Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

, oned with. He is a aggressive
militarist. lie, he would thoroughly
inculcate the military virtues" but
would not use the army and navy
aggressively Some, however, define
him as a militarst in a less pleasing
sense. declaring that he strongly adj
vocates ends menacing to world peace
| "a close drawing together OF Japan,
] Russia and China.
Commercial. industrial and imam
cial conditions in Japan have been
unsatisfactory. in some respects rather
alarmingly so. latest advices, how
ever. being somewhat reassuring. In
ltdustrial and aerarian discontents in
crease menacingly. The army. how
ever, seems to be sound" There is
an embryo fascist movement.
The number of Japanese in south
Manchuria is only about $4,000. in
| the Philippines, 10000
y i j: !;
United States Of Amortization Tues
day the House approved. without
| change. 354 to %, the conference re-
port on the tax-reductiOn bill; on
| Wednesday the Senate approved it,
81 to TO- likewise without alteration;
on Friday the President signed the
bill Quick work.
| Nv understanding is that the con
! ferees contemplated in their compro-
mise, deficits in both the calendar
wears 1926 and 1927; the compromise
measure calling for a total tax reduc-
ton of 1887 .S11 900 in 1926 and one
of S343 900 900 in 1927 (Treasury esti-
mates). whereas, Secretary Mellon had
estimated the safe limit of reduction
at $3.50. 900 900.
| LOT
| Treasury estimates justify the belief
| calendar years sufficient to cover the
reductions enacted, provided appro-
| priations are kept within the budget
estimates.
On Friday, after bitter fight, the
| Senate rejected the majority report
| of the judiciary committee, which
called in question the "vigor and good
| faith of the Department of Justice
| in respect of investigating the allega-
| tons of "ContemptuouS disregard by
| the Aluminium Co. of America, of an
injunction issued by a Federal court.
| besides other matters best forgotten.
| 1t would seem, too, that a resolution
authorizing" the President to APP
point special counsel to prosecute the
aluminium company which it had been
proposed to offer will not be offered.
The unpleasant aluminium episode.
| therefore. seems to be over.
Bert f. Haney, Democrat. has re-
signed as commissioner of the United
States Shipping Board,
Johns Hopkins is to drop it's under
graduate department and return to it's
| original plan, combining itself to grad.
| uate work.
The House immigration committee
informs us that there are about
| go, 900 aliens illegally domiciled in
, this country and that they are being
deported at the rate of about 700 ner
month and at a cost to the Govern.
ment of $50 per head.
Apparently, more unskilled laborers
! have left than entered this country
since our new immigration act went
into effect.
| NOtes.-Bloodless ish.Lithuan mia n
| Irontler brolls are again reported.
| Silly stuff
Apparently WI Pei Flu is making
Roadway slowly toward Picking from
| the Yangtse region. Apparently
| Chang Tso Lin is making headway
| less slowly than his old enemy. WI.
toward Peking from the north AID.
| parently, too, Shen 81 and Shan 81
provinces have thrown in their lot
with WI Pei Flu, the which, if true
las look at the map will quickly
demonstrated is important. But it
is all quite obscure.
The expedition to Yucatan headed
| by DIR. Herbert j. Spinden of the
Peabody Museum of Harvard Uni.
versity and Gregory Mason, one-time
editor of the Outlook, is having re-
markable success.
! Ruined Magyar settlements are
| being discovered at every turn.
The expectation of life in the United
States is nearly 81 years, as against
Al in Italy and % in India.
| Says Prof. East: when a country
| is filed to the saturation point 1t
can take care of just SO many life
years. If the number of individuals
becomes greater the expectation OF
] life must become less"