Evening star., 1925-08-30

icy, the threatened strike or "suspen-
sion of work" in the anthracite coal
fields, set for tomorrow midnight.
promises to go into effect smoothly
and on schedule time. The operators
and miners, however. have reached
the customary agreement regarding
the safeguarding of mine property,
union men necessary for maintaining
the plants and preventing deteriora-
tion during idleness to benefit from
any increased wages, If they are OBJ
tanned. Well supplied with coal, the
Nation awaits the outcome of the
strike rather calmly. Government Of
ficials, interested as spectators, believe
the suspension will be short lived and
that an agreement Will be reached
within a month.
Another commercial aircraft project
was announced last week from At
lanta, where Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.,
has purchased II 900 acres of land
near, the city for a commercial air
base, with air lines radiating to the
West, South and Cuba. The company
behind the project expects to start
planes flying by Christmas. They will
carry mail, freight and express, but
no passengers, 1t was stated. The ex-
penditure of several million dollars
is contemplated in the enterprise.
A conference to bring forth sug.
gestions for increasing cooperation
between China and the United States
i'll education, business and religion
has been called to meet in Baltimore
at the Johns Hopkins University Sep
tember II. Those invited to attend
include leaders In economics, educa-
ton, philanthropy, journalism, re-
ligion and labor.
The Philadelphia Record last week
took the lead in a movement to erect
national memorial to William Jen-
nings Bryan and designated former
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
iels as chairman of a committee to be
composed OF prominent men and wom-
en- who will work out the details Of
the memorial. The Record frowns
upon the suggestion that a memorial
to Mr.. Bryan take the form of a uni
versity. in Dayton, Tenn, declaring
the memorial should be IAN allen
bracing expression of the sentiment
of the country"
Representatives of central powers
of Europe, of the allies in the late
war and of about 25 other nations,
will assemble in Washington October
for securing cooperation among the
nations of the world toward estab-
lishment of universal peace. The
meeting will last for one week and
will constitute the twenty-third con-
ference of the interparliamentary
union. The delegates will come from
the legislative bodies Of the powers
represented.
Seven men of the nine convicted for
completely in the murder of Sir Lee
Stack, governor general of the Sudan.
November 19, last. were executed last
week at Cairo. The murder led to a
crisis in Anglo Egyptian relations
which resulted in the formation of a
new Egyptian ministry.
France last week sent Germany an
other note on the proposed European
security treaty, in which she sug-
gests that Germany negotiate for the
treaty on the basis of her admit
tance to the League of Nations. and
treaty THE entrance of Germany
into the League of Nations is the
only solid basis for mutual guarantee
and a European accord" says the
note.
Just as Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine was beginning to think the
problem was solved of having as
chief of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics a man who agreed with
his own policies, the United States
Civil Service Commission steps in and
threatens to complicate matters. Sec
retary Jardine has announced the Sc
lection of Thomas p. Cooper of Ken
lucky as chief OF the bureau to sue
ceed DR.. II. c. Taylor, whose resig-
nation was demanded. The Civil Serv-
ice Commission announced last week,
however, that the post would have to
be filled through competitive examina-
ton, or else through reinstatement,
transfer or appointment within the
department. The commission, how
ever, has recognized the temporary
appointment of Mr.. Cooper.
Arthur Rally- Blanchard, newspaper
man, business man, soldier and diplo-
matist. died suddenly last week in
Montreal. He had been American
Minister to Haiti since 1914 and was
in this country on leave.