Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-19
History.

president of the French Chamber of
Deputles, selected as the new French
premier to succeed Herriot, ousted
last week when he failed to secure
q vote of confidence from the Senate,
france continues to hold the spot.
ilght While the world watches to see
her fortune under a new regime.
M. Painleve accepted the task of
forming a new cabinet and undertake
ing the tremendous responsibility
winch rests upon the shoulders of a
French premier after the position had
been offered TO former Premier BRAND.
NJ. BRAND declined when he found
that he could not expect the support
of the Socialists, who, it is said, fear.
ed that under his leadership France
would merely experience a continue
ton of the policies advocated by M.
Herriot.
His most important cabinet position
at present-that of finance minister
will be filled by Joseph Caillaux, an.
other ex-premier of France, who thus
re-enters politics after having been
convicted of treason during the war
and who was only recently absolved
and granted amnesty.
NJ. CaillauX, upon his acceptance of
the portfolio, Immediately revealed
that settlement of the foreign debt
question would be one of his first
steps. He will at first set about pro-
Viding a safe margin of cash for the
French treasury, though how he in
tends to do it remains to be SEEN
Then he will take up the debt ques-
ton, which he considers one of the
greatest obstacles to a complete finan-
cial rehabilitation. Those who know
his attitude on this question contend
that while he is sure that France will
repudiate none of her foreign obliga-
tons. he will proceed carefully and ex-
actinsly in determining not only the
amount of the debts, but the terms
under which they are to be paid
The new cabinet will control about
the same majority in the Chamber of
Deputies as the outgoing government,
but 1t cannot count, it is said, upon
the continued support of the Social
lists. This party has reserved the
right to withdraw its support when
IL considers such a step necessary.
Closely following an attempt to as
sassinate King Boris of Bulgaria, as
he was motoring through the country,
, revolutionists assassinated a Bulgar-
ian general, and during his funeral
services in the Cathedral of Sveti
kral, at Sofia, an Internal machine
exploded, killing 140 persons, among
them 20 women and 10 children, a
number of army officers and soldiers.
The premier, Tzankoff, was slightly
wounded.
Martial law was Immediately pro-
claimed, and citizens enrolled and
patroled the streets to maintain order.
The King himself a few days pre-
vious had a narrow escape. His death
was prevented only by his quick wit
and GOODNESS in the face of danger.
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bandits fired on the royal car from
ambush, the King seized the wheel
and started the car speeding away,
but the steering gear had broken and
the car landed against post. Seek
ing safety in a motor bus carrying
mail the King took the steering wheel
from the driver and piloted the bus
down the road to safety. Returning
with troops, the King found the ban
dts robbing the dead, fired on them,
and wounded one while the others
escaped.
The contention of newspapers that
they have a right to print the news
was begun before the United States
Supreme Court last week in two
cases where newspapers which pub
lished income tax returns were being
prosecuted by the Government. The
free speech, while the Government
declared that Congress. in making
the lists of income taxpayers open
to public inspection" did not mean
that the newspapers should publish
them, and that an existing statute
barred such publication. The court
will take the case under Amusement.
Organized labor in the United States
won a victory in far-reaching decision
handed down last week by the Onlted
States Supreme Court in the So-called
Kansas industrial court act, by which
the State law compelled employers and
EMPLOYEES to arbitrate their disputes.
The Supreme Court held, broadly, tnat
employers cannot keep their employees
at wages and hours which make IL I'M
possible for them to operate ther
businesses successfully, and, on the
other hand, employees cannot be COM
PEELED to work if they do not like their
wages and hours. Capital and labor,
the court held, have equal rights to
negotiate contractS-as the Constitu-
zion gives freedom of contract 70
everybody-and neither can be COM
PEELED by law to submit TO conditions
regarded as burdensome.
The decision was significant, in view
of the efforts which have been made to
nut "anti-strike" clauses in some legis-
lation.
subscription to raise fund for
the establishment of birthplace me-
mortal TO Woodrow Wilson closed last
week with an oversubscription OF
$4,000 above the 100000 originally
sought. The memorial will be In
stanton, Va.
The railway coach in which Presi-
dent Lincoln rode to Gettysburg to de-
liver his famous address in 1854 has
been found in the Western Maryland
railroad yards in Baltimore. An or
ganization is hoping to have the car
removed to Gettysburg and kept there
as a historic memorial. The car, OF
wooden construction, is combination
passenger and baggage coach. 1t has
a stove in the center. When Presl'
dent Lincoln used it it was consid-
cred a luxurious piece OF railroad
equipment.
Augustus Lukeman, famous sculp-
tor, has been chosen to succeed Gut
ION Borglun as sculptor in charge OF
carving the Stone Mountain Confed-
eyate memorial near Atlanta. He has
promised to carry out the work begun
by Mr.. Borglum, who was relieved OF
his contract by the Memorial Associa-
ton after a disagreement over the
work, and will make only changes re-
quired in making his own work con-
form to what has been done.
Tearing away from her mornings
in a heavy storm, the R-33, British
Army dirigible, went on a wild fight
last week which carried her across
the North Sea, before her crew could
get her under sufficient control to
head back for England. Part of her
bow was smashed in and other dam