The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-28


government has announced no new
taxation will be necessary to pay the
strike bill.
nR. WILHELM. MARX. leader Of
- Center party, is again chancellor
of Germany, having succeeded Doctor
Luther. He is supported by large
majority Of the reichstag. and has
pledged himself to continue Luther's
foreign policy and to uphold the Lo-
carno pacts. He promised the Repub-
licans the government would prepare
a new law on the national flag that
would satisfy everybody.
"A MERICA and Great Britain seem
4 n to stand alone in the meeting Of
the preparatory disarmament commits
sion at Geneva. the delegates Of near
ly all other countries opposing the
view of Lord Cecil and Hugh Gibson
that the popular conception of arma-
ments only can be taken as the basis
of general disarmament. The others
insisted that invisible war factors also
must be considered. The commission
decided that only peacetime arma.
ments could be limited by interna.
tional agreement. But it accepted a
reservation of Paul Boncour Of France
that any formula on the reduction of
peacetime ornaments must recognize
the geographic. economic, and mill
tary conditions, as well as population,
upon all of which wartime power de-
ponds.
TTALY'S new Fascist syndicalist sys-
l TEN of government is now in full
effect. having been inaugurated by a
proclamation by Premier Mussolini.
He said it was an experiment which
the Fascists were confident would
succeed where other forms of govern
ment had failed. The Duce contin-
ued:
"For the first time In the history of
the world. constructive revolution
like ours, practically realized in the
field of production and labor. gathers
together all economic and intellectual
forces of the nation to direct them to-
ward a common goal. For the first
time is created a potent system of
is great associations, all placed on
basis Of equality. all recognized and
guaranteed in their legitimate united
interests as part of the sovereign
state.
"Only today the people. which labor
in their varied activities. lift them
selves as enlightened co-workers of
their own destiny"
G EBASTIAN S. KRESGE of New
- York, multimillionaire owner of
chain stores, announced further gift
Of $23,0O0.000 to the Kresge Founda.
ton to be used for charitable and pub
lie welfare purposes. He started the
foundation two years ago with $1,000
O00 The foundation will first make a
general survey to determine the best
channels of distribution and when the
program has been decided on the OK.
penditures will be left to the discre-
tion of the trustees. Mr.. Kresge in
tends to make further gifts as the
work proceeds. He has already made
other large contributions for religious
and temperance work.
A RCHBISHOP GEORGE J. CARU.
"A ANA. papal nuncio to Mexico.
has been expelled by the Gales gov.
eminent on the charge that he made
false declarations when he entered
Mexico regarding his birth. profess
sion and religion. This he has abso-
lutely denied. He is a citizen of the
United States and has come to this
country.
Other incidents Of the week In brief:
Millions Of dollars of damage was
done in northern italy by floods fol-
lowing severe storms.
The Begun of Bhopal. only woman
ruler in India. .abdicated In favor of
her son.
The house of representatives passed
the johnson bill making great changes
in the World war veterans act of
1924. and the Sanders bill prohibiting
the transportation OF pistols and re-
.volvers through the mails.
French franc made new low record.
reaching 36.17 to the dollar.
Mohammed vi. ex-sultan of Turkey;
A. w. Gilchrist, former governor of
Florida; A. r. Metcalfe. authority on
whist. and w. E. D. Stokes. New York
hotel owner and figure 10 noted d.
vorce litigation. were among those
taken by death.
Clyde Liner Seneca went aground
Off Miami and the rescued passengers
accused the crew of heinp intoxi.