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< The Young Men L Aud rtie Labour Leaders. J kr AI('xand.(',ï-TllOmp80n, joint' j^^or of the "Clarion," and a wpll- :t"n writer on International Labour pitiesj writing in a daily contempor- aty, says ??"'t the T??bour men with whom I spoken agree that Sir Auckland st.ga Ait talk about the muni- ?? "retx?' was fuHy due and even 'ft *e "n('r-(\nding audacity" of fat? unelected persons has about fath 'Orn,-d ?he depths. They instigate tb.kes ? denance of the trade unions. th ey arrogate to themselves the sole • coh^ r°l of the nation's war policy, and i ? spout perilous treason as pertly ) ?If'.Y would teach their grandams to ? egg6- ??L? valiant ignoramuses know no- Poj'? ?? Germany, nothing of world Po] 3 f Germany, nothing of wor l d lel,ltlCS, nothing of the war. All they kr0 ?8 that they don't want to ex- po?heir precious skins, and jolly well !f they can help it. Therefore th ? ? th?y ?" h?Ip it. There f ore they^ override the plain will of the sniasil the British Federation ,of p 'Lo States, submit Britain W the 01- ('r dshiP of the Prussian J unk"r, and ?Test the progress of democracy o? ? the whole world for the rest of tjje country. T, lwv wiD command Stive Countr> They will comman d R, ""erttl .?k,, tiiev will stop the I'ailwILYS conveying munitions to the  111 short, th('y ,ll play the ?vi?? short, they w?U play the I 1- VERY SMALL MINORITY. I ? T?y 1'h Can. They are, of course, a ( ferf v ey Can. They are, of course, a l? 8raall mInority. Their friend the 111' ? whom they are deliberately or ?t'f\n???y hoping, would call them [ ?? ^itemptible little army. j t?MemptibIe little army." ? Dt '3fortunatdy the great mass of the ][),Lldge family haven't much time to ctud or think and are easily led by  ?udest mouths. Hence it comes t Pa?s that the Amalgamated Com- ? ?, which is an unofficial, unrecog- '??) self-elected body, has been able ? ? alarming number of instances to i oJv ;rruI« the decisions of the legally ?.? ??'ttcd trade union authorities, exploiting small grievances, ll.(h eould have been easily adjusted, to ?? sporadic strik<?. The ulterior ? ?t)uPose of the inst iga tors of these skes ? '? Practical]y every case to 8to P the war and damn the consequen- ???' he strike leaders are invariably y? ? dentined with pro-German pro- ???da, who, more or less openly, 'pt")Ullee the cause of the Democratic ah!/8 ?? prate with unctuous gusto a,?? ?? their "German comrades." I rly own feeling is that the official ?dors of Labour ought themselves to i ?? tackled this intolerable situation S.ng ago. They ought to have preceded c.? Auckland Geddes in saying what I ^as now said for them. A Labour j .P. to whom I expressed this opin- explained that he had 150 letters IC dictate on behalf of the union he Presents and a meeting of the party attend in the afternoon. He told me j* thç. time he had spent at the Man- ",OWer Conference and various other engagements. It was utterly im- lble for him to do more. Work FOR THE LEADERS. t }) ?Ut while recognising the enormous t?Urc of work which has fallen upon ta.4(),r offieiils since the war absorbed ?)P Majority of their helpers, I still 'ilk that time should have been :L# filIrld fr propaganda meetings in the lthi. d districts moat affected, and ? Lat at least a joint manifesto might ? ?? bN'n issued briefly impressing f' (. ?'age-ea-rn?rs with their duty to ? M-tl!" ^r°thers in the nghting-Inw and ?1,1? difference to them between ?' ?ory and defeat. r OlÜ point more. The engineers, who twined to accept the conclusions of t? Shop Skward Conference, have withdrawn from ?he Man-Power i d, ^^rence. They attended on the first I ??' when their secretary, Mr. Brown- t ? ?c?y acœptRd Sir Auckland ?'* dp" proposal of sectional trade dis- '? at'.¡'¡I{)ns Since then they Imve never 1 L fjt ^ded. Is the dog also frightened f ?e tail?

