Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25

| If the report Is correct that Admiral
! Bristol, who recently assumed com.
| mand of our Asiatic fleet, intends to
order to Manila a very considerable
part Of our vessels now in Chinese wa.
| ters, and that he even considers with.
drawal to Manila Of our Marines now
| at TientSin, the obvious inference is
that he regards the anti-foreign move.
ment in China as no longer seriously
menacing. Should it dangerously re-
vive Manila is not SO far away.
| United States Of America.-The fol.
| lowing extract from the report rem
dered to the President by Score.
tary Hoover upon his return from a
survey Of the situation in the lower
Mississippi region, is Of high interest:
Gan Of the flood sufferers have now
| been returned from concentration
camps to their homes" says the Sec
| rotary. There are $4,000 still depend
ent for food supplies, who are being
| rationed at their homes. Therefore,
of the $4,000 at one time dependent
on public support, 80 per cent are now
providing for themselves. ~.
an the work of rehabilitation, in all
| of the 120 counties touched by the
| flood a house-to house canvass has
now been completed in determination
Of the varied needs of the people, with
the exception Of 8 counties. where
the surveys are as yet incomplete.
1.-THE county committees in Ill coun-
| ties have now estimated the entire
cost Of these requirements. Their
estimates have been accepted and the
witt Nrv10f To a.
| Mobilization has been placed at the dis.
posal Of the committees.
After providing for this rehabili-
tation work and after providing for
| the destitute until the first OF Janu.
airy, we estimate that there will re-
main Of the Red Cross funds some.
thing over $1,000. 900 at that date.
"a strong health unit in each
county is being established through
the State health authorities, and has
| been financed for the next IS months
Jointly by the States, the counties. the
| Rockefeller Foundation and the United
States Public Health Service, and fur.
| nished with supplies by the Red
| Cross.
Owing to the second flood and
other causes, probably 1000, 900 acres
of crop land Will make no substantial
| money returns this year. An organi.
zation has been initiated to secure co.
ordinated action between mortgage
holders, local banks and the Emer.
gency Finance Corporations to assure
| financial support to the farmers who
have lost this years crop to plant and
mature the 1928 crop.
Emergency repairs are in course
of provision against possible rise of
the river in October. and all i'm.
portant levee breaks will apparently
be closed before the first of December
THE greatest measure of rehabili.
ton Is, Of course. the establishment
by Congress of effective food control,
for such a measure will greatly re.
store confidence, security and credit"
The President has apDeinted
Dwight w. Morrow Ambassador to
Mexico. In succession to James r.
Sheffield, effective about October I.
Mr.. Morrow Is a member of the firm
of ]. p. Morgan & Co., which heads
the banking syndicate. which holds
the Mexican loan. 1t Is understood
that he will resign from the Morgan
firm.
Saturday week Jean Lacoste OF
France. for the second year in sue
cession, won the singles tennis cham
pionship Of the United States, beating
the glorious Tiiden, 11-9, 6-3, 11-9,
being the first foreign player to win
the title twice in the 4s years history