Evening star., 1928-10-21
BY HENRY w. BUM.

The following Is brief summary OF
The most important news of the world
for the seven days ended october 20.
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Great Britain-The Earl OF Birken-
head (of old, known as "Galloper
Smith'o having resigned as secretary
of state for India, Viscount Peel has
been appointed to succeed him. and the
Marquis of Londonderry replaces Lord
Peel as first commissioner Of works.
Lord Peel is not new to his job, AS
he was secretary of state for India in
the first Baldwin government from 1922
to 1924. succeeding Mr.. Montague under
delicate circumstances and dealing with
them sEillfully. He entered the House
of Commons tof which his father was
speaker from 1884 to 1895) in 1900. and
remained In 1t until translated to the
House of Lords by the death of his
father in 1912. Lord Birkenhead leaves
politics to enter big business, like three
distinguished contemporaries before
him: namely, Reginald McKenna and
Sir Robert Horne, both chancellors OF
the excheuuer. and Sir Eric Geddes,
frst lord of the admiralty. He has had
no experience in business, but that fact
means little to one so versatile as the
famous "galloper." In recognition Of
his services he was, on retirement,
created a Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Star of India
Gcrmany-We are informed that at
a meeting in Paris on October 10, Poin-
care, premier and finance minister of
France, End Winston Churchill, chan
cellor of the eXchequer of Great Britain.
.he two acting with full powers on ,,e-
/ half of their respective governments,
agreed to the definite fixing by an inter-
| national committee of economists and
! bankers of the total Of German repara-
| tions obligations, Parker Gilbert, agent
general ior reparations being present
| 1t is presumed That Owen d. Dung VIII
| be especially invited to be a member of
the committee, German participation to
constitute is Chief difference In char
! acter from the Dawes committee.
There Is little reason to doubt that
the governments Of Germany Italy and
! Belgium will adhere to the Paris agree
! ment. OF course, a3 in the case OF the
! Dawes plan, any plan proposed by the
new committee to become effective
would require acceptance by th2 sew
| eral governments concerned and ratif1-
| cation of such acceptances by the
/ proper constitutional authorities.
| At about $50 pm. on October Is the
! Graf Zeppelin arrived at LakehurSt.
| ending voyage from Triedrichshafen
! OF nearly l12 hours over distance Of
/ about 5000 miles. Sailors pulled her
| down in minutes There will be more
! than one mind as to whether or not
| she clearly demonstrated suitability to
regular commercial service. Rough
weather was encountered, but not ex-
traordinarilv rough, and the port
! stabilizer was put ont Of business Just
| west of the Azores. with the result that
| thenceforward no better than half
speed was possible. A like disaster
to thu other stahilizer would have meant
complete Gripping of the whole works
and the fact suggests the necessity Of
! further improvements before the type
properly may be pronounced quite arr
worthy Dr. Hugo Fckencr handled thc
| ship with mastery skill: the same who
piloted tlle Los Angeles hithcr in 1924.
It was at once a bold and a gracious
thing to 10 to detour over Washing
ton and Now York Now York wes
at It's jolly bcst: 1t was delightful thing
- Sc tho cxcit ement il the streets
And a moro majestic sight is scarcely
imaginable than the mighty craft soar
ing over the city with scor-s Of planes
flitting about her and looking very
tinv like-what shall we s>y?-,ike
nlidgets about an antediiuvian sourion
no that will hardly oo-but, we'll, let
! 1t 20 at that.
! China.-As the crovning feature Of
the ceremonies at Marking celebrating
the seventeenth anniversary OF the cut