AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

•KOIXVIOOSBV a 10VO TK ftXV XVIOVUISOV 38 MURDER INDICTMENTS. NEW YORK. Sept S. At Marion. Illinois, the Grand Jury investigation of the Herrin massacre, returned thirty-eight more indictments for murder. LABOR INTENTIONS. NEW YORK, Sept. 8. Acord’ng to an Atlantic City telegraph. the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labour has abandoned the idea of a general strike as a. protest against Mr Doughtery’s injunction preferring to use legal means. WRITS FOR LEADERS. NEW YORK, Sept. 9.

At Chicago, JcWell, Johnston, and Ryan the leades directing the Rnilwaymen’s strike, were served with writs under the Dougherty injunction 11s they arrived to attend a secret conference (cabled on August 7th).

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IT.S.A. KAIL COMPANIES. NEW YORK, Sept 9,

It is learned from Chicago, that a conference of 50 'of 'the Railroad Company executives who have been considering a strike settlement, has come to a sudden end, through a disagreement over the proposals of the various lines for separate settlements. GOVERNMENT POLICY. NEW YORK, Sept 9. Hon Mr Dougherty (Attorney-Gen-eral) has announced that the Government is not a party to any negotiations between tho railways. There was a suggestion that such negotiations would lie interfered with by the Government's injunction. He said this was wholly unjustified. IT.S.A. COAL INDUSTRY. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.

Tile United States Senate has passed Senator Borah’s Bill for the appointment of a commission to investigate the coal industry. The Senate rejected an amendment in favour of striking out the provision that the Coal Commission shall give a. recommendation relative to the nationalisation of the mines.