Evening star., 1923-10-07
The Story the Week Has Told

Graeme. president of the British board Of
trade. The closest liaison will be maintained
between the two conferences. and. indeed, 1t Is
discussion viii refer itself in the main to the
grand ,.oi object Of making the empire sufficient
object is readily seen of such matters in
terimperial trade. interimperial comlnunica-
grafton from the mother country to the daugh-
ter commonwealths and colonies. financial CO.
Baldwin and Sir Philip urged the following
main reasons for a mighty effort to develop
imperial economic solidarity: Increasing un-
smployment, = in Britain. not to be cured except
part OF the European markets, a loss never in
all probability completely to be made good.
the productive capacity of Europe has greatly
increased in consequence of or sequel TO
the war: the high tariff wall erected by the
United States. making 1t desirable to be inde-
pendent of American raw materials: the need
American debt. An imperial development is
possible. asserted Sir Philip. quite truly. com
smuts enlarged on African possibilities Ari-
d ca he SAID SAID can produce All the cotton Britain
contain the greatest copper deposits In the
world, and So. so on The conferences W will last
making In the every sense.
X y X K
Germany.-The separatist party in Duessel-
dorf on September 80 was not a success 1t
had been proposed to proclaim and institute
Rhineland republic. Rhineland republic
was not proclaimed nor instituted. The affair
not. however, colorless. It included a mas
sacre. 1t is not absolutely certain how the
tragedy began. The separatists. many thousand
strong, very few with firearms, divided into
groups. were listening to speeches in a pub
lie square. The general population of Duessel-
dorf. needing warnings from the city authori-
ties. indoors Those in the square were
with few exceptions, separatists. Some un-
known person fired shot when. presto, Sc
(natfOnaliStS a
from side street and began firing indis-
~" -o,'ce Govt tinued firing. Finally French
troops appeared On the scene, stopped the
se Of
seldorf and hold several police officers for trial.
sed upWard OF M''a ten us separatsts killed and zoo
wounded, and two police killed and seven in
jured. The police casualties occurred after the
French took the situation In hand. The
ragged crowd broke through the French guard
ing troops seized the unlucky nine and club
There is little news from Bavaria: 1t would
varia. representing the reich dictator Gessler.
has, sedulously avoided clash with the Ba-
The Kuestrin episode. leave to the comic
seniuses Pools of blood as the first dis
The stresemann coalition cabinet resigned
October 3. The socialist members thereof,
s.ae Of sege and ,he esser
and Stresemanns proposal 10 boost production
Compulsory a longer WORKING day: 1t was
widely commented that the socialists were
moving decidedly leftward and the peoples
party decidedly rightward. a rapprochement
between the latter and naGonalists was
hinted.
Stresemann was invited by the president to
form new cabinet; But how was he to carry
on lacking working majority In the reich
stag, even though all the 'bourgeoise" par
ties should support him? Rumor Aad
answer President Ebert would under author
ity or alleged authority. OF the constitution,
annotnt Stresemann economic dictator to gov
ern by decree. while the reichstag should en-
JOY vacation. Yet another dictator. still
more government by decrees.