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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1917.

GERMAN FOOD SHORTAGE. reference to the posibility of G. B. S. ON WAR CON-

revolution, Herr. Schmidt says *

Bome machine-guns in the bands of determined and reliable

Remarkable Enemy Newspaper (men-and, such men are still

Comments.

among will be sufficient easily to disperse the largest crowds of people should they A recent statement of Gerssemble in big cities." many's War Feeding Office: regarding the bread and potato,

Germany, which is generally reflected in the Socialist papers auch is Vorwäerts, and, the Leipsiger Volksseitung, which openly and frankly admit the seriousness of the sitaation (writen the Amsterdam correspondent of

THE WAR.

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A Test of Racial Quality,

FERENCES.

RUSSIAN UNREST.

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The Root of the Diffic

The Losers Will Have to Pay.

Decrease of Production,

Oplaton of General Maurice.

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upward path. So that a succes- GERMANY HANGING ON. sion of demands for higher wager took place, and in, good many cases the workmen felt that the (food speculators were getting the

The following in the approxi mate statement of the Hongkong | best of them and that the only way of meeting them was to

Tramway Company's traito Mr. Julius West, who recently insist on the demands of wagoe London July 28-America's roosipts for the week ending At the Summer School of the returned from Bassia, contributes out of all proportion to those entrance into the war is the most September 15, 1917 Fabian Society at Godalming the following article to the Daily which they had been receiving. important development of the last month, Mr. G. Bernard Shaw Chronicle. He was the delegate Cases have been heard of when third year of the great conflict, in

the opinion of Major General This Year: supply has caused & very dis- SIE W. ROBERTSON AND poke on the war and the propos regresenting the Fabian Society at the workmen demanded

ed conference at Stookholm. Hs the Soicalist Conference. He much sa 800 per cent, over pre- Frederick B. Maurice, ohief direo Last Year: agroetble impression throughout

Bvolution rates, a aaid that the Ramians were speaks Russian, and is an expert

tor of military operations at the Increase: This demand for higher wagen British War Office, as expressed Decrease: saking for a sort of conference on on Russian affairs ------ the human race, and continued:---- On returning from is short!usturally has not been so in an interview in which be re-

by smoothasss viewed the main events of the The Colony's Death Rate, I am very doubtful about going journey to Russia the first thingcompanied

The death rate in the Colony to Stockholm. I don't quite see which strikes cos about English throughout. There have been third year and summed up the

"To-day, for the week ending September 2 what we are going there for. War opinion is its tendency to attribute innumerable strikes, although present situation.

per thousand per is a thing which does not enter the dieorders on the other side to they have seldom lasted more than Major General Maurice said, was 24.0 the Morning Post) Moreover,} Through the courtesy of the the Socialist scheme of society, political cadaos.. The British few daya, The dangerone ele-Germany, whose whole military annum, ss against a return of to prosecute 28.5 for the corresponding week the fact is emphasised that a New York Times Renter's Agency When the Kaiser drew the public is apparently under the went in the new movement has gospel was

been the tendency few months ago it was assorted is enabled, to publish the main sword he immediately risked impression that the trouble is

towards vigorous offensive, in reduced to of last year. Workmen have a pitiful state of military help that the quantities of potatos parte of an interview which every sore of territory and mainly due to party disputes, with radicalism.

attempted to take control of lessness in which she is barely were sufficient

to guarantee correspondent of that paper had every penny had got, a certain amount of German pro factories and to dispenas entirely able to bang on in the hope that

be rations until the new harrest; with General Sir William Robert-and when we

went in on paganda thrown in. There is no

Germany then, according to whilst it is now officially stated son. Chief of the Imperial General the other side we did the same, doubt that these are very import with the so-called "bourgeois" her submarines will force the her plan, took the defensive on that there is a great lack of Staff, whom he describes as sand whoever loses will have to ant factors in the situation, but management. In certain onese people of the Entente Powers to the western front and turned her potatoes. In this connection the stubborn, good-natured man, firm pay. The notion that any number by themselves they can hardly be the workmen have very soon dis-demand peace at a time when offensive effort eastward in sn Organisation of food distribution as a rock, trus as steel, passing of persons like Socialists or held accountable for the increasing covered that they they could not Germany has the big pawn with effort to knock out Russia. Hars

in oarry on without their technical which to make affatra is violently attacked again.

