Evening star., 1926-03-14
Current News Events
Summary of Important National Foreign
and Local Affairs Specially Arranged
for the Convenience of Students.

Europe and the League of Nations
faced another critical period in their
efforts to make peace secure last week
ahen the question of Germany en-
trance to the league and her demand
that she be given seat on the league
council was the subject for serious
and prolonged debate by the assembly
Germany makes her entrance to the
league contingent upon being given a
seat on the council. Without Ger
many's membership the league Will be
admittedly Handicapped in dealing
with European questions. On the
other hand, some of the smaller ma
tions notably Spain and Poland. de-
maud that if Germany is given seat
they shall also be admitted. Germany
refuses to recognize such a cohteh-
ton. and Spain has gone 50 far as 10
threaten withdrawal from the leaSu ue
,if her demands are not met.
q While pessimistic descriptions or the
situation are cabled back to TINS coun-
try by correspondents. the league as
sombiv indicated Yesterday that its
hopes for the permanence or the
league are optimistic by voting an ap-
uropriation of 1900. 900 Swiss francs
with which to erect u maEnlflcent as
sembly hall on the banks OF Lake
Lcman.
Associate Justice Oliver Nendeil
Holmes celebrated his S5th birthday
last week 10y putting in full day S
,rorl, al the Supreme Court. The JUS
t;ce is now senior by full 15 years
10 the next oldest member OF the
Court. He is said to have expressed
tho hone that he will beat the record
of Former Justice Roger Is. Ianne!,
who died in office at the age or 81. Al
hot hn
will retire. but they are yet TO even
+rate Iustice Holmes has been noted
for the decisions of the court he wrote
his opinious being models OF breVilF'
claarness and forceful use OF language.
4 ruard of soldiers is 10 keep perma-
nent vigil over the tomb OF the IN
known Soldier at Arlington. Inc
American Legion has complained tnat
-hn thousands of tourists VINO Nlsit
she tomb of the unknown fan TO snow
n nroner respect, and that the Shrlne
,s ,narred by picnic parties ana otner
irreyerent groups. President Aooluse
has asspnted to the Legion s reques.
tbat permanent guard be stationed ~
the tomb.
An interesting contest Is now belnS
rored in Germany over the disposition
sf the castles, estates ana other prop
critics which belonged to the KAISER
md TO members of the former Creriiltii
nobility. \ petition is now belns ci,
c,Ilated throughout Germany WHICH
asks the Reichstag TO enact iaW
,,-hicb would confScate the estates
ard tr;vo the proceeds to the care or
var Victims. The Socialist party is III
fayo, of the proposal, but others op-
nose it because it shows lack OF re-
snect for private property. Inc kaiseI'
meanwhile, is doing all he can 10 ee-
feat the proposal through propaeahod'
and TO get his estates.
,ristide BRAND. veteran french
.,atesman formed another treHch
cab,net. his ninth---to succeed the one
which resigned Saturday week ago
after failure Of vote OK colliiueics
in it's budget program. he 9lelueu
70 tho demand from all sides to again
accent the premiership and again trS
m mite France in a financial pro-
gram which will help her TO recover
from the financial bog III Whlch she
has been fluundering.
. The United States, In compan ny WIN
other world powers, has notllleu tne
Peking government OF emma ana Tue
chinese generals on both sides OF the
warning factions there, that decisive
action will be taken unless 1ull pro
lection is given foreign shipping pe
tween Peking and the sea. Inc sa1ety
of this water route is now threatened
nv mines and artillery duelling. The
diplomatic corps in China declared
that unless protection is afforded, pro
tectiye measures would be applied
against either party without dlscrlm'
ination."
An INTEREST," ing discussion Of the un-
written rules of hospitality versus
the duties of an American to support
the Constitution of the United States
was begun last week when it became
known that Brig. Gen. Smedley But
ler of the United States Marines, re-
ported a colonel of marines for drink
ing and serving cocktails at banquet
which the colonel gave in honor OF
Cen Butler. Gen. Butler, who re-
Gently was in charge of law enforce
ment in Philadelphia, is reported to
have addressed q number of Marine
officers on their duty to uphold the
Constitution, and to have reported
his host. the colonel, for his failure to
do SO.
1t may be propaganda. but speak
erS before the American Master Hair.
dressers' Association, meeting In New
Ork last week, preO1CteO Lncre WOUlu
be race of short haired, bearded
women as the result of the 'bobbing"
craze, which. it is reliably reported,
has done damage to the hair-dreSsing
business. Speakers declared the
fad was dying out.
At least Is men, and perhaps sew
eral others, were killed last week
when an explosion occurred in the
depths of the Crab Orchard mine near
Eccles. w. Va. A number of men.
imprisoned by the explosion, were
rescued and taken from the mine
unharmed.
Leopold Schepp, multi1nillionaire
importer of cocoanuts, died last week
IN New York at the age of Go without
receiving from the public any practi.
cal suggestion for giving away several
millions of dollars for the bettern ent
Of humanity. Mr.. Schepp had in
vested a fortune in philanthropies OF
one kind or another, and last year
he appealed to the world in general
for advice on how to spend more of
his surplus funds. OF more than
100000 who responded with sug-
gestions, full 50 per cent were appeals
for individual aid. The other per
cent contained no ideas he considered
of practical value.
Congress.
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