Evening star., 1925-11-29

After being in office only % days
another. French cabinet. headed by
Premier PainleVe. hit the rocks Of
finance. which have caused the wreck
OF numerous other French cabinets III
the last two years. Its fall, which
came about when the Chamber Of
Deputies refused to accept an article
in NJ. Painleve's financial program
gave rise to renewed speculation over
what the French republic will do 70
find d man who can lead 1t out or the
wilderness. Suggestions that coup
etat would be attempted have been
renewed with emphasis, but Premier
PainIeve discussing these rumorS. de
clared: Governments fall, but the re-
public stands. We still are able to
watch over her Keep this in mind.
and if any one believes that the mo-
ment has come he is mistaken.
After the resignation of the cabinet.
difficulty was experienced in forming
new one. In the order named. Arls-
ride Rriand. Senator Paul Doumef
and former Premier Herriot were
asked to form a cabinet, and each had
To decline for one reason or another
Finally NJ. BRAND toook over the Job
in earnest and announced his selections
Yesterday. Thus another crisis mas
heen ayerted for the time being.
Following long established custom.
hte Nation paused for a day last week
TO offer thanks for the blessings OF
another wear. There was little OF note
in the observance of the holiday.
president Coolidge leading the Nation
in the quiet enjoyment of a day or
rest attending services at church IN
the morning and meeting his 1anllS
and friends at a quiet dinner IN the
afternoon.
Another week of Mitchell court
martial finds the prosecution at the
beginning of a long list OF witnesses
who will be called to give the other
side of questions on which the de-
fense witnesses have been testl1ylhs.
Las week Col. Mitchell's counsel an
no1nced that they rested their case,
and the prosecution immediatelyf re-
sponded by announcing list OF more
than 100 Army and Navy and Govern
ment officials who Will be called.
Thus, the trial promises to spread
over another week. The high-light OF
last weeks trial, when Col. Mitchell
himself took the stand, gave the his
tory of his services in the Army and
went through a gruelling crosS-eXam-
ination at the hands of the prose-
cutor. Little developed from his oc-
cupancy of the witness chair.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, who is now
heading a commission when Is TO Su-
pervise the holding of a plebiscite TO
determine whether the territories OF
Tacna and africa belong to Chile or
Peru. has a problem on his hands
recurring all his tact and diplomacy.
After start which gave every lndl-
cation of coming to a happy ending,
the conference over the proposed
plebiscite have come to an abrupt
halt because of the sudden with
draWal of the Chilean delegates. The
situation is made blacker by i'll feel
ing between Peru and Chile, which
breaks out internationally and gives
expression in fights and bloodshed.
Gen. Pershing is understood to have
given up a planned vacation trip
home in order to devote all his time
irving to heal the breach. Diplomats
here in Washington regard the situ-
alton as serious, but they have not
given up hope Of seeing it eventually
settled.
The lady Governor of Texas is in
trouble. GOV. Miriam A. Ferguson,
sometimes known as Ma" has been
presented with a resolution. signed
by members of the State Legislature,
demanding that she call a special seS-
sion of the Legislature by December
Is to investigate alleged irregularities
in the highway contracts. If the Gov
ernor fails to call the Legislature, the
speaker Of the house will issue the
call himself, it was said. Mrs. Fergu-
son. reports say, now faces the same
proceedings which resulted in the i'm
peachment of her husband, when he
was Governor of Texas.
Rama VI King of Siam for the last
IA years. died last week and was sue
ceeded by his younger brother, Prince
Pra ia Dhipok. He had hoped TO have
a male heir of his own to succeed him
and the day before his death a daugh-'
ter was born TO his wife.
Another assault on the present form
of prohibition in this country came
last week from the Moderation
League, an incorporated body with
headquarters in New York, which is
sued a statement giving the results
of a survey made in every city of the
country with a population of more
than 5000 and which took in police
records during the last II years.
drunkenness generally has increased
to virtually the pre- prohibition levels,
and certain classes of lntoXication
cases have increased far beyond
anNtDlIB ever hIlO" IL btIOlS III llllS
country" the statement said.
The Smithsonian Institution IS
coming to the American people with
an appeal for SO 900, 900 with which to
carry on its activities and embark in
new fields of scientific research. This
was announced last week by the
Smithsonian, which made it known
that 16 major projects of the insti-
tuition have been held up because of
lack of funds. This is .1he first time
in the so years of it's existence that
the institution has appealed. directly
to the public for funds.
The German Reicf1stag ratified the
Locarno peace treaties last week by a
stable majority and voted for Ger
many to enter the League, Of Nations.
Approval Of the treaties by the Ger
man legislative body now permits For