The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-30

ternational basis. The American peo-
pie have sentimental interest in the
movement for disarmament. If the
British government takes strong line
Of military disarmament in Europe
and makes 1t successful, the American
people will soon know that what they
have RENTED on the debt will not be
spent on ornaments. I will be one of
the last persons to- go down on my
knees to the United States and ask
for revision. But payment to America
might not be to her advantage, and In
time the desire for revision might not
all be on this side Of the Atlantic"
Lord Rothermere's newspapers,
which include the LoNdon Daily Mall
have been abusing the United States
in vitriolic editorials, and the British
government officials are worried and
embarrassed by his assaults.
A S BETWEEN the Coolidge forces
"A and the disgruptled farmers, the
battle in the Iowa Republican state
convention was virtually draw. The
regulars succeeded in having adopted
a platform that indorses the national
administration, but before the vote
was taken the delegates allied with
the farm organizations walked out.
hooting at what they called steam
roller methods.
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seemed to have gained possession Of
the state party machine for the central
committee selected in district caucuses
is favorable to Smith w. Brookhart
who was read out Of the party two
years ago and is seeking to regain the
senate seat from which he was ousted.
Brookhart sat on the platform beside
A. B. Cummins, whom he had de-
feated for the nomination in the pri-
maries, and there was semblance of
a reunion Of factions, but in his adj
dress Brookhart announced that when
he returned to Washington he would
again tell ''the truth concerning con-
ditions in Iowa." Dan w. Turner,
permanent chairman, in his address
gave the Coolidge administration some
hard raps and warmly praised Frank
0. Lowden.
The platform declared faith in the
national Republican party, praised its
economy and tax reduction and war
debt programs, but the farm relief ad-
vocates forced the insertion of this de-
mand: a
"That the Republican policy of
economic equality Of agriculture with
other industries shall be carried into
effect by the enactment Of legislation
which will permit the establishment Of
an American price level for agricul-
tural products above the world price
level just as the protective tariff ac-
complishes that result for manufac-
tured products"
A resolution to the same effect had
just been adopted by the corn belt
committee and the committee of TWEEN
ty-two, representing eleven corn belt
states, which met also in Des Moines.
Plans were laid for renewing the
fight for passage of bill by congress
that will make possible the handling
of farm products under a protective
system where the tariff can be made
effective on farm products. A COM
bination Of Southern, Western and
Middle West states is contemplated.
The corn belt committee received a
report of its cost finding committee,
which fixed the actual cost of produc-
tion Of a bushel of corn in Iowa, with
an allowance for fair profit, at SLAP.
The report also set forth that in ILL
nois the expense of producing corn
with a fair profit Of 5 per cent in
cluded, is SLAB; in Nebraska, $1.4O;
Minnesota, $1.41. and in North Da-
kota and Wisconsin, SLAP.
G ENATOR TESS of Ohio spent
- night at White Pine camp as the
guest of President Coolidge and then
expressed the opinion that the admin
istration would continue to oppose
price fixing and other agricultural
measures it considers unsound. The
senator declared his belief that there
would be no formidable reaction In
the West against the protective tariff
and that President Coolidge had lost
none of his popularity. He attributed
farm unrest to postwar deflation
losses. The Republicans will control
the next congress, he averred, although
he admitted the party would have to
depend upon insurgent votes If it lost
Arizona, Kentucky, Maryland. Mis-
souri, and Nevada.
G ENATOR BoRAH, addressing the
~ Protestant Minister'S association