bimself off as an average man, pacifists or anybody eles can disorganisation of

bargain."

egein she failed, although her The root of Russia's staff, which found itself reinstalled General Maurice continued

sitack enormously weakened The Berlin correspondent of admirably personating the nation come in and say that their general,

Speaking from the military Rossis's offensive power. the Frankfurter Zeitung also withits doggedness, good humour, feelings must be considered is to present difficulties is economic after a very few days.

point of view, the greatest event In the autumn of 1915 Germany complains of lack of organisation, quiet confidence, and common me almost inconceivably silly. and Enancial, and not political. and points out that in view of the sense.

Who is going to listen to them? So far as there is a political The net result of this agitation of the third year of the war is the definitely »bandoned her old pre- present circumstances there is

The correspondent asked for You may take it from me that difficulty sad I do not for a has been an enormous decrease of fact that the American people war strategic scheme and started no escape from further limitation, the opinion upon the present stage if the Germans beat us in this moment deny that it exists and in production. It must be remem- joined us. Up to the present in on a new plan developed since although it may be somewhat of the war of an honest soldier. war they will skin us alive, and serioca-it is to a very large ex-bered that not only have the work- France and Russia always bare the war began, namely, an exort mitigated by an increase of bread What was the military trath? if we beat the Germans we tent merely the reaction of the men been insisting on higher been able to say to their people to upbuild Mittel-Europa, as the rations and of vegetables... "Sir William Robertson replied | shall akin them alive, and prevalent economic conditions. wagen bat they have also been that the English power had not great block composed of four 80- The outward and visible sige demanding (and they bave obtain yet been developed to the fallest called Central Powers which The Dresdner Nachrichten con- that the question was one which we cannot help doing it. No tains a very pessimistic article no soldier could answer. The war smount of agitation of Socialists, of the troublesomeness of the ed) a greatly reduced working extent and that when England's would command the road to the regarding the present situation. was a etraggle of nations, and pacifists, or anyone else will pre- situation, is paper. Metal currency day. Moreover, employeed of a full weight wee in the field the East. The autumn campaign of 01 the French and 1915 consisted, în esence of the from that standpoint no soldier vent as taking the fallest measure has caused to exist. If you ask great many large factories have presenro It says:

could speak definitely. You had of our victory. If we are not people where it bas got to they refused to go on working acless Rossians would be somewhat fartherance of this scheme by Continually in the field greater to do with the psychology of going to do so, what are we fight shrug their shoulders and talk the management complied with lessened. That still is true, but conquering Serbis, bringing in and more serious war probleme peoples. Behind the armies in ing for? All you can honestly about hoarding. Iliterate pea certain almost pepal conditions. only to a limited extent. Even Bulgaris and halting our Darda- most be solved and continually the field was the nerves of the say if you go to Stockholm is that eats, it appears, dislike paper For instance, men elected by their Bagland is getting near the point nellea effort by rashing mani. new and more powerful assaults nations they represented. This if Germany wins the will get the money, add have collected all the fellow employees to secre on local where she must say that she can tione, supplies and soldiers to the of the enemy must be resisted tremendous straggle was a test last ounce out of us, and that if coin in circulation. During the councils of Workmen's and not extend her work much further assistance of the Turks. At home it qanot be concealed of racial quality. The workmen we win we shall do the same. But last three years the Romanoff Soldiers' Delegates must continue in France. Meanwhile, the strain By the winter of 1915 Germany that daring the monthe immed and work women were engaged in is it worth while going to Stock Governments attempted to get to receive their wages, and time in the continental countries is be had gone long way toward iately before the new harvest the it. Every muscle in the vast holm just to say that?

