The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-11-24

fire on the crowds. Smaller riots took
place in Berlin and elsewhere, and it
was feared the disorders would
spread to the Ruhr district. There is
no doubt that the food situation in
Germany is very serious. The repara-
lions commission when in Berlin re-
Gently learned that the country must
get 8O0,000,0 100000. marks worth OF
grain during the next year.
FOLLOWING some days of genuine
= alarm lest war break out between
the allies and the Turks, the latter
gave assurances that eased the situa-
ton. Postponement of the Lausanne
conference until November - made
them decidedly suspicious of the good
faith of the allies, and the insistence
of Lord CurzOn that Great Britain,
France and Italy reach preliminary
accord on matters to be discussed.
still more angered the Turks. The
allied military chiefs at CONSTANT
nople were so disturbed by the pros
poets that they sent messages to
their respective governments urging
them to begin the conference speed
lily and quit playing politics, intimat-
ing that otherwise they declined to
accept responsibility for what might
happen. All the time Rafet. Pasha,
governor of Constantinople, under
orders from Angora was pressing the
demand for full control of that me-
tropolis. without allied interference.
Conditions were decidedly threaten
ing. However, on Wednesday the al
lies received note from the National
list government stating that it would
respect the terms of the Mudania
armistice agreement and would not
insist on the withdrawal of allied
troops from the zones delimited by
that pact. The note continued: 'The
national government, seeing that it
has assumed the duty of insuring or
der and security in the capital, re-
quests the cessation of interference
in the shape of control by allied troops
in our internal administration"
Secretary of State Hughes instruct
ed Ambassador Child at Rome and
Minister Grew at Berne to go to Lau-
same as observers of the peace con-
ference for the United States govern
ment. Rear Admiral Bristol also will
be there when his duties as American
high commissioner at Constantinople
permit. The cruiser Pittsburgh, bear
ing Rear Admiral Long, commander
of our naval forces in European wat
ers, arrived at C6nstantinople.
EULL returns from the British parli-
L amentary elections held last We'd
nesday are not in at this. writing, but
it is certain that Prime Minister
Bonar Law will have Conservative
majority in the commons of about 81
over all other parties. The Labor
sparty made extensive gains, mainly
in the manufacturing counties and
northern towns in England and in
Scotland. This despite the fact that
both the Conservatives and the Georg-
ian Liberals, directed a strong came
paign against the Laborite candidates.
The four leaders of the chief parties,
Bonar Law, Lloyd George, Herbert
Asquith and John r. Clynes, chief of
the Labor party, all were elected to
the house. The prime minister's plur-
atty was rather slender. and so was
Asquith's. Lloyd Georges group of
Liberals in the house will not be large
but may serve him in the making of
opposition combinations.
OF the SO women nominees the re-
turns so far show that only two were
elected. These are Viscountess AS.
tor, former American, and Mrs. Mar
garet Wintringham. Both are present
members of parliament. Among the
men defeated was Winston Churchill.
former secretary for the colonies.
DREMIER MUSSOLINI is losing no
L time in putting Italy on the road
to recovery of her prosperity. Last
week he asked and obtained from King
Victor Emmanuel full power to make
radical bureaucratic and tributary
reforms without awaiting for parlia-
mentary sanction. These include re-
arrangement of the taxation system
and reduction of salaries and number
of government employees, and the
leasing of railroads and telephone and
telegraph lines TO private concerns.
On Thursday the chamber of deputies
began session which the premier
hoped would. last only few days. He
outlined the policy of his government
to the deputies and announced re-
form of the electoral laws decided on