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Evening star., 1925-12-27
By FRED /. KENT.
Chairman of the Committee on European
Reconstruction of the International
Chamber of Commerce


The first years operation of the
Dawes plan. as evidenced in the re-
port Of S. Parker Gilbert, the agent
for reparation payments, has not
only been wholly successful. but il
sets forth clearly certain truths that
are most important for the world to
understand.
First. it tells the story OF the diff
culties that pepole must meet fol
lowing imitation before they can re-
turn to a comfortable and normal
way Of living. That is to say. the
losses and suffering that attend alb
normal imitation do not end imlne edi-
ately upon stabilization of a currency.
but before they can be ameliorated
necessitate period Of a strenuous
reconstructive effort, during which
many Of the weak must fall. Those
who sow progressive imitation reap
the whirlwind with a vengeance.
The next important lesson carried
in the report is that shown by the
difference in economic development
in Germany with difficult political
forces uncontrolled. and with those
same forces controlled and rendered
harmless. a Germany which was al
most torn asunder by political bick-
erings, with huge taxation futile to
meet budget expenditures, ana WheTe
every days existence was a problem
to the large mass of it's people was
brought to sudden halt by the in
PRODUCTION of the Dawes plan.
The financial structure was almost
Immediately readjusted, so that gov
ernment income began to exceed
budget requirements, and confidence
was so completely restored that the
whole nation was able to enter into a
new life and meet. with growing sue
cess, the problems that inevitably fol
low such a period of economic chaos
as prevailed before the Dawes plan
was put in force. Together with
this development the dangers which
are inherent where political blocs
exist We're brought to light through
the Immediate expression in some
political circles of a desire to expend
the budget surplus instead Of con-
serving it for the benefit of the peo-
pie, and so enabling all the relief
from taxation that is possible under
such conditions as prevail.
Another important lesson that is
constantly being told and retold. as
history is in the making, but without
seeming to make any lasting impress
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also the right to end if. War cannot
nave a monopoly of the right TO kin
Peace must also have its lethaI rights
under rigid safeguards. of course =
But agonized incurables must be re
heved OF their agony
In the famous conversation between,
George Eliot and f. W. II. MYERS
who though the founder Of the
Psychlcal Society, has failed deplor
ably to communicate with his follow
ers). that great but now somewhat OH
scured Victorian authoress held forth
duty as allsufficient for the spiritual
life. l would rather phrase it that our
guiding stars in the darkness of the
Infinite spaces should be not only .
duty, but loving kindness, pity and
courage.
l have always regretted that NIr (
Bennett annexed the title The Great =,
AdVenture' to an insignificant play
because that is the only phrase for
the life of the universe and our own.
Copyright 1925D
Evening star., 1925-12-27


