Evening star., 1927-06-19

tude as conciliatory as may consist
with national selfrespect.
X X u y
China.-Week after week 1 have
proposed a resume of Chinese develop
ments since the end of May, but it has
always been crowded out by important
developments elsewhere, and the same
is true this week. After all, it is per.
haps better so: Chinese developments
are best viewed in long perspective.
Chiang kai Shek seems to be push.
ing forward through Shantung against
the merest tri1e of resistance from
the warriors of Chang Tsung Chang
and Sun Chuan Feng, winning his
way by propaganda rather than by the
bullet or cutting steel. AS to the mill
tary situation farther west we have
almost nothing to go on. 1t would ap-
pear that the negotiations between
Chang Tso Lin, Chang Kai Shek and
Yen Ysi Shan (Tuchun of ShansD, hav-
ing in view some sort Of composition
between North and South, have petered
out
The Association of Northern Chiefs
Chang Tso Lin. Chang Tsung Chang
and Sun Chuan Feng) has been reor-
ganized. the two latter heroes being
more strictly subordinated to Chang
Tso Lin than previously; Chang Tso
Lin assuming the resounding title of
generalissimo of the forces for the
suppression of communism
The military and naval authorities
Of the United States. Great Britain.
Japan and France continue to take
orders vigorously looking to the safety
or their nationals in the North with
especial reference to Tientsin and
Pekingl.
Egypt.-Suppose the controversy be-
tween the British and Egyntian gov.
ernments not settled, whether by com.
piete yielding to Cairo or by a com.
promise, and suppose the consequent
RESIGNATION OF the Egyptian govern
ment and the impossibility of forming
a new government; then the fat would
ne IN Inc flre again, sure enough. Sup
pose stlll further-What seems impos.
sible. but there's no harm in sIppos.
lng-that the British, weary of il all.
should evacuate Egypt, bag and bag.
gage ana leave the Egyptians to ''stew
IN thelr own juice" would they be al.
lowed SO to stew? No, say the wise.
acres. John Bull gone, his abandoned
roie would be claimed by another Mus
solini-belikened we are confidently
assured that this consideration will
restrain the Egyptians from the ex.
tremity OF intransigence toward Great
brltain. The Egyptians have always
peen stfong on fables. They are. IA
nliIlar with the fable of King Logand
King Stork. e' ''''N
so lar had 1 written when news ar.
rived that the difficulty had been com
posed; apparently, the Egyptians ac.
ceding 10 the British demands in sub
stance, the British shrewdly making
an opportunity for Egyptian Save
face" No doubt the Egyptians per
pended the fable.
United States of America.--Tbe
President is installed in this wears
summer White House in the magnifi.
cent Black Hills of South Dakota. and
tne rainbow trout are sadly
aware of his arrival.
The efforts of the Detroit News
Wilkins expedition (headquarters at
Point Barrow, Alaska) headed bv the
intrepid Capt. George II. Wilkins to
explore the ''unexplored regions be.
tween Point Barrow and the Pole are
being foiled by inclement weather
conditions.
wish to correct false impression.
In recent issue I remarked that
Col. Lindbergh should be duly grateful
to Maurice Titterington of the Pioneer
instrument Co. as inventor of the
earth lnductor compass. Mr.. litter
ington's compass. of course, is only an
adaptation Of an Improvement on the
first earth inductor compass turned
out from the Bureau of Standards. /
cannot discover who first conceived
the application of the principle in.
volved Ito him Is due Lindbergh's
chief gratitude). but 1t seems that DR..
Heyl, assisted by DIR. Briggs of the
Bureau of Standards, produced the
first working model in 1920, and that
In May, 1921, ''the first working model
suitable for air test" was turned over
to the Engineering Division of the
Army Air Corps, which proceeded to
test 1t with satisfactory results. The
subsequent history of the development
OF the instrument is not known to
me. An earth inductor compass was
used in the round-the-world fight. IT
too often happens In such matters
that the all.important person. the
originator OF the fruitful idea, is for.
gotten. The creative ideas the thing;
the rest follows.
Similarly, though Col. Lindbergh
should, be very grateful to Charles L.
Lawressce. inventor Of the Wright