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PRINCE OF WALES BETROTHED TO AN ITALIAN PRINCESS.

TERMS TO BE IMPOSED ON GERMANY.

SURRENDERED WARSHIPS TO BE DESTROYED.

ARBITRATION IN THIRTY-SIX LABOUR

DISPUTES.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] A ROYAL BETROTHAL. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND AN ITALIAN PRINCESS.

PARIS, February 18th,

A Havas message states:-

EARLIER CABLES.

OPPOSITION OF SOUTH WALES

MINERS.

LONDON, February 24th. Continuing his speech in the House of Commons, pressing the need for urgency in the passing of a Bill for a Com

He appealed to the Labour Party not The United States had won the enviable to destroy the great world position which distinction of being the friend of man- the country had won, simply because they kind. When soldiers were required any could not wait a few days for decision, where, they asked for American soldiers, (Cheers.) The Government had simply and it had been an infinite pleasure to

indicated March 31st as the latest data, while the minere refused to submit the dispute to any arbitrament.

24.

THE AMENDMENT REJECTED. The House nogatived the amendment of Mr. Richards for the rejection of the Bill

by 267 to 43.

The Miners' Commission Bil passed its eccond reading.

The House adjourned,

MINERS URGED TO ACCEPT

OFFER.

LONDON, February 28th. Mr. W. Brace, M. P., the President of the Welsh Miners' Federation, in a a jetter to the newspapers, urged the minors to accept the Government's offer of a Com

the gallane Americans, who bad con- vinced Europe that the United States had put all her moans at the disposal of those fighting for the cause of human right and justice, not for national claims, but for claims held in common by mankind.

Europe had risen from despair to the full hope of settled peace. Ho believed

that we were on the eve of a new age, in which the nations would support one another in order that Right might pre vail.

1919.

BRITISH JOURNALISM, EDITOR OF THE TIMES"

RESIGNS

LONDON, February 25th. Mr. Geoffrey Dawson has resigned from the Editorship of the T'imes,

He is succeeded by Mr. Henry Wickham Steed.

[Mr. Henry Wickham Steed, member of the foreign editorial staff of the Times since 1018, received his education at Sudbury Grammar School, and afterwards at dena,

GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

HERR `AVER'S ASSASSIN NOT

ARRESTED.

BERLIN, February 95th. Formnerts learns from Munich that Herr Aner's assassin, a common butcher- named Linduer, and a member of the Revolutionary Workers' Council, openly. boasts of the deed. No one thinks of arresting him. He, apparently, entered the Diet by the Deputies' entrance through collusion with the garris.

GERMAN SENTIMENTALITY.

Herr Hagemeister, the President of the Berlin, and Paris Universities. He was Workers' Council, after the shots were moting correspondent of the Times at Berlin, fired, shouted from the tribune "That is 1890; correspondent the Times at Rome, the proletariat's revenge." 1897-1902; correspondent of the Times as Vienas, 1902-1913. In 1894, he published a series of articles on the Socialist and Labour

BERLIN, February 25th. The Minister for the Interior, at the Movement in England, Germany, And

National Assembly, explaining the draft France.

He also published an article on of the new Constitution enid that the docu Recent Italian Political History, iza

ment did not mention the German Re supplement bu the ninth edition of the public, because the word and idea of ap

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America was now the hope of the world, and if she did not justify that hope, the results would be unthinkable. The nations would be hostile camps again, Endyclopedia Britannica. Mr. Steed was Empire and a deep-rooted sentimental

The Queen of Italy visited l'aris about mission of Inquiry in regard to the mission of Inquiry., He says that rejec and the men of the Conference would go burn in October, 1871.]

the same time as the Prince of Wales did, and stayed at the same hotel.

A marriage has been arranged between the English heir to the Crown and Princess Yolande,

DRAWING GERMANY'S TEETH.

THE NAVAL CLAUSES OF THE NEW ARMISTICE.

Pants, February 18th.

miners' demands, the Premier said that the Government had been informed that if the demands were granted, the cost of steel would be increased by ten per cent.,! and the price of coal raised by Bs, or 108.

per ton.

The coal trade itself would be aeriously damaged.

The Premier drew attention to the large proportion of miners in South) Wales who opposed the strike, showing that the South Wales Coalfield realised how largely it depended on its export trade. We exported 74,000,000 tons of coal in a normal year, excluding bankor

A Huvas message states: The naval clauses of the new armistice Include the destruction of the fortifica- tions of Heligoland, the Kiel Canal to be free to mercantile traffic, and the sur-coal, · render of the German Fleet interned at Bcapa Flow.

