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THE STRIKE SETTLEMENT:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER
A BEEN STRIKE HAS
ALL ROUND:
LESSON
LIGHTNING STRIKES MUST INVARIABLY
FAIL:
THERE ARE MORE STORMS AHEAD.”
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
CONDITION.
"THE "RUSSIANS CAN NOW LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES."
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE ARMISTICE. NO BITTERNESS LEFT BEHIND
Loston, Begeben sinb.
Perhaps the outstanding feature of the settl nent is the fact that it telles que bitterness bind.
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THE INSANITY OF THE STRIKE,,
The Morning Post says that the differ enre between the Government's proposals of Septemler stb, and October Stb. are immaterial. It shows the insanity of the strike and says that a debt of gratitude is due to the othe· Trade Unions for refusing to under a sympathetic strike when the zailwaymen' had been already defented,
A PEACE WITH RONDUR.
The Dodge Xhes says that it is a prace with hour, for the defeat of the thvern ment wogid have been a disastrous blow
Aa gotiator rej marked after the conferno" W. going to resume work together mor amienbly than in recent months for the weneval welfare of the Spate.")
Tributes are being paid in all sides to to the Constitution, and the defeat of the the Premier and the conciliatory" workmen would have ruined Trade Unionism, of the Trade Union conferere. The successful conciliation of the Trans intervention as mediators in an indus.
port Workers Federation deserves a mark trial dispute is unprecedented in history
in the national balendar "qually with Curiously enough, up to the present the
many a military victory. met extreme nivocates of direct action" have been the foremus; pearethkers,
There is now little apprehension of "a fuiners' strike in the event of the failure
cle of the nationalisation of mines, putation in regard to which shortly waits on the Premier.
The hope is expressed that the mer Keby systein of road transport, which
was most scccessful, will be continued, if unly to relieve the congestion at the ports. Business men, interviewed in Liverpool, sa that no serious damage bad den done-commercially or industrially, though an irretrivable blow might have been struck to the "ruuntry if the strike had
continued.
Nevertheless, it is roughly extimated that the nation lort £50,000,000 owing to the losing down of werks and the stop- "page of production.
Trade bills to be paid by the tavern- ment will probably reach £1,000,000 daily. The Union of Railwaymen lost $300,000..
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
EVERY REASON TO BE PROUD OF OUR
DOUSITLY,"
LONDON, October 6th.
The Daily Mail says that we have
every reason to be proud of our country.
GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE ITS TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Lospes. October úth.
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EARLIER CABLES.
RAILWAYMEN MUST REMAIN
SOLID
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REGRETTABLE OUTRAGES.
STA.
ECONOMIC POSITION
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SURVEYED.
BY PRESIDENT OF YOKOHAMA SPECTE BANK:
A more unpleasant feature is the recurs rence of outrages, An attempt was prade to wreck a train near Fort William by removing fish places and slowing the line,
Mr. Nakuji Kajiwara, President of the surfaceman who discovered the outrage
Yokohama. Specie Bank, gave an interest was assailed with bricks' He escapeding survey of econousie and industrial and reported the damage in time to save conditions at homs andonbroad during the train. Bailway points at Hall were the earlier part of the premut scare in tampered with; the apparatum of his business report at the meeting of the -ignalbox af New Cross was altered. bank last month..
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Lostos, Oktober 5th. A great enthusiastic meeting of Phil waymen was held today at the Albert Ha Mr. H. Thomas said that the railwaymen had come out solid and bad Femained solid. He wished them to resume work equally solidly.
They did not want to claim a great victory because they could only win at victory over an enemy,
Lothian were greased; but all the damage] They regarded the result reached asanas repaired in each case, preventing a honuarable settlement, with which every disaster to the crowded trains. burly mask be pleased.
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working out the settlement. Mr. Lloyd George had played a great part. BEFORE THE SETTLEMENT WAS
REACHED.
THEER MAJESTIEN NOVEL JOURNEY.
LONDON, October 3th. The strike was marked by many pictures. que features, none more remarkable, in view of traditions of Royal progresses, than Their Majesties: motorjourney of 345 miles to London from Balmora!, a
The King returned earlier than in tended, as he was anxious to get into personal touch with his advisers.