out of their fasncial difficulties lost through disputes has also to coming greater and greater, and realisation of her own ambition, position will be

the French are in real need of and this point represente to my particularly body was being strained, "Sap- I want to have war thoroughly by printing vast quantities of be paid for. dificult, even if we succeed in posing that you can only drive tried out on this occasion. If paper money. This had the In the circumstances it is not ¦ more and more support:

mind the grand climacteria of obtaining larger eupplice from the enemy before yon yard by both sides do their utmost to win result of driving coins out of surprising to find innumerable Of course, the same is true, and Germany'e offensive power. All friendly and neatral countries, yard, month by month, may you and it turns out that neither of circulation and depreciating the undertakings shut down alto- probably in for greater measure, this time Great Britain had been and we should be prepared to not be destroying bia civilian them can win except at a price roable. In a country with an gether. Fectories engaged in the in enemy quarters,

building ap armies, and with the endare still farther limitations in confidence, breaking his political which is suicidal, then we may advanced backing-system the production of munitions have in But the whole lesson of the beginning of 1915 we, for the the supply of food, which is scares will, and in that case the decision come to the point at which the effects would not have most osses been able to secure three years of warfare is to em- first time, had a real army in the enough already. It is a patriotic is a military decision. You have war may end by both sides say. been so serious, but in Russia, help from the Government, bat phasise the military maxior that leid. daty to accept quietly and to

on the man with the last reserves in ing. "We are very sorry, it is all where banke are mistrusted, the those not directly engaged

With the spring of 1916 Ger- corquered his resistance." bear with dignity this necessity

When people asked about the up with war.”

unrestricted isece of paper money war work have been having a going to win and we still have many had come to realise that should it come. What would it

provided an exceptionally easy very bad time.

got the power of the United the conqueet of Bassis destruction of the German defen- help.to waste time on complaints ive in the field and hinted that

descent towards national bank- There are, of course, no reliable States to draw upon. The United impossible, Russia WEL too and reproaches? Bitter necessity it could not be destroyed, they

raptcy.

statistics available as to the States is to-day the general re- massive to kill or crash. So the will not be averted nor even forgot the difference between No infected Rats Caught, With a banking system such extent of the fall in production. serve of the Entente. With that German atall again turned on. mitigated by such action, where 1914 and 1917. Three years ago The return of rats caught dar-me existe in Kassia there is no A few fortunate factories in reserve intact we may look the France and the Verdun attsok as every interruption of war work behind the front must have fatale had our backs to them and ing the week ending September 1 limit to the quantity of paper Petrograd and Moscow have been fourth year in the face with entire was the result.....

With the defeat of Germany at were retreating, French and shows that there were no less money which the country can able to report that they have not confidence. conscquences. In the theatree of British together; close to Paris, than 1,940 killed, none of which abeorb, and consequently to the eoffered to the extent of mare Germany has made the same Verdon came a turning of the war there may be an important wits a few guns and many was found to be infected, Daring liabilities which the Government then 20 per cent, but the mistaks with regard to the United tide of which further manifesta decision on any day. In the casualties. To-day we were away the ombsequent week, there were cac incor in issuing it. The majority, perhaps, place the figure States a three years ago the tion was seen in a successful gigantic straggle for victory the

offensive. Previous to the north, facing north. We 1984 rate caught, and again none smaller coine-30, 20, 15 and 10 st something like 50, and one made with regard to England. British is rightly fighting were millions where before we was found to be infected. Country

oopeoks, and down to one copeok heare occasionally of places where the argued. "We do not believe British military efforts had been, in the field. had been thousands." We had

-have been replaced by a special only 20 per cent. of the pre-England will come in, but if she comparatively speaking, minor Every German can convince him- driven the enemy before an We

issue of postage stamps, printed Bevolution output is maintained. does come in she is not operations, of operations under sell of this by studying the fight had taken positions which be

cannot taken in support of the French. for Flanders and by remembering

on specially thick paper. The I have heard of one unfort military nation and

military power At the Somme we started our new one copeck note (now worth about uoste establishment, engaged becomi that a million kilogrammes of regarded as matters of life and

Government work, em-soon enough to play any part in work, and really great, inporant explosives, & reported by the death,' and our guns were ham. will be." At Home" on Saturday, the tenth of a penny) may be on

