AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Assn., CopyrightSOVIET GOLD. WASHINGTON, .March 7. Tlie United States Treasury declined to permit the assaying of the Russian gold which arrived on February 20, on the ground that it may be part of the reserve of the old Imperial Bank of Russia. The gold lias been losing 700 dollars’ in interest daily since its arrival. Probably it will be shipped back to RussiaU.s. MINE WORKERS. WASHINGTON, March ft. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America, made charges of a grave nature against the operating end of the ; bituminous coal industry of Pennsylvania, Ohia and West Virginia. During a sjicech occupying four hours lie placed the blame for unemployment, pauperism and encouragement of radicalism upon Mellon and Rockefellei, the general attorney and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He stated that they and others were responsible for the coal companies ot the powers of government and the Federal Courts issuance of “unta'ir’ injunct ions ugaisnt mine unions, and tho collapse of the Jacksonville agreomeut. CANADIAN REPORT. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, March 8. I lie report ol Hie Canadian delegatesto the Economy Commission of theLeague of Nations lias boon tabled in the Commons. The chief features are a strong recommendation favouring the greatest possible reduction in existing international tariff barriers, a resolution against the export of raw materials, except for international conservation, a resolution against all special impediments to international trade, such as subsidies and imposition of specially high tariffs for bargaining purposes in securing a reduction in rival tariffs. A recommendation to facilitate objects by negotiation of commercial treaties between different, countries, always embodying conditions of the most favoured nation treatnntiVto all others. STERILISATION BILL. OTTAWA, March 5.. A Dominion message states the Ster--1 ilisation Bill which was adopted by the ■ Legislature will be contested in tho courts by the Peoples Protective League, on the grounds of unconstitu. tiomility. It is claimed that it interferes with the rights of people. Every women’s organisation in the province. ■ however, favours the measure.