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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) MR. PALME DUTT."

CONSPIRACY AGAINST BELGIAN

STATE ALLEGED.

VIEWS OF DAILY HERALD."

FAR EASTERN

NEWS.

THE

CABLE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SITUATION IN NORTH.

RUMOURS OF MUTINY AMONG FENGTIEN MERCENARIES.

SHANGHAI, November 9th.

from Telegrams from Foreign and Enspos, Nevenber 9th.. The Brussels correspondent of the Government sources confirm rumours of Daily Herald denies that papers relating the election of the Shantung units of to seditious propaganda in the British General Chang Tsung Chang's army, at

HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH," PAS

WHY AMERICANS ARE UNPOPULAR.

UNREDEEMED PROMISES.

**SHYLOCK OF THE NATIONS.”

[BY FRANK H. SIMONDS, T WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN PUBLICIST.]

The present almost universal unpopu] larity of the United States in Europe is one of the most striking. if not the most pleasing of contemporary phenomena.

New, 'all things considered, the United States has, in every respect save one totally failed to realise the dreams of Europe of 1919. Apart from those contri-

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

WIDENING RIFT. THE BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA IN CHINA

ROADS. AS HIGHWAYS TO PROSPERITY. "

COLONEL'S CURE FOR UNEMPLOY. MENT.

A plan by which unemployment would Tokyo, October 3rd.

be reduced by many thousands, the stoel- The rift in Russo-Japanese relations industry placed on its feet, and industry in, general throughout Great Britain res which was recently remarked as showing | vivified, at small cost, if any, to tho the possibility of being widened rather taxpayer, has been drawn up by Colonet A. Hacking, D.S.O., M.C., secretary of thas of being emented, is now plainly the Society of Motor Manufacturers and visible. Hardly was the ink dey upon Traders, following his visit to Anteries the new treaty when Russia commenced suggests that the Road. Faud, should be to push her advantage and demanded capitalised, and that with the money thas raised all phone schemes for new cial agente” to be stationed at varións which are now held up by disputes be tween variona local bodies on the dir

Colonel Hacking's plan is simple. Ho

Ariny were found among the belongings Hsuehowfu, as a result of which the Feng- must impress even the casual tourist, but nations to relieve the immediate distress | diplomatic rights for sovents" commer-roads should be put into operation

of Mr. and Mrs. Palme Dutt.

tieniter have been compelled to withdraw it is brought home by the mere process

of starving millions, not a little thing to

The charge against them is conspiracy and prepared defences at Hanchwang,contrast vastly more significantly to the he sure, the United States has seemed to noints in Japas. This was refused by tribution of the cont.

against the Belgian State, according to the Hernia correspondent.

EARLIER CARIES.

PLOT IN ITALY. POLICE BUSILY ENGAGED IN DOMICILIARY SEARCHĖS,

ROME, November 8th.

on the Kiangsu Shantung border. It is American who remembers European views further reported that other Shartung units and sentiments in the years hetween 1917 and 1920. On the other hand, it would unutinied at Teachow, along the Grandi

probably be an exaggeration to say that Canal.

Reports concerning the attitude of Yuche were, as a people, more unpopular now than in the years of the war during Wei Chun are still very conflicting.

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It is considered that Chang Tsung

which we remained neutral

Before the war the American was rather

Europeans to have, failed not only to achieve that was expected of it; but to make good on the enormous promises rashly circulated in the bented atomsphere of the Paris Conference. To Europe the first act was our arrival with the rowed purpose of making the world wife for

Mr. Shidehara, but, unrebuffed, the Soviet halved the demand, which was also rejected.

The recent and apparently studio rebuff to the Russian Communists who visited Japan has caused uneasiness and resentment at ploscow, which was ex

comes the definite announcement that the Japanese negotiations for Saghalien o

The Government should then acquire the land on each side of the new roads. Its enhanced value, after the improve- ments had bien completed, would be a further source of revenue.

"There is no doubt," "aid Colonel

that the prosperity

of

thousands of miles of good roads which Hacking. America is largely the result of the

have been built during the past few

"These ramis have been financed by the issue of highway hands guaranteed by the income from motor taxes. The

Chang's position will be untenable in the tolerated than liked on the continent of democracy," and the last the vision of preted to retaliate in some form. Now yeaTS.

