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STROKE OF GENIUS.

President Coolidge In Havana.

GOODWILL INFECTIONS.

An "Unusually Ardent Plea For Friendship."

U.S. NAVY.

Action of Committee Condemned.

BILING COMMENT.

"Reckless, Prodigal, And Wicket Affront."

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LAST THROW.

Crisis In The Cotton Industry.

DEADWEIGHT OF DEBT.

Extension Of Hours Opposed By Workers.

London, Yesterday.

New York, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday. The : newspapers comment The "New York World" de-

The Cotton Spinners and Manu- rather upon what President nounces the action of the Naval facturera reports are strongly Coolidge left out than what he in-Committee of the House of Repre- condemned in a "Times" leader, cluded in his speech at Havana, sentatives for striking out from the opinion being expressed that: For instance the "Daily News" the Navy Bill provision to em- the proposed extension of hours: says that he "omitted the chief power the President to suspend is "like the last desperate throw characters of an otherwise ex- the programme, as the eventual- by a frenzied gambler." The cellent performance, said a good ity in which President Coolidge newspaper, says that what is deal about Columbus but nothing proposed to use the power was the needed is a cheapening of the pre- about Nicaragua and Mexico." possible convocation of an Inter- sent volume of output by concen- Reuter,

|national Naval Limitation Confer-tration and production in the Economic Unions.

more efficient mills and by a dras- Paris, Yesterday. The "World" says that if the tic reduction of the number of in- European economic unions are Bill passed so modified and Pre-dependent firms and the cutting urged by the newspapers com-sident Coolidge signs it, Con- away of the deadweight of debt. menting on President Coolidge's gress will be placed in an attitude It urges closer co-operation of the speech at Havana,

of seeking to bind the action of various sections of industry.— The "Petit Journal" says that future. Congresses regardless as Reuter. if Europe wants to live, it must be to how international skies may A Great Concerted Effort. capable of formulating and ob-brighten for peace-lovers. The

London, Yesterday. taining respect for their own United States should show dis- A great concerted effort to re- Monroe doctrine within the frame-pleasure at this proposal so clearly medy the grave depression in the work of engagements undertaken that Congress will not dare to en- Lancashire cottor industry began at Geneva.

ter upon so reckless, prodigal and jin Manchester to-day when 40 re- M. Pertinax, writing in "Le wicked an affront to foreign na-presentatives of the employers Matin," says that the President's tions-Reuter's American Ser-jand 100 representatives of 500,000 speech is worthier of a baptist vice.

workers jointly and privately con- chapel than a diplomatic gather- Establish Parity First. sidered the proposals to reduce ing.-Reuter.

New York, Yesterday. the costs of production framed by Arms Wide Open!

"Herald-Tribune," com-the employers' Associations, in- New York, Yesterday. menting on the decisions of the cluding 12 per cent. reduction President Coolidge's visit to Naval Committee of the House of in wages, an increase in the work- Havana in person seems to have Representatives in regard to new ing hours from 48 to 52% weekly, been a stroke of genius. Even the warships, says that it will be time the reorganisation of finances of Opposition Press here is conscious to consider suspending construc-companies overcapitalised as the of the goodwill evoked by the Pre-tion after America has established result of the post-war boom, a re- sident's presence and which in-parity and is in a strategical posi-duction in taxation and finishing fected the Conference.

tion to do so.-Reuter's American charges. The "Times" says; that not Service. since the days of Henry Clay has

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the United States appeared be- · BRITISH NAVY, fore Central and South appeared

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before Central and South Ameri-ONLY TWO CRUISERS IN NEW can Republics with arms thus wide open.

The "World" refers to. Pre- sident Coolidge's address as an "unusually ardent plea for friend- ship and understanding, and the "Herald-Tribune" is of opinion

PROGRAMME.

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London, Tuesday.

The workers already had clear- ly indicated that they strongly opposed the wages and hours proposals. Their attitude han re- ceived the weighty support of the Press, which expresses the opin- ion that a thorough reconstruc- tion of the industry, the elimma-1 tion of weaker mills, and the ex- cision of deadweight. debt hre The "Shipping World" under-essential.Reuter.

Workers' Plea. that the sincerity of the Pre-stands that the British Naval pro-

London, later. sident's presentation of the gramme for 1928-29 will include

After the conference Mr. Bell, American attitude is unmistak-only two cruisers, also nine des- able. Reuter's American Service.troyers and six submarines. Secretary of the United Textile The Cabinet's decision that only Factory Workers' Association, Coolidge Returning. three cruisers, will be begun in stated that they give the employ-

Havana, Yesterday.

Ewo years instead of the six ers to understand that in no cir President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied by Mr. stipulated in the five years' pro- cumstances could they agree to F. B. Kellogg and Mr. Wilbur, left ramme was accepted by the Gov-consider the recommendation for for Key West this morning, on sult in a saving of £6,000,000 in wages, but they were prepared to ernment three years ago will re-increased hours and decreased board the cruiser "Memphis" en

co-operate in any effort to Im route to Washington.---Reuter's the next four years.

The Cabinet's new decision prove trade. They asked the em- means that only two 8,000 ton ployers seriously to consider the cruisers will be laid down in 1928 elimination of the proposals in

American Service.

OLDD AGE PENSIONS. instead of three.-Reuter.

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Rome, Yesterday. 4.30 p.m.

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MINE DISASTER.

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Rugby, Yesterday. Unemployment continues to show violent fluctations. The lates week- ly reurn shows that the unemploy-) SHAFT COLLAPSES, ed on January 9, totalled 1,232,100, This was 14,208 fewer than the

Sheppton, Pennsylvania, week before, when there was an in-

Yesterday. crease of 282,000 as a result of thei Nine men are entombed 400 feet discharge of workers who had been underground at the Lehigh Valley employed in the Christmas trade. Coal Co.'s mine, through a shaft

As compared with the same time last year the latest return shows a decrease of 196,914-Reuer,

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EAT. STRIKE.IN :SHANGHAI, MA.

Shanghai Yesterday.

The strike of 8,000 of the British American Tobacco Co.'s employees

collapsing.

The rebellious Mogarba tribes-

The Italian air force participated a the operations, which 'the Italians had nine killed and 14 wounded. Reuter.

TROTSKY'S FATE.

INDIFFERENT TO HIS EXILE.

'FAITH IN COMMUNISM.

The "Berliner Tageblatt's" cor-

Berlin, Yesterday. respondent in Moscow says that Trotsky has left for Wjerny. A Tappings by the buried men have

Interviewed before his departure been heard, but the rescuers fear he appeared indifferent to his per that it will take daya to reach them, sonal fats. He said that a world →Reuter's American Service.htt

| revolution was now progressing for Nine Rescues

the first time since 1923. · Ho

Pre Sheppton, later,

dicted a general movement in väri- Nine of the entombed men have ous countries In Europa- toward been rescued: Reuter,

social démocracy, which Commun- lam would finally gain. He was un-i cerain whether a Labour Govern- ment in Britain with Liberal tan- denglen would desire closer rela- tions with Russia or make a con- ces fon to the Soviet-Reuter,

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

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