The surrendered ferman warships will, probably, be destroyed, as the idea of Bividing them

the Allies has Lapsed.

among

EASTERN EUROPE.

THE DILEMMA OF THE COUNCIL OF TEN.

PARIS, February 18th. A Havas message states:--- The Council of Ten is still undecided how to bring about peace in Eastern Europe.

The Conneil of Ten also took up the question of what was to be done, in view of the failure of the proposed conference | at Prinkipo. The scherae proposed by some Russians, now in Paris, is to raise a volunteer fores to proceed to Russia, and put down the Red Forces. It is not likely that the Allies will allow this. On the other hand, the anti-Bolshevist Governments in Russia refuse to enter-

The Premier emphasised that coal paid the outgoing charges of our foodships, and if we destroyed the export trade in conl, an increase of food prices would be inevitable. MINERS NOT RECEIVING

tion would be an irretrievable blunder.

LATEST CABLES.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

MAKING GERMANY PAY.

PARIS, February 18th.

A Havas message staics:-- The Allies bill to Germany for fuan- cial reparation comes this week before the Peace Conference.

home again without hope, knowing they had failed America would then have to

keep bor great powera for parrow, pro- vincial, and selfish purposes.

WHY MR. DAWSON RESIGNED.

LONDON, February 25th. Mr. Geoffrey Dawson, in a letter to Mr. John Walter, Chairman of the Timer Company, says that he was awaiting: his arrival from Spain, in order to tender

value for the German people. The object of the new Constitution was to organise à

| German Germany, free from Austrian or

Prussian hegemony-

WORKMEN AT MUNICH BEING ARMED.

LONDON, February 25th.

A report from Zurich states that the

Continuing, he said:"Do you realise how many new nations are going to be set up in the place of old and power-

his resignation, which he has been constrike at Munich hag ended, but every ful nations in Europe, and left there, sidering for some weeks, ever since it workman was to-day supplied with a if left by us, without a disinterested became clear that Lord Northcliffe was rifle and twenty partridges. friend . Do you beliers in the Polish constantly dissatisfied with the policy of Cause as I do? Are you going to set up the Times, because it differed from his

before Poland; immature, inexperienced, as yet own expressions and opinion in other

Economic life in France and Belgium is in a state of suspense, awaiting the Peace Conference's decision of the sum Germany must pay to make good the damage wrought.

BARLIER CABLES.

SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS A STARVATION WAGE.

CONSIDERED. Referring to the miners' contention that

LONDON, February 25th, figures, even accurate, did not answer The Press Bureau states:--

▲ communiqué from Paris says that the legitimate claim for improving the miners' status, he pointed out that the the Ministers of the Great miners were not receiving a starvation approved of the measures to avoid non- wage, and the ideal we were all seeking to payment of the Austro-Hungarian con obtain ought to be sought in such a way pons, due on March 1st, in the absence as not to precipitate disaster on other of any agreement among the former industries, which ought to have time to] Austro-Hungarian States. adjust themselves to such a demand.

Powera

The Ministers examined the question

The Premier doubted whether eoon of transport to Poland of Polish Divi mics in the mines could wipe out the insions formed in France and Italy. crease in the cost of coal, owing to demands,

NATIONALISATION OF COAL

INDUSTRY.

The Commission, of which Mr. Justice

tain the idea of negotiating with the Bol. Sankey would be president, would shevists, stating that to disarm would moan capitulation.

TERRITORIAL PROBLEMS.

CENTRAL COMMISSION TO BE

ORGANISED.

LONDON, February 27th.

The Press Bureau states:--

A communiqué from Paris says that the Ministers of the great Powers have decid- ad to organise a Central Commission to inquire into territorial questions.

They afterwards heard the Zionist re-

presentatives.

quire into all questions raised by the minera, including the nationalisation of the coal industry; also the effect of the demanda on other

industries. There

I would be the fullest publicity. The Com

mission would be instructed to report on hours and wages by March 31st. - The

They also heard France's demands for the suppression of the pact of Algeciras and the imposition on Germany of neces sary guarantees to prevent her resuming,

taken against France for the last ten in Morocco, the hostile action she han

yenra.

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CONSIDERATION OF THE } FRONTIER QUESTIONS.

LONDON, February 6th The Press Bureau states - A communiqué from Paris says that

rainers insisted on a reply by March 16th, representatives of the Great Powers dis- but he did not believe that the miners, cussed the question of allotting to Com in view of the appointment of the Commissions the consideration of the frontier mission, would throw the whole of the questions affecting enemy states, and industries of the country into disaster for laid down conditions under which the the sake of sixteen days. (Cheers.) I Belgian claims will be considered. the miners moeting, on February 28th, declined to participate in the Commis sion then mine-owners and miners only would be called as witnesses, REJECTION OF THE BILL MOVED,

LONDON, February 25th. When the Miners' Commission Bill was

PASSAGES HOME.

