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against Marine outlawry, and it is a part | oi}the public duty to show their.apprecia- of it. Os course we do agree that the Danes largely respected our women. Many were married on the_ islands ana are living happily in Denmarf. We have never heard any (nstance where a Danish ex-soldier deseged his wife, after society in Denmark difover- ed she had Negro blood in her vein In the United States, despite al’ i 'ments advanced to the cortrar,, o. union is considered a degradation, . in such state; as Georgia it is punis able by imprisonment. \ The United States Marines on the is- lands are not quite as bad as they have been painted. There are in New York, some who saw \ service in the islands who are producing in their own defence letters and photo- grap s, which they are holding as evi- dence whenever an investigation similar to that of Haiti comes up. Therefore, those who advance reports | of outrages and rapine in the islands - from time tn time, must be guided by | the truth in its entirety. | The United States Marine Corps will | always punsh its men for any wrong | committed by them in the islands. The inhabitants must in these cases expect JUSTICE to be meted out to the Marines a€ weil. A positive solution with which to avoid | trouble with Marines, is for every man and woman to mind their own business and rem=in in their own native statiou | in life. The Marines will be made to do | the same. | e+ || S—————— | TELEGRAMS. fE iy 0 LREON London, O&. 27th--.ue announce- ment of Mr. Lloyd George today that | next Monday had been allowed by the Government for a discusSion in the House of Commons of the pending mo- tion of unionist members censuring the | Government for conducting the present Irish negotiations, was taken as bring- | ing the Irish issue to another critical | stage. The announcement came as a surprise to the Sinn Fein delegates now | in London, who indicated tonight they | had expected that Parliament would not be consulted until there was a nearer ap- | proach to an agreement than hitherto had been possible. They have negotia- | ted with Mr. Lloyd George, believing | him to be in a positior to strike « bind- | ing bargain, and they expressed appre- | hension over the possibility that the | forthcoming debate might enable him ‘ to modify his proposals. Their view to- | night was that nothing likely to happen | in the House of Commons could better | the terms obtainable by Sinn Fein, but : that the debate mgzht easily lessen these | terms. The Sin%ein delegates are sus- | ioi ' o s faced with | ST &R 0 12 A VIS trouble in his own party, and that he thinks that a debate in the House would be the best way in obtaining for himse. a certain majority. Ulster is understood to present his chief difficulty, since he has pledged -iimse)f not to reduce the importance of the, ,usition of the North: ern Parliament. He has been pressed from the start by the Sion Fein dele- gates to rip up the Home Rule Act, and to raopen the Ulster question. On the other hand, Mr. Lloyd George is urg- ed by many unionists even those who apnorove his recent offer of Domin- ion Status to ' lreland, to permit the Northern Parliament to funec- tion. Although opened formally by the King, it still has no real power, and jacking-funds it cannot exercise most of the prwegrs granted. Although it was given large administrative powers withir its area, it is sti!l adwministered from Dub- lin Castle, and its leaders are constaatly denouncing officials there, particularly Mr. Arthur Cole, Assistant Under-Secre- tary for Ireland, as Allies of the Sinn Fein. Copenhagen, Oect. 27th.—A despatch from Reval to the ‘‘Social Demokraten” today quoted Maxim Litvinoff, Chief of the Russian Soviet Legation abroad, as saying in an interview ~‘We have informed England and France that the Soviet Govt. is ready to acknowledge Imperial Russia’s debt to foreign cupital- ists, but it would be absolutely necessary to confer regarding the ways and means of redceming that debt.”’ London, Oct. 11th.-Replying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons yerterday the Premier announced that the Imperial Conference had gen-rally agreed with the policy adopted previously by the A miraltv, that for the better security of _ eat Britains outlying possessions certain naval bases, including those in the Pacific, needed modernizing and, in special cases, extending. It was not intended, however, to ask Parliament to vote any additional money this year, because of the adoption of this poliey. Budapest, Oect 28th.—Former Em- peror Charles is believed to have lost the chance to occupy the Hungarian throne because of his unwillingness to order the bombardment of positions held by uni- versity students, who barred his path at Badooers for forty hours last Thurs- day morning. Hungary’s tate hung in the balance during that time, it is assert- ed here. The students had entrenched themselves along a ridge of hills, and received the forces supporting Charles with a hot machine-gun fire. Military leaders of Charles expedition reported that the students position must be bom- bared, but Charles was loath to issue orders to this effect. ‘‘l am scrry for the poor boys,”” he is quoted as sa)ing, ““try to persuade them that resistance is hopeless’’. Parly began, but in the meantime Government troops were hur- ried forward from Budapest, and occu- pied the ridge held by the students.¥ As a result, it was found when Charles gave he order to attack, the battle was already lost. British, French and Italian com- missioners to Hungary visited the Bere- dictine Abbey at Tihany yesterday, and later made official affidavits that former Emperor Charles and Former Empres Zita were lodged there.. The Abbev isolated by a cordon of troops. Belgrade, Oct. 28th—The delive: the ‘‘LittleEntentes’’ ultimatum to ) apest, demanding the surrender of er King Charles of Hungary, lLias postponed, Rumania’s adhesion no having t;een received. It was sai ultimatum would be presented son today. Falfield Gloucestershire England, 28th.—Henry John Moreton, third of Ducie. died here today. He was | in 1827 and was known as the ''fathe the House ¢f Lords’’. having be: member of that body for 69 years. Earl lived through five reigns, London Oect. 28th.—A Reuter « from Brisbane, Australia, dated : says that the bill abolishing the I«gis. tive Council of the State of Qu.<nsland has been passed by both Houses of Parlia- ment, the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. The administre Queensland is vested in a Goverr an Executive Council, acting w two Houses of Farliament. The L tive council which is to be abolishe sists of an indefin'te number of m- nominated by the Governor. ™__. bly is an elected body of 72 membe Naples, Oct. 2zßth—General V chief of the General staff of the together with the staff of experty Secretaries, sailed last night on I the S. S. “‘Dante Alighieri’’for the ted States, where they will attend Washington conference on limitatio. armaments and Far Eastern questio. Washington, Oct. 28th.—The definite decision to hold the first session of the conference on limitation of armaments on the morning of Saturday, Novembe 12th irstead cf November 11th, was ai nounced today at the State Departme It was found impossible to reconcile ev an informal gathering at the confere: on armistice day with the programme ceremonies connectcd with the burial the United States unknown soldies. conference will be called to order by Sc retary Hughes, and the welcoming dress to the delegates by Presi. Harding will follow.” It is expected t. the conference then will perfect its ¢ ganization and adjourn to take up i deliberations. So far as open session of the conference are councerned, it wa: emphasized today that the State Depart- ment was anxious to provide every pos- sible means of pubilicity, in order that the general public could know what is being done. "