Evening star., 1927-05-15
The Story the Week Has Told

of $50 900, of whom nearly 200 900 are
in concentration camps.
On Monday tornadoeS originating IN
Texas swept with utmost violence
through Kansas, Missouri and Arkan-
sas and less fiercely into Illinois and
Indiana. causing death TO over zoo
persons. injury to nearly a thousand
more and property damage estimated
at several million dollars.
Nature seems to be in peculiarly
rought mood this Spring,
The World Christian Fundamentals
Association ended its ninth annual
convention at Atlanta. last Sunday,
with passage of a resolution declar-
ing a world war on the theory of evo-
luton. The attack will begin in Geor.
gia. Victory achieved there, opera
tions will be extended to cover the
Union, and, in due course, the entire
planet.
The tonnage transported on our in.
land waterways during 1925 far eX-
ceeded that of 1924, being 35 per
cent. That handled by the railroads
and the 1926 record mot yet publish
ed) will show like increase over that
of 1925.
A Department of Commerce publica-
ton shows the total value of Ameri-
Government not considereD, TO be
S11 900, 900 900, as of date March 81.
These investments have been accu-
mulating since only about II years:
the annual income from them is about
S595 900 900
The British Board of Trade has es-
timated Great Britain's 1926 met in
come from overseas investments" at
f270 900 900, or about S1,314, 1000 900.
which supposes q total investment of
about the equivalent of f26,000,000,-
00O. But the British have been at 1t
for long, long years. and were Just
begun. And our foreign financial
ventures are a side issue to us; the
British ones are of vital Importance
to the wealth of the realm. The
statement above cited shows our for
cign investments during the first quar-
ter of 1927 as totaling $500 900.
The total for the year 1926 was
little over 81 900, 900 900; for 1925, 1914
600 900; for 1924. $S2S,000 900; for 1928,
S317 900 900. Some" acceleration.
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MiscelIaneOus.-Than to the ad-
vance of science, the windmills of
Holland will soon be in the condition
of the Dodo of Madagascar, namely,
extinct. The society for the preserVa-
ton of windmills is working hard, but
in vain. In 1920 there were 3,604
windmills i'm Holland; in 1923 the num-
Der had fallen to 1925.
We are told that the project OF
Spanish National Assembly has def
nitely been abandoned.
The Turkish budget for the fiscal
year 1928 is the new republics first
balanced budget 1t estimates total
expenditure of the equivalent of about
sos 900, 900.
The dispatches of the week furnish
scarcely any light on Chinese develop
ments. DR.. Wu, the newly installed
foreign minister of the Marking gov
ernment, has issued an eXcellently
worded manifesto stating, in most
conciliatory tone, the general attitude
of his government toward the treaty
powers, and expressing the hope that
these powers will consent to negotiate
straightway with his government
respecting the unequal treaties" and
the Especial privileges"
Apparently Col. Stimson has ef-
fected peace and at least nominal
agreement in Nicaragua. Under the
terms of themlatter, the Liberals are
to be invited to share in the govern
ment and there is to be honest elec-
ton of President next year under
American Supervision.