UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

WAR ON TURKEY AND BULGARIA. RESOLUTION BEFORE THE HOUSE. Received June £2, 5.5 p.m. Washington, June SU. A joint resolution declaring war on Turkey and Bulgaria was introduced in the House and referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee. Representative Kelly, the introducer, asserted that both countries had already committed aots of war against the United StatesMr. Lansing agreed that the attack at Tabflriz, if made by military forces, wis a casus belli.—Press AssocReceived June 23, 5.5 p.m. Washington, June 22. Congressman Kelly has introduced a resolution in the Lower House favoring war pgainst Turkey and Bulgaria.— Press Assoc. A FOREIGN LEGION. . Received June 23, 11 p.m. Washington, Juno 21 The authorities have approved of legislation permitting the Jugo-Slavs and Czecho-Slovaks and Poles in the United States te tak* op am« agal&st Austria by becoming units of the American Army. This will add 200,009 to 500,<500 troops to tTis American Army and widen the rift between these races and Austria.—Press Assop. New York, June 21. Arrivals at San Fran«l?eo from Russia report that thousands of Czechs are ready to leave Russia for the United States to light against Austria.—Press Assoc. VARIOUS ITEMS. Received June 23, 11 p.m. Washington, June 2il. The United States' shipbuilding programme is proceeding without labor troubles. According to the chairman of the Board (Mr. Hurley), there are half s million workers employed. Mr. Sajnuel Gompers has "been reelected president of the Federation of Labor. Joseph Rutherford, successor to Pastor Russell, of the International Bible Students' Association, a new United (States religion, and sue assistants, wers sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for conspiring to violate the egpionage lawNewspapers give prominence to a speech by Lord Setdiag ae indicating a desire for the closest relations between Britain and America. Lord Reading, acknowledging the Harvard degree of doetor of laws, said: desires to combine with America for the benefit of humanity." Mr. Charles W. Elliott, president of Harvard, hoped the ambassador would eventually be aible to arrange an offensive and defensive Anglo-American ancelord Dunmore, speaJdng at Chicago, said that Germany must achieve victory within Bix months, otherwise.'defeat was certain, as the man-power balance was steadily moving to the Allies' side.—: Press Assoc.