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RERAPAURETT

WHY THE ALLIES ARE'

IN RUSSIA.

The Secretary of the War Office: states that Lord Milner has sent the following reply to a letter received from a correspondent

LABOAIR CONFERENCE.

READY FOR EVENTUALITIES.

PREMIER'S APPEAL FOR UNLTY.

LONDON, February: 273h LONDON, Feb. 28.. -

The Premier welcomed Mr. Henderson's The Hague reports that in the suggestion for a Committee of Inquiry on You ask me what right we ever Dutch Chamber, the War Minister, industrial untees and its causes, He had to send British troope to Russia replying in the army estimates urged them to act before they separated. debate, said that disarmament at He dreaded stagnation. If Britain stood to meddle with the internal affairs of present would be most dangerous.kill, France and America would also that country, and how long we mean The army must be prepared against We won the war by unite unity in over. The question itself shows that stand Tatill and catastrophe would follow.

unity...

(Load to keep them there now that war is any attempts to annex parts of Cheers.) Let us Holland. Measures would be takenpence. The make this conuire you misapprehend the facts of the in view of the necessity of seed one the lits of which has never been seen case, as well as the motives of the mobilisation Partial detnobilisation before. Londo did not mean that Holland would have to allow Limburg and Dutch Flanders to be tom. away like the fleece from a sheep.

INTERNATIONAL STATARERS":

CONFERENCE.

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STATKA ATTITUDE TOWARDS

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

The Premier said that there was plenty

Yearly industries

Government.

The reason why Allied, not merely

of common-sease in the country and in British forces indeed, the British the end we were practical people, He, are only a small proportion of the franker with their empleyes. There could total Allied troops were sent to be no improved welfare without improved Russia, is that the Bolshevists, what efficiency, and we must tighten up and aver their ultimate object, were in LONDON, Mar. 1.

the war had The International Seafarers' Con

na to do. A wise employer would

fact assisting our enemies in every ference passed a resolution in favour see that the worker got a fair share of possible way. It was owing to their of a compulsory pilotage order, to profits. It was the business of the State action that hundreds of thousands of relieve captains nearing ports. It to be impartial in an industrial dispute German troops were let loose to hurl guard the interests of the whole themselves against our men on the and adopted the Italian resolution. In

community favour of an international minimum

THE WORKERS' ASPIRATIONS, Western front. It was owing to their wage for all ports, and decided to

Continuing, the Premier said that there betrayal that Rumania, with all its transfer the conference to Paris in were other contributory causes to the un-rich resources in grain and oil, fell order to induce the Paris Conference rest among workers, who naturally aspirinto the hands of the Germans. It to establish a permanent, seafaringed to secure a higher and better standard was they who handed over the Black organisation with a view, to securing of life in the future. The whole nation Sea Fleet to the Germans, and who uniform labour conditions..

with that aspiration. treacherously attacked the Czecho- vinced that employers were prepared to further than most work Slovaks, when the latter only desired to get out of Russia in order to fight men imagined.

The Chairman put Mr. Headerson's re. for the freedom of their own country LONDON, Feb. 28.

solution to the meeting and it was de in Europe. Washington reports that in the clated carried by a large majority. Senate Senator Lodge, the RepublicanSteps were then taken to select thirty leader, voiced the American Reames each for the Committee, publican Party's opposition to the League of Nations. He contended that the League contravened the Monroe Doctrine, and would involve America in all foreign disputes. It would substitute internationalism for nationalism, and be of benefit prin cipally to Europe.

U. S. A. AND THE LEAGUE.

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U.S.A, AND THE LEAGUE.

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The Allies, every one of them, were most. anxious to avoid inter- ference in Russia. But it was an obligation of honour to save the Czecho-Slovaks, and it was a military WASHINGTON, February 28th. necessity of the most urgent kind to The President denied that the League prevent those vast portions of Russia meant usurpation of the powers of Con- which were struggling to escape the greas to declare war. He said that the tyranny of the Bolshevists from being strength of the League would rest upanoverrun by then, and so thrown the friendship and goodwill of America. Britain, France, Italy and Japaz and open as a source of supply to the that serious trouble between them was not enemy. I say nothing of the enorm probable. Provision for disarmamentous quantities of military stores, the would not interfere with military train property of the Allies, which were [Seeing President. Wilson did not regard still lying at Archangel and Vladivos-

internal domestic questions, like immigra tion, within the jurisdiction of the tok, and which were in course of

•League

THE IRISH QUESTION. beng appropriated by the Bolshevists and transferred to the Germans, til He said that I would not have a. Allied occupation put an end to the vote in the League at nisan The Irish process question was one for solution later be tween Ireland and Great Britain.

A statement issued from the White House denies on behalf of President Wilson the reference to the Irish question cabled yesterday. Earlier telegrams.]

AFRICAN HUN'S ADMISSION.

