THE EMPIRE’S PERIL

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3996, 31 July 1915, Page 5

THE EMPIRE’S PERIL

MR. LLOYD GEORGE SOUNDS THE TOCSIN. men and women must rally round. “THEN WE SHALL BEGIN TRIUMPH OVER DESPOTISM !” goal THE LIFE blood of the NATION. ■GREAT CONFER tCXCK OF A 5 ITERS LOT HOT, July 20. Three thousand delegates attended a national conference oi the mining industry at .Lvingswu.v Opera House. All tlie leading miners were represented. Mr Simeon, presiding, said the miners had sent 250,000 of their comrades to the firing fine, and the industry, owing to recruiting, was three milJion tons short monthly. VvO.h goodwill and greater effort it should lie possible to recover some oi the shortage, though lie hoped the regulations securing safety in. mines would not be modified. The Eight Hours Act- might he suspended owing to war, but the Government could: not play i tricks with the Act without consult- j mg them. Mr Lloyd George was greeted with a roar of applause, and was visibly moved by his reception. The J louse was packed from stalls to the gallery with rows of eoahnvner.s and miners, whilst delegates occupied the platform. He said that coal was the life-blood of the nation. He was not sure that those engaged in the industry realised its importance at, the present time. King Coal was the paramount lord of industry. i t was j our real international coinage, 'shells meant coal. Hi lies could not but mean coal. / 1 lie' 350.000 British casualties were really indicted by the Westphalian miners, working in cooperation with the Pru.'.sian engineers, without stint, _ without regulations, putting all their strength a-i the disposal of the Fatherland. Ho went on to ask whether British miners were doing their share similarly? Mr Lloyd George admitted that, the country could not expect- men to voik overtime, suspend trade union region- j lions, and put forth their full strength 1 if all was going well and there was j no danger, •'•'but can anyone reading i the news intelligently doubt that- the I situation is serious, a not perilousr j There are two new parties now, pessi- | mists and optimists -the bloe-sky j school and the grey-sky school —but l think the sky is mottled. \\ e might. j to remember that the >uii is sinning j behind the storm clouds, but to pro- j pare for a thunderstorm. Don't- j read the headlines in the nev. spnpo.i s j but read the news. The man who ones not understand the peril Jus country | in would not believe if one rose | bom the dead. There are hundreds , of thousands of dead lying east ana west who could tell of the petal if the-, rose. Events in the east portend j that- a larger share of the burden than. I ever will be east on should- . ers. It is useless to pay m/io-teni.is j of the price of victory. Me fa'" 101 -'! bridge twelve feet ol .dream witti an, eleven feet plank.’’ j There was only one qiicsuou, In, , continued. All nil trades must ask themselves: Are w.- do.u on mi <xh to secure vetory. w,mu Aj means the fat- of freedom lor ages , There was too much disposition t | r |iim io the amenities of peace. >nc,r - as fashions, lock-outs, strikes, uncanny methods of slowing up ihe mnpu-, and spells? All <mr. wages in.■,- _> up. profits must be improved p.m j must be kept down. It was abo sa j no man must be called on to serve t m j State unless he wished, or sbou d nK j do the work he liked, not what hit d , him. ‘'This freedom implies te ; j ,-pdit to shirk.” In' continued. 1 implies the right for yoii tr>expect-nml oniov, and for others to defend tin •' . T . f-iir° Assuredly country. is taai ran . victory is not to he gamed be that-’“-The store of the . Australian ami Tew Zealand battalions. he ‘dins not vet appeared. 1 '•'>) <\ ■ the Press Bureau and tell bow the Now Zealanders and Australians aie f-iein" the Turk. There was an adt.u.s the other day. What vms the effeiT, To man would go on the sick ■- • Tot all the doctors in the regimen Is -odd persuade them. They would no” Up in..-. .y'-'-gyir-A'iS™ feeling, I can toll you. (( neeis.) n a no shirking—not until the attack w-ns over and they had finished the WrJUul.I th, : y g.'g'glS'Tli Imo. but- if the <l.-mocr«r>; "yV-Ui fITSsTII “The soldiers are awaiting lUixunm iv to hear the. radio of • They sons coming from Eng • ) • -i\?] l0 ’ n . left us to fill the +u.,+. is done there will be «' .. Wi' , h ttms of flame the story of how US' of M f'gyj’yt'iT under,the onslaughts o * ip-itaiu but the men and wo 'f 1 Ty came to the rescue, pit ni h 1 fc where > no tyranny will down. 1 f n ~r nicluresQue The -speech was fu- " P" inthl ,_ phrases and had tin nm ' . „ s £ct arising from the fact tmvt he was th^at'to' clef y'the Bresf^Bm US SlriTlTiyS-tnool , ; no.t nu *0 meeting which again rose to its 10 , A F Fearscs president of the Aim ■ ■ , Federation, resolution urg- ' shouW'tecitre the° greatest possßile enthusiasm.

COAL offer. WOULD BF TOO COSTLY. (Received Tuly 30. 8.5 A'CHTJUIURNF- Julv 20. Yfr T/’i-her announces that the Imperial authorities have consented to relax the restrictions on khe cxnoi of Australian coal under propel Con sular guarantees. . . . , Regarding the shipment of Australian coal to Britain, the. Board of Trade has advised that owing to tie high freights and the- udi Price of iiroclurincc coni in. AusUi ■ . SreS S tHnt .it CPI.UI b-pW in ißnfrOnd on terms admittnig of tom, petition with the local article.