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ASKED OF ALLIES The Russian Rulers Arc Seeking Terms With the Enteate Powers. 4S OR NOM NTEFEREN | | WILL CONFINE RUSSIAN POLIC TO RUSSIAN TERRITORY. | | And Will Let the Republics They Have in Control to Choose The' -| Own Form of Government--- | What the Editor of a New Labor} Paper in London Says. | (tanadian Press Despatéh ) London, March a1 George Lanshury, editor of the new labor newspaper, the Daily Herald, de-| clares that the Allies have received a proposal. for understanding | with the present Russia, | and intimates that the conditions of | that understanding the with- drawal of the Allied from Russia and the abandonment of the) policy of interference in Russian af- an rulers of are froops fairs. ; Russia, on her part, willing not to interfere with the af- nations, allow Fin- Esthonia, Ukraine and other formed from the by-gone te choose their own 10 pay would be fairs of other land, republics, Russian empire forms. of government tussia's international debts The writér minimizes the slories of outrages by Russian revolution- aries, declaring that such happen- ings have been Jess frequent than in other revolutions on a similar scale, He avers that Nikelai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, and wueon Trotzky, Bolshevik minister of war and marine, have been "outrageous- ly slandered," and describes the present administration of Russia as "clean and uncorrupt.'= The reor- ganization of industries iseproceed- ing everywhere in Russia, Mr. Lansbury says. HUNGARIANS CAPTURE and But Will Release Them--Vien- na Ultimatum to Czecho~ TTY S---- (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, March 31.--A small force of French 'troops stationed in. a neutral zone between Hungary and Rumania has been attacked by Hun- garian droops;, 350 of the French being taken prisoners, according to an official report... On the demand of the French general the releasc of the prisoners has been promised hy the Hungarians. Greatly dis- turbed conditionsgare reported to exist in Hungary. A Vienna Ultimatam. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Basle, 'March 31.---The Hungar- fan Government is reported in Vienna despatches to have gent an Itimatum - to. the Czecho-Slovak Qovernment. This action, it is said, wis taken because of the concentra- tion of Czecho-S8lovak troops and the rumor that there would be a general mobilization in Bohemia in the near future. { A SERIOUS INCREASE IN GERMAN STRIKES Demands of Coal Miners In- clude Increase in Pay and Six~hour Day. Cologne, March 31.--Reports from Essen and. neighboring towns show a serious increase in the number of strikers among the coal miners, To- day 3,000 men are out, the result be- ing that thirty shafts ere closed down. In Witten and Dortmund, West phalia, and elsewhere, meetings were had at which terms were demanded which, seem dictated by a desire to} bring about the same disordered con-| ditions as those which existed a month The demands include the with- draws' of Government troops, twenty- five per cent, increase in' pay, addi- tional bonuses and a six-hour day. The strike fover is also spreading to other fields, for instance, the Prus- sian-Hessian Railway. : Country roads about Brockville in some ie are drifted five and six fees deep, cutting off communication with the town entirely, The Montreal Hen under new mana v independent uf Barty party politics, devoted 8. . Ei iiches of snow fell in Montreal. ob {has * A DIVE THAT WAS SUSPENDED. This is a picture of an oil ww tanker whieh struek a mine off the coast of England and remained in this position for two days before it made the plunge to the bottom. a a AA PA Pr Nt at tlt it x MAJOR J, P.. GIRVAN, DSO, MC, Wiho went over as a private dn the 15th 'Battalion and comes home second in command, A BOYCOTT ON BUTTER. Likely to Be Inaugutated By London, Ont, Women, } Lofidon, Ont., March 31.