Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
Moderutes Gain BY French Vote;
Brief Foreign Ne,us Dispatches
Extreme Right and Left-Snuts May Lead
in South Africa

PARIS, January 10.-Complete re-
turns from Sundays elections to the
French senate show gains for the
center, or moderate parties, both the
extreme right and the left losing
seats. The conservatives Of the right
elected three senators as against their
present representation of eight. while
the radicals elected forty-three as
compared with their present fifty
four senators.
The results for the ninety-eight
seats contested were as follows: Con-
servatwes. 5; republicans, bzbbbbz
sentative, three; republicans, thirty
forty three: republican socialists.
eleven. The returns from two dis
tricts. those of the Reunion and
Gaudeloupe islands, have not yet been
received.
Two Parties Fail Completely.
The unified socialist party and the
communist party failed to elect
single candidate.
The elections.in which one-third or
the senate seats were filled. strength
ened the position of the government
according to the Echo de Paris. all
members OF tne ministry. Will inc
exception of Henri Rioard. minister
of agriculture. being elected. He will
probably be replaced in the cabinet.
Georges Leagues, president of the
ministry, will probably be interpret
lated this week relative to the dis
armament OF Germany and other ques-
lions of foreign policy, but his adher-
entS are confident the chamber will
postpone debate until after II. Ley
CUES meets David Lloyd George. Brit
ish prime minister. on January 10.
and thus give NJ. Leygues the free
hand he will require on that occasion.
Strength Uninlpaired.
Unbiased public opinion seems in
clined to agree that the government s
strength has not been impaired. but
few ltra-moderate organs, such as
the Figaro, maintain the elections
show tendency toward the right.
The majority of newspapers here con-
Aider that the loss of five seats by the
conservatives and nine by the radicals
modification in politics, one way or
another. The center of gravity con-
tinues to be held by the left and CEN
'te-, where NJ. Leagues finds most of
his support.
The newly formed communist party
placed ten senatorial candidates in
the field, but all were defeated
SHUTS Victory Forecast.
LONDON.-Victory Tor zen. Jan
Christian SHUTS, premier OF the Union
of South Africa, in the elections soon
to be held there is forecast in news
PIPER dispatch received here.
When the elections were held last
March, fully 100000 voters. for the
most part residents of rural sections.
remained away from the polls. but
the issues in the present campaign
aNe being clearly derined, and the dis
patch declares the vote will be much
heavier than it was last spring.
Sir Lazarus Fletcher Dies.
LONDON-Sir Lazarus Fletcher. the
scientist. died. He was born March
3, 1854. He had written extensively
on natural science. his works includ-
ing crystallographicai. physical and
meteorological subjects.
Renounces His Candidacy.
INSTRUMENTATION has been re-
ceived here of the report that Jose
Maria Escalier has renowned his can
didacy for President of Bolivia. His
withdrawal leaves Bautista Savedra
the only remaining candidate for the
Office.
Increase in Surtax.
PEKING-The 10 per cent increase
in the customs surtax, announced for
the benefit OF famine sufferers. will
become effective on February Is. in
stead of January 16 as originally
planned. the finance ministry an
nounces. The change in dates was
made at the request of the foreign le-
cations.
Enforce Ship Regulations.
MADRID-The Spanish authorities
are exacting the strictest compliance
with the regulations governing the
transport of emigrants' from Spanish
ports. Penalties have been inflicted
upon the owners Of the steamer Liger
for maltreatment of passengers and
on the owners of the steamer Samara
for neglecting to carry nurses to at
tend emigrants.
Labor Man Howled Down.
sLONDON.-John Robert Clynes. la
Dor member of parliament for Man
chester. former food controller and
president of the National Union OF
General Workers, was howled down
while attempting to address a meet
ing Of the unemployed at Camberweli
He was obliged to desist. large sec
tion of the audience shouting: I'VE
King Ii seventy-Six Years Old.
BERN. Switzerland.-Forme King
Ludwig III Of Bavaria on Friday cell
ebrated his seventy-sixth birthday in
the sanatorium at Wildenwart Castle.
IN Bavaria
Attacked BY Syndicalists.
VALENCIA, Spain. Munoz
Perez. the civil governor. was at
tackled while returning home from the
theater by a group of twelve syndi
calists. who fired fifty revolver shots
into his carriage. Two bullets pierced
the cushion upon which the governor
was sitting. but he escaped unscathed.
A cyclist, a policeman and boy pc
destrian were injured by the shots.
The ASSISTANTS escaped.
Four Miners Bodies Found.
JAEE. Spain.-Four bodies of min
ers who were imprisoned by fire in
the lower galleries OF a pit in the
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