MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1917, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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STIFF EXPORT CONTROL.

IN UNITED STATES. (Received this day at 12.30 WASHINGTON August President Wilson has issued a proclamation extending the export of control articles, arid says the domestic ,;, ■ needs must first be met. Afterwards the President will sanction exports to neutrals, providing the enemy does noX* benefit directly or indirectly. LABOR’S CONFERENCE. / , arousing interest; \ (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) LONDON August 28. V The Inter-Allied . Labour conference at AVestniinister to-day and. tomor- * row i s arousing interest. It is noteworthy that the British Socialist Party and the Independent Labour Party will be represented by delegations out of all proportion to their number and influ- , ence. The comparative weakness of the Socialist is well-known in . Brittain, but the Continental Socialists consider that the Socialists are -representative of labour'* opinion in Bri- J-' l tain believing the majority of Labour-^.. ites are reactionaries and controlled _by the Government. Hence there iri a possibility that the French, Belgian, Italian and' Russian delegates .will bemystified' arid misled. ' * , The delegates include AI. Thomas French Alinister* of 'Munitions, M. Romaudet editor of the “Shumanitj” AI.-Jean Languet, Karl Marx’s grand- - son, AI. \ T arderveldo (Belgium), and AI. Rousanoff (Russian revolutionary exile.)

SOME OF "THE PROPOSALS. A NOTEWORTHY POINT. [AUSTRALIAN cc N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION*] LONDON August 28. There are some pacifist proposals of an amazing character. Thus, four amendment® will propose that the future of Alsace-Lorraine should be referred to the decision .of a referendum of the people of the two province!, 4 on the ground that neither Germany „nor France lias right to decide the question.The British Socialist amend- .. ment adds that the peoples of India Egypt Ireland, and Algiers should also be free to decide their own course. The proposal .relating to indemnities says there is a common responsibility for the'war therefore the proposal; to throw the cost of reparation on one Power must be abandoned. Reparation must be made from a common fund under internation control while it must recompense for loss and damage to r property. The administrators-must also aooord the wjorking class.an equal part in reparation. 'Uha pacifist proposals regarding the colonies says the conference holds that the peace of the world would not be preserved if one great Power was debarred from colonial rights. >. - - ' A curious episode is a - memorandum prepared for the - conference - welcoming America’s intervention on" the ground that it has united the Old and the New Worlds in defence -j&P Democracy. The independent Labour • ites proposes to delete these, references to United States. Tli resolution wi?J be discussed ' privately and only the results of the voting .will bo issued.

INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE. MEET IN LONDON. ' ; (Received This Day at 9.50. am.) LONDON, Aug. 28. ' The Inter-Allied Socialist and Labour ♦ Conference met under Mr Henderson’s Presidency. Many delegates privately and openly expressed their serious misgivings, expecting a discussion with their colleagues before the end of their programme was reached, as points whereon they were likely to disagree were far more important than those whereon they would agree. i BAGDAD THREATENED. v fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION] ~ LONDON, Aug. 27 The newspapere give prominence to statements from Switzerland that General von Falkenhayn is on the Mesopo—y, lamia front organising an advance against Bagdad. >' - NO TRACE OF MATUNGA. •MELBOURNE, Thh. Day. Mr Cook stated that after an-ex- y haustive search there was no,.trace of the Matunga. - - FINLAND POLITICS. * '

Received,, this day at 8.45 a.m.) HELSINGFORS, Aug. 28. Finns state there is great excitement - awaiting the opening.of the Diet on Wednesday, despite the Petrograd Gov- . ernment prohibiting it from opening. A groat number of Russian soldiers are in Finland, including Cossacks at Helsingfors. Socialists aro preparing for a determined resistance. . : GERMANS ARRESTED. ~ Received, this day at 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. At Yankhon, South Dakota, thirty Germans were arrested for opposing the war draft. - HON. HOLMAN IN AMERICA. (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.)--NEW YORK, Aug. 28. Hon. W. A. Holman (N.S.W. Promier) is expected to arrive at New York this week, en route to Washington to oonfer with labour leaders. He thence goes homeward to New South Wales.