Evening Express

■ The forecast of t.he wenllier t.lir->usbout tlio West) of Enyliind nud South W:ile< for to-d!t<- (Saturday) is as follows N. to W. breezes, light fair.

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WHAT WE THINK. The unfortunate phase of the eja, l strike which has opened to our view provides a new and most important question for the considefation of the colliers and all those who have dealings with them. The demon- stration, beginning: lawfully and peaceably, and ending in the unfortunate manner it did, reveals 11 new danger to the collier and to society. From the evidence to hand thi J morning, it wou'd seem as though the demonstration in some eases at least wa; premature, and its reason founded on nothing better than rumour. But it will have dono good and useful work ii it leads to such a just and amicable arrangement as that for which tho colliers propose to ask the Merthyr justices. It is obvious that whilst honest working mon find themselves unable during the progress of the ,-tvike to mee/t their liabilities to their landlords. There exists a power which may oe used with deadly and unjust effect against them. We do not for a moment mean to hint that the employers would endeavour to exert lhny influence with property owners in the endeavour to make the men's distress the greater, but the shadow of the possibility must be avoided.

HEAVY FIN-. FOR SHEBEENING AT BARRY. Thomas Keefe, labourer, was brought up on a warrant before Mr. J. 8. Batchelor and Mr. J. Lowdon at Barry Police-court on Friday charged with selling beer without a licence at 2, Gueret-street, Harry Dock, on the 6th of Sep- tember, 1896-Polkc-comtab:e Griffiths stated that on the day in question he watched defen- dant's house from twelve p.m. to one a.m.. during which time he saw three men and two women enter, and one man and two women leave. On entering he found five persona under the influence of drink. On the table wero two bottles of beer and one bottle of whisky. In the boiler in the kitchen was a 4i-gallon cask on tap, covered with a coat.— Inspector Williams corroborated, and the Bench imposed a fine of £ 50 and costs, or, in default, three months' hard labour;

The action brought by Mr. Jephcott. pro- prietor of the Ship Hotel, Margate, and local secretary of the Lifeboat Instttution, agkinst a Baptist, minister, named Brings, to recover damages for slander, was settled 90 Friday, the defendant apologising, and withdrawing the charge against pla in riff of h-tvi-kfr run up scores out of the lifehoaA 1: oney. Kzm jvarty [j?ayu lw own costs.

r rnvrsvK ix AFRICA. I ) A CARAVAN ATTACKED BY SOMALIS. A Renter's telegram from Paris on Friday s;^ys:—The "Temps" publishes intelligence from the Somali Coast that there' is a considerable amount of effervescence among the natives in the interior, where for some time the Somalia and their neighbours. the Denkalis, have been at war. A French caravan, led by M. Lebaron, who was accompanied by two French ladies. was on its way to Addis Abeba, when it was attacked on the heights of Jaldessa. near Harras, in neutral territory, separating the Denkalis from the Somalis. According to latest news, 33 Somalis and fourteen Denkalis were killed. M. Lebaron and his two lady com- panions escaped uninjured, and only a few porters lost their lives. FRENCH DRIVEN OUT OF KISHI. OCCUPATION OF THE TOWN BY BRITISH TROOPS. A special Press Association telegram from Lckoja. dated May 23, says:—In consequence of tho proceedings of the French garrison at Kissi the native population rose and drove them out of the town. The garrison consisted of some six men only, with an cmcer in command. The British troops in the vicinity, on learning that Kissi was no longer ill cccupation by the French, marched into the town and hoisted the British flog, to the great satisfaction of the people. Kissi is a Yoruba town, subject to the Alafin Oyo, the titular King of the Yoruba, and is entirely in the Lagos protecto- rate, being below tho 9th parallel of latitude. It is, therefore, in British territory. The French, after protesting against the occupa- tion of the town by the British and demanding their withdrawal, established a post outside the town walls and hoisted the French flag.

