U.S.A. AFFAIRS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 July 1941, Page 5

U.S.A. AFFAIRS

HITLER’S PEACE PLAN. NEW~YORK, July 14. Mr La Guardia, Mayor of New York, addressing a group of South American educationists, said Gex’man peace proposals were submitted a few days ago to a peace movement in Washington by a representative ol the German Government with instructions to try it out and prepare a foundation for its reception. He said the plan envisaged a Unned States of Europe in which the various European countries would have autonomy—except that Germany would suoervise theii' economy ana control their foreign relations. “You can readily see what a sham such a plan is and how it would give Hitler absolute domination ol all Europe,” Mi' La Guardia added. GERMAN CONSULS. SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. Herx- Wiedemann, Herr Borchers and fourteen othei’ German Consulax officers have gone to New York by three chartered airliners, in order to board an Army transport to West Point, which is sailing for Lisbon today. No reason has been given ioi' their sudden abandonment ol projected plans to go to Japan. PURCHASES FROM MEXICO (Rec. 9.45 a.m.) ■ T _ MEXICO CITY, July 15 The United States has agreed to purchase all Mexico’s surplus wax commodities for eighteen months Mexico has agreed not to expqi't sucn commodities outside the Western Hemisphere. , . , Recently, Japan purchased heavy quantities of essential war metals at prices far above the world markePetroleum was not mentioned xn the agreements. BONUSES FOR SEAMEN SEATTLE, July 15. The American Federation of Labour union officials report a contract with the “American Stax' fqx - five hundred dollars’ bonus to each seaman, for each Russian port of call. The agreement also provides a bonus of two dollars a day when west of the 160 meridian, with a bonus ot 150 dollars for Orient ports. PLANES PRODUCTION LOS ANGELES, July 15. Mr. Knudson announced that the peak production of 3700 T P r^ a .?f“? monthly will be reached by United States factories in September.— U.P.A.