AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

i .CSrKALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABoOCiAIICN. I u.S. TRADE MARKS SWINDLE, i (Received this day at 8 a.m.) , WASHINGTON, July 1. Mr Harding ordered the alien enemy properly custodian to reclaim all German trade marks patents, which the former custodian, Mr. Garvin, during Air Wilson’s administration, granted to the chemical foundation, a privately owned corporation, now headed by Garvin. Mr Harding desires tlio Government to resume the ownership of all past profits us well as the patents and trade marks themselves. Charges have been made by Senators that tlies valuable rights, valued at twenty million dollars were sold for a quarter of a million.

A.) I ERICA N T A RIFF. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 1. The Senate Tariff Committee agreed upon a tariff of thirty cents per bushel, on wheat. Senator Underwood declared ta is would increase the Ameiicnn food Bill l>v one hundred million dollars annually. In nearly every case the Committee increased the duties on fruits over the House of Representatives figures, jellies, jams and marmalades to forty per cent ad valorem from twentyeight; peaches, pears, plums, prunes (save in a fresh state or ill brine) to forty 1 er cent from twenty. *

EPIDEMIC of kidnapping. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July 1

Railroad shopmen throughout the Qjnnty struck 'jo-day in pursuance of an order following on tbe refusal of the managements to forego wages reductions. The Uitton leaders estimate four hundred thousand men are out, but the railroad officials declare only a small per centage' have left work Train services are not affected, since the equipment was recently placed in excellent condition, with the exception of a small number of freight cars. Rail, way Labour Board’s eleventh hour efforts to avert a strike failed. The grievances are the recent wage cuts and elimination of Sunday and holiday overtime. The strike affects blacksmiths, machinists, boilermakers, electricians, metal works etc. Maintenance way men arc taking a strike vote, but the engineers, firemen trainmen and conductors do not contemplate a strike. Extra guards were placed in the principal shops. White House announces that Government will suppoit the Labour Board’s decisions on the wage cuts fully.

CANADIAN FREIGHT CUT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July I. The Canadian Government to-day an announced a seven and a half per cent cut in freights on basic products, foods building material and steel. Tt is expected this will be followed by wage reductions, when the workers will probably strike.