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ANGLESEY COUNTY COUNCIL.
ANGLESEY COUNTY COUNCIL. LADY ALDERMAN ELECTED. I THE WELSH UNIVERSITY AND I AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. (From Our Own Reporter.) I LOl'd Sheffield having intimated his de. finite decision to retire from the Anglesey County Council, the members at the an- nual meeting yesterday elected Miss Davies Treborth, to the vacancy, the other six aldermen being re-elected. The voting was aa followsLord Boston. 34; Mr W. Hugheis Jones. 33; Mr R. 0, ridce. 32; Mr J. R. Davies, 31; Miss JDavioSj 30; Mr R. W, Roberts, 30; Mr D, J. Elias, 2o. Mr R O. Pierce was, on the motion of Mr Lewi3 Hughes, seconded by Mr Hugh Evans, re-elected chairman, the vice-chair- man being also re-ekcted. THE TRAIN SERVICE. On the motion of Mr Hughes a resolution was passed to ask the L, and N.W. Railway Company "to at onca re- store the pre-war scheduled passenger trains in the county and also the pre-war rates. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Mr W. Edwards moved "that in view of the decision of the Executive Committee of the University of Wales to accept, con- trary to the expressed views of the Agri- cultural Council of Wales and of every other authority on the matter, the part of the report of the University Commis- sion bearing on agricultural education, the resolution dated 28h December, 1916, ap- proving of rate a:d towards University education be lescinded. That further, this Council pledges itself to offer the mosfc strenuous opposition to the granting of rate aid to the Universiy until the question of agricultural education be put on a sound scientific basis. That a copy of this resolution be sent to every rating authority in the Principality." Mr Edwards said that there was omie out-standing feature in regard to the Royal Commission on University educa- tthe conclusiorio of the Commission was well known before any evidence was taken. He went before the Commission, and found afterwards that his evidence had been turned and twisted go as to back the one itfcesa which the Commission bad al- readiy resolved upon, viz., that only one college in Wales be allowed to develop as an agricultural school. Tha report was ?'t in lime with what was known be- forehand yet no one gave evidence in fav- our of that idea. The recommendations of the Commission had been since discussed at various ronferenoee and by the NVeish Agricultural Council, and great dissatis- faction waa manifest in many quarters. Proceeding, Mr Edwards enumerated his objections, and stated that in spite-of the expresse-d opinion of the country the Uni- versity Court adopted the recommenda- tion of tho Commission. Mr Hugh Thomas seconded the resolu- tion. Mr H. R. Davies said he was eiiti.ely in sympathy with the views expressed, but in passing the proposed resolution he doubted whether they would be acting in the best interest of education in Wales. Until ia fccheme was submitted there were no funds available. He moved that they defer flib consideration of the matter till after the meeting of the University Court. M: W. b. Jones seconded the amend- ment. Mr Edwards accepted the amendment on condition that a copy of the resolution be sent to the Lord Mayor of Cardiff and! to the Unvereity Court. REPRESENTATION ON COM- MITTEES. The following were elected by ballot on tWo oomrnittde:D-r. T. Jones, Messrs R E. Jones, W. Hughes Jones. R. 0. Pierce, W. Edwards, H. R. Davies, H. Thomas, Lewis Hughes, S. T. Chadwick, W. D. Jones. D. J. Elias, and W. Owen (Valley). The following members wcv,,e re,-el,ted Visitors to the North Wales Counties Asylum- Dr. T. Jones, Messrs R. E. Jones, T. Williams. W. Hughes Jones. and II Thomas. On the Agricultural Com- mittee of the North Wales University Coliege the following were re-elected Messrs W. Owen, W. Jones, D. J. Elias, R. L. Edwards, and W. Edwards. The appointment of additional members on the Education Committee led to a deal of discussion, and eventually Mr E. Madoo Jones, M.A., Beaumaris, was co- opted as representing the County Schools; and it was agreed that an application by the Anglesey branch of the 'N.U. rC. be granted,, and that they be askEd. to nomi- nato a member on the committee. Miss Rathbone wa.'3 re-elected, and Mijs Matthews. Amlwch elected in place of Miss Davies. It was further