CABLE SUMMARY.

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1921, Page 3

CABLE SUMMARY.

AMERICAN NAVY. A SIGNIFICANT PROPOSAL, WASHINGTON May 18. It, is understood that flio Administration is considering a suggestion by the Navy Department to jnergo the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. No decision Jias been reached as to which ocean the joint fleet would be kept in if the plan is adopted, but naval leaders believe the Pacific i« preferable. It is denied that this would be evidence of unfriendliness towards Japan. A CABLE QUESTION. WASHINGTON, Alay .17. The United .States Government is exteremely anxious for the immediate passing of lhe Kellogg Bill to prevent cables being landed on American soil without the permission of the President-. Tn a. report Io the House in Commit to, the llon. Air Hughes (Secretary of State) said that an emergency of unusual importance exists, liy reason of a suit brought by tlic Western Union ’Telegraph Company for an injunction to prevent the United States Government from interfering with the landing of a cable on AJiami .Beach, in Florida. Congress is, therefore, rustling the Bill through to forestall a Supreme Court decision. The Government fears’ that the entrance of foreign cables of powerful financial strength will throttle United States competition and place the whole nation at the mercy of foreigners. EATER. The .Senate has passed (he Bill introduced by Senator Kellogg, giving the I’resiilent authority Io refuse permission for tho landing of any cable on the United States shores. BLOODSHED IN (ITALY, LONDON, May Hi. The “Daily Herald’s - ’ Runic correspondent says blood and terror, iinparalelled in recent history marked the election campaign just concluded. The working class parties enjoyed no liberty of propaganda. Armed Fascists usual y assisted Government (force's and broke up tJie few meetings which the Socialists and Uoniinuni.sts attempted to hold- Hundreds of \>orkors’ institutions weer devastated. Socialist candidates were sequestered and driven from tlieir electorates. Labour newspapers were burned and armed Facsists invaded several Communist headquarters They dcstioyed tlic ballots, the elections going to the Nationalists by default. There is little doubt that Parliament will ho short lived. Tho Socialists demand a dissoultion. Other reports slate that Giohtti assisted the Fascists. The Nat.'onalists arc likely to Jiave a working majority over the. Catliolics, Socialists, and Communiusts. The laM-named arc practically extinguished. ITALIAN ELECTIONS. .ROAI Ji, Alay 18. The Socin list-Conimunisl representation in tho new Chamber, through reduced to a quarter of the total number of scats, still remains redoubtable. A large number of Fascist! were elected, who in time will probably develop into an Agrarian Labour Parly, with patriotic leadings. The Fascist! offensive on the Socialists ami sanguinary encounters continue throughout Italy, but principally in. the north. The Conimunists have began to ambush the isolated Fascisti. They arc killing and wounding many of them. ROAIE, Alay 18. The “Idea Nazionalc” forecasts 1,0 new’ Chamber will consist of 285 Coalition members, and 211 Opposition Of The latter 135 are Socialist-Com-munists, and four aro German, ANGLO-J AP TREATY. QUESTION OF RENEWAL. NEW YORK, May IS. The “New York Tribune’s” Washington correspondent interviewed Mr Bertram Shnpson, tho Chinese Government agent who toured Canada opposing a renewal of tho AugloJapaneso Treaty. Air. Simpson declared: ‘I am much impressed with the conviclioh of United Stales Senators with whom 1 talked that it would bo Tmpossoblo for tho Anglo..lapaucso’.T rculy- to be written so as to* lueel. American objections. This is tremendously significant in view of tho public utterances of Premier Mr. Hughes (Australia), and Air. Alasscy (Premier of New Zealand), that (be Treaty must bo renewed in such a shap as to be satisfactory to the United States.” Air. Simpson said Senators AlcCurmick. Lodge, Borah, and Johnson eon curred in this view. UNITED STATES AND ARAIAMEN'I'S. ’ %a BRO-ENGLISH . APPEAL. ! NEW YORK, Alay 18. A Chicago message states Rev BAlcFarland, General Secretary of a Congress on reduction of armaments, which is meeting Iherc lias appeah’d to the American clergy to .do all in 5 their power to crush every- sentiment 1 existing against England. He declares I England was. conservative to a superlative degree as a great balance wlwel.