The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

'zing Christmas candies, as is being done
e made cardinal at the secret consist
Warsaw that the Polish government
has protested to Germany against the
return Of the former crown prince and
also against the stopping of the activi-
ties of the allied military control COM
mission, asserting that Poland's secur-
ity is threatened.
ORANGE and her allies are disputing
over the disposition of the payments
to be made under the recent Franco
German industrial accord. The factory
and mine owners wish all payments in
kind and taxes collected to he applied
to the account of Germany with the
PREPARATIONS commission. The French
insist that the net receipts shall be
handed to the commission only after
the costs of the forces of occupation
in the Ruhr have been deducted. The
British and Italians assert all pay
inents must 60 to the commission for
superintendent among the allies, and
they expected that America would take
the same view since she has been
promised $25,000,0O0 for the cost of
the army of occupation at Coblenz.
Belgium, having demanded in vair
that Germany pay an indemnity for
the murder of Belgian officer last
year, seized lot of railway cars and
engines to make up the amount asked
but Berlin had more important things
to worry about 1t is said the Belgian
government hopes to take home most
of its occupation troops within a few
weeks.
In some parts of the Ruhr last week
there were what were called hunger
riots, but authentic reports from the
region show there is no shortage of
food there to excuse them. Not only
are the crops in the Ruhr the best
since 1912, but food is being shipped
into the Ruhr at the rate of about
thousand carloads day. Figures COM
piled mainly from German statistics
show that Germany is the only country
in the world where food prices. as
figured on gold basis, are still lower
than before the war.
G ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON actu-
~ ally launched his pre-convention
campaign last week in Chicago, where,
I t,Srr ~ no octa 10
men, he laid down his main planks. He
declared himself in favor of a soldiers
bonus act because it was solemn
pledge which must be kept. He held
that If the computations of the Treas
ury department are correct, this need
not prevent the reduction of taxessad-
vocated by Secretary Mellon. Said he:
in round numbers 13,600,000 are
paying taxes ion incomes under $4,000.
Only $4,000 pay on incomes exceeding
$4,000. BY reducing in the manner
that has been suggested the taxes Of
these 13,600.000 we would reduce the
governments revenue $140,000,000.
There is, according to figures Of the
secretary of the treasury, surplus of
$500, 000,O 900. Upon the basis of every
computation this surplus is sufficient to
justify the tax reduction Immediately
to the 13,600 900 &of our people most
needing it and to pay also the money
required under the adjusted compensa-
ton act"
Lower freight rates, extension Of CO.
operative marketing and development
of waterways were suggested by the
senator as aids to agriculture that
could be effected.
Coming to the subject Of foreign rela-
tons, the senator declared his opposi-
tion to any policy that would commit
this country to "undisclosed European
adventures" He alluded to the pro-
posal for a reparations conference,
made by the national government, as
"a transparent subterfuge contrived by
gentlemen who, having VIGOROUSLY
tried and having VIGOROUSLY failed. to
get us into the politics of Europe d.
rectly through the League of Nations
now wish to get US into the politics of
Europe through the indirect road Of
participation in European economic af-
fairs in a conference called by govern
ments and consisting Of the appointees
Of governments.
"There are alternative policies. The
one is intervention in Europe to save
Europe and bring peace and order
an intervention dictated by conferences
in which we are but one Of many. The
other policy is our own. frankly and
openly avowed. doing justice TO all,
wrong to none, neither asking nor re-
ceiying benefits or profit, retaining our
Independence Of action uniTnuenced
by secret conference, undirected by
majority Of foreigners; in short. an
American polIcy.r