The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-14

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his refusal to be candidate for the
Republican nomination is due to his
feeling that his present duty lies in
the senate, and also to his certainty
that in the Cleveland convention the
steam-roller will be operated by the
same forces that controlled it in 1912
and other years."
MFR. McAlloo replied to Senator
Reeds attack on him with letter In
which he fiercely denounced the sena-
tor, setting forth the Missourian's
rather unenviable political record and
asserting that Reed had resorted to
"the most glaring disregard for the
truth" because McAdoo would not stay
out of the Missouri primary contest.
rSIFTY- EIGHT members of the house
4 Of representatives. Democrats,
% Republicans and Socialist (Ber-
ger)-have united in an effort to have
the Volsread law so amended as to
permit the manufacture and sale OF
beer. wines and cider containing not to,
exceed 2.75 per cent alcohol. They
introduced a bill to that effect.
a RCHBISHOPS PATRICK J.
"A HAYES Of New York and George
w. Mundelein Of Chicago sailed for
Rome on Saturday. having been sum-
moned suddenly to the Vatican. and
1t was announced that they would be
elevated to the cardinalate at con-
sistory to be held March "A. They
win be the first :native-born Americans
to hold such high Office in the Roman
Catholic church.
TINE Filipino independence mission.
1 which has been active In WASH
| ington for some time, was dealt sad
blow last week by letter from Presi-
dent Coolidge to Manuel Roxas, head
Of the group Of natives. The Presi-
dent covered every angle Of the con-
troversy and declared hatly that he
did not think the islanders were yet
ready for independence He based his
opinion on the danger to the Filipino
people Of economic or political ,disor-
ders, perhaps even amounting to dis
aster, IN event of withdrawal Of Amer
lean support and protection; on the
| inability Of the Filipino people at
present to maintain the financial bur
den. that would Sbe imposed by politi-
cal independence, and on the lack OF
| political capacity necessary to the peo-
pie OF a minor nation assuming the
| fun responsibility Of maintaining IT.
self in the family Of nations.
The President asserted the COM
plants against General Wood were
unjustifed and that the governor gen.
eral was "a Woodworking, painstaking
and conscientious administrator"
a LII who deserted from the army or
"A navy between Armistice day. No
vember IL, 1913, and the formal end
| ing of the World war have been grant
ed amnesty and restoration Of citizen
ship by the President, who followed
the advice of Secretaries Weeks and
DENLY in the matter. This does not
include Grover Cleveland Beygdoll.
| A CCEPTING the statement Of the
"A German government that practi-
cally all the treaty requirements con-
corning disarmament and demobiliza-
tion have been carried out, the allied
council Of ambassadors has decided
that allied military control Of Ger
many shall be abandoned and a modi-
| fed system of supervision Of German
ornaments substituted This is In ac-
cordance with the suggestion Of Prime
Minister Macdonald.
March 10 is now given as the date
| for the submission Of the report Of the
Dawes committee Of experts. II is said
the committee will propose that Ger
many continue Its deliveries Of ma
terials for reparations, but that 1t will
not be- asked to make any cash pay
ments for I'VE years. OF course it
would have to pay the German indus
triaiists for the materials delivered to
The allies.
GAN JOSE, the capital Of Costa Rica,
- was half destroyed by the severest
earthquake that country has had in
25 years. The American legation was
badly damaged. but the minister and
his family escaped injury.
THE Turkish national assembly has
= abolished the caliphate and de-
posed the caliph, Abdul Medjid' Eff
fendi. who left Constantinople for
Switzerland. For the present the
Mohammedan church is without a SUI
preme head.