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SENGHENYDD RELIEF FUND.
SENGHENYDD RELIEF FUND. DEPENDENTS TO RECEIVE THE WHOLE OF THE MONEY. The committee appointed to deal with the administration of the Seng- henydd Disaster Funds prior to the settlement of its permanent adminis- tration was held at Cardiff on Monday, Alderman Morgan Thomas, ex-Mayor of Cardiff, presiding. The total amount subscribed to the Fund is £ 126,155 received from the following centres:— £ s d Cardiff 51,731 12 4 Mansion House, London 44,665 8 5 Swansea 1,721 10 4 Newport. 2,018 11 4 Merthyr 1,546 4 10 Llanelly 570 0 0 Monmouth 67 12 0 A bergavenny 87 16 0 Brecknock 18 4 0 Wrexham 163 5 0 Pontypool 164 8 7 Mold' 44 14 0 Ma rgam 228 11 2 Ebbw Valo 485 9 7 Barry 508 7 5 Abertillery 128 18 9 Aberdare (High-constable) 750 0 0 Cardiganshire 172 13 0 Aberavon. 179 8 9 Aberystwyth 90 15 8 Oswestry 11 10 5 Hult-on Colliery fund 1,060 0 0 Salvation Army donation 2,217 18 8 S.W.M. Federation 13.802 8 5 South Africa 2,161 10 8 America 828 15 4 Austr,iJia 15 4 Canada. 123 13 3 The Chairman stated that 97,760 had been distributed in relief to the sufferers up to May 11th. The balance in hand un to date was CIIS,,185 3s. 8d. The draft trust deed. the terms of which will form the future administra- tion of the fund had been drawn up by the town-clerk of Cardiff (Mr J. L. Wheatlev), in conjunction with Mr W. P. Nicholas (Pontypridd), the solicitor of the Miners' Federation, -nd was submitted to the meeting for ap- proval. Mr Nicholas said that the funda- mental principle underlying the deed was that the fund would be adminis- tered. in accordance with quinquenn- ial actuarial valuations, as to ensure that the whole of the money would be exhausted as soon as all the claims of widows, children, and other depen- dents came to an end. This was the first occasion on which that principle had been fully adopted in such a trust deed, which would avoid an accumula- tion of money at the period when all claims had closed. Every penny would ie spent on the persons for whom the money had been subscribed, and the grants would depend primarily, not upon the views of the trustees or exe- cutive committee appointed under the deed, but according to the periodical reports of an actuary as to the amount that the fund could carry consistent with the fundamental principle of complete exhaustion at the end of the claim period. Mr Evan Owen reported that 440 men and boys lost their lives in the explosion, and eight men and boys killed at the Œvnt'a Colliery disaster had been added to the list. There were 216 widows. 475 children, and 63 ot,her dependents who would partici- pate in the weekly and special grants, and their names were recorded in the schedule to the trust deed. He an- ticipated that about twenty or 25 others would have to be added to the list, and the deed authorised the exe- cutive committee to accept the claims of others if satisfactory proofs were forthcoming. The list also included the names of others who were unable to produce their marriage certificates. Mr W. P. Nicholas further explained that the payments would be made weekly to the widows as long as they led chaste lives and remained in widowhood, but power was given to the executive to continue grants, under spec'-H circumstances, to widows who re-married. Grants would be made to girls up to their sixteenth year, and to boys up to their four- teenth year of oage, If eventually there happened to be a surplus it was -to be anplied to some local or national or central fund whose object was to ,deal with distress. Power was also j given to the executive to employ the machinery of the Miners' Provident Pund as an agency for distributing -the grants- m 1
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TO BORROW SENGHENYDD: BELIEF FUNDS. Councillor D. W. Jones, at a meet- -ing of the Merthyr Finance Commit- tee on Tuesday, raised the question of in some of their loans with the ghenYdd Fund. He thought it would be a good thing for the money. Alderman Wlliam Lewis (a member .of the Senghenydd Committee): We had applications from the North of England, but I think preference would be given to applications from South Wales. I suggest tke clerk be in- structed to make inquiries. The suggestion was agreed to. Mr. D. W. Jons remarking that they could take up to £ 50,000.
