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Military cODIaription,

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British workmen have intimated' their
of such a. sY8tem . . You jwil1 Ila.y
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tNDUSTRIAL CONSCRIPTION.
It was demonstrated at t.bo Trade Upion Con-

Adviae:·YOUR WIFE' ~ hi"'eat her
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Q~:.~ld f1j.' rs.J.6.,CerlifiC!:I,~o".'o.~nyoll
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m.a.do clear in other waV"ll aDd on many Q(ca.siona
~that. a. cOnsiderable section of the Britiab. Labour
movement admire tHe lIywtem of govemme.m n~w

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. BVERY CEIl'I'IFJcN.TE Y81J '}!UY ' ADDS . I
MLf'~A-GUINEA!rif.l:fBE Y.AMILl' Fetl11JNE'

established in tho 1Io1i!heviBt part· 01 Rusaia. One
of the 1;Q.ost significaDt. de'f81opmeut.e of that
'J'Btem 01 governm""t is ito regulation of iridD!rtry.
and it is no misuse of Ia.nguago to Bay that: Of iDdul:r'

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triaJ. oonscription" ill the proper name £Or tht:

methods of re~la.tian enforced br Lenin and pis
JnVPl'nidons.. Sir Sidn- Low, who haa made ill
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lifelong et.udy ~of the varioos GoVOI'1lID6DtH ot
present' lttDd thf' put. pointe out that. tho
to strike is disallowed by the Bol:rbeviste.

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AN iALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT.

In view of t.he soggeatJon that. has been . ~e

by varlo... poople that the time haa oome for

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aJiot.her genor.al elect.ion. Major H e'!"etrSJ'. .
for Winch..t.er. baa publiahed an in_vng
anaJysia of the political pooition. There..", J. •

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A GRAMOPHONE AND SELECTION OF ·RECORDS.

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8aI1.de. , HyJIIIlt, Christm•• Carol •. Comic Soup. ·.J~tal
all the la~t .panco Music wi1l play OIl all · Gnmopl.OQ~s.
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by Post promptly attended to. Telepbooc Us.

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W~l!ted . out .a ....Jew days ago ,
~forms are UO\~ .a.t~a.1IJ.ed .a.n~ .atfainab\eoa.t a. ~o~e
rapid ~te ~Illl . ~er be!ore. . T~t,_ h.ow~ver, I:! .

tH.OU$IUtDS:
SAYI MOI£r."T

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ha.s st,ood in svch &D. ~ importan.t rchi.tionmip to
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that e.ve.n, the iirlM...:.~olent parllo m~ woul~ have.

been d..,n~t.od enough. or' tho sa e of
hulnanity. to refrain from . a.ttadring . him~ until
the European prolAems 'were well 'an the road to
settlement: . Not 80, 1 howeVer ; party interests
seem to be supreme with them , Theo maSs of m y
UNMUZZLED DOG~ ·
~fIll, .t. beHeve, are -indifferent · to · pariV-,
Prallk 'Ern... DeaL,y. 00. )leIroe......enQ •• " ... labels, though they Il1'6I0veri' 0{ fair play. IWd It.
bed l()s. fO!' being the O'V'f"her , of an unmumaoo is not...bir, to at.ta.dt a. Prim·e ~ Mi.nis:t.er_ on-party.
dog in ~iaHtreo' on De<:6anbeo' 1001.
iBoueo'"lliIe .ho i. Jltill a.heoorbed . with t.he stat<;s·
men . of Otll' E1l1'<iflean Alli .. il). ....tl!nl!..proh1ems
m which oW' own prosperity is. viWJy. m,ked up.
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It Is th~ .unhal'Py laCt ~~at. i,"!lead of c:or:>t,ributr
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109 by h... ,..,.dom to th",nolution•• DOht.",OJl of

~n~PR()V:[liIG .RUBA.L C.O NDITIONS.

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!r.~':.; t~a? ti.:y" ':"GVfit
Empire Rtlch ae otmJ is.

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A pari.y · with narrow v~. mnst nob ~ope to
hold the ",ins 01 goV1>rnment. The two old
P..tiM, ohould combine and endeavour to cnro the
8J>&lhr froiq ...hioh large numben of the eleeto:ato
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to bo'l!lI!rering. Gm. the Government time.
BOnn...,.. a.nd it will ,ahow by legi..
which io .hove party "'rife that it will hav\,

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c:a¢es 0 i>OJ:tlolio in
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addrcu • public

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GoveD1D1cnt..p~

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BOU8e
un.il tell
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·thedf ComJ'DOJl.l on

the dillt.:reslful
couui.r1. We &hall thua 'ba.'Ye,
Monday
what tho
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for
ou>1inea of the scheme belo... u.. and it . .,rul be "ell&\1l:oid.
appropri.to to the _
of .good. will if
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llatiio.,aI---<x,uotry ,or
which? Tho

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Set with Fine Pep Is.

