AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. United states not going. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 A high administrative official declared that there was little possibility of the United States participating in t.ie. Genoa Coherence. He said the opinions of leaders of the conference were so varied that the United States would no consider joining until a definite scheme of procedure was foimed. BIG STRIKE OF' MINERS.

NEW YORK, Jan 20. A nation-wide strike of the soft coal miners of America is inevitable at the end oil March, when the present wage contracts expire. The Secretary for Commerce, however complains that the Government is not taking any steps to meet the situation despite the fact of the miner’s leaders setting the stage for the strike. . Mr P. L. Lewis, the Miners’ President, says that not only will there be no wage reduction, but increases wil be insisted upon, even if a conflict reThe Government admits that each Bide is in the last ditch of desperation, and that neither can be dislodged. (

NAVAL TREATY. ; SUMMARY OF RESTRICTIONS. WASHINGTON, Jan 19. It is understood tltat, with a view to meeting Japanese senoitiveness, the Naval Treaty does not contain any direct difference to the ratio figures, which are indirectly provided for by special totals as to tonnage. The Treaty preamble merely recoins a desire to contribute to the maintenance of the general peace and to effect a reduction of burden of armaments. When the Treaty is effective, the United States will be obliged to scrap 91 ships; Britain, 22; and Japan 18. 'All will be abandoning their future „ building programmes, n The United States and Japan will scrap no more ships till 1934. Britain will scrap four Teasels in 1925. Fran--and Italy will scrap four vessels m 1925. France and Italy will start replacing capital ships in 1927-