The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-23

to be treated with contempt either by
France or even the United States,
without whose economic cooperation
the economics of the Russian state
cannot be re-established. BY her
famine relief America has gained some
sympathy in Russia, which she is
going to forfeit if she wishes to play
the role of dictator toward Russia by
forcing upon her such base demands
despite her poverty, Russia will en-.
ter into relations with foreign coun-
tries only on the basis of mutual es-
teem."
What a strange inversion Of ideas
in that allusion to America and the
famine relief!
ECESSARILY the German repara-
~ lions question will intrude itself
in the present conference, and the
friends Of France are hoping that she
will present definite plan in this
regard. Germany has paid the June
installment, but cynically says, as to
the sums due in July and thereafter.
there is mo- likelihood that we can
pay them, and what are you going to
do about it?"
Austria is attracting more sympathy
than any other Of the former enemy
states, for obvious reasons. Her rulers
are calling for material aid, which
they say must be extended to save
the country from bolshevism. Already
France has agreed to make large
loan to Austria.
CHILE and Peru. through their
~ representatives sent to Wash
ington, have spent a month in
futile attempts to reach basis for
settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute,
and now they have asked Secretary of
State Hughes to help them. 1t is
understood that he will not act Of
ficially as formal arbitrator, but in
an individual capacity in the role of
conciliator.
CUBA is in a mess again, owing
" to the delay of President Zayas
in carrying out the pledges made to
General Crowder to rid the govern
ment of alleged graft. The cabinet
has resigned in order to aid the Presi-
dent in carrying out the desired re-
forms. Some members of the Cuban
congress are talking Of impeaching
Zayas. The American government is
watching developments closely, but is
hopeful that Intervention under the
terms of the Plat amendment will
not be necessary.
T>HE AMERICAN FEDERATION
l. OF LABOR, in session in Cincin-
natl, once more turned down the idea
of the zone big union" plan, which
Gompers and his supporters have so
far successfully combated. The Chi
cago Federation Of Labor was leading
in the effort to put over an amalgama-
ton of allied unions so that there
would be only one union In each in
,dustry. The delegates to the conven-
ton decided that the whole force Of
the federation shall be directed toward
the elimination of child labor in the
United States, crusade in which they
twill find few to oppose them outside
of the southern states. They also
adopted resolution declaring that the
ship subsidy bill should be condemned
as inimical to the public interests and
destructive to the nations hopes and
aspirations for sea power. In an ad-
dress to the convention Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin made warm at
tack on the Supreme court and some
Of its recent decisions. He proposed
an amendment to the Constitution de-
nying the power of lower courts to
set aside federal law as unconstitu-
tional, andsproviding for the nullifica-
ton of any such decision by the SUI
preme court by re-enactment of the
statute.
TREI.AND'S dali elections took place
4 Friday, but at this writing no re-
turns have been received. The wind
up of the campaign and the vigorous
measures of the British soldiery served
to quiet somewhat the warfare on the
Ulster border. but there were daily
outrages in Belfast, including, an in
cendiary fire that destroyed a large
block of business houses.
In London the constitution of the
Irish Free State, as revised. was made
public. 1t places the relation between
Ireland and the empire on the same
basis as Canada and the other domin-
ions. The instrument is quite up to
date, including female suffrage, pro-
portional representation and the ref
erendum and Initiative. Free schools
and freedom of religion are provided