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THE ONLY WAY TO PEACE.

MR. ASQUIH ON THE GERMAN THREAT.

Sir James Scott, chairman of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917.

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ANOTHER GERMAN EX- PLANATION.

Swiss Minister Said to Have Proposed Course to Leasen War Danger.

passenger

HOONLIGHT ATTACK. taring out bullet Black figures

Sleeping Germans Routed out of their Dug-Outs.

were running about. Streaka (of light played about their bay- Jonais...

Better Food for Soldiers.

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limit of cur power to accelerate that is not in any way an ex- respectial attention to such pro- it-advist and~to - enzura itafuggerated claim.-The-requit is|nouncements as the recent speech | « finality. We are all agreed as to us all the available evidence of the hand of the greatest of the the urgent necessity of complet-seems to indicate, not only is neutral countries-President Wil- ing the Dak, to which we have sach commodities in copper and son. Thatiperch was addressed,'

Counter-Attacks. Repelled. been devoting ourselves for more rubber, which have a direct not directly at any rate, to the

Tais morning the Germans than two years, of mobilising for military as well as civil valus, billigerents, but to the American

The Daily Chromisle Special launched a counterattack coross war the whole of our national but so to many of the stsplej Senate and through them to the London, February 14-The correspondent, Mr. Philip Gibbs, the aver trench in which our men rescurces. Vital as in the main articles of consumption in par people of the United States. I German official version of the writes as follows

had spent the night, digging Reply to President Wilson, tenance of our Armies in thedelë ticular food and the material for was therefore » declaration of proposals made through the Swim With the British Armies in the themselves deeper into the "bard

sad our Fleets on the seas, we alothing-that there is both in American policy, to rpsak, Minister in Washington for con- Field, Feb. 4-This morning, ground. At Ladybank last month Mr. have to think not in terms of Germany and in Austria a real perhape, precisely of forenes ca sul marine questions while our gana were still fring Bi fire and gunfire and Asquith made his first speech tol soldiers ozly, or in terms of and growing percity. Our Ameriosn ideals. The President is given in the following official very heavily and our man were Stokes mortars kept the grey men bie constituente sincs be erased soldiers and sailors only-re enemies bare sought to cut off held out to his hearers the pro telegram, says Renter's Amster repulsing a German counter-back They must have suffered to be Prime Minister. He did not have to include in our calculs our supplies by developing the spect of an era when the civilised dama correstondent':

stisok, I saw the pst result of one many casualties. "What lies at the bot om of of those small actions which in dwell on the reasons which led to one and estimates everything eubmarine menace, which lanations of mankind, banded to

Other counter-attacks have his resignation, but emphasised that contributes directly or in- besp and is being practised both gether for the purpose, will make this report is the following: A old days of warfars would have been made during the day, and I the need of putting all the energies directly to our cffensive and de-sgainst the Allies and against it their joint and several duly to telegram from the Swiss Minister been called a battle, and now are have no knowledge of their of a united nation into the pro-fensive effectiveness in the Allied neutrals with a ruthleen and repress by their united authority in Washington was transmitted counted marely se small episodes result, except that our men seem oyniesl defiance not only of the and if need be by their combined to Germany by Switzerland, in recorded officially in just a line to be holding their captured secution of the war. The solion cause. of the conflict ending in a “drawn At this moment the point on well-established rules of inter- naval and military forces, any which the Minister offered, if or two.

ground. All this is vague, be "or in atalemate be dit-which we ought to concentrate is national law, but of the radi wanten or aggressive invasion of Germany was agreeable, to me-

About two hundred prisoners,sues no exact detaile have yet miered as a mere dream," and to make a worthy response to the mental dictates of common the peres of the world. It is a diste in negotiations with the including a group of N.0.0.'s had come back. declared that the resonices of the appeal which is now put forward humanity, and to-day we read foo ideal, which must arouse all American Government about the resulted from a surprise aflack That German machine-gan waS Allies assured them of inevitable by the State for a Wer Lon. that these methods are to be our sympathier. Speaking my-declaration of prohibited areas, as last night on 1,200 yards of still at work in the early part of victory. Referring to President (Chsers) The daily cost of the farther developed in all direc veli more than two years ago in thereby the danger of war trenches between Beaucourt and this morning, concealed in a deep Wilson's speech, he said we must wat goes up and will continue to tions. In the first place, our has the early months of the war at between Germany and the United Serre (north of a wood called the shell-crater and hard to knock fight on to ensure a decisive go up month by month. A year ago pital ships convering back to Dablin of the ends which we as a States might be diminished.”: Bois d'Hollande), and they had out. Brave men were down in rictory in the field, which could was substantially less then their homes men who have been people ought to keep in view, "The Swiss Government was just been brought in for ex- that hole working this machine, be the only precursor of a solid 5,000,000. I have no doubt that wounded in action are to become taking as my text Mr. Gladstone's then rrasated to inform ita amination.

