AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

j VUSTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION, ' ' I>AX PACIFIC CONFERENCE. (Received this tiny at S a.m.) HONOLULU, Oct. 29. At the Pan-Pacific Conference, Prolessor Pishiknwa’s remarks declaring I that the Chinese unrest was a menace to other nations, recorded a request to | A. H. Ford, the American delegate, to save Chinese sensibilities. The Australian Press representative j interviewed Mark Young, who declared the intermingling of representatives of I Pacific nations must he productive of a , Letter understanding, and strengthen harmonious relations. This Conference, is ventilating peculiar difficulties that present f hen selves to Ibe different nations with the prosper! of eluc dation. The concrete results of the Conference may not he immediately apparent, hut t'c influence must lead to a greater spirit of co-operation, deeper insight and fuller understanding to the general benefit of the people represented. The Conference is still in the early stages, hut encouraging signs are already a)V parent, that promise much. F.S. AND NEAR EAST. (Received this dav at S a.m > j WASHINGTON, Oet. 28. Sir A. Oeddos has handed the State Department an Allied invitation to the Fnited States to attend the Near East Peace Conference at Lousanne. It is understood the American Government, replying, decided to accept the . j invitation, hut will send only observers i to the Conference. Thus United States . will not lie represented officially, hut its representatives will report the proceedings to Washington. The declaration that more than one observer will he sent by United States indicates that besides an expert in international law, representatives of the Army and Navy will also he sent. The reply says the United States will not he represented officially, been use United States had not declared war on Turkey, and is not a party to the Treaty of Severes. 01>- ) servers will fie sent, however, due to American interests that will he affected by any decision regarding Near East problems, which include-the protection and freedom of the Dardanelles, nnd protection of religious minorities. , AMERICA’S HELP. NEW YORK. Oet 28. ] At Boston, tlie Secretary for War. : Mr Weeks, spew king at a luncheon at i the Roosevelt Club, declared that the ! United States was willing to join in I any industrial conference <>f European I nations to put them on their feet 1 u-miin. He added: “But during the i present administration, you can rest t assured that u.> p.’.itical entangle- i ments will be made with the nations s of Europe.” v