«14 PAGES . (BAK 86: NO. 147 TURSDAY, JUNK 24, 1919. LAST DITION GETTING READY FOR THE SING THE CEOMAN OFLEGATE ARE EXPEC WEDNESDA TO ARRIVE ON MORNING: Hermann Mueller, the New Fi Secretary, Will Head thé German Delegation to Sign the Treaty. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, June 24.--Hermann Muel- ler, the mew German foreign secre tary, will head the German delega- tion to sign the peace treaty. La Liberte says the Germans probably will arrive at Versailles on Wednes- day morning, : ih Premiers Lloyd-George and Cle. ménceau and President Wilson visit- ed the Versailles palace ghis after- noon to inspect the arrangements for the ceremony for signing the peace treaty, . : Caused No Surprise. Paris, June 24.-Germany's com- plete surrender caused no 'surprise to President Wilson, Premiers Cle- mencean and Lloyd-George, the men who. have 'bore the heavy burden of responsibility and hard work « through the many months of the in- ter-Allied negotiations. They, _and those r confidence, have been confident for weeks that it would be impossible for 'the German gov. ernment 'to fake any 'other course than (that annolinead to ithe Allied peace makers "yesterday afternoon by 'von Ha the chief representa- tive of Germany now at Versailles. There %ete Nours of anxiéty in the past few days, but.it is safe to say hess who had the major part in dic- ating. Tine wh Germany was Shs accept, never wavered in the belief thr t those terms would have to be swallowed. : Every preparation had been mdde for an advance by Allied troops fur. ther into: German territory. Had e refusal E an acceptance the German Would proba "this 'morning. Teording to. what is said here, ward move) would be 3 ir i) prepared to resort to drastic mea- sures if they sought further delay. Ger powers-that-be, at Wei- mar and 'Berlin will probably neve: know how firm. the Allied chiefs were in this intention: ? eee at Weimar. . J ato : # Weimar; Germany, © i Before the National Assembly voted to-day to | the peace terms un- and Conservatives, but they appar- vently had little effet. When the was called all but few members Tofe to signify their affirmation of the Government's decision to sign. Once the vote was taken, a loom appeared to deséend upon the as- sembly, The most vigorous oppon- ents of the signing were | 168s, seemed to accept the inevitable with res fon.. The delegates to Assembly seem dis- in an apparently hopeles a announcement ed «to ably have tor Ae] ah burg and General Ludendorff, and defy the Allies to seize the former emperor. In military and semi: military circles strong insistence has developed that 'the former em- peror is innocent and that under. no circumstances must he be®placed on trial except in a neutral country. | . VON REUTER LIABLE TO DEATH PENALTY. London, June 24.--The sink- % ing of the German fleet at # Scapa Flow is régarded by most # editorial writers here as a fresh #% example of German faithless, % 'ness. There are many ind.g- 4 nant denunciations of the act * of the he % It is contended that the car- % rying out of Admiral ven 's order automatically anhnuls the armistice and rend- ers the Admiral liable to, the death pemalty and all contern- ed to long terms of penal servi- tude. Some papers demand that the allies exact fullest penalties, including immediate payment of £70,000,000 . gold as value of the fleet. INTEND TO MEET COMPANY WITH REGARD TO A SOLUTION OF THE STRIKE, PEEP E PELE Sere THEE rE EIEN Metal~Workers Will Show That Oth er Companies Have Given Their Employees An Increase In Wages. The executive committee of the metal trades federation met Tuesday to discuss the eflorts now being made by the civic mediition com- mittée to; bring about a settlement of the strike. A' letter was Head frofn Mayor Newman, in which ® he acknowledged receipt of the reply of the executive asking what wére the points in dwspute and whether the executive was willing to meet 'the mmittee.. . Mayor Newman stated that he would place the matter be- fore the committee which would L meet again next Saturday. The letter of President Wallace of the Locomotive y Was re- férred to, and when asked by & re- Presentative of the Whig, it the ex- ecutive would: take advantage of the Opportunity to meet the company, members replied that they would. A "communication was received from the International organizer in Toronto, in which i was stated that. forty-five firms bad signed up agree- ments with the trade unions on a Ja . Wir; numbér