Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Fascist Communist clashes throughout
Germany on Sunday, the 7th. Such
clashes are becoming regular Sunday
feature.
On December IL the Reichstag ad-
journed to February 8. Chancellor
Bruentng has q deserved breathing
Spells7f --t ~
EGYPT.-Egypt Is terribly perturbed
most the lowest In the history of the
export trade. But Premier Sidky is an
optimist. With Egyptian cotton so
cheap, he sees the European manufac-
turers changing from American to the
superior long-staple Egyptian product.
They are, in fact, says he, already on q
considerable scale altering their ma
chinery to that end. The United States
will regret its high tariff on cotton,
practically exclusive Of Egyptian cot
ton, temporarily so disastrous to Egypt.
Isis and Osiris be thanked, though
their benevolence was not at once ap-
parent. In former days says M. Sidky,
when the price of cotton fell, we re-
stricted the Sown area. This time we
shall increase it. Strange business
economics.
UNITED STATES -On December 8
the President transmitted to Congress,
with the usual message, the budget for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1882
The total of estimated expenditure
(namely, $4,667, 845 ,468) is the largest
such total in our history. OF this
total, about $735, 100000 is to be COW
cred by postal revenues and the rest
by Treasury receipts, the latter exceed
ing the corresponding figure of the
previous budget by about $211 1854, 900.
The President states that existing
conditions do not justify continuation
of the / per cent income tax reduction
of last year.
Items of particular interest are the
following: 946,289, 900 is asked for
veterans administration, above the last
budgets corresponding figure by $1l0,-
600, 900.
A total of about $6ss 100000 is asked
for national defense, below the last
budgets corresponding figure by $685.
$4,000 and including $29,638,000 for
aviation; 1877 new airplanes are con-
templated. Provision is made for COM
pletion of one rigid airship and COM
mencement of construction of another.
Estimates of the Department of
Commerce and the Weather Bureau of
the Department of Agriculture call for
over $12,000,000, to be applied to
inspection and licensing Of CONNER
cial planes and pilots and to furnish
ing Of weather reports for aerial navi-
CATION. 1t is estimated that by the end
of the fiscal year 1882 there will be
about 1880 miles of airways lighted
and equipped.
The estimates include 100000 900 for
the revolving fund of the Federal Farm
Board, ISL 600, 900 for the road program
k1n
Shipping Board, to be used as loan
fund for new construction.
A budget surplus of $30,600,700 on
June 80, 1882, Is estimated.
Referring to the present estimate of a
deficit of $180,000000 on the budget
operations Of the current fiscal year, the
President says this development, of
course, Is primarily due to the de-
pressed condition not only in this
country but in the whole world, accen-
tuated by the drought and, on the
other hand, to the necessary measures
of the Government to increase employ
ment and the increases of allowances
to various services to veterans"
Statutory redemption of the public
debt now amounts to about $40, 000,-
900 per annum. The President expects
that ere long we shall again have
handsome SURPRISES enabling us to con-
Clnue the great uepI TSCIemeuCS OF the
past IL years.
The President had nothing to say in
his address to Congress on its opening
respecting lame ducks or the debenture
Some are sure that Congress will have
much to say.
On December 10, Miss Ruth Nichols
landed at Roosevelt Field, Long Island,
having flown from Los Angeles in IS
hours and az minutes flying time, beat
ing all records, whether of women or
men, for the Eastward supra continental
flight, except that of Capt. Hawks Her
time was over an hour better than that
of Col. Llndbergh last April, and only
about an hour slower than the record
Of Capt. Hawks.
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NOTES.-A military revolt at Jaca,
Spain. We anxiously await further
news.
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