POET OF LLANRWST "LECTURE."
POET OF LLANRWST "LEC- TURE." I AN AMUSING EPISODE. Keen pleasure was afforded to the inhabitants of Llanrwst by the return of the famous town crier, William Williams, who celebrated the occasion by what he was pleased to term a lec- ture. The self-respecting townsman was absent, and loud shouts of joy were raised when Mr. Williams appeared on the stage with a pile of manuscript in one hand and several books in the other. Mr. Williams commenced, Gentle- men (applause) ladies loud applause) Roosters (loud ap- plause and ringing of bells) since last I commingled with you, friends of my heart, I have travelled far away from my native land. (Applause.) Friends, your reception embarrasses me. Listen and be as wise as one who has seen the world. (Prolonged cheering and musical hon- ours.) "The Welsh people of Llanrwst, the cream of the population of my native land, have always treated me with marked respect. I want to tell you, friends of my soul—(cheering and ringing of bells)—of what I have seen —observed (prolonged applause) and heard (renewed applause and music)—in South London, Chatham, Dover, and various other cities. PEOPLE IN MOTORS FROM FAR AND NEAR." It has been stated by a suborned (prolonged cheering)—Press that I have shaken the dust of my native hind off my feet. Countrymen, trust me, 1 will never shake the dust off my tMVts —(prolonged cheering and laughter). Proceeding to describe his travels, Mr. Williams said: "The traffic in London is like the Conway River in full flood, sweeping all the rubbish on its dirty crest. (Tremendous ap- plause, and excited cried of "A new bard, a new bard!") On arriving at Redhill I was regaled with a grand dinner. The city was in a turmoil, and the legend—(loud cheers) The Llanrwst Town Crier has arrived swept through the streets on the wings of gossip. (Roars of laughter and loud ringing of a bell.) On Sun- day morning at my hotel people came to see me from near and far in motor- cars. LEAVE POLITICS ALONE." Among their gifts are these books I have with me to-night, which I in- tend presenting to the Llanrwst Pub- lic Library. (Prolonged cheers.) I wish you to understand that at Redhill and the surrounding towns they a.re all conservatives. Gentlemen, take the advice of a man who has seen the world, leave politics alone. (Cheers.) There are thousands of happy homes destroyed by politics. (Applause.) I went to see the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a motor-car. I was admitted to our George, and he said to me, "How are you' and I replied, "I am quite well, sure, but for a slight cold." I said, How are you, honourable? and he said, "I have a pain in my throat." (Cries of "Oh! oh!") Gentlemen, extend your hands over the deep seas and grasp the foreigner by the hand in friendship." (Ap- plause.) *»*♦ ——————
LIVING WAGE." I
LIVING WAGE." RESOLUTION PASSED AT YORK CONVOCATION. In the Upper House of Convocation at York last week-end, the Bishop of Liverpool, in moving a. resolut-ion- "That, believing it to be a fundament- al Christian principle that a just charge upon any industry should be proper maintenance of the labourer, we pledge ourselves to co-operate in the promotion of an extended applica- tion of the principle of a living wage" said it was the Church's duty to im- press such principles upon the public mind as that everybody born should have at least a chance in life, and that the good things should not be monopolised by any one class. He asked permission to ohange the word "living" in the resolution to "mini- mum," and in reply to the Bishop of Chester, who seconded, said that his idea was that a trade board in fixing a. minimum wage, should make in- quires as to what would be a living wage in the particular neighbour- hood. On the suggestion of the Arch- bishop of York, the resolution was amended to read We declare our adhesion to the principle which has been called the principle of a living wage," and was carried. The Archbishop expressed the opinion that the reiteration of such principles in recent years by the clergy was telling upon the ordinary business conscience. The task of the Church in this matter was only part of the much larger Christian enter- prise of general social betterment.
LABOUR TO CONTEST SOUTH EDINBURGH.
