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BERLIN SOVIETS WANT GENERAL STRIKE.

INDUSTRIAL PEACE,

PREMIER ADDRESSES

CONFERENCE.

London, March, 4. From Berlin via Copenhagen comes news of a most stormy meeting yester- day of the Berlin Soviet Communists

LONDON, March 4. and Independent Socialists. By 1

Addressing the first session of the bare majority over the Majority Industrial Joint Committee of Em Socialists, they passed a resolution in ployers and Employed which was favour of a general strike to enforce constituted at the Industrial Con- of the Soviets and to overthrow the was held privately, this morning at their demand for political recognitionference on February 27 and which Schiedemann Ministry,

the Central Hall, Westminister, Sir It is an ticipated, however, that the Majority

Thomas Munropresiding, the Premier Socialist workers will not participate said he was returning to Paris to the Peace Conference this afternoon but he thought it important to come who were also sitting at a Feace there to say a few words to them Conference which was more important for the future than perhaps they realised.

in the strike.

LONDON, March 5.

Yesterday a meeting of Soviets proclaimed a general strike by all transport-workers, electricians, tele- graphists, restaurateurs, and press men; but exempted firemen, under- takers, and the staffs of hospitals.

Russia had gone to pieces and be The Trades Unions (sickness funds) was sorry to say that the symptoms meeting demanded recognition of to pieces. There was in Germany a were that Germany also was going the Soviets, the release of all political lack of cohesion of ideas regarding prisoners, especially Ledebour and the way the country was going to Radek, and the disbandment of the march. He would not be surprised volunteer corps. It also passed at Britain had again to save civilisa resolution denouncing the Hohenzotion in more ways than one. lerns, Hindenburg, and Ludendorff,

Verwaerts has published an appeal to the directorate of the Social Demo crats urging the workers to resist terroristic compulsion and'strike.

Following upon the Spartacists' decision for a general strike, dis turbances occurred in various parts of 'Berlin. government is prepared to meet It is declared that the eventualities.

The sailor Kuhne who last Novem- ter was proclaimed president of Old enburg and Friesland has been arrested by Herr Noske and conveyed to Berlin.

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BERLIN IN STATE OF SIEGE.

LONDON, March 4. Copenhagen learns from Berlin that the Prussian government has declared several districts of Berlin in a state of siege, in order effectively to protect the workers from terrorism.

The Imperial Minister for Defence, Herr Noske, who is commander-in- chief of the army area, is assuming executive authority.

AIRMEN KEPT TILL 1920.

London, March, 4. The Naval and Military Air Force Service Bill is issued. It empowers the retention of the men now in the Forces until April 30, 1920.

UKRANIANS AND POLES.

the peace of the country but they This committee's task was to settle were doing more. They were set ring up a model of civilisation for approach their labours in that spirit. the rest of the world. Let them Civilisation might be shattered to atoms. It could only be saved by a to all classes. the triumph of Justice and fairplay

The Premier urged them not to try to get advantages over each other. They were not advocates but judges. They were for the whole, nation, which looked to them to save the State. He advised employers not to seek temporary adyantages which might finally ruin them, but to take the long view and see that the foundations, which in some places made secure. He pointed out to the were rotten, were underpinned and, workers that what was happening in Russia and might happen in Ger- many showed that they were the that when they seemed to be class which anarchy suited least, and triumphing most they were really, except perhaps a favoured few, suffering the most dreadful horrors. They must see that the stream of prosperity irrigated the whole land. It was a mistake to keep men work ing longer than was absolutely necés- sary bot at the same time two things must be borne in mind, namely: for- eign competition and the need of productivity for a community of 45,000,000: Therefore it was neces sary to find a legitimate boundary, just as the Paris Peace Conference was trying to fix the boundaries of Europe. They must use commonsense and get in line. That would meet the justice of the case.

LONDON, March 5. Berne reports that the Ukrainians issued a statement declaring that the Referring to unemployment he armistice was denounced by them emphasised that while to the em because the proposed new frontierployer unemployment meant only a would hand over Lemberg and the loss of profits and some mental petroleum district" of Drohobycz to worry, the Poles.

NEWS AND VIEWS. OF HAVAS".

Finally, he emphasised that the prosperity of the country depended

the worker it meant per sonal suffering and the still greater sorrow of seeing his family starving. Only those who had lived in working- classes could appreciate these horrors. which must be banished. They must devise some scheme whereby when LONDON, March 3,

unemployment came it could be Germany must pay first" is the haunt the homes of honest people impossible for distress and famine to curt reply of the French taxpayers who were only seeking work. Ever to the proposition of M. Klotz, the a criminal sentenced to hard labour, Minister of Finance, to levy a tax was fed. It was unjust and unfair on capital. If increase of taxation that a man seeking work should be be inevitable, the German taxpayer deprived of food. should be the first to be sheared by the Allied tax collectors.

