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BOLSHEVISTS AND INDIA.

GOAL OF RED REVOLU

TIONARIES.

VAST EMPIRE AT THE CROSS- ING OF THE ROADS.

The following is an extract from an important article by Syed Ali Khan under the heading of "The Coming Straggle in India, which appears in the March issue of the British Empire Reviews:—

"Perhaps the most significant de anand that the Nationalist Indians have made at the Congress consists in their desire to take actre part in a Central Asian Alliance com prising Afghanistan, Persia atul Turkey, with Bolshevik Russia be hind the scenes. The suggestion

BIRTH CONTROL.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 6th, 1927.

LORD DAWSON OF PENN'S

DEFENCE.

MOVEMENT MUST IDENTIFY ITSELF WITH CHILD WELFARE.

Support for the work of the Society for the Provision of Birth Control Clinics has been developed steadily through the agency of the anveral centres which, according to the last annual report, now number nine-three in London, four in the provinces, and two in Scotland. In

support of the movement a well. attended room meeting was held by permission

of Captain Gerard Leigh, at 16, Grosvenor-street, May- fair, London.

GERMANY'S SECRETİ

ARMY.

REASON'S FOR THE REICH.

SWEHR CRIMES.

NOMINAL DEATH SENTENCES FOR INFORMAL EXECUTION.

BERLIN.

WINSTON CHURCHILL

CANADA AND WEST INDIES.

SUED.

TARIFF CHANGES.

MOTOR ACCIDENT

CLAIM.

WINS CASE BUT MAKES GRANT

TO INJURED MAN,

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave evidence in a cam in which he was Ser-sued for damages by a Biggin Hill Reich (Kent) fishmonger, Mr. Arthur B. the part of Mr. Churchill's chauf Crew, who alleged negligence on.

Four sentences of death were passed on the murderers of geant Wilms, of the "Black swehr," who was "executed" with

A revolver in a motor-car near Rathenow because he was suspected

of intending to betray the organis tion to the Allied Control Commis- sion. The condemned include Lieut.

Schulz, who has all along been de-

fer.

The action concerned a collision between Mr. Churchill's motor-car and a van belonging to Mr. Crew, on the Westerham-road outside Mr. Crew's shop on June 7th, 1920.

Mr. Roland Oliver, K.C., for Mr. Crew, said that at the time of the ident Mr. Churchill was going to London from his home pear Westerham. His car must have for the application of the brakes made it skid for 30ft. before the collision and for another 20ft. afterwards, Mr. Crew's thn had just left the front of the shop and had gone only 25ft. across the rond doubt Mr. Churchill was sometimes at about 3 miles an hour. No

in a hurry.

A PREFERENCE ON BANANAS.

MONTREAL.

A proclamation to give effect to the tariff changes negotiated in the Canada-West Indies Trade Trenty of 1025 will be made shortly.

Under this

coco

agreement Canada ext extende tariff preferences limes, arrowroot, coconuts, gra

beans, limejuice, fruit, rum, onione, coco butter,

een coffee, ginger and spices, and angostura bitters. All goods pineapples, sugar, murine sponges, other than tobacco, sigara, cigar ettes, and spirituous liquors being produced or manufactured in any of the colonies of the West Indies will not be subject to group, when imparted to Canada, more than 50 per cent. of duties tarifi of

imposed on similar goods under the

the

can scarcely deceive acute observers Kulation of families. He believed of the "Vehmic Court," but who been travelling at a great speed. general tariff of Canada

of Eastern politics, and no good pur- pose can be served by closing our eves to the ceaseless propuganda which has been fitering through the Northwest Frontier Province into India from neros Turkestan plaius: An alliance-however distant

Lord Dawson of Penn, who pro-signated by the pacifist Press as sided, urged the necessity of the re chiefly responsible for the decisions

there was something approximating unanimity that such large families as very rightly existed in days gone by were now no longer practicable,

to

or to

to the Roman Catholic Church..

had twice been acquitted of similar charges.

A recommendation to merey was appended to the judgment. 16 was not necessary, Precedent alone has shown that the lives of the necused

Mr. Crew had two ribs broken, bruised. Special damages had been his ear split, and an arm badly

judicial affirmation of what the claim for £31 a loss of profit agreed to of 120 50, and the bren

during Mr. Crew's absence from Minister of Defence, Dr. Gessler, during fatly denied, namely, the existence of the Black Reichswehr as a speci- fically military supplementation of the regular army. Whether or not it is possible for Germany to eroate secret army, no one can now deny that she has already tried to do so.

