pay
to
manufacture
this
sugar
for
ex-
port.
_
After reading
over the
agreement
be-
tween
the Labour
Union
and
the West
Indian
Suzar
Factory
for
the
presesnt
crop,
we are convinced
that
the
elanse
which
s<emsso
dangerous
to the indivi-
¢iual planters
and other suzar
eoncerns
13
not only narimless,
bur quite meaninazless
as
a
representative
of
the
West
Indian
Sucar
Factory
knows
itis.
The
para-
graph reads
as follows:
““All
the
laborers
at present
employ-
ed
on
the
estates
will
be
given
work
during the
ciop
provided,
however,
that
the
Labor
Union
makes
a
survey of the
situation
as
to the number
of laborers
on
each
esiate
that
are
members
of
the
[Labbor
Union,
and
reports
within
two
werks
tc
the
West Indian
Sugar
Facrory
who
is,
thereafier,
no
longer
bound
to
emoloy
non-union
members.”’
As
th: West
indian
Sugar
Factory
is
no:
time .tany bound t®empioy non-univn
labor
waich
speaks
for itself,
it
is
at
once
apparent
that
there
is
no
reasen
wty this concern
should
pledge
its word
ot
to
do
what
ils
not
required
or
dJe-
sired
by
the
other
party
.o
the
con-
tract.
the
representative
oif
the
W,
I.
Sugar
Factory
thinks
that
a
mod-
era.e
uanderstanding
of Engilish
is
all
tha
is reeded
for anyone
to
see
that the
qaureement
into whieh
they have
entered
wi.h the Labor
Union does
not bind them
to employ only union members,
nor
does
it even obligate the union to make
a
sur-
vey
which
is
however
provided.
It
is
pointed
out that
the
agreement
of
1917
to
which
all
the
sugar
concerns
and
planters
subseribed
provided
that
the
employers
could
not
engage
non-union
jabor where
ten
or more union
members
were employed.
Jf
the
planters
could
sign
that
it
is
not
understood
why
they
should
shrink
from entering
into
the
present
form
of
agreement
to
which
the
Bethlehem
concern
has
subseribed.
It
is stated
that
while
the
basis
of
day
pay
is
40
cents
many are
earning
up te 90 cents
a day
on the
W. L.
Sugar Factory estates
which
is of course
not bad at all.
It
is
suggested
that the
agreement
be
re-read
after
which
it
should
be plain that it is not
more favor-
to the laborer
than to the employer.
As
4 matter of fact from the start
we wond-
ered how it
was
that
Bethlehem
would
epnter
into
an
agreement
which
was
so
one-sided
as to bind them while
leaving
thir gs
to be controled by
the
other side.
CORRECTION.
In vesierday’s
issue
where it was
stat-
¢d that
‘individual planters
are
able
to
anaerstand
what
is meant,
ete.’” is here-
by
amerded
to read
that
they are
UN-
ABLE, ete.
TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Paris,
April 28th—At today’s
confer-
5F
4L10lx
=N =
ence
the
whole question
of pressure
on
Germany,
the results
obtained
from
the
occupation
of the
Ruhr
and the
proper
form in
the eventual
penalties
to be
ap-
pliad to
Germany in
the
case
of default
in the execution
of the experts’ plan,was
convassed
in
Its
mi]itary.
political and
financial
aspects
with Marshal
Foeh,
M.
Paut
Tirard, President
of the Internation-
al Rhireland
Commission
and
M. Fran-
cois Marsal,
Finanee Minister, participat-
ing
as
councellors.
The
rapidity
with
which
the =ccord
was
'
¢ed
was
taken
in political circles
as indicating
that
the
Beigians
had
:greed
with
M,
Poincare
that
som>
plaa
for the eventual
applica-
tion
ui penaities
must
be-adopted
before
the
Allies could
gbandon
the pledges
in
the
Rubr.
The
next
stride
in
the
move
toward
a general sattlement,
will be
tak-
en
noxt Friday,
when
M. Theunis
and
M.
Hymans
wili go
to London
to confer
with
the Prime
Ministerof
Great
Brita‘n.
The
exchanges
of views,preliminay
to the
gen-
eral conference,
are expected
to
continue
until a common
meecing
s arranged,
pro-
bably for seme
time
soon after the French
elections.
The
Government,
it
is under-
stood
will communicaie
the resuits
of
to-
day’sconference
toMr. M¢Donald through
the Count De Saint Aulaire,
Frerech
Am-
bassador
to Great Biritain
so that
discus-
sions
may
20
on between
London
and
Pa-
ris
pending
the
visit of the
Belgians
to
Chequers’
Court,
When
the
eonference
broke
up shortly
after five
o’clock
this
afterrnoou,
M, Hymens expressed
the
ser.-
timent that showed
itself
in the
counte-
nances
of
ail those
who
had
participat:
ed.
