The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-26

with which he won the Schneider cup {
lille. Ill.,, and which was erected by hi
nations. because as every one knows,
she is overpopulated and is looking
for additional territory within easy
reach of the mother country-some-
where along the Mediterranean. She
believes Tunis should belong to her
instead of France, for there are some
three million Italians there; but wise
observers do not believe Mussolini has
any intention Of fighting France.
There remains the territory in Asia
Minor which Italy would like to pos
sess and which now is held nominally
by Turkey. If Mussolini obtains any
of this, it is more likely to come
through the aid Of the League Of Ma
tons. There is ground for the belief
that France would be glad to transfer
her Syrian mandate to Italy
Revelations following the arrest of
Ricciotti Garibaldi in Paris have been
rather startling and France might well
find In them cause Of serious quarrel
with Mussolini's government. but in
view of the duce's disclaimers and
apologies for the acts of the more I'M
restrained Fascist it is probable that
France will take the view that these
acts were unauthorized. On the other
hand, London dispatches say the Ital-
ian volunteer officers in England have
been officially notified that their serv-
ices may be needed and to hold them
selves ready to return to Italy at a
moments notice.
y. EORGES TCHITCHERIN, soviet
" eommissar of foreign affairs, and
Tewfik Rushdi Bey. foreign minister
of Turkey, held an important confer
ence in Odessa, presumably to formu-
late an alliance. This led many Eu-
ropean statesmen to believe that a
league of western Asiatic nations, in
Guiding Russia, comparable to the
League of Nations, might be intended.
At a banquet following the conference
Tchitcherin said the crushing force of
"imperialistic" nations had pressed
Russia and Turkey into an interna-
tional mutually.
WHILE the British imperial con-
wv ference in London is at this writ
ing about over, there has been no Of
fetal statement of its conclusions. Un-
officially, it is asserted that the pre-
miers of the dominions have refused
to ratify the Locarno pact, which was
drafted so as to exclude the dominions
unless they expressed their participa-
ton; that the dominions have shown
a decided disposition not to help main
tain the naval forces Of the empire
and especially not to pay any part Of
the expense of building the huge naval
base at Singapore. contracts for which
are now being let; that the matter Of
privy council appeals will be left open
for a future conference; and that
there was complete agreement on the
continuance of British control Of
Egypt
A MOTHER group of Chicagoans,
"A numbering IA, have been indicted
for conspiracy to violate the prohibit
ton laws, in the governments clean
up campaign in that city. Among the
accused are Municipal Judge H. M.
Walker and Police Captain John Prem
dergast, secretary to the chief Of po-
lice. The rest are politicians, police
men and saloonkeepers. The federal
officials have now had 1853 residents of
Cook county indicted, and another list,
including more prominent men. is ex-
pected before long.
In announcing the return of the in
dictments, District Attorney Olson
said: Dishonest police officials work
ing hand in glove with the political
representatives of the criminal under
world, aided and abetted by many who
hold high positions Of public trust and
at times even the scales of justice in
their hands-that's Chicago's crime
ring and crime cause; and If that
criminal alliance can keep its present
stranglehold by the exercise of intimi-
dation and personal violence toward
those who know the facts. then justice
is dead and the courts may as well
close their DOORS"
Mayor Dever and other city officials
retorted that Olson's language was
"unwarranted and unfair" and the
mayor said in effect that the federal
grand jury's action was cheap re-
hash of a cleanup made six months
ago by the city administration itself.
IN ISTURBED by ceblegrams from
~ Bucharest concerning the condi-
ton of King Ferdinand. Queen Marie
of Rumania abandoned her American
tour at Louisville and engaged accom-