Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25

French delegation presented to Mr.
Snowden, the chief British delegate to
the conference at The Hague, a state
ment Offering a French guarantee of in
crease Of the British share of the German
annuity payments as proposed under the
Young plan by half the annual incre-
ment demanded by the British. Mr..
Snowden rejected the offer. The next
day the delegates of France. Italy, Bel
GUM and Japan made an offer realiza-
| ton of which Involving an elaborate
process Of paring) they calculated would
increase the British share by three
fourths of the annual increment de-
manded by Mr.; snowden. This offer
also Mr.. Snowden turned down, init
mating an GENERALIZATION.
The present indication Is Of adjourn
ment Of the conference over the period
Of session Of the League Assembly, and
It's resumption thereafter It is thought
that conversations at Geneva in which
Mr.. Macdonald, M. BRAND and Dr.
Stresemann should participate might
greatly ease the situation. On the other
hand. the great hopes conceived for
the League Assembly have been sadly
dashed by the developments at The
Hague.
THE GRAF ZEPPLIN.-The Graf
Zeppelin arrived at the Kasumigaura
Airport. near Toxic, about pm. Au-
gust 10 g am. our Eastern daylight
time). about 100 hours after leaving
Friedricshafen.
It had been proposed to take off for
the supra Pacific leg at 4:30 am. Au-
gust % 1890 pm. August 81, our East
ern daylight time), but two gondola
struts were broken in removing the
craft from the hangar, and departure
was thus delayed The requisite repairs
were quickly made and it was proposed
to get away at midnight August 1928
I'll am. August %, our Eastern day
light time), but a cross wind made 1t
dubious proceeding to attempt to
take the craft out of the hangar, which
is barely large enough to house 1t, and
1t was decided to wait upon the good
pleasure Of Aeolus. The god soon re-
Tented, and at about pm the 23d q
am. our Eastern daylight time) the
Graf Zeppelin took of over the Pacific,
followed by the plaudits and blessings of
the planet.
X
NO1ES.-Paris and London are pool
ing their amusements; at least for those
whose pockets bulge. A party, say,
leaves Croydon Airdrome of an after
noon, reaching lie Bourget in ample
time for dinner. Dinner. the theater,
Montmartre supper and dance; back
in bed in London not so long after the
participants in large evening by the
Thames. Meantime, a Partisan party
the opposite direction. the two planes
passing each other midway Of the air
lane.
| AS q result of the great increase of
the cost of living in Germany for for
eigners, which resulted from stabiliza-
| ton of the German currency the num-
Der OF foreign students IN Germany fell
of sadly, but it is now increasing again.
The present total is about 5000, as
against $4,000 at the height OF the In
fation period.
The situation in Austria deserves
close attention. On August 10 clash
occurred in a town in Syria between
members of the Fascist Heimwehr and
the Socialist Schutzbund (both irregu-
lar armed organizations), which result
ed in the death of one and the wound
ing of several score, If the dispatches
are to be credited.
One of the most remarkable develop
mentS Of our time is the creation and
development of the Polish port Of
Gdynia, on the Baltic. In 1921 fish
ing village of 200 inhabitants, Gydnia
now boasts q population Of 10000. Its
trade turnover increases with almost
bewildering rapidity. Improvement OF
the port proceeds apace; Q direct line
between Gdynia and New York Is about
to be inaugurated.
The reports from, or as from, the
Manchurian-Si Siberian frontier continue
disauieting, perhaps more SO than last
week, of troop movements, border
skirmishes, ETC., but there is little def
Peru. which since 1920, though re-
naming q member Of the League OF
Nations, has not been represented at
League Assemblies, will send delegate
to this years Assembly, Peruvian cold
ness toward the League was due to the
latter's refusal to intervene In the
Tacna- AFRICA dispute. It Is thought that
the Leagues prestige In South America
was considerably enhanced by the
League Councils (Briand being then
its president) action with :especs to
the BOLIVIA Paraguay crisis.