AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1920, Page 1

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(Reuter’s Telegra*-

JAPAN’S NAVY. NEW YORK, August 2Q,

The “Times” Washington correspondent states it is understood Japan is putting out of Commission, all lines of battle war vessels more than ten Real's old. Japan is building super-dread-noughts with a displacement of 40,000 tons awith a speed of thirty knots hud ,a main battery of eight sixteen inch guns. The Japanese are not building electric driven ships. Japan’s battleships in 1023 are expected to include 8 battleships mounting 48 fourteen inch guns, 32 sixteen inch guns, with displacement of 258,860 tons; and six battle cruisers mounting 32 fourteen inch guns, sixteen sixteen inch, with a total broadside fire weight of 76.704 pounds, by 1927 it is expected that Japan’s building programme will he continued with twelve battleships and twelve battle cruisers added to fleet. There have been some reports that the programme jwill he delayed, due to the lack of / steel, hut it is understood there ist sufficient steel.

JAPS IN AMERICA. HONOLULU, August 10. America war veterans will request the absolute exclusion of Japanese from United States, hut recognition of the rights of American born Japanese to citizenship.

AMERICAN PROPOSAL. (Received This Day at 8 a.in.) NEW YORK, August 28. There is considerable, belief that Mr Harding will advocate Mr Root’s plan for the formation of a permanent court of International Justice, as a substitute for the League of Nations, the Court’s decrees bzeing enforcable by the power of moral suasion, and not physical force or kindred means suggested by the League. POLITICAL FUNDS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 28.

Interest has been created by Mr Cox’s char,res that Republicans are raising a ■fifteen million dollars campaign fund with which to purchase the Presidency. Important Republican newspapers are asking Mr Harding to disprove the charges and declare that no large contributions will he permitted in the Republican fund. Other newsppers bitterly assail Mr Cox, declaring lie is employing old time tricks to discredit an opponent.

At Chicago, tlic Senate Committee investigating tlie campaign fund has requested Mr-Britton to appear,to substantiate the charges that British money was contributed to the Democratic fund cabled on 25th. August. The. Committee also asked Mr Cox to submit evidence to prove his charge regarding the Republican fund. A GREAT HERO. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) ' ' NEW YORK, Aug: 28. Do Valera addressing a meeting protested against AfcSweeney’s iifiprisonrnent, and said if McStveeney dies, 1 will go back to Ireland and follow his example.

AMERICAN RECORD CROP. *.»' y. ’ \ m (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 27. Tlie Secretary for agriculture estimated United States wheat crop will exceed tlie pre-war average by one hundred million bushels. The corn crop is expected to be three thosuand millions, The total value of the crops is estimated at 25U00 million dollars. AMERICA AND POLAND. *- v? i • •;■ • ■ * * (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ’ NEW YORK, Aug. 28. It is understood the Department of State will continue to correspond with Poland concerning th e Russo-Polish situation. The recent Polish note cabled on 26tii August, is not considered to have settled the issue.

A STRIKE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 28 A strike has begun among the crew of tlie Baltic and affected two thousand longshoremen.* The strike is said to be a protest against England’s treatment of SfcSweeney and Mannix. The strikers declare no ship will be permitted to sail for England until.Mannix is permitted to visit Ireland and McSweeney is released.