AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1921, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CANADIAN RAILWAYS. I (Received This Day at 9.d0 a.m.) NKW YORK, March 28. The New York “Tribune’s” Montreal correspondent telegraphs that political circles arc discussing the transfer and control of Canadian railways from Co-

vernment into the hands of the privately owned syndicate, which will operate and perhaps also own them. It is understood a special session of Parliament may be called in the autumn to discuss the matter. Th P opposition recently attacked Government as a result of their operating the lines at a loss. DISARMAMENT. WASHINGTON, March 28. Mass meetings to demand a reduction of armaments were held in hfteen States under the auspices of the women of th,« world disannement commil tan Turn'd h o/lru'OOcon +llO

nnttee. senator Horan addressed tti Washington meeting, which adopted ) resolution asking Mr Harding to sum ; mon an international disarmament eon- , forenec. Mr Bryan telegraphed to the meeting that he was heartily In favour of disarmament hy agreement viU other nations if possible, or by example if necessary. Mr Borah said in 1920 Britain, United States, Japan, France and Italy expended for military and naval purposes 16,442 million dollars which was 2000 million more than they expended for the same purposes during th 0 fourU'en years 1900-1914 and we are to have the greatest navy in the world. Thus a race has begun, a mad race which between T9OO and 1914 brought Kngland and Germany, hitherto close friends to war. 1 can see no relief for overburdened Americans if the .laval race continues. GOLF. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.mA NEW YORK. March 28 At Piuchnrst, Whitlemore and French, two first, class American professionals defeated Kirkwood and Kerrigan (another American professional) by two strokes in a practice match. A corres|K>ndenl states the great Australian professional demonstrated much to the satisfaction of all beholders that he is to lie very much reckoned with in the impending championship battle. erzbberokr inter viewed. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 28. The New York “Heald’s” Berlin correspondent interviewed Krzberger. -ho said no man alive is wis,. enough to know how much Germany will be able to pay for reparations, because wo cannot tell even approximately what Europe will be within twenty years. \Yc •botild be able to now, if (lie Bolsheviks were replaced hy n Russian democratic Government or if wo could do business vi tii United States on favorable terms, j -hat would mean we could perform note. I have eome to the conclusion . hat there is only one solution of the j eparation problem ; namely labour concription of German youth. If I could ake for about, eighteen months every outli and man, rich or poor for farmtig oil State domains, cutting forests, (■claiming swamp lands mining coal, , could accomplish work valued at 1250 j lillioii gold marks, during the eighteen loiiths period.