LABOUR TO CONTEST SOUTH EDINBURGH. Delegates representing the trade union, Labour, and Socialist parties in Edinburgh met in private on Satur- day, and decided, by 33 votes to 29, to contest at the General Election the South Division, at present held by Mr Charles Lyell, Liberal. Labour has intervened only once in any of the four Edinburgh City divis- ions. That was in 1892, when Mr John Wilson polled onlv 434 votes in the Central Division. Mr Lyell's majori- ty in South Edinburgh in Dee-ember 1910 was 1,590. Osgoldcross Labour party on Satur- day decided to run a e-andidate at the next election. Mr John Potts (Hems- worth) was selected. Sir J. Compton- Rickett (L) is the present Member. I
GRIMSBY ELECTION RESULT.
GRIMSBY ELECTION RESULT. The result of the bye-election at I Grimsbv for the seat rendered vacant I by the death of Sir George Doughty (U.) was declared on Tuesday night:— I T. G. Tickler (U.) 8,471 A. Bannister (R.) 8,193 Unionist majority 276 Increase in Unionist poll 432 Increase in Radical poll 988 Decrease in Unionist major- ity 420
120 APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS.
120 APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS. One hundred and twenty applica- tions have been received by the Swan- sea Corporation Housing Committee for the appointment of assistant borough architect to attend to housing matters. At the last meeting of the com- mittee Mr Lloyd, referring to the statement that the property committee would make the appointment, said the new official would bo solely dealing with housing. Mr Clancy said he would move that the appointment be made by that com- mittee. The Town Clerk said he frankly could not then go into particulars, as he had been instructed by the mayor not to do so. Mr Clancy: In that case we had better retire. It was decided to recognise the pro- perty committee, and to recommend to them that the housing committee make the appointment ARREARS OF RENT. I I The increasing arrears of rents in corporation houses was referred to, and the Chairman said new measures (would have to be taken to keep de- faulters up to the mark. With regard to the claims for idamage to oorpoation houses at Tre- wyddfa Common by subsidences. the town-clerk gave the committee some legal a dvice. It was decided to invite tenders to put the houses in order be- fore deciding on the amount of the claim. H ——————
MR . BOTTOMLEY FINED. ____I
MR BOTTOMLEY FINED. I Mr. Hopkins, the Bow Street magis- trate, on Monday, gave his decision in the case in which Mr. Horatio Bot- tomley and Mr. J. S. Elias were sum- moned for publishing in John Bull a proposal for the sale of tickets in two lotteries, both Continental sweep- stakes. He fined each defendant jE25 and costs, but agreed to state a case.
EXPLOITING THE NEATH VALLEY.
EXPLOITING THE NEATH VALLEY. COLLIERY DEVELOPMENTS WAITING FOR THE RAILWAYS. Proposals for dealing with great col- liery developments projected in the Vale of Neath were considered on Tuesday before a Select Committee of the House of Com nons consisting tf Mr. Soames (Cha11.,v,"n). Major Guest, iKajor A rcher-Sh (If, and Mr. Jhridas Hall. According to the evidence a number of new pits are being sunk on the west side of the Neath Canal, and aj the Vale of Neath Railway, which is owned and worked by the Great Western, is on the eastern side of the canal and the river running through the Neath Valley, great difficulty is experienced at present by the existing colliery owners which will be con- siderably greater in the future for the new collieries—in getting their coal on to the railway for conveyance to the docks for shipment. Mr. Lloyd, K.C., counsel for the company, said the proposal was to construct two new railways high up the Neath Valley, one 3,I and the other 2i miles in length, and con- necting with the existing Vale of Neath Railway. One of these rail- ways would cross the canal and the river, and the other it was proposed to reach by bridges from collieries across the canal and on to the rail- way. That would avoid a great amount of delays and difficulties ex- perienced in the working of the traffic of to-day, while the construction of the lines and the sinking of the pits would provide employment which was now required in the district. The canal company opposed on the ground of interference with their rights and privileges. Colonel Edwards Vaughan opposed on the ground that the rail- way would deprive him of revenue now received from wayleaves, and the Neath Rural District Council also op- posed on various grounds. According to the