The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-15

still resisting the British plans for a
program of active intervention be-
cause Of the Marking Outrages, and
have been formulating instead mere
demands for apology and reparations.
President Coolidge and his cabinet dis
cussed the situation thoroughly and
sent to Minister MacMurray an out
line of the American demands. 1t was
believed In Washington that 1900
more marines would be sent to China
within few days. The British gov
eminent, as was predicted, has de-
cided to act singly, IL necessary, in
obtaining indemnity from the Canton
csc and has started large military re-
Inducements from England on the
way to Shanghai.
PRESIDENTIAL politics was at the
fore last week. For one thing,
Senator Moses of New Hampshire as
serted positively that Mr. Coolidge
would not seek a denomination, though
there is no reason to believe. that he
is in the Presidents confidence. The
Lowden boom was formally started
by an Iowa legislative committee
which began the formation of Organi-
cations in eleven states. This fol-
lowed the reception Of assurance from
Lowden that he would forego his de-
sire to continue in private life and
would consider seeking the Republican
nomination IL a sufficient number of
agricultural states demand it. With
the knowledge but not the consent of
Lowden. a movement for his nominal
ton has been undertaken in New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut,
with headquarters in New York city.
The men. interested will cooperate
with the,Iowans and probably will I'M
dertake. to raise the necessary funds.
Senator Reed of Missouri. chief coun-
sci for Henry Ford In the Sapiro libel
suit, took occasion Wednesday when
crOss-questiOning Sapiro to give Low
den some very ill-natured digs
On the Democratic side the feeling
that Gov. AL Smith would be the par
TVS best bet seemed to be growing
stronger. Senator Glass of Virginia
helped this along in a measure by
public declaration that of course
a Catholic could be elected, but
he added the assertion that if Smith
wanted the support of delegates
from the South he must ''let the pro-
hibition issue alone" This was taken
to be fair warning from the south
ern leaders that they will not make
religious intolerance an issue but that
they will stand firm in the matter Of
prohibition. Governor Smiths reply
to this, as well as his answer to the
Atlantic Monthly article asking him
to define his future allegiance on re-
ligion and government, is awaited
with great interest.
president COOLIDGE put stop
per on the Philippine independ-
ence movement by vetoing the act Of
the island legislature providing for
pleblscite on the subject. In letter
that quite aside from economic or po-
litical reasons the veto was justifiable
on the grounds that Presidential ap-
prevail might be interpreted as an ex-
preston of the American people fa-
vorlng immediate Independence of the
Philippine islands; that the act makes
no provision for canvassing all the
racial groups in the islands, and that
under such, conditions the result of the
proposed referendum might create
friction and would be unconvincing.
The letter seated that the agitation
for independence is largely based on
the miSapprehensiOn that the United
States, even though granting full in
dependence, would still assume "the
heavy responsibility of guaranteeing
the security, sovereignty and independ-
ence of the islands"
"In my opinion" writes the Presi-
dent, "ths is wholly erroneous"
NUT of the most virulent campaign
" that Chicago has ever enjoyed,
William Hale Thompson emerged vic
tor, being elected mayor on the Re-
publican ticket with a plurality Of
S3.072 over Mayor w. e. Dever, Demo-
craft The result was largely due to
the heavy vote cast by the negro pop
ulation Of the city and by those who
favor liberal policy in the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws. There
must have been some such reasons, for
Thompson's two previous administra-
lions offered few arguments in his
favor, and his self-made campaign
issues were of such ludlcrous stuff as
america First" and abusive attacks