UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16303, 2 December 1918, Page 3

UNITED STATES.

RAPID REPATRIATION. OF AMERICAN FORCES. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright, WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. General March, in a statement, announces that the United States proposes returning homo in- December 150.000 men. Converted battleships proposes returning homo in December 150.000 men. Converted battleships will be used as transports in order to augment the ordinary ships. The army estimates have been reduced to a negligible point, owing to the cessation of hostilities. The Presidential Committee, alter an investigation into the prohibition of brewing throughout the United States, recommends a continuance of the order, so all brewing has now ceased.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. PEACE CONFERENCE DELEGATES. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. It is officially announced that the American delegates to the Peace Conference will be President Mr. Lansing, Colonel House, Mr. White, and General Bliss. The announcement has caused no surprise, but there is some disappointment that Mr. Taft, Mr. Root and Mr. Charles Hughes wore not included.

It is believed that Mr. Newton D. Baker (Secretary for War) goes to the conference later and takes President Wilson’s place when tho latter returns home.

Tho newspapers contend that American opinion will not be adequately represented by President Wilson’s appointees, who will merely carry out the administration’s policy. President Wilson’s failure to include Republicans in the Peace Conference personnel has been made the subject of a Republican movement in the Senate to dispatch a senator independently to Franco to report proceedings for the Senate.

Mr. Gompers (Labour leader) is heading the Americans to the Paris International Labour Conference. He announces that he hopes to establish an international labour federation, with subsidiaries in every mercantile and manufacturing country in tho world, uniting the workers everywhere in the same manner as those of Canada and tho United States. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. *

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

NEW YORK. Nov. 80.

, Tho Now York Times’ Washington correspondent says that America will place before the conference proposals for a League of Nations, which contemplate an international naval force to police the seas, and such a fleet may be used'to blockade the ports of countries which refuse to obey the league’s decrees.

Tho Government will advocate an international tribunal to adjust disputes, and will enforce its decisions by an international police fleet. ‘lt is intended to advocate that the German naval vessels shall be handed over to the League of Nations, whose force is to be augmented by warships furnished by other nations within the league. Some European statesmen are opposed to admitting Germany to a League of Nations until she has served a period of penance. Every brewery in the United States closes to-day. aiid this is a stop towards nation-wide prohibition. The United Press Washington correspondent states that the President will probahlv address Congress on December 2, and begin his official conference with the Allies on December 14.—United Press.

FRENCH TROOPS FOR RUSSIA

ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO

(Received Dec. 2, 12.20 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. A French force of 500 men, the majority aviators and tankers, are hero cn route to Russia to join the Allied forces fighting the Bolsheviks.—Renter.