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SAN REMO DIPLOMACY.

SAN REMO, April 25. The conference decided on the incorporation of Mr. Balfour's declars tion in the peace treaty with Turkey providing that Palestine shall become the national home of the Jews subject to the rights of the Arabs and Jewish nationals in other countries being understood.

The Adriatic question will be settled on the basis that Fiume, with the district, Volosca Island and Cherso, form a buffer independent state, the constitution whereof is not yet completely drafted. There will be no terri torial contiguity between this state and Italian territory. Italy relinquishes her claims on Dalmatia but Zara is to become a free city with her own `diplomatic representation. Italy will have the mandate over the whole of

Albania.

TOOL NEWS FROM YAKER.

LONDON, April 24. The Times New York correspondent says scientists are endeavouring to catch a message from Mers through the wireless plant in Omaba. Yesterday night was chosen because Mars was then closer to earth than It will be for several years. Dector Milliner, "dramatically" describing his experiences, states that the first wave lengths of 15 to 18.000 metres enabled him to hear everything going on in the world. Then he hitched up the wave length to 500,000 metres beyond anything takirg place on earth, but met nothing but the deathliest silence.

AMERICANS AND BOOZE.

LONDON, April 26.

The Times New York correspondent says the New York legislature has adopted, after riotous debates, billa legalising the sale in hotel restaurants and clubs of beer containing three-and a half per cent, of alcohol The application of the measure will be contingent upon the decision of the federal supreme court with reference to the constitutionality of Prohibition and the enforcement of the bill which deprives the states of the right to determine what alcoholic content constitutes an intoxicant.

·BIG INDIAN TRADE RETURNS.

BOMBAY, April 24.

Indian imports in March are valued at twenty four crores of rupees, an increase of nice crores compared with March 1919. Exports were 32 erores, an increase of nine crores. The year's figures are: imports 298 crores, en, increase of 39 crores over 1918-19; exports 327 crores, an Tacrease of 73 crores. Both these totals are records.

OLYMPIAD AT ANTWERP.

ANTWERP. April 24.

The olympic games opened with an ice hockey match between Sweden' and Belgium, which Sweden won by 8 to ni.

LIBERTY IN THE MASS.

CURRENCY INFLATION.

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

.5

62.0

43.2

15 0

96 3.5

... 1346

25.6

229

70.0 9.S

75

MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORTA

Masers. James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd, Manchester, report on March 17

corresponding punishment has been' penal servitude even up to periods of twenty years. -America-in no such Imminent danger as we ran in 1917-

The war resulted in an expansion 18-has proved less..not more, toles of the paper currency of the world Fant at criticism and protest. The diffrom seven, and a quarter billions of Raw material prices at New York ference has been set out and in some dollars in July, 1914, to nearly forty have shewn a steady upward tendency degree explained by Mr. J. A. Hos billions in November, 1918, when as a result of the improvement tr son in a singularly interesting article the war ended. Between then and sterling exchange, further reports of In the (London) "Nations Mr. Hobson December, 1919, there was a further bad weather and shortage of labour shows how much more sociable and expansion of eleven-billions, showing having delayed the new crop pre- gregarious an animal the American is what monetary history has always parations, and, in the latter part of than ourselves, how much more, equal-shown; that currency inflation is the week, an increased trade demand. At Liverpool; the opening of the iry and uniformity there is in Ameri- easier to continue than to stop.. can life, and how the American ideal These figures were compiled by week was marked by a sharp fall, being reduced 114 points has come to be rather one of identity Mr. O. P. Austin. chief statistician of spot of character than of personal indopen the National City Bank of New York on the 10th inst. This has been dence.

For an Englishman, says The improtant feature of them is the partly recovered, however, although between the the trend of values continued down- Mr. Hobson, the beginning of liberty relationship shown is the permission to think, feel, and paper currency issued and the gold ward owing to the effect of the ex- act differently from his fellows, the reserve back of it. This has declined change, but at the close a distinctly toleration of eccentricity or noncon- from an average gold reserve for the stronger tone has set in. The milit formity," No one is better aware than principal countries of the world of 70 arist coup in Germany and reports of Mr. Hobson that this is not the be-all per cent, before the war to 18.4 per civil war there had an unfavourable cent.in November, 1915, to 13.7 in effect on prices generally, as it was and end-all of berry but he is per- Dec., 1919. The Bolshevist currency feared that the recent improved lecrly true to fact in maintaining issued in Russia as fast as

the prospects of a resumption of the that to us in this country it is the printing press could turn it out is German cotton industries would Starting point. Now, the American not included in these figures. For meet with a serious setback; this starting-point, according to his ana the principal belligerent countries effect has however proved to be only Egyptian cotton has lysis, is quite diferent. To the outside of Rtasia the changes in the temporary. American, liberty is the right to share percentage of gold reserve to note again shewn a much stronger tone and with fairly heavy buying all to the full in the kind at life gener issues have been as follows →→→ ally admired. reality it is much

