1918-10-09 — Page 5

THE PACIFIST BLIND SPOT

By Rt. Hon. JE M. Robertson, M.P.

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military "writer in Germany to inform us that, under a status quo peace, Garmany will conscript and militarise more determinedly than ever---that is, unleen Ger-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9,

TICKETS FOR SAIGON;

A Charge of False Pretences,

A Chinese was charged at the | msny breaks ́ ́ into effectual | Police Court this morning, befors revolation, under the pressure. Mr. J. R. Wood, with obtaining And upon some such revolution, the sum of $156 | by false it may be, que "pacifista" social, pretences,

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To one who has all his life been sascointed with “pasiliam in

It so, they are asking us to stake Inspector Browns prosecuted the old sense of the term, there is the hopes of civilisation on the and said the complainant wAN A something endoringly setonishing the mere chance of s vital revolu- broker. On October 5 hs wanted in the attitude adopted even by tion in a country bitherto the most to get some tickets for Saigon. the mare" competent monthpieces notoriously incapable of revola- He met the defendant, who repre what to day passes by the name. tion. It is a policy strictly on asented himself as the steward of The old pacifiem took seecunt of par with the game of blaff" stesmer and said he had sixteen facta. Seeing the grave and denonnoed, wish such ample tickets for esle. The complainant deepening menace of militarism: justification, by the pacifists of aid he had some friends who

winked to go. it sought to incline men towards the past.

to. Haiphong, another way of setting national Risking the Fate of Freedom. whereupon the defendant cffered quarrels, and, therefore, towards No min has the right, and no him 10 tickets for a dulla at $12 a restriction of the armaments wire man will consent, to risk the each, and six for children at $6 which in themselves were fate of freedom on such a chance. each. The complainant gere visibly tending to the pint of ex. Given a status quo pesos, with these tickets to his olients, bat plosion. Today, with all the old Germany re-arming, re-building when they went on board the ship warnings fully verified, the out her military machine, every State the Captain said the tickets were standing and overwhelming fact in the world will be simply com useless and could not be used. of the world-situation is that mili-pelled to arm in similar fashionTM“ Mr. G. A. Yranovich, shipping tarism must be put down if Britain first and foremost. If clerk to Messrs. P. 4. Lapiopae civilisation is to be saved. And there could be any doubt in the and Co., said that his firm were those who to day pass for pacifists past about German intentious agents for the ship, which soiled meet the situation by calling for there can be none Dow. Goa- yesterday for Saigon vis. Haip- precisely the sort of pesos which ecription, eombrely accepted hang. The tickets which the would not and could not give any necessity imposed by defendant had given to the com÷ 6ach resalt, That is the problem the war, would "then be plainant were not genuine tickets, in a nutshell.

s. permanency. The realiss-89 bia office never.. issued Bemembering the nonsenes tion of the pacifist demand will these tickets. As far as the that need to be talked on the text, mean nothing more nor less than manifest was concerned, there "If you wish for peace, prepare the absolate militarisation cf were no Obicese presengers. The for war," ons could understand a Britain the one Seste in Europe icket which the be issued coet preliminary attitude of genial that had hitherto held out against $15 for an adult and half-price scepticism towarde doctrinee of ait. Some pacifists may perhaps for children. Before Chinese “kacckout blow” as a mesca of 18ly, in that event, on universal passengers could purchase tickets attaining permanent peace, revolution, s spontaneous refusal they had to get a permit from the Germany, France, Austria of all the democracies to bear the French Coneal to land at a French Hungary, Russia-to say nothing intolerable borden. Agsis, each port,»

After farther evidence. His Turkey all prepared system.ioiteelf the mereet political Worship discharged the defend. stically for war; and the dus gambling. But supposing the and on the grounds of insufficient result was, es of old, simply war, { dream were to be rasliced, wherein evidence.

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of Italy, Ramssis, Bulgaris, enda policy of speculation would be

not peace. The best "prepared" would the resulting policy be State of all was the one to force preferable to the present contion-

the war.

In so far, then as the old professional militarists might talk of ending war by war, the

Pesce of the future.

The New Pacifism.

arce of the wai?

Would

Bolshevik oirnival throughout Europe sait the pacifist book?

Be ma

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DEMOCRACY.

No Room for It In Japan.

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an order of the pursuant to Supreme Court of Hongkong. made in an Action in the matter

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of the estate of HO TSUN SAN alias Ho SHU TONG alias HO SAN CHUNG alias Ho A FEE alias HO SEEK alia, Ho A SIK deceased, dated the 6th day of September, 1918,

BY

MR. GEORGE P. LAMMERT the person appointed in that behalf, at his Auction Rooms at Duddell Street.

formala might well be inspect, South to say, slike the horrors Bat that is not how the care really and the homiliation of the Dr. Karjin Tomićzu, formerly stande. The c-called pacifiste of Bolshevik regime in Russia have Professor of Law at Tokyo Im

where he to-day are fighting the pesce gone fer to ban revolution every perial University, lovers of the past. For it is they where else. The German Social becsmes notorious as leader of who are planning for the League iste avow that it has battered the seven university jingoes of the Nations, the Compulsory their hopes. It would be folly who denounced the Peace of to make predictions, but on the Portsmouth, writes in the Shin face of the esse the chances are Jidai (New Ers) on the pravalent The new pacifism, ec-called, is that Germany will be about admiration of democracy among broadly marked out by the the last country to effect a bis countrymen in the strain that iteration of one formals, "Pesce radical revolution. Bainous as one would expect from so renown. by Negotiation." It is a signifi-renewed militarism would be for ed a fire-ester. He beads bia cantly empty formals, seeing that industrial Germany, it article "Dominate the World's every peace is finally made "by much more likely to persist there Tendencies," and writes

