Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-18
Asquith, In Rousing Speech
Declares Nation Is Making
Noble Sacrifices

words the Tyneside armament work.
ers. TO whom he was appealing for an
increased output of munitions OF war,
rose to their feet and filled the Palace
theater, Newcastle, with their lusty
cheers. They knew they were not be-
ing eatechised for Sinking. because
they were not strikers. More MUM.
tions were wanted and 1t was their
duty to assist In meeting the demand
and they were determined to>do their
duty.
Not Word Of Truth.
II saw a statement the other day"
continued Mr.. Asquith, that the opera.
tons. not only of our army. but also
of our allies. were being crippled or.
at any rate, hampered by our failure
to provide the necessary ammunition.
There is not word of truth In that
statement"
Again the building rang with thun-
derous cheers from thousands OF
threats, only to be renewed when the
| prime minister characterized the state
ment or shortage as mischieyous, all
the more so because, II 1t were be
lieved, 1t would be calculated to dis
hearten our troops, 20 discourage our
allies. and to stimulate the hopes and
activities Of our enemies.
| NO." he proceeded. the urgency of
the situation is due In the main to
| two obvious causes 1t is due, first
of all, to the unprecedented scale upon
which ammunition on both sides has
been expended.
mo less than 217,00O coal miners
have enlisted since the war began
tcheers j-20 per cent of the total num-
Der. and nearly so per cent OF the min-
ers of military age. What q splendid
record for trade. (Cheers.1
There has been an influx, not to
fiji, but to help to Ill, the gaps; there
has been an influx or some 10000 men
from other Industries. many OF them,
of course, quite inexperienced and UNI
skilled, and the shortage of men Is
still l per cent of the former num-
bers. The result, and 1t issnost surpris-
ing, is a diminution OF about ~ per
cent on the normal output, while the
Idemand for coal has. OF course. in
consequence of the war risen above
/ the normal level
Mutually OF Sacrifice.
! These are very remarkable figures.
and / would venture. II may, In pass
] ing an appeal. to the miners who re-
main in the pits to rival the patriot
fism of their fellows who have gone or
who are going. to the front by regu-
iarity of attendance and. If possible, by
Increased output. They are serving
their country. let them remember, jus.
as we'll at the coal face in Northun-
berland or Durham as If they were ly-
ling in the trenches in Flanders or in
France
1T was in view of these considera-
tions that parliament has recently un-
der the defense OF the realm act en-
trusted the government with powers
/ in regard to what | may call the mu-
milton acknowledgements which they
are anxious, If they can. to exercise
without compuIsion, which, though, Ii
need be, viii be resorted to, but which
they are anxious to exercise without
ccmpulsion, and in the closest c0opera-
Eticn with both employers and employ
ed. tCheers.)
4 Now let me say this. II the coop
/ Grafton is to be effective 1t must be
recognized that 1t involves certain
amount of give and take; what may
call a mutuality of sacrifice between
1.-THE three parties commemorative men,
the masters. and taxpayer.
The First Thing.
/ Each Of these must be wiling. and
the experience we have so far leads
us to believe that they will show them
selves willing, to make the special sac
rifice which is its appropriate contri.
button to the common burden OF the
war. What are those sacrifices? They
may, / think, be summarized under
three heads Limitation of profits, the
temporary suspension of restrictive
rules and customs, and the provision
Of reasonable compensation in cases
of proved injury or loss. tHear, hear1
The first, you observe, falls upon the
employer, and the second upon the
men, especially upon those men who
are members OF trades unions, and the
third upon the state.
Il state my own firm conviction
when say that If the industrial and
productive resources Of the country
are once organized and modified on
these lines there can be little doubi
that in the words and the inspiratine
message You sent me from here few
days ago, and which | see before mJ
eyes in front Of the gallery there
Masters and men together will de
liver the goods. ,Cheers)
ProdigaI Expenditure.
| Mr. Lloyd George. in the house d
commons, gave additional cheer by hi:
announcement of the response made II
the appeal for more munitions He
said in this war more ammunition had
been expended than any army eFel
anticipated. The miscalculation wal
not confined to ourselves; there wa
not an army In the field at presen
that ever dreamed there would be such
large expenditure Of ammunition al
had taken place. In October last, wher
he was in France. he had converse
ton with one OF the ablest Of thu
French generals, who said to him tina
the surprise of the war had been th'