Indianapoiis,
Dec.
Bth,—Settlements
|
wicthin 24 nours
of the
strike
of 400,000
|
bituminous
coat
miners
of the
country,
which
nad
1
1n eption
more
than
iive
weeks
ago,
was
confidently
predicted
today.
-
‘,
Paris,
Dec.
B&th.—Rumania
was
ex-
|
pected
to become
a
party
to
the
peace
.
treaties
with Austria and Bulgana today.
Her plenipotcatiaries,
ic was
s.wted,
will
sign
the
lreaty
in connecuon
with
the
Austrian
Pact,
providing ior
the protec-
ttoo of racial
minorities, and
will
attach
thelr signatures
to the Bulgarian
Mreaty.
i.oadon,
Jee.
6th.—The
Trades
Union
Congress,
originally called
in
conncecuion
witn the
question
on
the
nationaiizauon
of
mines
will
meet
in
London
tomor-
row,
and
wiil -discuss
labour
questions
generaily.
In view
of
this
conference,
|
a
deputation
of
the
Parliam:-ucary
Committee
of
the
Congress
had
an
interview
with
Mr.
Lloyd
George
to
|
ascertaln
the
Government’s
attitude
on
the
various
matters
likely to
come
up,
especially
conscripcion,
intervention
.n
Russia,
and
the
cessaticn
of
the
employ-
iment
dole.
the
FPremier
mnade
a
reassur-
Ing
reply,
according
to
the
unoificial
report.
He asserted
that
the Gov.rament
was
redecuung
its
pledges
regarding
Russia,
ana
declared
that
he
was
as
anxi-
ous
as
any
one
to see
the
last of
warlike
methods
ewployed
against
any
nation,
but
unforiunateiy,
other
people
oniside
this country,
held
opinions
and
divected
poicies
which necessitated
England’s
be-
-Ing prepared.
London,
Dee.
9th.-——Seven
hundred
and
fitty
delegates,
rcepresenting
over
5,000,000
traaes
unionists,
met
in special
congress,
beld
this
morning.
Mr. Thom-
as,
member
of Parliament
and
Labour
Leader,
being
tiae presiding
otficer.
Dis-
cussiors
todzy
wiil deal
with the nation-
alization
of
min_s
and
prices
of
food,
while
tomicrrow’s
programme
will com-
prise.
conscriptian,
Russian
intervention
and
unempioyment.
.
London,
Dec.
9th.—Sir
Eric
Geddes,
Minister
oi
‘iransportation,
announced
today
that
the
Railway Executive,
con-
tiplling
railways,
would
cease
to
exist
on January
first,
and would
e replaced
|
by
an Advisory
Board
consisting
of
two
general
managers
and
tour
re
reseni-
atives
of
workers.
Union:
of. railway
|
workers
have agreed
that
while the Gov-
|
ernment
last,
no strike conesrning
wages
or
conditious
of service
wili be carried,
|
until
one
month
after
notice
bhas
been
|
given
the
National
Wages
Board,
con-
|
sisting ol four managers,
four represent-
|
atives of workers
and lour
users
of rail
ways.
Disputes
relating
to
wages
and
conditions ot service
will be discussed
by
a Central Board
consisting
of five
m
na-
gers
and five representatives
of
unions,
and in the event
that they canaot
agree,
the matter
wiil be referrad to the Nation-
al Wages
Board.
.
Chicago,
Dec.
9th.—Central
and
west-
ern
states
where
scores
i
.towns
B ¢BtE
AN
D>,
have
reported
that
they
virtualy
were
without
coal
last
night,
were
ex-
periencing
extremely
low
tempera-
tures
and
heavy
snowfalls.
WRailway
officials
in
Nebraska
reported
that
the
worst
storm
in vears
was sweeping
over
that
state
with the train service
on
the
Chicago,
Burlington
and Quiney between
Lincoln
and
Denver
at
a
staadstill.
The
south
wes:
last night
was
in the grip
of
a
gathering
biizzard,
with
the
mercury
iatiing
rapidity
in
Missouri,
Kansas,
Bastern
Co.orado,
and parts
or Okiahotia
anud
Texas.
line coldest
December
day
in
Beaumont,
was reported yesterday
wacu
the
thermometer
registered
22 below
z=ro
while in
(bhe northwes.
i
was
as
low
as
27 beiow.
Severe
suifering
among
live-
strck
is expected
as
tne pastures
1n many
|
states
are
buriea
uader
a covering of ice.
Atiemps
are
bzing
.uade
to roundup
cat-
tle and
drive inem
0 shelter.
No relief
for the
next
: vency-four
aours
was
indi-
caied
in
weatner
iorecasis.
The
cold
wave
was repyriad
tuo
b
mvinZz
east-
|
ward and
it
18 expue
2d
to
reach
Ghieago,
|
and
the lower lakes
by lonight
with
zero
|
temperature
on Wednesday
wmorning.
London
Uee.
BBth.
—ine
itatlan
Min-
ister
ot Forzign
Aifairs
ncid
a
lengthy
conierence
at
tpe
Foreign
Uffice today
|
with
Eari Curzoa,
the rforcign
Minisier.
|
Paris,
Dee
9th. —M.
Clemenec2au
will
|
g 0 to London
tomorrow
night
w
eonier
|
with Mr. Lloyd Gecrge
on
‘sericus
gues-
tions of the picsent
nour ',
actording
(o
several
newspapers
this
mornin .
