Evening star., 1928-06-03
The Story the Week Has Told

affairs but also a fragrant violation of
the principle Of mutual respect for ter
ritorial sovereignty. principle we'll es-
tablished in international law Such
measures the Nationalist government
can never recognize,
1T is the earnest hope OF the Ma
tionalist government that. in order to
maintenance Of the permanent friend
ship of the two countries. the imperial
Japanese government will avoid action
! that might impair such friendship"
The anti-Japanese boycott seems to
be well In train throughout China.
afternoon of May 90 Congress ad-
iourned sine die.
A filibuster traditionally lent spice
and charm to the closing hours Of the
Senate session. the Boulder Dam bill
being its objective. In the end a COM
promise was reached a vote vas not
taken, but the bill Is to have a privileged
| status at the next session.
On May 26 the House of Representa-
tivcs accepted the conference report on
the revenue bill. as amended by the
Senate through exclusion of the sec
ton calling for publicity OF income tax
statistics and the bill as so finally
amended and accepted by both houses
was signed by the President as the
session expired.
The following is rough estimate of
the revenue results expected:
"Reductions-Co Corporation tax. St23. :
10000 Corporation exemption. s12,-
100000 Automobile tax s66 600 001
Earned income credit. s4.500.O00 Ad-
mission tax, $1,000, 900. Club dues
exemption, sl000,0 ,000. Cereal bevc =
age tax, s185000. Wine tax. 81 600 900.
Foreign built yachts. $4,000. Narcotic
sales tax. Sl50.000. Total of reductions.
s225. .295, 600.
increases - Nonresident stockhold-
ers tax, s2,000000 Prize flight admis-
sions. s750.000 Foreign built Yachts.
$50o00 Total of increases. 50 300. 900.
Total net reduction. 1922 .495 900.
On May rs. the Senate. al to %, re-
tected the bill providing for construc-
ton OF Is cruisers and aircraft car
rier. but It will reconsider IL at the
next session
important measures signed by the
President in the dying hours OF the
session are A bill providing for ex-
tension OF Government operation of
barge lines on the Mississippi and other
dllInOF-
iZina Federal aid 10 States for road
construction To the tune Of s75 600 nm
m each OF the years 1880 and 1891
thuS continuing beneficent program
II Is to be regretted that n sena-
torial vote on the bill proposing further
easement 10 Austria with respect To her
debts tn our Government, was crowded
out. Senatorial action thereon. early
IN the next session Is to be expected
| The business means very great deal
10 Austria
II ren'ains IN see whether or not the
Muscle Shoals bill is to die by a pocket
veto.
Notes.-The league Council meets
tomorrow. With both BRAND and
Streaseman absent on sick report. the
| session seems likely 10 prove meager in
, achievement. The most important item
on the agenda is the Polish-Iithuaniau
| controversy, progress toward settlement
ot which lags. as TO progress au con-
| traire. goes report
The new French Chamber assemhjed
on June l.
Comment on the anti-Itafian demon-
! sfrations In JugoSlavia and the causes
! thereof, must he postponed. A develop-
ment Of some Importance.
a new government, with old Zaimes
succeeding himself, has taken office IN
| Greece. II seems that Venizelos, who
| has assumed active leadership OF the
Liberal party has allied that party
with the Moderate Monarchists. headed
| by Metaxas. In view OF the past. a
strange "consortion" that OF Veniselos
| and Metaxas.
King Amanullah of Afghanistan did
not, as II had been fumored he would
| go hcme To kabul from Moscow by air.
plane. Instead he. his consort and suite
| OF 20, went to Turkey by train. They
| were elab1ratelv entertained nv Mus.
tapha Kemal The and Amanullah, two
nf ths outstanding figures of the world
! of Islam today at Angnra and left for
/ Constantinonle on May a. Yesterday
| they left Constantinople for Batum
/ aboard Russian cruiser.
| Hopes for the Italia have dwindled
pretty low, Vigorous measures of search
| tairplane, hnat. sledgel have been set
| going, Norway's contribution 10 which
Is especially notable.