resolved, on the motion of Mr H. R. Davies, to in- crease the numbeL' of co-opted members to six, and that the University College and the Normal College be asked to nominate the two additional members. I THE CLAIMS OF LABOUR. In revising the membership of the Local Pensions Committees, Mr Owen Hughes ■ suggested that a labour representative be placed on each committee, and the R/jv. J. Williams supported, remarking that to ignore the working classes was the last thing the Council should do. Mr W. S. Owen, m proposing the elec- tion of Mr W. Davies, AberfFraw, re- marked that tha Council seemed to run after the same men continually: there be- ing new members, they should big recog- nised. I THE GOVERNMENT AND THE 1 I CONTROL OF TRANSPORT. A letter was received from tho Execu- tive -of the Parliamentary Road Trans- port Committee in reference to the Min- istry of Ways and Communications, and Mr Burton chairman of the Road and Bridge Committee, moved the following resolution, which was carried:— "That the County Council views with serious dis favour the proposals of the GOY. eenmont for the creation of a giganfcio Ministry controlling the entire means of transport in the country. It desires to re- tain the power of local authorities over the roads. It considers that the needed develop- ments and improvements in the broods can be best secured by increased power to the local authorities, enabling them to' execute sohemeg of a bolder character than have hitherto been permissible. Such schemes to be assisted and controlled by the pre- sent Road Board, and if4hought desirable by a new Ministry of Roads and Bridges. The Council is fully alive to the need of co-ordination between roadfe and railways, but feels that in the methods by which that co-ordination is to be effected it is essential that the representation of local interests shall be assured." l LAND FOR SOLDIERS. The Clerk rcjported that certain farms between Gaerwen and LlanfaJr had been acquired, also a part of Trefarthin. Neigo- tiaticma were pending for the acquisition of the P-orthainel Estate, including three farms and a number of cottages. Mr W. Jones (Pew-aarn) doubted the advisability of making more Ini-eliases at present, an view ar the probable drop in Tallies. Mr W. Owen suggested that other parts of the county should receive attention in the matter- LAND CULTIVATION. The following eight members were elec- ted an executive committee under the CuL ? tivation of I?nda Order Messrs W. M- w!!Jl'œL R. L. Edwards. W. Jones, O. P. Jones, D" Owen, W. Owen O. Williams, &44 W. Owen (Fferam leaf) j
MISS DOUGLAS PENNANT'b'I CASE.
MISS DOUGLAS PENNANT'b' I CASE. I (To the Editor of the Chronicle.) r SIir,-It'e a long, long way to Tipperaxy, but Oh! it,, a much, much longer and weafiCtT way to travel in order to obtiain jus- tice in this country. On August 28th, 1918, the Hon. Violet Dougliag Pennant was dis- taJfaaed from the Commandantship of the Women's Royal Aiir Force, Now the fact can only i-acan one thin Either Miss- Douglas Pennant waa guilty of the grossest misconduct, or the act was illegal and the Air Ministers were guilty of the greatest cruelty and inj ustice. Could any case be simpler Most of ua know that summary dis- ml implies disgrace. The Press has pub,ished all over tihis country, all over the Empire, that Miss Dauglas Pennant has been fiummarily dismissed, thereby besmirching Ih:-r character and injuring her futmre career and the name 0hre bears; e. name highly and deservedly honoured in this country for centuinies is dragged through the mire by the Air Ministry. Now waitch what happens. Miss Douglas Pennant, strong n truth and innocence, Indignantly demands an official inquiry. The Prime Minister requests Mr Cecil Harmsworth to investigate the case, and he reports in her favour, strongly advising a second judicial inquiry. Miss Douglas Pennant' is not allowed to see this report, nor is the British public, but the was pro- mised a fuirtheir inquiry, a.nd was given to understand it was being arranged right up to the eve of the General Election. Im- mediately after the elecftion the inquiry was retfuiEod. What a member premises before- an election and what he performs afterward^ is something very different. MLSH Douglas Pennant states her case clear- ly and 6)mp!y. and from th?eo fint state- I_v and r,,M tR??; weary months kh?o has not swerved a hair-breadth, very different to the wriggling and the quibbling of her einiemties. When tihe took over the work she says the Force was in a deplorable state, the conditions of the women's camps scandalous, and that at every effort tine made to bring about any r&form ehe was hindered by the ob?