THE "FAKED" SPEECH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 October 1914, Page 5

THE "FAKED" SPEECH.

GERMAN/ .FRAUD' ONMR'^jfiHN® . ■ -■, - '.;:-.burns,.,-, ; :; : ;-;-: t^M England learns from our (^staiiti^ nople Correspondent (says the-Times?o|li; September 11) that Mr. John Builna^i delivered a speech: in the Albert'/Hali^ on August 14 on the; dpv^^UUoi'^ihtfiS British Empire and some minor; mit^S ters. The news had,: it seems^: rei^h^dlSi on August'3l; ";l£:-:KS&$i reached' Germany on Augusts 30i:;^W^@ have now received a; I^mfeQ? ( taaa newspiaptvi gf tßat 4&te^fle^iQif il 'wsche ■#@ituHg, the;::piutiehe'-K-Tia«i»i . zeitung, and ine jj rankrurter^iieibuiig^ilp I The Frankfurter Zeitung;;'.h4s/'/;th^i?besfcp account of this memorable- pratioip^ and; we.,,verrbure v :to;''t6rrow;:iti^iji;:^^^ Mr. Burns, having lef t : tfce according to pur ; Frankfbrt;v I«ontem#l porary, felt 'it nedesMryv tp"% v^^lu|!il electors and political friends&M^ac^ count of hisv.' attitude^^^tb^afiis'r^iiHSl^ policy of Sir Edward Grey % a^/towar^ilf the abandonmeiiet of Britishrheut*ali^i^ • 'to *the , disadvantage;;.of;.^ Germany l*£f| He felt compelled to^leave ■^{Qpy;6noM meht \yhich, so far from^ ?;prbmotingß^ "culture,": had •plunged ;anto;^ari'j?ad4ii venture/\vMch-;wasf--bouniv.to"'leadSt^| the; strengtheningof Eiigiaiid^iiaituritti enemies" and, to. ttoß fund^ental-^dip® turbance of siEnglfnd- s - ec^nonucfcanflts|i political ;cp^is#sy .:v^ .course for Ejijgls|p|wou]d: ha^e^eS^bopS pursue; a stncffirieiitralrt^ 'jio^.'B'^Mi^i^ of her; relations with- Germany^bi^?fqipil her own sake/ Mr. Burns ■i'iprdceefle'a'^^ \ t greatness. '.isivmamfwf^Sli in jpeace. Ehglandfs ;;^eakriess~: :io&£3k% hibrted ln■^:ary;^;■■■ :^6^^■^a^;,n^f>b^iß^% ■Av--ppsition.*/-to:.-':*e^ help any influence iir EurOTe§li^a;ha^ extra-European • politics^; i i-^e^ nev6r.fbeen :able; !focw^:^oom stroyed Napoleon's ;fleet at ■: TrgfalgarS^ but -.a;: few days .later hi s most-: peloripusft victory'• -at•-'AtisteipSp P^» lan(^? hF ew: all- Europ^ knees.; What - was- Nappleon^?:^ef<?ai*P at sea with/his phpa^lel^ vjci»r^^aiP^ laiid?^ y?e" jsrave hiiii; a pih^ prick;fJbif © I notwithstanding- oyii^ ;^ictory fie defeapli ' ed : .,the :whole;: pf <%Biß^.i^%:s&W&sM§ Mr. Burns, according :to the reporters; contiMepaiv^isV s^ain*a#^ j some length, dealing :^vrfclr equal 'With the ;;wars : againstANappleoniianttfe the war of 1870. : He weh^ bn^i^KpS plain-: that if'; Ensriarid. had■:remauiicNi 1 neutral './she could: haveS proiifedS^^ both Germany and Prance; whd> wooj&l|l ■fboth'V have b^en corapelle^to her: : : exports.