--Mre. A. E. Tutt, president of the Union of Mothers' Clubs of London, has sum- moned a special general meeting to consider a proposal to Boycott the use of butter until the dealers re- duce prices. Butter is now dearer than it has been in many months, and a jump to 62 cents a pound for creamery prints cn the London mark. et Saturday prompted action by the Mothers' Clubs. Two weeks ago but~ ter was available here for 50 to 54 cents, The Mothers' Clubs will also organize a campaign to oppose any proposal to again prohibit the im- portation and sale of olecmargarine. THE FARMERS' OBJECTION, The Whig believes that parlia- ment made a very great 'mistake m voting against daylight saving, cs pecially as the railways, cities an! (owns of the country have adopted it. The daylight saving scheme ef+ fected tremendous economies dur- ing the war years. In the matter of fuel the savings totalled millions of pounds sterling, and helped in a great measure to turn thé war situ- ation favorably to us. For, not ba: ly was there a saving of great sums of money, but there was also the economy of the coal itself and o? the labor and transportation in- volved, to say nothing of the wear and tear on machinery, railroads and rolling stock. Economy in a basic requisite such as fuel relieves the pressure on the whole social fabric. Daylight saving makes the sun do for us, and at no cost, that which otherwise involves great out- lay 'of energy and money. The city workers, too, find th daylight saving a great physical boon. An hour of bright sunliga: after the day's work is an immense asset, and makes life and living much more desirable. It renders possible many economics in the way of gardening and odd jobs which would otherwise have to be paid out of .wages. It alse gives time for needed recreation and pleasure ia the open air. Our farming friend. * however, complain that it is a dis- aster for them. When their com- pl are analyzed they are found in fact mostly the outcome of m wi adapting themselves to i i and conditions. ' No change ia the farmers' routine is entailed .| the urban populafion adopting Might saving because the farr always - practised ¢ light saving himself. There ineed for him to set his clock ahea or to alter his routine in an hour earlier, and to do his ness in town a little more prompti , The farmer has never been as pr. [Tidings From All Over Told in pbrehension and of inertia %o-| , |THE WORLD'S TIDINGS IN BRIEF FORM a Pointed and Pithy Way. Pope set ag Tl lenediet has April 6th definite date for the canoni- zation of Joan of Arc Alexander Dudke died Guelph hospital Monday morning He was shot im a row at a Sunday afternoon gambling party A wireless message reporting the u 8.8. Culgoa in distress off New York was picked up at Halifax Monday morning. An Order-in-Council modifies immi- gration restrictions, now permitting British Columbia Hindus to bring in their wives. Foreign Minister Bela Kun has Issued a decree extending the pro- tection of the "Hungarian Soviet Republic" to the foreign military missions in Budapest. The former German kaiser Is quite impenitent, Harold Begbie writes from Holland. He says it was. not the monarchy but the diplo- mats whe caused the war. The German financial commission sent to the Spa has been authorized to give an exact description of the financial situation of Germany to re- presentatives of the Allies, Ernest Daumig, president of the executive committee of the soldiers and workers" council of greater Ber- lin, was arrested Sunday. He is sus- pected of having been the leader of the January disturbances. Twenty Sinn Fein prisoners, in- cluding J, J. Walsh, member of the British House of Commons, escaped Sunday from '- Mount Joy prison, Dublin. The men used. a rope to clamber over the walls. Chatham, Gueiph, Ottawa, Rort Colborne, Collingwood, St. _ Cath- arines in Ontario; Sherbrooke, Que.; Saskatoon, Sask.; and Winni- peg: Mury and Victoria, V.C., hava adopted daylight saving. Australian Minister of Defence Wise says that under the Defence Act employers refusing to reinstate returned soldiers are liable to a fine of £500, which the court may order to be paid to the employee not re- instated. The Allies have demandea *Jde re- signation of the Hungarian Soviet Government, according to despateh- es to the Exchange Telegraph Co. by way of Berlin and Copenhagen. They demand the election of a Na- tional Assembly under the supervi- sion of Allied troops. Hon. George P. Graham, by vir- tue of his nomination by the Libe- rals of South Essex as their candi- date for the House of Commons is regarded in Ottawa as entered in the race for Dominion leadership of the party which will be run at the convention to be held at the pro- rogation of Parliament. The commander of the Ukrainian forces has sent a message by wire less telegraphy to the Allied Gov ernment stating that the Ukrain- fang are ready to enter into negoti- ations looking to a cessation of hoss tilities with the Poles on condition that the Allies set a line of demar- cation in accordance with the pre- sent battle front. in 4 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH Whig 31, 1919, GERMANY MUST ACCEP] TERMS The Wrigling of th Foe Wil Bc of No il IF THE GERMAN DELEGATES RE- FUSE ACCEPTANCE. The Situation to Be Handléd With Vigor in Order to Bring the En- emy to Reason--Wounld Eucircle Germany. Paris, March 31.