Evening star., 1926-06-13
The Story the Week Has Told

gan firing without ceremony" Ir
a twinkling the strikers were back
at work and complete calm" reigned
Marshal Pilsudski announces his in
tention of reorganiZing the Polish
army on the old German model.
The dictatorship is proving "ef
ficient."
United States of America.
w. Brookhart won the Republican
from iowa by tremendous plurality
of which victory the deeper meaning:
are what they are.
There is or is not to be farm legis
lation at this session. The likelihood
that the Goff bill, aimed at strength
ening prohibition enforcement. will be
passed this session grows small b!
degrees and beautifully less"
The judiciary committees of botf
Senate and House have ruled that the
executive order promulgated May p
authorizing appointment of any State
county or municipal officer at a nom
inal rate of compensation, as a Fed
eral prohibition officer. except ir
those States having constitutional OF
statutory provisions against State of
ficers holding office under the Fed
eral Government" is constitutional
AS yet no appointment has been made
under the order. and 1t seems unlikely
that it will ever be applied on more
than a very limited scale.
The Detroit Arctic expedition has
been compelled to suspend operations
which may be resumed this Fall or
next Spring. Eleven times Capt
wilkins attempted to take off from
Point Barrow for a flight over the
''unexplored regions" Each time he
had serious trouble with one or the
other of three engines of the De
troiter. Considering the great wing
spread of the craft, Capt. wilkins is
of opinion that a single engine of
great horsepower should be substi
tuted for the three engines. He has
exerted himself valiantly and 1t is to
be hoped that he will ultimately en-.
joy success.
About 100000 motor vehicles were
produced in this country in the month
of Maya record.
New York City had 262 murders in
1923. as against AZ for London.
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The League Council.-Extraordi
differences of viewpoint have declared
themselves in the preparatory COM
mission, whose job Is to pave the way
for an international disarmament con.
ference under league auspices; the
which differences bid fair to postpone
to a distant day completion of the COM
missions work, If not to create a
hopeless impasse.
The fortieth session of the League
of Nations Council has been a stormy
one, reorganization of the council be.
ing the chief problem tackled. Indig-
nant that they should not be treated
as Of the greater powers, Spain and
nent council seats, and it is feared
that they will sever connection with
the league. Further observations on
this important business later.
Miscellaneous.-All is quiet in Por.
tugal. The country. as whole,
seems to be delighted with the discom.
future of the politicians and to ac.
quiesce in military direction Of af.
fairs. A parade of $4,000 troops
through Lisbon last Sunday aroused
intense popular enthusiasm. The
chiefs of the revolution, Gen. da Costa
and Comdr. Cabecadas, continue to
prOt0SI reverence or tne constitution.
Merely Portugal must be made safe
for the constitution, which, all in good
time, shall be restored.
On Wednesday the council of the
League Of Nations voted termination
on June 30 of league control of the
Austrian f1sc. The rehabilitation of
Austria is, perhaps, the leagues finest
achievement, and the leagues high
commissioner for Austria, DR.. thinner.
mann Of Rotterdam. deserves the high
tribute paid him by Sir Austen Cham.
berlain. 1t remains to see whether
Austria can 90 it alone.
\ Turko- British agreement respect.
ing Mosul mas been signed, and tho
Grand National Assembly at Anroro
has ;ntined it. Tho satisfactory
Brussels limo" il adopted as tn.
boundary le.wecn Turkey and IraS.
with tiny modification In favor OF
Turkey. Turkey is ~ have u certain
share iy tie prNcseds from Mosul oil.
The Angors. ASSEMBLY has also ratified
tho ffanco2'u: kis:i agreement re.
spectinE Syria.
Tho Egyptian situation has consid.
erably cleared. ABLY Pasho. has take,.
ofloc at the head Of Q new cabiae.
which replaces that OF 2iwar Pasha.
The new Parliament Was opened on
Thursday,