Hews From England.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 307, 5 June 1915, Page 5

Hews From England.

SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS. CAUSE OF GERMAN SUCCESS. WHAT THE ALLIES HAVE LOST. FINE SPEECH BY LLOYD GEORGE. Received June 4, 6 p.m. London, June 3. Mr. Lloyd Georgc> accompanied by General Gifouard and Lord Derby, addressed a privste meeting at Manchester of a thousand makers of war munitions. Mr. Lloyd-George said lie came as an emissary of State to carry the most urgent message ever told to a Manchester audience. It depended more upon the masters and the men running the ( workshops than on almost any section of the community whether Britain would emerge from this colossal struggle beaten, humiliated, stripped of power, honor and influence, and a mere bond-slave of a cruel military tyranny, or whether I she would emerge triumphant and free and more powerful than ever for good in the affairs of men. Our Russian allies suffered a severe setback and the Germans achieved a great success, not because of the superior valor of her soldiers, but by pouring in thunder and showers of shot and shell. The Russian protecting trenches were demolished, yet when the Germans advanced there arose out of the shattered earth legions of dauntless men to face the foe. The German triumph was due entirely to superior equipment and overwhelming superiority in shot and shell munitions of war. The battle was won by skilled industries and the superior! organisation of (h-iiuhi workshops. Two hundred thousand shells were concentrated in a single hour on the devoted heads of the gallant Kussians. Had we been in the position to apply the same process to the Germans on our front they would have been turned l out of France and well out of the coun- , try which they tortured and tormented with dastardly cruelty. More than that, we should actually have penetrated Germany, and the end of this terrible war would have been before us. He was not there to brandish great powers under the Defence of the Realm Act. To what extent and in what direction the moral - duty that each citizen had to give ibis test to the State should be converted into a legal duty would be decided as necessity arose. There was a great discussion over conscription. We were discussing it as if we were discussing land reform or Home Rule in leisure and tranquility. One could not argue under shell fire; one could only decide. But the introduction of compulsion as an important element in organising the nation's resources in skilled industry did not necessarily mean conscription in the ordinary sense. We had saved the liberties of this land more than once by compulsory, service, but all the same it was a great mistake to resort to it unless it was absolutely necessary. Dealing with recruiting, he said the numbers raised on a voluntary I>asis were far ahead of equipment. It would ho a proud thing to say at the end of the war that without compulsion we had done something no other country had ever done. (Cheers.) We were the worst organised nation in the world for this war. He was not sorry for that, because it was our defence in history that when war came it would be judged that the proof that we were innocent lay in the fact that we did not prepare. Mr. Lloyd George said the nation needs all its machinery and all its skill available to turn out munitions and equip nient. The employer must be subjeet to complete State control, and the hitter's control must be fur the benefit of the State and not for increasing the profits of any industrial or private organisation. We must increase the mobility of labor, and have a greater subordination of labor to the same control. The workers passed a resolution pledging themselves to support the efforts to increase the output of munitions. j AN HISTORIC SESSION. PARLIAMENT UNDER THE COALITION. Received June 4, 0 p.m. London, June 3. An historic sitting of the House of Commons passed off quietly. .Many oi the new Ministers were Absent pending the passage of the BiU abolishing the necessity of re-election. l'ri\y Councillors anil other leading Unionists occupied the front Opposition bench. Mr. 11. Chaplin acted a- leader, unollicially, of the Opposition section. The Radicals were sharply critical of the Re-election Bill, which was sent to the House of Lords after an amendment was made, confining its operation to the present crisis. _ . A Bill creating a Ministry of Munitions was then introduced. The suggested appointment of Mr. J. 11. Camnbell as Irij.li Lord Chancellor is arousing intense opposition in Nationalist circles. I cannot sinjr the old, sweet songs Which I should sing to-night, I've 10-t my voice, anil have no choice, Becau>e of'bronchial l/light; But verv soon I*ll he in tune, And sing them all. be sure. I'll change mv moans to dulcet tones, With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

THE RECENT ZEPPELIN RAID, 1 INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS. Received June 4, 6 p.m. London, June 3. At tlio inquest on a boyj of eight years , and a girl aged sixteen, children of ji Jewish tailor, the verdict was that they died of wounds caused by fragments of Zeppelin bombs on Monday. Received June 4, 11.20 p.m. Berlin, June 4. The Wolff Bureau states the Zeppelin laid on London has reached Finchley. NATIONAL SERVICE QUESTION. TRIBUTE TO BRITISH SACRIFICE. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received June 4, fi.ls p.m. London, June .3. The Times, commenting on the first meeting of the new Government, says tV, country wants a strong Government which will wage the war vigorously. The Times welcomes the establishment of the Department of Munitions, and declares the relatives of the wounded feel the gross unfairness of unorganised effort. There is nothing democratic in allowing men who constitute themselves the class to be exempt from a share in the public sacrifice. The case foT national service is so clear and fair that t ! ie Times docs not believe there will be any serious opposition. The Times doubts whether it is necessary to talk of compulsion. All decent men and women looking on know best how to serve their country, and love is awaiting a clear call. Le Temps comments that the. British resolution not to shrink from sacrifice was never stronger, and predicts that the Ministry is an intermediary step which will prepare public opinion. THE NEED FOR DOCTORS. London, June 3. Sir Donald 'MacAlister, in a presidential address to the Medical Council, commented on the insistent need for more doctors owing to the growth of the new armies. The professional reserves were fully called out, and the service; of women doctors were being utilised. Senior students in the ranks had been recalled to complete their curriculum. THE LAST ZEPPELIN RAID. A GERMAN CONCLUSION. Received June 4, 10.n0 p.m. Rotterdam, June 4. The Cologne Gazette considers that from England's silence over the details of the burning of the London docks, as a result of the air raid, it must be supposed that the damage was worse th-ui L appears. BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES. Received June 4, 10 30 p.m. London, June 4. Britisli naval losses from April 20th to May 24th are 67 officers, 30!) men killed; 13 officers and 110 men died of wounds; 100 officers and 1700 men wounded; in addition to 23 officers and 821) men believed to be lost.