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Evening star., 1925-10-11
BY HENRY w. BUM.

The following is a brief summary
! OF the most important news of the
world for the seven days ended Octo.
| ber 10:
| Great Britain.-A fortnight ago Pre-
! mier Baldwin issued an Interpretation
adverse to the miners claims on a
minor wage question relating to the
truce agreement between miners and
| mine operators. On Thursday n
miners convention, called to consider
the issue. voted to boycott the royal
| commission set up to investigate the
/ mining industry. Persistence in the
! boycott would go far to nullify the
! commissions usefulness. 1t is a dis
heartening development.
On Thursday little Miss Eileen Joel,
! aged 1s. riding Hogir. won hands
! down the 4-mile Newmarket Town
| Plate at Newmarket, England oldest
| III In 1866. Miss Irish Rickaby was
second and the three man entrants no.
where. Rally. boys. rally!
x X = i:
| MorOccO.-It is reported that the
main bodies of the French force NOV
ing north from Kifane and the Span.
! 1Sh force moving south from Alhuce.
mas Bay have made contact so as
seriously to contract the Riff area
! under Abdal-krim IS control and to hold
that hero effectively blockaded on the
east. But there seems to be some
! reason for doubling the accuracy Of
this report and for inferring from
previous reports that contact has
been made by advance detachments
only. At any rate, the rainy season
appears to be on, and important fur
ther aggressive work by the French
and Spanish would seem unlikely be-
fore next Spring. 1t remains to see
whether or no Marshal Petain's dis
positions for the Winter will prove
effective, neutralizing Abd-el- Krim' s
advantage of far greater mobility and
making futile the familiar Riff Win
ter tactics of haraSsment and infiltra-
ton: and 1t remains to see whether
the Spanish can hold their gains in
the Ajdir and Larache sectors the
French and Spanish are in contact on
the Loukkos River). 1t remains also
to see what the French Parliament
on it's reconveninG will have to say
about Morocco. A dispatch of the 9th
tells of Riff night attack near AjGir
x i: \
ltaly.-The Confederation Of Fas-
cist Trade Unions representing about
100000 organized Fascist work
erS') and the Confederation of In
dustry representing practically all
the great Italian employers) have
concluded an important agreement
1t sets forth that the former is the
only organization recognized by the
latter as empowered to speak and
act collectively in the name of Ital-
ian industrial workers. and that the
latter is the only organization recog-
nlZed by the former as empowered
to speak and act collectively in the
name of Italian Industrial employers.
The agreement abolishes the present
constitution of shop committees by
secret vote of ,the workers in each
factory: henceforword, the members
are to be appointed by the union
heads. 1t avows the principle of
cola boration between workers and
employers and denounces the Marxist
principle of class war. 1t acknowl.
edges the authority of the govern
ment over industrial relations
As officially announced not Ions
a so. Fascism has arrived at its con-
structive phase. Those who have fol-
! lowed the speeches of Mussolini since
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SOVIET MISSION PAINTS RUSSIA
AS CONTENTED, THRIVING LAND

population, and particularly all peas
antry, of the idea that the ComuAnist
party is the actual governing power.
Our task Is to direct the
accumulated energy Of the laboring
masses. and. in particular. that of the
peaSantry, where the accumulation
of energy Is specially evident, into the
channels Of the Soviet structure"
And now the gentle Zinovieff, who.
as soon as the crafty Krassin had
been received as Amba ssador by NJ.
Herriot, proceeded to write an in
cendiary letter to the African subjects
of France.
I'm 1921 we witnessed the growth
Of peasant political activity in the
village. In these days this was .ac-
tivity' with a background Of declining
welfare. a background of acute dis.
satisfaction with the Soviet govern
ment. That was the first great inter.
nal crisis of Soviet rule At
present we have a growth of peasant
political activity with a background of
increased welfare The lea st
concession to the theory of the eman-
cipat!on of the Soviet from the party
is a blow to the very idea Of the hege-
mony Of the proletariat."
Students Question Policies.
Here Is other evidence that the
peasantry is not content. AS late as
June, 1925, at the commencement ex-
ercises of the MARKHAM School, the
Swerdloff University, Stain under
took to answer interpretations from
the students as to the policies Of the
government. Some Of the question.
ers, though in guarded language,
challenged the communistic idea In
the boldest way. and confirmed the
most significant fact in the recent
history Of Russia-the appearance
and growth Of political unrest among
the peasant masses. In some of the
elections the so-called middle peasants
those Of the vilIages-have not fol.
lowed the proletariat. but have seemed
to follow the 'kulaki," or weIl.to.do
farmer.
In the various statements quoted
above can be seen a definite admission
that the people Of Russia are not con.
tented. A statement to the contrary
by their latest emissaries must be re.
garded with suspicion. 1t is only dis
guised propaEano~-
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1925-10-11
HIGHWAY BUILDING PROBLEMS
ENGAGE 500 RESEARCH BODIES