~g hi8tory. :_Tbat is· aa .ine.x:pHCo.ble a..'f"it ie" deplora6l •• in view of .the f!'Ct lJlot · t~is, ;eminont
cri\ie~ .. himaelf held tho·hrghest'<>ffioes"\m.ru".·"h. ·

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&· filDIld&;r.

COLD'

t~ do than """"""': the .Prime M'tnieter of .tt'llVt!l!ty'

Realising t.b¥ this migtlt
oIIend tho s..hbeLh~in~ lIUIIOOPt.ibiliti", of'l""'Y
ooDBtitDentB. ond ~y.t . not. wioIring IOItog'et,ber to
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' thti iI!#.6tiOn. he ,agreed . to ~ 00; bub ebale
.. bia .oubieo;i.," Wack aud I!c:onomy." ~""t.ielpations ....... .rOalised , tho' h..u .... empty ••ad _
0 80Ur "..:.. o/f""ded 17 Had my, friood .e~ _~.
t.be workeI'B of tbifH:Ount]y on a far hi@her his I .uhj~ " .Sl.adcing ' and spl~ing,?" he' ViQ:llld
plano tUn -any G,,,.erum'n' cOuld po-b1~ probo;l)1;1 h •• o hiod ' to addr .... . e.er~ · ~
do which ",lied for its '"""'"'" on cloa hatred m~ . ' TbIIrl.... ·ia ' ~ Tritib,;ia' not. ~..,ays l"ea,
and indutrioll strife.
.Iln~" and •lout. lIO "when it tOOa.ns thS .. i.b.e mdli
A TOPIC FOR CU'DmTVAS.
Yidu&!:h .. torJlUu,opiDot lite cUNOD'· a.n'd "
The ~ topio of 'oonv~i';;~ C\>riIImaa ..,m~,b8 : hM iuot ' aU&ined," .' ; ,:.
dinner parties nen will he Irel&nd. Althongh
WE MUST P!lIOD~::~~J!.!!o'n··'
tho Home Rule Bill will not ~ hro'oght f"""ard
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SQUEAKERS AND BLACKBEE,T LFS. ,

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tha:n ever h.a.ve devolved on this .6unfry, because
tlie .Americian Sen&te' has .rIot. rutiS.<j the Peace
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TUESDA:Y.- Bef'ore Mr. A. H . Bull (in the ~r) Leagu~ of Na.tlOns CovNJ'sntr. A large part
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B.E;Ut LIGHT. . ;
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For .
re84" lia'bt. in .Adding· on~jn Br.;t~in. M.
e.menceo.u comes
11'~... of 1iH. to.. i!hnfer
thfPrime'Minister and the
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MOTORIST PINED.
international situa.t.ion . . Alluding to thes.e collnrsations; the II 'I'iInea~' deda.res t.hat "upon t.heir
Fredk. ~dO'J', ' SO, Welda.1&f!treeb. f&l1ed to pro- dltcisiona in
mea.snre bangs 'the ' fate of
dU08 his "'bcen.co W drive a. tpot..crc- ca.r "l)e~ &$ked
to do so- on. December lOtb.- 'Bis. e.xap&& was tbat Europe and 0 the world for long years to com(' ~' .
he had left. it at hcnge. :JIe waa iin~ed~ £1.
And · Mr.~ BaJ~our h~as pointed -out that; aJt.hougb
the world has lived through the t .• rrible visitaj
NO DEFENCE. ' .
-tion or W&l', it is still ~ by aU the dan gE'rB
Wm. Wtni;on: or 32. Orlord-l'oad. Windsor: ' did of a protmcted and ,criiical conval.,~~e.. "Jt
not &P~ 10 a.\1SWCI' no .summOWI for. tra.veU.ini on is the buainess of EngIa.na. and Franee : to bring
tho ·G.W.R. without & ticket on ()otobe.r 20th. '
the patient through."
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Yet this is the tigJ9 c1iosen to. a.ttack t .h,d'rim,p
G.W.R. st.a.t.i.oO', said Winson gave up & t.ick.et/ witb
becau8e ·be
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tite dote ...ased. The ticket had I.... been \'Bed
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prev~lJ.
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worldwide prestige am few; wo--a.re
A booking olerk said the ticlr.et woo ,.;ued
hoviog such a .tolesman in

is " Labour Gove.rnDl6llf,. 'Ilu~

of the Lo.bour P.rty is, ~ . hia
i~:~~~~~~Polit.tica.1 hwi..in is too . 5moJI;

