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E?EM??F?SBS? LORD CHARLES ?? BERESFORD. ——— NOTA8I.E VISIT TO SWANSEA. GREAT MEETINGS EN- DORSE SEA BOYCOTT. Lord Charles Beresford should long cher- ish recollections cf his Swansea visit. Several hundreds of people awaited his ar- rival at High-street Station on Saturday aiterncon, ar'd his reception Imd a, decided and Rttin.g tt,-I-,os,)hpre of t.he ¡¡nn: for one hundred lad? of thj Naval Drigade, with their band, under the commodore, Lieut. Jr. Hodgens, looking \'er- smart in their ,Uy uniforms. greeted him on the pmt- form. As the tr:un steamed in the Admiral's salute was sounded by the brigade buglers— a salute which has not been heard locally for many a year, and which Lord Charles promptly recognised and acknowledged. Much to the t{elight of the brigade, the Admiral, with Lieut. Hodgens, then inspected thcrn, paying attention to every lad. HJgh Ccmp!Mne!its for Navat Brigade. The hero of the "Condor" then expressed his unqualified pleasure with the manner in which the brigade had been trained. "These bright, keen faces," he said, "are a de!ight to me. and it is what I have advo- cated for many years. The discipline evi- dent is cf the greatest credit to those re- sponsible, and equal to anything I have tnown in this respect." The omcers of the brigade included P. O. E. Aahbury (chief instructor), P.O. Wil- liams, P.O.'s Harris and J. Williams (assist- Mt instructors), and Bandmaster Qrimtha. At his request the whole brigade marched past him, he standing at the salute, and the lado turned with such naval precision tha-t at the dinner at the Hotel Metropole in the evening he again aJIuded to his experience, paying Lieut. Hodgens a gratifying and de- served compliment when he referred to the "distinguished naval oincer who haa done and is doing such excellent patriotic work in the town." The roa-d to the hotel—where the United Service Brigade, under Commandant Maggs,, was ini;pected-was lined by enthusiastic townspeople, who .gave the gallant Admiral a warm reception as the procession, to the strains of ''Men of Harlech." played by the Naval Brigade Band, left the station, accom- panied by the Telegraph Messengers and Rand. Swansea's Old Veterans. Addressing the veterans at the hotel, Lord Beresford said he recognised &ome old faces, and the "Old General." He s&id good discipline always crea.ted comradeship, and congratulated Commanda-nt Maggs on start- ing that great movement. He was delighted to see them all again. AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH. There waa a. big mustpr r.f the pubiic en Sunday morning when Admiral Lord Beres- ford attended St. :Mary'" Church, in com- pany with General Sir James Hills-Johnes, V.C., and Colonel J. R. Wright (whose guest he has been over the week-end), the Mayor of Swansea. (Aid. Ben Jones), Town Clerk, Chief Constable, and many of Swan- sea's leading citizens. A naval church parade had been arranged by Captain Down, R.N., the competent M.val authority at Swansea, and hLs body of men looked exceedingly <*niart. The Rev. Percy Mosa Weston, the chaplain (who con- ducted the service), accompanied them. The K.S.L.I., the Boy Scouts, C.L.B., "Bit Badge" men, platoon of the V.T.C., and the Boys' Naval Brigade also took part :ji the! procession, and in the course of the beautiful aervice his Lordahip delivered an eloquent address. He described this war as on a scale without parallel in history, but point- j ed out its unifying effect on the nation. The response of her sons from the Empire in- spired him to refer to their matchless patriot- is<n, and he said that the ultimate henent to f- .? ?Mained from their sacrn!Cearwas of tw amall mea.sm'e. The British Navy deserved -e-wy blessing of the nation. After the service Lord Beresford inspect- ed the Shropahirea outside the sacred edi- fice and presented the Military Medal to the widow of the late Company Sergeant-Major J&mes. TO BOYCOTT THE I I HUN. MEETING'S ENTHUSI- ASTIC APPROVAL. LORD CHAS. BERESFORD ON OUR LOSSES. Swansea responded in no uncertain voice at the two enthusiastically packed meetings at the Empire on Sunday after- noon and evening to the call of the Merchant Seamen's League, demanding an economic boycott of Germany after the war for the many barbarities against International Law and the Hague Con- vention she has been guilty of. The prin- cipal speakers were Lord Charles