The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-29
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Rumanian Queen Having a
Lively Time in Her
Tour Of America.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARD

ny GDWAnO W. FISNRhG
MARIE, the beautiful queen of Ru-
lV1 mania, grabbed the front page
last week, and 1t Is fair guess that
the men Of America as well as the
women followed her doings with great
interest. For three days after her ar
rival in New York she, with her son
and daughter, was the official guest
Of the nation. Hurrying directly to
Washington. her majesty made a for
NAL call on President and Mrss Cool
idge at the White House late Tuesday
afternoon, which call was promptly re-
turned, according to official etiquette,
at the Rumanian legation, where the
queen was lodged. A few hours later
Marie was given a state dinner at the
White House.
Before these official doings, Queen
Marie motored to Arlington and paid
graceful tribute at the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, and then was driven
to Mount Vernon. On Wednesday she
visited the Naval academy at Annap-
oils and reviewed the 1850 middies
there, and also went to Baltimore,
where she was given great reception
and a lot Of Maryland fried chicken
and beaten biscuits. Thence back to
New York, where, still enthusiastic
and untired, she attended a great levee
given for her at the Ritz Carlton by
William Nelson Cromwell. president Of
the Society of Friends of Rumania.
Thursday she went to Philadelphia to
see the Sesquicentennial exposition.
Beginning now her real tour Of
America, the queen was In the hands
of Samuel Hill, son-in-law Of the late
James j Hill. The itinerary. as re-
vised by him, takes the party, after a
visit to Niagara through Canada to
Minneapolis and st. Paul; to Mary
Hill, Wash, for the dedication of a
fine arts museum; to Portland. Seattle,
Vancouver, and eastward again to the
Glacier National park; and through
Denver, Kansas City. st. Louis and
Springfield to Chicago, where there
will be a stop of several days. On the
way thence to the Atlantic seaboard
Marie will see Indianapolis. Louisville,
Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and
Pittsburgh. California was eliminated
from the list of states to be visited
because the railroads there refused to
carry the queens train over their lines
for nominal charge. as had all other
railroads.
OF course, the snobs, notoriety seek
ers and such like folk took advantage
Of Queen Marie's visit to the utmost,
but she is not to be blamed for that.
Her majesty seems to be regular
feller," thoroughly interested in the
people and things she sees and GER
tainly no more pretentious than a
queen should be.
INTERNATIONAL bankers and In
dustrialists of fifteen nations, I'm
Guiding the United States. issued q
manifesto In New York and all the
European capitals, urging the removal
of tariff barriers and other restric-
lions upon European trade in order to
place the continent upon an equal foot.
Ing, both in living standards and com.
mercial competition, with the United
States. John J. Mitchell of Chicago
one Of the signers, said: ut should be
distinctly understood that the mani
festo in no way refers to American
tariffs, either by allusion or by infer
ence." 1t involves only postwar Eu
ropean trade agreements and immigra
ton and industrial restrictions.
The council of the international
Chamber of Commerce, In Paris
adopted a report substantially follow
ing the recommendation of the bank
ers' manifesto, The American repre-
sentatives In the council did not vote
on the question. This report urge.
free movement Of raw materials ant
the abolition Of export duties and re
strictions. 1t also proposes abolish
ment of compulsory visas. as hamper
Ing business as well as tourist trade
and condemns all laws discriminatin.
against foreigners. demanding tina
they be given thes same right as ma
uonals everywhere. with complies