Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

OF the week. First the Ameer Amanul-
lah, desperately hard pressed in his
capital. Kabul, by the rebels, abdicated
In favor of his brother, Inayatullah
four years his senior. 1t was generally
| thought that this would satisfy the
rebels, as Inayatullah is understood to
De conservative of deepest dye. and
the rebellion was not thought to design
the overthrow of the dynasty.
| The popular opinion was far out. The
rebels continued their attack on Kabul
and 1nayatullah, shut up in his citadel
and dispoSing of only a small force, in
turn abdicated on assurance given of
| sole conduct for himself and his fam
| lily out of the country.
Thereupon the chief of the rebels
assumed the crown under the title of
the Ameer Habibullah. A highly pic
turesque fellow, the new monarch. For
years he had been outlawed and he
had acquired kind of Robin Hood
fame under the nickname of "Bacha
Sakao," or Water Boy"
The followers of the Water Boy are
a wild list of lawless resolutes. but he
seems to be man of character and
sagacity. Report has 1t that 40 out
RACES are being committed in Kabul
and that the foreigners are being treat
ed with the greatest consideration.
OF course, Moscow claims that the
rebellion was melted and aided by the
British authorities, because of the pro-
Russian leaningS of Amanullah. There
Is not, however, the slightest proof to
that effect. No doubt the British were
not displeaSed by the displacement of
the pro-Russian Amanullah by the pro-
British 1nayatullah, but their attitude
toward the further development must
wait upon disclosure of the sentiments
OF the Water Boy. Might 1t be that
Russia Is back of the Water Boy?
Somehow, apparently by automobile,
Amanullah escaped with his charming
consort, Souriya, to Kandahar, far to
the south, where, report has 1t, he has
hoiSted the royal standard We hear
that the Kandahar section is entirely
loyal to him, and that he can count on
a great deal of support in Sundry other
parts. In other words, Amanullah is
not done for yet; indeed, it would not
be surprising to see him recover the
throne.
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China.-A committee of over 80
American experts, headed by DR.. Edwin
w. Kemmerer of Princeton, is about to
sail for China, there to survey, at the
request of the Nationalist government,
the Chinese economoic situation, with
special reference to finance and trans
portation. and thereafter to report and
recommend. The enterprise may well
result in benefits beyond all calculation
to China. That famous economic
physician" DR.. Kemmerer. has already
beginning with 1905) prescribed with
notable success for the following named
ailing countries: The Philippines, Bo-
livia. Chile. Colombia. Ecuador, Guate-
n1ala, Mexico, South Africa and Poland.
He was expert in currency and bank
ing to the Dawes committee.
The name of the old capital of
China has been officially changed from
Picking" to "Peiping." Rather silly,
isn't It?
United States.-On January Is the
Senate ratified. IS to /, the Kellogg
BRAND peace pact The ratification
was not qualified by any reservation or
statement. OF course, the President has
signed 1t.
I. The last to remain of our Marine
outfits, sent to China some two years
ago for emergency service, are being
The decision to divide Harvard Col
lege into number of houses" more
or less on the oxford and Cambridge
model, made possible by the liberality
of Edward S. Hardness of New York
City Ca Yale man. by the way, Is en-
gaging the most vivid general interest,
as 1t should. 1t seems to this writer
most admirable decision. The number
of students per house will average about
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Under the will of Mrs. Louisine w.
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