The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-05

World League Against Alcoholism, the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church, the Committee of
One Thousand Of New York, and the
Flying Squadron Of indianapolis are
willing to follow suit.
The house alcoholic liquor traffic
committee, having failed to receive
from the rules committee recommen-
dalton that it be given authority to In
quire into prohibition: plans to make
the investigation on its own account.
Q ENATOR WHEELER of Montana
~ has introduced resolution calling
for an investigation Of the alleged
activities of the Hungarian minister
to the United States to bring about the
recent exclusion of the Countess
Karolyi from the country by the State
department. The resolution asserts
that the charge has been made that
the countess exclusion resulted from
the forging of certain documents"
which tended to connect her with un-
desirable political organizations with
which the United States was not on
friendly terms. 1t charges that the
Hungarian minister to the United
States paid a private detective agency
$4,000 for inaccurate and false re-
ports obtained through the "hounding"
of the Count and Countess Karolyi
while on a visit in this country prior
to the trip on which she was excluded.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE let's it be
i known that he is opposed to the
development Of military aviation on
the scale advocated by Col. William
Mitchell and his followers because In
his opinion it would entail what he re-
CARDS as an enormous and unjustified
expense and also would foster the
same spirit of militarism in this coun-
try as moved Germany to embark In
the World war. Furthermore, he
thinks it would cause renewal of the
old game of armament competition be-
tween nations. The President urges
the passage Of the bills introduced
which carry into effect the recon-
mendations Of the Morrow aircraft
commission.
The White House spokesman says
Mr.. Coolidge is extremely gratified by
the performances Of this congress up
to date. He does not hesitate to pro-
nounce it a record breaker in prompt
disposition of the tax bill, the world
court resolution, appropriation bills
and other bills, and is not surprised
that the leaders now expect to clean
up work and adjourn the session by
June /. He regards 1t entirely feas-
ible to dispose of agricultural and rail-
road labor bills, Muscle Shoals, war
debt settlements, remaining appropria-
ton bills, and the aircraft program
without prolonging the session beyond
that date.
THERE is another fight on between
Il the President and the recalcitrant
group in the senate, involving several
questions. These are the ratification
of thecItalian. war debt settlement, APP
proved by the house; the resolution
aiming at prosecution of Secretary
Melons Aluminium Company of Amer
lea, supported by most of the Demo-
Gratis and by the radical Republicans;
confirmation of the appointment of
Thomas F. Woodlock to be member
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion, opposed by those who call him
Coolidge Democrat" reactionary
and a Morgan man.; and confirma-
ton of the appointment of Wallace
McCamant, of Oregon to a federal
iudgeship. 1t is predicted that the
President will win in the two first
mentioned matters and probably lose
in the last two.
MEXICO has replied to our govern
lVl ment's protest against its new
land and oil laws, reaffirming It's posi-
ton that these laws are not retroactive
and confiscatory. According to rell-
able information. Secretary of State
Kellogg has virtually warned the Mex
lean government that. American recog-
milton of the government Of President
Gales will be withdrawn. Ambassador
Sheffield called home. and diplomatic
relations broken off II Mexico persists
in giving a retroactive Interpretation to
the new laws. Such retroactive con-
truction would have the effect of con-
fiscating, our State department con-
tends, not less than half of the $1,000
100000 of American investments in
Mexico.
Great Britain also filed protest