Papurau Newydd Cymru
Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru
18 erthygl ar y dudalen hon
1THE BYE-ELECTION.
1 THE BYE-ELECTION. Enthusiasm for Coalition Increases. I.L.P. DENOUNCED. Polling. July l(Kh. Declaration July 23rd. f Liberal Coalition-Mr. D. MATTHEWS. Labour Mr. D. WILJJAMS. I LANDORE. I AM. David Matthews held successful meetings at Hermon (Piasmarl), Aber- dyberthi-street Schools (Hafod), New Siloh (Landore), and Babell (Cwmbwrla), on Monday evening, at which the following swssage from Mrs. LloyfL George, wired from Criccietli, was enthusiastically re- ceived:- H Your municipal record, democratic sympathies, and especially your proved patriotism, eminently qualify you to re- present East (Swansea in Parliament. "I appeal to all women electors to vote and work for your triumphant re- turn to strengthen the Government in the great work of reconstruction."— Margaret Lloyd George." The New Siloh meeting ultimately be- came about 300 strong, was wonderfully Allthusistic. gave the candidate and his wife a great reception, and passed a vote of confidence with only two dissentients. PEACE AT HOME. I Mr. D. Whitta Davies, who presided, I said that in this serious time the one gieat desire was peace at home, and in choosing be-twn the candidates at this ■ election they had to consider how best that peace could he secured. They had known them for years, had noticed their work, read their speeches, and drawn their own conclusions. How best to at- tain the peace of our country was evident, tfor one candidate was for peace at home hvhile the other, he took it, was for re- solution. A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION. k 'Major J. Edwards, D.S.O., M.P., said he was not sure whether the. best test of the candidates might not be to study their nt- jtitude before and during the war, for !fuad vre not got through the conflict suc- cessfully we should now be in a very perilous position. It might be some of "tliem criticised some of the details of the "Peace Treaty, some thinking they were not hard enough, others that they were a ♦little too hard, but remembering that a3 ,mations were involved, making a peace to jplease everyone impossible, they m-ust ao(]. fjiut that the agreement was a most satis- factory conclusion of the war. (Ap-' ■•clause). -1 "QUACKS." I I major r.awaros went on to empnasise the considerable work of the Government in the matter of housing and health, and said in spite of the Government having done its best there was grumbling; btit they must remember that the basis had been laid and that it took some time to pee the results of the measures passed. After five years of war they could not expect to be solid at once, and the great temptation was to run after all sorts of as if they wee going to save us. They had to beware of quacks, who said ithey would cure the country in a few I hlonths. This restlessness was due to the energy we had expended in the war. I.C.P. OLIGARCHY. He supported Mr. Matthews as a demo- crat, a democracy being the election by the w ho country to make laws and ad- minister them. The tendency of the I.L.P. was in exactly the opposite direc- tion—an oligarchy, lie asked llieni to be- lieve that Mr. Lloyd George would never i desert the people of this country (Ap- plause). DIRECT VI. DEMOCRATIC ACTION. :11r. Clem ild wards, M.P., 'was repeatedly applauded during a trenchant attack on I.L.P. As chairman of the Labour wing of the Coalition, he asked Swansea Jiast to send Aft-. Matthews in." not only to show their approval of Mr. Lloyd George's work, but to show how absolutely they mistrusted and detested the new policy which was creeping into polities from the I.L.P., which, ignuminiously de- feated at the last election, now said (in effect): if we cannot get into power by the democratic method, or secret bal- lot box, we're going to get mto power somehow. We're going to adopt the direct method." PEACE BY VICTORY. He spoke as the one responsible for the formation of the party which did great propaganda and missionary work in the trades unions against the syndicalists, pacifists, peace-by-negotiation' people they had throughout the country, who were not the friends of the country nor the workmen. And, as they knew, the small party he led in the Commons, every- (Î1e of them defeated one of the mis- chievous, noisy pacifist group in the late House of Commons. (Applause). Having recalled how he left East Glamorgan to tl<ght Mr. Henderson, following his Bol- shevik" deputation to Paris on the Stock- holm Conference, Mr. Edwards said he okould not believe that they would fol-i low the advice of all