2t WAS, although English papers, have been used mering him now as he had never and instant, from 4 to 6,30 p.m., regarded as a pathetic symbol of ploying many thousands of men this war." We proved that theory work

when the prizes won in the recent Rawis's difficulties.

and women, which turned ont wrong, as you will prove her great deal of the contemporary in the Wytschsets and Ypres It was too early to say that the tennis tournament will be pre-

The Wages Problem.

during the three months following theories regarding the United effect of the Verdun defeat and sectors in order to prepare for the defensive in modern warfare was seated by Mr. F. Wolff: The

of the Somme victory WM. This, however, is only one side the Revolution only 7 per cent. States wrong.

What was it that led Germany neutralized by Germany's path attempt to break through the most advanced of the German preguable. Let no wait a few entertainment for the afternoon of the difficulty. There is also of its output for the previous sixt

the wages problem to be con-

into war with the United States? into Rumsais, The Rumanian positions. This example makes weeks. Someone had got to give will include music, tennis and

It the

sidered. The Russian town work- Add to thees fasts the very im-She found she could not win on push, however, viswed in true clear what silent and assiduous way in this confict.

natione with the Allies were

man was antil quite recently in portant consideration that transland. It was necessary to try historical perspective was merely production behind the fronti

receipt of extraordinarily low port is becoming more and more U-boat warfare. "This," said the a fisch in the pan. The German means; and more and more it be leadfast, if the civilian heart was

wages, and accustomed to a ter dificult, that the number of German theorists, "will defeat military power already was on comes certain that that production sound, submission must come sooner or later from the Central

ribly low standard of life. His locomotives needing repair is England and bring the reign of the decline and her ofensive will affect the decision. Apparent Powera. Quality and character

wages, in English terms, often something in five figures, while the Eatents to an ead. We do strength was nothing like what it ly in England, too, having regard

The stained-glass windows of to the increasing success of the ere going to win this war.

Adverting then to the entry of York Minister are to be removed me to no more than a pound the number of locomotives actually not believe the United States will had been the year before."

or $70 a month.. He and his undergoing repair is comparatirs come in, but if she deer, she is an The end of 1916 found the German submarine war, this view

Americs into the war, Sir William as a prequation, in view of etile family lived on black bread and ly microscopical, and it must be unmilitary nation, has no army, situation between the two great hes become predominant.. Robertson said the Germans air raids. The Dean of York, week tes, and shared a room of a realised that the economic cannot create oue for many groups of contestante · about The Dresdner Nachrichten affected to feel contempt for the preaching in the Minster, said cellar with perhaps several other situation is perhaps even more months, peraspe yeare, certainly equally balanced, but with the A cannot become a military factor scales leaning slightly in favor of proceeds to point out Eugland's Americans and their participation that one by one glorious Minster families. In the circumstances it menacing than the military, sacrifices, and admits that the in the war, but this was due to windows, not only the pride of is not surprising that he was great many things which we had soon enough to play any part in the Entente. resolate attitude of the British the urgent anxiety of the Higher the City of York, but the unique seldom partionlarly efficient been in the habit of regarding as this war."

The year 1917 has presented nation is an indisputable fact, Command that the will of their possession of the English Church, workman. He was slow, and his neomation of life have virtually That reasoning sounds an- still rosier picture. During which is hardly likely to be al- own people should not break were being taken down because employer generally called him gone out of manufacture. In believable, to me, bat e drowning the whole third year of the rared unlean"in the course of a in this struggle of national the enemy sought detraction lasy. Wages had been rising Petrograd and Moscow, boots, man clutches at a straw. We be-war Germany and her allies have few months the food difficulties tenacities. When a nation like with engines of war unknown in slowly ever since 1905, the shoes and clothing cannot be oblieve the German theorists will attempted nothing on land, They in England here again became the American of a hundred million days of old and with a ruthless- year of big strikes, and they had tained except at fantastic prices. be proved wrong in their petimates everywhere have been on the menacing, as we may assume in people inventive, resourceful, nesa unequalled in the most been increasing fairly rapidly in order to check profiteering, of the United States as they were defensive. The Tarke lost Bag- dad and the Bosi Paninenia, Oa view of certain signs end cal courageous-ranged itself on the stage times.

