Evening star., 1926-03-04
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

separating church and State. M.
Poincare relates how that stirred up
more excitement than the invasion OF
the Ruhr, and how in one year four
cabinets fell. For years France will
be handicapped, said the premier of
old, "but she will meet her obliga-
tions OF peace and civilization" He
did not speak clearly about meeting
the same to the United States Treas
ury, but static is confusing on the
long distance transmission.
Twirling the disk, one gets the wave
OF Gen. Pangolas. dictator of Greece,
who has suspended the Greek con-
politicians" he remarked, "for they
have converted their high calling into
means of livelihood" Qn plain United
States patoiS, they are mostly graft
ers.) He assures us that parts of the
constitution remain in force, even
while he Is in control. and he will not
meddle with foreign interests if for
eign governments will let Greece
alone and maintain the status quo In
the Balkans. Any one who likes to
do so may strike" oil in Asia Minor.
but they must not strike Greece In
the Balkans.
Now, let us see if we can tune in
on Spain. We listen in, In the midst
OF travelogues and excitement.
The King and Queen are talking
of flight across the Atlantic Ocean
with the aviator Franco. But who
Will miss mere royalty, so long as
Primo de Rivera remains?
Rivera is the "Col. House" Of
Spain. In 1928, murders were occur.
ring daily. A certain high authority
was ready to turn over to revolu.
tionists all organs of industry. Hi
vera took the army and straight.
ened out things on the Kings high
way" and even Joined up with the
| French army, and together they al
most whipped the Riffs In Africa.
Having done a good Job. they gave
back their power and are now await
ing the glory of the ages. Rivera
TOOK many words to tell all that glory
"Aber nun sprechen wir Deutsch"-
or would If we could say it with
S~resemann, the foreign minister of
the German republic. He told how
the second London conference had led
to the Dawes plan. which led to tam
| ing the United States Senate. That
| conference found Gen. Dawes. There
| followed LOcarno and Germany's ap-
| plication for front seat in the
League Of Nations. Stresemann LAYS
special stress upon Germany's passion
for the peace of Europe.
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| There was no direct message from
| England, but that country Is aghast
at the speedy approach of May l.
| AT present, the only reason thai
coal Is being mined in England is the
cINE NEnct[ [lyr trH1 ~
| pay the high wages demanded by the
miners. That subsidy will cease May
| l. Digging coal will then STOP and
when fuel stops, all factories and rail-
roads Will become paralyzed. Millions
I Will he out of employment and clamor-
| ing for food. England faces a AIal
! revolution unless some solution of the
| problem is found. Conditions arc more
serious than at any time since the
| Versailles armistice.
When the Versailles settlement OF
the war split Austria, it created n new
| country out of some of the fragments.
| Jugoslavia, made UP OF Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes. The Serbs are of the
Greek Orthodox Church, the others
are Catholic. Premier MontChilo Mint.
chich tells us th9t there IS no church
/ friction there. Those people passed
centuries as slaves; they appreciate
| liberty. and are hard workers. They
want to fund their debt to America.
but have not yet been able TO begin
paying interest, says the premier.
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1t is a long call from Europe to the
Orient, but the radio brings d great
buZzing when one attempts to tune in
on japan or China. Peking is the cen
ter OF Storm. A battle which may de.
eide the fate of the nation is organic.
ing there now.
Japan sings peace, except when
wires cross with Soviet Russia's voice
of conquest. Baron Matsul, japanese
Ambassador to London. announces
that his country is producing all the
rice she consumes. but she has hel
farm problem, for farmers are moving
to the cities-they are getting just
/ that civilized as TO emulate the
tendencies of American farmers. Only
half n century ago Japan was hardly
known To the rest of the world; today
she is one of the great powers.
The world is a living. breathing
| plot ing community. filled with Sound
and fury" when one listens in to al
it's voices. yet filed. too, with peace
to men OF good will.
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