PAGES PAGES 18 YEAR 86: NO. 127 THE TORONTO STARTED ON FRIDAY 'It Is Estimated That Between Seven and Twelve Thousand Men Are Out--Mayor Church Expects the Strike Will Be Conducted In An Orderly Manner. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, May 30.---The union committee of fifteen decided late last night to rejéct the offer of the employers to grant collective bar. gaining and swbmit the question of forty-four hours a day to arbitra- tion, It issued an order for a gene- Tal strike to take effect at ten 9'- clock this morning. Mayor Church announced this morning that a citizens' e¢ ittee had been formed, the embers signifying their willingness Yo assist if. necessary in maintaining order and to perform public service simi- "Jar to the committee in Winnipeg. While these precautions have been taken, the mayor expects that the strike will be conducted in an' or- derly manner: Workers of the various building trades, parment workers and other union members to the number vari- ously estimated at between seven and tweive thousand, left their work this morning at ten o'clo¢k in sym- pathetic strike to aid the men of the metal trades, who have been out for some weeks. This is one phase of the 'general re To- ronto which has been long esfected and dreaded, and which Sir Robert Borden and his colleagues in a con- ference with the contending parties at Ottawa yesterday vainly attempt- ed to avoid. Public Service Operating. Except xi the labor temple and various shops and buildings 'where action at present. STRIKE a pletely tied up, as some trades are staying at work. At an early hour this morning the failure of the last efforts to prevent a sympathetic strike was announe- ed by the strikers' committee of fit teen, when. they finally rajected cue offer of the employers to submit the question of a forty-four hour week to a board of arbitration. The efforts of"the mayor, citizens' com- milttee and other negotiators for a settlement are rentred in plans to present a further spreading of the strike. - An earnest effort is being made to steady the men of the To- ronto street rallwaymen's union, for it is realized that if the cars are stopped the city will begin to feel the pineh. It is thought that the street car service will be normal at any rate till Sunday night, when there will be a mass meeting of em- ployees to decide whether or not they will 'strike. . Several unions which were thought to be wavering towards a sympathetic strike announced this morning that they would take no Among these notably: are the letter carriers, rail- way clerks and freight handlers, In regard to many of the strongest. Iabor unions In the city there has been no serious' suggestion, up to the present, that they will take any part in the strike, A Question For Borden. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, May 30.--The generii SEEKING CONTROL Ho Labor Dispute in Canada York Evening Post prints the fol- lowing editorial on Canadian strike conditions: and elsewhere in Canada have both an occasion and 'a background of causes. unions hours of work and methods of coi- lective bargaining. general flame is heat. generated by months radical element in Canada and the conservative Government. war measures agalnst radical agi- tation--more United States----has resentment, Siberia became disaffected and had to be returned. W. *W,, scattered by suppression in the unions and stimulated the unrest. Early In the spring a convention of unions in Western Canada voted to wocéde from the Amé@rican Federa- tion of Labor on account of the con- servative attitude of Mr. Gompers, and declared for a general on June 1st as a demonstration behalf of free' speech, a free press, the liberation of political prisoners, and-a shorter working week to re- lieve unemployment. adian Government show skill mutual confidence out of winpromis- ing material?" RHINE TERMS MAY BE KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919, OVER ALL INDUSTRY Is Regarded in United « States. New York, May 30.--The New "The general strikes in Winnipeg The occasion seems to be dispute between metal trades and employers regarding Beneath the of friction between the Drastic drastic than in the created , much Troops despatched to Members of the 'l United States, entered the strike in Will the Can- as great British in creating as the MADE LESS SEVERE WINNIPEG BACK T0 NORMAL All the Mail Clerks Have hi § Wot EDMONTON AND CALGARY ARE ALSO GETTING BACK TO OLD CONDITIONS, The Edmonton Stréet Railway Re- sumes After Hrief Interruption Calgary Business Activities 'Con- tinuing. {Canadian Press Despatch) eg, May 30.-~Offers of the métal trades employers to dia- cuss labor problems with thelr strik- ing employees, with representatives of the Canadian Railway Brother hoods as mediatoes, came close the heels of a long step forward in the resumption of the city's normal activities to-day. of city' employees who ' walked out have applied for reinstatement have returned to work. Thé office force is now normal, striking raflway mail clerks returned, and Mayor Gray has announced an attempt will be made to resume the street service to-day or to-morrow. on Large numbers or post All have Charles FP. car The Edmonton street car service American and British Commis- sioners Ask For Their Modification. Paris, May 30.