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Lendon, Aug. 2

PRE-WAR PENSIONS TO

BE INCREASED.

A LIMITED MEASURR In Committee of Supply in theị Colonel House, who is now in London, has telegraphed to the House of Commons recently. Sir Philadelphia Public Ledger. He commends American consideration Worthington Evans (Minister of the suggestion by "An induential English Ratesman for the without portfolio) moved a money supersession of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty by an Anglo-American-resolution on which he said a bi Japanese Chinese Treaty for the purpose of avoiding friction among was to be founded to incresso the Powers principally interested in the Pacific. He submits that pensions in the case of retired no action should be taken which would be inconsistent with the civil servants, elementary school teachers, members of the Royal League of Nations.

ANG the Colonel House describes the Anglo-Japanese Note to the League Irish Constabulary on the Agreement as an important but basing official document Dublin Metropolitan Police, em

[ployess of any police, local or which raises wonderment as to the extent of its full scope.

He says that American diplomacy in the Far East has centred fother pablio authority who were for nearly two decades upon the clarification of relations between in receipt of pensions granied the two great Asiatic Naval Powers there, and the effect thereof upon before August 4, 1914. or pensions He declares that a feeling of deep granted since that date to which

the pre-war scala applied. uneasiness has always brooded, over the whole question.

After explaining the scheme Colonel House refers to the very unexpected Anglo-Japanese decision, after long, secret negotiations, to put the whole matter (detailed below), Sir Laming said before the League of Nations, in a way frequently interpreted as some strict limitation had to be tantamount to the practical abolition of the Agreement, at least inlaid down if the expense was to the farm hitherto known. Colonel House welcomes this action, and be within the limits of the coun The increased says that the question now raised is whether the Note of Aug. 7 at present

pensions related only to pan- constitutes a new international agreement between the two nations sioners over 60 years of age, or which must be registered.

those who retired by reason of He expresses American curiosity to know the text of the old infirmity under the age of 60. Agreement and whether joint Anglo-Japanese action has effected a

The total number of persONS fundamental modification therein.

affected both by the resolution Hs is of the opinion that none of the Powers on the Council are and the increase to soldiers and able to force or are interested in forcing the clarification desired by sailors would be about 110,000 the United States, and believer it is probable that the full scope of over 60. There would be some this Note, which is so vital to America's whole Far Eastern policy.faw others who relined must therefore remain a mystery.

grounds of infirmity, and same! widows who would be entitled to have their pensions increased at the age of 40.

AMERICA AND WORLD PROBLEMS.

New York. Aug. 10.

од

Sir D. MacLean (L.-Peebles)

In the course of an address in connection with the notification of said the resolution demanded the his Vice Presidential nomination, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt made an sympathetic support of all parties, interesting reference to the question of America's participation lo the world problem.

but he asked that an opportunity abould be given to discuss the Army and Navy pensions.

Mr. Mills (Lab-Dartford) said | the sum should be at least double..

Mr. Hogge (L-Edinburgh) re-

He warned the Laited States against a retrogressive foreign policy and declared that by shutting their eras to their world respon- ibilities they would have, for a result, the selling of their newly-built Merchant Marine to a more far seeing Power, crushing utterly by embargo and harassing by legislation the country's foreign trade,garded the provisions made in closing American ports and building an impregnable wall of costly the resolution as parsimonions, a armaments. The United States would then live as the Orient used view also put forward by Sir J. to live, a hermit nation dreaming of the past.

As an alternative, he urged that America must open its eyes and see that it is impossible to avoid, except by monastic seclusion, those honorable intimate foreign relations which the fearful-hearted shadderingly misrall international complications.

GERMAN WARSHIPS ARRIVE IN AMERICA

New York, Aug. 10. Five battered ex-German warships, including the Dreadnought "Ostfriesland", and the Cruiser "Frankfurt" have arrived here and are anchored in the Hudson River, where they will be opened to the public.

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN AMERICA.

Washington, Aug. 10.

G. Butcher (C.U.-York) with special reference to the Royal Irish Constabulary and by Major E Gray (CU-Accrington) with special reference to elementary teachers.

Major Nall(C.U.-Hulme, Man- chester) urged that the whole question of bard cases of pre-war pensioners of the services should be reviewed.

