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- GERMANYUNHEEDING| P ‘THE Si?NDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 17, i9§i$—PART 1. ~ g~ OF BRIAND'S INSULTS ‘Maximilian Harden Says Nobody Seems to | Care What Action France Will Take to Force Payment of Her Claims. BY MAXMILLIAN HARDEN, . Germany’s Foremost Publicist. By Cable to The Star. . BERLIN, April 16.—Never in peace times has the government of a great mation been sroken of in the manner adopted by Premier Briand of France, when he charged in a speech in the French senate a few days ago that Ger- many had beéen guilty of bad faith and of intentionally giving out false informa- tion to deceive her creditors. M. Briand further said: “If Germany, after this last respite, triea by subterfuge to escape paying her debts the strong hand of ce will seize her by the collar.” ‘And we are supposed to be at peace! For two weeks more, at least! An attempt to prove to the United * Btates that these reproaches are unjust would be senseless, for 1 realize that America is_thoroughly sick and tired of entente and German propaganda. “Nobody Seems to Care.” The remarkable thing to which I would call attention, however, is the fact that this speech has made virtually no impression whatever in Germany, al- though nothing of the kind has been heard since 18¢1. It has been hardly mentioned except in close political cir- Cles, and this is not without signifi- cance. The simple truth is that during the last seven years our skins have be- ome 80 thick that even such arrows as those slung by the French premier fail few weeks one of her eloquent com- mercial men to tell the people over here how the United States has arisen out of the war's destruction and what a blessing economic ‘unity has been for mutually interdependent peoples? If this lesson could be understood and applied from Siberia to the Pyrenees, Europe would be saved. But, despite the publication of the hard Rhine customs conditions, few persons here understand what for- eigners long since have realized. that this is a fatal moment for Germany. Mourning Former Kaiserin. As I write, bells are still ringing and mourning flags still are hung out. Were Kaiser William reigning there could not have been a more elaborate demonstration over the death of the empress. She was respected as a careful wife and a good mother, but was never altogether popular. Always an intense Lutheran and an enemy of the Catholic Church, she had a great influence over her husband, but was_careful not to meddle in politics. During the war she stood al for a victory without reconciliation. So strong were her feelings in this re- spect that once in a fit of anger she threatened to strike with her fan Albert Ballin, founder of the Ham- burg-American line, because he ad- vised an early understanding with England. The empress was born during the exile of her father, Prussia’s enemy, and died during the exile of her hus- band, who brought Bismarck's Prussia plerce. A jewel robbery, involving a :moul film litres!. is much more dis- Strangely enough, no one suggests turning _out the government which Bas mad8 no_effort to parry the in- ®ults from Paris. Nobody Suggests ! abandoning dancing, or temmis, tour- maments, or racing, on account of the fatherland’s distress. The period of grace allowed by M. Briand expires in a fortnight, May 1. ‘Will the German seaports of Ham- Bremen, Kiel and Stettin then be blockaded as the river ports are now and customs seized by the allies? ‘Will a high toll be levied against all trade, and will the large cities be as- sessed, perhaps, as if we were at war? Nobody seems to care. Must Not Pauperize Germany. Por days after M. Briand's threaten- ing speech a responsible German min- ister, who is still in Switzerland, as- sured an interviewer that “in a few days” the Berlin government would display unmistakable willingness to pay its debts. If it is able to show a greater willingness and make a bet- ter offer than it did in London, it was a crime for the government to wait until Germany had been humiliated and, as Briand said, cornered at the last minute. In any ‘case, it is high time that these dangerous discussions should end. This consummation would not only be to Europe's interest, but tol America’s as well. America wishes to ! secure the rights of her creditors and! to sell raw materials to Germany. France must receive money, but Ger- many must not be pauperized. The recent German note to America. which attempted to throw so much blame -on France, was stupid and clumsy, but at the same time the reparations problem is hardly to be solved with- out the loan which was therein sug- gested. If. as Briand declares, the entire possessions of the German nation are pledged as a mortgage to the French creditors, then the German state, which must demand a certain per- c‘::xu,u t'nr well-being. lcl:not. with s mortgage on its land, forests, ‘waterpowers, ¥ailroads and manufac- tures, offer sufficient’ security for loan which would make reparation: and the beginningeof financial sani- ty possible. Alliance With German Trade. » Fresh demonstrations of force. marching troops an&" military nois merely would cause. more bitterness and, while injuring Germany, would not help France. 