--7The peace con- ference has begun te consider in an informal way what shall be dome in the event Germany refuses to sign thé forthcoming treaty. Should Ger- from unofficial conversations that the principles laid down in the covenant of the League of Nations will be brought to force hér into a second unconditional surrender. Official information reaching the Allled Governmeita tends more and more te indicate that the Germans sare bent on wriggling out of the con- sequences of the war they made, En- emy leaders are boldly declaring they will sign no peace that is not wholly acceptable to them, and at the same time are threatening to plunge not only their own nation, but all,of Eur- ope into anarchy. Should the diplomatic pour parlors it Versailles really come to naught, it is understood that oconomie pres- sure on Germany will again be ex- erted to the fullest extent, In case this fails, military measures will be taken to bring the Germans to rea- son The Allies, it is pointed out, alredy occupy the line of the Rhine. A similar cordon eould Be immediately established from the Baltic to the Black Sea by Poland (including Ga- licia), Czecho-Slovakia, and Ruma- nia. These countries already are forming what is virtually a safety zone between the Russian Bolsheviki and the Bolsheviki of Central Eur- ope, Thus the, Allies, military operation _be able to maintain the enemy within a sort of concentration eamp, at the same time enforcing economic pressure on Ger- many, Austria, Bulgaria," Turkey, and, if necessary, Russia, until the enemy's diplomatic tricksters were disavowed and the Allies' terms agreed to, In casé actual military occupation of strategic centres of the enemy countries became advisable, this could be accomplished at a minimum outlay. _ Without active ARE AFTER $7,000,000 Se em-- NEW OFFER TO GOVERNMENT BY GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC. ---- Wi Company Would Run the Road For Another Four Years, Provided They Secure Advance. Ottawa, Maren 21.---Rumors that negotiations between the Govern- ment and the Grand Trunk Rallway Company may be resumed have been going around the corridors here to- day. The talk is that the Grand Trunk has intimated that it is will- ing to carry on the operation of the Grand Trunk Paeific for the next four years in consideration of an ad vance of seven million dollars and has argued that at the end of the period the western system will be on a paying basis. The Grand Trunk is said to be contending that the Government in placing the Grand Trunk Pacific system in the hands of a receiver when the G. TP. company was not In default has relieved - the parent corporation of lability for the west- ern lines. There is alse rumor that the Grand Trunk is considering placing its terminals at Portland, Maine, and at Chicago in the hands of a holding company. tion in" circulation, how- ever, cannot be obtained from mem- | He only requires to cateh the traly THE STEPS 0 BE TAKEN many thus turn outlaw, it js gathered| in the Farman Raris and London. "The Farman Goliath The fastest train and boat gery lighted with their experience. A tsp in. BESSIE ABOTT LEFT Famous Opera Singer's For- tune Will Go to Mother and Sister. Ogdensburg, March 1.--Bessie Abott, famous as a singer, who was a native of 'Heuvelton, left an estate of about $65,000 in personal and about $87,000 in real estate when she died intestate in New York, it became known yesterday when her sister, Miss Jessie B. Pinkens, filed in the surrogate's court her application for letters of administration upon the estate, Because of her failure to leave a will and since only her mother and sister survive her, under the inter- state laws of this state, one-third of the property passes over to the moth- er, and the remainder to the mister, after the deduction of all expenses, such as funeral, administration, ered- itors and adwinistratrix's commis- sions, ' SOME 5,000 MEN IT IS SAID WILL STRIKE They Are Concerned in Drilling and Dredging Operations on Lakes. (Canadian Press Despatch) Buffalo, M:rch 31.