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EXPENDITURE

OPENING OF DEBATE IN CROWDED HOUSE OF COMMONS,

GREECE CALLS FOR KING: CONSTANTINE ON HIS WAY TO ATHENS

UNITED STATES TAXES: HUGE ANNUAL LEVY SUGGESTED

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:) NATIONAL EXPENDITURE,

..

MR. LAMBERT ASKS FOR LARGE REDUCTION.

LONDON, December 9th.

The House of Commons was crowded for the long-beralded debate on national ex- penditure initiated by Mr. G. Lambert, who moved that the house should not sane tion expenditure amounting to between £91,000,000 and £29,000,000, exceeding the £808,000.000 estimated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Austen Chamberlain), on Uctober 20th, 1919, ns necessary in a normal year.

Mr. Lambert declared that a sharp. reversal of Hanncial policy was nOGURTY to prevent a disaster. He denounced ex- penditure on the Navy and the Army, asking whether it was the Government's

PEACE PROSPECTS. IN IRELAND.

MR. ARTHUR. HENDERSON'S

SUGGESTION."

an armistice. If

LONDON, December 9th. Mr. Arthur Henderson, speaking at Hough Green, said that his

Ireland visit to" had convinced him of the possibility of an Anglo-Irish peace. He appealed to the Government to negotiate this were arranged, he had assurances that the influence of the Catholic hierarchy and the Irish Labour leaders would be used to prevent inwlessness and violence, while negotiations between the representatives of the British Government and the Irish leaders were proceeding. BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSY. HEPLY TO SIR PERCY SCOTT.

LONDON, December 9th. Replying to Sir Percy Scott, Captain Dewar, who served on the Naval War

CALL FOR CONSTANTINE. EX-KING EXPECTED IN ATHENS,

ATHENS, December 8th.

The die is cast. Constantine will be in Athens at the end of next week. The Government will invite him to respond to the olearly expressed wish of the nation to return. Arrangements are being made for every available unit of the Flest to escort The him from the Isthmus of Corinth Chamber meets on January 5th, and it will bear the character of a Constituent Ansorably

GREEK PREMIER'S MESSAGE.' LUCERNE, December 8th.

"

The Greek Premier has telegraphed to Constantine describing the result of the plebiscite and thanking Constantine for the efforts to remove, misunderstandings be tween him and the Powers in the numerous interviews with journalists.

It is probable that a formal invitation to Constantine to return to Grecos will be issued after the opening of. Parliament to orrow, Parliamentary delegations hand, ing the invitation to Constantine. CONSTANTINE READY TO LEAVE

FOR ATHENS...

BRINDISI, December 8th. Ex-King Constantine is packing his trunks and expects to be in Athena in ten days"- time,"

THE FIUME EPISODE. HOW-CREW IMPRISONED THEIR

OFFICERS.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON

TRANSIT

GENEVA December 8th.. The Assembly of the League of Nations has adopted the Chilean resolution for the establishment of a permanent Cammittee on Transit with a membership not exceeding one-third of the League, America will be invited to the conference of the Committer which will meet a Barcelona.

AUSTRALIAN AND CANADIAN

RUBJECTION,

GENEVA, December 9th.

1970.

THE WAR TREATY CONDEMNED:

A "PREPOSTEROUS DOCUMENT" THREATENENG FURTHER WAR

where he had been an ambulance man and stretcher bearer-having returned, with hin clothes literally covered with the blood af Belgian and French soldiers, he set out to et into the middle of the war, and he had reached the harbour at Harre when he

до

Balyd by a detective and hauled up.

battles

DINNER TO SIR P. GIBBS, THE SPECIAL before another general, who after looking at all his credentials from the War Office and CORRESPONDENT.

the Red Cross of air detectives. It was him, under arrest for ten days in the charge Throughout the war Sir Philip Gibba Ca very boring time, and he could only make boring by inviting his gaolors to lunch, RAST friends

and tea. It cost him a lot money, but

·with these very good. called among newspaper correspondents in i

ation of movements in that great calamity Irishmen (laughter) and one of them ou brilliance of description and Incid axplan It was therefore with a peculiar interest of sheer kindness of heart broke all the that others devoted to the pen, the member, ruins of his organisation by sending back of the Authors' Club, listened to an address message to his editor to say he was held as captive. Thus he got released, and a few giron by him as their guest at akdinner rowooks afterwards, in spite of the terrible cently on the topic. The Special Corras, black marks against him, he was made a pondent. The chair was occupied by Colonel respectable person by becoming an authorised war correspondant with the British Armies A heaterk debate took place in the AG. P. Fanken and the vice-chair by Mr. E in the field (Cheers) Even then it was for some months they were under great bly, yesterday, the Canadian representa-H. Lacon Watson, Heuter's war correspond- axtremely difficult to tell the truth, because suspicion from General Headquarters tive, Mr. Ruwell, and the Australian re-ent in Italy and elsewhere.

