BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 45, 16 November 1907, Page 12

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

THE UNITED KINGDOM

SOCIALIST ETHICS. ; London, October 4. • The "Standard" is inaugurating a campaign against Socialism, recognising in its propaganda and methods a "grave National danger." It says:—; ■ -' The following oxtracts ore from tho "Red , .Catechism," onco taught in the schools pro- ' Tided, by the ratepayers of London. They illustrate the sort of ideas which tho Socialists are instilling into the minds of our children, but, as we shall'show later, efcronger meat is supplied to adults. . ,The basis of Socialistic ethics is, contained . in "Ten Commandments," printed at the end ■ of the book, evidently to supersedo the Divine commands. They lay down tho following oxcellent rules:—"Honour honourable peoplo; N respect the rights, of all. Do not hate or offend anyone; do not seek revenge.; Observe ..arid reflect, so as to.know tho truth. Do not belieye what is contrary to reason: do not deceive yourself or others." And then . wo find, in the cateohism:— ' . ';.; .."Who creates all wealth ?— The work- . ~':'; ing class. ,'i: , .'■" . ■',; .''Who creates all, poverty?— Our capi* .: ~talist society'. . . They get rioh by ; the labour of the poor, . . The'worker ~'never gets more than what is sufficient '~■■.; to'keep him just above tho poverty line." ■/.'•■ "What is a wago slave?—A person ! , who works for, a wage and gives all he .earns'to a capitalist." / > '..-. V: .'What is common 'about wage slaves, • eerfs; and slaves?— That they aro all ■;. lerviie." ........ ..... •'•••: "How is the wago slave worse oft than the others?—By reason of unemployment. The capitalist opposes remedies because he gets rich by exploiting the worker." . ; "How much does the landlord take ■ from father's ' wages -~ for , rent ?—A -' .;:-■.. fourth." .-. :; "■: '.■■' ■ ■'.. , " ■' : ( "Bnt that is sheer robbery, is it not? ' '. ''—Yes, but landlords take oovantago of • bur necessities." ' : ■/'■ ";■ ■ VWhat do landlords aim at?—To let their land at high rents so-that they and their friends can live in idleness and .

- '■■; ' - ■ '.' '" . And those are but a few examples of tho way in which tho Socialists in -their catechism iteach tho children "to respect, the rights of all," "to know tho truth, and to refuse'to believe what is contrary te reason, und to deceive themsolves and others.".

_ Here is ,, an example of the way in which lies of an abominable kind are propagated. Ihe catechism turns on hospitals:— ■-■-•■.■ ••.'.' "HaVe poor people objections to the present hospitals ?—Yes; • they are afraid that the doctors 'and students will make experiments on them.". ' : "Why do doctors make experiments ■on poor people?— Because it gives.them which they sell to the rich." .'■" Do students practise on the rich?— ■ No;' the jich : will not tolente it." ". .

■On another page it is stated that tho rich eyßtematically. starve,: the children of the poor lest, if they were properly fed.and educated, they, should grow up more independent and. demand better wages. And if. is , promised that 1 if power is given to Die ; Socialists tho rich shallbo taxed to jiay for the "best' attendance for all sick, meii, to .send, thein'to the seaside or into the country when',they-are, convalescent, , .■'hd to keep their lvive's.'and families.in 'Allthrough the'book ' the children are appealed to onthojowest grounds;'it is alwavp "their"'predato'ry'instinct that is : a'w'ak'eh Y 4 ; ; t they are taught •' to be idle and '.thriftless, ' "ind'to'depona'fof a livelihood on-what they can gteal, not what they can earn. Fortunately, it is quito easy, for' anyone wholtakes the'trouble, not only to discover the inaccuracies in statements made by Socialists and the worthlessnoss ofthoir remedies, but to detect in their proposal to do ,away with capitalists and- -masters of all kinds a subtle method . of- imposing their own-domination. 'It will be noticed.that in all cases tho "State" is to takethe placo of the mastor, and , the "State" would, of course, be the Socialist leaders 'themselves.' 1 ' •. :"Would Socialists," • asks .tho.cate- " bhism, "take the land from the land- ; lords and let it out in plots ?t-"No," "runs the answer, '.'becaueo.that would make a lot of 'little proprietors as sel--1 fish as the landlords. The State would

