BRITAIN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 239, 23 September 1914, Page 5

BRITAIN.

THE FIGHTING FIRST LORD

APPEAL FOR 1,000,000 RECRUITS VIOLENT TYRANNY TO BE STAMPED OUT. (Received 23, 9.55 a.mA London, Sept. 22. Mr. Churchill, at a meeting of 15,000 at Liveriiool, appealed for 1,000,000 men to join the French gallant army. He said “’You have no need to be anxious about the result. God has blessed our arms with unexpected good fortune. The , British Empire could, unless resolution failed, Finally settle the matter as they choose. The-Navy was unable to light whde the enemy was in port, but. lie added, we are enjoying without a battle all the advantages of command of the sea.

"Although he added "I hoped the Navy would have a chance of settling the question with the German fleet. Unless our enemies come out and

fight they would be dug out like rats in a hole. I have had the opportun ity of learning the extent of German espionage in Britain whereby bribery and subornation are employed to ob tain information about the Navy. Every dirty little German lieutenant on leave in England thought to curry t.avo.nr with his superiors by supplying any details he discovered.

“Well.” continued Mr. Churchill ■‘if they like to conic., they know the way. We had not sought the subjugation of Germany or Austria. However complete our victory, the worst that could happen to them, a!’ ter peace was concluded, is that they would be set free to live, and let live fairly and justly. “Peace.” said Mr. Churchill, “might be arranged all in good time, but-not with Prussian militarism existing. • There would be no peace short of the grave with that violent tyranny. (Cheers:)" “A DRAWN GAME.” G ERM AN Y’ S SU G CIESTION. REJECTED BY BRITAIN. (Received 23, 11.10 a.m.) London, Sept. 22. Lord Lansdowne, speaking at Nottingham, said Germany’s aim was to establish military despotism from the North Sea to the Mediterranean and the Adriatic by means of aggressive, unscrupulous disploniacy on the basis cf complete disregard of treaty obligations whenever theje were inconvenient to herself. “We are aware,” he said, “that when Germany declared war she meant to wage it ruthlessly and pitilessly. Although Gc-rnian.t has suggested a declaration of a drawn game there is no question, ;o far as we are concerned. cf declaring the innings closed. The game is worth winning and under Providence we mean to win it.” > LONDON NEWS ITEMS. London, Sept. 21. Prince AlbeH. is now convalescent.

The King has ordered extensive’ planting at .Sandringham to diminish unemployment. Dr. Jowett. preaching in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, hoped that Germany would be emancipated from servitude to militarism and that now Great Britain would be purified from moral and spiritual indifference and frivolitv.