AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

ATTACK ON JAPANI.SK. NEW YORK, June 24

The attackers of Kawamoto, his wife and Naito have been identified, and they have expressed regret for their acts.

Sheriff Trncgcr announced that, thereupon, the Japanese agreed not to demand warrants, having been assured that they woftld be permitted to live peaceably in tbe neighbourhood until their lease expires. The Japanese have then agreed to move elsewhere, if a suitable property is obtainable.

AIA NCI lAN’S FEAT

SAN FRANCISCO. June 23.

Lieut. Alanghan lms completed tbe trans-Continental flight. He did the journey in nine hours and lolly-four minutes, being only three minutes behind schedule. lie made four stops en route.

AIB ArAII.S SERVICE. NEW YORK. June 23

A Chicago dispatch says: A storm which wrecked eleven Government airplanes tit Omnna on Sunday night, will not delay the New York-Snn Francisco air mail service, scheduled to open on July 1. The Postal authorities aniiotn.ee that 20 airplanes at Midway Station are being equipped with lights for night (lying.

U.S.A. PRESIDENCY.

DF.MOCBATLC CAAIPAIGN OPENS,

NEW YORK. June 21

Senator Harrison, delivering the keynote speech at the opening of the Democratic Convention, made a driving picturesque attack on the Republicans, especially for their corruption in office, and he briefly indicated the Democratic virtues. He said that despite promises made during 1020 of a campaign to reduce the cost of living, every line of the Fordney Tariff had increased the cost of living. The Taft Administration’s defeat was duo to the Payne Aldiclt tariff measure, providing an eleven cent duty on wool. The same reactionary group had now fastened a !>1 cent duty on the same goods. The tariff had not only added four billion dollars’ burden on the American masses, hut revealed the nation’s hvprocrisy towards war-torn Europe in demanding payments upon the one hand, and preventing payments on the other. “ID-public morality.” he said, “is Spartan. It is not corruption, hut the discovery of if. that constitutes crime. Shall Dougherty go unpunished? The Republican Presidential nominee stands forlorn, deserted and pilloried by his own parly.”

Senator Harrison asked what had become of the 11*21 pledges that the United States would join in the association of tuitions. He tit tacked the Senatorial negation of the AVorld Court. He praised President Wilson's foreign policies and spoke of :t courageous Democratic participation in world undertakings. The speaker next attacked the State Department’s activities to aid American private interests to obtain control of the world’s oil sources. Senator Harrison concluded: “AAo will restore the dignity and integrity of public office; punish rascals; enforce the law whether it ho violated by a Congressional bribe-taker, ot* a disreputable bootlegger: we will readjust the iiirilf rates: we will go to the relief of distressed agrieultule. and to bare the campaign of htihery. and will punish election frauds. A\ e slnill assume in :t manly fashion, our rosponsi 1)i 11ii-.s to the world.”

TWENTY ASPIRANTS. ■ XKAY YORK. June 21. Tile Democratic National Convention is meeting in Aladison Square Garden at noon to-day. with twenty aspirants for the Piosideticy. Air AlcAdoo stands veil ahead. Governor AI Smith, the idol ol New York Democracy, has a hacking that will put him .second on the opening ballot.

A rally in both camps to-day has kindled enthusiasm to fever heat.

FINAL FKYKRF.D STAG I’

NEW YORK. June 23. The great quadrennial jubilee of democracy is passing through the linnl levered stage of proeonveiitioii rivalry and enthusiasm. Manhattan resounds to the tramp of cheering delegations, and the blare of marching hands, while (uitrminers from the forces ut the principal candidates scurry everywhere to bring new arrivals into camp and consolidate the legions already assembled behind their lavonriles.

From a balcony Mr '’ '<•■>o exhorted a group of howling \\ e-tern delegations to stand l>y him to the last ditch, shouting hack assurance that tlicv would.

New York nui-ily acclaimed allegiance to its favourite. A. L. Smith, in the greatest parade of the history of the citv.

Mr McAdoo’s and Smith’s support ers continue to claim victory.