UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 May 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

■ fcPPfiAL TO MASTERS AND MEN. ' TO WO®K FOB DEMOCRACY, - (BRITISH. IiABORITE'S VIEWS. Received May 10, 5.5 p.m. Washington, May 15. .fames Thomas, a member of the BritJsh Labor Commission, appealed to 'American employee? and' employers to give tiie thought of material gain, Wid Tfork for the peace of the common democracy. It was suicide to have a labor war' internally while fighting a common foe externally. Women must take the men's places In industries. Engliftd had already 1,125,000 women who Jiad replaced men labor thdre. They Jiftd given up the power to strike, but , the 'Government had guaranteed the Worker's wages and the care of his family, Autocracy, reaching out, had spread its hellish doctrines over the world. Democracy can win, but can only win jffith labor's aid. FOOD GAMBLERS DENOUNCED PA2MC OVER WHEAT EDTUBfi. ' ' Washington, May 16. . /lie Senate passed the Espionage Bill jffjtholit the censorship clauses. There waß a heated debate on the cost pf living.' Speakers denounced the food par&siteg and pirates who Should be banged. , t"' Mr. Bryan has transferred to the American register all British shipping building in the tfnited States, totalling a mil- ' lion tons. It will be used to carry supplies to the Allies. The Chicago Board prohibited buying [wheat futures for 48 hours, and fixed ;the price of July-September contracts at , 275 cents to 245 cents. A panic follows 4, excited buyers tearing off each Krther'a clothes.

1 ARMY EXPANSION. , Washington,. May 15. 'President Wilson has approved plans for. the expansion of the regulars to a .•war strength of 293,000. Fifty-five new jregjments of infantrjj cavalry and field will he organised.