, 1916-06-03
Censored at Jamaica.l

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New York. May 29th.-Reports of
Lloyds Register for shipping for 1915
shows the unmistakable determination
of England to replace without delay
every ton sunk by the enemy, and TO
hold England in predominant control of
of the Worlds merchant marine. BY Lloyd's
figures Great Britain lost 1,534.9 0 tons,
yet by the end of the year the gross tonnage
England's merchant feet was only 11,251
tons less than at the beginning Of Germany's
submarine campaign. OF the amount re-
placed only 67O,178 tons were built, so the
rest had to be replaced by purchase from
merchant tonnage of other nations. AS
these figures show deductions from the
merchant feet of all causes, it shows in real
ity that England added more tonnage than
Germany sank.
London, May 30th.- There is now believed
to be a possibility that people Of the British
Isles will be placed on meat rations. Cap
tain Ernest Pretyman, Parliamentary Under
Secretary for the Board of Trade, in the
House of Commons to-day said that
although there was no actual shortage, the
existing high prices arose from a deficiency
due to the requirements of the forces in
the field. The Government, he added, was
reviewing the situation carefully.
Wash ngton, May Both President Wilson
delivered a Memorial Day address here to-
day, in which he defined The spirit of Ameri-
ca, warned citizens of foreign birth not to
set themselves against the purposes of the
Nation, called upon young men to perform
voluntary military service, and defended his
recent suggestion for an alliance of Nations
to preserve peace. He spoke at Arlington
National Cemetery before an audience made
up largely of Civil War veterans. While he
declared he had no harshness in his heart
for Americans of foreign birth, and expected
them to still love the sources of their origin,
the President said: tAmerica must come
first in every purpose we entertain, and
every man must count upon being cast out
OF our confidence, cast out even of our toler-
ance, who does not submit to that great
ruling principle. Speaking of America made
up of all the peoples of the world as the
champion of tie rights of mankind, he said
'FWe are not only ready to CO operate, but we
are ready to fight against any aggression,
whether from within or from without. But
we must guarantee ourselves against any
sort of aggression which would be unworthy
of America. We are ready to fight for our
rights when those rights are coincilent with
the rights of man and humanity. The
President reiterated his suggestion before
the League to Enforce Peace last week that
the United States was ready to become q
partner in any alliance of the Nations (which
would guarantee public rights against SELF
ish aggression. OF published criticism re-
minding him that George Washington warn
ed the Nation against "entangling alliances,
he said:- II shall never myself consent to an
entangling alliance, but would gladly assent
to disentangling alliance, an alliance, which
would disentangle the people of the World
from those combinations in which they seek
their own separate and private interest. and
unite the people of the World to preserve
the peace of the World upon a basis of COM
mon right and justice" 'Universal training
and preparedness were possible" Mr.. Wilson
said, sonly if the men of suitable strength
and age will volunteer" He said the 'acid
test" was about to be applied to bushes men
to see whether they would allow their en-
ployees to volunteer. He said the Army
Reorganization Bill now before him bristled
with that interrogation point which be warn
ed all the business men of the country was
staring them in the face. The President
said he WAS for universal voluntary train