Millen, objecting to the The Chairman, introducing the guest, said and some suspicion from the generals

Sir Philip Gibbs articles on the war were divisions

ofiscount Buenos presentative,

character of the technical the most illuminating record of the war be due to and brigades. It was very largely permanent

had fever read. They brought bome to that that suspicion was broken down organisations on hygiene and transport at the scenes that took

wield and realistic fan de ins most After the battle of Loos they were allowed. The Prass, be very great measure of freedom in the ecommended by the Committee, whose se vivi

than it

they had been allowed complete freedom in It was at present Newspapers were port M. Hanotaur presented, on the thought, had never been at higher level information they could tell, as previously.

better written, and infinitely better inform the things they saw ground that they were developing a fashion of than they were in the past, and theyThe chairman had expressed wonder how which will prevent the Assembly from con- attracted to their ranks men of outstand they were able to describe the

pens in the country Amongst the most tached to the Army, whose articles went trolling expenditure, thus, titimately, leading ability and some of the most brilliant tuche Tort Eve, British correspondents at- ing to the direction of affairs in European prominent features of the modern Press was all across the world, and they acted as a countries. The matter was adjourned till the war correspondent. It was mystery little syndicate. They had admittance by to him how these correspondents did their Army orders to corps, division, brigade, and mall battalion headquarters, and to soy part of today, when the suggestion of Lord Robert work. Fifty years ago, when he was a ama the line from the front trenches backwards. boy, he asked his father to describe to him Cecil was adopted that the organisations what happened at the Battles of Chilianwallah Before a battle they cast lots as to what and Guiorat, at which he was present, but sections of the line they would each the battle front extended only take. They had cars and motor drivers, and be given one year's trial.”

-quarters of a mile or a mile his father they drove up in the early hours, bo ARGENTINA'S POINT OF VIEW

said it was impossible to describe the scene, fore the dawn, as near as they could take

cars to through

the battle-front, which might REGARDING WITHDRAWAL. That had been his own experience all

his service, both at manœuvres and on be three miles behind the fighting-line.. PARIS, December 8th,

service, from Kandahar to Cambrai-one. They then used to walk forward separately, Senor Payrredon, the Argentine delegate, who was there never knew of what was with a Press officer, who was also their the ground that had been captured, seeing came on the scene he seemed to see even the wounded coming back

seeing the through interviewed, denied that the withdrawal of going on. But when the war correspondent censor-into the turmoil; following up over Argentina wag a pro-German act. He con- thing, and was able to give them a

description.

His descriptions might not prisoners tralling back; sidered that the League was building on always be as correct as the offcial account and filth of battle, and the dead who lay

and headquarters about. So they got a picture saad, if it worked on its present lines. He compiled free was issued later, but they section of what the baltie looked like; and

records, which was was of the opinion that it was a question were infinitely more vivid and gave a much the tales of the wounded. They then went ned. back to the corps, where they had reports It seemed to him that the art of a war the League as of forcing her to enter correspondent was a born faculty, and could story in combination. And he did not hesitate

were very accurate indeed. (Cheers.) Only thus could Germany's policy be effec. tively controlled.

CHINESE DELEGATES'

h the swirl

within

each

MILAN, December 8th. It appears that the crews of the two policy to build ships against America He Stan, takes up the cudgels, in favour of the | torpedo-boats whi" deserted to Signor not so much of admitting Germany into better impression of what had happent from divers sources, and later wrote the

battleship. He points out that German d'Annunzio surprised and imprisoned submarines never sank a modern battleship, their officers while the latter were dining but admits that subinarines sank numerous off Cherso, and took the vessels to Fiume merchantmen. But they only did slowly where the officers were landed and taken and painfully what half a dozes-cruisers befors Signor d'Annunzio. with the command of the sea would have

demanded the dismissal of the super-akan- dant officials in Whitehall, Taxation, he

said, threatened the ruin of industry. Fie concluded that expenditure must be reduced by tens of millions.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH BILL done in a month. If we had nothing but

THIRD READING AFTER ALL NIGHT SITTING.

