24 JANUARY 1925, page 2

The Berlin Correspondent Of The Times Remarks That...

already returned to the monarchy in all but legal form. He thinks that if Bavaria went the whole way the change would be received with acclamation by the Bavarian people. The......

* * * * If Count Westarp Faithfully Represents Nationalist

opinion in this matter the prospect is gloomy. Herr Luther's statement that his Government means to be loyal to the Dawes scheme is at once seen to be empty. We must hope,......

The Situation In Italy Remains Substantially Unchanged....

new Fascist Electoral Law passed through the Chamber of Deputies. It has again been modified by the omission of the-elaborate plural voting clause, so that it now-provides for......

Political Feeling In America With Regard To Europe - Is

intensely interesting. The " Irreconcilables " of the Senate are making a demonstration in force—such .force as they have—against the financial transactions in Paris. In their......

The Opium Conference Has Been Resumed At Geneva, And The

British GoVernment have shown their sense of its importance by sending a Cabinet Minister, Lord Cecil. The opium problem is an extraordinarily difficult one, and it would be......

It Is Still Impossible To See How The Present Deadlock

can .be resolved. On the one hand the . Fascist executive power and authority seem to be-.undiminished, and there is no immediate prospect of overthrowing Signor Musso- lini......

In The Reichstag On Tuesday The Debate Showed That Nobody

was really pleased by the Chancellor's statement. Count Westarp was the most plain-spoken of the Nationalists. His speech was a challenge. He said that Herr Luther's......

Lord Cecil Recognizes That It Would Be A'-farce' _to Pretend

that we could prevent the_sninggling_a_npium a thing very easily smuggled—into our Far Eastern territories, so long as China is behaving quite lawlessly. Nothing would be more......

It Is Not To Be Wondered At That Americans Feel

strongly about opium, and of course, in this respect, they have our complete sympathy. Since alcohol was prohibited in America the use of dangerous drugs, particularly 'the......