Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-05
History.

HtStOTy.
A rather gloomy view of the French
attitude toward another disarmament
conference is given by Frank II. ST.
nonds, one of the best known foreign
correspondents. who declares that
France would never consent to an
other such conference-unless her &C.
ceptance is held over her head as a
possible means of coercion on the
debt question, which might be sum-
married as Pay your debts or come
to TIE conference" Even IL she at
tended this proposed conference she
would not consent to limiting her
submarine or air armament, nor
would she permit discussion of a linn
itation of land armament, writes this
correspondent. With bolshevism a
menace to Poland and Rumania and
the submarine a necessary weapon IL
France should have to defend her
colonial possessions, in case of war.
Mr.. Simonds believes further limita-
ton of land armament in Europe now
is out Of the question. for the present.
at least, while France would think
hard before agreeing to limit her
naval forces. France, he believes, is
still smarting from what she believes
to be a British victory in the last
conference here in Washington, while
Great Britain is blamed with destroy
ing hope for the Geneva security
protocol. which had been considered
on the continent as at least promise
Of security.
Speaking in the Italian Senate for
the first time since the war Marshal
Count Cadorna, former chief of staff
In the Italian army, criticized the
present plans for limiting the army
hn
100000 mems insufficient, said the
speaker citing the fact that Italy not
only needs large army to defend
herself against invasion from the
Alps, but to carry out invasion IL a
war started. He expressed the hope
that Europe would have long period
of peace-but reminded his audience
that under the ashes the FIRE still
smolders."
Protesting against the appointment
of one of Premier Herriots minis
tiers to the chair of international law
Of the Sorbonne University in Paris,
hundreds of Royalist and Conserva-
tive Republican students broke into
rioting, Saturday which was marked
with injury to students and police
after EFFORTS of the latter to restore
order. The rioting took the form of
demonstrat lions against the Socialists
dean of the Sorbonne law faculty has
been suspended as a result of the
rioting because he refused to impose
penalties on those who took part.
The law school has been closed for
the time being.
Germany went to the polls Sunday
10 elect a President, but failed be-
cause none of the candidates received
m M ~ IN he
constitution. another election which
will be held the Goth of this month.
DR.. Karl JarreS, the combined Ma
tionalfst and Conservative Bourgeois
parties candidate, received the larg-
est number of votes. Otto Braun.
Socialist candidate, came in second
and former Chancellor Marx ran a
poor third. The total vote showed
that less than 50 per cent of the quail
flied electorate went to the polls.
Those who registered the create st
gains were the Socialists, who prof
tied at a loss in votes shown for the
Communists.
The people of London had their
last unobstructed view of the interior
of St. Pauls Cathedral last week
for six or seven years, when service
was held in the evening prior to
closing the famous cathedral for ex-
tensive repairs. The great dome
which has been found weak and dan
gerous, will be strengthened, and the
whole area under the dome-together
with the transcept choir and Jesus
Chapel-wiu be closed.
For the first time in many years
the President of the United States
will move his executive offices out
"a 81 N y in N
this Summer The President has
leased Swampscott, Mass, from June
/ ; until the middle OF August.
The 12 flrst-line battleships Of the
United States feet have concluded
"a gunnery year with records un-
equaled in the history of the United
States Navy, and more progress has
been made during that period In naval
gunnery than in the entire period
preceding the World War. The re-
port, made by Rear Admiral Henry
A. Wiley, commanding the battleship
division on the Pacific coast, says the
record made in the last six months
is unequaled. although the fleet has
been Handicapped by crowding it's
schedule in order to be ready to leave
on it's Pacific maneuvers next week.
Fifty German soldiers, laden with
their field equipment, persisted in the
River Weser last week, when a bridge,
constructed during the course of ma
neuvers, gave way while 100 of the
soldiers were crossing. Half of those
who plunged into. the river were
rescued. ~
President Coolidge partially lifted
the ban. placed by the Budget Bureau
in holding up deficiency appropria-
lions of S1,332,00o to pay National
Guardsmen who attend armory drills,
last week by ordering funds made
available for 4S drills by each organi-
zation of the guard during the year
The sum appropriated in the regular
appropriation bill and in the def
cheney bill provided for So drills by
each organization.
Representative John Jacob Rogers
of Massachusetts, chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs,
died Sunday night, after long illness.
His body was taken to Lowell, his
home for interment. Representative
Rogers was best known for his work
in framing a bill which entirely re-
organized on a modern basis the dip
lomatic service of the United States
Sole mistress of more than a mill
lion acres, her lands extending along
the Gulf Of Mexico for 100 miles.
Mrs. Henrietta King. SO years old
died in her home at Kingsville, Tex,
last week.
Mrs. King came to Kingsville as
the bride of Capt. Richard King,
pioneer cattleman, who acquired his