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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 275, 6 November 1916, Page 5

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PEACE FAR DISTANT. AN AMERICAN’S IMPRESS9ION. I [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] ! New York, Nov. 4. Mr. Herbert Bayard Swope, who recently visited Germany, in an article in the "New York World,” says

that the desire for peace from the top to the bottom of Germany is very strong, but there is no bf lief 1 hat peace is near. Optimists think it will tie reached in not less than two ii’ar.-, but 01 her opinions run as high as ten years. MR. MASSEY’S CONVICTION. THE END A I.OXG WAY OFF. [AUSIRAI IVN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] London. Nov. 5. Air. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward have returned to London. Alr. Massey, in a statement to the Australian Press Association, remarked : Wo spout a full week in France looking into conditions as they exist at the front, and more particularly as regards the New Zealand troons. The Now Zealanders are in good heart and cluerfully confident. but the weather and the approach of winter make it almost im-po-sible to continue operations on a largo scale at pit sent. Naturally there is a great deal of discomfort, hut everything is being done to render winter quarters as comfortable as possible. During the visit we had an opportunity of conferring with Sir Douglas Haig and others <if the Goii n ral Staff. Whilst matt<rs are going veiy well no one whose opinion is wo~th having even suggests the possibility of the war ending for a eomiderable time. BEN TILLETT’S SOUND ADVICE. REDOUBLE YOUR EFFORTS. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABSN.] (Received 6. 11.10 a.m.) London, Nov. 6. Mr. Ben Tillett, after a third visit to the front, in an article in "Lloyd’s Weekly,” describes the havoc on the Somme as the result of our munition workers’ labours. He says the war must be won in our munition factories. We have attained an equality of munition:; and must acquire the superiority; then will come the death km 11 of Prussian militarism. He implores the workers to redoubh their efforts and the whole nation to put, aside every other thought but the triumph of civilisation. UTILISE COLOURED TROOPS. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z (Mill’ tS.SN.] (Received 6, 11.10 a.m.) London, Xov. 5. Air. Wedgewood, M P, vriting to the “Sunday Times." urges the immediate raising and training of coloured troops for 1917. He declares it would be criminal to continue to ignore the Empire’s coloured man power. GERMAN INTRIGUES. TO SAI ASH ALLIED UNITY. ! TENTONIC LIES IN RUSSIA. 1 (Received 6, 9.5 a.m.) London, Nov. 5. j The “Daily Chronicle’s” Petrograd correspondent states that German intrigue with the object of splitting up the Entente coalition is increasing in vigour as the Allies are gaining the upper hand in military operations. The intriguers are spreading rumours of England’s determination to fight to a finish to prevent Russia from concluding an advantageous peace. The Russians are indignantly rejecting the malevolent insinuations against England The latest suggestion is that Russia does not need Constantinople and only England is opposed to the free- > doin of the Straits which Germany ■ could guarantee. • The “Novoe Vremya” comments ! that the fate of Constantinople will be decided without Germany. 1 Enemy activity in Russia also takes the form of spreading false rumours of risings and strikes'. While Petrograd hears that Moscow has risen the police refused to do their duty, and the soldiers won’t fire, Moscow simultaneously learns of similar happenings in the capital. The. same procedure takes place at other large centres. The Labour leaders have warned the workers to ignore these rumours. IMPERIAL' RESOURCES. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] London, Nov. 4. The Royal Colonial Institute, in deputation to Air. Bonar Law (Colonial Secretary) urged the appointment of a committee to improve commerce and the labour supply, making the Empire more self-sup-porting. Mr. Bonar Law replied that nil the Ministers were deeply interested and were seriously considering the development, of the Empire’s resources. LONDON NEWS ITEMS. (Received 6, 9.5 a.m.) The National Labour convention on food prices has been summoned for Decembtr 7th. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] General Maxwell retires from the Irish command during the month. Sir Bryan Mahon will succeed him. [Major-General Sir Bryan Mahon was placed in command on the western frontier of Egypt in May. Previous to that he had commanded the British expedition to Servia.J