The British Empire.-On December
y the House of Commons passed, 239
to 4, Il resolution approving the ac-
Ceptance by the British representa-
tlves at Geneva of the league council 8
award concerning Mosul. But prior to
the vote the Labor members walked
out in body, in protest against
closure of debate on the resolution. A
struggle is expected in February when
the government presents to Parlia-
ment for ratification the new treaty
with Irak, which it Is preparing.
On December 20 Parliament ad
journed to February >.
1t is estimated that there are 100, 900
poor whites" in the Union of South
Africa; about 10 per cent OF the total
white population.
The Right Hon Edward Wood. who
is to succeed Lord Reading as Eiceroy
oi India, was. one must presume, Sc
lacted for that supremely important
post only after the most prayerfI'
consideration. His experience in the
service of the state has not been very
extensive or varied, but it has been
sufficient, one hears, surely to mark
Inn out for great things. He is 43
years old. heir to the splendid Wis
county of Halifax, immensely rich in
his own right. an athlete and remark
ably handsome Ia fine thing for a vice
roy). Not less important, he is a gradu
ate of Eton and Christ Church. Ok
ford, fellow of All Souls and author of
ID life OF John Keble. He is. l have
heard. something Of a mystic. If so,
he should be at home in India. His
Sra ndfather was a famous viceroy of
India.
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Italy Before adjournine over The
holidays the Italian Camera passed a
bill providing that any Italian sub
Ject who, while living abroad, COM
mltS any act leading to disturbance in
Italy or damaging TO the prestige OF
the Italian nation, shall be punisha ble
by loss of citizenship and. in a Very
grave case, ConfiScation OF property
1t also passed a bill relating to the
premier, greatly increasing his pre-
negatives: also the first of a series
OF bills looking to the political reor.
SaniZation Of Italy, largely on an oc-
cupational basis. and enlbodying rec
concentrations by the Great FasCista
Council.
Italy'S fiscal year 1924-l925 ended
with a budget surplus OF AT .000, 900
lire, the first budget surplus since
1911
During the first six months OF 1925
q total of 10000 Italians emigrated
from Italy. including 119 900 to other
countries of Continental Europe,
chiefly France.
Mussolini has declared for thor
ough FasciStiZation Of italian educa-
ton. What happened i'll October
1922" says he, was not only
change in the government. but a real
political and social revolution. which
in all proba bility will leave nothing
Of that which constituted the old
regime
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Greece.-The new marble library of
the American School of Classical
Studies at Athens has just been com
Evening star., 1925-12-27
YOUTH DEMAND VOICE
in SHAPING DESTINY OF WORLD
Princeton Conference Served Public Notice by
World Court Endorsement They Will Take
Hand in Future Policies

December days. So it can be stated,
without any need of prophecy, that
foreign policy in the future is to be
distinctly national, and not partisan.
Still third large meaning that
ioomed on the horizon Of this hopeful
conference was indicated in it's free
dom from racial prejudice. Twenty
or more of the delegates were negroes
and their status was established by
the color of their minds rather than
OF their skins. Indeed. one Of them.
young woman, was made a member
Of the governing committee of the
National Students Conference that
was formed at the last session. Only
one protest was made to this action
and that was a feeble one.
If this conference follows the
course laid down at Princeton it is
destined to become Americas crystal
ball, for in it America will be able
to read her future.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Amplifying Apparatus
Does Its Work Too Well

In the British House of Lords the
amplifying apparatus recently install
ed to improve addition has done it's
work too well. The lords had some
amusing moments when Parliament
opened this week. Every one in the
chamber could hear plainly every
whisper uttered by any member or
visitor. An extraordinary barrage of
sibilant condolences flooded the room
The rustling of papers came through
like the rattle Of machine gun, and
when a noble peer demonstratively
slapped his fist on a dispatch box the
noise was like that of a bomb ex-
plosion. But what could least be
borne was the sudden end Of all cross
bench whispering, muttered contradic-
tions and pleasantly caustic under.
tones. They were not undertones by
the time the amplifiers go them.
They were shouts. Consequently the
House of Lords is going back to pre-
radio days of muttered silenccs.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
The Story the Week Has Told

