Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

OF the world Tor the seven
days ended April 10, 1881:
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF
NATIONS-On April 16, immediate
" upon the reopening Of Parliament
after the Easter recess, the Conserva-
tives offered a motion OF censure in
the Commons against the government
for it's failure to deal effectively with
unemployment. The motion was de-
feated, 305 to ISL; a rather larger
margin than was expected. The dis
sident Liberal group cannot decide TO
throw out Mr.. Macdonald. They don't
like the Labor government but are not
at all sure that they'd like a Con-
servative one better. Its the old en-
Genealogical problem. AS between the
louise and the flea, there's little to
choose. Why change? The government
will now proceed with the budget,
which will be presented on April 81,
and presumably the presentation Of the
report of the Commission on Unem-
ployment Insurance will be the next
high point.
Charles w. A. Scott landed at Port
Darwin, Australia, on August 10, having
flown from Lympne Air Field, England,
in nine days, four hours and eleven
minutes; a new record, better by some
10 hours than the old one established
by Wing Comdr Kingsford-S Smith.
Machine, Gypsy Moth; distance,
about 10000 miles. Mr.. Scott is one
Of Australia's best known flyers. He
service between England and Australia
Is feasible and he has gone so far TO
prove 1t.
sPAIN-The Iong-expected has oc-
CURED. On April IA Spain became
a republic. The municipal elections
Of the 18th resulted in smashing re-
publican victories in almost all cities
and towns, including Valladolid, Sc
govia, Guadalajara, at the very heart,
so twas esteemed Of monarchisn, and
Toledo, the very center OF clertcalism.
Information of the rural areas is vague
and untrustworthy, but apparently the
total popular vote was overwhelming
ly republican. In Seville every re-
publican candidate was elected. In Ma
drid some $4,000 republican votes were
cast as against about $4,000 monarch
ist. Zamora and the other republican
chiefs who were imprisoned for their
participation in the proceedings OF last
December, all won hands down.
The situation on Monday the 18th
was fantastic enough even for Spain.
Lady Rumor was having her grandest
udy VI years. INOW OIlE 4ACdld biAob
Senior Alba would be invited to form a
Recommendation that it would be
Senior Alvarez, head of the Constitu-
tionalist party (the which party had
been advocating suspension of the
Kings functions while a Constituent
Assembly should decide as to the fu-
ture form of government. All, what Is
this report? A true one. apparently,
namely, that the Aznar government will
resign, TO be succeeded by govern
ment headed by Juan De La Cierva,
now minister Of public works, a dyed
in-the-wool, never-Say-die conservative
monarchist, all his associates to be Of
the same kidney, none Of your wishy-
wasly, funambulatory, trimming gentry;
your liberal monarchists, a Romanones
or an Alhucemas-in fact, a dictator
ship.
The first reverberations of this report
were scarcely audible when ultimatumS
few from the republican and socialist
| headquarters, importing that the vox
populi had created the republic, that
the King and his partiSans had best
acquiesce quietly, else they'd know COM
pulsions pronto; that, should a Cierva
government be installed, a general strike
would take effect at once, all being pre-
pared. No doubt, as per report, the
paladins got together and debated die
tatorship and bloody conclusions. It's
said the King proposed to abdicate in
favor Of one of his sons, but that
zamora would not hear to it. No doubt
there were poignant. heart-rending pas
Sages in the palace and the government
| ofhces, whereof the memoirs will inform
| us in due time. Whatever happened,
the King at last wisely decided to give
up. The Spanish house of Bourbon on
the throne. with some brief intervals or
interludeS. since 100 passed into the
limbus regum-I will not say faturoum,
| for one of the house, namely, Charles
III, was very good King as Kings go.
The King turned over to provisional
republican EoYeEpment". headed BIZ NJ