England, it would not only go a long way President of the Bar Association before awards meeting the yearly payments, but which Tord Birkenheid was to sprak, 25-would sender much more capital avail; ing: Permit me to refer to the impulen falde for the purpose," references to ex-President Wilson in Lord Birkenhead's speech. As a member of the American Bar i regret that anyone with

little scese of arropriety should have!

ith anmund Con be invinsk to address

aim. If it proves uggsary for him to Full his engagement to speak, I hujus it may be intimated to him that the express sion of push entalans emnerning a grat American statesman is distasteful and in- tolerable to any self-respecting American

bu heard. Lord Birken- Bal's sch, Mr. Grosvenor Clarkson. farmer Peter of the United States Connell, of National Defence, whn.

litically opened to Mr. Wilson's par denslars what he called Wilson baiting. said: "If there's to be any further ehre Laing, of Mr. Wien-and I des tut dis ms the merits of that mutton-it can be It is intended to by his own countrymen..

strange thing that one who has su con. spicaously worn the ermine" shell is a visitor to forget himself. It is a nerfect exhinple of low not to cement the Ange Saxon bond, than which nothing is more imperative for the welfare of the world.

AN EXPLANATION. &

The New Fure World publishes the following statement by Lon! Birkenhead in connection, with the criticisma of his. Williamstown address:-

My objter was to atteroptra philoso phic examination of the causes which have ied to the present world situation. In the course of that examination I made our tain observations in relation to President Wilson which made plan how reblo wa the role which, in my opidou, this dis tinguished American played in the critical

yents of four critical years..

Bu must, nevertheless, he allowed to

maiosain, as L'intend to maintain. niy in dividual view that his own ealistic ten perament led him to exaggerate the fores ehind him in his own country in the part which was revolutionary as to the tradi tion boquethel to the American people by men equally great.

"I ask nothing more of the Actarica pople than that they should read care fully all that I sail of this distinguished „man, and devils in fair perspective whether my words did not tend to enhance his reputation at the bar of history rathe than to disparage it.

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