Evening star., 1924-05-11

tent of helping overthrow the re-
public.
Now imagine (what is certainly a
action; the Peoples party swept into
the vortex. Accept Stresemann's
statement that the Fundamental
monarchical attitude stretches far
into the ranks of Centrist and Demo-
cratic parties" Suppose the Com
munists to cooperate for overthrow
of the republic, combination of
Nationalists, Peoples party, Demo-
Gratis and Communists would furnish
out a Reichstag majority and scat
tered support might make it a two
imagine what you please. Such a
development is unlikely, but it is
among the possibilities, by no means
to be ignored by the political phi
losopher. One may sum up with the
remark that, from the standpoint of
the friend of the Weimar constitu-
ton and the Dawes plan the results
OF the German elections might have
been worse-and better.
Much, much better. Greatly heart
ened' 1T would seem: by their sue
man Communities, assisted by Mus
covite agents, are stirring things up.
Doubtless largely in consequence of
their agitation, between 800 900 and
100000 (reports widely differ) Ruhr
decision of the minister of labor add
ing an hour to the working day.
Therefore they have been locked out
The Communists are feverishly work
ing for general strike throughout
Germany and dispatches are arri wing
telling of strikes in Silesia, Saxony
and other industrial regions. Some
nervous persons are expecting an
other Red war like the ferocious one
OF 1870. cone now hears that the ex-
ecuuve committee of the Socialist
party has voted for a popular refer
endum on the specific question of ac-
ceptance or rejection, in toto, of the
Dawes plan.)
search has revealed no trace of Maj
Frederick L. Martin and his compan-
ion, Sergt. Harvey, who, on April 80,
hoped off from Chignik, on the
Alaskan peninsula, in the fiag-plane
Seattle of the squadron of four air
planes which left Seattle, April s, on
an attempt to fly around the earth.
1t is fairly certain that the gallant
men are lost. On May the other
planes of the squadron, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Lowell Smith, resumed
their flight, hopping off from Dutch
darDOr, UnalaSka Island They land
ed that day at Atka Island. They
were to make their last landing
in the Aleutians on Attu Island
and to hop thence to one of the
japanese Kuriles-about 500 miles.
The conferees on the immigration
bill amended the Exclusion clause"
by provision that it should not take
effect until March 1, 1925, before
which time the President is requested
to negotiate with the Japanese gov
ernment in relation to the abrogation
or the present arrangements on this
subject" But on Friday the House
rejected the amendment, 191 to I'll.
am compelled to postpone proper
notice of certain matters, such as:
The discovery and satisfactory test
of an "anti-body" solution, which, in
the opinion of certain competent au-
thorities, will surely reduce pneumonia
mortality by 25 per cent, and may re-
duce 1T by so per cent or more.
("Anti-body" becomes a substance
effective against the pneumococcus of
specific pneumonia germs)
Senator Lodges Joint resolution
proposing a third Hague conference
to consider, in chief, transformation
of the existing International Court of
Justice, established under the aus.
pices Of the league, into a World
Court Of Justice" as part of The
Hague organization and absolutely
free of all compromising association
with the league; the vicissitudes of
Bursum pension bill.