--American has been resumed after a brief In- terruption when the walk-out decur- red there Tuesday, and reports from Calgary say business activities con- tinue there almost normally. The Alberta Federation of Labor has sent out a call for a strike vbte of all the unions in the province, the result of which will be announced in a few days. British members of the high com- mission within whose province the Rhineland is included, have recom- mended that the convention cover- ing that territory be modified, be- cause of the severity and inflexibil- ity of its terms. It is probabls--the recommendation will be followed. The commission is composed of Am- erican, British, French and Belgian representatives, who have regulat- ed the Rhine occupation so far and will probably be continued in that supervisory office for fifteen years as provided in the treaty. Terms of the convention were drawn by military advisors Bus the latést strikers threw down their tools, there is no indication of any- thing out of normal. All public services and street cars are operat- ing as usual; stores are open and doing the usual or bigger business. Factories and shops, not directly in- terested, are working full time. Building operations are not. com- a." strike committee to-day sent a tele- gram to Premier Horden asking him in view of the fact that the peace conference which he had just at- tended approved of the principle ot collective bargaining and an eight- hour day, the laboring men of To- ronto were obliged to go on strike to obtain their rights. . Winnipeg Workers "Return fo Duty (Canadian Press Despatch.) Winnipeg, May 80.--Civie nnn WHAT BRITAIN OWES THE UNITED STATES Chancellor Chamberlain States MISS VERA DE LAVELLE ESCAPES FROM JAIL -- The Sweetheart Murderer MeOulisugh to Free- at Toronto. . Toronto, May 30.--Amnother sensa- tion was sprung on the city yester- day afternoon when Vera de Lavelle, "the mystery girl," held on charges of ing her lover, Frank McCul- lough, in escaping from fhe death- cell at Toronto jail some weeks ago, walked boldly out of the institution to 'liberty and has since evaded the police. 'She was discovered missing about three o'clock by Turnkey Addy and is believed to have taken another woman with her. Vera and her gompanion made their escape after having beén ot to the jail laundry. Detectives and police from nearby stations and from headquarters Join- ed the jail guard in a search of the neighborhood of the jail, as it was surmised that the escape had not been definitely planned, but that ad~ vantage had been taken of an oppor. tunity, and that, such being the case, there would be no outside preparas tions to facilitate the getaway, Vera de Lavelle is awaiting sen~ tence on the charge of having as- sisted in the escape from the death cel! at the jail of Frank McCullough, since recaptured. She fs liable to a term of imprisonment up to seven years. Currell, the death watch, also charged with abetting in MeCul- lough's escape, is to appear in the sessions to-day. Vera evidently had no wish to ap- pear as a witness. Currell was to have appeared Wednesday, but early in the weak a delay was announced. Kathleen Masten, the girl who 1s alleged to have engineered the o8~ cape, was apprehended late in the afternoon by detectives. The Masten girl was recently sentenced on a very serious charge, MANY METHODISTS KEEPING WHISKEY 8am Carter Warns Conference of Need of Educational Campaign, Kitchener, May 30.--During the last few weeks it has come to my notice that these are too many Meth- odists who want to keep a supply ot whiskey, to be used fo various aches and pains, and unless there is an aggressive educational campaign to show many of these people that they will not be deprived of liquor for 'medicinal purposes, they will vote That Total y= ' Yembegs Were not approved either by Gene- ral Bliss or Henry Wilson, = who were of the opinion that enforce- ment would" reduce the population to the state of an oppressed people. The matter will be taken up promptly by the big four and ne doubt the change suggested will be hade The military authorities agree that the present conditions would provoke dissensions and' end- less trouble. | er---------------- TRESTLE AT OAPE VINCENT; N.Y. It IS Being Built for the Montreal Transportation Company. Here Vincent, N.Y., May AS 8 concrete and steel coal trestle that will handle many thousands of |I08 that he could not make Ply- tons of coal yearly for the great lakes {™0uth to-night, The seaplane was and St. Lawrence river freighters Xi not damaged when she landed, being constructed here by the Mont- AINER Ce fae Ca real Transportation Company. A STANDING OF CLUBS. large number of tugs, barges' and freight steamers will coal here when the trestle is completed, wiiich is ex- pected will be early this summer. The work is being done by Contrac- tor Pike, Because of the Cape having an ox- cellent breakwater for the protection of craft during stormy weather ag well as because of its convenient lo- cation, it has been selected for the! trestle, which is being constricted near the site of the old pulpwood terminal established many years ago and long since discarded. -- London, May, 30.