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Forest Research Bill Held Advance
Toward Scientific Care of Resources

ICED. in amounts of not more than
S2o0.000 annually, for a timber survey
OF the United States. Other sections of
the bill provide for research in resuect
TO the relation OF weather conditions 70
forest fireS. improved methods Of range
management. ways and means of bring
ing about better utilization of our wood
crops and conditions of profitable re-
forestation in different forest regions Of
the country.
Undoubtedly the greatest need in
forest research In this country" de-
clared Mr.. Butler, rs the establishment
OF forest experiment stations In regions
where the forest are an important fac
tor In economic growth These stations
under Government supervision, without
doubt. do more 20 aid the individual
timberland owner and TO bring about
better forest and soil conditions than
any other forest agency.
Another development which received
recognition IN the bill, and which with
proper research will greatly aid the
campaign against forest ilreS, is the
provision made for research in respect
to the relation Of weather conditions 70
forest fres. In the past valuable aid
mas been given by the Weather Bureau
III this respect, but sound research In
ite application is soreiy needed.
Another outstanding feature of the
passage OF the bin Is that II Is unprec-
edented In that no other forestry meas
ure has ever been favorahly disposed
OF by Congress In so short time. I'm
der the able leadership and untiring ef-
forts OF Senator McNary and Repre-
sentative McSweeney. the bin passed
both houses within q period of less than
SIX months This Is, indeed. q victory
for the forestry movement"
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The Story the Week Has Told

Nanking government, the we'll known
G. r. Wang tYale graduate) has been
hand In glove with Feng
Once more, what does that warrior
saint, Feng Yu Hsiang, intend? That
Is the grand question. Does he pro-
pose TO play the narplot and traitor
as OF old7
The evacuation OF the Manchurians
10 Manchuria seems TO be fairly COM
plete.
United States.-~On the third day OF
the Republican national convention, at
Kansas City, June GA. Herbert c..
Hoover was nominated on the first bal
lot as Republican candidate for the
presidency. He received 837 OF the .O86
votes cast
Senator Curtis of Kansas was nomi-
mated for Vice President almost unani-
mously on the first ballot.
On June 10 the President and Mrs,
Coolidge left Washington for this years
Summer White House" Pierce Camp,
Brule Lake, Wis. The special train
consisted of eight coaches. carrying a
presidential party OF about 30 persons.
Detraining was at Superior, 80 miles
from the camp. One hears that 40
years ago. before he became President,
Grover Cleveland fished In the Brule
River.
The more important measures passed
by the SEVENTEEN Congress In Its first
session and approved by the President
are as follows;
The food control bill for construc-
tive protection against foods Of the
Mississippi and Its tributaries.
A revenue bill, expected TO reduce
The total OF taxation by about $222,-
000, 900
A bill waving application 10 wives
and children Of citizens or prospective
citizens OF the quota provision OF the
immigration law
A bill providing for return OF alien
property seized during the war.
The Jones-White merchant marine
bill. authorizing loans At low interest
rates To citizens who propose To build
ahips for participation In either coast
| wise or foreign trade and authorizing
, the Shipping Board 10 remodel. re-
| furnish or replace Government tonnage
at annual estimated cost not To exceed
| 81 {, ,000. 900.
A bill providing for extension of
Government operation of barge lines on
| the Mississippi and other inland water
J ways
A bill authorizing appropriation of
! 875, ,000, 900 for assistance 10 the States
| In road construction
| A bill providing for Army housing
improvements and extensions.
The White-Dill bill, providing for
Equitable" distribution OF radio service
and extending by one year the life Of
| the Federal Radio Commission.
Ratification Of a world-debt settle
ment with the Kingdom Of the Serbs.
Croats and Sloyenes,
The Muscle Shoals bill died by a
pocket veto.
Unfortunately, the Senate failed 10
vote on the bill proposing further ease
mfnt 10 Austria with reference 10 her
debt 10 our Government,
The bill goes over 10 the next ses-
sion.
| A number OF measures were passed
by the Congress. but vetoed by the
President. Some of these were car
ried over the Presidents veto, the most
important being bill providing for
J pay for war emergency nifiesrs disabled
In line OF duty corresponding 10 that
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FI0rence's Cathedral
Dome Reported Safe