24 France must percefve that the only way to gain anything is through an alliance with German trade: the two countries then would eontrol all the ore and most of the coal of western Europe and could quickly help one another forward. 3 Could not America, lend us for a SPECIAL NOTICES. ! | | l | | | to ruin. (Copyright, 1921.) —_—— WAGES IN BAY STATE. Building Trades to Resume Con- struction, Ignoring Labor Unions. HOLYOKE, Mass, April 16.—The wage scale that will be put into ef- fect here Monday by the Building Employers’ Association under open shop conditions was announced today. It provides 80 cents an hour or less for general building mechanics, 65 cents or less for mason tenders, 90 cents or less for bricklayers, masons and plasterers. The association provides that nonc of its members shall make an agree- ment with any union in the build- ing trades council during 1921. LAWRENCE, Mass., April 16.—The Lawrence Master Builders’ Associa- tion today voted to inaugurate an open shop policy on April 20 at a wage of 85 cents an hour. Three thousand mechanics have refused to accept at 20 per cent reduction in wages which became effective April 1. FRANCE SPIKES RUMOR. Government Denies Thought of Any New Moratorium. PARIS, April 16.—The French. gov- ernment today issued an official denial of reports which the foreign office had heard were in circulation that another moratorium for France was in prospect. It was announced by the finance min- jster that such a thing had not even dbeen considered and that the reports were absolutely without foundation. ADMITS U. S. IS WET. “Pussyfoot” Johnson Says Drink- ing Will'Not Last Long. NEW YORK, April 16—W. “Pussyfoot” Johnson, veteran ‘X campaigner, declared today before sail- ing for England on the Cedric that there were three “wet” spots in the United States—New York, Chica and Balti- more—and that New York was the “wettest. . E. “But,” said Mr. Johnson, “you drink- |}y demanded by the newspapers. ers had better drink while the drinking is good, for it will not last long. within three years the United States ‘will be bone dry.” Mr. Johnson will be away a year, during which period he expects to visit India. SPECIAL NOTICES. CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO. 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STOKES SAMMONS 830 13th St. o Come to this Factory for Wind- dow Shades pllrat, .. $15 Down, $15 a Month. fireproof CH REN CABINET BREAKS ND M £ s CUSTOM A ~ Wk EETS IN Instead of having their mecting at the Elyace, an in customary, the members of the French eabinet were mvi in the castle at Ramboulillet, which in the presidential residence. Photograph shows the group of minixters. On the right are M. Briand and M. Millerand. TN | ey o, Tardiewginds Assurance for France in Presi- dent Harding’s Address to Congress .Stat- ing Foreign Policy to Be Executed. Treasury Is Empty and Loan Denied, Though Victory Seems Possible. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1621. ATHENS, Greece, April 16.—Greece, on the eve of resuming the offensive in Asia Minor, is in the position of a man obliged to raise money to con- summate a profitable speculation, but is prevented by his family from Boing to the pawnshop. The new attack against the powerful Kova- litsa defenses near Eskishehr, al- ready the scene of one defeat, re- quires massed reinforcements, but the government cannpt find the money for general mobilization be- cause of the allied financial blockade. England, acceding to the French de- |- mand, refuses to permit a Greek loan, while the interallied finance com- mission refuses to permit an inflation of the curremcy. Thus, although the general economic situation is favor- able, Greece is penniless. After a big victory these problems would be solved, but meanwhile Greece, un- able to get money until she wins a victory, is equally unable to win a victory until she gets money. The financial stringency is admitted on all sides in official circles, but there i# a suspicious secrecy about the exact situation. Numerous officials and financiers, including the governor of the national bank and the min- ister of finance, refused to reply or evaded the question when asked for information. o Deficit Unliquidated. Greece has not yet covered the deficit of 1,333,000,000 drachmas (normally about $2,666,000) on last year's bud- get. At a conservative estimate.the wer is costing Greece 4,000,000,000 drachmas (§800,000) a day. The Kemalists will probably consider time their ally because of the grow- ing financial exhaustion of Greece. General mobilization Is being loud- 'his considered necessary because only The | overwhelmi umb, dri Is go0d, for it will not last Jong. Theloverwheming numbers can drive the mq;‘u from their mountain -~ in- trenchments, but the government re- fuses to tell the people why it hesi- tates. In the present deadlock party strife is reappearing. The parties which a month ago were obliged to pretend complete sup- port of the government have within the last few days begun violent news- paper attacks. The editor of the Venizelist Patris was arrested for al- leged discussion of military secrets when he printed an editorial com- paring the recent Greek defeat to the German defeat by the Russians in August, 1914. Venizelos Men Active. The