AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

UtSTtIAI.IAN AN I) X. 7. . CALII,' ASSOCIATION. DEBTS TO f.S.A. NEW YORK, .Jan 25. The “Times's" Wm-hingum eorrespoiident states: The Trensuiw Department has informed Liie eorresp-oiuleiu that the migotiations with the British Debt Funding Commission may he resumed early next week, after the British Commission confers with the Dome Goveii'ui.iient. It is |;ossihle Sir A. Geckle.s will act for Britain in the future negotiations, and will meet the AiiH-rienii Commission next week. NAVAL DDESTJON. -JAPANESE CONTRADICTIONS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2-5 The Japanese Embassy has issued a eorreetion of a Tukio despatt-li, eahled January 23, intimating that Admiral Kato has admitted the existeiu-e of an iindei standing between Britain, Japan anil the I'nited States over the naval treaty, in the event of any other Power not ratifying it. The embassy has al.miuneeil Admiral Kato said he la-lievod the treaty would he ratified, hut in tin- u.:likely event that it should fail, an agrcenient of some sort might eventually he rein bed between Japan, I’nited States, am! Britain. He continued: "Put ling aside this question, however, let me say that, even if the neat • fails we earnestly desire to respci 1 ihe spirii of the Washington C'on-fert-i ii- in ie.b.ieing exp.-mlitllre and lightening lhe national burden.” ’Admiral Kato, next day. in answering a further interpellation in the Japanese Hi us,- ~f 7; pi-esentativos, flatly denied that sc.ch : n understanding already exists.

F.S.A. AND ECTROPK. NEW YORK, Jan. 2-t Tim -New Vurk Times' ’* Washington !■ ivspi-mi, i i says : "There is complete evidence to-night thin Secretary Hughes’s letters concerning Mr Buyden’s -work on the Reparations Com-e-iNHoii will not satisfy the Senators who are eritieising Pre-ident Hardings foreign policy, and an attack fas eahled wil li.egin during the next few days. Senator Boi-ali has announced that he ii. Len-ls to cress hi- proposal for an. economic i-oulerence. ptoliahly reuuioduciiig the measure in form ol an amendment to the Army Appropriations Bill on Monday.

it is acknowledged. however. 11 1 :t Sr- > njitor I laches’s communications havoi clarilied tin- situation < r.’My ( -o-| corning lilt’ part the l nited Static i> phiving wliili* it is unofficially reprrS e„te,fcn the Reparations Commission. 1 The chargc of socrocy has boon dispell" 1 | luit- the dissatisfaction with the policy ji? strong as over. In his letter Mr Hughes outlines to Senator Lodge the activities ef Mr Ho>den. and deelare.l that the Administration opposed the recall ol the Aineiieno unofficial representative on toe ll“oai thins Commission. He stated that the 'Commission's work has such an intimate relation with the political and economic conditions of the world that the United States must maintain it' representative in order to protect it' vast interests. The tmerican Government steadfastly reiused to take an.' part in lising the amount of the Gorman renarations or methods of nayment. Mr Hoyden's work was mainly to keep Washington informed of everythin" comm" before the Commission. T.S.A. MTXF.RS. NEW YORK. Jan. -25. The bituminous coal operators, in a conference with the miners agreed to extend all 'the existing wages and conditions till April Id <d next year.