AMERICAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS.

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A SENATOR’S DEMAND. WASHINGTON, March 17

In the Senate, Mr Borah and Mr Underwood demanded the immediate withdrawal of all American troops from i lie Rhine, as an answer to the Allied refusal to permit the payment of tile maintenance cost oat ef reparations. ST PATRICK’S DAY. NEW YORK, March 17. Thirty thousand participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

A SENATOR’S STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, March 17

Senator France, attacking the Pacific Treaty, alleged very huge sums—perhaps as high as two million dollars—were being spent to stir up sentiment for the rnilfication of the 'Treaty. France is given to sensational state me.its, and is.not regarded seriously.

U.S.A. BATTLESHIP. WASHINGTON, March 18

The Secretary of the U.S A. Navy, M r Denbv lias ordered the completion of the battleship “West Virginia” which the Naval Committee has now found to be 80 per cent, completed. This, with the battleship Colorado, makes two vessels allowed completion under the Naval Limitation Treaty.

AGAINST PACIFIC TREATY. WASHINGTON, March 18.

Senator Johnston, in Congress, de nounced the Pacific Treaty. He declared that ho saw no advantage which the Treaty would have over the AngloJapanese Alliance. People, he said, were thinking of a limitation, and not a combination of armaments. No ingenuity can discover, be added, any danger to the using of the Anglo-Japan-e s e Alliance for the preservation of the peace of the Pacific. It is a fax superior thing to this Treaty. It. is amazing why Britain and Japan should alwndon the pence for Eastern Asia and India, and transfer it to tlie Pacific Islands.

SENATE DEBATE. ■'Received This Day at 8 n.m.T WASHINGTON, March 18. A statement, which they attributed to Sir E. Geddtes, that the Pacific Treaty averted an imminent war in the Pacific, is being used by the Opposition in a renewed attack upon the Treaty. Senator Robinson declared if Geddcs was eorjiectlv reported, the Senate should vote against, not only the Pacific 1 1 eat \, but also tiic Naval Limitation. If it be true, he said, that Japan was preparing to attack our Pacific possessions at tie time the Treaty was made, tnen, instead of disarming, we should call on America to arm. Under such ciieumstances it would he dangerous to scrap battleships and hind ourselves not to defend Guam and Phillipines.

A heated debate followed Robinson’s reference to Geddes. Tlx* lorniei demanded M.r Underwood and Mr Lodge should supply information concerning the Ambassador’s alleged statement, asking if the Anterienn delegates knew war was impending when they made the Treaty. Neither Mr Lodge or Mr Underwood answered. Senator Watson declared Mr Lodge recently said the same tiling. He told us if we did not take the Treaty, a war would follow. Mr Lodge interrupted, stating that lie referred to the preservation of pence of the world. Mr Robinson suggested if Mr Hughes were called before the Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate might know what secret agreement America's Allies have made. • He was certain an agreement between France and Japan existed.

WASHINGTON DEBATE. WASHINGTON, March 18

The House of Representatives subcommittee on naval appropriations ieported the naval reductions will save the taxpayers at least 175 niililon dollars next fiscal year, of which nine millions will lie directly traceable to the conference agreements.

AN A BREST.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18

A former Canadian soldier Inis been j rresrt'd in ! ower California in eon neelion with the Taylor murder. He has been identified by a rancher as one of two m.m beard to threaten to get a former British Army oflicei at Los Angelos, who was presumed to mean Taylor. The authorities are secretive.