Evening star., 1930-12-07

AUSTRIA.-The Vaugo In minority
government of Austria, representing q
coalition of the Christian Social party
and the Heimwehr party. recognizing
(though, one suspects, not with good
grace) the will of the Austrian people
as declared in the recent elections, hav-
ing resigned, President Miklas invited
DR.. Ender, Christian Socialist, to form
a government.
After considerable difficulties DR.
Ender effected a coalition of his party
with the new Economic party headed
by that DR.. Schober, who, the other
day, was ousted from the chancellor
ship by the unholy Vaccinations of the
Heimwehr. The Economic party has
only 19 members in the new Parlia-
ment, but it holds the balance Of pow
er and receives 3 Of the 10 portfolios
including the exceedingly important
one of minister of the interior. DR.
Schober Is vice chancellor and foreign
minister. The great Mgr. Seipel's name
does not appear, but 1t Is little per-
turbing to find Herr Vaugo In minister
of war. With the exception of Vaugo 1r
all the ministers are reputed moderates
1t is understood that DR.. Ender has sc.
cured pledges from the parties to the
coalition to give priority to economic
over political questions. Let us hops
that Austria is now pointed right. The
coalition, however, has only, a very
slight majority in Parliament.
X X y
RUSSIA.-For some weeks Alexe
Rykoff, premier of the Soviet Union
has been away from his desk at Mos
COW. There is a deep mystery about 1t
1t is plausibly stated that he has beer
in the Caucasus for rest. The eau
casus is bully place for a rest, If yoC
| like scenery; unless you're Prometheu:
in the bad graces of ZeuS. Rumor haI
it that Prometheus Rykoff is in the bac
grace of Zeus Stain. Rykof, It's said
thinks Stain Is driving the Russian
people too hard; that he should take j
easier with the f1ve-year plan both 1oi
the peoples sake and indeed, IN the
upshot, for the plans sake. The ques.
tion-one which has inspired so mucF
transcendental mendacity - Is agar
thrown into bold relief of the relation!
between the government OF Russia anC
the Comintern Communist 1nterna'
tionaD. Is or is not the latter the rea
government of Russia? l am inclined
| to think it is. but won't go into thu
question, not pretending really to un'
derstand it. not being an adept IN TIT
mendacious mystery. But 1t is devel
opment to watch and perpend.
| Nikoli Bukharin and Gen. Galenti
(of Chinese fame, reputed descendant
of the marshal, q capable fellow daret
to speak up for Rykoff. Bukharin ha!
seen fit to recant and is again in quasi
| favor, but they do be saying that th'
general Is in quod, In durance vile.
| X X X
UNITED STATES.-The Seventy mrs
Congress met on December l for IT.
| fina short session.
The Presidents message deals mainly
| with the economic depression, its causes
and grand manifestations and thu
measures of relief instituted or in con
temptation by the National, State anC
local governments and private organi
cations. Such relief largely takes thu
form of reduction Of unemployment
| through extension Of construction worl
and betterments in anticipation Of thu
future. "As a contribution to the stu
alton, the Federal Government Is en-
gagged upon the greatest program o
| Waterways, harbor, flood control, public
building, highway and airway improve
ment in our history" The PreSiden
favors still further expansion Of sucl
activities during this Winter, but sug
gests to the Congress, which will b
confronted with no end OF relief pro
posals, that there are certain common
sense limitations upon expense OF con
COLLATION. Of earious indices indicate