AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. JAPS. IN U-S.A. NEW YORK, February 3. The “World’s” Washington correspondent says : —The persistent Japanese protest against the restrictions in tlie proposed Congressional inimigrat.on measures, and especially Count Mntsin’s request to-day for an Ame-ncan-Japaimse conference thereon may can.se the Republican leaders to jettison such legislation, fearing adverse effects upon the ensuing Presidential election, as well as on State politics. This decision may be reconsidered, but such action is deemed extremely unlifiely since the so-called Republican ■Sterring Committee unanimously believes the enactment of tlie anti-Latin and anti-Oi iental Bills would be tantamount to political suicide; theieforo they favour postponing the issue to a less dangerous time. The decision is expected to quieten tin* fears of the Japanese, ulio sav, in the bills a tevival of the old animosities. MEXICAN REVOLT. MEXICO CfTV. February 8. Huerta lia.s arrived at Merida, Yucatan. A REVOLUTIONARY WIN. VERA CRUZ. February S. The city of Vera Cruz has been occupied by the Mexican revolutionary to i cc.s. BIG LOAN FOR JAPAN. NEW YORK. February 8. Bankers indicate Japan will refund her entire outstanding sterling loan, and will also finance reconstruction work by a single loan of 200 million dollars. Of this, 150 millions will be raised in New York and fifty millions in London. It is stated the loan will be made next- week and will carry concession lights, bonds of the sterling loan being exchangeable into it. F.S.A. OIL SCANDAL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. In the bitterest Senatorial attack since the opening of the oil investigations Senator Walsh discussed the Robinson resolution (cabled Jan. 2t)th.) Senator Walsh demanded Hon Mr Dcnby's resignation from the Cabinet, ns Naval Secretary. Senator Walsh doubted the possibility of elfocting an impeachment, lie -said: “Stupidity is not a ground for an impeachment!” ]|o continued: “I do not believe Mr Deli by i.- guilty of treason, but a great crime lias been committed, which lias shaken tlie popular confidence in the Giivcriiineni. Are you willing to permit Mr Don by to continue to administer oil properties? Are you willing to condone flagrant faithlessness "i .1 urn not! I want to see him driven iroin office, with all the odium that 1 c-an attach to him. so that his fate may bo a warning to those who fail the Republic as lie has failed it,” Senator Walsh’s attack has disturbed the Democratic leaders, who. with the end ill view of avoiding factionalism within their Party, conferred last night regarding the quarrel over the wisdom of the Democrats retaining Mr MeAdoo as an aspirant for fluPresidency.

Mr He A* lea is eager to exculpate himself, and he has received permission to testify t*> morrow m order to correct the unpr&>ei«<ti '•»nvo>*.-*J in the testimony of the funner wit wises. 71 ho have already admitted that Mr .MeAdoo'> retainer.- totalled out;- M‘L*XX) dollars limit'! ci -'7-0 l/M ' M b '! i ii February Ist).

President Coolidgc li2£ signed the Senator Walsh resolution (cabled or. Jan. 31st.) authorising the Government to cancel tko Naval Reserve oil leases. ‘•DRY’S” EIGHT “WETS”: NEW YORK, February 9. Messages from Marion. Illinois, state that one reputed leader of M’illiamson County’s prohibition) forces is dead, am! another is seriously wounded, aml that three policemen have been kidnapped as the result of tension between “Met” and “Dry” elements in the county. . Troops have been ordered to the countv to quell the disturbance. NEM’ YORK, February 9. Anderson of the Anti-Saloon League, who was convicted in the third degree, of forgery (as cabled on 29th. of January) has been sentenced to prison for a term of between one and two years. The Court rejected a clemency plea, Put it granted a stay of the sentence until the 15th. of .February . FIVE NEGROES ELECTROCUTED NEM' YORK, February 8. Advices from Dallas City in Texas state that five Negro murderers were executed in the Texas Penitentiary by electricity. Each man made a speech ac lie stepped into the clmir. It took the motor four minutes’ ghastlv whirr to kill Geoorge M asliington, a giant coloured mail, and a former preacher who fiendishly killed his wife.