posals.
['ney
take
the ground
that
the
|
gold is
not
only the
property
of
a pri- |
vate
bank,
but
that
its
removai
from
|
Berlin under
the conditions
named
would
|
result
in
the
collapse
of
German
cur-
|
rency
at home
and aboard.
l
Pars,
April 20th.—Reports
show
that
|
ihe military class
of
1921
ealled
to
col-
ours
duriag
April
has
yielded
210,000
men,
which
is
more
than
75 percent
of
youth
of
20
years
of
age
who
are
|
subjeect
to
mititary
service.
This is
the
|
first time
that
such
a
high
percentage
|
of effectives
has
been
szcured.
|
Postdam,
April 20th.
—Amid
the
tol- |
ling of belis,
which
marked
the solemn
hyuar
Friscal
sarviees
for
ths -éx
Mim-
press
Augusta
Vicioria
were
held
yes-
terday
in
ths
Royal
Suburb
of
Berlin
|
whica
has
witnéssed
0
many
scenes
|
of
spledour
in
the
departed
days
of
|
Hoheazollern
rule
|
London,
April
20th.
—lt
is
practically
cortain
there
wili be
no settiament
+f the
|
coa! strike
before
next
week.
The
Min-
|
ers federation
has
decided
that the
ne
v
‘
proposals
made
public by the
owners
are
too
vague
to
afford a jbasis
for
negoti-
atioms.
Both
sides,
however,
continue
to
display
a desire
to
get together,
if
a
n=gotiabie
basis
ean
ve tound
and
should
Mr.
Hodzes
succeed
in
the
admiralty
hard
task of swinging
the delezates
con-
ference
i'riday
to his
side.
it is
believed
that
another
joint conference
will assem-
ble, possibly
on Monday.
Melbourne,
Australia, April 20th.—The
Governneat
of Mr.
Hughes
was
given
an
emphatic endorsementin the
House
of
Representatives
today
with
a
two to
one vote in its favour.
Resolutions
which
# citerate
confilence
in the Govt.
and
de-
clared
in
favour
of Mr.
Hughes
repre-
senting
Australia
at the coming Imperial
Conference
in
London,
were
up for
con-
sideration
and
they
were
passed
by
a
vote of 46
to 23.
The motions
wereesub-
mitted
by the Govt.
to clear
up
the situ-
ation
caused
by a vote adverse
to it
last
Friday,
which
was agreed
to
have
been
purely accidental.
Loadon,
April 20th.—Owing
to the in-
ability of Mr. l.loyd George
to leave
the
country
during
the
preseut
industrial
crisis,
M. Briand
will
cross
the
channel
next Satirday
for
a preliminary
confer-
ence
at
Hythe, prior to a
discussion
of
the
“Allied plans
on the question
of
Ger-
man reparations,
and Jtaly and
Belgium
|
have been invited
to send
delegates.
|
Constantinople,
April 21st.—The
Greeks
are
delivering a heavy
counter-offensive
against
the Turks
near Ushak,
to prevent
the
I'urks from eapturing
the towr.
The
Greeks corntinuz
their
preparations
fora
formidable
offensive,
which
is expected
to commence
in a few
days,
probably
in
an effort to
reach
Kwtayah.
The
Turks
|
are bringing up the last of the conscripts
from the
interior tribes,
which, together
with
the army
of Kiazim
Kara
Bekir,
form
anjarmy
of 100,000.
The
Turkish
|
communication
isswed
yesterday
says
SE
URULIX
AVID
i
that
five memobers
of the womew’s
batta:
-
liyi nave beea killed,
i
i.o2don, April 21st. -Sir James
Craiy.
.
wh)
was
elected
two
months
ago
to suc-
|
c220
Sir
Edward
Carson
as
leader
of
!
the
Ulstar
Parliamani,
left
for
Balras:
|
last
night
to complete
arrangements
'
{or
the
opcning
of
the
imaugural
sss-
-
sioa
ol
the
Norcazrn
Chambar,
whicn
takes
place
early
in
May,
followisg
|
Line elections
which
will be held
May 3rd.
|
The
event
will
mark
an epoch
in
tne
|
history
of Ireiand, said
Sir James,
and
-
I for one
am optimistic
that
a
new
era,
.
whiehh
will eveniually lead
to
settlement
.
and
harmony
will b 2 begun
The
exact
date
of the inauguratiy)n
nas
not yel been
.
decided
but probably
both
the King and
-
Queon
as
well as
the Prince
of
Wales,
'
will be
present
at the
ceremony.
W
ile
-
(e
activites
of the
Sian Feiners
show
.
a
great
slowing
down
during
the
last
|
moath,
yetitis anticipated
there
will be
|
a
2Zeneral
r-uading
up
of rebel
leaders
|
before
the royal
visiz.
City
dall,
Bel-
’
tast,
which is to be the
meeting place
of
the
Northern
Parliament,
is
considered
|
on
of the
most
admirable
buildings
in
.
the whole
British Empire for such
a
pur-
-
pose.
The
coming
ianauguration
is
ex-
.
ciung
the livliest interest
throughout
ire-
.
land,
but it is not thought
that
the
event
|
will
be
niarked
by
any
startling
an-
|
nouaccment.”
