Evening star., 1922-01-01
BY HENRY w. BUM.

the world for the seven
days ended DECEMBER 81:
The British Empire.-The Cana
dian minister of lands has been
making arrangements through
committee of the British house of
commons for the settlement OF 1,00o
families from the British Isles on
public lands in British Columbia.
All the money received from the
sale of the land (part to come
from the grant recently voted by
the commons in aid of emigra-
tion) will be laid out on schools
and roads. Here is the best OF
solutions for the British unem-
ployment problem. Australia is
also offering inducements to i'm
migration from the mother coun-
try.
The national extremists in
Egypt are trying to reproduce the
situation of 1919, out the British
are prepared this time, and the
right man (Allenby) is in charge.
The British authorities are
pleased with the results of the
princes tour of India. On several
occasions Gandhi's "hartal" or
boycott was partially effective,
but. speaking generally. despite
their vows. the people have not
been able to resist the prince and
have given him tumultuouS well
come.
Ir1i
met at Ahemdabad on December
81, and it's orators hurled defiance
at the British Raj. BY resolution
the congress declared Gandhi
"soIe executor authority" and in
dorsed his policy of non-violent
non-co operation. This is bad
enough but quite different from
the declaration Of independence we
had been promised.
Near East. At Ineboli Black
sea port of Asia Minor, a British
mission has been in conversation
with representative of the Angora
government Reports have it that
the Angorans showed a disposi-
ton to enter into an agreement
with the British embodying the
following items: Acceptance by
them of international control over
the Dardanelles. with recognition
of British priority therein: an en-
gagement by them to abandon
anti-British propaganda among
the Mohammendan subjects of
Britain; recognition by them Of the
British mandate for Mesopotamia,
and concession by them to the
British of economic privileges in
Asia Minor.
One should like to know (for
Mustapha Kemal holds his head up
with the best and will have his
uuid pro quo) what concessions
the British are prepared to make
toward such an agreement. Doubt
less. the Greeks and Armenians
are extremely anxious on this
head, and the sick man of Con-
stantinople cannot be Indifferent.
highly indignant at the negotla-
tions, and to have cut off credits
and supplies from Angora. The
InebOli conversations may prove of
first importance. Chitche-in is
clever fellow. and the French and
Italians might be excused for
thinking that by their prior
they had stolen a march on the
British. But that bland old beast.
the British lion, knows thing or
two about the east: like Charley's
aunt. he has had experience. At
the final settlement of the neai
and middle east his face will prob
ably be seen to wear a complacent
smile.
China. new Chinese cabf-
net has been announced. The pre-
mier is Liang Shih-Yi. who will be
remembered for the prominent part
he took in the attempt. in 1915, to
restore the empire. with Yuan
Shih-kai as emperor. He is re-
puted and probably is an able
fnancier. Presumably Chang Tso-
Lin chose him because he favors
strong central government and in
the expectation that he could Sc
cure the confidence md support OF
the Chinese banking group (native
bankers) The Associated Press
quotes Chang Tso-Lin as follows:
Government by an occidental
constitution was failure. There
fore we propose to assemble par
lament to frame new constitu-
ton suited to the temperament of
the people. Unity hitherto was i'm
possible. because officialdom was
corrupt and lacking the confidence
of the provinces
Chang then proposes the unity of
China under a strong and pure
government. and "a constitution
suited to the temperament of the
Chinese people," Splendid and just
the thing. of course; only a little
vague. One should like to see the
model of Chang's constitutions; and
one should like to be assured that
Chang is transformed from the
bandit and master Of squeeze" he