Evening star., 1925-11-01

news of the world for the
seven days ended October 81:
The British Empire.-Sir William
Joynson Hicks cJix'). the British
home secretary, recently made a
grand roundup of Communist heroes,
and these gentlemen are now being
tried while their Sympathizers gath
cred in Bow street gnash their teeth,
spit fire and now and then heaVe
brick at some capitalist.
The police, it is said. have found
tons of discriminating evidence show
ing cahootism with Moscow.
The Right Hon. Edward Frederick
Lindley Wood has been designated to
succeed the Earl Of Reading, as
yicerov of India, on the retirement
(iust announced) of the latter next
April. There is much speculation as
to the cause for Lord Readings re
tirement at so critical tuncture OF
indian affairs. 1t will be recalled
that he went to England last March
to confer regarding the Indian stu
alton with the proper authorlt1es-ln
chief. the Earl Of Birkenhead, secre-
tary of state for India.
''What might be toward?'
The Canadian general elections on
Thursday resulted as follows: Con
seryatives, 118: Liberals. 102; Pro
gressives, 90; Independents, 3.
1t is seen that the Progresslves
hold the balance. and that whatever
combination may result in Parlia-
ment the situation is unsatisfactory.
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France.-So the wizard" is sped.
He failed to come across with the
! magic promised, or, at any rate, ex.
nected. He IS en- voyage up SAT-
Creek. The reference Is to NJ.
Caillaux.
we have yet to learn what program
was proposed by M. CaillauX to his
colleagues of the cabinet for saving
the fiscal and financial situation: we
only know that 1t did not commend
itself. He was requested to resign,
"solo." He refused: wherefore the
resignation Of the entire cabinet was
submitted in order to rid him. Pain
leye has formed another cabinet. 1t
includes 10 members Of the late cab
met and four new men. Painleve
himself takes the portfolio Of finance
but a. considerable part of the duties
of that Office are transferred to the
new ministry of the budget, headed
by Georges Bonnet.
The ministry Of finance and the
budget will, of course. be closely
dovetailed, the latter ministry being
tentative" Two Of the new minis
ters are Herriot men. BRAND sue
ceeds himself in the foreign office
Prognostication would be vain. there
are nuances in the situation quite
too delicate for Treatment here.
No doubt there is a general feel
ing Of relief that Caillaux should be
discarded. He did not belong in tha
gallery. 1t was impossible that he
should make good sufficiently to OF
set the subtly discrediting effect OF
his past. The ghost would intrude
But, while admitting the poetic JUS
tice of the development, one must
feel a certain pity for NJ. CaillauX
He has fought bravely and his gen
eral attitude has been sound. HIS
1925 budget is a very considerable
| achievement. 1t is to be hoped tha'
| his successor, unhampered by a SIN
lister past, will be as bold and tech
| nically as we'll equipped.
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! Ahaggar-The world will avail
| with interest the results of tht
Franco American expedition whose
members started the other day il
seven six-wheel automobiles from
Constantine. Algeria, for the Alag
| car region in. the midst of tn