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er of peace,”’ however, he said. '‘Dut all this depends on making the cultiva- tion of friendship a dis inctively Amoari- can poliey, to be furthered by the demon- s‘ration of our sense of justice and by the respeet we show for the feelings of others. The first object of foreign policy is security and so far as we can 322 iato the future, we are safe from the slight- est danger of cggression,”” Mr. Hughes sald- "‘We know thatin no power, or possible combination of powars, lies any nmenace to our [eecurity,” he coniinued. “There is no cccasion to vindicate our pro- p-r au hority, for no one chalienzes it, I'here 1s no rea%on to demonstrate oar ability to take carc of ourszslves for n 2 one doubts it. It should be easy for us 0 cuitivate friendships. Tuaat is the way to gain the opportupnities of inter- course which we seek throughout the world., We are a peaceful people and it is well forus to remember that we rely on friend-hip and goodwill, not cn force ar threats ol foree, to extend our influ- ence and win adherence to our interna- tional proposals. But there is moe in- volved thaa the adoption of suitable met- hods to protect cur owan interests, impor- tant as these are. llow can we promote the peace of the world, The most prom- i:ing way is to preserve the (pportunities of conectliation and adjustmaent, which nalurally belong to us, by fostering a friendly disposition. Happily,in this hem- isphere causes of con.roversy are rapidly devinishing. Almost ail the old bounda- ry disputes. fertile sources of enmity and strife, are being settled and one by the weils of controversy are drying up’’. Turning to the reparations question in Europe, Mr. Hughes said that there was the prowise of a new era’’ in the recent Experts ileport. With sol- ution of the problem bhe said, would ¢ome opportunity further to limit arma- ment and expenditures which are in: duced by distrust, ‘‘ln these efforts,” he said, ‘‘there is ample assurance of American capacity and disposition to be belpful 7’ Mr. Hughes reviewed the progress of science and civilization generally to find ‘‘abundant reason for encouragement,”” but added that ‘‘our greatest difficulty seems to lie in govern- ment, although polities is the domirant activity.”” He pointed out thkat a recent report by a special committee of the American Bar Asscciation disclosed that “‘we made an unfortunate showing as compared with other nations’ in 2 the enforcement of eriminal law,”” *"What i« needed is not gossip about erime, nor the spread of seandalous rumoar, but immediate prosecution, conviction and punishment,”” he said. Itis time also that we give serious thought to the question whether the privilege against self incri- n.ination should be maintained.”’ Fentypridd, South- Wales, May [9th— The Duke of York ard Captain lasil Brooks were beaten, 2 up and 1 to play in a fcursen:e golf ratek on fatvrday at ( Tonpentre by Frank Hodges and Evan - Williams, President of the Miners As=so- | ciation of Great DBritain. The mateh, . which aroused great interest, was the ' outcome of the chullenge made by Mr. Hodges at a dinner a year cgo which was | immediatelv accepted by the Duke. It . was played on the min=rs eourse, on ' holes, which wes practically made by the . miners themseives from scrubby waste- ¢ land. All of the foussome are members i of t:eCouucil of the ladust-ial Weltare I Soc ety. : C ey, N. J May 19h—The moldinz ' anc plaie shop ot tie tederal suipyards | isa complete ruin today as a resuait of a . tremendous explosion of unknown origia ' which rocked the seetion iast night, do- ing damage to propetty esiinated ac - $1,600,0€0. The biast, whicth w=as heard . more than five miles away. was foliowed ' mmmediately by fire which destroyed the | buildinc a1 large quantitirs of explosive i machinery and equipment and for a | time threaten>d to wipe out the entire . plant. The fire was confined to the | bulding where the expivsion occurred. | The blaze originated in a two story . building more thav a quarter of a mile . Jong and 800 feet wide, where the keel ' of ‘one vessel had just been laid and . other ships were being repaired. Be- ' twveen 500 and 1,000 men arve temporari- ly thrown out of work. | London, May 20th.