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La view of the crisis it would not have Bern impossible to arrange special train, but Their Majesties preferred to share the experiences of so many of their subjects and travel by rond..
The tracks at Cheshire and West
A number of strikes were fined from D. to £3 in London, arsterday. For dis arily and assault on the "workers. One was imprisoned for three works for
PLENTY OF ORDERS. MERCHANTS OPTIMISM ON BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE, leonly predictions about Britain's- expost trade are controverted by a nem- toy of the War Ofier Advisory toomanisteo of Supply in an interview with a thaily thennicle representative.
des a member of an important Ligy nem doing a world wide business, he is quali-
The cloidve atmosphere created into speak with authority, and his con- Japan's economic world by the Signing ciusins are:`
Penty.uf Bribers and nonching "this
The pelvipal dificulty is to obtain delivery of machinery,
The lane marker is stagnant becausy the thesposal of Hovernment sur. plus
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uf the armistive last fall still prevailed during the term, said this report. As a result Japan's foreign trade was affected and imports far exeredeti exports. How ever, Japan's position in the interna tiwand money market remained favour able In April the general aspart of the veonomie world began to take a barn for the better and grow and the velose of the At the conference at Downing Strettors under naton all went wil
Friday in anticipations of a settles ment, lunden úrrived while the dele-Kajiwara stated.to barve that there that the war has reacted b
aggravated assault.
* A MEMORABLE, LUNCHEON,
gates were discussing the terms. -
The Premier suggested that all siteuld lunch jogether instead of separating. The meal was a very joviakože,
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MUTUAL COMPLIMENTS, After much the poatererics was restitard. At the conclusion," Mr. Thomas, add in the Premier, expresedi the delegates' appreciation of the statesianlike and impartial way the Premier, and Mr. Bonny Law had comleted the negotin- tions, as well as, of their patient Isideration.
LATEST CABLES."
Starting at 1.30 am, on Friday they over-spital and Glenshes, through Perth, Mr. Lloyd Deorge acknowledged, the took short rug scross the Grumpicns.
Friday night at Lowther Castle at that the, delegates had met all the argui- Stirling. Lanark and Carlisle. spent xmpliment by a genial speech, admitting guests of Lore and Lady Laly, and ments in an open-minded and goneiljatory travelled yesterday Pid Appleby, Dohanner. He hoped al Labour ovimnisa caster. Grantham, and Hatscid, arriving tons would spproach questions concern. at Buckingba Palier at five in the ing their welfare in the same spirit. They afternoon. The crowd at the gates cheer. I would then eater on a new era of indus Ted His Majesty ég his safe arrival.... trial peace and prosperity.
The only attendants With Their Majes The radways nve not yet running the ties were Lord Stamfordbam and Colonel fall services, but it is hoped to practically Clive Wigram. Priness Mary remained complete the resumption to-morrow.
at Balmoral Princes Albert and Henry Meanwhile, it is annouged that the left Aberdeen yesterday, and are provved. Government wootor transport services, †ing to Épadon by an ordinary passenger. which greatly helped to save the situation steame during the strike,, will in continued as'an adjunct to the railways until all the con Bestion in the decks, mines, and man facsuring centres has been "removed. ...
Hyde Park will continue to be the head-night on Friday, but, was cheerful last quarters of the London transport service, night. and will remain closed for the time being.
BEST NEWS SINCE THE ARMISTICE.
LONDON, October with. The general feeling is that the strike Settlement is the best news since the The spirit with which the Armistice.
news was received" was evidenced at the Albert Hall, where an audience of 3,000 railwaymen standing up, after cheering the appearance of Mr. J. H. Thomas, on the platform, sang
Abide with me very impressively.
The railwaymen at Panarth held a
The people rose to the menacing emer-thanksgiving, servieę,
gency with their customary cooines and adaptability.
The Royal household travels later on the Royal yacht.
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WHEN TEX OUTLOOK WAS BLACKEST,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SLIGHT
ILLNESS.
IMPROVEMENT IN HIS
"CONDITION.
WasHisors, October 5th.
