Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

tional equipment bill; but Is 10 both
much remains to be done. The world
Is glad to learn that Raymond Pom
care, recently in q serious condition
from partial shock and pulmonary con-
gestion, is now fairly recovered.
This is the 300th year since the birth
Of the Marquise de Brinvilliers, one of
the greatest Of murderers, who achieved
skill with poiSonS worthy Of Ravenna's
greatest days. So far as I know, there
Is no book about her in English, a de-
feet which should be made good. There
are some vivid references to her by
Nine. de Sevigne.
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SPAIN.-Tt would seem that martial
law continues throughout Spain.
One hears a little doubtfully that
between 5000 and 10000 persons are in
prison in connection with the late
r1sings and that some of the most i'm
portant Of these involved have been
transported to the Spanish island pos
session Of Fernando Pc In the Blight Of
Biafra of the western coast Of Africa,
almost on the equator-nice place Of
residence.
A manifesto said to be signed by
thousands has been issued, as follows:
I'VE the undersigned, taking cognizance
Of the charges brought against Alcala
Zamora, Miguel Maura, Francesca Largo
Caballero, fernando Rice and others,
because OF the revolutionary manifesto
they signed, formally declare that we
morally and materially In the spirit and
letter OF said manifesto plotted to OBJ
tain through a military and civil up
rising the justice and political dignity
which today are only possible under q
republic"
Ohacial information gives the total
Of casualties in the recent Spanish dis
orders as IS dead and 1877 injured, in
Guiding 20 seriously. Important is the
order requiring surrender Of all firearms
In the possession of Spanish civilians.
A royal decree has restored the system
Of promotion by seniority in the Spanish
army.
JAPAN.-On December "a the
japanese Diet began its fifty-ninth Ses-
sion. The Minseito party has a sub
stantial majority in the lower house;
267 seats gainst 191 for the other major
party, the Seiyukai. Premier Hama
guchi is slowly recovering from the bull
let wound inflicted last month by q
would-be-assassin. Among matters to
be considered are railway policy In
Manchuria, relations with Russia, Ca
little embroiled by recent Muscovite
breaches of politesse), the cause of the
recent uprising in FormoSa, the budget
especially involving new naval con-
struction) and measures to combat
economic depression.
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LATIN AMERICA.-The provisional
government in Brazil is considering
grand plans of economic rehabilitation
and development; having especially in
view reduction Of uliteracy, taxation
reform, improvement and expansion of
communications (railways, roads, tele-
graphs, telephones, airwayS), financial
reform, reconstruction of the agricul-
tural economy Ito include breaking up
of great estates and large increase of
the number OF small land holdings, and
to include considerable diversification
Of cropS) and industrial expansion.
The Importance of reduction of litter
acy toward industrial expansion is sufi-
GENTLY obvious and, of course, modernity
requires that the feudal system of land
holdings should die the death. The fate
Of the overdevelopm of coffee culture
(the coffee valorization scheme proving,
as any moron might have foreseen,
f1aSco) whoopingly emphasizes the need
of diversiflcation Of agricultural pro-
duction.
The 1920 census showed over IS per
cent Of the population of Brazil unable
to read or write. The total of railway
mileage Is only 10000. Not much for q
country whose area exceeds that Of con-
tinental United States exclusive of
Alaska; and the population (42,000,00
by the last census) is small in q like
comparison. Indeed, Brazil is just be-
ginning; her future tntrigues the
imagination.
There are hundred thousand Japa-
neSe immigrants established in the State
Of Sac Paulo, Brazil, the number hav-
ing been increased by $4,000 within the
past three years. Most Of them are
engaged in coffee culture, though some
devote themselves to rice and cotton;
practically all are doing well.
Argentine exports for the IL months
CONTINUED % Fourth Ragal