Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
BY THOMAS r, HENRY.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, August
8.-The American city is in the grip Of
relentless economic forces which de-
mand radical establishments in local
government, Prof Thomas H. Reed of
the University of Michigan told the
Institute of Public Affairs here today
Prof. Reed stressed situation which.
he said, was common to all American
cities which have oYerrun their munich
pal boundaries and taken in suburban
villages without altering their forms of
government He urged that cities con-
solidate all their natural area under a
central government No city as yet has
done this, he said, even New York be-
ing collection of burroughs. each re-
tanning considerable local authority
Legion E Carter. secretary of the
regional government commission of
Cleveland told of the plans underway
for consolidation of the population dis
tricts there. At present the only gov
eminent having jurisdiction over the
WHOLE aIEd 10 tl1C 1OAtAty 60kNAAAAAt@AAN'
In this area now are four cities and so
villages, all part of greater Cleveland,
But the tiny village possesses almost the
same governmental powers as the city
CT Cleveland itself
Democracy Gaining in Europe.
Despite Russian bolsheyism on one
hand and italian fascism on the other,
democracy in Europe has not failed, but
actually has gained ground since the
war. Count Carol Sforza, former Italian
minister OF foreign affairs, said last
night
Although Russia, Italy, Spain and
Hungary have fallen into the hands OF
dictators, he said. the body OF democra-
cy has gained by the addition OF such
countries as Czechosiovakia and by the
enormous advance OF popular govern
ment in Japan.
Germany and France Count Sforzs
said. constitute a marvellous example
of what may be accomplished in this
way of financial and economic recon-
Struction through parliamentary meth
| DDS.
Those who create Dictatorship
I through fear of bolshevism. Count
/ Sforza said. ere paving the way for the
very thing they fear and are creating
an atmosphere out Of which new wal
might come He pointed out that Rus
SLAMS do not bar fascist journals. bu
are rigid against liberal newspapers o.
| France and England.
Coolidge Policy Attacked.
/ The open forum session yesterday
| afternoon WAS marked by spirited
; N1sAE fn11 a ngN "a
Johns HOPKINS University and Guy
/ Stevens. representative Of the American
/ petroleum interests in Mexico. when thi
| former charged that President Coolidge
I had been on the point Of carrying tht
I country into war with Mexico early ir
/ 1927.
I American owners of oil properties
| didn't want arbitration, he said. b,
which the validity OF their claims tf
| various concessions would have beer
| examined by an impartial tribunal.
we know what Sinclair and Do
! heny got away with here" he said
| How about Mexico, where political
| uartleg are somewhat more suscep-
/ tible 10 financial approach? The simple
truth Is that many OF the oil claims
were fraudulent"
Stevens Resents Charges.
Il can't sit here and hear by Presi-
dent accused Of designs 90 go TO wal
with Mexico" said Mr.. Stevens There
was never the slightest possibility u
:, war. II happened that fear that ths
embargo on arms might be lifted In
duced the Gales government 10 agree
to arbitrate The professor hasn't tht
slightest reasons TO talk about conee8
sl0ns. There were no concessions
Everything had been bought from pri
yate landholders. Furthermore, Do
heny and Sinclair always have beer
acquitted by juries, II any OF ths
, claims were fraudulent the Mexican
government had perfect right 10 de