GERMANY'S HORRIBLE METHODS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15279, 15 May 1915, Page 8

GERMANY'S HORRIBLE METHODS.

a ,— PR DIE AIINISTER HITS OUT. "To my mind it is one of the fonlert crimes over recorded in history, and the Kaiser, who was directly responsible, will be looked upon for all timo as an inhuman monster.""' This opin- * ion was expressed by the Prime Minis- *' tor (the Right Hon." AY. F.Massey) at a. patriotic meetiu-_ in Palmerston North on AA'ednesday, in reference to the sinking of the Lusitania, and it ' was loudly applauded by the large crowd gathered to hear the address oJ tho Prime Alinister. It would bo the duty of Britain amber Allies, continued Air Massey, k so arrange matters that nothing ol tho sort would be ever again possible, and as for peace, no peace should be ' entered into until every German submarine was sunk fifty fathoms deep, - until every Zeppelin was smashed into a thousand pieces, until the German Navy had ceased to exist as such, and tho Kaiser, and his war : lords,...were placed under lock and key, and given a taste of what British prisoners, who _ wero'unfortunate enough te fall into "* German hands, had recently suffered. (Applause.) Our answer to tho horrible methods of tho Germans should . be the sending of more men, more guns, more horses, and more war material, and there should bo no slackening off until there was complete submission on the part of Germany. (Applause.) The fiends who arranged for joyous celebrations, and the giving of holidays to school children on account of the drowning of some hundreds of helpless women and innocent children, wero entitled to no consideration, and should .receive none. (Loud cheers.) Mr Alassev said that ho was curious to know wliat the American people would do about the drowning of their' fellow-citizens; whether they were now satisfied with tho neutral position they had takon up? Certainly the attitude of tho United States was not whit we had a right to expect from our cousins across the sea. Even Britain. " he added .might have remained neutral, during the present war. but it would have been at the sacrifice of her national honour. Even pcaco might be " too clearly purchased, and that was * lesson which ho thought the American * people wero learning now, and prob- . ably" learning too lato to profit by it. Air Alassev concluded a strong speech by making an urgent appeal to all able-bodied men who were phjrfcally fit to register, so that they might - be called upon whe_ the opportunity offered. The duty of the young roan, who was not bound, to stay in Heir Zealand by family ties was to be. as soon as he could get there, in the fight- - ing lines with his fellow-citizens on the other side of the world. Mr Massey went on to say that upto date about 17,000 soldiers had gone from New Zealand, nearly 6000 more were in camp, and there would bp nearly 7000 at the end of tho present month. ' By next April, if the ww lasted so long, according to present arrangements. New Zealand would have_ sent away 33,000 men. A\ T e had 6©nt away 6500 horses, and 5200 vooxp horses would be required. The speaker reminded'them that this was their * v just as much as it was the war of tbe poop'o resident in the United KingdomIt was a life and death struggle, and it was their duty to do all they possibly could to assist the Empire. (Ap- - plaiise.)