Evening star., 1925-11-08


: revolt cuts down the list of dead to
( 10 Frenchmen killed ana 30 wounded,
200 of the insurgents killed and 30
! ArmeniarS and ; TripoltanS reported
! killed by the insurgents. The French
/ estimate of The damage done in tn
! CITY bv the French homhardment IS
! >2,I2j 900 the rerorl nf the French
! emphasizes The fact that there We're
, no EuropCan% or Americans killed ~
injured.
! The revolt. however. has not been
: put" down. and while the news from
! the French front in Morocco. where
/ the French are battling the RitiianS.
! WAS devoid of interest during the
! week. the headlines continued to fe u
/ turn the trouble in Syria. Two Amer
lean deSlroyers which have been lying
AT Alexandria. in Egypt. were ordered
| Ia proceed 10 Beirut. S.-'ia. to protect
American interests and lives there.
y Cairo correspondent of Il Paris
newspaper is quote hy an Associated
! Press corresponds in Paris to the
effect that Il ban. il chieftain named
Bakri has been !roclaimed" presi-
dent of the syria. "erublic" and that
he has concentrate | a force estimated
at { 900 men Il mss from Damascus
New French force, have arrived at
Damascus - report says, and have
established posts outside the city.
placing machine gums in the streets.
\ London dispatch last week said
that the Syrian situation WAS tense
and frau-ht with grave p"Ssihilities.
\ little more of the intimate history
Of what was taking plaC" in the
United States before il entered the
war against Germany was madn
public last week with the publication
of n new volume of the Life and
Letters "C Walter Hines Page" who
was american Amba ssador 10 Great
Britain 1T the time. In the volume
he tells the story of how Col. House.
aS q private emisSary of the late
President Wilson. came to England
with \ proposal which was q virtual
promise that the United States would
enter against Germany il the latter
declined to agree TO A peace plan
! which Col. House wished TO submit TO
the allies. He never cot far with the
peace plan among the allies, however,
as feeling against Germany At the
time was At such high pitch that
mere discussion of peace was con
Sidcred dangerous in England. Mr.
ra-e says he declined to attend the
meeting between Col. House and the
British government officials. feeling
that the plan. if agreed to, would
amount to 'triCkerY.
The new government in France.
formed last week by Premier PainleVe
after getting rid Of NJ. CaillauX as
minister of finance. has weathered one
| little squall. although its tenacity is
! still considered precariouS. The
Chamber of Deputies gave the new
cabinet a vote of confidence on Tues
day night. despite the refusal of the
Socialists to support NJ. falnleNe :
decla RI tons. These declarations favor
, restoration Of the French trea Surv
and Improvement Of the French
! financial situation. "f which the
American debt situation is one "f the
most important features.
Representative of the foreign
powers assembled at Pekinc u dis
Crss ways and means cf helping China
through revision Of her customs
laws agreed in principle last week to
the Chinese proposal that she be
given entire control over her customs
and customs receipts. The conference
then began discussion of what is TO
be done in the period between now
and the time China is to take over
autonomous control. and the American
delegation submitted plan lor
putting the agreement in effect
Brig. Gen. Smcdley Butler of the
Marines cannot he loaned To Phils del
phia any longer as director of pub
! lie safety there. and must so back to
the Marines when his present leave
of absence expires at the end of the
year. This was the decision of Pres
ident Coolidge last week, which was
communicated to Pennsylvanians
who journeyed to Washington and
asked the President to allow Gen.
Butler to stay another year Gen.
Butler has been serving as q sort Of
glorified chief of police in Phila-
( delphia for two years.
With a week devoid nf sensation
behind il. the Mitchell court martial
! is ready 10 resume opera tion t"mor-
row. The court recessed last Tues
d:,v after col. MitChe1rs counsel pre-
scented y list Of % Witnesses he
wished called. who would testify con-
: cerrin- the truth of the Mitchell
charges concerning operation Of the
Nations s air forces. These witnesses
i include the Secretaries Of War. the
| Navy and agriculture. az we'll as
/ scores of others who az one time. or
another. have been involved in the all
craft controversy. Court was ad
! iourned last week To enable the pros.
ecution to get the witnesses here.
: From present indications. :he trial will
| he long drawn ont.
/ Although Congress has directed
! that the Lee Mansion, in Arlington
| National Cemetery. he restored. espe- =
| Cially in the matter OF equipment and
| interior furnishing, to the condition
| in which it existed Immediately prior
! to the civil War. the quarterma Stel
L.
| rection the work was To be done, has
reported that he hasn't the funds.
and he has submitted an estimate of
&225. 900 to the Budget Bureau as the
amount necessary for the work. This
. estimate Will. in turn. he submitted
I to Congress. There has been some
opposition expressed to the renova =
! tiOn of the Lee Mansion. the latest
such expression coming from Il gath
/ erin@ here of the Loyal Legion.
The Anti-Saloon League Of America
net last week in Chicago and Wavne
j.. Wheeler, its chief counsel. i'm a re
port pi tDared for that body sounded
. q note Of warming in the fact thai 4(
national wet organizations are mar
ShalinG their forces for an onslaught
| against tho prohibition amendment
Nj. Wheeler. however, took comfort
| lr"m the gains made hN tho pro
! hiGition forces and declared tina. nc
"imilar policy Of government has
! shown more continuous. cnnstruc
tive gain"
Ciuics.
! J. Raymond McCarI. controller gen
cral Of the United States. and who
! was empowered by Congress with the
! power 10 make arbitrary rulings con
Cerninc the various expenditures ot
| Government departments in The
business of running the Government
! suffered Il setback at the hands ot