The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-18

| pay?" and How much can she pay
each year?" the experts "have respond
ed positively and clearly. They have
! said Germany can pay and how much
she can pay annually. Not only did
! they answer the question but they
have constructed a machine for pay
1 ments which is remarkable piece of
clockwork. Tomorrow, if desired. the
machine can be put into movement.
If it is desired! That means Germany.
| What is Germany going to do? The
only question for the PREPARATIONS COM
mission to put up to Germany is de-
mand yes or no answer. And the
only thing France has to say to her
allies, DO you underwrite the work of
your experts? If you underwrite it,
will you help to make it work? Will
your pressure go to the extent of u.s.
ing force'?"
The Temps thinks the Dawes plan
offers the best basis of settlement Of
the reparations problem which has yet
been proposed, and says the French
army is ready to back it if necessary.
Great Britain is pleased with the
Dawes report. generally speaking, but
doubt is felt in London that France
will agree to the abandonment of the
Ruhr control and the four years par
tial moratorium for Germany.
!HUGO SHINES, the richest man
i in Germany, if not in the world,
died Thursday after several opera
lions in a Berlin hospital. He was
only fifty-four years old, but through
relentless methods and extraordinary
business genius he had built up an
enormous fortune that made him the
most hated and most feared man in
Europe. He took every possible ad-
vantage of the misfortunes of his
country and his countrymen, and so
far as is known never did anything to
relieve the distress which soft-hearted
Americans have given and are giving
millions to alleviate. The passing Of
SHINES may have some effect on the
reception and success of the Dawes
committee plan. 1t was believed in
Germany that his peculiar talents
qualified him especially to take lead
ing part in the economic readjust-
ment of the country.
SHINES has been prominent mem
Der of the National party, which last
week scored big victories over the So
cialists and Communists In the Ba-
varian elections.
G ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON Of
~ California sustained severe blow
in his fight for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination last Tuesday, when
Illinois in it's primary election gave
President Coolidge a plurality of
something like 10000. Michigan and
Nebraska Republicans also declared
their preference for Coolidge emphat-
ically, the three states adding at least
ITO delegates to his column. Mr.. Cool
idge was thus placed within % votes
of obtaining the nomination on the
first ballot in the Cleveland conven-
ton, according to the estimates of his
managers
There were rumOrs that Senator
Johnson was about ready to abandon
his campaign to the extent of stop
ping his speechmaking, but this he de-
MED in a formal statement, asserting
he was neither discouraged nor de-
spairing." Johnson had banked heav-
lily on the three Middle West states
that have so heartlessly turned him
down. To date he has the 13 dele
gates from South Dakota, and LaFol-
lette has Wisconsin's % votes. But
the delegates already chosen instruct
ed for Coolidge or favorable to him
are 533 in number, and only 555 votes
are necessary to choice. Twenty-one
states still have to elect their dele
gates to the convention.
Michigan Democrats expressed a
preference for Henry Ford over Sena-
tor w. N. Ferris. In Nebraska they
chose an uninstructed delegation, and
in Illinois their regular" organiza-
ton succeeded in preventing the cleo
ton of any McAdoo delegates.
MUCH publicity having been given
A.. Il L.. k,.fl1 rxkfs &c.