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MANCHESTER GTTARDTAlsr. SATTJHDAT. JUNE 19. 192C PREMIER ON THE FUTURE OP THE LEAGUE. PRESIDENT WILSON AND CHALLENGE TO BRITAIN IN LIGHT ON THE IDENTITY MYSTERY.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO IRISH LABOUR. THE ELECTIONS. NEAR EAST. NO FORCE AT PRESENT AVAILABLE TO IMPOSE PEACE. RAILWAYS TO BE CLOSED IF EMBARGO IS CONTINUED.

A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE. CHALLENGE ON THE LEAGUE ISSUE. Nsw Yoejc, Friday. In an interview with a representative of ihe TURKISH OCCUPATION OF ANATOLIA. TUEBULENT ARABS.

The War Office's weekly statement on mili- SUICIDE BURIED UNDER WRONG NAME. SOLICITOR'S STATEMENT. From Airr nnwrsennnrinnt ANTI-WAR DEPUTATION CROSS -EXAMINED. 'New York World," President Wilson says r-e THREATS TO WRECK MILITARY TRAINS. is extremely confident that the Democratic Con- tary operations (for the week ending Tues-vention at San Francisco will welcome the day) reports with regard to Anatolia that the acceptance of the Republican party's, and his Nationalists are extending their gains and AMERICA'S "TEMPORARY" WITHDRAWAL AND HER POSSIBLE RETURN.

SINN FEIN COURTS SUPREME IN TWENTY-F0UB COUNTIES. a certain number of Frenchmen and Italians, H.t,mJhe it is a British obli.rif.3U. Mr. Barnes: Why should not the League of Jfatlons do it and call upon France and Italy to help ust The Prime Minister What more could you no than have a definite understanding with prance and Italy that they will supply ft certain number oi troops 1 Xhcy bave not kept tnr quota. Are we to go to war with Italy ana France because they do not keep their obligations How much better would it be tf ypu had it in the Covenant of the League of matrons instead of as a compact between three countries? There-is absolutely no difference.

As far as the oblteations of France and Italv Complaints that the League of Nations was not being given the opportunity to become effective were made by a deputation from the League to Abolish War, which saw the Premier on Wednesday. Mr. Lloyd George said that force as a guarantor of permanent settlement under the League of Nations was a possible ideal, but not yet a practicable proposition. There was no forco available for the purpose. The two supreme difficulties in the way of brmgwg tne league of nations into tuli nnrntion were, first, tho fn.

nations concerned were fully occupied as tvsl, tW r.A oa i uiumu uui4jnuuiu, I A A TTi1 fi Lil JLJj iiliiJAl JQ. us. i'umi An official report of tho proceedings a.suea oescnues wie. ueputatiuu va representing organised religion and organised labour. The chief speakers were, on the ne side, Bishop Gore, Mr.

Barnes, nd Mr. Hodges. and, on the other, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Balfcur, and Lord Curzon.

Bishop Gore, who referred to the case of Armaria as to which th Tjtiio nt TJntinrm Armenia as to wnicn tne league or Nations said it had neither the power -nor the money to to anything, said, in reply to the Premier, that the proposal which the deputation had put forward was that steps should be taken jo arm and equip the League of Nations with adequate force for its probable tasks. Mr. Lloyd George put the deputation through a severe examination, and for the most part ihe proceedings consisted of an animated dialogue as to the practical possibilities of proposal. The following are the chief I-assages After Bishop Gore's reference to Armenia the Prime Minister said: Take the dispute Poland and Russia. I am only trying to rind out what is in the minds of the deputation.

In Armenia, the force might be a tmall one, although I am not sure uf that. But take the case of Poland and liussia. Is it suggested that there should be force at the disposal of the League of Nations, and tinder the direct command and control of the League of Nations, which should i.ompei one or other of tne belligerent forces there to comply with the decision of the League, and supposing Russia refused, that 1 there should be a force there which should conipel Russia to suomit Russia with her army ef 00,000 or Or in the tive, if Poland refused to submitshe had an army I believe of anything between half a million and three-quarters of a million-that there should be ao army at the disposal of the Leasue Isations that should compel Poland 10 SUOmit Scarborough. Friday. The case in which a man is charged on suspicion with having stolen articles now in his possession from persons unknown, and who was believed to be associated in some way, as yet unexplained, with the man drowned in a bath at Bath last week, was before the Scarborough Bench to-day.

