UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

PRO-GERMAN ACTIVITIES. HOW TROTSKY WAS TREATED. Received Dee. 5, 73(5 p.m. York, Dec. 4. < Jiving evidence before tile Senate Committee of Investigation into proGerman press activities, Arthur Clab-vice-president of the American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers, said it was an open secret that Louis jUcmmerling, the association's president, was in German pay. Trotsky, in 1910, vi,sit,ed Cabrvel at his office, demanding his money or liis life. Galjryel threw him downstairs, cutting one of his hands on his rubber collar. The American steamship Orizaba has left New York for Brest, carrying the newspaper correspondents who will attend the Peace Conference. Many members of the American peace delegation and staff are going as passengers'.—Aus.X.Z. Cable Assoc.

STRAIN ON SEA CARRIAGE. EVERY SHIP NEEDED. Received Dpc. !>, 7.30 pm. Washington, Dee. 4. Mr. Redfield, in a speech, said that e\ery sliip which the world has. and can get, will be needed for the next two years, a<! sea carriage is certain to be taxed to its utmost capacity. Tt was necessary to democratise American business, in order to assure American prosperity. It was now assured,! because the world's raw materials had been placed on a basis of service, instead of profits.—Aus.-Sf.Z. Cable Service. MAKING GLYCERINE. A XEW AND CHEAP PROCESS. Received Dec. 5, 11.40 p.ra! Washington, Dee. 4. Out of tlie war's necessities there was olopcd a new synthetic process of niakin;; glycerine by fermentation "of s'i',Mr at a low cost. The secret was carefully guarded while the war lasted. It U now announced that the process has been tested and found to be profitable on a large scale.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assoc. and Rente.

THE PRESIDENT SAILS. ACCOMPANIED BY NAVAL ESCORT. Received Dee. 5, 12.3.5 |).m. Washington, flee. 4. Tim George Washington, with President Wilson aboard, was accompanied by a naval escort commanded by Admiral Mavo, More than "200 experts are with President Wilson, and several tons of maps, documents, etc, SENATE AND PEACE TERMS, Received Dec. 5, f1.5 p.m. Washington, Dec. 4. While the Senate ivas discussing ■President Wilson's peace proposals, Senators and Huvson demanded that President Wilson 'sliould interpret what he meant. The President ought not- to make radical proposals until he was certain that the American public endorsed them. t Senator Walsh pointed out. that the disinclination of Americans to criticise the President created a general belief in their acceptability. Senator Borah introduced n resolution demanding an open discussion of the ptace treaty when the time came to consider it in the Senate,—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.