Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Italy.-Says Popolo D'Italia, which
journal is understood to be the Duce's
mouthpiece, his brother being editor:
Italians OF tomorrow will have the
new Fascist mentality as natural
patrimony. at basis whereof will be
four fundamental postulates which adj
NIT of no discussion:
"F'irst-Italy is the country which,
above all others. deserves TO be the
greatest and strongest country in the
world.
"Second-Itaiy will be the greatest
and strongest country in the world.
"Third-Italians' laws are the best
in the whole world.
"Fourth-The men who govern Italy
are the best: they deserve respect ana
obedience"
In a recent resolution the Fascist
grand council declared:
above all in this new organization
OF the state there liz to be leader
who cannot be confined within any
law. but who Ii given US by the VIII
OF God"
Some discover omens that surely
presage great betterment OF relations
between France and Italy: others Qet
us hope, because their spiritual optics
are defectiyel do not. The latter should
apply tn that great specialist. NJ
BRAND, for treatment.
BRAND has Of late made several
striking gestures OF Cancellation to
Italy. Mussolini's reaction thereto
seems discreetly cordial. The other
day he told his council OF ministers
that he was hospithble to the idea OF
| A meeting with BRAND. which should
he automatically prepared for. Al
the same time he put before the coun'
ell the draft OF a convention to give
permanent effect talsO somewhat
| broa dening the provisions of the lat
teri 10 the recently signed modus VI
| vendi which provides for regulation
| OF the treatment OF French nationals
in Italy and Italian nationals In
France. There IL no doubt that MUS
solini is greatly pleased by the ap'
pointment Of the Count DE beau
marchais az French Ambassador TO
italy In place OF NJ. Bcsnard.
ON Christmas day Mussolini par
doned 500 political prisoners. including
| all those incarcerated for ABUSIVE
uttcrances against himself.
Russia. An Associated Press cor
respondent Gent to investigate the
grounds Of reports OF insurrect'onafy
| bile 10 discover any important oisof'
ders VI any sort whatever.
On the other hand, n New York
Times correspondent. after touring
the districts reported 10 be In turmoil.
| has reported that the reports cir
| cuiated and published by newspapers
| and by military headquarters IN conn'
| tries adjoining Russia are Tor the
most part exaggerative. but appear
| 10 be not without some basis of
| fact, for over IA six month period the
| authorities have taken disciplinary
| action against leaders or members
of the Ukrainian Independent move
ment. afresting and executing mum
| Der" The correspondent. however,
| finds the reports of an army mutiny
| IN Odesan without foundation. lie
rnds that The UkrBinian peasants. who
hate the Jews, are II good deal exer'
eiaed over the plan Tor alleged plnnl
III the Moscow government tn set
aside 80 900 acres In tho Ukraine for
agricultural settlement by Jews.
| 4
| Palestine ,~-probabiy the most pre-
ci0us body of water on this plan for
liz size IN the Dead Sea. which II
AZ miles long, the area being some
$50 square miles. II Ii reported that
IA British company. one of the most
powerful Of commercial ofga nizati0ns
has received IA concession To extract
The Dead Eea potash hnd other salts
This should be most ihtere1itnE 10 our
farmers An estimate based ON sur
yey by British experts gives total III
300 900 900 tons 1f potash In The
Dead Sea The Etrahniurt deposits
tho greatest known. are lsckoned al
z 900 900 900 tons, but The Ettassfuti
product is far less pure than that al
the Dead fea and lis process III ex
traction far more costly, Unless the
company about 10 exploit the Dead
Sea treasures should oartelize with
the Gefman and French potash pro-
duGers Ia keep up The price. our farm
ers should soon be getting potash far
more oheapty than hitherto. The Dead
Sea brine will be evaporated by this
sun u thoughts. Electricity generated