Evening star., 1926-10-31

Gil. Germany is now a member of the
council. Verbum sap. Then, too,
Turkey should be expected to make
very strong representations against
an italian mandate for Syria, sus-
pecting, as she does, Italy's designs
upon Anatolia. Such representations
might not be effective, yet Turkey
the day she established herself at
Damascus. No one seems to have
inquired what the Syrians might
think about it.
The French balance of foreign trade
for September was favorable by 571.-
100000 francs, this being a third
successive favorable months balance.
previous balances, commencing with
August, 1925, having been unfavor-
able.
Germany.-A petition signed by one
million Germans, urging that an in
ternational judicial tribunal be set up
Tor investigation Of the question of
war guilt. has been presented to For
e1gn Minister Stresemann.
french, American, British and
German authorities" reads the peti-
tlon' nave proclaimed as lie that
paragraph in the treaty of Versailles
which holds Germany alone resnonsi.
BILE for the war. The treaty Furnishes
Germany for crime which pre.em.
lnent scholars declare she never com
fnltted. we pay reparations. not TO
repair damage done by shot and shell
out as punishment"
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United States of America-Tha su-
preme Court has decided that tba
Iresldent has authority under the
constitution to remove at will anv
executive officer appointed by him
oy and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate" the Senate having no
authorlty whatever in that connec.
tlon. rms is one of the most i'm
portanp judicial decisions of MANY
years and ends time-honored con
troversy. VIZ
The War Department has an.
nounced that the officers Of the En-.
glneer Corps detailed to inyestigate
tne project of an "all-American"
snip canal across the State of New
YORK, to connect the Great Lakes with
the Atlantic via the Hudson. have
| decided to report that the project IS
economically unsound Formal re.
port, however. will not be rendered
before full opportunity for hearing
has been given to interested par,
ties i'''-
Another little affair at Herrin. Ill
worthy OF the traditions of that town
Two bootleg groups here are at bit
ter feud. Two members Of one of
the groups wandering near the armed
| camp of the other group were liter
ally shot full Of holes by machine gun
fire from an armored truck manned
by an enemy detachment.
Inc department Of Agriculture es.
| Inmates this years cotton crop at IT,.
4b4 900 bales: that is 100000 bales,
| or per cent above the previous high
est record in 1914. Cotton is now
selling & good deal below the cost of
production for all but a very few
planters. The proper steps are being
taken to remedy the situation, so far
as 1t can be remedied by orderly
marketing.
Remarkable success has crowned
Secretary Herbert Hoover's efforts
| begun in the Spring of 1924, to restore
| the Alaska salmon fisheries.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company announces an increase in
| deaths from alcoholism in it's 10000.
600 industrial policy holders during
| the first nine months of 1926 of Il per
cent over the deaths from that cause
during the corresponding period OF
| 1925.
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| NOtes.-Italy is now more or less
| affiliated with the little entente
through treaties with Jugoslavia,
Czechoslavakia and Rumania, which
are very similar. Arbitration is
pledged in case Of any controversy
| found insoluble by diplomacy, after
reasonable trial Of the latter.
The rumor Is revived that Pilsudski
is planning to make himself king.
It is reported that potash deposits
have been discovered in Russia of
greater extent than those of Upper
Alsace.