A TRIPPE'S VIEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1920, Page 3

A TRIPPE'S VIEWS

ON AMERICA'S PEOPLE

rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASHOCIATX )N

• Received-This ])(|\ at 5.45 a.iu.) •SYDNEY, Tiiis Day. ■ Cornt'ortli, managing director of tlie Vacuum Oil Company lias returned from a, six montiis trip to United States. He depreciated Australian opinion that America did not care a fig for the League of Nations. Ho found she did care, but objected to the inclusion of a clause in the League which would inevitably embroil United States in the war in Europe. Cornforth declared Mr AVilson was the host hated man in America, and had no chance of being returned at the presidential elections. Regarding the Pacific he found influential’ American opinion favoured an alliance between Australia and America in view of their common peril. The menace was considered a very live one indeed) and Americans look for. some move on the part of Australia and New Zealand towards a union, having with its object mutual protection against potential dangers on the Pacific waters. The source of wonder among Americans was that Australia and New ' Zealand failed to arrange direct oxchango witfi America instead of paying fifteen per cent, extra for goods, owinir to exchange through London. Industrially and commercially United States' was in a state of great unrest. Extremely hard times were ahead, chiefly as a result of the tightening of the money market, scarcity of raw material and shortage of labour.