AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. JIM LARKIN. DEPORTED FROM U.S.A. WASHINGTON, April 18. The Secretary for Labour, Mr Davis has ordered the deportation of Jim ],atkin to Ireland on the ground that be is an anarchist. Jim Larkin was recently pardoned by the Governor of New York State, alter serving part of a five years’ sentence for violations of the espionage law. Jim Larkin was associated with James Cornu 11 v in the organisation of the Irish Citizens’ Force during the Easter Rebellion in Dublin in 191(1. MARATHON DANCING, NEW YORK, April 18 At Cleveland. Miss Magda lent Wolx lias created a new dance record of Jjk hou rs. U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. WASHINGTON, April 18. The United Press correspondent states Mr Woodrow Wilson has assumed active direction of the Democratic Party’s strategy in the fight against President Harding’s world court proposal. The correspondent declares that, tho ex-President, after a conference with various Senators mapped out a programme which may put President Harding in a predicament similar to that which Mr Wilson faced in tho Senate during the League of Nations battle. Air Wilson’s plan is to force President Harding to choose between unconditional American adhesion to the World Court, and tTie defeat of his entire plan for conditional participation. Air AVilson believes hat ho can tints' force a clear-cut issue of American membership of the League of Nations before the electors. A curious angle of the ease is that Air AVilson contemplates the co-operation of the publican irreeoneilahles, who wero his own bitterest opponents during his term of office. According jo Air Wilson's plan, the Democrats will endeavour to defeat Air Hughes' reservations to the AYorld Court proposal, when U. is introduced in Congress, forcing President Harding to decide whether ho will accept a vote for an unconditional entry into the Court, or abandon his own plan.

BRITISH DEBT TO U.S.A. WASHINGTON, April 18. Sir A. A. G-eddes. British Minister tins informed Mr Mellon (Financial Minister) that Britain was ready at anv tine' to conclude tho debt agreement formalities. The Ambassador's action is thought to he duo to the prevalence of reports that the American Treasury was uneasy over tho present delay, in view of tho recent political situation in London, when tho Government. were threatened with a. crisis. RED INDIANS RISING. WASHINGTON. April 18. The r.S.A. Government lias capitulated to the rebellious Pi it to Indians of ['tali, who went on the warpath from March 23rd to “26th. The Government has ordered that the Indians who rose shall Ik- given a special allotment of land outside the regular reserva tins. It was their demand, for this, and the Government's refusal which led to the uprising.