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OGRORE VALLEY CON- STITUENCY THE MINERS NOMINATE MR VERNON HARTSHORN. A suppliel re^x>rt states that a meeting under the auspices of the Ogmore Valley Miners' Joint Com- mittee was held at Ogmoro Vale on Tuesday night to oonsider the question of nominating a miners' candidate for the Ogmore Parliamentary division. Mr Davey, chairman of the commitee, presided. Mr Vemon. Hartshorn. J. P., the prospective Labour candidate, was unable to obe present owing to the death of his brother, Lmitenant A. W Hartshorn, who was killed in action last week. The meeting passed a vote of condolence with him. s Mr Tom I Lucas, J.-P., -mliiers'- -agent for the Og- j more and Gilfa.ch district, explained the Miners' Federation's scheme for running 53 candidates, and said that Mr Vernon Hartshorn was entitled to a "walk over" in the Ogmore division, which was one of the most purely Lab- our divisions in the whole country. Mr i Frank Hodges, J.P., agent for the Garw district, said that there was no reason why the next Government should not be a Labour Government. Its success would be largely determined bv its personnel, and in his opinion no better type of Labour member could be found than the type repre- sented by Mr Vernon Hartshorn. It was unanimously decided to support Mr Hartshorn as the miners' nominee.

PRAISE FOR WELSH BANTAMS. I In an interview with a Press repre- sentative, further praise for the Welsh Bantams was paid by an ofifcer now home from the western front. He said:— "I can assure you that the Welsh' Bantam battalions have thoroughly justified their existence, and in the recent big pushes they have done ex- ccc-dingly well. For fighting qualities and stvmina they are equal to the larger men, the only disadvantage, perhaps, that they feel being in carry- ing heavy packs and equipment long distances. At Bourlon in particular the Bantams won imperishable fame for their heroic conduct in the face of very heavy odds. Officers and men be- have in a remarkably gallant manner and won universal praise for their stubbornness and tenacity. Of course, there are very few of the original com- plement of men now serving with the Welsh battalions, as they have been continuously engaged for over fifteen months. At Bourlon Wood the Welsh took their objective in fine style, and gallantly held on for three days until relieved by the Guards. "The Welsh Bantams have also won considerable fame for the successful manner in which they continunlly raid the enemy trendies. The little men give the squareheads' absolately no peace, and th.y have come to be regarded as veritable thorns in the flank of the Germans. i

STEELWORKERS' TERRIBLE DEATH. Two labourers, named Ingram and Hutchinson, met with a terrible death at Cleveland Steelworks, near Middles- brough, on Wednesday. They were ,A-orki-n. ona lag bank when a portion of it gave way, and they were pre- cipitated into some molten slag which had just been thrown over the side of the bank. They were burnt to death.

'I ini gum, I did not get drunk last night. It wacs too cold." was the valin [iiea. of a woman at ardiff. The latest in queues, is the laver- bread queue at the Swansea, market, where last Saturday this popular edible was rationed out to customers at half-pound per person. "I will not stay in the Workhouse on broad and skilly, and bo worked to death. I would rather go to prison." said a woman at Treorchy when charged with deserting her seven child- ren. <

LABOUR WAR MEMORIAL I BIG NATIONAL INSTITUTE: .A..i. ,1.ir..c"j 1\.1. I "Ü'\ NY) ,Qr'f{1i'q. I £ 300,000 SCHEME. A special Trade Union and Labour • Conferenve will be held at the Albert- hall, Nottingham, on Tuesday next for the purpose wf laying before Lab- our organisations aaid e-n listing their financial fupport for the ercc?ioii in London of ? I?a?nr In-.tieut? aL a per- manent memorial f?f Use heroic deeds and unselfish devotion of those Lab- our men who have made the supreme sacrifice in the war. The memorial is to tako, the form of a National Labour Institute, to be the headquarters of British organised Labour, with ocnference-hall, com- mittee-rooms, reference library, read- ing j-oom, and hotel and restaurant ac- commodation for Trade Union and Labour delegates. Several Trade Un- ions having their head olifccs in Lon- don desire to be housed at the Nation- aJ Institute, and it is hoped that satis- factory arrangements may be made for their accommodation. Once the capital sum to erect, and ftiraish the building has been secured we are advised that substantial annual sum would remain at the disposal of the trustees. It is proposed that such profits aid any balance from the origin al fund should be devoted to the found ing of scholarships, boarding school or university charges, or other education- al assistance for the children of mem- bers of Trade Union and Labour organ- isatitons who have been killed in action or maimed in the war. In order to secure a-memorial in every way worthy it is hoped that a sum of £ .300,000 may be secured.

