, 1913-12-10

receive no pay for idleness during the strike.
The strikers at first rejected the conditions
as beng too drastic, but upon reconsldera-
ton they accepted them. The general re-
sumption of work by the men implies a con-
demnation of Mr.. Larkin's syndicnlist aglta-
ton for the reputation of labouf contracts
from sympathy.
A conference held at Leicester of two hun
dred representatives of 22,OOO members OF
fifteen organizations amoug lOO.OOo Fostai
EMPLOYEES, has rejected the Government Com
missions report ppon the conditions OF en-
ployment and reiterated the demand for
fifteen per cent increase OF wages. Ii re-
ferred the strike proposal to n general vote
by the various organizations and tavoured a
proposal to cooperate with other labonr organ
izations. It was also resolved to oppose all
Government candidates at all elections, IN
til their demands were approved. -Four can
didates are to be chosen, representative OF
the employees platform. This will Obylate a
Christmas strike.
The death is announced OF Mr.. Alecs Hur-
ley, the coster Comedian.
A despatch from Melbourne states that
Mr.. Watt, Prime Minister and Treas urer of
Victoria, has resigned, and that a Cabinet
consisting of Labour members will sHcceed
him.
Mrs. Pankhurst has collapsed. The doc
tors do not approve of forcible feeding in her
case, on account of heart disease. The SUI
fragettes continue to protest and outrages
are reported from Liverpool and Man
chester. The Bishop of Kensington pre-
sided at a meeting to protest against
the policy of forcible feeding, and SIX hun
bred clergymen Of all degrees sent SYM
pathetic letters, bat some like the Bishop
of London also condemned militant me-
thods. These passages were Kissed and IN
s%uIting epithets were used regarding the
Bishop and others. The s~uffrngettes are
picketing Exeter gaOl.
The recent proclamation by Lord AbeT-
deem, regarding the prohibition Of arms into
Ireland, is under the Customs Consolidation
Act OF 1876 and not the Crimes Act, but 1t
does not disturb Ulster. The Orangemen
claim they possess eighty thousand rifles
and millions of rounds of ammunition and
even some artillery. Sir Edward Carson,
in the course of Il speech at Nottingham,
ridiculed the proclamation against their al
legged wooden guns Qaughter.) Within q
year, he said, lhe volunteers had Increased
from nineteen thousand to ninety thousand
and they were perfectly determined and
awaiting orders.
Speaking at the Manchester Reform Club,
Mr.. Asquith said he accepted Sir Edward
Curson's proposals III principle for a settle
ment which was not 10 be humiliating TO
Ulster, which would be treated like the rest
of the United Kingdom, retaining the full
protection of the Imperial Parliament, and
that Home Rule was not to be of n chnrac-
ter resulting in listers ultimate separation
from the United Kingdom. He further ex-
pressed the hope that the free discussion of
the suggestions made by Sir Edward
Carson, and by himself at Lodybunk,
would cause n cessation of the embittered
controversy. He agreed that the case of
the Irish minority should be considered
sympathetically, but that the majority should
also be remembered. In conclusion, he de
clared that Ireland's case was urgent, and
thai it was impracticable to awpit a similar
universal settlement.
Commenting on the Olive Branch thus be-
ing protfered when the situation has be-
come critical, the Chimes laments the
strain upon the loyalty OF the amy,
which, it declares, has long been hupi-
lated by politicians now dependent upon
the soldiers, who are only human beings
Ministers, it says, should yealize the mischief
they me making and it warns them that they
are trying the army severely.
Siu Eluotl (NourAY 1nnnnCoo1 M, a F0Il