The police in practically the whole of face of unfavourable intervention by Europe. The legend of Amerien as the

Italy are rogaged in domiciliary searches Juid arrests. They are reported to ko seedring evidence of a great revolu- tionary plut.

All those arrested in Genoa yester day have her released, but the searches continue, in fionéa and elsewhere. Nam- erous arrests have occurred in Leghorn following searches of fifty dwellings.

LATEST CABLES.

• MUZZLING THE PRESS.

ROME, November 9th.

Honan troops.

Reports of military movements in the vicinity of Peking are increasing. It is stated that Li thing Lin has sent troops to occupy certain districts in the eastern part of the metropolitan area.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

TOKYO ORDERS NEUTRALITY

IN CASE OF WAR

TOKYO, November 9th

Encle Sam, now firmly established on his

own contigent, and irmly insisting upon the payment of all the hills which are owing him. Yesterday we approximated to the Messiah: today we impersonate the Shylock of the nations.

land of vast wealth, the home of million- tires, the land of economic and material opportunity, did much to clevate the land itself in the imagination of the mask of the European peoplès. Emigrants from Europe stimulated this legend alike by their fantastic reparts, and by their very solid prosperity. In a sense, the country was popular, and the people unpopulation in mere jealousy fostered by unbeliey But at most, lefore the war, and despite the growing numbers of the American

As reports from reliable sourees in-tourists. America remained something

vague and ill-defined

Tst Lin (Makden) and Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang (the "Christian Tieneral") is imminent, the Imperial Japanese Govern meat has given instruction to all officials to observe strict neutrality...

Ao official communiqué states that indicate that war between Marshal Chang view of the number of absurd reports in the Press with regard to the alleged accomplices in the pict against Signor 'Mussolini, measures will be taken to vent the publication of any information in regard to police and judicial invi tigations in order got to impede the work of Justice. Only the publication

Dire

LATER.

THE MILITARY VIEW.

Though the Foreign Office considers that of official communiques will be permit war between Chang Tso Lin and Feng Yu Hsiang is imminent, Renter learns from reliable sources that the Japanese military

irik

(THROUGH HAVA AGENCY.] ATTACK ON DAMASCUS. REBEL ATTEMPT AT NIGHT ENDS

IN FAILURE."

authorities think it is unlikely

TO BE

H.M.S "HAWKINS.”

RE-COMMISSIONED

THIRD TERM,

LONDON, Novrinber 9th The Admiralty has ordered a

For the mass of Americans this trans- formation in the European state of mind is simply explained as having its found

may

able ingratitude. We believe, as a people, that we saved Europe at vast expense,

und that Europe not only refuses to pay a reasonable part of the cost of our effort, One eircumstance which mush contri-

but in addition decanes to be permanently saved: We see the sums which we lent buted to this European point of view was

to enable the Allies to win the war anil the absence of any political, contact he

to recover from the disaster not only not tween the United States and Europe, with the possible exception of Britain. We repaid, when the capacity to pay has been knew nothing, and we cared nothing allout restored," but actually turned into chan Continental European affairs, And lack-nels which, to our minds, mean ultimate ing a navy, and possessing an army of only microscopic dimensions, we were in no seuse a force to be reckoned with out- side our own immediate lands and waters.

OUR ROLE IN THE WAR.

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recurrence of strife. We feel that the

store normal life is heing comployed to money lent to achieve victory and to re- construct new military machines and to

foster international rivalry.

THE EUROPEAN POINT OF VIEW.

else. It is the final manifestation to Euro.

and mining and also Siberian concet- sions is meeting with a considerable change in the attitude of Moscow, where it is reported the officials now dead 50-30 division of all the profits of Sagbalien development.

