ABROAD

British Empire

Mr. MacDonald and the Sudan - Mr. MacDonald, in an interview with a contributor to the Daily Telegraph on the subject of the Sudan, is reported to have said that he preferred the whole question to be settled at once.
Zagloul Pasha has ignored the invitation extended to him. In the meantime, unfortunate events have taken place in the Sudan, for which the Egyptian Government are certainly responsible. I sincerely believe that the recent disturbances have been fomented by the Egyptian Government themselves.
Zagloul Pasha's declaration to the Egyptian Government, writes the Times, that he proposes to renounce all conversation with Mr. MacDonald has disturbed public opinion, and caused great disappointment in Egypt.

The Prince of Wales' Complaints - The Prince of Wales complains a great deal about his popularity and especially about the indiscretion of journalists, to whom he has said: What would you think of a holiday where you were treated like a dog with a saucepan tied to its tail?

An Anglo-Russian Incident - According to a message from Seattle to the New York Times, the Soviet government warship Red October is currently on its way to Wrangel Island; it has been given the mission "to arrest all persons who may inhabit the island and to seize all vessels in territorial waters.

It is known that Wrangel Island was annexed by England, in the name of King George, in 1921, and that Russia has always claimed possession of it.

Germany

The Catholic Congress of Hanover - At the Catholic Congress of Hanover, Chancellor Marx was unanimously re-elected, amidst loud applause, as President of the German Catholic Associations.
Canon Leicht, Bavarian populist deputy to the Reichstag, speaking, declared that his presence with Mr. Marx was a symbol of the union of North and South.
The Chancellor spoke. In his speech, he urged the German people and German Catholics to work with all their might for the recovery of Germany and to remain faithful to the State. His statements were very applauded. He received applause in the evening from Catholic school associations.

Responsibilities for the War - The Gazette de la Croix publishes the following information: The time for the notification to foreign governments of the declaration of the German Government in the question of responsibility for the war has not yet been fixed. The Government simply proposes to make this communication when the time seems opportune.

After the Reichstag vote - The Executive Committee of the Hanover Nationalist Party heard the report of the President of the Reichstag, the Nationalist Deputy Wallraf, who explained the reasons which had led his party to vote for the Railway Law. A rather lively discussion ensued, after which the Executive Committee adopted a resolution approving the attitude of those members of the Nationalist Party who had remained firm and voted against the London Pact,

The Deutsche Zeitung, commenting on the possibility of the Nationalists entering the government, wrote: Neither England nor the United States will lend Germany a cent until they have the guarantee that the Reich will put an end to the Social Democratic regime.

With the exception of France, foreign countries would view the entry of the Nationalists into the government with a favourable eye. The left-wing Jewish press, under the leadership of ex-Chancellor Wirth, is undermining the cause of Germany by claiming that no party would agree to collaborate in power with the German nationals.

For its part, the Social Democrats publish a manifesto in the Vorwaerts calling on the Reich government to dissolve the Reichstag. It complains that the extension of the working week would place the entire burden of reparations on the shoulders of the German proletariat. On the other hand, the constitution of the bourgeois bloc would lead to the isolation of the Reich, through a resurgence of foreign nationalism. Finally, denouncing the alliance of the nationalists with the communists, the manifesto concludes by calling on the socialists to a series of demonstrations against the German nationals.

Spain

The Operations of Morocco - According to a telegram from Madrid, General Primo de Rivera, President of the Directory, has declared that the military situation in the Moroccan cidentale has improved slightly.
However, the High Commissioner, in the latest communiqué, says that the situation is still critical at the position of Solano, which the rebels are bombarding with hand grenades and with an artillery piece that they have installed on the Tirinès-Alto ridge. A cavalry platoon, which was protecting workers busy repairing the telephone line of the Fondak position, was forced to withdraw under enemy fire, with losses.

Switzerland

International Congress of the Middle Classes - Word from Berne : The International Congress of the Middle Classes has just opened in Interlaken. Delegates from twenty-two countries, including a representative of Portugal, which is not yet part of the Union, participated in the assembly. Official representatives of foreign governments are numerous; they belong to the following States: Germany, France, Holland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary. The Swiss Federal Council is also officially represented.

At yesterday's meeting, Dr. Deimgruber explained the task of the International Union of the Middle Classes, which, he said, seeks to realize three great ideas:
freedom of work, justice in the relations between employers and employees, and peace between persons belonging to the same professions.

The statutes adopted in principle by the preliminary conference of 1923, and put to the vote by the commission which met in Strasbourg, were approved unanimously without discussion. The present board, with headquarters in Switzerland, will continue to provisionally direct administrative affairs until the next assembly.

Turkey

The ambassadors in London and Berlin - Word has been received from Angora that Zekiai Bey will be accredited to the English government as ambassador. The decree of his appointment was submitted by telegram to the President of the Republic, who is on vacation in Brousse, for signature.

In addition, the staff of the Turkish Embassy in Berlin left Angora yesterday. Kemaleddine Sami Pasha, the new ambassador, will set off soon.

Mexico

President Obregon's last speech - General. Obregon, upon leaving the presidency of Mexico, delivered a speech at the opening session of the Congress in which he listed what had happened during his presidency.

In particular, it was noted in his speech that the revolt of General de La Huerta cost the Mexican government 60 million piastres. Mexico has established relations with Russia, it has made a convention with the United States; it maintains relations with the United States tending towards the eventual conclusion of a treaty between the two countries, a treaty that will be negotiated when the United States government has taken hundreds of decisions.

Mexico has resumed normal relations with France, Belgium and Cuba, and if it has no diplomatic relations with England, this is mainly because the English government has not wanted to adopt a formula likely to bring about a clear and complete agreement, says General Obregon,

China

The Civil War - Telegraphed from Shanghai: The forces of General Lut Yung Hsiang have cut the Shanghai-Nanking railway, 25 kilometers from Shanghai. Communications with Peking are interrupted. The outposts of General Chi Hsieh Yuan are advancing towards Shanghai.

The military governors of Kiang-Sou and Tche-Kiang, realizing the necessity for them to constitute armies strong enough to make a hard and long campaign, proceed, on both sides, to forced enlistments. One no longer sees anything but old men, children and soldiers in the whole countryside; there are no more porters, no more workers.

In Nanking and in the other cities located in the zone of possible hostilities, people belonging to circles in which manual work is not done, people do not like a too active life, and people dread the rigors of a campaign that could be long, hasten to flee, leaving the soldiers to seize the houses, furniture, tools, boats, etc., etc.