Evening star., 1930-11-30

THE following Is brief summary
of the most important news Of
the world for the seven days
ended November 20:
GREAT BRITAIN-Great Britain is
faced by the menace Of strike Of prac-
tically all the coal miners Of the realm.
New arrangements respecting pay and
hours are necessitated by the going into
effect on December Of the new mines
act, and the workers are not satisfied
with the owners proposals. The gov
eminent Is bustling itself desperately to
save the situation. A similar menace
threatens In the railway industry, but
not so Immediately
The total of registered unemployed in
Great Britain in id-November was
2,286, 600 more by over million than O
12-month previous.
On November 27 a Conservative mo-
ton OF censure against the government
| was rejected by the House of Commons,
| 29o to 234, the Liberals supporting the
government There were circumstances
| OF indecorum. The motion denounced
the government for failure to promote
any effective proposals for the extern
sion OF empire trade and refusal to
consider the offer made Gin the I'M
perial Conference) by the dominions." I"
1t Is understood that the Conservatives
| Will soon move another vote of cenSllre
against the government for allowing the
! dyeStuffs act to lapse the which lapsing
| (on January IS next will leave the
British dyestuffs industry unprotected
against the so powerful German indus
Try, which Is combined In a single cor
poration with a capital Of 5000 900 600.
The Canadian Pacific Hotel. In ia
struction Of which Is beginning. will be
London'S largest hostelry.
\ 1t Is disclosed that the Cunard super
liner. about to be laid down, will be of
| $4,000 tons, with length of 1,OI8 feet.
! In 1921, according to the census of
that year, there were 1,283, ,OOC persons
engaged in agriculture in Great Britain,
OF total Of 100000 persons "en-
gagged" In the neighborhood of rs. .O0O,-
600 acres were in cultivation, one-third
In crops, two-thirds for pasture. British
farm products have about half the total
value Of foods imported. The annual
wheat crop is $4,000 900 bushels. as
against about 200,00O,0O0 Imported.
Domestic meats, however. about equal
imported. That Is, Great Britain sup
plies about half her own needs in re-
Spect Of foods.
GERMANY.-It Is officially announced
that the German government has not
the slightest intention, for the present,
OF asking for a moratorium on the post
ponable parts Of Germany's reparations
payments under the Young plan. Stimuli
taneously appears the announcement
OF q gigantic building program under
contemplation by the North German
Lioyo ana Hamburg American Lines,
Wnlcn obviously would have to be large
~ financed by foreign capital. The sig
ihrcance OF the relation between the
Two announcements is apparent. If the
| foreign capital Is to be obtained Ger
man credit abroad may not be impaired.
The total Of registered unemployed
In Germany in mid-November was about
$500, GOO. more by 100000 than at the
end Of September
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RUSSIA.-On November as the trial
began In MOSCOW, amid most dramatic
circumstances, Of eight engineers and
professors charged with participation in
an international plot aimed at over
throw OF the Soviet regime. The scene
OF the trial Is room of Union House,
also called the House Of Columns, one
time q club house of the Moscow upper
set, now the headquarters of the Soviet
labor federations A magnificent cham
per, once the ball room OF the club,
dazzling white with Corinthian columns
all about, the white startingly relieved
for the nonce by red carpets and tables
draped In red.
OF the three judges the most striking
u President A. Vishinsky, "a slightly
stoopings eAean-shaven, ycsmgAh man