AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

AUS’J'IIALJAN AND N. % . CAULK ASSOCIATION ISHITI.SH DEBTS D HAD HOC K. NEW YORK, Jan. IG. The American and British Debts Funding Commissions have now vitTtiailly l-enched a deadlock over the ado -itnieiii of tile interest. Hpon this question, the British have sought a 4H hour postponement, to conmiumeate with their Home Government. ; It is understood the British delegation has informed the Americans that ir has been instructed to remain firm in insisting on a long maturity period cud also on the interest being as low n> thi oo per cent. ; To these terms, the American commission did not agree. It is believed that Mr Norman will remain lor some time should an agreement n t be reached. SENATORS DEC! UtATtON. WASHINGTON, ‘an. Id ( • emu, 1- McKellar, in a speech, said:. ‘■Britain is maintaining the most ex- j |.. .in r.'iuy in the world. She is I'. i,icing purchases ol oil and oi land j., v a rings imvign countries. She is \ ,•!! ahlc to pay her war debt to the I'niual States.' In every transaction that wo had with Britain during the war. she put the matter on a business basis. She charged us fur everything. We have paid fully. Now Britain should pav us." ■ \YAS?ITNOTON. Jan. ! White House has intimated that it dues not favour the suggestion to acquire the British West Indies in payment for the British delit Mis cabled on January sth). The Administration dues not care to be burdened with any r THt'cmi! possessions at this time, reeling it has sufficient in attending to the administrations of the Bhillippines and Porto Rico. HAWAII NA WASHINGTON. Jan. Id. The E.S.A. Naval Board has submitted to Naval Secretary Denhy a recommendation for the development of an advanced American naval base at Hawaii, capable of preserving, the entire American Heel at its maximum •■■Hi. and for this project to be given priority over all oilier shore projects. \V\R REFERENDA SCHEME. WASHINGTON. .Ten. Id. Representative Luck lias introduced c resolution in the House providing Cat the President shall inform all nations that the Enited States will give its poopl? the sole power to declare war against any power that agrees to delegate the same power to its people, thus providing the basis for an international agreement for making war Impossible without a national referen-