AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1923, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. PRF.ESM F..VS ST It I ICE. FIZZLING OUT. (Received this day at 8.50 a.in.) NEW YORK, Sept. 20. With the morning newspaper appearing in normal guise, except tor some, limited amount of advertising, the pressmen's strike appears to he losing its effectiveness. The strikers who claim that they have siiflered no defections from their numbers, declared their willingness to return to work under a new contract, granting small increases in wages, and a modification of hours, provided they could do so as members of the local union. The publishers declared they would accept the strikers singly if they came with cards for the International Union only. The strikers decided to stay out. The International Union is bringing pressmen front other cities to supplement the newspaper forces, which are slowly "beginning to reach normal. Numbers ol press foremen who struck, have begun negotiations with the International Union for the purpose of returning to work, and possibly will reach a modus vivendi by which complete working forces could reassure their positions without losing their sickness or death benefits. KLU KLUX KI.AN. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 27. Doctor Hawkins (Organiser of the Ku Kills Klnii in Delaware) addressing a great meeting, said prior to the Parliamentary liasoo, that il a drop of a Clansman's blood were spilled, the Oklahoma Governor would be hanged before sunset. The Klan had done no harm and was altogether law abiding. Orders had been issued mobilising members of the Order in Oklahoma, who were armed and would fight fur their constitutional rights.