control and cultivate it." It would be the same thing' with machinery; the owners would be dispossessed in favour of the.State. 'A mere chango of 'piasters; and what mastors! ■ , , the Dreadnoughts; ,"/■■ Since; the Bellerophon, the new battleship of tho Droadnbught class now building at Portsmouth, has replaced the Dreadnought .in dry. dock, rapid progress has boon'nutfe with her construction,' and especially' with the placing in position of her armonr plates. Pive of tneso large eteel masses, forming part of. her side'armour, each weighing 15 to 20 tons, wore fixed in position in three hours';and 20 minutes on a recent afternoon. This is claimed to be a record performance, and.is on a par with tho general work-in progress on the ship, which, considering that no overtimo is allowed, has, proportionately, made quite, as good headway as did the original Dreadnought. . ( . . Meanwhile, activo preparations ,aro being made for laying-down another vessel of the same class, but somewhat larger, on tho name slip from which the Bellerophon was launched. . Overtime is being worked by the staff of oxperts in tho mould loft of the dockyard in working out tho details from the designers' plans, so that no timo may bo lost in sending off orders for material. By the timo tho first keol plate of the, St. Vincent (as the new ship will bo named) is laid during next month, it is probable that a coneiderablo proportion of; the steol framing and ■ inner skin will have been delivered, in readiness to make a start with tho work.

The Dreadnought herself is still in dockyard hands, receiving tho new.experimental steering gear, : and so soon as tho-work, is completed it is proposed that sho .shall bo docked again to bo fitted with .'yot another set of propellers, those at present in use having failed to give as much satisfaction as the ecrews with which she was originally equipped. It is'possiblo that ,tho Dreadnought will undergo another complete Bet of trials when this work is finishod, tho tests including gunnery. ■•• .

. MILL GIBLS' STRIKE. '&. remarkablo development in the Paisloy . thread mill striko occurred /cstar-.hy, v-lii'n the following notice was posted at Messrs. J. and P. , Coats's Ferguslic works:— "As our Ferguslio workers were shame- .. fully ill-treated on proceeding to their work at tho'dinner time ; to-day, tho 'directors have decided to closo Ferguslie mills: until adequate protection can be given them. Full wages will bo paid .to' ■ : the Fcrguslio workers in the meantime". This ; throws about' 12,000 cotton thread workers idle Five thousand of theso are . locked out at. Messrs. Clark's Anctior mills. The disturbance which led tho directors of Messrs. Coats to issue tho notieo given abovo was at ono timo of ,an alarming character, and had to bo quoUed by the police. Tho girls ■ returning to their work at Ferguslio . mills wero met at tho gates by a mob of about two thousand girls and boys from Clark's Anchor mills, who tried to force tho Ferguslio hands to join them in going out on. atrvko. A freo fight occurred botween tho two bodies of girls, and many of those belonging to Ferguslie woro badly handled by the strikers, ono of thorn having to bo carried into a Girte' Home in an oxhausted state. The strikers smashed tho gatehouse winwods and polted tho police, who wero not present in sufficient forco to disporso thorn'. It was not until a firo hoso was brought into play that tho police succeeded in scattering tho crowd. Pnrjjig the.-afternoon tho-Eolico ,

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wero augmented, by a strong-body of men from tho county, and ordor'has-now boon restored. ■ In tho early part .of tho day an offigy of Messrs'. Clark's mill manager was burned by tho girls at Paisloy Cross.

