The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-06-08

definite total through fear that it
will be insufficient to insure negOtia-
tons; Chancellor Cuno must not de-
mand Secretary of State Hughes sug-
gestiOn of an international committee
to determine Germanys capacity to
pay" A moratorium on cash pay
ments can be asked; the French and
Belgians are to continue their occupa-
ton of the Ruhr during the mOratori-
UNI to insure obtaining taxes and the
delivery Of material; the German gov
eminent must Immediately abandon
it's passive resistance in the Ruhr, and
Cuno must indicate in detail the guar
antees and securities Germany will
offer for an international loan.
THE allies at Lausanne seemingly
the plan whereby Turkey gets slice
of western Thrace, including Kara
Catch, in lieu of Preparations, and they
also have yielded to the Turks in the
matter of juridic guarantees for for
eigners to replace the old capitula-
tons. With some mild safeguards, the
Turkish police will be authorized to
arrest allied subjects and search their
domiciles and offices for alleged Of
lenses against Turkish law without
first laying the. case before or getting
permission from the foreign legal adj
visers. After FIVE years all the safe
guards will be withdrawn. With these
problems out Of the way, the peace
conference came to that of payment
of pre-war Ottoman bonds, of which
the French hold about so per cent, or
200,000,O00. These are nominally
payable in sterling, gold francs or
gold marks, but Ismet Pasha threat
ened to quit the conference unless it
was agreed that Turkey might pay in
either Turkish paper pounds or French
paper francs. In this way the bond
holders would lose practically every.
thing
II QUOTATIONS for the release of
y all the foreigners held by Chinese
bandits were "gOing on favorably" at
the time of writing, and Maj Robert
A. Allen of the United States army,
and w. Smith of England already had
been set free. John B. Powell, the
Shanghai publisher, is conducting most
of the negotiations, having been re-
leased on parole. He has told the
leaders of the bandits that the Wash
ington agreement to reduce the size of
the Chinese army prevents their en-
listment and suggested that they ac-
cept payment in money and employ
ment ON public works. The leaders
liked the idea but feared they could
not persuade their followers to take
up honest labor.
Il ANON DE VALERA and Aitken,
IL chief of staff of the Irish repuh-
lican army, have issued orders to their
followers to cease their war on the
Free State and to dump their arms.
De Valeras order says: "Other means
must be sought to safeguard the ma
tons right. Further sacrifice would
be in vain. A continuance of the
struggle in arms is unwise in the ma
tional interests. The republic can no
longer be successfully defended by
your arms"
- REAT BRITAIN, in reply to
" Russias note, has accepted, with
slight reservations, Russia's offer of
compensation for the seizure of Brit
ish trawlers and for the execution of
Charles F. Dawson and the arrest and
detention of Mrs. Stan Harding,
newspaper correspondent, and the
withdrawal of the two Weinstein notes
written in reply to the British protest
over the prosecution of church Off
Gals. The Russian reply with respect
to propaganda in' Asia, however, is
held unsatisfactory, and the withdraw
al of Russian representatives in
Teheran and Kabul is demanded.
TWO Americans who gained consid-
cradle fame in politics died last
week. Joseph w. Folk, former gov
ernor of Missouri and for some time.
Republican leader in that state, passed
away in New York Monday. Claude
Kitchin, congressman from North Car
DINA and formerly Democratic leader
in the house. died Thursday after a
long illness. Mr.. Kitchin, who served
in congress twenty years, was pow
erful debater. He was especially
noted as an opponent Of large army
and of preparedness, and he voted
against the declaration of war against
Germany. but after We entered the
war he earnestly supported every
move by the government for victory.