St. John's Daily Star, 1920-04-13

              The st. John's Daily Star VOL. VL (PRICE: One Cent.),  Our AveragetDaily Circulation, March 8,898 -■--- - ■ - — - ■■■-—■■■■■■»—--■■■■■_■-_ yfgt>found land TUESDAY, ARIL 13, 1920. THE WE A THER Probs -Mr TeArj. (|B.OO per Annum.) — _________________________ No. 84 Conference of The Allies, to Meet at St. Remo, To Adjust Present Anglo-French Differences ARE STILL STARVING Mountjoy Prison Hunger Strike of Sinn Feiners Shows No igns of Termination.;  SOME PRISONERS ARE IN BAD SHAPE |\UBLIN, Tuesday, April 12.—The Mount Joy prison hunger strike has now assumed the dimensions of a struggle between the people and the authorities. The government, however, cannot be moved from its refusal to enter into a compromise. Field Marshal Viscount French again declined to intervene yesterday, although an appeal was made by the Lord Mayor of the city. Nearing Danger Zone. London, April 12.—The Attorney General for Ireland, in -reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, said that-, according to .the latest information, the hunger strikers in Mount Joy prison at Dublin were all weak and some were nearing the danger zone. The Attorney General added that they had all been forewarned of the consequence of their conduct. • mm, ■ Apology is Demanded Of German Government Berlin, April 13—Demands for! apology and indemnity from the Gernnan government for the recent arrest and maltreatment of a correspondent of The Manchester Guardian by Lieut. Linsenmeyer, at Essen, were presented at the foreign office yesterday by Lord Kilmarnock, charge d' affairs at the British embassy here. ■ —i ■  Schr. Lowell F. Parks has arrived at Gibralter after a run of 20 days. St. Joseph's Hall at Hoylestown wll be formally opened by His Grace the Archbishop at 4 o'clock this afternoon. , ______ The schr. Frank H. Adams sailed yesterday for Boston with a load of scrap iron, junk, etc, from the Canadian Iron and Metal Co. RANKS OF STRIKERS ARE STILL UNBROKEN Labor Insurgents of U. S. Railroads Persist in Refusal to Return toWork IJEW York, N. V., April 12— Throughout the day indications that there was no break in the ranks of the strikers and that railroad officials were straining every effort to man the few trains still operating, caused citizens of Englewood and Tenafly, N. J., to hold indignation meetings tonight, at which they called the Erie railroad to furnish trains which they themselves would manage. t >«*m At a mass meeting of indignation committees in Orange, N. J;, fifty men, all of whom had some service handling locomotives in France, volunteered to run a special train into New York tomorrow morning, Princeton University students also have volunteered as strike be rakers. Trade Folk Volunteer Passaic, N. J., April 13—The board of trade of Passaic, numbering 250 members,, last night volun-i teered its services to railroad officials in any capacity for the purpose of keeping trains moving. Manufacturers Raise Strong Protests Against New Food Laws Canada Ottawa, April 13 (Canadian Press) —Protesting against several clauses and provisions of the food and drugs* act now before the house of commons a large deputation of manufacturers from Ottawa, Montreal andTororfto waited on Hon. Mr. Rowell, minister of health, last night to place their objections before Kirn. As a result, it is understood that <*ome changes, will be made in the woreling of the act to meet these objections. The manufacturers ask for a delay- of eighteen months in bringing the act into force to enable them to get rid of their present goods and to use up their present labels.' . ■ mm * "* A meeting of the merchants was held in the Board of Trade rooms last evening when, the matter of the demands of the L.S.P.U/were discussed. An answer will be given tomorrow. SAYS SITUATION MORE FAVORABLE THAN KNOWN Official Statement Shows Franco- British Relations Better Than Bonar Law Represents. [ONDON, April 12—An authoritative statement issued to-night indicates that the Franco-British situation is even more favourable than represented by Bonar Law, government spokesman in the House of Commons to-day. The statement intimates that a French note is expected accepting thc British view and agreeing to evacuate occupied towns rapidly on the withdrawal of German troops from Ruhr, which has already commenced.URGE FRANCE ADOPT NEW TAX SCHEDULE Socialist Depnty b Strong for Taxation on Capital and War Promts. PARIS, April 12.—The debate in the chamber of deputies on the new taxes began to-day. Deputy the Haauriul, socialist, said he regretted that the financial soldiarity of the allies had not been realized. He asserted that the only remedy for Frances financial situation was taxation of capital and war profits. The budget reporter, Dumont, urged the chamber to vote new taxes rapidly declaring that each day's delay cost the budget a million francs. —■ —■ a Halifax St. Job's Route Halifax, April 12—TV American steamer W. M. Tupper has been secu red by the Nov* Scotia steamship company for ..their Boston-HaHf axot. John's, N.