Beres- ford, G.C.B., Mr. Ben Tillett, M.P., and Mr. Haveloc-k Wilson, the last-named suffering from the effects of acute rheu- matism which, however, does not prevent him from addressing gatherings almost daily. So great was the demand for tickets that they had been all sold out by Saturday morning. Apart from the speakers, each one of whom always draws a crowded audience, I the local arrangements committee had provided programmes of music quite out of the ordinary. There was the full Empire orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Churchill Sibley, the soloists being Mr. Wm. Tanner (tenor) and Mr. Jos'a.h Thomas (baritone). Hymns a.nd choruses were sung (in which the audiences heartily joined), and a noval and pipp- ing feature were the sea chanties sung by the Swansea Naval Boys' Brigade—' the song-snatches that used to be sung <m the old copper ore boats trading to' Swansea forty years ago. Practical re- cognition of the services rendered by the British mercantile seamen during the war was forthcoming, the money raised being chiefly devoted to the benevolent sea- men's institution for the aged and in- trm, these being located at LimpsneM (Surrey) {md Eastcote (Northampton- shire). The afternoon meeting was presided over by Mr. Roper Beck. the large audience m- cludl iig the Hon. Elain)< .Jenh.im. General Sir Ja.lOOIS HHla-Johnes, V.C.. Sir E. Nicholl, Mr. T. J. Williams, M.P., Mr. Ben TUlett. M.P.. Colonel J. R. Wright, -I,Iessrs. J' Ha-velock WiLson, J. Seddon, Commander Down, Liout. J. Hcdgens, Lieut. Miiner, Major G. S. Harries, Mr. J. H. Rosser, I A'd. J. Hiltard, Councillors Hm, E..Jonef1, P. Wright (Newport), E. G. Protheroe, Licut. Townsend, Messrs. Gilchri&t (Board tA Tr.tde), H. Lang Coath (town clerk), Cttpta-in A. Thomas (Chief Constable), Cra.w- iord Heron, Dr. Trevor Evans. Commandant C. Maggs, Messrs. T. H. Couch, F. Tun- bridge. Horatio Watkins, A. W. Wynne, J. Thomas, B. Bottomley. Palmer Bowen, E. Bev.Mi (Neath). Geo. G'anmng (!ccal secre- tary of the Seamen's and Firemen's Union ejtd organiser of the meetings), etc. The Chairman t.Ût sure they would en- doisa the proposrtis cf the Merchant Sea- men's League and so enter their emphatic protest against the unfair and inhuman r e, m E:. treatment that was .being meted out by the Germans. They would be asked that, as a consequence of their barbarities 2:;itU5t all laws of chivalry and conventicn, the Ger- mans should after the war keep to their side of the road like the leper of cid and be com- pelled to utter the words "U nclean, un- clean" uutil they had purified themselves. (Applause.) Those who went down to the .1 in ships, ensuring cur transport a.nd bunging in food supplies upon which we were dependent, had his whole-hearted sym- pathy, and if he could differentiate, his s ym- pathies went. further out to the iu-emen, the men who kept the steam up, without know- ing what was happening above, and who, unlike the man on deck, had ro chance of jumping for it when necez--city arose. I The Resolution. I Sir Jh. LNicholl, president of the Merchant Seamen' I'; League, said they were going to do something after the war which the poli- ticians could not do, a.nd he proposed an em bracing rewll1tion:- (1) Refusing to employ any Germans in any capacity on land or sea. (2) Not to purchase or use any German goods. (5) Master manners to refuse to salute or recognise the German na.g. This boycott to continue for two years after peace terms. and one month's boycott added for every ad- ditional crime committed by the Germans on land 'or sea contrary to the Hague Conven- tion or International Law. Should, how- ever, the German people decide to estab- lish full parliamentary control over their Kaiser and Government a mitigation of the boycott may take place with the approval of the Merchant Seamen's League members. (Applause.) He would, with their approval, send the resolution to Sir Douglas Haig offering heartiest congratulations upon the recent glorious victory, and pledging the League, dockers and transport workers of the port, a continuance of their upmost "to en- able you to follow up your glorious advance and bring the war to a speedy and victorious conclu;on." (Applause.) Councillor Peter Wright (Newport), in seconding, said it was a business proposi- tion the war had taught them one thing— they could not kill the Germans by oratory. The seamen had decided not to sail -witth Germans