UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1919, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

A HAT,T, FOR VOLUNTEERS.

FOR EUROPEAN SERVICE

Received April 10, 11.10 p.m. New York, March 30,

It is reported at Washington that the War Department will issue a call for 50,000 volunteers for European service, for the purpose of replacing a similar number of drafted soldiers in France.

Another report says that further calls for men are likely, in view of taking military measures against Bolshevism. — Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. CAMPAIGN AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS. OPPOSED BY BRITAIN AND AMERICA. Received April 10, 10.55 p.m. New York, March 30.

The Evening Sun's Paris correspondent reports that the French are already mobilising the elements of the old Salonica army, in order to conduct a military campaign against the Bolsheviks along the eastern barrier. The Americans and British oppose the plan, because they believe it will fail.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. IRISH RACE CONGRESS. CLAIMS TO FREEDOM. . New York, April 9. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says that three (delegates to the Irish Race Congress will be granted passports to sail to Paris on April 20 for the purpose of presenting the Irish freedom claims to the Peace Conference. —Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS AMENDMENT New York, April 9. Dispatches from Paris say that the Australian delegates have pointed out that the proposed amendment to the League of Nations covenant, recognising the Monroe doctrine, would validate and confirm Japan's claims to preponderance in China. Experts in Oriental mattera are trying to find a formula for overcoming the objection.