Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
BY HENRY w. BUM.


(The following is a brief summary
of the most important news Of the
world for the seven days ended Oc-
tober 26.)
IRELAND. Desmond Fitzgerald,
minister of defense of the Irish Free
State, is in this country to "enlighten
public opinion in America on the agri-
cultural and economic progress of the
Free State since the inception of home
government" Belize, the Free State
would fain touch us for little loan,
and no doubt it would readily be forth
coming He declares that the great
Shannon power plant will be IN oper-
alton within a month, with capacity to
supply all the needs of the country Tor
power and light. He points out inter-
estingly that the size of the Free State
army has since 1928 been reduced from
SIS, 900 to 5000, the present annual cost
Of maintenance being about $7,OOO,O00.
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FRANCE-The expected has happen
ed, though it happened sooner than was
expected. That is, the BRAND govern
ment has gone up Salt Creek. 1t hap-
pened on October %, the very opening
day of the new session Of Parliament.
Right deputies clamored for immediate
discussion of the decisions taken at
The Hague, including evacuation OF the
Rhine. BRAND insisted that such dis
cussion be postponed until after COM
pletion of the work OF the reconVeneo
Hague Conference (the conference Is TO
reconvene upon completion OF the WORK
of several committees, including the
very important one which Is framing
statutes for the proposed Bank OF In
ternational Settlements). mo-" SAID
right speakers. I'VE do not propose to
be confronted with fait accompl, as
in the case of the Franco-British and
IFranco-American debt settlements. Ger
tain issues must be discussed betlmes
The proposal that discussion be de.
layed, as demanded by BRAND, was pu'
to the Chamber and defeated, 200 IC
pit. and the BRAND cabinet filed OUT:
The socialists of varied hue VINO
Joined in defeating the proposal were
not opposed to it, not at all opposed
to the decisions taken at The Hague
hut they seized the opportunity oil
| making good their opposition to the
domestic policies especially the nscal
policy of the government.
It was sad business, and, the thlne
done, the chamber itself was shocked
at it. The BRAND government was
precisely the ticket pending compile
| ton and institution of the Young plan
It is fairly safe to say that the de-
cisions already taken at The Hague
and the further decisions that shall
be taken by The Hague conferees viii
| ultimately be ratified at Paris, but the
business of october % may delay such
| ratification. For the rest, the apparent
! indication is that the inevitable re-
assertion of left ascendency IN thu
! domestic field has been precipitated.
| Edouard Daladier, leader of the radi.
| cal Socialist party, has been invited
F, to form a government. Success OF
| his efforts depends primarily on the
attitude of the Socialists proper, and
of course, additional support by Other
| smaller left groups Gas the left radi
Gals with SO deputies, and the Re-
publican Socialists with 3D would bt
necessary to a Chamber majority. a.
best conceivably small and precarious
The radical Socialists in the Chambe
number 1875, the Socialists proper 100
the total membership of the Chambe
being GOT.
RUSSIA new Russian calendar
Is to be instituted. There will be |:
months each of six 5-day weeks. Tit
remaining five days Of the ordinar!
year will be holidays-the anniversar!
Of Lenin's death, etc.-and the sam'
Of the extra DAG Of leap year. Thes'