evidence of Mr. Grierson, engineer to the Great West- ern Railway, the coal from the exist- ing collieries on the west side of the canal, and put on to the Great West- ern in that wny. T1' tt involved great difficulty in traffic working, and as the number of collieries in the im- mediate future would be doubled necessity. In one case the colliery proprietor had obtained an Act of Parliament to enable him to bridge the canal, and that relieved him of any necessity of further considering the canal company. In another case, as the matter was urgent, the colliery people got the sanction of the canal company by a substantial lump pay- ment, and in yet another there was a payment of a royalty. To some ex- tent the same system prevailed with regard to Colonel Vaughan's land, over which these proprietors had way- leaves. In cross-examination witness ex- 1 pressed readiness to meet the N ewth Urban Council in the matter of bridges and roads in which they were concerned, and with regard to the canal company, if they could show- where they were interfered with in the working of their undertaking, he would be prepared to go into the mat- ter and avoid it. Answering the Chairman, witness said, having regard to the assurances they had from colliery proprietors that these new pits were in immediate contemplation, the company thought it would be as well to undertake the greater work and build a railway to accommodate existing and future traf- fic. In reply to other members of the Committee witness said there was no intention to make these new railways passenger lines. Mr. John Roberts, an expert min- ing engineer and mining agent for a number of properties in South Wales, estimated that within a radius bounded on the north by Glyn Neath and on the south by Aberdulais there were about 324 million tons of coal ready to be worked. The depth he thought these developments would not take place readily if there were no railway facilities.
INDUSTRIAL AND POLITI CAL…
INDUSTRIAL AND POLITI CAL ACTION. BOILERMAKERS' ASSOCIATION. The result of the ballot taken by the Boilermakers' Society on the ques- tion of the proposed working agree- ment with the Shipwrights' Associa- tion was published on Tuesday. The voting was:— For 4,151 Against 956 Maioritv in favour 3,195 1 The members of the Boilermakers' I Society have agreed to a levy for poli- I tical purposes, the voting being:— For 4,684 Against 4,316 Majority in favour 368 1 I>I» ——————
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The L. G. B. has refused to sanction the appointment of a. single man and a single woman as master and matron of the St. George's-in-the-East Workhouse, insisting that the vacancies from a dual appoint- ment, and must be filled by a married > couple.
PROMINENT SOCIALISTS VISIT…
PROMINENT SOCIALISTS VISIT SWANSEA VALLEY. I i The Swansea Valley is to he espec- ially privileged this week-end, when two of the most interesting personali- ties in the Socialist movement will visit certain districts. On Saturday evening the inhabit- ants of Rhiwfawr, Cwmtwrch, and Cwmllynfell, will have the opportunity of hearing one of the pioneers of Socialism, in the person of Mrs. Katherine Bruce Glasier, who is to speak at the Congregational Chapel, under the auspices of the Co-operative Society. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Glasier will address a meeting at the I.L.P. Institute, Ystalyfera, and on the Sun- day evening she will be at the Cinema and New Theatre, Ystradgynlais. The afternoon meeting is intended chiefly to give Mrs. Glasier an opportunity to come in contact with the members of the Independent Labour Party in the district, but anyone interested in the movement is cordially invited. It is especially desirable that members of neighbouring branches should make i. r. effort to be present. There is no one in the Independent Labour Party, not excepting the Grand Old Man, Mr J. Keir Hardie, himself, who has rendered more effec- tive and more loyal service to the I. L.P. than Mrs. Katherine Bruce Glasier. She was born, I believe, in South Wales, and is a sister of Pro- fessor Conway, late of the University College, Cardiff, but now of Owen's College, Manchester. She was one of the first pupils of Newman's College, Oxford, but being a woman she was not then able to take her degree. It is interesting to note that this much- delayed honour was conferred upon her a few years ago in company with Mrs. Herbert Lewis, the wife of the member for Flint. After leaving col- lege Mrs. Bruce Gla-sier spent some time in Bristol, where she came