AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

STRIKE DISORDERS

(Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug 3

The strike disorders are reported in various centres. Scores were injured in a riot at Jackson, Michigan, when strikers attacked the police. A woman led the mob, throwing red pepper into the eyes of the police, Fifteen arrest s were made. Three Dcs Moines strike breakers were kidnapped, stripped and commanded to jump into a river. They made a break for liberty escaping unhurt, amid a fusiladc of shots.

An employee in a Chicago railway shop was beaten to death by strikers. At Buffalo one striker was killed and two seriously injured. A tramway niotorman was burned by acid during a riot attending a Damway strike.

NOT FAVORED.WASHINGTON, Aug 3. A Treasury official stated the British proposal for debt cancellation is regarded with high disfavour in Adinistratioii circles. He declared the British proposal was merely an injection of an unnecessary difficulty in Ihe already complicated situation, and will in no way affect negotiations which are in progress for funding the Allied debt.

PR ESI DENT’S OY ERTCR ES. WASHINGTON, Aug 3

No further strike settlement moveshave been made by the President, who are evidently awaiting developments. It i„ officially indicated that Mr Harding, under the emergency powers lias authority to institute receivership proceedings against railways and mines, and operate them through Federal receivers. which mignt lie done, il the strikes continue.

(Received this day at 11.30 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, Aug

Many Senators commented on the consummate smoothness of Balfour’s note. We shall never cancel the debt, said Mr Mc-Cumher, Chairman of the Senate (Finance Committee. Such a measure would never he appro' c-d h\ the American people. Senator Hitchcock asserted it would he a long long time, if ever, that cancellation would be agreed to, and then only if Fnited •States decided it was the only way to save a terrible situation. It is pointed out that Congress tied the President’s hands against signing any agreement, looking to cancellation c>l mi enactment. The creating oi a debt funding commission proved that every dollar must he replaced.

A SENSATIONAL STORY. j; kc T KK’ 8 TKL VA JRAllrt. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 3. Police at San Francisco are investigating a sensational case. A month ago a wealthy broker was motoring when two men jumped on the running board and demanded cash and diamonds. One shot Hie broker’s wife dead. Subsequently the man was arrested and made a statement to the police, alleging the broker paid him and his brother five thousand dollars to kill the broker’s wife, tne broker having become infatuated with another woman. The brother eluded the police till to-day when, on officers' approaching his house, ho opened fir and shot two policemen dead. When the police entered the house they found the brother’s wife also shot rlend and the brother himself had committed suicide.

CHILIAN CABINET SAN TIAGO, August 3. The entire Chilian Cabinet has resigned owing to a disagreement over the Government policy regarding negotiations with United States Government for a settlement of Tacna Arica oontroversy.