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PROBLEMS OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA,

BRITAIN PREPARES FOR SUPREMACY.

GOVERNMENT COMMISSION'S EX- HAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION. Great Britain is making the most vigorous preparations within ter power to obtain control of the seas for her mer- chant feet. A commission, appointed by the British Government and composed of the most eminent "authorities, has com

leted an exhaustive investigation.

FROM DR. E. J. DILLON.) All parties now admit that when the Russian question comes up for discussion it must be worked out to some conclusion, and that the conclusion should be con- formable to the urgent requirements of

The members of the commission were the present conjuncture, yet without en cronching upon the exercise by Russia of W. H. Raeburn, president of the British Chamber of Shipping: G. H. Melly, her rights in future. The elements of chairman of the Liverpool. Steamship the question are briefly the following: Uwpers' Association, Sir Kenneth S. Although, unhappily, Russia as an in- Anderson, Sir Percy E. Bates, Sir Nor man Hill, Sir James Mills and Sir Owen dependent State remains unrepresented,

Phillips because disorganised, the nascent border States cannot be abandoned to hatard. The Conference must endeavour, to the best of its power, to harmonise the vital interests of both. At the outset, all the border States excepting Poland demand-

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report and recommendations fol (1)-The prosperity of Great Britain's foreign trade has been largely due to the fact that Britain has been able to export a bulky article, such as coal, as against import of lood and raw material. Thereby long been able to all ships Ways and keep down the freight

both

AIRMEN CLING TO PLANE

: FOR THREE DAYS. WRECKED SEAPLANE MISTAKEN FOR U-BOAT.

The story of a pilot and observer wha spent three days and nights in a stormy Bo before being rescued has just come ba Hight.

Liguts. Jacquot and Nixon, in their seaplane, were engaged on patrol work hunting for submarines, nene the Scillie when their machine "dropped into thi

They mana

waves.

haged to cling to the up-turned fonts of the submerged plane, and held on

through the night.

On the second day, a steamer was sight- ed, but, thinking that their frantic signals proceeded from a U-boat, the captain quickly took his vessel out of sight.

On the third day, 'the men attracted the attention of a passing cruiser which with her guns trained on the supposed approached cautiously in a zig-zag course. submarine. But, when the real lantity of the airmen was discovered, nil 1935 cult rescue effected. poured on the turbulent sen, and a dif

During their three days immersion the

ed only autonomy, which decigeratic costs.), Britain's policy-in-¡. officers' only rations were a few biscuits,

Russia, seeking to reconstitute herself on federative lines, was prepared to accord, but the Bolshevik fury compelled them to demand immediate separation, while the instinct of self-defence forced them to raise their own arazies against the anarchist invasion, and now that they possess an Administration, Governments. and armies, they invoke the principle of self-determination to perpetuate their condition of independence. But the causes that first compelled this course being transitory, their effects cannot long outlive them.

INTERESTS OF THE ALLIES.

Again, Russia, without whose tremend ous sacrifices an Allied victory over the enemies would have been unattainable, asks the Conference to treat the problems vitally affecting her as it is dealing with analogous problems that vitally

The future of the border her Allies States will largely determine Russia's fature because

separation from them would involve the loss of the seaboard. of indispensable commercial highways, and of other necessaries of national and development. If the Conference were to decree speration, which is dismember ucut, as a definitive settlement, it would be implicitly condemning the League of

dismal failure, because Ras Nations to sia's consequent bitterness towards the Western Powers, combined with her cal dependence upon Germany would cuable the Lautons to recover their lost ground, obtain a substitute for their lost colonies, and convert the former Russian adversary into a staunch elly; therefore, erests should prompt the Their own interests Allied Powers to reserve to Russia the a strong

regard to both exports and imports should be so framed that every possible market or trade, of the world should at all times be open to that nation's manu Lacturers, shipowners and other business

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(3.)-In shipping Britain's material wastage from war has perhaps been great- ar than in any other industry. In view of foreign competion, which must be atensifed by the wealth derived by non- trals from the war, it is imperative that Great Britain should replace the wastage of war with the utaret possible haste This can only be done if Britain's powers of production are used to the fullest and lood and raw material are obtained on To obtain the best terms procurable. these supplies, Britain must be able to dispose of its manufactures at the best price obtainable.”

(4)-The ruling feature of Britain's trade policy after the war should be the simulation of private enterprise. But,

such as Eritish shipowners have lost during the war ships worth at present value about $750,000,000, and as it be difficult to replace that destroyed pri- Yate State should give financial assistance vate capital, the committee suggests that wherever that nes staace is vitally needed (3)-Coaling and oil stations should be encouraged and developed throughout the British Empire, so that the supplies may, as far as possible, be under British control.