into contact with the late M ts. Enid Stacey, another ardent missioner of the Socialist movement. Mrs. GJasier was one of the first members of the I.L.P. and was elected member of the first National Administrative Council. The Party has seen many ups and downs in the 21 years that have elapsed since its establishment at Bradford, but whatever has been the turn of fortune, Mrs. Glasier has been intensely loyal, and it is few of us who can measure her influence upon the movement. Women are every- where to t4e fore to-day in all kinds of movements, especially in politics, but Mrs. Glasier Went into the high- ways and byeways of Great Britain in the days when it required courage for a woman to express her views upon affairs publicly, and especially to es- pouse the misunderstood and much- villified, but glorious gospel of Social- ism. She is especially interested in ft,be Women's Labour League, and al- though born of the middle-class she elected to take her stand with the working people, and with them she has remained in loyal service nil through the years. She is one of the most eloquent of our speakers, rich though the movement is in orators. The people of this district have a rare op- portunity on Saturday and Sunday. and it is hoped that the women in particular will be attracted to the meetings. The second visitor is none other than Mr J. Bruce Glasier. one of the pioneers of Socialism in this island of ours. Forsaking a lucrative profess- ion, that of an architect, Mr Bruce Glasier elected to become a missioner of Socialism. He has never sought the lime-light in the movement, but his manifold services have been, and are, highly appreciated' in the I.L.P. He wag a co-worker with Wm. Morris, one of the greatest figures of the nineteenth century, in the days of the old Socialist League. Like his wife, Mr Bruce Glasier is a member of the I.L.P. since the commencement, and was a member of the first N.A.C., and has been a member, with the excep- tion of three or four years, ever since. A hercrave will have the chance of making Mr Bruce Glasier's acquaint- ance on Monday evening, and Bryn- amman will have the privilege on Tuesday evening. It is to be hoped that both districts will make the most of the opportunity. I I. I T
SUNDAY CONCERTS. I
SUNDAY CONCERTS. I CARDIFF COUNCIL'S DECISION ON PICTURE THEATRES. A sacred concert was held in a cinema theatre at Cardiff on Sunday night. Alderman J. T. Richards informed the Council that application had been received from one cinema, company for permission to hold ten Sunday con- certs. In the circumstances he asked the Council to decide whether or not a decision to grant permission for oc- casional Sunday concerts was meant to include cinemas. Alderman Morgan Thomas said the saoredness of the Sabbath was gradu- ally being swept away. The Corpora- tion had opened the door, and were now confronted with a serious posi- tion. Sacred concerts presumably held in the cause of charity were really money-making ventures. The Council decided by 17 votes to 16 that cinemas were not meant to be included in the resolution referred to by Alderman Richards.
EARLY MORNING ADYEN-TURE AT…
EARLY MORNING ADYEN- TURE AT SWANSEA. "BREAKING AND ENTERING CHARGE DISMISSED. Swansea Bench on Monday dismissed a charge against Wilfred Ronald Scutt (25) and Frank Evans (26), dental mechanics, of breaking and entering 217a, High Street, and stealing 5s. 6d., the property of S. Crawcour. The latter said he left R2 on a table, and an assistant said she missed 5s. 6d. P.C. (70) Isaac Jones said at 12.45 on May 5th he saw defendants loiter- ing in High Street opposite No. 217. W hen he crossed over Evans said, "Look out," and they both walked sharply down High Street. Witness went to the doorway and found THE DOOR PARTLY OPEN I and the padlock wrenched off. They were intercepted and stopped. When searching he found on Scutt R3 2s. 9¥!. and a knife, and on Evans Is. 1-id. and two knives. Scutt's knife had a blade which would act as a screw- driver. On the knife was engraved the initials, V From A.J.T. to W.R.S. April 3rd, lyl2." Cross-examined, witness admitted that it was rather unusual for a bur- glar to carry a knife with his initials on it. The men were sober but ap- peared to have had "AN EVENING OUT." I Evans was a highly respectable man engaged in dentistry at Abercrave, and Scutt was an equally respectable man employed by Mr. Taylor at Ystradgynlais. P.C. (71) Harris also gave evidence. Defendants pleaded not guilty and Mr. Jeffreys said that they were the last men in the world to have