The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-11

5 the ViStula at Warsaw. S-PreSi-
Arlington National cemetery on Me-
gravated by the action Of the Egyp-
tian assize court which recently ac-
quilted six out of seven persons ac-
cused of political assassinations and
other crimes. Judge Kershaw, Brit
ish president of the court, resigned
in protest, and the British govern
ment has declared to the Egyptian
government that it does not accept
the courts judgment and reserves
full liberty to take what steps it con-
siders necessary to protect the safety
of foreigners. AS precautionary
measure a warship was sent from NAL
ia to Alexandria. Official opinion In
London was that the situation was
distinctly grave" The trouble goes
back to the murder of Sirdar Sir Lee
Stack in November, 1924, by National
lists. ZagToul Nationalist leader,
then resigned as premier. He always
has been considered unfriendly 20
Great Britain. Some of the murderers
of Stack were executed. Those re-
Gently acquitted also were accused of
this crime and Lord Lloyd, British
high commissioner, says the court
was so Influenced by Zagloul's cleo
toral victory that it did not dare pass
sentence on them, though the evil
dence of their guilt was complete.
MARSHAL PILSUDSKI didn't
LIVE want to be president of Poland,
after all. He was elected by the ma
tional assembly, but declined the
honor because he had no confidence
in the people who elected him. He
still insisted that the constitution
must be changed. Next day the as
sembly chose for president Prof. Ig-
natz Moscicki Of Lemburg college, ad-
mittedly a simple instrument in the
hands of the dictator. The situation
in Poland is confusing and danger
Gus. The Warsaw correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune says:
Nobody in Poland, even Marshal
Pilsudskis closest friends, can get an
expression from him on his program
or plans. Nobody in Poland knows
from where to expect orders or in
structions, nor where the ship of
state is drifting. The police and pub
lie services are becoming democrat
! lied"
The opposition to Pilsudski is grow
ing stronger and holder daily, and he
may be eliminated unless he stages
another military coup.
VXTOMEN in attendance at the In
w ternational Suffrage alliance
convention in Paris had a lovely week
| of scrapping, the main result of
| which was the victory of the conser-
vative element in the exclusion of the
delegates from the National Woman's
Party of America. The latter de-
mands equality of all rights for wom-
en- while the League of Women Voters
of America, which won in the strug-
| gle, believes the women should be es-
pecially protected in industry by law.
The Woman's party representatives
were supported by a number of lib
erals from other countries, and later
these forced the adoption by the con-
gress Of two measures which amount
to a demand for equality in certain
forms of industrial legislation. The
| defeated women, headed by Mrs. Bel
mont, began laying the foundations
for new international association
which, while not hostile to the alli-
ance, will work solely for equal rights
! In everything.
TOR the first time in history a ma
I tive-born American has captured
the British amateur golf champion
ship. Jess Sweetser accomplished
this feat in impressive style at Muir
field, Scotland. Then the American
Walker cup team, of which Sweetser
was a member, went into action at
st. Andrews, winning three of the four
two-ball foursomes the first day. The
second day the Yankees .clinched the
possession of the trophy by winning
three of the eight individual matches.
The British won four and one was all
square. !.
MILITARY leaders in Portugal
Iva have accomplished a bloodless
coup d'etat and the cabinet and Pres
ident Machado have resigned. Com
mander Cabecadas, Gen. Gomez da
Costa and Senator Carmona now con-
troll the government.
INDER most trying conditions the
- American balloon Goodyear III
won the Gordon Bennett trophy race
which started in Belgium. Another
American entry got second place.