The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-16

Washington.
Is requested to negotiate with the Jap
anese government in relation to the
abrogation of the present agreement
on this subject"
Senator Shortridge of California de-
clared his intention of raising point
of order against the conference report
when it comes to the senate on the
ground that the senate conferees
had exceeded their authority.
GENATOR NORRIS expressed inten-
~ ton Of continuing his efforts to
save Muscle Shoals and other valuable
resources of the country for the peo-
pie will win wide approval, but it
isn't likely he is doing the cause any
good by his vicious attacks on Presi-
dent Coolidge in that connection. The
senate, agriculture committee heard
James Martin Miller, correspondent,
declare again that he correctly quoted
the President, in his telegram to
Ford's secretary, as saying he was
trying to deliver" the Muscle Shoals
project to Ford-which Mr.. Coolidge
has specifically denied. Norris then
said some very nasty things about the
Chief Executive.
.DRESIDENT COOLIDGE vetoed the
= Bursum bill increasing the pen
sions Of veterans and widows Of the
Civil war, on the ground Of economy,
but it is asserted it will be repassed
by both houses. Secretary Mellon is
said to have recommended that the
President veto the soldiers bonus
measure.
CENATOR COUZENS and Governor
~ Pinchot gained a big point in their
fight on Secretary Mellon when the
senate passed the Jones resolution en-
powering its committee to go ahead
with paid counsel in the investigation
of Mellon and the bureau of internal
revenue. Presumably Francis j. Heney
will get the job, and the inquiry will
be broadened to include the conduct of
the bureau in prohibition enforcement.
Operations of the Department of
Justice in connection with liquor
cases in Chicago were detailed to the
Daugherty committee. These included
the notorious Grommes & Ullrich
liquor "split" and more about the con-
viction and pardon Of Grossman. For
mer Judge Lands had testified vigor-
ously concerning the Grossman mat
ter. and last week G. w. Mi0dlekauff,
assistant attorney general, appeared
before the committee and said Lands
had told lies. This may develop inter-
estingly later.
CALIFORNIA Republicans In their
~ primary election deserted Hiram
Johnson and gave their preference to
Coolidge by a majority of something
like $4,000. johnson bore up under the
blow bravely, declaring the result was
not a tragedy. In the Democratic
primaries McAdoo ran against an un-
instructed slate and won an impressive
victory.
Indiana Republicans also decided
for Coolidge as against johnson by a
huge majority. The chief interest
there was in the race Of Ed Jackson
for the gubernatorial nomination. He
was backed by the Ku Klux Khan and
obtained clear majority over all his
five opponents combined. The Demo-
Gratis were solid for Ralston, and DIR.
Carleton McCulloch was in the lead
for the gubernatorial nomination.
Mr.. Coolidge has now defeated SEN
ator johnson in all the direct primary
states except South Dakota, and vet
eran politicians believe the Californian
is eliminated for all time as Presi-
Dental possibility. The President and
his, close advisers are now formulating
platform for presentation to the
Cleveland convention, devoting them
selves at present especially to planks
dealing with international matters. Ac-
cording to one veracious correspondent
the tentative program embodies these
features:
1. The United States shall join the
World court if it is divorced from the
League of Nations.
2. The court shall be maintained In
connection with The Hague tribunal,
as originally advocated by the United
States.
8. An international conference on
land and further naval armament limi-
tation shall be called by President
Coolidge, contingent upon the accept
anee Of the Dawes PREPARATIONS settle
ment by the European powers. e.
Senator Lodge, in a resolution in
troduced in the senate. has proposed
that the President be asked to call a
third Hague conference Of all nations