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return the Presidents call at Washington
and on the ninth the squadron will arrive
at New York.
Washington, tune LIST The Republicans
absented themselves to enable Democratic
senators to pass the steel tariff with the re-
peal of Canadian reciprocity. The Hoase Of
Representatives will reject the amendment.
These tactics will compel tia Democrats
either to allow the bill to fail through dis
agreement of the Houses, or accept the
amendment and antagonize the farmers
through support of reciprocity. This wiz
be repeated upon each Thrift Bill, being mere
partisan strategy without q trace Of princi-
pie.
London, June 1st.-The race for the Man
chester Cup yesterday resulted as follows ;
Donnithorne first, Brouzins second, Mush-
room third.
Loudon, June 3rd = a single employer
attended Fridays strike conference. The
transport workers conferred with Mr.. Bu,-
ton, and then proceeded to the Home Office,
where the discussion was continued with
Mr.. Asquith, Mr.. Lloyd George and other
Ministers. In the evening the Employers
Association agreed upon a fight to a finish,
and defeat of the Union for all time. On
Saturday the Transport Workers Council
decided to accept the Governments proposal
to constitute q Nationa! Cancellation Board
for decision ofati disputed points. The Strike
Committee approved the Councils action,
and ordered a referendum, the result of
which will be made known tomorrow, when
delegates from all ports III the Kingdom
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the international Transport Workers Fe~
Iteration will attend, coming from Berlin.
The employers will probably accept the
Governments proposal If it is merely con-
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c~ontempIates Parliamentary action if neces-
sary, III analogy with the settlement OF the
miners strike.
Three thousand Great Eastern Railway
employees have resolved to support the strk-
ers. Non-Uniouists are working constantly
and in larger numbers and the strike is
daily less effective. 1t is believed the endH
will arrive after negotiations, whose success
is hoped for. The Times on Saturday pre-
dicted the employers acceptance.
General Booth is cheerful aud is planning
a tour in the United States despite his blind
ness.
NJ. Messiny, ex-MinIster Of War, has in
troduced in the French Chamber of Dtpu-
ties a proposal to tax bachelors and childless
women, and pension mothers. This is the Sc
quel to q statement that last year French
births numbered 742, III and deaths 776,983-
Prince Ernest, son Of the Duke Of Cum
berland, has visited the Kaiser at Potsdam
to thank him for his courtesy in connection
with the death of his brother Prince George
This possibly indicate s a rapprochemeDt be-
tween the Hohenzollerns and the Guelphs,
being the first such visit since the union OF
Hanover with Prussia in 1866.
A despatch from Athens states that upon
the opening of the Greek chamber OF De-
puties, Cretans claiming election presented
themselves for admission, but Greek soldiers
gently repulsed them, declaring they hat
orders not to admit them. Some Of the SOL
diers and even officers could not control
their emotion ut the repression of an ambi-
ton they sympathiz~d with. The Cretans
submitted and retired, and the Chamber sus-
pended the session 50 that a committee
might confer with the Cretars and the Pre-
mier. The Minister Of Justice resigned up
on rejection of his advice that the Cretans
should be admitted thereafter, and the ses-
sion was Immediately proro9ued.
Count Zeppelin has made a successful mai
den voyage with his new air cruiser, four
hundred and twenty five miles in eleven and
a half hours without Il stop.
OTTAWA Juup 3rd-Tt is officially stated