Evening star., 1925-10-25

last week 20 guarantee, across the
| water, "a return, to the old family
party OF Europe and to arrange quail
rels on the basis Of reason"
The much talked-of security pact
which was signed by representatives
of the European powers and which
| in all proba bility will be ratified
virtually makes war in Europe inn
! possihle-provided, of course. that
its provisions are not violated. 1t
| guarantees inviola bility of the
| French. German and Belgian from
! tiers, while six separate treaties be.
! tween Germany and France. Belgium,
Poland and Czechoslovakia, and be
tween France and her eastern allies.
| Poland and Czechoslovakia promise
| mutIal aid and protection in case
Of aggression.
Arbitration Of all disputes is
necessary. and while none of the
! treaties goes so far as to OUTLAW
war. declaring, in fact. that war is
! sometimes necessary, they go a
long way toward preventing it.
| The first pra ctical result of the
| agreements at Locarno will be the
| Withdrawal of British troops from
/ Cologne. and this is expected to be
! accomplished within three months.
Another result is expected TO be
! the entrance of Germany into the
League of Nations.
| President Coolidge's reaction to
| the signing of the security pact, as
represented by u White House
spokesman, is n belief that q limita-
| ton of armaments conference In
Europe would be helpful, and that
the signing Of the treaty will expe-
dite the holding of such q confer
ence. lie was represented as think
| ing that If Europe could reach any
agreement on the reduction of land
ornaments, the United States would
| do all in its power TO help, although,
| this country has now reduced it's
land torces TO point approaching
| the lrreducible minimum" He be-
| lieveS the fact that the treaty Of
Locarno was drawn by men who
had political considerations TO keep
! in mind, and that in spite OF this
were able TO reach an agreement, is
i OF outstanding significance.
But the bright prospect at Locarno
| Is Immediately dimmed by a rising
| cloud of war in the Balkans. with
Greek troops reported across the Dor.
| der in Bulgarian territory and Bull
| garian frontier troops ordered to
| offer utmost resistance" The trou-
! bic arose over a border fight, the re-
! suit of which was a demand from
| Greece that the Bulgarian govern
| ment pay 2.00O. 900 French francs as
! indemnity and punish those guilty.
/ The demand took the form of an ulti.
| matum, which led to reported attack
! by Greek troops.
! In the meantime the machinery
! for the League of Nations has been
set in motion to do what is possible
| to avert another Balkan war. NJ. Rri-
| and, the presiding officer of the
| league, has summoned the league
| council to meet in Paris tomorrow.
| The council will investigate the causes
leading to the outbreak and, if posi-.
BILE, effect a settlement Of the dispute.
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania was
! a caller at the White House last week
| in behalf of Brig. Gen. Smedley But
| Ter, now on leave OF absence from the
Marine Corps and acting as director
of public safety in Philadelphia. Gen.
Buffers term expires the first of the
year and Gov. Pinchot asked Presi-
dent Coolidge to extend the leave Of
absence. declaring that Gen. Butler
has become the symbol of civic right
eousness in Pennsylvania" and that
"30, 900 God-fearing, Constitution
| respecting, decent people Of Pennsyl.
vania want him to stay" Gen. But
ler's work in Philadelphia has been
considered successful in some ways,
but it IS known that politicians there
unfavorable to his regime have made
his task most difficult.
One per cent of Chicago's popula-
ton of 5000 900 engaged in criminal
pursuits. according to c. r. Holden,
president of the Chicago Crime Com
mission, who addressed an audience
of church people last week in Chicago.
He estimated that the city could
q ford TO pay each Of its 80, 600 crooks
500 900 annually to stay away. for
their activities now cost the city
$500 100000 every year.
The constitutionalty of the Vol.
stead act was upheld in the United
States Supreme Court last week in
a case brought from Chicago. The
court also declared the Arizona mini
mum wage law for women was un-
constitutional, the court basing its
decision on its previous stand hold
ing a similar law passed for the Dis
trict of Columbia invalid.
The long expected court-martial Of
Col. William Mitchell of the Air Serv-
| ice has been ordered and his trial has
been set to begin here this WedneS-
day His judges will be six major
generals, six brigadier generals and
one colonel. He is 10 be tried under
the ninety sixth article of war. grow
ing out of his statements that the
| Shenandoah loss was the result of
| almost reasonable and criminal con-
duct of the War and Navy Depart
ments.
Taking as the ideal proportion one
| health officer. two nurses one sani-
| tary inspector and one office assist
ant for every 10000 inhabitants,
! this country is 81 per cent short in
| public health officers and Ga per
| cent short in nurses. according to
| DR.. J. A. Ferreu of New York, who
| addressed the American Public
| Health Association last week at its
| convention in st. Louis.
| The United States Government is
| keenly watchful against those who
| preach doctrines contrary to the pr!n-
| ciples upon which it is founded.
Last week the State Department de-
| nied permission to the Countess
| Karolyi, wife of former President
| Of Hungary, to enter this country,
| basing it's refusal on the law which
! ,rohibits entry to this land Of Com.
| munists or of those who advocate
| communism. The State Department,
| owever. found itself at odds with
| Ralph B. Strassburger, wealthy
| rsspaper publisher and a promi-
nent Republican Of Pennsylvania.
He claims he had invited the countess
! . visit his country estate in Penn
sylvania and he went to enlist the
| support of Senator Borah in his con-
.uon that she should not be barred.
| The State Department, however. said