AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

WELCOMED IN U.S.A. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The President of tlite Irish Free State, Mr Cosgrave, has arrived here from Chicago. Air Cosgrave has begun a list of engagements that will probably make him the most-entertained overseas visitor to the I’nited States fn recent

Commenting on his visit to Chicago, Mr Cosgrave said: “1 found that Mayor Thompson has been greatly libelled. He is a fine, genial, big Ameri-

Alr Cosgrave lias visited President Coolidge, and he lunches with him to-morrow.

The Canadian Minister, Rt. Hon Mr Massey, the Irish Minister. Professor Smiddy. Sir Esmc Howard (British Ambassador); and the United States Secretary of State. Air Kellogg, and other officials are entertaining in Air Cos»wave's honour. He will next proceed to Philadelphia, and then goes to Ottawa later in the week. He is returning to Ireland on tlie 3rd. February. U.S. NAYAL EXPANSION. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Assuming the role ol the stormy petrel of the Republican Party, held by bis father so many years. Senator La Follette will lead a delegation of the Republican National Convention in support of Senator Norris for the Presidency.

It appears that this movement in 1921 threatened to split the Republican Party. La Follette will demand the inclusion in the Republican platform of a denunciation of American policy in Nicaragua, and a denunciation of the three billion dollars naval programme, an expression of opposition to compulsory military training service, and a demand for ail amendment to tiic Volstead Act. This is the high point in the Presidential campaign tints far. Air AYilbur, speaking at the Aliddlosex Club, Boston, said: “Wo must have a first class navy in 'time of peace, if we are to have a first class navy in time of war. No matter what are our social standards, nor how we may abhor it. it must be conceded Hint it would be shameful to a nation financially able to equip itself with modern weapons, to send men to battle, fn ships inferior, and their sacrifice would lie the obvious result. A spirit of fairness and decency alone should compel us to provide modern weapons of war. We have the choice of abandoning the navy or maintaining a high degree of efficiency. The idea, that ships may lie built and placed in reserve, to be commissioned in the time of hostilities, is utterly impracticable.”

CANADIAN IMPORTS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) OITA AY A, .Tan. 21. Canada imported four and a-hatl million dollars worth of milk products in 1927. In the month of December alone she imported a million and a-hall pounds of New Zealand butter oi a value of half a million dollars and twenty-eight thousand pounds of Australian butter valued at 11,507 dollars. .AIK COOUDOE’S ST A THAI EXT AYASHIXGTOX, Jan. 21. President Coolidge declared to-day that be sees no reason why the newspapers in this or any other country should take seriously the statements of American naval officers predicting war between the United States and her commercial competitors.