between the outbreak of war and any person requiring garmente in their estimates of England. olations, that they will.". The side of the democratic Powers

You asked me what is the the Austrian front the Italians got the Revolution.

has to appear before a local com But even BO The determination of Germany's which were absolutely determined

they were appallingly insufficient, mittee and convince them of his outlook at the opening of the in powerfal blows. In the West enemics leads the paper to make to go on hammering autocratio

especially in view of the extraords, and if successful he will fourth year of the war. First, let the British and French struck re- a strong eppest to the German militarism until the world was

dinary rise of prices during the obtain a certificate authorising me give you in epitome the his-peatedly and the Germans have nation to hold out. This article safe for democracy, the end was disciplina in their blood. All latter period.

him to make his purchases. This tory of the first three years as I been powerlose to answer back, was written, it should be noted, certain, America,

Germany is hardly able to hang moreover, those millions had been forged Consequently, when the Re- remarkable, yet eloquens, understand it. before, the official statement with should hasten the end. That was into a sword for a king, but there volution came, the workmen felt testimony to the economic dis- The first year, broadly speak-on, and her only hope is that she regard to the bread and potato the crowning meroy of her was a still more formidable dia- they were justified in seking. for organisation of Russia. Compared ing, was an sitempt by Germay find some way of similarly supply was published,

appearance on the battlefield. cipline the self-imposed dis- an increase of wages which some with it the political situation many to put into effect elaborate wearing as down and forging as Dr. Sohmidt, publisher of the She had begun splendidly. She cipline of free people. What times came to as much aé 200 or 50sme almost trivial in its inco- plans which her military atrate out of the war before we get up

giste had been preparing over the momentum to drive her back, Conservative Politisch Anthro was solemnly earnest, and when could be more magnificent than 400 per cent. And yet, in therence.

space of many long years. The At present Germany is banking pologisches Monstacrift asks why she alrack her hardest it would the spectacle. which America circumstances of the case, the

fest phase was a concentrated on the U-boat. She hopes against all those who hope to come to an be with the wupreme object of pressuted to mankind a vast, Minister of Labour, M. Skobeler,

attack on France and Belgiam hope that the U-boat will reduce agreement with "devilish” Eog saving the world for democracy free democracy imposing upon assured me that anoh demands Another Snake Captured. Iand should not be exposed to she and Europe from farther death. itself the restraints and rigoursof could not siwaya ba regard-

daring a certain allotted period the people of the Entente Powers 'An Indian constable living on rage of the people, trampled on "You are confident of the end?" discipline 2 This meant at this od as unjustifiable.. Immed Lama leland, early this morning of time, in which the Germans to the same state of want, va as one tramples on poisonous asked the correspondent. moment se much to the spirit of iately after the Revolation saw a snake swallowing one of animated it would be impossible tion and safisting which she hit reptiles, and exhibited as a public Who could doubt it and this struggle as later its effects these demands for higher wages is gosta, The man shot the for Basein to disturb them in the been endaring for month warning to the people. He also live?" the General replied. But would mean to the final grip.

and years past, She hopes to took place at virtually every reptile, which was brought to The attack on France was the Entente peoples ary threatens those who support the once more he affirmed that it was Sir William Robertson said his factory. But it was found in Hongkong and attracted a large, peace terme advcosted by Herr the fibre, grit, and nerve of civil-message to Americs, if he might possible to settle matters in crowd in the Police Station com-beaked, first on the Marne, later and stars pesos parlaya

pres, still has got the big pay Scheidemants with the fary of the ian people that would decide send ons was: "Gentlemen of mediately on a satisfactory basis, pound. It measures something on the Tser sada people, who, be esra, will lynch not only this war but the fature the United States, put your backs prices, after temporary over ten, foot, and is a beautiful although: Franos and Belgium which to bargain at

euffered nevaraly in the procent. ference. them: In conclusion, writing with of the world, The Germans had into itali

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