-F., service. The steamer is eighteen hundred tons and is expected to leave Boston on Thursday for Halifax. French Wheat Stocks Low Flour Substitutes Used Paris, April 13—France's wheat stocks are so low that' a greater amount of flour substitutes, must be used in bread at least-untilr Julie when, according to the government's program, importations' /of* more wheat will be received. '■■ . '■• ••' Mine Owners Refute Statements of Miners New York, April 13—Anthracite mine operators, in defending their .•ystem of profits, yesterday presented several volumes of data refuting figures submitted by mine workers purporting to show that their wages were not responsible for the high price of coal to the public. The operators denied they were making unjustified profits and questioned the accuracy of the miners' figures. • •mm Mr. W. F. Penney, MHA, is at present in the city and is at the Balsam.The schooner Attainment sailed yesterday for Parsboro from Campbell, Mackay & Co. > Schr. W. N. Reinhardt has entered at Burin to load codfish for Brazil for W. and T. Hoilett. Schr. Georgina has arrived at Hr. Breton from the West Coast fishery with 500 qtls. codfish \£-& > —-——$j| ' ' <;'. / | A message to &|s9b&y ministei of customs yesterday ipfd that the schooner Electric Fkjfflr had picked up in automatic whistling buoy. j Two cases of diphtheria were reported yesterday afternoon from Pleasant street. Two patients, two boys, were sent to the Fever Hospi■i ■ x WEATHER PROBS Toronto (noon)—Fair today and most of Wednesday, east coast, wind increasing to gales from south east, with ram on West Coast DO YOU REMEMDER? 14 Mexican States Secede From Union Aqua Prieta., Sonora, Mexico, April 12—General Fine, commanding-the first divisional army of the state of Sonora, to-day announced he had received semi-official informationinformation that thirteen additional states of the republic had voted to follow the (example of .the state of .Sonora in seceding. Definite details as to the list of places were lacking, however. , Automobile Bandits Loot Safe of $25,000 Wheeling. Va.. April 12—Five automobile bandits armed with revolvers entered Wheeling Traction company car barn at Follansbee, Va., twenty miles north of here, shortly after two o'clock this morning,morning, bound and gagged three barn men and a motorman and conductor blew open two safes and escaped with the Saturday and Sunday receipts of .the'division, amounting to twenty five thousand dollars. Use Overalls to Combat High Cost of Clothing Birmingham, Ala., April 12—Birmingham newspapers publishers have platiy denied the request of the committee'of retail clothiers that news of the "overall" movement throughout the south, be suppressed on the ground that it was damaging the retail clothing business. The publishers informed the clothiers' business committee that the papers would continue to report the overall movement, which they considered legitimate news. The idea of wearing overalls as a means of fighting the cost of living has spread in many cities throughout the south, where business and professional men, as well as other workers, are going about in blue overalls. German Chancellor Denounces France Berlin, April 12—Military action the Ruhr basis is about to come to an end. says Chancellor Mueller in the course of a declaration before the national assembly to-day. All troops not indispensable will be withdrawn. Negatiaions are going ion with the allies for a three months' extension of the convention df August, 1919. Occupation of the i_»m;£ities- will end shortly.  The Chancellor's declaration was a bitter attack on French militarism. It justified the German action in Ruhr by arguments already advijiced in the German notes and maintained that a democratic Germany was possible only if the Franco-German duel ceased and economic collaboration was undertaken seriously instead of merely announced. Unions Are on the Trail Of Illegitimate Strike Chicago. April 12—While the unauthorized # employees, which started ojifcago, today appeared gradually* be wanting in the Middle West an<f the Far East, the situation in the territory east of Cleveland toofc oit a more serious aspect. The centre, of developments in Ui walkout of the insurgents had definitely shifted to the East where-ad-, ditions to the ranks of the rebel, railroad workers had caused a serious j stoppage of freight and passenger S.S. Prospero left Burin 9 a.m. yesf terday going west ] traffic and the closing of several industries depend on railroads for supplies.Bound to Break. New, York. April 12—An-umionf labors cooperation in an enxirt-.to strike  railroad workers here was pledgediby the representatives of the.'