Evening star., 1922-11-19
The Story the Week Has Told

"a Asquith liberals. Labor, then, contrary to
capital levy. doubted its representation. You
may say that the labor gains were dueAto the
partes' hut tr11s they o are most important The
labor party becomes the party Of the opposi-
tion: Lloyd George thought to have have q center center
or radicalism: the gods thought otherwise. He
had his little jokes much relished. at the
enemy's expense. and got most of the cheers.
but the enemy got the votes
There were number of startling upsets:
Arthur Henderson nabor's great Nchampionl
were defeated. 1t is interesting to note that OF
were WEI elected: one 'f'' Of those two being Lady
Astor. The labor representation includes a
good many s. o-caed rahs 5hs
pacihsts ,.uiii who four years ago did not nave
Mr.. Bonar Law can now get down to work.
whereof there is store awaiting him-the Irish
settlement. the near east business. German
reparations, the problem Of unemployment
Terrorism increases in Dublip and through.
Of an % end to the vexatious. cruel and de-
structive guerrilla warfare carried on by De
Valera and his 'frregulars"
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Germany.-On the 14th wirth and his cab
met resigned. The peoples party (the party
of the capitalists) had demanded that they be
granted participation in the coalition govern-
ment on equal terms with the democrats, the
centflStS ana tn0 SOCldlIStS. luc CSutiiSls anu
democrats were willing, and 80 was Wirth, a
centrist. So apparently Was the right wing
of the United Social Democratic party (the
whilom majority socialists) So was the left
wing OF that party Che erstwhile Independent
serialists).
They took another close look at SHINES and
the way of the British coalition. Wilhelm Cuno
director general of the Hamburg-Amertcan
steamship lines, is forming ESQ goes our in
formatiOn) "Cabiuet of work" (SWeet eO-
phemism). to comprise members Of the parties
the peoples party who at once fond Of
work and without strong political bias:
Doubtless such cabinet could be found and
would be precisely the ticket in Utopia; but one
may be excused for doubling whether Cuno
can find his men and whether If they could be
found, a cabinet constituted would be a
success in kind of world. even in Germany
But doubtless these Ctopian reports should be
was time for Wrth to go. He had ceased to be
suitable for premier having since Rathenau's
life
The council of ambassadors. acting for the
allied powers mas aemannso nd oI rne 1or
certain insults to the allied military control
In G 'hst nn, me fnIest
satisfaction has been given for hagrant viola
tions Of the military clauses Of the Versailles
treaty." the control commission will remain in
may well be of considerable Importance.
ItaIy-On the 18th. the camera reconvened
and was addressed by Mussolin He spoke
like a dictator; in effect told the chamber it
must do his bidding be dissolved He asked
the chamber to vote him full powers to carry
through his bureaucratic and financial re-
forms. The next day. after debate of eight
hours, in which the socialist and republican
leaders attacked Mussolini violently vote
of confidence was carried, 306 to 116. By
show of hands the chamber promised to vote
bill granting the full powers asked for Eyi-
solution. Its composition is anomalous. since
almost certainly the fascist are the strongest
party in the country. OF the 535 deputies only
81 fascist.
Mussolini's economy program calls for the
dismissal of 10000 state employees. With
this addition the total number of Italy's un-
employed will be 100000. The only kind OF