AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1921, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOC... bIGN. AMERICAN UNEMPLOYED. & WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. w Mr It. It. Lutz, of the National Industrial Council Board, giving evidence before the U.S. Unemployment Committee. sai.l that on June 1 there were three and a half millions of wage earners unemployed. The normal amount of unemployment was fifteen hundred thousand, or 12 iter cent of the total industrial workers. U S FIX-SOLDIERS UNEMPLOYED. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. An American Legion representatit e told the Unemployment Committee that thdre were 75,000 unemployed ex-ser-vice men ill New York city alone, 7 i per cent of them being unskilled men, mid 80 per cent of them illiterates. He estimated that half a million exsoldiers throughout the country ate idle. U.S. RELIEF MEASURES. NEW YORK, Sept. 27 The United States Cummittee on Unemployment, which at its conference is making investigations into emetgemy measures, will, it is understood, make four suggestions for temporary relief, namely: U) A split week one workmen doing three days and the other three, in rotation, the workmen to work on n I temple days; (2) the manufacturer during the period, o cheap raw materials, to make up a stock in anticipation of a coming business revival; (I) other manufacturers during a dull period to make repairs and improvements to their lactones.

AMERICAN LABOUR’S STAND. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Tho American Federation of Labour officials declare that, while American Organised Labour desires to co-oper-ate" in the President’s unemployment conference, it will light any moves appearing to he a blow at the American Labour standards. Mr Frank Morrison, of the bederation, said: “There must he no more f.B-ce, of wage reductions or any turther abandonment of such fundamental principles as collective bargaining the eight-hour day. UNEMPLOYED ARMY. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. V New York telegram states: -• " veterans of the world war are now recruiting an army of unemployed to i«vjule Washington in trucks. ' ACCUSED COMMITTED. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S. Judge Lazarus, in the Police Court, intimated that lie would probably commit Hoscoe Arbuckle to the Superior Court on a charge of murder. The prosecution introduced a new witness, a chambermaid in the hotel, who heard' Afiss Rappe pretexting * against an attack. Her testimony 1 caught the defence by surprise. » Arhuckle’s lawyers protested against the prosecution’s failure to introduce the chief witness. Airs Delmont, who* swore the complaint against the comedian. UNITED STATES-GERAIAN TREATY. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 ft -s anticipated the Democratic Party opposition in the Senate agnin'ti the United States German Peace Treaty will.‘be solid, as Air Wilson’s friends will offer reservations, one of which will he to compel the United States to participate in the Allied Reparations Committee. CANADA’S CUSTOMS TARIFF. OTTAWA, Sept. 28. Air Meighen, in a. speech at Portage la Prairie, intimated that strong protective tariff in Canadian, interests will be made an issue at the coming electit»n campaign. He declared thatour nation could not compete with a neighbouring nation which enjoyed protection.