.four big railroad brotherhoods: in conference, which characterised the • strike .-as a mob movement and asserted it was "bound to break." S.S. Portia will probably go on dock this week. FRENCH GOVERNMENT IS NOW CONCILIATORY Prepared to Compromise Differences With Great Britain Over Bieat Occupation of German Towns By The French Forces. -— ie»i MATTER WILL BE DEALT WITH VERY FULLY AT A CONFERENCE MEETING AT ST. REMO Council of League of Nations Will Give One of Powers Mandate Over Armenia and Will Guarantee Financial Affairs. I ONDON, "April 13.—An Exchange Telegraph message from Paris describes the French communication as of a most conciliatory nature and the most happy results are expected from it la. The Daily Chronicle's diplomatic correspondent, writing before the Freifch reply was received says the chief point in the latest British communication was the reaffirmation of the determination of Great Britain to participate in the enforcement of thc treaty including its disarmament clauses, and also to what may be called the principle of "concert." The correspondent continues: "The British view still is that permission migjit safely have been given to the German government to take police measures in the Ruhr area, subject to guarantees—for instance for their termination in some such period as a fortnight which we were prepared to- reinforce. France thought that no guarantees would suffice and at once took her independent action. She still justifies it, but the opinion of London, far transcending this particular instance, is that the succes of alliance now and continuously must depend upon such action. Until, therefore, independent action is no longer contemplated in Paris, it can hardly be said that the question has been cleared up and while one j of the Allies is acting independently it is evident that the position of British Ambassador in Paris at a conference of Ambassadors which exists only for the purposes of concert would be ambiguous and useless." What is Expected. The correspondent adds that it is hoped that the French note will be found to contain assurances as to the future intentions of the French government. In any case, there will be opportunities of discussion of the matter at San Remo and it cannot be doubted that it will then be finally settled. Meantime, it may be positively stated that he British cabinet, after full consideration, is united in the opinion that the execution of treaty depends upon, firstly, its being reasonably enterprised and, secondly, its being unanimously enforced. Independent action of one power upon its own opinion and initiative would be death to an alliance.A Paris message says Millerand has replied that the French government do not contemplate such a step. In view of the good behaviour of the population of Frankfort, the French commanding general has, says a Reuter Berlin message, cancelled a demand for ten thousand marks in gold which was the fine for a demonstration against a French soldier whose accountments were taken. Case of Armenia. H. L. Fisher, British Minister of Education, expressed the view of the "Council of the League of Nations regarding the note for Armenia at a Paris meeting of Council. A mandate, he said, will depend partly on military measures for the protection of the new state and partly on finance and, while the council is not competent to examine the military situation and to indicate measures to be taken for the maintenance of peace, he was of opinion that there would not be any insuperable difficulties in finding a mandate is the state that undertook it was relieved of financial liability. What the council is prepared to do is to submit to the league, say its constituent members to consider, the , provision of guarantees and the supreme council will be responsible. Financial a* rangements can be made to facilitate that solution of the problem. The number of war prisoners in Siberia is at present - between one hundred and twenty thousand aire two hundred thousand and the mortality among them is heavy. Doctor Nansen will be appointed on behalf of the league of nations to investigate the facts and to report on the measures to be taken for the repatriation of the prisoners. Note Conciliatory. It is considered probable that communications between the British and French government's regarding the independent action of the French in occupying Prussian towns will be concluded with the last French note which is stated to be praised in highly conciliatory terms. Lloyd George is on the way to San Remo and Millerand will leave Paris to proceed to the Conference there on the 19th instant Various outstanding points may then be discussed between Premier's, but it is not expected any further notes will be exchanged. Tne Evening Standard say*?'-%&+?