ACTINIC RAYS. An extraordinary accident has just occurred on board one of tho Homo I 1 loot ships at Portsmouth. • This particular vessel was in dockyard hands, and for five dny:l dockyard men had boon busy trying, to boro a holo through an armour plate; limo being short, the torpedo lieutenant suggested attempting to do the work electrically. _ Hβ ingeniously brought a dynamo into play, and, equipped with goggles to protect his oyes, melted a hole through the. Krnpp nrmoiir plato much as one ,can, bore a hole through wood or lead with,a rod-hot poker. The sight was an extremely interesting one, and a good many officers and men had a look at it. • . .. ~, Next day everyone who glanced at the operation was on the"sick list, m-J eluding ,tho captain of the.'sh]p,'who was very nearly blinded. The ;terpedo lieutenant has lost all the skin fronHiis face, and the other onlookers are in" , little betterplight. Several men have" had to go to hospital, and it is even feared that ono or two may lose their sight. ' '.' .: • Somo ; chemical , ' reaction, is.the, supposed causo; but tho whole 'business is wrapped in a good dealof.mystery. ' .Thejangible asset is. that under .the electric ,(lay, the armour, melted under a .burning glass, and that, practically'a' whole ship's Icompany are incapacitated, ' half blinded',"' their faces burned to a deep copper tint, and exuding continual moisture, as from,enormous boils.

Something akin to tho ''heat ray"- in H. G. Wolls' "War of tha'Worlcls" seems'to have'"been stumbled on "by accident. "On inquiry' , at''the •Middlesex Hospital, a ; "Standird"': representative.;was informed that the result described wasVnot only possible', but probable, in a .caso'where people inexperienced "'in'.., electricity ,',".91:' not competent masters of the 'science^', attempted to use such a force for practical ".purposes. It was a lucky inspiration; according to one-of tho -hospital.'staff, that 'suggested to the torpedo; lieutenant idea, of wearing glasses y otherwise, judging .By the conditiohsj' ho "would almost ' certainly y have lost his sight. ' The" 'eSict ,pf actinic, rays, when at qlose is to produce dermatitis, an inflammation of the skin, which lends atself only with difficulty...to treatment.. Actinism' is technically, .described as being "the, tho rays ,of, ihe solarlspec•truni, by means'of wtiicn "certain substances, when exposed to. the light', "undergo chemical changes." ,",..',..,,.. „, ■. Aotinism, thus, is a thing ythat might bo expected'to result from the injudicious use of the X-ray system, and'it is interesting to note," in viow.'.of ..what our,correspondent ,has r stated,, above,,, that/the., effects of too close:;proximity; to such. , an'.experiment are not necessarily - , experienced- at. once. Moreover, such an attack of dermatitis as is indicated might be produced without the patient either seeing tho light or feeling the heat, much in- the same way as it is, possiblo to contract sunstroke, in the tropics on a day when the;sun is,, to all intents and purposes, obscured by clouds. :;:.•:'.. harvest;,festivals. . . Tho.Rov..; A...M,/Mitoh6ll,'.'.the. vicar of Burton Wood,; Warrington,' makes a vigorous attack,on harvest festivals in the current number uf his parish magazine. • He describes ithem as. services of lies, and says that tho,Church would.have dono well if she • had omitted this undesirable novolty from, her-.services altbgother.»-. "No good, .but much harm.is done," ho says, "by, services: which help, to bolster up uhroality.-'falsehood,' and hypocrisy, which crcato self-satisfaction and which pamper thu ■worldly religious taste 9f the,time. "The festival never fails to attract a motley crowd of the vulgar, irreligious, godless', and profane, who mate this, their sorvico of lies, do duty for tho year's attendance. "It is an annual agricultural show, with parsonic and wardenic. eyes-.oast, upon possible underlying dollars., ~.. ~,„ • . "Tho great cauliflower, the; , monster cabbago, the.champion potato, the huge carrot, and the swollen turnip are all on view, fishing for compliment from,. Tom, Dick, and Harry. .-._ .... : ..-.-.

