The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18


piled, accepting the invitation, but re-
jecting the suggestion as to the ratio,
clearly indicating that parity with the
United States was desired.
a N IMPORTANT decision of the
4 \ United States Supreme court in
volving primary elections was handed
down on March Z. The decision in
validates Texas statute forbidding
negroes to vote in Democratic party
primaries. A negro sought $1,000 dam
ages from election officials for refus-
ing him the right to vote in the pri-
mary of the Democratic party, of
which he is member.
IF the defendants conduct was
wrong to the plaintiff" said the court,
"the same reasons that allow rec0v-
cry for denying the plaintiff vote at
final election allow it for denying
vote at the primary that may deter
mine the final result"
1t is believed this decision will have
direct bearing on the defense offered
by Smith and Ware in their fights for
senate seats. Supporters of Smith and
Ware contend that the senate cannot
properly exclude them for excessive
expenditures in the primaries in which
they won their nominations because
the federal government has no juris-
diction of primary elections. In sup
port of their argument they cite the
Supreme court decision in the New
berry case invalidating the federal cor
rupt practices act of 1911 in so far as
it pertained to primaries.
Senator Borah interpreted the de-
cision as indicating the conviction of
the court that the primary is an in
separable and important part of the
general election and therefore within
the jurisdiction of congress in the
case of election of senators and repre-
sentatives.
This Interpretation would destroy
the basis of the arguments in behalf
of Smith and Ware that what they
did in the primaries is outside federal
jurisdiction and control -. t..
THE revolution in Nicaragua goes
merrily on. President Diaz has de-
cided the peace efforts were fruitleSS,
and that it will be necessary to fight
it out with the rebels outside of the
area controlled by United States me-
rines. In the meantime the United
States is sending more troops into the
country, 1000 landing on March Z.
On March 1000 United States ma
rines were landed at Shanghai and
paraded through the streets. This was
the first landing Of American forces in
China. There has been no formal pro-
test made to the American govern
ment by the Chinese because of this
action. On March 500 Japanese sail
ors were landed and quartered in the
Japanese owned cotton mills.
Efforts to patch up some sort of a
peace between the contending Chinese
faction have been made during the
past few days, but up to the time of
the writing of this review they have
been fruitless. Chang, acting for the
Peking government, offers to consider
terms of peace if Cantonese will first
GUST the bolsheviki representatives in
an advisory capacity to the Cantonese
government.
G ENATOR REED, of Missouri, con-
~ tended in the closing hours of the
senate that the life of his slush fund
investigating committee did not de-
pend upon the passage of the resolu-
ton over which the senate deadlock
occurred. After the adjournment of
congress he applied to the sergeant at
arms of the senate for $1,000 with
which TO continue recess sessions of
his committee. Senator Henry w.
Reyes, New Hampshire, chairman of
the committee on audit and control of
the contingent expenses of the senate,
has refused to allow the expenditure
of any money for the purposes of the
committee, and thus blocks any fur
ther investigation. 1t was the purpose
of the committee to continue the in,
vestigations in Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania. and to extend it to other states,
especially Colorado.
n NE Of the most remarkable fights
~ to save human life was waged
at st. Francis hospital. Evanston, Ill.
For 10S hours 60 comrades of Albert
Prick. aged twenty-five stricken with
paralysis of the diaphragm and re-
spiratory muscles, labored in pairs in
shifts of Is minutes inducing artifi-
cial respiration. Four physicians,
leading specialists in that type of dis
ease, were in constant attendance
Because of the desperate fight put up
to save the young mans life the case
attracted international attention.