-,ti4e? put in her way. She was made head, but her ihandts were tied and she could not act. She waa not intended or allowed to be a 6>ucoees, be- caiusa -.lie refuised to fall in with the jobbery cainried on by certacn officials with whom silie had to work. These are the very reasons she gave for asking the Air Ministry to allow her to resign on August 16th, 1918. Sihe could not dio satisfactory work with ail the obstacles continually thrown in her path. The Air Ministry re- fiused to release her, stating they had every confidence in heir efficiency, and promis»o>d she diould be supported and not hindered in her work. A few days later she was dismissal in an abrupt, arbitrary, and in- sulting manner, not for inefficiency, but for alleged gross unpopularity for which the end heir supporters demand an official in- quiry. Now let us consider the statement. mado bv the Air Ministry. Every fresh attejnpt they make to dtafend their conduct fastens their guiiit more securely, proving to all they have much to conceal and have a great dread of inquiry.' In tihe first place Lord Londondlerry admits that Miss Douglas Pennant has been treated with great want of oonaioorrution and bad nja.nneirs, and that Lord Weir would be the first to agree with thig and offer an apology. Miss Douglas Pennant does not require an apology. She demands the justice which io her ri-ght--an official in- quiry. In the next place, mark well how careful they aire to use the ward super- seded" in describing what has taken place. Miss Douglas Pennant was not superseded she was summarily dismissed. The Secre- tary of State has power to supersede officers in war time iif he thinkis it neces- eary, but he has not authority to sum- marily dismiss them except for misconduct, without viQllating the King's Regulations and the Regulations which govern the Women's Royal Air Force. "DusmMsed for unpopulafityt" Could Anyang sound more absurd and ri<Hcu< !oLhS? Knowing this remon will not go down with the British pubtM, the Air Ministers, although they have distinctly and repeatedly assured Miss Douglas Pennant and the public that ehe was most efficient, but unpopular, they now try to wriggle out of tfiieiir stated reasons for acting and malce out ehe could not over- come certain difficulties existing in the Air Force. CouBd anything be more in- consistent? Lord Weir has deoidled) that there was no charge whatever against M):ss Douglas Pennant. Then out of his own mouth he is condemned. He had, theireifoie, no right whatever to dismiss !her at a moment's notice. Lord views, al repojtcd in tne Pre as, is that Douglas Pennant was one of the bed and most patriotic com- petent and efficient radios an England or Wales. More inconsistency I Strange he should have treated her as he did, and stranger- still that he has no room in the W cmen s Royal Air Force for a woman possessing these rare and valuable quali- ties. On one point only, Lord Weir and Miss Douglas Pennant agree. That the Women's Department, of the Royal Ailr Force was an a deplorable state of disorder and contusion when Miss Douglas Pennant took it over. Here,again, tIlle Air Muniutry gives it- adf away and suggests the need of offi- Vl<O.I inquiry on otner groum-cte, "What ex- cuse has Lord Weir to offer to the British public for this fifcaite of "ctilairs 1 In war time, mijitaritvm is all powerful. It com- mands iinlimited money, unlimited con- trol of transport. It commandeers the best material and the work of the he;t mechanics in the country. It can employ ipersons of every grade and class, and can offer good saladicu to sruitaible pereona for all and any kind of work required. All tola ptropejriy managed, there should have been no disorder or confusion. Well nnght an inquiry bQ dreaded. The puiblic stagger at the sight of the bill of cost for the maintenance of the Air Force. I think if an inquiry were panted revealing as it would how much had been honestly and properly spent for the good of the country and how much bo,d been wasted, it would be even more