THE WAR UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1918, Page 8

THE WAR

UNITED STATES.

AMERICAN DETERMINATION. TO STAND BY RUSSIA AND FRANCE. | New York, May 20. President Wilson, speaking at the Red Cross demonstration, said: "We are not to be diverted from our given purpose of winning the war by any insincere approaches upon the subject of peace. I can say with a clear conscience that I have tested those intimations and found them insincere. I now recognise them for what they are—an opportunity to have a free hand, particularly in the East, to carry out the purpose of conquest and exploitation. •Every, proposal with regard to an accommodation in the West involves a reservation with regard to the East, therefore we intend to stand by Russia as well as France. "If Germany thinks we are going to sacrifice anybody for our own sake I tell them now they are mistaken! fo> the glory of this war, so far as we are concerned, is that perhaps for the first time in history it is an unselfish war. If they wish for peace let them come forward through their accredited representatives and lay their terms on the table. We laid ours there and they know what they are.. 1 ' Mr. Wilson eulogised the work of the great Bed Cross organisation, which was recognised by international agreement and treaty. One of the deepest stains on the reputation of the German army was that it had not respected the Red Cfoss. That went'to the root of the matter. They had not respected the instrumentality of mercy and succor I which they had participated in setting up as an expression of humanity.—Aus. N. 55. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. GREAT OUTPUT OF SHIPS. FOCH 'PRAISES RED CROSS. Now York, May 20. Bainbridge Colby, a member of the United States Shipping Board, in a speech, said that , r >o larger sized ships would be completed in .Tune and a larger number in July and August. General Focli cabled the Red Cross headquarters that America has generously brought the aid of an army of industrial and commercial resources to France. These were sure pledges of victory. General Foch warmly praised the work of the American Red Cross.—Press Association. MEETING SHIPPING DEMANDS. New York, May 20. Mr. Crawford Vaughan, interviewed | at Vancouver, said the Allies need 7% million tons of new shipping this year to maintain, ground and dispatch an American army of a million and a half men to France. The United States have been backward hitherto, but now are making every effort to meet the demands. There has been no strike in any of the United States shipyards for months, owing to Government propaganda explanatory of the war aims.— Aus.' N.Z. Cable Assoc. ANOTHER GERMAN INTRIGUE. New York, May 19. Washington officials point out that tho Germans are using their intluence through Turkey in order to strengthen the Teutonic power with the Mahommedans. It is believed in the event of emergency, Semenoff, the Cossack leader would co-operate "with China and Japan against Germany.—Press Assoc. 14 NEW DESTROYERS FOR EUROPE New York, May 10. Mr J. Daniels has named fourteen new destroyers which will be hurried to European waters.—'Press Assoa.