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"1 of verbal shot e representatives of Great United Staten riddled sian proposal with h b and i 's good faith is questioned. To quote M. Lityinofr: ¢ "The Soviet: Government does not need either an army or navy for ag- gressive purposes, as we desire to re- | main at Peace with. all countries. The {Soviet Government has interested it: elf in the problem of the establish- Gi of peace... .. from intérnational life of that scourge of human society, war, ever since it scame futo existence. " "Quite -indopsndently of the League {endure in order 'admits the Manchester 'the Soviet Government suggested as 'long ago as 1922, at the first inte 'of Nations, and on its own initiative, "tional conference at Genoa, in which | p-- , "RED CAVA The uniform is different to th scene) The picture was taken at a gr sary of-the organization of the Red it participated, that the first_question discussed be that of general disarma- ment, oe, » "During its ten years' existence the Soxdet Government has never attack- ed any of ts nefghbors, has declared no war u anybody, and has taken i t in the warlike adventures -othox Bates, The fact that the Sovie Gover t, having 'mo obligations whatsoever towar ue, volun- tarily cooperates commision, seems additional testimony to its sin- cerity and good faith: "The Soviet Government declares it is ready to abolish all military forces in 'accordance with its draft conven- tion as soop 'as a similar decision is passed and simultaneously carried out 'by other States" i ' Count von Bernstorff, head of the German delegation, also remarked during one of/the stormy sessions at Geneva: 3 : mission for I heard it work would nattaining world | - Puicheme of disarfua- nent SSPE R posals are totally out of spirit with our work, I 866 no reason to vary our usual pro. "» ho vorld revolution. And he suggests 'disarmament. . , . Soviet olive branch would be convincing her neighbors d be sure she did not have a wea: d in he other hand." In York Evening was "a by. which Moscow | its prestige as a on." 'The plan bore its face the marks of sincerity," on, "but the background from which it came stamped it with hyprocisy, for it is still the plan of Moscow to promote armed insurrection among the nations ofthe world," To lay armed insurrec- tion among the nations of the world." To lay down arms when such a drive is being planned, declares the Albany 8, "would leave the Lynch- is fantastic in 1B to. continue the Rus-| se ken oak South Africa's Status Debated In Parliament' House Adopts the Report on the Resolutions of the - Imperial Conference Cape Town --The South African House of Assembly has unanimously | adopted the report on the Imperial Conference resolutions of 1926, which was moved by Premier J. B. M. Hert- %0g, more than two weeks ago. The feature of the debate was the Pre- mier's declaration that South Africa had a right to be neutral if Great Bri- tain were at war, and the repudiation | of this attitude by Gen. Jan Christian' Smuts, former Premier, and also by' Col. I. H. P. Creswell, Minister of Defense, a Labor member of the Hert-' zog Government : General Hertzog's cng right of neutrality was base what he! termed the "Dominion new-found in-| dependence" and the, right of each! dominion to be. the sple judge as to the extent of its cooperation within the Empire. Freedom and Equality. He asked the House to vote for the "was worn. by the czar' arm ing its polices force large enough to overawe those who scrupulously kep! their compact. "Where there are no' battleships and submarines or crulis- ers or war-planes, would be as useful in war, if armed, as warships now are, and the nation with the most merchant ships, and unscrupulous enough to manufacture arms in secret, would be the nation that would impose its will upon the world. © That being the case, absolute confidence among .all the nations is essential to the success of the Soviet program. And where*is that confl- dence? What nation, for instance, would be willing to depend for its 'existence upon its confidence in a re- Juvenated Russia?" = etl - Will Be Resumed Connections With Liners at i Be Increased 1D ; ry in Toronto) an ther expansigh lca 18. cof mercant vessels | * HAD TO WAIT IN IRELAND FOR BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FEY a ALUN AONE, motion to adopt the report on the im- perial conference, not on account: of whatt it might mean to any particular person, but because of the unmistak- able language in which it sald what it meant, and in "which it declared to us "our freedom"--our freedom and equality, our absolute equality in the freedom to exercise every function, every power, every privilege of nation: al MNfe, without owing any subordina- tion to any authority outside of our- selves," General Smuts, In opposing the Pre- mier's neutrality stand, declared that "the same king could not be both at war an dat peace in the same empire." He strongly deprecated the position the. Premier had taken on the ques- tion, and sald it was one that ought to be looked upon as purely academics Colonel Creswell could not concelve of South Africa or any other dominion wishing to remain neutral if Great Britain were at war and there had been previous consultations in the matter between the British Govern- ment and the governments of the Do- minions. nm Five to Attemp Atlantic Flights Westward Soon | . Tri-Motored Monoplane, Pi- loted by Maurice Drou- hin, Plans Start Barly in May J Parts --Undismayed L¥ the failure which has met all aviftors who have attempted da span. tHE north Atlantic, at least five 'expeditions are or soon will be iif prepaftation