GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3489, 18 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MOST TBRRIB3aI-1 HUMAN TRAGEDY. <

JIMMINENT IN EUROPE

A.MERICA ’S DUTY.

Received 9.0 am, is

NEW YORK, May 17.

A message from Des Moines (Iowa) states lHenry P. Davidson, chail‘lna.ll of the League of Red Cross Societies, declared at a general conference of. Methodist and Espiscopal Churches that. starvation and disease had undermined Middle and ,East.el'n Europe, and a. complete economic, political, moral, and physical Collapse was immiueilt. He urges the Vital necessity of Congress appropriating five hundred millions for the use of Cent.ra.l and Eastern Europe, and inviting other Powers to follow suit, and eo—oper:lfe in feeding the people. The crisis is so acute that delay will be fatal, and the result will be the most terrible tragedy the human race has known. To be despised for ever as a greedy, plmrisaical nation was 2. fate the United States should not incur.

SPA CON FBRENCE.

THE J"REPARATIO'N QUESTION.

FRANCE AND" BRITAIN ADOPT CTOURSE OF ACTION.

LONDON, May 16.

* The Hythe Conference has concludued. A.n oificial statement says; ‘The [French and British Governments relcognise on the one hand that it is To [the general interest that reparation ‘for losses and damage due to the war should be secured as soon as possible With this object necessary resources {should be made available without de[la,v. On the other hand it is desiriable that Germany should be put in [a position to regain financial autonomy by the speedy fulfilment of _her kobligations. The Governments therefore express the opinion that in order ;to solve the economic difliculties gravely weighing upon the world, and definitely to mark the beginning of an era of peace, it is important to reach a settlement which will reach the whole body of international liabilities left as a legacy of the war, and which shall at the szufie time ensure parallel liquidation of the inter-Allied War debt and the reparation of‘-the debts of the Central Empires according to experts to he charged (1) to prepare immediately .for examination for their two Governments proposals fixing the minimum total for the German debt which would be capable of acceptation by the Allies and at the same time be compatible with Ger-nlany’s capacity to pay: (2) to determine "the method of payment and the capitalisation of Gernlany’s debt, which would be best calculated to assure realisa+ion of the general views expressed above; (3l to establish conditions for division between the Allies for payment by Germany in accordance with‘ the agreements which certain Allies have already reached and which remain to be definitely settled in the case of other Allies.

REVOLUTION IN MEXICO. . —-—-I-\ ' FLIGHT OF CARRANZA. NEW YORK, May 17. Provisional Pres'id'é‘nt De la Huerta, of Mexico, has telegraphed that Carranza, with a. small escort, has fled in the direction of the mountains of Vera Cruz, where 1-evolllfi«T3=n'a"l-5" forces are pursuing him.

REVOLUTIONISTS’ BIG HAUL.

MEXICO CITY, May 17.

The Revolutionists ca.pture<l 2000 prisoners, 24 trains, four pieces of artillery, 200 machine guns, 3. great quantity of ammunition and gold and silver bars. Fighting began on Friday morning. After three hours’ battle, Carranza, and the leading memlbers of his party abandoned the trains and fled in automobiles, escorted by 500 cavalry‘.‘ Rebel cavalry are pursuing. Unconfirmed‘ reports on Friday said that Carranza had been captured.

CARRA NZA ’S HEROIC! STAND‘

CUTS HIS WAY OUT.

Received 9.15 am

MEXICO CITY, May 17.

Carranza.’s' last stand was a heroic. spectacle. Without water or food, outnumbered and surrounded, the Carranzaists fought. desperzitely against overwhelming odds. Geferal Murguia and Ca,.m,,za_ personally leading charges, by which finally a way was cut for escape to the mountains. The rebels pay generous tributes to Ca:-ranza’s heroism. His horse was shot under him, fbut he remounted and condffctecl the battle.

-U.S. RAI LWAYS DISORGAN ISED.

GO'V"r2RNMENT TO TAKE CONTROL. Received 10.15 am. ' NEW_YORK, May 17. The United States railways face an immediate collapse owing to disorganisation, car shortage, and traffic congestion, unless the Government steps in. The Railway Labour Board is expected to takeaction to-day, imposing an embargo on ei"el-ything excepting essentials, food, and fuel, thus returning the railways to ‘Government control again. The situation is acute. Many centres are short working owing to lack of material. The fuel shortage is wi‘(Tespr'ead.