The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-27

of Annunciation-mostl former pre-
miers and members of the royal fam
ily-to help form general cabinet.
Mussolini, however, arose to the
emergency, displaced and replaced vari-
Gus high officials. directed the arrest
Of the guilty men and began a general
housekeeping of the Fascist govern
'ment One of the accused isfsaid to
have confessed. BY the end of the
week the excitement over the af-
fail, was waning, but 1t was ad.
mitted that the scandal had dealt
Fascism a severe blow. The truth Is
that the Fascist movement had begun
to degenerate from high moral cru
SADIE into a mere politicians party,
many of the members of which were
concerned mainly in obtaining and re-
tanning public Office. Mussolini's die
tatorial methods had begun to irk the
people, and while he may continue in
power, his rule is likely to be less
autocratic.
TDOUARD HERRIOT, Frances
- new premier, went to England Sat
urday to spend the weekend with
Prime Minister Macdonald in confer
ence over the application of the Dawes
plan. Before he started he conferred
with Foreign Minister Hymans of Bel
GUM, and then said France and Bel
GUM were In complete accord con-
corning the matter. Herriot also re-
ceived Herr. Brietscheid, German So
cial Democrat deputy, who told him
the majority of the reichstag favored
carrying out the Dawes plan and that
France could count on Germany's sim
cerity in executing it. The necessary
bills for carrying out the Dawes plan
will not be introduced in the reichstag
before the middle of July, being COM
plicated and extensive.
Herriot disappointed the extreme
radicals and many Germans in several
matters. First, he declared his policy
was to retain control of the Ruhr I'M
til Germany had given the requisite
guarantees. Then he. selected for his
minister of war General Nollet, head
Of the allied control commission in
Germany. This caused great protest
from German Nationalist and Mon
archists, especially as Herriot said he
chose Nollet because he knew more
about the military situation in Ger
many than any ether man and that
while Frances policy would be to take
action against the growing militarism
in Germany, France would neverthe-
less help the young German democ-
,racy,
Premier Herriot told the French par
lament that he was preparing to rec
ognize Russia, and that the French
embassy at the Vatican would be sup
pressed. He said complete amnesty
would be granted all war prisoners ex-
cept those condemned for treason.
DARLIANIENTARY elections in
South Africa resulted in victory
for the Standardization coalition and
gave momentum to the movement for
an independent republic. Gen. Jan.
ouulS, lOrtuSE pISLuACAs was uSAColCu
by a labor candidate, and General
Hertzog, advocate of secession from
the British empire. was elected. He
may be the new premier.
EOR the fourth time Lieut.. Ernest de
- Muyter of Belgium won the James
Gordon Bennett balloon race with the
balloon Belgica. and thus gained per-
manent possession of the trophy. He
travelled about 500 miles ana landed
in Scotland.
Americas globe encircling aviators
made good progress last week, flying
from Tourane, French Indo- China, to
Saigon and then 500 miles to Bang
kok, Siam. They expected to reach
Rangoon before the week ended.
DNQST OFFICE employees of Canada
1 struck and tied up the postal serv-
ice across the Dominion from coast to