Preparations for resumption of astTo-
roflicsI observations from the dome Of
the famous Florence Cathedral seem 70
have inspired rurnor that the dome it,
self Is In danger of caliDsing. This
fHn1or has gained such currency In thc
European press that cathedral author"
i1ies issued a formal denial giving The
dofgs clean bill of health.
For many years, during each Summer
Goistice, astronomers married the point
NJ eoptsct Of the soisr rays projected
through a mole In the dame. This his
tofic custom wss interrupted In 1902.
Father Alfsnj, famous astronomer, was
recently iDtruEted with the task of re-"
sungjng observations. His flrst act was
N Determine the correct location NJ the
gllOnOn ~ the sun dial, which had been
displaced during restoration Work oD the
| GoTJgE.
| Thf engineering work incidental "
/ this replacement seems ~ have been
1 construed AS indication that the dome
| Itself WA faulty and inat something
was being done for its preservation
| '"fh~ dome IL In perfect condition." II
| Ii officiatly declared IN response W silch
| yeport Visitors ~ Florence nlsy there
fore visit the historic Ediflce In perfect
tranquility,
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whole question of promotions in the
foreign service.
The report of the subcommittee. filed
some time ago, makes ii clear that the
act OF May "a, 1924. known as the
Rogers act. had not worked out salts
factorily in all respects. The Rogers act
combined the old diplomatic service and
| the old consular service in one organi-
| zation, to be known as the foreign
! service. II did much to establish our
| diplomatic and consular representation
upon an efficient basis by proper atten-
ton to salaries, appointments. promo
i tions and the most effective use of avail
able personnel.
| The Rogers act was sadly needed at
the time IL was passed and in the main
| its results have been beneficial. Higher
standards prevail in the service ard
| better grade of young men is being
recruited. Nevertheless, there were diff
culties. These centered chiefly about
| the matter of assignments 10 the vari-
Gus posts and the methods of promo
ton. Some of the findings of the Moses
committee are illuminating.
1T should be remarked at the outset" a"
says the report that neither the pas
sage of the act of May "a, 1924, nor, in
deed. the enactment of any legislation
of similar character and with similar
purpose. could bring about a complete
realization Of the high expectations
which every member OF the foreign
service had thonght 10 see fulfilled in
connection with his own position in the
service.
However, after making due allow
ance for the unavoidable human element
which tinctured so much Of the testi-
mony that was heard, the subcommit-
tee came early and unanimously to the
opinion that the application of the act
of May "a. 1924, had been approached
In a manner far at variance from the
purpose of the legislation.
Promotion Obtained.
There were intimations Of fsvoritism
! In plenty, and the subcommittee can
not avoid recording the fact that every
member Of the foreign service or OF the
department staff-with one exception
who had served upon the personnel
board In any one of It's units since July
| !, 1924. has received promotion, and
sons Of them more than one no
fewer than IL oficers OF the three
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Declaring that proper management OF
the forests Of America are contingent
upon adequate forest research. Ovid NJ.
Butler, executive secretary of the Amer
ican Forestry Association. termed the
signing OF the McNary- -McSweeney for
est research bill by President Coolidge
one of the most advanced steps toward
scientific forestry the Nation has yet
taken. The measure authorizes appro-
priations exceeding $4,000, 900 yearly for
forest research and timber survey of
the country.
The legislation meets the long-recog-
ni2ed need for an organic act for forest
research by the Federal Government. ="
said MI Butler 1t Is the outgrowth
OF an exhaustive study made OF the
status Of forest research In this coun-
try and the need of expanding II IL
real progress Is TO be made In meeting
our forest problems. II was introduced
I'm Congress at the request OF the Ma
tional Forestry Program Committee,
composed of representatives of 10 ma
tional organizations, of which the Amer
lean Forestry Association Is one"
There are 10 sections In the bill. nine
of which authorize specific appropria-
tions. An appropriation OF 81 900, 900 q
year is authorized for the establishment
and operation of forest experiment sta
tions required TO meet the national
needs In forest research $250.O00
year Is authorized tor investigations Of
tree diseases. and $aS0000 year for
the investigation of forest insects Re-
search III the life history and habits OF
forest animals, birds and. Wild life Is
provided for with an appropriation OF
not more than $4,000 year. A to-
tai OF not 10 exceed s3.0o0. 900 10 author
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in the demands on the time and skill
Of the executive officers. an increase
which has well-nigh swamped the
higher officers of the department.
This overburdening of the Assistant
Secretaries and division chiefs has come
at an unfortunate time. For the new
position of the United States during the
same period has thrown upon them
much weightier responsibilities in the
conduct of national policies. The par
ticipation of the United States In inter-
national affairs has become matter OF
vital Importance both TO ourselves and
TO other countries. At every turn our
interests come in contact with those Of
one or more foreign powers. Our for.
eign relations have assumed a new and
as yet unrealized importance in our
national life Their proper conduct is
vital 10 our national welfare. vital to
our national safety.
Secretary's STAFF of Aids.
To assist him In carrying this burden
Of responsibility. the Secretary of State
has one Undersecretary, four Assistant
Secretaries. legal adviser, an economic
adviser and six division chiefs. Their
salaries range from $500 year down.
ward, a figure which makes it practi-
cally imperative that man holding one
OF these positions should have some
private income in order to meet his
mere living expenses. 1t happens that
the men who at present 1lll these offices
present a high average of ability and
devotion But 1t Is impossible TO secure
and retain such men at the compensa-
tion now allowed The United States
cannot afford to rely upon good luck
and chance TO furnish II with men
capable of conducting It's foreign rela-
tions.
As a realization Of this fact hogan to
permeate the public mind and the mat
ter was brought to the attention OF the
House Of Representatives in speech
by Representative Davenport, another
aspect Of the matter attracted particular
attention Numerous complaints we're
made by the foreign service officers that
there was fragrant favoritism In the
matter OF promotions In this service.
The Senate took the matter up and a
subcommittee, headed by Senator Moses.
made careful investigation OF the
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higher classes having been chosen from
this group"
Such evidence leaves little room for
doubt that the administration of the
Rogers act has not been fortunate one
And the conclusion Of the subcommit-
tee has a distinct appeal. This conclu-
sion is az follows:
we believe that the handling OF the
foreign service personnel should be
I wholly divorced from the personnel it
self We believe it to be bad practice
ing upon the qualifications of their COL
leagues"
The subcommittee implies the fur
ther pertinent conclusion that the for
eign service officers in charge OF per-
sonnet should not be passing upon their
own qualifications for promotion.
Senator Moses followed up the work
of his subcommittee by introducing a
bill which provided. among other things
for the creation in the Department of
state Of bureau of personnel. This
bureau is to be under the supervision
Of an Assistant Secretary of State who
shall not have been. for at least two
years prior to his appointment. for
eign service officer. This new Assistant
Secretary Is to devote his whole time
to questions Of personnel, the bill pro-
yiding that he shall have no other
duties assigned to him.
Senate in Sympathy.
So completely was the Senate in SYM
pathy with the idea Of giving the State
Department whatever 1t needed that the
Moses bill passed the Senate. after
hardly two hours of discussion. on May
TO- The bill as passed is a sincere at
tempt not to alter the purposes of the
Rogers act. but to put the administra-
ton Of that act on the basis which its
author. former Representative John
Jacob Rogers contemplated. Further
evidence OF this Is TO be found in the
fact that Mrs. Rogers. who succeeded
her husband as member Of Congress
| upon his death and who has laborec
earnestly to carry on the work he be-
gan. introduced a parallel bill In th-
House of Representatives.
Commendable as may be the pur-
poses OF Senator Moses and Mrs
Rogers. they deal with only portion
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| of regular officers retired for disability
! The most important Of the measures
| vetoed by the President and failing of
/ passage over his veto was the McNary-
/ Haugsn farm relief bill which died in
| the Senate.
| Important measures which were de-
| feated In the Congress we're:
| The naval construction bill, proyid-
! ing for construction Of Is cruisers and
one plane carrier. The administra-
| tion had originally asked for II war
| ships at a total estimated cost to ap-
/ proximate $600,000,000. The proposal
was whitfield down by the House naval
! committee, and the bill was passed by
the House.
The Senate, to the general surprise,
turned 1t down, "A to %, but will re-
consider 1t at the next session
The reapportionment bill. defeated In
the House by concerted effort of dele
cations from States standing TO lose
membership by its enactment.
A constitutional amendment tpassed
by the Senate but rejected by the
House) providing for changes In date
OF the Presidents inaguration and the
first meeting OF new Congress ito
eliminate the lame duck').
The prohibition legislation of the ses-
sion was meager. The Stickler bill.
which would classify offenses against
the dry laws as feIonies, remained on
the calendar.
The Johnson Swing Boulder Dam bill
was passed by the House. A vote there
on by the Senate In the closing hours
of the session was prevented by fill
buster. A compromise was finally
reached under which the bill was given
a privileged status at the next session.
1t Is reckoned that the appropriations
made by the Seventeen Congress In It's
first session totaled s4.628 04S.0
~
The Itaiia.~-The Citta di Milano,
base ship for the Italia, has been In
constant wireless communication with
lowing las been disclosed: The Italia
was suddenly plunged down by the
weight OF snow and Ice accumulated on
| the bag. As II struck a foe. the cabin
containing Gen. Mobile and others,
was torn loose from the bag, and 2
OF the we're seriously injured. Mobile,
| himself, and his motor chief, who had
/ leg broken. The bag, with the other
o members Of the crew. drifted east
ward, and of the fate of this party We
have no Information. They had food
/ LOT three months. III Woulu appear
that the Mobile party are In sight of
land northeast corner of Northeast
Land. apparently but are fearful of
drifting southeast into open sea. They
have food sufficient TO sustain life for
some weeks. but several are suffering
from frostbite and blindness, and
they lack medicaments. On May 80
three OF them struck out. with pro-
visions, for North Cape, near the center
Of the northern coast OF Northeast
Land The others are immohilized by
the injuries Of his motor chief. The
steamers Hobby ana Braganna are max
| ing unexpectedly good headway north
Of the Archipelago toward the cast
aWays. On Friday they we're reported
within sight OF North Cape. The gall
liant efforts Of Lieut. Holm and Capt,
Riser Larsen, the Norwegian flyers,
who use the Hobby as their base, have
been foiled by fog. The Soviet govern-
ment has ordered two ice-breakers, one
of them said 10 be the most powerful
craft OF ita type In the world, to the
rescue.
Evening star., 1928-06-17
BY HENRY KITTREDGE NORTON.

