Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

representations was, Of course. to the
effect that only Congress could author
lie the postponemeIh requested and
Congress had recessed to September
Very delicately and, 1t is said, with evil
dence OF emotion, did Secretary Slim
son, q staunch and tried friend of
France, set forth the impossibility Of
action in the sense requested. There
fore, on August /, unless meantime the
French Parliament ratifles the Mellon
Berenger agreement, the debt of the
French government to our Government,
amounting to about $400, 900 600, upon
the account Of the war stocks left by
us in France and purchased by the
French government, will fall due.
Poincare is now maneuvering in the
Chamber toward ratification. without
prejudicing reservations, of the Beren-
ger agreement before August /.
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SPAIN-The rescue, near the Azores,
OF Maj. Ramon Franco, the Spaniard,
and his three companions, after they
had been adrift for a week in their
seaplane, presents several lessons. One
Is that staunch, Seaworthy seaplane
is the ticket for superocean flying. An
other is that the airplane carrier is the
ideal type of craft for rescue enterprise
of that character, for it has eyes. (The
rescue was effected by the British air.
craft carrier Eagle after discovery of
the Spanish plane by planes launched
from the carrier. No end OF surface
craft had searched and searched in
vain. Another Is that when you are
flying over the ocean you should carry
at least q weeks supply of food and
water or an efficient condensing ap-
paratus) The Spaniards seem to have
been well supplied with food, but had
their radiator water not been found
drinkable, they would have suffered ter
ribly from thirst. The Spanish plane,
being of staunch build, was only Slight
ly injured, though buffeted by storms.
The new Spanish constitution, on
which a committee had been working
for long time, has been submitted to
sembly, which is. believe, primarily q
constituent assembly.
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CHINA.-With the resignation by
Feng Yu Hsiang (oficially), under what
ever pressure of the governorShip of the
Provinces of ShanSe (cradle of Chinese
civilization), Honan and Kansu, and
of the leadership of the armies sta
toned in those provinces, those posts
have been bestowed by the Nationalist
government on Yen Hsishan, already
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(since IL years its model GOVERNOR
and of the Peiping area. There have
been few to deny that Yen deserves the
title of model governor" that he comes
nearest of the Cinnamon to our time to
realize the Confucian- Platonic idea OF
the "philosopher-gover that he is
Of the Mencian kidney. But with these
accessions to his power does not Yen
become too powerful for the comfort
or complacency Of Chang Kai-Shek or
Is Chang above jealousieS, super
Confucian man, so to speak? An agree
ment between the Chinese and British
governments has been signed which
contemplates expert British assistance
toward the planning and organization
Of substantial Chinese Navy and
British training of its personnel. A good
part of the vessels would be constructed
in Britain, Chinese cadets would be
sent to Britain for training, and a
British naval mission would be sent to
China. The existing Chinese Navy
boasts a total tonnage Of only about
$4,000, and consists OF Lnliputian YES
sells, mostly obsolete or obsolescent, OF
trifing cruising radius, and pre-
posterously oyermanned to the tune OF
$4,000 inefdcients.
Japan.-On July 2 the Japanese cabi-
net headed by Baron Tanaka resigned,
| Tanaka's seat has long been an uneasy
one. He is succeeded by Yuko Hama
| guchi, who has formed q Minseito OF
Liberal government including IL port
folios. The return of Baron Shidehara
TO the ministry Of foreign affairs In
sures a sympathetic policy toward
| China. The appointment of Junnosuke
Inouye FORMERLY governor of the Bank
Of Japan and member Of Q famous