aghast. It has already been stated in the House that certain improvements have been made an the force as a result of tha spade work done by Miss Douglas Perir nant, in spite of obstacles, during the short time she was in command. Lord Londonderry SDi-d that Lord Weitr had written to Miss Douglas Penmant a fortnight before she was dismissed. He was asked the date of that latter, which he gave as September 6th, a fortnight after Miss Douglas Peranjbnt had been dis- missed. No such letter was ever reoeived by hev. Major-General Seely and Mr Churchill both pledged themselves that if a prirra faoie case of laahoe tp corruption is made by responsible people against any person oonoerned in this matter, if a definite charge is made against a named person, they would have the matter thoroughly in- vestigated ari4 sifted. Miss Douglas Pen- nant sent them in a prima facie case of malice and corruption. They said it was not sufficiently specific. She had a strong- er statement drawn out by her legal ad. visers, leading men of the day in their own profession. That was not sufficiently specific, and as Sir R. Thomas so truly said, she might go on sending statements
OBITUARY. I
OBITUARY. I MR W. PUGHE, J.P. I The funeral of Mr W. Pugiie, J.P., .wang-or, toos. place on Lriday. A brief service was held at the residence of the deceased at Menai View by the Itev, J. D.Joiics M.A., Vicar, alter wnicll the body was taken to t. u amc' Ciiurcii, of which Mr Plight) was for many years Cliauel Warden. The chief mourners were- Mr rrcd l'ughc (son); Mr 1e l'ughe, Doigelley (nephew); Major Turner (son-in-law); Mr liar- ton, Leominster (son-in-law), Dr. Owen (nephew), and Mr W. J. ilarry, Coetmor Hall. Among the congregaticll at, the church were Judge JBryn lioberts, Lieuk-Commauder ciKler down, Dr. Richard Williams, the Major of .u;lU gor (Mr R. J. Williams), the Town Clerk (ilr J. Pentir Williams), Messrs W. P. Matthews, J.P., Dr. Lloyd Williams, J.P., Dr. ualtou, J.P. (Llandudno), Mr J. E. Griffiths, J.P., Messrs Gower Griffith, N.P. Bank, Bangor; \V. Owen, N.P. Bank, Carnarvon; J. Hughes, N.P. Bank, Llandudno; J. T. Roberts, N.P. jbank, Menai Bridge; D. C. Davies, Lloyds anii, Bangor; W. Williams, L.O. and At. a-nk, Bangor; T. W. Trevor, W. Thornton Jones, It. Jones Roberts, G. Baylis, Prof. Archer, mesisrs W. Glyune Williams, Friars; John Pritchard, Celyn; T. G. Blackmore, Brynycoed; G it. Held, Probate Office, T. F. Dargie, Wm. Jonesj Bodnant; T. H. Downing, T. C. Lewis, Hum- phrey Jones, H. King, W. Bayne, W. A. Foster, Richard Jones, Cremiyii; Humphrey Ellis, Llyg Menai, J. Turner, Inland Revenue; W. Price Smith, Llew D. Jones, Superintendent Griffith, Inspector Snelling, R.S.P.C.A., Air W. Roberts Menai Bridge; Mr Coates, Vron; Mr G. Hughes Roberts, Mr J. Pentracth James, Bangor (representing Mr J. Wilberforce Marsden Atlas Assurance Company), and Mr A. Gardner. Liv- erpool. As the coffin was borne to the church en- trance, Minor Canon Eastwood recited the open- ing sentences of the burial service. The lesson from the Gurinthiaiuf was nead at the church by Minor Canon M. A. Hughes, and the Vicar re- cited the remaining collects in the service. The hymns sung were "Lead, kindly light" and "Peace, perfect peace." The surplioed choir of St. James' were present, and they chanted the. 90th Psalm, "Lord Thou hast been our refuge;' and after landers "Dead March" had bmn played by the organist (Mr Lloyd Hughes), The service concluded with the Nunc Diniittis. Tho interment took place at Glanadda Cem- etery, where the committal service was taken by the Vicar. Wreaths were sent by Mabel, Percy, Hal Peggy, Little John, Katie and Flossie, Mrs Stewart, Mrs G. F. C. White, Mr J. Evans, Newcastle Emlyn; Mr Blackmoife, Mr and Mrs G. H. Reid, Mrs Chidlaw Roberts, Dr. and Mrs Taylor Jones, Mr and Mrs J. Jones, Llan- gefni; Miss Margaret Ellis, Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Club; Staff of N.P. B?nk, Laura, Mr and Mr$Turnbull, Dr. and Mrs H. ? Davis, Mr and Mrs W. A. Foster and MMa JarvBi? Mr and Mrs Sandley, Miss Owen, Df ? B Owen, Dr. A. H. Owen, Captain A. 0. 6w? Mr A.K. Owen, and Mr and Mrs S. R. Dew, A memorial service was held at St. Jam'cs' Church, on Sunday evening, when Minor Can- on Eastwood officiated. During the service the "Dead March" (Saul) was played, and appro- priate hymns were sung.
