AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

aL.MlUi.*..a .uMJ iS.4, L Alin L *i»AY/LIATK»i. DEBTS TO AMERICA. W ASHINGTON*, January 6. Mr Smoot, a inemoer ot tae Amen-c-n Bout Commission stated he believed ihe sentiment ot the country, favoured a modification of the terms of the cioul funding, which was fixed by congressional legislation, hut the sentiment ammig members of C'ongresJrsliows considerable opposition ficntiou of the terms. T' REPARATION. WASHINGTON, January ti. It i- understood representatives of the Ameiican Chamber of Commerce, wiio will attend the convention Of termuioii.il chambers of commerce iiw Rome in .March, "ill take steps in the direction of the adjustment of the reparations problem through an international pact on the finding of the Commission of business men, cabled on November 28th.

KLU KLAN -MURDERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. A pathologist- testified that the murdered men were fiendishly toitiu cdl with specially built machines before being killed. Daniels (father) and a man named Andiew.s who were among five kidnapped men from which party Daniels and Richards never returned, described how they were seized and beaten bv men wearing black masks, and beeni:se Richaids and Daniels Junior cried out the names of some of their assailants, whose uinsks slipped frr. m their faces, that they wcVe killed. The Court, adjourned nntl Tuesday. SENATE REQUEST. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. The Senate passed AT. Reed’s resolution asking the President to withdraw American troops from Germany, by fifty-seven votes to six. Efforts 'were made to have the resolution referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. where it could bo tabled as all unfavourable report, hut they were quickly defeated.

KT-KLUX ON TRIAL. NEW A’ORK, J anuary 5. At Bastrop, in Louisiana, the Courthouse is surrounded by niaeliine-gmis and soldiers, as open hearing there began to-day of the cases or the Ku-Klux Khin murders. The State Prosecutor lias gained an important victory in easily proving ‘corpus delicti”, which the Tvlan had claimed would never be proved since the bodes of Daniels and Richards (whose murders were cabled on December 22) Were tarriblv mangled.

Deputv Sheriffs searched every person who entered the Court, for weapons. Doctor Afakoin (whose arrest was cabled mi December 26) returned from Baltimore to-day. He declared he was ready to give whatever evidence was necessary. The State Counsel to-morrow will have pathological experts’ testimony, in the direction of proving that Dani els and Richards were inhumanely tortured before being killed. BRITISH DEBT TO UNITED WASHINGTON, Jan. b. The British Debt Commission have visited President Harding and Mr Alellon (Secretary to the Treasury). Tt is understood the Commission are prepared to submit their plan, which is one for the funding of the British debt- to U.S.A. for a period of fifty years, the interest to he af the rate of 3.V per cent jp the acceptance of this plan would re- '. quire Congressional action, since the debt funding legislation that has al- / ready been passed provides that the \ inlerest shall lie not less than 4J per 5 cent., and that the funding period shall he 2b years.

Ameiican and British Commissions will hold negotiations, at which suggestions will he received ,aml after the British representatives depart, the American Commission will m ake a report to President Harding, who will submit it to Congress. The British representatives will confer with Federal Secretary Hughes to-morrow.

AAIERICAN PLAN. WASHINGTON, Jan. (1,

It is learned authoritively at the stale Department that the fate of the American proposal for a commission of experts to study the German reparation figures now rests squarely with France, which has not replied to Mr Hughes’s inquiry.

Tf this plan continues to he blocked. I is likely the United States will set fortli to the world who is responsible. If flip plan is agreed to, however, thp American Government will suggest a postponement of the political discussion regarding the reparations until after the meeting of experts with American representatives.

UNITED STATES REQUEST FOR WEST INDIES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Senator Reed lias introduced a resolu-' w ‘

lion into the Semite authorising the President to communicate with Great Britain and France regarding the transfer of their West Indian Islands, in payment of their war debts to the United States. The resolution mentions Trinidad, the Bermudas, Martinque, the Lesser Antilles. Grande Terre, Guadeloupe, and Marimallente.

RACE RIOTS. NEW YORK. .January 5. At Rosewood, in Florida, twenty negroes and two whites were killed and many were wounded. At night time in some race riots. ■**" following on the lynching of a negro who was concerned in .m attack on a white girl. A score of blocks to-day were barricaded in a bouse, and surrounded by a mob of armed whites, who were awaiting reinforcements before attacking the negroes, who are heavilv armed. Rands of other negroes Throughout the district are also arm ing. Fearing a bloody clash, the State troops are held in readiness for m--1 slant action. NEW YORK. January fi \t Rosewood, in Florida, rhe ended negroes surrendered, and permuted a search to be made for the negro guilty of the attack on the white girl As thev did not find him in the house. +v,„ furred white* withdraw, v