Everything
+is going
well
toward
a
fuil agreement
on the
reparations
ques-
tion, Mr. Barthog,
President
¢f the
Rep-
arativn
Commission,
when guostioned
re-
plied.
Look
at
the
smiies
on
Marshal
Foeh’s
face
and
you
can
guess
it all,
The
official spokesman
for the Foreign
Office
in giving out
the
eéommunique
after
the
couference,
declafed
that
the
meeting
was eminently satisfactory.
London,
Apiil
29th.— Mr.
Thomas,
the Colonial Secretary,
announced
in the
House
o
Commons
today
that
as
no
settlement
by
agreement
w:s
possible,
the
bouuncary
between
Nor hern
Ire-
land and the
remaind<r
of
lreland
must
be determined
in accordance
with article
12 of the Anlo-llrish Treaty.
This article
provides
for
the
establishment
of
a
beundary
commission.
New
York,
April 29th.—Business
in
the
raw
sugar
market
today
was
con
fined to 10,0600
bags
of
Cubauns
for June
shipment
and 10,0%0 hags
of Porto Ricos
for
May,
both
at
6.15,
or
unchanged
from
the
previous
du.y.
Although
re-
ports
of political disturbances
in
Cuba
steadied
the
undertone
here
somewhat
it failed
to
stimulate
new
business.
After
declining
four
to
eight
points
early
under
scattered
liquidatior,
raw
sugar
futures
had
a
pronounced
rally
on
the
Cuban
pnaws
and
the
proposed
reduction English duty
on
sagar,
Clos-
ing prices
were
15
to
19
points
Lkigher
and
about
top for the day,
May
closed
at
4.59,
July 4.76, September
4.77,
Decem-
ber 4.36.
Refined
sugar
was ‘unchanged
at 7.80
to 8.10 for
fine
granulated.
fle
fined futures
were nominal,
:
Cologne,
Germany,
April 29th. --Chuar.-
cellor Marx delivered
a speech
her:
rei-
terating
the
statements
made
in his
cam-
paign
address
at
Dusseldort
on
Suun-
day.
While Germany
would
do her
best
to restore
economic
and
financial
order,
he
declared,
at
the
same
time
with
ail
the emphasis
at
her command
she
would
claim
fuifiliment of
the
preliminary
con-
ditions tormuiated
by
the
Dawes
Com
mittee,
especialiy
the
prompt
return
of
those
expelied from the occupied
territo-
ries
and
the
release
of prisoners.
Allahabad
India, April 29°h.—The
Pio-
neer
says
it learns
that
the damage
done
to
:he machine
of
Major Mae Laren,
who
is
attempiing
a
world
flight,
when
he
was forced
to land
at
Parlu,
Inaia,
last
week,
is
more
serious
than
was
at first
reported.
According
to
the information
received
by
the
Pioneer
he
will be
de-
layed
at
least
a fortnight.
Karachi
India,
April
29th.-—Lieutcn-
ant
Pelletier
Doisy,
the
French
airman
on
atrin
to
Tokio
from
Paris,
arrived
here
this
afternoon,
after having
flown
a distance
of about
750
miles
from
Ber-
derabbas
on
the
Persian
Gulf,
whence
he
started
this
morning.
Lieut.
Doisy
thus
far has
madea record
of 383
actu-
al flvine hours
on
his
trip
[{rom Europe
to India.
Sandiego,
Cal.,
April
29th.—Lieut,
Musk,
an
aviator
stationed
at the North
Jsland
air station
here,
was
Kkilled today
when
bhis
plane
eollided
with
another
in midair,
damaged
one
wing
and
feli
2300
feet
into the Sandiezo
Bay.
lieur.
Weller,
pilot of the
other
machine,
was
uninjurzd.
S:. Johus
N.
F. April 29'h.--Although
almost
a week elapsed
since
the
local
le-
gislature
was dissolved,
atter
the
defeat
of the Werren
administraiion
on a
confi-
dence
vote,
thd
loeal political situations
is anything
but
claritied.
So
far,
the
certainties
include the retirement
of
Sir
William
Coaker
from
the
Governmeunt
ranks
and Sir
Michael Cashin
from
the
Opposition,
Bots
nave
siated
their
in-
tention of remaining
out
of active
politi-
cal life.
Sir William C mker’s
followers
remain
in the
government
ranks
while
Sir
Michael Cashin’s
influence will it s
understood,
be
exercised
on
behalf of
Premier
Warren.
Mr.
Higgins
K.
(,
former
House
leader
of the
Opposition,
has
joined
the;Government
Party
and s
slated
as
colouial
secretary,
while
0.
John
Bennet,
who
led
the
Opposition
Party
to the polls last elecion,
has
accep-
ted Premier
Warren's
invitations
to
join
his Cabinet.
Cairo, April 30th- The budget
now
be.
fore
the
Egyptian
Parliamenat
provides
4,110 Eeyptian
pounds
for next
seasons
werk in the tomb of Tutankhamen.