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BRITAIN'S FIVE NEW CRUISERS.

· LABOUR'S ‹ › DECISION-

MORE JOBS FOR THE WORKLESS.

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ARMAMENTS NOT INCREASED.

NEW, SHIPS TO REPLACE. OLDER: CRAFT

LONDON, February 21.

NAVAL OIL SCANDAL.

GOVERNMENT DETERMINED.

SECUTION" AUTHORIED." (Reuter's American Serviss.)

WASHINGTON; February 21. Sensia kay Mosted the House of Repre

resolution appropriating .Sic Edda Far Hon of the ofl lease cast, t

SIGNIFICANTL

NEW YORK, February 21. Mr. Harry Sinclair expects to give evidenco bafore the Senate all committee early next week. 1. Mr. Sinclair remarked to interviewers that the present excitement was largely a matter of policy. He drew attention, to the fact that there would be two presidential conventions this year.

In the House of Commons à volley of criticising questions followed the announcement by Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty, that the Government had decided, in view of the serious unemployment, to proceed with laying down five cruisers. (Labour cries of "Oh!" and Op-An earlier cable stated that the joint owners of the Marion Star are sung Frank Vanderlip for position cheers.) Three of these cruisers would be $500,000 for zileged slander and libel, in implicat built at the Royal Dockyards, and two destroyers. Ing the Marion Star in the oil scandal. Mr. Tenders would be invited immediately so that the Vanderlip was said to have alleged that an work could be proceeded with as soon as Parlia excessive price was paid to the Late President;

Harding in connection with the sale of his news- ment gave its sanction. ・・・

paper the Marion Star shortly before his death M, Vanderlip.testifying before the committee said he had so facts whatever to substantiate the use of Mr. Handing's name in his recent speech, but he

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Replying to Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, former First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Ammon said that depot ships and other items in the programme which Mr. Amery had previously submitted to the House were still being considered.

Mr. P. A. Harris (Labour) asked whether these, boats were actually needed for the defence of the country urgently and would it not be better to use the money in more productive ways. (Loud Minis- terial cheers.)

MORAL GESTURE.

Mr. Thurte asked whether or not this decision was to be taken as a great moral gesture to the world..

A. Labour member asked would the Govern ment take into account the fact that the laying down of these cruisers would lead to the laying dom of further cruisers in foreign countries, which in turn would lead to a possible catastrophe, crea- ting far more unemployment.

Mr. Ammon, replying, contended that the ships were largely replacemente, nor really adding to our weight in armaments.

Mr. Pringle (Labour) asked leave to move the adjournment as the mutter was of urgent public importance. kom

All the Liberals and over half the Ministerialists present supported the motion, which will be discussed this evening."

The Opposition ironically cheered the fact that some of the Labour members did not support the motion.

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WHY NOT A WAR}

LATER.

ggested an enquiry into the circumstance of the Marion Star thinking it was a public duty to call attention to rumours in order to kill them. He was a life-long friend of Mr. Harding, and merely wanted to clear the late President's memory of the whispering campaign against him.]

MANY A SLIP.

DOCKERS' SETTLEMENT DOUBT.

UNPLEASANT HITCH.

LONDON, Febnmry 21. There is a more unfavourable outlook for the ndorsement of the strike settlement in view of the fact that the dockers at Manchester, Salford end Newcastle have instructed their delegates to astept nothing less than an immediate two shillings advance and the stopping of casual labour.

Mr Ramsay MacDonald, in the House of Come mons: paid a tribute to the skill and patience of Jackanaw, the Minister of Labour, and said he hoped the dispute would be tally settled tonight so as to permit the resumption of work to-morrow.

SUSPENSE.

LATER.

The dockers delegate conference to consider whether to endorse the provisional terms of the settlement or not adjourned after a long sitting until to-morrow without any decision being taken It is understood that the port areas are sharply divided.

.

Earlier cables reported that the terms of settle- The Liberals were the principal critics of the meat in the dock strike are an increase of a shilling: Government when Mr. Pringle moved the adjourn day immediately, a further shiling a day from ment mentioned earlier in order to draw attention June 1, no victimisation, and an enquiry into the question of the abolition casual labour. The termis to the Government's shipbuilding proposal.

Commdr. Kenworthy ironically commented on must first be approved by the conference of dockers' this method for the pacification of Europe and delegates but this was regarded as certain. The asked, as a logical conclusion, why the Government situation is complicated by the fact that the Steve- did not seck a cure for employment by embark-dore Union's independent claim for a half-crown increse has not yet been considered by the em ing on a first class war.

Mr. MacDonald explained that the ships would ployers; yet, the resumption will not be fully not be laid down until the House had sanctioned effective until the stevedores also return. the expenditure when the estimates came up. He declared the vessels were purely for replacement purposes. The Government could not carry out disarmament pledges by, allowing the Nayy to bottom. disappear and by wastage from the (Opposition Cheers.)

The whole question of the future naval pro-1 gramme was now being explored and until the completion of this no decision could be reached.

THE ALTERNATIVE.

FRENCH POLITICS. GOVERNMENT'S NEW VICTORY.

POINCARE'S ADROITNESS..

PARIS, February 21. The Senate by 150 to 134 votes has rejected the proposal to revert to the system of single member constituencies made in the debate on the electoral reform bill

Mr. MacDonald stated that 20,250 would be

M. Poincare earlier in the debate made the discharged from the Royal dockyards in March if fresh construction were not undertaken. This question one of confidence. He denied his attitude would be increased by another 20,500 in March of was a pretext for laying down office. 1925;

He declared that when it came into office. the Government had begged public authorities, the War Office and the Admiralty to put work in hand with a view to relieving unemployment, and the present proposal arose therefrom.

The Chamber of Deputies by 365 to 183 votes, adopted article thirtysix of the Finance Bill abolishing the match monopoly. This was the most hotly contested article of the bill after article. one and three, and the Government made it a vote Fof, confidence. «ri

SENATE'S OPTION.

Mr. Amery strongly supported the Goverärgent. He was only sorry the Government had not seen its' .way to carry out the whole programme of the late As a result of to-day's divielans, M. Poincaré is Government, namely eight cruisers and a consider-practically assured of retention of the premiership, able number of other vessels, including aircraft at least until after the elections. carriers.

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The Government's victory in the Senate Is Mr. Pringle's motion was rejected by 372 to 73 attributed to the large number of abstainers who

votes.

FANTASTIC NONSENSE

SPECIAL SQUADRON CANARD.

AUSTRALIAN SENSATION,

LONDON, February 21, fantastic story has been circulated in Melbourne that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald sood. instructions to the officers of the Special Service

adron which would considerably qullif

patriotism, ordering them not to make any iction during their stay in Au

sed

were" hostile on the immediate issue, but were unwilling to create a ministerial crisis at the present international functure. JORDAN

M. Jeanneney, President of the Electoral Comfnission, in the course of the debate in the Senate, bitterly complained about M. Poincare placing the Senate lu an unworthy position and compelling the House to vote on a measure with which two thirds of the members disagreed.

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