UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE NEW ALLIANCE. f t LORD READING'S TRIBUTE. l Received July 17, 740 p.m. ~ New York, July 15. < Lord Reading, in a speech in eelebra- ] tion of the 14th of July, paid a tribute j to the spirit of the French people in the four years' struggle, in which her un- ( breakable spirit has risen above every | blow. Referring to the alliance between England, France, and the United States, he said: 'lt is difficult to over-estimate the effect it will have upon the progress . of humanity and the pnace of the world. The war is a struggle between two conceptions of the rights of man, between democracy and despotism" —'Press Assoc. CHINA IN A NEW ROLE. Received July 17, 5.3 p.m. Washington, July M. China has agreed to build ships for the < United States.—Press Assoc. - j STATE CONTROL OF THE WIRES. , —-- 1 Received July 17, 740 p.m. ( Washington, .Tilly 16. f The Senate has empowered the Gov- i ernment to control the telegraphs and { telephone.—Press Assoc. t WAR EFFORT OF U.S. ' i VAST OUTPUT IN MEN AND < MATERIAL. ] Ottawa, May 20. An inspiring address was given by Mr. W. C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce m the American Government, at the Canadian Club to-day, before a distinguished audience which included the Duke of Devonshire, Sir Robert Borden, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and many members of the Cabinet. Replying to the question "Why is the United States at war?" Mr. Redfield said it was not from a wish for power or territorial aggrandizement, or by Tea- ■ son of revenge or anger, but because they had come to the conclusion that ' there was an unbelievable evil in the 1 world which must be crushed. They were fighting to see the world sweeter and holier, women safer, and childhood more < secure. Amid cheers, Mr. Redfield declared that they were with Great Britain, < Canada and France until the end, as the : world would not be worth living in un- i less this evil were crushed. ' Mr. Redfield unfolded some of the achievements and plans of the United ' States. Thirty thousand factories, he said, were making munitions and equipment. There were now five plants, each larger than the Essen works. He recent- ; ly visited one factory where 30,000 men were making guns of all kinds, and 80,- ; 000 were on all kinds of war work. Fifty ; new ships would be constructed in June, more than 60 in July, and still more in August. There were several yards which would soon be able to build 50 ships at one time through the assembling of parts. They had lent £1,152,000,000 to the Allies. On May 1 they had greatly exceeded their promise to have 500,000 men in France by July 1. There were critics who related stories of failure. He asked the country not to worry about the reported failure of the American aeroplane factories. He saw one factory recently where the raw material was going in at one end and the finished product coming out at the other. He also disputed the contention that the American railways had collapsed under the strain. They proposed to spend nearly £200,000,000 on improvements, which included 100,000 freight cars. He would admit that Uncle Sam had taken a long time to wake up to his job, but he was now well wakened up. In conclusion, Mr. Redfield paid an eloquent tribute to Canada and the Canadian troops. He was proud that some Americans had served in Canadian battalions.