Evening star., 1926-03-28

| RGDOfIlnS OH tue IGCcIll tiAoiS III
the League of Nations brought about
| by failure to agree on Germany en-
trance, the German foreign minister
| Stresemann, told the Reichstag last
week that Germany reserves the right
| to withdraw her application to entel
| the league. The league. he said, rs the
| instrument which has suffered mos'
! by failure to admit Germany 1t ha'
been plunged. he said. into a grave
| crisis by the breakdown of the nego
tiationS for Germany's admittance.
President Coolidge was represented
last week as doubling the necessity
| for United States representative
to attend the meeting of the AZ World
Court states in Geneva in order TO eX
plain the reservations attached to the
World Court protocol by the United
States Government. The President Is
OF the opinion, il is understood, that
the reserS attons are self explanatory
and need no further elucidation.
Hugh Gibson, United States Min,
lister to Switzerland, will head the
commission from this country which
Will take part i'll the preliminary dis
armament conference in Geneva in
May under the auspices of the League
OF Nations. The details for this coun-
try's participation are virtually com.
pleted, it was said
The former German Kaiser, nov in
exile in Holland. wishes a change o.
scenery, according to unconhrmed re
ports atloat in Germany and Switzer-
land and it is understood that neEo-
tiatiOns are under way for tho pur.
chase of a Sumptuous chateau near
LuSano, which was once the property
of the kaiSerS father. The consent OF
the great European powers would be
necessary before the change could be
effected, and their attitude is not
known. The Swiss government also
would have TO agree. and it is known
that Switzerland hesitates for fear of
the possible complications which
might result from the transfer.
New York State will continue with.
out u State prohibition enforcement
act as a result of the action of th,
Legislature in defeating bill proVid-
ing State enforcement. 1t wac tn
third time the Legislature has voted
down such q bill since the repeal o
the NullanGage law, providing State
enforcement, in 1923.
Col Alexander :. Williams. United
States Marine Corps, was ordered
Courc-martialed last week on charges
of drunkenness. 1t vas Col. Williams
who was host at "a reception in honor
Of Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler. a,
which. it is alleged, there was drink
ing, and Gen. Buffers charges against
Col. Williams followed.
Mrs. Rebecca Jane Gilleland Gisher
affectionately known as 1.-The mother
of Texas" on account of her long life
and service TO that State, died last
week in Austin at the age of "a. Born
in Philadelphia in 1881. she came to
Texas with her parents when still a
child, her parents were killed by In.
dams and she and her brother were
captured by the same band. Later
they We're wounded and left for dead
and rescued by q troop of pursuing
cavalry. She later became prominent
in State activities. Her death removes
another of the old pioneers whose lives
reached back to the time WIN Texas
was a republic.
The troublesome Latin America
quarrel between Chile and Peru, which
the United States attempted to arbi
trate, and the settlement of which has
| been delayed by the inability of the
parties concerned to decide upon the
terms of a plebiscite. which was &c
determine the nationality of the dis.
puted provinces, has taken q new
turn. 1t was learned last week that
Peru and Chile have accepted the
good offices of the United States for
the settlement" of the controversy.
1t has not been made clear just what
this means. but it is hinted in some
quarters that the plebiscite method
may have to be abandoned and other
diplomatic means substituted. One OF
the delicate sides to the controversy is
the fact that if the Unied States
should be unsuccessful in it's attempt
to settle the quarrel, the matter prob
ably would be taken to the League of
Nations, and this would mean, in
effect, abandonment of the Monroe
doctrine.
Aviation.
Lieut.. John a. Macready's attempt
two weeks ago to take the world alti-
tude flight record away from it's pres.
ent holder, Lieut.. Jean Callizo of
France, has failed. The Bureau of
Standards last week completed the
work of celebrating the paragraphs
delicate instruments, which recorded
the exact height the aviator flew
They showed an altitude of 37,579
feet. The French pilots record was
1856 feet.
Following closely the successful
fight of a Spanish aviator from Spain
to South America, it was announced
last week that an Italian aviator,
Marquis Centurione, soon is to attempt
a flight from Rome to BuenoS Aires
and return by way of New York. The
contemplated trip would cover 10000
miles.
Congress.
Wet and dry hearings, with full
publicity, are now assured by the
vote last week of the full Senate judi
ciary committee, which adopted the
report Of it's subcommittee providing
for IL days of public hearings divided
equally between the ''wets" and the
''drys."
While preparations are being made
for these hearings, which begin April
5, the sporadic debates on prohibition
and those charged with it's enforce
ment continued in the House and the
Senate In the House Clarence True