AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

(L’STRAI lAN A NT) K.Z. CAJU.K ASSOCIATION. KLU KLUX KLAN, XE\V YORK. Jill! 12. At Bastrop, Eliot. Dade. Mayor ot MeiTouge, admitted being a former member"of the Klu Klux Klnn and one of the hooded party which seized Daniel and two others, a few days before Daniel was tortured to death, and after threatening to lash them, finally released the prisoners. Dade named. MeKom and Skipwith as being in biuni The. MaVdr also declared the Klnn completely ruled Merrouge, overriding the civil officials.

TRANSPORT SAILS. NEW YORK. Jan 13. The transport St Mihiel has sailed, lb has hot been revealed at what German port she will embark the Ammean troops.

SALE OF ARMS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 Following on a statement that Jmro-Slavia had sought to purchase rifles from the United States Government, a White House spokesman declared that the United States will not sell arms to any European Power, ot nnv other Government or person. I fin refusal is described as a protest against military action insofar as sup..h iug arms is concerned ; but it was made clear that the Government would nut interfere with the purchase • » rifles and munitions from private concerns. HERRIN TRIALS. XEW YORK. .)»unary 13. At Marion, the defence in the Herrin massacre tiinl produced 29 witnesses in an endeavour to impeach the testimony of ,ne of the prosecution witnesses. 'r: e defence also announced that it lias still a score more witnesses to 1>" heard before*closing the item

STFR4.IXG F.XCH AXGK. XKW YORK, Jan. 13 The international developments, if anvthing, are strengthening the exchange value of sterling, which on Friday remained steady at 4f)7 cents to £], after a jump of three cents during the week. VITITUDE OF AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 A White House spokesman stated that the American Government will make no reply to the German protests against the French movement into the Ruhr. The adroinistr-ation sees no' w road by which its desire to be helpful in the reparations crisis can be adV aimed. Therefore ii i« not moving in any way. > DEBT XEGOT f ATI OX S. WASH IXGTOX, Jan. 12 It is learned that the 1 .S.A. Debt Funding Commission’s chief point of discussion to-day was that of adjusting the British instalment payments so as to avoid serious fluctuations in the international exchange and trade. Tire reparations situation has not yet been discussed, nor have the questions of the rates of interest, or the time for the ultimate payment. The conversations to date have included consideration of a plan for instalment payments'vini a yearly basis, and the amount of money that migh* he transferred overseas annually without damaging both American aud British trade The Treasurer. Mi Meilon, announced that ?1 expelled the negotiations would he concluded by January 20, when the British dy.legnSe-r’gjß wei.• sfoedulod to return. 11 the prnpostd new funding legislation net approved hv the present ~o f Congress, nu -p.-aat session will be called the matter being inid deferred until the next regular ... ...or of Congress.