AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

AMERICAN VIEW.

WASHINGTON, February 2.

Senator Capper, leaded of the farmers block, speaking in the Senate in support of M. Borah’s proposal for an economic conference declared—“ The

sooner v. e act the better. While we are standing on one foot Europe is crumbling. The agricultural legislation now being passed by Congress‘will be of little help to American farmers if Europe enters upon an economic solution which it seems she must do.” U.S.A. LABOUR. WASHINGTON, February 3. Mr Samuel Gompers (President of the American Federation of Labour) in , a statement declared hearty sympathy * with the German workers, said he was for American intervention in the Ruhr, and also called on the United States to give serious sympathetic consideration to this appeal. He says: —“I believe that ottr Government tender its good offices as mediator.”

TNFLUEXZA GERM ISOLATED. NEW YORK. February .3. The Rock feller Institute has announced that two cf its doctors, Frederick Oates and Peter Olitzky. have succeeded in isolating the influenza germ. Experiments itt antidotes and anti-toxins are now progressing. Tho gornt is called bacterium pneumonsintes because it weakens the Ring tissues. It is so small that it requires to be magnified 1000 times before it is visible*.*,

AMERICAN POLITICS. 'Received this dav at 8 a.m ) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. There was another sharp skirmish in tlto Senate to-day, when the American Foreign Relations Committee had a heated discussion, ill King said if U. S. bad signed the Treaty of Versailles she would have been in a position today to help in the European crisis. Mr Borah took up the issue, declaring the .League of Nations was helpless to interfere in the Ruhr situation. Mr Carre.*.*'ty attacked Mr Borah’s stand. Mr Morris sided with Mr King. Mr Carrs wav praised England in ratifying the Treaty thus wing Europe from another war. The debate became general. the Democrats favouring the Versailles Treaty and Republicans attacking it. Mr King ended with a declaration that be intends to press his resolution for further argument by the Limitation Conference.

Representative Hampton introduced a resolution asking Mr Hughes and Mr "Mellon to inform the House of tho Regulations whereunder foreign diplomats at Washington import liquor, and the quantity whoiea! h ,*- been imported since a.Jmiary W2O.

Mr Crampton intends to start a movement to stop the use of Embassy liquors in the illicit traffic cabled on January Bth. He said the problem of enforcement, of the Eighteenth amendment at Washing! ,n was made acute by Hie illegitimate selling of these liquor-,. YEW YORK, February 3. -* According to the “New York Times Washington correspondent, opposition to administration plan for funding the British debt cabled yesterday, and appears to bo weakening in both branches of congress and Hr* prediction to-day was made that the necessary law would be passed during the present session before the adjournment on 4th. March. The American Commission held a session lasting several hours preparing a report, containing the recommendations. concerning the form the legislalion should take, and it is expected Air Harding will send message to Congress early next week. The Administration is gratified that the terms appear to meet with popular approval and are favourable to the great number of Senators. Both parties expressed their readiness to pass tlie necessary debt law. A feature of the funding which provided that Britain could use American bonds to pay its debts, lias been considerably commented upon. It was pointed aut- that Britain could huv bonds selling below par. thus benelitting and at tho same* time such holders would bring up the prices of these bonds benefitting Am erica ns.

EARTH UPHEAVAL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, February 5. Lucal seismographs report terrific earth upheavals five thousand miles away, probably in the hod of the Pacific. Despatches from Hawaii report four tidal waves iminuating a large distance inland, many islands, swamping IDliing hunts with loss of life. It. is believed thus far ten Japanese have been cut off -from communications. Volcanoes winch were believed extinct have begun to erupt but with minor intensity. RUSS TAN EMIGRES. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Two hundred officers and men of the former Czar’s Imperial Guard have arrived at Ellis Island, from the steamer Madona, after three years’ imprisonment. This party claims refuge in the United States, but it is being held up for investigation.