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He wished therefore to enter a most emphatic protest 

 against, and to utterly dissociate himself from, any such 

 predatory and disreputable proceeding. 



' ' Shall we sell the mighty space of our large honours, for 

 so much trash as may be grasped upon ? " Such conduct 

 would be " most heathenish and most gross, " and would 

 put us on the same level with the Germans. 



As a sop to Cerberus, and to overcome the absurd scruples 

 of our CO., a consultation cf officers was immediately 

 called, and it was resolved, and carried with only one 

 dissentient : — 



(a) That the current having not as yet embarked upon 

 its career of iniquity, it would be manifestly absurd 

 to discuss the hypothetical claims of the U.D.C. to 

 pre-natal property which had as yet no separate 

 existence. 

 (6) That it was not proposed to lead the current into 

 captivity and exile against its own wishes and 

 inclinations after the manner of the Germans with 

 the civil population of Belgium, but to extend its 

 sphere of influence, broaden its intellectual horizon, 

 and to enlarge the scope of its voluntary operations. 



(c) That the current was vagrant, homeless, and without 



any visible means of subsistence, yet notwithstanding 

 its humble origin, we were willing to accord to it 

 that full and complete measure of liberty, freedom 

 and justice which was its birthright, and that its 

 freedom and liberty would be augmented rather 

 than restricted or curtailed. 



(d) That the end would justify the means, seeing that the 



world could ill afford to jeopardise the existence of 

 these priceless gems of the vegetable kingdom. 