sorts of people sent! down to tell them to send Mr. Williams a representative of the I.L.P. ("No" and hear, hear). Not only did he hope they would not send him, but that they would show in an unmistakable way that they approved the country having waged the war to peace by victory, and of stern, 'j ust terms being imposed on Germany by the Treaty. (Hear, hear). It was un- thinkable that a Welsh constituency should allow it to be inferred for a single imoment that it did not overwhelmingly approve the. Treaty negotiated by Wales's most distinguished son (Loud applause). I I.L.P. CAUCUS EXAMINED. ,.Mr. Edwards next quoted individual in- stancies to show that the dominating ele. ments of the I.L.P. were not workers or men who had rendered service in the Tanks of the trades unions. They were a number of verv clever, very adroit, and freely spoken middle-class men who got -anto the I.L.P.. ran the I.L.P. caucus in ;ery miners' lodge and trad? union anch until they had captured the whole .?aobinery and then profms*d to speak At th? name of the unions. Yet having A>ent three-quarters of a million of trade iou funds on tb? lest election they re overwhelmingly defeated by the ?ades unions themselves, ?rpl?use?. I IF THEY HAD SUCCEEDED I "What would have happened if these ple had their way?" Mr. Edwards ??t OB to ask, remarking that he had himself found that the hearts of most of the South Wales miners were absolutely sound and patriotic in regard to the war. AA-pplause). They knew how the colliers t"Poinded, despite the I.L.P. urging mem- Wrs to 10 nothing to help the Govern- N I ment in recruiting; knew of the Miners' Federation threat to down tools if more men were taken, and of the I.L.P. action in that direction when the young colliers decided to enlist. If it bad not been for that rally, if the I.L.P. had succeeded in its policy of no recruiting and down tools," France would have been over- whelmingly shattered; this country to-day would be literally and truly under the heels of German oppression and tyranny. RATIFICATION BEFORE MODIFICA-I Ti ON. On the top of this they said: Let us hold out the hand of friendship; we must get peace by negotiation; we must trust the good faith of the Germans." Thank God they were defeated, and we were able to take from Germany, the power to make further mischief. Now. in the fate of a stern, just and iirm peace, and before it was ratified, they were asked that the terms be modified. He appealed to the sacred memory of the dead boys and those who had suffered, and asked them to see to it that somebody was sent to the House from Swansea East to affirm in no uncer- tain way their belief in the righteousness and justice of the peace, and that no voice should be sent there asking that it be un- done before it was ratified. (Loud ap- plause) MR. MATTHEWS'S RECEPTION. I The candidate and his wife were re- ceived with great enthusiasm on entering, and the demonstration was repeated when Ald. Matthews rose to speak. He once more urged that, the Government was en- titled to great credit for its measures in regard to health, housing and restoration of trade union conditions, and argued that Mr. Williams was utterly incorrect in his claims that the Government had broken faith in regard to the two latter. NATIONALISATION. t Turning to nationalisation, the candi- date said tfiis was a matter for the very gravest consideration, since 'if it went wrong it would mean disaster, the closing of works and irremediable harm. Mr. David Williams has, I observe, stated that I have not yet made up my mind about nationalisation, Aid. Matthews went on. I might retort that Mr. Dav'd Williams has not yet made up his mind about direct action. But, as a matter of fact, I have stated on more than one occasion my view on theq ues- tion. I am, and always have been, in favour of the nationalisation of coal. Coal is vital to th? indu:Ü;E'S of this country, and especially to the industries of Swap- ea East. There has never been any doubt in my mind that coal should be, and ought to be, nationalised. The nationali- sation of the coal industry, however, needs very serous consideration. There is as yet no evidence other than that of Mr. Smillie and his friends to justify a definite opih.on as to whether the whole of the coa' industry can be nationalised without danger to the industrial and economic efficiency of the nation. I do not 1500 how such a pronopol eou.d be adopted without a thorough investiga- tion of the question by experts in the interests of the whole nation. NO GAMBLING WITH INDUSTRY. I Pending the resu!? of .such an i r'? 1 gation. 