to challenge the spring. In several in- ons are being made by com- 8 and pilots who wished to at- /I Rene 'Cou. BACK REGIMENTS v forces, but this is a typical Cossack riding tary spectacle in and around Moscow; celebrating the 10th anniver- @ pageant was something grand. notitag to keep one nation from Tel Patriotism and Buying adon Morning Post (Cons.):The of combining patriotism and +i8 not without its difficulties in land where no tariff imposes he ficlent preferences to make the : chase of Empire products obligal on all except the rich. Taste in its forms gives matter for disputes past ending, and in the case o fartistie, products and luxuries which concern' the palate the purchaser will, as a| general rule, insist on obtaining what he wants with little consideration of its place of origin. If patriotism and palate clash, it is to be feared that given human weakness, palate will win: net rele A contemporary states. that there are two Russian lunatics who think they are Trotzky. ; which one of them is right. The Royal Oak and the Two Victims t the flight last year, but were ented by adverse weather, 8t of the expeditions thus far are formative stage. One plane, er, already is completed, has blicly shown, and soon will be- 3 n.big tri-motor- gned and built by ee-year-old engineer, 1 Ma3rice DroZin-who was engaged to pilot Charles Levine last summer when Levine was planning to fly home from Europe, has been selected to pilot the plane. Drouhin, known as one of the most capable of French aviators, lost considerable prestige as a result of his tilt with Levine, and since has been particularly eager for an opportunity to try the flight. Though the crew has not.been select- d, the plane is constructed to carry, addition to:the pilot, a rellet pilot, A havigator, a radio operator and one Dhssenger. The plane measures twenty-seven eters from wing tip to wing tip. It is powered with three motors, eath | of 180 horsepower, and each in- i closed in a separate engine Toon! / easily accessible from the cabin, The aviators plan to carry a load of 9.000 kilos of fuel and equipment. At [nas been the case with any of the Hing until after May 1. tions" of one visiting' the little Souf German village of Konnersreuth this' Eastertide. A week ago it was gen. erclly announced that Theresa Neu mann, the new noted stigmatic, was bleeding more freely than ever. § For a long time Theresa had not had her strange visitations and scof fers charged it to the fact that much: needed repairs were being made to the most impassable roads to the ham let and tourlsts were unable to pay thelr usual ylsits. 'However, the high- way now 1s in good condition and jammed with autos, carriages, motor cycles, vans and pedestrians. { A Bishop from Munich and several aldes visited Konnersreuth last weel, "but failed to reveal their impressions, The family still maintains that the girl has not eaten since Christmas, 1926, though during the road building period she was reported to have re turned to normal health with an ex- cellent appetite. Meanwhile, Diebel, the Silesian miner 'who displayed similar stigma! tic wonders in the Berlin Winter- gar-| ten, has disclosed his secret to the public, saying that shortly before his appearance ho scratched his flesh with his flner nails or a sharp instru- ment, being careful not to cut it. On the stage, by contracting his muscles, these formerly tnvisible lines assumed blood-red hue and otfen bled. ee] other attempted east-to-west flights, The plane has been christened the Arc-en-Ofel, Trial flights are to begin within two or three weeks, from the field at Orly. The French govern- ment already has asked the Weather Bureau at Washington for Atlantic weather reports to be studied in plot. ting the flight, though it is beleved the weather and winds over ocean will not be suitable for westward fiy- ee ee, Artist (showing friend : round his studio)--"The trouble is that only about one person in ten knows a good picture from a bad one in these days." Friend-- "That's a bit of luck for some of you fellows, isn't it?" Fame Doesn't Help -- DRAMATIST HOME BREAKS UP Mrs. Eugene O'Neill intimates that she has had enough of the dramatist as a mate and is arranging for a separation. She was his staunch helpmet when he was in obscurity. -- Salvagers Using Air to Float Battleship Sunk in Scapa Flow . London.---Salvage work sald to be! Mr. Cox, describing the method of i : : : : : . | operation, said: unique in engineering history is being "We TR bY. pumping compressed carried on at Scapa Flow by CoX &/ 1 into the ship and at the same time Shanke, who, having eady raised | yi: np b Swent hi de trove: f the 6 {filling up with concrete one by one Bons v0 20m Coad an two Supa he. oyentufe through which $30" aif & iescapes., The biggest opening we have Base of floating the battleship Seyd-| filled so far measures 44 feet by 6 feet, . ired ten f concrebe." The Seydlitz lay upon her side. To ir Toa ay German turn Ter over: nd Yiite hy upright pi fleet, he said, would "probably be more hay | en a i yo BG Raye go than a life's work for most of us now me n $300,000 it" a profit on the transaction. The sal- ghgaged on e.g present they believe it will be neces- sary to use only two of the three mos tors after the starting load has been | diminished. A reserve motor, they ' It doce not say|belleve, would make their expedition | ing-up depot six miles away. She lay safer and more certain of success than | vage engineers, Shesetore; have Worle 0 plan to t th x Volighing 25000 tons and naving » Golden Rule Taken As Motoring Guide weighing 25,000 tons and having a "Drive as You Would Have length of 