INDIGNATION IN THE STRAITS.

SINGAPORE, February 28th. The Straits Times saya that the public is very indignant at the Admiralty action in requisitioning the P. & C. steamers Novare and Nore to repatriate 800 Ger-road for the second time in the House man women and children from China, It

The Conference adopted the Supreme War Council's conclusions regarding the establishment of an intermediate zone in Transylvania, between the Rumanian and Hungarian troops, and heard the Armen ian claims.

THE PEACE OF THE WORLD

ADMIRAL SIR ROSSLYN WEMYSS.

unorganised, and leave her with a circle newspapers. of armies around her? Do you believe in the aspirations of the Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs as I do? Do you know how many Powers would be quick to pounce on them if there were not the guarantees of the world behind their liborty Have you thought of the suffer- ings of Armenia? You poured out money

TO BE APPOINTED GOVERNOR

OF MALTA.

LONDON, February 25th. The Daily Telegraph understands that

POLAND.

AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UKRAINIANS.

WARSAW, February 24th.

It is officially stated that the Poles and the Urkainians have reached an agreement at Lemberg to cence hostilities. The arrangement is subject to hours' renunciation.

GERMANS STILL ACTIVE.

The chief of the American Food Mission- to Poland telephoned from Posen that the

to help and succour the Armenians after Rear-Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss will Germans are continuing ag active bom

shortly be appointed Governor of Malta.

Admiral Sir David Beatty will succeed

him as First Bea Lord.

they bad suffered. Now set up your strength, so that they shall never suffer again. The arrangements of the present Peace cannot stand for a generation, un- A NEW BANKING INSTITUTION ese guaranteed by the united forces of the

TO`FACILITATE AND FINANCE

FOREIGN TRADE.

civilised world.”

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The President concluded by saying that he had no doubt about the American verdiet, and did not believe that progress was going to fall short of the goal. The peoples, not the Governments, were in the saddle, and they would see that if the present Government did not do their will, others should,

GREAT RECEPTION TO THE PRESIDENT AT BOSTON.

BOSTON, February 25th. President Wilson landed and was ac corded a great reception,

committee of women received Mrs.

Wilson.

Twenty Suffragists, demonstrating out- side the State House, were arrested and charged with obstruction.

THE PEACE TERMS.

SOME DAILY EXPRESS

STATEMENTS.

LONDON, February. 25th.

bardment all along the front

WISDOM IN THE FACTORY. AMERICAN PLAN FOR STABILIS- ING LABOUR.

į-BY-BÝDNEY WALTON=] J

What in America is called labour turnover" is the subject of investigation by the Washington Bureau of Labour Statistica. The tide of labour will sweep in for a day or two and then ebb," to be followed by another tide

In other words, there is little continuity of sex- the firm: The artisan is vice, no growing old

old in employ of

grim

Ꭲ . day he will enter the factory gates, and to-morrow seck factories new? It is easy

OR SHA

LONDON, February 25th. The following banks, the Anglo-South- American Bank, the Glyn Mille Currie Bank, the Northern Banking Company, the Union Bank of Scotland, and the Williams Deacons Bank are combining to to imagine the difficulty and dislocation furnish capital for a new banking in which industry suffers because of this stitution to be called the British Overexpre

one of the larger cities of the Middle seas Bank, the special object of which West the

shifting of labour will be to facilitate and finance foreign great that a yearly change 300 to 400 or “turnover**. -personnel to the extent per cent. was not cxceptional

With some firms it was no high as 500 per cent. One firm which manufactures largo motor vehicles addressed itself to the problem of stemming the exodus. It resolved to go one better than King Canute. Its experiment, which was wisely administered, was so successful that during the last year its turnover has only been 67,4 per cent. It is a low average compared with the prevailing Bigures.

trade.

IRELAND,

GREAT RE-CONSTRUCTION SCHEME FORE-SHADOWED,

HOW IT WAS DONE. Stabilisation of labour was made pos sible, paradoxical as it may seem, by Progressive labour policy.

