The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-04-21

900. General Yui, the japanese mill
tary commander there, says Japan will
remain until China fulfills every pledge
made in Washington.
| II EADERS of the Free State and
- republican factions of the Irish,
together with several neutral but in
fluential personages, began confer
hoped would result in the cessation
of the hostilities and an agreement on
the date of the elections. Arthur
Griffith had planned the election for
June, but De Valera objects to it's be-
ing held on the existing register be-
cause it is out of date. In the British
parliament the opposition bitterly at
tackled the government because Of the
Irish situation and the danger of a
coup d'etat by De Valera during the
Easter recess. Winston Churchill in
a brilliant speech defended the gov.
eminent.
THE senate finance committees
L version of the revised tariff was
reported on Tuesday, bearing the
signatures of all of the ten Republican
| members except Senator La Toilette
of Wisconsin. In this measure, as
compared with the house bill, rates
of duty have been shifted and the
basis of ad valorem duties has been
changed from that of the American
value, as proposed by the house, back
to the present foreign valuation
basis. This makes the ad valorem
rates higher, but the specific duties in
many cases have been lowered. Agri-
cultural products and some classes of
manufactured goods are given in
creased rates. Senator McCumber,
chairman of the committee, says the
bill has been written on the basis of
both protection and revenue, no rate
being SO high as to cut off reasonable
foreign competition or so low that
American manufacturers cannot hold
their full share of the American mar
ket. He gives assurance that there
will be final enactment of tariff leg
islation before congress adjourns.
THERE is not much to be said
concerning the coal miners strike.
President Lewis of the mine workers
estimates that during the week $4,000
nonunion men joined the strikers,
making total of $4,000 recruits of
that class. In some Ohio fields strik-
ers in large bodies made demonstra-
lions at mines still operating, and the
owners appealed for protection.
Congressman Huddleston of Ala
bama introduced bill giving author
ity to judges of federal courts on the
application of the attorney general
to appoint receivers to operate closed
mines.
~ ROWING fiercer daily, the fight
~ between the little navy men in
the house and those who support the
Administrations ideas on this matter
developed some fireworks last week.
Party lines are broken, and Mr..
Padgett Of Tennessee, former chair
man of the naval committee, led
many of his fellow Democrats to the
support Of the administration. The
most effective arguments of the latter
were in letter from Secretary
Hughes, read by Representative Rog-
ers. He urged that the standard Of
the naval treaty of Washington be
maintained unless the prestige of the
United States was to be impaired and
it's security put in jeopardy. Jimmy"
Galliyan of Massachusetts suggested
that the navy be turned over to the
prohibition commissioners.
1.-TWO Republican ex-service men,
4 Woodruff of Michigan and John
son of South Dakota, united in threat
ening Attorney General Daugherty
with impeachment and in demanding
wholesale courts-martial in the War
department. They asked that a Sc
lect committee of the house investi-
gate the liquidation of wartime con-
tracts, charging fraud and corruption
in the sale of property at ridiculous
ly low prices to favored individuals.
Secretary of War Weeks issued
general denial and invited investiga-
ton.
- ENERAL SEMENOFF, who calls
~ himself ataman of all the Cos
sacks, is having his troubles in the
United States. Coming to raise funds
to renew warfare on soviets, he was
arrested in civil suit resulting from
a theft of goods by his forces; and
then the government was asked to de.
port him, and American officers told a
senate committee of the outreces