Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

| Inc OI0er OF Merit was AWARDED &c
Robert Bridges, poet laureate since 1918,
/ and to John Galsworthy, the latter be-
ing awarded knighthood,, but begged
leave to decline it. Lord Lee Of Fare.
ham was made Grand Commander oil
the Bath. Ben Greet, actor and pro-
Queer Of Shakespearean plays, was
knighted, also Gordon Craig, producer
of plays and movies.
1t was the sixty fourth birthday an
niverSary of the King that was thus
signalized.
On May % Edinburgh celebrated the
600th anniversary Of the grant of its
municipal charter OF course, the town
is far older than that--more than twice
/ as old, at least. Edinburgh is in the
very first rank of cities for combination
of magnificent site with stored glamour
perhaps unsurpassed save by Athens
and Constantinople, and If you make
triple combination, including intel
lectual renown, it Is topped by Athens
gate. Auldreekie, Holyrood-the shadows
| throng and gibber.
** 4 II
FRANCE-The North Atlantic has
again been supervolated eastward; this
time by three French airmen (plus an
American stowaway) in the French
monoplane yellow. Bird Start was
made from Old Orchard, Me-, about 10
am. Thursday and forced landing 0uel
exhaustion, the objective being Paris)
was made on the beach near Santan-
der, Spain, the next evening. Conditions
were adverse during the latter part of
the passage, compelling detour. The
additional weight of the fool stowaway
was also a hampering circumstance. .
| On June Is full dress debate will
] begin in the French Parliament on
the question of ratification OF the debt
| agreements (signed, but not rat1neO
| between France on the one part and the
United States and Great Britain on
the other.
| ITALY-The Pope and Mussolini are
| already at odds over the Interpretation
of the recently signed treaty of con-
| Citation and concordat together, I be-
leive, known as the Lateran treaty.
| The Pope takes especial umbfage at
the striking statement in one of the
| duce's recent speeches In vindication
of those instruments. to the effect that
the Christian religion, though born in
Palestine, became Catholic at Rome,
| and that, had 1t been confined to
Palestine, it might have fiickered out
| ike SO many OGner SeCbS WHICH hour .
ished by its side In that little country
| in It's early day.
I'VE certainly never expected" says
the Pope, Ito hear (from the duce)
| heretical and worse than heretical ex-
| pressions about the very essence OF
Christianity and Catholicism"
Nevertheless, on June 2, ratif1catlonS
of the treaties were formally exchanged
and the Vatican City State went into
! existence.
RUSSIA.-Through the recent Rus
| sian Easter season the Anti-God So
| ciety of Russia conducted O vigorous
Campaign against God" Carnivals
were staged on a magnificent scale, In
! which everything sacred to Christians
| was burleSQued. There has been of
| late "a revival of persecution in many
sorts Including eviction from trade
unions)' OF protesting Christians. OF
course, the result is contrary to that
proposed. There's nothing like perse-
cution to revive lukewarm or wavering
| faith, and many observers see symptoms
indicating q great religious revival in
| the offing.
Alexei Rykov, president of the Council
| of Peoples Commissars of the Soviet
| Union, has left Russia "for q vacation
ON the advice of physicians" A good
! many think that the physicians" are
Stain and his close guard Of intimate