"Withdraw the show, and tho eager mob, the riff-raff ..of Church and Dissent, .will vanish. ; Ifleshroaters make;'tho festival a service of lios. Fruitarians or food-reformers are the only consistent worshippers. "If wo insist on meats', ns .necessary and God-given, why not adorn churches with trophies of the butcher's art.and triumphs of tho poulterer's and fishmongers marvellous "skill? !The flesh-eater is convicted of inconsistency and falsehood."- • .'■'■ :,.:.,; BISHOP v. PRESIDENT. The "Standard's" New York special correspondent says:— -, ■ The lawn tennis match at Whito House, in which tho Bishop of London, and President Roosevelt took part, has aroused intense interest throughout' America. " For variously, assigned 'reasons,'tho gamtf t'o'ok' place on Friday afternoon. Tho'Bishop had as his partner Mr. Garfiold, the Secretary, of the Interior, arid Mr. Roosevelt played with Mr. Cooley, an assistant secretary. Tho gamo was played in complete privacy. l Mr. M'Boo, the editor of tho "Churchman," is tho only porson except tho players who knows tho result of tho match, and ho declines to divulge the secret'.]; The newspapers generally inclino to the'opinion thattho President's side was, victorious, though this has been denied at White , ' House. .. Employees of tho Navy Dcprtnioh't who caught glimpses of portions ot tho g'amo disagreo as to the details, except, that Dr. Incram played a remarkably . quick 'game. I'hsy also stato that the President's, play has improved sinco: Juno. V

Mr. Lbeb, Presidont Roosevelt's privato secretary, could havo seen the gaino from tho Executivo OfEco, but ho is stated to havo dutifully sat back' , from tho!window in response to the injunction to secrecy imposed by his chief. ; ■ ■; , There is an unofficiar report that tho Bis-, hop won two of tho three sets from tho President'. It is understood .that play lasted two' hours , : , " Th6'"Bisliop;' ancl/'.Mr. Garfield won'the'first set , by seven games to fivo. Mr. Roosovolt was weak in lobbmg, and his backhand ' strokes wore poor. Dr. Wilmington 'Ingram, on tho other hand,, played a fine driving-game.' "Ho and Mr.' Garfield won £ho second set by eight gaiucs"'to' six, but itho third sot was 'won ,'by the President and Mr. Cooley by six 'games to two.

Experts estimate on theso figures that tho Bishop won moro points than tho President, and that, with, a moro. activ.e,partner than Mr. Gar'fiold, he would have' won all the sots. It is unlikely that'a : "singles" contest can be .arranged, but, if, it could, the opinion is that the Bishop, would win. It is stated that many thousands were wagered on tho result of,tho.match, but bets cannot bo. paid in the..absence Of official rosults. ■i . /— ——. ■ ■■,-' THE BRITISH AEROPLANE. After somo further' important tests on Saturday of the military., aeroplane at Glon Tilt, on tho Highland estate "of tho Duko of Athol, 'sovoral, important.. parts of tho machine were, despatched by train to Aldershot for somo minor alterations.

The, Marquess of Tullibardino, in an interview with one of our representatives, stated that everything pointed to-tho success of tho aeroplane. The chief parts of it, ho said, woro tho invontion-of. Lieutenant Dunn, formerly an officer of tho Wiltshire Regiment. "Lieutenant Dunn," Lord Tullibardino said, "wished his inventions to bo at the disposal of tho British Govqrnmont. Tho Wright Brothors offored thoir machino for £20,000, but the money had to bo paid without seeing tho aoroplano.. Lieutenant Dunn is acutated purely by patriotic' motives." The. machine, ,it is . declared, will glide, drivo, or hpyor, and stability has been secured to a marvellous extent. Curious stories aro stlil being told of tho presonco of inquisitive foreign ngonts in tho district, but tho watchfulness of Lord Tullilmrdino's scouts,, some of whom- havo gono for nights sleep, has succeeded'in baffling all enquiries, ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ >■■