The Chief Constable's application for the charge was rJT 'r It will be recalled that the man. calling himself James Fairbrother, was arrested as the result of the successful tracing of the seven- teen-year-old Brighton girl who was xnisstn? from hc-n rrru irom tier home. When inquiries were made about therirl. who mt artirfe mentioned in the charge including watches and typewriters, were found in the man's possession. The Chief Constable to-dav said the man was arrested at midnight on Tune 15, and inniiian I.

1 Zr as varioua wuuujr. re were suspicions, uuacning to the man regardm his identity. He now found the man was known as Jesse Lovell in 1903 at Bath and as Jesse Farbrother in inn He had received a telegram from Brighton saying a warrant had been issued there for his arrest for obtaining 200 by false pre- tences relating to the disoosal of some busi- uess mere. No satisfactory information had been obtained regarding the property in hU possession, but he had sufficient information to conclude none of it related to Scarborough and he could not find they wanted the man at Scarborough at all. He applied to withdraw the charge and the Brighton police would then be able to carry on investigations into the mystery.

There was a mystery, for a man known as Jesse Farbrother was drowned in a bath at Bath, an inquest had been held, and he was now buried. This man was known as Jesse Farbrother in 1911. The mystery remained, but it did not affect that charge. An Erroneous Identification. Prisoner's sobcitor, Mr.

J. S. Snowball, sud his client was quite prepared to answer the charge and deal with any other charges at the proper me. There had been a eertain mystery for which he was not responsible. It help matters if he said his name cer tainly was Jesse Gibbons Farbrother, though on occasion it had been pronounced Fair- brother.

Prisoner had no knowledge of the Bath mystery at all until the cutting was read to him, after arrest, by the police. It was not correct, as had been stated, that a cutting was found in his possession. He was certainly courting- Miss Bodle. As far as he knew she was not acquainted with the man at Bath. A misunderstanding had arisen throughout by reason of the erroneous identification.

That was entirely the fault, not of the prisoner but of people who identified him. Rather exten- sive publicity had beer, given to the case, and he hoped any erroneous statements which might possibly have been made would not prejudice his client in other charges which might be made. The Chief Constable called attention to the fact that photographs had been taken in court. He noticed a learned judge had said it was quite out of order and contempt of Br lTLS The Press -of the country had been court, asking for photographs and he refused them. Now they were there armed with cameras.

It was lowering the dignity of the Court. The Chairman said it was very improper. The Chief Constable said he didn't think there was power to confiscate the photographs. BATH POLICE INQUIRIES. Ud to a late hour last nieht the Bath Dolice were unable to throw further light on tho identity the man Farbrother, who was drowned in a bath there.

They have received I I Bishop Gore: During the war we had fairly moment to have all the enthusiasm, has with-iaborate sketches of what was proposed about drawn lie League of Nations from Sir Edward Grey All these are temporary difficulties. I be- the j. stealing money while the father was celeb mass, and that the father sought to have him arrested by the police. The defence was a denial that the words complained of were ever uttered. Several witnesses were examined by both sides, including a magistrate, an ex-land com- anssiuner, and an ejc-niember of the Cork County The of police-sergeants and constables to whom defendant was alleged to A 4 have- mad6 0ia statnts were mentioned Wfto is a member of the Cork Corporation and Couoty CounciI oJfered to adioum to aaa the plaintiff to procure the police witnesses.

He had previously during the hearing ex pressed regret that the police witnesses had aot been "summoned" to their evidence was of importance, plaintiff, however, said he didn't want the adjournment, and a verdict was announced il. i p. "Muuig wo pwmhmi as. aamages. The court was open to the public and the Press, but a very careful watch' was kept for the police whik) the proceedings lasted.

The headquarters of the Cork police are within two hundred yards of the hall. No attempt was made to interfere with the court. ULSTER EX-SERVICE MEN RESTLESS. OFFER TO THE GOVERNMENT. (From our Correspondent.) Bbuast, Fbxsax.

A disquieting symptom of the tension at prssent prevaOing ia Ulster was indicated in the resolution passed to-day at a meeting in Bslfast of the Ulster ex-service men's associa- tion, a purely Carsonite organisation. The resolution pledged assistance to the Goveru- ment to restore law and order in Ulster, and pointed out that there are 3,000 trained Ulster ex-service officers, men, and women In the association in Belfast ready to obey any order upon which the Government decides. Patrick Loughran, the Sinn Feiner who was shot during the struggle at the police barracks in Cookstpwn, county Tyrone, yesterday morn- ing, died in hospital in Belfast this afternoon. Loughran was being brought in a motor to the city for treatment, but was held up by the police and arrested. The driver of the motor was also arrested, but was released tc-day.

