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PARIS CONFERENCE.

DISCONTENTED PROLITARIAT.

MILITARY LORRIES AS BUSES.

LONDON, Feb. 9.

The Press Bureau states that the President of the Board of Trade and the Home Secretary informed a deputation from the Licensed Vehicle Workers Union on Saturday that until the dispute with the Under- ground Railways is settled, it would be impossible to say whether military lorries would continue to be used to convey the public or not.

TUBE STRIKE SETTLED.

LONDON, Feb. 8.. The

agreement. between the National Union of. Railwaymen and the management of the underground. railways came too late to permit the resumption of the Tubes to-day. The agreement provides that the Union shall nominate a man for each underground railway to co-operate with representatives of the com panies in seeing that facilities are provided for the physical needs of the motormen, which will be included in the eight hours day!

CLYDE MEN DETERMINED.

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TO BAR SUBMARINES. ·

LONDON, Feb. 8. With reference to the suggestion for the abolition of submarines which has been before the Paris Conference, Repter leards on high authority that the British admiraltystrongly favours the total prohibition of submarine building and the use of the submar ine in warfare. This, naturally, would have to be subject to general inter.tational agreement, and have rigid guarantees and safeguards This attitude of the British Navy has all the more point in view of the fact that Britain is far ahead of all other nations in regard to actual possession of submarines and their potential production.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

LONDON, Feb. 8

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the Commission or the League of A communique from Paris says Nations had a meeting this morning which was marked by the same ac cord of views that has characterised previous sessions. At the end of the meeting the Commission finds itself nearing the end of its task. Orly a few articles in draft remain to be formally presented to members of the Commission for discussion...

ARMISTICE. RENEWAL.

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NEWS AND VIEWS OF

„VAS.“

LONDON, Feb. 2.

(delayed)

The commission 'on international, labpur legislation held its first meet- Inu at the Fre-ch Ministry of Labour. M. Collard, the French Minister of Labour, in welcoming the delegation, said the peace treaty would guarantee the dignity and barty of human labour by an internationalconvention.

from the Bolsheviks to the offer to No reply has yet been received include their representatives in the conference on Russian affairs at Prinkipo.

The official Socialist paper at Paris having asked leave, to transmit a message to the Bolsheviks by Gov- ernment wireless, this authorized.

was пот

Yesterday at the Labour Confer ence at Paris, Mr. Samuel Gompers stated the American delegates had decided not to take part in the international conference at Berne. A similar decision was announced on behalf of the Belgians.

Premier, held a conference with M. Count Bratiano, the Rumanian Clemenceau yesterday, and later visited Mr. Balfour and had a long conversation.

ended well with considerable activity On the Paris Bourse, the week

in French rentes, and a firm tone in all markets, especially French in- dustrial.

LONDON, February 3, (delayed),

An early settlement of the Corde trouble is now regarded as doubtful. The strike committee state that the mer alle determined to remain out till their demands are acceded to.

ENGINEERS' STRIKE DRAGS. Hunger is now entering as a factori

LONDON, Feb. 8, of the strike of the 25,000 engineers

The Supreme War Council resumed the League of Nations will be definite- It is hoped that the constitution of etc., on the north-east coast for a its discussion of the terms for aly drawn up this week, including the forty-four hours week, which has renewal of the armistice. The follow abolition of the submarine as avesse! lasted five weeks. The strikersing resolution proposed by President of war, and the recommendation that funds are low and there is much Wilson was approved: "Under present the economic weapon shall take the distress, especially among the conditions, many questions not pri- place of armed force. dependent labourers. This strike is marily of military character are contrary to the advice of the London arising daily. They are bound to endeavours to work out a scheme by Regarding disarmament, the League: executive. of the amalgamated become of increasing importance as which the armaments of all nations engineers, who had agreed to give time passes, and should be dealt with are to be curtailed to the point decided the forty-seven hours week a trial. on behalf of the United States and upon as necessary for defence

the Allies by such civilian representa German ships handed over under SOLDIERS' MISUNDERSTANDING tives of these Governments as are the recent armistice terms will not

LONION, Feb. 8.

experienced in such questions, as be returned. The principle of ton finance, food, blockade, control

Othce

The Press Bureau issues a Pa of shipping and raw materials for to will be rigorously applied.

constituted at a supreme system. The general opinion is that this there shall has yet a suppurice or ut mandatory It does not appear that Australia economic council to deal with such Mr. Lloyd George has succeeded in matters for the period of the armis establishing an excellent formula replace such other existing ihter allied te practically absolute. tice. The council shall absorb or under which Dominion contral- will bodies and their powers as may be determined from time to time. The economic council shall consist of not more than five representatives from

andriam becek. A days Lucie Fac statement explaining the been two days' accumulation of leave for expired men in London tctalling 11,000. Trains were provided for all, but the Tube strikes prevented the men from reaching their despat ching points in proper time, Nine thousand were despatched before nine in the morning on Saturday. Afterwards 250 of of the remainder, influenced by a few self-constituted leaders, marched to Whitehall, whence the guard marched them to Welington Barracks pending entrain- ment. Nine of the ringleaders were arrested.