1 am not prepared to gamble ,i?,th the industries of this district, or with the I livokhood of its .it.;Z211S. Reckless state- ments often serves Mr. David Willhnie for argument, but it will take more than I loose assertions to induce' any fair and reasonable olectoi to pronounce an opin- ion based only, upon theory. I repeat, therefore, that I am a convinced advo- cate (,,f ',I-,e natiG.:a'isitlon of coal, and that a^ ft practical man I am not going to commit myself to the nationalisation >y, the coal industry aJ: every stage of it's working until Lain in posse.ss:on of con- vincing evidence that such a course can be adopted without, grave dangers to the lives and welfare of the workers tof Sv;¡Ùi. sea, for the improvement of whose con- ditions I have \vo/ked to the best of lily ability during the whole of. my ubh life. 1 TO SUPPORT THE PREMIER.. J They would have noticed Mr. Lloyd George's wonderful reception on return- ing to Wales, Aid. Matthews said in con- clusion. The importance of that election to the Premier lay in the fact that it was the first since the signing of the Peace Treaty, and that a vote against him was a vote against Mr. Lloyd George and a disapproval of the latter's wonderful work in the last seven months, to say nothing of what he had done previously. He j could not for one moment believe that any Welsh constituency, and particularly one of the character of Swansea East, would turn down" Mr. Lloyd George. Indeed, he hoped the result would be so overwhelmingly in his favour that it would put into him new heart and cour- age for the great work that lay ahead. He urged trades unionists not to be in- timidated by the unfair question on his opponent's card. (Loud applause.) THE "RED FLAG." Called for a speech, Mrs. Matthews spoke a few well-chosen words to the womeil, whom (she said) she felt sure would do their utmost io support. Mr. Lloyd George. Alluding to the report that Mr. Smillie was met at High-street Station by the singing of the Red Flag," she appealed to the mothers, wives and sweethearts of the men who went across to fight for freedom and liberty to say that this was not the flag for which they suffered and died. (Applause.) MANNESMANN SNAP VOTE. Mr. Ben Rees, who moved the resolu- tion of confidence, made a lively speech in which lie scored off a couple ot good- humoured interrupters. He argued that the Mannesmann resolution in support of Mr. David Williams (reported in last night's I.eader ") was utterly unrepre- sentative, being passed by a body of 20 unanimous except two-of whom he was one—which took & mean advantage and brought politics ivtt) trade union affairs and neglected the business it ought to have done. As chairman he could have ruled the matter out of order, but be held the trump card, as at mass meetings that and the following day he could ex- plain the whole position. Four times in succession he had been elected okairman, and he said that there were not 200 out of the 2,000 who took any interest in politics whatever. DISCHARGED SOLDIER'S VIEW. Sorgt. Tom Williams seconded, and said he believed he was speaking for the whole of the discharged soldiers in Swan- sea uhen he said they were not out- to assist a man who did nothing to help them while they were on the other side. (.Applause.) By returning Mr. Matthews they would 00 doing M'r.Uoyd George and the discharged soldier a great 8er vioe.—A? stated, there wefe only two dis senttI1.ti. I PLASMARL. At the well attended meeting at Her- mon Chapel, on Monday evening, Coun. Abraham Bowen presided. The chairman observed that a great deal had been said during the past week regarding the candidate's public work. He had followed Mr. Matthews' career since the latter had entered into public life, and his policy and tactics, like those of Mr. Lloyd George, had always won their spurs. (Hear, hear.) I RECONSTRUCTION. Mr. T T. Broad, M.P., in a masterly address on the work done by the Coali- tion Government, «v.d the question of Reconstruction was of paramount im- portance, and as fair thinking men they should send men to Parliament who were capable of and prepared to assist Mr. Lloyd George. Aid. Mrti'thev/s holds the necessary qualifications, and he be-gged them to be loyal to him. He had given much of his time to education and other important I municipal affairs. I UNEMPLOYMENT. I The candidate, who was w?ll received, and a telegram from Mrs. Lloyd George was enthusiastically applauded. Aid. Matthews asked those who com- plained of the steps the Government had taken on unemployment to realise that since the armi.shc.e upwa.rds of three million service-men had been demobilised, -in d t- and that only 18 petr cenL cf the whole were now not employed. He hoped in int.ho(,{)Ul.e of a n viith or two all these would be found employment. CANVASSING CARD TACTICS. Dealing with the canvassing card of the opposition, Mr. Matthews said that he Was reminded of the old days of the farmer and his landlord. To ask a per- son to what Tr,(vie T-,nioii he lielonged was to his mind very low and base taetvics. The reply given to this question bv a Plasmarli'e, said Mr. Matthews, vras: This is not Rusein!"