RESIGNATION OF CROWN SOLICITOR. (From our Correspondent.) Dtmrjot. Fbtdax. Following on the resignations of police omcess, from county constables, in many cases aft nvpr si j-J. me announcement of the resignation of Mr.

M. J. solicitor, Wexford, of bia position as Crown solicitor for Wexford county. Mr. O'Connor is the brother of Lord Justice O'Contfor.

AMbunclng his resignation at Wexford Fetty Sessions, he -said hit object in holdfng ittje position since January." 1918, 'waV'to n'elp in the preservation of peace in his native county, and he was glad jthat during ose two and a half years there had been fewer prosecutions i.A,Wfxrd l11 111 county in Ireland. The county inspector and himself had stopped over 100 cases coins into mm it-Sl nnl aU c-a? defendant and only lnstitutfni? nmiiMitinat.n opinion, they were absolutely necessarfor the maintaining iv 1 eyu uiuet. xae now round Mr. E. Ge'elan, clerk to the Mohill iEural Board of Guardians, has WoM iTd uccession theTe was not case at Moate (Countv tana.

gUSg? Co on the books. Th im covers large area iri South' wSSSaL- MARINES' MISTAKEN ALARM. BOAT FIRED ON. before midnight maririeV stationed at tbe coastguard station at PTS.Bt' itfrUie it to be there for en ualawful purpose; opened fire and did considerable damage, fortunately without loss of fife. vi The' boat, Eriin's'Hope; eturniM.freln the flshinjc '''II.

v.r. Btngcd gear1 when' thev 4- 'naval gunboat turned on its searchlights'snd revealed the' innocent nature of the'er'affcf'1-' wjoje ponce comimpated si bereen by wiseii a a 1 9i imilitary and police immediately turhed'Sul DUBIN SOLICITORS' Rofes ttPwn, our Corragpondent,) i a t.Ji m.ww,xbtu against, aepa port of rs, an weremfor? ion M- a wo. ijnaon; if fhettt mm MrnixuMa the aittadiim invitation to maKe tne league of Rations wug in me lutwicoming rresiaenuai campaign. While he was unauthorised to predict, he sin-oerely believed that the vast majority of the delegates would appreciate the necessity fjr, and the permanent value of keeping, the word Of America given to the rest of the The President declared that the progressive leaders of the Republican party had "sacrificed every principle that made attractive the movement of eight years ago in order to gratify the ambition of some present-day leaders to prevent the people of the United States from fulfilling their honest obligations to the rest of the world and themselves." Reuter. Washington, Fanui.

The challenge thrown down by President Wilson to submit the Peace Treaty to a referen-dum of the American people has been accepted by Senator Harding, the Republican candidate tor the Presidency. Mr. Harding said to-day: I am sura the Republican party would gladly welcome a referendum on the question of the foreign relationships of this Republio and that the Republican attitude in preserving our nationality will be overwhelmingly en-endorsed." Reuter. WILSON'S HEALTH. Washington, Fbipat.

President Wilson's interview makes him a potential candidate for nomination at the Democratic Convention opening at San Francisco on June 23. Half a dozen of the Western delegates have been definitely instructed to vote for him at the ballot unless they are released personally by a pledge from Mr. Wilson, which he has carefully refrained from giving. Mr. Louis Seibold, the member of the staff of the New York World who obtained the interview, lays great stress upon Mr.

Wilson's improved physical condition. The interviewer says that he saw the President transact important functions at his office with his old-time deoisive-ness and keenness of intellectual appraisement. He saw the President walk with no other support than a light cane in the right hand. There was no dragging of the left foot as there would have been if the left leg were paralysed completely. There was, however, a tendency to lift it a trifle higher in advance of the sturdy right limb.

Everyone agrees that Mr. Wilson would not hesitate to disregard the precedent against taking office for a third term, as iu3 whole career has shown an utter disregard for precedents. Exchange. MR. HOOVER.

Washington, Fkibay. After breakfasting with Senator Harding Mr. Hoover gave an interview in which he urged all Republican factions to support Senator Harding. Exchange. ANOTHER BANK ABSORBED DEAL COSTING WELL OVER A MILLION.

