THE UNITED STATES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3581, 31 October 1922, Page 22

THE UNITED STATES.

AMERICA’S NAVAL STRENGTH. WASHINGTON, October 25. Air Hughes made a statement that America must maintain the naval strength allotted her by the Washington Disarmament treaties. He said that it would be on this basis that the United States would enter into future conferences or nake agreements for limitations. Air Hughes added: “It would be follv to undermine our position.” AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY’. NEW YORK, October 25. At Sacramento ail extraordinary tale of J.W.W. ruthlessness was told by a witness, a former right-hand man of William Hayward, the leader of the Syndicalists, during the trial of 10 I.WAV. members under the Californian Syndicalism law. The witness said that the organisation had conspired to send poisoned tinned foods to the American soldiers in France during the war. A large Chicago packing-house had 4CO I.WAY. members in its employ, and part of their work was the testing of tinned goods before shipment. The I WAV. members, instead of condemning had goods, would pass them. The witness said: “Wo wanted to cripple the packers, and we opposed the war.. We used to say, ’Let them poison Elide Sam’s damned gunners. The I.WAY. men also drove nails into the cases so as to pierce the tins.” “NO POLITICAL ENTANGLEMENTS.” NEW YORK, October 27. At Boston, the Secretary for War (Mr Weeks), at a luncheon at the Roosevelt Club, declared that the United States was willing to join any industrial conference of European nations to put them on their feet again. He added : “But during the present Administration you can rest assured that no political entanglements will be made with the nations of Europe.’*