The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-08


dent that the resolution providing for
that will be adopted by the senate with
several votes to spare. Leaders of
the opposition, however, think other
wise and declare that the people of
the country are little interested in the
question despite the wide propaganda
conducted in favor of the court. Sen
ator Norris was reported to have
switched and to be ready to vote for
the resolution, but he said this was an
exaggeration and that he would sup
port the measure only If proper
reservations" were included. Senators
McMaster and Norbeck of South Da-
kota take the same position. OPP
ponents Of the resolution believe the
debate will be so protracted that it
will not come to vote until late in
the winter, although the administra-
ton hopes to have the question settled
by the end of January, before the
senate takes up consideration of the
revenue bill.
EINElsAA TEROI114NO Is SUuu u
NJ return to the United States for a
time, and the trouble hunters have
started rumors, denied in the State
department. that the President and
the general have disagreed over the
arrangements for the Tacna-Arica
plebiscite. According to official state
ments and to the word of General
Pershing himself. he is returning on
the advice Of his physician for the pur-
pose of receiving dental treatment nee
essary to his bealth.s 1t was empha-
sized at the State department that his
return had no diplomatic or political
significance and that there was every
indication that he would go back to
complete his work at africa. In Peru
it was feared that his departure would
be followed by reign of terror" in,
Tacna and africa and that the Peru
Wan residents there would be further
subjugated by the Chileans. The lat
ter already find it difficult to obtain
food or employment because of
Chilean boycott.
PROSECUTION Of Senator Burton
X. Wheeler of Montana for al
legged conspiracy In matter of oil
land permits was halted in the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme court when
the indictment against him was dis
missed on the ground that it was
faulty, falling to charge violation of
federal statutes. The cases against
his fellow defendants, Edwin s. Booth
and Gordon S. Campbell, alse were
wiped Off the books. Il hope this will
end these prosecutions" was Mr..
Wheeler's only comment.
/ n NTHRACITE operators and min
"A ers began joint conference last
week in the hope of settling the strike.
The first plan suggested, by Alvan
Markle. was rejected by the miners
because it contained an arbitration
feature and they are as firmly opposed
to arbitration as ever. The proposal
made by Governor Pinchot at Harris
burg a month ago and rejected by the
operators was urged by the miners as
"a constructive plan for settlement"
The operators. however. would not
listen to its adoption, arguing that it
was destructive and unworkable." At
this writing the conference is still ex-
aiming plans.
DISSATISFACTION with the settle
~ ment of the Italian war debt to
America seems to be increasing. and
some observers in Washington pre-
dicted last week that a majority of
the senate would be against the propo-
sition when 1t came to a vote. The
opposition holds that the rs per cent
cancellation of the debt is too gener-
Gus to Italy and too burdensome to
American taxpayers. Another objec-
ton is that the settlement does not
accurately represent the capacity of
Italy to pay. This is shown. it is con-
tended, by the fact that as soon as
Italy effected the settlement she bor-
rowed $100,000,000 of ]. p. Morgan at
per cent. If Italy can pay Morgan
per cent, why, it is asked. can she
not pay the United States 8 and 31s
per cent. as Great Britain is doing and
as all the other war debtors. except
France, are undertaking.
One of the leaders of the opposi-
ton to the settlement in the house is
Representative Rainey of Illinois. I'VE
are settling the debts contracted by
foreign nations with this government
during the war period, at mere frac-
tfon of the amounts they owe u.s." Mr..
Rainey said. "The Italian settlement
means this: We propose now to col
lect from them in period of 81