other Scandinavian nations to threaten
a sympatheti¢ strike if. called upon to
carry mails destined- forgDenmark: -
‘London,” April” 14th.—A ' dgcision -té
modify the treatment of Irish' prisoners
has been -reached by the Gatt.,: netwith:
standing Mr. Bonar Law's'statement: in
the House of Commons yesterday, it:‘is
stated unofficially. than in well informed
circles it is understood that the mem: in
Mount Joy Prison are not'to be reléased
but will be granted etertain -concessions
which, aecording to some persons, will
take ' the form of privileges usually: dccorded
to political jprisoners. - These concessions
will however apply‘only to:those
who have not been tried,’those.whe have
been tried and conviéted: will hot berable
to take advantage of them. = ==i o
" London, ‘April - 13th.—Indieation- that '
the Govt. will firmly resist any yielding
‘to the question of liberating -the Irish |
hunger strikers, was the outcome-of a
debate started in the House of Commons
‘today by Mr. ‘P. O’Cennor supported by
Mr. Clynes and other Labour Members. .
Earlier in the session: Mr. Bonar:Law,
“the Govt. Leader, admitted thatimany of |
the Irish prisoners both at Mount Jay, |
'Dublin, "and ‘English ‘institutionsr were
being ‘detained withtut charges, having
‘been: preferred against them and noplans
to bring them to trial going forwaid.
Mr. Bonar Law, replying to questions,
added that under existing conditiong.in
Ireland, where murder was sorife, it was
necessary for the protection of life that
persons should be arrested on suspicion. .
During the day’s ‘debate,” Mr.§Clynes,
pointing out that ‘danger of labour disturbances
in Ireland spreading to Eng-i
land, urged that the arrested men should -
either be tried or subjected to especial
treatment. Sir Donald McLean, also supporting
Mr. O’Connor, complained that
prisoners without trial were being treated
as co ‘demned criminals and he ‘advoc: .-
ted the appointment of a Committee to investigate
each case, as was “one after
the rebellion in 1919. - Mr. Denis Henry,
for the Government, said the qlestion
was not one of party politics, but of
elementary civilization. The Govt., he:
said, was unable to ‘bring the 'men to trial,
because any men suspected of having
given’ evidence would later be’
found and shot. *Ten -thousand Irish
constabulary “were no - longer able to
maintdin’ order' without the- aid of- the
militia-and ‘he' pointed out that in ‘the
course of “a” singlé “night reeently there
were ‘sufficient attacks on ‘barracks.in
[reland’’to’' indicate the ' eXistence -of
twenty-five thousand men under. arws.
‘Mr. BonarLaw ‘‘reiterated:that there
was ' no-possibility of the Govt. -chdng- ‘
ing its “deéision : and' that any - sign.of 1
“weakness' in'this ‘métter would only ag‘gravate
thesitaatiow., - - -vulme 0T
" Paris, ‘Aptil ‘l7th.==~M: Millérand;: M.
Venizeles;" Leérd: Curzon, ' ‘Marshal :Foch
“and others ‘left'on the 15th. for 'San:Re‘mo,
and Mr: Hymans and Gaspa, Belgian
St. GEO X AN i S
~~Ministers, and--Viscuunt Chind, _ the Ja:
Daneéfe{Amg‘agador to-Great.Britain, left .
~ on "b‘%m . “by. Express for the same -
' destination. = < 7 . e :
. Berlin, April 17th. -Prince }Joachim of
- Prussia has’heen: sentenced to aifine .of .
- five hundred marks and g'rinée Hohenlohe
- to one, of opg hundred marks: in connection
with the'incident at thé,Hotel Adlon.
~ Paris, April{:’lfifi.a’-’}' e Italian Embas-8y
has issued a categ rical denial of the
statements i the Vienna-.ress, -which
have appeared in the French newspa- °
pers, saying that a very aetive re-ap-’
proachment 'is ‘being . prepared -between
Italy, Austria and Ggrm'a"ny." Nk e
Paris, April 18th. ~A Berlin.despateh:.
states that General Luttwitz, who was
arrested at Horst in Pomeranig, " ka}
been taken to Stettin, e
Paris, April 18th.—In an interview ..
with the Hava’s Agency representative,
between Nice and Monte Carle; M. Mil--
lerand, declared. that he fully approved
of the recent declarations by Mr. Lleyd
George relative to collaboration between
France and:England in order_to obtain
the fruits of victory, ~ The_ duration of
the conferenceat Ban Remo "is ‘uncertain,
but possiblv the heads of -state will
leave in a week’s time. The ""Petit Parisien””
states that the British and French
Ministers of ‘War . have-taken: to. San. Remo
a definite programme. for the disarmument
of Germany, .. .
