AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

ALLEGED PLOT. WASHINGTON, May 30

Neither Navy nor War Department has yet received any official report of an alleged plot to destroy the' naval arsenal at Cavite, said to have heen inspired by Soviet agents. Dispatches from Manila declared the object of the plot was to cripple United States naval activities in Philillipines. According to reports .Phillipino agitators in conjunction with Chinese Nationalists in Philippines planned to blow up Cavite arsenal to prevent the shipment of munitions to American naval units in China.

Officials of Legionaries Del Trnbago which is the Labour Federation in the Philippines, denied they are connected with the plot hut secret service agents are allegedly maintaining a close watch on Filippinos, Chinese and others. They suspect an ante-American agitation.

FATAL CLOUDBURST. NEW YORK, May 30. At Ashland, Kentucky, twenty wer® killed by a cloudburst.

SOVIET AT WORK IN CHILE. SAN TIAGO (Chile), May 30. Proof that Communists in Chile worked - under orders from Arcos House, London, has heen discovered. The police have made several arrests.

U.S. POLICY. (■Received this day at 9.3 D a.m. - ) WASHINGTON, May 30. President Coolidgo spoke at Arlington Cemetery during Memorial Day. He outlined the programme which would dictate the action of l nited States delegates to the naval disarmament conference at Geneva on June 20. He said: While we wish peace everywhere, it is our desire it should he a peace not imposed by -Am erica, hut' a peace established by each nation for itself. Although we aro well aware that in the immediate past and perhaps even now, there are certain localities where our citizens would he given over to pillage, and murder but for the presence of our military forces, nevertheless it is the settled policy of bur Government t:> deal with other nations, not on the basis of force and compulsion, but understanding and goodwill. How,cver much we wish to pursue the paths peace we cannot escape the fact that there are still evil forces in the world. Wc could no more dispense with military forces than police forces. While we are firmly convinced it is altogether practical and possible tr> limit the size by international covenants, to consent to abolition would be to expose ourselves, first to aggression, and finally to destruction. Ye are sufficiently acquainted with human nature to realise that we are often times the object of envy. It is to protect ourselves that we maintain a national defence. We have sufficient reserve resources so we need not be hasty in asserting our rights. We can afford to let our patience be commensurate with our pou ei. Mr Coolidge asked in world affairs for the substitution of reason and law in the place of force and compulsion. He said the Government was attempting to proceed in accordance with these principles in its relations witn China. Nicaragua and Mexico, and was inviting Britain anti Japan to participate in a three power naval limitation conference. He intimated the foreign affairs of United States were becoming more and more important and constituted a field which it was necessary for the Government and the people to give greater attention than till now was realised.