Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
BY HENRY w. BUM.


TIME following is brief summary
Of the most important news of
the world for the seven days
ended August 80:
ITALY-An Architectural Commits
sion, which has been at work for three
years investigating the problem Of the
increase of the slant of Pisas Leaning
Tower, has just reported. The slant
increased by 10 millimeters between
1918 and 1929. The experts propose
injection of cement into the subsoil of
clay and sand and fill holes and ifs
sures and consolidate the foundation.
Investigation of the records has ex-
ploded the popular tradition that the
builders, Romano Pisano and william
of Innsbruck, deliberately gave the
tower an inclination. 1t began to in
cline when the second story had been
completed, and they hustled themselves
vainly to deal with the problem, MAX
ing sundry experiments with the sub
soil. They nearly ceased building be-
You'd the second story. Should the
foundation be made firm, collapse
should not be feared from the present
inclination.
POLAND-The Polish cabinet, headed
by Col. Stawek, has resigned, and the
great Marshal Joseph Pilsudski him
self has formed a new cabinet, whose
10 members include military men.
1t is no news TO be told that the old
marshal doubts the value of So-called
democratic ideas and still more of the
parliamentary system" which he char
acterizes as sham government COM
pelling one TO live in a world of i'm
pastures" The main concern, as he
sees it, should be ito change the con-
stitution and make 1t workable, the
present one being so carelessly written
that its execution leads to chaos" We
are waiting to see precisely how the
marshal proposes to deal with this main
concern.
PERUzThe other day mutiny in
volving, apparently, both the army and
navy of Peru, forced the resigna-
ton of President Leguia, who for seven
years had been quasi dictator rev.
dictionary junta took over the govern
ment Throughout his tenure of power
| President Leguia strongly encouraged
| intimate relations between Peru ano
| the United States, especially in the
| economic sphere. There is an Ameri-
| can Naval Mission in Peru. headed by
| Capt. W. S. Pye who has the rank OF
rear admiral in the Peruvian Navy
| c. G.. DaVey one-time an officer in our
| Navy, is superintendent of Che Peruvian
! Naval Academy, with the rank of cap
| tain, and Harold p. Grow, a graduate
| of Annapolis and a lieutenant com.
mander in the United States Naval Re-
serve, is director general Of the Peruvian
| air forces.
It is estimated that our investments
| in Peru total above $4,000 100000. They
| include about S85 600 900 in government
| loans floated by the National City
| Bank and by j. g. w. Selign1an 81 Co
| of New York; about 10000 900 invested
| in mines, and about SIS 900, 900 invest.
ed in oil The North Peruvian Smelt.
| ing d5 Refining Co., understood to bt
controlled by the Guggenheim people
is largely interested in the mines, al
also the Cerro de Pasco Mining Co. o.
New York The International Petro.
leum Co. figures largely, the which il
understood to be controlled by the I'm.
perIai Oil Co OF Canada, which is un.
| derstood to be controlled by the Stand
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey. The Inter
national Telephone az Telegraph Co
which owns the All-AmeTica Gables Co
which has extensive Peruvian connec
tions, also owns the Lima telephone
system.
So we are much interested in Peru
Wan developments.
The head OF the revolution is Col
Sanchez Cerro of Arsquipa, said to hav
IA bullets in his body and to lack tire
fingers Of his laft hand in consequenc