AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

tUSTIULIAN AND N.Z. CAHLE ASSOCIATION. AX ARMAMENT RACE. AY ASH INGTUN, January 2. On receiving an intimation from President Coolidge that the latter opposes the combining of economic questions with disarmament in an international conference, Senator Borah stated that he would gladly conform to the President's idea, and urge that the meeting he confined to armaments. He added that he was sure "AVe will come to these economic matters sometime. It would be a great gain in itself if the President called a conference to make further progress in regard to disarmament, without concluding a settlement of economic questions, in view of the situation existing between Japan and the United States. I think that unless we have some kind of a conference at which disarmament is considered, among other things, we are going to have a competitive naval race with Japan. AA'e ought to avoid that above all.” AYASIi IXGTOX. January 3. An International Economic and Armament Conference with Germany and Russia included, such as is proposed by Senator Borah (Chairman of the C.S.A. Senate Foreign Relations Committee) is not favoured by President Coolidge who feels that such a mooting would he too broad in its scope to obtain practical results. ’lhe best result to be hoped for front any conference, he says, would he a limitation of further competitive armaments, and this the President considers would arise front a conference of a limited scope. BRITISH FINANCIERS IX C.S.A. AYASIi IXGTOX. January 2.

The widely disseminated reports that Sir Montagu Norman (Governor ot the Rank of England) and Sir Alan Anderson (Director of the Bank) had come to the t uited States on an official mission in connection with the international debts were, denied to-day by the British Embassy. XEAY ST’EAAI ER’S PLIGHT. XEAY YORK, January 2. After drifting hopelessly off the treacherous Seahright Sands, on the Now Jersey Coast, for two hours today the Australian steamer Ulcoloo of 2000 tons, on her maiden voyage out from England, finally reported that she expected to reach port without assistance. Her engines tailed while the vessel was proceeding Horn Newport Nows to New Aork, hut ultim.ntoH thev were got going again. Coastguard crews kept pace with the steamer while she was drifting towards the shoals. BRITAIN AND C.S.A. XEAY YORK, January 3. “England and the United States must work togethr for the peace of the world,” Viscount. Cecil told the Pilgrims, an Anglo-American alliance. “To impose peace upon the rest of the world, however, might lie dangerous and dubious.” he said, “because the rest of the world might not understand the altruism of our motives.” He urged a common peace policy, with free exercise of the joint influence of both nations."

A'iscount Cecil said that President Coolidge, with whom he had a conference, laid cxnressed gratification at the friendly relations existing between the two countries. This meant a gieat deal. Lord Cecil said, because in England we trust President Coolidge implicitly.”