/ one of the most important invest
cations now being carried on under
the auspices of the Highway Research
Board is on the development Of cart /,
roads Although we may now trayel
with good speed and comfort from one
END or the country to the other. we
must not forget that So per cent of all
our rural highways are still in state
| OF nature, and many of them impas
sable for several months of each wear
Ii may help us 10 realize what a grea1
| economic loss this means when we
consider that one-third of all the auto
moplies In use are owned by farmers
most OF whom are compelled to use
these earth roads. This problem is an
especially significant one in the Wesy
ern States, where there is a great
rliease OF highways to improve and
MAINTAIN and the funds are so limited
that any extensive program Of surfac-
ing with more costly types of pave
ments is out of the question.
Less Costly Surface Sought.
Many attempts have been made to
solve this problem. For instance. in
North Carolina. where they have a
sea OF sand stretching for hundreds of
miles along the coast, the State High
; way Commission has developed. as a
result OF research, r sand-asphalt sur-
face made up of a mixture of SO per
cent local sand and per cent Of as
phat. This renders very satisfactory
! service to that locality. In South Caro-
! lima; Illinois and California tars and oils
are being used, either by mixing with
the earth or as surface applications.
! In the Southern States either the top
soil of the fields or mixture of sand
/ and clay is used In Iowa, Missouri
and South Dakota experiments are be
| Ing conducted in which the natural
soil is mixed with hydrated lime, or in
some cases with Portland cement, in
an attempt to stabilize the natural
soil.
! Realizing that this is one of the
most important problems confronting
highway engineers, the Highway Re.
search Board is attempting to co-ordi-
| nate completed and current research
on this subject with the hope of devel-
| oping a low-cost road surface that will
be suitable for light traffic.
Evening star., 1925-10-11