AMMANFORD BOY GAZETTED. I Cadet R. Gwynne Richard, s;n of the Rev. and Mrs. W. Richard, Brvn- ffin, Ammanford, has been gaze-; d seoond-lieutenant to the DUJ ,¡Hl Light Infantry. Prior to enlisting as private he was engaged at the offices of Mr. T. M. Evans, M.A., clerk to the Ammanford Council.

MILK DEALERS' LICENCES. I After February 23 no wholesale or retail dealer in milk may remain in business unless he has received a licence from the Food Controller. Licences may be subject to any con- ditions Lord Rhondda may determine, and may be revoked at any time. Hold- ers of such licences must keep accu- rate records of their dealings, which shall be open t. inspection, and they must observe any official directions as to their dealings.

TONYPANDY FOOD SCENE. I At Tonypandy a largo crowd be- sieged a local stores, and as the doors were closed the crowd kicked at them and demanded to inspect the stocks. It was not until a police officer had consented to make an inspection that the people were pacified.

MOTHER OF SEVEN BECOMES I DESPERATE. A farm labourer's wife, charged at Atherstone with stealing a piece of beef from a stall in the market, plead- ed that she had seven children, who had had nothing to eat for several days but dry bread. She waited in a queue, and was then refused. In a fit of desperation, :1." her children woro starving, she picked up the meat and informed the police of what she had done. The Bench held that there was no felonious intent, and acquitted the woman.

A CLYDACH ENGINEER. I Captain Haydn Kees, ILK, Uydach (late surveyor at the Graig Merthyr Colliery, Pontardulais), has returned to France. He was to have been de- corated with the Military Cross on the Tank a.t Swansea on Monday, but other business prevented him attend- ing. It may be mentioned that he had a lot to: do with the blowing up of big mines some timo ago at Messines.

YN Y GLYN. I Lli':eH'i o gydymdeimlad a Mr Abraham H. Thornas, Y.H. (Crymlyn) ar golli o horo ddau fab yn y rhyfel. Hoff Gr.:ll?n fwyn a'th galon fawr, Ymwrola WdvlVcK- id Mara wyt yn awr, Yniwrola. Uwrhhcn mae. plygion caddug du Yn no-th aelwyd santaidd gu, Ond engyl gwyiv-ori oddi fry Sy'n ddyslaw warohe/d '.srylch dy dy. Ymf.r-lii h. I'th rwygo'n evch storoni ddaeth, YmwTola; I'th galon eihvaith gwibiodd saeth, Ymwrola Oer alar ingol ddaeth o'r gad I lethu e&lon mam a thad. Ond dagrau cvdymd^imlad gwlad Sy'n llifo tua'th gartref mad, J Y m'foddlona. Dy fywvd depth, dy fywyd glan, (Yinwrola) I'r aval sydd yn destun can, Ymwrola OtmI now WI: t.h fywyd ar y bryn Yv.' n herth Tudor, Arthur Wvn— fydd v d-ewrio. hyn T ra oe^au' n I nghof yn y glyn; Ym-foddlona. G'wertfji. A. Harding.