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responsibilit.es of. our natiolla! leaders '
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G?vernl!leut 00 ~ha.t. &core, for, al$~ thp ", Wet4-:

bii. ·.. Wiman bad not
cue.. ~e would., be fuled .4fhr.-Poul~ (iD
chair) ODd .Mr. A. G.
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8itIney Horbert Potter. U8. Great KnoUy ...treet.
WU ' &UlD:JDoned to.: driring'. a t))Ot..or lorry negli-genii,. in WoIi:ingh.a.m~ on .December Btb_
It oppeond. tliat tbe Iotty kno<*od d..... "
Iattn>-t>oot, ~. the , majlitrtr.t.cs """"P.Ied defen'
t~y. 'proa;ched a doctrine of equality for the cta.m:.s- ~1l that It waa an &CClaent QUe to
prolet&rillot and set up a. SYlltl.'m of su..ves working &ll error ofrjUdgment,:..a.nd diimissed the case wiUl
under buliie!.
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the Petrograd
tr&mwaymen'
higlier
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hounr.
of the Soviet, "' ....t.od some of tho
Ing ,,- rotriko moet.ing ahd"ordsrod
tliOir trams, threa1.eDing th~m witb: t.be
of being obot by· the Rod Goord..
when tile employ... at the PutiloJf
out tbey '"'"' driven . in aga.in by. ma~pe-l~~
It is ....
---'y stated bv tb& Boviete tJ!at reeistr
""CO to-"lD'7"'''~ial di4M~I';,"';' -til be Ie mt'!'d.h_lv,
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ptmi6hed." What. is ma.rveUoua about thi1ll is tho
reo.di.ne83 with which the. LabolO' leaders in Oreat
Britain, can expml!l their admiration {or a loreign
regime which promioed liberty and baa inlriituted

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li'pstor, ag.~ 161 pf 39. FIi,n ...ttre •• liorl>ert B'~d,
lB, of- 45. Cast &-et.~et. and Slaney COOk, 13, of
16, Le~eT-pllt.~wera ordered to P&Y t.he ~~J
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of men';' in dllltrial IU£J by the Government, 'which . Gtso. Ju . •Bro"Wi, KiLn ' Court Farm, '" ~dgh&ttl,
decides for them tha.t . ~hcy mall- '\!Or~J . whether wu, on ...0, ... _ e'ridaoc:3"'" of Irup. Dowty, ol tho
l.bey ",h!h to or not, Ilnd .6..xe8 thq plaCe. the
N.S .~.C+,""QoDVi'r.t.ed of c::ruelty to ' twelve fow19
and the ot.hr.r conditions, (l~rery regardless
by ~ding ~em by rail in a cra..te 'which WNt not
trade union principles o'~ any other fonn of
Ie) roust.r:uct4d as to Fcrent their len from proance. I can hear ifie Bntish
t~ ~jm~. reoeivin¥ ibjury.
The\:ma..gistrftcs
testing that .he ~ould ne,,·et put ¥ wi~h
.. cbepted'1.Brbwu'. ata.t.ement t.h&t the eruolty wu
' no.l o~ bia F" and dn,ed him l!Xb.
of th..t ,kind, '&nd I trulv believe tho. ,
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II:; Podi!.t (in tho - /
011';',. Mr. 1[. )1-.. W.1ia ODd !k. .L. ,E • .QuOlal.
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Albert Tealey. <if Baaingstoke. was .fiDed 5o .
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being drunIc in V&Ipy...tre",. He said he ••d'lDet ~ o.wth.. to th':poaitioll jll ..whi$lh1 we no)" fln'd
.omo' Qld .. :friem:dB~ ari'd/ had a. drop too much. - .. r~
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For t&iling. to carry'......., !ia* on \heir.
t.hio unP"'J'!'dhlted ."'to 01 things the ,GOvern·
George l).!!"'II". of ~den; Ro1lor1o..S'r.hI. Of.B""t·
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Oharr. ~I'II of ein9,Jeeham. a.nd I.d& M.oo~1 men., 1! .~"':lD lDl&~ y. ~m~., .~ "'-wt~ a
119. ~ondon1"od. ReadiDg. were ea9> Me!l · ~."
•the _natiolf. Y"'.,.-th"!'" """ pcliicr.:, who.
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Summoned'ror~l&yiDg foot.ball iD. ~" atr~ a.nd W get &.W61 from the atmos~h~' of
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fa.miJia: to OUl": Conti.

nontal ....ghboun. but only recently no",,' to "".
h .. been'1he .•.ubj.~t o{ mlrcb. heatkd d~.,wni
nnd doub~eu moat people " 8.n g~ t~,t the
Ooverumont. caD at last afford to dispe.nee Wltb it.
Tho qutstion now arisos · wbeUJIll' an"liody at
this ,country understands the nattfre . of:iDdustrial
eonooription: bv which I mean the ·gid. oTderin;:
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