favorite Venizelist charge is that the royalist government crip- pled the army by cashiering Venizel- ist officers experienced in modern warfare, and substituting royalist officers whose only knowledge was gained in the Balkan wars. Hints as to the future stages in the Veni- zelist campaign were given me by M. Papanastaious, who was Premier Venizelos' right-hand man and his minister of communications. He has just returned from France, where he hobnobbed with the exiled premier. He intimated that the attack on the present alleged army mismanagement would be followed by an attack on the government for sacrificing the advantages of allied diplomatic and financial ‘support for the sake of con- solidating the Constantine dynasty. This will be followed by the asser- tion that if the king abdicates these advantages will be regalned. It is difficult to say whether the Venizelist leaders seriously expect Venizelos to return. Gen. Dangli who was one of the Saloniki tri- umvirate and i8 now a local Venize- los leader, -i8 expected to take. this line of attack in parliament. At the same time the Gournaris government i being attacked by the conserva- tives under M. Startis, who in par- liament this week charged Premier Ghunaris with having failed ade- quately to maintain the Greek de- mands in London. Meanwhile Athens is still qulet, but visibly depressed.’ The centenas of national independence last weel was not inspiring. The people were not prepared for the Kovalitsa de- feat because the government had led them to believe that victory was easy. The king characterized the Kemalist army as made up of ir- regular bands of rebels, and the gov- ernment newspapers announced that the war would be a military prome- nade to Angora. The _government has not announced the Kovalitsa casualties, but it is generally believed that they were a large percentage of the total fight- ing force. Several shiploads of slightly wounded have already ar- rived at the Piraeus. Troops are going to the front daily, but there is little enthusiasm among them: on. the contrary, a number of acts of insubordination have occurred. Seerecy Policy Scored Forelgners here question whether the government is willing or able to take measures comporting with the actual serfousness of the situation. They point out the policy of secrecy, the delay in general demobllization, and especially the failure ‘to send King Constantine to the front. The newspapers assert daily that he is going, but he continues to “keep the home fires. burning.” He s’ worship- +d fanatically by his peopls, and it is understandable that the government does not want to run the risk of loi of prestige by sending him to_lead the army fo possible defeat. Many foreigners here believe that the king, whose popularity on tradition and his military prowess, miust take all risks at a moment of supreme zravity like the present. BY ANDRE TARDIEU, Former Head of French High Com- misxsion to America. By Cable to The Star. PARIS, April 16.—President Harding’s address to Congress easily dominates the events of the week. Although the complete text of the message still is lacking, reports agree as to most of the essential points—conclusion of an early peace with Germany, flat re- Jection of the covenant of the existing league of nations, con- firmation by treaty of the rights acquired by the United States un- der the treaty of Versailles, with certain reservations. As viewed here the practical up- shot of what the President said is an apparent desire for the ratifi- cation of the present treaty minus the league of nations and certain provisions connected therewith. If, as reported here, this program caused surprise, it shows the Pres- ident's hearers failed to consider sufficiently that element of human decisions which an Italian poet has called ‘“forces of destiny.” 1 know President Harding, and I knew President Wilson. 1 can- not imagine two men more differ- ent, not only in political creed, but in character and mental habits. Principles Fought For. Despite these differesces there are facts to which both must yleld. One is that the United States cannot repudiate the great princi- ples for which it made war and which were written into the treaty of peace. The Knox resolution, standing alone, would have meant such a repudiation, or at least would have created that impression. Please remember that, having lived in America during the entire time the United States was at war, I realized perfectly the practical ends the resolution aims at. It is a convenient method of ending numerous laws enacted for the duration of the war. The repeal of this legislation has long been demanded. The Knox resolution is a simple solution; hence its favor- able reception in many quarters. But ‘the Knox resolution, unac- companied by a statement, of American policy, by the executive of the United States, would have been dangerous, and French pub- lic opinion is happy to note that the administration perceived that fact. Amerfear Rights Maintained. The recent note of tle American Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes, an- nounced that the United States did not intend to renounce any of its rights acquired by participation in the war, and this attitude, the French think, is_perfectly legiti- mate in principle. But rights among nations, as among Individuals, are established in contracts, and in this case the contract is the treaty of Versailles. President Harding recognizes this FOUR PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Trial Date Set for May 2 at War- saw, Ind. WARSAW, Ind, April 16.