EVACUATION OF WEI i.AI- WEI. OCCUPATION BY THE BRITISH. A Central News special telegram from Shanghai on Friday says:—The special corre- spondent of the "Shanghai Mercury." now at Wci-Hai-Wci, sends an interesting account of the evacuation of that place of arms by the Japanese and its occupation by a British force. On the 20th inst. a score of Chinese officers, military and civilian, arrived and took formal possession. The next day. the 21st inst.. the Taotai landed in state, and was ceremoniously received by the Japanese general and staff. The Taotai went to the general, and said, "Thank you." The general bowed also. but stiffly, and said nothing. The Japanese and Chinese then proceeded to tho general's headquarters, where a plan of each fort was handed over to tho Taotai. As each plan was handed to the Taotai he nodded his head. but not a word was said on either side. In fact. complete silence prevailed during the half-hour which this part of the proceedings lasted. At its conclusion the Japanese officers proceeded on board their vessels, which immediately steamed out of the harbour. Her Majesty's ship Narcissus, which had arrived on the 20th and anchored in the inner hnrbour, landed a force of 45 marines on tho 21at, and these men marched to the head- quarten buildings, and took possession. The Chinese otuccr, had in the meantime disap- peared in what the correspondent describes as a miraculous manner. As the Japanese vessels left the Narcissus fired a salute. In the afternoon of the 21st the bluejackets of the Narc.ssus took a couple of fingstaffs ashore and erected them on the fort on the western side of the harbour. Up to the time of writing, the cor- respondent adds, the British flag had not been hoisted at Wei-Hai-Wei, although the marines and bluejackets appear to be quite at homo and in fu-1 possession of the pltice. Sentries are posted at the forts, and the marines have installed themse'.ve? in the barracks. The forts are in good condition, but the Japanese have removed all the guns with which they were armed.

THE RUSH TO KLONDIKE. A Press Association telegram from Lake Bennet, dated May 9, says: —The police here estimate that 25,009 persons have already crossed the White and Chilkoot Passes since January. The majority have gene forward to Dawson. Five thousand remain here under canvas, and are building boats, to be ready for the opening of navi- gation, which is expected daily. Perfect order prevails, though the crowd is very mixed, all nationalities and classes being represented. Americans, however, largely predominate. The difficulties presented by both passes are being rapidly removed. A cable-way is working to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, and a wagen-road is being constructed through the White Pass. Twelve miles of the latter have already been completed. Tho carcases of a thousand horses, killed by overwork, are lying along the White Pass. Many jbiidies of the victims of the recent snowslide on the Chilkoot Pass have not yet been recovered. There have been of late very few fatalities from accident or sickness. All the condi- tions arc rapidly improving.

AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF RAILWAY SERVANTS. y Tho annual report and financial state- ment for 1887 is issued by the Amalga- mated Society of Railway Servants. The report refers briefly to the cases that have been taken up 011 behalf of members, in- cluding that of Thomas Edward Grant, of Pcnarth. and that of Herbert Strongman, of Carditi. Tho general balance-sheet shows a total of £1!}7,922 12s. 5d: in hand on December 31, 1S97. which compared favourably with £178,842 in hand on December- 31, 1896. During tho year £1.152 los. Id. was spent in sick pay..S3.341 14s. 3d.-in superannua- tion, £3,119 15s. 4d. went to members seeking employment, 4s. lOd. in orphan fund benefits, £9,443 2s. llj-d. to the protection fund benefits, and in contribution", to other Trader Unions; £4,622 went in salaries, £1.065,193. in rent, £7.100 15s. 7d. in stationery, printing, postage; &c.. and £12.103 17s. 7ld. in general management expenses. The income of the year was i73,519 11s. 2}d. The society holds £57,GS2 11s. 9d. in railway debenture stock.

ACCIDENT AT ABERGWYNFI. 1 A sad accident happened at the Great Wes- tern Level. Abergwynfl, on Wednesday. Two b) ethers, named George and William Morgan. were firing a shot. and when putting the last bal: in one of their candles fell on it. and an explosion resulted. Drs. Hemming and Fisher ] were quickly on the spot. and did all they could to relieve the poor fellows, both of whom were badly injured. One of them—George Mor- gan-has lost the sight of both of his eyes.

