Evening star., 1926-03-21


| question of admitting Germany to
the league of Nations and giving
her a place on the league council
| the assembly of the league voted
| last week to postpone consideration
of the question until its next meet
ing in September. The final obstacle
was reached when Brazil refused to
| abandon her dicision to veto Ger
many'S entrance to the league coun-
| ell. Complete agreement among the
| larger powers had been reached. but
Brazil maintained her stand with the
declaration that 1T is a question OF
national honor Brazil cannot
| change her attitude"
| Making announcement of the post
ponement Sir Austen Chamberlain OF
Great Britain declared 1T is traS-
| edy 8 that unanimity OF the
| council could not be achieved. This
| is a bitter disappointment to me. but
| | am sure that adjournment of TINS
request for the admission of Ger
many will be an adjournment only.
! He expressed the conviction that the
| September meeting would see Ger
! many assume her rightful place
within the League of Nations.
The American Ambassador to Great
Britain, Alanson B. Houghton. and
| the American Minister to SWitZer-
land. Hugh S. Gibson, came to Wash :
| ington last week, recalled from tnelr
foreign posts to discuss with Secre-
tary of State kellogg and President
Coolidge the trend of affairs in
Europe toward a disarmament con-
ference, in which the United States
expects to take part There is
understood to be a rather pessimistlc
outlook on the foreign situation here,
especially the disarmament confer
ence, in view of the miX-up in the
league assembly over Germany en-
trance to the council. The word
brought back by the American Min
listers seems to lead to the view here
that the European nations do not
want to diSarm now, and II they 90
disarm, such action Will only be
brought by economic pressure.
Charles r. Forbes. former director
of the Veterans Bureau and con-
victed of conspiracy in hospital con-
tracts, was denied review of his case
bv the United States Supreme Court
last week and has gone to Leaven-
worth. KanS, to begin a two-year SEN
tence in the Federal penitentiary
there.
signed as provisional president OF
Greece and an election will be held
Anril to name his. successor. he as
slImed the regency of Greece when
King Gorge II was forced to leave the
country in December, 1928, and upon
,orration of the Greek republic, he
became provisional president.
A new air mail speed record be-
tablished last week. when the .25
miles between the two cities was COW
ered in hours and 35 minutes hylnS
time. for an average of 15S.04 miles
per hour.
Tho s1,nnathv of n nation went out
20 President Calvin Coolidge last Week
over the death of his father. Johh -.
coolidge. who died III his nome IN tne
Vermont hills a few hours Delofe ms
SON rushing from Washington on Il
snecial train, reached the bedside.
Col coolidge has been i'll for many
montbs. and while his death was eX-
nacted. it came suddenly. The Presl-
dent Mrs. Coolidge and their son John
wore nresent at the simple hurlai sefN
ica when the Presidents father was
I,,ocad i'm q grave beside several gen.
erations of the Coolidge family.
great national park in the Blue
pidoe mountains of Virginia, 80 miles
from Washington, is virtually asSuro'
y.ith the raising of $1.200,000 in Eir-
~;nia which will be used to buy the
Ia md preSent il to the Govern
,oant The park will embrace ahodi
500 square miles Of TERRITORY ana VIII
10 easily accessible to the most
+hicltlv populated section OF the couA-
try.
A memorial, taking the FORM Oh
a,,,roant and costing 100000, to be
n,onted in Washington in honor OF
Xyoodrow Wilson and to be presenter
70 the Government of the Cnlteu
Sta+as hy Americans of Slavis origin,
v.os announced last week. IL Wouiu
evnress the gratitude OF Amerlcail
Poles. Jugoslavs and CzecnS loI "li.'I no
America and Wilson did toward tile
independence and territorial integrity
of their fatherlandS.
A., u,timatum to Chinese factions
,e,,and;np removal of the blockade
,,.1,;cb prevents access to the sea ffon
pel,ins was delivered by the Chlteo
states and allied powers laSt Neeh'
,rhn blockade has resulted IN nrlls Oh
vessels and blocking river traIflc. ne
frnited States and other powers nave
a dozen or more naval craft IN the
contested waters.
A group of 10 American residents OF
peking, representing the Rocke1eleI
Foundation, Yenching University anu
a Joint missionary institution, calleo
on the American Minister, John V. "A;
MacMurray, and urged MIN 10 presan
,,,on the Government from using
force in connection with the ultima
INN. Force, they said. would be
denarture from the traditional Amerl-
can policy of friendship toward emma.
Congress: 49,.
The special subcommittee OF the
Sonata judiciary committee will recon-
mend that open hearings be held on
proposals for modification of the Vol
stead law which have been INTRO