rleted. 1t stands on Mount Lycabet-
tus and commands one OF the most
superb views in the world. 1t is
called the Gennadeion, in honor of
j. Joannes Gennadius the distin-
Guished Greek statesman and scholar.
who presented to the school his mag
nificent collection of books and manu-
scripts. w. Stuart Thompson Of New
York is the architect and the Carnegie
Corporation the donor of the building,
which cost $275 900. They say that to
duplicate it in the United States
would cost $3.50, 900. The exquisite
marble came from Makes. that island
Of the Cyclades where Theseus de-
serted Ariadne and Bacchus found
her.
Athens is now the largest city on
the Mediterranean. At the end of the
war of independence ii was a village
of 800 inhabitants; as late as 1884
the population was only 5000. In
1920 the combined population Of
Athens and Peiraeus was 300 900.
Now ii is estimated az 800 900 BY
contrast, Constantinople, which be-
fore the war boasted 1000 900 inhab-
itants. has fallen to 100000.
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Turkey.-The new Turkish civil
code forbids polygamy; also. divorce
by mere fiat Of the husband. It
makes civil marriage obligatory and
a religious wedding voluntary. Di-
vorce may only be obtained through
the decision of a court of laws.
Serious incompatibility" is a suffi-
cient ground.
Turks are rioting, fighting, even
dying in resistance TO the order from
hot IaI
Men have died for worse causes. One
can imagine the grim amusement of
the shade Of Carlyle. The crowning
joke of the matter is that, as Mus
tapha kemal pointed out the other
day. the feZ is of Greek origin.
Turkey and Russia. left out III the
cold. have consoled each other by
making a dual treaty. Some are
pleased TO call il an anti-LOcarno and
anti-leaSue pact. Ii seems to me
that the love which finds expression
in TIE treaty is quite platonic and
that the instrument is Of little signi-
that the instrument is of little Signif-
icance beyond showing that these pow
ers feel lonely and unhappy.
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Arabia.-Great Britain has made an
agreement with Ibn Saud. Sultan of
NeJu, nut the press accounts thereof
are very unsatisfactory. The from
tiers between Nejd and Transjordania
between Eejd and lrak and between
flejaz and Trans sjOrdania are defined.
The important port Of Akahah goes
20 Transjorda Great Britain is
TO represent HejaZ in its foreign re-
lations and To maintain a representa-.
tive at the Court Of tn" Sultan (at
Riad. the capital OF Nejdl. Great
Britain gives the Sultan the equiva.
lent of sl,000.0O0 for development of
his army.
1t is an old story that Ibn Saud
proposes to summon a PanIslamic
congress, with a view 10 the institu-
tion of a Pan-Islamic machinery for
control Of the holy places and $50 /
suppose) Of the caravan routes
Conceivably, a PanIslamic state
under the protectorate of the Sultan
Of Nejd is contemplated. We await
further information on this interest.
ing pact.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
French Naturalization
Process to Be Simpler

Steps toward the simplification OF
the long and costly process Of natural
ization of foreigners in France have,
been taken by Charles Lambert, a dep,
uty for the Rhone. NJ. Lambert haa :
drafted bill providing that French
citizenship be granted, within a period
not exceeding six months, to every
applicant who produces satisfactory
certificates of character and freedom =,
from disease. He proposes to reduce
the fee of 1,216 francs to 100 francs
for persons having more than two =
children and for those who volunteered
for service in the French army during
the World War. The bill provides also
that foreigners may be naturaliz =
after years of residence in France.
instead of 10 years as at present.
and that the option which enables
a person born in France of foreign
parents to retain his fathers nation 1
ality in the year following his major. :,
Uy be abolished. :
Evening star., 1925-12-27

years. Alaska" says he. sis rapidly
becoming lost province. Without
the inspiration of self government or
freedom of local initiative, opportunity
for expansion has been curtailed by
bureau officials made hesitant by limi-
tation of authority
THE maximum white population of
10000 has sunk to 10000.
THE suggestion that all the Gov
ernment's activities in Alaska be
merged into one department should
have the Immediate consideration Of
Congress-
The New England States are vigor-
ously planning cooperation in more
efficient industrial methods Chiefly.
perhaps, harneSSing of Waterpower),
with "A view to combating more sue
cessfully the growing competition from
the South and West. New England
still has more than half the spindles
in the United States: she still leads the
country in inventive genius She
should be more self supporting in re-
spect of food.
The grand annual pancake eating
contest was held at Groton. S. Oak,
on December 6, and was won by w
j. {. Myers. who consumed as 5-inch
flapJackS. Just to show how easy IL
was, Mr.. Myers, after downing No.
43, Jauntily tossed of a ring and half
Of bologna.
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NOtes.-M. Doumer. the new French
finance minister, is moving most
warily. His fiscal program has not
vet been presented to the Chamber
finance commission
Apparently. Add FL Krim is making
overtures toward peace.
1t IS reported that in the past
seven years there have been 1921
more deaths than births in Berlin.
10 be sure, the population of the
city Increased by 275,00O during that
period. but that was through immi-
grafton, chiefly from the rural dis
trictS.
The 1926 budget of Czechoslovakia
exhibits Il surplus of S450,O0O. 1t
IS the first budget surplus since the
foundation OF that State CZecho-
sloVakiaS trade balance has greatly
improved within recent months
LII Ching Ling is no longer Gov
ernor OF Chilli Province, China. After
a month s struggle he was overthrown
by the forces of Feng Yu Hsiang
on December "a and he is now a
refugee in the Japanese concession
OF Ilentsin. Possession of Tientsin is
Il great advantage TO Feng Railroad
communication between Peking and
Tientsin has been restored.
Apparently Chang Tso Lin has
orerthrown his rebellious lieutenant.
kue Sung Ling. and is again com
plete master Of Manchuria
In awarding the Copley medal to
Einstein the other day. Sir Charles
SherinSton. president of the British
Royal Society, declared that the
erstWhile theory of relativity was now
a law. The theory had he said.
passed the three crucial tests-the
motion of the perihelion of the planet
Mercury. the detection Of light and
the red shift of the spectral lines.
1t the claims made by DR.. ". Bla ir
Ben. professor at the University of
Liverpool. for his treatment of can
Ger by injection of a preparation OF
cad are justified il is to rejoice. DR..
Bell declared that Of about zoo cases
most of them thought hopeless, treat
Ell BY his method about 30 are now
believed TO be cured
Evening star., 1925-12-27
BY HERBERT S. HOUSTON.
MEMBER Of the American Committee of II
International Chamber of Commerce

