Evening star., 1923-09-23

quit his job last March under fascist pressure
resigned declaring that it trying
to carry ON. The jig was up with the free
state, no business, and starvation in prospect.
Thereupon Mussolinl dispatched
Fiume military governor in the person of
Gen. Giardino. reputed to be of the strong
man." none-of-your- type. Now ever
since D'Annunzio fzzled out, in December. 1920.
there has been an Italian garrison in Fiume
and it was considerably increased in March.
1922 Ca general being assigned to the COM
mandl. after the thugs from Trieste descended
on Ffume Since the latter occurrence also
there has been Italian commissioner in
Fiume, who has not remained there for his
health. Surely Italy was sufficiently represent
ed for ordinary purposes. Therefore. the dis
patch TO Fiume of SO great parsonage as
Gen. Giardino as military governor might
seem to have considerable significance. only"
Mussolini hastens to Measure the powers. Ito
irregular bands" That's not the way the press
and people of Belgrade regard it. They say it's
1t is reported that Belgrade's answer to
Mussolinis new proposals was delivered at
Rome on Friday, that 1t rejects Mussolinfs
new proposals but asks for a resumption or
negotiations.
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China.-An effort was made to muster
quorum of parliament September ~ for the
election of president of the republic but it
failed. One hears that something like half
the members of parliament are at Shanghai
where life is safer and more jocund than at
Peking. More than ever Shanghai buzzes with
intrigue. Lii Yuan Hung is there with a
siderable encourage. He claims that his -resig-
nation of the presidential Office is null and
void, because signed under duress 1t is ru->
mored that he is in cahoot, with Chang. Aso
Lin Sun Vat Sen and the Anfu party chiefs
that they are together planning establishment
of new government, with capital somewhere
in Chekiang province, and that considerable
part If not the majority of parliament are
friendly to the plan.
1t is largely question of money. Can these
gentlemen outbid Tsao Kun, head OF the Chi
Ii party, the party now in power lin pre-
carious manner of speakingl? 1t is said that
Tsao Kun is offering $4,000 to each member of
parliament for vote for him president
and hfa ha lie 10 aixv0h hlo fnV
the peoples representatives very hard up
their salaries be Ing several years in arrears
Under these circumstances, Chinese public
opinion, which is humorous and philosophical,
is apt to forgive them for accessibility to
bribes. Some ones estimate of two hundred in
corruptible members is probably exaggeratiVe
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United States of Amerfcn.-Gov Walton of
Oklahoma has declared martial law through
out that state, for the announced purpose of
ending the disciplinary activities OF the Ku
klux Khan within its borders. Gov. Walton,
who expresses himself with great frankness
AYERS that considerable proportion of the state
legislature kIansmen. movement is
afoot for a special session of the legislature,
without call of the governor, for the purpose
of instituting impeachment proceedings
against the governor under twenty-one heads
In brief, the governor is charged with over
riding the state constitution and laws and
exercising dictatorial powers without color of
law or equity. The question naturally asks it.
SELF Wnetnef action taken DE the legislature
meeting in special session, without the call
from the governor. would have legal validity.
The governor has declared that etwill arrest
the representatives should they attempt 10
assemble. The situation has certain aspects
of singuIarity, not say bizarrerie The com
ments of the shades of George Washington and
Alexander Hamilton would be interesting.
On September II some sixty blocks of houses
in Berkeley Calf, were destroyed by fire. The
University of California buildings and the
business section of the town saved The
loss is estimated at about $8,000000. The fire
swept in from the burning grass of the coun-
trysde.