The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-06

taken notice Of the ugly feeling in
France and through the correspond
ents there he urges the American peo-
pie to adopt an attitude of modera-
ton, forbearance and sympathy to-
ward European nations struggling to
repair the economic ravages Of war.
He especially deprecates the bump
tiousness of many tourists and hopes
foreign peoples will recognize that
these are irresponsible individuals
whose utterances do not represent the
sentiments Of the American people.
The President evidently has no
thought Of yielding to the barrage Of
French and British criticism of Amer
lea which is believed to cover a con-
certed revival Of the effort to force
complete cancellation of the war debts.
He Is standing pat on the terms to
France representing a cancellation Of
more than half the entire French bor-
rowing and all of the portion obtained
for actual prosecution Of the war be-
fore the armistice. He Is standing pat
on the British settlement, representing
a 25 per cent cancellation.
GERMAN industry is being throt-
~ tied and that country's financial
and material recovery is prevented by
the national welfare laws forced by
the Socialists, according to a state
ment by interallied experts. These
men say the German industrial situa-
ton had improved this spring and
early in the summer, but now the un-
employed are increasing. Every
week new plants close down because
they have not enough export orders
to warrant the expenses Of produc-
ton. The main reason for the I'M
favorable situation is that the Ger
man prices are so high the country
cannot sell goods abroad. The chief
reason for the high prices is the So
cial welfare laws, which have forced
the employers and workers to pay
$631 100000 in 1925 for alleged well
fare, when the entire exports Of the
country for the same period amount
ed only to S1.519,O0O,0OO.
MANY millions of dollars of dam
1--WE age was wrought by terrific
hurricane that swept through the
West Indies, up the Florida east coast
and along the Georgia coast. While
there were some deaths In Florida, the
greatest loss Of life was in the Domin-
lean republic, where three vessels
were wrecked and scores of passen-
gers drowned. Property damage at
Palm Beach was estimated at $1,000
600, and at Miami, Stuart and other
Florida localities it was in the hun
dreds Of thousands. At Nassau, in
the Bahamas, it was said the damage
might reach $5,000,000, as several Of
the great hotels there were heavy suf-
ferers.
an THE twelfth anniversary Of the
~ beginning of the World war the
League of Nations Office at Geneva
gives out statistics showing that Great
Britain, France and the United States.
in the order named, are spending the
most per capita on preparations for
new wars. Great Britain's average
annual outlay, including military,
naval and aerial budgets, is $573, 000,-
900, or $12.96 per capita. France has
an average annual expenditure of
$255, 100000, or $6.43 per capita. The
figures for the United States are 1884,
100000, or $4.94 per capita. Italy's
per capita expenditure for ornaments
is $3.50; Japans is $3.6S; Russia's is
$1.45, and Germany comes last of the
nations noted with S1.70. The British
house of commons was officially in
formed last week that Germany has
failed to keep faith with her disarma-
ment promises.
u OBERT TODD LINCOLN, last
IN surviving son of the Emancipa-
tor, died last week at his home in
Manchester, Vt. The end came peace
fully in the night, death being caused
by cerebral hemorrhage. The body
will be placed in the lincoln tomb at
Springfield. ILL.,, beside that of his IA
Their. Mr.. Lincoln, who would have
been eighty-three years old on August
l, had a noteworthy career. He was
secretary of war in the cabinets of
Presidents Garfield and Arthur. and
President Harrison appointed him
minister to Great Britain. After the
death of George NJ. Pullman Mr. Lin
coin was made president of the Pull
man company, which position he re-
signed in 1911.
George Inness. Jr.. an eminent
American painter and son of a yet
more noted artist, passed away at
Cragsmoor. N. Y. He spent his win
tiers in Florida and many of his pic