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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE ENEMY IN WAR TIME.

A NEUTRAL'S IMPRESSIONS.

ANXIETY AS TO LENGTH OF THE WAR.

A neutral who has been travell-other hand, think that the Ger- ing in Germany has recorded his mans will be starved out of the impressions in of the Times.

lengthy to reproduce in full, but

the following summary of the

think be of interest.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916

I

Herr Delbruck, renting substitates for staple commands world-wide admiratam

which cannot be sat saide by su

support given to it.”

Since that was written the vio-

have

ing the length of the war very Lorraine. I read in the German had practically an effect"; the imperative with most families" long can she resist the pressurs ?

Formal demanda presented by the IF the war resolves half into much. The attitude in England papers that there is a considerable country, had enough food

Social Democrats to the chancellor test af endurance, which will seems to me to be ous of more party in Germany against terri-was" amply supplied."

*The plan to starve Germany brought forth this singular break fires-Germany, not only energetic preparation than sorial annexation. I did not un-

self-sustaining, but self-consum noticed even in October. As I counter such people. I am car-will miscarry," said the director reply:

Great Britain and told every German Emat, I have tain that there are no Germans general of the North German While the people may rest asing, or

market nevar observed any discontent in opposed to the control of the con- Lloyd. "There is no lack of sared that the expectations of France, with every

their England. Criticism of the guard distrints by the Alsacement, potatoes, sugar,milk, cheese our enemies of being able to con- open to

or fruit, and thers

quer us by starving us out will and Government---Yes; for the Eug-Lorraine plan.

financial operations of 2,000,000 tons ultimately be found to be baseless, Germany, with avazy gateway Secondly, German pesce termos surplus Fish are the freest, most in- dependent, and self critical people involve a clear movement also to of breadstuffs." The Frank they should keep in mind the barred against bar, or the albis, in the world. Grambling at the the East. They provide that the furter Zeitung published exhaus fact that the rise in the cost of free to draw support from their higher price of food-No. Germans must be permitted to tive reports to show that "Ger living above normal is not due loyal dependencies and all the The small portions and higher carry on their schemes from Ant many cannot be starred outsolely to the covetousness of mid-world besides? The scientif prices, reminder stanranta ate werp to the Persias Gralf without Herr Ballin, head of the Hamborg dlemen, but it is to be attributed skill with which the govorili daily reminder of the war to any interruption from England. American Line and one of the to quite natural causes, such sa has conserved the pablo z

Thirdly, every workman who sub-closest advisers of the kaiser, said the scarcity of foodstuffs. sources, enforced economy and the middle-class Germans, recent issues | WAT.

At-Imade careful inquiries | scribes to the War Loan is assured the country “will never be short The emergency has stimulated systematized both the prodnetika. too They are

The English, perhaps, over- estimate the immediate effect ofgarding the prisoners' camp. If that John Ball will pay. In fact, of foodstuffs as long as the war an extraordinary sctivity in in and consumption of sca

was susured that though owing, Ifrequently listened to discusions Insta." And their blockade on people like the most important onse, will, we Germans, and I think also that to their obstinacy, the Eaglish sa to whether London could yield minister of the interior, anhoans- foods. A recent issas of the Ber- but there are economic laws they underestimate the desperate are not popular in the camp. two or three thousand millions ad officially that a supply of liner Lokalanzeiger carried ad- butter, honey, marmalade, coffee, How long will the war last? is andesroom by amuggling and they received exactly the same sterling. Ten years ago, when I food for the population at mode- | vertisements of artificial omelets, perial dearse, hawacever loyal the,

Utterances to the same effect milk, egg powder, starch and s question which is asked much scientific research that the Cer-food as Gresman soldiers. I can- was living in Germany the theory ste prices is sasured

not prove this, because I was not that England would pay for the more frequently in Germany than mans will make in order to pro-allowed to go to the camp, but next war was rife. I am sorry to have been made more recently syrup. But even these ingenions tocions progress of the Teutons in England. If one German or cure the essentials of life. But was assured by a kind-hearted find people bere, during the two Philip Scheidemann, a prominent devices are not wholly effective through the Balkans has osied Germans genuinely and woman who had taken some in- or three days I have spent in Socialist member of the reisbatag,Sabstitutes are being produced the war to a new and important Austrian puta this inquiry to an-the other, the reply is usually, "Two increasingly fear the blockade.

terest in the camp that the food England, who are such simple said a week ago that there was in considerable quantities," says phase. A great political sampl newspaper," but already has been won, and two pound 15- Scarcity of Supplies. or three months more" and the