LOCAL WINDING-UP NOTICES. The "London Gazette" of Friday night states that. at an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Barry Dock and District Steam Laundry Company (Limitedl. recently held at 2S, Park Hotel-buildinss. Cardiff, it was ] resolved and duly confirmed that the company be wound up voluntarily. Mr. R. H. March, 19, Mount Stuart-square, Cardiff, hns been appointed liquidator for the purposes of such winding up. The "London Gazette" also states that the following have been voluntarily wound Up. vfz.: David I'ees and Co. (Limited) 'Mr. C. E. Dovey of 31. Quesn-street. Cardiff, as liquidator); and the Cardiff Cattle Syndicate (Limited) (Mr. F. L. Perry. 11. High-street. Cardiff, appointed liqui- da tor). ^mmmmmwmmm

ONE RESULT OF THE STRIKE. 1 At Blainr. Police-court on Friday Wil- liam Lowrie, John Hughes, Edmund Morris, John Cummings, William Derrick, Thomas bomas, George Perkins, and Thomas P.itfol. colliers, of Blaina, on bail, wcro charged with unlawfully entering a lock-up siio;* ;n Abertillery-road, Blaina, on May :21, pnd stealing 701b..of cheese and clever. TIL. tins of tomatoes, to the value of £ 1 7s. 9d., 4-,ho property pf Mr. J. V. Lewis, of Blackwood. Defendants pleaded guilty.—Mr. Lewis, in view of the present serious state of affairs in Blaina through the coal strike, did not press the charge, and asked the bench to be lenient with the offenders.—A fine of 5s. each, or seven days, was imposed.