of emp ~ 'Collingwood Shipbuilding any, As tow eck af 76 Sonts an ur; 1 ingston braneh. has: 500" cnuployees. Dominion Shipbuilding Co. = 44- Bou week at 75 cents an 'hour Catada Car and Foundcy Co. Fort William, 45-hour week, 75 cents an hour; 600 employees. Dominion : Bridge Co., Montreal, 45-hour week; 75 cemts an hour. The Hydro and Welland Canal metal trades and carpenters number 11,000 men. They have a 44-hour week at from 70 to 75 cents an hour. «It js also stated that the railways have offered a 44-hour week and Pay retroactive to May Ist at the same rate paid on United States railways. J from the The executive expect foregoing, to support their case by the action of other companies and the statement of Mr. Wallaes that be would consider their request when other large firms of a similar character and employing -a large number of men have done likewise, wae mentioned as a probable solu- tion of the difficulty.' QUEEN'S LIBRARY SITE Said to Be ha to More Conyeni. |1t is understood that a change has been made in the site for the new] Douglas library which is to be structed on 'the grounds . Universit tT © Com- ed RUSH OF WORK Under Two Heads. 2 "7 THIS SESSION. Hits on Necéssarigs of Life. Ottawa, June 24.--The parlia: mentary 'week opening yesterday gave some slight promiss of being the second Yast of the session. There is a raft of legislation to be dispos- ed of, but an easy way out is to pdt it over till the proposed fall session, and much of it will be so dealt with. Among the week-end develop- ments were the resignations of twe Government whips--Levi Thomson and W. A. Buchanan, of Saskatche- wan and Alberta, respectively, De- cause they broke with the Govern- ment on the tariff and feel ' their position inconsistent. It is fully anticipated that befors the session closes the whole subject of labor will be discussed anew in Parliament under twe heads--the reports of the commission on indus- trial 'relations and of the committee on the cost of living. Beth bodies are expected to make suggestions of a character to ameliorate the situa- tion. Just what arrangement the Labor Commiss=on will' propose is not certain, but what they set out to investigats was the possibility of such a democratization of labor as would give if'a gredter representa tion and influence in industrial nianagement, -, The cost: of living = committee may recommend a limitation in the spread of prices, the equivalent to a restriction - of profits. Some also favor a commission lg #xercise pow- er over trade similar to thoge of the Railway Commission. . Sir George E. Foster, Minister of Trade apd Commerce, who was ong of 'the adian delegation to the Hon, al at Me ported to-day as' som Under these circumstances Sir Gaorge preferred to make no stale. ment to-day as to the work of the conference + and the situation in Paris, but intimated that later on he will fo 'so. 'Whila the general Franchise Act will not be taken up this session, a temporary on®. to provide machinery for by-elections under peace condi- tions is proposed, and will likely be 'put through before the session pro- rogues. Machinery may also be pro- vidéd for such adjustments of the Civil Service Act as will obviate the House going through the whole de- tails after settling the principle. SOLDIERS' PENSIONS "TO BE INCREASED Half a Million a Year--Two Thousand . Will Be - Affected. {Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, June 24.---Hon, N. W. Rowell's committee on soldiers' and sailors' pensions have recommended Iarig 8 increases and bonuses to dise deceased soldiers and relatives of soldiers. Two thousand il Be aftected by these iner Ww 1 will amount to a nifllion per Fy "About forty-tour thou- INTHE COMMONS) Labor. Poems A Toe Dealt Win FRANCHISE AND HIGHWAY: Rigas NOT ro. ni TAKEN UP The. Cost of Living Commission May, Recommend a Restriction in Pri} As Sir sign the peace €. J. Doherty. HONS A oN ; Robert Borden and Sir George Foster cannot be in Versailles te will attach their signatures for this country are Hon. A. L. Sifton avid Hon. 'WHO WILL SIGN PEACE TREATY. "gority over all of 57, # 2 Su a «he SHIT HON. €. J. DOHERTY treaty, having returned to Canada, the two Canadjans who Atchison B.