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lam Livingstone, a veteran shipper Of
purchases were made at a level so
per cent higher. All the farmer want
ed, he said, was a square deal.
XXTHEN congress in the next session
w takes up the matter of naval APP
preparations it will receive recon-
mendations from President Hoover
based on the new building program
that has just been completed by the
navy general board and which would
bring about tonnage parity with Great
Britain probably by 1924. The details
of the program have not been made
public but its general features are
known. 1t calls for beginning battle
ship requirements in 1887. orderly re-
placement Of destroyers and subma-
rines, expedition Of S-inch gun cruiser
and aircraft carrier construction until
the treaty limits are reached, and
somewhat delayed construction Of the
new 6-inch gun cruisers.
The destroyers are to be larger. and
the final recommendations probably
will call for 90 destroyers Of 1900
tons and six destroyer leaders of
1850 tons each. Submarines will be
smaller, probably ranging around 200
tons. compared with 1900 tons for
those now building and the Va, 1850
tons, recently completed.
The board recommends the full IS
S-inch gun cruisers construction per-
mitted by the treaty. 1t Is under
stood to suggest delaying the 6-inch
gun tonnage until suitable design
for a hybrid cruiser with hangar deck
can be prepared.
Estimates of the cost Of bringing
the feet up to treaty limits In every
category have run as high as $1,000
100000. but the administration has in
dicated 1t believes a considerably
smaller outlay sufficient.
MYTH startling suddenness the
w government of Brazil collapsed
under the attacks of the revolution
lists. President Washington Luis re-
signed. he and Vice President Wanna
and all members of the cabinet were
put under arrest, and control was as
sumed by military junta headed by
Gen. Leite de Castro.
This upset was brought about di-
rectly by the military authorities in
Rio de Janeiro, the capital. when they
turned against the government In
fantry and machine gun battalions
first left their barracks and took up
positions along the streets from which
they swept the thoroughfares with
bullets, keeping every one within
doors. Some hours later President
Luis. was persuaded to give up by
Cardinal Sebastio Leme and high Of
ficials of the federal government
There was some fighting in the sub
urbs and several newspaper offices
and shops were set afire, but through
out most of the city the triumph of
the revolution was received most joy
ously. There were similar scenes in
Bahia, Sac Paulo and other centers.
the Liberals everywhere gaining full
control.
It was believed the junta would
hold power until new elections are
held and another president chosen.
One of the main purposes of the revo-
lutionists was to prevent President
elect Prestes taking office in Novem-
Der.
THOUGH the civil war in China has
i collapsed, the Communist bandits
continue to give the Marking govern
ment immense trouble. They are OPP
Grating In large bands amounting to
armies, chiefly in Fukien. Kiangsi,
Human. Hupeh, and Honan provinces.
One of their recent exploits was the
capture of sixteen priests and nuns
at the Catholic mission in Kianfu.
They released one of the prisoners,
Bishop Migniani, to carry to Chang
sha letter from Peng Te-Hui, chief
of the bandits, demanding $10,OO0,000
Mexican as ransom for the others.
When the Reds raided the mission
they killed about two thousand per-
sons, including three priests.
zIONISTS the world over are up In
Il arms against the new statement
Of British policy in Palestine issued
by Lord Pass6eld, minister of col
onies. What they object to especially
is the practical closure Of the Holy
Land to further Jewish immigration
on the ground that little land is left
for settlement. This, the Zionists as
sert, is a reputation of the Balfour
declaration of 1917 under which
Jewish national home in Palestine was
guaranteed. The new policy also pro-
vides for maintenance Of consider