AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

DEADLOCK CONTINUES. NEW YORK, June JO

After a recess, the balloting was resumed with deadening monotony. A fine and efficient manipulation of votes showed that the leaders were permitting slight variations, in order to maintain the popular interest, hut nothing really decisive was yet to ov-

en r. Air AlcAdoo reached I””; Governor Smith 30.3; Ex-Ambassador Davis (51; and Ex-Governor Cox fit); upon the thirteenth vote, and since 7J2 of the 100. X total votes are needed for a choice, it became evident that nothing outstanding had happened. The Convention adjourned tit midnight after the fifteenth ballot, which gave the figures ns follows; AieAdo,, trn Smith JO.-.; Davis fil Cox tit) This day spelled a deadlock, and the statement that no one dares predict how long this will continue.

U.S.A. RESTRICTIONS. WASHINGTON. June JO,

President Coolidge has issued a proclamation defining the quotas fixed .by the new immigration law. excluding the Japanese (as cabled on April oth.) The law makes Australia’s quota 121 and New Zealand’s UK).

The largest quota is Germany’s, 01.227. Next comes Britain and Northern Ireland with a combined quota of 31.007. The Irish Free State has a quota of 28.067 Italy’s is .‘l,B-I.A and Russia has 2.2-18. Each figure represents two per cent, of the respective countries’ nationalists resident in the l nited States as recorded in the census of 1800.

The law extends admissibility only to aliens who tire eligible for citizen shin.

The United States is setting a nominal minimum quota-of 100 for all nationalities. even if they have hitherto been unrepresented. The measure recognises no quota restrictions against Canada or Newfoundland.