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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20,

GENERAL NEWS.

SCUTTLED SKIES RAISED. Of the 45 German crews at Scaps Flow, one battleship of In reviewing Ludendorf's book, war scuttled by their ship, three three light cruisers, and 15 des- Major-Gen. Sir F.

troyers have been salved. says

Maurice,

"Now Naaman, captain of the host of the King of Syria, was a great man with his master-bea was also a mighty man of valour, but he was a leper."

LOOKING FOR A HOME. London. Believe it or not, a message from Copenhagen, says a telegram from Vienna an nounces that former Emperor Karl of Austria. now in Switzer, land, is to visit King George with view to arranging for a home in England.

CRICKETING FEAT RECALLED.

1919.

LABOUR DEMANDS.

A VETERAN'S APPEAL.

Mr. Frederic Harrison writes in

the Daily Chronicle as follows:

You, leaders of the trade societies, well know bow tremen- dous is the crisis with which La- bour, trade unions, our country and are faced unless things all round are changed-all round, I 985, from the Prime Minister and his Government down to the boy who drives a pony in a mine.

Industry, Capital, Finance, Labour are all unsettled, anxious, and suspicious. It rests with you, the trained and chosen leaders of Labour, to make your fellow- Mr. Henry Phillips, of Hastings, workers understand how close to whose will has just been proved ruin and starvation our people at £5,117, was for many years the stand. This is no panic cry. It the Sussex County wicket-keeper-is the plain truth, which your In 1872 he accomplished the re-experience of economic realities markable performance at the

must have forced upon your own Oval of dismissing the whole of minds. Make those who look to the Surrey team, catching five you for guidance see it as clearly and stumping the remainder.

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Ludendorff was a brave soldier, and much the ablest of the generals who fought against us. but he was of the straizest sect of the Prussian militarists. He shows in his book no glimmering of understanding of the causes which brought about downfall of his country, regard whatever for the proven facts as to the attitude of the Entente Powers before the out break of the war, and he con- demns the policy of the German statesmen only herause, in his opinion. it was too weak, not sufficicatly ruthless. He begins in his preface by calling the wat thestruggle for the defence of the Fatherland."

and

as you see it yourselves.

Trade unionism, which during two whole generations bas won for our people untold gsins by Tadual and skilful action, is menaced to-day from within by utiny. It is challenged by the

wild-cat visions of foreign anarc- hism. Unless you, the responsible leaders, can enforce discipline,

4. That Germany should retain her conquests in Poland Russia, and German subjects and In his opening businesses should be compensated outlandish craze for local Soviets,

pages he pictures Germany as surrounded by a ring of jealous enemies plotting her overthrow and endangering her existence as

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for loss by the war.

3. That the "Freedom of the Seas" should be established.

a - nation. "Llord George's Ludendorf seems to regard it menacing speech of July 21, as quite unreasonable that these threw Д bright terms were rejected, but he was light upon England's intention not surprised, for he expected the which, with this exception, she Entente Powers to be unreason- concealed with great skill." Notable. Henceforth it is a question

restore union and common sense in the masses of Labour, trade unionism itself is lost-and in the breakdown of it ruin and starvat tion await millions of our people at home.

ין

CHAOS IN SIGHT.

rolled member of two great amalgamated societies. I am absolutely detached from party.. and have nothing to do with this or any other Government or with any class interest,

a word, says he, of Germany's of "victory or downfall."While Will you let a very old champ- acts of aggression which were the these negotiations were in profon of trades unions tell the plain cause of that speech. "These gress the question of unrestricted truth? I am now the scle survivor animals are very wicked, when C-boat warfare was in abeyance, of those who 60 years age worked one attacks them they defend while, as it was possible that it with your forerunners. In 1867-9 themselves, is his attitude to would bring Holland and Den-I was a member of the first Com- wards the Entente Powers. mark into the field against Ger- mission which secured fer unions Throughout his book he takes many, Ludendorf was unwilling their legal freedom. I am an en- credit to himself that he was to agree to it until the campaign amongst the few in high places against Rumania'was ended, and who, f om first to last, saw clear- troops could be brought back to ly the "will to destruction" which Germany from the Danube; but inspired the enemies of Germany, by January, 1917, the way was and lays the blame for her clear.