LONDON, December ath, In the House of Commons, at 7'o'clock this morning, the Ministry of Health Bill,

eubmarines at the beginning of" the war our commerce would have been swept from the seas in a month as German commerce Was swept in a single week.

Captain Dewar expresses the opinion that much of the success of the submarine was due to our lack of preparation for it, and

ARMENIAN TREATY.

KEMALISTS GET KARS AND ALEXANDROPOL

PARIS, December 9th,

The Foreign Office has received a tele gram-drom Tiffin stating that peace- treaty between the Kemalists and the Armon- ians was signed at Alexandropol under which the Armenians retain Erivan and

SUGGESTION.

GENEVA, December 9th, The Technical Organisation Committee of the Assembly of the League has adopted the proposal of the Chinese delegation that three stats be reserved to Europe and the United States, and one to Asia and the other Continenta.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY. WASHINGTON, December 9th. President Wilson has declined the invits,

disarmament discussions, informing the Council that, as the United States is not a member of the Langue, he is not justified in appointing & Commission. President Wilson added, however, that the United States sympathises with any plan of world disarmament.

"A DIFFICULT VOCATION.

I a

The Peace

was as an artist that the whole nation indebted both for his war articles and his They had the advantage at least of knowing. the paychology of the British soldier from the not be created. It was to Sir Philip Gibbs to claim that, on the whole, their accounta

works (Cheers) ...

front line to the General Headquarters and that knowledge was, he thought, of Sir Philip Gibbs said that in his opinion great value in catimating now the causes. the special correspondent had a newer and the consequences of the war, wild of

and discontents, which was denied to most other men to our present

ANOTHER WAR AHAD

Conference followed the war, lead us out of the jungle of our prezent conflicts towards the fields of

peace. very humble, but not unheroic way the If he had been Mr. Lloyd George be would special correspondent was a light shining have called into some room the special in the darkness In this world of lies it correspondents Mr. Nevinson, Dr. Dillon, privilege to search Me. Maskey, Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, Mr. Jeffreis, who wore was his duty and his

Paris to tell the for, and

truth--as far as he could

and many of those men in without risking his job. (Laughter.) He watching the making of a new world-and this hadrava truth which were denied towing the hand, have said to them: "Gentlemen, i

opportunities of

others is a ver to many

difficult business-this rearrange- Clergy

could put te

tell the truth because ment of the world. You at least know on the map. they Dot know it(laughter) and here these places are

had to be very careful of the truth; (Laughter.) Some of you may actually have editors but the special correspondent was paid to been there. You may know the spirit of their tell it By the nature of his profession he people, and you do know the spirit and the

|an-integral part of the Navy-for-man Lake Golchs, but surrender the fortresses tion to send delegates to participate in had front seat at most of the peep-shuwa desires of our men, and. 1"ask you to sit

years.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN-TRADE

TREATY.

which deals, inter alia, with post-war probe concludes that battleships are an expen. "blems, including hospitals, bousing exten.

sive nuisance, but that they must remain sion, and lunacy laws, was read the third time. Numerous amendments were pro posed by ecopomists, who considered the measure too costly, and the Labour mom. hers, who wished its scope to be enlarged. The Government, a month ago, dropped thirteen clauses of the Bill in deference to the criticisms of the excessive burden it imposed on local rates. Only thirty mem bars were present at the end of the debate; some were asleep.

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE.

SATISFACTORY FIGURES FOR

NOVEMBER.

LONDON, December 9th... In spite of the disturbing influence of the wainers' strike at the beginning of the month British trade in November was excellent. The Board of Trade returns show the valus of exports at £119,250,000, as compared with £87,000,000 in November last year, mad the valio of imports as £144,250,000, se compared with £143,500,000.

ATTITUDE OF BRITISH

GOVERNMENT..

of Kam and Alexandropo), also practically all arms and ammunition.

NORWEGIAN "RAILWAY.

STRIKE.

MOTOR TRANSPORT COMES TO THE RESCUE.

TAXATION IN UNITED STATES SUGGESTIONS OF SECRETARY OF TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, December 9th.

of

of life; he knew all manner and conditions down-together and draft out a treaty of of men the man in the street, politicians, peace. He did not mind saying that if murderers, that had been done they would in the end statesmen, great thieves,

have drafted out • very much hatter treaty document cruntesses, and kinga (Laughter.)

