, 1913-12-03

has received Sir William Tyrrell.
A despatch from London states that Lord
HaIdane, speaking at the Thanksgiving Day
dinner, said that President Wilson's policy is
a policy Of right and justice, and not a policy
of conquest. Monroeism, he declared, is re-
cognized throughout the world and IS more
important now than ever, rs the United States
will protect all foreigners III Mexico, and Is
requiring tho establishment OF law and or
der. His Interpretation Of Monrolsm was
responsibility for good Government and fair
treatment OF the smaller nations III the
Western Hemisphere, which none could but
admire, and he toasted President Wilson
both as President and man. The foregoing
is construed us indicative Of the approach
of a crisis. Informal unofficial qualification
is expressed here at Lord Haldane's remarks.
The .. S. S.. "ConnectIcut", kansas"
and ,eOhio" have been ordered from the Me
diterranean to Mexico.
Trinidad Jh-Swedish cruiser ''Fyl8ia"
left for Colon yesterday afternoon.
London, Dec. lst-An operation for APP
pendjcltis hos been performed on Lord Sand
hurst. the Lord Chief Chamberlain.
The Chimes says that all but the blindest
partisans will receive Mr.. Asqnitl's recent
speech with profound disappointment, and
that it marks a retreat from his declarations
ut Ladybank. The "DNily Telegraph says
it certainly uuappEases the existing bitter
ness and thickens the existing mist, while
comments by the 'Standard", DAILY Mlalt'
and "Daily News" nre not more favourable.
MIR. Bonar Law, addressing the Dublin
Unionists, quoted Mr.. Lloyd George as say
ing that the Government will force Home
Rule through, like the Insurance Bill, al
though knowing that the country would
reject it III a general election. He CON
demned his MS unparalleled cynlcal ettron-
terry and challenged the Government to
coeice Ulster, which action, he declared, wall
produce anarchy, overthrow the law and
prejudice parliamentary Institutions. lie
also challenged the Government to arrest
Inn, or to treat Sir Edward Carson like Mr..
I0rkIn.
The oTimes' urges the Unionists not to
respond TO Mr.. Bonar Luw's incltemeDt, be-
cause the Government is involved in a dIsas-
trou8 r~redicament, and it declares that M
appeal to the people is inevitable. The Daily
News saws Mr.. Law is blut1ing and that
Parliament Will disobuse him. The Govern
meut, it says, will keep the offer Of u COM
promise open, but will not waste its breath
urging until the Unionists show their appre-
ciauon The DAILY Chronicle" denounces
the Unionisrs for sowing dragons teeth.
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MIR. Asqnith has received the members of
the Council Of The County Territorial Aeso-
ciptions, for suggestions for their better
mant, which were presented by Lord
Dartmouth, Lord Fortescue and Lord
Scarborough. Mr.. Asquith thought the Ter
ritorials were better than the Volunteers
and that the statistics were better than those
usually presented. AS Chairman Of the
Committee Of Imperial Defence, he remarked
on the unanimous testimony OF the officers
upon the efficiency of the auxiliary service.
The opponents Of conscription attribute the
lack OF recruits to attacks like those made by
the "Dnily Mali upon what it styled a sham
army, The DAILY Chronicle" holds that
the emigration of young men is responsible
for the situation also the failure of ministers
to use their personal influence.
Mr.. Asquith has received u memorial
signed 10y the Archbishop Of Canterbury,
Lord Cromer, Lord Curzon, Lord Miner,
Lord SeIborne and MIR. Bryce, petitioning
for legislation against the evasion of the
Slavery Act III the rubber trade of South
America and ether tropical regions exploited
10y British subjects and capital.
Advices from Paris state that, in the
Chamber of Deputies, NJ. Caillaux opposed
the exemption of new land from taxation,
creating such al impression that it is Ne