—(hear, hear)--and The balled is a secret." Ffa implored them not to be led away by such actions, and not to turn Lloyd George out and place 'men like Smillie iilhis stead. (Applause.) "THE RED FLAG." I Mr. W. C. Jenkins said Mr. Williams's I.L.P. supporters, had displayed theii- tr.na colours at last. Like the leopard, they could not change tboir spots. Mr. Smillie .-was welcomed by the singing, of the Red Flag," the revolutionary hymn beloved by continental anarchists and the symbol of bloodshed. The Hed Fbg" had its origin in the days-c-f the Roman Empire, when a general about; to go into battlo hoisted the Vexdlllill or Red Standard to indicate that the spilling of blood was about to begin. The I.L.P. was an organisation whose aim was re- volutionary, and whos-e dasign was to swo,p away Ihe whole fabric of soe'ety in ord?r to buiild up a new world on the Bolshevist model in Russia. Its polic\ was to intimidate, threaten and intrigue against all Labour members who favoured Constitutional Government, and Mr. Brace would know it long before luis Par- liamentary careor was finished. Mr. George Barnes had done more for the..workers of the world by his Labour Charter since its formation, for it only passed pious reso-utions and afforded Gorman Social sts an opportunity to act as spies or he Kaiser. (Loud applause.) Swan-, East would respect the memory of th;" dead heroes, and resent the flaunting Of the Red Flag, by returning a man, who was loyal to that symbol: of freedom and liberty, the Union Jack. (Loud cheers). > 4 vote of confidence, proposed by Mr. Jacob Hadwin, and secondod by Balk- i well, was unanimouslý passed.
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-=-=-=. LABOUR'S VIEW; Mr. Smillie on < Direct Action. A largely-attended on-air meeting in 8DPQrtd. Mr; Duyia. Williams was held on the field near St. Stephen's' iiali, Dany- graig, on Monday eueriing, s-me thousands cf people. listening to the -^•laches, a-nd great enthusiasm was aroused. Mr. George Coilwiil, ehainaan of the Swansea and District Labour Association, presided, and delivered a btdef sipooch in opening the proceedings. u- v MR. SMILLIE. Jxyr. bmuli-e, who was acoorci^&d. & very fine inception by th vast audience, ti¡j,ct, citl perusing the newoyayois at Swaiie £ a tie found Ii", was being honoured with a con- sid-eia;ble amount of attention from the otheir side. The eleatc-re wore being asked whether they were going to support a fol- low of Mr. Lloyd George or a follower of Bob Smiiiie, who held extreme views. (Laughter and applause.) Now, he hoped they would not support Mr. David Williams Cl ?lB ground t4iat he waa a follower of ?.u Smillie. He was not a follower of his. ?? David Williams was a comrade and oodeague. (Louù ch-eers.) So far as he (the speaker) was concerned, it was per- fectly true that he held extreme views extreme from th point of view of the wealthy classes, daughter and applause.) In that great town of Swansea they had a big, teeming population. It was because he LL a.ri been appea-lirig for the last 40 years for sueh pe.jple that he held such viervs. (Applause.) HIS EXTREME VIEWS. He had appealenl not merely on behalf of the miners and their wives and children but for the whole of the classes of labour. I1. he held extreIn-é views he could stand up to say he had not changed them. (Ap- plause.) If Mr. Lloyd George, for insstanoe, not held the views which he expressed at Limehouse some years ago he (Mr. Smilije) WQuld gitill be one cf hig followers, but if he dared to use those expressions now the landlord party would not be behind him for another ten minutes—amd then the Governmcint would go down. (Applause.) A REBEL AGAINST A SYSTEM. I. & rroceeaing, M,r. fc-mulie sud he held the view (A rebel bek-Auee he was against the preeemt social system because it was unjust tbatt bale lmrt of the population, and this by? far the largest part,' should be kept coTiitinually on the verge of starvation; while those who toiled not had the beet, of life aaid lived in mansions and palaces by the lla.bour of the workers. He and liia friend Hodges had been called i 111 pertinent because they had