though they must have known and enduring pesce,

it is to-day very considerably more the subject of German'submarine words that "the greatest triumph Minister at Washington that They were all men of Sohlea-the game would soon be over for than £5,000,000. That daily ex-attack. ("Shame." Aud next, of our time would be the enthrone. Germany, as before, was ready wig-Holstein-the same breed of them. Our men were working the Liberal Association, presided, penditure includes, as you know, as we gather from the commasi ment of the idea of public right to negotiate with America in case men se those who came over to all round them with trench- bat the gathering was attended a vast deal more than the mere cation which has apparently beans the governing idea of European the commerce barrier against our our shores with Bengies and mortars and hand grenades by electors of both political oet of the Army and Navy and made to the Government of the politice," and asking what that enemies remained untouched. Borsa before the days of trench and there will be more, perhaps, parties, and Mr. Asquith had a monitions; it includes the financ United Statee, ordinary merchant meant or what it ought to meed “As is obvious, Germany could warfare and they seemed to me to tell to-morrow,

carrying

their when translated into practice,. I only enter into such regolis a sturdy lot of fellows, though on cordial reception. Among those ing of our Allies, a task of gigantic vessels on the platform were Principal and ever growing magnitude; normal and legitimate trade, said, I believe with the general tions on condition that, firetly, here and there among them soms The German dico, with whom Sir John Berklees, St. Andrews the purchase of commodities for whether belonging to neutrals or approval of my fellow-country diplomatic relations between rather elderly men, and bere and I spoke, because his English was Unitereity, Sir William Robert- our own or our friends' necess to Allies, are hereafter, without men, what I am going to quote: America and Germany should be there come sick and sorry men, goad, had just come back from son, of Dunfermline, Mr. Pringle, ities or for Eestile purposes, and any regard to the safety either of It means finally, or is cught restored, sad, secondly, that the white-faced after an hour or two leave. He was in Hamburg laat M.P., and Mr. William Webster, large provision for the coat of the passengers or crew, to be to mean, perhapa by a slow and object of the negotiations could of terror.

Tuesday. of the Scottish Liberal Associs-transport, the maintenance of er- sunk at sight. When the history gradual process, the substitution only be certain concessions res

A Moonlight Attack.'

"How is it in Hamburg' TI change, and other incidental but of the war comes to be written by for force, for the clash of compet-pecting American tion.

It was a moonlight attack made asked. He lied splendidly. Hr. Asquith said-It has been indispensable exigencies of the the impartial pen of posterity ing smbition, for the groupings ships."

jaet before midnight last night by "It is very nice in Homburg. our custom now for 30 years to

These are none of them thees maritime catragea will take and alliances and a precarious The interdiction of overseas a splended body of troops, who Not quite like it was before 1914, come together annually in this matters in which we can afford their place in the same black equipoise, of reel European impute proclaimed against our helped to fight a great action in but very pleasant..

Ob, yes, hall in October. Last year I was economise. The need and, there chapter which records the de-partnership, based on the recogni- anemies through carestricted these paris, where the battles on the people at home bare enough compelled, to my great regret, by fore, the cost of them ir oresse portation and practical enslave tion of equal right and establish submarine warfare would thus, the Somme and the Ancre had not to eat. Quite enough, though it is the heavy pressure of publicerely week of the war. In these ment of the populations of Bled and enforced by a common even if diplomatic relations with been closed down by foul weather, necessary to be a little eccromi

will."

