AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1920, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(Reuter’s Telegrams - REDUCING .WAGES. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK December 13. Textile mill owners at New Bedford, Massachusetts, have announced their intention to make a two and a half per cent reduction in workmen's wages. This will affect one hundred thousand workers, new Bedford being, one of the greatest national textile manufacturing centres in United States. U.S. NAVAL PLANS. WASHINGTON, December 13. Secretary Daniels in (his statement does not favour an agreement between Britain, Japan, and the United States for limiting the naval armaments. Coincident with the publication of Daniels shipbuilding recommendations. There are reports current that some prominent Republicans will urge Senator Harding to reach an agreement with Britain and Japan, to suspend naval, building, for five ft’ears.

AMERICAN TRADE. (Heceived This Day at-8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec 14

Exporters are dissatisfied with the new basis, whereon the dollar will be converted into sterling for customers ! purposes! This, added to the difficulty of negotiating drafts on Australia, it is believed, will prove a * deterrent to American exportations to Australia. American business men, however, do not complain that the tariff provisions are unjust, but merely point out it will retard business. AMERICAN EXPORTS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW PORK, Deo 14. It is announced that United States foreign trade for the year ending June 30th, 1920, totalled 13,349 million dollars ,of which 7,950 millions were exported in vessels under the American flag, which number 28,183, with a gross tonnago of 15,324 thousand. PRESIDENTIAL, VOTING. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 14; The New York “World’ announces hat official returns show the total vote in the Presidential elections was 27,101,673, of which "Mr Harding received 10,639,378, and Mr Cox 9,131,761. NOT APPROVED. WASHINGTON, December 14. A c a uvass of the House Naval Committee showed Mr. Daniels request to Congress to authorise another three years naval building programme if United States does not enter the League will be refused. NAVAL ARMAMENTS. (Received Tins Day at 10 40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec 14.

Mr Daniels testifying before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee declared for United States to agree with two or thjeo other nations to cease naval construction would be a blunder, worse than a crime. He strongly recommended the prompt completion of his naval programme, cabled on the 12th. Mr Daniels said Mr Harding shared similar views, adding, I am a Pacifiist and make these recommendations regretfully, but until a world agreement on disarmament comes and has been operated long enough to assure its establishment wo must continue building. Senator Borah introduced a resolution in the Senate requesting Mr Wilson to enter into an agreement with Britain and Japan to reduce naval armaments.