at- tempted to do that with which they were charged. On Monday afternoon they had gone to the Mumbles, re- turning to Swansea by the last train. They went to the Mackworth but FAILED TO GET ROOMS, I and thereupon went to the Bush Hotel, but Mrs. Thomas, the landlady, told them they were full up. At the Royal they refused to give a deposit of 6s. 6d. for a bed, and they tried the Central, the Grand and Grosvenor Hotels, but could not get rooms in either. Whilst they were going up Orchard Street they were arrested. Defendants bore out this statement and the boots at the Mackworth, Royal, Central and Grosvenor Hotels said they told defendants their places were full up, as did Mrs. Thomas, of the Bush. Caldwell, the Mackworth boots," said defendants were refused as they were under the influence of drink; and Nicholls, boots" at the Royal, said defendants appeared to have been "on the spree.' Mr. Harrv Taylor, dentist, YstaJy- fera, said defendants were very re- spectable young men. ——— *n>i ■ ■
IMPORTANT COLLIERY DECISION…
IMPORTANT COLLIERY DECISION j The Ammanford Bench on Monday gave an important decision on the counter claims put in by 25 colliers of the Rhos- amman Colliery, Brynamman, against their employers, of j56 5s. damages each on account of the latter's failure to pro- vide work during 15 days. On the claims of the colliery company, heard at the last court for breach of contract on another date, the magistrates found for the owners, and awardted 5s. damages in' each. After a long legal argument, the Bench, by a majority, found u again for the owners, holding that according to custom the anthracite trade employers were justified in shutting down owing to lack of orders or ".mptits" during period of The Chairman (Mr A. E. Du Buifson) said he x%otild etate a case.
JE5 FINE FOR DOG SMUGGLING.
JE5 FINE FOR DOG SMUGGLING. For smuggling ashore a pet dog from a Calais steamer Mr*. Ne sse, an American, was fined £ 5 at Dover. The Customs officer found the animal inside a locked bag. —————— 111.1
DUBLIN'S £ 80,000 HOUSINGI…
DUBLIN'S £ 80,000 HOUSING I SCHEMES. j 1 Dublin Corporation has under con- sidera.tion two big schemes to provide better dwellings in the citY, the (*s?m- ated expenditure being over £ 80,000. j Reports in favour of the schemes were adopted. 
WHAT 19,000 MEN CAN DO. )
WHAT 19,000 MEN CAN DO. ) "Teachers will only get what they de- 11 manded and not what they beg for on their knees. We do not want the crumbs that fall from the rich man's table; what we want is the table. In these words Mr G. Pugh addressed to London Teachers' Association at the Kingsway Hall on Saturday. If a handful of women could upset a Government, he asked, what could 19,000 organised teachers not do?
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The Cunard strike has been settled, the men having accepted the offer of a 48- hour week in summer, and a 44-hour week in winter. The overtime ban is to be re- moved.
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I HONOUR OF DEAD MAN
I HONOUR OF DEAD MAN IMPUTATION DENIED BY MR. KIER HARDIE, M.P. Mr. J. Kier Hardie, M.P., writing to the Westminster Gazette," strongly re- futes statements made Lv Mr. G. D. Roberts, who, in a. controversy regarding Mr. John Ward's book, "The Soldier and the Citizen," says "Would Mr. Ward call the drunken blackguards who beseiged the bridge at Llanelly in the summer of 1911 defenceless workers who happened to be on strike'?" Concerning this suggestion, Mr. Hardie writes "The evidence given at the in- quest by, among others, the officer in charge of the troops, wa.s that the only drunkenperson he saw was the driver in charge of the train; that the train was not held up by any mob, drunk or sober, but* could have proceeded on its journey had there been, a sober man in charge; that during all the alleged stone-throwing the passengers were watching the proceed- ings from the carriage windows, and that not one of them was hit; that only one pane of glass was broken that the two men who were shot dead were not strikers and certainly not rioters, but sober, God- fearing, well -living workmen who had returned fro,n their day's work and were insrideo their own garden as onlookers of what was taking place when the fatal bullets reach them. "These, I submit, Mr EditcT, are the in contestable facts of the case up to the moment when the shooting took place. The honour of the dead men, as well as that of their living comrades, demands that Mr Roberts should now either prove his charges or withdraw and apologise for having made them."
