The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-10

Ii ENRI BERENGER having refused
IA 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 M. 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 30 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 la
ter served as minister to Brazil, min
lister to Denmark, and was named
ambassador to Japan In 1923.
EOREIGN MINISTER BRAND, sue
i 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
to withdraw when we are satisfied.
am convinced the substitution of the
League of Nations for the interallied
control commission instead of weaken
ing Frances security would strengthen
it."
M. BRAND also took occasion to
warn Italy not to get too gay. He
said 1t was all right for the Italians to
lose their tempers. but that they must
not do 1t too often.
ERBERT HOOVER, secretary Of
i i commerce. says in his annual re-
port that the year has been one Of un-
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 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 bi.
luminous coal industry.
son 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 a remark,
able recovery from the great losses
incurred by the nation In the World
war;"
Agriculture still lags behind other
industries. Secretary Hoover comedies.
1.-THE steady advance in prices Of
agricultural commodities from the
time of the great fall In 192O-21 up to
the crop year 1e24-25 has contributed
to the restoration of agriculture, al
though there are still weak spots"
says Mr.. Hoover.
ONE Of the most important attacks
~ yet made on the Volstead act was
repulsed by the Supreme court Of the
United States In an opinion that up
held that section of the act which linn
its to one pint In ten days the amount
Of spirituous or vinous liquor ply
sician 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 prohibit
ton by appropriate legislation. JUS
tees Sutherland, McReynolds, Stone
and Butler in a 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
Dul hudL ~ 10 pam, 1AOln q
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.
d 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 1t will go the limit in
supporting Achmed Zogu. head of the
Albanian government, Yugo-Slavia.
Greece and other neighbors are
warned of