BENEWED PIRACY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 4 October 1916, Page 5

BENEWED PIRACY.

TIRPITZ PARTY ACTIVE. : : . ?: - •'. ' ■ - BUT CAUTION SNtSAJM. •' PUBLIC DISCUSSION ÜBGED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) .{Received 11.50 ajn.)^ i 2SEW YORK, October 3. & United Press dispatch from Berlin states thati it is believed that Admiral yon Tirpiti's efforts to force on the resumption? of a ruthless- submarine campaign against .Great Britain will be defeated, a* a result of secret conferences of the Reichstag in committee which are now being, held. Yon Tirpitrt supporters hope to compel a public discussion when the Reichstag is re-convened on Thursday, despite noticeable caution among former advocates of ruthleseness. ■■ ' " The leader of-the National Liberal party (Herr Baseerman) cays: "The question of the .'renewal' of submarining ' must be' decided by the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Marine, and the .general ■■■'■'■ staff. ; We wish to live in peace' and friendship with America, but there is a bitter feeling, because American supplies of ammunition permit our enemies to continue war. , ? Herr Basserman declares that England is Germany's chief eaezay, and hypocritically urges the United States to move; to restore the freedom of the seas for the. purpose of favourably influencing ■German-American relations.' '."..'.'".: ■ ■-. BENT TO AHERICA £ ] TO BE ' REASONABLE." : ■ ' -'■ •'" ~~—"■ ■ ' ■.' " . .-' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) v • AMSTERDAM; Octobfr 3. ■'■ A Berlin message ; states \tfiat Herr Dernburg, in an artilce in 'the "Taceblatt/ , JiinU at a renewal'of submarine warfare: He expressed the hope that America will take a reasonable -riew if Germany ie compelled to renew ruthfcee submarine warfare in order to force England to mate, peace. Herr Dernburg «5» it wsjlatgely to please - America, that submarine warfare was renounced. j trade; or the, PAcip^ PBOBLEM: TO OUCT THE HUN. .: ; .;'.:;'.;, - -.. -^,J^-::,-COMMISSION WOKK. - ':. '; l '■" ■ ■ fbeights/and labouk " ! ' puLTtmuk :-'.■ .-?/ 'Lt'-- -■ ■ '.-'■ ■ -■:■■■■: ■' ; ■;■■; <AnstraUi* and Cetle AwocUtton^ /f' ;(Kecerfedij.3O juau); •'" jf. . i,' -. ' SnKSETiiSOsMy.i ■; /The Isterrtate Commleaion has comggj!**}^inqwiiy totojiaie::qeMtio]irbf \ Mntish and Australian "• trad*"" ih ~ ;tn e South Pfceific p , - ■ - " ifc Th* ■ C*ie* r-Conmiie>ioaer I-eeiained -T™**- *•» Mquky, wasntlw nautt of the Governments request for an inveetiga- ■ tion of the copra-trade with Australia, *? d .*' «PPrt«B. to whether it iwas deeiraction ehould be taken wrth « view to inereaeing Australian and British control of eucb.trade. Heread a c*He from : tne Secretary of State for the Colonies,-informing the Oominonwealth Government that tie New ZeaJMtdiGovernmeht'Had'made> MpTMentatione to the Home Government a» to probable • Jiffieoltiee in the way of eucceasfui competition after the war with the leadine German firm—the. Deutsche aadels-und Plantageo GeMtebjtft-Hipnigrj bueinese in the South TSe''"policy of the Commonwealth was to increai* the control .of Australian* and British copra and' other trades in the South Pacific which had previously been in German hands. This should be equally aclileved whether ~ the trade came to the Commontfealth or to any other part: of the Empire/ New Zealand had initiated , certain inquiriee as.to the copra trade'/in'the Tongan Group, and it had becaarranfed between the Governments coiicerned that- the Commonwealth: ehould "enjoy the cooperation.of both the New Zealand Gov- ;. ernment and the High <ConnniMioner for thex'Western'Picifie; " ,' coKMnaoirs warn soove. ' After reviewing the admiaietration of the various islands, the; Camrmdoaof said that the commeeion "•»• not concerned with- anjr queetion of readjustmart of administration, which could only ie undertaken by the. Imperial Government in the- eetUement of tile terms of peace. It would be best for the cbmmisßion , to consider all the British island territory involved in -relation to, the whole question of British ami German trade. An important .portion of the inquiry irould be connected with shipping, :.' banking, postal, and .telegraphic communication, and possibly, to a limited extent,' with * the\interchange of labour between the islands. •-■? ii- • ■■ HOBE LABOUR ESSENTIAL. ' Mr. Meek, managing director of Ltver Bros., soap manuf actureie, <gave evidence .as to. the advantages which German shipI ping companies had in the way of copra freights prior to the war, largely 'Wing " to "the ' German - % Government's subsidy.. Shipping copra to Sydney from Tonga, via Auckland, bad-increaeed the'freight 15/ a ton, but he thought that the Sydney-Tongaiiue could 3>e re wtabliahed alter .the.war. There -wae great scope for the development of other island prodncte besides copra, biit the trouble iwaa to get sufficient labour. The.natir-» only -worked sufficiently to keep theaiserfes. - Indian labour ihad been 'mentioned, and the iijian Govenmwnt was . negotiating with the Home Government for the - establishment •-" of continuous Indian'immigration. Speaking generally ' of the iilands, the witnew thoualit tliat great development was not;poaeible vrith- ; out introduced labour. : : ■ ,> JAMAICA'S DEOmON. :. ENEJfT -TBjAdEM 84JUU5D'. 'FOB TWJUITT TZULBS. .' . " (AutraUaa aad N.Z. Cable Aetociatlpi.) .-■■■- -(Revived lia» •*),%;;, . raSGSlOir'"(Janjaiea)»-'<fcWieV-X- - fUw| > nfwhj; tion totb* effeei that it iiffl .«o* J-eni;. -». -.. - - ' '- "-: '* nnaf»awfrf- ■ >.<■» .'