Moscow appears less receptive and

less hospitable to Japan indeed, than previously. The Japanese authori tirs are beginning to realise what is before them in all their negotiations with the Soviet. They are also now con- vinced that the Bolshevik propaganda is China is being continued against Japan even more than against Grint indeed, Britain, the other imperialistic nation" in which the Third International seeks. to secure revolution or disastrous social and economic unrest. The police now say that over 1,000,000 yen were distri, huted in Japan'in advance of the arrival

Telegraph. of the Soviet Labour delegacion-Daily

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ronds were built, in a great"many casc T the bonds have been bought in, and the ordinary taxpayer has not been callest

The most successful of these issues on to contribute a penny to the sust. haven those in which the revenue from

the taxes Was materially in creased by the acquisition of the famil beside the new highways, which increased immensely in value with the completion of the rod.

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In Great Britain the Road Fund, which is solely derived from motor taxes, is the chief source of revenue for new roads or improvements. No attempt has been made to capitalise this money- It is spent as it flows in, or not even a surplus of £16,000,000 which the Treasury quickly as that, for there is now a wishes to divert to the Electrical Com mission. The total amount that could be raised it this great and annually growing income were enpitalised would be tremendous.

"There would be no need to delay further, for instance, the great London. Dock road scheme, which at present i County Council, the Port of London. merely held up because the Landon Authority, and the Government cannot agree on the distribution of cost.

"At least 10,000 men could be employ ed on this, and, a great vinducts are needed, the steel industry would recive An impetus Multiply this by other! schemes put into operation all over the country, the Manchester-Liverpool rond. the Woolwich tunnel, and others, and you will gain an idea of what could be done.”

CLERGY'S REPORT TO PRIMATE

ITALIAN OPERA. "But the war had aut long marched in

But it is not less essential to perceive"

"TOSCA" PRESENTED AT THE the second year before the importance of

the European point of view, particularly

STAR THEATRE- FOR the United States began to be fat. We with respect to the debts, because the

The Gonsalez Brothers Italian Opera were neutral, but already our machine debt question for Europe comprehends all power had heen set to work to supply the pean eyes and cars of the meaning of Company presented “Tosch“ at the Star

American idealism, new combatants, and its rapid expansion and Therefore, in the European mind, while Theatre.. Kowloon, last night, before to be detailed at Chathamn for enormous production seemed destined to the nations of the Continent suffered and a large audience. A feature of the pre- H.M.S. Hawking, which will be re-com- bring victory to one group of. Povers, sacrificed for principle, for principles sentations at the Star is the really fine They were met by sharp fre and missioned at Hongkong for a third term which, by reason of sea control, had access affirmed with furious, zeal, we grew rich lighting effects which have been arranged empty?

PARIS, November 9th. The papers learn from Daraascua that the rebels attacked the eastern gate of the town by night and tried in storm the French justs.

driven of...

The French are preparing a big neir- cling inovment against the main rebel groups between Damascus and Homs.

The greatest satisfaction is expressed

Brew

of service as Flagship in the Far East.

The new crew will leave England early in December.

cause

which at a Inter date we embraced and

our

will

To-night the Company

give to them exclusively, Germany, on her and powerful Only when the struggles by the management

had exhausted all participants did we

"Faust." and to-morrow Madame side, felt herself menaced by detent be-enter, and then in the circumstances and

her enemies could draw upon because of previous efforts victory came Butterfly" is to be staged. Late ferries are being run from Kowloon to Hongkong. with surprisingly little sacride" on American resources indefinitely and be part. And when the struggle was over wo emerged supreme, the single victor. the only nation with enhanced, not crip-

As for Italy, far worse off financially cause these resources seemed illimitable.

In the end Genunny forced us into the pled, resources: Thus powerful, we in than any other of the great Powers in violence to practically every European States at one moment closing her doors conception That settlement accepted to Italian labour and demanding Italian only because Europe understood it was payment. We insist upon getting our backed by our strength we calmly te montes, but in effect pe mine

'POOR SERMONS.

"NO TIME FOR STUDY."

Axe poor sermons keeping church pew Whenever the official discussions at the Church Congress in Eastbourne in October were not in progress, clergy and inity were exchanging views on the Archbishop of Canterbury's condemon tion of the inadequacy of present-day

Merona.

everywhere that M. de Jonvenel has been GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL PLAN war, and our participation made the out. i posed upon Europe a settlement which didvolved in the war, she sees the United and whether, the clergy had not ampla

appointed as French High Commissioner of Syria.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] TOWN IS QUIET.

