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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921.

THE SITUATION IN ITALY. The Federation proved worthy

of it, and the great majority of the workers accepted terms of the mutual agreement by which the conflict was settled.

The leading ides inspiring our In a communication to the whole scheme of law for the

Statement by Premier an

Workers' Control.

WHEN NO MORE COAL WILL BE WANTED.

Rapid Onward March of the Oil Age.

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Manchester Guardias pablished workers' control of factories is We are living in the age of oil;, in its Centenary Na, the Italian simplicity itself. We mean so to the aga of coal is passing away. Premier. Signor Giolitti, state--transform ``the industrial or-It might have lived longer had If deeds are wars eloquent than ganisation to enable the it not been for the stoppage of words, I believe that my long workers to become acquainted the coal industry. As it is, both political career goes to show that with the vital facts concerning miners and coalowners may Endl I have boon taithful to those ideals the industry with which they are the demand for

their palpat of politics] freedom which find in connected. Up to the present time motoriatir r-duced. states THE the Manchester Guardiam such a they have never had the chance of London journal.

valiant exponent.

discovering how far the charges: "During the last few weeks It was in 1889 that I assumed which form the basis of all the use of oil as fuel has increas the responsibilities of government Socialist propagands are true.fed to an extraordinary extent," for the first time. The first bill The day when a committee com said the editor of the Petroleum which I presented, to Parliament posed of workers" representatives World to a Press representative. was to empower the Government really becomes acquainted with "This is not due entirely to the

conditions co-opera-the true,

of the coal strike," he continued.

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**It tive societies the right to execute industry the workers themselves is also due to the fact that, after works of public utility under pro-will learn the wisdom of not the strike had been going on for ferential conditions, I remember pressing their demands beyond three weeks, the oil companies that a

brilliant Conservative reasonable limits..

agreed to reduce their prices 70s. orator of the Extreme Right At any rate this idea if

per ton. charged me, at that time, with workers' control did not start in The result has been an organising the battalions of revo-September, 1910, as an entirely enormous number of inquiries- lation. I answered that I had new thing. As I remember, foot only for oil itself, but for never been afraid of the working goes as far back as 1910, when burners to enable it to be used people.

it was discussed and explicitly in turnaces in place of coal. Oil When I was called back to admitted by the representatives companies are now willing to power in 1901. I immediately of both labour and capital, make contracts for five years became convinced that, after the industrial and agricultural, inshead at about present prices, riots of 1593 and other even more the meeting of the Permanent which puts the oil consumer in a painful events which had oc- Labour Committee held on March very favourable position. curred meanwhile, the only way 5th of that year. At that time

BIG SUPPLIES IN SIGHT. to maintain order in Italy was to the situation was not ripe for

"With oil at about £1 to £5 japan the gates to liberry. It was its adoption, and momentous

per ton there is very little differ- i thep that the Government re-raform сап

be started

enca between its cost and that of cognised the right of labourers to only in the ripeness of

coal at present prices, while there strike. Of course I met great optime. It is necessary for states position, and I remember that the men to introduce novelties, It is a saving of labour in stoking. Home Office budget went through is sufficiant for them to under-ad in the absence of asb and clinker. The chief difficulty is the Senate by a majority of only stand the times in which they the want of storage, but this is three votes. Fortunately, howlive, to feel the forces at work being overcome. over, later developments showed within the country's bosom, and that my methods, almost revolu- to prepare favourable conditions tionary in appearance, were real- their free play.

ty conservative, and, in 1902, I

had the great satisfaction of hear-|

"As to the future, there are

abundant supplies visible for a

ing the most conservative mem- THE MORRISON LIBRARY. because, although the world pro-

bers of the Extreme Right DX-

TA

Housing Problem.

[few years ahead; but it is difficult to predict how long they will re- main at their present cheap rate,

duction is increasing, the demand shows signs of overtaking this inervase.

press the opinion that the grant- ing of fall liberty had been a real conquest in the interests of

With reference to the Morrison

"There is abundance of oil at the State. A genoral strike which

by Library bought broke out in 1904 created great wasaki for the sum of Y360.000 oilfields are continually being Baron present on the market, and now

ia Italy and made

opened up. in the summer of 1918, the Tokyo prospected and the danger of

violent $

The Library Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica Asahi remarks: reaction loom threateningis. Then also I opposed, with all my was bought by the Baron with and Venezuela in South America In Alaska might, the suggestion that I the landable object of making it promise very well should quell by force what was open to the public. Three years, and in North-West Canada-

River bowever, bave elapsed without any along the Mackenzie then considered as A genuine revolutionary movement.

permanent building being put up there is a promise of abundant To turn to more recent events, for the books or even the location supplies. The Baku wells, how- the social movement has received of the building being fixed u on. ever, bave suffered great damage, a powerful impulse from the war, thonga some allowance must be and Mesopotamia is not yet pro- The Trenches proved to be the made for the trouble caused by ducing."

the food from which the books most effective channel of propaffered damage shortly after "Manufacturers are coming to canda for all subversive ideas.

their removal to Tokyo. It is us daily," said Captain James During their brief periods of leave he soldiers from the trenchesnow rumoured that a committee Bacon, of Messrs. Beardmore and formed of mambers of the (wasaki Co., "and baying oil engines In ware confronted with the specta- cle of their countrymen entirely family and a few outsiders in general way we have made given up to the most thoughtlesslerested in the Library has, after them to specifications but, of is te long deliberation, selected Suga customars have come and bought njoyment of life. the whole country plunged into a state of, a suburb of Tokyo, for its them over the counter, as it were.

site... continuous revel,quite unmindful·

REPLACING STEAM.