—Pleas of not gullty were entered today by four men arraigned in circuit court here on charges of murder in connection with the attempted robbery of the Culver, Ind., EXchange Bank last De- cember. Their trial was set for May 2. The men are J. B. Burns and J. J. Fox of Chicago and Arthur Silbert and Joseph Byers of Knox, Ind. The case against the men was brought here on a change of venue from Mar- shall county. The alleged robhers were arrested after a gun battle with Culver cit- igens, in which Jacob R. Saine, a Cul- ver merchant, was fatally shot and Jerome Zechial, another citizen, was seriously wounded. MEDAL FOR SCIENTIST. American Engineers Plan to Honor Sir John Hadfield. NEW YORK, April 16.—Appoint- ment of a mission of five American engineers to visit England in June to present the John Fritz medal to Sir John Hadfleld, .British steel magnate, in recognition of his sclentific research work, was announced here tonight. The medal was awarded to Sir Rob. ert several months ago. It was de- clded to send a mission to present the medal after Sir Robert found that he could not visit the United States this ear. ‘The mission, which will carry a message of good will from engineer- ing organizatlons in this country to British members of the profession, ‘will comprise Dr. Ira N. Hollls, presi- dent of Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute; Charles T. Main of Boston, rep- resenting the American Soeciety of Civil Engineers; Col. Arthur 8. Dwight of New York, representing the Amer, fcan Institute of Mining and Metal- lurgical Engineers; Ambrose Bwasy ot Cleveland of the John ¥rits Medal Award Board and the American Bo- ciety of Mechanical HEngineers, and Dr. F. B. Jewett of New York of the American Institute of Electrical En- gineers. A | ! —————— in cautions, when he says: “It would be idle to declare for separate peace treaties with the central powers on the assumption that these alone would be adequate, because the situgtion is so involved that our peace engagements not ignore the old world relat ship, and in the scttlements al- ready effected, nor is it desirablg to do so in preserving our own rights and contracting our future relationships. “The wiser coyrse would seem to be the acceptance of the gonfirma- tion of our rights and interests as alreads provided and to engage un- der the existing treaty, assuming, of course, that this can be satis- factorily accomplished by such ex- pli¢it reservations and modifica- tions as will secure our absolute freedom from inadvisable com- mitments and safeguard all our essential interests.” 1 have said. and I repeat, that France counts upon the United States for help in realizing all that the United States today, as yes- terday, recognizes as just and nec- essary. This applies particularly to the clauses requiring the conquer- ed aggressor in the war to repair the ruins he caused. Take ten Americans at random in the street. Ask them this question, and_all will agree that reparations by Ger- many is a simple matter of justice. That is why 1 said in my last dis- patch that France would be pro- foundly disappointed if the United States should vote the Knox reso- lution alone, merely saying the war ig over, and without drawing a moral from it. On the other hand, by accepting the general principles of the treaty, but clear, language omitting only the program em- bodied in the covenant of the league of nations, the United States insists upon its rights which accrue from these general prin- ciples and thereby accepts the duties also. Thus solidarity is maintatned on all essential points and Germany will understand that certain hopes she entertained were illusions. Deedn to Interpret Policy. The United States policy finds in President Harding's message its preliminary definition. It will be developed only in deeds. There is no use concealing the fact that France greatly would have pre- ferred the pure and simple ratifica tion of the treaty of Versailles. But in politics it is vain to regret or to recriminate. The United States Is master of its own policies. It has chosen and that is its own business. What concerns France, in her own interest, and In the interest of European peace, is that the American policy, whatever its theoretical _definition, brings its practical aid to the three great principles of security, restitution and reparation, for which the allies fought fifty-two months. Grave decisions regarding Ger- many must be reached within the next few days. It is with these decisions in mind that France ex- presses hope that the United States will in its own way continue in peace the great work of justice it began in war. (Copyright, 1921.) TURK ATTACK FAILS. Report Complete Rout of Offensive Against Greeks. By the Associated Press, ATHENS, Greece, April 16.