The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11

said to be ready to seize the rich coal
region about Pernik which Serbia
covets. Bulgaria wants an outlet to
the Aegean across Grecian Thrace. and
Serbia wishes to gain possession of
Saloniki to make up for the loss of
Fiume to italy. In order to save that
port 1t may be that Greece will feel
compelled to support the Belgrade ul-
timatum to Bulgaria.
In Greece the stage Is set for the
establishment of new form of gov
eminent. On Wednesday, after Colonel
Plastiras. chief of the revolution. had
delivered to the national assembly a
vigorous justification Of his actions
and retired to private life, the cabinet
resigned and all powers were handed
over to the assembly Next day M.
Venizelos arrived to assist in settling
the country's affairs, and was given
tremendous ovation. AS to whether
Greece shall be republic or mon
archy, venizelos has said he favored
a .plebiscite but his republican sup
porters and most of the army officers
insist this shall be determined by the
assembly. British influence, which is
strong in Greece, is supporting the
royalists and the Bank of England has
Just refused to float Greek loan
mainly because Of opposition to re-
public.
THERE is no longer any doubt that
4 the big French dirigible Dixmude
vas lost in the Mediterranean during
4 storm, for the body Of her com
mander and fragments of wreckage
have been picked up by fishermen. The
disaster has caused much of political
scandal in Paris, the air ministry be-
ing bitterly attacked.
In this connection it Is worthy of
note that Captain McCrary. COM
mander of the American .dirigible
Shenandoah. is outspoken in his OPP
position to the plan to use that airship
in arctic exploration next summer. He
believes it to be unsuited in construc-
ton, equipment and cruising radius
for such a trip as has been planned.
The builders of the Shenandoah do not
agree with McCrary. but they advocate
the use of hydrogen to obtain greater
b0uyancy and advise making direct
dash from Lakehurst to the polar re-
gion instead of the long detour by way
of caufhorr Noltforv,io
CONGRESS has resumed work after
~ the holidays and the house ways
and means committee is again strug-
Cling with the treasury tax reduction
bill. After this has been disposed of,
which may be about January is, the
committee will take up the soldiers
bonus measure. Chairman Green be-
lieves no part of the revenue measure
should be reported until after action
Gratis have not yet decided on their
program in relation to the revenue bill,
but the farm bloc through Representa-
tive Dickinson of Iowa has offered a
compromise, agreeing to accept cut
in surtax rates from the present maxi
mum Of 80 per cent to maximum
somewhere between 81 and AZ per
cent. He thinks nearly all the Repub-
licans in the lower house except the
La Toilette radicals would support
such reduction and that many Demo-
Gratis also would favor it.
ID REPRESENTATIVE UPSHAW has
ANmade up his mind that liquor drink
ing by congressman and high govern
ment officials must stop and that there
must be no more leakage of booze
from the stores of foreign diplomats
into bootleg channels. Consequently
he has embodied these ideas In q
resolution and introduced 1t in the
house, following with a speech in its
support. He thinks the State depart
ment should respectfully request that
all foreign governments discontinue
sending to this country diplomatic and
consular representatives who exert q
,demoralizing influence upon our official
and social life by dispensing from
their residences and Offices intoxicat-
ing liquors prohibited by our laws to
American citizens" He also suggests
that all federal appointees be required
to make a pledge of total abstinence
and that all intoxicated congressman
should be busted.
NTOW Leonard Wood, Jr.. son of
l Y Gen. Leonard Wood. and his as
sociates in four oil companies are I'M
der fire because it is said many ex-
service men lost money by investing in
the stock of the concerns. The federal
government is inqulring into the mat
ter. and 1t also may be aired In con-
gress when Congressman Frear's de-