WELSH LIBRARIES. I
WELSH LIBRARIES. I THEIR MERITS AND RESPONSI- I BILITIES. X,- LIBRARY OR UNIVEBSITY I (From a Special Correspondent). I RefoVenoe was made in the last article to certain suggestions mucto by Mr J. H. Daviea, Registrar of the University Col- lege of Wiiks. Aberystwyth, and others, lor a closer conned ion between the JN'nitonal Library and the National Col- lege's. It is clear from the evidence placed .before the Royal (Commission that the Notional LiU-ury as now controlled, ad- ministeie': and stalled, is far from either realising Welsh satisfying acacfernic expectations, or even fulfilling the most obvious objects for which it was origin- ally established. The establishment ot a National library wag a perfectly legiti- mate abjoet of a healthy national aspira- tion whether that healthy 'aspiration was, cir was !lot, really what inspired those to who&a ellortg Waits is indebted for the Library, may possibly bo open to ques- tion. How it came to be located: at Aber- ystwyth, and why Cardiff with its soar- ing metropolitan ambitions and already, thiough its possession of the Town arid the Salesfoury Libraries having a then un- equalled nucleus for a truly National Libiary. lost the opportunity of adding the Library to its national institutions, are, to some extent, matters of conjecture which must await further revelations to satisfactorily establish. It may, however bo I'eadily granted that the National Library should, in a very particular sense, be an educational institution^ and should both supplement tho Colleges and complement the Welsh national scheme of education. What par- ticular relationship should exist between tlie Library and tho Colleges, whether considered individually or in their more corporate form of the University, may be matter for discussion. It certainly is a matter claiming and deserving the most careful consideration of those who litvo at heart tho highest educational interests of the Principality. It is to bo regretted that. in the real interests of both the Library and the University, not to say of the nation, much greater prominence and attention should not have been given to the matter in the evidence submitted to tho Iioyal Commission. A berystwyth College authorities appear to have taken tho initiative in this matter beiore the Royial Commission—and rightly and justifiably bOo The existenco of the Library at Aberystwyth lent the College authorities there something more than an excuse for raising the question of the relations which should exist be- tween the Colleges and the Libraty. At tho same time it should always be re- membered that tho "National Library," eo far from being an laptanp-ga of th-e University College of Wales at Aber- ystwyth, or even an appendage to ihe University of Wales, is the -property of tho ml ion, established by, and for tlie puipo«cs of, the nation. For this, if for no other reason, there should have been consultation and a more or less conuncn understanding between the three Colleges, and even with a still wider qonstitueney. before launching a scheme of Celtic Studies for the consideration of the Royal Coin mission. It will be remembered that the Com- mission, and £ >ir William Oler in par- ticular, not merely welcomed, but warmly approved and even earnestly urged tho proposed creation of a Board of Celtic Studies, acnd bringing its activities into direct relation with tho National Library, Some tentative steps have subsequently been taken in that direction. Certain names have been suggested in connection with such a Board. While romio of the names so suggested are such as will com- mand universal approval, thcro are ulso omitted men of at least equal standing and auihofc ity rot only in the Welsh academic world, but In tho particular sphere of distinctively Celtic learning- There are also, it may ba said, names in- cluded which would certainly not com- mand universal ajpp.'oval.' Without going the length of applying to any of them Dr. Evans' tatirical definition of an authority on Welsh as "every Welsh- man who has written a note