New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-08
sFnOIand's Difficulty Is
NOT Our Opportunity"
He Tells Volunteers.
RRTTAIN'S TRADE
SHOWS BIG DROP
increase in August Totals $685.
OOO. 0O0-Large Loss Fall
ing on Germany.
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r.,aor Sept. Sir Edward Carson
,~or,ine hard in efforts to induce his
,n.,.r men TO undertake some real
s.htine. Since September 2 Sir Ed
- has been in Ulster, addressing
.,.,ines Of the Ulster Volunteers in
-, interest Of the recruiting campaign,
"a. has been his first public appear
.,,s since the beginning Of the war
!. sneech At Belfast few days ago
!. told the Ulster Volunteers that If
.,opeb Of them enlisted for active ser
,.,,s thew would 80 to the front as
division Of their own, under their old
oHeers. He said:
oTnesnd's difficulty is not listers
,,oortpnity. Englaud's difficulty is our
Na,pltv. and England's sorrow has al
-, bssn and always will be our sor-
We Co and help to save your eoun-
md vour empire Go and win hon
~ tor Iilster and for Ireland"
c;,,ilsr sentiments have been the
,.-Jsn Of several other speeches, but
- hss generally reiterated also his
S.tsststion Of Home Rule and his OPP
ossition TO the government as pollti-
81 fsY. the response Of the Ulster
Volynteers 20 the recruiting appeals
hss not been large but it IS generally
beld that they will be,
No Smear from Germany.
The effect of the war on British
trade is seen in the Board OF trade
,eturns for August Imports COM
oared with the corresponding month
IA wear. show decrease OF upwards
~ s65.0OO.O 0O. while exports have TAI
lon of nearly Sl00,0Oo,O 600. The I'M
rcyts Of sugar have dropped moIe tlan
T. 300 600 Of which the loss Of S4'OOO',
o0O falls on Germany. Manutactureoo
articles show a decrease OF S42,oOV'VUO
d" n svnorts coal is down 100000
and manufactured articles S7J.OOO,OOO.
NJ the latter Sl2.5OO,0O0 was lost on
,hins and war munitions and SSO,OOO'-
0OO on cotton and wOollen fabrics
Il is pointed out by the Board OF
Trade that the decrease IN exports Is
5ns largely TO the fact that certain
elssses of exports are prohibited dur
ing war time.
Unemployment Decreases.
return issued by the Board OF
Tra5s to-night shows that the growth
Of unemployment has virtually stopped.
In the trades where insurance against
Unemployment is enforced, the per
esntage Of unemployment Is b.24-a al
most exactly the same as last Weeh'
and compares with 3.S4 last year.
The number Of persons seeking EN-
ployment at labor bureaus has actually
fallen off, but is still about double
what It was year ago.
Recruiting, which is proceeding at an
amazing rate. accounts somewhat FOR
this. particularly in the north and In
the mining districts. Recruits are APP
plying in such numbers that at some
places il has been decided to close the
recruiting Offices for week.
Prices of food show little change and
this is due more TO increased freight
and insurance rates than to shortage
o. supplies. Meat and fish are arriving
in almost normal quantities.
The saloons OF London are closed
hours earlier than usual. At Hull,
Chatham and other places, where many
sailors are congregated, they have been
closed entirely, while in other provin-
cal towns the hours for remaining
open have been abandoned
Victoria Cross Hero Lost.
Colonel W Z. Gordon, Of the Gordon
Highlsnders, is among the officers re-
ported missing in France. Colonel
Gordon gained the Victoria Cross in the
Boer War by going out under heavy
Ire and attaching a rope to a gun
which was in danger Of being captured.
Win his men he was wounded in try
ING to drag the gun TO safety.
Little Restraint on Foes.
Al the American Embassy, which has
tilrge OF German-Austrian interests
hut, II was said to-day that nothing
vas definitely known about any nego-
ustlons for the exchange of British
subjects held M Germany or Austria
Ior Germans and Austrians held in
England.
There have been many rumors here
ABOUT an exchange since the announce
iment Of the Russo-German exchange,
but there has been no announcement
rom the Foreign Office here. Save for
me enforced registration, little re-
Aralnt has been put by the English
On the Austrians and Germans, though
many letters advocating more strin-
gent supervision appear from day to
Day in the press.
Many Germans and Austrians eX
press the hope of being allowed to re-
turn to their country, even if forbid
Gen by their parole to take part ds
aetWe eombaLants i'm the war.