Evening star., 1927-06-19


The British Empire.-Jerome X.
Jerome is dead at 6S. Oblivion will
long spare Three Men in a Boat" and
THE Passing of the Third Floor Back"
(who can forget Forbes Robertson in
the latterl
The elections to a new Dali Fir
eann were held on June 8, but, ow-
ing to the system of proportional rep
resentation, the returns were not all
in until the 18th. The seats of the
new Dali are distributed among the
parties as follows: Government. Al;
Fianna Fail De Valera's party), A;
Labor, %: Independent, Is; Farmers,
Il; National League, 8; Sim Fein, 5;
Independent Republican, l.
My understanding is that practically
all the successful candidates except
those of the Fianna Fail and Sim
Fein parties are "Constitutionalists"
that, therefore, the constitution and
the connection with the British Com
monwealth of Nations are not at all
threatened. On the other hand, even
though las in the case of the late DaiD
the Republicans (Fianna Fail and Sim
Fein) should, because of the oath, de-
cline to take their seats, the party of
the present government will lack a
majority. A coalition government is
the Republicans take their seats: it
is the probable arrangement should
they continue recusant, though Presi-
dent Cosgrave declares he will not
form one. De Valera announces that
none Of the elected members of the
Fianna Fail party will take their
seats. But people have been known
to change their minds.
The results correspond pretty closely
to expectations. Practically the en-
tire body of Republican voters went
to the polls; the Government sup
porters, not sufficiently apprehensive,
showed less zeal. Moreover, the lost
cause" made a certain appeal to the
newest voters. Yet the Republican
gain was not, after all, very consider.
able.
What we see, in chief, Is serious
splitting up of the Constitutionalists
into groups. Only one Of the members
OF the government was defeated,
namely. Peter Hughes. minister Of
defense.
DE Valera was elected by a strong
majority. TO the general surprise,
Mary MacSwiney was defeated. Two
thirds of the popular vote was cast
for Constitutionalist candidates.
X y
Germany.--The report by Parker
Gilbert, agent general for reparations,
dealing with operation under the
Dawes plan during the first nine
months Of the current Dawes year
third Dawes year ending August 81,
| is very important and interesting
document. Mr.. Gilbert very seriously
criticizes German budgetary policy
and budgetary methods Of accounting;
| the policy as one of mounting and un.
justifiable extravaganza, the methods
of accounting as lacking clearness. He
| especially condemns the use of the old
and very vicious device of presenting,
along with an ordinary" budget,
which balances, an extraordinary"
| budget, whereof the expenditures are
mostly covered by projected loans.
Payments to date under the Dawes
| plan have been made on the naii and
without apparent difficulty or com
plications. Mr.. Parker sees no reason
for difficulty as to future payments
provided the government exercises
reasonable economy.
\ 4 X
| Russia.-Once more terrorism hide
ously lifts it's head in Russia. The
Ogpu, worthy successor to the Cheka
| is allowed free hand. Thus reads
Soviet government communiuue:
I'm view OF the open transition to
terrorism and destructive struggle by
/ Monarchists and White Guardist Gle.
ments acting on instructions from
abroad and with funds from foreign
intelligence services. the collegium Of
| the state political department passed
death sentences at its session of June
9 on 20 persons, and the sentences
have been carried OUT
This, then, is the Soviet's answer
! TO the ARGOS raid and Britain's rupture
of diplomatic relations with Moscow.
an answer sufficiently brutal, but even
worse--fa ntastically stupid. Apparent.
| ly most of the 20 victims were
| ,harged with reasonable relations with
British authorities; apparently, also.
they were condemned without trial
or what may properly be termed such,
Moreover the Soviet authorities are
charging the British government with
guilt for the recent assassination by
o Czarist boy) of NJ. Voikoff, Rus