— The Turks have failed completely in their attack against the Greeks in the Tou- loubanar section of Asla Minor, it was semi-officially. stated yesterday. Mus- tapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish na- tionalist leader, is reported to be per- sonally endeavoring to rally forces, which are fleeing in disorder toward Kutalia, twenty-seven mile: southwest of Eski-Shehr. All the passes léading to the Banza plain are strongly held by the Greeks. The right wing of the Greeks at Tchivril, twenty-five miles southeast of Ushak, has repulsed a fres by the Turks. Hatack The University of Calcutta has 26,- 000 students, the largest enroliment of any university in the British empire. AMUSEMENTS. his| ¢ 'd by M. Millerand to hold it instend COL. SMITH WILL 6 T0 AUSTRIA PARLEY Will Unofficially Represent U. S.—Seen as Forerunner to Aiding Reparations. PARIS, April 16.—Col. C. D. formerly "American member of Austrian section of the commission, has becn attend the conference to be Smith. the reparations instructed to held in consider measures for the relief of [Austria in an unofficial capacity, ac- cording to information received today 'by the former American representa- itive on the reparations commission here. | 1t was learned in official French cir- fcles that France had sent an invita- ition to the United States to have Col. £mith attend the conference, as he was one of its initiators. France has [recetved his selection with gratifica- tion, believing this to be the fore- runner of participation of the United States in a solution of the general Question of reparations. { TO REPORT TO WASHINGTON. American Will Be Only Observer | at Meeting on Austrian Reliet. Col. C. D. Smith will attend the forthcoming conference at Porto Rosa. which is to consider measures for the relief of Austria, as an unofficial ob- server for the American government, it was said at the State Department today. He will be without authority to participate officially in the confer- ence, officials said, and will_be charged only. with reporting to Washington the actions taken rders to Col. Smith to go to Porto Rosa went forward some. time ago, and ‘officials declared that they -did not résult’ from an invitation from the French government. Oflicers of the department refused to say that this presaged the pres- ence of American observers at oth- j er conferences which are to be held dealing with the economic settle- ments “in Europe. It was indicated that no general policy had been de- termined upon and that the question would be settied as each separate conference was_held. The -United States until recently had an unofficial representative on the reparations commission and also had unofficial observers present at the meetings of the council of am- bassadors to which was left a num- ber of the settlements growing out of the war. These representatives were withdrawn by the Wilson ad- ministration before it went out of office, S0 as to avoid any possible embarrassment to the Harding ad- ministration. The new administration has shown a keen interest in the economic set- tlements abroad and is understood to take the view that those settle- ments necessarily will have an im- portant influence on the future eco- nomic life of the United States. TO DISCUSS WAGE CUTS. Michigan Street Railway Men to Debate Company’s Proposal. DETROIT, Mieh.,, April 16.—Em- ploves of the Detroit United Railway will meet Saturday night, April 30, to act upon the company’'s proposal to reduce wages from 20 to 2§ per cent, it was announced today. The pro- posed wage reduction was announced late yesterday, effective May 1. City and ‘interurban carmen In Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Ann Arbor would be affected. & o WANDERER DIES JUNE 17. Murderer Is Denied New Trial at Chicago. I CHICAGO, April 18.—A motion for ia new trial for Carl Wanderer, who ! was convicted of having murdered a ragged stranger at the time he shot and killed his wife, was denied today, and his execution was set for June 17, Attorneys for Wanderer announced hey would appeal to the Supreme Court, PASSPORT RULE CHANGED. Under an executive order made pub- lic yesterday by the State Depart- ment, aliens entering the Panama Canal Zone will not be required to present passports vised by Ameri- can consular officers, nor will mas- ters of vessels which are merely pass- ing through the canal be required to submit crew lists vised by such offi- cers. I s | | Porta Rosa, near Triest, April 30, to! IS AVERSE BY ARTHUR HE! Former Member Bi By Radio to The Star. LONDON, April 16.—Not for a long while has so severely internally as during the dark and menacing period of the threatened strike of all the railway d transport workers in symp: » with the striking mincrs. Nor will the effects of such a grave crisis pass in a day. The end is not yet. There ha many kaleidoscopic chan the past twenty-four hours. but there are certain principles whi rise out, of the fighting and which seem ir- reconcilabl The situation has been extremely| tense. The government. directed by Lloyd George, had made elaborate and | costly arrangements to meet cventi- alities, including the mobilization of a defense corps. It was expected t the daily scenes in Ircland. of mo lorrics driving through the streets. accompanied by military corts | wpuld become also a part of the daily of Great Britai least tempo rarily. The government had arrange for voluntary drivers on the railroa and