LONDON, Feb. 28. Copenhagen learns from Berlin that General von Lettow Vorbeck in an interview with a representative of the Wolff Bureau at Rotterdam, said

THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

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And this murervention wao-BLIOGRSO ful The rot was stopped. The Czecho-Slovaks were saved froin ces- |

The Monroe Doctrine would be gear-truction. The resources of Siberia

he wished to declare that the treat-anteed by all members of the League

ment of himself and his men by the British, especially during their jour ney home, was very considerate and tactful,

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THE SILVER MARKET...

Singapore, March 6. The silver market is steady.

Later. The silver market is stiff Steady. Singapore, March 6. Montagu's report says the market remains quietly steady. Shanghai exchange has receded to 4/73, doubt less owing to the completion of the arrangement whereby China will receive a quite substantial amount of silver from Arrerica.

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SILVER FIXED."

LONDON, Mar. 5. The Treasury has fixed the maximum price for silver bullion in the United Kingdom at 471 per standard ounce, effective from Feb..20.

A HUN LIE,

London, Feb. 28. Reports from Berlin having spread through the continent that the King of Italy had been assassinated, Reuter is informed that the story" is totally' baseless.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE HK. DAILY PRESS.]

THE PRESIDENT AND THE ARMISTICE

PEKING, March: 4.

CURZON ON AFGHANISTAN.

LONDON, February 27th In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Lamington, Earl Curzon stated that, apparently, while the Amir was cathing noir Kabul, his tent was entered early in the morning of February 20th. He was killed by shots and was also stabbed.

The body was taken to Kabul by map bars of the murdered Amir's family. It is not known whether the sassination was due to religious or fanatical reasons, or to reasons of politica or to a domestic

intrigue.

After paying a high tribute to the late Amir's loyalty to Britain, Ear Curzon added thas, apparently he would be succeeded by his brother. Naar Ullah Khan, who inmediately sent a letter to the Government of Indis, couebed in the friendliest and most loyal terms. A suit able reply had been sent. There was no reason to suppose that there would be any, interruption of friendly relations between Britain and Afghanistan, whose independence we desired to maintain.

THE JUGOSLAVS."

PARIS, February 28th, The Jugo-Blavs have presented their claims to the Peaco Conference.

According to an Italian statement, the Jugo-flavs claim the whole of Istria, with Trieste, Finne and the Dalmatian Island, except Pelagoon,

and South-Eastern Russia were denied to the enemy. The northern parts of European Russia were prevented from becoming bases for German. submarines from which our North Sea barrage could have been turned. These were important achievements and contributed materially to the defeat of Germany I say nothing of the fact that a vast portion of the earth's surface, and millions of peo ple friendly to the Allies, have been spared the unspeakable horrors of Bolshevist rule.

But in the course of this Allied in-

tervention thousands of Russians have taken up arms and fought on the side of the Allies. How can we,

simply because our own immediate purposes have been served, come away and leave them to the tender mercies of their and our enemies, before they have had time to arm train, and organize so as to be strong enough to defend themselves? It would be an abominable' betrayal to every British instinct of honour and humanity.

You may be quite sure that the last thing the Government desires is to leave any British soldiers in Russia a day longer than is necessary to dis charge the moral obligations we have incurred. "And that, I believe, is the PARIS, February 28th, guiding principle of all the Allies: Italan headquarters report that the Nor do I myself, think that the time Jugulars have ordered a general when we can withdraw without dis mobilzation, which is stopping food sup- astrous consequences is necessarily plies South-Eastern Europe, Hence

ITATY SAYS THEY SHOW FIGHT

Italy has suspended the return of Jugo distant. But this is a case in which Blavprisoners taken from the Austrians. the more haste may be the less speed. The Italian Delegation states that the If the Allies were all to scramble out Jagelav authorities at Laibach, of Russia at once, the result would Febpery 20th, expelled the Italian Mili- almost certainly be that the bar tary Mission there, and the Italian Govrument, which never recognised barism, which at present reigns in a Slavia, responded by dosing the spread over the whole of it, includ- part only of that country, would amistice frontier.

The Italian Delegation also asserts that ing the vast regions of Northern and the Serbians, attacked a train with re- Central Asia, which were included in batiated Italians returning home, at the dominions of the Tsars. The Labach station, and tore down sad bara ultimate consequences of such a dis ed the Italian fase decorating the train.

aster cannot be foreseen. But they The Tugo-Slav Delegation denies the would assuredly involve a far greater to abide by the Armistice condition. Talian reports of mobilisation of the strain on the resources of the British otherwise the consequences will lego Blays. It declares that the army Empire that our present commit visited upon them.

The President has issued strongly MOBILISATION DENIED.. worded telegrams to all commander

A DANGEROUS SITUATION

dibanded after the defeat of Austris ments, sad is now being re-organised on E restricted basis, involving the calling up

of certain classes of Younger men.

But

this in no wise implies a general mobilim

on

ANCOUNTER CHARGE

Reliable information states that General Hsu Shu chen is conting with the Tuchun of Shensi ad sup- The Delegation assorts that the Italians plying him with munitions There continually landing troops on the

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in his province, supplies abundant-Jugo-Blay situation is not chest and rheumatic pains are some of

revenue."

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