national misunderstanding has been settled without resorting to the
horrors and cruelties of war.

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News comes that the month of reflection given to the Manchester
cotton-workers, before the reduction of wages was to go into effect, has
borne good fruit.

Instead of going on strike and causing distress to themselves and
disaster to the masters, the workmen have decided to submit the matter
to arbitration.

If it is proved to their satisfaction that the masters are really paying
higher wages than the state of the business permits, they will submit to
the reduction.

They want to be assured that the masters are telling them the truth, and
for this no one can blame them. Five per cent. of their earnings is too
much to be given up unless it is absolutely necessary.

This settlement is another triumph for arbitration.

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The treaty entered into by the Russian, Japanese, and United States
sealing commissioners has been signed.

The treaty prohibits deep-sea sealing in waters controlled by them.