Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
BY HENRY w. BUM.

(The following Is brief summary of
the most important news Of the world
for the seven days ended April 49,:
GREAT Notwithstanding has
been saved from the despoiler. from the
real estate protector and the purveyor
of petty amusements. A sufficient sur
rounding tract has been bought up
through fund created by popular SUBJ
scription and this area will be free of
bungalows, gasoline stations, hot dog
booths and other nuisances and desc
crationS.
But, alas, glorious Lansdowne House.
one of Robert Adams chief creations,
Is to go, Lord Lansdowne having sold
the estate for something over 50 500, 900.
The mansion, which has known SO
many grand functions, so many gather
ings of political big wigs, is to be de-
molished. The beautiful grounds, where
Of old on June evenings, lust before
roses and the longest day." the minuet
was danced. are to be cut up into BUILD
ing lots. The famous decorated CELL
ingS are to be saved and sold separate
ly. Already the magnificent art ccl-
lection has been largely dispersed. 1t
will be recalled how Mr.. Widener bought
Rembrandt's 1.-THE Mill" several years
ago for 100000. The manuscript col
lection goes to the British Museum. Sic
transit gloria. A new age, my masters.
GERMANY.-A singular cabinet crisis
Is in process in Germany. which holds
somewhat sinister possibilities. On
April 8, caucus of Socialist members
of the Reichstag voted by an over
whelming majority to refuse assent to
appropriation of a second installment
~ .1re k<,xxv Il
struction costs (total, 100000 marks
Of the famous mystery" cruiser. This
action, of course, Is infinitely en-
barrassing to the Socialist members of
the cabinet, who constitute a majority
of that body, the chancellor himself
and the finance minister being Social
lists. Already Socialist pressure has
compelled the whiting down of
Finance Minister Hilferding's new
budget estimates by about 100000 900
marks Producing by so much an es-
timated budget deficit of 100000, 000)
through pruning of items for aviation:
which pruning. of course, has caused
howls of protest from certain quarters.
The action Aof the caucus desperately
prejudices the prospect of success for
the long-drawn out negotiations looking
to reconstruction of the government.
It will be recalled that the present
government Is a So-called government
of personalities, containing members
of the Socialist, Populist German
Peoples party, Democratic and Bara-
rian Populist parties.
Originally 1t included centrist, but
his party compelled his withdrawal. It
is but the shadow of a shade of a
government, a purely stop-gap affair,
the members holding no mandates from
their respective parties. The negotia-
lions referred to have looked to
genuine government Of grand coalition,
constructed in the proper way, its MEM
berS holding mandates, from their
respective parties, the Centrists to be
represented, as well as the Socialists,
Populists, Democrats and Bavarian
Populists. But, to repeat, the action OF
the Socialist caucus has prejudiced the
prospect of realization of such plans.
The situation lends itself to the
Vaccinations of the Nationalist, with
whom the Communists are making
common cause toward chaos, though
they might not support Nationalist
bid for the present. The situation is,
view of the fact the stability and re-
sponsibility are peculiarly indicated for
d government which should instruct the
German delegates on the international
experts committee engaged upon the
reparations problenD and should guide
action upon the plan evolved by that
committee. One could wish to have
trustworthy information as to the gem
eral reaction of the German people to
the Nationalist propaganda, with which
they are being piled; information which
Is sadly lacking.
Since the above was written the sit
uation has been temporarily eased. The
government takes no Official note for
the present 81 the minority blast from
the Socialist caucus, proposing post
ponement of 8 life-and- death struggle
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