Reading Observer 10-1917

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LISTS OF S£EDS FOR T1lE FAR»

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comforts, clgft;rettes
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Mrs. Cbrles Rogers, I
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THE PEACE PARTY.

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?In. Eldridge, 131, JJiVntit,y -n)ad, Oxfcn!.
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II JANI~~ W' 'ROGER8.
RalDdc,lpll-rclaf!, ItOllcDmhe,

mformatJ.01l to ~
j,. tAat .... shall , ~ !Don '01
""""n. 'The purist will im~

need. ,no speoal

ent<>r t he pica of
tr'll!~ ~
p ropriety on behalf of ' peOIieisa,
proper 'word, and there . ' DO ~ .r \
Bu t we a.re in a burry in t .....
,nth the present c:.wnIaltY list;;
the los8 01 a ~bI. is 110
Acco rd1D!l t.> .. penlS~
there Are to be ',' st&Jt1iD1\ te~
'Ph~ "'plOtts of Bolo p~ ~
the behe f. We have seea ' t!lat' g '
the German proP:5~aDda

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to spend maney tieelJ to ~u .. ~
peace.
It is nJ eDnvo';ant . .
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here

" WhD are thJ Briti9b Beloli.!"
natural q~,ti .... .,Eq...~
I ~ the suspicion thzt faH' :~ tl!8

periodly
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Org&Dl!ft.tiODB
1S it any reply to talk ..bollt
.tirDn.u;.,m.
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L"_ry I Monlla,v 61 Sir

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Edwen! Letcliworth"
of En~liM FrOema.onl, . at

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'Ib~ unque,tJonable discl.~ iIf
w -1r Ji.a~e knocked the ' prn(ei!. ,
fier out f time, and -minded
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find prednced ,1;J tloi
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PD'ltlO'n ,. more senS44'onal ""'IU~I1!!" of
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not ~ti:rel,
, CQred of the amiable delusi<lu that

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do oot eDst,
, ~nmber otYJ>60pr./
from the ot.her fallr CJ \ tb.t ~" aM
Under co.e~ j1f rootfug oni
tro"",herl' .' we fitld i~ou~abl'
rfelten,ces Wlth " reasonable freedom 0(

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These things are deplorable.- 8 P
tn e vlta hle.
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sh rewd German , Arthur ScltDpell'
..arned . us that h~l "i).I _be. (\Isillllwho ~~x!'ects to Iii ' all the, d •• ~.

mar boil commended 't1! II

hums, '"F all the 100\ with · up ari4
The .....rnmg

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... bo ruld it hard to ,.eela danger
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the all1lable

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olteD

who spend their tim.

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j-lovlha
" and .. thinking th0pghta ' Of I
TheIr errcr is to- igqqre ~.tbe " gol\
strJtchea benJeen j.,oti0., Mild
The need of GennF' at £l~
i. pe..:e, · andl the 1'8&Ion ' ma1)b<!
stated.
The facto~ J'f ~. ,1,l. .
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on which ~flhe •• ttlemeDt ,.oq1d
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'! 'be hope of sAvrng the Prussian I
wh lch menaces the '- t ld rests u~
before the ~ . andr. ~,;,o~
"ib,iJit;ieo of the
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into actuali1ies.
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quite plaial1'- 1 rru.~ia WIlZlt, pe':':;'. ~

preooat ,
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well.meaning ladies

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a peace abnl..phe...

PrIlSS1a's w~e to !ltl~ tAeat...
mgtlves of j;i1e two f~ JaN~rna"",,'" not at o.ll. Bitt a wwd ~,.