There was a genuine opposition the birth control movement, inbreet Joruba strength is an acute which should not be ignored, but anti-Brite Clement which has a as unfortunate the opposition but were never in danger. Exceed its avowed intentions the destrucnot been very well conducted. That tion of the British Empire. With had been specially true of the con-ingly interesting, however, are the scientions objectors who belonged grounds advanced for the recom- this end in view, from, the city of Tashkan, in Central Asia, Bolshe- and wide to disseminate the ideas had been a somewhat cautious vik emissaries are being sent far During the past three months there nation, for they constitute a of (muis: in India, in the admission that it was possible for Colonies, and other parts of the honest people to believe in birth Empire.

control, and yet he worthy citizens. Another feature of the opposition Let us examine what conditions was either a refusal, or a total obtain in Central Asia, the nursery ability, to free the realities of the Bolshevik ingents. As a result of position. There was an absence of the Russian revolution in 1917, two frankness in all disputants of birth significant facts in Asian polities control. Until they could get peu- stood in hold prominence, Firstly, ple to face the question with frank. the Uzbek Staves of Khiva and

ness their opposition could be of Bokrura were given independence. but small account. Birth control and, secondly, the British Govern had grown up-sos-only with the ment thought that her old rival,desire to limit families, but also Tsarist Russia, having disappeared, with a desire to give those who a menace to the British interests in were born a better thaner, a letter the East was also removed, but life, and better care. He thought thean hopes were soon destroyed. A the moyvinent should take steps to commvuist form of Government was try and identify itself with the care quickly scaled in the Khawater and nurture of children, and should and anti-British propaganda was make it its business quite as much to deal with adequate parenthood as with the overburdening of par- enthood.

started in the Middle East.

of

19

In America.

'swehr.

جائے۔

FL

changes respecting hananas. Baua

Of particular interest aré

nas are to be admitted free to Canada from the British Weat

Indies and a general tariff in re- spect to all other countries of 50' cents per stem is to be imposed.

Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Honduras, Barbados, Trinidad, and British Guiana give Canada perfer condensed milk, meats of all kinds, once on flour, butter, cheese, lard,

fish, apples, potatoes, hoola, cement. prepared coroa, confectionery, and cordage.

Under the treaty Canada reserved Mr. Winston Churchill, giving the right to inquire into any alleged evidence, said that just before the combine, and the Governor-in-Coun-": papers from his document box, hananas free of duty if the exist accident he was reading official vil is empowered to admit imported which was open by his side. He ence of a combine is 'established, - had a plain-clothes policeman with him and in the front were two women servants with flowers for his London house. He noticed nothing unusual about the pace of the car, if the car was going at a tremen but certainly would have done so dons pace as suggested.

Mr. Oliver (croas-examining): time to go from your home to Do you, allow yourself a certain Downing-street-Yes, about thr.

-and 10min.

Do you sometimes do it in less t

traffic.

The jury-found-for Mr. Chure hill.

Sir Patrick Hastings said that Mr. Churchill was anxious that the

(Continued on next column.)

The judgment says that "in 1822-3, when the German Iteich was threatened by France, the weak Reichswehr did not feel equal to the dangers of the moment, and for this reason the Labour Commands were entled into existence." They were intended to be a reserve for the army and to form a barrier-It depends on the state of the against insurgents and invasion from the East. As a cadre or Kanisution they were to train offi cers and men for force which could be suddenly mobilised to strengthen the rear of the Reich The agent of the Reich- swehr in the formation of the Labour

wag Major Buchrücker (condemned for the Cuestrin rising), and Schulz was his right-hand man. The Labour Com- mande were administered on the premises of the Berlin Reichswehr Command, where Schulz had his office. The work and purpose of the Commanda imposed secrecy. If this secrecy had not been ob served, the Government might have been involved in enormous difficul ties. Secrecy was to be, and was, enforced by terror-a terror which did not hesitate at killing.

"Extenuajing" Circumstances. After describing the murder of Wilms and the participation in it of the various accused (with the incidental mention that the "Labour Command at Rathenow was an in- dependent machine-gun company directly subordinated to Schulz'), the judgment continues that the from the silution whic arose necessity of absolute secrecy. de manded the most brutal measures. That was well understood in the Labour Commands.

Most of the members of the organisation al- ready knew the Vehr from Upper Silesin (where fifty of these vindica tory assassinations are understood to have been perpetrated), and it was quite natural that they should employ it here. But it could not be used with a control authority and that control authority wus Schulz. In fact Schulz was the

The Ultimate Goal. After the first part, of the -Butstreek-ware on Turkestan wu

over, the people there began to fret Mrs. Margaret Sanger (president against the new order of things of the American Birth Control Revolts and insurrections ensued, League), dealing with the woman's till the region of Ferghans to this side of the question, remarked that

Commands To in the United States only one-third day dufies: Bolshevik might. control the situation Central of the women were really free. Asia, as well as to train agents at Two-thirds of the women in that 4 convenient place near enough to country were bearing children 50 India-the ultimate goal of Red per cent. of whom did not live to Revolutionaries-schools pro maturity. They were anxious to paganda in Moscow, Tashkand, wipe out wasteful, exhausting, and and Bokhara and elsewhere were in useless suffering of women stalled to train lecturers who were children. Birth control was the to address their kinsmen on Bol keynote of a new social evolution shevism and travel by well-equipped and a new social order. (Hear, propaganda traina, journeying hear.)