SPORT AND PLAY. Welsh Athlete's General Gossip. On Thursday, the Porth and Treorky cricket teams; met at Treorky, under the auspices of the league. The visitors were but poorly represented, while the home- ster-, had a good team. Treorky won by cix wickets. The runs of the. various local cyclii.g clubs for to-day are as follow — Cardiff 100-Miles, Caerleon, Grand Hotel. Cardiff Jockey, Caerleon, Ciifton Hotel. Canton Wheelers, Dinas Powis, King's Castle. Cardiff Central Wheelers, The Leys. Mar- ques1) of Buto Hotel. Cardiff St. Anne's, Pontypool, Crofts Hotel. Cardiff Cvcling, Drythan, Broadwav. Cardiff Y.M.C.A., Cowbridge, Y.M.C.A. Cardifi Tredegarville, St. Bride's, The Parade. Cardiff Musical Society. Newport, Drill- hall. Riverside Wesleyans, Sully, Clare Gar- dens. Bridgeud Cvcling, Tho Leys, York Hotel. Broadway Wesleyans, Newport, Broad- way. Cardiff Meteor, Usk, 1. Meteor-street. Roath Park Cycling, Wenvoe, Roath Pk. Swanser, Mannesman, Port Evnon, Lan- dore C.T. Llanelly Ramblers, Tenby, Headou^-ters. Newport Cycling, Penarth, QueenV, Hotel. Briton Ferry Ramblers, Aberdare, Dock Tavern. Trefore-t C cling, Pontyclun, Bush Hotel. Pontypridd has at last formed a cycling club in the town, and an excellent club it will be. Its management 'is in proper hands, and with a secretary like Mr. Gwilym Morgan it ought to make a grert deal of progress. Already the club has a. large membership. On Thursday the captain, Hopkin Davies, took a crew of about twenty as far as Bridgend. They found the roads in excellent condition. Hereunder I publish a list of iocat club runs coming'off to-day, on Whit Mouday, and next Saturday:— May 28-P:mtypridd, Aberdare. May 2?—Treforest, Pontvclun. May 28-Pentre, Cowbridge. May 28-Treforest Ladies, Pentyrch. May 23—Ynysybwl, Newport. May 28 -Ca.erphilly, Llantwit. May 30 -Treforest, Bridgend. May 30-Treforest Ladies, Bridgend. May 30-Pontypridd, Brecon. June 2- Pontypridd, Cardiff. June 4 Caerphilly, Drcithon. June 4-Pontypnad, Barrv. June 4—Treforest, Llanishen. June 4 Ynysybwt. Pengam. June 4-Treforest, Ladies, Llanishen. June 9-Pontypridd, Crumlin. A cycling club has also been formed nt Treorky, and it is to be known as the Treorky District Cycling C!ub, with its headquarters at the Red Cow Hotel, Treorky. Dr. J. R. Armstrong is the president, and Dr. A. Treke the vice-presi- dent. Mr. J. Ryan; photographer, Treorky, is the captain of the Thursday Club, and Mr. J. Ashley captain of the Saturday Club. Mr. W. Preece will carrv out the secretarial duties. The Glamorgan Cricket League met at Pontypridd this week, and selected the fol- lowing players to take part in the trial match at tho Ynysangharad Park, Ponty- Pontypridd, on Whit-Tuesdav. Sub- sequently the match committee will select a team to meet the Swansea League next month. Teams —East Hugh Mulve.y (Aberaman), H. Hawkins, E. Inswell (Ynysybwl), J. Bland (Plymouth). D. Rees, Dr. Fleming. W. P. Jones (Aberamani, George Evanm, J. Willoughby, and O. Dr. Fleming. W. P. Jones (Aberamani, George Evanm, J. Willoughby, and O. Morgan (Pontypridd): reserves—Joe Lane (Ynysybwl). D. Jones (Plymouth), and W. Wiglev (Ynysybwl). West: M. Falcon. G. Chalke, D. C. Davies (Treorky), Alf. May, W. A. Davies. Alf. Fvans, Rsss Walters (Llwvnypia), B. Rees (Pentre), W. D. Morgan (Pentre), A. M. Jerkin and -Jos. Williams (Porrh); j'C;;("T!'é-G. Hughes (Trenrky). D. T. Jones iLIwvnvpia), and Jenkiu Rees (Pentre), Umpires Messrs. W. T. Clarke and J. Rees. Tho cricket match,'SwaAsep. v. Cardiff J at Swansea to-day ir. regarded here (writes our Swanser, correspondent) with some inte- rest, it being the first, important match of tli-. season. There is little variation in the Swansea eleven from that of last year's excellent team. Thoy have lost their cap- tain, and, possibly, best. bat, in Letcher, and the worst of it is that Swansea's loss i" Cardiff'n gain. Some littlo interest is evinced in tho ouestion whether Letcher will play against hi~. o'd team to-day. The Swanser men retain Creber. who is ?, very clever bowler on some wickets. Cardiff. of course, has a trio of professionals, and pre expected to hold a great advantage if Creber do p. net come off. The Swansea team will br a" follows:- A. W. Samuel, E. W. Jones. H. Thomas, D. Th issen. J. Gonrrl'ogan, Dv Reid, G. Bnwen, J. Davies, J. P. Long, Bancroft, and Creber. Though the football sea son is a lone- way off, several of the western clubs are busily engaged in putting, their houses in order. Plymouth held its annual dinner on Wed- nesday evening, when it was announced that the ma jority of the second-rate Welsh dub-: hrd arranged fixtures. It was also d-atNI that there wazz p. possibility of the Cirdiff club going wc"t. That such is the case ir doubted bv r, Ph-mouth correspon- dent. especinlJv in the face of the letter tho Devon Albion secretary holds. Deere, the suspended one, was the reci- pient nj r. Plymouth cap. Good! Fine placo Plymouth for honours ? T hear (says a West of En^ard correspon- dent") that Jones. Sims, and Hughes. who foiled to get their transfers last year. wiU ha-vo these permissions at an earlv date. The same correspondent states that he koqrq from. r. trustworthy source that I Daerr an,4 Millar "will never get their tra iisfers." W. L. Bunting, the famous English inter- national thre^-quarter, is at present at Plymouth. He will plê1" f^r DevonDort I Albion poxt' season, though Plymouth hope to have his services. Devonport Albion will, in all probahW+v kave the assistance of an international full back next year. Tt i-, rumoured that C'iff RowpII has I "otirpd from the rniiie. It is stated that 1 he may return to Llanelly at an early date. I Viyvan and1 Foster, of +he Devonnort I ,A!),ioii. have "nth be"n offered suhstan- t'al mo"nv thro"- in their lot with one of the Northern clubs. Mv he^Kv congratulations to If J. Weaveri the assistant surveyor of G1on- c-vsfpr. rmon his unarunous anprv'^+^ient as boro">»h invveyor arfl engineer of 1\1" 9:' S LYnn. Norfolk. Mr. Weaver i, ar enthu- siastic cricketer and also, until a vonr or "go. cf"tained +1'(1 Gloucester Thurs- day Rugby Football. Club. T. C. Weaver a brother of FVJ.—who. it wi111, remembered, nerforrmd 11P hat trick for G'oucastershire v, The CqltS. is ho In" a snecial cap nre^ented to him ly the Gloucestershire -Cricket Club as a reward for accomplishing &0 rare a feat. The n 1"111 I> t meeting of the Gloucester F,,ntl)ofll Club is to be held at the Odd- Mlows'-hal'. Gl^uce^ter, or Wednesday Tnne 8. when Treasurer Bingle will. I betiøve. hove another big balance to renort II" the result of tliq,season's working. The plaving members meet the committee a week previous, when the chief officers will, probably, be elected for the ensuing season, A recent passenger for the Klondyke was Mr. E. H. Searle. ,an old Cheltonian Rug- gerite, and ex-cantain of tho Drybrook Football Club, who up till last reason I was also a member of the committee of the Gloucestershire Rugby Union. Another I "gold-seeker'' is A. G. Lear, a well-known Cheltonian athlete.* • I The Yorkshire Postal and Telegraph Cricket Club has arranged a very nice tour in the Midlands during the present season. In addition to a match with th,- pust->flke club at Gloucester, Birmingham, and Bristol post-office clubs will also. I under- stand, be met. The Yorkshiremen will be assured of a hearty welcome at Glou- cester, as well as at the other towns visited. Lamey and Jacobs, of Newport, are having a shot for the £10 prize to-day offered for the high jump at the Southport Athletic Sports. If they do as weil there as they have done in practice one of them should stand r. chance. Their top mark han been oft. lOin. There is a very fine entry for the New- port Sports on Monday. Over 230 sepa- rate competitors have sent in. makfng about 450 separate entries. These include Blignant, the South African champion sprinter: Morkel, the South African cham- pion hurdler, and a South African cyclist —Griebenow. Six couples arc down to compete in the tandem race, which should bo an interesting sight. As this is the first appearance in England this season of the South Africans (who are over here for the purpose of having a go at some of our championships), there. is additional merit in the.r show. <• Steapleo.-one of the-Newport cricket pros., has si rained himself, and is com- pelled to Ho low for v. bit.. #. Michaeli-Wan- stopping for sonie time in- Cambridge. Mass- together with some other cychsts. and pacemakers, and one night, a^-Hie-men sat under the veranda, a cry was heard from. an upstair room. The entire party rushed to the stairs and went up at a record-breaking speed, and again the cry of despair rang out. Michaei was one of the leaders of the rescue party, and was the first to reach the top. "What in tho world is the matter he exclaimed breathlessly, as he brushed by one of the pacemakers who stood screaming in the passage way. "Tho room is on fire." announced the man, "and I want to get the people in the house up." In the mean- time Dave Schafer. Michael's manager, had arrived, and was investigating. Thohre locked as if it might he a dangerous one, so Schafer said, "You, Billy, run downstairs and give the alarm to the brigade. while t you. Jimmy, begin to sing. We must dear tho house out the best possible way." Jimmy declined, but not until he saw that the fire did not amount to'much. According to "Track Topics." a leaflet from across the Atlantic, Tom Linton is enrolled amongst the pacers employed by the National Track Team Association, which is composed of the leading track owners of the United States. "Can this thing he?" If so. "how the mighty hath fallen." Besides, what about the pro- jected series of matches between Michael and Linton ?