Having described some of the difficulties of peace than that preposterous of the special correspondent's lot, even in which betrayed all the hopes of the warld, time of peace, Sir Philip said it was their which undoubtedly prepared for another war duty not only to encounter risks but to more monstrous and terrible than that which listen as far as they might to the ruice of had passed, sad which cast the peoples the people. They often got it "In the neck Europe heck from hope to a terrible craic"

of those die LONDON, December 9th.

from the fists of the people, and in other imcynicism of national egotism and class parts of their bodies from the boots of the hatred which was the cause CHRISTIANIA, December 9th The Times understands that there is no

The railway strike continues, but the

people (Laughter.) Still, they did learn to contents now upon us. (Cheers.) The war know a great many things about the world correspondents did know what other men immediats likelihood of an Anglo-Russian

and about places in it, and he did think had fought and died for, although they had that special correspondents in England had many critics, and many people were dissstifled

the with the Trade Agreement. The Soviet representa- number of trains are increasing. Provi

the way in which they told them of contributed a great mass of truth to the tives in London are meking repeated rosions are plentiful. Everywhere motorThe annual report to Congress of the intelligence of the country most of which the war

He could tell them the conclusions which ignored (Laughter.) The presentations to the British Government cars are transporting food and the mails Secretary of the Treasury urges immediate was

entirely parision of the nations tax laws on the troubles of the special correspondent in most of the special correspondents had come indood, in telling to about the state of the people to-day-how, to sign it, but the latter are understood to The country is calm.

basis of an annual levy of $4,000,000,000 for finding the truth, four years, and suggests that the taxation it, were have made up their minds regarding the

should include increased: incomb-tax, în- | trimbia, because he hang of his first of all, in suite of the fact that we had

only terma. Accordingly, it remains for Moscow

ercased tax on corporation profits and on enemies of the truth a number of commodities, including petral, be extremely careful of it; they had to think France victorious was France dying; that motors, tobacco, Jewellery and motion about their proprietors, he sometimes were the people in the back streets of Faris, sa to accept them if it will.

on every necessity of He pictures. The report emphasises the neces- men of very difficult views, tied up to s elsewhere, were spending three times more that they mourned of rigid economy in Government ex large number of diverse interests.

of France penditure, and states that, between April

But one of the greatest enemies of the their million dead; that the fields 20th, 1817, and November 15th, 1990, the

were not being tilled with the same: intensity as before the war

the people were. United States advanced $9,581,000,000 to special correspondent was not the editor

would The

and that the birth. never get repaid foreign Governments, and recommends that but the sub editor, with whom he had the obligations of the foreign Governments personally lived in deadly tend throughost burdened with a monstrous debt which

professioned weath

career. (Laughter.); sub-editor

intensely. -and:

when rate last year was 220,000 less than the death-rate. Thich was flung about by the could tell how in italy the be allowed to extend until June, 1947, and that these Governments should be given the special correspondant, after enormous

monsy

orth every advantage to prepare for payment risks, had sent over his message containing

ANGLO-AFGHAN TREATY.

BRITISH: REPRESENTATIVES TO

GO TO KABUL.

LONDON, December 9th Bouter has reason to believe that, arising from the recent Anglo-Afghan Conference

J

INTERNATIONAL: POSTAL CONFERENCE. QUESTION OF VOTES OF INDIA AND THE DOMINIONS.

LONDON, Dewmber 9th

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Hurd, Mr. Illingworth stated that, at the recent International Festal Conference at Madrid, the United States Delegates

at Mussoorie, further negotiations are supported the South American States who by whatever arrangement they deem best.

The imports of raw materials fell by shortly to be held at Kabul for the con $10,000,000 but the imports of manufacclusion of a formal treaty of friendship. Bures increased by £12,000.000.

"It is anticipated that British representa The exports of coal fell heavily, but tho tives will reach Kabul by Christmas. exports of manufactures increased to

£34,000,000, including

advances of

£10,000,000 and £1,250,000 in cotton and

woollen manufactures, respectively.

FAMINE IN ALGERIA. PHILOSOPHERS STARVING.

Paris, December 9th.

serious Algeria is threatened with

proposed to abolish the votes of India and the Dominions.

M. C. C. TOUR.

FAN EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[THROUGH EMUTER'S LOKNOT.)

The British delegates opposed to prop Toowooms, December 8th. posal, which was defeated by 41 votes to 22. Toowoomba by an innings and 119 runs,

FALL IN PRICES. RELIEF FOR, U.S. FARMERS.

WASHINGTON, December ib. Senator Hitbcock has introduced in The value of both imports and exports for the eleven months in 1990 already lamine as a result of a volvo-month Congress a Bill authorising an immediato Fargely exceeds the value of the imports absoluto drought devastating the flocks, loan of $00,000,000 to aid Farmers and exports for the whole of last year. The nomadic Arabe, known as “drinkers tressed by the fall in the prices of produce.

