PRISONERS OF THE TURKS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11469, 22 February 1918, Page 5

PRISONERS OF THE TURKS.

SUBJECTED TO MIMKE CRUEL TIE" GERMAN OBJECTIONS TO OAS.

NOT PLEASED fill BRITISH QEABLIM* VARIETY.

Till-: 31 AN POWER MOVEMENT. BRITISH LABOUR ATTITUDE. London, Feb. 20. Though oilier unions are disappointed at the Amalgamated Engineers |vote. they will possibly be satisfied if Sir E. Geddos gives assurance that no final decision' will he readied until rliev are also consulted. ADVICE TO JOHN DULL. WHAT .SHOULD WORRY HIM. London, Feb. 20. A Punch cartoon represents Mister Punch saying to John Bull “Don’t worry abour Russia. Wh it we have 20t to worry about is this cursed i imekstairs intrigue in press and I Parliament. - ’ ’ I INTERNATIONAL LABOUR AIMS. | ’WILL APPEAL TO CENTRAL j SOCIALISTS. | t P-.rls, Fab. 20. Vandervclde. a leading Socialist, interviewed by the Petit Journal, discussing the Continental Socialists' general agreement with British Labour war aims, ssid we shall submit a formula for a democratic imacc to the Socialists of the Central Empires. If they reject or refuse to impose it on their Emperors we ■Hindi have arrived at a state of bankruptcy of ideas. •LABOUR CONFERENCES. •TUB FRENCH PROGRAMME. Paris, Feb. 20. The'National Labour Conference overwhelmingly accepted the British Labour programme for Wednesday’s London Conference, with two amendments, »the first condemning the cipitalist colonial policy and insisting on self-government for ail teoph's who Imve a sufficient deFee of civilisation; and, second, ■iemanding Erestoration of Alsace Lorraine, regarding this not as a jnestkin of territory, but of right.

Till) TRAITOROUS HUMBERT. Paris, Feb. 20. The charge against Humbert has ij altered from trading with the "Wiiiy to intelligence with the “aouiy. u grave charge equivalent to heason and punishable by death. Tiie police visited the bank and °i'P!)C'l Humbert’s safe. BRITISH RESIDENTS IN AMERICA. Tu .JOIN AMERICAN ARMY. Washington, Feb. 20. . Agreements have been signed British residents in America )!’ lu Te subject to service under ,Je American draft.