Debate on War Taxes and Sacred Treaties
The author derides heavy conscription costs and public mood shifts as degrading to workers while arguing against treating treaty obligations as more sacred than peace. He condemns bellicose journalists and asserts Christian values oppose war-driven policy.
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Ita
Russia
Secret Voting Demonstrated in London School Board Election
Yesterday London held a large scale demonstration of secret voting for the first London School Board. Open polling ran from eight in the morning to eight in the evening in orderly precincts with no tumult. Observers praised the ballot system and urged similar use in future Parliamentary contests.
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London School Board
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Lord Hartington
House of Commons
Paris on the edge of surrender amid siege and famine
A British newspaper contemplates Paris under a ten week siege, detailing scarce meat supply, rising mortality, and the threat of capitulation. It notes German forces, Parisian resilience, and calls for a British relief fund to aid two million besieged Parisians and strengthen Franco-British ties.
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Paris
T'rochu
Count Bismark
Earl Granville
London
England
France
The Truck System and Its Hidden Grips on Workers
The article explores why co operative stores succeed in some areas while failing in others and links the truck system to widespread worker hardship. It explains the term truck as more than a cart, revealing its association with debt bondage and oppression for many industrial families and the ritualized misery of the Tommy Shop.