DUBLIN DEMANDS £ 200,000 FOR…
DUBLIN DEMANDS £ 200,000 FOR HOUSING I JIM LARKIN AND LORD MAYOR ON SAME PLATFORM. The Citizen Housing League heJJ its first public meeting in the Mansion House on Tuesday night. It was au unmistakable demonstration of the de- termination of Dublin, to sweep away the horrors of the slums. As Mr. J. Connolly said, it marked the awaken- ing in Dublin of a civic conscience. Moreover, it gave a useful lesson to those people who have been talking about the defeat" and downfall" of Larkinism. Larkin and Larkinism dominated the meeting, and from them comes the driving force that will abolish the slum. The two largest rooms in the Man- sion House were crammed, one with the principal meeting the other with the overflow. At the principtl meeting the Lord Mayor presided. It was a triumph for the Housing League to have brought Larking and Lord Mayor Sherlock on the same platform. Larking frankly said that there were men on the plat- form with whom he would not asso- ciate on any other question, and the Lord Mayor as frankly returned the compliment. The resolution was moved by Wil- liam O'Brien, president of the Dublin Trades Council, and seconded by E. A. Aston. secretary. It demanded that immediate effect should be given to the recommendation of the Departs mental Committee, that financial aid from the State should at once be given to provide decent homes for over 70,000 people now occupying slum tene- ments, and that at least one-third of the £ 600.000 allocated to Ireland bv tjhe Budget should immediately be made available for this purpose. Aston said they must have no more building in the heart of the citv on the old slum areas, perpetuating con- gestions, but must go right awav into the outskirts and build on virgin soil. They must have no more barrac v dwellings, but a four-roomed cottage for every family. Every week Dublin was losing a hun- dred lives that might be .saved bv enabling the workers to live like human beings. Father Monahan followed, in de- nunciation of the physical and moral evils of the tenement svstem. Miss Mary Hapden described the conditions of life in Dublin as nothing short of deliberate murder, and ex- pressed her wonder at the high moral standard kept up in spite of these conditions by the Dublin poor. LARKIN'S SPEECH. .L-arlun, who spoke next, got a tremendous ovation. He made a deep impression on his audience, many of whom had never heard him before. He gently satirised the "revolutionaries" who had spoken before him, and had talked so freely of murder and similar strong language. "If I had said such things, I would be brought to the courts." While the audience was still laughing, he swiftly turned to ask if this horrible state of things existed, why had they been silent about it so long Why had not University Sena- tors like Miss Hayden and Liberal poli- ticians like Aston and priests like Father Monahan denounced it long ago? While speaking on the duty of the clergy, he was called to order by the Lord Mayor, and at once obeyed the ruling. He swept aside the quibbles about "economic rent" and calcula- tions about what the worker could afford to pay. Their claim was for all the wealth they created, and for as good housing and of good opportunities as were en- joyed by the Lord Mayor or Father Monahan. There were unemployed land, unem- ployed bricks, unemployed men. Why oould these not be brought together to provide homes for the homeless P Pri- vate property in land asd capital stood in the way, and its abolition was the root remedy Ieantime, the housing scheme offered a plaster for the sore. He urged them not tq let their enthusiasm for it evapor- ate, but to press the Government until it gave Dublin workers at least a chance of beginning a decent life, The Lord Mayor, in putting the redi- tion, flung1 out an unfortunate taunt to- the Larkinites present, about having beaten them at the ballot boxes, with the result that the remainder of his speech was drowned in uproar, and peace was only restored by Mr J. Connollv moving a vote of thaiiks to the Lord layor, in. do:ng which he quietly but firmly put his Lordehip in his place. At the over- new, O'Brien presided, and Larkin, Con- nolly Countess Markieviez, and Coun- cillor Lawler spoke.
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Speaking at Merthyr Tydfil, on Satur- day, Mr Keir Hardie said the Labour Party hoped to win twenty-five seats at the next General Election, but if they only won twelve new seats they would be fifty strong, and hold the balance of power. Tlie Leeds Corporation have increased thJ'ir t.iamway manager's "insufficient" sa lary from £1,000 to 91,500 per annum. The chief constable, too, is to have a. £ 200 riae. Recently this same city father rr-fussd to grant a rise of 2s. a week to their em- ployees t