Evening star., 1922-10-29
The Story the Week Has Told

does not like to think so. The evidence SO far
The Pastear institute Of Paris is about to
create a great reservation for anthropoid apes
in French West Africa: in order to supply u S,.s
like men that they react much as men do to
diseases. The idea. of course, Is to inocuiate
them with disease germs and watch results. 1t
Is little hard on the apes; let US nope tneir
altruism will sustain them. DR.. voronov alone
hear that enterprising Chicagoan, backed
by syndicate. has gone to Africa to corner
the ape market.
Germany.-A new French reparations plan
was submitted to the reparations commission
which proposed allied supervision not only of
the finances of the REICH but also Of those of
the separate German states. 1t was silent con-
cerning a oratorium, in contrast to Sir John
Bradbury's British plan, which proposed
moratorium of two or more years. but was reti-
cent concerning allied control Of German
finance. 1t is said that the British and French
members of the commission are now at last In
agreement some sort of compromise. In
this mood they are off. with the rest of the
commission. to Berlin to try to persuade the
German government to accept the compromise,
which involves stricter control than Ger
many is required. under the Versailles treaty
to accept. 1t is hoped that the promise Of a
moratorium will sufficiently sugar the pill
The German government. on the other hand
is reported to have invited several foreign
arations commission. to Berlin to discuss the
situation and give their advice. including John
New York University. and an oticial Of the
Guaranty Trust company This invitation
tions commission of its intention to visit Ber,
lin. and the German government .,s has assured ,r
where. it had no intention of fouting the COM
mission.
The German government continues from
week to week to beat its own record OF mark
.IS .od Il is is ths SeW nGt n
the dollar September 20.
The rechstag has passed an amendment to
who was elected by the long defunct national
assembly provisional president. constitutional
ceeding The mere thought of a presidential
election arouses blind terror in the minds of
the estimable gentlemen of the rechstag. Some
American in Berlin has been drawing the long
bow.
ItaIy.-The Facta cabinet has resigned. in
face of an ultimatum from Mussolin head OF
the fascist. declaring that unless the six
principal cabinet portfolios turned over
at once to fascist. he will order general
mobilization of his irregular forces and seize
the government
Naturally. alarmist rumors rife. They
are probably not justified 1t is not likely
that Mussolnis threat of general mobiliza-
tion will be carried out. OF the possibilities
formation of ministry headed by GioIotti
Orlando. with strong fascist representation
shall enact ma an electoral law satisfactory to the
fascisti to be followed by general elections
under the law. Another. formation of a
ministry headed by Salandra. who, though not
fascista. is of the far right, with the under
try headed by Mussolini with the understand
ing stated above. 1t may be true. as reported
from London. that fascismo detachments have
seized several towns Florence Pisa and
Cremona) and deposed the authorities: but II
So it is improbable that such action was au-
thorized by the fascismo central authority.
At the fascismo congress at Naples. which
closed Thursday. there was a good deal of
rambunctous talk and beating on the tomtom
chiefly by way of demanding strong foreign
policy (the Mediterranean to be an italian sea.
the nationality of Italians in Fume and Dali
malta to be protected, Montenegro to be inde