ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1924, Page 3

ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING

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THE FIRE SMOULDERINC. WILL IT BURST INTO FLAME? i L'S l I'.ALIAN AND N.Z. CAIII.P. AKKOCIATiON. (Received tliis day at 111 a.m.) TOKH), June- S. A demonstration, which brought- the anti-American feeling home to the foreign ( (immunity wa- I lie break up of the usual Saturday night dance at the Imperial Hotel, which is the nerve centre of foreign Japanese social contact .

A hand ol .‘id Japanese invaded iho ballroom and delivered menacing -[leeches, urging a boycott of American goods, the depoi t a lion of future Americans Irom Japan and a rising against Joreigners. Ihe speeches were punctuated by dances with drawn swords as an in (•nmpaniment to the proceedings which were so menacing that the foreign ladies, of whom theVe were about (illy, hurriedly left. A collision between tin* men and the intruders wa- threatened until the 1 mot" solier Japatie e prevailed on the latter to withdraw. 'lke police present did not interfere. Ike American Charge D'Alfairs and mem hers ol the Fm bossy .staff were ' among the witnes-cs. : i FXPI.AXATIOX OF DFMONSTR A- r II OX.

(Ileeeived this day at 111 a.m.)

TOKIO, June 8. Representatives of the Tail-jisiia I arty vhn !i is composed ~| extrema political reactionaries declare the demonstration at the Imperial hotel was part ol their program, directed nor against foreigners, hut against the Japanese present, who .-eel; pleasure w ki In the country is faced with a grave ('lists The parly intends to persist 1,1 I ke movement mild their aims tire realised. Buddhist priest - during the u< <t Ihtee days will conduct a campaign in T"kio against tin* migration law.

Matsiii i Foreign .Mini-ten has been created a member of the ||oU-e of Beers.

I'S.A. LEGISLATION

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'Deceived this dav at S a.m.) WASIIIXCTOX. J„ne 7. legislation was appmvod by President Coolidge at the wind up of Congress to foster a hill for the creation ol a Commission to -elect a site for a Xa l ion a | Penal Institution for Women. it being the first of its kind ever *1 illliori.sotl I»v OoMjjros.'*. The appointment of a Senate Committee to act during tin* election campaign and investigate flu* expenditures ot candidates tor President. viee-Presi-dent. Congress and Federal ollhcs. has bee Ithorised by the Senate. I he Postal Salary Increase Tllll was vetoed by President Coolidge with the declaration that: “Covei'iiment extravagance mint -top." The Bill made no provision for the raising of the six. ty-cight million dollars non-sary from Postal revenue. Congress pas-ed and President Coolidge signed, a special Bill admitting Ike immigrants detained owing to the Supreme Court ruling.