The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09

toward the end Of the week it was re-
ported that they had modified be-
tween 10000 and 10000 troops along
the Thuringian frontier for march on
Berlin, that reinforcements were flock,
ing to the royalist colors from all sides
and that 5000 Bavarian reichswehr
at Bamberg were ready TO join. This
body of reichswehr troops was "kid-
naped' from the central government
by Bavaria and she stubhornly refuses
the demands Of Stresemann that they
be restored. Socialists in the Berlin
cabinet rage at Stresem0nn for what
they consider his mildness toward Ba-
varia, but he refused to press action
against Munich until he had settled
his troubles with the Saxon govern
ment. That he appears to be doing.
for the Saxon cabinet retired from
Office at his demand and another min
istry was formed exclusively of So
cialists. This has offended the more
radical Socialists.
In various parts of the Rhineland
the separatists held out against the
attacks of the police, the workers and
the Socialists. but they did not make
much Roadway. The British govern
ment announced that it would not
countenance the establishment Of an
independent republic within the bor-
ders of Germany since the allies in
the treaty of Versailles had guaran-
teed the integrity of German territory.
M. Poincare insrepiy denied that either
France or Belgium, had given the sep
aratists assistance and said the Rhine
land republic was developing as freely
without encouragement as without
hindrances.
Former Crown Prince Friedrich Will
helm has asked permission Of the
Dutch government to return to Ger
many. Holland does not object but
would not permit him to return again
to that country. 1t is said the Ger
man government will allow the ex-
prince to go home provided he lives
quietly on his estate in Silesia.
Whether his request has any connec-
ton with the royalist movement is a
question
DY VOTE Of the Angora assembly
- Turkey was declared a republic
last week, and Mustapha Renal was
elected its first president. Ismet Pasha
was appointed premier and formed a
cabinet. Great Britain has asked Tur-
key to open pourparlers on. the Mosul
question, and 1t Is said both the Brit
ish and the French are offering the
Turks loans and concessions in the
effort to obtain the things which they
failed to get by diplomacy at Lausanne.
DPLOMATS of the United States
~ and the British empire have set
tied the rum running issue between
America and Great Britain and agreed
upon treaty. This pact will give our
prohibition enforcers the right to
search suspected liquor smuggling yes
sells as far as IAN hours sailing from
the American shore"-the proposed
twelve-mile limit not being mentioned.
In return America will formally affirm
the three-mile limit as governing Brit
ish maritime rights generally, and.
what is more important. British ships
will be allowed to carry liquor under
seal into American territorial waters.
Washington will undertake similar ar
rangements with other nations.
Thus, so far as the diplomats are
concerned, all Is lovely. But the
United States senate is still to be
reckoned with. OF course the drys ap-
prove of the extension of the search
limit, but some Of them will strenu-
ously object to the section that per-
mits British vessels to bring in liquor
under seal. In this they have the
purely selfish support of American
shipping interests. Wayne B. Wheeler,
counsel for the Anti-Saloon league,
doesn't believe that part of the pro-
posed treaty would be constitutional.
TN THE controversy with Governor
Pinchot over what he calls the fail
ure of the federal government to en-
force prohibition. Secretary Mellon
has taken up the cudgel in behalf Of
the administration. Rather 1t should
be said Pinchot forced the cudgel into
MELONS hand. The governor in a
letter to the secretary placed on the
federal permit system the blame for
the breakdown" of prohibition en-
forcement in Pennsylvania and de-
clared that Mellon. as secretary of the
treasury, has the power TO cut off the
flood of Illicit liquor at its source by
revoking the permits. "In reply Mellon
said the treasury is INVOKING every