AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Qo lyright.i AMERICAN OIL PROJECT. WASHINGTON, June .'ls. A Bill lvas been introduced in the United. States Senate, providing for the formation of a new United States Gjovernm,ent controlled Oil Corpora? tion designed to develop oil resources in foreign countries.\ The Corporation, under the Bill, would give the United States Government a preferential right to take all oil supplies obtained at ordinary market prices and American citizens would hold a majority of the stock. The Corporation President would appoint the Corporation officers. The-U.S. Secretary for the Interior, Mr K. Payne, sent a letter to the Senate objection to these latter provisions, but indicating that the Federal Adminir. ■stratum otherwise regards thp measure favourably.

ARCHBISHOP MANNIX. NEW YORK, June 15. The newspaer “New York _ World” publishes a telegram from Washington stating that a mail named MarcelliiHe Parson and i some other passengers on the Ventura had telegraphed to the State Department asserting that . Archbishop Mannix, the Australian Prelate, failed to stand while lihe tune of the “Star. Spangled Banner” was played aboard the steamer Ventura in Honolulu Harbour. .The telegram .says it was understood the, matter was being investigated. It added, however, that Archbishop Mnnix’s version of the incident has not yet been received. NOT WANTED. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 15. The New York “World” publishes a despatch from Washington stating the British Government has asked Rome to dissuade Dr Mannix from visiting Ireland. V The Prelate’s refusal to stand when the “Star Spajigled Banner” was played aboqrd the Ventura qt Honolulu carried a protest to thp State Department at Washington. Other Australians are informed that there is a movement to secure Dr A[all- - succession to Cardinal Logug. as Primate of Ireland- : At San .Francisco Dr Mannix said he believed the “Star Spangled Banner” was an English Anthem, because he thought he' heard Englishmen singing it. Therefore he declined to stand.

1 INTERNATIONALISE! NEW YORK, June 14. At the American Federation of La_ bour Convention in Montreal, Mr J. W. Ogden, a fraternal delegate from the British Trade Union Congress, urges workers to unite. He said they must have the internationalisation of the world’s workers in order to further j their pirns and also to prevent more wars in the future. Mr Samuel GouipofS proposed the Convention urge the United States ConI gress to ratify the League of Nations, j as iie said the League question would ‘ probably be submerged firing the Presidential campaign, due to pressing inI ternal questions. Mr Gpmpers added in ' his opinion, that One Big Unon could not endure, because it ran coupter to I the laws qf huipan nature.