AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. THE WORLD conrr. THREE CHANCES SUGGESTED. (Received this day at 10.<15 a.in.) NEW YORK, June 22. President Harding, eu route to Alaska, made a speech at St. Louis, suggesting three changes in the World Court designed to sever it from the ■League of Nations and so ease the way for American entry into the Court. The President proposed: (Ist.) Vacancies on the Court he tilled by the Tribunal itself or else by members ol the 1 nations instead of by the League; (2nd.) the apportionment of contributions for the supervision of expenses, the fixing of the judges’ compensation to be exercised, either by the Hague Court or by the Commission designated by the 1 members of the Umld Court; (3rd.) the abolition of the League's exclusive rights to seek legal advisory guidance from the Court, or else the extension of this right to all members of the nations.

The President declared his willingness to accept the clarifying reservation that the United States understands the Court owes no subservience or obligation to the 'League. He proposed other changes as a basis of negotiation and declared: “I am so eager for ultimate accomplishment that I am interested in harmonising the opposing elements and I am more anxious to elfoct our helpful commitment to' the Court than [ am to secure victory for the Executive.”

He hoped that in time, Germany, Turkey and Mexico would adjust their international relations and so mgdit join the Court. The President dealt lengthily with the various Senatoiiul objections, repeatedly asserting that he would do errything possible to satisfy those leaving entrance to the Court which involves the United States in the League’s affairs. President Harding added: “In lace the overwhelming verdict of 1920, I lie League of Nations issue is as dead as slavery. It is not for us.”

POLITICAL PRISONERS. NEW YORK, June 20. Twenty-seven political prisoners ol whom Larry Gray, the Englishman, is one, will he deported. CANADIAN POLITICS. (Received this day at I.JO p.m.) OTTAWA. June 22. The -Commons defeated two Rilis submitted with the object of curbing Honor exportations. The first would make it unlawful to ship liquor to any foreign country, until a ( niisulat < ei-tilic-ate from that country was granted, showing the importation was legal under its laws; title second ltd vould make it unlawful to export liquor by nnv vessel previously in the ''<|iior trade, unless the owners proved that the former cargo readied th-> port of destination. The passage of these l.i Is would have considerably reduced the exportations to United States which ore legal so far as the Canadian law js concerned. WHEAT PRICES. NEW YORK, June 21The Wheat Conference at. Chicago cabled on June 19th.. rejected by a two •to one vote, a resolution providing Rn i'he establishment of a gram corporation for the purpose of buying all American farmers’ wheat, when He nru-e descended to 150 cents. It was the opinion of Hie Conference that wheat prices would he stabilised, hut liv an increased increase in domestic consumption rather than by (oneminent subsidy.