UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

ACTIVITIES.

I gtitiCBESfiOMB DISTURBANCES,

_ New York, April 25. j i?i sJ<k™ fa« %JSf • ■ > w America was the enemy of SociaV jgm threatened the American. Embassy. Etflmen dispersed tiif crowd. Germain agents ciroulated a report fcumiy Russian, soltfiers that land wasi • *■"=*■" distributed, causing a number .o 'the 1 front. Consequently, M. Oaixshoff, War Minister, isaed a demaL .Jftsssaring the,eoldie(rß. ; SOCIALIST PAPER. . ' . POLICY j ■V r Ixmdon, April 25. iChe Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam cor-1 "ftefondent states HheA the Vorwarts, in mi ■ article, insists that Germany! ,■ most, strive towards a lasting peace by hhrnnAaiimr.. tiie ideas of annexations indemnities. _ _ ■ It» nfltesrarthy that Herr von Beth-wtori-TT»Tlw<y often, tises the Vormarts to forward his ideas, therefore it is posthat this article indicates, even ] Si vaguely, that Germany i 3 inclined pi ntimh down farther. j

STATEMENT BY MR. BALFOUR.

ttEBJtITOBIAIi GAIN NOT OUR OBJECT. r My. Bajfimi* mode at statement to&t wSTaIHm did not dßsire to induce the United States to enter into entangling hltimnaa abroad. The United.States o her own free well entered the struggle, fwt with any hope of gain, hut be(OMlse she was convinced that the interests of rnnmlriwt demanded it. There xoaH be no more fallacious policy for ijfae Allien tJian to base their actions Apon mch, ahalkxw considerations as iewn. /

jffiENCH COMMISSION ARRIVES. JALMEARTY WELCOME. I . Washington, April 25.' his party. Hie cruiser on which hG camo was met Jjy American destroyers. A member of the commission says jtbat its purpose is to extend the principle of the AlEes' conferences which biMre'been Held in various oapitals to tateraoa. They will consider .military, ; ramanuc and financial questions. The IHreiuii Cabinet has such confidence in , tf. Viriam that it did not give him milrfcßi instructions. I General Joffire is prepared to explain Ctbe exact mihtairy situation, presumiftbly to mdnsito wherein America oan /best) heilp. The commission is prepared to discuss the sending of an expedition|«ry force to Europe. M, Vivi«ni «ud, "We agree with the i great emotion of the first democracy in Pie World with which France shaves liar inaals." ' GfiWgral Joffre and M. Viviani have j Birtwea Mi bowd the Presidential TOdnt'. , were greeted by bands IMSTLa asiiL2 met General J offre on |ej|c|t <ijme Mayflower. The corMttp' pf weir greeting was notable, rreproytage was without incident. / AMERICAN LOANS.

CKWHBtiP"THB'ALLH;S. Washington, April 25. ' , 'jA Hrjßsury warrant lending Britain 40 nrnMPi sterling has been formally naiaded to Sir C. Spring Bioe, the BritLTn»jh3»d. Stales will loan Britian JOy rajmon dollars immediately out of the MQjmfliote just raised. It is extßftf the first issue will be a "loan mjfUon dpllare, giving subseribns ftwgjjnontfes to pay for the bonds ff mdSfbeDiß. The Government is , |OT^Blwj^iri«'nrri« 1 i advances to Italy