WANTED for ? small house in 'ilN'-TED a for a sni.11 hatige ?n Stanley Davie,s, Gwenilnnd House Abertillery, Mon. aJ5-Wp XTRA-VIM Poultry Fowder wiii I inake hens lay la-rge eggs. 6d. carton la^t? 20 hens a fortniglit. Sold by the Co- operative Society A bercrave. 3J5-12-2G ARE you going to let your pullets eat ther hea-ds off nnt next jSpt'tn?? M?k<' win!?r (??-prod?ction Ii a ccrtajxtv b' ?ivin? them Karswood (harmless) Poultry Spice, containing ground insects. Packets 2d., 6d.. Is. Griffiths. 67, Herbert Street, Pontar- dawe. 7D15J26 BILLIARD MARKER.—Wanted at the Public Institute, Pontardawe. Pre- ference given to discharged soldier, able to do billiard room duties (two tables). Ago, 25 to 50 years. Wages 26s. per week, plus 7\ per cent. on ta king's- Further particulai-s may be had on application to Secretary. Ap- plications to be in not later than 28th rust., with two recent testimonial's. A pply-Mo.rgan Jones, Secretary, Maesybedw, Pontardawe. 2Jal9-26 A In you going to let your pullets eat their heads off until next Spring? Make winter egg-production a certain- ty by giving them Karswood (harmless) Poultry Spice, containing ground iu- sects. Packets 2d., 6d.—Harris. Cash Chemist, Commercial-street, Ystrad- is. 7J12-F23 L OST.—B<*tween Pontandawe and Lr. Cvrmtwrch, a set of Lower Artificial Teeth, probably in one of the motor 'buses. Find(-,r stiitil)ly r< warded on returning same to No. 2, Bridge-street, Lower Cwmtwrch. lJ19p ySTRAI)GYNLAIS Prize Drawing in aid oi the widow and children of the late David Richards, of Dorwen Farm, Palle^, has been postponed until Much Lst next in accordance with a request.—G. Morgan, Secre- tary. 3 J12-26 V1 STRADGYNLAIS LOWER PARISH COUNCIL. POTATO SEED. All persons desirous of obtaining Seed Potatoes of Immune Variety, through the Parish Couuei1, are re- quested to give their names and ad- dresses to one of the following per- sons on or before Jan. 31st, 1918. No orders received for bags of less than one ewt. Mr T. J. Watkins, Llwynneuadd, A bercrave. Mr Richard Loughor, Cefneoed, Upper Cwmtwrch. Mr John Lewis, Maesheulwen, Lower Cwni twi-eb. Mr AVilliam Griffiths, Caerbont, Abercrave. Mr T. W. Davies, Derwydd. Ystrad- gynlais. T. W. DAVIES, 1J19. Clerk to the Parish Council YSTALYFERA COUNTY SCHOOL. NOTICE is hereby given that the ac- counts of the Governing Body of the above-named school, and of their officers in respect, of their Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 31st March, 1917, in pursuance of the scheme under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889, Account Boo ks, Vouchers, Receipts and Contracts will on the 14th day of January, 1918, be deposited at my offioe, Ty Hywel, Gur- nos, Ystalyfera. Such accounts may be inspected by all persons interested, during office hours, until the 28th of January, and the said accounts will be audited by J. E. Pughe-Jones, Esq., the District Auditor, on the 1st Feb- ruary, at 10 a.111. D"t the County School Ystalyfera., when and where every such interested person who may have any objection to any matter contained in the accounts mav attend and prefer his objection, and the same will be heard and determined by the auditor. Dated this 5th day of January, 1918, W. L. MORGAN, 2.112-10 Clerk to Ithe Governors. MAESYDDERWEN COUNTY SCHOOL YSTRADGYNLAIS. MOTICE is hereby given that the ac- counts of the Governing Body of the above-named school, -and of their officers in respect of their Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 31st March, 1917, in pursuance of the scheme under the Welsh Inter- mediate Education Act, 1889, Account Books, Vouchers, Receipts and Con- tracts, will on the 14th day of Janu- ary, 1918, be deposited at my office, Tir Roger, Ystradgynlais. Such ac- counts may he inspected by all persons interested, during office hours, until the 28th of January, and the said accounts will be audited by J. E. Pughe-Jones, Esq.. the District Audi- tor, on the 31st January, at 10 a.m. at the County School, Maesydderwen, when and where every such interested person who may have any objection to any matter contai ned in the ac- counts may attend and prefer his objection, and the same will bo heard and determined bv the auditor. Dated this 5th dav of January, 1918 B. L. THOMAS, Clerk to the Governors. 2J12-19. YSTR ADGYNLAIS AND DISTRICT BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION. [ All Btueners' e-tr'^Uli.nent's in the Y>lradgy;tlai.s District- will only be open for business on Friday and Satny day of each week until further notice. All meat sold on these will only be sold on the terms of Cash on De- livery. 1.Ja19