"Are the Germans discontent-wax of a nature that the Ramdans folk as to believe in the sincerity enough food for the entire po one authority quoted is that of "a

been created-a crushing officer home from the front.”ed with the varioun marcition?” | regard as luxurious. “They ap- of German pesoo talk, and who pulation," and Ernst Bassermann, there is manifesting itself a slow ties of extorting victory

blow at British power by seixa Only four times during my jour-I have been asked since I got pear to be omnivorous," said my are misled by food and other riots National leader, insisted that but steady rise in the prices of thas

Indeed, the deepamte situation of the Suez canal, and the raising ney, which embraced, a consider back to England. Certainly and infant, for they always ast and the fatises and meatless days the country can hold out for these very substances"

The Berlin Tages Zeitung finds is best revealed by the fact that of a great holy war able number of large and small increasingly so. Almost every up what the other prisoners leave, believing that there is any real years, if necessary."

as well" The French I was told, plax of pesce in Germany that

smong the for the thought betokars the wish. but in every case that I was ableware somewhat dissatisfied with would be tolerable to Eng- the order prohibiting the use of Privy Councilor Professor Haber- Moslem hordes of Asia and Africa: towns, did I ever hear a Tariant, town has had its food agitation,

stanat “sarned the gratitude of But it is plain that these pro agreeable health measure rather the nation" by disclosing, in anjected achievements most-be The first was in course of con- to investigate the local military the food, and the English always land, France, Belgium, Buxia, mest on two days a week so

than an evidence of shortage. address before an agrarian asso-swift if they are to result in varsation with a German who had suthorities, in conjunction with grumbled. This is, of course, bat and Italy.

The assertion that daily con cistion, the nourishing properties nourishing the bodies as well ax resided eleven years in England the municipal authorities, dealt asy, but I made minute in- direct inquires. On this point I and has none of the cooksureness with the matter and the grumb would remark that the treatment

sumption of meat is an indispen- of wood palp. Fats, oils and al- the minds of the German people. assumed at the moment among ling was suppressed, at any rate of prisoners probably varies in

sable necessity," it says, "is bumen, he said, could be obtained Up to this time sex power reusing What you asli

nothing batsilly prejudice, found from the branches of lime trees, the controlling factor in the strog his countrymen. He told me that for the moment.

each of the 300 camps in which

ed on tradition.” Doctor Staajak, while wood pulp, boiled with gla. Without it, the allies long the censorship conceala much in soup kitchens are now open again they are confined. At no place ternal discontent, both in Ger- in Berlin, though not on

writing in the Tageblatt, hails lactic acid and other chemicals, ago would have been overthrowan ** did I see English soldiers working

the potato as the savior of the would become "sppetising and with it, they are steadily reducing many and Austria, as to food and scale, and in a small university in the fields. That seemed to be of great town which I visited I found that reserved for the Russians, while

country, and suggests that the highly nutritious.”

the world's great, military power the war. He spoke then ble in Berlin early in Novem- various methods of alleviating the French and English, I was

*Hymn of Hate” be supplanted

to impotence. by s song celebrating the vege ber. Like half the people one distress had been adopted. Pro- informed, are working in the

table which has frustrated our meets in Germany and Austrie, prietors of pensions—so numerous

enemies' diabolical plan to starve he shared the belief that the in Germany--who have been had-

as into submission. great issue of the war will take ly hit by the war were provided with soldiers or convalescent place in Egypt.

In some circles in Berlin I ea gueta. Inexpensive, but not free, countered the view that coincid meals were supplied by some ently with the battle for the Saex ticket system for those who could Canal will take place another prove that they were not able to thrust at Calais, and there were be independent. The economic signs of further activity against conditions vary in every part of the English and French in the Germany and Austria.

The third person who expressed West.

The second of these four was the view that the war would last

coast line."

The

factories,

Peace Talk and Peace Terms. The nations which comprise the Entente Allies should under. stand, and never forget, that Ger many is ready for peace at say moment, bat and the " but is the most important word in the sentence on terms that, on close examination, would be found to be entirely and absolutely to her advantage.

into this contest.

a

GERMANY'S DEADLIEST

ADVERSARY.

American Comment oa a

**Grisly Threat.”

The following is from the North American (Philadelphia) of December I ---

is

"We can coa.

indefinitely," was

|

ERATIONA

It is thus seen," he said," that our forests contain treasures of food material, such as will yet pat to shame the wicked hope of the enemy to force us into submission through starvation.”

late."

HONGKONG COOLIES IN TROUBLE

More Attempts at Smuggling Chinese into America.