656 feet, on her side and to tow her in this position to the brenk- Others Drive" Is Slogan of Washington Crusade _ 'Washington --~Thousands of Wash- ington motorists have pledged them: selves to "drive as yom would have others drive" as a result o fa Golden Rule crusade for safe driving conduct- ed by the Washington Star. The Golden Rule, the Star points out, "is the one fundamental trafic law." A gilded automobile cruised quietly at a depth of more than eighty feet: = 3 week exemplifying the merits of care- starring local. children was produ to encourage moterists "to. drive through residential 'and school: i districts as though their own children were at play in the vicinity. Golden pledge cards numbering 50, 000 were distributed to school child. ren who took them home for parents to sign. Boy Scouts solicited pledges 1 nall of the Government departments. 'The. crusade was indorsed by promin- | ent federal and District of Columbia officials. Vice-Pre Herbert Hoover, Secre 3 merce, were among the to BS Sree i The- safety 'division . Deparment of Commence 5 Puc, le emirates of Northern N' ge Britigh. scheme; . there are ful driving, A.feature motioh Zi rb mi 3 san Nos 0 ¢ le to put treaty which can form the | ther discussion 1s In {tself step in advance. : The chief stumbling block on occasion has once again been the old difficulty of the location of the British troops deemed essential for the pro- tection of the Empire's communica- tidns through the Suez Canal, Mill tary opinion in London has hitherto been practically. unanimous that the defense of the canal could not be or- gtnized effectively if the troops were withdrawn from the interior of Bgypt. That this vlew fs in process of modi fication 1s clear from the fact that the Proposed treaty contains a provision whereby the location of the British garrison would ultimately be fixed by the League Council, which would be under no obligation to uphold the thesis of British strategists: - The control of the Sudan, which is always looked upon as of vital im- portance by Egyptians, owing to its oy situation astride of their only 'wager supply, was left tempor- arily in "abeyance by the rejestod. Sar. wat-Chamberlain agreement." s ssue. Was, however. exfinustively t with' fin the preliminary negotiatidus, when it was mada clear that Sarwat himself believed it would be possible to find a solution based on some sys- tem of joint control by England and Egypt. The immefiats reprecussions of the future of the negotiatiéns should not be taken too seriously. The recent riots even do not appear, as had been the case on some previous occasions, to have been {nstigated by leading members-of-the stil dominant politt= cal party, but to have been mainly the work of students acting in defi- ance of those leaders' advice, While it would be wise to "forecast that a solution fs in sight, the situa. tion would seem to be more encourag- ing than it has been at any time in the past ten years. It is distinctly significant that the thoughts of edu- cated Egyptians are said 'to be turn- ing more and more to the: economic development of their country, and less and less to political acerbities. ' Al- ready under their first installment of independence the HEgyptian Parlia- ment has found a number of useful outlets for. its activities, notably in tho direction of improved education for tho masses of tho people. There 1s, however, much still "to be done which can only_be accomplished in friendly collaboration with Great Bri- tain, and it is in the best interests of both countries to come as 500! as pos sible to an amicable arrangement based on mutual concessions.--Edi- torial Christian Sclence Monitor, Why America Prospers Philip Kerr in the London Observer (Ind): In Britain, the national mind is concerned mainly with politics. In the United States It }s concerned. main- ly with business. ... Oxford and Cambridge have sent their best men into politics, the law, or the Civil Service. The dignity of public lite, the world-wide reputation of British Justice, the long success of the Clvil Service, not only at home, but in In- dia, in Egypt, and in_countless Colon. fos and Dependencies, largely<result from the best of the younger generds=~ _ _ tion seeking their careers in these fields. . . . In the United States the outlook is different. . Business 'comes first, and politics comes second. . . . Business, however, has come to have the same kind of significance for the United Stattes that the Empire has for us. It is thelr kind now Empire building. For just as the Pax Britan- nica to us spells the establishment of those conditions of individual free- dom, justice, order and peace, 'without which we believe clyilization and self government to be impossible, so busi- ness spells to the American the appli- cation of energy, Initiative, invention and organizing ability to the end that the standard of living of the individ. ual may be progressively and infinite. ly raised. 2 3 _ A New African Empire « London Times (Ind): Taken as a whole, British East Africa, including the mandated territory of Tanganyika, will 'undoubtedly play a 'moat! import. ant part in Imperial effort 'in. the twentieth century. The peoples of Bast Africa differ very widely. There are in Uganda natives witha singular 1y highly developed tribal life of their w g into RI , Who ha¥o not" lost any organization they had but who plainly BODO never had much to lose. - Between theso extremes exist millions of na- tives whose future lies in the hands of servants of the British Oro Pale? ~~ Too Much Navy London Daily Chronlole Navy no longer posses lattve roved 1 Dawes and pro bring this Aw <r