- DO-MOVIES HURT THE EYES?
. The faet -that millions -of ' peaple go to
-motion pictiire throughout: -the. United
‘States daily -without: experiencing any
discomfort to.thei¥ eyes, or that such eye
-trouble that is found. is net traceable to
‘!over indulgence’’ in the movies; would
seem to indieate that motion;pictures are
-not ' injuriows to’ the- vision,- the. United
--States Publie-Health Service finds. - -
-]t is true,: of eourse, that some people
- do. experienee a: ‘certain amount of eye
- strain’at:a motien pieture, but in. these
caSes-thg}roubleaanpears to be-due to an
. ocular defect rather. than to -the . motion
- picture,. - Such persons should therefore
‘have their eyes examined by a ¢ompetent
eye speéialist, for i +iß, quite certain that
‘the: same’ person would find even more
.discomfort in the same period of concen-
Arated feadt gty 5 Doine ol oni owioe |
-« 1o .this - eonmection it may be pointed '
out that employees- .of- miation - picture |
playhouses,: whd sperd a large part jof
the -day looking -at: the :pictures, do . .not
.-seem to:be troubled with their eyes-any
‘mbrethah the javerage individual.- This
- is fargely a-personal .observation sinee no
- exténsive investigation’ have been made ‘
-of +the ' ‘eyes ;of motion: pcture theatre |
employes. -o] PR e
.-—-Jtzis safe to say a person may . witness l
“a picture/play lastipg about- an hour and |
@’ half reach: day withput strainiag the i
- -gyes or experiencing ¢ y discomfort, pro:
vided the eyes are good and there are
...no hidden defects to the vision. Indeed
“iitis 'hot unlikely that = motion picture
- show might -be the means of advising
one of a faulty vision.
% In‘cade of eye trouble coming on after
" _'concerftrating’ the eyes" on the printed
"-pages of a. book for a long period one
does not blame the book, but thinks at
- "onee -of.the eyes and the probable need
‘of glasses, ;
. :Eye discomfort in the movies should
" ‘herefore be regarded as a danger sig‘.
nal and 'should lead the sufferer to the
_.doctors office for an examination.— Porto
"~ Rico Proyress. |
. NO NURSE AVAILABIE TO
i, " TAKE UP RED CROSS WORK
- Chapter Approves Appointments of Visiting
Nurse, Chiefly for Puerta de Tie’
rra; None to be Found.
~While the work of the Milk Depot, under
the American Red Cross is still going
on,.the Vigiting Nurse system which was
outlined and ‘appraved at a recent meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
~ Red Cross has not been started, due to
.the shortage of nurses. Dr. W. F. Lip~
pitt was authorized to establish this sys_tem,
and the expenses wvere to be covered
by the Red Cross funds, so that the only
obstacle in the way is the fact that so far
nurses are not available. Thesystem calls
for a graduate nurse to take charge cf the
work, and have the direction of four
-assistant nurses.
It is believed that the sick, children
will be looked after much better when
this system is started as the child’s
family will be visited, the mother will
be instructed as to how to care for the
child, and prepare its nourishment, and
practical lessons in home hygience, will
be given. Special attention will be
paid to those living in Puerta de Tierra.
- The Milk Depot, under the Red Cross,
_ has been running for over a.year. It
has given good results as far as it goes.
A total number of two hundred and
. forty-six children .have heen furpished
with milk. A record has been kept of
each child ¥ho has receive milk. and
no aid has been given to children whose
- father earns good daily wages, as for
instance $4.00. a day. A complete card
system of each child is kept, and this
- someé:'arrangement ‘will be carried out
. in.conpection with the Visiting Nurse
-System.—lbid. iy e b s
- OPTICAL AID.
YOUR, pregcr:F_tlon filled same day
as recelved, repairs dispalched
by retvn of mails. .
‘i i FMUCORNEIRO,
ot. - Thomas, U. S V. L