Evening star., 1925-01-25
History.


to shoulder with Lenin as war lord
Of Soviet Russia, and who, since the
death of the latter, has been losing
little by little the power he held, is
taken down another peg. Dispatches
last week from Russia told of his
expulsion from the Soviet war coun-
ell. and OF threats that if he does not
change his attitude he likewise will
be expelled from the political bu-
reau" of the Soviet and it's executive
council. Trotsky is accused by his
enemies of having undermined the
confidence of the peasants in the
Soviet, and of having attempted to
revive the teachings of Lenin. Both
charges he denies.
The new German cabinet stands
| firmly for peace, for the payment, in
accordance with the Dawes repara-
tions plan, of its debts, and for the
continuance of the German Republic.
Chancellor Luther, who heads the
newly appointed German ministry,
set forth his platform in his inau-
gural speech to the German Reichstag,
or parliament, last week.
The chancellor was given a vote of
confidence by the German Parlia-
ment, which approved his platform.
In spite of President CooIidge's use
of the characteristic expression "the
| simpler the better" in discussing
plans for Inauguration with the local
| committee, plans are going forward
successfully for the usual military
procession, a charity ball, and an
elaborate program of radio broad
casting of the inaugural address The
| Radio Corporation of America and
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company will each link up
chain of stations from coast to coast
III the Norsemen were the first
white men to set foot in America.
Donald b. Mcmillan. famous Arctic
| explorer, hopes to establish proof be-
yond doubt. He announced in Chi
cago last week that he would sail
northWard again soon in the hope of
finding the legendary home OF the 'Iost
colony of Greenland" said to have
been established by Eric the Red.
A conference on the cause and
cure of war brought many promi-
nent American women to Washing
ton last week. 1t was held under the
auspices of nine national organiza-
tions representing a membership of
o'OooroOO women. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, general chairman of the
the conference as the enltghtenment
of all members of the organizations
which are participating and a possi-
BILE hope that out of that enlighten-
ment might come a united program
for world peace. The conference was
addressed by President Coolidge Sat
urday. He reiterated his stand in
favor of the World Court.
nP
tional friendship between the United
States and France surrounds the de-
parture from Washington last week
of Ambassador Jusserand, who is re-
| tlring to go home to France after 90
years of service. He went himself to
the White House to present his let
ters of recall to Coolidge, thus re-
establishing an old custom. The new
French Ambassador, Emil Daeschner.
is now on his way to this country.
Riano, the Spanish Ambassador,
now becomes dean of the diplomatic
corps in Washington.
Simultaneously comes the news of
a new Italian Ambassador to the
United States. The Italian foreign
office has been assured that the
State Department here looks with
favor on the appointment of James
de Martino, at present Italian Am
bassador at Toxic, to I'LL the place
of Prince Caetani, who retires in Feb
ruary.
The legislative wheels which
| grind the grist in the Senate stopped
| for a while Monday while Senators
paid tribute in speeches to the mem
| ory mad services to the Nation of
| Henry Cabot Lodge. Frank B. Bran
I degee and LIE Baron B. Colt, Sena-
| tors who died during the congress
| sional recess.
Carrying careful descriptions of
| Ma Ferguson's gown, hat and even
! her slippers, news accounts came
! from Texas this week describing the
inauguration January 20 of Mrs. Miriam
A. Ferguson, the first woman Governor
Of Texas.
H. H. Votaw, superintendent of
| prisons and brother-in-law of the late
President Harding. resigned last
| week.
Frederick j. Libby, executive sec
| retary of the National Council for the
Prevention of Wars, may speak in the
public schools of Washington no
longer, according to ruling of the
Board of Education last week, after
| hearings on the subject. Mr.. Libby
was charged with holding extreme
views on pacifsm, which, the board
held, would poison the minds of
young school children with anti-war
Isentiments.
Economic.
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