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.dd,r.....t t.> thoSe ~ ol good<'r¥. rthese bodies bee.....e their ~Il~ai [
appeal ti, I ~eJll. "I belleveJ:'!and goodwdl," sa,. "'11" "sod l~
I will join the peace .gJup." Bof iJI ,
it i. not so m~ch tIiG. ge~.t '
that matter as thea p8l't1cu lar
pli.,.ti:on.. What is the net efteefof '~
of th... organlSationo! ' W It

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udder Ii...."": is ,\. meil8lll-e
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far; ~or to

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countries imd ' 1 ':1'&",
mdll'ectly by !lIUpments of
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the long run I W.•
Aeen • statements 01 pnnaple '''II~\:J!
full oi t~oe and beautiful things, b!1t it
fu tile to muLte r lofty Isentimell~ ~vh~~

make

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15 prachcal work Ie be done. " ~
ans are U] Norther.n Fr~llce J\J\d \~ I
That" the hard, brutal f~t ' 1f.i '
all amisble generah'ti .. I'.!i'oulli
be met
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peace·mongerB of then'

who .....
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old man who ISfIo1d, . ijo'W ~
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sorten the bellrt of the ~•• : I
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the immediate
'I"""tiona aflect_ I\C'ONVIC::TI"ONIS IN
ing q"l' soci.l, ~i~l,
commetel.,l life
come I up . f.or. athmtion. ; It !IS q~ a. common·
place to ••y- th.;t tb. Pf"sent 1""'; ,. marking a
revolutionary ep'och. m our hi,tory1 But tb .... i.
Qften a PIt, d~.1' 01 ,truth m oommonpl~, and
we an! convmo¢ th.t 0'1" rei.ting to th.. ..poet

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preS!mg Irr atf,entlon.
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THE ESSENCE

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\;l~' t he play.houses and

recogq!1O

they do 10 ca.tering for the
is "'tlll great scope for

"". rv h~dv wuhed to' go tb_
10 t he Town Hall, ' the ·.,;i_III..
of wurohip for

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an orcherlI1l thtfWl\ <;:~..
speaker [Who knOll s how to Iii

Without Clther preaching ..
would "'Ist· greatly
useful

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but there .. too
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In om main l streetB
bave & dilIicul~
and everybO:ly ag..!.gey ".0014 be ~y

-aLtruptiona .for ~
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The ,eteeQce of

, equal value}lf QVUy
of every ind!:V1!1ual. m
rub .. him..1f to the
relative ind~pendence
each mUI • •C.t.d -in hi.
i. in distiJic't.. i!oft~
and £nd~ of

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people apart from I
that the population of
of lat. by the additIOn.
there could not be .n"I.h;nn
the eDlrt.mg pI""'''' of orit,"",~~~

of enterta.!'nmcnt which

tlOn of ItJle ,a.il;pl ana

them..lyo. to reoli..,
h.. ~ right ~ (~t..fo.
~ workman h... ,t.)- work
it is ' heray if he- ""ould '

the matter of

Unions have

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lliiped in

forOo iA J!!Pderq tiin...
h.. .b¥t .dra..Jq' from
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.... to be nol".e\l ,in ' j;he
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B"i:iiiogliir.ril w .. 72, ':bilt':uJ. th.\ fint .J
dat.e of th+_Jlo~d'. ' Order i~
while iA June of thio ysl..-'!t ....u as J.Pw>'
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Ohow. '.~E:i!dng
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~1tP the Order, ~. nuci»et lI'~" 121: 1\
not until this yeo.r j;hat douill9-fig1l!1l ._ages
recorded, beginnillg with' 91.:lI!c -J&Ilu.r-ry,1anq
Wlth fS1 iA August. _ In Manchesterl th1 '

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made
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ip hIS I statement
'0 hill
t.h, park evenmgs a.re nlrea.d",:::Y~~~'~:,:;
afted 'W ondered whether _ S(J
to l'l.fford a. handy and irlforma.l
"t t["det,on to j.,be vast crawda
who sr cnd their t.ime
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C>p!Il'i.~
on F~bruofy
1911i.,prqer_
a .rQmar.k.
~ took place. 'J)ie laSt t'r ethm MOW'

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G1 ..gow46t
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democracy 15 the that there Wa.II an aver&f'&
21 itt -Au'gUSt/ but J'\,
life and the right .j'une i. was al low "" ~8 Bbeftl~l~' average h.. . t
GOO and mil!' to fallen !Tom 28 in 1914 to three in Jline, 1917,
mnat be ·the ..ven ip. Auguat
~he ;w'\OkILy.'i,1[or.~:.
~Dur weeka in
iii: 1916 aI"'r tf8 . Ot<le.,. ,i. ,vi"'~7;
Iut. retll1'l1 W" 583.,

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