The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

jail, being under sentence in New York
for bootlegging. Wheeler added that
Means told him over the long distance
phone that he had been dealing with
Blair Coan, and asked him to get the
senate committee together again so he,
could present new documentary evil
dence Involving President Coolidge
The administration is wisely taking no
part In this controversy. Anyone who
makes use of Means gets his hands
smeared with muck, as did both
Daugherty and Wheeler.
TT IS now revealed that the anti-so-
Wet revolt In Georgia and Azerbai-
jan was provoked deliberately and pro-
NOTED by the BOlshevist authorities In
Moscow. The Russian government was
afraid of widespread revolution in
the Caucasus, knowing it would have
difficulty in suppressing it and that 1t
would be supported by Turkey II time
for its organization were allowed. The
entire Red army might be needed in
the disaffected region, and that would
give opportunity to the enemies Of the
soviets both within and without Rus
STA. Therefore 1t was determined that
an abortive revolution In Georgia
should be provoked after enough
troops had been placed strategfcally
and precautions taken to cut off COM
munication with the outside. The
cheka is executing suspects by the
thousand, and the scanty news that is
permitted to leak out Of Georgia indi-
Gates that the scheme of Moscow will
be successful and the revolution smooth
cred in blood.
MO REALLY serious fighting has
! y taken place yet between the
forces of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin and
General WI north of Picking, but those
two commanders are gathering their
armies for what promises to be great
battle that will decide the fate Of the
capital and of what Chang calls the
corrupt clique that rules there. The
Manchurian leader Is well supplied
with airplanes and bombs and with
them he bombed Wu's headquarters at
Shanhaikwan and troop train, claim
ing to have killed many. The Picking
troops, however, using armored tanks
with machine guns, repulsed attacks
by Chang and advanced into Fengtien.
On the Shanghai front both sides are
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TT THE proposed protocol for secur-
ity and arbitration submitted to
the League of Nations assembly Is
ratified by at least three Of the four
great powers-Great, Britain, France,
Italy and Japan-and ten smaller ma
lions, It Is proposed that a disarma-
ment conference shall be called, to
open on June Is next In Geneva. The
program will be prepared under the
direction Of the league council, and
the United States, Russia and Ger
many will be invited to participate.
The arbitration and security protocol
contains clause providing that non
member states can accept it $50 as to
assure a specific solution of conflicts
with signatories of the protocol"
Great Britain last week told Ger
many to Join the league, and the cabi-
net in Berlin decided to do SO, but with
provisions that indicate how much Ger
many has been coddled of late. A note
was sent to the ten powers represented
ar hA nrtH
ten concessions to be made before Ger
many would apply for admission. The
three most important are:
First, Germany must be given the
status of neutral. If the league en-
cages in any armed undertaking
against covenant-breaking nation
Germany cannot be conscripted nor
can her territory be crossed by league
troops or troops Of other powers act
| ing under the league.
Second, Germany, in throwing in her
fate with the league, does not recog-
nize her war guilt, as admitted in the
Versailles treaty.
Third, Germany must receive per-
manent seat on the council as one of
the great powers.
Germany also expressed desire for
evacuation of the Ruhr earlier than
the date fixed in the London agree
ment, and wishes to be given mandates
for her former colonies.
1t is understood Germany cannot
join the league during the present SEES
sion of the assembly. If the league,
after granting the conditions laid
down. calls special session for Ger
many before the next regular meeting,
Berlin could be persuaded TO apply
then.
) Government circles in Berlin believe