AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph— Press Assn., Copyright. TORI) CMC I IPS CHARGE. NEW YORK, March 14. ; Viscount Cecil will in April issue a : book entitled " Foreign Affairs,” with the object of showing that the United States confines herself to pious declarations on helm If of world peace. ■ and resolutely refuses to help its estab- ; lislnnent. Lord Cecil says: “Put crudely, tin* L nited States is binding on the bucks ol men burdens grievous to be borne, and biting not one of its fingers to lighten the load.” P R EST DENT 1A I, ELECTION. CHARGE OF CORRUPTION. WASHINGTON, March 14. In the House of Representatives, the Naval Construction Bill seems to he assured of a substantial majority "hen it comes up on Friday. Only two members of the House are offering opposition—MeClintock and Lnguardi, the former on the ground that he wishes to substitute submarines for cruisers, and the latter on the general ground of expense. Senators Caraway. James Reed and Oldfield bitterly attacked Mellon, Rutlcr. Hays and Coolidge in connection with the Continental Bonds. Senator Reed declared that'the President was responsible for the corruption. while Senator Oldfield demanded that Coolidge should clean up his house. Senator Caraway called Hays a “fence,” in disposing of stolen goods. C<)STTG AN’S CASTTGATION. WASHINGTON. March 14. Charging Mr Coolidge with having wrecked the usefulness of the United States Tariff Commission hy subjecting it to political influence, Commisioncr Edward Costlgan, of Colorado, submitted his resignation to White House, which immediately announced its acceptance without comment. Costigan. in a letter to Senator Robinson. explained his dislike to the Harding and Coolidge appointees’ attempt to make the Commission a vehicle of putting the protective tariff principle < into more affective practice. Mr Costigan stated: “With all his applied < political power, President Coolidge i had failed to annihilate all the Com- i mission’s former impartiality, though r his course of action find effectively j helped to wreck the Commission’s usefulness.” Mr Costignn further insisted that the hi"h tariff will lint, help industry, i and pointed to the higher wages paid f in ipdustries not protected. a