July Nov. Dac, positions have rapidly advanced. In 1914 more like equality of opportunity than

1913 1919 the yarn and cloth sections there is little change to report. Probably what we cali liberty. Now, with us Au-tria-Hungary 549 .7

as a result of the downward move- equality (except as an ideal of the France

11.2

ment in cotton values and the effect philosophers) is a new-born creation Germany....

of the fall in silver on both China) of the war.. We really" discovered" Gres: Britai

and India, enquiry is on a much more restricted scale and the resulting quality, when everyone had to get a Italy sugar-card. We have never under- United States $9.6 63.2 52.3 turnover has been quite unimportant. This shows the comparatively | Our market has in fact been excep- stood it as it has been understood in America or in France. But equality strong position of the United States tionally quiet but producers generally is a very essential part of real de-in regard to its paper currency are quite undisturbed by this pre- mocracy, and on this side both these Argentina, Holland, Japan, Spain, valent inaction. The quietness is great nations have been far in ad- Greece, and New Zealand were the indeed generally regarded as a only countries which had a higher welcome respite after a period vance of us..

The of business activity rising On the other hand equality as it gold reserve last December. operates in America appears in Mr. average reserve for the Allied coun-the point of repletion on the part of Hobson's analysis to be very unfavour-tries was then 17.1 per cent.; for the bett buyers and seliers, and all alike content to await further able to just and personal indepen- Central Powers it was only 17 pcs seem dence, and to be a part of the pro- cent. and for the principal neatrelr developments. It might have been cesses which are welding the millions59.9 per cent. For all countries it was expected tha: yarn, prices would be into a uniform mass and subjecting the 137ercent. Back of $50.783,000,000 easier as a result of cheaper cotton, individual to what is called the mass of paper currency outstanding in but this has not proved to be the mind."

It is indeed clear to the for- December, there was $6,849,000,000 case, spinners' quotations remaining eign observer that the people of the of gold. This was a growth from unchanged and if anything, firmer, United States spite of the ancestre $4,874,000,000 gold reserve in 1914, Cloth prices also remain

Silver has again Puritan individualism-ere more rad due to the drawing of gold into the and strong. ily capable of being set in mation in central banks from several different been affected by the fluctuations in sources. The United States gained the New York exchange, falling some determinate direction as a whole. more than a billion of this gold. sharply 2.5/Sd. and 5.1 8d. respec once started, with The rest went to neutrals, to Japan.tively on the 10th and 11th Inst. and move, greater momentum than we They and Great Britain. Practically allowing to the improvement in sterling.) could swing over from neutrality to the other belligerents lost gold, either and later owing to a decline, a slight intervention more readily and with during the war or to the early nicnths recovery took place, but this has greater solidarity. The mass power following the Armistice-World's been lost with a further drop "of is shown conspicuously in the adop- Työrk,

2.3/84: yesterday. The fall has been tion of prohibition, as it is shown also

accentuated by further Continental selling. in that intolerance of opposition, from which our discussion started. Who will deny that this capacity for swift united action has its good side?. Who will question that it makes a people capable of responding to great ideas and carrying vast and difficult designs of policy to a successtend The other side of the matter is that pop lar emotion may be violent and irre tional, It can be plaved upon by newspaper-lies and perverted to their own uses by unscrupulous inės. We

Hart." China Squadron, during the have enough of mass emotion here to Boxer Rebellion, 1500, and also com understand the danger. The only manded the zuaboa: "Lapwing." East saleguard is the "still small voice," Indies Squadron, in the suppression which is at best difficult enough to of the gun-running dhowa which in hear in the rush of the emotional 1902 caused much trouble of the wind. but is at least allowed utterance Somali coast. For his services in as long as there is some respect for China he received the medaj, with personal independence and it is still clasp. He commanded the battleship conceived to be a man's duty to think "London" in the early part of the fcr himself.. What some reflecting war, and afterwards was. Superinten- Americans, and Mr. Hobson with dent of Pembroke Dockyard. them, seem to fear is that this respect

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Rear Admiral C Armstrong, BY MELLSTOCK CROSS AT promoted to that rank and retired at

THE YEAR'S END. his own request within the week, served thirty-six years afloat. As a middy of the gunboat "Opal," he served in the suppression of a native qutbreak in the New Hebride),- 1899, was in command of the destroyer

Lieutenant R. G. Chichester has

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is no longer felt, and that, far from been appointed to the "Titania," one making a principle of liberty of judge of the two depot ships of the sub- ment and utterance, there is a dis-marine flotilla on the China Station position to make a principle of its Lieutenant Chichester's career in the denial. Fortunately, for a nation to Royal Navy began in 1913. He was a middy of the Minotaur," fagship he aware of a danger is the first step of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas H. M. other.

