Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 64, 18 March 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

LUCID STUDY OF THE EMPIRE BY SIR CHARLES LUCAS. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, March 17. A lucid study of the British Empire is published in MacMillan’s. Sir Charles Lucas therein insists that the war was caused by England, w ho ceases to be an island, thus exchanging Imposition for a unique European Power with a population far below Russia and Germany. In order to hold her own with other first-class Powers, Britain must identify herself absolutely with her people Overseas.

THE PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS. MINERS DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES. (Received 9.25 a.m.) London, March 17. A conference of the Miners’ Federation in Britain resolved to demand an increase of w r ages .amounting to twenty per cent, owing to the increase in the price of foodstuffs, and to invite a joint meeting of owners and workmen to discuss the proposal, GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF FACTORIES. (Received 1.30 p.m.) London, March 17. The National Conference of Labor and representatives of the engineering, shipbuilding, coal mining, and transport industres, which was summoned by the Government, met to discuss the Government control of war-material factories. A committee of seven labor officials was appointed to act as an advisory committee to the Government.

MISCELLANEOUS. United Press Association. London, March 17., . Lord Kitchener states that since the outbreak of war the output of war materials had increased three hundred-fold. The Defence of the Realm Amendment Bill has received the Royal assent. Marquis Crewe, in reply to Lord Curzon, said that considerable reinforcements had been sent to Ahwaz to make the position perfectly strpng. Parliament has adjourned till April 14th. Dr. Edgar Crammond, in an address before the Royal Statistical Society, said the cost of the war was nine thousand, millions sterling a year.. Belgium’s loss was 526 millions, including 250 millions for destruction of property. The year’s war cost to Germany would be 2775 millions, including 958 millions for decreased production and 879 millions, the capitalised value of human life, compared with a cost to Britain of 1258 millions. A war indemnity to compensate the victors would be 4500 millions. The Duke of Portland sent a letter to the Jockey Club meeting suggesting that they suspend the larger meeting in order not to distract the energies of the nation from the supreme object. Captain Greer, presiding, said that an indefinite stoppage would bankrupt breeders of blood stock, and render idle many thousands of employees. Lord Villiers announced that the Royal enclosure at Ascot would be closed, and no special trains run. The King did not intend to be present. Lord Rosebery asked the Club not to identify themselves with people who wanted log and gloom to rest over the country and to walk with their heads hanging down because we were engaged in a gigantic war on behalf of liberty. The resolution was arried, with one dissentient. Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, March 17. The Prince of Wales is now attached to the Staff close to the front. He is kept busy morning and night, and is in the jhnk of condition and perfectly happy, because he feels lie is sharing the actual life of the soldiers.