& QO. ... CP.R. Brie si Marine ....; Marine, pid. NIV 00 Reading . ., Anaconda . .. U.S. Steel . .. Brazilian . .. Cau. Steamship Dom: Steel . .. Maple Leaf ... maintain law HEB EAN from Pel risals BEBE NS B STOCK MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by. Bongard, Ryerson & Co., 237 Bagot Street. New York Stocks. Southern Pac. RI Union 'Pacific .. .. Am LOG, ena a Bethiehem, Seel . Int. Nickel ... ... Rep. Steel ... i. Am. Sugar .. i Canadian Stocks. Can. Cement -, . . Cons, Smelters: . ... . Steel of Canada i ie and 'severe casualties sustai I ani sure mambers es answered hi the ely of 1h New. York, 4 Wireless message THINK GERMANY BEHIND UNREST Winnibeg Authorities Think German Moncy And Dirction Caused Strike A WIDESPREAD MOVEMENT AFOOT TO OVERTHROW DEMO- CRATIC INSTITUTIONS. Opening, Close. 99% 1003; 50% 163 The Movement, It Is- Thought, In. cludes Seizure of the Country's Affairs and the Issuing of Strike For Vietory Bonds. Winnipeg, Man., June 24 High officials here believe they have evi- defice that a widespread movement is afoot to overthroby democratic insti- tutions' and 'substitute for them a Soviet' form 'of government. a «The means to that end 18'said to '5 | be through "One Big Union" which, '1 | by declaring a desire expected to make it impossible for "| the community "to five withont the leave. 'of the committee, through which the Ono Big Union would fue tion. Ee 'The directors of the movement ex. pected that city councils and provin- cial and federal governments, find- ing themselves unable to 'provide necessaries of life; would beg the One Big Unjon committee, in the name of humanity, to operate essen- tial food and 'public services. Thus a' Soviet form of government would come into permanent operation. BOY 68% 84% 28% 67% 1630. 78 heen lost of t Authorities here believe they have evidence which shows that a genine revolutionary move is under way te séize control pa country's affairs, 3 "i is junicipal, |' provin- to issue strike bdnds in place «of vie: tory bonds, and render the latter worthless. They think this explains the seemingly wild stories that have circulated among Toronto foreigners' that before long Victory honds won't Be 'worth the paper they are printed on. They. were also convinced that the movement is assisted, or even direct- ed from Germany and that money is" being forwarded to Canada through German-American = banks. Germany hoped thar he' Socialist or Bolshevist movement would have # made such headway that she would # | have been spared the humiliation ot * "signing A' severe peace treaty, and - she still hopes that the movement will continue until the whole world ok BASE 3 DELEGATE. felease of L. C. the Bolshevik the bebe "declares. Re- pfened against -- | properties in Austro- is 'uned Soviet rule, war débts, re- pudiated and the financial and other burdens placed on German people removed. GOUIN HAS FIFTY-SEVEN MAJORITY IN QUEBEC ings Are Yet to Be Received. Montreal, June .24.-- With two seats yel to be heard from the stand- ing in the Quebec provincial elec: tions held yesterday is: Conser- Liberal vative Labor a 2 . vin ~ 34 Total ... aR 9 Ths gives Sir Lomer Gouin a ma- while both seats yet to be heard from will prob ably return Liberals, making it x majority. of 59. In Montreal two Labor union men were' élected, defeating the Govern- ment candidates. These are A. Lau- rendeau, for Maisonneuve, and A. Lacombe, for Dorien. Conservative gains are Iberville, Chicoutimi, Laval and Joliette. The Conservative leader, Arthur Sauve, was elected in Two Mountains, "The only Minister whose seat 'was oon- tested, Hon. Nap. Seguin, in Su Mary's, was elected. Acclamation . .. Elected . 9 7 o JUDGMENTS GIVEN. In Two Cases Recently Judge Madden. Judgment has been delivered . by Judge Madden in the cises of Alex- ander Redmond v International Har- vester Co. of Canada, and in that of E,W, Mullin and Anna H. Mullin v Carrie Martin. Judgment for plain- tiffs for $381 was given in the form- er case because an ensilage cutter did pot measure up to expectations. In the latter case judgment was as follows: "The evidence in support of the trespassing by ducks and by the girl going towards the apple trees and the alleged alighting on the right of way by the defendant frome ber auto are too petty and trivial to support any kind of an action. I ac- cept the evidence of the defendant thata she did not in any way or at any time obstruct the vight of way in question and did not hinder the plaintiffs {rom exercising the freest kind of use thereof at all times, 1 find that the plaintiffs' land was not at any time subjected to more water than the natural rainfall and ac- cumulted snow and slush that form- erly found its way over plaintiff's fot. I further find that the repairs made on the right of way by the de- fehdant in raising it wp were not nec- and that the eral used repairs did not cause any more water to flow upon the plaintitt's land. The whole action is too trivial for an in- junction énd is the result: of ill- feeling between neighbors.' Heard By ACCOMPLISHED TASK. For Which He Assumed the Prem- . iershi (Canadian Press Desay 3 Paris, June 24.