AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) lION. AM FRY AT VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER, Jan. 7. “ The British Empire is the youngest thing m the world and the most potent and "it stands at the dawn of a great and new destiny,” declared Hon. L. S. Vinery addressing the Canadian Club at Victoria to-day. He said that while the last Imperial Conference formally accorded all nations in the Empire a place of absolute equality one with another, the future greatness of the Empire would not lie along lines of separate development. Hon. Aniery declared that the future is much greater than the past and must be built up on lines of complete co-operation both in business and in spirit. “ We shall develop our methods of co-operation as we go along,” lie predicted. He marvelled at Canada’s economic growth and declared the prosperity of the United States due to the policy of economic unity and if the same spirit of co-operation was evinced in the Empire there is no reason why it. could not match and more than match that of our great neighbour.”

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. NEW YORK, March C>. A Kansas City message states (William Butler, Chairman of the Republican National Committee stated Mr Coolidge had not necessarily been eliminated from United States Presidential possibilities, but added that the chances the President could lie drafted were slight-, due to opposition in sonic quarters to a third term issue. He declared Hoover’s strength was growing rapidly and campaign headquarters would be opened for him in New Yorkvery soon. Butler stated he believed Hoover bad a far stronger following in Hie east and far west than Coolidge. Tu view of the latter’s desire not- to run, be declared Cool id go’s second regarding candidacy contained no more than the first- statement. Butler said, “’Pile President did not say he would not accept, and the east largely believes that lie will lie President, subject to draft.’’ In view of the close relationship between Butler and Coolidge, the former’s statement is universally interpreted as intimating that Coolidgo; favour’s Hoover’s candidacy.

SUBMARINE VICTIM’S LETTER NEW YORK, Jan. G. A message from Boston states a letter written by Lieut. Donald Weller, one of the victims of 5.4 disaster, published. says in part—“ Something terrible will have to happen to an S. lioat before the Navy Department will believe us when we say S. boats are unsafe and of no military value. The boat is in a worse condition than before going into the dry dock, being given 24 hours' notice to get under way for Provineetown. and allowing no time for a satisfactory test of the condition of the motor.”