, 1914-04-04

the Unions IN British experience
Dispatches from St. Petersburg report
that 10000 employees have struck work, fol-
lowing unexplained epidemics in several
rubber and tobacco factories and at the Putt
loft armament works, the Labourites sug-
costing that the employers poisoned the
food and materials. Many have recovered
but sixty are IN a critical condition in the
hospitals.
Dispatches from Rome announced the
death of Chevolier Tito Mattei, the well
known composer Of operas and pianist to the
King Of Italy.
Ottawa. April lst-A statement of the
trade under the British West Indies Recipro-
city Treaty gives the exports for the last six
months of 1913 as 1902, 526 dollars being an
increase of :, 761, 20 dollars and the imports
from the Colonies as 4,254,2 32 dollars show
ing Il decrease Of 1,09G, 1919 dollars.
The debate on the Budget has been defer
red until April 9th by the railway debate,
but there il no expectation of tal1tf changes.
New York, April 1st-The death is au-
nounced at Mont CLAIR, New Jersey, Of Mr.
William Dewart, the deyiser OF the protection
system adopted by the Dominion OF Conada
il 1878 and since called the father OF pro
lection.
Upon the eve of The vote Q4 the Panama
Tolls Discrimination Bill President Wneon
has issued & statement that The OrpoSI1on.s
crowuing insult was Representative Know
lands insiuuat:on Of a bnrgaiu with England
Tor her support in Mexico if the repeal was
adopted. Sir Edward Grey has made a
similar denial IN the House OF Commons.
Advices from Mexico state that the losses
bv both sides at Torreon are such that uei
Their side is able to repeat them, bat lighting
continues from house to house.
London, April 2ud-llr. Asquith, as Secre-
tary of State for War, summoned General
Puget to clear up the mystery regarding the
Instructions to and by him, and later Mr..
McKenna informed the House Of Commons
that General Pnget had asked the command
ers whether they were prepared to put Their
duty above other considerations, but he had
asked nothing more and had not intended
that the Generals should ask then subordl-
mates any such questions. tie added ihat
General Puget had informed the Generals
that the War Office was Wiling thHt those
residing in Ulster should withdraw tenn
porarily from their commands III the event
Of operations III Ulster, and had asked them
to learn what officers were wishtul OF with
drawing on this account, and, on his beng
asked whether other officers would be Ill
lowed to resign. he had replied that any
refusal of duty would mean dismissal.
A calm has followed the storm. Sir Ed
ward Groy's speech, az reported yesterday,
has been we'll received,
Fifty members of the House of Commons
met to discuss the suggestion Of the feder-
alization of the United Kingdom which Lord
Hugh Cecil approved Of during the recent
debates. Upon Mr.. Ponsonby, NJ. p, for Stir
ling Burghs, quoting Sir Edward Carson's
speech approyi, 9 OF the principle, the lat
ter int, iected that his opinion was un-
changed. What Sir Edward Grey has
called the gravest question for three
centuries hns startled the Opposition from
blocking Home Rule by the help OF the Army.
Berlin advjces state that three hundred
tons of rifles were transferred from a Ger
man steamship to the Norwegian steamer
Fanny" off the Danish coast. The Danish
authorities seized the papers Of both steam
ers and ordered them to await instructions,
but both vanished. 1t is doubtful whether
the rifles are intended for Ireland, or for
use bv ex- President Castro in Venezuela,
The Belfast correspondent OF the "Daily
Mail" says that maxim guns were shipped
to Belfast in tea chests, and That the anthO-
rites are irving to trace their destination
from that city, whence they were removed