GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3416, 21 February 1920, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

. AUTOCRATIC PRESIDENT- __.... WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. _ General March, giving evidence before ;the House Committee of Investigation, said President Wilson sent ;Amel.ican_tmops to Russia against the advice of General Bliss. sALI-3 OF GERMAN LINERS. WASHINGTON, Feb.‘lß. Members of the Shipping Board disagreed as to the advisability of selling German liners. In testimony before the Senate commerce committee, Mr Payne advocated the step. Vice-chairman Stevens advised against it, because of the uncertainty of the valuation of a ship. Sealed bids received by the Shipping Board for twenty-one ships totalled more than twenty million dollars. GERMANY’S TRADE. " BERLIN; Feb. 17. German exports to Britain in 1919 were about a million sterling, and imports 14$‘, millions. ‘ INTERNATIONAL CR!-3IS. LONDON, Feb. 18. i In reference to“ President Wilson’s Note, the ‘French newspapers continue to appear better infornled regarding the course of negotiations than the London papers. The Petit Parisien states that the Anglo-French reply points out thatl it is impossible to ignore the appeals] _of the Adriatic populations, and in-I Vites America to co-Operate in assisting I the Entente to decide the fate of these ' people. It urges America to return to I the Conference. The reply has not yet been 'despatched. The Matin states that it has been delayed in order to allow further con-I sultation with M. Mvillerand. Interven- , tion by Viscount Grey, Mr Chamber- ' lain, and Lord ROl‘)e.i-'t Cecil also in- ' fluenced Mr Lloyd George to carefully 4 revise the terms. . , 0 PRESIDENT WILSON DESIRES TO 4 PUBLISH CORRESPONDENCE. , WAESHINGTON, Feb. 18. 4 It is understood President Wilson desires to publish all the correspond- ‘ enc_e in connection with the Adriatic I question, and has requested the con—- 4 sent of Britain, France, and Italy to , do so. l

The eifect of the latest development in the Adriatic. situation has been a slowing up of the movement. in the Sonate to ratify the Treaty. There is 3&1 disposition amongst the Senators to mark time until they see the effect of President Wilson ’s attitude. Some Senators would feel relief if the Treaty were withclraxvn from the Senate, since it. would save them casting a [Vote which might cause loss of constituencies at the coming elections. A CONCILIATORY NOTE. ‘ ‘ LONDON, Feb. 18. 1 The Supreme Council’s reply to Pre- ‘ sident Wilson is conciliatory. Accord-| ing to ‘the Daily Mail, they offer to V validate the December proposal if President Wilson can show them howi they can carry it out, A SENSIBLE PROPOSAL. i OTTAWA, Feb. 19. It is understood legislation will be introduced during the coming session of Parliament to grant semi-diplomatic powers to the Canadian mission to Vvashington in order to do away with the necessity of sending correspondenceabetween Canada and the United States, via the Colonial Ofiice. It is believed that matters peltairning to imperial interests, however, will be dealt with by the Canadian representatives in co-operation with the British Ambassador.