The exports are of the value of of sunshine, dreamers and philosophers," 1,238,000,000, as compared with £798,000,000 are suffering most, as they are incapable for the whole of last year. The imports of any work, except shepherding. Import are of the value of £1,794,000,000, as coming, Amarican whant is regarded as the pared with £1,626,000,000,

sole means of gaving the situation.

The re-exports of foreign and Colonial merchandise in November were of the walito "of £13,000,000, as compared with £20,260,000 in November last year. The re-exports for the eleven months in 1990. are of the value of £200,750,000, sa com

138,000,000 for the game

in the previous your

NEW REGIME IN MEXICO. JAPANESE AND BRAZILIAN RECOGNITION.

BRITISH MANDATES.

QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

SIR ERNEST BIRCH LEAVES IN THE "MALAYA."

to face many smashed Germany to dust, we had not won Editors had to the war, but that the war von u

that

a few grains of truth the sub-editor fell on profiteers was WOTE moving; that the their

were starving for coal that after all it like alture with his blue pencil and terrible losses in the war, they had gained hacked the truth out of nine-tenths, or out of it but if

blunted the fue edge of it. But I though nothing on one ac proin, and that their trath past him, the results were rather latian coast had resulted. In nothing except

Italian fing like the

fying over empty docks. mentable, because the public did not truth. It resented irath, and when it saw its They could tell how on entering Austria they stepped out of terrible necessity into daily paper it said, “This is abocking.""

the actual gulis of run and of living death. They could tell how that men like FREVENTION OF TRUTH. Then there were impregnable strongholds for themselves, professional men, were getting of boats, the prevention of trath, which were encount perhaps 200 or 400 kroner week, and that ered at the outset of the war. They were still it cost 400 kroner to special correspondents, and not war corre 2000 kroner to buy a suit of clothes, and more pondents when the war broke out, becanso than 100 kroner to have the simplest and the War Office refused to have anything to filthiest meal. They gwald tell how, when despite all they would or children of 3 or 4 went into the hospitals, and babies'

Tho

and

India and the Malay Peninsula. His officers were rather old-fashioned man-men but only gristler Frame and respectabia

could tell how.

to get

to with War correspo petoreband Many creches,

¿who hadi?ndvor, yek: jarrup pledges they find made LONDON, December 9th."

them set forth to France to find out and when laid upon their brea Sir Ernst Birch, Colonial Secretary of what had happened in this mysterious war whose the Straits Settlements, leaves Portsmouth and to tell it to the people whose sont night, sank in sad lath great holes

qalar because they bad regular dying to-day in H.M.8. Malaya for Marseilles, were fighting and Hoyal Highness the Duke of Contaught with very noble virtues and they were beautiful girls ar joins the ship at Marseilles, on December up against the special correspondent who as their own sisters, sold, their boot

They

night's meal ut, arrested

to him that they should 18th, for Indis. Sir Ernest Birch will re-wanted to be a war correspondent March in the Malays chased him about, hunted him out, turn to England in

him, and put him into it into a found an international society for the sup

of hus comrades was put BLAVE GIRLS" OF 1

pression of imbeption. He thought it m Dog Bibs prison, where he lay for

ide bat

out that so many of the wook opet In the House of Commons, replying to until straw amongst criminals would elfed. (Laughter.) For

editor the thought there ought to be An inter Mr. Walter Bwith Colonel, Amery stated in London, who got to the should be nakopai leazas di modal" "00176 pornfants :

"

LONDON, December th

Lostor, December 9th. In the House of Commons, Commander Kenworthy asked if the House of Commons would be allowed to amend the terms of the British mandates when they wore sub- mitted to Parliament; MEXICO CITY, December 9th. The Speaker replied that it would do that the report of the Governor of Hong-

Long

regard to the question of slavery The Foreign Office announces that Japan pend upon the action which the Corern had been received. It was not fa a form Martin which it could conveniently be published, and Brazil have recognised the new Gov-tat invited the House to take regarding but be would be glad to let the questions

eramont in Mexico,

nosi if he desired.

received by

This and sent out.

A pot of another mountme

on.co

roquest to the g raioaned. The general's reply was Let the pledged to tell the truth, pledged never by rot. (Laughter.) He himself was arrested on word to fowler the flames of national many times, but he had the great good luck hatred and jealousy pledged to put the to escape being put into prison. However, world forward a little by, baking our now one day, haring returned from Belgium, policy upon common sense. (Cheers)