The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-26

town Of Liuho and the Chekiang forces
were forced back. Both armies are
obtaining great supplies of foreign
guns and munitions, including air.
planes and armored cars, despite the
efforts Of the Americans and British
to prevent the smuggling of such sup
plies.
nR. EDOUARD BENES of. Czecho-
~ slovakia and his sub committee
have drafted and submitted to the as
sembly Of the League of Nations the
proposed pacts for disarmament, Sc
curity and arbitration. They are de-
signed to put some new teeth in the
covenant, for they offer an accord with
regard to. economic and military sane
lions to be applied to any nation that
refuses arbitration by the league, and
every nation signatory to the league
covenant is obliged to give full mill
tary and naval assistance to such sane
lions, as well as economic aid. The
members of the league are required to
participate in conference for reduc-
ton Of ornaments which shall be con-
vened as soon as possible under the
auspices Of the league. The compul-
sorry arbitration clause will allow oil
countries, especially Great Britain, to
make reservations when signing it, and
the British will insist that their fleet.
when engaged in the service of the
league, shall not be subject to proceed
ings before the world court. In other
words, If the British fleet in such cir
cumstances comes into conflict with
the citizens of powers that are not
members Of the league, 1t will have the
backing Of the entire league.
ERANCE has about abandoned the
= hope that her debt to the United
States will be Cancelled and is PLAN
ming to send over commission to ar
range Its refunding. President Cool
idge lets 1t be known that he will take
no steps in the matter until he re-
ceiyes the recommendations of our own
foreign debt commission which is head
ed by Secretary Mellon. This applies
also to the Italian debt. 1t may be
they will be accorded more liberal
terms than those of the settlement
with Great Britain.
NIFTY thousand former service men
= assembled in st. Paul, Mimi, last
week for the sixth annual convention
of the American Legion, perhaps the
liveliest and most interesting that or
ganization has yet held. Fully 10000
Of them took part in a magnificent
parade, with PA bands and drum corps
and numerous handsome floats. Among
the prominent men present was Gen.
Charles G. Dawes. He was Invited to
sit In the reviewing stand but very
properly declined, saying that he was
there merely as member Of the Legion
and would "hoof it with the boys"
Former Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands was
there, too, spectacular as always and
high in the good graces Of the Legion.
He addressed the convention on We'd
nesday on political duties.
"The men and women who do not
vote are lazy, good for nothing, shift
less, shabbling derelicts who should
be treated as slackers of war times"
he said. "Fine them on the first Of
Tense and If there is second offense
back the black maria up to their doors
and cart them off to jail"
''You men Of the Legion are always
being told to do things" the Judge
went on. II don't think you need to be
told how to act in time of peace. You
certainly knew how to act in time of
war. Nevertheless anyone who does a
bit of good is always being called on
again. Get the vote out. It's one of
your duties as Americans"
Omaha was awarded next years con-
yention. Most of the fun of the week
was provided by the 40 and g." which
staged comic parades and big jam
boree.
EULL compliance with the federal
= trade commissions order abolish
ing the Pittsburgh plus system of
quoting prices on rolled steel products
is promised by the United States Steel
corporation and its subsidiary COM
panies. The steel manufacturers thus
abandon the intention Of taking the
case up to the Supreme court, but in
their notice they state that the validity
of the order and the jurisdiction of the
commission are not admitted. The cor
poration and its subsidiaries undertake
not to quote prices on their rolled steel
products upon any other basipg point
other than that where they are manu-
featured or from which they are