The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-02-15

Of the naval oil reserves to the In
terror department was made and about
the provisions for storage tanks at
points where the naval experts
thought they should be located. In
conclusion he said: II affirm that the
leases were legal and did carry out
the expressed will Of congress. They
prevented the further loss Of millions
of dollars worth Of OIL. They placed
oil on the coast and in the Hawaiian
islands, where 1t could be reached
quickly In case Of emergency. They
greatly increased the power of the
navy to defend the United States,
which in its essence is its principal
duty"
Albert B. Fall having refused to
testify further before the senate COM
mittee on the ground that he might
incrlminate himself and that the COM
mittee had lost It's authority to con-
tinue the inquiry, the committee de-
cided. on advice OF Special Counsel
Strawn and Pomerene, not to permit
him to testify unless he waived i'm
munity. This presages drastic &C
ton against Fall later. Subpoenas for
many other witnesses were issued and
It was said the committee was to
bring about further startling dis
closures.
William G. McAdoo arrived in Wash
ington and 1t was understood that he
would be given the chance he asked
to explain to the committee the ma
ture Of the services he gave to Doheny
in return for $4,000. No one doubts
that those services were entirely
legitimate, but McAdoo's best friends
do not deny that his candidacy for
the presidential nomination has suf-
fered severe blow. In similar case
Is Theodore Roosevelt. His connec-
ton with the oil affairs was Of the
slenderest. yet 1t is said that his
gubernatorial boom In New York state
il waning fast. Not justice nor fair
ness, but unreasoning public senti-
ment rules in both instances.
nAvID LLOYD GEORGE has
~ aroused lot Of animosity by a
badly timed interview in which he
tells of his recent discovery Of "a Sc
cret compact" signed in April, 1919,
between Woodrow Wilson and former
Premier Clemenceau concerning the
occupation Of the Rhineland. He said !:
II always have been attacked as the
villain In the piece. i have Just re-
ceived the documents from the foreign
Office. The French now wish to pub
liSh an agreement between Mr.. Wilson
and M. Clemenceau and desire me to
agree. This is little late to ask my
consent. I never have seen the docu-
ments before"
The British foreign Office says Lloyd
Georges story Is inaccurate: that the
French government wished to publish
yellow Book containing certain
documents connected with the drafting
of some articles Of the treaty of Yer
sailles and asked the permission Of
the British government; that the lat
ter as matter Of courtesy first sent
the proof sheets to Lloyd George, and
that he did not reply or return the
proof sheets. NJ. Clemenceau and An
DIRE Tardfeu warmly deny the truth Of
Lloyd Georges statements. The for
mer says: '.If Lloyd George will pro-
duce a secret agreement between VIII
SON and me, win pay the repara-
TONS" Tardieu told the chamber Of
deputies: 1.-THE text that Mr.. Wilson
accepted on April 20 at 6 p. m. In
conversation with NJ. Clemenceau and
myself had been In the hands Of Lloyd
George as well as those of Mr.. Wilson
for Is days. 1t was the same text that
Lloyd George, absent from Paris on
the Goth, accepted on the morning Of
the 22d after a last resistance. The
clauses In question became articles
428 to 432 Of the treaty of Versailles. !"
1t appears that the former prime
minister has done the cause Of inter-
national amity disservice and has
not displayed his customary tact.
COLLAPSE of the revolt In Mexico
" seemingly began when the fed
eral forces in a fierce battle took the
town of Cordoba from the revolution
lists and moved ON Vera Cruz. That
city, which had been the headquarters
of the insurgents, was promptly evac-
suated by them and occupied by the
government troops. De la Huerta and
his chief advisers fed on an oil tank
Yer. and are said to be at Merida
YIN Yucatan. The rebel troops re-
treated toward the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec, closely pursued by Obre-
IONS cavalry. The loyal Yaqui Indian