ALAS, FOR MARl MORGAN. PITIFUL WELSH TRAGEDY EE-TOLD. The Hon. Stephen Coleridge contributed the fo'lcwing? in the Westminster Gazette" of Fri- of Friday: — In a valley among the hil's of Radnorshire lies the little sleepy town of l'resteigne. The pendu.um of life has swung slowly and dreamily there for couturier. It might he cited as a p'ace that had never known one day to o.iier from another save by the changes of the seaisons and the process of the calendar. But in the ear'.y days of this cen- tury it was, in fact, the scene of such a piti- ful tragedy as cannot easily he surpassed in the annals of suffering humanity. Mary Morgan was sweet and comely when she came into Radnorshire, a chi'.d .of sixteen, and within a year she was hanged by the neck at the four crossroads outside the town. aind buried in a place apart as a. mark of ignominy. At her feet there reared a black slate barring her. as it were. from the East and its hopes, andon the slate they wrote these words:- I "TO THE MEMORY OF MARY MORGAX, who, young and beautiful. endowed with a good understanding and disposition, j but unenlightened by the sacred truths of Christianity, became the victim of sin and shame. and wai3 condemned to an ignominious death on the 11th of April. 1805. y for the murder of her child. Roused to a firgt sense of guilt and remorse by the e'.oquent and humane exertions of her benevolent judge. Mr. Justice Hardinge, she underwent the sentence of the law on the following Thursday with unfeigned repent- ance and a fervent hope of forgiveness through the merits of a redeeming intercessor. This stone is erected, not merely to per- petuate the remembrance of a departed peni- tent. but to remind the living of the frailty of human nature when unsupported by reli- gion." Thus did Mary Morgan dream that love wa? divine and a foretaste of heaven, amd awake t0 find it the road to perdition and the gate- way of death. The benevolence of her judge aivl the humanity of his exertions may be fitly measured by the fact that he »refrained from exercising his power to delay the execution beyond the then customary period of forty-eight hours from the sentence, and thereby rendered the obtaining of a reprieve almost an impossibility. And where was the man that brought this poor child to the bar of man's condemnation and God's anger, that betrayed her for his pleasure and abandoned her for his convenience, that prompted her to destroy the evidence of what she had believed was love. but what proved to ho insult? Was he standing near to share, as far as the law would allow, her agony and punishment, or was he at home on his knees bowel down with self-condemnation and remorse? No! Not there; but upon th3 bench, in the panoply of the office of high- sheriff of his county—an office enforcing upon him the awful duty of carrying the execution into effect. Upon the judge's right hand eat the father of Mary Morgan's child! The jury- men were marvellously good men' Never a ono would risk his soul to save poor Mary Morgan's life, and so. for conscience sake, they resisted the prickings of pity. Rut. though his honest name has not come down to ns, there was one gallant gentleman, whose man- hood bade him take horse to Loudon, 160 miles, and back, to seek and obtain a reprieve. He got it, indeed, but only after precious hour3 lost; and. though we may be sure that as he galloped through the ni'iht under the 'stars. what man and beast could do was done. yet. alas! for Mary Morgan! love and death were the same to her when he reached the four cross- roads. He could do no more for her living, but I think it must have been he that put the little loadstone to her grave, with no more upon it than this: — IX MEMORY OF MARY MORGAN. who suffered April l'3th, 1805. I "He that is without sin among you, let him first east a stone at her." The big black slate at her feet records tho verdict of religion: but the little stone at her 1 head proclaims the judgment of Christ. A hundred years are passing away since she was I taken from prison to judgment, and from judgment to execution, and from execution to the grave. There, under tho grass, she lies, her broken heart long commingled with tHe dust, and if she be not forgiven there is nc I mercy in the sweet Heavens! •

