Evening star., 1928-10-28

ian question will get itself settled with
out drastic action by the Bulgarian
government (the most bellicoSe of the
Macedonians being in Bulgaria, largely
as refugees the which action would
be very distasteful to large part OF
the Bulgarian people, through the eX-
termination of the Macedonlans by mur-
ders and dcounter-murdersd done upon each
other by the two factions Of those nice
people.
Some Macedonians are for an inde-
pendent state of Macedonia to comprise
regions now parcelled out between
Jugoslavia, Greece and Bulgaria (the
Macedonia of their conception having
very generous territorial limits); others
are for a Macedonia of like inclusive
ness, to enjoy very large measure OF
autonomy, but to be a federal element
of Jugoslavia, Greece or Bulgaria.
The factional struggle caused by
this difference of opinion bids fair to
leave no Macedonians to inhabit any
sort of Macedonian state.
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China.-T cited last week a dispatch
to the effect that the Nanking govern
ment had sent identic notes to all the
powers enjoying extraterritorial privileges
in China, requesting abolition OF those
privileges 'as soon as possible" The
report was incorrect, being distortion
of the fact. that, in negotiating 1or
new treaties to replace lapsed treaties
of China with Belgium, Spain, Den
mark and Portugal, the Nanking gov
ernment has submitted treaty drafts IN
which further enjoyment by these pow
ers of extraterritorial privileges is ex-
plicitly or implicitly refused.
Tho NnnkinO O0Vnrnmant has In
vited Henry Ford, owen D. Young,
Prof jeremiah jerks, Prof. E. r. A.
Seligman of Columbia and r. N. Harper
to become honorary economic ad-
visers" to itself with respect to plans
of reconstruction and development
Robert N. Harper is president OF the
District National Bank of washington.
He was at one time treasurer OF the
(American) China famine relief fund.
Prof jerks is research professor Of
government at New York University
and president of the Alexander Hanlil-
ton Institute. OF old he has especially
interested himself in Chinese affairs.
AS far back as 1908 he served on an
international monetary reform commits
sion for China's behoof.
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Argentina.-Hippolito Irigoyen just
inaugurated President of Argentina,
though 80 years of age, is very vigorous
He is serving his second term as PreSi-
dent, his first having covered the period
1916-1922. He is likely to go down in
history as a national hero, grand
champion of popular rights. After
studying law, he taught. for II years,
living frugally and giving most of his
income to charity. practice he has
maintained to this day. He entered
public life in 1890 and participated
prominently in the revolutions of 1890.
1893 and 1905, all aimed at ousting the
cattle ariStocracy" from control of the
government. He organized and has
never ceased to dominate the Union
Civica Radical, pressure by which at
last availed to compel passage in 1912
of law granting the secret ballot, the
which did for the cattle baronS.
1t was only to save his party from
disruption that he accepted the preSi-
Dental nomination in 1916, and he is
probably unique among presidential
public speech or issued statement in
his own behalf as candidate. He
seems to be genuinely enamoured of
simplicity. In his first presidency,
against much pressure and despite much
provocation from Germany, he main
tanned the neutrality of his country in
the Great War. Under his auspices
Argentina joined the League; at his
instance she withdrew, his demand that
the defeated powers be at once admit
ted to League membership not having
commended itself. He Is. ] interpret