The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-29

foreign purchasers OF American sur
plus grain, cotton, tobacco, hogs, and
beef cattle.
On the floor of the house Represen-
tative Tincher of Kansas undertook to
support in speech the contention Of
President Coolidge that the tariff Is
Of benefit to the farmer. The Demo-
Gratis bombarded him with questions,
and Jones of Tennessee followed with
an address in which he declared that
the farmer gets no help from the tar
if. Representative Strong of Kansas
introduced a bill creating federal
board, composed Of the secretary of
agriculture, the secretary of commerce
and five members appointed by the
President, to determine crop SURPRISES
and assist farmers in marketing them
The board would assume no liabilities
for the government.
a DvOCATES of a strong navy got
4 into action when the house began
consideration of the 1881, 431. 1877 naval
appropriation bill. the outstanding fea-
lures of which are decreases which
will require the withdrawal of ships
from active service, restriction of
maneuvers and exercises, reduction Of
personnel, and the closing down of
the Lakehurst airship plant.
Britten of Illinois charged that the
measure was framed on pacitist
basis and that the committee OIL APP
preparations had ignored the recon-
mendations Of the secretary of the
navy, the navy general board and the
President. Considerable opposition de-
veloped to the item of the bill appro-
priating 100000 for the experimental
production of metal clad airship,
DRESENTING his credentials to
l President Coolidge. M. Berenger,
the new ambassador from France, told
the Chief Executive that France is
resolved to settle the debts contracted
for her defense as promptly and as
fully as her present and future posi-
bilities will allow"-which. of course,
is no more and no less than has been
said repeatedly by official France. Mr.
Coolidge replied that it was his honest
hope that a fair and honorable adj
justinent of the debt would be reached
In the near future. The negotiations,
at least, will not be delayed. The.
house has ratified the debt settlements
with Italy, Belgium. l.atvia. Esthonia
and Czechosloyakia.
MI TH only one negative vote the
w house voted $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the American delegates to
the preliminary conference on disarm-
ament. Germany announces that its
representative in that conference will
be Count Won Bernstorff. who was Ger
man ambassador to Washington when
the war broke out.
M EXICO proposes to promulgate
AVA and make effective her new land
and oil laws. regardless of the protest
of the United States. Last week For
eign Minister Saenz issued an official
statement in which he denied that
these laws were either retroactive or
contiscatory, He said they are based
on general principle, accepted in the
United States. that foreigners cannot
acquire certain rights unless they pre-.
viously declare their intention of be-
coming Mexican citizens; but he
pointed out that the laws permit
rights legally acquired by foreigners
prior to their enforcement. Ito be kept
by those who have acquired them I'M
til their DEATH"
Secretary of State Kellogg took is
sue with the statements of Senior
Saenz. 1.-THE position of this govern
ment." said Mr.. Kellogg, "has been
and still is that the so-called land and
petroleum laws contain provisions
which are plainly retroactive and con-
tiscatory in their effect upon property
rights heretofore legally acquired and
held by American citizens in Mexico
under prior existing Mexican laws.
This position. which does not in any
sense question Mexico's sovereign
right TO legislatet on her domestic con-
Germs. has been made perfectly clear
in the most frank and friendly terms
to the Mexican government. both for
mally and informally"
DROHIBlTION enforcement agents
in New York raiied eleven foreign
owned ocean liners in the harbor
there and seized more than ten thou
sand bottles of liquor worth between
$4,000 and 100000. Among tie ships
were the Adriatic and the Franconia.
Wrifs for the destruction of the liquor
were NQrepared al once Int rl,is was