--terday the British ambassador at Paris had received a clear assurance from Millerand that suggested the lines of action and mutual co-operation laid down in the British note should be followed in the future and that these assurances would be put into writing forthwith. Thc French note received to-day in London bears that the French government is in a highly conciliatory mood. It is expected that after this statement made by Millerand in the chamber, the incident will fade away. Especially is this belief warranted by virtue of the fact that it is confirmed that the Ger man Reichwehr has begun to withdraw from the discordant district of thc Ruhr. It is hoped that by the middle of the week the withdrawal will be completed and that the French forces at Frankfort and in other German towns recently occupied will at once be withdrawn, agreeing with the covering French diplomatic note at time of advance.'* Lord Derby, British Ambassador, called on Millerand to-day for further information which the French Premier was able to give him. The Exchange Telegraph says:—"As a  suit of this interview, it is understood that there is now a complete understanding between the two governments and that Bonar Law will be able to make a declaration in the house to-morrow. If such -is the ease Millerand, will make his statement in in the French chamber. ■i ■ — ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 1 r The matron o£_ (kg Salvation Ar- , my Rescue Home begs gratefully lo : acknowledge receipt of fifty dollar* j ! from the estate of the late William j H. Davidson, per J. Gunn. Esq, L. M. OGILVIE; Com_r„ Matron. ■■ ■ - —i ■ COMING BY DIGBY. The Star learns from the Militia Department that the following embarked per S.S. Digby at Liverpool on April Bth for St. John's:—2986 Sgt. Whittle. Ex-1921 Pte. Taylor, ex-4068 Pte. Godfrey, widow or 2;Lieut. S. Cole. Js_&__ • mm • TRUCKMEN SEEK INCREASE, A meeting of the truckmen** un-» ion was held last night when it was decided to ask coal dealers for an increase in the rates of carting. The rates demanded are 60 cents per, quarter and 80 cents per half ton. i < i ii■ ■ At 8.30 this morning a retreat for the pupils of St. Bonaventure's College was begun, the service being conducted by Rev. Fr. Sheehan.. S.S. Susu is icebound at Seldom- Come-By. GT. BRITAIN VS. FRENCE Dispute Over Action of French in Germany is Confined to the Two Great Powers. TO BE DISCUSSED AT ST. REMO MEET pARIS, April 12—Nothing has as yet been decided as to Premier Millerand's attendance at the supreme council meeting at San Remo and it was declared this morning in reliable quarters that if the conference there is to discuss the misunderstanding between France and Great Britain he will not go at all. A personal talk on the subject with Premier Lloyd George would be welcomed by 'the French premier, if Mr. Lloyd George could find it convenient to come to Paris, but, it is considered in official circle.; that as the point ?t issue interests France and Great Britain only, it is needless to discuss it before the representatives of other powers. Premier Millerand's reply to the latest British note has not yet been made public, but it is declared to make no material change in the situation. It expresses regret that there nas- been; occasion for-any eaoßttoversy, but it points out that if France acted alone in her occupation to move east of the Rhine. it was because she was left alone in the face of a situation which required prompt account. . The note assures Great Britain that France is determined to remain faithful to the alliance, but intimates that the French government cannot promise to abstain from defepding interests confided to it when it_ action is not contrary to. the objects of that alliance. * * * 1 Dissolution of Turk Chamber of Deputies Constantinople, April 13—Dissolution of the chamber of deputies has been ordered by the Sultan and in obedience to this commend the members of the house have dispersed without disorder. British Cabinet Takes Up Notes Sent by The French London, April 13—Verbal assurances given by the French government in answering the sixth note of Great Britain relative to the occupation of German cities by the French were discussed by the cabinet council yesterday. They are expected to be followed by a formal note which will mean the satisfactory solution of the difficulty. France is said to recognize that opposition to its ac- ' tion was based upon the immediate questions involved. A»4 . HOTEL ARRIVALS. At the Crosbie—F. C. Archibald, , Hr. Grace; E. Da we. Bay Roberts; T. Dawe, Bay Roberts; C. W. Home Glovertown; A. W. Antic, Botwood; Mrs. H. A. Grovannetti, Wabana. i • m> • J S3. Digby is due on Saturday. The Thetis catch of seals was val- ■ ued at $39,017.11 gross and $38,- . 858.11 nett Passengers leaving by tomorrow ( morning's train will connect with the , Glencoe at Placentia. j Reports from Griquet this morn-, ing state that the wind is E.N.E., , w.eather*fine and mild. 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