MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1922, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. U.S. EMIGRANTS. (Received this day at 9.80 a. »•! j WASHINGTON', December 7. j Tue Secretary for Labour (Air Davis) j replying to criticism voiced in British House of Commons against conditions at Ellis Island immigration station, declared they compared favourably with any other" immigration station abroad. He said immigrants here received better treatment and food and sanitary conditions are better than in any part of the world. Mr Davis added that rs a Welshman and member of the American Welsh Society, he had invited Mr Lloyd George to visit United States to inspect Ellis Island. AMERICA’S NAVY. (Received, this day at 9.30 a.'n.) WASHINGTON, December 7.

The Navy Department announced the consolidation of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets under the single command of Admiral Jones, but it involved no changes in any present assignment of ships or the Navy’s personnel, but was chiefly for effecting peace time organisation that could be carried into a war emergency without change. The fleet, under the new plait, will consist of a battle fleet composing the main fighting strength of tlio Navy prepared to engage an enemy fleet, a scouting fleet fleet base force and control fleet to organise control of the sea after this has been obtained by the action of the battle fleet. MR LLOYD GEORGE. SERIES OF ARTICLES. (Received tins dav at 0.30 a.n.) LONDON, Dec. S. The following and all of Mr Lloyd George articles, are copyright by United Press in America and all countries, copyright in Australasia by the Australian Press Copyright in Britain bv the Dailv Chronicle. LONDON, Dec. 8.

Mr Lloyd George writes in the first article—M. Clemenceau in a remarkable series of speeches in United States implies a breach of faith on the part of Britain with reference to a past to guarantee Frame against the possibility of German aggression. England bus no better friend in the whole of France than M. Clemenceau. Thoughout his strenuous, consistent career, he never varied in friendship for England. Many times he has been bitterly assailed for that' friendship. French journalists are not sparing in innuendo against those they hate, and M. Clemenceau is a man of scrupulous integrity. At one period of his stormy political life he was charged by certain Paris newspapers with being in Hie pay of England. If therefore he now does injustice to Britain I am convinced it is not from blind hatred of this country but from temporary forgetfulness of Die facts. He stulos the facts with reference to the original pact quite fairly. Jt was proffered as an answer to those who claimed the left hank of the Rhine should he 'annexed by France. There was a strong party in France which urged AT. Clemenceau to demand the Rhine ho treated as the national frontier of their country enceau to demand the Rhine be treated ami the advantage should he taken of Germany’s overwhelming dcfctit to ex- j tend Frame's boundaries-to that fateful river. For unknown centuries it j had been fought over and .across a I variable river of blood. If French Chauvinism had its way this time, the j Rhine would within a genernton once more overflow its hanks and devastate Europe. The most moderate insidious form this demand took, was a compromise tlmt German provinces on the left bank should remain in French occupation until Die treaty was fulfilled. That meant forever. Reparations ; alone, skilfully handled by Quay Dor-

say would prc-elmli the possibility of over witnessing their fulfillment. The argument whereby they supported their elaini was the ilefeucele.ssness of Frame, without some natural harrier. France has been twice invaded and overrun within living memory by their formidable, neigh I-ours. '1 he Merman military power is now crushed and the provinces of the Gorman Empire have been restored to Fra nee and Poland, bnt the population of Germany is still fifty per cent, greater than France, and growing at an alarming rate, whilst the Fruich population is. at a standstill. German towns and villages are chocked with sturdy children. You cannot talk long with a French man. without realising how this spectre of German childhood haunts ]■ ranee and intimidates her judgment. I hose children, it is said, are nourished on vengeance. One day the struggle will ho resumed. Franco has not a natural defence against the avenging harden now playing in German streets, with the hum of whoso voices the grounds of the kindergartens resound.