Unlimited U-boat war- disasters upon those who did not fare had b come the last means

For 40 years i have publicly see it, and thereby weakened the of ending the war victoriously in pleaded for reduced hours of work, "will to resistance" of the German a reasonable time. If U-bos for free popular education. for people.

warfare of this kind could have higher standards of life for all decisive results-and the Navy workers alike. In the very few believed that it would then the days that may remain for me on

situation made military

its earth I have nothing to gain or adoption a duty to the German to lose: and my hope is people." The Navy believed that I may be spared the sight of an that unlimited U-boat warfare the chaos into which our country

seems to be hurrying.

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means would force America into the war, but he did not believe that America could send core than five divisions to France be- for the U-boats would have done their work. He was wrong on all the great issues of the war because he could not free himself from the influence of the false gods whom he had been taught to worship.

FRIGHTFULNESS.

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WORK OVERPAID. The wages paid enormously exceed the real value of the work done. Bread, coal, houses, sea and land transport are all sub- sidised as very soon meat and That milk will be subsidised. means that the producers of all these necessaries are paid far

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THE INVASION OF BELGIUM. Of the causes which eventually did determine the greater part of the civilised world to destroy Prussian militarism abomination and danger to would bring us to our knees humanity, Ludendorff appears to in six months; Ludendorf doubt- be as ignorant to-day as he wased this and gave it a year: in 1914. Of the meaning of inter- but, in the case of Belgium, there national morality, of the power of was no question in his mind of right over the power of wrong, the right or wrong. He thought it war has taught him nothing. He probable that these particular expresses no regret for Germany's three cardinal crimes, the viola- tion of the neutratity of Bel- gium,unrestricted U-boat warfare and methods of frightfulness He does not even see that they did not pay. He admits frankly that the plans for the invasion of Belgium were made years before the war, by von Schlieffen. the predecessor of von Moltke, who was chief of the German General Staff in August, 1914. "We

In his account of the operations were all convinced that this plan in Belgium Ludendorf sage

Some innocent people may have was the best. Nobody believed in the neutrality of Belgium. The had to suffer, but the 'Belgian more than the goods really earn. American Food Control tells us ready pays in taxes 41, on every plan was the best, because it was atrocities' were nothing but a Down to 1914, producers earn- the ghastly trath that Europe es loaf soid, and if he bad to pay 80.. the only one which promised cleverly advertised legend con-ed in any market far more than a whole does not now produce more he would not cry out Bug the destruction of the military cocted with every possible refine they received. During the war, food enough for some 100 millions with the loaf at 18; 6d. millions of power of France before Russia ment of skill." While some of the as an emergency necessity, they of its inhabitants.

poor families would grow thin- could intervene. Germany's atrocities were certainly due to the received far more than they earn- France, Germany, even Italy, children and infants would waste

And this still goes on in are less stinted than the East off away. pledged word and the rights of uncontrolled bestiality of the Gered.

WHY THE LOAF RISES. small nations do not, therefore, man troops, the evidence is over-peace to something, they say, Europe. But of the 100 millions, come into the count. Long before whelming that "frightfulness," like £200,000,000.

at least 10 millions of our people Why does the loaf go up? Well, All this is besides the doles must be fed the older Moltke created the Ger- systematically employed in order

from over seas.first because, from the inflation of A large Down to the war we easily paid paper money, every pound we man General Staff, another great to prevent delay to the march given for war-service. militarist had founded a great through Belgium, was a definite part of the wages now paid to for food and for all else we sond to U.S.A is only 179. there. and powerful society. Loyola part of the plan of the Germanworkmen are doles-ie., gifts imported. Although our imports Then the bakers raise their wages taught his followers that the end General Staff. Ludendroff simply paid over and above the value of were greatly in excess of our ex-by a strike. The miners, by justifies the means, and Ludend-will not allow himself to believe their work, out of the taxes of ports we met the deficit thus strikes and Sankey money, in-

So far orff and his colleagues, in other what be does not want to believe. their fellow-citizens. times and for other purposes. President Wilson, in his reply Labour is being pauperised. It adopted that principle of the to the second German request is being given money which its Jesuits.

