Evening star., 1925-06-28

| the most important news of the world
| for the seven days ended June q:
| The British Empire.-A general
strike in the coalmining industry of
Great Britain is threatened. The pres
| ent wage agreement expires June 80.
| A general conference of delegates of
| the miners federation will open on
July to take final action on the mine
| owners proposals. The owners pro-
pose As working hours in the week
| instead of the present AZ. They
! further propose to withdraw the IA
per cent increase granted under the
1 existing agreement. The industry is
| terribly depressed. Since last Novem-
| ber the number of unemployed miners
has increased by $1,000.
Trouble on the railways also is
| threatened.
! On leaving Pretoria the other day
the Prince Of Wales placed Il wreath
! on the grave of Paul Kruger. The
prince always does the graceful thing,
| whether 1t be Of his own initiative or
| by good advice.
| c. r. Das, leader of the Swaraj j
| movement in India and formerly
president of the Indian National Con
| gress, is dead. A notable man.
| 4
| France.-The Wednesday session of
the French Chamber of Deputies end
ed with vote of confidence to the gov
ernment on its Moroccan policy, $40
to 80. Twenty.siX Communists and
four near-Red Socialists voted contra
1t was a lively session. The notori.
Gus Communist deputy Doriot, after
other reasonable remarks, declared
I'VE, the Communists, are with
Russia and against you. We are with
Morocco. We are with every nation
in revolt against your capitalist civili
Zation." Thereupon old Col. Picot
suffering from war wounds, mounted
the rostrum and LANDED one on NJ
lDoriot's chin. A free-for-all fight fol
lowed in which some very distin
|guished men participated When or
der had been restored, Col. Picot
iapologized for causing the ruction
and NJ Herriot. president of the
chamber, allowed" that disciplinary
action was not Indicated in his case
Premier Painleve may not go ahead
vigorously in Morocco. He announced
that he would not make peace ap
he. I'VE took the least initiative to
ward peace negotiations, our actor
would make our situation more
and would make our situation more
difficult
1t seems likely that the Communist
deputies Doriot and Marty will lose
their parliamentary immunity and be
prosecuted for treason-giving informa
ton to Abd-el-Krim, attempting tC
corrupt French troops, etc.
The Socialist deputies have resolved
on "entire freedom of action toward
the Painleve government.
There was little fighting of conse
quence in Morocco during the past
week. The French parliamentary
commission in Morocco in its first re
port to the French Chamber urged
prompt dispatch of reinforcements.
The casualties to French troops II
the Moroccan fighting up to June IS
are reported as 500 killed and 1.60t
wounded, the latter including about
$50 grave cases. More than 80 pei
cent of the severely wounded have
been conveyed to base hospital by all
ambulance. This development of the
hospital service is an admirable one
especially for such a climate as thai
of Morocco. where treatment o1
! wounds while fresh is so important.
] must postpone discussion of the
important proposals, submitted by
CaillauX to the chamber on Friday
looking to amelioration of the fisca
situation.
The French government has an
nounced the intention Of evacuating
|
troops from Ruhr territory east of the
line n-Muelheim- Kettwig.
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| Greece-Well it was about time fol-
another little coup, and here it is
Gen. Pangalos of Greece has obliged
lGen. Pangalos is a firebrand, a chau
whist, your strong man." He is ir
fact a brave soldier of a good deal oi
military ability, but a dubious states
man He efficiently reorganized the
army after the Anatolian debacle; he
is idolized by the troops. AS gen
eralissimo, in 1922, he applied the
pressure which forced the revolu
tionary committee to commit the ia
nous judicial murders" of Constan
tinians; a lamentable business. Later
he plotted to oust the revolu
tionary committee and proclaim a re
public expecting as head Of affairs tc
resume the war against the Turk ano
save Eastern Thrace for Greece, but
committee and deprived of the CHIEF
command.
Thursdays coup was pulled off
with perfect ease without bloodshed
A few fusillades were fired just fol
style. The army and navy adhered
unanimously. Pangalos demanded
the resignation of the cabinet headed
by Michalakopoulos, head of the Con
servative wing of the Republican
party, and got it. Poor old Admira
Konduriotes patriotically stays or
against the grain, as provisional
president. Pangalos charges that th'
late government showed itself in
efficient in domestic administration
and weak in it's international deal
!, ings. Negotiations looking to new
treaty between Greece and Jugoslavis
were broken off some weeks ago un
der pressure from Pangalos, who saw
them tending to the prejudice o.
Greece One hears that a main justi
fication of his coup was the intention
of the Michalakopoulos government
to resume these negotiations.
A new government has been Sworr
in with Pangalos as premier ant
, minister Of war. 1t Is reaSsuring t
learn from a manifesto that this gov
ernment is strong and pure and {
, perfect expression of the will of tht
, people.
China.-The anti-foreign agitation
in China alarmingly increased during
the past week, Canton being the chiei
danger spot. Shanghai has been com
paratively quiet, no doubt in part be
cause of the presence in the Chinese
suburbs of a considerable detachment
of Manchurian huskies under the com
mand of Chang Tso-lin's son, who hal
!, established martial law in the OLE
Chinese city and the suburbs and ha,
co-operated with authorities on tn,