Evening star., 1925-08-09

comparison, and this only one year
after death, at the height Of his
power of old Hugo, to whose indus
trial dictatorship there is perhaps no
parallel In the worlds annals.
The idea of the Vertical Trust"
seems to have been somewhat dis
credited In consequence; but how
much and for how long. remains to be
seen. 1t was part of the tactics
of the old fox 50 to involve the German
banks that they must. for their own
behoof. stand by to help him, so that
we now behold the chief banks COM
bined to rescue the central province
of the industrial empire and to bring
in what may be saved of the spoil.
That huge empire resulted from war
profteering Gncluding exploitation of
the occupied regions). and from turn
ing to account incidentally promot-
ing) the depreciation of the mark.
The most interesting branch Of Stin-
nes' activity was the journalistic, but
here he overshot himself. German
journalism discovered itself to be less
venal than he had hoped, and not the
least dangerous menace to his empire
was from the independent journals.
which found 1t easy to use the terrible
weapon of ridicule against the crude
claim Of beneyoluence advanced for the
SHINES policies by the SHINES press
Shines hold of German public
opinion was. indeed. precarious and
dubious. Publicity can be overdone.
Himself devoid of culture, SHINES os-
tentatiously expressed contempt Of the
arts. Yet for all his prestige, It is
doubtful that his name will survive the
names of Beethoven, Gothic and
Schiller.
The rate of output from the Ruhr
coal mines continues to increase re-
markably.
A Balkan Flurry-Another little
Balkan furry. Some months ago the
optimists were elated by an agree
ment between the Greek and Bull
garian governments providing for
transfer under fair and pleasant ar
rangements of certain Greeks resi-
dent In Bulgaria to Greece and certain
Bulgarians resident in Greece to Bull
garia. Under the convention about
5000 Greeks were to be repatriated by
October Is of this year. Recently
there has been terrorization Qncluding
some murders) of some of these
Greeks by Bulgarian bandits, whose
idea was that the Greeks should
beat it" across the border and leave
their property for spoil. The Athens
government has strengthened the
Greek detachments on the Greco Bull
garian frontier and has called on the
Sofia government for the proper ac-
ton. Rumor has not neglected her
opportunity. She tells of a large
Greek government order for rifles on
Italian munitfon plants and of reso-
luton taken to strengthen the Greek
air force.
Syria-The Hauran Druses are cut
ting up rough. The Druses are a peo-
pie of mixed (mostly Arab blood, mum.
bering in all about $50, 900 souls, who
live in mid-Syria, distributed in three
groups: One in Jebelhauran, east of
the Jordan; another In Lebanon, a
third in anti-Lebanon. They are re-
markable for their curious religion,
for courage, sagacity, hospitality,
cruelty and treachery, and for the
beauty of their women. OF the three
groups, the Hauran Druses are the
most important. They can put in the
field perhaps $1,000 warriors, incIud-
ing 1000 horsemen.
The French maintain garrison at
Suweda in the Hauran. Druse war
riors fell on the town, captured part
of the garrison (how many does not
appear) and drove the remainder (200)'
within the ancient citadel The dis
patches do not give date of this incl
dent, but it would seem that the cita-
del detachment has for some time
been in desperate straits for lack of
food and water. Two columns sent to
their relief were ambushed and pun.
ished with c}3ualties totaling accord
ing TO one reporu zoo dead and 500