Evening star., 1928-09-30


The British Empire.-Scotland Yard
has Just celebrated its one hundredth
birthday The Metropolitan police force
of London was organized by Sir Robert
Peel; whence the name Bobby for
policeman.
In a recent year the total of all
crimes in New York population about
5000, ,000) was 333J083. In the same
year the total of all crimes in London
population about 7,750,000) was Is
662 That is. London's total of crime
is about four per cent that of New
York. Observe, too that the London
bobby does not carry revolver; he
does his wrk and does it more effective
ly than any other policeman In the
world. with the aid of only truncheon.
Not one murder in the metropolitan
area of London last year went unSolved.
British criminal procedure Is swift. un-
sensational and just. Often your Lon
don murderer is hung within month
of mis- act. That. of course. goes far
to explain why murders are few In
London.
Sir Horace Darwin, son of the i'm
mortal Charles. is dead at n. He was
notable inventor of scientific instru-
ments. The commission headed by Sir
John Simon, appointed by the West
minister Parliament to study the work.
| ings of the Dyarchy system In India,
report and recommend accordingly, Is
on it's way back to India to resume
its suspended labors. Though the GEN.
| trail legislative assembly refused CO.
operation. seven out of the nine provin-
cial parlisments of India have voted
in favor of cooperation with the COM
mission.
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Germany.-The German Nationalists
find an opportunity in the alleged
Franco British close drawing together.
First they will put about petition ask
ing for referendum on the question
whether or no the monarchical form of
government shall be restored. The sig
natures of five million electors are re-
quired to make such a petition effective.
| Should the referendum be held, for the
vote to be effective toward change
not only must a majority of the votes
cast favor monarchy, but at least so
per cent OF the electors must have voted.
The reactionaries say that the Anglo
French agreement proves that "the en-
circling tactics practiced before the
war are being renewed" The Steel Hell
NETS the semi-military organization of
NationaliStS, largely veterans of the war,
| IL.
Count Wcstarp, that Nile of oratory Is
in wordy flood.
Otto Braun, Socialist chancellor of
Prussia. VINO could have been the new
chancellor of the reich had he so wish
ed, Is a man of the people. His early
education stopped short of high school,
He began work early as photographer and
printer, advancing to own a little print
ing establishment which enabled him to
set up as editor of local Socialist
newspaper-his stepping stone to high
er things"
Braun of the People is a great friend
of President Won Hindenburg of Junker
background. They often go hunting to-
gether.
Italy.-The Fascist government no
less than the Vatican has its Index
Librorum Prohibitorum: a list ever
increasing The ministry of education
corresponding to the Congregation
of the Index is bound completely to
cleanse italy of the Socialist and such
like taints. Among the authors most
offensive to the Fascist olfactories are
jean jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx.
Jean Jaures. Vladimir Lenin, Prince
Kropotkin, H. G. Wells, Roman Rol-
land. Henri Barbousse and Upton Sin
clair. The very language of the minis.
ter of education smacks of the lam
guage of the officials of the other in
deX, the prohibited literature "A
scandal that must cease at once" etc.
Premier MusSolini holds the port
folios of foreign affairs. the interior,
war. the navy. aeronautics and cor
rorations.
Japan September 25 Prince
Chichibu, heir presumptiye to the
japanese throne, was married to Set
suko Mat3udaira, daughter of the for
mer japanese Ambassador to WASH
ing;on. The wedding took place in
tna Kashikodokoro Of The Place Of