The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-13

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that it had always disapproved acts
of violence which endanger the effec-
tiveness of the passive resistance, and.
In order to comply with the wishes of
the holy father, it was denouncing
sabo:enrs as traitors to the cause 1t
declined, however to comply with the
demand of the Labor party and con-
slider the saboteurs as plain criminals.
ITO THE establishment of the allied
diplomats in Lausanne-and it
will surprise most Americans-Minis-
ter Joseph @. Grew demanded for the
United States share Of the 100000
Turkish gold pounds which were de-
posted in Constantinople by Germany
and were seized by the allies immedi-
ately after the signing of the Murdos
armistice in 1918. The money was
long ago split up among the allies and
the Balkan nations that had helped
them, and Mr.. Crews demand was the
first intimation they had that America
considered it had any claim on share.
The Turks are becoming increasingly
indignant over the proposition that
COnStantinopie shall not be evacuated
by the allies until every question at
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settled. Ismet Pasha has instructions
to insist on immediate evacuation of
the city. and the cabinet at Angora is
again seriously talking of resumption
of warfare. Ismet has formally de-
handed that the conference speedily
remove the remaining obstacles to
peace.
THE council of the League of Ma
i lions. in session again in Geneva.
has begun an investigation of the
French administration of the Saar. de-
manded by the British. M. Hanotaux
protested in vain.
Because it automatically includes
Russia, proposal to extend the Wash
ington naval treaties to nations not
represented in the Washington confer
ence was postponed to the next meet
ing of the council. England is not yet
ready for formal dealings with the
soviet government. The naval treaty
was laid before the French chamber
Wednesday, with recommendation for
it's ratification with reservations.
DRESIDENT HARDING sailed for
1 Alaska from Tacoma after a rest
in the Yellowstone National park, par
ticipation In the Oregon trail celebra-
tion at Meacham, Ore. and an indie
pendence day address at Portland de-
voted to the immigration question. He
defended the restriction placed by con-
gress on the admission of aliens, and
said: Il would like to acclaim the
day when there is no room in America
anywhere for those who defy the law
and when those who seek our hOspi-
tally for the purpose of destroying
our institutions should be deported or
held securely behind prison walls"
RAY SILVER, Washington repre-
" sentative of the American Farm
Bureau federation. has a scheme to
double the price of wheat, and has put
it up to President Harding and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace. This de-
sirable-for the farmer-thing can be
accomplished, he says, II, with the aid
of the new warehousing and interme-
dfate credits act, the farmers are au-
thorized to store on their farms a
minimum Of 2O0,O00O00 bushels Of
wheat as a means of avoiding putting
on the market an excessive surplus.
In his telegram to Secretary Wallace,
Mfr. Silver said: "As we have in pres
ent crop and carry over, approximate
ly 1,O0OOO0.O00 bushels of wheat, with
a home consumption Of five bushels
per capita or 550,OO0.OO0 bushels, and
seed needs of 50.000.000 bushels more,
and a possible export outlook of only
15O,OOO,OOO to 2O0.O0O,0OO bushels, can
you not get the President to advise
the farmers to avail themselves at this
time of thy new warehousing and in
termediate credit acts and withdraw
from the visible supply for this year
minimum OF 200.0O0O00 bushels of
wheat by warehousing. under your SUI
pervision, that quantity on the farm,
financed through the intermediate
credits hanks and not to be distributed
during this consumptive year but TO be
carried forward to augment next years
crop ut harvest time.
"In this way it will give the farm
ers an opportunity TO adjust their
acreage in the fall and spring seed
Ings so that no unduly large surplus
need exist at that time. Such q
move would in my opinion. allow co