AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

(By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. IN THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Air Underwood notified the Senate that unless the Treaty dead lock is broken within a week, he intends to press a resolution calling on bi-partizan committee to attempt to reach ap agreement by compromise. Negotiations are proceeding so far without effect.

THE NEXT FIGHT . LOS ANGELOS, Jan. 7Aecrding to Kearns, Dempsey’s manager tl'ie figlit with Carpentier will be staged at Trajuapa, California.

,J ELLICOE’S KECOAIAIENDATIONS WASHINGTON, January 7. It is authoritatively stated that when Viscount Jellicoe returns to England, he will recommend a large British ’ fleet for the Indian and Pacific waters, consisting of the following. Eight battleships of the latest type. Eight modern battle cruisers. Ten light cruisers. Forty destroyers. Forty submarines. The expense of the construction and the maintenance of this big fleet is proposed to lie borne party by. the British Dominions. The acceptance of the plan, of would lie at their (discretion. Viscount Jellicoe and his party are now ip America. They will shortly sail on the “New Zealand” probably to South Africa, Viscount Jellicoe visited the United States Naval Academy and was entertained by Air Daniels (Naval Secretary).

THE FUR MARKET. NEW YORK, January 7. It. is announced at Montreal that a fur auction sales company, with five million dollars capital, has hen formed for the purpose of controlling the sales of Canadian furs, which have hitherto found a market in London and New York. It is contemplated to hold three sales at Montreal yearly.

AMERICAN ENQUIRY. NEAV YORK /January 9. There is a State Committee now investigating Bolshevism* It claims the discovery <jf twenty thousand OigUtiilsed radicals aiming to overthrow the Lnitcd States Government. The Radicals have already been arrested, but apcpiding to the Committee, the arrests have been insufficient to eppp with the situation.

A MEXICAN TRAGEDY. WASHINGTON, January 7. Two Americans employed at the International Petroleum Company’s works at l’ortelobes (Mexico), were found murdered.

.CUBAN SUGAR. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. An official cable has been received from President Mcnucal, of Cuba, regarding sugar. Ho states; •‘Half Cuba-s sugar crop will still be available foi sale.” The Cuban President advocates its purchase by the United States. President Wilson, it is explained, recently announced .that the United States docs not contemplate acquiring Cuba’s 1920 sugar crop.

DOVER PATROL MONUMENTS. N.:\V YORK, January 6. The Secretary of the Navy, Mr Daniels, announces that lie lias received £6OOO out of money raised by a popular subscription in Britain for the purpose of commemorating the Dover patrol, Tim United Slates Government, he says will use the. funds to erect a monolith in New York Harbour in honour of the American naval forces wlm participated in the patrol work.