AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION DEITDLICAN POLICY. AYASIII.NCTON, Aug. 11. Iu his speech accepting the Republican numiliatiim for the Presidency, President Ooolidge reasserted his approval of the limitation of armaments and tin- entry of America into the World Court. He said: America’s foreign policy is peace. We covert no territory and support no threatening military array. We have sought to promote peace, not only by word, hut hy appropriate action. -We have been unwilling to surrender our independence. We have refused to ratify the Covenant of the League of Nations, hut we have co-operated with tlie League to suppress the narcotic trade. We have every desire to help, hut time and place must he left to our own determination.

President Cuolidge strongly endorsed the Dawes Plan, adding: “When the reparations plan is in operatinu, I shall approach tlie Powers with a proposal for a eoiiforeiice to discuss the further limitation of armaments, and tlie ni'idiiiention of the international laws. I personally should favour enterin'.; into covenants for tile purpose of outlawing war, hy practicable

President Conlidge praised the F.S.A. protective tariff as the prometer ot the tradesii'en’s prosperity and of higher standard- of living.

lie pointedly denied that the honesty ol the Government was the chief issue of the ensuing campaign. say-

ing: “I cannot recall an administration desirous of dishonest government. The present (lovernment is sound, and wrong doers will he punished.” (TUN KS K PAM INK. WASHINGTON. Aug. HP The State Department lias published an annoiineement Iron the China International Pauline Commission declaring ten million are homeless and at least r,p.()|)!l have been drowned, as a result of the flood- icabled on duly 17th). The flood is reported to he sweeping wide area-, submerging tens of thousands of villages, devastating nop-, anil driving thousands ot refugees into Pekin.

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(Heceived this day at. D-lo a.in.) NEW VOHK. Aug. II

Twenty destroyer- of the world-war tvoi*. two mine sweepers mill .11)1) motor craft patrols are being made ready here for a campaign to sweep the rum fleet from the Atlantic. M'hen they Start out they will establish all armed barrier along the coast again-t till* illegal trallie in liquor, nnivof ics and aliens.