Evening star., 1925-08-09
The Story the Week Has Told

wounded; the sorry remnants flying
back to Damascus.
French forces in all Syria prior to
the beginning of the Franco-Rif war,
numbered about 20 900. Some of these
have been dispatched to Morocco. Ac-
cording to somewhat doubtful reports
5000 were about to embark at Beirut
for Morocco when the Suweda bust
ness caused suspension of the en-
barkation order. Some wiseacreS dis
cover concert between the Hauran in
surrectors and Abdul Krim part Of
a general Mussulman movement" is
the way they characterize the Hauran
revolt. One answer to that is that
the Driese are not Moslems. The
Hauran Drueses have given trouble
to the French pretty continuously
since 1922, chiefly by way of assas-
sination. Gen. Sarrail is the French
high commissioner for Syria.
Japan-I noted last week the
resignation of the Japanese coalition
cabinet headed by Viscount Kato
cabinet fell out with their Kenseikai
colleagues ostensibly over a tax ques-
ton. but the knowing ones are apt to
ascribe their attitude to the intrigues
of Baron Tanaka, the Seiyukai chief.
BY command of the prince regent,
Kato has formed new cabinet, which
consists Of the Kenseikai members of
the cabinet just resigned and three
kenseikai men to replace the Seiyu-
kai members of that cabinet.
Tanaka is maneuvering for
coalition of the Seiyukai and the
Sefyuhonto Uhe present opposition)
members of the Diet. Such a COM
bination would dominate the Diet and
no doubt dissolution and general elec-
tions would follow the reconvening of
the Diet in December. 1t will be re-
called that the Japanese electorate
was recently quadrupled and elections
in the not distant future would seem
to be indicated anyway.
X
United States of America--The ne
gotiations between representatives of
anthracite miners and mine operators
looking to an agreement to supersede
the present anthracite agreement
which expires August 81 were broken
off on August 4. Each side, of course,
blames the other for the break. There
may or. may not be an anthracite
strike, but the likelihood of a bitumi-
nous strike seems slight; wherefore
the public, though much bored and
irrftated, Is not seriously alarmed by
the possibility of an anthracite walk
out The public, would be pleased to
have a full, authentic statement of
all the essential facts involved in the
controversy.
The Macmillan AActic expedition, in
the Peary and the Bowdoin, arrived at
Etah. Greenland, Che expeditions
naval basel August 1, on schedule
time
tuning up preparatory to hopping Off
for Cape Thomas Hubbard. at the
northern tip Of Axel Heibergland, 260
miles northwest of Etah, where they
propose to establish an advance base
for their flights toward the unexplored
region between the Pole and Alaska.
An intermediate base will be estab-
lished approximately halfway between
Etah and Cape Thomas Hubbard.
Henry Ford's bid of $1,7o6,000 for
200 Shipping Board vessels has been
accepted. Most of the vessels will be
scrapped. Perhaps some will be pro-
vided with Diesel engines and used to
carry Ford products.
The biggest Office building ever is
to be constructed in the New York
block bounded by. Lexington avenue,
Depew place. Forty-third and Forty
fourth streets. 1t will be 80 stories
above and below the street level and
will cost $19 .000,0 900.
The Census Bureau estimates the
population Of New York City to be
about 6.100, 900. that of Chicago about
2,995.000.
Miscellaneous.-The Belgian Debt
Funding Commission has arrived in
Washington.
There Was not a great Deal Of