I WALES AND THE ROYAL I ARMS. I The town-cierk of Cardiff (Mr. J. L. I Whsatley) has received the following lettei through Mr. J. M. Mac'ean, M.P.. sent by thf Quean's private secretary (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur to Sit. Francis KnoUys for the Prince of Wa'e. whose aid in this maitter was solicited:—"Windsor Castle. In returuin? this memorial praiing for the inclusion of arms representative of the Principality of Wales in the Royal Shield and Standard and the Flaft-of Union, which has been laid before the Queen by the Prince of Wale?. I am com- manded to ask that the memorialists may he informed that the matter will be carefully considered by her Majesty's advisers."

RUMOIRED CABINET DISSENSIONS. ¡ The London correspondent of the "Manehe?tei Guardian" says that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's curious outburst in regard to Sir Charlo? Dilke's mild request for an opportunity fo: debate is interpreted in Unionist quarters as an indication that he is keenly alive to tho weakness of the Government policy, judged by the standard which finds favour in the eyes of a large body of Unionists. The idea is current, that, in the division of opinion which certainly exists in the Cabinet in regard to many develop. ments of foreign policy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has ranged himself on the side of Mr. Chamberlain. This theory certainly helps to explain ihe unexpected line taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Colonial' Secretary iu reply to the harmless request for facilities for discussion. It may lie easily facilities for discussion. It may lie easily understood that two statesmen, of such very I positive views will not relish the prospect of a debate in which they may have to defend a I policy of which they heartily disapprove.