:
Dtome,
Dec.
9th.
Premier
Nitti
is
ahout
to ask
Greac
Bricain
for
a
prompt
s:lution
of the
Adriatic
question.
which
M:
LUloyd George
and
che foreign
Min-
ister of
Italy are
discussing
in
Loadon,
according
to
the
‘Giornale
OU’ltalia’’,
which
says
the question
was
taken
up at
|
today’s meeting of
tie
Councid
of
Min-
isters,
Batavia,
Deecemly
Sca
-Captaia
Ross
Smith,
the
Ausiraiiau
Aviator,
wno
18
attempting
to fly by airplane
troia
Eang-
land
tu Australia
for
a
ize
ot
$5,000,
|:
arrived
at Kalimjitti, Western
Java,
this
afternoon.
,
:
Washingten,
Dee. Bth.-Action
by the
|
Senate
on
the
Versailles
Peace
Treaty
|
and
the resclution
of Senator
Lodge
(Re-
|
publican,
Massachusetts).
proposing
to
f
declare
the war with Germany
at
an
end
|
tonight appeared
improbable
until after
!
the
Christinas
recess,
scheduled
to
run
1
irom
December
20th.
to
January
sth.
|
'The dead-lock
over
procedure
as
to
the
'
Versailles Treaty
apparentiy
has
tight-
enedd,
and
Republican
leaders
agreed
|
today
to
‘defer
action
temwvorarily
on
f
the
Lodge resolution,
although
a meet-
|
ing
of
the
Foreign
Relations
Com-
|
mittee
for
Wednesday
was
arranged
|
Senaztor
Lodge said his resolution
proba-
bly woula
wait disposition
by
the
House
of similar proposals
Senator
Lodge
and
Senator
Hitcheoek (Nebraska.)
today,
|
Indicated comnlete
disagreement
regard-
ing futurc
steps
as
to
the
Treaty.
‘lLhe
former
declared
the
next
move
must
come
from President
Wilson, while
Sen-
ator
Hiteheock
with
equal
emphasis,
said the Senate
must
act first.
Paris,
Deec.
Bth.—M.
Francois,
young:
est
member
of the Chamber
of
Deputies
from Alsace
Lorriane,
born
in
1894
in
Moseme,
read
the declarations
of the
Al-
satian
Deputies
to the
French
Chamber
today,
twenty-four Deputies
trom the
re-
trived provinees
met yesterday afternoon,
dectded
upon
the
terms
of
their
declara-
lon, and
elected
M.
Franicois
as
their
spokestitan.
'Tne
Germans
have rot
re-
nounc.d
Alsace-Lorraine,’’
the
declara-
tuon
sa:s.
"'l'ne decision
of
the
people
agalnst
Germany
has
not
reconciled
the
Germairs
to the loss of the
two provinces.
uermany
does
not understand
the verdict
of
the
election
of
November
16th.
By
every
artitice Germany
has tried
to falsity
that
vote.
I'or ten months
past
she
has
been
flooding
the
retrieved
provinee
with
so catled
autonomist
literature.
The
nation
of
pillagers
has
one
senti-
mentai
romance,
the
possession
o°
Al
sace
18 now as ever,
"‘Casus Belli”’, Promi-
er Ulenienceau
as the iast survivor
of
the
National
Assembly
of Bordeaux,
which
sat
1n 13871,
replied
to
the
declaration.
M. Clemenceau’s
speech
was
very brief,
“"We niust rebuild
France.
Let
us
hasi-
en
to
commence.
We
must
york
and
forget
parcy polities,’’ was
the
subtance
of his
piea.
:
London,
Dee.
9th.——Sug.rin
stock
on
the 6th.
inst.
was 84,000
tons
Last
year
282,000
tons,
NEw YORK, Dec.
10th
1919,
Flour, Blendad
Clear
St. Lawrenece
[-rand
nr. brl sl2 00
Meal, wiindried
per
100 Ibs 535
New
Season’s
Pork
per
brl. $45.00
Heavy
Mess
Pork
perbbi.
$46.50
Sugar---Crystals
{Confirmed by Brokers)
nar
100
ths,
$7.98.
Volasses
w 9 fest
vy 1.0 Ibs.
no quotation
Cotton,
MiddiingUyiind,
st idverpool per
ib.
2o 45-100 d.
-
fixchange,
New
York
and
London.
60
days’
sight
$3.764
Exchange
New
York and
London,
sight
$3.78
LONDON,
Dec.
10th
1919.
Sugar-Demerara
Crystals
dutv paid price.
fixed
by the
Royval Commission
per ewts
665.
od.
-975.
oOd.
Muscovado,
89°/- basis,
floating terms
in
bond,
Ditto duty paid.
635.
3d. -86s. od.
German
Beet 887/, f.o.b.
o further
sales
during
thex
war
White
Java
Sugar,
cif
Uuniied King-
dom if arrives before
27th
D cember
8/
Demerara
Rum,
per gal. nominal,
Trinidad
Cocoa,
Good
Middling Red
per
ewt
1283,
od.
130s.
od.
Cotton
Meum di {fine Sea
Island,
ac Liv
crroo!l nominal
per
ib.
Bank
of
England
rate
of Disccunt
per
cent.
6.
Coasols
503
:
Three
per cent rentes
in Paris
Fes.
59.80
All prices subject
(o correciion.