Subject to Treasury sanction, a provisional agreement has been entered into for the amal gamation of the Northamptonshire Union Bank with the National Provincial and Union Bank of England, to take effect as from the end of last year. The offered by the National Provincial and Union, as the absorbing institu tion, are seven of their shares of 4 paid and 3 in cash for every two shares (each 11 paid up) of the Northamptonshire Union. The seven shares are worth 59. 10s. at Thursday's market price, and the cash brings this up to 62.

10s. for two shares, or 31. 5s. for pne. As there are 36,000 shares to acquired, the price really paid for the Northamptonshire Union Bank is 1,125,000.

The present Northamptonshire directors are to be constituted a local board of the National Provincial, and the whole of the staff are to be taken over. Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Page, the managers, are to become district managers. The National Provincial and Union Bank of England's recent amalgamations include the Sheffield Banking Company, at the end of last year, and just lately the affiliation of Messrs.

Coutts and Co. The capital now stands as follows; Authorised 51,000,000, subscribed 39,934,320, paid up 7,806,864 reserve The amalgamation is dealt with in our Honey Notes. WOMEN ELIGIBLE FOR THE V.C. DECORATION OPEN CIVILIANS. TO A Royal, warrant consolidating and extending prev.ous Royal warrants regarding the Victoria Cxosa was published night's "London The principal feature is that women are now made eligible for decoration, it being ordained that sisters, nurses, and the staff of the nursing services and other services pertaining to hospitals and nursing, and civilians of either sex serving regularly or tem porarily under the orders, direction or supervision of any of the armed forces of the Crown; shall be eligible for the Cross.

ITALIAN PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO MR7-I(LOY) GEORGE. Rome, Thdksdai Night. Signer Giolitti" telegraphed to-day to Mr. Lloyd George On assuming office send my greetings to my British colleague. The traditional friendship between 'our two countries, cemented by four years of war fought together, must strengthen the will of the two Governments tot follow policy of agreement aiming t' the safeguarding- of our mutual interests.

I cj say for my sowa part that I shall always buCbspired by this sentiment for the good of our countries and for world peace." Signor Nitti has left for Switzerland where he will' spend several month. Exchange. THE WEATHER. FAIR PROSPECT. The Meteorological Office forecasts indicate for this week-end south-west light winds varying to south-east, with' some' fain showers and perhaps local thunderstorms; visibility fair to good; warm.

The -further outlook is unsettled for a day or two, hut there is likely to be an improvement after that, spreading, fx om the. south. growing in strength dally. The Government troops, who are quite untrustworthy, evacuated Ismid, leaving the British detachment there face to face with the Nationalists. The latter attacked Ismid in considerable force on the loth, driving the Government troops to seek shelter behind the British entrenchments.

One Indian company on the flank suffered about 30 casualties, and the British intelligence officer wae captured. The Nationalists are now in occupation of the whole of Anatolia, except the Ismid Peninsula and the Smyrna area. Their forces are estimated to number on the whole front from the Black Sea to opposite the Gallipoli Peninsula 17,500 regulars and 19,500 irregulars. Large quantities of arms and ammunition are available in the interior of Asia Minor. Persia and Mesopotamia.

In Persia there is little change in the situation. The Indian detachment at Tabriz has been withdrawn to Zinwan. In Mesopotamia, on the Upper Euphrates, there has been heavy righting around Alquaim (45 miles above Anah). The garrison there has been heavily sniped. A mobile column attacked, and several Arab concentrations were dealt with by our aeroplaness.

It is now reported that dissension has broken out among the Arabs arcund Alquaim, and that they have retired. A punitive column has reached Alquaim and is now returning with the former garrison of that place to Anah. Suitable punishment was inflicted on the turbulent villages responsible for recent outrages. LAleppo 'DehoK 151 HToli Mosul JJair-e) MILE- be In the Mosul area the column sent towards Tel Afar to exact penalties for the murder of our officials there occupied the village without incident. Arab cavalry suffered losses from our artillery and aeroplanes.

The local Kurdish chiefs rendered useful assistance. A small rising near Dehok (30 miles north of Mosul), where British convoys have been attacked, has resulted in a loss of 20 killed acd 15 -wounded. The Arab casualties vere considerable. A Lewis gun section on patrol killed nine out of a band of 30 raiders who attacked them without suffering loss themselves. There is evidence that all these outbursts of disorder and violence against the British, both on the Tigris and the Euphrates, are due to citement and bribery on the part of Aiab officials from Deir-el-Zor.

BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELL THE TURKS. LOSSES IN ISMID BxTTLE. Constaktinomue, ThuSD4y (Received Yesterday). It now appears that the British bosses in the recent fighting between the British and Nationalists on the Ismid front (Anatolia) were heavier than previously They are now given as 23 wounded and about 15 killed and missing. Gordon Highlanders went to the assistance of the Punjabis, and succeeded in extricating them without any further casualties.

Shelling with six-inch guns of Nationalists fnSm vessels of the Brit'sh navy is believed to have inflicted heavy losses upon tbe Nationalist forces, who were observed this morning to be digging themselves in on the hills. The Nationalist forces were under the corn-Hand of Ali Fuad Pasha, commander of -the hventieth Corps, who fought against the British in Palestine, and it appears evident that a' gen eral attack upon the British forces in this area is in contemplation. To-day, however, all is quiet again. Ihe Anti- Nationalists and the Turkish Government party here are naturally not displeased at the-recent incident, because it is now hoped that an attempt will be made to of the Nationalists, although whether this foolhardy attack will facilitate the efforts of the Grand Vizier to obtain come mitigation of the peace terms seems to he problematical. Reuter.

THREE MILLIONS FOR HERRING VOYAGES. GOVERNMENT'S OFFER Tb FISHERMEN. A niass meeting at Lbwestcft yesterdr -unanimous accepted lyv the GoveinrAeilt to. expend three milJioiis for summer -And Autumr. herring "voyages: The large number of boats held wjll cornruence, fishing witjb-in a few days, providing other ports also accept the offer.

On the Scottish Net And Line Fishtimen's Association at Aberdeen decided tp stop fishing from Scottish ports until the Goverument conceded the roiuimum price guarantee for herrings. Lowestoft took similar action and it was agreed all herring boats in English and Scottish ports should remain idle for li fortnight' Or until1 'a decision given by the l-' 7. i r. Bagdad Lloyd George yesterday xecdfrtd a depu tation of Irish railwaymen on the question; of' the transport of munitions. An official statement will be issued to-day.

rr mi 1 1 iur. tf. n. nomas, wno introduced wie ueuu- tatlon afterwards said the 'aovernment were unable to agree to discontinue send-; ing troops or munitions to Ireland, but' I they were prepared to do anything to pre- vent provocation. Mr.

Thomas also said that in the event of in the event of mihtary material further refusal to carrv he Government intend to close the Irish railways. lit is reported that frank statements were tu.e conrereuce tnat tne miuwy dnuairfr.tion of the Irish railways would kad tbe wreckmS of tralns- The Irish Bulletin," the official organ of T7 j.i j. or IT1 i ian em, aKer inat ouiu vuuw are now supreme in 24 out of 32 Irish counties. "Ulster ex-servicemen have passed a resolution pointing out to the Government that there are 3,000 trained Ulster ex-service officers ready to obey any order which the Uovern ment may give. THE IRISH MUNITION DEPUTATION.

Mr. Lloyd George received at 10, Downing Street yesterday evening a deputation represent ing the Executive of the National Union of Railwavmen and reoresentatives of Irish rail- waymen. north and south, on the subject of the transport of munitions to Ireland. Mr. J.

H. Thomas, M.P., introduced the depu- tation, and Sir Eric Qeddes and Dr. Macnamara wera ifa the Premier. Ihe deputation arrived 5 30, an Wflre engaged with the Ministers until nearly seven o'clook, when the latter with arew to allow the railwaymen to discuss tbe actuation privately. About half an hour later the Ministers returned to the conference-room, and at eight o'clock the visitors left One of the Premier's private secretaries, after consulting his chief, said: "The full minutes will be issued to-morrow, but no statement to night." Mr.

Thomas's Statement. Upon leaving. Downing Street the deputation returned to Unity House, where Mr. Thomas made the following statement: We submitted a proposal that the Government should cease to send more troops and munitions to Ireland, in return for which the men would make an appeal collectively and in dividually to the Irish people to put down orime, violence, or outrage of any sort, and ia tb iaterval of, this truce Britis Tr CnrM Tnf the Government then meet the Executive of the Irish Congress and the Parliamentary Com inittee of the English Congress, and discuss the whole future of Ireland with a view to finding a permanent solution. The object of our proposal was that no solution of the Irish problem was likely ua less a new atmosphere was created, and in our view this evidence on the part of the Govern- 61 iesIre to establish a better feeling would be accepted by the Irish people and the necessary, atmosphere created.