--Premier Clemen- ceau has expressed bis intention to resign from office as Boon a6 the treaty is promulgated, feeling that he 'has accomplished the task - for which he assumed the premijership says Marcel Hutin inthe Echo de Paris = Ibis expected that parlia- ment would Tatify the treaty late in July. Toronto Cars Not Running. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, June 24. There was a meeting of citizens in the mayor's office 'to-day to discuss the tie-up since Sunday of the Toronto street railway service. Brig.-General Gunn, commandi: the military dis trict, was ane of fhose present. No attempt was made ths morning run the cars as the company: had decided to await a more opportune moment. J. E. Preston, merchant tailer of Ottawa, giving evidence before Cost of Living Commission, said he was compelled to Puy his cloth through middlemen and the cloth went through four or five hands before it Teached the public. . The Council of Peace Conference on Tuesday received another note from the Austrian delegation at St. Germain protesting against the pro- posal for the liquidation of private certain parts of the old Empire. 1 AT 1S WHAT NE WANTED DONE" The Returns From Two Rid- Is the Bilish People's Comment on Snk- 0 Gm Was CERMAN OFFICERS SHOOT THEIR OWN SAILORS FOR OBEY. S ING BRITISH ORDERS. The British Admiralty to- Appoint a Commission to Fix the Responsi. bility For the Sinking. London, June 24. Admiralty of- ficials to-day considered. nieasures to investigate and fix responsibility for the stroke by which the 'German fleet was wiped out. ; . A commission probably will be%ap- pointed to hear testimony and decide who is to blame for the fact that the skeleton German crews pemaining on the interned 'warships at Seapa Flow were able to open the seatocks and sink the surrendered fleet. Admiralty officials maintain that looseness of the armistice terms, un der which German crews remained on the vessels, made the coup pos- sible. A So far as the public is concerned » in many places the remark was heard: "Well, that's what wé wanted dome ° with them, wasn't it?"% 3 The impression seemed to prevail that the Germans had saved the Al lies some trouble, "It was considered likely the erst- while "high seas fleet" would be allowed to remain on the bottom of the Scapa Flow, as. cost of salvaging would be tremendous: ». German Officers Shot Sailors, , Thurso, Scotland, June 24.--Of the German voasels interned. in Scapa Flow, the dreadnaught Baden and the cruiser Emden remained afloat yesterday, the Frankfort and the Nuremberg may possibly be salvaged. Two Gestrovors were still on the sur- | ace, and twe other destr were beached, 88) |. Mestroyels The other vessels of the the waves, suilk by from beco to "keep them > property of the Allies, fn Fourteen hundred of the German sailors have been Six were killed 'and slx were wotinded in clashes with British * Guards, some may have drowned, 3 German officers, who were rescued and 'brought. op board British ships" proudly saluted, clicking their heels, as they met their rescued colleagues. One officer carried his sword and of- carried large bundles containing their * belongings: . ir Gorman sallors were shot by their own Officers when they attempted to obéy orders of BHU. officers to re- turn to their ships and shut off the geacocks, » Attaches Tug At Ogdensburg. Ogdensburg, N.Y,, June 24.--The steam tug Conqueror, owned by the Cincennes McNaughton Line of Mon- treal, has been attached by the gov ernment and is being held 'at this port. Deputy Marshal Charles T. Olmsted Some time dgo the company contracted with the United' States Shipping . Board to tow several government Sots to Montreal, And one was dau aged so that _governmen libeled the company for the damages. NEWS IN BULLETIN. The Toronto street railway com- | pany will attempt to run cars to-day if the city gives it the protection it Everything is quist ¥ Has asked for. 50 far, : bi Forty-four 'of those arrested at Winnipeg have been thausand dolla bail et, the Premier fered to surrender it. 'Many sailors +