UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1916, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

BOYCOTT OF EGGS AND BUTTER. TAFT ON THE LABOR MENACE. Received Dee. 5, 5.25 p.m. New Yijrk, Dec. 4. As a protest against high prices, housewives have begun a six weeks' boycott against butter and eggs. Ei'-Prcsident Taft, in a speech, urged the necessity of action to prevent the labor unions from weakening America's ability to meet the economic conflict after the war. The danger was that unionists should place themselves above the law. That labor, federations should desire to dei'y unorganised labor the right to work amounted to rebellion, and the threat that a railway strike would be enforced unless the eight-hour law was upheld was a threat to starve the nation into submission. GERMAN BARBARITY. OVER BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS. New York, Dec. 4. II De Wiart, Belgian Minister, in a special cable to the New York World, says that the deportations are the result of barbarity and bud faith by Germany. They have caused aii aggregation of German marks in the Belgian banks. The Germans seized five hundred million marks, which have been eompulsorily invested in Germany. The invaders planned to ruin the industries by forced deportations, in order tc release Germans ;"or the army. Belgium supplied fourfifths of the western army's needs. The totsi German profits of the occupation are two thousand million marks. Salaries are only paid to workmen who sicn the engagement registers. They are obliged to work, and it is virtual slavery. ' "•«?«»* M De Wiart concludes: "Will the country of Lincoln remain passive in civilised men?" ANOTHER WILSON PROTESI. Washington, Dec. 3. Mr. Wilson has warned Count Bernstorff against further sinking of merchantmen in American waters, RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN. Received Dec. C, 1.35 a.m. New York, Dec. 5. The New York World says ihat if Mr. Asquith and Viscount Grey should be forced out of office, the change may be anything but beneficial to good relations between Britain and America. THE POOD PROBLEM. Received Dec. 6, 1.35 a.m. Washington, Dec. 5. At the opening of Congress, many measures were read relative to the cost of living, including Mr. Fitzgerald's proposed embargo on the export of foodstuffs. The officials believe that Congress is opposed to the embargo.