Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

treaty was drafted. In fighting power
they are greatly superior to the treaty
class of a l0,000-ton cruiser they are
faster than any existing battleship:
and it is difficult to see how any vessel
other than battle cruiser could deal
with them. Possibly, therefore, the
Ersatz Preussen may eventually neces-
state some revision of the treaty rules
governing ship design.
TRANSJORDAN.-The first Legisla-
tive Assembly of Transjordan was
opened on April 2, the Emir Abdullah
and the redoubtable Col. Cox. the
British resident. being present, and a
letter of congratulations from Sir John
chancellor, British High Commissioner
Tor Palestine and Transjordan, being
read. OF the % deputies, are illiterate.
While the interesting and "colorful"
junction was in process. the Trans
jordan forces, supported by British
armored cars and bombing planes, were
deployed on the frontier, on the alert
for an attack threatened by a consider
able force of Wahhabis. burning with
zeal for Allah and for loot.
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CHINA.-Feng Yu-Hsiang has with
drawn into Honan Province the con-
siderable forces which he had sent into
Shantung with a view to taking over
from the japanese. Troops of the Nam
king government are said to be close
TO TSlnan, ready to take over from the
Japanese: and evacuation of Shantung
by the latter by May 25, the ultimate
date liked therefore by the agreement
suspended for reasons explained in my
previous summaries. seems probable
Feng IS Tumored to be drilling and
organizing vigorously: Cheng Kai-Shek
has returned to Marking from Wuhan;
We hear no more of his proposed resig
nation and retirement. Chang Tsung-
Chang, foiled in his effort to recover
his aforetime Tuchunship of Shantung.
seems to have taken refuge in Japan.
BY joint voluntary action of the
treaty powers. the arms embargo agree
ment of 1919, by which those powers
engaged to prevent importation into
China from their respective countries
of arms and munitions of war, has been
terminated, our Department of State
announces that expectation of war
material from this country to China
VIII be permitted only as approved by
that Department upon request of the
Chinese government.
1t is said that over q hundred per-
sons have committed suicide because
of appropriation practically without
compensation. by the city government
OF Marking Of their property on the
line OF magnificent memorial highway,
8 miles long and 14O feet wide. being
constructed from the city to Sun Yat-
Sens tomb. The cost of construction
will run into the millions, and it does
seem little outrageous, in view of gen.
eral conditions i'll China, that so much
money should be expended not only
unproductively, but even deStructively
at this time. Certainly the shade of
that really great and humane man. Sun
Yat-Sen, does not approve. The people
call the highway "the Road of Death"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.-In
1925, according to a report issued by the
ried 80 per cent of the cargoes involved
in the foreign commerce of the United
States, the which aggregated 100000
900 long TONS valued at $4,000, 900 COO
Between 1910 and 1914 American ships
carried less than 9 per cent. Just prior
to 1914 only five American-fiag vessels
of total gross tonnage of $4,000 partici-
pated in our trade with South America,
as against 90 vessels of $4,000 gross
tonnage now participating. At that
time only one American-flag vessel
operated between the Pacific and the
Far East. as against 140 vessels of l.
900, 900 gross tonnage today. At that
time in our trade with Africa there
was no American-flag service. Today
there are 10 American-flag ships OF
1903 900 gross tonnage operating in serv-
ices between the United States and
Africa.
The United States led the world in
airplane production in 1929, with about
$500 planes, as against LAO for
France; ATS for Italy. and 300 for
Germany.
Our imports from Venezuela In 1928
totaled S37,82o 900 in value, as against
S3A742.00o In 1927 our exports to