UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16608, 4 December 1919, Page 7

UNITED STATES.

THE COAL STRIKE. PARALYSING THE MIDDLE WEST. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright, (Received Dec. 4, 10.15 a.m.) 'WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Owing to the coal strike industry is Earalysed throughout the middle west bates. The railways are curtailed to the utmost and there is bitter suffering by the pour in the cities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE PEACE TREATY, PARTY COMPROMISE PROBABLE. (Received Dec. 4, 11.55 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. It is now believed the Senate will not take up the treaty until conferences of Republicans and Democrats decide the terms of the compromise, which will secure the necessary 64 votes. The treaty will then come up for a vote, but until then the Senate will mainly devote itself to internal problems Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.