AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Australian. Press Assn.—United Service

FEMINISTS’ PROTEST. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.

Feminist leaders in North and South America are up in arms over the arerst of a woman at the Presidential Palace at Paris. Mis* Alice Paul, leader of the National Women’s Party in the United States says: “Despite the hostile attitude of diplomats in Paris, it will not be long before there will bo an international agreement to raise the status of women throughout the world. 'I here is no subject on which international action is mere urgently needed.”

S.-norita Gonzalez, Panama representative in the Intcr-Amcrican Commission of Women states: “Arrests are unequivocal proofs that- the Old A\ orld is bellind the New in its attitude toward women and their rights. Ate Latiii-Aniericaii women are proud ,to proclaim the splendid response ol Latin-America to the treaty for equal rights.

CONGHESS IN CANADA. OTTAWA, August 28. AYith eleven informal conferences having been arranged in nine provinces for delegates of the Empire Inter-Par-liainentary Congress, the first of these opened nl Montreal to-day with the Hoard of Trade.

.Mr R. White, a member of the Canadian House of Commons, expressed regret that Canadian trade was now predominantly with the United States. The only effective measure whereby Empire trade would he improved was by giving reciprocal preferences. Mr Glasgow explained the transportation problems of Australia, saving that the real objective was to link all the railways together lor a greater measure of co-ordination.

Mr Nos worthy explained the transportation systems in New Zealand, with the part played by shipping concessions.

The subjects to be discussed nt the forthcoming provincial conferences will deal with Empire marketing, wheat pool. migration, land settlement and colonisation. COST OK ELECTION CAMPAIGN. Australian Press Assn.— United Service (Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) VANCOUVER, August 29. A message from St, Louis, Missouri, states the budget of the National Democratic Committee calls for four million dollars to be raised for expenditure on the presidential campaign. J. B. Raskob (chairman) announced on Wednesday that live hundred thousand would be expended to gain the support of the corn-belt States and six hundred thousand on a radiobroadcasting campaign.

RESULT OF HURRICANE. THOUSANDS IN HAITI STARVING. NEW YORK, Aug. 29. President Burns, in a -statement at port An Prince to-day. said: “More than one hundred thousand people are. facing starvation as the result of the recent hurricane which devastated a large area in Haiti. All animals were killed and’ the entire crops destroyed. It will take six months to grow new crops. The resources of the Government are insufficient to help adequately these unfortunate people- "'e must rebuild roads and bridges and provide food and shelter.”