UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1919, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

MEXICAN BANDITS CAPTORS AIRMEN.

GRAVE CONSEQUENCES FEARED.

Bjr Teleeraph.—Press Aasn.- Copyricht.

Washington, Aug. 18. The Government has demanded that Mexico shall take instant steps to release the captured army airmen who aer held to ransom by bandits. Mexican bandits seized two United States air lieutenants and threatened to murder them unless they are immediately ransomed. The State Department regards the incident as likely to have grave consequences to American policy. Vigorous representations to MeXico are pending.—Aua. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Tho Trench and American consuls at Mexico City are protesting against the expulsion of the British Charge d'Arehives. The United States Government has decided to pay the air lieutenants' ransom.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. POSSIBILITY OF WAR IN PAR EAST. THE TROUBLE IN MEXICO. Received Aug 10. 5.5 p.m. Washington, Aug. 18. Mr. Thomas Millard, the American writer who is attached to the Chinese peace delegation, expressed the opinion to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is hearing evidence in connection with the Shantung treaty, that according to the unanimous view of American diplomats at Paris, the settlement would sooner or later result in war in the Far East. JAPANESE BLUFF. Received Aim;. ID, 8.50 p.m. Washington, Aug. 18. Mr. Millard continued: President Wilson, after an attempt, to get Japan to modify her terms regarding Shantung, learned that the Japanoso intended, if refused Shantung, to bolt from the conference and abandon the League of Nations. Other diplomats believed that Japan was bluffing, but President Wilson did not.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.

Received An?. 19, 3.10 p.m. Washington,' Aug. 18.

Joseph Polk, ex-Governor of Missouri and counsel for the Egyptian Commission visiting the United States, filed a brief before the Senate Foreign Commission charging the British control in Egypt with being tyrannical.. Folk alleges that, eight hundred natives Were killed during the recent disorders.