Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

ing in Madrid newspaper, in stark
contraction to a statement by himself
few days agone, to the effect that
his dictatorship begins to show signs
OF decay and that it will be necessary
during 1880 to replace 1t by some other
regime which would act as a connect
Ing link between the dictatorship and
the future government" THE new
regime q. e., presumably, the future
governmento must be radically different
from the dictatorship" King Alfonso
was pondering the matter and his de-
ciSion would be made public shortly.
A day or two later the marques an
nounces a plan, approved by the King,
TO cover developments up to the COM
ing midyear. contemplating: Reor-
ganization of the political union, cleo
lions for partial renewal of the munich
pal councils and the provincial legis-
latures and continuous deliberations Of
the constituent assembly.
Then" says he g. e., about the LIST
OF July next, when 1t Is possible to
estimate the situation Of the country,
the government will submit to the King
another plan, calling for either con-
tinuation Of the assembly or creation
OF another organism suitable to the
condltlons. He adds that there is no
Crisis and that there will be no changes
OF personnel for the present; that is,
that he has no intention of resigning.
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ITALY.-1929 witnessed substantial
economic improvement in Italy: not so
great as in France, but greater than
in Great Britain, perhaps greater than
In Germany. Production and home
trade notably increased, the fiscal con-
dition was fiourishing, the adverseness
OF the foreign trade balance was les
Sened. To be sure, the improvement
OF the foreign trade balance was as in
France, largely owing to natures gen.
erostty by way Of a bumper wheat crop,
but, despite the expansion of the home
market, there was some increase of ex-.
port. and the export outlook seems
favorable.
The year saw the converting of the
first Parliament, new model, the career
OF which the world will be well advised
70 watch with close attention. In the
politico-religious sphere there was a
development OF the very first impor-
lance, to wit, the Lateran accords, reg
ulating the relations between the Ital-
ian state and the Vatican and re-es-
tablishing the temporal power Of the
papacy. However small its area,
Vatican City state was created. For
good or for evil, q considerable part
OF the work Of Cavour was done.
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CaINA.-The Russian government
announces that all Russian troops on
Manchurian soil will shortly be evacu-
ated therefrom. The Barga district Is
the northwest corner of Manchuria,
bounded by the Khingan Mountains on
the east, by Siberia on the northwest
and by Mongolia to west and south,
with Khailar as capital. Rumor invites
us to expect that, when the Russians
are gone and the Chinese authorities
essay to re-establish themselves in the
Barga district, they will find established
and smartly organized there a Barga
Soviet republic, recognized by Moscow
and in treaty with the latter. Wicked
rumor to ask us to believe such things
or Moscow, whom we had been invited
to pity as an innocent victim OF Chi
nese faithless dealing.
The Marking government was not
blunlng, or not altogether. On January
1t issued the threatened mandate de-
claring extraordinarily ended in
China. The response Of the British
government was astute and amusing.
It accepted abolition Gin principle" but
for practice proposed expedition of ne
gotiatonS looking to q definite program
OF gradual abolition. Marking is con-
tent to regard the British note as redo
lent OF the required save face" and
seems to accept the solution. Pre-
sumably the other powers affected by
the mandate will follow Great Britain's
lead.
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Notes-There's q good deal of pessi-
mism as to the prospect of a short
and sweet session Of the reconvened
Hague conference. The Hungarians
threaten to play the deuce. They refuse
to come TO ,Rny reasonable composition
with their eSeditors. There's o lot stu