The strike cutlook was blackest at Bildhaurying bulletin states that the
improvement in President Wilson's con dirin is slight but undecisive,
The Arst glimmer of hope appears. through Mr Thomas announcement yes terday morning that the Railwaymen's
During President Wilson's illas, Seater Hitchcock has practically the sole contról of the Government's fight for the
League of Nations
The W
Mada were all the trade with wharte we are equipped to desk, His views withį regard to under poulua-
The host men littering themselves.
· The prişten becoming lazi-e than
It gives me great pleasure.' MA
Janks are contemplaring surgigthening, their positions either la amalgamation 51 by an increase of capital, and I would furthermore point int that the
The former, he says, have learnt the method adopted by the Bank of Japan treesking for being precise: "they" bavi of discounting foreign bil accepted by hencktted from military discipling the banks has been a stimaas in
The othe class have' sospired the art little degree to the fnamring of foreign Jod malingering a of shirking, They must but, trade as well as to the creation of a dis
"educated and taught how | mersquimal count market in Japan."
means cheapen and iseretem prodierum.
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Tarning to Japan's foreign commerce the President stated that the result of the half year's trade was in favour of imparts; ræparts having fallen off while importe increased: "The drecere in exs ports was dus principally to tik kingua. tion of business following the signing of the armistice and pending the Peace Con ference at Paris,
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ARMISTUCK EASKE #ONDITIONS,
NALE MEILLION DEDEK.
There is no fear," be states, l'anà Amerien is going to expture our trade in Wooddens, resttons, and linens, 1 av just deal with an order for over 250,000`s worth up sul gools for South A urica. We are now supplying more cotton woodg there than our share of the trade wy in pre-war days.
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Monty of orders are coming to this country." Yorkshire for wollens, Man chester for cottons, and Celorier: For
During the war." said M». Kajiwara. marinas embargoes and a shortage of hottoins tended to retric imports, but after the armistice was signed conditionstockings these need never fear that y became somewhat easter enabling old will be ensted from the world's markets
The wallen trade in Yorkshir. is orders as well as newly-placed one to
working for all it is worth." It can ly he flied in large numbers, Another com
prior
more by treased Jabriar ar tributing factor to the increase in im- ports was the high price of rie, which Inger bars. There are still numbers a eased the importation, of quantities of the tour back from the Army, and foodstuffs and manups, while owing to in trate generally female labour is is ang
paré au mer utilizedł. the good prospects of the gutton mills. raw cotton was imported to a largely in- creased at ni.
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Before the war a great many ureza. tirt we could have got from America were being placed in Germany or the Enited States, because we could s not deal with them quickly enough, berei ESA, ORGANIZED AND FLUIPPED
arty interest theinsgives befor the We find the United States couputitas fur trade in which they did not part
To-day they arcefully organicü. quita-and with tuachinery ready to produce
Touching on the condition of Euro during the term President Kajiwara o served that England's
country's DON- tion in international commerce gained gun to revive, but that trade had des ver the favourable balance
being it
anticipated thit till the would reach
sterling and the came down rapidly
Interne tinels as low as $4.30 in New York, regard France Belgium and other Kure pean countries Mr. Kajiwara (served that Italy and Belgiin have been nò
and there
Executive had abandoned the intention of ratification of the Prace Thaly and the The value of 2700,000.000 10org/wer.
conducting ampaign in the Proviness durig the weekend, but would remain in Lenduff to remove any barrier against the reopening of negotiation
Theri cân his announcement, in the evening. that conversations at Downing Street wouldle resumed today. The four- teu diators sened very happy after the visit to Bowning Stret yesterday's Mr. O'Grady delighting his colleagues by.. singing an Irish song
EARLY CONVOCATUIN' OF PARLIAMENT URGED.
It is now stated that there is a prospect There were scenes of rejoicing at all the of the King holding a Privy Council on Monday, and signing a proclamation for
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A night Bulletin states that President Wilson had a restful and fairly comfort ab'y day,
WASHINGTON, Oktober 5th.
RIOTING IN CHICAGO.
THE
HOSPITALS FILLING UP.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 4th. The Governor of Indiana has ordered deven companies of militia tô East Chicago, where rioting is filling the
hospitals.