after the war or to enter German I ports. (Applause.) Some men loved every country but their own and loved German philosophy. Those men should Toe made to go to Germany and live amongst those they ¡ loved. Pacinsts, he added, were either fools I' or traitors. LORD CHARLES BERESFORD. Lord Charles Beresford, described bv the I chairman cs always to the front in dMh, courage and energy, was greeted with the singing of "For he' s a joliy good fellow" and loud cheers, together with One for the Condor' He spoke of what the oincers and men of the mercantile marine had done for us during the wa.r; the people of the country had never realised perhaps the 10y- ajft'v, patriotism and self-sa-ciince of those rrten. But we were realising it now for they had made the war possible. Without them our fighting forces could not have fought, and to the:n \\a?; due very largely our suc- cess. They had lost more than 10,000 ot those splendid men: 4,000 more were prisoners, and 2,000 of them were arrested and caat into prison before wnr was declared, and this a.gainst all conviction. He spoke of our gaUant men's actions and contrasted our treatment with the treatment by the' Germans, who had tried to sink ships with- out leaving an3, trace with horrible barba-ri- tie. The mercantile marine by the resolu- tion had done much to shorten the war, for the resolution-" which wil! be enacted, mind you"—would bring home to the fina- cial and other interests in Germany what wa? < facing them, and when they reaUsed what j waa ahead 01 them they would seek to soon end the war. The mercantile marine had already s hown their power—had they not I Refused to take øeaoemongers I to Stockholm—and fheÿ were going to do 1 more. The dockers were supporting the s-?- men and he did not see why the miner.%l should nob declare that-?ot cue. ton c{ coal ) should go to Germany. (Applau-se.) Wttb s'tch n. force would be irre- aistible, but no matter what they did they I could never hope to punish Germany in thu ful! measure for their crime?. The chairman had referred to the heroism of the firemen; I he concurred, and recalled the case of the Titanic where the men kept the electric light going while the vessel waa sinking. (Cheers.) No Governrr.ent could ever bring a&out what the seamen could, as the chairntan htd indicated, but the Government would be ob- liged to the se&men for their action. Lord Charles spoke of the millions of men the mer- cantile marine had carried for the nghtmg fronts; 2,000,000 horses and mules had been transported half a million vehicles 86 mil- Jion ton.s of explosives and 51 million tons of supplies. He spoke of the men of the mer- cantile marine that had been lost in action and the fact 800 men had been sunk in hospital ship?. Apaa't from the ships that had been lost v/e had logt 67 ahi'ps leaving not trace whatever." Boloism was amongst us. The Prime Minister had tol4 us so ajid he always spoke what was true, but why didn't the Government get hold of them and punish them and lock them up till after the war, or shcit them. "We don't think enough about our own people, but we a,re most susceptible to the feelings of other nations." Our own people must come nrst. I The public were invari&bly Ahead of the Cowerntnent. I That was a dangerous position, for if the I people were ahead it meant the Government were too late, and they know what that meant in men aione. There was a great deaJ too much secrecy people wanted to know the truth, and while our race wa?a easily man-I aged we were a dinicult people to deal with un!es!=! we were told the t?uth. People were not afraid of the truth; it only made them set their teeth tne nrmer hke men. (Ap- plause.) The position in the near future would undoubtedly be seriotti!. We could onlv grow jn T,vheÎ!.t about one-fifth of what we consumed. Assuming we could grow one- fifth more, that meant we should atill have to get three-fifths from over the seaa. That involved tonnage which of such A vitri factor. I The war is going to be a long one, and will not end until the American nation-who, thank goodness, lMve come In—(applause)— becomes an effective force. From that 1 mean from one to two million men. To I transport one million men you want five mil- lions tons. but they cannot n<H come to- gether. and then in addition they wiil want 400,000 tons of supplies." He thought we should get the tonnage in time. We were told. too, we were going