for

charged labour does not earn. It is suck- armistice, an the Germans irrefutable ing down the savings of thrift, OF RESTRICTED U-BOAT evidence with wanton destruction and piling up debts to lie heavy

WARFARE.

during their retreat. The reply on our children. Ludendorf tells us that in was considered at a Cabinet meet- September, 1916, von Bethmanning in Berlin on Oct. 17, 1918, at Hollweg was busy with the idea which Ludendorf was present.

on

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1. By exporting coal.

our

crease the cost of ships; the rail- 2. By our investments abroad. waymen and dockers do the same S. By our vast manufactures, with land transport.

wer-wber 4. By our splendid merchant During the

island was

in the position shipping. 5. By better and cheaper of a city beleaguered prices,.

were all wages, and rations products. BONUS OF £200,000,000, All this has gone. We now arbitrarily fized by Government This cannot go on. If some 10 have a deficit of £800,000,000 on and were artificial, unnatural, and of getting President Wilson to He then said:"We have always or 15 millions of men and women the balance of trade: and the independent of the real cost of goods imported. Some workmen intervene in favour of peace. done our duty in limiting destruct-continue to receive a large port-sources from which we used to the value of work done, or of This came to nothing, and Count ion to what

militarily ion of their wages out of the meet it are no more.

Some anarchists are silly en-seem possessed by the absurd LONDON DIRECTORY, Bunan then proposed that the essential. We cannot be held pockets of the tax-payers, this

Central Powers should make direct responsible for the destruction of monstrous form of charity must ough to say that slack, work dream that this can be carried proposals for peace, which proved houses. Shelter for his troops is soon end-because the fund that calls cut more workers, and that on normally in peace-ie,, that higher wages only bleed the Labour is to receive what it abortive. Ludendorff says he was a great assistance to the enemy." supplies it will speedily dry up.

No country in the world can bloated capitalist. It is just the wants, what it demands, what it in agreement with both proposals, The sack of Douai before the

How is the public to give ali but was sceptical of their leading Armistice, and of Montmedy after make a practice of paying its the reverse. Stack work releases can force the public to give. to any result because of his belief it

been..

concluded, workers a bonus of £200,000,000 capital; to go elsewhere.

Higher wages, mean rise of this if the work done does not in the will to destruction" as the brutal deportations of more than they really earn.

Besides which the whole trans. prices to the millions. Take ex-produce at home or abroad any leit-modif of Germany's French

ample by bread. Shorter hours such inflated value? It is childish enemies, It apparently never oc occupied territory, the wholesale action is one of paper credit, ie, and better wages to the bakers to talk about the State paying, curred to him that the fault looting by German officers, and a of promises to pay, not of money add one halfpenny to every loaf when the State simply means the might lie with the terms which long catalogue of similar acta, are or money's worth. The most un-To those who pay income tax at people themselves. If the entire Germany put forward. The classed as the deeds of a few thinking can see that it means terms to which he agreed were:-"rough individuals" for whom bankruptcy for the State, ruin to 6s. it is a trifle-hardly as much fortunes of the 6s. income-tax

1. That France should receive Throughout his book Ludendorf the workmen.

"the army is not responsible, the private citizen-starvation to as a box of matches. To the brick paying classes were seited and maker, the porter, the dustman (divided up, it would not emfice to the tiny strip of Alsace occupied condemns himself, and the system

Yes! I say starvation 1 See with a large family at home, it pay "fancy wages" for three

Three-fourths of what is calle which he represents, out of his how this works out. Our islands may maan half of the 1s, rise in months. 2. That Germany should get own mouth. As a man he was the do not grow enough

food wages he has just won.

This is only a beginning. Some the wealth of the luxuriou her colonies back.

representative of a narrow, bigot-for its crowded population.

it cannot, say the loaf will go up to la. 6d classes would bring in neither 3. That Belgium should beed, and unprincipled school of It does not, and

(Continued a Pigs 8). restored with "guarantees for the thought. It is pleasanter to con- feed itself. It has to buy food In any case, the 6s. income-tax food, nor clothes, nor housing, as security of Germany."

abroad or starve. Now the payer can laugh at that. He al-

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