**This is 30 indication of the of the solemnity of the hour.quested to re-consider the matter. bustion engine is beating steam. If so, the Baron must be re-way in which the internal com, At the

time same

the all

It was very wall for the Baron to and I believe the proc sa will go bolitical parties ried with

bave bought the Library; but on until the use of coal for the another in holding

pover almat out alluring promises of the after having bought it, it would production of most vague and indeterminate have been better both for the cesses. character, such as the granting had been left in Peking. In that pound of oil gives 18 500 thermal Library and for the students if it "Take the case of ships. One of land to the peasants and case, the Library would never units; it takes 10lb. of coal to do factories to the workers. They bave run the risk of becoming a this. A abip has to carry, say. were empty promises for the most part, but were construed, curio for the exclusive enjoyment 1,000 tons of bunker coal; 100 tons by those who were listening to of the owner and the limited of oil will do the same work, YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM. them, into terms of real obliga- circle of his acquaintances, as it leaving space for 900 more tons

tion, and gave them the conscious seems to be doing. Nothing of cargo.

could be said if here was another "We are building nine ships JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN theness of a newly-acquired right.

But Baron for one firm alone fitted with most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during created by the war, demands Iwasaki happeb to have a large internal combustion engines. A

In response to the demands locality availatie. Hot Westher: (3) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the food whose imperions character no Marunouchi occch is becoming that on one of his ships of 4,500 tract of uans upied land shipowner told me the other day of Infants and Dyspeptics; (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID body can deny, new huge indus the centre wbi Tokyo and is tons he is saving £1,200 a month INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes.trial plants had been established. Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4) They were devoid of all the therefore, snofifest site for the by the increased cargo space JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA customary industrial features: Library in order that full effect made available by the use of oil. SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses,

*I look forward to the time,” they had been improvised by ay be given to the intention PRICES are Very Moderate. Inspection and Enquiries are lealers of industry who could with which it was bought. Be-said Captain Bacon, "when our cordially invited.

boast of having only one custom-sides, the presence of such ships and our locomo ives wil all er, the State, which advanced all library there will prevent a spot be of driven." the capital needed, provided the from being vulgarised which

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€1.9 materials, and stood ready to pay whatever price might be asked the product. These indus- trialiste bad no need to discuss. matters of wages. They promptly granted any of them. When their workers asked for a 10 per cent.

CHUCKLES.

OIL ENGINE'S TRIUMPH. While probably 20 per cent. of the world's steam shipping is idle in port because it cannot be operated at a profit, not a single large oil-engined ship is now laid up, says the Midor Ship. It is added that the daily fuel bill of the increase, they simply added an A member of Parliament called steamer is almost double that of extra 20 per cent. to the sale price another honourable member "an the vessel fitted with oil engines. of their products and the State," and the Speaker ruled that HUGE OIL STOCKS IN AMERICA

The Geological Survey paid. At the conclusion of the the expression must be with-

Washington reports that the WLY the working classes had drawn. realised the enormous profit made "Very well, I withdraw the petroleum stocks of the United by the industrialists. The display epithet, but I think the honpar-States are the grestent in history, of illgotten wealth, parading itself able member is out of sorts." with the most deplorable ostenta- The hon. member (indignantly) on April 30, an increase of over tion, ronat have been a depressby. what's wrong with ing spectacle indeed.

This paved the way to the "Perhaps a veterinary surgeon

invasion and seizure of factories. might be able to tell" To prevent this I should have had!

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THE WAR IN IRELAND.

Bomb Thrown at Newspaper Exiployees.

firmary suffering from extensive internal injuries caused by gunshot wound. His condition. is.extremely critical.

Curfew commenced at sight Whilst returning home from o'clock, and it is believed that work shortly after "curfew," four Kesting when called upon to bult employees of the Cork Examiner failed to obey the order, and a had a bomb thrown amongst shot was fired, wounding him. them when they reached the cor

Federation of Labour had Captain "Pit it ashore, it'll be of Manchuria, in which abɔut ner of a street in the southern solemnly declared that the move for the sald kirk minister."

2,000 Iabourers are employed district where three or four men ment had no political aim and Passenger-Have they only The monthly outpot amounts to | were standing. that it would be maintained one minister bere?"

59,000 tons. The iron is trans- SHOT FOR REFUSAL TO HALT. within purely ecoñoráical bounds. Captain "No, there's two, but | ported by rail to Tsingisu, from Once more I preferred to pin my the ither ane gets his Inside which place it is exported to faith to the Federation of Labour. barrel o" four."-Glasgow Herale's Japan.

TWO MAHIKES KILLED, Some marines, while procuring provisions in the village of Bally... vaughan, near Galway, were,itis reported, aftacked by a consider. An ex-soldier named Patrickable party of men. Two of the Kesting, of Clarence Street, Cork, marines were killed instantly and was admitted to the North In two seriously wounded.