Evening star., 1929-07-28

think we may say. cutie the most
eloquent William Graham, president
of the British Soard of Trade, has an
nounced his lack Of sympathy with the
idea. This Is interesting ard important,
but increases rather than abates our
curiosity. On July 25, Paris very just
ly celebrated the twentieth anniversary
Of the first supervolation If the Eng
lish Channel, by NJ. Bleriot. Bleriot's
machine was constructed of wood and
canvas; its motor was Of about 20
horsepower: the flight Of about % miles
was accomplished in about half an
hour. All four of the mechanics. who
shared in the enterprise are 1live and
shared with Bleriot the honors Of the
celebration.
GERMANY.-Prof. Hans G. L. Del
brueck, the German historian, is dead
at 80. He was, perhaps, the most dis
tinguished of the apologists for Ger
many in respect of the origin of the
World War, and the claim is SUFFICIENT
ly plausible that his was the most in
f1uential of all voices toward the VIC
tory (now overwhelming in Germany
of the sentiment that Germany was
not guilty" in regard of the outbreak
of the war. That claim granted, he
important figures of the past decade.
OF his vast output of historical writ
ings, the monumental History of War
Is considered the most important.
More than fulfilling the expectations
raised by her trials, the new liner
Bremen Of the North German Lloyd
Co. made her maiden transatlantic voy-
age from Cherbourg Breakwater 70 Am
brose Light in the record time Of 4
days II hours and AZ minutes, her av-
erage speed being 27.83 knots, and so
doing was well within her speed posi-
bilities. At last the Mauretania queen
of the. Atlantic for how long? Some 10
years, I think must surrender the
crown-her record beaten by 8 hours
and So minutes. Her officers and crew
promptly sent congratulations to the
officers and crew of the Bremen.
1t is, however, expected that before
long daughter of England, zone of the
superliners building for the Cunard and
White Star Lines. respectively, Will
snatch the crown from the swift-heeled
German nymph." But, whether her
triumph be long or short lived, we con-
gratulate the Bremen.
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CIINA.-On July % formal replies
were received by Secretary Stlmson to
HIS W OtlC NLlulCoC dlAO GeAc-
sian governments Ito the latter through
French diplomatic channels) that they
were signatories of the Kellogg-Briand
anti-war pact The replies were salts
factory, both governments averring that
they intended to abide by the treaty
and had no intention of going to war
over the Chinese Eastern Railway dis
pute. The Russian reply, of course,
came by the same French route travelled
by the reminder. Advices Of the same
date declared that reports of Russian
advances or attempts to advance across
the Manchurian frontier were untrue.
On July 90, the Soviet government
announced declination Of an offer by
the French government to mediate. Says
the official communique: "The offer is
to no purpose owing to the refusal of
the Chinese authorities to restore the
legal position violated by them, which
restoration constitutes necessary con-
dition for settlement'-ie., to restore
the status of the railroad prior to the
Chinese coup.
We hear that a Chinese plenipoten-
tiary left Marking for Moscow yester-
day to discuss settlement.
Some confusion has arisen owing to
the fact that the settlement on the
Chinese Eastern Railway on the frontier
between Manchuria and the maritime
province is partly in Manchuria and
partly In the maritime province. The
eastern part u Russian and named