The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-23

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Paris, talking over war experiences.
to Rome. 3-President Coolidge dedi-
A. ]. Barton of Nashville, Tenn, a
member of the national leagues ex-
ecutive committee, and James White,
former superintendent of the Ohio
State league.
president COOLIDGES last week
L in the Black hills was uneventful,
and he started back to Washington
much benefited physically by his sum-
mer vacation and ready to tackle such
big matters as taxes, ambassadorial
appointments, naval building and 9TH
er questions. The White House, reno
waited, repaired and with fine new
roof, was all ready for his return. All
the inhabitants of Rapid City gath
cred at the station to bid Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge farewell, and the President
made little speech expressing his
appreciation of their hospitality. The
eastward trip was interrupted briefly
Saturday at Bookings, s. D., where
the President dedicated the Lincoln
| Sylvan theater, built for lectures and
entertainments for students of agri-
culture.
| 7 Asst week was not good one for
] ~ Russian Communists. Down in
Bolivia the government made public
conclusive proof that the Third Inter-
rationale was plotting communist re-
volt there and in other countries Of
South America; and at the same time
number of Red leaders were arrest
ed in La Paz and quantities of eXplo-
sives were seized. French Nationalist
| and Conservatives united in demand
ing the resignation or recall Of Chris
| tian Rakovsky, soviet ambassador to
Paris because he signed the Trotzky
| manifesto urging "all foreign soldiers
to join the great Red army" and invit-
ing the Reds of all countries ''to work
| actively to defeat their own govern
ments." The French foreign Office sent
such strongly worded dispatches to
Moscow that Chicherin, soviet foreign
minister, had to disavow the manifesto,
and Rakovsky tried hard to persuade
the French that he was not trying to
stir up trouble in France. At the annual
meeting of the British Trade Union
congress in Edinburgh the Commu-
nists were overwhelmingly outvoted
and resolution was adopted cancelling
all relations with the Russian trade
unions and the Third International.
The Pan-German league adopted reso-
lutions demanding the dissolution of
the Communist party in Germany and
the suppression of its organs. The
league represents the Nationalist ex-
tremists and bases its demands on the
recent worldwide demonstrations in
favor of Sacco and Vanzetti.
| ~ PENING its eighth annual assem-
~ bly, in Geneva, the League of Ma
lions was decidedly gloomy gather
| ing. This was due to the failure of
the leagues disarmament conference
in the spring and the collapse of the
| Coolidge naval parley in August, to
which was added the fact that the
economic conference was practically
devoid of results. Among the notable
absentees were Lord Robert Cecil and
M. de Jouvenal, resigned, and Baron
Ishii of Japan. DR.. Alberto N. GUAM,
Uruguayan minister to France, was
elected president of the assembly. Sup
ported by the Belgians, French, Ger
mans and Hollanders, Beelaerts van
| Bloklands of Holland submitted res
olution asking for the revival Of the
nonaggression protocol of 1924, declar-
| ing the failure of conferences of the
past year had proved that actual dis.
armament was impossible for the time
being. Japanese and Swedish dele
gates criticized the league severely for
it's failure to bring about reduction Of
ornaments and to curb the quarrels
of some of the nations of Europe. Pc.
lands demand for an eastern Locarno
guaranteeing it's security against Ger
many and Russia was supported by
France, but Sir Austen Chamberlain
and the British delegates looked on it
coldly.
| CHINA'S Nationalist government
~ has disclosed the contents of an
agreement with Japan whereby the
Nationalist undertake to guarantee
the protection of lives and properties
of Japanese in Nationalist territory. II
is said this agreement led to the
Japanese decision to withdraw theil
! troops from Shantung, which move
ment was accomplished last week. The
Christian general, Feng Yu-hsiang
wired the Nationalist government that
he was launching an offensive against
the Northern troops in Shantung prov
ince from Honan.