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industry, improving their business meth- ods in every manner possible and solv- ing their numerous intricate problems introduced into his trade by the exist- ence of prohibition. The inerease in trade here indicated is due soiely to the eaergy. intelligence and initia ive of the men who have worked together, TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX ST'ATION. London, April 9th—The question of making public the correspon.dence be- tween the British and the Governm:nt of the Dominions in conneetion with the T.ausanne Treaty was brougtt up in the House of Commons today by Sir BE. Grigg Liberal member for Oldham. vho point- edlout that the Canadian GGovernment has expressed a hope that the correspon- dence would be tabled. Mr, [homas re- plying, said the Imperial Goverament was unabie to publish the correspondence in question, in view of objeetions by come of the Domirions to such publica- tion, also becaus2 it would be necessary tn publish the whole series of corresporn- dznce on the matter in order that a prop- er appreciation of the position could be obtained. The debate on the Lausanne Treaty was resumed with rather thin a.- tendance of members although the Prem- ior. ex- Premier Mr. Stanley bHaldwin ex- Premier Mr. Asquith and the Colonial Secretary mMr. Thomas, listened interest: t Rew » edly to criticisms from Mr. Lioyd George. Mr. Lloyd George referired to what he termed a serious discrepancy hetween statements made by Mr. MacDonald in the House of Commons and Mr. Macken- sie King in the Canadian House of Comi- mons in connection with the Lausanne Treaty, It is quite clear, Mr. Lloyd George declared, that Canada had declin- ed to accept, not sO much the obligations under treaty, as the obligations regard- ing the Straits Settlement Convention, With regard to Canada’s attitude, Mr. Baldwia declared he could only say that when his government left ofiice he hud no idea that the Dominions were not in complete agreement respecting the treaty. He believed the recason why pMr. Lloyd George was so disappointed over it was that during a iong period he was the only begetter of treat- ies and when he saw another he re- garded 1t as an illegitimate child. Mr. Mac Donald quoted his words of a week sgo on the subject, which were. *‘The Canadizn Government have said, with a full knowledge of the treaty, that they would be perfectly ;willing to accept the decision of the Government and would take no exception to what His Mazjesty’s Government did.”’ He had expressed his opinion a‘terwards, continued the Premier, that in all the circumstances he believed the Canadian Government wculd accept the obligations. The ex- tract from his speech was accurate and had not been denied by the Canadian £ £Ol V 5 Premior. The other dominions had been in exactly the same position, being repre- sented exictly the same way. receiving exactly the same iinrmarion, being present at the Imperia®Conterence when the statements were made, and were willingto support the ratification of the treaty. Mr. King had said specifically that no invitation bad gone to the domin- ions for a conference on the lLausanne Treaty, Mr. Lloya George continued. This is a very grave departure from pre- cedent created and rendered inevitable by the great war. Up to then, Mr. Lloyd George said, the dominions had pever been consulted on Great Britain’s foreign policy. In fact they had fought for obiigations upon which they had never been consulied. Mr. Lloyd t.eorge instanced several occasions, subseqnent to the war, when the Dominicn Ministers participated in conferences with the Ministers of the Imperial Government on foreign policy. Sir Robert Borden, for example, was the chbief representa- tive of the Dominions on th> territorial agreement with Greece. ‘“‘These Minis- ters bave acted in no ornamental sense’’, said Mr. Llovd George. “'lthink it tnust have a most disastrous effect on the unity of the Empire and ourjrelations with the Dominions which might any moment be- come difficult for reasons not advisable to enter into, esperially, when we con- sider the difficulties in a Dominion like Canada, it was a grave mistortune that the Dominions were not included in the final discussion of the Turkish Trea- ty’’. Mr. Lloyd Geo:sge cited the fact that the Lausanne Treaty was drawn wholly in the French lanzuage, whereas in the case of all othor treaties the English and Frerch languages wete trea ed equally. ““This siznified that we had gone bock in authority, influence and prestige in our dealing with foreign yowers,”” Mr. Lloyd George declared. Ihe final ver- dict was humiliating and cowardly’ he added, ‘'and this Turkish Treaty signed at L:usanne might woll be a ca au itous treat..”’ London. April 10th.--Th> House of Commions last night unanimously passed the second reading of the bili to ratify the Treaty of Lausanne. Berlin, April 10th--The condition of Hugo Stinnes was viewed this -after- noon as hopeless, as a result of addition- al complication in the nature of double pneumonia. The industrial magnate is conscious and said to be resign-d to the impending end. Berlin, April 10th—The bulk of the editorial comment published in the Berlin newspapers today inciises to the opinion that the report of the Expert Reparation Committee constitutes a basis for negoti- ations. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung declares it behoves the German Govern- ment to give the report ‘‘objective and intensive examination’’. ‘"Vorwaerts” says its rejection would be a catastrophic piece of stupidity on which the French Impervialists’ are unquestionably specu- lating. Jerusalem, April 10th. —The district which includes the Jewish Colory of Mottalah was formally iccorporated ves terday into the territory of Pulestiie. The ceremonv included the raising ot the British ilag at Mettulah. Jewish colonists of the distriect held a day of re- joicing over the realization of their jorgo cherished desire to become a part of the Jewish national homelard in Pales- tine. London, April 10:h.—Buckingham Pu- lace, the resid-nce of the King and Queen, and €t. James Palace, where the Prince of Wales resides, may be foreed back to ecandle light tomorrow. The same menac: threatens the Pariia- ment buildings and all the Government Offices in Whitehall. The electric light for these governnent premises is pro- vided bv a special power station operated by 700 engineering attendants employed by the public works department. All these electricians have jcined hands in a peremptory demand for an increase of eleven shillings in their wages, threat- ening if immediate concession is nct granted to carken all the most importart buildinzs of the government service to- morrow. The Royal Court is now as Windsor Castle, wh en is not affected, but the strike, if it comes, vill ceriain y cause inconvenience and considerabte loss. Dublir, April 10th.— By a vote of 57 to 929 the Dail Eireann today ratified the Anglo-American hquor treaty, perinit ting the search of vessels by the United Qt-tes aurthorities outs.de the torritorial i mits of the Unitea States. Wilmington, N. C., April 11th—A wreckea vessel, believed to be the Bri - ish schooner Maid of France, eight days overdue from Barbados, was reported a menace to navigation off the coast in a wirc'ess m ssage picked up hera l:st night irom an u:identified steamshiy. Two hodies were reported floating near- bv. The Maid of Firance was owned by F. K. W.rr.n, Halifax, and registered at Annapons Roval. NovaScotia. London, Apiil 11th-—British ship ow - ers todayv announced a nation wide lock out against all shipvard workers, effec- tive at n idnight tonight. Tie cause of ihe lockoud is the refusal of siriking workers at Southamption to acccpt the owners’ terms and resume work, although rhey were advised to do so by their own Na- tional Union Leaders. Londen, April 11:h.-—-A janmitors ard encineers strike, called for 11 a m. to- day, which threatened o leave with ot heat the paiace and Governmen' bhuiid- ings was postponed until next We ines- day, pending investigations of the men’s conditions. London, April 11th.—Mr. Lloyd George was confined to his home today ,with an attack of bronchial catarrh. His illness wu- stated to be not serious.