DEELIN, February 25th. The Chief Secretary for Irish Affairs, Mr, Ian MacPherson, receiving a Deputa tion of Irish Municipalities, dealt with the questions of re-construction, housing

The firm in question appointed an exc and health, and said that the Government cutive officer, enlightened and intelligent had given an interim grant of a quarter and sympathetic, in whose charge were

put million to provido reconstructive, and and conditions relating to personnal

at this

of employment was In The Daily Express states that the not relief, work for demobilised soldierst en underling, He was the vice-chair- special instance the officer was final military terms to be imposed on

and sailors, and war-workers, but that man of the company. He had the car directors, and bis echerne was merely provisional. He and confidence of Germany will include the fixing of the assured the Deputation that cay national conditions of service were almost.

recommendations as to wage changes and German Army at a maximum of 300,000, achemo of re-construction in Great ably adopted without delay. of which not more than five per cent, will Britain would be applied to Ireland, bo officers,

whose special needs would be considered.ed The Army will be purely defensive. The proposals for a Housing Scheme The General Staff will be disbanded. For Ireland were already tar advanced The quantity of arms and ammunition difference between coonopis rents and with the Treasury, which might pay the

of Commons, Mr. Richards moved for the PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH AT will be definitely limited. rejection of the Bill

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is pointed out that 00 British women and children and booked from the Straits by

Mr. J. H. Thoming stated that the the requisioned steamers and these were Miners' Federation had received a man. urgent invalid, cases requiring a change date ordering a general cessation of work to Europe for climatic reasoje. The on March 18th, unless the demands wore doctors have cabled to Sir W. Cheyne in conceded. No amount of talking could this connection,

BRITISH LABOUR UNREST. DISPUTES REFERRED TO MINIS

-TRY OF LABOUR.

alter that fact.

Sir R Thomas stated that the North Welah miners favoured the proposals of thy Covernment,

BOSTON,

reasonable rents which the local Govern-

The importation of war material will ment Board would fix for the people to be forbidden. Its manufacture will be yay. BOSTON, February 26th. Permitted in a few places sanctioned by President Wilson, replying to the the Allics. The manufacture of poison welcome home said that, while unwilling gaa will be prohibited.

MOOCOMMISSION.

to anticipate the report of the Poace THE LABOUR LEGISLATION Conference, he could say that the inak of the Conference was one of great com plexity, through"; which ""every nation, great or small, would be affected.

AN IMPORTANT MEETING,

LONDON, February 25th

سی

The Government were considering how to utilise the new British Ministry Health Bill to benoit Ireland.

THE POLICY

This firm in the Middle West has adopt

the following labour policy, or at rate I will give the cardinal points The right of an. employé to join any labour organisation.

of t

A living wago Employee

committees to keep i touch with the management for the

of grievances2 The bost possible working conditions Sympathetic treatment.

prompt adjustment of

Tho

absence of any wages scheine to drive thy workers unduly. which may be considered as designed In brief, an atmosphere devoid of picion was aimed atom of the

is interating to note some | As regards land solèlement, it was in subjonte which were freely and frankly

discussed by the workman's poupalls. tended to treat Ireland equally, with the Hors is a Hist doon at random :-The rest of the United Kingdom, as regards substitution of frusted bulbs for

glaring liglite in some of the depart questions of reclamation, drainage, tranruents the insufficient tramway service eit, light railway, "afforestation and the to and from the works, complaints development of her great national re-roof living savings on certain mana

to dirty dishes in the oanteon the riMage The Proon Bureau states:ma

Mr. Lloyd George declared that the on that

facturing materials; improved tools for The Ministry of Labour, siateg

bertal 16 was Important to secure local, ef thirty-six labor disputes aro being requestion of hours and wages 'was one for ferred for arbitration this week inclut inquiry, not for immediate decision

is Labour Legislation. Commission con

ministration, and the Government had it must be an abordaining ing that of the boller-minkers, who claim Nacionalisation, must be considered her national claims. They had always come aidered the position of the self-governing decided to extend the principle of pro in steadying Labour and in ele

It is more than thatis {hin a a.wenty per cent, advance in their wages,ly as a businssproposition. No Gor Diepten affecting the engineering and rnment had the right to cotrait the rat to the United States representative, Dominions, the Protectorates and colonies portional representation of all local clooonplore After din eduar ship-building trades arts also being re- Biste to nationalisation, without the boss no nation in Europe caspooled fegarding international labour Legislations, so that the opinion of localities employer's perquisite. V dwens inc forred to the Ministry of Labour for fullest. Investigation, even to artah

the story itsals as well me Insulin bourd - arbitration.

would be accurately, represented.

LONDON, February 27ib.

PREMIER APPEALS TO THE

LABOUR PARTY.",

sirike,

He had been struck by the moderation with which the representatives of the

maga a destra se various nationalities had prodented their

American motives.

The Press Bureau stateg:---

A communiqué from Paria saya thab

BOUTCON.

buying of com the potatoes,

dam of work: the co-operatzen

fotox