AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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TKKASFHK SEEKERS. THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT. VANCOUVER. Oct. 1. Alter two abortive attempts, a third treasure hunting expedition stalls today in an effort to locate the Ward .Lilie steamer Ida. which was rammed and sunk at sea by the United States battleship. lowa, thirteen years ago. file vessel carried three million dollars worth of g.-bl ami silver, and an enormous amount ol copper, which was

consigned bv the Mexican Government to New Yolk in its effort to rave it from the Modern revolution. It is also believed the ship’s safe contained the famous Maximilian rubies, belonging to the Empress Marie Charlotte, the mad widow ot the ill-lated ruler.

Many prominent American Society imn are hacking the expedition, which includes three of the most expert divers in the country. As the exact position of the wreck is unknown, they have a cliflit-tilt task ahead ol them. All they have to go bv is tlie record of the officer on the battleship, that it was forty-live miles east and half a mile north of Cape Charles.

U.S.A. ELECTIONS. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. In the New York Stole Governorship elections. Air Theodore Roosevelt, the Reonblienn candidate for the Onvernorshil) will make no fewer than 183 speeches inside 18 days. Air Davis (Demnratie candidate for President). General Dawes (Republican candidate for Vice-President), and Senator Wheeler (who is running as Independent candidate for Vice-President in association with Senator La Fold to) will (lit over the country in special railroad ears, sneaking to-day in San Eranci-.cn, to-morrow in Omaha, and next (lav in Chicago, all strenuously endeavouring to mend their political fences. Women have injected the unpalatable issue that “We are living ignored!’’ Thcv declare that only ten women are standing for Congress, and. ill doubtful districts, where their election is unlikely. The circus flavour and liaml-waggoe. tactics of American polities also are not lacking. President Ciolidge personally welcomed to Washington a successful .baseball team, which wan honours during the slimmer season, his remarks being made knov. n throughout the nation. Colonel I larvcv. a former A mbassador to Britain, has been eommissioee.l to write an article Ur a ur.-minent Republican ecwsnaper in .Washington, describing this team’s games with another prominent team, "o sum **P> speed, earnestness and naivete characterise the campaign. NEW YORK. Oct. I • The various candidates in the Presidential campaign have now come to (loser grips with the nearing uf Election Day. on the Ith. November. iFveiybody concerned, from the candidates themselves to the aspirants for various State Governorships. and piumiuent partisans generally, have begun to launch attacks at each other. Tlie vituperative stage has not yet

been reached. 'I In* so-called 'mud-sling-ing.' malicious rumours, and hitter innuendoes are usually reserved for the last week ol tlie campaign. Senator Bmukluirt. ostensibly- a Republican. has roiled upon tieneral Daves to n sign, declaring that he is unlit I ir a Viee-|-’residential candidate, as living a rea: 4binary. Air Davis (Denim rat) has begun a polite but cutting offensive against Air .Mellon (U.S.A. Treasury) who is a prominent hanker. Air Davis declare:: that Air Alelloa favours big business and a larilV that, ribs the people. Senator La Folctl-' is demanding tile public ownership ol uliliies and ot national resuiirces. lie is being answered by .Mr Hoover, who insists that the Government cannot go into business. President Coolidge also is answering Senator I.a l-’olette’s ideas for the curbing of the power of the courts to declare the Acts nf Congress unennstim--1 i 1111 aI. The President has broadcasted tlie pleas over the radio, asking the people to “safeguard our institutions.” .Means bib-. tlm authorities and ... n,l in Imu and 1 'at i I .nil' a have i'erl idd'-u the pla- ing ** I S'-nat-ir I.a t*o-b-tt--'s Parly upon the ballots owing to various election law technicalities. This has raised a storm of protest. Even Persiikoit Coolidge is publicly expressing his dissatisfaction that i his has 1.-ee:t d me.

Seiml.ir 1.-i Foietle’s strength i< uiilalii.v increasing each day. and the candidate-.’ various olliceis are umlartakiug' a terrific speaking campaign.

I .Al At IC I! ATI OX' QUESTION. XEAV YOBK. October 1

Mr Arthur Brisbane, the most noted American editorial writer .wlui is connected with the llearst newspapers, wrote the following sensational leading article on the Geneva situation:—

This nation should send a plain message to those gentlemen in Geneva who are solemnly discussing the advisabie-ne.-s o! making immigration laws the business of .japan and of the European Powers: Vi e. when a sumll nation, enforced the .Monroe Doctrine, which warned Europe to keep her hands oil’ the American Continents. AA’e are 111 millions of people now. and can prevent Japan, with, or without, tiie belli of Europe, from dictating our internal including our immigration) laws. Luckily, we have a defender in Australia. That nation, with a small population. living under the shadow of Japan and the hundreds of millions in

Asia, mu Hies the League. Japan a everybody el-e that she, Austral with her siivT 11 population and I wealth im onimtraiile with that of t Fnited States, will undertake to ma age her own internal affairs, :ii

wants no advice. I’erlians, som.ebiu in the Fnited States will develop lit !r of the Australian spirit."

CANARIAN UPPER HOUSE. OTTAAYA. October I

The Premier, Mr King, speaking a Fort AA’illiam. in Ontario, said ilia Bills considered to lie for the pubic l.iiiciit. were passed h.v the House o Commons only to lie ruthlessly rejcclei h.v the I’pper House. The situatim was such that in the interests of de niocratie government, we are justifies in saying that we will introduce legis latinn similar to that introduced ir Britain some years ago to have tin Constitution amended, so that a measure which lias been twice supported by tiie House 01. Commons slntll nut be defeated by the Senate on the third o:easion if brought before Parliament. COMPENSATION TO AY I BOW. AYASIIINGTOX. October 1. The Per-ian Government lias delivered to the Fnited States Charge d Affairs at Teheran a cheque for sixty thousand dollars. 'lliis i- the reparation fixed by tin- United States Government to be given to Afrs Imbrie for the death of her hu-haml at tiie hand, of a fanatic ai mob.