AMERICA ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1921, Page 2

AMERICA ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY. WASHINGTON, FeSruarv 28. Mr Daniels (Secretary to th c Navy) has announced that a Board of Inquiry has decided that M. Terhune, Governor of American Samoa, was insane at the time he committed suicide. His administration was blameless and honest. Another naval officer who conspired against M. Terhune, was found guilty of a serious offence, and dismissed. His abettors have been deported. ROCKEFfcLLEIUS DONATION NEW YORK, February 27. Tlie Rockefeller family have announced that they made a 500,000 dollar donation io the Chinese Famine Relief. AMERICAN DESTROYER SINK. WASHINGTON’, February 27. The Navy Department has been informed that United States destroyer. Woolsey sunk in the collision with the merchantman Steel Inventor off the Pacific Const of Panama. One of Woolsey’s crew is dead and 15 are missing. # ROOSEVET/TS ATTITUDE. NEW YORK, February 27. Mr Theodore Roosevelt, son of the late President, has been appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Discussing armament, Air Roosevelt declared that he favours a strong United States Navy and Army. Disartnambent, so far as the United States is cdnce’rned, he staid, would only bptome practicable when the other nations join such-a movement. AMERICAN RAILWAY DISASTER. NEW YORK. February 27. It is reported that between 30 and 10 people .have been killed and scores lave been injured by the wreck of two rassenger trains near Porter in Indiana. ( A LABOR MANIFESTO. ' WASHINGTON, February 27 * The American Federation of i.aior las issued a manifesto condemning lolshevik rule in Russia, and severey criticising the treatment of Russian abour, which it states to be a victim if Communism. It has pointed out that Iritish and Italian Labour organisaions, after sending missions to Russia ad found nothing there worthy of opying, and much to he condemned. ’he Federation presents evidence to how that in addition to inaugurating c system of forced labour, which Rus- ( ian workmen refused to accept, the j lolsheviks had now adopted a campaign f ruthless persecution and slaughter, t says that Labour unionists and soialists in Russia, and foreign Labour ■aders bad appealed to the Labour orkl to raise its voice in protest. Rusan leaders, it states who have inform:l foreign missions concerning the true imlitions prevailing have been exiled, uprisoned or massacred.