AMERICA’S PART.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1918, Page 3

AMERICA’S PART.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] HATLWAYEMEN’S WAGES. (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) , ' WASHINGTON, May 27. i Senator MeAc’Ao has granted increased wages to railway men, amounting to 91300,000,000 annually, and also reoognition of an eight-hour day. RED CROSS EFFORT. NEW YORK, May 27. The nation-wide Red Cross week netted $112,000,000. CONGRESS’ WORK. (Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) WASHINGTON, May 27. President Wilson, addressing Congress said they must remain in session until they prepared the country for the com. ing burden. ADDRESS TO CONGRESS. MR. WILSON’S GRAVE WORDS. (Received This Dav at 12.25. o r- . WASHINGTON, May 27. President Wilson addressing Congress, said the Houses must lay politics aside and remain in session until they have enacted the new war tax laws, in order to finance the growing cost of the war, and prepare the country for the coming great burden. The need for sup pressing profiteering was now urgent. Congress must act without fear of political consequences. Plans, which involved a working agreement with both | parties had fallen through, therefore Congress must stop into the breach. It . was impossible to wait for another year to determine the new taxation, which was now required. In closing his address, Mr. Wilson broke all precedent by addressing the House extempore, and announcing that the German drive had begun on the western front. He added—“l point to the solemnity of duty now devolving on Congress.’’

PEAK OF CRISIS. (Received This Dnv at 12.25. p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 27. President Wilson continued-—“We are not only iu the midst, hut on the very peak of a crisis. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of American troops are in the field and ships are carrying more to France. Our home efforts must accordingly he augumented. INCREASED TRAIN FARES. WASHINGTON, May 24. , To meet tho increased railwayman's wages Mr McAdoo ordered 25 per cent freight rate increases and half * cent a mile increase for passengers fares on ail railroads. This is the largest rate increase iu history. The railroads are expected to increase their annual revenues by 800 to 90q million dollars. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. RECORD ENGLISH CROP. (Received This Dnv at 10.15. a.m.) LONDON, May 27. Farmers throughout the country anticipate excellent, and perhaps a record crop.- Mr Prothers, speaking, at Bedford sad are aggregate was the highest on record, hut owing to the withdrawal of half a million labourers there was a labour shortage. He appealed to tho women to replace the men. The Ministry of National Service has completed a scheme for employing school boys for harvesting. FOOD SUPPLY. (Received This Dav at 10.16. LONDON, May 27th. Mr Clynes, at Manchester, said besides the heavy manual workers, there were others, for example, women, who deserved an increased ration. He hoped soon there would be sufficient to enable it to be done. Wo could anticipate a continuance of supplies for a considerable period, but economy was still necessary to ensure safoty.

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