AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. U.S.A. STRIKE. WASHINGTON, July 27. The Violence of the railway strike is increasing ail over the country. A guard was killed at San Bernardino (California). At Concord (New Hampshire) troops fought the strikers, but there were no casualties though numerous shots were fired. Several workers attacked some stables at Chicago. At Charlton (Iowa) a striker was shot dead by the guard. Several negro strike breakers were wounded by strikers in t armed attacks at Macoi (Georgia).. * According to a Chicago telegram the Industrial Council has called mass meetings in every city of the State in an efFort to arouse public sentiment on the demand for further investigation into the Herrin mine massacre.

NO SEPARATE AGREEMENT. WASHINGTON, July 28. It is announced that President Harding is confident that the railway strike will end early next week. President Harding has worked out a compromise which neither side, it is believed will dare to reject. The only definite statement regarding the plan is that it does not contemplate separate agreement between individual railways and the employers. It will be submitted to the executives on Tuesday and to the unions on Wednesday. NEW YORK, July 20. Helen Wninwriglit, swimming in the hundred metre lagoon, set a now world's record for two hundred yards of 161 1-5 secs.

AGAINST WAR. /Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 29. In accordance with plans for a world wide demonstration against war, women here and in Washington, Chicago, and other large cities staged a large open air meeting, calling upon women till over the globe to abolish war.

tJ.g. TARIFF. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 20 An intimation that the Republican insurgents will abandon the fight against the Tariff Bill was given in the Senate, when Mr Root announced he would seek a test vote on the wool schedule and if defeated, would allow' the remainder of the rates to pass without delay. Senator Nelson (Republican) then made a bitter speech, against a high tariff, declaring that the wool schedule was being dictated by Senators from wool States and that agricultural produce rates were purposely made high to blind the farmers to the rates provided on manufactured products. Nelson termed the wool tariff, as protection gone mad and declared wool was the keystone of ft hard and fast compact formed by interested parties for the purpose of forcing the hordnev McCumber bill through Congress. An uproar followed the introduction in the Senate by Caraway ('Democratic), of a resolution directing that the Senate Judiciary Committee investigate a report that certain Senators were financially interested in the tariff Schedules, which they were openly supporting. Senators Bursnm and Goodin" admitted they had wool holdings, but denied there was anything wrong in their voting for protective duties. Thev pointed out that they were better able to judge the needs of wool growers, being sub themselves, r Ward called the measure a “damn fool resolution” and Wadsworth ohjected to consideration being given it, but the "Democrats declare they continue their efforts to pass it.

GERMAN PROPERTY IN U.S. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 29. Mr Underwood, following on the announcement of United States plan for dealing with enemy alien property, cabled on 20th June, introduced a bill for the immeidate settlement of American claims from German property. Mr Hughes in u lot tor to Senator Nelson pointed out this measure would embarrass the administration in dealin" with claims. Mr Hughes said the administration strongly favors a mixed commission, including a German repiesentative and expressed the hope that no policy of confiscation would *- adopted until there should be a failure ' of negotiations. Meanwhile, he declared, gratifying progress had been made towards framing a treaty wit.i Germany concerning the disposition ot property.

A SILLY PROCEDURE. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) VANCOUVER, July 29. There was a remarkable scene when the lumber cargo loaded on the steamer Waitemata a week ago by non-union-ists, was discharged and solemnly put aboard again by Unionists. The procedure was apparently a condition of the settlement under which the crew were allowed to rejoin the ship.

CONSUL KIDNAPPED.

(Received this day at 3 a.in.) WASHINGTON, July 29. The State Department lias received confirmation of a reported kidnapping: by bandits of the acting American Consul Mr Java, at Sagua La Ora ride Cuba. Java was held for two thousand dollars ransom, hut escaped and returned to Cuba badly wounded by a knife. The Cuban Oovernment immediately sent a force to apprehend the bandits and their capture is expected soon.

A TRENCHANT CRITIC. . (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ! NEW YORK, July 29. | The Postmaster General, speaking at Chicago municipal celebration, severely arraigned the State Administration for lack of means for the enforcement of the law, which would have prevented the Hen-in massacre or to punish the perpetrators. He declared the incident would have brought the pallor to the cheek of a war-painted Indian and he warned organized labour that one hundred million amazed public, though slow to anger, will frame laws and compel the enforcement thereof.