Show I III I II W lats Going On In hi the World I By CHARLES P. P STEWART NEA Service Writer I G Germany changed prime ministers ministers ministers minis minis- so fast last week It was hard to keep leep up with the news news When Chancellor quit President Ebert appointed Dr Heinrich Albert Albeit w who o resigned In a ada aday aday da day or two Then Herr I got the job and retired In a day or 1 two Next Dr Wilhelm Marx agreed t to try It Hes He's doing so yet jet but probably wont won't last long Under tinder the European system the chanc chancellor llor has to have ha a a. majority back of ot him In the or par Par- Hament Tho The only way Marx can manage this is by persuading three different parties to club together They're liable to split up any minute min mm- ute Its It's a continuation of the attempt to have big business run Ger Ge Germany Ger- Ger many f President Ebert himself Is reported report report- ed about to retire WILL AMERICA HELP Another efforts effort's being ma made e to settle the reparations question be be- tween France Trance and Germany The reparations commission commission com corn mission has decided to form an in inI international international in- in I committee to decide how I much Germany can pay But 1 France says this is hard to tell be because because because be- be cause Germans have BO so much In Invested invested In- In vested In foreign countries So another another another an an- other international committee is to tobe tobe tobe be formed to find finn out how much these investments are T The Te e question is will Vill America Join In the Investigation investigation gation The plan doubtless will be given up if she refuses LIVELY LIVEL Y SESSION AH AHEAD EAD Congress net met et on Monday l for promises to be one of ot the most In Interesting Interesting Interesting In- In sessions in its history The last congress' congress big Republican majority Is gone The Republicans have a majority but the ProgressIves Progressives Progressives among mong them are so numerous that if they with the Labor Farmer-Labor members should flop to the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- as may happen on some somo Issues is iss issues is- is s sues es the majority would be the theother theother theother other way That is the or more less independents hold the balance of power between Republicans and Democrat This is true In both houses IM IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UP Aside from the peculiar lineup of the parties a number of most important important important im im- im- im questions are up for settlement settle settle- ment Theres There's the matter of reducing taxes and the soldier bonus Theres There's discontent among the farmers and the tariff issue The railroad question question ques ques- ques-I ques tion runs through everything Prohibition is going to figure prominently To the average man manit's manit's manit's its it's best understood and the most Interesting of or all national questions and the hardest for the politicians to straddle And of course congressional al developments developments developments de de- de- de in the next few months will have much to do with shaping I the presidential contest st st. WETS AND DRYS The state department and London foreign office h have YE framed u up the agreement allowing ving American Am coast guards to chase rum smugglers outside outside outside out out- side the three-mile three limit for all England cares on condition that English ships may bring into American ports provided they dont don't sell it here But before re this arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar becomes effective t the le senate must ratify it as s a n. treaty and its it's sure to tobe be hard fought |