Evening star., 1924-12-14
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History.

History.
mammoth equestrian statue of
Gen. Sam Houston, the George Wash
tngton of Texas (Which for time
was a republic). Is to be shipped to
the City of Houston, Tex, from New
York. The statue will be the second
largest equestrian piece in this
country.
Balloting in Germany last Sunday
for the ReichStag and the Prussian
iict indicates a conservative victory
Il tendency which recently has been
shown in English and American cleo
tions-leaving France the only ultra
liberal government of Europe at the
present time.
The king opened the British Parlia-
'>nent Tuesday with all the state cere-
lnony and pomp which has character
lied the event for generations. He
delivered his speech from the throne
outlining the general policies of the
government.
Nine letters, signed by Mary, Queen
OF Scots, and other documents con-
nected with the ill-fated queen, are
to be presented to the British govern
ment. A popular subscription Of
$1,000 is being raised to purchase the
letters. now in possession of a private
family.
Entertained in New York, Philadel
phia and Washington by society
leaders, but officially unrecogniZed as
being in the United States at ALL
Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna,
whose husband some time ago pro-
claimed himself the czar OF all the
Eussians, has been in this country a
week. One of the objects of her visit
Is in connection with the Society for
Russian Relief.
Another outstanding figure OF the
world War retires to private life. The
I:ritish admiralty last week announced
the retirement on December D or
Admiral Lord Jellicoe, who command
Cd the British grand fleet in the Bat
Tie of Jutland and afterward served
IS chief of the British naval staff
during the war.
Baron Ago Van Nathan, who has
been in the German diplomatic serv-
zee for many years, has been appoint
led German Ambassador to the United
states. He succeeds DIR. Otto Wied-
feldt, who announced his desire to
return to private life some time ago.
Communism is the question Of the
hour in France today. Recent dem
tnstrations there have caused alarm
In some quarters. The French Cham
ber of Deputies, after lengthy debates
ON the subject last week, adopted a
vote of confidence in Premier Her
riots ability to handle the situation.
The French premier refused to take
she agitation of the Communists too
seriously. The Communists have pro-
tested against repressiye measures of
the police.
New York City is to have speci-
men OF the architecture which pre-
vailed IN Palestine during King Solo
mons reign, some 5000 years ago.
'Fhe building will be one of group
which will include the first Jewish
college established in America. The
institution Is a Yeshiva, an orthodox
Jewish institution of higher learning.
The United States Coast Guard does
more than catch rum runners" Last
IS saved 2,462 lives and rescued ves-
sells with a total value Of s25, ,00o, 900.
China, which has just succeeded In
pouring enough oil on her own trou-
bled waters to afford temporary relief
from civil war, seems to be heading
for more trouble with other nations.
Last week several American mission
aries were kidnapped and 4s Chinese
teachers and students were taken
from a launch flying the American
flag, and taken inland by bandits.
They were afterward returned safely.
The Associated American Chambers
of Commerce in China has appealed
TO the Senate naval affairs committee
for strengthened American gunboat
patrol in Chinese waters.
nlerica as the birthplace OF civili-
zation is pictured by University of
California scientist returned from
making excavations in Mexico. He
says the Maya tribes Of Mexico, which
antedated by many years the Aztecs,
probably had the oldest civilization
in the world and evolved the first
system of mathematics.
The council of the League Of Ma
tions convened In Rome Monday for
its thirty-second meeting, with
-Afranio Mello Franco of Brazil pre-
siding. The league will discuss about
30 items. Among them are proposals
for q conference to bring about con-
troll of traffic In arms, for the appoint
ment or a commission to investigate
ornaments, for the foundation in
Italy of an International institute
for the unification and coordination
of private law, as we'll as several
questions relating to differences be-
tween countries which come under
the jurisdiction Of the league. The
league council also offered it's aid
TO the opium conference, meeting at
Geneva and which has failed of ac-
complishing anything of note The
league offered to convene a confer
ence composed of the delegates to the
present Geneva conference and those
of the first conference on Far Eastern
opium questions. In the hope that to-
gether they would be able to make
some progress.
Economics.
The tangled question of foreign
debts hits the front pages of news
papers again. Winston Churchill
British chancellor Of the exchequer
in his first speech to the House Of
Commons. states that II Is the posi-
tion OF the government that any pay
Iuents by European nations Of their
debts to the United States should be
accompanied by equal payments on
their debts to Great Britain. While
Iie does not mention France by name,
it is agreed that he refers to recent
discussion here that France was pre-
pairing to fund ito repay in INSTALL
ments) her debt to the United States.
In the meantime Great Britain has
addressed note to the United States
outlining her position on the question
of whether the United States Is en-
titled to repayment by Germany un-
der the Dawes plan of expenses she
incurred by keeping troops on the
Rhine. Great Britain has questioned
this right on the ground that the
United States Government oficfally
has never been a party to the Dawes
plan. The United States. in an an