Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

Reichstag legislation is required to
give effect to the agreements.
The Allied Commission of Military
Control In Germany was abolished on
January 81, and supervision OF Ger
man armament was thereupon. auto
maticaiiy transferred to the League
of Nations.
German pedestrians have organized
for Self-preseryation and are making
a drive for IAN even chance of cross
Ing the street without accident.
Italy.-The world has not paid SUI.
ficient attention to the most important
recent development of Fascismo-the
energetic movement toward strict
Fascistization of education. Here.
after the Fascist ranks are to be re.
cruited almost solely from those who
have received a thorough Fascist
education and training. At the age of
3 the future Fascist enters the
Balilla organization, and for 6 years
he is a Balillist. At IA he enters the
Avanguardia and therein receives a
thorough military training On March
%. birthday of Fascismo) following
his arrival at the age of Is, he Is iii
found worthy solemnly admitted to
the privileges Of a fullf1edged Fascist.
On the coming March 81, about $780,.
goo initiates will be forthcoming The
education of Italian youth is rapidly
passing out of the hands of the
church. A completely Fascisticized
Italy will perhaps 1t would be safer
to say "would') be interesting.
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China.-Nothing could be more edi-
flying and nothing should be more
interesting than to follow closely the
evolution of the great Chinese drama.
The most important development Of
the past week was the suspension of
the negotiations that had long been
in process. at Hankow between Eugene
Chen, foreign minister OF the National
list government, and Mr.. O'Malley,
counselor Of the British legation at
Picking. An agreement respecting the
British concessions at Hankow and
Kiukiang had been drawn up, was
ready for signature, when Mr.. Chen
declared that, though the agreement
was in itself satisfactory. he would
not sign II because under the circum-
stances (the great British naval con-
centration In Chinese waters, and the
recent dispatch Of British military
and naval reinforcements for China),
his signature thereof would be repudi.
able as given under duress.
He would sign the agreement pre-
pared and would proceed to negotiate
toward a general agreement upon an
end made to British show Of force; no,
before. It is widely and perhaps
rightly thought that this dramatic
proceeding of Chen's was inspired b,
Borodin, the Soviet Russian adviser tc
the Nationalist government; it has the
Muscovite bouquet.
That the British government would
be bluffed into recalling the reinforce.
ment can hardly have been expecteT
by Chen or Borodin. But the rumo,
is plausible enough that the British
will propose a compromise arrange
ment, aimed to turn the bluff to their
own advantage, by Offering to defect
the reinforcements to HOngkong on
condition of immediate conclusion of
the agreement respecting Hankow
of a pledge by the Nationalist gov
eminent to negotiate briskly toward
a general settlement on the basis of
the recent British proposals. and of
a satisfactory arrangement con-
templating the security of foreign
ers, especially in Shanghai, pending
the results of negotiations covering
all the international issues.
Under such an arrangement the
British position Zone would also.
suppose, have to presume the
Punjabi detachment recently landed
at Shanghai Avithdrawn). would be