SUMMARY OF SITUATION,

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LONDON, Feb. 9. Everything was ready for the re- sumption of the running of the Tubes yesterday. The power stations were working, but the strikers were ap parently desirous of another day's holiday.

The national union of railwaymen's officials stated yesterday evening that meetings of various London centres decided almost unanimously to accept the agreement reached on Saturday morning.

Mr. Lloyd George arrived in Lon don yesterday evening and went to Downing Street where he immediate- ly investigated the strike trouble. It is expected he will take prompt steps to conciliate labour nationally.

The Clyde strike committee yester- day evening issued a. manifesto to British labour declaring that a great unemployment crisis is imminent unless the unemployed are absorbed by means of shorter hours It has decided to continue the forty hours movement aud to organise meetings throughout the country,

Negotiations at Belfast vere con tinued yesterday and adjourned til

Monday.

SWEDISH CURE FOR PLU."

LONDON, Feb. 8.

!

The noted Swedish physician Bjoerasun claims that Spanish in- fluenza is curable by exposing the

each interested Government.

GERMANY,

LONDON, Feb, R.

A Copenhagen message from Weimar says Doctor David, the Majority Socialist and ex-Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has cen, elected president of the National Assembly almost unanimously,

Paris last evening by the Republican Speaking at the banquet held in journalists' Association, M. Poincare paid a warm tribute to the conduct of the French Press during the war, maintaining its confidence through, out the darkest hours."

An addition to the members of the commission on international labour is Mr. Otchist, appointed for Japan.

Xvier Lerous has died in Paris. He was a pupil of Massenet, on whose style his own was modelled.

Several measures are to be taken

by the French Government against food speculators who are to be tried by court martial...

The control of the French railways will be restored to the railway companies on February 10.

CIVIL WAR, STRIKES AND ULTIMATUMS.

LONDON, Feb, 8. Berlin says that reports of distur

-LONDON, Feb. 7. bances come from all parts. of Germany.

The Persian delegates to the Paris Civil war continues at cference arrived at Marseilles Dusseldorf, and to some exfent at today. Hamburg.

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Siamese government, is expected at Prince Traidot, the delegate of the Marselles to-day.

The soviets seized the telephones and telegraphs" at Luebeck with the object of interfering with government communications, but this object was statements coarerning the blockade M. Tardieu has made interesting unattained owing to state officials question. He desires to give the immediately striking a policy which greatest possible freedom to neutral is proving effective in various parts states to import what they need. of the country against Spartacist but only on condition of an absolute usurpation.

guarantee that no re-exportation

The Spartacists are still agitating into Germany should take place." against the National Assembly, which France took a decided attitude as to is receiving ultimátums" from the prohibition of importation of raw many parts of Germany. For ex materials into Germany. If Germany ample, the soviet at Gotha sent an were now awarded freedom to import ultimatum that unless the guards raw material, the French factories were withdrawn from Weimar, a general strike would be proclaimed destroyed by war would be for the second time destroyed by peace" On at Thuringen.

It is hoped in Berlin that the of raw material into Germany, the question of the non-importation Centrists will participate in the new France and the Allied Powers are national government, thus greatly strengthening it.

OVERSEAS TELCHERS.

LONDON, Feb. 8.

patient's back to a strong electric Prince Arthur of Connaught operad

unanimous.

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A general agreement has been concluded between the great Powers on all the main points, including the big question of the territorial claims by France and Italy,

President Wilson hopes the con-

heat and light appliance, followed by a conference of the Imperial Unionvention will be complete before he the application of heat developing of Teachers convened by the League leaves on February 13, the frame. work of the League established, compresses, whereby intense perspira- of Empire for oversea soldier tion is induced. He claims that his teachers at the marble hall of the india leaving only details and rules to be

settled afterwards. | numerous patients were cured in from Office, at which 600 were present.

two to five days by this process.

The Prince said he hoped before

The Bolsheviks reply that they they returned home they would see accept the principle of Allied-inter- as much as possible of the mother vention in the Russian and Archan land. A message was read from gel districts, the Ukriane, and Queen Alexandra, which incidentally Omsk Government's promise to mentioned that the League of Empire dustries. Opinion in French circles respect foreign loans and in. is establishing residential headquar New York reports that an Ameri-ters in London for, oversea teachers. is that this reply has cleared the can syndicate which includes the St Cyril, Cobb suggested inter- atmosphere but there is the possibility Morgan interests has arranged a loan changes of teachers between Britain that it is merely a bluff: 1-o£ $50,000,000 to Belgium,

and the Dominions,

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