HIDEOUS CONSPIRACY'

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 6 September 1915, Page 5

HIDEOUS CONSPIRACY'

AGAINST THE LIBERTIES OF i MANKIND , LORD ROSEBERY ON THE WAR ■ %'By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlg lit (Rec. September 5, 3 p.m.) 1 ■ • London) September -1. The Earl of :Kosebory, speaking at ; Glasgow, said that Britain was engaged' all over the world in tlio frustration of tho. most iulamoits : 'conspiracy ever . ' known against mankind's liberties; _ "Tlieunexpected result of 'this hideous conspiracy, designed to 'break ;up_ 1 the BHtisH'Empire, lias beeii to consolidate it/in:a wa;y: the most ardelit Imperialist ■ v; could never have ..hoped," -he proceeded. "We see : the desperate valour, of tlio > Canadians allied to ours; we hear of ■■the' Australians';-and "New Zealauders 1 - almost superhuman efforts in tho Darr ' English,. Scottish, and Irish : blcod isyflowing with the bloo'd of the ■ 'Australians, Canadians, New Zealand- ' ers, South Africans, and _ Indians— •. every remote island to which Britain . has a, claim. Blood is thicker than water, but muoli -thicker-is- tbe cement from which the Empire is constructed i—it is .-/meant-to-.last all the time.- - "Tlio question of compulsory, service," '. 'he . continued, • "ought inot to fill the Press to sueli an extent as it does. We :■■■ have established, after av great effort, i a, National Government in which we ■ might put unlimited- confidence—post tively, Tiecaitse it is a' colleotion of ■ ablest, men; '.negatively,, because .no , other: Government could fill its place. : : iWe knew . tlio disadvantage of swopping horse'p when crossing a stream. If the Government did not represent tlie United: Kingdom, it representednotli-'' ing, arid if we lad confidence in tho Government all questions relating to the -.war;' must be' left .to thonu : •-. We could tp-ust 1 Lord Kitohener to say, ' exactly tlie moment at which/ if ever j it' occurred, he thought compulsory ser ■ vice should be enforced. He believed that if Lord ICitchener found that tlie , momont was ripe, and the need impera- ; • tivo, ho would '.lot scruple to ask -the : : country:'to give him the power requisite . for the application, of compulsory ser--.vice. •"It is disheartening," lie added, ''to ; see huge, strikes, proceeding in the' very groat stress of tho > agony of tlio war. • Great strikes;at : such a time are worse '. than the loss, frbni a - pitched battle. in the field.'.' • .. ■ - ■ ~ .>. ■ He had heard whispors and innuon- ■,- does _ regarding personal , ambitions reigniiig: iVhere-jthey 'ought not to be, : ~ threatening td disturb' even thehalance -. of the Cabinet. • "I do not belioce them, ' but if there should be any idea of'the ; kind the country will never forgive the men 'responsible. There can only be oue inspiring idea, from tho head of the Government, to the humblest among - \is, and that first motive is to'crush '■■■r; and .annulate 'tlie' infamous'! enemy."' TROUBLESOME HILLMEN A RISING IN THE INDIAN NORTH-WEST : By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. September 6, 0,5 a.m.) , ' -. •London, iSeptember 5. •..-■■ Offioial.—A forco of twelve thousand -:Biinerwals':occupied tho passes in' the Peshawar region. A British column fiom' Rustak took the offensive -in the • direotion of the Malaudr Pass, and inflicted sjevoro lossesi • " ■ : The Bunerwals are now completely'diss heartened,_ and'aro'scattering./ ; Meauwiiio'.i# hostile coluttii from .the Upper Swat moved down-the river and attacked Sandaki, but' was repulsed with :•' ■, heavy loss.' Tlio tribesmen are now -dispersing. . '