DAMASCES, November 5th, The town itself is now quiet, but the situation is still rious Organised bands around Damascus remain a menace, The people of the Muslim quarter appear North of to be dazed 2nd sullen. Damascus the French jurisdiction out- side the towns is practically non-existent, "French reinforcements are hourly ex- pected, and this is baring a reassuring effect,

POLITICS IN FRANCE.

IS OPPOSED

PARIS, November 8th,

come inevitable. But the vastness of our effort, our rapacity to raise millions of According to Le Journal the Cartel soldiers, the tremendous war loans which pudiated the settlement, retired to the Italians of the single available source for our people submitted to, not only without security of ouy own shores, disassociated them of American gold. We have closed ourselves from every responsibility in our gates to the European labourer, we have erected a tarif walt against Euro- protest, but with enthusiasm, these gave cident to association in a common cause. a new and final indication of what the and reappeared only at times when the pean goods, we have invoked prohibition But we de- discussion of money questions seemed to to shat out French wines.

mand payment. Even German repara- affect our material interests.

tions, the single source of relief for the Allied nations, is bluntly refused by na

members of the Finance Committee, with only one dissentient, have unanimously

rejected the Government's financial pro posals.

FURTHER DISAGREEMENT.

Later,

The Finance Committee of the Chun ber, by 17 votes to 14, has risolved

Tinited States had become. Arriving on two great the stricken field, where alliances bad for nearly four years striven vainly for victory, and now stood ex- hauated, having called up their last re-

A PROFITLESS VICTORY. Victory itself to all European countries tors sat amidst ruins quite as complete as the vanquished. The struggle for exist proved a profitless achievement; the vie

THE SINGLE WINNER.

And so, in the end, it comes down to this: that Europe sees us the single victor

events Meantime, every report coming Quite incorrectly, the masses 'set down

to urge the Government to avoid intiation scrves; our hundreds of thousands, fresh, tenue'took on an almost terrifying aspect, in the war, the single nation emerging

tion for the definite rejection of the Thereafter the victory was, for Europe,

proposals, the Radicals and Socialists voted against in the Committee in order to emphasise their desire to make the Government's scheme the basis of a dis

...

Points of differences centred roand" portant as the Archbishop painted them, questions whether sermons were as in-

excuse for devoting less time to them.

One clergyman with a generation of ex- perience in an East End parish; for in

stance, Bid:

If a clergyman went to the East End with the belief that his rhetorical gifte would win his church a big-following he would be grievously disappointed.

They want first of all a man's man, one who can be a judge, adviser, pen sions expert, athlete, and talker of sound common sense in an easily under- standable way.

Other views included the following:- VEN. T. W. Cook, Archdeacon of Fast ings: do not agree that clergymen are too overworked to prince good ser- mons. It is their duty to prepare them.

they disagree with the Government's finculable power, not only brought victory from the other side spread and expanded four prosperity to their sacrifices and in meetings, and so forth, must be secon and specifying various points on which wearied, backed by the sense of incat ancient fears were revived by present with unshaken and even expanded wealth. Everything else, such as, conferences,

PUZZLED BISHOP. there existing, while every cable and us. The German knows he was berten lected. ancial proposals. Though they subse but brought it easily, with little expense the picture of ease, confort, and wealth the same fashion secribe their misery to dary, and, if necessary, must be "neg-

every ship, brought new insistence upon by our entrance, our socistes perceive

BisuuP OF WINCHESTER (DR. WOODS)= that although we fought with them, we queatly turned down a Communist mein blood.

payment of debts.