"There is not the least negotiation," whatever be the under a status quo pesce than to

possibility of military situstion upon which it disappear.

democratic issues. The only meaning, then, In that state of things no email ideas gaining a foothold in to be attached to the use of the States would dare to join the Japan. Im not going far if I are of the formula is "Pesce now, League of Nations, we should declare that democracy in Japan the by negotiation"-peace at any have only the continued alliance would be a decided anomaly. atsge of the war, without of the belligerents of the war, Thoss Japanese who insa farther ffort to Eecure a preparing for the next. And the endeavour to propagate demo- decisive victory. Ard thet. resouces of civilisation"alagcratio ideas point to the general meane, st the very best, return to for the old emociations will tread of thought of the outside the status quo site bellsm. The inevitably be everywhere devoted world may properly be branded pacifists, some of them, do profese at any cost to preparing and 58 enemies of the policy to desire to see reparation made scenmalating more and more under which the country has to Belgium and Serbis; though dreadful machinery of destruction, governed from time the frequent use of the phrase planning for the methods of exter-immemorial. I am tempted to "no indemnities" leaves in much minstion which the next war ask these "Japan-made demo doubt the attitude of many even would at once inaugurate, That crate. What has it to do with on that head. Some propose a the latter day pacifists cannot see your country, if the rest of the resort to pacific machinery for the as much is the proof of their world were to day converted 10 self-determination of Aleece blindnere. Charging that defect democracy? Japan is Japan, Lorraine and other populations opon othere, they are its enpreme and there is no reason why she similarly placed. But the one exemplification

been

should not remain so. I tee co

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THURSDAY,

31st day of October, 1918.

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Regular supplies of Messrs. Borden's Sweetened and Un- sweetened Condensed Milks, also Sterilized Milk, have been arranged, the first consimment being due to arrive during the next few days,

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ST. ANDREW'S FAIR."

30th November, 1918,

situate and being Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5. 6 and 8 Cheung Oo Lane, Nos. 42. 48, 52 and 4 Third Street. ll on a part of Inland Lot No. 684 Nos. 25. 27, 29 and 31 Second Street, being a part of Inland Lot No 583 and Nos. 17. 19 and 21 Sam To Lane, on a part of Inland Lot No. 800 Victoria Hongkong;

The first 8 Lots consist of the houses in Chung On. Lase and Nos. 42 and 48 Third Street fone house in each Lót) which are thing that no pacifist ever, pro The blindness was moenifest za earthly necessity for Japan keep Chinese tenement houses. held pores se a condition of percs is soon esontories began for a defining pads with others and becom- under a Crown Lease having The disarmament of Germany. tion of our wer sims. Mr. Asquith þing a democracy. The Japanese about 947 years unexpired.

Now, without the disarmament had tersely defined them at the have in recent years developed

Lot No. 9omprises Ncs. 32) of Germany, there is not very outgets, "the destruction of a deplorable tendency to be and 54 Third Street, which are semblance of security for the the military power of Germany." easily impressed by thinge foreign Chinese tenement houses, held future peace of the world; there is He perhaps had not made due and take them for granted. It is under the same Crown Lease. the plain certainty of a universal allowance for the power of people check. I wonder why the vacant sites on which formerly a tendency that ought to be heið í Lot No. 10 consists of four maintenance of costcription. That who lova empty formulas to miss | is the fate that would be entailed the meaning of formulas that are Japanese, instead of being estis stood four Chineze t-nement] on Britain by the successful adop really meaningful. But it seem fed with foreign-made customs houses" known as Nos. 25-1 A Ladies' stall will again be arranged in connection with tion of the peoifiet plan. Germany doubtful whether any amount of and institutions, do not make Second Street, held under a Crown St. Andrew's Fair, and cfficially announces that ele bsa expatisticn could have impressed hold to think of influencing Lease having about 935 years Scotties Women willing to assist are invited to attend a meeting now no intention of keeping the nature of the case upon pec- the world and bend their unexpired.

Lot No. 11 consists of Nos. 17, to be held at the Hongkong Belgiam an implicit avowal that ple who could live through the energy to that consummation. she had the intention formerly. four years of this war without I trust in the espacity of 19 and 21 Sam. To Lane, which Hotel on TUESDAY the 15th She might conceivably be willing, realising that a status quo peace the Japanese to assimilate

are Chinese houses. The Crown inst. at 11:30 AM, further, at this moment, to make means the hanging of conscrip. things foreign without being Lease has about 940 years unex

the danger of pired. some réparation to Belgiam endtion on the seck of "humanity." exposed to Serbia-always provided that she Before America entered the deteriorating their own charac got back berowe African colonies. war President Wilson talked, sa teristica. It is in their power to Bat not even at this stage, we are s neutral was almost bound to do, go farther and dominate the officially secured, will she agres of "Peace without Victory." He thought of the world. Are they to any modification of the treaty has never repeated that formals not possessed of a history and of Breet-Litork. Her hold on since his country joined in. He tradition glorious enough to Bazis the means to keep. At then faced the facts. It is only inspire them in their conquest of what stage, then, short of decisive the pacifixte who cannot world-thanght ?”—J. A. defent, on the conceivably be them.-Daily Chroniels. willing to agree to disarmament

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