AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

i CSTJIALIAN AND N.z. CAIILE ASSOCIATION. PANAMA CANAL. WASHINGTON August 29. The U-S.A. War Department announces that during the nine years rue Panama Cana! has .been in service, no lower than 20.-17-1 commercial vessels, of a. tonnage exceeding 81,000,000, have passed through the canal, paying tolls exceeding 870.000,000. The canal recently lias become quite ] rofitnhlc. The tolls last July totalled in excess 82,000,000. Tlics canal is showing ,i profit, cl" 8-700,000 a month. The cost of its operation is 8000.000 monthly

U.X.A. COAL CRISIS. NEW YORK, August 21. A message from Harrisburg .states that a final attempt to avert the threatened United States coal srike is being now made by tne Government through Mr Pint-hot, of Pensylvania, whom President Coolidgc has commissioned to act. as mediator between the miners and the mine operators. Mr Pine-hot suggested that the parties agree on n 10 per cent, increase in wages, cm tho oasis of an 8-hour day throughout the industry; the recognition cf collective Dargiiitiing; and an arrangement under which tho union members’ clues should be collected by the coal mining companies. and turned over to the unions. This is known as the "chock off" system. The parties will announce their decisions shortly. AMERICA’S TROUBLES. DEPENDENCIES AND POSSESSIONS. (Received this day at 9.-to a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 29. The "Chicago Tribune’s” Washington correspondent says that evidences of unrest in the United State’s insular possessions and dependencies continue to grow. The situation in Cuba has reached a suite where the United States may he compelled to intervene. The President says the. imposed ceu-sorship-is duo to a popular protest against his regime. The United States has objected to the National Lottery Bill recently passed hv the Cabinet. Legislature and Governmental corruption is til so existing and the' country is in a turmoil. Tho Cuban war veterans organisation is heading a potential revolt and the movement of the Filipino Mission is asking for independence and the Porto Rican mission is demanding self government, and is due in Washington shortly. The Haitians have renewed their agitation against the continued American occupation.

The United States has sent a warship to San Domingo despite the recently announced intention to withdraw therefrom.

Tlie Virgin Islands have sent pleas for help, declaring that commerce has ceased because ships carrying liquor have been excluded from their ports.

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