, 1912-03-09
TELEGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.

are HOW adding hard lubour 70 the Sutfra-
gette sentences, but the Sutfragettes say this
merely signifies more severe demonstrations,
and Mrs Paukhurst declares the cause would
be advanced n decade if she were killed. The
Times urges application of the law of cou-
spirucy aud felony, punishable with seven
years penal servilude. After consultation
with Mr.. Asqulth and the Attorney General,
the police ralded the Suffragette headquar-
ters and seized the cooks, and it is believed
that one hundred thousand pounds is liable to
attachment. They have also arrested MIR. and
Mrs. Pethick, Joint editors Of Votes for We
men,, for conspiracy and Indictment to mail
clous damage. Pre- parati0ns are being made
for an anti-suffragette demonstration at
Queens Hall IN Monday, which will send II
delegation to Mr.. Asquith. Several more
museums and libraries have been closed.
Representatives of the miners and owners
and members of the Cabinet resumed con-
ferences. Mr.. Asqulth pointed out the serl-
BUSINESS OF the situation, which is daily be-
coming more and more critical. The cOuntry's
industries are already crippled aud will be
completely paraly zed by the end of the week,
and then millions would be facing starvation.
He appealed to the miners to resume work
and trust Parliament for the enactment of
a minimum wage. The miners Delegates
O1AACN CtNJ 'OAC WANNA ''iNN0A A'''Nh NN''O''
cail that Mr.. Asquith advanced had been con
sidered when the miners referendum resolved
that starvation was preferable to surrender,
and they doubted hls ability to enact Il MI
nlmum wage over the opposition OF those
opposing such paterna.lsm and those fearing
an extension to other industries.
The Daily Chronicle says that to. day the
Government VIII introduces Minimum Wage
BIZ, and, if the Labourites approve its first
reading, it Will be submitted to a series OF
district conferences for settlement OF the
respective figures for the various workings.
The so-called black strike is becoming
blncker than ever. The first violence display
ed has been the o~yerpoWerin9 of the watch
men at coal depots III the Sunderland dis
trict b. raiders.
Unemployment is spreading with disas-
trous results to the funds of the Unions
recently on strike, fyr example, the railway
men and cotton operatives. The railway ser
vice is chaotic, terminals being congested by
the congestion of traffic into a few trains,
and the Channel and Atlantic steamship ser
vices have been reduced. Lloyds is doing u
rushing business in insurance against riots
and strikes. Sympathetic disturbances have
occurred in France aud Germany, small but
growing.
~ iIt ~ -CiSNIIOH ~ OOubAl -IbhCISHSCiJ
Mr. GlaZehrook secured a majority OF tive
hundred and seventy nine over Sir Arthur
Haworth, the Liberal member, who was stand
ing upon his appointment as a junior Lord
of the Treasury. His majority III 1910 was
two thousand four hundred AMI fifty two.
This is the SIKH Unionist victory, and the
fourth since November. Previous victories
were attributed to insurance finance, the
present to the influence Of the coal strik-
ers. Nh. Giuzebrook is q tariff reform
er returned from II free trade stronghold
and Sir Arthur tworth's high ohirdr-
ter and popularity emphasize this blow to
the Government. On its announcement in
the House of Commons the Opposition shout
ed "Resign! y
TiDbitts, the man who fired at Baron
Leop Id De Hothschild, has been reminded
for medical examination.
The Times says the Nationalist want to
control the customs under Home Rule IN
order to raise the value of land by free trade
with the United States for Irish produce III
exchange for an open market for American
manufactures
The correspondent of the Daily Mail on
board the Danish motor-ship Selnndia, quotes
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Dram, engineer III