The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09
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 Anticipated by Long ~ Headed Officials ARMY IS DEMORALIZING Officer Complains That He Does Not Have Enough to Do to Make Life
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ARMY IS DEMoRALIZrNG

London. October s-(special.) )-Long- headed Englishmen, especially members of the government anticipate long siege of labor troubles. The Osborne decision rendered by the House of Lords Is stirring the country. The decision in effect re- lioved members of trades and labor un- ions frRn the necessity of contributing shilling a year to provide pay for labor members of parliament. The workmen say they will not allow the decision to stand.
 Then there Is the trouble in the ship building trade, the cotton industry, the railroads and threatened disputes be- tween miners and the men who own the mines. In view of the disputes there Is peculiar interest in the board of trade report Just issued on the strikes and lock- outs which occurred in the United King dom during 1909. The number of dis putes which took place was 436, involving 3o0S1s people. The aggregate duration of these troubles was 2750,00O working days. Questions of wages, usually the most ire quent causes of them accounted for only % per cent of the work people directly !. affected. whilst questions of hours in- Nvolved 51 per cent. The coal industry was more affected than any other trade and In most instances the disputes related to hours of labor due to differences arising out of the adjustment of time after the passing of the coal mines regulation act The majority of the disputes were com promised
 According to Lieut.. Adam Sutor, who was recently court martialed for writing criticism of the army, English mill tary life is demoralizing. In his defense he said he had calculated to carve out foR himself military career, but he found there was nothing for him to do. The work he had had to do amounted to about 30 minutes a. day. His work amounted to signing papers which he did not understand, and which nobody under stood. He enjoyed it much but his en- 5oyment did not blind him to the futility of it. His life in the army for ten years had only served to confirm what 1t was impossible for him not to see on the first day of his service. He soon gave up the idea of getting on. He did as little as he could and enjoyed himself as much as he could. There were officers who told him that he did a good deal more than he needed to have done.
 The newspapers continue their advocacy of lower telegraph rates. MT. Henniker Heaton, M F., speaking at meeting of the Institute of Journalists, declared that 1t was extraordinary that while he could telegraph all round Australia, distance of 7500 miles, at the rate of 16 words for shilling, a cable from here to India by land cost 2s. per word. He entrusted xpf ha not hat ha a telegram from St. Petersburg for Vladi- vostok, 5000 miles. at the rate of 41kd. per word.
 Official statistics show that In the United Kingdom there are 100000 persons suffering from tuberculosis and that each year 60,0O0 persons die of consumption and 30,000 of other forms of tubercular dis cases
 The National Association for the Pre- vention of Consumption and other forms of tuberculosis has decided to make fur ther efforts to educate the people in the prevention of a disease said to be re- sponsible for the death of one person out of ten in the whole population.
 It is estimated that campaign will cost, including office expenses, f5000 a year.
 The National Union of Conservative Associations have organized an open air campaign throughout England and Wales. The campaign will last for three months, and it is estimated that at least 10000 meetings will be held and 400 constituent cies visited. Forty-two vans will travel through the rural districts, carrying pollt- ical literature to be distributed in towns and villages. Gramophones and records and lanterns and slides will be carried and used to entertain the audiences.
 Rider Haggard left recently for Den mark, where he has made arrangements to investigate the local agricultural con- ditions. especially with reference to small holding ownerships, credit banks, and cooperation. The particular object of his inquiries Is to ascertain to what extent the Danish system of small ownerships is applicable to Great Britain, and to what degree these are supported with moneys advanced by credit banks or the state.
 An Irish woman was recently instru- mental in the capture and conviction of well known foot pad and reward was ordered to be given to her
 The story of her courage was told at the central criminal court when William Rose was found guilty of robbery with violence. Rose had met clerk in Bays water ana lnTeateHeu tO Inuruer nm IT he did not give him money. A fierce struggle ensued and the clerk called for help. and although crowd of men col lected they did not assist him. Mrs. Eff he ODonovan, however, caught hold of the prisoner and held him until the arri- val of the police.
 The recorder said that the public was indebted to Mrs. ODonovan. and he di- rected that a reward of 92 be paid to her.
 The prisoner was sentenced to penal sservitude for long term.
 The crusade against gambling is being carried on and 1t recently led to a humor- ous incident, ''smoking out" a betting man.
 In case heard in the Leeds police court 1t was stated that the man, to avoid arrest, ran into another mans house, fastened the door and kept the police at bay four hours. A constable sent for some cayenne pepper, and hav- ing pushed the paper under the door, set light to 1t and allowed 1t to shoulder The magistrate condemned the action of the police. .+
 Interest in the coming town planning conference here Is Keen. Boston and Washington. D. G. will, if'is expected, have exhibits eventually costing E60000,-
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