As a consequence of the war more than and not they have prospered, we and not Today the parson is speaking to congre million and a half of British workmen they have emerged stronger and greater. gations which are often as well ciucated. an American victory. We, and not the British or the French, bulked large in the walked the streets maintained by public The masses of people who have to endure as himself and probably know more about eyes of the whole Continent. When Mr, taxation, trade languished, our comer a lower standard of living are fed upon the world. Unfortunately the purson's cial shipping successfully challenged Bri- accounts of the prosperity of the Ameri- life today is is full of mechanical work cussion.

commitite agreed to the necessity Wilson went to Paris he was received as tish, all over the world, by virtue of the can masses. And to point the tale comes that he gets no time for study and re- of creating a cinking fand, but raised the master of the world because he was subsidy of our Government taxation the demand ever growing louder for pay fluction. How can this be sended t BISHOP OF CHELMSFORD (DR. WARMAN)- Herious objections regarding the scope of

paralleled heights, the very economic life nate

so that modern sermons are not as the fund and expressed a desire to bear considered to represent in himself the wir within the United Kingdom reached un-ments to the fortunate from the unfortu- Frankly, I do not know,

Thus, in sun, while we feel that we good as they should be. The Arch la response to shouts by the crowd in

M. Painlevé before deciding. Hence a of the America, nation, which had sud-of the nation seemed at stake and yet

from Washington came the inexorable have been deceived and in danger of being bishop performed a great service to the the Prizia Colonna, Signor Mussolini,few days further delay is inevitable.denly assumed almost mystical proper Major the Marquis di Pinedo and his mechanic Campanelli appeared on the balcony.

WELCOME TO DI PINEDO..

ITALIAN

AVIATOR TELLS OF HIS

RECEPTION.

Rowe, November 8th..

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Signor Musolini in a speech described

di Pinedo as a type of the new Italian generation which. Fascismo hoped to

trente,

Marquis di Pinedo said that every where he had flown he had found evidence of admiration for Italy.

The streets were illuminated in the evening, bauds playing everywhere amid general rejoicing.

BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION, ANNIVERSARY IS CELEBRATED IN

BERLIN.

BERLIN, November 8th.

KITE W Mows, Southport, next vents general secretary of the Yongress: How can the clergy shut themselves up in the forenoon with the present amovab of mechanical work waiting to be dons

demand that the war debt be paid. defrauded by Europe, theres not a single tions in the eyes of Europeans.

the rebuilding of the devastated areas its miseries with

For Franee victory was equally illusory: European nation which does not associate Clergy when he atttered this warning.

our actions and our Moreover, as the American had seemed absorbed the liquid capital of the nation prosperity with its privations. And con- before the war immature and childish, as Promised American suppost by resident sidering that under present and prospec Wilson in return for surrendering the well na lacking in all the necessary circum stances of real political power, now he Rhine barrier, she saw the pledge repudi- tive arrangements European debt pay came Buildenly to appear as possessing ated while Amenitan public opinion rough-ments to us are to last for two gerer by them 1

tions, it is difficult to believe that Ameri

Take my own case. For five days - Yesterday evening's ruption at the of Mr. Wilson fell upon the ears of war repulsed all French claim to hold that can unpopularity will disappear in that week I keep a secretary constantly, emo

almost superhuman wisdom. The words

which she had only surrendered against a time.

ployed for, mechanical work, and crea Soviet Embassy to celebrate the aaniw wearied million-totally disillusioned in pledge she regarded as valid. Neverthe- Naturally as an American I do not then um myself kept busy to can he mary of the Bolshevik rorolution was

so far as their own statessen and wisdom less, at all times American opinion clan ahare the European point of view, but Income tax people, admit this work by attended" by eight hundred, including were concerned almost ne pronouncedured for the reduction of French military Herren Luther and Stresemann, Lardments from on high. We, who had strength, the sole protection against the what strikes me as rather appalling in letting we call household room wur D' Abernon, and M. Chicherin. A large brought the decisive influence to the danger America had refused to share this country is the total lack of exact office portrait of Lenin was conspicuonly termination of the conflict, were now to displayed. An orchestra played the make the peace in accordance with prin- International several times. Such ciples of justice and humanity, which were recognititos of "Soviet 'power in Berlin as much above European standards as ik anparalleled.

were our wealth and power.

When Germany defaulted on her obliga tions it was an American plan which inter vened bermanently to cut two thirds from the German bill.

(Dantinued at foot of next Calumm.)

appreciation of the depth, and vitality of European dislike and distrust of America and Americans based on the sense of cruel and undoubted injustice sud desertion. Sunday Times."

The pressure of work results from grave shortage of 5.000 clergy, and the positions is getting worse. The petrol age is responsifile largely for smaller pos gregations.