The Government were unable to agree to dis- ,6" mea rt Nor WH out, and it is only fair to say; so that there shall be. no misunderstanding, that ia the event of a further refusal to carry troops, or munitions it is the Government's in. tention to cose tbe Irish railways. This will inevitably lead to a very serious situation, the consequences oi waica cannot do xorescea. IF THE MILITARY TAKE CHARGE.

THREATS TO WRECK TROQP TRAINS. The Central Mews states that when the Prime Minister intimated to the railwayman's deputation that the Government were pre- pored, in certain eventualities, to take over the In8h raUwaya and. tne cjuesUon axeve as to I the railways shouid be xunv the Govern- made it perfectly jplain tlMt.aifurJheic aor meat refusal on tie part of either hancUo munitions or- transport troops would lead to tUAix- ramm ary If this were followed by, all the. other railwaymen striking in sympathy the dovemment- wou Turr'tho raLways under mi-itary aqlministraiion. It.

wan Kfcll uuitct that omn Hn raway oaioe under miiitary ifipntitol -Jt Was the dehbeiate wteatmn oi erUln- sections of irishmen to desUoy the, and oven to wreck the txsin otxrying troop. -ornuid. bu a sseat. Beecfciocary teeiintf iIgVSbotUBd" ttiat.th. Wah question I.

-j-1 ic.i.j, t. XO kOOGE IN "i.trs.-v;A,r5i- yor two by Wtbseja sitting in' t3fCGitiFS(y', slander from mnA na pli UI and the def andant. The heid3Rt DjBir, mux l.iruf ierakl It wa, out fly ooe oz tbe delegates that nnce.toe Uoyeameat to-feuo rai whole, 4 ri paraiyscd, and Jthe proceedjmi wficfc inevflby ieatCxo oivu war It WAS. aiso. ursed tnat tHera HID UCKiniWK Iff concerned they have not kept them, because u'ey nave nifHcultifs sTspwIipra anil thev can- hP tr00P8 for the moment.

What I want to put to you is this. You must not rush m. conclusions Becailse W1thin eighteen months mo A.nmsc ce ajia DetoTe peace nas oeen with re ear to the verv countries you refemns to, you cannot instantly apply tbe whole of the machinery of the League of nations. Ton must clear the way to begin with. 1 inquired where the jserrnanent iuiernationaa toroe would be lodged, "if you Kin to keep a French contingent in France." he said, "it will not fight against i ranee.

If vru keep an Enffrsh ontinsrent in EnSland it will not fight against England. Are you goins to keep it in St. Helena, or the vjnannei islands, or I do not know wnere Lahrndor? think vou will find that that oojection of mine cuts very deep. Lord Curzon Let me nut a case that I have been dealing with to-day. I was presiding over the Lcagu? of Nations this morning, and a case nrna 1 i 1 T7P nem ov ino rprian re.presen- tatiw quite legitimately within the exercise of ms rignts.

aupposing you hart your interna tional lorce. now would you pet it to the Cas pian Sea? You could not. Would von attack the Sov et armies somewhere else? Would you declare war against tne soviet btatel would you attempt a landing at Petrograd? Would you try to marcn on Moscow 7 There is a con crt-e case which has occurred. Mr. Hodges said that if the conception could get tnorougnjy rooted that it was an inter-n-af'onnl dutv to get rid of war then the practical difficulties could be overcome.

Mr. Barnes quoted utterances by Lord Grey and President Wilson supporting the idea of a iurce to oe createa as a guarantor 01 tne per rranency of settlement. The Two Supreme Difficulties. The Prime do not in the least challenge that as a proposition a possible ideal. I am quite sure that it is not a practicable one not for some time to come.

There are two supreme difficulties in the way of bringing the League into full operation. The first is that all the Powers that have great forces are so absorbed in other duties which have been oasa upon them by the Great War that they cannot support the decisions of the League by placing at the disposal of its Council an ade- tV. uat6 for tbe Purpose of compelling obedience and respect That was particularly the case in Poland. It was equally the case in Armenia. We had no forces available for the purpose.

The second is that the Powr which "Yvt ir ittr.it rfTf 11 "1 om-A-rtt nnrl arhiiK aAamAil frt nc of rno iieve the withdrawal of America from apparent adhesion to the League is a temporary one. I think that when America comes in it may in- volV6 fiome change) at rate in tne f0rrn 0f the Covenant. It is quite possible it might be a change for the better. But it would be idle no1 t0 enter into discussion with America. Neither of the two parties would commit itself.

time woul(J premier added, when a considerable step forward1 would have to be taken in the way of the League taking more definite action. Mr. Barnes: And obligations? The Prime Minister: Yes, and obligations; but I think it would be a mistake to do it now. I say sc in all honesty. I say so as a thorough believer in the League.

