AMERICAN ITEMS,

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS,

Anal ian and n.z. oabi.k association. OIL INTERESTS IN BAKE. NEW YORK, January 18. A party of engineers and officials of liarnsdall Corporation, one of the largest. oil producing companies in Fnited States, will sail on February 27tb. for Baku, marking the first step in opening by American operators, of this ricb oil field, which has been a hone of contention among English. American llml Italian interests. The mission will work under a concession gn nted hy Moscow Government with Ime approv I of the State Department and has priority rights in Canvas "s. I’rcsideol B y of Barnsdall Corporation, obtained a eoncessi n some time ago, when ns President of the American Trade Corporation, he became practically foreign trade agent of the Communist Republic in Azerbaijan. Georgia, and Armenia. GOMPERS’ UNION. WASHINGTON, Jan 17. The United Mine Workers of America have announced a policy as follows; The condemning of tin Moscow Intcirnational, and its attempt to destroy the American legitimate Labour Movement, and to substitute therefor the principles of Bolshevism. Thev iter lure that impatient resentment against social wrongs may prompt wild attempts at the abolition of capitalism, but it remains for Trade Union movement to continue its own work.

STRIKE-BREAKING. NEW YORK. Jan 17. At Harrison, the Governor of Arkansas State, has ordered a company of troops to restore order in connection with the trouble mentioned >n January 17th.. a cable stating that a mob. angered by sabotage in a local railway strike, descended on the home of a striker named McGregor, who lied amid a shower of bullets; but his body was later found hanging from a trestle. However, follow ing the Governor’* order, the Sheriff of Harrison telegraphed asking lor tlk- recall ol the soldiers .declaring that he was aide to restore order. .Meanwhile, two of the strikers were quickly convicted of arson, and were dfiiiteneed to seven years’ imprisonment. They confessed to burning two railroad bridges. The Sheriff spirited them away. In another town a so-called “Citizen” Committee examined strikers and their friends. The daughter o! mm alleged strike sympathiser fired upon a crowd which was leading her lather to this “Citizens’” Court; Iml no one was injured. She was apprehended. Many strikers have left the town in fear of "their lives. The Mayor of Harrison, who supplied a bond for a striker charged with sabotage, was threatened with a whipping, and was ordered to resign, but he refused. The strikers have appealed to Llm Governor for protection, declaring that their lives are not sale. The Arkansas State Senate has approved of the rrs .lotions ord ring an investigation. The “Citizens’” Committee has asked the Federal Court to call a special sitting of the Grand Jury to investigate sabotage.

DEBTS COMMISSION. WASHINGTON. Jan. I*. Mr Mellon (Secretary of the 1 rcasury) states that after a conversation between Mr Baldwin and his Government, it is expected an agreement on a tentative plan will be reached early in February for submission, to Congress before its adjournment.