asked a few plain questions of some dukes and lords. When thev heard that soine of these chaps" held li million aerea of land in this counitry they oould well umdetstand them singing This is my rwll my native lend." (Iau ghJter and applause.) They were told thtllJt: these -On got, thedr laud from their forefathers, who got it from the King. Brat whait aboiat the boys who fought for their Kmg and country in the last four or five years? ;Hea.r, hear.) When they asked for land for the boys they were told there was none to be had to give theim: Yet no landlord had done more to defend, tih: country ttoaai our fcovn. WHAT WOULD* HAVE HAPPENED. I Ha4 it been left bo the (Jukes a,lid lefnd- lúrd to defend it, it would have been in ihe htmdo of the GermMM long a?o. Our boys were therefore entitled to say that this,was their na-tive land. The were only allowed to live upon it by bliack- maal, in the dbape of rents. The teaidlorde owned the land from the grtaes erurfiace to the very centre, and it was doutbtful at present if they did not try to claim the atmosphere above. But there could be no peace or reoansitruabion whilst the few held the whole of tihe country. The soldiers had been itoold that tiLey omld have land in Canada and Australia—anywhere but their own country. (" Shame") No re- turned soldier should be aeiked to go abroad until every acre of land in tbie country was cultivated. (Applause.) DIRECT ACTION. Coming to the question of direct action," he pointed out the steps taken by the mitneis to got improved conditions of hours and wagss, and spoke of the Govern- ment's reply offering the Commission and promising themselves (so Mr. SmiHUe de- clared) to abide by the decision cf that Commission. Now, however, efforts were being made by t-he landowners, colliiery owners, and cfcher capitalists to prevent nationalisation of mines, and the propa- ganda used was t.o try to make the people think nationalisation would injure them because it would injure the manufac- tures in which they were employed. He believed they could improve the manage- ment of the mines and mike them more productive and tcs? co?tJy, so thait not only would the price nA go up, but would be cheapened. (Appl?u?.i Ef Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar law were ready to I endeavour to got the Coalition Oo help them ill keeping the promise made to abide by the deaisicn. cf the majority of the Oom- nj-'sMon, Trade Union a-^tion would back them up. (Cheers.' If they did not. then could th-ey blame the miners for doing what they 'c;" -.L.-i They believed in action through Parliament/ but if they failed with the House of Commons, or tiiiat Mouse was returned on falce.pretences such ti-S the conec-riptiom- issue, then would be the time for the mineTs to call for direct acticn. OTHER SPEAKERS. I Mr. Frank Hodges raid the working classes did net for a. moment suggest the repfcdicyfcioo of■'war-ideibits, but instead of paying theen by Coalition methods, which •would take 200 would fall, in a very large measure, upon the masses of the people, t-he best brains of thi's coun- try propcoo d, a t-o pay by a levy j cn <uT?! u 5 ca.pittal  Mr. DaYid WiUí:"ms dealt ?ith It???hoM enfranchisement, t'h ;ffi<"n!'[J]{':nt of the ComDens?tacn Act. and Rusem. MR. BRACE AT MORRJSTON. I At Horeb Oispei, Morriato, on Monday I night ,Alderma.n J. Cery presided over a well .eibtended meeting, ;.t. whic,h the, we-.e, the Ripbt Hon. William Brac<. M.P.. Mr. B C. &ra" ?.P., Md Mm. Andrews.  Mr. Brace, who was well received, ?aid be bed nctbing to My a.?a-inst Mr. Matthew?, who h-;d been very cenerous in tnere ways than one, but they were n-ct out for charity; they were out for their rights. It wa.s net an election of pecsonalitice; it was an election to determine principles and the future d demooraoy. Our land must be controlled by the for the benefit d the 0tcit«. He agreed that the }'nd- o • nen? e;souTd be bJu-ht out at reasonable prizes: 'With regard to tranaipont. his ex- perie-nee as ohainna-n of the Grand Com- mittep of the Ways and Oom muni rati on Bill was that, although there was no org-i.ni&ed obstruotion, there was a mighty opposition conducted wittih skill. On the queHicn of the national tent-ion of coal, he said thc.t if they were going to n&tioiutl- iee la-nd and c-cntrpl tr«.nsport, then it was. a.b?olutely necessary they should national- ise the mines. (Applquse.) If they thought they were gcing: to- nationalise the mines without"trcuble they were making a mis- take. The colliery owners, who, for so ma-nv years had been living on" their losafes ^(laiTirhterf—d5d • énQt like to part with fcbesn.