1919 will not be too greatly shocked
by the resolutions passed this week
by the great Fascist council under
Mussolini's craftsmanship. These
resolutions will be presented to
Parliament for enactment. and it may
scarcely be doubted that Parliamen.
Will enact their substance. They
contemplate the political reorganiza
ton Of Italy very largely on an occu-
| pational basis. The following ac-
count of their main features is di-
gested from the dispatches. subject
| to correction as fuller information
arrives:
| 1. For each art, craft. trade or
profession, one Fascist trade union or
syndicate representing workers and
one corporation affiliated with the
Confederation of Industry represent
Ing employers, to be legally sane
toned and to be subject to state
supervision; no other syndicate or
corporation for such art, craft,
etc, to have legal standing.
=. All labor disputes incapable of
sinple adjustment to be referred to
| Ia Dor courts, whose decision shall be
binding and backed by the necessary
force.
3. Three corporations to be or
ganized in each province, represent
ing respectively (a) agriculture. OBJ
industry and commerce, (c) the in
tellectuaf' professions. each of these
corporations to consist of two parts.
one representative of workers, the
other of employers. Each corporation
to set up a labor court to be pre-
sided over by a labor magistrate ap-
pointed by the central government
Each corporation to elect representa-
tives to the councils of the great
municipalities and to Parliament.
This feature greatly requires elucida-
ton.
4. The constitution Of the Camera
or lower house of Parliament, to re-
main unchanged, but the Senate,
much enlarged, to consist four-fifths
of representatives of the corporations
as per above and one-fifth Of appoin-
tees of the king: save that Though
this sounds a little questionable) the
present senators will retain their
jobs for life.
5. The powers of government to
be much enlarged: the premier, aided
by q legislative council of his own
nomination. to be vested with effec-
tive control of TIE new system of cor
porations and syndicates.
The above proposals are a little
vague. but no doubt they will be
clarified and made precise in the
process Of enactment. Their grand
tenor is obvious; namely. as above
stated. political reconstruction on an
occupational basis. The world would
be greatly beholden to Italy for a
thorough try-out of the projected ex-
pertinent. but at first blush, the mag
nitude of the powers proposed for
the premier must provoke question
ing doubts. Not vainly did Musso-
lini years ago declare: The Fascist
revolution teHds to destroy all the
ideologies and in certain sense the
liberal and democratic institutions
which were the outcome of the
French Revolution"
One hears that the government will
present a bill to Parliament. provid-
ing for abolition OF the town councils
| as at present constituted in munich
palttieS of less thun 1000 population,
the administration of such municipal
tiles to be vested in royal commission
ers with the medieval title of
'podesta,' an advisory council to be
appointed by the local occupationaI
| interests. And Rome itself is to be
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deprived Of self government, to lose
her mayor, board of aldermen and
municipal council and to have in
stead a governor, 2 vice governors,
10 rectors and 80 consulters, all ap-
pointed by royal decree. The COVER
nor Is to have autocratic power, sub
Ject to the minister Of the interior.
The vice governors. ETC.. will be very
strictly subordinated to the governor.
"A serious affair occurred in Flor
ence the other day, result Of the
Fascist anti-Freemason policy and
enactments. Under circumstances of
great provocation. a Freemason mur.
dered a Fascist. At once Fascist
"reprisals" began. The murderer was
beaten to death by a Fascist mob.
Reports differ IS to the conduct Of
the Florentine authorities. but 1t ap-
pears cerain that for hours the Fas.
cists of Florence ran wild, destroying
much property Of Freemasons, mur.
dering several Freemasons and badly
beating others. At last quiet was
restored by kilograms from Mussolini
and Farinacci. secretary general Of
the Fascist party. sternIy command
Ing an end to violence.
x !, i. x
Russia.-Busy days in Moscow. A
RuSSo-Japanese railroad conference be
gins tomorrow. VIII the Russian rail.
road program respecting Manchuria
win out. or the joint program of Japan
tuchun of Manchuria?. Or, belize, will
a compromise be reached, Japan max.
ing concessions regarding Manchuria
in return for Russian concessions re-
garding Sakhalin?
Among the guests of the Muscovite
government are a Mongolian delega
ton, the chief Of staff Of Feng Yu.
Hsiang. the Chinese Christian gen.
eral.' and an important general from
Canton.
One hears that the Soviet govern.
ment will begin next Spring construc-
ton of a railroad to connect the Trans
Siberian with Urga. the chief town of
outer Mongolia.
4 y :: K
The Hejaz.-It will be recalled how,
last October. the Sultan Of Nejd, head
of the Wahhab bis, those dour funda-
nlentalists Of Islam. after capturing
the holy places of the Hejaz and
causing King Hussein to abdicate the
crown of the HejaZ in favor Of his son
Ali, proceeded to besiege King Ali,
defended by only a remnant OF the
t1ejaZi army, at Jidda. the port of
Mecca. and how. except for Jidda and
the harbor town Of Akaba. the
Wahhabis seemed to be masters of
all Hejaz, with the prospect. almost,
it seemed, amounting to certainty,
that ere long the entire Arabian
peninsula bounded on the north by
regions under British ma ndate) would
be brought under the sovereignty of
the Sultan Of NeJd. except the coastal
regions under British influence" and
perhaps excepting also Yemen under
it's imam. But the Sultan, Ibn Saud,
could not take Jidda, and we have
had vague reports of defects Of Wah.
habite detachments here and there at
the hands of fejazi tribesmen. We
have no precise information as to the
present situation, but apparently Ibn
Saud has decided that he has bit off
more than he can chew. 1t is reported
that he is about to negotiate with King
Ali under the auspices Of Great Brit.
ain, which power has largely patroned
the house of Hussein (srill patrons
the sons of Hussein in Irak and Trans
jordania) but, not wishing TO be in
volved in the religious broils OF Islam
. discTeetly withdrew from the affairs
Evening star., 1925-10-11
100000 for Sugar

To the extent Of $4,000, 900 the
Free State Is subsidizing the growth
Of sugar beets IN Ireland. The first
factory for the production of beef
sugar is to be erected by. a Belgian
.irm which obtained the concession.
There was lively competition among
Irish towns seeking to be selected as
the place for the factory. Carlow was
chosen, and when the decision was
announced the town band turned out
and serenaded the representatives of
the Belgian firm. Bonfires were light
ed and there was a general cele-
bYat5oU.
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Wolves Near Moscow.

