The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-14
ENGL AND
BY Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
staff Correspondent1


Staff Correspondent
LONDON, July 14.-"British work.
ina men today are shedding their
blood In the trenches and are working
hand in hand with the government to
save the nation. But when tho fight
ing Is over, British labor Will say to
the government:
awe want no more wars-and tho
things that make wars possible must
be wiped out!'" t
Ramsey Mcdonald, member Of par
Lament and leader Of the Independent
labor party, made this emphatic state
ment to the United Press today.
Mcdonald scoffed at the possibility
that English working men would fight
enforced enrolment in the army II
conscription ever became necessary,
by a national strike. They would op-
pose conscription with every argu.
ment In their power. he said, but
would not resort to any violent meth
ods it they were over-ruIed.
"British labor realizes that the gor-
ernment is in difficulty and must be
helped OUT" said Mcdonald. 1--WE
must forget past troubles and look %
the future by helping the government
fight for its existence"
"Do you mean that labor henceforth
will overlook all its Industrial erieN.
arces and postpone possible strikes
until after the war;" no was asked.
"For the present, labor is forced to
| give in; It Is inevitable" was his
reply.
BAsTiLE DAY.
LONDON, July 14.-CeIebration Of
Frances Bastiie day was universal In
Great Britain today. London and all
the principal cities Of the empire were
decked out In flags Of France. Society
women "taggers" expected to sell a.
600 900 French embIems In London
civilian war victims.
Gaby Deslys, attired in a brilliant
trI-coIored gown, conducted a stall in
the Savoy hotel from which she dis
pensed button hole flags At fancy
| prices. The younger daughter Of Min.
!! lister Of Munitions David Lloyd George
was in charge Of another booth al
White Hall.
Scotland joined in ~ movement.
Glasgow promised to sell 5000, 900
flags and Edinburg 100000.
NEARLY ONE HALF. .
LONDON, July 14.-The allies al.
lies already have conquered nearly
half the territory included In Ger
n1any's colonial posse ssIons, 6onar
| Law, secretary for the colonies, an.
nounced in commons this afternoon.
Thus far 10000 square miles Of Cor
man colonies out Of total Of 1,10O,-
900 are In the hands Of Germany's
enemies, he asserted.
SUGGESTION BEARING FRUrH.
| LONDON, July 14.-Demand by Eng
| lish aeronauticaI experts that the gov
ernment send a great fleet Of aero
! planes to attack the krupp gun works
at Essen had a partial answer today.
! Dispatches from Paris reported that
, during the night several French avia-
tors made reconnaissance over Es-
sen.
THE, PRICE OF COAL.
LONDON, July 14.-The government
served notice today that retail coal
dealers will not be permitted to plead
war exigencles In Justification Of sharp
increases IN price. The text of the
governments coal price bill to be in
troduced in commons was made public
IL EoTOViuCS hSdSJ PC'o'S'c" w oS@'1
ers who increase the price more than
81 per ton over last years average.
STRUCK A NINE.
STOCKHOLM, July 14-The Swed-
ish schooner Daisy bound from Eng
land with a cargo Of coal, struck a
mine and sank off the AIand Islands
In the Baltic. Captain Stridback and
fCo-tip-~J m nnro 1o