Evening star., 1927-08-28
BY HENRY w. BUM.

" HE following is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
Il seven days ended August
81:
Ireland.-Another striking develop
ment in the Irish Free State. On
Wednesday candidates of the gov
ernment party handsomely carried
two bye elections to the Dali. These
victories promised the government a
ma ajority, in full house, of the Dahl,
of just one, not counting the speak
er. (The government escaped de-
feat in the Dali in the preceding
week only by the abstention of one
member Of the opposition, the speak
er's vote deciding) Obviously the
conditions would be infinitely pre-
carious from the moment of reassem-
bling of the Dali (adjourned to Oc-
tober III. Moreover, pressure was
being brought to bear on the six
Sim Fein Deputies-elect the Sim
F'ein Is now the veriest rag of a
party, the new Fianna Fail having
absorbed most of it's one-time men,
bership) to follow the example of the
Fianna Fail Deputies-elect by taking
the oath of allegiance to the crown
with mental reservations) and as
Stunning their seats in the Dali, thus
insuring the fall of the government.
Why should the government face
such adverse odds. seeing that the
results of the bye-elections justified
hope of substantial victory for the
government party in new general
elections if held straightway? Ergo:
On Thursday Gov. Gen. Healy, on
the advice of the executive council,
issued a proclamation dissolving the
Free State Parliament (Cireachtas,
comprising the Dali Eireann, or
Chamber of Deputies, and the Seanad
Eireann, or Senate) and ordering
general elections on September IS.
OF course De Valera denOunces the
move as political sharp practice
but to most persons Mr.. Cosgrave's ex-
PLANTATION, as follows. will seem suf-
ficiently vindicatory:
1.-THE executive council has advised
the governor general that it is expedi-
ent that the Dali Eireann be dissolved.
The entrance of members of F'lanna
Fail to the Dali and their alliance with
Labor have created an entirely differ
ent situation for the government than
that envisaged by the general cleo
torate after the last election.
"It is evident that the government
cannot carry on it's program. as there
is no margin of safety against the par
ties in opposition. On the other hand.
it is obvious that the coalition OF the
governments foes affords no basis for
stable, progressive administration,
since they are united only in a desire
to defeat Ireland's present leaders.
"In this situation the only recourse
is to place entire responsibility for the
government before the Irish people"
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JugOslavia.-The Belgrade govern
ment has decided that Spalato (Serbo-
Croatian "split'D shall be the chief
port of the kingdom of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes. Spalato is a
city of about 10000, which carries on
a brisk, long established trade in wine
and oil. It's seafront is impressive,
in virtue chiefly of the ruined facade
of Diocletian's Palace, the which pal
ace covered over nine acres. A good
many important features of the palace
are fairly we'll preserved including the
"Cyclopean" mortarleSs walls, the
northern or main entrance the beauti'
full Porta Aurea), the Temple of Jupiter,
now the cathedral. and the Temple OF
AeSCulapluS, now DaptlSleTy.
large part of the city is within the
palace limits. When in AID. 639,
Salona, miles northeast of the pal
ace and one of the most important
cities Of the Roman world. was de-
stroyed by the Avars. it's inhabitants
fled to Dalmatian Islands, but not long
after they returned to the mainland
and founded new city within the
palace walls.
1t is proposed to pierce the Dinaric
Alps for a standard gauge railroad to
connect Spalato with the Transmon-
tame country and Belgrade, the compile
ton of which railroad should be epoch
al for the kingdom. Already there is
railroad connecting Spalato with
Sebanico and running up-country to
Knin, but it is narrow gauge and of
| little commercial utility. No doubt. in
the course of time there will be fur
ther piercings of the Dinaric wall for
the common benefit Of the rich hinter-
land and Of the ports Of Cattaro. Ra-
gusa, Gravosa, etc. Cattaro is especial
| ly indicated" for n railroad terminus.
the Beautiful Bocche di Cattaro being