The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-24

dom. In this article Bryan said that
religion does not need the support OF
government to overcome error and that
any attempt to compel people to accept
religious doctrine by act of law does
not make Christians, but hypocrites.
Malone added: 1--WE of the defense ap-
peal from his (Bryan's) fundamentalist
views of today to his philosophical
views of yesterday, when he was
modernist, from our point of view
Seven witnesses for the state were
called to the stand, some Of Them being
pupils Of Scopes. They testified that
Scopes taught the theory of evolution,
and this being all the state desired to
show, it rested its case. The defense
introduced the first of Its witnesses,
DIR. Maynard n. Metcalf, former pro-
fessor of zoology in Oberlin college,
Ohio. Attorneys for the prosecution
objected to the competency of scien-
tif1c testimony in the case and, the jury
being excluded, the judge had Doctor
Metcalf answer the questions the de-
Tense desired to ask concerning the
nature of the theory of evolution. He
outlined the fundamental proofs of evo-
luton, and concluded: 1.-THE series Of
proofs are so convincing that any in
formed man cannot doubt the proba-
bilfty of mans evolution"
Next day the attorneys began their
arguments for and against the admis-
sion of expert testimony by scientists
and others. William ]. Bryan, Jr.,
opened for the prosecution.
Bryan senior followed his son with
an impassioned plea for revealed re-
ligion, for the Bibles account of crea-
ton and for salvation. He Iambasted
the scientists, most of whom he said
did not believe in God, and made scath-
ing illusions to barrow with partic-
ular reference to the Loeb-LeopOld
case.
Then came Dudley Field Malone
with an eloquent presentation of the
case for science and demand for
freedom to search for the truth. He
had no words derogatory of the Bible
or of religion, and he won fully as
much applause as did Mr.. Bryan.
CIVIL war has really broken out
~ again in China, and this may pre-
vent the calling of a conference to re-
wise the treaties Anyhow, France and
Japan seem disposed to stand by Great
Britain in her objection to any such
revision at this time. President Cool
idge's position, made public after
conference with Secretary Kellogg and
reiterated by Minister MacMurray on
his arrival in Picking, is that the for
eign powers and China must scrupu-
lousy observe the Washington confer
ence pacts and that China must take
adequate measures for the protection
of foreigners. The President also has
more than intimated that it would be
wise to hold soon an international con-
ference to revise China's unequal trea-
ties,
Although it was expected the civil
war would first appear in the provinces
of Chekiang and Kiangsu, where
Chang Tso-lin was sending troops to
combat the military governor, Sun
Chuang-fang, it was in Szechuan prov
ince that hostilities broke out. Yang
Sen, the government general, at
tackled rival commanders near Chung
king.
Negotiations for the settlement of
tho Chonrhoi ooy1t uarcx, or;c;Do. fro,.,
the riots and killing of students seem
doomed to failure because the foreign
ers themselves are quarreling. Picking
refuses to treat with Great Britain
alone in the matter. The Chinese
charge that the foreigners in Shanghai
have attempted to set up an independ-
ent state which is not responsible to
any foreign government. The Latin
and Scandinavian settlements assert
that the Shanghai settlement is re-
sponsible to the powers, who have the
right to remove municipal officers. but
the British, Americans and Japanese
, oppose this view. Municipal officials
claim that neither the powers nor the
Chinese have any right to Interfere in
the Shanghai settlement.
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL Of
A Italy. according to an announce
ment by the secretary of the Fascist
party. has signed a general amnesty
order, effective August G, which pre-
sumably will set free, among many
others, the six Fascist leaders who are
accused of the murder of Deputy Mat
teotti. This news aroused tile oppo-
sltion parties to such an extent that
sensational measures were planned to