Mr. Barnes again referring to Poland, The Prime Minister said: You could starve Poland, but you could- not do much more in that direction because it is nearly starving as it is. That is all you could do. with regard to the ideal, I am not quite convinced that the best method is to bave an international army I am certain that as a preliminary stage you must have international contributions before you ever reach the point of an international army, mat rnav De an laeax. out j.

am per fectly certain you have got to begin by levying icuiiiv uenam vou xiavta kul uj ugkiu contributions upon States by saying. A force of 60,000 is i squired for such a purpose. Eng. lan(i contributes 5,000, France so much, Nor- ay s0' 80 muoh" azd 60 on- Ym must do it that nav. -1 Before the deputation withdrew the Prime Minister said: 'I am very sorry to appear to differ with people with whom I agree so much." Mr.

Lloyd George left London late last evening for hia country house and will not return until after his visit to Boulogne to meet the French Premier oh Monday. He hopes to be back in England on Tuesday night. THE COST OF LIVING. ABOUT 150 PER CENT ABOVE JULY, 1914. The Labour Gazette states that the general level of retail prices (including food, clothing, fuel, and light, as well as rents) on June 1 as indicated by the statistics prepared by the Ministry of Labour, was about 160 per cent above" th level of July, 1914.

VACANCY IN SOUTH N0EF0LK. A LIBERAL SEAT FOR 20 YEARS. Owing to the death of Lord Cozens-Hardy, reported in another column, and the succession to the barony of his elder son, the Hon. W. H.

Cosens-Hardy, the sitting member for South Norfolk, a by-election" will take place -in that division. Mr. Cozens-Hardy was elected for South Norfolk at the last general election as a Coalition" Liberal) the figures beingr- W. H. Cozens-Hardy (C.L.) 11,755 G.

Edwards (Lab.) 6,536 Majority 619 The seat has been Liberal since 1898. The population -of -the division ia 64,297, and tne total number of electors 32,796., A BLACK FRIENP OF GREAT BRITAIN. The correspondent of "West Africa" at Lagos, Nigeria, reports the death of the Alaka of Abeokuta, who' visited London some years ago, and as a result of bia reception here issued a decree to 'the eSect-that for future all British people' visiting his dominions were to be treated as' guests of honour. The Alake ruled over a. territory' aeveral hundred thousand people.

letters from two more Farbrothcrs in London, continue the sending of troops or munitions to who think deceased may bs a relative. In- Ireland, but they were prepared to do everything quiries are being made on these possible clues, to prevent provocation, and they were prepared With regard to the statement that a man tc- meet any body of Irish or English repre-named Farbrother formerly passed in Bath geaUtive men, including the representatives under the name of Lovell, police inquiries 'f yein but fulther they could show that in September, 1803. a man named 1 tVm o.a OC 001 and others, and was always recognised was aiwais iwugmaoa. Edwafd Gy mterr-atioualforce-anarmyi ever suggest an mi. oiiu, I llie fnme Minister: We are anxious now to! find out exactly what tht proposal is.

Take Poland. What can we do? I agree that wo emitd hrinc cnm nr- could bring some procure to bear on Poland. You may say that even if a do not bring any military pressure to bear, we might bring! economic pressure to bear. But what pressure could you bring to bear on Russia i The Supreme Council, which ia the culprit, I understand, tried to move the League of Nations in respect of Russia. The League of Nations acted quite promptly without uny loss of time, and they coiomumcaied wnh Russia.

Tho only communication they made was, Will you allow a deputation from our nations to come and see you Poland, Russia, and Armenia. Russia took months before they even replied. They sent at last a communication which was utmowuiuK to rexusai. nun is tne gooc i i me league ot oationa intervening in the case of a Power that absolutely refuses to receive een a deputation from another Power? Jt is i ji-io true that if Poland were in the wrong we uught exercise some pressure, but if Russia wore iu the wrong we could exercise no frong we couiu exercise no prussure. Mr.

Barnes: Alter all, you have not used economic pressure. The Prime Minister: The economic pressure upju Russia is so extreme that the population 13 starving. I do not know what more you tuuia do. There i nothing now going into ilUSald. Mr.

Barnes: Under Article II. the League of lions couid call upon Russia to submit her uaiin.i witn Poland to tnem, just as you can toll upon Poland to submit her case to them, lou nave not done that. he Prime Minister: Every representation Las Lctn made that cou.d be made with regard to Poiand. After all, three great 'Power's have inane representations to Poland made them Lxioio ever attacked maae them at very taole to Poland. Mr.

