The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-27

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condition, and 1t is rumOred that the
United States has consented to par
ticipate in the capacity of friendly
adviser. Public opinion in Belgium is
turning to support Of the British view
in the controversy, and in two of the
most influential newspapers is pub
lished this. paragraph:
ANY policy inspired Systematically
from Quai d'Orsay would be in the
year 1923 as much an alteration on
ton, for we cannot forget that Eng
land is the only power whose inter-
ests oblige her to consider the neces-
sity for our freedom and indepen-
dence."
TSMET PASHA was authorized by
the Angora government to sign the
peace treaty formulated at Lausanne,
and the act of signing was set for July
"a. The treaty represents a triumph
| for Turkey and for the United States
the latter because on the demand of
Minister Grew valuation of prewar
concessions is omitted and the open
door policy prevails. The Turks gain
practically everything for which they
commended, and even their concessions
were modified SO that the treaty
would not be rejected at AngOra. For
instance, they objected to provision
that each allied nation should keep
two warships in the Dardanelles until
the final ratification of the treaty, SO
the pact as finally drawn says each
allied nation shall keep one warship
there "at the invitation of the Turkish
government" The Turkish delegates
and Mr.. Grew were hurriedly complet-
ing the separate peace treaty with the
United States so it could be signed
| Immediately after that with the al
| lies. In both cases various questions
are left for diplomatic settlement.
| EOR the first time during the pro-
L ceedings of the mixed claims COM
mission, demand has been made that
| the German government produce it's
official records showing the activities
of it's spies in the United States during
| the war. An elevator of the Kentucky
Elevator company was burned in Feb
ruary, 1917, and the company claims.
! 81 900, 900 damages. 1t is contended
| that the destruction of this and other
elevators was part Of the plot Of
German agents to buy up all the grain,
or, failing in that, to, destroy the
available wheat supply in America.
The demand for the spy records is
justified by an article in the treaty of
Versailles.
DREMIER MUSSOLINI has clinched
1 his complete control of the gov
eminent of Italy by persuading the
parliament to pass his new electoral
law which permits the redistricting
and. gerrymandering of election dis
tricts. The liberals opposed the
measure but Mussolini told the parlia-
ment he would get rid of it altogether
unless it obeyed him. He is admitted
ly doing great things for the restora-
ton Of his country, but his dictatorial
methods are looked at askance by
many Italians.
GOVERNOR PROCTOR of Yer
~ mont has called a special cleo
ton on November 6 to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of William P.
Dillingham;, for twenty-three years a
United States senator. The primary
will be held on October 9.
TOR ten years the government has
Il been trying to break up the Inter-
national Harvester company, apparent
ly with only partial success. Now At
torney General Daugherty has asked
the federal district court In st. Paul
for a decree dlssolving the company
into at least three separate and indie
pendent corporations, asserting that it
is still combination In restraint of
trade and commerce in harvesting ma
chinery and "still is monopOlizing and
attempting to mOnopolize said trade
and commerce in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law and contrary
to the several opinions. orders. and de-
crees of this court"
The three separate companies pro-
posed would include two implement
companies of substantially equal size,
one of which would feature the McCor-
mick harvester machines while the
other would handle the Deering line.
The third company would take over
the steel and coal subsidiaries of the
Harvester company. The two imple-
ment companies, while larger than any
other company in the industry. would
be able to. compete with each other,