Evening star., 1924-07-06

manufactured In Germany since the
armistice
Should the inspection (Which the Ger
man government hopes will be con-
cluded by September 30) bear out the
assertions of the note, further military
inspections in Germany will be conduct
ed under the auspices of the league of
nations as provided for in the Versailles
treaty.
1t is confidently reported that the
German nationalists. under pressure from
their industrialst members. have decided
to make possible by their votes passage
OF the legislation required to operation
OF the Dawes report. which calls for a
two-thirds majority in the Reichstag
Under instructions from his govern
ment, Gen. De Goutte has issued an
order authorizing return to the Ruhr of
2l,OOO exiles de, exiled men and their
families). previous order permitted a
like return of $4,000 persons to the
Rhineland. 1t is understood that these
orders cover all the exiles except those
condemned for serious non-political Of
fenSes.
1taIy.-Mussolini has partly re-
constructed his cabinet, retiring four
Fascist ministers and replacing them
by non-Fascisti friendly to the Fascista
government. In addition, a complete
new set of undersecretaries has been
appointed; all Fascistic, but of the
Quieter type.
and in the natural order of things
would not be reconvened before De-
cember. Should, on it's reconvening,
the opposition members of the cham
ber hold to their announced resolu-
tion to absent themselves from it's
meetings Mussolini would be in an
embarrassing position. He would
have to govern with Parliament (and
Parliament without an opposition
is a manifest absurdity) or without
Parliament, which would obviously
be a dubious proceeding; or else he
would have to hold general elections
Tor new Parliament. To allow him.
self to be forced into holding new
general elections would be a confess
sion OF weakness not agreeable to
Mussolini's temperament and possibly
fatal to his role as dictator. But one
hears that the chief menace to Mus
solini Is not from the opposition
quarter. formidable as that is, but
from within his own party.
1t Is said that the Fascist extrem-
lists. the "savages." are clamoring for
return to the old strong-arm methods
and threaten, If rebuffed, to kick over
Mussolini is prevented by the deli
cate domestic situation from attend
ing the London conference, which
opens on July Is. He will be repre-
SenteQ oy MS nnance minister.
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Mexico.-PresidentO Obregon has an
nounced suspension Of operation Of
the debt agreement Of the Mexican
government with foreign bankers,
which provided for reorganization of
70o,00O,0OO of that governments debt
and for service thereof. The Mexican
government. so the president states,
and no doubt honestly, is unable to
pay the interest due on July 80. The
main causes of this inability appear
to be the cost Of suppressinC the De
la Huerta insurrection and the great
falling of in returns from taxation
of the oil industry, due Immediately
to curtailment OF the operations of
the oil companies. President Obregon
had hoped to negotiate a temporary
loan through the international bank
ers' committee, which would take care
Of the interest due, but the bankers
the unfriendly attitude Of American
refused: He ascribes the refusal to
oil producers.
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