The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-05-25

believe from personal knowledge and
experience that it would be destruc-
tive of the best interests of his cOun-
try to become enmeshed in the poll
tics Of Europe is branded as can
didate against President Harding"
THIS leads to consideration of the
l. report from Washington, after a
series of political conferences in the
White House, that Attorney General
Daugherty will not manage Mr.. Hard
ing's campaign for denomination ow-
ing to his continued Ill health. In
deed, 1t is believed he may soon re-
sign from the cabinet for the same
reason. His successor as pre-conven-
ton manager for Harding was not Sc
lected, but among the men discussed
for that work were Charles D. Hilles
of New York, VIII II. Hays and A. D..
Lasker, retiring chairman of the ship
ping board. Those participating in
the conferences had no doubt, SEEM
ingly, that the President would win a
denomination
These leaders had a good deal to
say about the situation in New York
state where they fear the effects of
the prohibition issue. There was a
rumor that Theodore Roosevelt would
offer himself as gubernatorial can
didate next year, his admirers assert
ing he is the one man who might de-
feat AL Smith.
DASSAGE of bill repeating the
L New York prohibition enforce
ment acts led citizen of Newburgh
to write President Harding urging
that congress be convened and that
every legislator who voted for the bill
and Governor Smith, if he signs it,
be suspended as traitors. In replying,
the President reiterated the statement
that his administration would use
every means to enforce the prohibition
amendment to the Constitution, and
continued:
II venture that, If by reason of the
refusal or failure of any state to dis
charge it's proper duty, the federal
government is compelled to enter upon
the territory and jurisdiction of the
state and to set up those police and
judicial authorities which would be re-
quired, the most difficult and trying
situations would inevitably arise.
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and federal authorities would seem
unavoidable in such circumstances.
The impression would be created that
the federal government was assuming
to interfere with the functions of the
states, and the distressing results that
would ensue readily suggest them
selves"
IRON various government agencies
\ in Washington there came last
week reports further confirming the
stories of enormous general prosperity
in the United States. The railroads
are doing a record-breaking business
in hauling the products of factory and
farm, and although agriculture has not
yet come in for its full share of the
good times, the increased buying pow
er of the farmer is shown by the
spring orders of general stores and
the new business of mail-Order houses
In its report on industrial employment
conditions for April 80 the Department
of Labor says there is little unemploy-
ment anywhere III the country, and
increased demands for all classes Of
skilled labor, skilled mechanics and
farm hands were general during April.
The predicted shortage Of competent
farm labor already is a fact
What is declared to be serious
situation throughout the country" con-
fronts the building industry, and rep
resentatives of all it's branches who
met in conference in New York last
week adopted a resolution recommend
ing that all new building construction
be deferred for few months in order
to check the steadily mounting cost
of both material and labor. Projects
under course of construction, it was
agreed, should be completed.
1t is stated that building projects
totaling $1OO,OOO,0O0 in New York city
and $75,000.OOO in Chicago already are
held up indefinitely by high costs. In
the face of this some of the building
construction unions in both cities are
demanding further advances in wages,
| and dealers in materials show no dis
position TO lower their prices.
Al THIS writing the Americans
n and Europeans held as hostages
by the Chinese bandits near Lincheng
have not been released, and anx-
iety over their fate is increasing. The
outlaws have enlarged their demands,
and there is likelihood that they will
be incensed to the murder of their