about a tea party to a newspaper," it may, without; liividiouKness, bo pointed out that am,ong the names suggested are seme who can lay no claim to be .regarded as authorities on Welsh, much les, upon Celtic matters. If the Board of Celtic Studies is to com- mand anything approaching universal ap- proval. if it is to hi,) anything other than a. Mutual eelf-glorifying society, or to in- elude a. collection of nonentities whose only claim to a seat on the Board <f Studies ie their preparednes3 to endorse and sup-port any proposal put forward by their more enthusiastic wpensors, its members in-ast, by their standing in the world of Welsh learning and of Celtic lore, cofnmand at least the respect 01 thfJ'so who have some conception of what is really meant by Welsh learning and Cel- tic lore. There must not be repeated h the case of tho Bo J d of Celtic Stud- ies tha fatal mistake which Dr. Gwen- ogvryn Eva-ns allege to have boon malle in conection with, tho staff of the National I/library. The spirit of democracy is abroad to-day in the academic, as in the political world; and whatver it may have been content to do in the past, it ia no longer likely to accept a mere "coupon" as an infallible test of superior qualification frcm howsoever high a aource the "cou- pon" may rmanate. Proressor W. J. Gruffydd, who recently succeeded the vet- eran Professor Powell in the Welsh Chair at Cardiff, alleges there exists among us a type of men who court publicity ..as a stepping stone towards worldly titles These, he said, wete people who ran after imialerial wealth and potrularity at the expense of high iwccls in national life. He might with equal truth have added t-hat this enervating disease has loug since in- vaded Welsh academic circles, and that in such cirelke are men who. either by bluff or by sycophancy, for a time succesefully camouflage their otherwise apparent, in- competency. This tendency, as Professed-* Grutfydd remarks, strikes at the very roots of what Welshhneiii should aim at, namely absolute disinterestedness in the senko of the nation. It is not the man w ho hai an axe of -his own or of his friento grind, who ie best qualified to control Welsh policy in either the aoa- ctemio cj: the politioal world. And of all men the least euitod for such, a position of influence in sha,ping the national life and policy, is he who persistently blows his own trumpet, or employs othcra to blow it for him. This, so far from being a digreesion has a very direct bearing upon the question of tho present and future relations between the National Library and the National Colleges or University. The mu'ual jeal- ousies of the National Colleges have been as great a bane an the aciademic world of Wales as has been the provincial rivalries between North and South Wales in the I public administrative life of tho Pi iirci- pality. Wales cannot afford or permit the perpetuation of jealousies and rivalries which cost the Prinicipality its indepen- dence in the past, and which hindler ite progress In he present. We must, alike in the Colleges and the Library, have what Pcofes&or W. J. Gruffydd demands, "ab- solute disntcreistedness in the service of th,3 nation." Asked by Sir Wm. Osier if the proposed Board of Celtic Studies would be "en- tirely apart from the undergraduate stud- ies which would be controlled by the Colleges," Mr J. H. Daviejj said -"It would have to bo apart for the purpose of grants.. But there would be 'all kinds of connecting links. For instance, we could have young lec- turers appointed in the Colleges in special subjects, and they would also do Re- search Work under the Board and would be in close contact with the Uni- versity on the one hand and with the Board on the other. It seems to irf one must be very careful not to allow the Board of Studies to interfere with the degree course in the University." Sir Wm. Osier, recalling Carlyle's state- ment, that "a collection of books is a U,iiiv,crsity," said.