AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AME LUC AN APPROVAL. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Senate agricultural committee ordered a favourable report on the liili to stimulate prices of farm products by creating 250 million dollars ot credit foi foreign buyers.

TARIFF ANOMALY. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25

One of the most curious anomalies in the tariff' schedule was brought out when Senator Smith (Carolina) announced that through heroic efforts last year he succeeded in getting admitted ill the free list white arsenic, the basic eoustit lien! of Calcium arsenic, the onlv known medium to light hollweevil. considered Lite greatest menace to American agriculture. The production of arsenic was inadequate to supply the demand tor ibis purpose Imt the tariff nevertheless taxi's arsiieie when imported in the hum oi a chemical compound twenty-live per cent advoralorent. Tile Tariff' Commission informed Mr SmitM il ici.i very miitv, hut it was unable to ilo anything. Mr Smith is now appeal ing to Mr Harding to adjusi rim matter under the flexibility provision of me tariff. He pointed out that the cotton industry was gravely menaced. THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2!. The Secretary lor War, Mr Meeks, has announced that all the American army officers acting as observer? with the French and Belgian armies in Ruhr have been withdrawn. It is learned that while the Fnited States might he interested in invasionary movements, it prefers to check all participatory acts which might be construed as an acquiescence in a military invasion of Germany. The administration is showing a disposition to light all criticism of its European policy. The Secretary for State. Mr Hughes, is drafting a letter for the Senate, contradicting charges that Observer Hoyden's official -tall is being maintained at expensive cost.