-, '■■ He -. proceeded :&/ v-^;ssS| ! "Eiiglaiid staked -'ey^ything^pn-^ai^ j FraricoT-Russiari victory^ ■ 3ut England's droops :are:'beal;en:-togetKerp^ with the French JKMlwfi-istffa?sSjs^ of; England's. defeats 'and v^Engl^nd^slS weakness^; leak^ put" >:in;;;th^^Oolpm|sljS which have really: npthiiig^; iifrcp^mpn^fl with the ;Gountry^; and>per^||^i r>fo waitins; for spnle^^b^ippr^nnity^i^i»sl% fall away; from " : herf^C-^hat:3f ; ;;^r^n^f^ does not win ? > Enorim pus -ppsSessioii&f^ rre theii lostv^anrlvßfitisXJps^oris|ii|l|| fluence on the policy of :*he^O*piifeff|iSS ;cannpt -for^/.centuries :r^cpyeredpa^S|Ss| caDsiß; rtie ■.•;■ iiifHence i-i o^'^erptgLany-^ijS^ assoeiatiorif >with t :!^ie^^/^^ria«a^?a3H3Ev^ Lwoiild; ;becpmei •'io^immens©''::ith^?G|p:^i I many ; would ■ let noj.ppwer,; pnr ea^h¥in^jsf| t«rfftre further■ rwvth^ : ihj;lco^strnctipli|^ :.her : .vNavy.- :,;;.Germany's^';xin3u»ta!iesl|^ «re strong, and; ttey^q^ ened^ pven witK> :anv;uhsucc^Mfcwa|i»^ A people so powetfulf and? '$o;. : cp^cioic^^ of. its strength<asT^6;iGerm^^ep3^ii ran he .bound in^nprietters^c^ap^Sil^ be forced: : "V^ithv';.:uiiparalleie(J^:sej|T^^ >R9crifice—-evßii ■"- if tlie iijooristf-HbQijUrf S§| had to ;prbduce'■'•^e>tlii)^f;p'e'toyf:jfiib|^^ hl s ipo^keir^-if \wj^ destrbyed^i|b^s<Gfei^sft man •.Navy,/.Germany:.■ ~, wo^lpt;/cij|afesipij .Navy '■: twice, "...ray;-' thri^e'/asrstrpjig'^"'!^^ ;•'•.• Mr^Burns ari:. history, in ■■'-. order": ;:;tp^snpw•wi-hprfe^ hppefes^it •is^fpr'-any^mintty^^rlsiijil^^! ■jHe/.-then:'.'. skinimed .liph^K>^yerlptHe|^ frivolous character; of iEngland''sU|rieni3J§Bg ■ ship.; ; ;^th;--Eranca'iv iniore^ s^mous" proKle^^pf;ftMi^le^Ti^p'Titfts*i idn.-.^,;This;o;r;(>^:dbubt;;':;;^as;'Y^y,^ speech rpached^nsfentinoole Sp^.^bjpltpl^i v-Hfl remeinflnered; hpwjvth^ •EmpjKPQri^ William. "jvhonheciW^^ Mr? Burns .did tint:in9n+iori thftld^pSl^ but it,wa?, in ]L9os^^Tpclaimedi>Hims!'?Jfi^|| tbpi: friend of: Ma^p^vedari^ '^S^M isaid 5 0Q0;/of■''^Bni^bpeveiJ^ in; .this-^friendshibV^ ::iTrue^j;ttisftKeK.oi|^^ had bi3eiV somptvjpit:.inrbaired;by|T^ily?|^^ war: fi gainst Tr> vkey^buJi ? >tliißJ^pre.sjßi(i^^ situation/ cpiripellod "the^ /Tu^^^ptliqi^^ Germaiiy-;: -Any ; itifluence'Sth^n^En^l^ land raight. ha ire had;/in "thea^^pgpps^^p now deitroyedi ''■': aAd wiit ;■ it:^f;JEn^li^^^^ ''ule: over ;maTiy, :;'milU9fi^ofSS|G^p >omeclaTTS. Mr Biirr s/"f^^sk^QKefi^^ tbe coming coTiflag^aiipn/i^iitedia^ii^l^ aftf.r, a f<a\v te}ljn s; phrases" oiowine^;Ks|e3| ihtini ate ' acquaintancei /Tritlr■;. the^:Eas|^ii :coTioTnded:^ / ,-. >//-';- 'Sj<V^ W&:W0-W0i: "Englarid ; ;isl ;^ambli^; fpr^hejpe^l^ isterice. To '--loo.T?: .b^^p^^e^ajn^u^l*!! ■ .in-oveirl, and Vi^Hcxitvgiving i^ '■■of: •.•■tTie^pq^ib^ -treason to ;the/ EnglisnSna^bn;?!/|,¥i^^^