The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-03

Nations, and apparently is confident
that an agreement for the protection
Of the Rhine front will be effected
with Germany.
Opening the debate in the commons
on Great Britains part in the pro
posed security pact, Foreign Minister
Chamberlain asserted the govern
ernment's policy was based solely on
the desire "to make peace secure and
war as remote danger to humanity
as ingenuity and good will could" He
continued: "Our engagements must
be directly limited to the western
frontier. Nothing in the new treaty
must affect the rights and obligations
attaching to membership in the league.
Our assistance cannot be invoked by
a wrongdoer who objects to proposals
to eliminate the cause of war;" The
proposed pact, he added, is a step
toward disarmament because it would
remove the fear of nations.
The opposition in the house only
mildly criticised the governments an
nounced policy. In the balcony the
French and German ambassadors sat
close together, and for the first time
they shook hands cordially.
DRESIDENT Won HINDENBURG
l. showed that he means to protect
the German republic when he forbade
Eitel Friedrich, son of the former
kaiser, to officiate at the knighting
ceremonies of the Knights of st. John
and ordered that the ceremonies be
not held in the monarchist church in
Potsdam as usual. Instead they were
held in small chapel at Sonnenburg.
Won Hindenburg, who officiated last
year, informed the order that he had
resigned his functions" The Knights
of st. John have been most active
workers for restoration of the mon
archy.
II WAS announced last week that
France and Spain had signed an
agreement for cooperation in .blockad-
ing the Riffian coast and thus reduc-
ing Abd-el-Krim to submission, and re-
ports were that the Riffians already
were suffering from lack of supplies.
Then came the story from an Ameri-
can correspondent in Madrid to the eff
feet that the French and Spanish ne
gotiations were deadlocked because
the latter would not grant the French
army leave to penetrate the Spanish
zone as far as Sheshuan and then to
proceed to Agadir If necessary to
break up the Riff resistance There
was disagreement as to the Spanish
plans of attack, also, and the CORE
'spondent says the French delegates
warned the Spaniards that if an agree
ment was not reached France would
denounce the Algeciras convention and
demand new international confer
ence on control of North Africa. This
would let Italy into the affair again,
and the United States also would be
interested.
After fierce debate in the French
chamber of deputies which eliminated
in fist fight, Premier Painleve re-
ceived vote of confidence, $40 to 80,
for his policy in Morocco. The right
center and many Socialists supported
the government. The premier insisted
that Krim was surrounded by a group
Of German and Russian adventures
who are goading him to continue his
fighting to become ruler of North
Africa. He accused Moscow of aiding
the Riffians, quoting the statement by
NJ. Zinovieff, head of the third inter-
rationale: "When Spain is defeated
Abd-el-Krim will create the gravest
difficulties for France, which is most
important for US, and we will utilize
them"
A SSISTANT SECRETARY OF
"A THE TREASURY ANDREWS.
with the approval of President Cool
idge and Secretary Mellon, has an
nounced that the federal prohibition
enforcement system is to be entirely
reorganized State lines will be wiped
out and the offices of state prohibition
directors abolished. Twenty-Five fed
eral prohibition districts in the United
States. and one each in Porto Rico and
Hawaii will be created, and each dis
trict Will be in the charge of an adj
ministrator who will have two assist
ants and chemist and counsel. The
prohibition commissioner in Washing
ton will lose much of his authority, his
duties being largely supervisory.
In adopting this new plan the de-
81 se. al. e
President Coolidge, who believes the
proper function of the national gov
eminent is to keep foreign liquor out
Of the country and to suppress the il
legal making of liquor within the coun-