--Unions, claim- ing membership on the great lakes of 5,000 and having to do with drilling and dredging operations, will strike to-morrow to enforce their demands for an eight hour day and fifteen per cent, increase in 'wages. The de- cision to strike was taken at a meet- ing held last night, it «as announced to-day. The organizations affected are the Tug Firemen and Linesman's Union, Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association and the Dredge Ehgi- eers' Association, all affiliated with the International 'Longshoremen's Union, Towing tugs, except those used in dredging operations, will not be affected. Biplane Can Carry 100 Passengers. London, March 31---A trial flight will take place next month, accord- ing to the Daily News, of a Tarrant super-triplane. The newspaper says the machine is capable or carrying more than a hundred pas- sengers. The speed of the ma- miles an possi will be from 80 to 100 hour, and' it possesses great bilities for continuous flying. Murderer Hanged. Cornwall, March 31.--John Ve. grynluck was hanged in the county jail on Friday morning. He killed a fellow Pole at Winchester on Dec. 10th last by shooting him during a drunken carousal. Ellis was the executioner, eous. : ) six hours and forty-five minutes, ev ___ |FARMER NOT TO GET ESTATE OF $150,000 chine, according to the newspaper, | Death was instantans' INTERIOR OF FARMAN AERO BUS BETWEEN PARIS AND LONDON. An interior view of the e Aero Bus, whie omfortable passenger quarters h is now in operation between and returned in 190 minutes. ice helween the two cities was All the passengers were de- nm FIXED WHEAT PRICE Reason Is That Huge World Crop Would Cost Govern= ment Millions, Ottawa, March 31.--The field day arranged for this week in the agri- culture committee to discuss the question of fixing the price of wheat in this season's crop, attracts a great deal of .atteatjon, particularly among the western members, They ask, especially the Saskatchewan members, that the Government take control of the wheat arop, and are presenting such a resolution. It em- bodies the principle of a fixed price The Government is not disposed to make the concession. On behalf of the farmers, it is urged that great areas of land have been broken, machivery bought and outlays made for increased produce tion, and that some assurance is es- sential to the success of the seadon's undertaking, without unduve risk. The western members, however, ire not altogether ww unit, gome thinking that the proposal tends to neutralize their argument for tariff concessions, From inquiries in Government cir- cles, it is learned that the prospect is not at all faviwable, either to price fixing or anything leading to it. It is claimed that this system, carried to an extreme in the United States, is a great factor in the sus- tained high cost of living, the Gov- ernment not exerting efforts to have the market brought down, because on the strength. of guarantees of wheat, hay and other products, it would have to pocket the loss. The Government here conceives the possibility that with large crops throughout the world this year, wheat may drop to such a level, that with a guaranteed price of $2.26, or thereabouts, millions might be lost to the Federal treasury. In such matters, the cabinet is guided very largely by the advice of the Minister of Agriculture, and as he is a gainst iis the prospects of the demand being ncceded to are skim, but final judgment has been deferred til western members have their say. GRAHAM IN SOUTH ESSEX. Former Minister Nominated by Lib evals of the Riding, Windson, March 31.--Hon, George P. Graham, former Minister of Rail- ways and Canals, was unanimously nominated at a convention of Liberals of South Essex to contest the con- stituency against J. W. Brien, the Union representative in the Come mons, In his speech of acceptance Mr, Graham, after expressing to the three hundred delegates his appreciation of the honor tendered him, declared he would make the fight "supporting the prireiples of Liberalism as enun-~ clated "o the late Sir Wiltrid Lau- rier," -------------- No Danger of Bolshevism. Quebec, March 31.