America were restored be in no The ground was white and hard cal." daties, to put cf our meeting, circumstances there is one plain giom and of Poland.

circumstances relaxed. It is a new weapon, but it is in- I am not sure that there is any and now, when I am once again and patriotic duty cast apon us

under snow, and a high moon Then he made an admission in some degree & free man, I have all, men and women, who have possible to dispute its gravity and substantial difference between

"The reply of the Swise Minis-shove down too bright on the which admitted ail. "The taken the first opportunity to fat any accumulations they can call its effectiveness, for it tends to President Wilson's ideal and the ter at Washington expressed very quiet battlefields, shimmering soldiers in the trecohes have fil our postponed engagement, their own or can honestly lay reduce month by month the one which I thus endeavoured to clearly that in the resolute and glizling over the snow crys- better food than the people for, daring the course of a long hands upon and can, by further carrying capecity of the Allies depict, eroept and this admit is crying out of cur U-bat war tals.

at homa. The soldiers come. public life, in which, on the obe paving, create. It is, at whatever all of whom are dependent, in large step in advance that he against the entire overseas import There were 20 degrees of frost first." hand, I have been the target for inconvenience, to subscribe them varying degrees, on the unres would blot out the geographical of our enemies, there is for us no cold horror above ground, "And retos? I asked. much criticism and attack, and to the servios of the State. It is tricted transport across the seas lim tation of Europe, and as turning back."

where a kind of white fog lay, and He spread out his bands with on the other I have enjoyed an not a great escrifice that we are of food, of munitions, and of the sociate the United States and

is shell craters, where men lay in a queer, courteous gesture, in sxceptional mescure of faithful called upon to make. The secur material for the necessary indus indeed all civilised peoples in the

hiding in advanced pests as in so which there was a sign of and loyal support, the sanderity is the best in the world. The tries. The best means of counter same reacc-preserving fraternity (Obeers.) Of what avail in such many parts of the line made un pathos. standing and the confidence of rate of interest is adequate and checking, and so far as possible The President, as I understand a case are mere words and pro- tenable by water and ice and "When you will" he answer... my constituents and frienda in even generous, and you will never frustrating, the objective of this bim, pointedly abstains from offer- mises, the

ed, emphasising the "yon." B. multiplication of bell-fire. Fife have never failed me. be without a ready market for campaign have of course prece-ing any counsel to the belligerents parchments and protccola which

The enemy had no need for repeated the sentence as though To-day is the first time for your investment.

copied as for long time past. So in the present war se to the terms can be torn to pieces in far less fates, it seems. The old moon that held all the truth. I have, of course, no knowledge far sa they depend rpon the active which may or ought to end the time than it took to write theman's Lind: the dead bodies, the The men about him listened to many years that I have appeared

made everything clear out in No

Worn-Looking Prisoners. among you as an anofficial mem. /of the response which has, so far, offensive and defensive of the corflict. Es disclaims the fant- down? We cannot be corten broken wire, the white rims of our folk not understanding it, bat ber of Parliament. I am not been made to the appeal. Some Navy, they can be safely left to tions of the mediator, and I will we ought not to be content, un- going this afternoon to say a people who profeen to know say the Board of Admiralty and Bir therefore not dwell on the possible Ites the Allies are left with soli shell craters. Only the low-lying watching our faces. In their steel word as to the reasons which has it has not been quite a John Jellicoe, who has command-interpretations, or perhaps misic-safeguarde against the breaking mist veiled a little any movement helmets, with heavy vizors, and have led me to ceses to be a Min-prompt or as large as they exed the Grand Fleet with such terpretatione, of the now famous loose fresh of the ambitions with there might be of men crawling the long, grey overcoats, with ister of the Crown, for I do not pected. It may be so.

The skill and distinction since the phrase "Peace without victory!" their attendant train of carnage forward, dragging their xities and mufflers round their throats and wish to distract your attention or Sate in this country has cerer beginning of the war, and who Bat the very use of such a phrase and cruelty which, during these

chins, they made a striking that of the country for a single been an expert in advertisement came to Whitehall with this, in such a quarter by such an

"Like Flying Scythes." B moment from that which should (Laughter.) If this is the case, among other objets, especially in authority shows that it is necessary

Apart from guns firing the group, and their fices were fair of character because the agony of be with all of us the supreme and it is a asse in which every patrio-view.

for us to make it clear to the neatral

asual round of the night, single war had given an old, worn look unique topio, concentrating upon tic citizen should make it his

But the action of the Navy has world why we can becontent with

strokes from the batteries, all was to many who were but young itself all our thoughts and all our business to do a little advertising to be, and has been, supplement nothing less than a victorious victorious peace. (Oheers.) & quist beyond the Andra Quiet fellows.

bis. country's energies. That topic, I need roton

BOCOUAL. ed by other measures, such as the peace. (Oceere.) It is not from peace, which has in it the pro- until quite suddenly a great eay, is the war in the two aspects (Cheers.) The money that is arming of merchant ebipe, the love of fighting, though we may spect of endurance, because it umber of our gune fired together of its effective prosecution to a Deeded is there, in the pockets, acceleration of new constraction, seem for the moment to have will conform not only to the best and a barrage of shells crashed to/been collected in small bags, to worthy and decisive and and its in the deposits, in the investments the allocation of the tosaige converted ourselves into a military interest butto the social and moral the German front line.

be handed back to them after consummation in an honourable of the people. Let them produce resources of the Allier, end nation. The war is costing us, necessities of corporate mankind.

