AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. U.S.A. AND LEAGUE. WASHINGTON, April 11. The “Philadelphia Public Ledger’s” Washington correspondent quotes a letter which Mr Wilson sent to the Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Cump;t i<£ii Committee, wliorrin the former I’resident opposes President Harding’s proposal for a conditional adhesion to ilie Internationa! Court. Mr Wilson declares: “I approve, not of the conditional, but of the unconditional adhesion of the United States to the World Court, set up under the auspices of the League of Nations, though I think it would be more consistent with the lame of the 1 nitccl States for candour and courage to become a member of the League of Nu-_. lions, and share with the othei incnir hers the full responsibilities its covenant involves.” LORD CECIL’S CAMPAIGN. NEW YORK. April It. Lord It. Cecil, addressing the National League of Women Voters at Dos Moines declared that no nation would endanger its independence by going into the League of Nations, for the League’s weapon was not force, but public opinion. '1 here was only one case whore compulsion might be necessary, and that was if nations entered en war without submitting their quarrels to open discussion. In that case only was any attempt made to coerce or compel. The convention at Dos Moines first voted down, then reconsidered, and finally passed a resolution pledging their supper tin President Harding’s proposal for the United States’s participation in the World Court, believing this ro be tiie first step towards the outlawing of war. The resolution urged tho Government to eliminate the causes ol war by association with other nations for the. maintenance of abiding peace. A motion endorsing tiie League of Nations, however, failed to find a seconder. F.S.A. ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON, April 14. It is stated that the American position at the forthcoming Lausanne Near East Conference will he exactly the same as at the former conference that of a friendly observer. Messrs Whitecliild, Bristol, and Grew are ■.main representing A\ ashington. F.S.A.'smiS. GOVERNMENT WILL OPERATE. WASHINGTON, April 14. Following on a conference between J’resident Harding and the l .B.A. Shipping Board, it is announced that the Government will remain in tho shipping business until it can sell its lines without any unjustifiable loss. The statement declares that. with the failure of tiie Subsidy Act. tlio Shipping Board is confronted with a vast possession of ships, and heavy losses under the existing plan of allocated operation under managing agents. The Board will proceed to rollsol (date the foreign trade lines, and will offer for sale these ships on suitable guarantees of maintained servites. If sll( -h sales cannot lie made, without s,u unjustifiable sacrifice of the ships, then the Government will proceed to direct tiie Government operation of them, which enterprise will lie then aggressively pursued. F.S.A. WAGE INCREASE. NEW YORK, April 14 According to a Chicago telegram, following the lead of the textile, steel and farming pursuits, the Armor, Swift, Wilson and Cudahy Meat Packing Companies have announced a ten per cent increase in wages.