, 1912-03-30

several similar outrages.
The Times, commenting on Secretary
Knox's tour, remarks that it is not easy to
harmonize the big brother policy with WELD
ing the big stick, and waving the olive
branch to the Caribbean Republics loses it's
desired effect when Washington declines to
arbltrate Colombia's grievance. Americans,
who discussed the annexation of Canada so
enthusiastic ally, must not be surprised Ii if the
Central American Republics doubt their per-
manenee under the argument that civiliza.
ton would gain by their disappearance, and
the Ospina incident does not facilitate Mr..
Knox's mission.
Ottawa, March 27th-The Committee of
the Senate has heard the testimony of repre-
sentatives of Manitoba and Alberta regard
ing distress through the defeat of recipro-
city with the United States and, it being
useless for the Government to promote i'm
migration and close the best market for
Canadian products. One witness. declined to
testify to facts which it was not desirable
should be published.
New York, March 9th. Nine West Indian
Delegates to the Reciprocity Conference at
Ottawa arrived on the Marowiine and left in
the private car Of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy,
President of the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The Canadian and American steamship
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ders to accept shipments only subject
to strike delays.
London, March 28th.-ODe hundred and
twenty six SuffrOgettes have been arraigned
at the County of London session for the
disorders Of the first and fourth instant,
The court resembled a railway station, the
defendants appearing with their personal
articles anticipating their sentences. The
Treasury counsel asked for exemplary pun
ishment Tor these organized attacks upon
property, and the evidence showed that
stones and hammers were supplied from
the Suffragette headquarters. Mr. Wallace,
The chairman, sentenced four to six months
imprisonment apiece, and, with a few excep-
tions, these taking to repeat we've
bound over during good behaviour
Mr. Asquith with great difficulty arranged
q final Joint conference on Tuesday. Mr..
Smillee, representing the Scotch miners, de-
manded an addition of nine pence and six
pence respectively to the five and two shil-
hngs' schedule, the owners forthwith de-
parted ~angrily, and negotiations ended.
Mr.. Asquith communicated the result to
the House of Commons in a dramatic session.
With tears in his eyes and a shaking voice
he was haI dly audible, and members listened
sympathetically with a peculiar, deep mur-
Mlui SeluOll De0lu. he ulO MOI, lie SuIu, oD-
iect to the figures, but he thought they
should be fixed according to the conditions
of the various districts. He was unable 10
assent to The principle Of e~lacting figures,
n d both parties must lendeF u serious ac-
count to the nation.
Mr.. Bonar Law asked what if the miners
refuse to work after the Bill passed, and de-
elared that the country's entire resources
should be used to prote ct those obeying the
law. He praised Mr.. Asquith and declared
the Unions is would not oppose.
MI. Ramsay Macdonald resented the sug-
gestion to use troops.
Mr.. Brace moved the FIVE and two shillings'
minima, which was lost by three hundred
and twenty six to eighty three. The minority
was composed of forty five Liberals and the
remainder Labourites, the Nationalists alb
stained. Mr.. Walsh, Labour member for
Ince, Lancashire, moved that the minima
should not be below the present rates; this
was lost by two hundred and seventy one
to one hundred and one.
Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney General,
moved the third reading of the Bill yester-
day morning. Mr.. Lloyd George said it en-
lol;oJ 4bo nr;noirlo for which tho miners