AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(Reuter’s Telegram.)

MAGNIFICENT CROPS IN U.S.A. • WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 The annual report of the U.S.A. Secretary for Agriculture states that in the face of enormous difficulties the' American farmer has produced the largest harvest, with a single exception in the country’s history. Tlie crop’s value at the current prices is thirteen billions three thousand million dollars. The yield of the ten principal crops is thirteen per cent above the average for the five years before the war.

AMERICAN TRADE RELATIONS. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

It is pointed out that the United States is isolated, and the world position is beginning to agitate legislators. A growing disposition is evident that a speedy resumption of peace with the General Powers is imperative. Many Republicans intend to urge Senator Harding to initiate separate- peace negotiations and commercial treaties with Germany and Austria as soon as he is inaugurated President. A member of the Foreign Relations Committee declares that ljurope proposes to monopolise the former German cables, excluding the United States and barring Americans from natural coal, oil and mineral resources of the world and discriminate against American business men, also that some foreign countries are attempting to break up Americans effort to run a successful mercantile marine.

FINANCIAL CONFERENCE. - NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The first hundred of. America’s biggest business 'men and 'hankers held a conference at Chicago to consider the American bankers’ plan (cabled on October 20), and a committee was appointed to prepare organisationplans. It was stated many millions were "already pledged by the Country Manufacturers’ Bank'. Mr Hoover, in a speech, said: “It is.vital to every wording man in the United States that Europe should recover her exchange.” U.S. SHIPPING. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The United States Shipping Board has. issued a statement indicating that a loss on the operations of the Board and the emergency fleet corporation totalled 185 million dollars smee. its ■ inception in 1917. THE CABLE DISPUTE.

WASHINGTON, December II

The State Department, after confer-' ring with members of the International Communications conference,- regarding' Japan’s Pacific cable attitude, announces there is still a hope of a full settling of . the controversy. Mr Wilson is now considering the situation. ALLIED DEBT. WASHINGTON, December 12. The Senate finance Committee is considering how the Allied debt to U.S. approximately ten million dollars, could be used to ease'the demand on United States treasury. CARUSO’S LAST SONG. (Received this, day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 12. Signor Caruso while singing Elisir D’ Amour, broke a blood vessel in the throat and it is feared he may never sing again. f NAVAL BUILDING. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Secretary Daniels, commenting on the announcement that Britain has decided to suspend natal constructing until the lessons of war were worked out, stated that foreign Government’s decisions would not effect the United States naval programme.

U.S. IMMIGRATION. . WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. , Tho House of Representatives amended the Immgration Bill, reducing the period of proposed immigration suspension from two years to one yearn The Phillipines will be exempt from the Bill’s application. CALIFORNIA ALIEN LAW. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The State Governor of California has forhially’notified Federal State Department that California’s anti-Alien law becomes effective to-day, and- while there is no desire to embarrass negotiations between the Japanese and American Governments the State intends to exercise its fullest constitutional powers in enforcing the law.