Fifty packs of wolves have been
counted in the Yegorievsky and Moja.
isky districts. about 20 miles from
Moscow. and the Moscow Hunters
Union has taken upon itself the task
Of shooting them before Winter
weather makes the animals appetites
dangerous for travellers. Hunting
even of wolves. is permitted in Russia
only to those having union cards
which cost 20 cents each,
Evening star., 1925-10-11
BY PROF. 5. 5. STEINBERG,
University of MARYLAND.

Mother Shiptons prophecy made
800 years ago that carriages without
horses shall 60 has been abundant
ly realized to the people of the United
States. We now have $4,000. 900
motor vehicles on our highways. And
Yet we appear to be far from any
stopping point. Indications are that
motor transportation is going to de-
velop beyond anything we can now
visualize, and in so doing 1t Will con-
tinue to make changes in our daily
life and in our business. in our cities
and in our towns. Upon the motor
highways Of the future will depend
how rapid and in how satisfactory a
manner this development will take
place.
This year. as last year, another
billion dollars will be expended in
highway work. thus indicating that
the people Of the country expect the
highways TO keep pace with the in
crease in number of motor vehicles.
Whereas a few years ago a contract
for a road miles long was considered
a large undertaking, now contracts
are let in 10 and 20 mile stretches. In
one day recently Pennsylvania let
road contracts totaling $4,000 900. The
previous record was that of Illinois,
with letting Of 50. 600, 900 in one day.
AS a result of this stupendous pro.
gram. it has been truly said that the
construction of highways will be the
most active American industry during
the current year.
500 Research Bodies Busy.
Fortunately. highway engineers real.
ize the necessity, of having this great
development Of our highway system,
proceed on sound principles Of engi.
neering and of economics. This is evi-
dent from the fact that the Federal
Government. the State highway de.
partments and many universities are
engaged on an extensive program of
research into the problem affecting
highway finance, construction and
maintenance. A recent census showed
that there are almost 500 highway re.
search projects under way throughout
the country, It is the function Of the
Highway Research Board of the Ma.
tional Research Council to coordinate
these researches. spread as they are
over such a wide territory; to prevent
duplication Of effort. by putting the
workers In touch with one another. apd
finally, to make known to each State
the findings which may be immedi.
ately applied in practice: thus result.
ing not only In the better construction
and maintenance of highways, but also
in a great saving in the taxpayers
dollar.
The Highway Research Board thus
occupies q unique position as a serv-
ice organization to highway engineers
and to the public, and it enjoys the
complete confidence Of all agencies
throughout the country engaged or in
taEasted N highway development.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Hero.

From tho Pittsburgh Chronicle and Telegraph:
That West Virginia man who walk.
ed to New York to pay an election bet
because, John w. Davis was defeated
hAs, found 4 place IN The SuR.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
BY ROBT. UNDERWOOD JOHNSON.

ID nODl. y S.NbEIIt w OOD OoI1E>5OA<.
Former Ambassador to Italy.
The arrival of three officials Of the
Soviet government who announce
that they come ito look at and learn
in an academic way what the United
States has done in port development
has just been reported. In an inter-
view they gave to the press the fol-
lowing occurs:
According to them, the people of
Russia are contented, there Is no
want, the children are compelled to
attend school. and the ignorance
which once characterized the peas
antry is dying with the present gen
Grafton"
The first three of these statements
may we'll be doubted by we'll in
formed students OF the Russian
situation, while the fourth though
more likely to be true, has a sig
nifcance quite different from the one
that apparently the delegation wished
ii to carry. What the Soviets have
TO fear is the diSillusionment of the
peasants through education. That
this is imminent is perceived by the
E3olshevist leaders themselves Let
us call our witnesses:
Uprising Mere Criticism"
Addressing the Moscow Party Con-
ference January 81. 1925. Stain, as
reported by the newspaper Izvestia,
said:
The question is this: Either we,
the Communist party as whole,
must allow the non-partisan peas
antry and non.partisan labor to criti.
cfze us within the Soviet institution,
or they will begin to express their
criticism by rebellions. The uprising
in Georgia was CRITICISM The up.
rising in Tambov was criticism The
rebellion In Kronstadt-was that not
likewise criticism?
THE peasantry remains the only
ally that is capable of giving our revo.
luton assistance. BY this I mean di.
rect assistance, now. at this very mo.
ment. All the other allies present
tremendous possibilities for the future.
They are the greatest potential reserve
for revolution. But to my regret they
cannot at this time give any assistance
10 our rule and to our state
Addressing the same meeting Kane.
neH said Uzvestia. January 30):
THE problem as 1t stands is whether
the political urge of the peasant will
be exercised through the Soviet sys
tenn or in spite Of II. The essence of
this general peasant factor in the
situation lies in the efforts Of the
peasantry to influence the government
in spite Of and against the Soviet
system
Not much contentment of the peas.
antry in this.
Peasant Support Needed.
At the meeting on Soviet structure,
January Z, 1925, kalinin is reported
as saying:
''Stsn|b by step we must cure the
Evening star., 1925-10-11
BY f. G. MELFORD,