The "Sherif ha, informed, Governor
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The campuruce that they are ready to take orders, Even now we enn things quicker from America thay thug tean l- produced here. But that will end Rected then France
when we get going. Lancashire has beeg covery of the industries and commerce of
Huig" very valuable and profitable trade, ach of these countries may possibly b
Costs with regard to wool, 'cotten. said to depend to all lege non, ele, in the United States are us the actual payment received from high as, if not higher time, in this coun many as an initiinnity, as well dotation of new loans and the establisir
Dent of credits in foreign countries”
The activity of America's intusziv comaere, and finance was wonderful and had no precedent in history. As an evi America's finance he pointed to the con dence of the wonderful development of
Bdent attiende of America în Ming its embargo on gold and silver,
CONDITIONS IN THE ORIENT.
try.
Where, then, is the competition 4. America has got to buy its wool from th British Colonies. What advantage she nver Great Britain,
great railway centres. There were no dig the early convocation of Parliamtery that the gitaror, are inciting and India and Hongkong and the stringency Dad to be supplied from elsewhere.
The railwaymen behaved well. The ordern. "Unvernment' was ready, firm, and active.
Mr. Thomas has done the nation à ser- vjen by proving that a national strike was bound to break down.
THERE ARE WOKE STORMS AHEAD."
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The Times states that it is no oversion "for exultation, or talk of victory, defeat. The only victors are the public. There are more storros phead, but the railway strike.has been a lesson all round. The men who ordered the strike, reckon- ed without the determined resistance of the public and the development of other means of transport. An irresponsible strike is doomed."
Another lesson is for the Government and its offcials, who failed to grasp the irresistible social change towards the higher economic and social status of all
wage-earners.".
THE GOOD, RENK OF THE NATION.
The Daily Telegraph congratulates the Government on its courage and energy,
ORGANISATION OF CITIZEN
GUARDS TO CONTINUE,
It is announced that the organisation of the Citizen Guards will continue though the civic conference in that con- nection, convlked by the Premier for October 7th., hawi kura cañerlled.
The earlier convocation of Parliament
has been abandoned.
which many papers are urging very training the steel workers in violence,
strongly.
PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM DID NOT ALATE
In the meanwhile, public enthusiasm to maintain the life of the community has not abated; not even war has evoked such a rally of voluntary workerk. Peets tradling trolleys and milk churns and punloading, potatos are now familiar sight at the great Fondon ter- inals, while admirals, colonels and 'rem-
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TURKEY.
A MILITARY PREMIER.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October oth
General Ali Riza Pashe has formed a Be Cabinet. Mustapha Rechid Pasha bcenes Foreign Minister.
The Sultan has ordered the holding of
The report 'which was in circulation lastbers of the Hour of Commons are acting elections and the summoning of Parlin righ, that Sir Erie Geddes bras resigned authoritatively "desied."
LIGHTNING STRIKES MUST
ALWAYS FAIL-
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as engine drivers, stokers, signaimen, ment. Tamp lighters."vad drivers and stablemen.
A certain amount of topaylurvydom is THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. inevitable. For instance, an "ei-Sergeant
at Marylebone is commanding a fatigue RUSSIANS CAN NOW LOOK AFTER Darty copposed of a major and thres caputins on leave:, 1
LONDON, October 6th. .. Mr. J. R. Clynes, writing to the Daily
ADMIHALTY THANKS THE BLUEJACKETS. Verx, states that the dispute proved that
Hundreds of bluejackets have volunteer lighting strikes are more liable to failed for service this is most valuable, than strikes of which notice is given, be especially at Cardiff, where ahip trafic
at the docks is now practically normal.
The Admiralty has issued a special cause the public become dignant when
order thanking the officers and men for kiddenly put to loss and inconvenience.
and the nation on its good sense and Workinen must learn to look upon the dete mination in rallying to the service public as.n jury whose support must be of the Btate. It hopes that the lesson of the fatility and disaster of national strikes has been fearnt.
́À TRIBUTE TO THE PREMIER. The Daily Chronicle say's that the settle- ment was due mainly to the personal con. duct of the Fremier and the commonsense of those Labour leaders who appreciated, in good tinue, he country's disgustart the strike.
secured."
AMERICA LIFTS THE EMBARGO,
· WASHINGTON, October 8th. The Shipping Board has lifted the embargo on shipping to Britain owing to the termination of the strike, but is exercising control until the congestion in British ports is removed.
