Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

dean, Armenian, Turanlan, ETC.. admir-
lures the chief dialect being the ZaZa.
ABYSSINIA.-In a manner of speak
ing, the Abyssinians deserve our respect
as much as any people on earth, be-
caHse of the manner in which they
have maintained their independence, in
contrast to all the other peoples of
Africa. The population is, speaking
generally, Hamitic-Semitic, with the
Hamitic element predominating; please
observe that the Hamites as well as
the Semites are dark whites"-that Is.
Caucasians, all the same as us. There
is, to be sure, a considerable Negro or
Negroid element, but probably not
greater than in the United States. and
due to the same cause. The new EN-
peror, Ras Tafari, Is no doubt mostly
Semitic, with probably a dash of Ham
lite and not improbably a soupcon OF
Greek blood Il am glancing at one of
the romances of history. He received
his early education at the admirable
French Jesuit mission school at Harrar,
and is widely read in several hteratures
and many subjects; very cultivated
man of exquisite manners.
The name "Abyssinia" Is vaguely
redolent of romance. 1t recalls Prester
John and RasselaS and the Queen OF
Sheba; and a Harvard professor John
Livingston loves has just traced back
to Abyssinia the first hint for the most
beautiful of all lyrics, Coleridge's
"Kubla Khan" For such touches OF
romance or beauty in drab world we
are no less beholden to Ahyssinia than
for coffee, for both the berry and the
name derive from the Kaffa highlands.
And probably Though this is my per-
sonal contribution to philology) that
word of magic and poesy. gal" de-
rives from the pretty Gala maidens
CHINA.-The Red menace in China
groweth apace. Changsha. In Human,
has been looted and burned by Reds,
and Red hordes are said to threaten
Kiukiang and Nanchang, and even
Hankow.
Under the direction of the state
council, the China National Aviation
CORPORATION has full control OF civil
aviation in China. Late in 1929 IL m
stituted q Shanghai Marking -Kfukiang-
Hankow air mail, passenger and express
service. One trip daily each way Is
made, the time of the trip being about
six and one-half hours. Looming am
phibian planes and American pilots are
being used, the route following the
Yangtze, each plane accommodating
six passengers. 1t is proposed to IN
stitute in the course of this year a
Marking Peiping (Peking) service and
a Shanghai Canton service.
The Marking government is making,
or claims to be making, great mass
education drive. On July ] mandate
was promulgated requiring that before
the end of 1885 every Chinese citizen
be proficient in the Observation-Disclosures
reader. great apparatus Of instruc-
ton at big cost Is presupposed. The
Marking government Is short on diner.
UNITED STATES.-The most i'm
portant accomplishments of the Sew
enty-first Congress to date are as fol-
lows:
A tariff revision act.
= An act creating a Federal Farm
Board.
An act transferring the prohibition
unit from the Treasury Department to
the Department of Justice.
An acting increasing pensions Of
Spanish War veterans.
A World War pension act-very inn
portant as instituting new policy in
respect Of benefits to World War vet
Grams. The original bill was vetoed by
the President. The veto was sustained.
The provisions most obnoxious TO the
President having been struck out, the