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the steps to be taken in relation thereto.
c. w. NIAGARA presided.
After an hours discussion of the ques
ton the following resolution was adopted:
That the secretary be instructed to is
sue circular to the section of the men,
bers of the federation using American
cotton for the purpose of ascertaining
their view on the question of organized
Short-time working.
Are you willing to join in organized
short-time working by closing your mills
each Saturday and Monday. or it's equiva-
lent, to the end of Whit week.
Twenty-eight mills are affected. The
operatives have not long resumed work
after the general stoppage. They are
now receiving the reduced wages over
which the fight with the masters arose, a
settlement having been reached by agree
ing To reduction this month.
Wake Spreads Smallpox.
What is described as a sort of wake
was held on the removal home of the
body of a Worcestershire man who had
died Of smallpox. and this case has led
to the spread of the disease in Bristol.
A startling story was told by DR.. Sweet
ing. local government board inspector.
at a meeting Of the Bristol poor law
guardians specially convened to consider
the situation. DR.. Sweeting explained to
the guardians that the original impOrta-
ton was. through dock laborer, who had
been unshipping barley, and possibly the
disease might have been brought from
the east of Europe.
There had been twenty-three cases since
December and three deaths. Twelve con-
facts had arisen from a common lodging
house case. He warned the board that
there might be other cases arising from
this one.
Then there was the case which had
come from the country parish of Wick.
In Worcestershire. 1t. was wrongly
diagnosed, but he did not think any blame
attached to the doctors. because it was a
rare form of smallpox. 1t was admitted
the city's eastern borders, the result of
the removal being that the ambulance
driver and assistant and other people
caught the disease.
four hours of being admitted to the
hospital. and then the body was taken
home. DR.. Sweeting said they held a
sort of wake, the corpse being looked
at by forty or fifty friends Could they
wonder. he asked. that the disease had
spread?
The ambulance which had been used
to take the Wick man to the hospital
had been also used for thirty-eight
other cases before it was disinfected
He recommended the guardians to take
immediate steps to promote vacc1na-
ton and revaccination. and offered 40
assist in drawing up poster.
DIR. Sweeting added that If the guardi-
ans refused to put in force the statu
tory powers in regard to vaccination
they might be superseded by the town
council. He said he hoped Bristol would
not follow the example of Gloucester,
which was ruined for years.
Opposition to Vaccination.
D. W. Poole stated the position for
the Observation-Disclosures amid laughter
and interruption. He protested against
mourning a huge expenditure to per-
petuate a useless rite and a sinking
superstition
After protracted debate a PROPOSE
ton for providing extra facilities for
vaccination and revaccination was de-
feated, the voting being sixteen for and
twenty six against. Two cases of small
poX, one victim being an Italian and
the other "a sailor. are reported in Lon
don.
England is to have an agrarian party.
The awakening of agriculturists, laborers
as we'll as farmers, to the power of their
industry in the land will be apparent at
Westminster. Indeed. a very keen :,Olit-
zeal campaign has already begun. and one
can already detect new social results.
In the next parliament will be ranged
| A strong agricultural party, which will
vote solidly on all essential land Ques-