The shalls burst on the hardxamination-letters from home and stable peace. (Cheera.) it in full measure and without |

Their splinters must

fall of those prayers that the war Let us look for a few moments delay. There is no more effective more rapid dealing with the load measured in money alone, the Less than that without dishonour earib,

may be soon over which are in at each of these sides of our way in which they can showing and unloading of cargoes in beat part of six millions a day, and confessed failure we cannot have flown for, like

our docks. It is impossible to and is, like a blind fury, mowing accept. (Cheers.).

soythen to minates all German letters, little lesther national duty. As to the first, let their gratitude to those who have over estimate the value of the down what is best and most bright The Allies have already cat ster

later cur mer rose and went

pouches made for obarme and. me Bay at once-and I sball carry laid down their lives that freedom service in all these matters ran- with promise of fiwer or of frait | lined in general bat quite intellicross the snow quickly while usicots which all German soldiers you all with me here-that there and justice bould

is no doubt in the minds of any

Bime

war.

(Cheers.)

to

promptly

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three years, have wrought the most desolating baroo recorded in the annals of the world.

That is what we mean by a

peace. (Cheers.)

their trench spades.

line.

lish Voices.

Sleeplog, Germans Trapped. One of the prisonersa non- commissioned officer told

me

out !

Their personal belonginga had

| moonlight-these grey-faced, greyclad men who know, I think, that their army cannot fight its way to victory, but only hopes to. hold out against defeat. These

Last Year's Vintage.

Our other great need. for the hoo.friend Mr. Runciman, the Week by week it adde a fresh considerations will be the obit forward to the German second is 'saving ginos in them, picture of us se to our winning of the

1ste President of the Board of quota to the darkened homes and soter of their concrete demands.

postcarde, highly coloured and War. (Cheers:) The resources of achievement of an early and effec-Trade, and by the Shipping Com the broken hearts of thors who so far as I know the gisteren Bentries must have seen them sentimental, and paper novels, the Allies, naval and military and tive victory is the mobilisation wittee of experts so ably presided are left behind. Such a war, we has elicited from the writers and ocming must have screamed a

mad-stained and torn after being read economic, wisely organised and and organisation of labour. This over for a year past by my noble need hardly assure the neatral the spokesmen of the enemy warning before our men were on

in shell-holes and -dug- handled, assure us. inevitable is not a new problem. It is friend Lord Carson. If the steps looker-on is not paraued by ne nothing but a derisory response.

to them. But a ramber of Gerouts. ristory. The notion that the problem which for the last 18 which we all agree to be necessary, wantonly or vindictively, from the Then we must fight on (load mass heard nothing until it was a The "unter-offizier fainted struggle is about to come to a months has engaged the unces- squalid and in a stalemate or sing anxiety and attention of those and the result which we all deshiret for terrifery or from the last cheers, with atont bearis, with question of malagt ble or death me, and I turned away from these drawn game is a mere dream, responsible for the conduct of the irr, can be found the more of revenge. We never have had the redoubled purpose, and by a wire shouted down to them by Eug. men who had been taken in the

and attained more the faintest desire for the anni and united concentration of all (Cheers.) The fortunes of battle war. The first call was, of course, effectively by other machinery, I hilation of the German people or our resources ensure that decisive in one sphere of operations as for the Army and for munitions, need not say I should be among of the German State. Destructica, victory in the field which is the compared with another, or in but a little more than a year, the first to welcome the change. widespread and tertible to connecessary and the only possible different points in the

when the Military Service Acre sphere, may seem from week to were coming into force, carefni I am certain that there are noge template, is a necessary incident precursor of a solid and enduring that he was down in his dog-ons had finished their job. For them with his men, who were mostly the war is over, and they have all week or from month to month to stock was taken by the Govern Governa ent--and I include those war is not to deatros, but to of my colleagues in the late of all war, but our object in this shift and to ductase, but if all meat of the labour situation, who are members of the new War reconstrast on a ceeper' laid and by Mr. W.Low, of Blebo (Liberal), coats with shawle round their Replying to a resolation, moved seleep, wrapped up in their great