BY HENRY kfIIREDGE NOkION.
A YEAR or so ago criticism of the
" Secretary OF State was rife. In
"A Europe, in China and in Latin
4 a America the United States
seemed to be involved In diff
culties out Of which innumerable pro-
fessional journalists and amateur diplo-
mats were sure they could find the way
Secretary Kellogg has confounded this
/ kind OF criticism. Developments In
China have entirely vindicated his
policy there. The Havana Conference
conclusively demonstrated that our re-
lations with the republics Of Latin
America we're in nowhere near as sorry
case as they had been represented to
DC. And the great powers of Europe
are nov manifesting more of willing
ness to go along with the United States
in plan for the general renunciation
of war as an instrument Of interna-
tional policy
Mr.. Kellogg and his confrcres in the
Department of State apparently have
managed to pull the foreign relations
of the United States through trying
period and to place them On a basis
which could hardly be battered In a
practical workaday. imperfect world.
This performance is doubly creditable
because of the limitations under which
the State Department has had to carry
on its work. Out Of the welter of un-
thinking criticism there has emerged
general realization of the fact that
our State Department Is not adequately
organized and properly equipped to
handle the mounting foreign re-
sponsibilities Of this country.
Our International Position.
The international position of the
United States has changed vastly since
the World War Our foreign trade has
trebled. We have upward Of 81 0 900, 600. :
900 invested abroad. Our shipping has
doubled. American banks and chambers
OF commerce are now scattered all over
the world In countries where they we're
unknown in 1914. The number Of our
people who travel To foreign lands lis
nearly ten times the number Of those
who ventured abroad before, the war
This vast increase In the work of the
department demands much more than
a corresponding increase in the clerical
force. There is a proportionate increase
Evening star., 1928-06-17
BY HENRY W. BUM.