Failure to give the customary and it is un- | cumshaw, to a Chinese commis-

Prof. Max Sering, head of the department of economics at the

At the opening of the reichstag Not much alarm will be felt University of Berlin, reported to last Tuesday the president ad- over that grisly threat published the Academy of Sciences that the mitted there was a scarcity of few days ago in the Deutsche problems of sustenance have certain supplies, other than grain Kriegschriften and credited to a been solved completely Nitro-and potatoes, which would cause former member of the Raichstag gen, formerly derived from in-hardships to s majority of the

The general staff will adopt ported saltpeter, is chamically ex-poorer population." The Socia the severest messures rather than tracted from the air. Heavy crops list organ, Vorwerts, declares There is always in view in the submit to a pesce dictated by had made the prices of bread and that "every successive week of professor at Munich. He said, a long time was a red meat German mind that the present war starvation Extreme reprisals are potatoes, and even beef, lower the war renders the economic After all, it is England that wecantile commander who had been is only part of a chain of attempt within our reach. If necesary, than in England this was in situation of the poorer classes have to fight. These Englanders all over the world. He knew about ed conquest which, beginning we must kill hundreds of thon July. Unemployment was less more intolerable are not so different from as. They Australia, New Zealand, Canada, with Schleswig-Holstein in 1864, sands of prisoners now consuming than before the war, wages were doubtedly this condition which sioner in Hongkong is given as have long heads and long, long South Africa, and Indis, and had will go on until the Teutonic ideal our supplies It would be fright higher, the mass of the people inspires the widespread demand the cause for the complete and in Germany for peace. One of signal defeat of an attempt CON parses, and are, I have no doubt, great admiration for English sea of an all-German rule of Europe ful, but it is inevitable if there well nourished. tinns the waz already doing much that we knowmanship. He did not believe in and most of the rest of the world is no other way of holding out.

the popular journals, the Folks amuggle nighty-six Chiness. 'frightening' theory realized. “England," say the

zeitung, asters this remarkable coolies at San Francisco on Ostos nothing about. We are feeling the

Bat the rigorous censorship and warning:

ber 23. According to the story Fa. "Herr Doktor," and its placid the pinch, whatever the Govern. Though are patriotic German, Germans," succeeded Spain as the "hor of this sentiment is his conclusion.

"It is to Germany's advantage, al official who refused to be quot ment may pretend, We do want he told us that he was always re- great world Power England has ferocity suggests that he is one of the patriotism of the German na

told by a former prominent foder- 8 favorable situation, pesce." "Eis impression was that garded as pro-English.

held the sceptre until now, when the imperial professors, who are tion, which is beyond all praise, in The war would last until either English will never cease until the sceptre is passing into the addicted to moderate proposals of have not been able to conceal the to start pourparlers for an early ed, officers and members of the England or Germany was exhaust they get rid of the Germans from hands of Germany. Fortunately this kind. But the utterance is truth, which is that privation is peace. If she allows the present crew of the Mongolia had planned ed. He admitted that he was not Antwerp," he told his friends. the original plan of crushing of interest chiefly because it is a breaking down even the iron en-opportunity to paes, it will be too big clean up for the last trip of the Pacific Mail liner, Chinese popular among his fellows for The sea is everything to the France and Russia, and then wai confession that Germany is feel-durance of the people.

Dispatches from Vienna a fort- saying this, but he had the cour- English," he said to them, and ing for a year or two until the ing the relentless pressure of har

The Frankfurter Zeitung ex- had been brought in previously, age, rare in Germany, to make his they will concentrate their efforts German Fleet would be ready for enemies blockade, which she once might ago told of food prices. ad prasses vividly the realization of ber in smaller numbers, says the San Francisco Examiner. The vancing “by leaps and bounds” peril. While our troops' are remarks before a number of peo on getting the Germans out of the great war with England, was derided.

Hongkong commisioner who No factor of the empire strength Batter was retailing at $1 a fighting like heroes," it says, ple who disagreed with him.

A fourth person was a Prussian completly upeet by the wholly Germans' Self-Deception. As so this aspect of their char- governess who had lived long with unexpected entrance of England has been more emphatically pro- pound, coal was scarce, clothing want is growing acute at home, had handled such matters in the claimed than its economic inde had doubled in price. Bat still where the people are beginning past was informed that as many acter, the whole nation not only English families, and was almost

My long residence in Germany pendence. It is true that the more significant are the conditions to interpret the miserable existing 8100 coolies might be taken on the Prussians--have the power outspokenly pro-English. "Wait enables me to say that, behind rocious submarine warfare apon in Germany,

Confidently conditions as the defeat of the the final trip. of self-deception developed to until the English get conscrip- the cock-a-boop confidence of the unamed cargo and passenger The Amsterdam Telegraaf re-empire. We jeered at pacting his nsual commission, be degree unknown to any other tion, she told some people at Berlin jingoes, is an orriere pensee steamships was defended as a just ported that last Saturday there the blockade, but to-day we laugh found the eighty-six coolise who were willing and shls to pay the eople. It is that which makes pension at Prague. What is the as to whether the war is not rat reprisal against the allies in were food riots in Berlin, a crowd no longer."

nee of conscription when the war her 100 big as it stands and it human * blockade; but, with of clamorous women being driven ̈“All our enemies," said the price demanded.- them so easy to rule.

