Evening star., 1926-05-23

Damascus. That the French military
authorities fought the fire. THAT
the population of Damascus have in
various ways expressed to the French
authorities their satisfaction at seeing
the menace which hung over the city
Gisspated.
Germany the republic is
saved by hair, through the triumph
of those typically Teutonic virtues.
sweet reasonableness and the spirit of
compromise Dr. Wilhelm Marx.
head of the Centrist party. whom
Luther displaced as chancellor and
who was Luther's minister of justice.
becomes chancellor again and the new
cabinet is the old Luther cabinet. ex-
cept that Luther fades away.
Marx becomes chancellor. and there
is a new minister of justice. Marx
has announced that he will continue
Luther's main policies. especially as
to the Locarno agreements and Ger
man entrance into the league.
Marks appointment as chancellor
is very reassuring to friends of the
German republic. His past record
shows him stanch Republican and
a man of sober common sense. He
was chancellor from November. 1923,
to January. 1925, and it was under
his guidance that, after the Ruhr cpl
sode, the German economy was re-
constructed and the Dawes plan ac
cepted. The Luther foreign policy
was the continuation of his own. He
is probably the best man to be found
for dealing with the delicate domes-
tic questions of the flag, the royal
properties and valoriZation sof pre-in-
flation securities.
He ran Hindenburg close second
for the presidency. Hindenburg has
shown something better than mere
formal loyalty to the republic in
making him head of the government.
Marx has received vote of conf
dence from the Reichstag.
POland.-On May Is President
Wojciechowski and Premier Witos
fled from Warsaw and. clear of the
city. sent a messenger with their
designations to Marshal Pilsudski.
Thereupon M. Rataj president of the
Chamber of Deputies. assumed the
presidency temporarily. pursuant to
the constitution and with Pilsudski's
consent. He at once, no doubt at
Pilsudski's instance. invited Prof. Bar
tel, a warm adherent of Pilsudskis. to
form d new cabinet, and the latter
complied. Pilsudski has taken the
portfolio of war, a nominally subordi-
nate position, but he is, of course,
essentially dictator. He has issued
manifesto promising to establish "a.
real democracy, which shall respect
the rights Of minOritieS."
We await with interest the develop
ments from that promise.
Premier Bartel announces the fol-
| lowing program:
The Parliament to be convened
within a few days and to elect
new President of the republic.
This done, the Parliament to vote
certain constitutional amendments.
i'm particular one greatly increasing
him the right to dissolve the Diet, etc.
A new cabinet to take office. the
Diet to be dissolve& by executive de-
cree and new general elections to be
held.
The premier intimates that the
above program must be carried out
to the satisfaction Of Marshal Pilsud-
ski: the new President ard his cabinet
must be men approved by him. In
deed, the latest indications point TO
the marshal's candidacy for President.
The opposition has formed center
in Posen and is more or less formida-
BILE, according to this or that report.
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United States.-The President has
signed the Watson-Parker railroad
BILL. which provides novel ma
chinery for adjustment of disputes
between railway management and en-
ployes and abolishes the Railway La
Dor Board. The experiment will be
watched with interest.
The President has signed the
civilian aviation bill. It establishes