Evening star., 1924-04-27

April % the bicentenary of the birth OF
Emmanuel Kant, greatest of German philoso-
pliers. 1t is interesting to note that his grand
father was Scotchman who emigrated to
Koenigsberg. He was of n feeble constitution
about five feet tall, and his chest almost
cave; but by pursuing a Spartan regime he
managed to live to eighty. He was a cham
pion of freedom and an apostle Of universal
peace; but on rational grounds only, for he
was lacking in sentiment and entirely devoid
of sentimentality. He appears to have had
only little weakness He never travelled
more than forty miles from Koenigsberg but
ne wont frequent the houses of two
English merchants for the pleasure he took
Among his cotemporaries were Goethe. Schil-
Ter, Fichte Stein. Beethoven Some contrast to
the Germany of today. There is Einstein to
DO cure: but he is by origin Swiss Jew.
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United States Of Americn-The immigra-
tion bill is still in conference On April II Mr..
Hanihara, the Japanese ambassador at Wash
ington, wrote Secretary Hughes deprecatng
the Senate's Interpretation of his note of early
April and protesting that the idea of "veiled
threat" had never entered his mind.
Replying to Mr.. Hanihara Mr.. Hughes stated
that he was quite sure that it far from
(Mr. Hanihara's) thought to express imply
any threat"
The general merits of the question aside,
there seems to be strong ground for the conten-
ton that enactment of the bill with the ''ex-
clusion' clause would dangerously strengthen
the of militarism and oligarchsm in
Japan against the new spirit of democracy and
at point to acquire definite ascendency. Never
the rose without the thorn. il seems.
On April % the bonus bill with its grant
OF twenty-year insurance policies was passed
by the Senate. CT to II. The bill received
from the House was not much amended by the
Senate One amendment. however is of con-
siderable Importance. 1t changes the date for
commencement of issuance of adjusted COM
pensation certificates from January to July
!. 1925. The reason was apparently. that after
March /, 1925, there would be a Democratic
Congress and President and that the former
would vote a cash option prior to July /.
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MiseeIIaneouS-A woman is minister of ed
ucation in the new Labor government of Den
mark. The status of this government resem-
bles that OF the British labor government.
seats in the house. 1t carry only
through the benevolence of of the other
parties.
y recrudescence of anti-F'rench agitation
in Syria is reported; many two hundred
doubt a connection is to be traced with King,
Hussein's assumption of the caliphate. and
Eleanora Duse the great Italian actress
died at Pittsburgh the other day at the age o.
slories Of her generation.
The kins and queen of Rumania still in
". They had intended TO visit Rome. but the
Italian government. for reasons not abso-
posed honor. Thereupon the Spanish govern
mcnt suggested like postponement of their
haVior gives cror the assertion. confidently
made and warmly denied that in foreign pol
Franco RumaEian treaty the lines of the
recently concluded Franco-Czechoslovak treaty
one hears with pleasure that Premier Zan-
koh of Bulgaria has adopted councilatory
Communists. Bulgaria's relations with Bel
grade have been considerably eased since
refugees in Bulgaria vino were making trouble
for Sofia by rading into Macedonia.