other systems of iransport and presumably for armed guards o ac company all of the mov.ng vekicles Thesc precautiéns, being novel. prob- | 1y would have attracted a lot of at- tention and would have been interest- ing rather than dangerous or neces- sary. Out of the situation has come the fact that the Lloyd George govern- ment has associated itself completely with the coal owners in objecting to the national profits pool, which the mindrs regard as essential if in- | equalities between certain districts | are to be neutralized. Upon this | point of principle rather than de-| tails of -wage conditions for the in- | dustry, the deadlock has rested. | The threatened strike of the triple alliance, set for Friday evening. but canceled at the eleventh hour. wo - | have been a social calamit gravest dimensions, and luctance of the workers been | during ! or of the the re- to plunge COMMUNIST LEADER ARRESTED IN GERMANY ! | Max Hoelz Alleged to Have Spread Terror Through Berlin With Explosives. By the Associated Press. BERLIN. April 16.—Max Hoelz. al- leged o have been the leader of the recent communist uprising in middle Germany, was arrested here last night. it ‘was officially announced to- day. Hoelz, who was known as the Ger- man Robin Hood because of his e ploits in Saxony early last year, where he forced manufacturers to contributc liberally to the upkeep of hix “red| guard.” was arrested in Czechoslo vakia just a year ago. when Saxon troops sent to capture him had almost closed in on his band. In some man- ner he escaped from the Czechoslo- vaks and reappeared in central Ger- many just before the communist ri ng. Recently mvsterious parcels con- taining explosives were found by the police in varlous sections of Berlin. The assertion was made that they had been sent from the coal-mining dis- tricts of central Germany by Hoelz. who, it was declared, had personally drawn up a plan to spread terror throughout the capital. A reward of 100,000 marks was offered early this month by the Prussian government for the arrest of Hoelz. —_— CHARGE SECRET CLAUSE IN POLISH-RUSSIAN PACT Lithuania’s Claim of Plan to Op- press Her and Letvia Denied. By the Assoclated Press. KOVNO, Lithuania, April 16.—The Lithuanian foreign office today said it kad been informed from an exce!- lent source of the existence of al secret clause in the peace treaty be- tween Poland and soviet Rusete, we. | der which Russia is to 3 permitted | to have a free hand in Letvia in re- turn for a promise not to interfere with Polish aggression against Lithu- ania. The existence of the secret clause has already been denied [ the country organized labor Great Britain been shaken|g gei ind erating than the | has been at work i officially by the Moscow and Warsaw governments, NEW WIRELESS PHONE. MADRID, April 16—Regular wire- opened today between the military station at Carabanchel, just south of Madrid, and Nauen, Germany, a dis. tance of approximately 1.175 miles. The authorities déclare voices in Ger- many were plainly audible in Cara- banchel. 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Never in my long association with hax there been such eral reluctance to embark in an rial confl No greater med- influence has been at work unwiilingness of the work- < themselves forced by the overnment i and by their cmplovers into a conflict of national whereby the social happiness prosperity of the - imperiled On the other hand. in calling for the assistance of the railway and sport workers, the miners Y Were justified in the fact tiat they are fichting a battle against wage reductions which are likely to become general if they lose. The members of the triple alliance have had to consider the fact that they may conceivably be the next interes to suffer from the general attack on wages which has been threatened. felt | There has been an all but irresistible stimulus to common defensive actions, balted only by a difference of opinion as to whether the miners Lad gone too far in further confe ences with th The last-minute development tuation have not served to ail deepScated uneasinegs of workers in E erning the staggering wage reductions the owners are secks in force upon the mine workers. section of the organized workers has been animated by a desire for a pitched industrial battle. The miners’ organization was virtu ¥ bankrupt at the time the strike began. Every agency of labor. as a matter of fact. n the direction of peace and against the extension of the troul f it could be avoided without the loss of honor. the Way. tween the miners it would seem e other must radi- As matters stand I and the owners that one ®ide or cally modify its position if a settle- ment of any sort of permanence is to be effected in th» near future. The owners believe the miners now will be starved into submission. PREMIER HUGHES MEETS PARLIAMENT DEFEAT |Was Accidental, and Government Not Called on to Resign. LONDONX. April 16—Australian ad- , vices today tell of a defeat sustained . vesterday by the government of Pre- - mier Hughes in parliament of the commonwealth at Melhourne, but declate the adverse vote was purely ; accidental and does not mean neces- sarily that the government is under - obligation to resign. 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