--Questioned on the labor situation in Canada, Hon. Mackenzie King said that no- fwhere jn all the world was the labor situation better than in Canada. He id that, from his own observations hroughout the country, there is not the least possible danger of Bolshevism breaking out in Canada. He said that in the United States the labor unrest was naturally greater than in Canada, owing to jthe vast industrial centres, and es. peelglly to the diversity of races and elements, but he feated no outbreak across the border. The Bolsheviki have evacuated J Kiev and a» now turning their at. was tentions against the Rumanians. $id gree of eit 471 intend to do my duty. PAGES 1-8 tt ee nt __LAST &DITION GIGANTIC TANGLE AROUND HUNGARY Many Armics, Bolshevik And Anti, Seury- ing in All Directions. Sy NLES CUT THO RALWAY BOLSHEVIK SWEEP WESTWARD ACROSS EASTERN GALICIA. The' Bulgarians Are Mobilizing---A | Rumanian Army Is Co-operating | With the French Along the Duies« | ter River. London, March 21.----The most gl { suntie military tangle in the history {of the world apparently is being {staged in and around Hungary. De | spatches from various sources to- day showed armies of several and | mixed nationalities scurrying this | way and that, occasionally clashing, {but just as frequently passing each onic by, + Conflicting reports indicate the In "its initial flight between the two cap- | following situation: ital cities, and carrying fourteen people, the giant aeroplane made the flight to London in the re markable time of 160 minujes { Both railway lines hetween Buda { pest and Vienna have been cut by Allied Italians occupying | Pressburg on the northern route, and { Czecho-Slovaks holding Raab on the | southern route . Russian Bolshevik westward forces are sweeping across Eastern Galicia, over-running the rich oil lands and {threatening invasion of Austria. A | Rumanian army is entering Galicia {along the same route as travelled by the Russian Bolsheviks. Another Rumanian army fs march. ing morth-wéstward toward Buda Pest across the Maros river. Still another Rumanian army is driving eastward into the Ukraine from Cen- tral Bessarabla, defeating the Ukrain- fan Soviet forces, and co-operating with the French along the Dniester river, north-west of Odessa. A fourth Rumanian army is retreating south- westward across the Pruth river in the face of the forces of the newly constituted republic of Bessarabia, which has formed an alliance with the Russian Bolsheviks, Bulgarians are bi al the western fro tier o Serbia. Pans 4 FOODS, Occupyin Fre (récently captured from the Ukrainians), have gone on strike in sympathy with the Hungarian Soviet Government. Ukrainians still hold Praemysl, which they recently seized from the Poles. Ukrainian and Bessarabian revolu- tionary forces are joining for an at- tack on the Allies north-west of Odessa, Revolutionary soldiers have seized Drohobycz, south-west of Lem- berg, and established a Soviet Gov- ernment, TO USE REPRESSION TO PACIFY EGYPT Gen. Allenby Announces Futil- ity of Defensive Measures-- The People to Suffer. Cairo, Egypt, March 31.--Gen. E. I. Allenby, the new commander-in- hief in Egypt, told a gathering of Egyptian notables Saturday that he would be forced to employ repres- sion to restore order in Egypt. He said that it had 'been found im- possible to restore order in Egypt by defensive measures, The policy of repression, the general admitted, wouldg bring great suffering to the people,"and he ask- ed the Egyptians to devise measures to achieve the desired results with a minimum of suffering. He con cluded with this emphatic warning: It is for you to do yours." THE HOUSE, K LAUGHED. Capt. Read Wouldn't Put a Dg in Civil Service. Ottawa, Mareh 31.---Capt. Read, Queen's, PEL, in the House of Commons, expressed grave doubts of the value of the Civil Service as a profession. "When a man enters the Civil Service," he said, "his am- bition is gone. His career is finish- ed. He commits economic suicide. By propaganda you have got people persuaded that the Civil Service is a desirable place to get into. I wouldnt put a dog in it." The House laughed and proceed- ed to discussion of the way in which the Civil Service Comm makes its choice between for positions as customs' I ------------ TRIBUNAL TO JUDGE THOSE GUILTY FOR WAR (Canadian Press Despatch) * Parls, March 31.--The com- mission on responsibility for the war decided first to condemn the violation of neutrality and all crimes committed by the Central Powers; second, to ap- point an lection of the ofeial seat uf the League or} tiourtiaw desided on Geneva, : Lo