the luck. the influences and powere that both actual and prospective, Cabinet-ho will not agree with a more enduring basis the wan and seconded by Provo: Ander heads, warm, and not worrying are at work are taken into com- leaving out of secount for theme that the crux of the whole tooly broken fabric of public right son, Newburgh (Unionist), thank-about the danger of attack, prehensive account, every month moment active naval and military problem is due appraisement of and national independence.

ing him for the invaluable sET- Then the English voices the conflict becomes more unequal operations.

the relative claims of our severa

The 1918 production of white vices rendered by bim while shouted down, "Coms and the balance needed for fuel Result of our Blockade. national necessities and a corres- autocess is more or lese decisively Nothing had done so much to ponding allocation of our labour requirements, the attainment of during the past 28 months and men awoke and knew that they trios will be 25 per cent. below In estimating the minimum guiding the affairs of the Empire Come out!" and these sleeping and red wine in the Geneva dis- reduce the power and weaken the resources. I hope-nd I believe which would justify us in laying declaring endurance of the enemy as eur with confidence that on

anqualifed concnr-were trapped like rate in their the normal. The quality is alac inferior to that of recent years, I bass that opinion, which is a ever-widening and tightening basis no appeal could be made duty to the memory sad the hon- pursue the war to a successful this down the sword and absolve our rence in the determination, to deliberate one and not one hastily blockade one of the greatest with greater certainty of our of those who have given their issue.

Not a pleaesat awakening. owing to insufficient eunshine. formed, on a review of the forces, achievements even in the glorious response to the patriotism both of live in the faith of a great cause,

Outside the moonlight shone upon The prices, however, are 25 to 30 Mr. Asquith said these mest tbe bayonets of the English Pr cent, higher. economic and moral as well as annale of the British Navy. the men and of the women of the we cannot ignore what the warings in days gone by had always soldiers. I was se cold sa death Six Offers of Marriage." atragetic, which this gigantic (Cheers.) I see that Lord Robert United Kingdom. (Obeera.) hes taught us as to the character been party meetings. To day it where thy stood, to men who had Alison Collier, a servant, 23 stuggle, se it has developed, has Cecil, who has been and is a President Wilson's Speech. brought into unprecedented | most effective Minister of Block-

and the methods of the enemy, was different and these were not been sleeping warmly. They yours of age, who was arrested on a fow It began with a deliberate and a timea in which we should allow gave themselves up, did not fight Jan, 18 on her own confession, on array. Nor is it easy at this stage ade, declared a night or two go words as to the prospects and cynically acknowledged infraction sny infimases of any sort or kind at all, and went back across the charge of abandoning her two- to imagine the intrasion of any that we had absolutely destroyed conditions of peace. I will not of treaty obligations. It has from to divert us from the united pro snowfields with shells whirring month-old baby boy on a door- new factor which could really the overses exports of our enemies, waste time and breath on the the first been conducted with arecation of the great cause which over their heade and bursting stop in Eleworthy Hoad affect the inevitableness of the that we bare practically destroyed called overtures for pesos which steady disregard notonly of the old Providence had entrusted to our with heavy crashes on their sup- Hampstead, has received no towar isaus. Bat while we have all of all their overses importe, and that were put about by the enemy chivalry between belligerente bat hands and upon the triumphant port wrenches.

than six offers of marriage while us so doubt as to the certainly of wo bare, at any rate, largely more than a month ago with of civilised usage and of common reas of which depended the Behind stem, German rockets she has been under remand from ultimate victory, that is all the diminished their imports from transparent insincerity and for a humanity, in a growing serion of whole of the fature fortunes of went up, flaming red above the the Marylebone Police Court,

we should neutral neighbours whose ter- manifestly ulterior purpose; but calculated crimen which for the civilisation and bestir ourselves to the almost ritory is contiguous. I believe we are bound and glad to give moment reaches its climax to-day, (Cheers.)

humanity white landscape. Not far away a where yesterday she was bound

German machine-gun was splut, over..

in favour of the Allies. (Cheert,)

The Inevitable Issue.

more reason why

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I now pass on 10 687

Enemy's Calculated Crimes.

holes.

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