The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-16

for the purpose Of divorcing the world
court from the League of Nations, and
that the United States join the court
on that condition.
NEARLY dozen political parties
a or groups were active in the re-
cent elections In Germany, and the re-
suits are that in the next reichstag
certain groups favoring the acceptance
of the Dawes committee report prob
ably will be able to combine and con-
troll the vote Of that body. Their
majority, however, will not be large,
and unless some Of the groups change
their views, the necessary two-thirds
vote cannot be mustered for q change
of the constitution so that the Dawes
railroad plan can be accepted. The
Nationalist claim 105 seats in the
reichstag, making them the largest
single party, and they assert the gov
eminent Of Chancellor Marx must re-
sign and the CHARACTERISTIC must be
given Nationalist. The Communists
will play big part IN German poll
tics, for they polled almost four mil
lion votes and have go members in the
reichstag. They have revived their
threat Of Red revolution and already
have melted numerous strikes, both In
the Ruhr and in unoccupied Germany.
The Nationalist are said to be COM
bining with the Peoples party and
with some of the Catholics, Fascists
and Bavarian Peoples party members
to form monarchist bloc with total
of 234 votes, which is majority. 1t
is believed this bloc will gradually
work toward restoration of the mon
archy. Its success depends on the
stand taken by the Catholics, who may
prefer coalition with the Socialists.
GERMAN police not long ago raided
~ the Berlin Office Of the soviet Rus
sian commercial delegation in search
for some suspect, and seized lot of
documents. Russia protested strongly
against what 1t asserted was a viola
ton of her extraterritorial rights anu
demanded satisfaction, which Berlin re-
fused to grant. All trade relations be-
tween the two countries were suspend
ed and Krestinsky, soviet ambassador,
was summoned to Moscow.
AS was predicted some time ago, the
negotiations in London between the
British and Russian government are
not getting along well. The soviet del.
egates presented an extraordinary list,
Of damage. claims to offset the old
debts to the British. If allowed, they
would leave Britain largely in the debt
of Russia. But there is no chance
that the English will allow them.
A RGENTINA'S extraordinary old
"A age pension law will be enforced
with great difficulty. Both employers
and workers are fighting it and last
week there was combined strike and
lockout throughout the country. The
workers refuse to pay their part of
the pension fund, and the employers
refuse to collect from their employees.
However, the government Is deter.
mined and the opposition is gradually
weakening, and the federation of labor
ordered the strike discontinued.
COAST guard cutters, trappers, fish,
- ermen and Indians are continuing
the search for Major Martin and Ser
geant Harvey, the lost aviators of the
army's globe-circling squadron, and an
offer Of reward has spurred the Aleu-
tian islanders to renewed effort. Vari-
GUS reports indicated that the missing
plane flew to the north coast of the
islands. The other three planes of the
squadron proceeded to Atka island
and were awaiting favorable weather
for the fight to Attu island and thence
to Japan.
THE general conference of the Meth.
L odist Episcopal church in Spring
field, Mass, by vote of S02 to 10, &C.
cepted In full the plan of unification
with the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. The union cannot be formally
consummated for two years, but appar-
emily the breach which has existed
since 1874 is now healed. The bishops
of the Church South viii vote for the
unification and the question will then
be submitted to all annual conferences
of both church organizations.
DsACE in Honduras was seemingly
= assured when on Monday the war
ring factions and representatives of
the other Central American govern
ments signed treaty on board
United States cruiser. A temnorar,
president Of Honduras was selected
pending new elections.