Evening star., 1928-02-12


the world for the seven days
ended February IL:
The British Empire.-On February Z
the Westminster Parliament was re-
opened with the usual magnificent cere-
mony, the King proceeding from Buck
ingham Palace to the House OF Lords
In the state coach drawn by eight bay
horses with positions. As he alights
at the Lords the royal salute OF al guns
begins TO sound off from st. James
Park.
In the speech from the throne the
, King announced that his government
was carefully considering the draft of
a new Anglo-American treaty OF arbi-
tration submitted to 1t by the United
States Government. TO supersede the
Root treaty Of 1908. The draft Is said
very closely TO resemble the Franco
American treaty signed OH February @.
The King promised legislation before
the end of the session providing for
equalization of women with men In re-
spect of the franchise. Impatient wnm-
en- demonstrated at Buckingham Pal
ace and at the Cenotaph as the King
! was on his way to the House OF Lords.
Since the general elections of 1924
the government has lost eight seats, six
to Labor and two 10 the Liberals. and
has gained one seat from the Liberals,
On February /. James McNeill. for
the Irish Free State In London. was
installed as governor general OF the
Free State. Apparently the appointment
Is pleasing 10 everybody. Mr.. McNe!ll
ts a man of culture. varied experience,
distinction, social grace and wit. He
Is a Cambridge graduate. For 25 years
he was In the Indian civil service. ex-
hibiting very extraordinary admins
tratiyc talent. He was sent on missions
10 the East Indies and the FIJI Islands.
Returning home. he threw himself
with zeal into the Bin Feln movement.
He was one OF the drafters Of the con-
stttution of the Free State. His work
as commissioner In London was most
heipfui to his country's trade.
The statutory commission" headed
bv the great Sir John Simon. appoint
ed nv the Westminster Parliament to
investigate the workings 0f the Dyafchy
system In India, report and recon-
mend arrived IN Bombay ON February
4 Report Of their arrival In India was
the occasion for hostile demonstrations
In Bombay, Calcutta. Madras and else
| where Sir John at once Issued u mani
| festo aa follows: We shall make our
| business without delay to remove the
misapprehensi0ns ~ what The com"
| mission has set ont 10 do nnd the un~
certainty regarding the methods It
proDoses 10 employ. After we reach
Delhi and become better acquainted
| with the actual situation. WE intend to
make a statement about our proposed
procedure which should leave no ground
| for the suspicious which unfortunately
| have arisen"
The popular suspicion and mikappre~
| hensiOn seem 10 be confined tG the
| Hindus and have been aroused by
| vicious and mendnctolis propaganda Of
| agitatnrs Indeed The commissioners
were met by friendly depntations OF
| M1hsmmedans and "Untolchableh :"
| The demonstration IN Madras WAS ekpe-
eiaily violent. the police being forced To
| fire on the nab, with the result ot one
| killed and many wounded
| France ana Germany. Apparently IN
his speech Ut February in the French
Chamber. IN reply IA the speech of Df
EtfesseuinD In the tteichatag demand
| ing allied evacuation 0f the Hhneland
| BRAND limited that France might agree
Ia syac,laLa should Germany flnd way
~ G1nmereiaiiH this bonds of German
| railways ana industries now held to
tho account of The allied creditors ~
total capital sum of s4,00O. .00O 900
'hral mortgage bonds, ~, billions on
German railways, -. billions an uet-
man induhtFlesj tbs annual charge on
these bonds ~ ilie account ot ielHru~
| tinHs IN S2AD. 900 600 ~ per cent inter
| est, per cent sinking ftndj No
doubt, II these bDiids are Ia be com
merlializef America must furnish The
chisf market and The annsant NJ allr
uogernnsnt ~ the entsIptise uf thsif