Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

certain that some mot impossibly a
score or more) Russians, including
some members of the consular staff.
were sent before firing squads with
every circumstance OF insult. Is there
in history a more striking reversal OF
fortune that that which has befallen
Moscow's emissaries and their con-
verts in South and Central China?
The Central authorities profess dis
approval Of anti-red violence. whether
OF mobs. soldiery uniformed mobs in
Chinal or officials. and no doubt sin
cerely. were IL only because they are
aware that such manner of dealing
Is boomerangish. Give US time, they
say. and We will impose on our people
discipline and legality, or. better yet,
| lnstill the sentiment thereof. Mean.
time those desiderata are lacking and
this chapter Of Nationalist "reprisais"
| is n sorry one.
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United States.--On December 81
Congress adjourned unto January 1.
for its Christmas recess.
| On December 20 the House passed
| the allen property bill. 22s TO 20. The
awards made by the mixed claims com
| mission to nationals OF the United
States against Germany total $247,7s5..
32I. German alien property to the
value OF SEAS COO. 900 is held by our
alien property custodian.
The submarine So was accidentally
| rammed and sunk by the destroyer
| Paulding tnow in the Coast Guard
service, Off Provincetown. Mass. on
December II. or the 40 souls on
| board. apparently 81 were at once
/ "a ik. f,%rs
! lingering horror. no tragedy could ex.
coed that OF the six men trapped alive
In the unpunctured forward torpedo
compartment. After SO many days of
effort at rescue. rendered futile by
rough seas and violent gales. late on
the @ist air was pumped through the
air supply pipes leading into the room.
But too late. The tapping on the metal
sides Of their prison by which the uu.
fortunate ones had communicated with
tho craft above tthe signals being
caught by listening devicesl had
ceased about 6 am. OF the Goth.
The episode now III process In Okla.
homa IN very like that OF 1928 I'm the
same State. in which Mr., Walton. then
governor. was the protagonIst. re-
gret that l lack space for details
thereof. Were Lord Bryce. that great
| racy. alive he would lind IL ~ recu.
liar interest and significance.
N0tes.-~Ona awaits with interest
completion OF the new Spanish con-
stitution on which the National As.
semhiy lunder close government SUI
pervisionl Is AT work, IL ii under.
| stood that only one Legislative body
contemplated. to consist iii part OF
permanent members. In part of mem.
hers elected from government list
The latter proposal has II certain Ana.
toltan bouquet.
The reader IL strongly advised to
con with care tho annual report lately
published by Parker Gilbert. agent
general for repaatious. 10 the Repa.
rations Commission on operation un,
| der tho Dawes plan,
|. On December II government dc.
cree established tho paper Ira on a
gold tasis nj the value al 10 To the
dollar. satisfactory cutmlnatlon OF a
splendid efrurt vt denation highly cred
liable tn tho Mussulini government and
still mere 30 10 the Italian people
who displayed throughout marvellous
patience and eauanimity. The EFFORT
began In August. 1895,
i'oilsH kchSfftl elections are ant
nounced for March next. A consitt,
cradle howdydo ~ Threatened IN that
connection.
Turkeys first census shows u total
population of about tS.ho0. 900 in the
new Turkey. Cona,antinople has
$4,000, Angcra $4,000,
The Japanese Dict Is about to open,
\ lively session Is rredicted The ar,
position ta expected to attack Nigor~
oualy Premier Tanaka's Chinese poll
oN, In particular his dispatch III troops
10 Shantnhs IA tntensifyIng anti
Japanese sentiment Ia China, The
latest developments in China mishg
seem 10 indicate to hnaka strength.
anlns again of the Japanese torre In
Shantuns, hut he has given nu indl,
cation OF such an Intention
must stiii postpone deserved NO,
lice of the proceedings ended hecam,
her ~ of the forty eishth session Ut
the League af Nations Council, IN
Uludng the meeting before tha council
at Dictator rnsudski OF eehpd and
Premier Waldenaras NJ tslthuauta,
how the two pfemiers iotntiy prVr
claimed the fantastic aud practically
hluadleAs ioltshat Lithuanian Wyle end-
ed AMI agreed IL direct negotiations
looking tu settlement at the tsauea In
dispute hetween tho two natians With |
consideration whether eenalns iaetn. |
cattun al uuls ttuoe la ~ he eN,
peNted