Memoer OF the American Committee of the
international Chamber of Commerce.
Something new and of real sig
nii1cance has just happened in the
student world of America. The news
papers showed that they instantly
grasped that fact in their reports of
the nrst collegiate conference on DO
litlcal and world affairs, held at
Princeton. OF course, there was def
mite news interest in SO overwheln-
ing vote as 244 to in favor of
the United States joining the World
Court, but the conference had a much
broader meaning than that. 1t was
public notice that oncoming college
youth was to have a voice in de.
Gliding questions Of national and in
ternational concern, as we'll as voice
in determining questions that directly
affect students.
Fifteen round tables were conduct
ed. as part Of the conference. on mat
ters relating to the World Court; they
were 10 creative centers Of knowledge
and vision. 1t was my privilege to
conduct the one on THE Relation of
the World Court to World Economic
Prosperity" so my opinion, at least,
IS based on f1rst-hand contact No
one could feel the eager interest of
those alert young minds without
realizing the way America is headed
in the generation just ahead. For
veal or woe, youth waved a salute
of respectful appreciation to Wash
ingtons farewell address and spread
sail for a voyage over the seven seas.
That meaning of the Princeton con-
ference was writ so large that no
one could miss seeing and under
standing.
Another meaning of this highly sig
nificant conference was shown in the
blissful ignorance in which it dwelt
on all matters Of partisan politics.
In all the round table discussions and
general sessions as we'll the words
Republican" or Democrat were
not so much as mentioned. All looked
at foreign relations simply as Ameri-
cans and they did it as naturally
As they breathed the air of bright
Evening star., 1925-12-27
BY =. PARkES CADMAN. d, d.,
L. H. d.

An examination of the vital reasons
why the United States should join
the World Court is OF primary inn
portance. Advocated by America .
leaders. there are strong presump.
tons in favor of the action urged.
The late President Harding recon-
mended our joining on certain care.
fully worded reservations. and Presi-
dent Coolidge urged his suggestions
on the Senate. The personal respon-
sibility of two United States Presi-
dents Is. therefore. behind the pro
posal. international lawyers of high
standing, such as Secretary of State
kellogg, former Secretary of State
Hughes. former Secretary of State
Elihu Root, George W. Wickersham
and great host of other lawyers also
recommend membership.
To the expert knowledge and train
ed foresight of statesmen and legal
luminarieS is added the support of
all the important national organiza-
tons, such as the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America. the
United States Chamber OF Commerce
the large majority at the recent col
:egiate conference at Princeton, many
Evening star., 1925-12-27

