The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-05-01

islation desired by the majority, act
ing under It's constitutional rights, Is
sometimes a check to mistaken legis-
lation, If that check involves the use
of power the existence Of which Us
not contemplated by the Constitution
and is inconsistent with the principles
of representative government? OF
what relevancy are the claims that be-
cause the power Of unlimited debate
in the early days of the senate with
its small membership was not abused.
this power with fits consequences
should have existed then or should ex-
list now?"
Later he said: This reform does
at length upon any important question
shall be denied any senator. The pur-
pose is not to prevent senators from
fully debating question but to make
impossible the prolonging of debate to
prevent majority from settling a
question. The purpose is not to de-
prive a minority Of the right to be
heard, but to bestow upon the ma
jority the full right to leglslate. The
purpose is not to interfere with the
protection of all proper rights Of a
senatorial minority, but to prevent
the improper use of a minority right
under the senate rules from render
ing the senate itself impotent. 1t is
important that these rules give every
senator a square deal, but it is i'm
perative that they give the American
people a square DEAL"
Elsewhere the vice president was
conspicuous figure last week, for he
was one Of the distinguished guests.
with General Pershing, at the celebra-
tion Of the 150th anniversary Of the
battles of Lexington and Concord. Be-
fore those historic battles were
fought over again, Faneuil hall in
Boston was rededicated and both
Dawes and Pershing made eloquent
and patriotic addresses. Then they
went out and saw Paul Revere and
William Dawes, great-great-grand-
father Of the vice president, start on
their famous ride, heard the .'shot
| that was heard around the world
| fired at Lexington, and saw the en-
battled farmers rout the Red Coats
at Concord bridge. incidentally, Mr..
Dawes spoke before the merchants
Of Boston and told them what he
thought of the senate rules, to their
great delight.
TN THE four years since the war
Il some six millions of foreigners
have been kept out of the United
States by the restriction of immigra-
ton and that policy has proved Of
such benefit not only to this country
but also to others that it probably
will be permanent. Such in effect was
the statement of President Coolidge
to the Daughters of the American
| Revolution, assembled in Washington
| In their thirty-fourth continental con-
gress. The President warmly praised
the organization for Its educational
and Americanization work.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, presi-
dent general of the d. A. r., devoted
much of her address to the dangers
OF pacifism and the need Of prepared
! ness.
THAT the attempt on the life of
i King Boris of Bulgaria and the
bomb explosion in the Sofia cathedral
which killed some 200 persons and
mangled scores of others were a part
| of the Russian plot to establish a
| Soviet republic in Bulgaria Is scarce
ly to be doubted, despite the angry
denial of Tchitcherin, Russian minis
ter of foreign affairs. Some of the
conspirators have made full confess
| sions, telling how the whole affair was
planned in Moscow and directed from
there. Under the vigorous command
of Premier Zankoff, himself wounded
| in the cathedral, the Communists are
being run to earth and so many of
| them have been summarily executed
that some observers call the condi-
| ton there a reign of terror" Three
Labor members of the British parlla-
ment were in Sofia Mt the time of the
explosion and they are severe in their
condemnation of the ruthlessness of
the Bulgarian authorities.
1t is likely that other nations, ex-
cept Russia. will look complacently
on the measures adopted by the Sofia
government. for 1t is realized that If
the Bolsheviks succeed in their aim
in Bulgaria. they can easily crush
Rumania, and later seize Macedonia
and Croatia in both of which the Com
munists are strong. The alleged
wholesale executions in Bulgaria are
said to have capsed the spread Of