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FRANCE'S TRUMP CARD. USING THE RUHR AS A LEVER.
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LABORIOUS NEGOTIATIONS ANTICIPATED.
(Reuter's General Services,}
PARIS, April 11,
HAGGLING
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BRITAIN'S LABOUR TROUBLES
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PECTIVE FROM LAST NIGHT.
SOUTHAMPTON UNOFFICIAL STRIKE OUTCOME. (Reuter's General Service.)
LONDON, April 11.
The Shipbuilding Employers Federation
The Reparations Commission has decided that the experts reports, provide a practical basis for a speedy solution of the reparations problem and announce that the Southampton strikers not having consequently it is prepared to proceed imme-resumed work the lock-out notices throughout the diately, within the limits of its functions, to country will be effective to-night: -approve their conclusions methods but it feels compelled to reserve its approval until the Government of the Reich is ready to ensure its co-operation in the scheme:
BREAKERS AHEAD.
and adopt their
PARIS, April II.
As an echo of the general applause evoked by the experts' report dies the difficulty of securing unanimity among the Governments with regard to the application of the experts' plan is becoming Increasingly apparent.
MINERS' CLAIMS.
LONDON, April" II.
The official miners' ballot resulted in the re- jection of the owners' wage proposals by 338,000 to 322,000.
LONDON, "April, 11, There is no immediate crisis as a result of the miners' ballot and the question of strike action is not involved.
· LONDON, April 11.
The French Government is officially silent but the inspired press indicates that the Ruhr will be. The next move will probably be in the direc France's trump card in the forthcoming inter-Allfedtion of a court of enquiry. negotiations. France will consent to 'economic evacuation of the Rahr on condition that France's Allies promise to joia France in imposing sanc- tions in the event of Germany's failure to carry out miners' request for a court of inquiry. the plan and partial, if not total cancellation, of inter-Allied debts, at least France's debts to Britain.
Undoubtedly France will insist on more efective guarantees than the experts proposed. The interpretation of the text of the experts' report is also likely to be, disputed, for example the Govern mental organ Le Pelit Parisien affirms that the experts contemplate a progressive economic evacuation of the Rubr.
L
I had been officially decided to grant the
WEMBLEY STRIKE ECHO.
LONDON, April 11
Mr. J. H. Thomas, addressing the workers at Wembley, thanked them on behalf of the Cabinet and the country for their decision to remove the ambargo on overtime.
He said the recent strike caused the Govern-
Thus the negotiations of the Governments are ment anxiety because undoubtedly it retarded the likely to be at least as laborious, especially if the progress of the Exhibition. speedy decision which the experts, it isunderstood, i
Therefore he took the responsibility of asking consider essential to the success of their plan is to the Trade Union officials to relax the overtime rule be reached.
as regards the Exhibition which had got to be success if only because it meant much to the British working classes.
TRAGIC IRONY.
BERLIN, April 11, By a tragic irony of fate Germany's greatest industrialist and fichest man, Herr Hugo Stinnės.. died without seeing the experts' reports.
He had been ill for weeks and only recently was operated on for gallstones. His condition did not improve and he was removed to a nursing home ten days ago when he was operated on a second time. He died fully conscious in the presence of his family.
PARIS, April 1.
SETTING THE EXAMPLE.
(Reuter's American Service)
WASHINGTON, April 11.
It was stated to-day that the President will The remark of Le Journal: Stinnes" died the day the experts passed judgment on his oppose the conversion of four coal-burning battle- mischievous work-A centre of Nationalist reaction, ships into oil-burners if this would lead other
treaty to make a similar outlay. he was the evil genius of peace" sums upgenerally nations who are parties to the naval limitation the embittered comments in the French press.
REBEL BOMBS.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
KILLED.".
Latest Honduras Outrage.
(Reuter's American Service.)
London, April 11.
MUCK-RAKİNG.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
PROTEST.
Constitution Evaded.
A
SUMMARY OFFENCES,
¡A BILL TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE.
A bill to amend further the Suimoury Offences Ordinance 1845, dealing with the occupation of Crown land will be introduced into the Législative Council shortly, states the Government Gazette.
(Reuter's American Service!) A message from Washington
Washington, April 11.
It is explained that Section 9 of says the Navy Department reports President Coolidge in a strongly- that a
Revolutionary sirman worded message to the Senate the Sunnery Offences Ordinance, bombed the capital of Honduras. Bays, the investigations into the 1845, Ordinance No. 1 of 1845, destroying many houses.
oil scandals should be conducted makes it an offence to occupy Crown The dead included many women in accordance with the constitu- and without a licence. The section is, however, defective in two re- and children.
tion. He protests against a whole spects, In the first place, it is not Four bomba narrowly missed series of investigations proceed-clear that a continued occupation the American landing forces who ing as in effect criminal prosecu-after the expiration of & licence is were apparently mistaken for tions in which requirement that an offence against the section if the enemies.
evidence be presented to a grand first-occupation was lawful. In the The American Commander has jury is being evaded.
second place, no procedure is provi- laid a protest.
ded for the removal from the land of the offender or his goods or build- is if he refuses to go or to reinove them. Chuso 2 of the bill repeals section 9 and substitutes a new sec tion in which these two points `ure! met.
can
AMERICA'S MEDIATION.
(Reuter's American Service.)
The President encloses a letter from MrAndrew Mellon, Secre tary of the Treasury, which says should unnecessary interference with the proper exercise of his duties continue, neither he nor any other man of character could take responsibility for the Trea-
Washington, April 11. President Coolidge has instruct ed Mr. Summer Welles, the Ameri-sury.org -
Commissioner at Santo Domingo, to proceed to Teguci- calpa to offer the friendly assist- ance of the United States, for the establishment of peace in Hon- duras.
STRONGER MEASURES. FIGHTING THE LIQUOR SMUGGLER.
New York, April 11.
NOT ENOUGH JOBS. (Reuter's General Service.)'
This bill also proposes to make it an offence to alter in any way the construction or fittings of any ship with a view to the unlawful po9866- sión, storage or conveyance of artos. : ammunition, opium dangerous drings, or any other article or sub- stance. The maximum penalty is fixed at fine of $1,000 and, im prisonment for one year with or The unemployed in Russia are without hard labour. The practice constantly increasing. According aimed at la the construction of secret to the "Izvestia" there were hiding places for the purpose of ex- 120,000 in Moscow alone on porting, importing and storing, April 1.
Riga, April 11.
According to the Government A message from Washington Gazelle, satisfactory proof of the states that for the purpose of a appointment of M. Francois M. more active campaign against Sailon to be Procureur General liquor-runners, the coastguard dea Missions Strangeres in Hong service has opened bids for thirty kong has been produced to H. E. new craft to cost, with others yet the Governor. to be purchased; $25,000,000.
This fleet will be supplemented by twenty destroyera.
JAPAN'S PROTEST.
WASHINGTON April 11,
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