Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

non payment of land revenue taxes In
certain districts.
It is revealed that In the Peshawur
affair the behavior of two platoons Of
Hindu troops was unsatisfactory" In
consequence the battalion Of which they
form q part has been isolated pending
an inquiry. And now come rumors OF
dissatisfaction among the Sikh troops.
]. M. Sen Gupta, now serving q six
month prison sentence for sedition and
conspiracy In connection with the
Gandhi campaign, has been reelected
mayor Of Calcutta for the fifth time.
There Is q movement among the "un-
touchables," whose grievances are re-
ceiving little satisfaction from Mahat-
ma Gandhi, to embrace Islam.
Here Is something Of flrst-rate i'm
portance. We are told that the British
government has authorized Lord Irwin
may consider necessary against the
civil disobedience" campaign. True to
Oriental type, the Hindus have mis-
taken Mr.. Macdonald's forbearance for
weakness. Apparently they thought he
no longer stood by the assertion made
by him In 1924, just before he was In
vited to form his first government, as
follows: mo party in Great Britain
will be cowed by threats Of force or by
policies designed to bring government to
standstill. II any Indian sections are
under the delusion that that Is not 80,
events will very sadly disappoint them"
Along with the statement Just quoted
he reaff1rmed faith In political or con-
stitutional ways" Such o way Is Of
fered in the round-table conference, to
include British and Indian representa-
tives, scheduled to take place some time
this year. following publication OF the
report Of the Simon commission. De-
spite the current unpleaSantness, II does
not seem absolutely impossible that the
Indian Nationalist will consent TO par
ticipate In that conference.
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CHINA.-we hear that Yen Hsi-
Shan, model Governor Of Shansi
Congress" to be held In Peiping this
month, in which 1t Is expected that
some IA Of the % provinces of China
will be represented, to formally establish
q new solid non-military" government
for China and take proper order Tor
its constitutional ediflce. OF course.
though non-military In spirit, an army
would be temporarily necessary for the
new government, and our old friend
Feng Yu-Hsiang Is happily available
for the command Thereof. There Is to
be q party corresponding to the original
conception Of the Kuomintang Ito be
entirely democratic), for the leadership
Of which Wang Chaing-Wei, long leader
Of the Left Wing Of the Kuomintang,
has been designated. Picking (the proud
old name restored, and "Peiping." the
name given by the Marking govern
ment, consigned to dishonored oblivion)
Is to be the capital.
Yen Shid-Shan promised manifesto
which shall adequately enlighten the
world as to his plans.
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NOTES.-The Spanish government
has designated November is as the
date for registration for elections to
new Cortes. The date for the elections
has not been designated.
Before 1918 there were about
100000 Christians, Armenian and
Greek, In Turkey. Estimates of the
present number vary between II 900 and |
81, 900.
Again O date-namely May 15-has |
been set for the opening Of the long |
delayed Sino- Russian conference ct |
Moscow for permanent settlement Of |
the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute. |
Indeed. the Chinese delegation seems |
to have started for Moscow.
II you want to see the last Heath |
hen, 60 TO Marthas Vineyard. and 60 |
quickly. Oh hang the pot-hunters, and |
worse yet 10 the pseudo-sportsman.