THEMSELVES
WORLD CALLING FOR SUPPLIES, "While, we were making 10.000.000 yardy of linen for aeroplanes, and while .00 per Gent, of wool and 70 per centy of Turning to the Orient Mr. Kajiwaraton were being produced for low-en- pointed out the stackass of trade inment purposes, "the trade of the world The Government were justified in In China of money in these places. the political strife between the North and building up huge stocks of material, e the South continued with the result that no te know when the war would e the people remained
Conse. On the other hand, the depleted condition unsettled: quently, notwithstanding the rise in the of this whole world's stocks of weston, price 61
conditions did not favour timen and woollen goods is calling for imports, said the President.
During
supply. the first three months, as a result of the armistice, trade was Huarishing consition, bat in April mat- tars improved and exports to Europe, the United Blates
and Japan becam Subarquently, the sale of imported was satisfactors until in May
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The Government, in disposing of their surplu, stock, is now selling against the pruduct. Why should Manchester expret coltemal orders for cotton materia! when the Government have 28,000,00 yards which they are going to sell? “
The manufacturer cannot both bave
full swing and can produce materials his cake and eat it. These things have develop slowly. Once factories, are in
strations for the boycott of Japanese goods North and South, those at Shanghai and occurred in connection with the Shantung question a large number of places both
Tientsin being the most violent. June, our transactions at both thom places our foreign trade.” practically ceased, thereby affecting to no small degree the trade between the two
Afterwards, the demonstra
countries.
In fast as
is wanted I have no fears" for
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war, through the great
tions outwardly subsided as the result of During the the intervention of the Chinese Covera-for ilver in every belligerent caute ment, but were nevertheless still being and the curtailment of production, th carried 00
at the end of price the half-year.
Shangh money
market and this tendency gradualls this
s has been expecially the case sub-ta LONDON, October 6th,
continued tight, and in the early part of sequent to the price, since when silver, to-day, from Archangel. Asked in regard
General fronside arrived at Liverpool; the year the stock of silver carried went up to 588,, and though it at on amounted to 10,000,000 in taels and
time
went down again to 53d, the pr rose again recently to over Bode 13,000,000 in Mexican dollars. However,
This to the position in Russin he said: Ion May 6th. the United State Govern in yet another cause of the scarcity of think that a damn sight too much tas of miver, which led to an increase on the the tightness of the Shanghai money mar
ment-removed the
on the mbargo
export
silver in China which was responsible for
to 25,000,000 and 16,000,000 respice charin, Mr.
the conditions in Man-
the manner in which they came forward been said already. We have fished our stock of allver in taels and Mexican do) ter Kajiwara expressed regret at
to assist the country in an emergency.” DECISIONS. THAT LED TO A FASTER, SETTLEMENT,
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The labourers of the Port of Londonquer! Authority met yesterday and decided," im [wou no circumstances, to strike even if the lenders ordered it.
A similar resolution was passed by the dockmen at the West India Docks. The Comrades of the Great War" opened
lare
I think the Russians can now look tively and relieved the situation for themselves
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EARLIER CABLES.
GENERAL JADWIN SAFE. “
LONDON, October 6th.
the dock gates at Plymouth, where the Warsaw states that General Jadwin his The Morning Post correspondent at dockers had struck yesterday.. reached the Polish frontier accompanied
last night was broken up by ex-soldiers by Lieut. Bowe. They are proceeding to
A meeting of railwaymen at Teignmouth and sailore
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time being, but at the end of the half- the disturbed condition of business in
the stock had decreased
Harbin and Siberia as occasioned by the year
to 12,000,000,000 in ican pointed
money again became tight.buge congestion of cargo at Vladivostock It may be observed that the causes of the as the result of disturbances in the in-
terior. scarcity of funds in China are the large export of silver bullion from Shanghai
Mr. Kajiwara recommended the nav
silver, which prevented Chins from ob share on the latest issue. In conclusion bargo by every country on the export of share on the older issues and Y.4 50 thế to India in 1916 and 1917 and the exment of dividends at the rate of X.6 per
led to silver drifting into the interior webbing and caution on the part of tho taining the necessary supplies, we the way better than ever in spite of the fact he stated that the bank's business alt general -high price of commodities also that they six months had required careful
Wonsinued at foot of mezt column.) engaged in the banking business.
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