The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29

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Prince Carol, at his home of exile
in Neuilly, near Paris, received word
of his fathers demise and at once Sc
cluded himself, sending word to the
press that he expected to be recalled
to Rumania and calling himself liking"
Ferdinands last words, as he died
in the arms of Queen Marie, were:
Il am feeling tired" His body lay in
state in Cotroceni palace outside
Bucharest until Saturday, when the
state funeral was held. Then the cas-
ket was placed in the family vaults
at the monastery of Curtea Argos.
Premier Bratiano took strong meas
ures to prevent any uprising, public
buildings and strategic points being
occupied by troops and meetings be-
ing forbidden. Queen Marie received
messages of coincidence from all over
the world, including one from Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. and the Brit
ish and Belgian courts went into
mourning.
TAKING advantage of strike of
L protest ordered by Vienna Social
lists because of the acQuittal Of some
Fascist Slayers, the communist agi-
tators there tried to get control Of
the city and set up soviet govern
ment. Mobs, stirred to riot, marched
through the city, looting public build
ihgs and burning the palace of JUS
tice. and fighting the police fiercely.
The local contingents of troops were
disinclined to fire on the crowds. so
the Seipel government called in troops
from provincial garrisons. These.
with the help of the Social Demo-
Gratis, soon gained control of the sit
uation, and the civil war which the
communists were trying to stir up
was averted.
The strike had stopped all trans
portation. and threats were received
from Italy that If italian trains were
not permitted to pass through the
country. troops would be sent into the
Austrian Tyrol. occupying the rail
road line up to the German border.
The government of Austria threat
ened to take radical steps to end the
strike, and the nationalist villages,
the anti-socialist peasantry and the
loyal Heimwehr or home guards gave
Premier Sepel full support. So the
labor unions and Socialists of Vienna
yielded and the strike was called off.
The furry, however. was costly to
Austria in several ways. During the
rioting scores of persons were killed
and hundreds wounded; the destruc-
ton of property was great, and in the
burning of the palace of justice all
the nations financial records were
lost. The government was fearful
lest the disturbances might keep
many tourists away from Vienna.
TOWN in Nicaragua one rebel
~ leader, General SANDING, refused
to submit to the peace terms imposed
by the United States, and last week
he led his brigand band of 500 in at
lacking small detachment of Ameri-
can marines and native constabulary
at Ocotal. Capt. G. d. Hatfield was
in command and his little force
fought back desperately. Marine
scouting planes carried word of the
battle to Managua and five bombing
planes commanded by Maj. Ross E.
Rowell flew to the rescue through a
severe tropical storm. With bombs
and machine guns they speedily rout-
ed the rebels. of whom about 300
were killed. The marines lost only
one man. SANDING. still defiant, fled
to the mountains and column of
troops was sent out with orders to
get him.
Delegates to the fifth congress of
the Pan-American Federation of La
Dor. in session in Washington. de-
nounced this killing of Nicaraguan
citizens. and President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor,
who presided at the opening of the
congress. sharply denounced Ameri-
can Intervention in the domestic af-
fairs of Latin American countries
and wrote letter of protest to Sec
rotary of State Kellogg. In reply Mr..
Kellogg warmly defended the action
of the marines. and set forth clearly
the conditions in Nicaragua which
had resulted in the outlawing of
SANDING. who had neither the support
nor the approval of any of the lead
ers of the political parties in Mica
ragua. The resolutions committee of
the Pan-American labor congress
adopted a resolution asking the i'm
mediate withdrawal of American
forces from Nicaragua.
Brigadier General Feland, COM