The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-10

man of the organization committee
called the assemblage to order and
Secretary of War Davis delivered
message from President Coolidge.
Among the other speakers were Secre-
tary of Labor J. J. Davis, Maj Gen.
Edgar Jadwin, chief of army engi-
neers; Senator w. l.. Jones and Rep
resentative Frank r. Jones, chairmen
of the congressional flood control COM
mittees, and Speaker Nicholas Long
worth. Before leaving Washington for
Chicago, Mr.. Longworth had a con-
ference with President Coolidge and
said afterward that flood control leg
islatiOn, together with tax reduction
would be given the right of way by
the house when congress meets in
December.
Conditions in the flood area i'm
proved slowly, but the sugar bowl"
parishes of Louisiana were being con-
verted into huge lake as the blanket
of water moved gradually to the gulf
outlet. l,fel
MARSHAL CHANG TSO-LIN'S
Iva northern Chinese armies met
with great defeats in HOnan province,
through the forces of both the Han
kow and Marking factions of the Ma
tionalists advancing in the cam
paign against Picking. The northern
ers retreated to the north of the Vel
low river and Chang prepared for des-
perate resistance at Paotingfu and
Tehchow The peril of foreigners in
the Picking area was so imminent that
nearly two thousand American marines
were sent there from Shanghai and
about as many more were EN- route
there from the Philippines. This will
make force of more than 1000 Amer
leans in Picking and Tientsin. The
British and Japanese also were send
ing large numbers of troops there,
together with many planes to patrol
the railway between the two cities.
Japan also landed considerable forces
at Tsingtao, which action provoked
both the northern and the Nationalist
authorities.
The diplomatic corps in Picking de-
termined on plans for the. defense of
the legation quarter in the event of
a crisis, but dispatches from Washing
ton say President Coolidge decided
that if disorders occurred Minister
MacMurray and the American lega.
ton should be moved to Tientsin or
possibly Shanghai, the navy believing
it will be much easier to defend Amer.
leans at those points than at Picking
Senator Hiram Bingham of Connects
cut, who has been travelling in China,
was caught in the disorders resulting
from the rout of Changes troops in
Honan. He escaped unhurt but he
and his party were robbed Of all their
valuables.
COvIET RUSSIA, extremely sore
- over the break with Great Britain,
is determined to keep the Chinese stu
alton as bad as it can. The execu-
tive committee of the Third Inter-
rationale decided to make more in
tensive campaign in support of the
Chinese revolution and to appeal to
the workers of the world to assist
soviet Russia to sabotage other ma
lions in the coming inevitable war;"
Alexis Rykov, president Of the coun-
Gil of peoples commissars, addressing
a plenary session of the Moscow So
Wet. declared that the British rupture
with Russia was a prelude to war.
The international situation therefore,
was threatened with grave complica-
tons. The British government, he as
serted, wished to improve its position
by provoking war. in which it hoped
to play leading part, leaving "the
dirty part of the work" to other peo-
pies, who, being thereby weakened,
would be subordinated to Great Brit
ain. To this danger the soviet union
opposed a steady policy of peace.
D9ESIDENT COOLIDGE in his Me-
mortal day address at Arlington
i told his audience that the United
States must maintain armed forces
sufficient to protect it from attacks.
or expose itself to aggression and de-
struction. He added to this warning
pledge of his leadership in an effort
to end war through International
agreements. But while he spoke of
| the country's desire to discard the ele-
ment of force and deal with other
| powers on the basis of understanding
and good WILL he cautioned that I'VE
could no more dispense with our mill
tary forces than we could dispense
with our police forces"
Ambassador Herrick. speaking in
France, created something of sensa-
ton by making a strong attack on