The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-26

is on trial in the guise of defendant
my government absolutely rejects with
energy such imputation which, in es-
sence, would only mean an insult"
In Washington the Gales note was
construed as mainly for home, con-
sumption and the administration ig-
that Gales would be given few
more weeks to act satisfactorily on
American claims, and If he failed, a
note Of considerable vigor would be
sent. Ambassador Sheffield has been
in Washington for some time confer
rotary kellogg, and it is not known
whether he will return to his post.
Gales was not the only one who
didn't like Mr.. Kelloggs statement.
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, told the Sec
rotary he feared it might encourage
revolutionaries in Mexico, and he gave
out warning that American labor
would not support policy savoring
of dollar diplomacy" Senator Swan
son of Virginia, ranking Democrat on
the foreign relations committee of the
senate, declared he disapproved of
Mr. Kellogg's way of handling the
situation and said 1t Offered serious
possibilities for the United States"
Down in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the
president of the Latin-American union
issued a statement for that body con-
demning the attitude of the United
States toward Mexico as expressed by
the Kellogg statement, as showing
"that want of respect for the sover-
eighty of our peoples which is charac-
teristic of the White House" The fer
vent sympathy of the Latin-American
union was extended to Gales.
FOREIGN diplomats and Chinese del
l. egates who met in Shanghai to try
to bring about a settlement of the dis
turbed condition gave up the task and
dispersed, the foreigners finding it i'm
possible to accept the conditions i'm
posed by the Chinese. The latter
presented lot of demands that were
not directly connected with the occur
rences that brought about the confer
ence. The spowers are apprehensive
of serious eventualities, and have de-
livered to China another note call
ing attention to the growth of anti
foreign sentiment and subversive
tendencies and warning the govern
ment of the heavy responsibility in
Cured. In response the government
has begun roundup of radicals and
a number of executions have been Or
dered. The great strike at Shanghai,
which has been waxing and waning
internationally, may be called off any
day, the foreign settlement authorities
having agreed that if it is, the naval
contingents will be removed, the vol
unteer corps demobilixed and indem-
nifty paid the families of the Chinese
killed during the rioting. They insist
that the Chinese chief Of police be
punished for permitting antiforeign
propaganda.
Communist agitators, who are GER
tainly receiving support from Moscow,
continue to stir up all the trouble they
can, concentrating their efforts largely
on creating sentiment for the expul
sion of all foreigners, especially the
British and Japanese. Several Eng
lishmen have been wantonly murdered
and others assaulted, the plotters
seemingly wishing to bring on speedy
crisis. 1t is reported the Japanese
minister at Picking, hearing that the
troops of Feng Yu-Hsiang, the Chris
tian general, were about to join he
radical students and establish COM
missar government, asked Gen. Chang
Tso-lin to occupy the city. The Man.
churian commander thereupon started
an army of 1900 toward Picking with
the avowed intention of supplanting
Feng's troops and protecting both the
government and the foreigners Trav-
elers from Siberia report seeing sew
eral trainloads of artillery and am
munition on the way from Russia to
supply Genera Eeng.
FRANCES reply to the German Sc
Il curity pact proposal has been re-
ceived in Berlin, but at this writing
has not been made public. 1t is said
| to reject the plan for general Euro
pean security treaty and to urge Ger
many to make separate treaties of
arbitration with all contiguous ma
tions. Italy declined TO adhere to the
French note until the exact scope and
significance of the guarantee is more
clearly defined" The Germans expect
the exchange of notes will result in
| another international conference.
Meanwhile France Is worried by the