The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-03

through, the former because the Rus
sian government is determined the
Japanese shall not get a strong foot
hold in Siberia. and the latter because
of the marked disapproval of Great
Britain. AS a sign of this disapproval
the British government suddenly de-
cided to send FIVE 10O00-ton cruisers
to China.
Conditions throughout China are
becoming more chaotic daily. if that
is possible and brigandage and piracy
are increasing The'Peking and Human
factions are fighting near Tungling
lake, three army corps being involved,
and the forces Of Gen. Feng Yqhsiang
and Marshal Chang Tso-lin are at 1t
again in southern Chilli and northern
HOnan. sl
TROTZKY, former Russian war
l. c0mmiSsar. has been exiled to
village on the border between Turke-
stan and China. and his fellow leaders
of the opposition have been sent to
remote posts to repent. In published
letters Trotzky explains that his quar-
rel with Dictator Stain is due to Sta
2 Inns determination that the COmmu-
mist party shall dictate the policies of
communism and the communist inter-
I national while the former war COM
/ misSar says the International the
more important body of the two,
/ should control the Russian Com
munist party. s. rs
/ The, split in the Russian Communist
party has had an echo in France.
where many communists who adhered
to Trotzky have. been removed from
the party pay roll and forbidden to
enter the meetings.
THAT lovely peace dove that how
i cred over Pilsudskif and Waldo
maras at Geneva hasn't found place
to light yet Poland opened negotia-
tons for q settlement but Lithuania
In her reply, outlined conditions so un-
acceptable to the Poles that a stern
protest was sent from Warsaw to
i Kovno. The Lithuanians are further
annoying the Poles by tearing mp the
Lithuanian portion of the railroad
which formerly connected Kovnc with
wilma.
TWELVE radical Republicans
joined with the Democrats in the
senate early in the week and brought
about the adoption of resolution
recommending a downward revision
of the tariff on industrial products.
The vote was "a to a. The resolu-
ton read:
Resolved. that many of the rates
in the existing tariff schedules are ex-
cessive, that the senate favors imme-
diate revision downward of such ex.
cessive rates. establishing a closer
parity between agriculture and indus
try. believing IT will result to the gen.
eral benefit of all;
Resolved further, that such tariff
revision should be considered and en-
acted during the present session Of
congress;
Resolved, further. that a copy of
this resolution be transmitted to the
house of representatives"
That was fine as far as it went, but
next day the house, by vote of 1888
to 1854 tabled the resolution, after an
attempt to have it referred to the
ways and means committee. AS in
the senate, the radical Republicans Of
the house voted with the Democrats,
against shelving the measure.
COMPLYING with the wishes of the
~ administration. the senate finance
committee postponed consideration of
the tax bill passed by the house until
March 10, when. according to Senator
Smoot, 1t win be possible to deter
mine more accurately the amount. Of
revenues and expenditures during the
coming year. Democratic members
vainly insisted on immediate action.
NTERELY to clear up the question
AVA of Herbert Hoover's regularity
as Republican. former Senator Cal
der. president of the National Repub-
lican club, issued a statement that
Mr. Hoover has been a member of
that club since 1909 and that condi-
ton Of membership is membership in
the Republican party. Members of the
treasury staff in Washington already
are actively at work in the interests
of the Hoover boom, though Secretary
Mellon remains noncommittal on his
own preference, In the senate Sena-
tor Shortridge predicted that Hoover
would be the next President. and be.
ing questioned BY Democrats, he add
ed: "He will continue the policies Of
this administration"