Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13

With Russia training her School Dogs
and girls In military drills. and urging
them to Offset the Boy Scout movement
of civilization, and with Great Britain
under its new Labor government with
SocialiStic trend) upsetting the peace
Of Europe by refusing to accept the
Young plan for the division OF the spoils
Of war, termed reparations payments
from Germany there does not seem to
be any immediate need OF overpaclf1stlc
lethargy. There Is unrest In Europe, ana
also in Africa and Asia, which may
become serious at any moment.
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Tn Asia. the crisis between China and
Russia over the seizure OF the CnlneSe
Eastern Railway across Manchurla, OUT
of the hands Of Russian management,
is still in a touchy state. though I'M
mediate hostilities are at least delayed.
incidentally, and apart from the
Chinese imbroglio over the railroad.
there comes the astounding news that
Russia is still holding in actual slavery
in Siberia more than 10000 Hungarian
prisoners of the World War, ana com.
nelling them to work in state mines OF
Siberia. and refusing them the privilege
of communicating with their relatives
or with the government OF hungary;
Escaped prisoners have Reported GLle
situation, but the Hungarian govern
ment Is bankrupt and unable 70 Hisls'
unon Justice to its enslaved natlon-
ais or to provide for their repatrla-
tior. So the tragedy Of human slavery
following the World War seems 10 nolo
no hope of deliverance, unless tne
Tear1le Of Nations can exercise some
nower-a hopeless dependence, snce
Pussia is not q member OF the League
and there appears no way OF bringing
pressure to bear upon her; she Is d.
ready an outlaw. defying civlllzatlon. =. u.
Ten thousand slaves, whose ohellIla 40
attributable to their would-oe deisnse
~ CIV tbeir native country! And civiliza-
ton powerless!
what e behind the stubborn ATTITUDE
=, Isolated Great Britain in breaking
the approche of Europe In the young
man of handling the reparations "a
Germany? It appears 1ncreolple tiia'
Sor the small percentage OF changs III
the snnortionment of the annual collec-
tions from Germany-reduclng Sie
lands share half per cent anu III
creasing the share Of France one-anua
half per cent-with all the nVe oIiie1
nations aside from England asleee
to the plan. Why does Englaliut .O ''M
the small readjuStment to be OF SUM-
c;snt Importance to sacrifice the peace
srd co-operation of Europe rather tnaIl
accent It? No plausible explanation mas
been given for the change, 10 pc sure,
hit its smallness suggests tnat IL niaS
have come through adopting some gen
sraI ,rinciple as a basis for the read
iustn1ent, and that nobody foresaW Wnat
4 mountain would be made OUT OF 1ne
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reason for giving France the major
portion of early payments since sne
suffered most destruction and needs the
earliest means Of rebuilding.
what e behind the British gesture
toward voluntary withdrawal from
E;cvnt-aeain? Didn't we hear. some
Ave wears ago, that England was gong
tn give back her independence 70
E,ovnt2 And without any reconquest,
now she is again going to give Egypt
absolute pendence-"again, or yet!
How came Great Britain to gain
sovereignty in Egypt? She gives as her
reason that she must protect her Suez
Nv Frenchman, Ferdinand De
Iesseps, across bit Of Egyptian terri
tory. and now neither France nor
Egypt owns it, and Great Britain makes
lite possession cause for seizing all
power In Egypt.
At the time of the building of the
canal (1S54-63), Egypt, q province OF
turkey, was governed by Khedive.
said. under authority Of the Sultan OF
turkey. Said gave the right to De
Lesseps to build the canal. but he was
succeeded in 1853 by his nephew,
Ismail, who was very progressive and
extravagant. In order to provide funds
for his patriotic schemes, Khedive
Ismail sold the controlling stock In the
canal to the British, and so the man
apennent Of the canal fell into joint
control of French and English. Ismail
was deposed for his reckless, though