BY HENRY W. BUM.
T~HE following Is brief summary
Of the most important news Of
the world for the seven days
i ended June IS:
Great Britaln.-~On June IA, after
two days OF debate. the British House
Of Commons again rejected the revised
prayer book. The vote was 246 TO 220
The prophecy that discstablishment will
result from this final rejection seems
plausible.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. redoubt.
able champion Of the woman suffrage
movement in England. perhaps the most
conspicuous champion Of woman suf-
frage the world has known, died al 90
Germany The new Reichstag as
sembied on June 10, On June IL the
Marx government rendered to President
Hindenburg Its resignation. which was
forthwith accepted, and the President
then invited Hermann Mueller, Socialist
fi1e was chancellor Of the Reich for a
few months In 1920, 10 form new
government.
Herr Mueller has his work cut oui
IDT nun. he Pas uitAIbELAbAs VI gAit
10 form government Of grand coalition
10 include representatives OF thu
SOCIALISTS. the Centrigts, the Peoples
party, the Bayarian Peoples party ano
the Democrats These parties are fairi,
agreed as 10 foreign policy, but there
are wide and various Emergencies In
respect of domestic policies. This
centrists passionateiy advocate clerical
control Of the schools, the Populistf
peoples party and Democrats are Al
fesoIutely opposed thereto. The BaVafian
P0uuIisia are for States rights, the
Socialists for the Unitary' principle
The SOCIALISTS are for very substantial
wage increases, the Populists party ol
the great industrial magnatesD shout
''No.' b0 such proposals. The Socialists
and Democrats ARE for civilian contro
for definite experimentation of tnf
fseisehyehr and would assign civilian
nndersecretary 10 the defense minister
the populisis are adamant saaine
this proposition, asserting that tht
fieischWehr must be- kept out of politics
(which IL way 0f putting 10. o.
course an aggressive SOCIALIST program
il out Of the question The question is
Can Herr Mueller obtain from the Other
paYt:fs G 4cfssions SUFFICIENT 10 make
G0ciajist participation In coalition gov.
eminent seem desirable ~ the f3ocialis
leaders, More important yet, snfIicien
to satisfy the Socialist rank and file, II
stem the Drift from the Eocial radica
wing 10 The Communism
A phase 0f industrial disputes sesm
In prospect. Suppose workers fmostI,
G0ciaIiaisJ stand out against award
| by government srbitTat0fg Euppos
| riots encouraged by Communist agiLa
tors). and then suppose troops calle'
| out 10 qiielI them, called out by pre-
| dOYninsntiy E0ciaiist government. Oh
| yi0iigiy, In such case, the drift IN Com
nqunisni might alarmingly be aeceler
sted. The problem facing Herr Mneile
ID an eztreD1eIy difileuit one. He vii
probably form y government II IN b.
no means certain that he win,
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ASSIMILATION OF ALIENS
In AMERICA AMAZES
National Characteristics Maintained De.
spite Foreign Blocks, Says Noted
British Observer.

