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THE MOST IMPORTANT WROK. ALLIED LA BOR PROCR AMME. • Australian and N.Z. Cahlo Association) Received May 3, 11.25 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 2. President Wilson has cabled to Mr Tumulty, his private secretary, that the labor programme is tho most irnpurtant accomplishment of the new day in which the interests of Labor will he systematically safeguarded and promoted. No single thing done at Paris will accomplish,, so much towards stabilising labor conditions throughout the world. BOLSHEVISM IN GERMANY. Received Mav 3. 2.15 p.m. LONDON, Aprli 30. The Berlin correspondent of the ‘Daily Chronicle’ states that he has convincing evidence that influential people aro ready for a compromise with the Communists in order to save their own skins. Others are eager to grasp liu- Bolshevists’ torch with a view to throwing it into the Entente countries. It, is frequently alleged that Herr Hantaan is wedded to the idea- that Bolshevisra is good as an ally against the Western Powers. The correspondent put a question to Rantzau on this point, hut received no reply. It is well known that financial magnates have provided £1,250,000 to £1.500,000 for inirposes of Bolshevik propaganda in England, Franco and Italy. Agents aro travelling on forged 'French, Belgian and Czech passports. Many promi urn r men are already currying favor with Bolshevism .with a view to selfprotection. The management of Stinnes, a family of coal magnates,.has offered a i Compromise with the Communists, agreeing to surrender the mines provided the family is not mined, ALL BLACKS DEFEAT WALES. Received Mav 3, 2.15 p.m. London, April mThe New Zealanders defeated Wales by six - pouits to three. All the scoring was done in the first half, Stohr kicking two beautiful penalty goals. The All Blacks’ victory'was due to the super-exeellence of their forwards, but the play was not wp to international form.