.OPCLATION is growing so fast
. In America and moving away
from the farms and into the
i cities at such a rate that
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Peasant Support Needed.

At the meeting on Soviet structure,
January Z, 1925, kalinin is reported
as saying:
"StsnFby step we must cure the
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.. And the second3
A. A forced reduction in the in
crease in population.
Q. You mean killing the undesir-
ables-the deformed and detectives?
A. No; birth control. Limit the
newcomers and give those here a
chance to live useful lives Oyerpro-
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Opposes Socialism

Opposes Socialism.
The author does not seem to
believe in socialism. the remedy pro-
posed by most professors. Nothing
is more lawful he writes, than
acquired wealth. The principle of
socialism l. to impose the same yoks
Evening star., 1925-10-25

Steady rain saturday morning and
for large part of the afternoon
made Dinan Field series of ponds.
Where there were no ponds it was
Shiny ooze. How the players con-
Anaed to keep their footing under the
conditions remains a dark mystery.
There were ,fumbles, naturally, but
they were few, considering tho water
legged besreased ball.
The Marines came close to a tally
in the third period when Brett, De-
troit's captain, drove Into q. Marine
who was coming down the held hinder
q kick. The ball hit Bfett's foot as
he went down, ana L Marine reeov-
cred on Detrolts 8-yard iine. An
bHsitle penalty followed q 4-yafd gain
by Bfunneiie. Part, OF the distance
was made up on a plunge by Duncan.
Then Detroit blocked McHenry's at
tempted place kick from the 1S.yard
line.
Fnnabies In the first half kept The
Marines from scoring. Once they ad-
vaneed to Detroit's 27-yard line in
the first period on four straight first
downs made through the line. In the
second quarter they penetrated to the
Detroit 33-yard mark before the Sec
ond error stopped them.
Late in the third period, the Marines
advanced to Detroit's 13.yard line, but
We're stopped when Phillipart, De-
troit's left halfback, intercepted a for
ward pass.
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Walp then got away for the re.
naming distance for the lone counter
of the game, evading a would-be tack
Ter who apparently had him for q loss
and throwing of two more In his
dash for the touchdown. Mackall
rried - add the extra point by place
Inent, but the bali came rolling to him
on the ground and he never got the
kick away.
Conditions Are Miserable.
Seldom has a game been played
under worse conditions underfoot and
neither team could get its real offense
going at any stage. 1t was a con-
stant exchange of punts with the ball
most of the time being permitted to
81 come 20 a dead stop without a player
touching it for fear that IL would slip
from his grasp and be recovered by
an opponent. Not more than four
nunts were caught in the air during
the afternoon.
Maryland kept battling to the finish
ard ii seemed as If the Old Liners
might tie the count or win in the
closing minutes of the game. About
midway OF the final quarter. Stevens.
Maryland's fleet little halfback, took
4 forward pass and ran 25 yards. the
longest gain of the day. He was clear
except for Hushion, the safety man.
and 1t appeared as though he might
get away for touchdown. This put
the ball within about 20 yards of Fir-
Einia's goal, but the Cavaliers took 1t
on downs and punted to midheld.
Maryland. however, had not given
up and with less than five minutes to
60 started the most sustained drive
of the day. Linkous, Maryland s
husky fullback. who has been nursing
sn injured knee, was rushed into the
contest and was the handspring of
the march that gave the Old Line
rooters renewed hopes. He tore of
FIRST down on his initial rush, and
after Pugh had added {, picked
up about 10 more. This put the ball
on Virginia's 2o-yard mark and it ap-
peared as il Maryland might pull the
game out of the fire. A tumble oc-
Cured on the next charge, however
and Marylands hopes went giimmer.
ing.
Gala Occasion Spoiled.
There is no doubt but what the ele
ments spoiled what would have been
a fine game and gala occasion.
Maryland's eleven went to Charlottes-