UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1916, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

FOR THE ENTENTE. CiERMAX DISTURBERS EJECTED. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, March Iti. The Daily Mail correspondent in Xew York says there was a gathering of 4000 in Carnegie Hail to advocate co-opera-tion between America and the Entente. •Hermans tried to break up the meeting, but completely failed, and many were ejected A resolution was passed approving the Entente cause and pledging the utmost support. ' "WOBBLY" WILSON. AROUSES MORE DISTRUST. President Wilson's attitude is now arousing distrust among his own party. The dispatch of American troop 3 to Mexico has had ft bad effect, as Americans generally believe it will result in war with Carranza or t'lie other faction. There will thus be a weakening of United States' power to discuss other questions with the Allies or Germany. The press is increasingly bitter in comments on President Wilsons' weakness, Mointing out that the State Department i- now merely a target for foreign jokes. AMERICAN TROOPS XOT READY. London, March 15. The Times' correspondent at Washington says that as far as the public-knows the expedition against Villa has not yet started. The delay has been made a text against military unpreparedness, and it is argued that the Mexican trouble has obviously been brewing for month;, yet the forces on the border weiy inadequate to cope with it when the time came. Congress is urged to deal promptly with measures for army reform.