AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. HELP FOR GERMANY. WASHINGTON, Alarch 24, The House Ims adopted a resolution to appropriate, ten million dollars to the purchase of food for the destitute women and children of Germany. THE FRANC RISING. NEW YORK, Alarch 2d The franc reached a new high record of 5.63 cents. THE SCANDAL HUNT. AA'ASHINGTON, Alarch 24 The House of Representatives, alter having concluded its major legislation, succumbed to the prevailing inquisitorial mood, ami unanimously adopted resolutions to investigate the recent charges of bond duplication in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and (lie allegations that aircraft manufacturers have charged the Government excessive prices.

The Democratic leaders confidently expect that disclosures will be forthcoming, which will increase the Republicans’ embarrassment at the next elections.

Other observers meanwhile declare that the fifteen Congressional enquiries into various irregularities which are now proceeding, constitute the maximum ever achieved in any session, and they admit that virtually all have a sound basis of fact. NEW YORK, March 21. The New York “Evening Post’s” Washington correspondent says : —The Leaders of the House of Representatives are making frantic efforts to absolve that body from responsibility before the American public for the Legislative impotence of the whole Congress. Popular resentment against the Senate neglect ol essential legislation for its daily harangues over the activities ol the Oil Scandals Investigation Committee are having an effect upon tile House which is rushing the Appropriations Bills with all possible speed and has ■ cleared taxation and the soldiers bonus from its calendar.

President Coolidge is conferring with the House leaders for the purpose of arranging an adjournment in June. The House, which reacts more quickly than the Senate to public opinion, wishes to clear its skirts. Its entire membership must, as a matter of fact, test the polls this year, and resentment against, a do-nothing Congress would destroy many political careers. THE BOLL WEEVIL. WASHINGTON, March 25. Tho Department of Agriculture’s reports indicate that the 1112-1 planting ol cotton will approximate that of 1023 when 38.827,000 acres were sown. Slaveys as to • boil weevil conditions indicate that the crop expectations arc approximate to last year’s toTal. The chief process for combating the weevil s activities consists not only in an active arsenic campaign, but territories in the United States where cotton lias hitherto been unknown are being devoted to this crop, especially in Virginia and Southern Illinois, where the growers are attempting to oulrnee the pest. Observers believe, however, that tlie insects’ steady passage will continue wherever cotton is grown until its dofinite control and eradication are sue- | cossful. i