Note-~The following article, one OF
series. is By one o, England's foremost.
United States that he might study 10 in
all it's aspects. Mr.. Spen6sr has been
editor OF the Westminster Gazette for
the past rs years, and his study OF
America and It's institutions is extremely
intereyttnz
Evening star., 1928-06-17
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN.

w WASHINGTON employers are
n having a busy time of 1t
wv these days, making the nee
essary preparations for in
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China, THE situation continues oh
sctfe ami apparently chaotic,
On June II Chang Kai Eilsk resigned
the once Of gensraiisgin1n Of the Ma
tionslist forces THE military phase
OF ths rsgolution,' he informs the
, 1928-03-22
A NJ ELLA BROOKS.

man, there is a little excitement among
certain members in regard to this matter.
| rose a while ago and protested that |
was not interested. In rePard to the
Company | represent it MAKES no differ
ence who hold ).e irst priority mortgage.
As the Chairman has said | am viewing
this natter IN the best interest of the
island; | know something about cane cuI.
~tiyatinn and can say that there is no
other party on the island who can keep
his estate jn cane cultivation except those
who raise the cane and run their own
factory. 1t is to your interests, gentle
men to keep up the cane cultivation Of
, 1928-03-22
APPRECIATION

On behalf of myself, my mother, and
brothers, | beg through this medium to
express my thanks and appreciation of
the sympathy shown US on the occasion Of
the sickness and death of my brother,
his grave is covered, add also all who as
sisted to make the funeral service one
that shall always be touchingly remem.
bered by me.
AMELIA BROOKS.