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The Sittings Of The House Of Commons On Friday Week

and Monday were devoted to various stages of the Appropriation Bill and the Finance Bill. There was little of interest in the discussions themselves, but the occasions were......

The Papers Of Last Saturday Announced The Conclusion Of A

Naval Convention between France and Russia. The import- ance of this is to be found as much in the occasion of making it public as in its essence. A Military Convention has......

Russian And German Emperors At Baltic Port. No New Political

move was then set on foot because it was absolutely necessary for the safety of Europe that the groups should remain as before. Now we know that the Franco-Russian alliance not......

The Programme Includes A Minimum Wage For Women At Once,

and for men later, woman suffrage, old-age pensions, State insurance, and reduction of the hours of labour. At the same time Mr. Roosevelt advocates agricultural banks and a......

A Frontier Dispute Between Turkey And Montenegro, Which...

early in the week, has been settled. Much more serious is a massacre of Bulgars at Kotchana. Bomb ex- plosions, very likely arranged by the Bulgars themselves in order to compel......

Last Saturday The United States Senate Adopted Senator...

"warning off" foreign corporations from acquiring control over places on the American Continent which might be used as naval or military bases by foreign Govern. ments. Suppose......

We Regret To Notice That The Senate On Wednesday Decided

by a large majority to retain the clause in the Panama Canal Bill exempting American ships in the coasting trade from the payment of dues. This clause is a violation of the......

On Monday The National Progressive Convention Assembled...

create a third political party in the United States. Whatever may be the result of Mr. Roosevelt's attempt to reach the Presidency with the support of this third party, we......

In Spite Of Rumours, No Such Case As We Have

imagined has ever arisen. If the United States means to insist on assert- ing the Monroe Doctrine as against foreign associations or companies which might co-operate with their......

Mr. Beveridge Said That The New Party Stood For "social

brotherhood versus savage industrialism." It was the child of years of discontent with the old parties. When Mr. Roosevelt appeared on Tuesday he was received with one of those......