—In the ecricket . match between the South African and . Laucashire, the former made sixty runs " in their first innings: and the latter two . hundred and ninetythree, The South . Alricans then scored one hundred and i fiftyfive runs for their second inniogs | and Lancashire thus won by an ionings . and seventy eight runps, i London, May 20th.—Sugar in stock i on the 17:h inst. was 1£9,000 tons. Last | year 8,000, 3 Berlin, May 19ith.—Desperation has | <eized the striking miners of the Ruhr. . Their women folk are showing the way ’ to viclence. The strikers refused flatly , to accept an arbitration award which { lengthens their hcurs. The mine vwners | meeting a* Essen accepted the arbitra- ! tior. The Govt, according to custom, has { no choice but to declare the award bind- | ing. A tremendous bitterre:s, suffering ! and hunger among the :trikers and their | families make ir seem doubiful however | that the Govt’s, deelaration will have ary . effect. Wives of the miners took the ini- tiative in sabotage. At Gelsenkirehen, { Hungary women stormed ihe Ciiy Huall, . demanding issuance of rations. Rioting led by miners wives broke out ai Rat- thausen and police with drawn batons ' bhad to intervene. At the mines of Hat- tingen women seized rakes and picks and hauled fires from the pump furnaces, so that the mines are in great danger of being flooded. They brandished beated rakes in the faces of men strike breakers driving the latter from the mines. Ottawa, May 19th,—Fxports from Can- s Loy : ada [ell short by some eleven wmillion do, { lars of imports last month, according to - fizures issued by the Dominion Buarean ' of Statisties. Comparative ficures show . that imports droppad some eight million - dollars compared with April 1923 and ex- . ports increased by about five millions | New York, May 19 h.—ln the absence | of demand raw sugar pricas were easier . today, declining to the basis of 5.63 for Cuban, duty paik. ' Milan, ltaly, Muy 18ih.—An official Cco ntnunique announces that g eonference -of Italian and Beloian Maoisters here has . tgreed to the neces,ity of a speedy sci- ' tlement of the reparation problem by - carrying out the {indiigs of the Expoarts . Comuniittee and that as soon us the ox chanze of views botwveen the Aiiios was - sufficieatly advaneed, it would be o visa bie to convene an luierallied Confer nee it was also agreced, the eommuniy e | states, that the gues.ion eof interaliied - debts should be revarded as conneeted . with the reparation problem. | Minato, Japan May 19ta~The Ui} S-ates army airplunes arrived herve fron Yerofu Island on th i flight around i L worid, ‘ Washington May 19th—A rum treaty, - similar to that recently concluded wiils I Great Dritain, was signed here today bv - diplomatic representatives of the United Statesand Germant, f Johannesburg, slay 19th—Denying a . report that he had advocated recourse to . arms in order to secuce secession from . + the British Empive, in the event of peaceful means faiing, General Kemp . member of the last Union House of As- | sembly, un Saturday derlared that ' Na- | tionahsts leave the question of session | to the wvunfettered decision of Sovuti ' Africans. They will not force the is | Suwe2, no matter how Ilong it takes ' to bring about a solution. Ferventi . appealing for national unity and peace, - General Kemp said it would be foolish , to attempt to secure independence by | force nowadays. ‘The Nationlists, h¢ { added, do not dcsive war., If they go! { iuto prwer they would iry to improve . conditions and wouid not touch the ques- tion of secession. Washington, May 19.h. —The Senate today passed the Seldiers HBonus Biil over | the Presidential veto ‘lhe vole was . Dlt 20 The measure now automatical- . ly beromes law, the House having taken | similar aetion. Several Republican cr. - f nization leaders joined with a strong | Democratic line 'up in upsetting the ve. . on a vote which was in doubt until it . last minute. There were two more vo 3 , than the necessary two thirds majorit . NEwW Yorx, May 20th. ~ Flour, (hard winter clears $4.50. | " hard winter straights $5.00 " Meal, Kiledried per 100 pounds $2.20 ’ Vew Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00 - Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $26.50 - Svugar—Crystals maximum per 104 ibs. | $5.78 T