AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.] WHAT U.S.A. WAITS FOB. NEW FORK, May 10. President Coolidge has announced that it definite settlement of the European reparations problem should pieccde the calling of a disarmament conference. He sees no prospect of such a settlement for some months to come.

JA PAN ICSE EXCLUSION. NEW YORK. May 10. The provision in the Immigration Bill for excluding Japanese will become operative oil July Ist. 1921. under it new agreement that Inis Ijcen reached between the House ami the Senate Conferees, ihe compromise is substantially that reported as the first agreement of the con fere nee, which was reconsidered in deference to the wishes of President Coolidge. The new action was made necessary when the House on Friday, refused by ISO to 174 to approve the first of March. 1025 as the date upon which the exclusion provision would become effective. Ihe rep-it was recommitted with an iiistrt.tion to the House conferees to insist on the elimination of the stipulation that exclusion should not take efleet for eigiit months. The House also disapproved of a provision requesting the President to negotiate with Japan for the abrogation of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement.”

STREET CARMEN STRIKE. NEW YORK. May 11. The Pi It'burg street car services are completely tied up through a strike of the niotormen ami conductors, who have asked for an increase in wages to 75 and 77 cents an hour. NOTOIirO US DETECT IY E. WASHINGTON, May 9. ’William J. Burns, whose activities have been a storm centre in several of the Senate investigations, has resigned the position lie has hold on the Justice Department’s Bureau of Investigation. He was selected for the post three years ago by Attorney-General Daugherty. The world famous detective has since borne much of the criticism levelled at the administration ol Air Daugherty, imiess is staled t.o be the reason for his resignation.

A LOUISIANA HORROR’. NEW PORK, May 0 The little town of Amite City.

Louisiana State, to-day furnished a singularly tragic and griio-oine spectacle ill the hanging of six Italians lor killing one rcstaiiranteur named Calmes in May of the year 1921. The Italians had effected a hold bank robbery, and were making their escape across the man’s property, when the latter attempted to stop them. He was killed by one of the robber’s bullets. Repeated appeals from the convictions of the six have proved ineffectual despite the (itvlaraliun of one of the robbers who confessed to firing the latal shots. Crowds from the neigh bolt ring cities flocked to Amite City, storming the prison yard which was giian led by 39J militiamen, standing shoulder to shoulder behind a moat filled with four feet of water. Two of the prisoners attempted to escape the gallows by stabbing themselves, but the authorities, during their final moments of life sprung the death trap. Another prisoner remained unconscious from terror till death came. The case has aroused international interest, culminating in an appeal front Signor Mussolini, the Italian Premier himself, to President Coolidge. All appeals, however, proved fruitless, the State Governor of Louisiana declaring that the confession by one man, Roy Leona, instead of exonerating bis companions, convicted each of f hem.

EXPLORER SAFK. VANCOUVER, May 11. A wireles from C’oadova, Alaska reports Major .Mat tin is sale at Port Mailer on the north coast of Alaska peninsular. PITTSBURG TRAM STRIKE. [ R KUTKHS Tt'.l, KC.lt AMS.] ilte-eived this da.v at 8 a.in.) XKW YORK. May 10. A telegram from Pittsburg says Mayor William Magge to-night formally demanded that Pittsburg Railway Co restore the tram service tit tile earliest possible moment and with whatever forces available, will afford police protection. The City Council passed an emergency ordinance creating a fund for the purchase of tear gas equipment and lint guns. The worst traffic jamb in history has resulted from the strike which involvled thirty-two hundred lnotnrmcn and conductors.

NKWFOUX DLAN!) POLITICS. ST. JOHNS (Newfoundland) May 10. Mr Albert Hickman. Loader of iho Liberals has formed a Ministry, to succeed the Warren Cabinet who llil vo resigned. A majority of the Executive Council, who served with Sir J. Squires arc identified with Mr Hickman. The main feature appears to he clean up conditions disclosed by the Walker Inquiry. The new Ministry was installed at noon to-day. It immediately met and fixed the second of June rs the date for the general election of members of the Assembly.