ORGANISING FOR VICTORY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3116, 21 June 1917, Page 5

ORGANISING FOR VICTORY

,ORD NORTHCLIFFE IN AMERICA

HIS ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT

New York, June WLord Northclifie lias returned to Now York, and started work in earnest. His day is filled with conferences, and his stuff is working at high pressure. He is urging the Government to control the , production of various articles in order i to facilitate his tusk. He points out that within a few days of the outbreak of war the German Government had taken chargo of the factories, railroads, and supplies. The American Government, ho says, must take definite action in order to' prevent the soaring of prices of cotton and grain, and to prevent the manipulation of the steel and other markots and activities; otherwise it will bo most difficult to accomplish results. Tn an interview Lord Northcliffe said: "1 am conscious of tho gigantic task of organisation in which I am engaged. Much has been said of tho American loans to Britain, but we are spending all the money hero at the rate of more than fiftv million dollars (ten millions sterling) "a week: One day last week I placed a single contract for forty million dollars (eight millions sterling).' —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn... AMERICA'S PLEDGE TO BELGIUM Washington, June 10. President Wilson, in welcoming tho Belgian Commission, said: "Americans glory in tho unflinching heroism of the Belgian people and their Sovereign. _ I welcome this opportunity of expressing our solemn determination that on the inevitable day of victory Belgium shall lie restored to tho placo sho has so richly won among tho solf-respecting nations of the earth."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MR. BALFOUR'S MISSION STATEMENT REFUSED. (Rec. June 20, 6.50 p.m.) London, June 19. In tho House of Commons Mr. A. J. Balfour (Secretary of State-for Foreign Affairs) declined to make a statement concerning his mission to America on the ground that it was not customary. He stated that the United States did not adhere to tho Pact of London regarding the conclusion of a separate peace.— Router. . fThe Pact of London,-briefly, is a declaration signed by tho Entente belligerent Powers that no party to tho Pact shall declare a separate peace.] HAITI BREAKS WITH GERMANY Washington, June 1!). It is announced that Haiti has severed relations with Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.