I RIDIWIG ON .,PIT TRAMS.
I RIDIWIG ON PIT TRAMS. I J edge's Deepen in Gowerton Cecm- pensation Case. I At thei LI £ nellv County. Court o Monday I Ann Lewis. Hedley-row, Penclawdd, lppl; I for compensation against the Serthlwyd Colliery, btd., Gowejitqn, in respect of the death of her-son. Mr. Trevor Hunter, (instru red bv ilr, Jchn Jcnhins," Swansea) appea-ed fur the plain till, amd Mr. D. Villiere y«,eagei ••n- slrueted fty. Messes. Bdwards End Full, ed. The case was heard a.t a prvin16 court and. 1.1 giving judgment, hd3 Homopr (Judge Lloyd Morgan) said the deceas-id, in r-iding on, a train;" wn do-i i* aomething cwdrary to the rule«s, and exposed himself iu a lisk. If the case ended there, he (the Judge) would have fottnd'fcr the respondents. It was, however, contended that the pra-otice of thefine;t, riding on the trains bad ex- isted for abodt a year, and that itt was known to the officials. In regard fo this he fou-nd tha-t the riding bad been going on for some time, bat, that the improper riding was not of such a constant occur- rence that the officials generally ought to have known 'cf its existence. He was not satisfied thait they ever 641w it done, but he found that one of the firemen did know of the illegal r-iding, and that he did not take ttop-j to oP it-. • This being the caee, the employers weie, liabl-e for the com- pertsataon ed, it-nd he awarded X195.
I AREYOUR FEET SORE UNDER.I…
I AREYOUR FEET SORE UNDER. NEATH? Have you any li^rd skin or CQrDS under the ball of the foot ? Any corns on the tops ot the tos r, liavo you a buniou ca used by. thbig toe bending in ? These signs indicate tha-t "Joyped" Supports are needed to hold your, weight under the instep. Joyped Supports are 12s. tid. per pair. and can be, worn in any boots. Call and try a pair at Rich, The Chemist, Ltd., Surgical tfottse, 30, High Street, Swansea. Iloiirs, 11. 0 to 6 0.
-OFFERS TO .DEMPSEY.I .? Il…
OFFERS TO DEMPSEY. I .? I 111 The huge sum of £ 35,00!) 11(: Ixitn offered to.-Jack Dempsey, the net, boxing chatupton, if ho will moot the ,vinnor of-the lieckett-Carpentier contest ui England. Mr. Jack Catlaghaft has stated that he is prepare<f tu offer that aniouht; that he has secured a venue to hold 22,000 people, and thait directly Dempsey signs articles he will deposit the money. Mr. C. B. Cochran had already made an offer of S25.000 for the match.
" I ? , CAPA,SA'LVAG . /…
  I ? CAPA,SA'LVAG I I The fleet scuttled by the Huns at Scapa Flow is being raised. The work has been given to the Liverpool Salvage Associa- tion.. It is understood tJiat. the light cruisers Dresden and Nurn burg and severa l des- troy-ers have already been lifted, and work is proceeding on the battleship Baden. Sorn-e of the ships have capsized and it is not considered possible to raise them, but it is reported that the greater number of the scuttled ships can be salved Without much difficulty.
IHOOLIGANISM.I
HOOLIGANISM. Attention was called at the meeting of the Llanelly Council on Monday nigrft to the serious damage caused to public pro- perty on the embankment lI1 Ward III., a bridge having been forced out of its position: and Councillor D. Jennings said such booHgnnism must be sup- pressed. — It was decide? to take pro- f-ti"Cg?3ed f't iA,ar.' to t;nke vi-o- '< > l'
j STILL ON STRIKE.
j STILL ON STRIKE. I Cardiff Dock Pilots and Riggers. Tie dock pilots, boatmen, and rvrgers at Cardiff, Penarth and Barry were again idle on Monday, and many collieries are experiencing great difficulty in maintain- ing work owing to the shortage of wagons. The position, however, is rather better than was expected, but it is impossible to say how long collieries will be able to work. The fact that vessels are not being moved to any extent is causing unemploy- ment among dry-dock workers. Last week the suggestion of a Conciliation Commit- tee was adopted, conditional upon the strikers resuming work immediately. Mr. Robert Williams, the general secretary of the Transport Workers' Federation, re-I commended the dock pilots* boatmen, and riggers to resume work, but yesterday the shipowners received a telegram from Mr. Williams in which he stated that he is officially 'informed that the Cardiff men refuse to resume work on the suggested conciliation scheme. A lengthy conference of the lêgate of the sections of men affected held on Mon- day afternoon, did not effect any altera- tion in the position.
