The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-05

lar referendum of the claims of the
Hohenzollerns and other former reign
ing families against the republic. Next
day, announcing himself as absolutely
in favor Of fulfillment of the Locarno
pact, Doctor Luther issued an ulti-
matum to the warning factions. de-
handing vote of confidence for his
government. He made more definite
his recommendation of membership In
the League and thereby gained the
silent support of the Socialists, but
even SO it was evident that the fate
of the cabinet hinged on the chance
absence Of very few deputies.
The reichstag gave Luther his vote
of confidence by 100 to $50, those who
abstained from voting numbered 1S1,
mostly Socialists. This slight major
ity was obtained only after President
Won Hindenburg had threatened to
dissolve the reichstag If opposition
continued.
Wednesday was the sixty-seventh
birthday of the former kaiser, and the
Berlin Fascists who celebrated the an
niversary engaged in a sanguinary bat
tie with the Communists who were
burning Wilhelm in effigy. The police
were forced to fire on the mob, wound
ing many.
VTISCOUNT TAKAAKI KATO, pre-
' mier of Japan, is dead of influ-
enZa, and political conditions in Tokyo
are chaotic as result. R. Wakatsukl
is acting premier. 1t is expected the
diet will be dissolved shortly. Kato
was one Of his country's most accom-
plished statesmen.
a LII the civilized world. with the
4 possible exception of Germany
and her late allies, joined the Belgians
In mourning the death of Cardinal
MERCER, whose heroic stand against
the invaders of his country gave him
lasting fame. On Thursday Belgium
paid formal tribute to the memory of
her beloved primate and the king as
chief mourner walked through the
streets of Brussels after the coffin
army bands played funeral marches.
With King Albert marched Prince Leo
pold, the heir apparent, and Marshal
Foch, generalissimo of the allied
armies in the war; and in the long pro-
cession were the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of many nations. Services
were held in the Cathedral of st.
Michel and st. Gudule where the body
Of the prelate rested on a magnificent
catafalque. On Friday the body was
taken back to Malines and buried with
great pomp beneath the altar of the
Cathedral there.
ITALY, by what some correspondents
describe as strong arm methods in
volving threats against peace In the
Near East, has persuaded Great Brit
ain to grant her very easy terms in the
funding of her war debt-better terms
than were obtained from the United
States. Count Volpi and Winston
Churchill have signed the agreement
by which the Italian debt is settled for
about one-sixth of it's value.
Premier Mussolini and his govern.
ment are being roundly abused by the
Germans for their repressive measures
in south Tyrol, where they are. deter
mined to Italianize the German in
habitants. The latest decree orders
the INFLAMMATION of all German family
names that were originally Italian.
1.-TWO Spanish aviators started last
i week from near Cadiz to fly in
seaplane to Buenos Aires, Argentina,
and before this reaches the reader
they may have accomplished the feat.
Their first hop took them to the
Canary islands, and from there they
flew to the Cape Verde islands. The
next hop was to be 1882 miles to Fer
nando Noronha island. or possibly 275
miles further to PernambucO.
ORANGE believes that investigation
of the great French franc forgery
plot in Hungary will reveal that it
can be traced to German monarchist
sources, and therefore Premier BRAND
demanded that French officials should
be permitted to participate in the
police cross-examinations of the plot
tiers, among whom are princes, mobiles
and high politicians. The Hungarian
government made show of yielding
reluctantly, but the well informed said
that the incident was really victory
for Premier Count Bethlen, since ii
afforded him an opportunity to bring
about full exposure of the con-
spiracy without mourning blame from
the extremists who have been seeking
to unseat him