AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1923, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. TURKEY'S CONCESSION. NEW YORK, April 11. The “New York World’s” Washington correspondent says:—The Angora Assembly’s ratification of the American C hester concession in Turkey, while nut quite a surprise ill official circles here, nevertheless is considered sudden. General Goal lulls, who built tlio Panama Canal, and is President of the Chester firm, hurried to consult with the State Department, whose experts freely admit the responsibility which that eonec'S-inn puts upon the United States. The United States is now compelled to participate in problems growing out of tile Turkish question, and tin Far Eastern mandates. The feeling is that Angola has acted quickly, because she desires American capita! in Turkey. The latter will now probably use the United States against Britain and France in the -Mosul questions ami other Far Eastern problems. FLOODING IN U.S.A. NEW YORK. April in. The “Now York Timex’s” Washing- l ton correspondent says; It i> under- j stood that Hie Federal Prohibition Commissioner. Air Haynes, j» faced virtual- | I ]y with an impossible in-k in entore- j iug prohibition, lie will ask President- I Harding to authorise the Use oi naval forces to combat the activities of a rum—miiggliug fleet that is plying nil the Atlantic eu.'ist, and will enlist the aid of various Governmental departments. notably tire immigration service and the State Department, to eo-oper-ate in cheeking the flood of illicit liquors into the United .State-. TO PREVENT AYAIt. (Received this day at 0.1. A a.m.) NEW YORK. April 11. Air Hoover, addressing the Convention of AYonieii at lies .Moines. lowa, said that during the past two years the United States Government had applied itself vigorously to the task of advancing the organisation in the world for the elimination of the < auses of war. The AYnsFiington Conference was one step in tlie proposal, and that United States join the AYorld Court of the League was another. The speaker intimated that United States rejection of the League does not mean that United States has lo«t interest in the search for a solution to end war, and that the Court has none of the faults which the League has. He pointed out that direct negotiations between the nations over grave differences often lead to war. but the Court offers a form of judicature eradicating this danger. Afr Hoover declared the League Arbitration Court has the demerit that it has settled disputes by compromise rather than by building up a principle for tlie permanent establishment of international relations.