AMERICAN ITEMS.
ACSTIIAJ.IAN & N.s. OABI.E ASSOCIATION)
AMERICAN LABOR PROGRAMME. WASHINGTON, March 22..
Mr Gompers has published the fol- • lowing programme, advocated by Labour—The deflation of currency; prevention of hoarding, and unfair prices; federal licensing of all corporations operating for profit; organisation of coperative production, transportation and distribution; facilitation of ownership of homes*; -graduated tax upon all uncultivated, usable lands; increased inheritance income and land taxes; governmental advisory supervision of education; public ownership of public utilities ■ Government ownership of wharves and docks, dud development of water power; election of federal judges and legalisation of stpjkes.
PRO-GERMAN ADMIRAJ,. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON March 22. Admiral Sims has named Rear Admiral .Benson, as the author of the celebrated admonition —“Not to -allow the British to pull wool over your eyes; we would as soon light a Britisher ag a German.” LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 18. Five coastwise steamship lines are tied up through a longshoremen’s strike and are daily losing 35650 dollars. AERIAL CUSTOMS STATION. (Received this day at 9-30 a.rp.) NEW YORK March 18. The first aerial customs station bps -been established at Niagara Falls, fop the inspection of aircraft from Canada,
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2
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200AMERICAN ITEMS. Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2
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