--J. Austen Chamberlin, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, announced in the House of Commons that the present indebted- ness of the British Government to the American Government is $4,260, 000,000 while the various American departments owe the British depart- ments, roughly, $210,000,000, The Chancellor 'ssid that dollar k securities, including Canadian secur- ities, now held under the Treasury deposits. scheme, amount to just a little more than $500,000,000, most of which has 'been placed as collateral for loans in America. In wddition to the deposit, Mr. Cham- berlain added, securities to the value Gf $106,101,000 twd been purchased by the Treasury. Most of these were sold, however. ------------------ TO FORCE INTO SERVIOE. Released Russian Prisoners Return~ From Central Empires. (Canadian Press Despatch) Washington, May 30.--The Rus- stan soviet government has decided . '*to mobilize for active military ser- vice in thg red army on the entire ritory of Russian (soviet) repub- He all foreign soldiers of the old de- mobilized army returning from Ger many and Austria," advices to the State Department to-day from Arch. Jangel said. This decision of the by officials here as ng an at ------------iat. tempt by thie Bolshevik to force into POPE'S ENVOY IN PARISy London, May 30.--Lieut.-Col. Ray-| service the released Russian prison-| - -- . mond Collishaiw, the well known Oan-|ers as they retum from the céntral|Pact of London Prevents Official g empires. : Paris, May 3 FINDS LEGAL retl, Papal Under IN ARR. ; Co "It Dropped 100 Miles North of Lis- bon, But Is Undamaged. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 30.--The following message has been received by wire- less from the N.C-4: "Landed. Mon- dego river." A The mouth of the Mondego river is near Figueira, about 100 miles north of Lisbon on the Portuguese coast. - Commander Read, of = the N.C-4 'sent a further message stat- ~of dwelling houses in 1 tres of Canmda and ra of capital invested therein, National "New York, 5; Brooklyn, 2. . Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 1. to: Cincinnati, 3; Pittsburg, 1. 'result of their inquiry with y : 'commendations they may ke ) 'a view to effecting a reduction i ¢ American League. Boston, 7; Philadelphia, 1. New York, 5; Washington, 4. "In ise " prices and rentals. Two New German Notes. (Canadian Press satoh) Versailles, © May 30.--T" new notes were delivered to the secre- tary of the peace conference by the 3 onsimor. | Cer- [German delegates to-day. At FLAW y ar- BITION BILL Possible That . Government, . Cannot Restrict Trade of Provinces. Ottawa, May 80--The [pin was given second rived in Paris, representing the Sil, eats, cao received o 3 Jes A. at meeting of the Laymen's ence, when the report of the Evan- gelical and Social Service committee was under discussion. Mr. Carter stated that he was mot opposed to allowing people to have lguor for medical purposes under the strictest Government regulation, but he was satisfied that the electors of Ontario would be opposed to the restoration of the open bar, : : Joseph Gibson expressed the opin. fon that if the Government will defer the vote for three or four months af- ter the soldiers have all returned from overseas and give them a chance see the difference in con. ditions fhetween Canada and the countrigé overseas, that the returned soldier will support the continuance of the pngsent Temperance 'Act. The report of the Evangelical and Social "Sérvice committee recom- mended a thorough educational cam- paign in support of the Temperance Act, F ---------- TALKS CABINET SHIFT, be Hon, T. AEHoulture and that also suggested in L'Action alique Borden is to a ie . double resignation will nec- | esgitate an absolute reorganization of the federal government, with Lord as remier and Sir rst lieutenant and les of finance." J UPRISING © capacity of his|® Probably - hia The war record of the R.C.H.A. is. In many respects a unique one, and one which cannot be equalled by apy other Canadian unit, Kings- ton has good reason to be proud of it, for it was to the R.C.H.A. that the first orders for mobilization came on the outhreak of war. I'he R.CH.A. was the first. Canadian unit to be called out for active ser- vice, which event occurred on August 8th, 1914. Then followed a few days of feverish activity at the Tete de Pont barracks, until on August 13th, the unit left Kingston for Valcartier, being the first Kingston unit to leave this eity ror active service. It was the first Can. adian unit to reach Valcartier camp, which, at the time of its arrival there, was merely a huge, barren plain, © The first "few days were spent In preparing the camp for themselves and for the other units which followed them there, ~~ At Valcartier thé unit was brought up to full war strength, and 'was made ready for the trip across the At lantie, . On September 30th, 1914, along with the other troops of the first Canadian division, the batteries comprising the unit embarked at Quebec and sailed for England. They wintered on Salisbury Plains along with the other Canadian troops, and experienced to the full the hardships and discomforts of that wet English winter, While at Salisbury the R.CH.A. wai freor- ganized in order to have ine Zame formation as the Royal Horse Ar- tillery. The reorganization chang- ed the unit into a two-battery, bri- gade, with ammunition column. The brigade was at that time come manded by 'Colonel H. A. Panet.' with Major (Brevet Lieut.