UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1919, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE RAILWAYMEN. AND NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received Oct. 4, 2.5 p.m. Washington, Oct 3. The Railway Union, representing two million workers, will not participate in the national industrial conference unless representation includes the chief Labor officials. The railwaymen's abstention is likely to render the conference nugatory.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. LEAGUE OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE. New York, Oct. 2. The immediate creation of a League for Industrial Peace with a supreme Council similar to that of the League of Nations, to which all industrial disputes may be referred, has been sent to Mr. Gompers by the League of the American Federation of Labor. The plan proposes that all lock-outs and strikes I shall cease.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INDICTMENTS AGAINST MEAT PACKERS. NEW TRIAL ORDERED. Received Oct. 5, 5.5 p.m. New York, Oct. 3. The New York Times' Chicago correspondent reports that the president of the Federal grand jury annouonced that the jury would not return indictments against the meat packers. The evidenca in all the cases will be presented to a new jury on October 7, and this jury will be asked to return indictments charging the packers with violations of the Sherman anti-trust law.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TAFT'S SENSIBLE ADVICE. FALL'S AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. Received Oct. 5, 11.15 p.m. New York, Oct. 4. The World's Washington correspondent says that Mr Taft, in a statement, said that he was hopeful that the Senators in favor of mild reservations would stand together and help to form a good treaty. He hoped that the reservations adopted would be such that the Allies could accept through the exchange of notes and negotiations, not requiring a re-submission of the Treaty to the other nations. »

Speaking at Paloalto, Mr Hoover said that if the League should break down we must immediately prepare for war. "The Treaty," he said, "cannot be carried out without the League. lam confident that if we attempt to revise the* Treaty we shall tread the road through European chaos. The? Allies may themselves revise the Treaty without us and then assemble in a Council of Nations of their own in order to solve the. problems of Europe. I would rather we were represented in such a Council, lest it beconuj a European league against the Western Hemisphere. The failure of the Treaty would probably mean the invasion of Poland. The New York Times', Washington 'correspondent states that the Senate, by a decisive vote, defeated all Senator Fall's amendments. The corrrespondent adds that Mr Baker, in a statement, said that he believed that if the League of Nations was adopted it would be easy for the United States speedily to reduce the size of its military establishment, but, if not adopted, who could foresee the extent of armament that every great nation will be compelled to undertake. Mr Baker concluded: "We will have to arm to the teeth."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE VOTING QUESTION. AMERICA AND DOMINIONS COMPARED. Received Oct. 5. 11.30 p.m. Washington, Oct. 3. Senator McKunber, in a statement, said that there was a great deal of misinformation as to the voting power of Britain and the United States in the League of Nations'. Australia, Canada, New Zealand,, and South Africa, which were self-governing nations, in event of a non-British dispute, could vote only on the question as to what were the true facts of the dispute; they could not vote on a settlement, and the votes would not be subject to the control of Britain.

Senator Thomas, in a statement, said that Britain did not approve of granting separate votes to the Dominions, which were only granted because of the insistence of the Dominions themselves. The Dominions made great sacrifices in the war and demanded recognition as countries managing their own affairs. *" They appealed to the Peace Conference, whereupon England withdrew her opposition. Mr Thomas added that the institution in the United States harmonised with those in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and they will, more frequently than not, he found voting with the United States.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANGLO-PERSIAN TREATY. Received Oct. 5, 11.30 p.m. New York, Oct. 4. The Times' Washington correspondent states that it is understood that the United States objects to the AngloPersian Treaty on the ground that it violates the principles of the League and was concluded against the will of the Turkish people.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INTERNATIONAL LABOR • CONFERENCE. THE REPRESENTATION QUESTION. Received Oct. <i, 1.15 am. New York, Oct. 15. The New York Post, commenting upon j the assertion that the International Labor Conference will have 24 British | members and only four Americans, says it was an absurdity to make any effort to deprive Australia, Canada, and the ] other Dominions of representation at the World Labor Conference, as it is plain that these are fields in which Australia and New Zealand lead the world.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

STEEL WORKERS' TROUBLES. Received Oct: 6, 1.30 a.m. ' New York, Oct. 3. Michael Tighe,, President of the Amalgamated Association of Steel, Tin and Chain Workers, giving evidence before the Senate Labor Committee, said that 3G3,600 steel workers were striking. One reason was that the I.W.W. "circulating worker" was creating distrust of the American Federation Board, i . A Pittsburg report states that the United States Steel Corporation's subsidiaries and independent companies have issued a statement that steel production is again .almost normal,—Alia.-jtJfa.-jgftblg.Aßim, ' * "'