Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 76, 27 October 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

“THE WAw i 3 LOST.” OFFICIAL GERMAN ATTITUDE. NEUTRAL’S INTERESTING OPINIONS. Press Association—Copyright, Austra. i lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.15 a.m.) I London, October 26. ! The Daily Chronicle’s Stockholm correspondent states that a distinguished Neutral, a resident in Berlin, who is visiting Sweden, gives as a fact the official German attitude on tho present position of the war. The authorities, he says, realise that the war is lost. I know that Germain still has power to manufacture munitions at a formidable rate, but the output of the Allies is greater; vo L of men is insufficient to allow the secondly, I recognise that the reserGermans to conduct the war to a victorious issue, though a defensive war can bo conducted for a considerable time. I acknowledge that sooner or later the Allies must break through on the Somme. I estimate the limit of the German endurance at twelve months, and the authorities are coordinating in their efforts to secure such terms of peace, which will not ’ brand them as defeated. They are I determined to smash Roumanian and . use submarines to hurt Britain to i the utmost, believing that Britain will the quicker accept peace. MINISTERS AT HOME. ITEMS ON THE PROGRAMME. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association London, October 26. Mr Massey and Sir ,3. G., Ward attended a Cabinet meeting this morning and were given places of honor on either side of Mr Asquith. The meeting'jlpjSt.ed: two hours, the Empire and its war policy being discussed. Mr Massey, interviewed, said he was impressed with the similarity of tho proceedings, which were like those in Cabinet meetings in New Zealand. There was a warmth of • feeling among the Ministry for the Dominion. Mr Massey and Sir J. G. Ward, with their secretaries, leave for the Western front to visit the New Zealanders, and the British and French lines, returning to visit the Grand Fleet. A tour of the provinces is [improbable in order to complete the •programme in the time allotted. 1 Negotiations with lit-; Board of Trade are dragging. I Mr Massey, on Wednesday night, addressed The Pilgrims at the Savoy Hotel, .Lord Chark Bcresford pro-| sided. Mr Massey said “Nov Zealand is holding German Samoa for the ! Empire, and- we mean to keep it.” At t«E PILGRIMS CLUB. PRACTICAL MR MASSEY. ADVICE FROM SIR JOSEPH. Press Association—Copyright, lian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, October 26. Speaking at the Pilgrims Club, the Hon. W. F. Massey, after outlining New Zealand’s part in the war, explained the terms of Compulsion and Pension Acts, the details being cordially received. Mr Massey concluded by giving them a message from New Zealand as follows: “Stand fast, men of Britain, .for the glory of the flag and the glory of humanity.” Sir Joseph W ard paid a tribute to -the navy work. But for it, he, said, there would be no Empire now extant. English statesmen had lessons to learn from the war, of which as a citizen of the Empire he would suggest one, and that was the necessity of an air fleet equal in efficiency to the Navy. The Overseas could share in this work by training aviators. The Jutland Battle proved that the enemy with their airships were provided with superior eyes for their Navy to that of Britain’s. They must recognise that airfighting had come to stay, jlegarding the after-tho-war treatment ol Germany, they should not show any sentimental stupidity towards a country which attempted to put us under. If ho had his way, he would uot al ' low their ships to pass•through the Suez Canal, on terms equal to ours, or would he give them coaling facilities. They should give preiereuca to the Allies in the struggle. Lord Charles Beresford complimented Mr Massey on New Zealand s thoroughly businesslike comp'dsi'.ia scheme, and he agreed entirely \\ it h , Sir Joseph Ward’s views on the tie fleet. treatment of prisoners. Press Association —Copyright, Aus* ban and N.Z. Cable Association Loudon, October 20. In the- House of Commons, Lord Cecil announced that after cartful * eonrideration the Government had 'decided rime it was undesirable to ’conclude an Auglo-Gcimao agreement similar to the Frum.o-G- nnan arrangement, provide r for 111? temporary remission gi.-ve punish menis on war prisoners. and the i'<’turn to Germany of British priciruers working in Poland. The Government understood many was willing to exchange interned men of military ago, but the War Office considered it impossible to as- j sent to this, in view of military re-

MUNITION WORKERS. Pi ess Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams j | London, October 25. 31 r Runciman announces that a complete scheme for the replacement hi eligible munition and other work- _ ci's lias been arranged. The new scheme will probably operate on Monda}'. I THE COAL INDUSTRY. i i I j, INCREASING THE OUTPUT. j Press Association—Copyright. | ‘ j Reuter’s Telegrams I (Received T 0.5 a.m.) i 1 London, October 26. ' i Mr Asquith (Premier) addressed three thousand representatives of j the coal mining industry, and appeal- 1 ed for the elimination of avoidable . absenteeism by which five per cent, of time was lost. This made up »th© deficiency, and ought to be remedied. Tlie output had progressively decreased since the war, although the importance of coal in carrying on the war was second to the importance of 1 men. ■ N The meeting passed a resolution, pledging employers and workmen to do everything in their power to increase the output.