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

scarcely more invidious as regards
show of force than that of the
United States or Japan. Hongkong
Is even more definitely British terri
tory than Manila is American. It is
worthy of remark that within the
past week we have dispatched China
ward three Washington treaty
cruisers and a regiment of Marines
whatever their nominal destina-
ton, they are to be readily available
Tor an emergency In China). But
really there's no limit to the posi-
bilities, especially since the Moder-
ates and Extremists In the Kuomin-
tang are pulling in opposite direc-
tons and Borodin's powerful inffi-
ence may always be counted on
against Pacific compromise.
The concession offered in the Brit
ish proposals simultaneously present
ed to the Peking and Nationalist
governments, looking to general
settlement, represent, I should say,
tne minimum OF what Britain Is pre-.
pared 20 grant, though apparently in
some respects more liberal than Mr..
kellogg's offers.
Great Britain entertains equal af-
fection for WI Chang and PICKING.
TOW happy could she be with either
were the other dear charmer away.
:. mere Is some hope that this state
OF happiness will be effected by elimi.
nation OF one or the other charmer.
Lor the Nationalists have begun their
grand drive In Chekiang Province
aimed to wrest Shanghai from Mar.
snaI sun Chuan Feng, and there is
rumor OF a mighty struggle in i'm
teaeuIate prospect in Honan Province,
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Pei Flu. having combined for a drive
against Hankow.
United States of America.--The
senate has unanimously passed a
ISL, proposing postponement
t ul.n july !, 1928. Of application of
s .ue, hational origins" quota pro.
VISIONS OF the immigration act. on
the ground that the data SO far as
semDled are quite insufficient for inst
discrimination ofsthe newly established
pIInclple. There are a great many
VINO vigorously contend that such de.
termination is quite impossible and
would retain the present quota rule
Inc reply Is that in. this contention
che wish is father to the thought. -.
On tuesday the Senate passed. 40 to
z1' an amendment to the naval
appropriation Dill proposing an ap-
preparation Of $1.20O,O0O for com
mencement of work on three scout
cruisers authorized in 1924. but
toward construction of which no an.
preparation has been made. without
such appropriation the authorization
would lapse June 80 this year, The
House by a narrow majority rejected
similar amendment.
There promises to be a pretty fight
In conference over the matter and
later should the conferees favor the
amendment, in the House.
On Friday, the Senate gave coup
de grace to Democratic plans for tax
reduction by passing, IS to SO, a resolu-
ton to the effect that ut is the sense
of the Senate that any surplus now In
the Treasury arising from taxation
should be applied toward payment Of
the national debt"
On the fate Of the new McNary-
Haugen farm relief BILL which pre-
sumably will soon be put to a vote.
a very great deal depends. politically
and economically. Presumably the
legislators are thoroughly informed
as to the economic tendencies"
which find expression in the BILL
which In its equalization fee and
other salient features does not
differ essentially from the bin of the
same name which was rejected at
the last session. There are other
farm relief bills not without interest
to the agrarian philosopher. which