U.S. AFFAIRS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 4 June 1923, Page 9

U.S. AFFAIRS

Anti-Prohibition Law. MORE TROUBLE. BY Caßuj;—-PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT (Received 9 p.m., June 3.) Now York, June 2. A message from Albany states that Governor Al .Smith has signed the Prohibition Repeal Law. By Gable—Press Association —Copyright. Washington, June 2. The administration is surprised as Governor Smith's approval of the Prohibition Enforcement Law’s repeal, having believed a veto certain, it is learned that Mr Harding means to see the Federal law enforced. Immediate steps ate being taken to send the biggest possible enforcement staff to New York State. Tho prohibition authorities expect that there will be a reign of bootlegging for several months, until sufficient forces can be assembled to circumvent it, but they are confident that the dry sentiment in Congress is strong enough to vote ample funds to secure the suppression of the liquor traffic. Politically Smith’s move is regarded as likely to put tlie Democratic Party on a wet platform at the next election. WAR DEBTS. It is announced that the War Transactions Section of the Department of Justice, which is directing war frauds prosecutions, recovered 3,195,385 dollars and secured judgments -amounting to 1,225,919, while cases involving many millions more are still pending. PHILIPPINE TROUBLE. By Cable—Press Association —-Copyright. Manila, June 2.

Fifty-three fanatical Moros including the Priest Akbar were killed in a fight with Constabulary at Pata Island.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Washington, June 2.

The State Department has received Portugal’s protest against the American Prohibition. Ship Ruling.

ARMAMENTS. By Cable—Prosa Association —Copyright. (Received 8 p.m., June 3.) ■ Washington, June 1. It is understood that President Harding desires to call a second conference on the. limitation of armament with a view of dealing with limitation of naval aircraft, and which may take a broader scope as the beginning of international co-operation is the development of aircraft as a peaceful agent of commerce and travel. The president will not abandon the idea for the association of nations, and is hot dismayed by tire opposition to the World Court plan. In due time he will show that the latter plan is but part of the general idea to put the United States into association with other nations for the prevention of war. European delay rather than American opposition delays progress. The French Government is being politely but emphatically urged to ratify the naval armament treaty made.