- "You have almost a separate Univer- sity College in the National Library. ould it be possible to have these Welsh studies so arranged that the Board of Control would have so intimate a con- nection with the National Library that they could assign their students there, have Lli-c ir special teachers there, and have all the Research Work and post graduate work dono there?" Tha Aberystwyth Reg-isU:ur rather evad- ed the point by saying "it might be far more advantageous for a man to be work- ing at the British Museum." And this ll.om one of the leading sponsors of the Board of Celtic Studies" which proposes to make the National Library at Aberyst- wyth "the great world cefitre for Celtic Research!" But Sir Wm. Otsler was not so easily put off. Ho pressed the matter further by asking:— "You have the laboratories, as I may call them. and you want two things m addition,. )kt want the best available men not tied to the routine of ordinary teaching, and only with the control of the Research Work and the (research studicnts; and you want the money to pay for these men, and to pay for you: publica- tions. Do you think you will ever have a great school of Celtic Studieg unless you follow some euch plaJl" Thus pressed Mr J. H. Davies replied: I quite agree. That is really the plan one has in hand here. But we are dealing with the LTriiversit "If Wales; and the University is a body with a far wider outlook than even the National Library. The simple course, aa it seems to me, is to take the Univer- sity of Wales aa a unlit and to make the University responsible in the iir4 place for the work done." Mr J. H. Davies was generous enough, or modest enough, to admit tlia-t;- "There are all kinds of other schemes which might b-a thought out. and I do not pretend for a moment that this scheme is the beet scheme. I think. however, that it is quite a feasible scheme, and that it could be carried out without any friction whatsoever." Dr. Gwenogvryii Evans, who certainly had a right if anyone had, to be consulted and to have a &ay upon tlie matter, when asked his viewo, quite candidly Ptated that "he had never considered the matter at all;" which is to be regretted. It was in this connection, the constitution of tho proposed Board of Celtic Studies, he gave his historical definition of "an authority on Welsh" already refd red to. Professor Uoyd, of Bangor, when asked his opinion whether it was "desirable for the proper organisation of Celtic studies in Wales that there should be close 00- operation between the Chait" of Celtic Studies or of Celtic History in the Univer- sity Colleges, and the National Library, "T 5u'o contented himself with saying, "I am suro we should be delighted to co-operate as far as possible"—an expression of opinion more pious than practical. It is obvious that if and when the Board of Celtic Studies is brought into existence, it will have to reconcile the mututal jealousies of Colleges, and those of the University and the National Library,-as well as to placate if not satisfy, other existing vested interests. It remains to be seen whether those ooncerned will rise to the etandardl set by Professor W. J. Gruffydd of ab- solute disinterestedness in the service of the on."
ANGLESEY EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
ANGLESEY EDUCATION COMMITTEE. LORD SHEFFIELD'S SERVICES ACKNO-W- I LEDGED. (From Our Own Reporter). I At the annual meeting yesterday Dr. Thomas Jonca (Vice-chairman) was elected to succeed Lmd Sheffield, who has occupied the ch?r. since the formation of the Education Conrmt- t(.T* ?u accepting the position Dr. Jones remarked that they felt sorry at losing the services of Lord Sheffield, who was one of the finest edu- cationists in the country. He proposed that they express to His Lordship their sincere thanks for his great work in the past and their hope that he be spared many years. Mr W. Edwards seconded, remarking that he did so as a member who had frequently op- posed His Lordship. But he agreed neartily with what had been said as to his great work since he came amongst them. On the nation of the Rev. J. Williams, sec- onded by Mr R. E. Jones, Mr H. R. Davies was elected Vicc-Chairman.