Barnes: But you bave not applied pies-tie. 1'ou have not applied the weapon you our hands. Prime Minister: You cannot apply pres. under an instrument which contemplates i.ii you can apply pressure to the party that i leund to be wrong. There is no further injure ou can apply upon Russia except pressure.

VVLy, continued the Prime Minister, could '-jI we do anything in Armenia? Because the "niy Powers that wera- vauabie for the are so charged with obligations that they oi.ir.ot spare a soldier. 'Take Armenia. There uru only tnree Powers that you can call upon 'ti-i 1 Know of. Frap.ce has had to withdraw Ciiicio, purely because she has not got iie forces available to hold her own in Syria :j.i Cilicia. We are full up.

We have got Constantinople. We have got Mesopotamia. Lave goi Palestine we have ot our airfi-- a.ties to settle there, and to oertain extent we have difficulties in Persia. Very well, Italy ails ol her difficulties too, which are as inucn sue can manage. ihere was ony one Power left that had any i.r.t ana mat nad 'no entanglements, and tnat America.

we applied to America. That LjtJ jjoi mean that. the League of Nations is i lui.ure and that it ia never coming into on. Why, the last treaty has not yet 'I'V. m.Alint-il5)W "ill settle down.

Sut until that ia done -fc have no force available to Rive to the Ltaue of Nations. We could not spare a uaitaiion for tne Jjeagne oi Italy and Prance: Unfulfilted Obligations. Mr. Barnes raised 'the) question of the Sax-dauelles. Italy and France coulpY help there, lit Lague of Nations should be charged with kwjping the DardanelleV free.

are free though. That is not difficulty, ship has gone through." Mr. Barnes: They free so long as we keep them free. 1 Tne Prune Minister: I will 'take ydh on ihe Dardanelles. Would you mind 'telling me where jou would get your force from? At the prt-scnt moment the obligation.of keeping that place free is practically r.

Ve have a force there in is known to them. The police lost sight of turn aftervards. His descriotion tallies in saveral respects with that of tbe dead 'man, but the n-atret-is wiiii yi eyes were blue, whereas the dead man eyes were greyish-brown. The possibility of the man arrested at Scar- OOrougn ana tne aeaa man naving cnangea ciotnt9 uut ceuapcu uiB uuwe vi uk ponce. The undervest on the body was a necuhar double-breastid type, and was at once identified by Mr.

Bodle. of St. Leonard's, as that of the Farbrother he knew. POLISH COLLAPSE? ENVELOPMENT BY BOLSHEVIKS REPORTED IN BERLIN. BraxiK, Feiday.

The "TagUche Rundschau" to-day publishes a telegram from Breslau to the effect' that the Polish Telescranh Asency there has received an official communication of June 16, signed by the Polish Coinmaader-iii-Chief; announcing the collapse of the Polish offensive and the envelopment of the Polish troops by the Bolsheviks with heavy losses The Polish Minister in Berlin considers the report incredible. Beuter. GENERAL BRU6SILOFF. A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR RED ARMY. Vladivostok, Mowjai.

M. Vilehiki, a member of the Omsk Soviet; has received the following telegram, ilgned Brussilbff 1 Jii view, of the- Polish offensive. and the consequent danger our beloved Bussia, 2 appeal to all officers to 'sit jisld their political differences and to join ihe Bed army voluntarily that futile generations may not curse them as traitors for not defending the BRUTAIilTY TO BBITiSH AT CONSUjkMAfctb The War Office ia its weeUyiswBiy'of the miiitaiv 'shaaQ'itsthrt fr has Teaehed thi; country Hoin teprertnt.tfvy ei" Baku Kbtrsftuii prison vieret itgcuucr -wnu cix-wiei, we beng brutally treaieu. uns ot-wjem condemned, -tto-odu cell, but'-waa; 'itnd. lOlhtri I spcii, proposal--to- ail nirnerciil" flrtereiS uurpugtiout- Ireland, as- ffelT-'is to theunS -TM League were itladiat'Oietf am.wxiwl pjc MwfcjaWli.iae AixetSy byxxird flobgrt ml and.oU-aehA.r fhlTfltfc UUUIwlllIlUB present confined fin -the' central prison, j- --aeasea'himt ofl S3 "TrjfCTwrTSJKi J.SSS- IV.