Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

of complete equality and mutual re-
spect for each others sovereignty"
It Is at last definitely established
that Chang Tso-Lin, lord OF Manchuria
and the other day head OF the Peking
government, is dead of injuri2s received
when the train ON which he was re-
turning to Manchnria after his evacu-
alton of Peking was bombed as 1t ap-
preached Mukden. A most picturesque
figure, In several respects a very able
man, and very brave His able young
son, Gen. Chang Hsueh LANG, has
succeeded him as military governor"
or upcr-tuchun---in effect, lord OF
Manchuria.
Here Is good news, II 1t is true; to
the effect. namely. that Feng Yu
Hsiang has ordered all his troops In
the vicinities of Picking and Tientsin to
withdraw to the vicinity OF Paofing
tabout 80 miles southwest OF Pekingl.
United States of America. Notice OF
the Presidents address. on June IL, to
the business organization OF the Gov
eminent was crowded out Of last weeks
issue But II must go entirely UNI
noticed
The President did not definitely de-
clare a fear that lean days are ahead.
but 1t Seems to me that he broadly
limited such a possibility. The Federal
Government. he seems to say. has done
It's best by example and injunction 10
avert the evil hours. It's now up TO
the subordinate governments and the
people. But the former are incteas-
ingly extravagant In degree ''nenac-
ing to prosperity" The pace cannot
longer continue without disaster and
certain popular tendencies have to be
deplored. There's too much specula-
ton, for example The officiai esti-
mates forecast a deficit of $94,000.0 600
for the fiscal year 1929 II such deficit
cannot be annulled by increase of reve-
nues through increase of business pros
perity 1t must be annulled by decrease
OF expenditure. We must not have a
deficit, The importance OF continuing a
pay-as-we-go policy cannot be over
emphasized.
The Italia.--It will be recalled that
when the cabin of the Italia struck an
ice fibe and was torn away from the
bag, the bag with seven men inside,
drifted eastward out of sight of Gen.
Mobile and his party of the cabin. IL
had been the usual procedure to
operate the gas valves from the cabin.
nut they cOuIu DC CunuOIleu from inside
the bag and among the seven In the
bag was the envelope tender" who
understood this business, II Is hoped
that he was able to bring the bag down
safely. but naturally the utmost appre-
hension Is felt regarding this party
The steamers Hobby and braganza
have managed TO get east OF North
Cape (about the center of the northern
coast Of North East Land, but APP
parently they are not up to the work
of breaking through the Ice to the
Mobile party or to the party OF the
bag wherever the latter may bel.
Using one OF the vessels as base for
their small seaplanes, the Norwegian
flyers. Capt. Riissr-Larsen and Lieut..
Holm. up to that time foiied by fog.
got into action on the nth, On that
day and the next they were seen by
the Mobile party $50 reporting by wire
lesS) at no great distance, but failed
TO spot the latter. though Mobile had
painted his silk tent red TO attract at
tsntion. On the iath the big seaplsne
Sayoia. Mai, Maddelana, pilot arriving
from Rome took up the search. She,
too, was seen by the Mobile party, but
her crew also failed TO spot the latter,
But. returning to Kings Bay, she took