AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1930, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS

NAVAL TREATY RATIFIED. [United Press Association—By Electric i j Telegraph.*—Copyright.] r ’■ ,1 , '■ . . ' (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) j-.-inv.-.: WASHINGTON, July 2i The Senate on Monday ratified tlie London Naval Treaty as .previously adopted, the Norris reservation stipulating that no approval 'be given by •ratification to any secret agreement ox*.; understanding which may exist in relation to the Pact, The reservation by Senator Johnston to permit the United States to construct either eight or six inch gun cruisers, -regardless of limitations in the treaty, was respected by fifty-seven to eight. WASHINGTON. July 21. - The ratification oi the Treaty vote wa,s 58 to 9, , two-third of the vote was .necessary. The vote came suddenly after more than a dozen reservations by opponents had been rejected Heavily. WHEAT OUTPUT. WASHINGTON, July 21. Senator Thomas asked Mr Hoover to call an international conference of repx-esentatives of wheat growing) countries to consider a plan to bring about a world wide curtailment of wheat production. INVALID -IMPROVING. NEW YORK, July 21. ; Woolnough is in -better health after a period of illness. He is leaving Los. Angeles for a visit to a South American oil field.