continued from First Page
bargaining here is patent Were
such a new economic adjustment to
be reached. then there is every likeli-
hood that F'ranco-German relations
would enter into a long period of
static calm.
In France in Germany and In Italy
domestic political problems and crises
are bound to fill the newspapers for
a long time 10 come. In neither
France nor Germany has the existing
system Of parliamentary government
worked with any degree of real eff
cheney, and the multiplicity Of parties
has. led to grave disadvantages. In
neither country does the existing re-
publican regime seem in any present
peril, but popular unrest at parlia-'
mentary incapacity is manifestly
mounting. BY contrast in Italy,
where parliamentary rule has given
way to a dictatorship. there are signs
Of unrest which are every whit as
disturbing.
Russia remains the great interroga-
tion upon the European horizon. But
again one must agree that it is no
longer a portent of grave disquiet.
The border states no longer fear any
impending Russian attack and the re
lationS between Russia and Poland
have grown enormously better iii the
mast wear. Europe has abandoned any
thought of making war upon the
bolshevist regime and the bolshevist
regime has pretty definitely realized
its failure as center for promoting
revolution i'll other countries.
Facts Are Exaggerated.
There has been an enormous and
ridiculous eXag2eGation of the lmme-
date possibilities Of Russian trade, but
nevertheless the trade OF Russia with
the western world is steadily increaS-
ing and the Russian market is be-
coming increasingly valuable even for
the United States. Little by little and
with no apparent change, Russia is
opening itself again to the western
world and the dangerous isolation is
coming TO an end. A real invasion of
Soviet Russia is beginning and may go
very far in a few years. but it is
neither political nor military.
TO sum. then. Europe seems in
the coming year TO concentrate more
and more upon domestic political
difficulties and interna tional eco
nomic relations. No nation is think
ing of war and no nation is pro
posing policies which make war
An lneNltaDle draw Ing tOSelHeI- AT
least. of continental states. IS wholly
likely and with that drawing TO-
Eether goes inevitably Il common
consciousness of the American
creditor and a common desire to
liz rit and reduce American influence.
For the moment the debt settle
rnents with the United States will
stand and it is wholly probable that
q French settlement will be made
during the year. Yet | venture the
prediction that before 10 Years have
passed all the debt settlements. with
the possible exception of the British.
viii have disappeared and along with
them the last vestige of repara tons.
C0nceivably in 1888 Britain will still
he paying us cash under the Bald
win Mellon agreement. but certainly
10 other European country will he
' doing this, nor Will Germany be pay
ing reparat tions to any one of its
former foes. And if the British
continue to pay us it will be pri-
narily because. as IL the current
Evening star., 1925-12-27
MY RELIGION
By ISRAEL ZINGWHL.
Continued from First PageD

dren' still seems to me 10 eypress a
final truth:
Who armed US with the righteous melting rod
BY which which our. our. trust in heavenly love
The fact that you and I despair of God
Is common % ground for hope and trust in
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Wells and Shaw are modern Man
ichaeans. but possibly the last word
remains with the bold utterance of
Isaiah: II create good and 7 create
evil; l am the Lord" But even this
view of religion cannot blind us to the
fact that life remains a tragi-comic
mystery and that God without a
sense of humor-aS I was before Dean
1nge in saying-would be to that ex-
tent our inferior. 1 agree with the
hero of THE Next Religion" in his
doctrine Of "One world at a time" and
in his view that If we fail to turn our
planet into paradise, no power out
side us will do it. l do not share the
megalomaniac view Of my friends
Maeterlinck, Shaw or Wells that we
shall ever be able to steer our planet
through space. AS for Einstein's
view of space, whether true or not. 1
regard it as relatively" unimportant,
even If true.
A future life is unthinkable, but not
therefore impossible. and there are not
q few people / should love to see again
or atone to, though it seems pointless
if they are transmogrified beyond rec
ognition. AS for the idea Of back to
Methuselah," although human life is
extending. that can at least alter only
the values. At 600 1 feel I should
have the same old frailties as / find in
myself at so.
But if by science or otherwise we
have The right TO Drolone life, we have