Evening star., 1927-10-16

investigate (as suggested by Paris
the costs of production of GER
tain French products in order to
determine whether. under the pro-
visions Of the Fordney- -McCumbar
tariff act, the President would be jus.
tilted in reducing the duties on such
products. The note asks that, pending
a general settlement, the French gov
ernment accord most-favored-na
treatment to American products af-
fected by the French government de-
cree of August 80 Tor restoration of
the rates in force prior to promulga-
tion of that decree)
At about the same time our Gov
ernment notified the French govern
ment of it's approval of the project to
refund at a lower rate of interest
(probably 6 per cent? French per cent
bonds totaling $78,000,0 outstanding
in the United States. There is, of
course, no connection between this
piece OF complaisance and our tariff
note The tone of our note is said to
be very friendly and conciliatory.
AS | write French answer to our
note is about to be delivered. 1t is
said to concede, pending a general set
tlement, restoration of the rates on
American imports in force prior to
PRONUNCIATION CT the decree of August
80, but to hold out for the principle
Of reciprocity.
In compliance with the request of
| the French government, Comrade Ra-
kowsky, Russian Ambassador to
France, has been recalled by his gov
ernment, which has proposed NJ. Dow
| galevsky. at present Russian Ambassa-
dor to Toxic, as his successor.
There has been a good deal of talk
| importing the probability that France
would break off relations with Soviet
| Russia; for Muscovite intrigue in
France has been scarcely less vicious
and extensive than that in Britain.
| Why does not France follow Brit
aims lead? Chiefly, it would seem, be-
cause of the fear that such action
might result in the closer drawing
together of Germany and Russia. To
! BRAND, development pursuant to Lo-
carno and Thoiry is all important.
About midnight Fridays Saturday, the
| two distinguished aviators, Costes and
Lebrix, landed at Natal, Brazil, hav-
| ing flown in very fast time from st.
Louis, Senegal, 2,125 miles; the first
nonstop flight from the continent of
Africa to that of South America. The
purpose was a pioneering one, having
| in view the plan to establish regular
Brazil via the west coast of Africa.
The plane, Breguet, named the
Nungesser-Coli.
y ~
| Spain.-The long promised new Ma
tional Assembly of Spain met on Mon
| day. The 400 or so members were
chosen by the government and repre-
sent 1.-The states, the provinces and
the cities and scientific, social. eco
nomic, financial and agricultural
groups" Under the decree convokine
the Assembly legislation is to be intti
ated by the government. The AS
sembly debates measures referred tc
it by the government and returns
them with suggestions. The govern
ment accepts or rejects the latter al
its discretion.
Vague reports reach us importing
: the menace of serious trouble to the
existing regime.
II X u
Gerinany.--1t is matter of very
considerable interest and Importance
that DIR. Alfred Hugenberg has ac
quired control Of Ufa. the Great Ger
man film combine, and that Ufa vii
henceforth be an element OF Hugen
berg's propaganda organization aim
ed at monarchist restoration. Hugen
berg controls q very large part q