FIGHT BY OVER MILLION WAGE EARNERS.

Grey River Argus, 5 July 1922, Page 5

FIGHT BY OVER MILLION WAGE EARNERS.

AGAINST YANKEE MAGNATES’- WAGE CUTS. THE HUGE RAILWAY STRIKE IN U.S.A. The U.S.A. Government proposes tc try to settle the big railway strike if the employers fail. Japan denies she is evading the Washington Treaty with her naval building policy. Several changes in the British Cabinet are rumoured. Irish Free State forces have cornered Dublin Republicans, and De Valera’s peace overtures were rejected, while Republicans in Tipperary are strongly posted. A French naval squadron is to make a world cruise, calling at New Zealand ports. The Kaiser predicts Germany will restore the monarchy. The Oceanic Company may drop its mail service to Australia if U.S.A, does not increase the subsidy. Wireless operators have formed an international union. Bottomley is appealing against his sevenyear sentence. N.S.W. is altering its industrial Arbitration Law. Some Australian squatters have conceded the claims of the shearers on strike, while at other sheds there is “free” labour offering. Australian Parliaments on re-opening have plans for extensive immigration and settlement. An offer by the seamen to settle the dispute over the Commonwealth shipping line has apparently been rejected by the management. , N.S.W. Government proposes to reduce taxation, repeal laws against profiteers, alter the Arbitration law, and settle immigrants on the land. Yesterday an earthquake lasting three minutes occurred at Taupo. No change in the State Mines dispute is recorded, there being no work, but the Under Secretary of Mines has arrived and may find a settlement. An effort is being made to extend the co-op-erative stores movement on the Coast. Hon Parr says the Plague menace continues Park’s case creates a difficult situation. A public meeting here last night decided to urge the Government to put a Bill through this session enabling leaseholders in Greymouth to acquire the freehold. NEW YORK, July 3. The Labour Board has declared all striking Railway workshop workers to be “outlaws,” and they cannot return to their positions. Mr Sam Gompers is protesting against this action. He callis it Bolshevism, and an attempt to dissolve the unions. He asks whether the Labour Board can be dissolved. The Railroad executives’ organisation boasted to-day it will meet the Maintenance Way Workers’ Union, 400,000 of whom voted for the strike, and will attempt an adjustment of the wages, and overtime issues. Reports throughout the country indicate that the greater number of shop workers are on strike, and the train schedules are affected. THE BIG COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA. (Received July 4 at 11.10 p.m.) ’ WASHINGTON, July 3. The U.S.A. Coal Conference, which sat on Saturday, has adjourned for a full week, without reachin any decision. It is considered probable that arbitration by the Government Commission will be forced if the Conference is finally fruitless. JAPAN’S NEW NAVY BUILDING POLICY. (Received July 4 at 11.10 p.m.) TOKIO, July 4. The Japanese Admiralty has issued a statement denying the recent report (which probably was based on a comparison of the naval programme as cabled on June 27th, that Japan is evading the Washington Naval Treaty by increasing the construction of her auxiliary vessels. Japan, it is stated, intends to build only four cruisers of 10,000 tons each; four of 7000 each; 24 first class destroyers of an aggregate tonnage of 33,000; and 24 submarines of an aggregate tonnage of 28,166 tons. This represents a reduction of 13,935 gross tonnage on Japan’s original 1921 programme. Twelve thousand naval officers will be dropped. It also is announced that Port Arthur (in China) will be, abandoned as a Japanese naval port. WORLD TOUR OF FRENCH NAVAL SQUADRON. IS COMING TO NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, July 2. Advice from Marseilles states that Admiral Gilly when he assumes command Of.the Atlantic flying squadron cruisers Victor Hugo and Jules Ferry on July 15 will proceed on a nine months’ cruise of the world, visiting Australia and New Zealand. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Commercial, Colonies and Public Works, and the principal French Chambers of Commerce will be represented on both vessels, as its mission will also be of a military, economic, colonial, and industrial character.

KAISER PREDICTS RESTORATION OF MONARCHY NEW YORK, July 3. A New York newspaper prints an interview with the ex-Kaiser, secured by Baron von Radowitz Nei, who spent several days at Doorn. lie quotes Wilhelm as declaring: The ■monarchy will return to Germany after some years, but 1 shall not come back. • Not only economically and industrially but politically Germany will some day be as great as before, then we shall prove to the world that we were not responsible for the war, and also that I was not responsible. Wilhelm praised President Ebert, stating that he was a capable man and the right man for the place, granting that the place exists. While he respected the late Dr Rathcnau's ability, he considered him a danger to Germany because he was a Jew. Wilhelm developed strong hostility to Jews, and also bitterly opposed the Russian-German Rapallo Treaty. Wilhelm said that he did not want to see Austria united with Germany. Discussing the Oriental question, he said that he believed the Young Turks will unite with the Egyptian Nationalists in forming the nucleus of a Moslem bloc. It would be a great pity if England gave up the protectorate of Egypt. England has done an enormous amount of good to the Egyptians who were quite unfit to administer their own country. Wilhelm said that lie was convinced that there will soon be a great uprising in India. Von Radowitz Neil declares that the ex-Kaiser's crippled arm is worse. . TAUPO EATHQUAKE LASTS THREE MINUTES ROTORUA, July 4. After a few days comparative quiet, the rumbling recommenced at Taupo this morning. It gradually increased, with tremors, till at 4.30 p.m., when a shock lasting fully three minutes came. It was as heavy as any yet felt. It did no damage. The shock was felt at Wharepaina, Wairakei, Mokai, and Oruanui, but did not damage there. Slighter shocks occurred at 6.55 and 7.10. The shocks have not been felt at Rotorua.