It is believed that the future of upon increasing its productivity. France will be decided at the Peace There were heavy charges on the Conference during the next seven State, owing to the war, whereby days. It is the aim of the military the national debt had reached party at the conference to secure the £8,000,000,000. This must be met absolute disarmament of Germany, by increased productivity. He urged within limits, not leaving the German both employer and employed freely govemment defenceless to suppress to exchange views, to have a quiet. internal disorders, "France wishes to talk together and to devise an under- prevent the Rhenish Palatinate from standing. It was Hard to get suspicion ever again becoming the taking off against employers out of the minds point of a German invasion. She of the workers: but they must make would like to have a reliable buttress the worker understand that, the between herself, and Germany, greater the productivity of the coun Settlement of the left bank of the try, the greater would be his and the Rhine will figure in the preliminary employer's prosperity. Let them see peace treaty. There has been sug that sunshine entered the workman's gested the formation of an in cottage as well as the employer's dependant German republic" on the mansion. left bank,

Marquis Salonji, the head of the Japanese delegation, will join com- mittees to-day.

Mr. Herbert Welham, editor of The Chinese peace delegation has Nellore..

the Straits Echo, arrived on the issued a communication implying He is going Home via America, on with Mrs. Welham. that China had not been a account of liness... voluntary party to the transaction involving Japan's preferential rights,

interests, and privileges throughout

Four hawkers were found guilty

the Chinese province of Shantung. of hawking without licences this as such transaction could not be said morning by Mr R. Lindsell and fined to be innocuous, or not involving a $4 each or seven days hard labour. violation of China's territorial in Only one man gave an excuse and tegrity

that was that he forgot to renew bis

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THE LEVAND

Pants, March 6th."

A Eavas messIRO SAJY :~~ According to the French newspapers Mr. Lloyd George, as expected, has already taken up the Levant question. The time has been determined for the removal of British troops from those places in Asia for which Great Britain does not seek mandates.

BOLECH. 20.

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PARIS, March 6th. A Havas message, anys :— There is reason to believe that when

the Supreme War Council meets to-day, the Allies will be found in substantial accord on the military, naval, and serial probably be able to come to Versailles on terms of the preliminary Peace Treaty- Therefore the German, delegates will March 30th for signature of the pre- liminary Peace Treaty in the first week of April,

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U.S.A. AND THE LEAGUE.

Paris, March Oth. A Hayna message maysom gest the quite misleading opinion that Well-informed quarters in Paris sug the opposition in the Senate to President Wilson's League of Nations' scheme may lead him to submit, to the Conference.

has the whole-hearted support of the Wilson beltares and is confident that ho important modifications. President

American people to the aspirations and ideals incorporated in, the scherie.

solutions in the Senate may be inter- Other French opinion is that the re preted as a notice to President Wilson

terms of peace first, and discuss the States wants the Conference to settle the and the Peace Conference that the United

League and any further work later. will not ratify the Treaty without radical Information is coming in that the Senate Doctrine and enumerating the League's changes for safeguarding the Monros powers.

JAPANESE EXPECT LOWER FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS.

A message dated Kobe, Feb. 22, says:- Thess. Hayabusa Maru recently chartered to the Mitsubish's at the rate of Yen 7.00 per ton deadweight has created the lowest record for the adjacent sea charterages. The 5.3. Tohashi Maru had her contract renewed by the NY.K. (the char- terers) also at Yen 7.00. Both steamers are each of 3 000 ton class, and this blowing on the charter market. The indicates which way the wind is following table shows the charter- ages quoted between before the con- clusion of the truce treaty and the end of February-

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Larger Middle Smaller Vessels Vesels Vensols G. Yen G.Yen, G.Yea. 30 25.

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of Feb. (special ne) 12

11

7

The prevailing rates of the larger and smaller sized vessels stand at Yen 12 and Yen 7 repectively. In case of a further fall, more steamers will be obliged to e idle. Demands for smaller sized vessels are expected to rise to some extent, in view of

the prospective Ire-opening of the Nerth ports to navigation and the commencement of shipment of Hok. kaido timber. However, pessimistic views are generally taken as to larger-sized vessels. Little hope is entertained for the realization of the dream of the world-wide movement of cargoes, and, the 150,000 tons under U. S. charter are being restored, whilst some dockyards have in course of steamers. As reported previously, construction a good number of

the charter market at home, has come to be affected by the develop ments of the world's market of late, and the home market, which has hitherto been quite aloof from the outside markets in a sense, will become readily susceptible to the shifting world markets.

Since the conclusion of the arm. istice, the bankers at large have been on the lookout and have been extre. mely wary to accept vessels as securities. At one time in January Last, all bankers actually did suspend loan services on the security of vessels altogether to the Serious inconveni- ence of shipowners in want of funds. A number of bankers, however, have resumed the "financing services, al zenith of the shipping boom at home though to a limited extent. At the

prior to the truce, the advance for a first-class ocean-goer stood at Yen) 400 or Yen, 500, and the bankers con

•cerned vessels as acceptable securities. The current rate of the advance is at. Yen 100 per ton groes, which is re garded as the standard by both bankers and shipowners. The ship owners are appreciative of the re- sumption of loan services, although only to an unsatisfactory extent Even in the face of a sharp depres. sion of the shipping market, the a first-class oceangoer is decidedly above-mentioned rate of Yen 100 for

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