Evening star., 1926-09-26

mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended Septem
Der %:
The British Empire.-The deadlock
continues in the British coal mining
controversy. Mr.. Baldwin has pro
posed compromise between the
method of national agreement and
that of district autonomy in wage.
determine tions. The miners, of course
demand a national agreement, pure
and simple: the owners, with even
more obstinacy, are for district agree
ments only.
The owners are convinced that un
less the government effectively inter
venes. they will win: that, constrained
by misery, the miners will disregard
their leaders and return to work. The
owners conference finds a. certain jus
tification in the fact that the dribbllns
ack to work continues and, apparent
ly. at a somewhat increasing rate.
There are said to be about 10000
miners at work. producing about o0O.'
900 tons weekly, the total number OF
miners being about 100000. MaJor-
ity public sentiment. however, is op-
posed to an out-and out victory for
the owners, and 1t is significant that
ali important group of progressive
Younger men of the Conservative
party are exhibiting intense disgust
at the mounting iDtransigeance of
the owners. Those progressives
would have the government inter
vene boldly to compel the owners
TO accept compromise. They say
the fate of the Conservative party
is at stake on this issue. and they
may be right.
The people Of the Austria liam Com
monwealth turned down by an en-
phatic ma jority the proposed legis-
lative amendments referred to them,
the intention Of which was very
greatly to increase the power of the
central government and Legislature
in respect of labor organization and
management and the settlement OF
la Dor disputes: this at the expense
of the government of the component
states. 1t was, as we would say,
victory for states rights.
1t seems certain that Canada 8
wheat crop of this year will not be
much smaller than last years great
crop of more than 100000. 900 bush =
els. while the quality is better; it
may turn out s great or even slight :
~ greater than last years crop. Our
own crop is expected to considera bly,
exceed last years.
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France. Poincare continues to
make progress with his program. The
weekly reports Of the Bank Of France
show progressive improvement in the
treasury's position. There are many
indications Of increase Of public con
fidence (the main thing after alb,
whereof the most valuable is renewal
of subscriptions to treasury bonds.
Fine. up to a point: but we have yet
to learn how it is proposed definitely
to stabilize the franc.
No doubt in emulation of previous
achievements by American airmen
French airmen have during the past
year or so displayed extraordinary
zeal in attacking air records and with
extraordinary success. Besides hold
ing speed records for 1000. $500 and
900 kilometers French airmen are
now supreme as follows: Duration
flight. Landry and Drouhin, 40 hours
II minutes 50 seconds; nonstop
fight. Girier and Dordilly. % hours
altitude, Collize. 12.442 meters.
The number Of automotive vehicles
in France at the end Of 1925 was
about $4,000; the increase for the
wear being about 10000.
Fighting continues in Syria be
tween the troops under the French
colors and the Druses.
Thoiry.-I cannot discover that the
League Assembly has accomplished
ANYTHING in particular recently be
vond passing resolutions urging the
two commissions which are preparing
the way the one for an international
enonomic conference. the other for an
international disarmament confer
ence. both under League auspices. TO
proceed as rapidly as possible with
their work.
But If the doings and sayings at
Geneva have been of slight impor-
tance, not 80 of a little affair at
Thoiry. a, French mountain village
iust over the border from Switzer-
land. whittier NJ. BRAND and DR..
Stresemann retired for luncheon and
conversat ton at the inn; whence. no
doubt. immortality will come for
Thoiry.
1t would seem that these states
men are congenial to each other, and
that each 10 profoundly convinced
that the best hope tor both srounr