(6.) To maintain freedom of action in such of the conduct of his business he be still bas, the British shipowner must be prepared to submit in all trace to the competition of the world's ship Any attempt to exclude foreign ping. shipping from the trade of the world by placing restrictions on British coaling stations would be against the best in-. terest of British foreign commerce and

of becoming one de impliest of the British merchant marine.

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TUMBLE FROM 1:500 FENT. raisins, and malted milk tablets.

Another story concerns a 'senplane pilot and observer who, finding themselves ur able to return before darkness, descended on the rocks surrounding Eddystond Lighthouse.

The machine was wrecked and the observer was never seen again. The pilot, however, guided by the great beams, managed to get to the light-house.

There is still serving at a Channel port an observer whose seaplane, whit Aying: at a height of 1,500 feet, hear the samo lighthouse turned turtle, hurling him into the sea, where he was picked up by a minelayer.

HUSBAND SHORTAGE. 1,500,000 WOMEN WHO CANNOT MARRY.

The house famine, referred to in The Daily Mail recently by clergymen 43 deterrent to marriage because of the difficulty of setting Hp homes is not the sole cause of the falling-off in weddingsy". An authority states that there are over chance

of marriage, for a million and a half women in England who will have, no the reason that there is not sufficient mea

In 1917 the surplus of single women over single men was 1,337,000,

over

Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones. MD., told & Daily fail representative that ha

of marriageable women did not think the caturate of 14 million surplus marriageable men was too high. A great number of girls realise that the chances a view to establishing of marriage is very small, and are getting employment with their future.

Many of these women workers," he said, "paid the penalty of suffering from nervous troubles and resorted to the use of sedatives. They antoke cigarettes, and work even amoked cigars. At dances it is the some of them after their day's fashion for a girl to dance with the same partner all the evening; she does not get A great number of people are pres the chance of sorting the men out. vented from marriage as they are unable

Finland Russia's security on the Baltic Steps should be taken toward re to find houses. The flat system, although

moral development.

A. SUGGESTION.

it favours marriages, "does not favour families."

which should not be less than five years after the war's termination.

that the Conference shall not decide with (7) The Government can further assist Buality the territorial problems, except the development of Britain's foreign the independence of Poland, until the trade by freeing the ships from special Russian people, after the re-establishment and onerous charges, such as, for in- at order, possess specific organs for ex- stacie, Suez Canal charges The British pressing the national will. For reasons Government might apply the dividends unfolded in former messages, Finland's it thus receives toward developing trade case, however widely it may differ in vari-through the canal to the best advantage ous respects from that of the other border of Great Britain. States, offers no exception. Without

old markets, and maintaining becomes illusory, and the position of which in some cases have been weakened, and in other cases destroyed. The Gov. Petrograd untenable, whereas Finland, as an autonomous State of a democratic Re-ernment should be prepared to give what- ever assistance may be necessary in the public, would enjoy ample freedom, and grandiose opportunities for material and re-establishment of these markets, if it fails to do so, the whole of Britain's trade in those markets will be endangered.

(9.) For the opening of new markets the Government should give financial Acquainted as I am with the legitimate asistance where necessary. This assist aspirations of the democratic Russian

ance can best be given by providing traps parties and personages, 1 vesture to sug

port facilities which will be at the dis- gest as the object for the labours of the Conference this week such a settlement posal of the shipping interests as a whole, of Russian problems as will permit the and in exceptional cases,

a shipping line sionally their administrativo machinery

Government, if future tion on the part of the Great Powers as should give direct financial their various qualifications fer self-gov.

and (10.)In the past, Germany. ,ÁMS- erament may call for. The programmetria, under the pretenes of guarding than an Allied Ang.

the introduction of disease, have published in my recent message on the subject, according to which the Confer ence is disposed to apply the pystem States, might be realised, provided its temporary character were expressly an which, when fulfilled by Russia, entitle her to raise the question in ali its asprets and bearings, for settlement between her and'

States. way of demonstrating that this reserva tion is no mere form of words, the Con

its

Also, for a fixed period after the war's close, British ship-repairing establish- ments should be prohibited from repair ing foreign vescia. This prohibition should apply as long as the facilities of these establishments are needed by British (14)The vessels taken from the enemy Vessels for repairs or survey purposes. by way of indemnity against the destruc- adrests. tion and plunder of the Allies' lands and be sold in open com- the petition among the Allies; but before this

ing a

period to be fixed, no vessel so sold ahall be transferred to any ng other

assistance

new States to continue to utilise provid, begiver to particher with a shipping":

with such sapervision, control, or direct port can be made selt support, is done, the Allies should agree that dur

prosptance.

established an elaborate control over the

The proceeds realised from the sales of enemy shipping should be applied as part

to most of the Randatory movement of emigrants of other national- of the general indemnity obtained from

border

the enemy and not in recoupment of the individual losses of shipowners, cargo owners or carriers. *..

