Evening star., 1922-11-05

most important news of the world for
the seven days ended November 4:
United states Of America.-Our government
having been invited to send representative
to the near east conference. which is scheduled
to open at Lausanne on November IL, elther
as an observer "in a more active capacity.
made reply in the form of aide-memorie,
which sets forth certain subjects OF particu-
lar American concern In connection with the
east settlement. We will not send
plenipotentiary, but propose to send observers
This very important and interesting aide
memorie clamors for quotation and discussion,
but space is lacking.
In his Boston speech Secretary Hughes said:
II believe that suitable arrangements can be
made for participation by this government III
the election of judges of the internatlona.
court Cat The Hague) so that this govern m, en-,
may give it's support to that court as an IN
dependent tribunal of international Justice.
1t is reported that negotiation Is actually
in process looking to such participation Inere
is much curiosity as to whether it is proposed
to arrange it without participation in the
league At the least, acknowledgment OF the
league would seem to be necessarily involved
unless there is special significance in the ex-
preston .independent tribunal" Some wise
acres say the negotiation is a step toward
that "association of nations OF which We used
to hear much up to certain moment during
silence. The aforesaid wiseacres say that the
the association of nations, which would replace
writer in LIE Temps of Paris the other
day considered gravely the question whether
the discovery OF America had been a good
or a bad thing for the world: The writer writer
America has been chiefly beneficial to ''our
madistes. our coutourieres and our come,
also he says. for the cocktail and for its pres
ent dry regime. the latter having increased i
the desire visit France The writer ought
at least have said something about Amer
lean plumbing. and surely he would have men
i,,IaD ho1 ha af
Thomas Nelson Page died on November at
under the title. I'm Old Virginia" will live
long.
Great Britnin.-General elections will be
held on November Is. 1t is expected that the
new parliament will be convened about
November 20. and that it will at once ratify
the Irish Free State constitution and enact
whatever legisla ton may be necessary to give
full legal status to the Free State. Only the
labor party and the independent liberals ("wee
frees" headed by Mr.. Asquith) have published
platforms. The labor platform "whiffs," as
Stalky would say. strongly Of Moscow. Yet
nobody believes that such men Clines and
THOMAS. should the labor party come into
power. would attempt to realize such pro-
gram. 1t was probably a mistake to lay on
the red-it bids fair to frighten away thou
sands of workmen who are at heart conserVa-
tive and still larger numbers of women
Lloyd George held the door open to the last
moment for practical cooperation without
coalition) between the national formerly
coalition) liberals led by him and the con-
servatives to the extent OF each party respect
ing the others preserves. This surely was
the kind of operation contemplated by the
resolution at the Carlton Club which smashed
the coalition. which resolution declared the
eoas eoaiition liberals" But Sir George Younger,
the conservative manager. had other views
He allowed nominations of considerable
number of conservatives to contest seats held
by national liberals and joined war with
Lloyd George. Lloyd George, who had been
living low, nursing cold pretext for
silence, is now up and about. He lis stripped
for action. There will be fun and fireworks
But there's no important difference between