Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

yention; an intervention which the
white world in general should ap-
plaud and even Marking acquiesce in
as lesser evil. This is, in Steven
sons delectable phrase. a "howline
cheese" of a conception. but 1t is not
too strong for some olfactoriesl: or
just conceivably. he might be an adj
venturer Of the Semenov kidney. with
decisions of grandeur. Might he not
even be In cahoots with Marking. or
at any rate with the Christian Gen.
eral' Feng Yu Hsiang? Now really
| really. but no suggestion Is too bizarre
| for moments entertainment by way
OF attempting to explain a develop
| ment so fantastic.
One hears that troops. presumably
OF those under the control of the
Tuchun OF Heilungchiang. are being
briskly moved from Manchuli and
other points to deal with the invaders
Baron Hayashi. special agent of the
Toxic Government in dealing with
the Manehurian question Is quoted as
saying that Toxic has no objection to
seeing Manchuria an integral part of
genuinely unified China, but does
| not want to see Manchuria dragged
! into civil war.
FearS Civil War.
And then. as quoted the baron
went ON to intimate his fear of revival
OF civil war III the Is provinces the
rivalry between Chang Kai Shek and
Feng Yu Hsiang being the outstanding
immediate threat in that sense He
considers Fengs post the stronger and
thinks that Chang counted much on
strengthening his position by the adj
hesion of Mukden. But as to pro-
tectorate over Manchuria Japan does
not desire that: IN costly and danger
| Gus policy" and as to annexation,
Japan would as soon think of annex
ing the moon. The baron said that he
had the promise of Chang Hsueh
Liang, Super Tuchun of Manehuria
twhom he described as a sick mani, to
hold no further communication with
Marking for at least three months re-
iating to the question of union tof
whatever sorO of Manchuria with the
10 Provinces
The Marking government has added
another document to the Stno-Japanese
exchange respecting the poor old
treaties. We are told that 1t appears
by studied vagueness to avoid breach
and to invite continuance OF the cor
feSpondence.
The Japanese force In Shantung Is
being reduced to one division at peace
strength.
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United States. Notice of Mr.. Hoover's
speech of August II at Los Angeles was
squeezed out of my last Sundays article,
MIR Hoovers statement in that speech
respecting the Boulder Dam project was
one of the most important utterances
OF the presidential campaign to date.
The issue Is one Of first Importance with
reference to the elections In California
Arizona. Utah. New Mexico, Nevada
and Colorado. 1t Is of considerable
Importance also In Wyoming and Idaho
The most striking passage Of that state
ment Is the following we want the
greatest reservoir and the highest dam
at Boulder Canyon that the engineers
Will recommend"
Among the signers of the anti~war
treaty tomorrow will be President Cos
grave OF the irish Free State. After the
ceremony of signing. Secretary Kellogg
viii accompany Mr., Cosgrave to Dublin
by way OF official return of the visit
of President Cosgrave to this country
not long ago, Mr., Kellogg plans to be
back IN Washington on September 10.
George h. Harvey our Ambassador to
Great Britain, l9al-ia2S. and famous
In the field at journalism, is dead at
"a lie wfs Tor many years editor Of
the North sAmeEican Review.