AUDITS. YNISCEDWYN ESTATE. The Breconshire Rent Autit will be held at the Yniscedwyn Estate Ofiioe on Tuesday, January 29th, 1918, from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Tenants art asked to bring with them. their lasi. receipts and also the reoeips for the payment of Insurance Policies. The usual Allowances will be given in lieu of dinner. I YNISCEDWYN ESTATE. The Glamorganshire Rent Audit will be held at the Church Hall, Ystaly- fera, on Thursday, January 31st, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Tenants are asked to bring with them their Last receipts and also the receipts for the payment of Insurance Policies. The usual Allow- ance will be made in lieu of dinner. I 3,T12-26.JOHX P. LEE (Agent). 13JI2-26.

YSTALYFERA TOWN BAND. CENTRAL HALL, YSTALYFERA. A Grand COMPETITIVE CONCERT Will be held on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 191S. I Champion Solo, B5 os. Other Solos 21s. Recitations, Brass Quartette and Soloc, etc. Programmes, ld., post free, from Seert,turv,-Evaii L. Willi.vhis, Allty- grug-road, Ystalyfera. N24— PANTTEG, YSTALYFERA. EISTEDDFOD Y PLANT (0 DAN 16eg OED.) CvneliT vr uchod DYDD SADWRN, CHWEF. 2ail, 191S Prif Ddarn, Caneuon Gwerin, Un- awdau, Deuawdau. Adroddia\lau, etc. Manylion pellacvh oddiwrth yr Y sgrifenyddion- T. L1. Davies, Goleudy. Ystalyferti Gtxirge Edmunds, Pantteg, Y'fera. 5Fe2 SOAR CHAPEL, SEVEN SISTER9, Near Neath. ON SATURDAY, FEB. 23rd, 1918. A GRAND COMPETITIVE CONCERT (Under distinguished patronage) will be held at the above place. EVENTS. £ sd Champion Solo (Male or Female) Own Choice 3 3 0 Soprano Solo, "Nant v Mynydd" 1 1 0 Contralto Solo "Return to thy Rest" CPughe Evans). 110 Tenor Solo, "Baner ein Gwlad'' (Dr. Parry) 1 1 0 Bags Solo, "Trumpeter" (J. Airlie Dix) 1 1 0 Recitation (Open) Owti Choice 1 1 0 Quartette, S.A.T.B. (Confined to Dulais Valley), "Blodeu- yn baoh wyf fi mown gardd" (Gwilym Gwent) 1 1 0 Solo for boys under 15 years of age, (Own Choice) .1st 0 5 0 21-id 0 2 6 Open Solo for Novices that have not previously won 7/6 or over (confined to Dylais Valley) .010 6 Open Solo for persons over 50 years of age not having won El or over r. Recitation for Boys or Girls under 15 years of jige (Own Choice.) j) R 0 2nd t) 2 (i All ?hL?c may be ohttÏJ from Mr. D. J. Snell, High -jel Arcade. Swansea. ? Pi-oceeds in aid of Mr David Lewis. Brick row, Seven Sistens, who ha., been unable to follow any employment for upwards of four years, and with no hopes of dg -o. -f— Z Programmes, Id. each, per post ld. mavo be obtained from the-Joint Sees.: W. P. Harries, Bristol House, D. G. Morgan. Troedyrhiw, 2Jan12-19 Seven Sisters. DRILL HALL, GURXOS. A GRAND MISCELLANEOUS QONCERT In aid of the Local War Emergency Funds will be held at the above HnJJ ON TlIrRSDA Y. FEBRUARY 7th, 1918. The following Artistes will take pari: Mi's Mary Evans. Miss Gwen Lewis, Ystradgynlais. Mr. John Morgan, Pantteg. Mr. Lewis Thomas. Ystradgynlais. Mr. D. R. Hopkin, Gurnds. Mr. Levy Hopkin, Ystalyfera. Agisted hv a small Instrumental Quartette under the leadership of Mr C. A. Morgan. Accompanist, Mr. T. W. Hopkin (Organist a.t St. David Churcf) Doors open at 7, to commence punctuiUIy at 7.30. 1)29-