Sir F. Barbary (C.U.-Cits of London) contended fast we had not the money to assist these pensioners. There was going to be deficiency on the railways run- ning into many millions which had not been provided for in the Budget.

The leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement have been in formed from Nashville, Tennessee, that enough votes have been

Sir L. Worthington-Evans, re- pledged in the State Legislature to ensure the passage of the Women's plying on the debate, warned This will members that if an attempt were Saffrage Bill at the forthcoming special session. automatically bring Women's Suffrage into force throughout the made to extend the scale of pen- United States since, with the adhesion of a number of other States, aions it would jeopardise the the Tennessee vote provides the required majority.

ANTI-ITALIAN DIORDERS IS AMÉRICA,

West Frankfort, Illinois. Aug. 10. Forty people, suspected of complicity in the recent aati-Italian rioting here, have been arrested. The disorders have ceased, but military forces continue to patrol the foreign quarter.

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

London, Aug. 10.

whole scheme. If he were to accept all the suggestions made the increased cosi, instead of being a million and three quarters a year, would be between six and eight millions a year, and it would not be fair to accept one and reject the other. The Government could not accept amendments which would increase the cost.

After further discussion the resolution was agreed to.

HOW THE SCHÈME WILL APPLY.

The House of Commons has adopted a resolution anthorizing! payment of one hundred thousand sterling as the Government's share

The scheme was explained in of the guarantee fund in connection with the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition. Mr. Kellaway, moving the resolution, said there White Paper. The proposed was no better way of celebrating the great part played by the Empire scale of increases is as follows

"Pensions not exceeding £50 a in the war than by holding in London this exhibition of the Empire's manifold resources and the activities of its peoples. The guarantee Fear. 50 per cent: pensions ex- was conditional on a guarantee of half a million sterling being forth-ceeding £50 a year and not ex- coming from private sources and there was every reason to beliere ceeding £100 a year for unmar- persons, 40 per cent; pensions! that the sum would be found. It was necessary that our manufaeried or £130 year for married turers should and new markets and our greatest hope in this co-exceeding £100 a year but less Lection lay in the Empire itself.

IRISH OUTRAGES.

London, Aug. 9.

The House of Lords passed the second reading of the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill

In the course of the debate an elderly gentleman, from the place allotted to Privy Councillors, created a mild sensation. He exclaimed "If you pass this Bill you may kill England, but not Ireland." There upon he walked out of the House. It is understood the interrupter was an Irish Privy Councillor named Carlisle.

BYE-ELECTION RESULT.

London, Aug. 10. The Woodbridge bye-election resulted as follows:-Sir A. Churchman (Coalition Unionist) 9893; Mr. Harden (Labour) 8707. The vacaney is through LtCol. R. F. Peel being appointed Governor of St. Helena.

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than £150 a year for unmarried persons or exceeding £130 a year! but less than £200 a year for married persons, 30 per cent."

This is subject to the condition that no pension shall be increased by an amount greater than ist suficient to bring the total means. of the pensioner, including the increased pension, up to £150 a year for an unmarried or £200 year for a married person.

In case of pensions granted since August 4, 1914, which are above the pre-war fevel, but by ag amount which is less than the increase which would be permit- ted by the present bill, power will be taken to provide an in- cresse sufficient to bring the total pension to the same level as a pre-war pension as proposed to be increased under the bill.

The cost to the Exchequer of the increases which would be

The "Baltic" arrived at Liverpool to-day. The passengers declare granted under the provisions of that Archbishop Mannix was taken off the ship forcibly by a naval the bill is estimated at more than boarding party at four o'clock in the morning. It is declared that he £850,000 in the first year, will not be allowed to go Liverpool, Manchester, or Glasgow.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

London, Aug. 9..

It appears that the week-end sporting results from Antwerp do

not refer to the Olympic Games but to world championships organised by the International Cyclists' Union. The Olympic Games are due to start to-day,

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The bill does not provide for the increase of naval or military pensions, but additions to thems pension, corresponding to thos provided by the bill will be inade in the ordinary manner by Order

in Council and Royal Warrank, The inffisl cost of iséen, odrek ponding ingresses is estimated. 12375,000 per annum for naval and

4500.000 for military pensions.

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