AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 14 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICA.

lIEARST’3 PRO-GERMANISM. NEW YORK, May 12. Ex-Prcsidcnt Roosevelt has issued a statement asserting that the Government is showing favouritism in the enforcement of the espionage law by suppressing and prosecuting certain magazines and newspapers accused of comforting the enemy and obstructing the successful prosecution of the war, and at the same time failing to prosecute Hearst’s newspapers, which opposed America’s entry into the war and attacked the Allies. AMERICA AND THE WAR. INESTIMABLE ASSISTANCE TO ' THE ALLIES. . r LONDON, May 12. Lord Miner,' interviewed by a United Press correspondent, said: America is rapidly filling up the gap in the Allies’ strength due to Russia’s failure. The war can only~oe won decisively by superiority of man-power and material. America makes that superiority certain.

Lord Rhondda, interviewed, said: Without the United States aid it would have been impossible for the Allies to feed the troops and the civilian population during the last si:, months.

Mr. Bonar Law was also interviewed. He said: America has splendidly assisted us financially, giving to the ful extent of her ability, thus enabling Britain to borrow from her as much as we loaned to the Allies.

Sir Eric Geddes. First Lord of the Admiralty, has received a cable from Mr. Daniels stating: One spiandid result of the war is the mutual appreciation of the men of the British and American navies. The work of combating U-boats necessitated AngloAmerican conferences, which have had far-reaching results in the relations nthe two nations. I am engaged in equipping more and more units of the fleet. The whole service is being keyed up. The watchword throughout the navy is “full speed ahead.”