It
is_ probable
faat
the
!
sprech
trom
the
throne
will
consist
|
largeiy of a call from
the King
for unity
i
and
parmony
apd
loyalty to
the
new
|
Parilamert,
outlining at
the
same
time
|
the
domestie
policy
to
which
the
new-
|
ly eizcied
memb-ors
will address
them-
'+
selves
and
emphasizing
t e
necessity
.
for conciliation
to
secure
a
harmonious
.
working
censtitution.
So far,
the
Sinn
.
Fein
"has
shown
no
disposition
to
take
any
-part
in tke elections
for the
South-
ern <Parliament,
and
unless
at
&the
ele-
venth
hour they
change
tazir
attitude,
|
tne rateful
day set
for the eiections
wili
.
pass
without any
aellon bzing
takea
to
-
~
ensure
tne election
of any
parliameatary
.
representatives.
|
Dublin,
April
2lst.—Official
iists
of
-
candidates
for ene
north
of Ireland
Par-
.
liament,
which has
been
created
by
the
-
Irish
Act put into operation April 19th,
nave
been
comvleted.
There
are
42
Unioaists,
14 Nationalists,
and
19
Sinn
-
Pain
candidaces
selec:ed,
and from them
-
will
be elected
the occapants
of the
two
'
seats
in tne Parliament.
Mr. Jos.
Deviin
' “nas been chosen
for the West Beifast
coun-
'ty Armagh constituency,
but in the event
'
of his electionhe
he has pledged
to ignore
the
sunmons
to attend
meetings
of
the
'
~
body.
Donegal,
the most
northern
coun-
~
ty of Ireland,
has
been
the first
to select
.
a
candidate
for
the
South
of
Ireland
~
Parliament.
Heis Major Moore,
master
-of
the
Londonderry
Orangemen,
and
-
he
was selected yesterday
as
the
official
Unionist
nominee.
This seeming
singu-
~
larity of the situation
is exolained by the
'
faet
that Donegal, altheugh
its
borders
extend
further
north
then
those
of
any
other
County,
is not
included
among
the
Bix
counties
named
by the fHome
Rule
Act to put up what is knowntasj'
‘North-
ern
Irelan!”,
which
el®ctsi§a fsecarate
Parliament.
These
six
counties
are
Antrim,
Armmagh,
Down,
Fermanagh,
Londonderry
and
Tvronne, twith
the
boroughs
of
Belfast
and
Londonderry.
Donegal
thus
is
left for
inclusion
for
Government
purposes
with
the
south
group of counties.
*®
v
Berlin, April 2ist —The
ermarn
Govt.
has formally
asked
the
Praesident
of the
United States
to mediate
in
the
repar-
ations
questions.
‘Lhe
note
embodying
the request
was
forwarded
on
Wednes-
day by Mr.
Dressal,
the
United
States
commissioner
in Be ‘lin, to the State Dept.
in Washington.
It
was
signed
by Herr
Fehrenbach,
the
Chancellor,
and
Dr.
Simons,
the
Foreign Minister.
Th.
ap-
peal
pledges
Germany
to accept
the
mediatiom
without
reservation.
and
to
tulfil - 4bsolutely
any
award.
President
Harding
may
make
after
cxawination
and
investigation
of
the
subject,
The
text
of
the
ncte
so
President
Harding
tollews:—*'ln
the
name of
the
German
Govt. and
the
German
-people,
the
un-
dersigned,
notwithstanding
the still
ex.
isting technical
state
of war, respectfully
petition the Przsident.of
the United States
to
mediate
in
the
reparation
question
and
to fix the
sum
to be
paid
by
{er-
many to the Allied powers.
They
earnest-
ly urge him
to secure
the
consent
of the
Allied powers
to
such
mediation.
They
solemnly
deckire
that the German
Govt.
is ready
and willing to agree
without
re-
servations
or qualifications
to pay
to the
allied powers
as reparations
such
sum
as
the
president
arter
examination
and
in-
vestigation,
may
find
just
and
v oht.
They formaliy pledge
themseives
to
ful-
fll in the letter
and
in
the spirit all prc-
visioms of any
award
that
may
be
made
by
him
abiding
faith
in
the
righteous-
ness
of the request
and
with undeniable
sincerity of
purpose,
the German penple
through
their
constituted
Govt.,
submit
their appeal
to the President
of the
Uni-
ted States
with
a corfident
hope
that it
will be
granted,
to
the end
that
a fipal
award
may
be made
in
accordance
with
right
and
justice
to
meet
the heartielt
wishes
of
all
civilized
nations
to avoid
the immeasurable
consequence
of the
im-
inent coercive
measures
and
to prcmoie
the peace
of the world.
:
Paris,
April 2ist.
The
German
Govt.
has refused
to transfer
the gold
reserves
of
the
Reich’s
Bank,
the
Germnn
im-
perial bank,
tn the
Cobleng
and Cologne
branches
Athens,
Aopril
21st.—A
Bill
wWhs
in-
troduced
into parliament
yesterday
pro-
viding the
collection
of
a
50% levy
on
German
commodities
cxported to Greeege.
London, April 21st.—A
conferesce
of
Jewish
urions of England
is
being
held
today
with
the
object
eof
helping
the
striking miners,