GERMANY'S HORRIBLE METHODS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2460, 13 May 1915, Page 7

GERMANY'S HORRIBLE METHODS

THE KAISER SHOULD PAY PRIME MINISTER HITS OUT WHAT OUR ANSWER SHOULD BE "To my mind it is one of the foulest oriraog ever recorded in history, and the Kaiser, who was /directly responsible, will be looked upon for all time as an inhuman monster." This opinion Was expressed by the Primo Ministoi (tho Bight Hon. W. F. Massey) at a patriotic meeting in Palmerstou Nortl: yesterday, in reference to the sinking of the Lusitania, and it was loudly applauded by the large crowd gathered tc near the address of the Prime Minister, Mr. Massey left Wellington yesterday morning for Palmerston North to address the meeting, and on his arrival there he first inspected the Territorials in camp. Just as he was about tc address the crowd in the Show Grounc he received the message from Sir lar Hamilton regarding the bravery displayed by the New Zealanders at tit Dardanelles, and! when Mr. Massey reac this it was received with vociferous cheering. _ The Prime Minister, in the course o) his speeoh, emphasised what had happened to the Lusitania, and said thai nothnig that had happened since the declaration of war had. appealed to him so foroiblv as the sinking of that magnificent snip- He pictured the vessel nearing port, with the passengers anc crew looking rorward to being ashore ir a few hours, when without the slightest warning a torpedo, aimed.by murderers struck the vessel, and in a few minuter . she was a wreck, rapidly sinking, anc leaving 2000 people on board to look t< the snip's boats as the only hope oi safety. And for that, and for the drowning of the people, and' the wrecli of the ship, the leader of the Germar nation was responsible, the man whe claimed that he was guided and directed by the Supreme Being. To Mr. Massey's mind it was one of the foulest crimes ever recorded in history, and the Kaiser, who was directly responsible, would be looked upon for all time as an inhuman monster. (Applause.) / What Our Answer Should Be. It would be the duty of Britain and her Allies, continued Mr. Massey, to so arrange matters that nothing of the sort would be ever again possible, and as for peace, no peace should be entered into until every German submarine was sunk fifty fathoms deep, until every Zeppelin was smashed into a thousand pieces, until the German Navy had ceased to exist as such, and the Kaiser and his war lords were placed under lock and key, and given a taste of what British prisoners, wlic ■ were unfortunate enough to fall into German hands, had recently, suffered. (Applause.) Our answer to the horrible methods of the Germans should be the sending of more men, more guns, more horses, and more war material, and there should be no slackening off until there was complete submission on the part of Germany. (Applause.) The fiends who arranged for joyous celebrations, and the giving of holidays to school children on account of the drowning of some hundreds of helpless women and innocent children, were entitled to no consideration, and should receive none. (Loud cheers.) What Would America Do? Mr. Massey said that he was curious to know what the American people would do about the drowning of their fellow-citizens; whether they were now satisfied with the neutral position they had taken up? Certainly the attitude of the United States was not what we had a right to expect from our cousins across the sea. Even Britain, he added, might have remained neutral (luring tie present war, but it would have been at the sacrifice of her national honour. Even peace might be too dearly purchased, and that was £ lesson which he thought the America! people were learning now, and probablj learning too late to profit by it. Mr. Massey ooncluded a stronf speech by making an urgent appeal t< all able-bodied men who weie physic ally fit to register, so that they migh be called upon' when the opportunity offered. The duty of the young mai who was not bound to stay in Nev Zealand by family ties was to he, m soon as 'he could get there, in the fight ing lines with his fellow citizens oi the other side of the world. New Zealand's Share. Mr. Massey went on to say that uf to date about 17,000 soldiers had gone from New Zealand, nearly 5000 mors were in camp, and there would bo near ly 7000 at the end of the preseni month. By nest April, if the wai lasted so long, according to present ar rangements, New Zealand -would have sent awav 38,000 men. We had sen away 6500 horses, and 5200 more horses would be required. The speakei reminded them that this was their war just as much as it was the war of the people resident in the United Kingdom It was a life and death struggle, anc it was their duty to do all they pos sibly could to assist the Empire . (Applause.) While on the ground a number o: telegrams from the relatives of wound ed soldiers were handed to Mr. Massey and he read the following ns typical o: the shoals he was receiving:— ''Been away; just received wire Thanks very much for telegram re mi son. Trust he will recover, and fighi again for New Zealand.'' "Many thanks for kind message Proud to know my is doing tli share in defence of Empire." _ "Thanks for your good wishes. ] trust that my son will soon be able te take his place in tho fighting line again."