**Free " government,

of to averting it. We may hope that Jerram, Commander-in-Chief of the course, means that however bad we | American psychology, which in recent China Station, so that, he is no deem the views of our opponents w

fears has had so much to say of the stranger fo it. do not, if we happen to have the herd-mind and the psychology of

Lieutenant G. D. W. Turner bag power. seek to prevent their expres crowds, will begin to apply its analysis been posted to the "Tamar," receiv sion. We, abide by a Constitution to the arts of resisting these forces.ing ship at Hongkong for duty. which gives alike to them and to our Formidable as it may be, the mass Lieutenant Turner was appointed selves certain opportunities for getting mind is something of the nature of a to the Royal Navy Reserve ori a sub-lieuten or views represented in the govern hobgoblin. There is an element of ginally, and was ing body of the State, and we trus Elusion in its overwhelming onset, and ant of six years' service when He public discussion and to the progress handful of clear-sighted, resolute the late, war broke cut. of events itsell to discriminate be

men have often held the breach against was appointed to the Antrim tween the false and the true. it. America, like the rest of us, will (fingship of Rear Admiral W. C. hink also that this process, while con

very slowly apply its analysis to the Pakenham), and saw much re vice with that ship and the Light Squad- solidating the true view, compels the arts of resisting these forces.

ron with which she served. false to purge itself of its worst errors and to get on to speaking terms with reason and good sense,

We

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On the 3rd prux., Captain J. D. Allen, CRwill commission the light Cruiser Antrim" for service as

BY THOMAS HARDY, O.M.).

Why go the east road now?..: That way a youth went on a morrow After mirth, and he brought back

Sorrow

Painted upon his brow: Why go the cast road now? Why go the north road now? Torn, leaf-strewn, as if scoured by

. fpemen

Once edging Sets of my forefolk

yeomen

Stalwart" peers of the plow Why go the north road now? Why go the west road now? Thence to us came she, bosom-burn-

ing. Welcome with joyousness returne

ing.

She sleeps under the bough:" Why go the west road now? Why go the south road now? That way marched they some are for

getting Stark to the moon left, past regretting

Loves who have Falsed their

...

Why go the south road now?. Why go any road now? White stands the handpost for brisk

onbearers," kata

Halt is the word for wan-cheeked

Jarers

Musing on Whither and How. Why go any road now?

"A" free American" has been very generally regarded as like a free Briron, only more so.

If we have bausted, not unjustly in the past, of our freedom and of our success in reconciling it with law, order, "loyalty, and co-operation, we have thought also of the American as carrying the liberty tradition with him across the ocean and developing it, if anything, în teo ane-sided a manner. Yet Americans are beginning to ask themselves with new seriousness whether, after all, they are in reality a free" nation, and they, cannot settle the question till they have decided what freedom These clements of constitutional The immediate occasion of sense are of course always more diffi these questionings is the attempted cult to maintain in times of great

Allen was in-command of the light Yea, there be plenty to go hereafter, exclusion of five Socialist members emotional excitement such as the pre- and Mrs. Dardson Miss David cruiser "Kent," China Squadron,

By these ways, I trow! duty elected to the Legislature of the sent. We have no ground for any

They are for new feet now.. on, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Derald, Raw. when the late war commenced, and State of New York. According the pharisaic self-complacency about our and Mrs. J. Kirk Maconachie, Cup, and at the Battle of the Falklands his New York Nation, the Speaker of the own English liberties, which have Mrs. Skilton, Mrs. Harry Woods Disegnot he-Hongkong awaiting her. Assembly informed the Socialists that been torn and rent sufficiently, by the Woods, Mrs. Williamson, Miss Sie Fareink the Hun cruiser "Nuren

Mias Clars Levang, Mr. E. Burton

herg and so strained herself in they had been elected on a platform war mind. But more than one ob- Mr. and Mrs. Pal Mr. and Mrs. New mat la absolutely inimical to the best server reports that in the United man, Mes Burrows, Mrs. Edwards, whacking up fer record speed that Interests of the State of New York States the inroads have gone even and Mrs Jones, Mr. and Mrs Peton it proved her own undoing, and of the United States.” This may deeper than here. Where in Eng and Mrs. F... Bigham, Brig. General

Smith, Mr. and Mr. Canningham, M or may not be true, but, as American land distinguished men were sent to Bruce, Mr. Jackson, Mr. and Birs. Bia newspapers themselves point out, it prison for six months-nominally forger, Miss Jonchery, Mr. steward und

what every party says of every, some technical offence against the Mr. Long.

means.

Such are for new feet now; Ter 8.5. Mentor, 7 Apri far traite signal and wireless telegraphy experi- Hark there to chit-chat, kisses, and Land Hou. Mr. and Ms. B. D. mental ship at Portsmouth. Captain

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