TO CELEBRATE PEACE.
TO CELEBRATE PEACE. Conscious "Spade Work Leads to Trouble. 1 As a result ot peace ce,ebr it;ons in GJyncorrwg, Edward John Thomas, col- lier, was charged at A'x^ravon on Monday with bcin drunk and assaulting P.S T-arr.—The evidence showed that a large crowd ot children were following the de- fendant, and others who were beating a drum, marching abmji, going from door to door collecting ironey tu-further eel-e- bnate" peace. The defendant knocked th.3 door of the polioe erat'on with a child's spade, and asked for a subscrip- tion. The sergeant repiied tha-; he had nothing to P; 'v, as he was not a collie?. The defendant then struck the officer in the face. Sergt. Tarr then locked him up. The defendant, who was represented by Mr. Perkins, had been discharged from the army on medical grounds. A fine of £2 was imposed. Henry Williams, Thomas Jones and John Thomas, of Glyncorrwg, who took part ill the demonstration, were charged with being drunk and disorderly The three men, who had served in the army 4-4 yea re, were ordered to pay the costs.
STEELWORKERS' BOF-IUS.
STEELWORKERS' BOF-IUS. Concessions Made by Owners. -lie aajournea meeting ox me Memen s Steel Trade Conciliation Board was held on Monday at the Metal Exchange, Swansea. The claims put forward by the work- men had been discussed at the previous meeting, when it was represented to the men that the position of allied steel and tinplate trade was in gran-e danger through growing competition. Now. however, it was agreed to grant ,t temporary general additional bonus of 121 per cent. from the 39th of June to the 27th of September, as had been just granted in the tinplate trade. About 15.0011 men are affected by this concession, If was also agreed to grant all the men pay for Peace Day holiday, July 19, on the same scale as for Armistice Day, and Mr .Tom Griffiths appealed and Air. Gil- bertson to endeavour to bring about a similar arrangement in the tinplate trade. Earlier finishing was deferred. A committee was appointed to visit the different works in the trade to investi- gate questions affecting the teemers, iiidlemen, bar millnien, and gasmen, and report to a further conference. j
BACK TO WORK.1
BACK TO WORK. 1 The 00 discharging men at Port Talbot Docks who have been on' strike for a week for a guaranteed week of St 18s. Od. re-sumed work ob Monday on the old terms. They are however refusing to do I night work.
LLANELLY SHORT -LIST. !
LLANELLY SHORT LIST. Fifty applications were submitted at the meeting of the Llanelly Borough Council on Monday night for a vacancy in the Town Clerk's department caused by.the departure of Mr. D. T. Griffiths, solicitor, to Southwnrk. The following candidates were selected to appear be- fore a special meeting: Messrs. Lopg- hurst, Taylor and Wilson, all of Llan- elly.
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I THE PRICE OF BUTTER. I The executive committee of the Carmar- thenshire Farmers' Union considered a resolution from a branch contending that the price of butter is not sufficient in view off the increased cost of other com- modities. The executive committee de- cided to send a strong resolution to the National Farmers' Union urging it to tako steps to secure an increase in the I priee of butter.
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PONTARDAWE CELEBRATIONSI A meeting wa-s held at the Public In- stitute, Pontardawe, on Afonday night, to consider Peace eelet.^Sns. Mr. C. G. GilberUson Great disapj?omtmeat wa<s f<?t at the Council's refusal to do something for tt- children. The meeting decided that a tea b? organised for the children for I Thursday, July 2-Hh, and that oil the children in the Pontardawe postal area should be invited. The arrangements were bft to a strong ladies' committee. BIGAMY CHARGE. Thomas Davies, farmer, Tynypant, Cytion, Port Talbot, was charged at Aber- avon on Monday with committing bigamy iJy going through a marriage ceremony with Maria Slarjorie Jones at Neath Registry OSc-e on 30th March, 1918, his j wife, Elizabeth, whom he married at Car- marthen Registry Office in 1.8S7, being still alive. Evidence having been given by the two wives, the defendant was committed to the Assizes. His legal wife said she last s-aw her husband "four years ago. She lives near 'Carmarthen.
