The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-12-01

| ~ decided at once that these demands
should be rejected, but it was said
the matter might be referred to COM
mittee. They were opposed vigorously
by VeniZeloS for Greece and by the
Bulgarians, Rumanians and Jugo-
SlavS.
StambolIlisKi asked the conference
to give Bulgaria a corridor to the
Aegean sea, including Dedepgatch, but
Greece and the allied powers opposed
this. 1t is not unlikely Bulgaria will
be granted an outlet by the free use
of railroad to Dedeagatch, which
would remain Greek territory.
Abdul Medjid Effendi, man of
scholarly attachments, has been elected
caliph of the Mohammedan church by
the Nationalist assembly, and installed
in Constantinople The deposed sui
tan reached Malta safely under pro-
lection of the British, and it has been
rumored that they will make use of
MIN later in India to create antago-
nism there against the Nationalists.
AIILHELM CUNO. the new Ger
w man chancellor, spent much of
the week selecting the members of his
cabinet from the bourgcoise parties.
and seemingly he believes his govern
ment will be strong enough to with
stand the assaults of the angry united
Socialists. The latter rejected Presi-
dent Ebert's appeal to drop their quar-.
rel with, the Peoples party and help
save Germany from collapse. This
caused Ebert to repudiate his own
party and authorize Cuno to ignore
The Socialists.
TING GEORGE opened the new
II British parliament with the usual
speech from the throne. in which he
asked that, as regards trade and EN-
ployment, the ameliorative measures
prepared by the Lloyd George govern
ment be continued and extended.
James r. Macdonald. who had been
elected leader of the Labor party and
therefore is leader of the opposition
in parliament, started the debate on
the kings speech by calling for alleyia-
ton of the distress arising from I'M
employment. How serious this ques-
ton is was made plain by the enor-
nous parade of the unemployed in Lon
don which at first demanded access to
Prime Minister Bonar Law but was
turned away from Downing street by
diplomacy. The first urgent business
of parliament, however, will be the
passage of the Irish bill. for if the
Free State constitution has not been
ratified by December the Anglo Irish
treaty will lapse.
M GEORGES CLEMENCEAU is
1V1s delivering series of addresses
in the largest American cities. explain
ing the present day attitude of France
and telling, Americans wherein. as he
thinks. their own country is ut fault
in not taking an active part in the eff
forts to revive Europe His structures
and his advice are received with en-
thusiasm, with interest or with dis
sent, according to the opinions of his
individual hearers and readers, but
always they are received with friendly
spirit, for the aid man himself in
spires admiration and liking every
where. 1t is not likely that he can in
duce America to enter into the alliance
with France and Great Britain which
he advocates; but probably he will be
successful in giving us better under
standing of the policy of France and
her urgent needs
a MOTHER great mine disaster oc-
CURED last week, this time near
Birmingham. Ala. Cars running wild
severed an electric cable and a spark
caused a terrible dust explosion LOO
feet from the entrance. -Four hundred
and seventy--five men were trapped.
and of these 81 were killed. Many
others were severely injured.
EVERYONE will be interested in the
- story which came out of French
Lick Springs, Ind, where Mayor Hy-
Ian of New York has been stopping
after visit to Chicago 1t is to the
effect that Hylan and Mayor Thomp-
son of Chicago have formed an alliance
for the purpose of getting William
Randolph Hearst nominated for the
presidency in 1924 1t is said they will
hold over the heads of the leaders of
the Democratic party the threat OF
forming a third party to include ali
the Insurgents and more radical
farmer and labor elements. In fact.
tiylan made just that threat in