The Daily News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915. A PACIFIST WITH A PURPOSE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1915, Page 4

The Daily News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915. A PACIFIST WITH A PURPOSE.

Few writers are more widely known than Xonnan Angell, who has, up lill recently, 'been regarded as the high apostfi> of peace. His persistent hammering of the doctrine of disarmament, and the absolute criminality and waste of war, lia.-', it seems, a purpose Hint was never suspected until of late. To nil appearances, he was a sincere friend of Britain, and was pressing bis peace doctrine ostensibly for the good of tile nation in a manner that was as plausible as it was clever, and as clever as it was cunning. A recent issue of the North American Pievici." affords a cine to the motive by which this " Angell of Peace " was actuated. He has for his text in the article in that Review; " America and the Neutralisation of the Sea' - —the favorite theme of such flermau warmongers as Deirnburg, Ballin, and Count Bernstoff. A (perusal of this remarkable article cannot fail to induce the reader to inquire wlyy, if peace and disarmament were so essential for Britain, the doetr'ne of tie Teiilon lirebrands should he so s/uitable for the United States? He hohlh that, although Germany ; s sinking the vessels of neutrals, including America, yet that Britain is the real enemy of America, and that the remedy for the wrongs inflicted by the British Nary,, whieh he ta.kes much pains to elaboruti. is for America not to join the .Vlic-i but to restore the law and enforce it. U suits him to ignore the fa. I that the Germans are doing their submarine best to reduce Britain lo .starvation (by sinking ships carrying food supplies/to England. After arguing that Brifjisli policy is intolerable to America, Mr. Angell savs: "Great Britain, at the Iclose of the war, must either be prepared to accept a more thorough and Systematic interna tionalisation of the i sea law in the

iiilercst-j of neutrals, or be prepared to llnd America,, instead of Germany, her competitor for sea supremacy. This from tiie author ami champion of u little navy for Britain, and now the advocate of a big navy for America! There is no mistake about his meaning for he says: "The demand for an enormously increased American fleet, a fleet whLh will be larger than the British, has already influential 'backing, and if the German fleet at the end of this war is reduced or destroyed, and definitely put out of reckoning, Britain's real uava] competitor will then become the United States." Mr. Angell appeals to the people of the United States to take up this cause of -' neutralisation of the fiea." "The United States," he says, "by her past wars, by the respect which she is able to impose for her flag, by the •power of ller army and navy, has acquired the right to go about her lawful business on the high seas without let or hindrance from any earthly power," and so on. Contrast these sentiments with Mr. Angoll's crusade against the ini«|iity of England's big fleet, and there is only one conclusion to draw—Mr. Angell had a clear and definite 'purpose in his advocacy o! pacific policy for Britain. There is an ominous similitude between his method.-*, and. those of the Kaiser, but whether there i.s a closei connection between these two a veilhyproei'ites and subtle casuits is, as yet, unknown. ]t is just as much shrouded in mystery as is the personality of Mr. Angell. One day the curtain may be lifted, and (hen the truth will' out. Meanwhile, we have learnt another lesson that will cause very close inquiry to be made of all future self-styled friends of .Britain who seek to undermine her power and leave her open to the attack of an ambitious Power seeking world domination. Mr. Angell's vocal ion ha?, gone, but the lessons il has left are not without va'ue.

END OF A GALLANT SOLDIER. New Zealand has shown during the past few months that her sons can excel in lighting as thev can in other activity of life. Their adaptability, their resource, their fitness, their intrepidity have surprised the whole Kinpirc. What they and the equally brave Australians have done on the chores of the Callipoli Peninsula will, without doubt, live as long as the British nation lasts. The price has been (errible. Practically half of our own men have been killed or wounded, among them being some of our "finest officers and rank and file, men we could ill-nfTe.nl to lose. Ycslerday came news of the loss of probably Taranaki's most brilliant soldier, Colonel Malor.e, who had already by his skill, resource and bravery been singled out for special praise in despatches and recommended for ;i h'gher command. Few men took his soldierly duties more seriously, even in tile, piping times of peace. ' He held the belief' for Years before Caere was any thought of Germany plunging the world into war that the time would come all,too soon when the position of the British Empire would he challenged by the Teutons, and that lo save it from di.-nster the greatest effort on (he part of all its citizens would be noc." : -?ury. ]le prepared himse'f. as Midi as assisting to prepare fhe Territorials, of which movement there was no more ardent supporter in the dom'nion. And When "The Day" came he was ready. Thoroughness and efficiency were his watch'words. lie accepted no lower standard. Hence his battalion was always clTcicnf. lie made the interests of his men hi* own. looking after (hem all as a father does his ran family, and it is no exaggeration to say that no officer in Xew Zealand's (i.vm.v was more reaped ed or loved than the late Colonel Malone. All accounts from ffallipoli show that from fhe first landing he was a.lwaVs in the thick of the lighting, leading.' helping, encouraging his men, who would have followed him anywhere. There is no dottbf. that when' the story 'of this last attack upon the Turks is told it will be found that Colonel Malone was in the can, and that a good ninny of h's own lads died with him. He died as he would wish fo have died, serving his country and leading his men lo victory. ICven victory was dearly won when it entailed the loss of men like him. Yet he will not have laid down his life in vain. His whole life should fcrvo as an object lesson and inspiration to all young Xew Zoalanders. He rose by dint of industry and perseverance from a humble position to one of the. highest in the civil and military I'fc of the community. He always "played the game," and had a true conception of the duty he owed to the community and hi.s country. A public-spirited citizen, a zealous leader of men. his untimely death will be regretted by everyone in Taranaki. his home for so many years, as well as by the dominion as a whole. Taranaki has lost one of its most gallant and promising sons, Xew Zealand one of its finest soldiers, and the Umpire an efficient and capable officer it stands so badly in need of at the present critical iperiod in its career.