Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09

HENRI BERENGER having refused
reappointment as French ambas-
sador to Washington, Paul Claudel, at
present ambassador to Tokyo, has been
selected for the place and the French
cabinet has approved the appoint
ment. NJ Claudel is an author of
considerable note and of delightful
personality. Born at Lyons in 1870,
he began his diplomatic career as at
tache to Washington 80 years ago.
Later he was consul to Canada. He
lived in China nearly twenty years as
consul. He was transferred to Frank
fort in 1912 as consul general, and Ia
ter served as minister to Brazil, min
lister to Denmark, and was named
ambassador to Japan in 1923.
EOREIGN MINISTER BRAND, sue
1 cessfully defending his policy Of re-
establishing friendship between
France and Germany. told the cham
Der of deputies that peace policy Is
the only means of averting another
calamitous war. He said the policies
of Locarno and Thiory were merely
steps toward peace, adding that he
and Herr Stresemann differed on
many points but were trying to get
together. Regarding the Rhineland,
he said: 1--WE are not on the Rhine
land to throttle Germany, we are there
to see that the treaty stipulations are
carried out, and we have every reason
am convinced the substitution of the
League of Nations for the interallied
control commission instead of weaken
ing Frances security would strengthen
it,
NJ BRAND also took occasion to
said 1t was all right for the Italians to
lose their tempers, but that they must
not do it too often.
II ERBERT HOOVER. secretary Of
commerce, says in his annual re-
port that the year has been one Of I'M
precedented progress for American in
dustries and never has been surpassed
in the volume of production and con-
sumption. in the physical quantity Of
exports and imports, and in the rate
of wages. There has been practically
no unemployment. He adds: "As in
the preceding year there were a few
points where conditions were less sat
isfactory, as in the New England tex
tile industry two or three sections of
the agricultural industry, and the BIZ
luminous coal industry.
"On the whole, however, the coun-
try was able to maintain the highest
standard of living in its history, a
standard far above that in most other
countries Of the world at this or any
other time. This represents remark
able recovery from the great losses
incurred by the nation in the World
war"
Agriculture still lags behind other
industries, Secretary Hoover comedies.
"The steady advance In prices OF
agricultural commodities from the
time of the great fall In 1920-21 up to
the crop year 192425 has contributed
to the restoration of agriculture, al
though there are still weak Spots"
says Mr. Hoover.
n NE of the most important attacks
~ vet made on the Volstead act was
repulsed by the Supreme court Of the
United States in an opinion that up
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| it's to one pint in ten days the amount
of spirituous or vinous liquor ply
| stefan may prescribe for a patient.
| Five of the justices held that this re-
| striction is clearly valid under the
| power granted congress in the eight
eenth amendment to enforce prohibi-
| ton by appropriate legislation. JUS
| tees Sutherland, McReynolds. Stone
and Butler in dissenting opinion as
| serted that not only is the restriction
| an unlawful interference with the
| medical profession and the right of in
dividual states to control medical
| practice, but that 1t is plain, from
| reading of the eighteenth amendment,
| that congress and the states which
| ratified the amendment, sought only
| to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of liquor for beverage purposes.
. EvOLT in Albania, of which not
IN much has been heard over here,
has grown serious. But the news is
NOW given out that Italy has signed a
treaty of amity and cooperation with
Albania, and Mussolini's government
indicates that it will go the limit in
supporting Achmed Zogu, head Of the
Albanian government. Yugo-Slavia,
Greece and other neighbors ara
| warned of.