Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03

win past this phase; seldom has the
republic succeeding an autocratic mon
archy escaped such an experience. But
unhappily it has to be noted ii. e.. if
the dispatches say true) that the psy-
chology of the genuine Republicans
tends to be that of defeat rather than
that of confidence.
the Peoples party. AS intimated
above, the complexion of that party is
questionable; but its leader. Dr. Strese-
mann, seems to be a genuine cham
plon OF the republic. He urged a pledge
of hearty participation of the party in
a real government, to include the par
ties embraced in the present shadow
government. His eloquence was vain
the pledge was refused. Wherefore the
friends of the German republic are
perturbed.
ITALY.-The Fascist Grand Council
has published the list of the names OF
the 400 Fascist candidates for the new
Chamber. the which list will be sub
mitted to the limited electorate at the
so-called general elections on March "a
The voters will signify yes or no" as
to the entire list, and there will be no
other candidates. OF the 400 candi-
dates 1876 were members of the late
Chamber. which numbered 535. The
lucky 400 were mostly chosen by the
council from about 1000 whose names
were submitted by organizations of the
right Fascist complexion. representing
labor, capital, the universities, the war
veterans, government employees, ETC.
Among them are a son of the late
Marshal DiaZ, a son of DAnnunzio and
a grandson of GaribaIdi Practically
all the Fascist leaders of Importance
and N present good standing are in
Guided, except those otherwise provided
Tor as by senatorial seats or positions in
the Diplomatic or consular services.
The business is interesting enough to
justify the following detail Organiza-
lions are represented in the list as
follows: The Professional and Artistic
Confederation, 80: the Agricultural Con-
federation, 46; the National Association
of Ex-Combatants, 40; the Industrial
Confederation, 81; the Syndicate of
Farm Laborers. 27: the Syndicate of
industrial Workers 20; the Commercial
Federation. 10: the universities. Is; the
National Association of War Wounded,
IA: the Confederation of Land Trans
port and Internal Confederation, Il;
syndicate OF Seamen and Airmen, IL;
the Commercial Syndicate and Nation
al Institute of Corporation, 10; the
Bankers Federation, 10; the Confeder-
alton of Maritime and Aerial Trans
portation. 10; the secondary schools.
s.: the primary schools. 4; the national
Olympic committee. /; the Touring
Club of Italy, /; the Dante Alighieri
Society. /.
AFGHANISTAN.- Planes of the
British Royal Air Force have evacuated
all the foreign diplomatic missions
from Afghanistan except those of Per-
STA. Turkey and Soviet Russia Alto
gether, the British planes have evacuat-
ed from Kabul to Peshawar. India.
about 600 persons, including 800 British
Indians, ga Germans. 40 Turks and IS
PerSianS. besides Sundry French. Ital-
ianS and other foreigners. About 80
round trips were made, with loss of
only one plane ithe passengers, how
ever, being saved by marvellous air.
manship) and without the loss of a
single life. The flights were made at
an average height of 10000 feet, large
ly in dangerous weather-one of the
most superb episodes in the history of
aeronauticS
CHINA.-No one should regret to
hear that the effort of Marshal Chang
Tsung Chang, formerly Tuchun of
Shantung. to recover his Tuchunate.
has not been successful. Some $4,000
former followers rallied to him on his
arrival in Shantung from Dairen,
where he took refuge after the Ma
tionalist triumph OF last year. But
these heroes lack organization and are
but indifferently armed and equipped,
and we hear that in two-day battle.
February 81 and %. they were defeated
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