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A CENTURY OF PEACE. 



New York welcomes Lord "Wearrtale's Committee to Tlie Interuational Peace Conference held 

 to suggest plans for celebrating the Centenary of the Anglo-American treaty of peace signed at 

 Ghent in 1814. 



George Washington. England owes 

 him almost as much as America. Mr. 

 Bryce would be the ideal occupant of 

 the sugges*"ed Chair. 



Troubles on the Rand and at Bendigo. 



The papers to hand from South 

 Africa show that the fighting in Johan- 

 nesburg last month was much more 

 serious than at first appeared. A large 

 number of the rioters were shot, not 

 so much by volley firing as b}' indi- 

 \ idual shooting at groups of men. The 

 mob did not appear to think rifles would 

 be resorted to, although, when they 

 were, revolvers were freely used 

 against the soldiers. Further trouble 

 is imminent, as the Federation of 

 Trades has rejected the Union Cabi- 

 net's proposals for the settlement of 

 the dispute. The Government insist 



that union funds shall not be used for 

 political purposes. If the miners go on 

 strike the railwaymen will probably 

 come out as well. The Government has 

 arranged to send back 250,000 natives 

 to their homes in batches of 1000 

 should a crisis occur. This will mean 

 the paralysation of the gold-mining in- 

 dustry, for at least a A'ear. The short- 

 age of gold is already being felt, and 

 the situation will rapidly become seri- 

 ous. Even if the men win in the long 

 run they will be out of work for some 

 considerable time until native labourers 

 can again be collected. The Bendigo 

 strike continues, but the leaders must 

 realise now that they made a mistake 

 in making a test case about the em- 

 ployment of non-union men in an in- 

 dustry like gold-mining, which can be 

 easily suspended without grievous harm 



