The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-09-24
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Franco Italian Relations
Strained by Attempt to
Kill Mussolini.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARp

BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD
THROUGH friendly relations between
L Italy and France are strained as
q result of the latest attempt to as
sassinate Premier .Mussolini. 1t is not
likely there will be an actual diplo-
matte rupture. The Italian anarchist
who threw q bomb at the dictator's
automobile insists that he had no &C
completes, but the Italian authorities
are convinced that his crime was
plotted in France and they accuse that
country of deliberately sheltering con-
spirators against the Fascist regime.
Immediately after the bomb throwing
Mussolini, without naming France, ut
tered warning to other nations that
Italy proposed to put stop to GER
tain culpable, tiresome conditions"
The Italian press was more outspokeu
and berated France soundly, to which
the French replied; officially and un-
officially, with disclaimers of response
bility and advice to Italy to watch
its own borders and keep out the plot
tiers who might form their plans in
other countries. There were demon
STATIONS against the French consul
lates in several Italian cities, and the
French charge d'affaires in Rome filed
three protests. Premier Poincare
called in the Italian ambassador to !
Paris and made it clear that France
would regard further officially in
spired criticism Of its hospitality for
foreign political refugees as an act
Of extreme unfriendliness. Notwith-
standing this, the directory of the
Fascist party issued orders which said
in part: -
l"The land Of France, for whose
safety some of our $4,000 war dead
fell, has been for years the most hos
pitable land for all those Matching In
their perfidious hearts hatred against
Italy,"
1t is there, the orders continue, that
spirits are excited, bombs are built,
and those people are instructed who
later will enter Italy to attempt the
life of the head of the Italian regime.
AL this cannot longer be tolerated.
The orders declare that, if France
desires to continue friendship with
Italy, as the latter desires, it must
change its line of conduct.
The Italian government published
list Of political refugees, most of
whom are living in France, and an
nounced action that will deprive them
of their citizenship.
COLORADO Republicans seem to
~ have wrested the control of the
party's affairs in that state from the
hands Of the Ku Klux khan and sim
liar secret organizations. United
States Senator Rice w. Means, direct
ing head of the khan In Colorado, was
defeated for denomination by Charles
w. Waterman, counsel of the Presi-
dents Oil conservation board, who was
supported by the anti-klan element.
In addition, all the candidates for
office who were sponsored by Senator
L. c. Phipps were beaten by those
supported by Clarence c. Hamlin and
Ex-Governor Shoup, leaders of the an
ti-klan faction in the party. The
Democrats nominated former Gov. w.
z. Sweet for senator.
In Maryland Senator Weller, Re
publican, defeated Congressman John
Philip Hill for the senatorial nominal
ton to oppose NJ. E. Tydings, Demo
crat. Governor Richie was renominat-
ed. Senators e. d. Smith of South
Carolina and Wesley Jones of Wash
ington won denomination.
Michigan Republicans had an excit-
ing gubernatorial fight and Gov. Alex
Groesbeck was badly beaten by Fred
w. Green Of Ionia, mainly because
Groesbeck has been exceedingly lib
eral in the granting Of prison paroles
and pardons. The Groesbeck-Gre
contest was so bitter that the Dem
ocrats think it will result in a split
In the Republican party and the cleo
ton of William ]. Comstock, their I'M
opposed gubernatorial candidate.
Senator Butler of Massachusetts,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, and Gov. Alvin T. Fuller
we're renominated without opposition,