Evening star., 1928-05-13
BY HENRY w. BUM.

%HE following is brief summary
of the most important news of
the world for the seven days
/ ended May IL.
France.-The other day Ambassador
Herrick laid the corner stone OF Amer
ican House." which is to be one OF
large number of buildings or group OF
buildings, each TO house a national
group. as Canadian House" Spanish
House etc, in the unique University
City" lLacite Universitaire), on the
outskirts of Paris, for which the late
Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe donated
the land In 1925. American House
treally. understand group of build
ings) viii be splendidly appointed. 1t
will furnish living quarters for 275 stu
dents and will contain auditorium.
library. restaurant, gymnasium and
soundproof rooms for music practice.
To facilitate acquisition OF French by
| American students land, reciprocally,
English by French students) at any
given time SO students from French
| House will be temporarily housed in
American House and so students from
American House In French House.
University City Is splendid concep-
ton well on Its way toward splendid
| realization. Already several national
houses have been completed.
Inc statement by a respectable pub
licist Is probably approximately correct
that OF the 6l2 Deputies In the new
French Chamber. $50 are "Poincarists"
that is, supporters of the fiscal and
| financial policy OF Poincare. There are
IA Communists and l0l Unified Social
lists In the new Chamber, as against 81
Communists and i0i Unified Socialists
l.z IaeA
Radical Socialists In the new than In
the old Chamber by 13. Though nomi-
nalIy the new Chamber does not decid-
ediy differ In party makeup from the
old, actually IL seems far more cordial
| ly affected 10 Poincare, at least on fiscal
issues, than was the late Chamber
| II seems probable that a decided re-
/ vivai OF industry and trade will ensue
upon the elections For long past busi-
| ness magnates have hesitated to under
take large commitments through appre-
hension of defeat OF Poincare and con-
sequent disturbance Of the equilibrium
Already there has been a symptomatic
rise Of securities.
The national union cabinet headed
| by poincare will not resign with q view
| TO reorganization, as 1t had been given
| out they would The only change neces-
STATED by the elections was due to the
defeat OF Andre Fallieres. minister OF
labor who failed Of reelection TO the
| Chamber.
on April 80 Premier Poincare an
| nounced that following the practice of
the two preceding years. France will,
on June is, pay to the United States
Government toward liquidation OF It's
debt TO the latter. the sum OF sil ,250,-
900, being the amount that would be
payable under the Mellon Berenger
agreement were the latter, having been
ratified. In force.
A similar payment viii be made 10 the
British government. Poincare Is care
ful 10 state that by such payments free
action Of the French Parliament In re-
spect Of The war debts Ii In noWise
prejudiced.
Humania. That was a truly interest
ing demonstration last Sunday In fa~
NOUS little Alba Julia. Rumania Some
thing lie two hundred thousand peas
ants, members Of the Peasant party,
had gathered there. having trlidged
thither from the Transylvanian country
side, some over hundreds Of mites,
carrying the bedding. food and cooking
utensils on their backs~~obiect. 10 de-
mand that the government headed by
| BHiIfl1 Va Lltr lbif
aIl-poweffui Ion, resign or be sent pack :
ing by the regency The government
did not interfere with the proceedings
but had taken the preeaution of sta :
tioning 10000 troops at points of van
tage outside the city, with machine
guns and airplanes.
The ceremonies began with a "re
Deum" IN the cathedral. Then a march
in review past Juliu MANU-. head of the
Peasant party and It's idol. bands play
Ing. flags fying, one continuous luaty
cheer The city had been gayly decor
aied and the Rumanian peasants garb
IL G0iofful
Finally 10 The municipal theater a
congress of 200 party delegates while
outside the vast thr0ng cheered
The congress resolved as follows
This congress feitefAtes It's mgnafGhi~
Teal sentiment, but declares that The
form of government depends entirely
upon its conception by the people, Who
possess the privilege of changing the
! existing form II they consider a change
dssigabls."