International Aspects. through the length and breadth of Central Asia. In a wayside station Mr. Harold Cox spoke from the Amongst the mulberry avenues of national aspect of the question, Merve or Samarkand, a Red train and mentioned that there was also

international arrives, the lecture addresses the an

Now uspect. unsophisticated Uzbeks, distributes many nations were increasing their propaganda leaflets, and when dark-populations so rapidly that they

threatening "War news covers the faithful after the were

against evening prayer, a propaganda film others. With regard to the n is thrown on the screen, depicting tional aspect, he contended that the European capitalists, who, it question was one of fundamental said, are both anti-Moslem and anti-importance to England. This coun- Eastern. Taking advantage of the try was over-populated compared great attachments which these with others. In proportion we had eoples of Central Asia have to twice as dense a population a Islam, the lecturer makes a point Germany and four times as denso of emphasising that Bolshevism is least competent people that a population as France. It was nothing new, it stands for equality and fraternity, for a brotherhood in were increasing most rapidly. The which all must stand on the same work of the society had brought footing:

in a word, the Prophet gratitude to many women who re- Mohammed's word re-told. Bat veived practical help. He made an none will question the statement earnest appeal to all supporters of amongst the audience, for they have the movement for continued and never travelled to Muscow to see

increased inancial assistance. that the Bolsheviks have so ruth- lessly waged war against all reli- giona.

"The Executive Committee of the put it. Another important point to hotice is that, although an uneasi- Communist International has made ness has been felt over the com-

For these reasons, the judgment definite plans for Communist

proceeds, though sentences of death annist propaganda as threatening Universities. The propaganda stud the local order of things in Eng must be passed, the accused would enta are classed under two divis

not be deprived of civil rights in the eyes of Bolshevik Russia, language, and those who do not.

their propaganda in Great Britain reprehensible acts for which ther There is a course of three years. is inseparable, or, indeed, depen- must bear responsibility. They had In the first your only clementary dent upon, disturbances in other not, however, been actuated by self knowledge of the subject is given, parts of the Empire. The report of interest, but had believed that they then the student is promoted to the the Fifth Congress, a printed in

were serving a good and great second year's course, which consists Prauda, makes it abundantly clear.

сливе. Good faith could not be denied, to them. They had further actual work amongst the people. It says: lecturing and propaganda; during

a certain exculpation in their rela "The proletarian revolution in third year they study the pro- England, independent of other parts tionship to the Reichswehr which, gramme of propaganda suitable to of the British Empire, is impos when it created these formations, different countries and the higher sible." To which Manullaky added, must have realised the necessity of forms of Bolshevik aims. Although with his characteristic zeal of Eng keeping them secret, and the re the Central organization is 17 ish hatred: English imperial sponsibility thereby involved. The MoBoow, in all the schools from jam will always be able to resist the Reichswehr must have known that Semipalatinsk to Tashkand, Sumar victorious labour movement in Eng-acts such as actually occurred were kand, Bokhara, Baku, and Krasno- land, unless the English proletariat not impossible, and should have set vodsk practical unity of plans and succeeds in breaking away from ap some supervision and control over the Labour. Commands. · This methods of work prevail.

England the huge human resources. Hatred Of England. of the colonics which resemble an had not been done.

The Press of the Right clamours "Bolsheviks do not hide the fact

The time has arrived when In- for the complete amnesty of the that, for their doctrine to live, it must go ahead. It can progress dia is at the crossing of ronda, and accused, and even goes so far as to only through destroying the prosent steadying influence of the British demand that the Reichswehr should Administration notwithstanding, it lighten the hurden of their guilt by order in the East and striking Eng- land-"the standard-bearer of world is most desirable for the powers frankly admitting its own. share of capitalism in Asia through India that be to take stock of their diplo- the responsibility. From the hear

macies both towards the conflicting ing of the "Black Reichswehr" aware of the fact that Holahovist racial interests in India and the cases it has, however, become clear and Egypt. And we are not un agents have already knocked at the Islamic world in general, Bol that most of the culprits are un shovim in the North, the Hindu mitigated brutes without a particle Khyber Gate to light the fire of Mostom tension in the country it of humane feeling, who gloried in insurrection amongst all the on- slaved peoples, and, like a bright self, and the rise of an Arab Juni- nets of violence for their own sake.

in Sultan The hard thinking for Imperial Britain;

igns: Those who know the Russian iand. it should be appreciated that,They had committed terrible and;

pt.

Ocean.

world oppressed by world Imparial- the continuance of a wise policy on ism," as Kuraltay of Khorsam has her behalf can retain the peace and

(Continued on next Oolumn). security of the Middle East"

a very useful and opportune con firmation of the charges mado against the German army at the outbreak of the war.

judge should know that the action was defended by the insurance com- pany. Mr. Churchill himself wks anxious that Mr. Crew should have

It was not

been paid something, and a sum nccepted and so nothing could be was paid into court. done.

Mr. Churchill, after the ense sent a letter to the solicitors of the

should suffer out of pocket loss insurance company, saying: ́ ́ Ã ̈I am unwilling that the plaintiff

from an accident, in which I am concerned, I am ready to make an ex gratia payment to him of £25, provided you are able to arrange that he receives this payment him- Bolf.

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