-Col.) J. N. 8. Lesslie commanding "A" Bai tery and Major (Brevet Lieut.-Col.) Vernon Eaton commanding '11' Battery. On the departure of the first division for France the R.- C. H. A. was attached to the 1st Can- adian Cavalry Brigade, and = was kept in England umil the units comprising that brigade had com- pleted their training, ig . Pee Pi A sate Ho Goes tor Framee: PI sn in July, 1915, the 1st Ca Cavalry Brigade was sent to France, and with it went the R.C.H.A. 'The fire: position in the line occupied by ne two batteries was at Plug: street, where they were attached to the 1st Canadian Artillery Divi sion. There they received thoir baptism of fire, and were broken into the new ways of modern war- fare. It was while in this area that the R.CH.A. brigade first eaught the attention of the Imperial autho- rities, and this led to the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, along with the It. C. H. A. being transferred from the Canadian command to the Imperfal army, being attached to the 2nd {n- dian Division. During the early rt of 1916 the brigade enjoyed a riod of comparative quietness, for there was little of great nio- ment going at the front at that time. : On July 1st, 1916, the battie front. blazed into activity, and the French and British began that great series of attacks known as the battle of the Sommé. The R. C. H. A. were In the ¢hick of the fighting throughout these battlos, being in support of the famous Guards Division of the British ary. if, earned special praise at the cap- ture of Freville Wood, where, aoct- ties of cavalry, it cleared that aiffi- cult of the enemy, Towards the latter end of the battle it mov- ed down to the St. Quentin front when the British line was extended in order to reileve the Fpench, . it was here that they earned the spe- cial mention in despatches by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, coin- mander-in-chief of the British fore- es. Again acting with the Canadiap TE RCHA'S WAR RECORD ~~ CANNOT BE WELL EQUALLED By Any Other Canadian Unit--It Was Among the First to Go Overseas--Its Work Near Quentin in 1918 Was Most Thrilling adian | ing in co-operation with small par-|. LAST £DITION St. it was at all times the mainstay. General Selly, in speaking of the commander of the R.C.H.A. Brigade, said that he was his right band man, and that the honours gained by him- self had really been won for him by the men of the. R.C.HA. Brigade. In November, 1917, the Sixth Brit- ish Army, under Sir Julian 'Byng, made a surprise attack on the .en- emy near Cambrai, which came near to being the greatest stroke in the war. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade, with the R.C.H.A, played a very Prominent part in this battle. After a few days, the Germans massed for A counter-attack, and regained some of the ground they had lost. The R.CLH.A, were right in the fore- front of the Matteries in action at that time. They fired hundreds of rounds at the enemy at short range, and prevented the Huns from mak- ing any gain of territory. This was Oe of the most spectacular actions of the whole war, for it was in this battle that the Canadian Cavalry Brigade cut their way through the German lines, but were forced to tuin back because of lack of support. The counter blow which came a few days later found the R.C.H.A. ready and they did much to prevent a dle- aster on that occasion, Its Greatest . The bitterest fighting fu which the R.C.H.A. participated during ihe war was undowbtedly that of March, April and May of 1918, 'when the enemy made its smashing blow i for Paris, and caused a rapid retreat. on the British front. Dur- ing this battle the Canadian cavalry was rapidly despatched to ths as- sistance of the French, who were sorely harassed. : The cavalry uaits made: 'a memorable charge and drove . the enemy hack time and again. The R.C.H.A. tired for days over open sights, and wrought ter- Day after day they fought and 1n spite of many retirements thay brought thelr guns out safely every time. Ba On one occasion the corporal, iu charge of one of the teams wes charsod Shoueh the avin' thos ugh the ay with his horses to the a ots and before the enemy Was aware ot his intentions, 'he had hitched up the horses, and dashed back gain to his comrades with the gun. This iittle corporal Is at the present time resident in Kingston. thls do served decoration if any action ever 'did, but instead he only received a Censure for being late with his gun. * When the retreat had ended and the front had become ad the R.C.H.A. went back for rest and reorganization, for heavy casualtivs had been suffered during the severe fighting of the spring of 1918. the great allied. counter-offensive began, they were back in position 10 t outh-east of 'Amiens, and went forward with magnith elan in 'the wake of the 'Tetrea Germans. They were in right up to the last day of the war, and distinguished themsélves es at the capture of Monchy. They are now sang home, flushed with victory, an ngeton sho ive them a real welcome as . greatest unit. : Kingston unit to leave the city, and because of ita great record in other (Continued on Page | Detroit, May 30.--An industrial development involving 3,000 acres of land, employment of thousands When August came, however, and fy: It was the premier' Tible havoc in the enemy - ranks. og aug | &