Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

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GREAT BRITAIN.-Parliame re-
assembled on January 20, for what
promises to be a highly exciting ses-
sion. The general elections of May,
1929, resulted in the following distribu-
ton of seats in the Commons: Labor
ties, 2S7; Conservatives, 260; Liberals,
So; Independents, 9.
Labor has just held its own in the
subsequent bye-elections, with gains and
losses precisely balanced, but the Lib
erals have lost one seat and the Con-
servatives have gained one.
The debate is on in the Commons
over the bill proposing drastic modihca-
ton of the trades disputes act, and 1t
promises to be some" fight.
On January 10, the round-table con-
ference on India ended its nine weeks
labors with result of agreement on
| formation of an Indian federation to
embrace British India and the Indian
states and on the main features of a
constitution therefor. I propose for
doubt epochal constitution. A white
paper on the conference will soon be
| issued, and a Parliamentary debate on
| India Is promised for the near future.
On January II, the employers of the
| weaving section of the Cotton Textiles
Industry of Lancashire, executed their
threat to lock out all the cotton weavers
of Lancashire approximately 100000,
unless by that date $4,000 weaVers of
the 10 Burnley Mills, who had struck
against the experiment in their mills
Of the more looms per weaver" sys-
tenn Involving the substitution of auto
matte machinery for the antediluvian
| loomS) should have returned to work
on the employers terms. The Burnley
weavers would not yield. AS I pointed
out last week. the Master Cotton Spin
ners' Federation having pledged sup
port to the employers of the weavers
the chastity prospect is presented of
extension Of the lockout to include the
spinners, making total of about $780,
900 idle in Lancashire.
On January II the strike of about
100000 South Wales coal miners, which
began on January /, was ended by ne
gotiated agreement, and work in the
mines was fully resumed on the 10Th.
Viscount Aston has temporarily closed
his Cliveden estate at Taplow-on-the-
Thames. For every f100 sterling re-
ceive," says he, IT have to pay eco to
the state" OF those who have in
habited the celebrated Cliveden man
sion perhaps thu famous or notorious
Buckingham is the best known.
FRANCE.-On January % the gov
eminent of Theodore Steeg fell after a
life so brief yet longer than one was
justified in expecting in view of the
precarious nature of its support. The
issue was a little curious. The minis
ter of agriculture had made a number
of public announcements importing the
intention to raise the price of wheat,
and upon each such announcement the
spectators had hustled themselves to
their advantage. but not to that Of the
farmers. The resolution did not charge
that M. Boret was in cahoots with the
spectators, but a bouquet Of such i'm
plication could not be wanting and no
doubt was responsible for the adverse
majority of 10 in the Chamber. That
M Boret was indiscreet may scarcely be
questioned. And now all is again I'M
certainty.
That grand old man. RAYMOND Poin-
care. is still confined to his bed after
over five weeks illness. II terribly inks
him to be unable to work, to have to
| suspend his weekly articles for fJllus-
tration and for the South American
press not to be able to carry on his war
memoirs.
GERMANY.--On January 10 Berlin
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary OF
the founding of the German Empire
with the proclamation of Wilhelm /,
King of Prussia, as Kaiser, in the Hall
of Mirrors at Versailles. Only four
Germans who were present at that cere-
mony are still living-namely, President
Won Hindenburg, the Bavarian general,
Theodor Won Bernhard, and two mem
hers Of the Guard Of Honor. For the