At the dock, as the Mongolis In England I have noticed that is over?" was the reply of a die- might be a wire thing to lose curious inconsistency, it was per- from the kaiser's palace by the president of the reichstag the opinions are divided up into in-grantled wounded Hungarian down for five or ten years, reaping sistently declared that the at polite. Copenhagen said that other day, have recognized that was about to sail the thitty song- dividualities and classes. On my officer. "Bat the war is not all the advantage possible before tempt to starve the civilian pop twelve German newspapers had we are invincible on the battle. glers decided that, as they would arrival in this country in 1908 I over." she said, "Dor is it likely starting out again.

ulation would have no effect. been suppressed for complaining field; so the more sagerly do they have no further use for the com joined a debating club, which I to be so long as we Germans make

Efficiency, economy and inven- against the shortage. Maximilian cling to the cope of destroying as missioner's services, they would attended regularly every winter. ourselves disliked all over the

tion, it was repeatedly announced, Harden, in his journal, wrote, economically, conquering us by pay him nothing. According to the report, they told him to "go "There I learned of the individual world and units our enemies

had averted the possibility of any We must confess that the Ger- hunger.” ity of English people, and of their under the English." Privately

dangerous food shortage, and the man people for the moment are There are indications that they to the devil

will do it not, of course, that they

"Very well" mid the commu great good temper in argament, she told me of the suppression of First and foremost in what is nation, although shut off almost suffering great want. that they were tolerant, yet stub all sorts of food and of anti-war called the Free Bhine. For that completely from communication In Dresden not only mest, but will actually destroy the nation, sioner, I will; and the devil wil riot.ngs in Berlin, with shouting of reason the Germans will fight for with the outer world, could main butter, oleomargarine and lard but that they will apply conting be waiting for you in San Francis born withal.

There also I learned, however, the mob. The atmosphere of Antwerp until the last. Coincid-tain itself indefinitely

are unobtainable except on cards ously the merciless pressure of Thereupon he cabled to the and I regret this fact always, that Prague, as I shall show shortly, untally with the retention of Ant- Field Marshal von der Golts sened by the authorities. There the blockade, until the imperial immigration authoriting

The eighty-six coolies still se the English people totally mis is not favourable to Prussianisms, werp, they desire to bring such declared in December that the is bitter orificium that the prices government realizes that the most understand the Prussian. They for in Bohemia one can very often pressure to bear upon the Dutch, empire was prepared to fight for fixed by the government for foods exhaustive efficiency and the most held at Angel Island, do not realize the mixture

of speak English openly in the either by cajoling them or by Dr. Otto Appel, an sg-are too high and much denuncis daring ingenuities of science canon for their

frightening them, as to compel ricultural expert and an imperial tion of speculators. "Only by not indefinitely sustain vast been made. bumptiousness, cringing to an-skrests:

that the? thority, cunning, brutality, and

Holland to give up her rights at privy councilor, in March; quoted an immediate radical change of armies and a beleaguered people. The four exceptions I have in the month of the Scheldt. intense industry that go to form

elaborate official reports to show the regulations," says the Eer The situation seems to justify the bringing the blind one

to the United that human pachyderm. This dicated should no

This may be sccomplished by that Germany could never be liner Tageblatt can bitter, sg comment we offered nearly four

them to their international misunderstanding of to the fact that German unity the extension of the German starved, and that she possessed gravation, already so distressdal months ago upon Germany's con- Characters will have a great bear of opinion is still absolute on the Customs Union to include Hol food supplies ample for any in the conditions of an underted dent prediction that she would to Mait ing on the length of the wat. The two or three months basis of the land, whereby she would become, length of time. General You papulation, beaveried."

8000 force favourable peace out of existen Germans are allowed to believe length of the war. Many of the of course, a vasal State, Belgium Falkenhays, minister of war and A Leipzig paper remarks that Condemned to subsist upon early s that the English, whom they re- people want so early peace he would also be included, but, pro- chief of staff, ridiculed the sug- the establishment of no-meat

da te arme enemy will yond doub, but the Army rules bably a part of Presta, on the gestion that Grass might days is not a great success, sice

out Here m England, as I have said, ightened The English, on the I have not found people discuss same system as the rule of Almce-

of

*

#Three Months Mare.

A“ Free” Rhine.

The terms on which, I believe, the Germans would make peace to-day are as follows, a bi

*

The blockade, be

her own resources, she confronts members mitions which can draw the go

Get froer all the earth. How for