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I THE TEST. r Allies' Reply to I Austria. PARIS, Monday (Received Tuesday). The principal event at the Peace Con- ference to-day was the preparation for the departure of Signor Tettoni for Rome to-morrow. Signor Tettoni was received by Mr. Lansing and Mr. White (Ameri- can Delegates) in the morning. He will return to Paris by the end of the week. The Commission appointed this morn- ing to inquire into military incidents which occurred at Fiume consists "f tunr | Generals, representing France, Britain, and the Unired States. It is stated in Peace Conference circles that Mr. Lansing lias been recalled by i'resi- dent Wilson, and he will leave France to-morrow. The Inter-Allied Supreme Council met this afternoon vt the Quai D'Ursuy..d. Clenienoe-iU', Mr. Balto-ir, Air. I/anting, Signor Tittoni, and Mr. I were present. The Council decided to appoint a Commission of four members, repre- senting Franco, Great Britain, the United States, and Italy, to inquire into the claims of the Norwegian Government for the union of Spitz!*?rgen to Norway. AUSTRIA MAY ENTER. It is learned in French Conference circles I the representatives of the Great Powers have drafted their reply to the Note from the Austrian delegation asking that Austria should be admitted into tlw League of Nations. The Allied reply state., that nothing in the covenant prevents Austrias entry into the League. It is cnlv necessary for her to give proof of her good faith and the way in which she carries out the Peace Treaty will be the test by ■ which the question of her admission to tjio League of Nations will be decided.
I,"TERROR OF THE DISTRICT."
"TERROR OF THE DISTRICT." j Blaengwynfi Man Saved by his Army Record. At Aheravon on Monday, Henry Banks, fruiterer. Blaonewynfi, summoned Evan Joan Cooksey, described by Mr. Jestya Jeffreys :1,<; the terror of the district," for assault. Complainant said that as he w-ds stand- ing speaking to two men the defendant came up and :.¡,skeel, c; Wht are you talk- ing about, Banks? WitnoB replied thafc thy wc-re. not speaking about him. The. defendant then said, You —— Conchy; | you s-hopkeeper; you —— profiteer; take that," knocking; him in the face tiJl he fell. He injured his arm. Sergt. Dav ies said ti -te defendant, who did not apsr. was a collier of rough I character and drunken habits. Hie beer I had been stopped in all the public houses, He had served in the Army from 1914 till last Mareh. A Hue of £ "> was imposed or two months, the Chairman remarking that but for his Army service ther would have sent him down without the Opt10.t n fitle- I I I
BRYNAMMAN EN FETE.
BRYNAMMAN EN FETE. The inhabitants of Brynamman turned t out en bloc Saturday and joined in giving a princely welcome home to the returned j heroes of the great war. The reception was held and prepared by the Brynam- tiiian Ladies' Choir (conductress, Aladame K. M Williams. Amrnanfôrd), who. as a result of successful concerts, netted a I most substantial surplus for the purpose. The festivities were held in the spacious Hong room of the Upper Council Sclnxds. where a sumptuous feast was partaken of by about 500. over 200 of whom were soldiers and sailors. The D.S and S., under the direction of Lieut. Llewelyn Williams and local officers, paraded the streets, headed by the Brynamman Town Band. conducted by Air. Arthur Jones (Brookside). A concert was held, under the presi- dency of Ald. W. J. Williams. Songs were rendered by Miss Lilian Evans, Miss M. Davies. Master Teddy Jones, and Mr. A. W. Williams. Mr. W. Walters, D.C.. C.M.. gave verses. Mrs. P. C. Jones and Master Teddy Jones gave a duet, and Miss Bessie Jones (Celynferch) a recitation. Mr. W. Jenkin Jones (schoolmaster) spoke and the ladies' choir sang The Soldiers* Chorus." conducted by Madam Williams. Miss Sal Jones (Upper Council Schools) was the secretary.
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