to have more Government shipyards. But we must re- member a yard could not be started with slip?, tools, and equipment under six months, and having once started a ship could not be floated for five months. The position was a grave ,one, but why, he asked, were not the people told the truih &bout the not the peo losses? Lord diaries traced Boloism and German gpid in the downfall of Russia, the attempts being made in Italy, and the part it was playing in Ireland. In conclusion. Lord Beresford denounced the pacifists and sa-id he could not conceive what was at the back of their action; the pacinst arguments were not sound, and they should be taken in hand by the Government, for they were the associates of spies, Boloists and aliens. (Ap- plause.) German people who had become naturalised since the war should be de- naturalised. Many had bought their way into our society a.nd many sub&cnbed to our war funds, but we had got plenty of money and we did not want theirs and should not take it. (Cheers.) Mr. Ben TiHett, M.P. Mr. Ben TiHett, M.P., who was received with cries of "Good old Salfard," said the subtle German permeation of this country ?7NB made possible by British employers and capita-Iists, and it could only be repeate'd by theae sections. It wa.s the poorly paid Ger- man clerks at 15s.. whereas the English clerks wanted thirty bob—(daughter)—who acted as agents, who copied everything they saw in British ofncee. There were ovr 5CO,OCO Germans in this country at the out-- LreaJt of war and he declared we could not afford to be beaten and we must see to It there was no mistake. We were going to win, ,and for G 's sake, he pEnionately xx- claimed, amidst &ppla.use, ".Let ua wir t t Mr. Haveloc)n. Mr. Ha,v€lock Wilsoltd the whole I German nation and as)1 could they talk about brotherhood <many in face I of the barbarities that en practised. The seamen were deternnd the policy enunciated was a st&ru; already the Germans were beginninu'eam. Mr. J. Seddon, who Jpoerted, sajd the only -ly to negotia the Germans was 1* give them thk-out Mow. I (Cheers. ) The resolution was c.vith one dis- sentient, tha chairman jng to the Ia.t- ter, "I am very sorry f<* U{)on t.he propositiorf. C. Heron, seconded by Major Haordial thanks were accorded tdie chairtt the speakers, the former describing Mr Bock as the son of a "eamaii—and jurud of it-and 'oar nrst and nnest cit "Carried with acclamation. THE EVENtNCT'NC. There was another geeting in the I evening r.ver which thor (Aid. Ben Jones) presided, and at a similar re- solution favouring a G boycott was 1 carried by acclamation. Mr. Ben Title t.t. M.P proposed the motion, declared thai the Judgment Book was turned up tlould be no greater indictment againGermans than their treatment of the t and firemen lost in the ships that missing. We could not forgive themaded. only on the condition that theogiii-ed our greater humanity. (HefT.) Mr. Jas. Seddon, seC;, qald that the man who m<tde a pitt of his coun- try's peril wa.s a cowtd a traitor to hoot. For the pacifists T that the war was agamst the capitaii the profiteer was a di&boHcaI He. '<i Beresford: "Hear, hear.") It irrie preservation cf Ubertv and freedom, ,1ause.) Mr. Havelock Wilsorr was received with musical honours) gir fubure policy shouM be to bring th6alist and fbe workman closer togethe>etter bear the grea.t burden of taxatioi not be guided bv the clap-traT) of Mybur Henderson and his friends. (Hear .) Lord Beresford, who the last to sup- port the resolution, anO wa.s also re- ceived with musical ho', said tha't pub- lic opinion could have acifists shut up, and also to close down Germ3.n busi- nesses and get the alters of the country. This ahould be done n<(App!&use.) He spoke of the brilliant M the patrol boat? and mine-f\lyeepeut declared that we had not boa.ten th6-man submajine. nor had we got it wel' baud. (Hea: hear.) The resolution was <*d by acclama- tion, and a vote of th,proposed by Mr. Ivor Gwynne nnd seed. by Alderman MerreMs wasenttusialy adopted. Dunn? the meelings Sunday Mr. Have- lock Wiisun Ieclared he ha<i never ;1i.te!lded better Olga.nüneetins. He ten- dered bm tha,nks to Mr)rKe GunTiin?, the. local orga-niscr of the )en &nd 'I"iremen's Urinn. and Mud that iev wanted a aca- men's ca.ndida.te for 8a-"a fellow who will carry out the M.n boycott—put vour money on C-,eorgunning." (Hear. hfar.)

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