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THE LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS. J On the motion of Mr W, Edwards, sec- onded by Mr W. S. Owen, the Council passed the followIng resoluti<)ii: "That the time has not arrived to relax the con- trol of the Govemment on the liquor traffic. I THE RAT PLAGUE. It WM reported that th? sum paid by I pheurnicdco roeupd netr i  v t t the aura paid lay the county Eif, ?at tails, at eighteen penœ per down. wu a.pproa,ci one hundred poilndo:, from now till doomsday, svat-y one of them would meet the same fate. Judicial inquiry alone could settle this satisfactorily to all concerned, amd give the Air Minis- ters and Mi% Douglas Pennant an equal chance of obtaining justice. Mr Churchill al&o says; "We oartnot, at tile end of so many months, recreate and reconstruct all that, set of circumstances which existed in the W.R.A.F. m July and Augurt of last year. No tribunal which, you could Nit up coufd possibly sit in judg ment upon the exercise ot Lord NN eir s discretion. These remarks condemn ;he Ail- Ministry as much, if not more, than vanything that has been said. Why all this delay of months? Miss Douglas Pennant wailed only two or three days uirt/l the Air Ministry confirmed in writing Gen- eral Brunker's dismissal, and immediately asked for the inquiry to which she was entitled. It would indeed have been fairer and etraighter to grant an inquiry theu than to have put it off week after week, month aftcJ: month until it could be said that what happened was so long ago that an inquiry would be futile. If Nim Douglas Pennant fails to obtain an inquiry, no other woman in this qouii- try need ever expect justice. If the head of a Government Department, is treated thus, the rank vild file reed never raise a voice in complaint of any grievance or any oj'Pf ess:on imp sed upon th-m by mili- tarism, so this case is one of vital im- portance to all women workers. Miss D<auglas Pennant is a working woman as well as a woman of noble birth. As a working woman she is entitled and has already gained the loyal support of tho Labour Party, who will surely see the matter th-otigh. The Prime Minister, in his speech in the House of Commons on February 11th, 1919, on Labour's future, said: "Claims we will examine, and we will devota 'he whole of our strength to setting right and redressing all legitimate grievances." Is this promise for women who labou." as well as men? Then here is a case in point. Let us have dfeds not words. We trust the Government is not trying to revive the militant spirit in women. Alas! that womem. who act con- stitutionally, as Miss Douglas Pennant has done, should not get a hearing, and only when they rebel and destroy property as in pre-wai days, can they hope for any con- sideration. What is the Welsh Party doing? Have any of our Members failed us in the day of battle? If eio, they are traitors to Wales and the best interest of Wales if they refuse to fight for justice for a woman of the Principality. Is Miss Douglas Pennant to live m futude with her char- acter besmirched and her career injured; ■ Unless she has an inquiry she declines to resume her public work or to take her place on the various committees to which she belongs, and she is quite right. Com- mon sense sees clearly ehe could not ex- pect to gain respect or be able to enforce discipline in any position while she is under a etigma, unless that stigma is re- moved in proper official order. Other- wise, should sho ever again :ais3 her voice in public in favour of any new re- form, as was her wont. she invites insuit from the man in the street who* cared to throw this incident at her. Now, very long ago, on St. David's Day 1918, the went with Mrs Lloyd George to the Stock Exchange, accompanied by the Lo' d Mayor. She pleaded so effectively and eloquently for the Welsh national fund for disabled soldiers and sailors there and elsewhere that the result was a col- lection of £ 18,000. In May of the same year she spoke in Liverpool on the same subject at St. George's Hall. and at that meeting wad handed a cheque for £ 5800. Is an asset of this kind to the nation to be lost without a struggle? In closely watching this case fc- many weeks and months 1 realise how hopeless it i for any individual to obtain justice. If every legitimate grievance m this aoun- try is treated like this case is it any wonder ibrat strikes and unrest are the order of the day? "Injustice breeds in- justice" and generates bitterness and dis- content which nothing can prevent de- veloping sooner or later—cause and effect- until it reaches the point of open rebel- lion. Enlish militarism will lie no better than Prussian militarism if it is allowed to go on unchecked. Thia is what our soldiers feel and to fight this they have faced the honors of war, I have nursed soldiers now for more than three years, so I ought to know them pretty well. They laugh when we shrink with horror a{..the sight of their gaping wound's. They laugh when they talk of standing in water in cold trenches swarf ming with rats and other vermin. They take as a matter of course being torpedoed, bombed and shelled, while their comrades fell at their side, and- they knew not that their turn to die might be the next; but they boll with rage when they speak of the tyr rany and injustioo of oiffcialism, and now I em not surprised. If Bolshevism comes into this country it will originate not in Russia or Germany but m West- minster.—Yours, etc., E. A. jursivs. I Tho rn ville. Llaní aid ThornN, ille,