AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright,

V SENATOR’S CHARGES. (WASHINGTON, .March 29

.Senator Robinson before the Senate stated: “A conspiracy ’to get control of the naval oil reserves was formed in the city ol Washington during the Wilson administration. It was participated in by high officials of that administration and aided and abetted by still other Democrats ol high standard. The records show wholesale inltueneing Of Federal. <>llic-fals, including Cabinet members and their important assistants by private oil interest in full bloom under the Milson administration and the exhaustion of the nations supply of oil was already well under way, due to democratic acts of legislation administration.'’ He centred upon the former Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, and ex-Sccretary of the Interior. Lane, whom he named as the originator of the proposal to lease the naval reserve for private exploitation. He also said: "M.eAdoo crammed a cool quarter of a million dollars ol Doheny’s money into his pocket and has never yet made restitution. He asked il it were possible that McAdoo was using the money to finance the campaign of Senator Malsh. of Montana .

EGYPTIAN TREATY. OTTAWA, -March 29

There is no comment here on the Dominion Premier. Mr Alackcnzie King’s retent announcement oi Canada's attitude towards the treaty concluded between Britain and Egypt (which has reference to the Suez (’anal).

.speaking in tne Canadian House ol Commons, the Prime Minister said: “Within the last few months the Canadin Government was asked, in regard la the Treaty being negotiated, w. tber Canada would become a party to the terms of the Treaty, which involved sanctions and which contemplated military alliances. 'I he Canadian Government replied that we di I not believe that the Parliament of Canada would approve of such a Treaty, and that if Britain and Egypt could work out a Treaty along the lines proposed, well mid good, but that, as far as Canada is concerned, we did not feel it to l,e in the interests of the British Empire or of the larger peace which it was hoped the Treaty would serve, that this country lie asked to become a party to it. The British Government immediately accepted our views in reference thereto. *’

No suggestion is being made in Canada that the Prime Minister’s announcement was premature. CANADA AND EGYPT. LONDON. March 29. In the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury. in answer to a question apropos of the Canadian Prime Minister. Mr Mackenzie King’s speech, said that the Dominions were fully informed through cut the negotiations for the AngloEgyptian Treaty. They were not asked to share in the responsibility for the policy embodied therein. It was not a treaty, lint to concur in the general public interest to publish the frank exchange of views with Dominions. and it was not proposed to discuss this very difficult subject of Anglo-Dominion relations. “Wo do not i-l a Fin to control the Dominions in their independent actions,” he said, •‘but do not for that reason abandon our confidence in tbe bond uniting us. , Tt is. we believe, a matter of feeling, and not one of obligation. OTTAWA. March 29. With reference to the statement by Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords to the effect that Canada was not invited to participate in the AngloEgyptian Treaty, the Prime Minister. m 7 McKenzie King, on Thursday night said“ Canad- was asked to ] K , iX party to the treaty and should there he any doubt about it. f should he glad, with the consent of the British Government, to have the eorree--1 pondence in this connection tabled.”