Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
HALF OF WORLD is NOW
GOVERNED BY DICTATORS
Eleven Countries, Comprising Hundreds OF Millions,
Under Despots; u. S. Recognizes
All But Russia.

military directorate" Alfonso still
reigns at Madrid. but Rivera rules.
The caliber of Rivera's autocracy was
exemplified earlier this year when he
stamped out a military revolt that
sought to re-establish a veStige or the
Kings vanished power.
Monarchy Without Ruler.
Hungary's dictator" Is Admiral
Nicholas Horthy. who was elected re
gent" in March, 1920. Hungary.
| though it nominally became republic
after the World War breakup of the
old dual monarchy, looks upon itself
today as a monarchy with vacant
| throne, the functions of the monarch
being exercised by regent. 1t has
been decided THAI the dynastic ques-
ton shall be solved at such time as
the people are freed from external
| pressure.
Greece Is making a vigorous attempt
to restore itself to a constitutional re-
public, following this years Danish
ment of Gen. Pangalos from the pre-
miership Pangalos formally pro-
claimed that he was dictator.
constitutional ministry is now en-
throned at Athens and making genu.
inc efforts to re-enthrone the rule OF
the people. but conditions are chaotic
and their present tranquil aspect may
turn out to be ephemeral. The Pan,
galos party thirsts for revenge and
return.
Poland is still another European
country in which dictatorship prevails.
Use boss of the show there is Gen.
Pilsudski, who not long ago by min
istry coup de'etat overthrow the civil
ian government of Stanislaus Voc
jechowski and installed In its stead
a regime of bayonets. Gen. Pilsudski
is nominally in the background, but
it is his strong hand that moves the
men of government on the warsaw
chessboard.
DictatOrs Flood China.
Far-off China swarms with dictator
ships. Virtually every province OF the
vast republic is a separate autoc-
racy, with a war lord (tu-chun) WELD
ing power in complete contempt OF
anything the socalled central govern
ment at Picking does or say.
Chang.tso-lin. war lord of Manchu-
ria, is China's outstanding dictator.
The autocrats who govern south China
at Canton rule through a well con-
trolled dictatorship. Mongolia Is
dictatorship in which Bolshevist au-
thority, more or less directly regu-
lated from Moscow. is at the helm.
In the Western Hemisphere the
United States has virtual dictator
ship at its southernmost door-in
Mexico. President Plutarco Gales is
nominally a constitutional ruler, like
Mussolini in Italy and Rivera in
Spain, but his own word Is law. Gales
is sufficiently potent, beyond question.
of his own volition to bring about
peace and amity over the land and oil
laws with the United States. He is
personally empowered with enough
authority to defy Uncle Sam, as to
date he has done.
A classic example of dictatorship
prevails in Venezuela. in South Amer
lea. There, at Caracas, often the
scene of bitter diplomatic conflict with
the United States. Gen. Juan Vicente
Gomez. who assumed office in 1922,
rules as dictator president. His
power, like that of many dictators.
rests on an invincible foundation OF
bayonets-
When this writer was In Rome IN
1924 he had the privilege OF confab
with Benito Mussolini. Mussolini bit
terly resented the American imputa-
ton that he IL a dictator. He said
that he was a thorough student OF the
United States Constitution. In &C
cents of great conviction, Mussolini
insisted that the President of the
United States constitutionally Is en-
dowed with vastly more autocratic
power than any Mussolini that ever
lived.
(CooyriRht. 1851