The victorious termination of the war

derfiaed, and the conditions wi! | of building up their own passenger basi is the first essential to the formation of.

ference might so shape. diplomatic relations with those States as to mark the purely transitional character of the each, also exact from before officially recognising its autonomy, an express admission that the settlement is provisional, together with binding promise to reopen it without pre

when Russia has returned to

judiciaries allow their

ties through their countries. This con- trol, Germany and Austria lave placed in the hands of their private shipowners and have used it not only for the purpose ness, but also for destroying or limiting the business of Great Britain and its

Allies from German and other ports,

In a great measure the passenger busi

which has thus been built up by German and Austrian lines has been used in the development of their foreign trade. To guard against such practices, inter national

arrangement is necessary to supervise the nature of the restriction imposed by any one nation on the citizens of other natics

successful trade policy after, the war The policy of restitution stands apart from trade policy. It is not a ship onera question, and it is emphatically not limited to the taking of ton per tot for the ships destroyed.

The whole of the destruction in "this cruel and unprovoked wir must be made good, as far as is possible, from "the enemy's resources, including shipping.

(15)-British manufacturing power, British commerce and British shipping Such arrangements should be limited have been established for the world's to the enforcement of efficient safeguarde trade, and no smaller feld can provide To main- the introduction of disease, but scope for their employment. against If the

thefat the same time they should recognise tain that position, the British, nation action to be thought that the solidity of the League and respect the freedom of the passenger must, with the utmost possible speed after to travel freely by land or sea on the

редко is restored, bring back its fighting of Nations depends upon the unity route that he or she selects.

forces, into productive industry so za to strength, and friendship of the Russian

(11.) The

British Government should re-establish its manufacturing power and people, they will deal justly by their ex-be prepared ur assist in the development replace its war wastage in shipping. Ally, and reconcile present arrangements, of such of Great Britain's ports as are The British nation must also adjust its which cannot be postponed with future

of national importance. The waste of trading operations to meet the altered requirements that must not be ignored war-hud the mereased value of money: conditions in international exchange re- representatives at Paris will make due make it difficult for the local port authe sulting from the prodigious war borrow- Allowance for the dificult position of the auch in venit, the sexy bro de tags and war lending between nations.

State should provide (18.)There should be catablished Great Powers, and d what is possible the capital at the lowest possible cost. better system of education, both general to facilitate their "task. 'All Bussin'

be taken to protect and technical, and wider opportunities Othe recognised the necessity of cor and home trades from unfair competing between the employers and the re-

isowners engaged in the consting should be given for its use.

In this case I am confident that

sincerelyes here have long since

Hould

(17) The basis of collective bargain.

recting such political tendencies of their son the part of railway companies. “ own as were out of keeping with the late shipping business, if undertaken by a presentatives of labour is recognised hut tor-day requirements of democracy. The railway company, should be carried on it is declared only possible as long as Accusation therefore that men like M

the contracts "thus made are honoured as a separate and self-supporting under HALF A CENTURY REPUTATION: Bazonose set the interests of It could not be possible for any

is wholly

by the workers HOME AG VILLE 10% 288 >groundless. They Dr.LECLERCIS Un,LELLERUD & msks their country above the theories of way company to run its steamship der improved. and all of them acknowledge Infraluskey for dresses, of these important organ doctrinaires,

the Back, Gout Theumatic Act that Fussin can exist henceforth only as Vices in connection with other shipping (19) The standards of safety enforced. | ¿CEROMEXICO, “HAVEákrbón, Hot, a federative democratic State. Paycholo at a loss which is recouped by the inland should be international standards

• Depot is Park 12, 22 gicaevolutions of this kind have been charges imposed by that railway odin (20.) The public authorities.

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| (13,)--The existing prohibition agamas the transfer of Britsh ships to foreigner should be continued for a fixed perio: (Continued at foot of next column.)

(18.)-Bailway part facilities should be

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