The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-01

of both countries now hope to settle
most of their problems before the six
months are up.
REAT BRITAIN, still struggling
~ to settle the row in India, has
new trouble on her hands. This is in
Egypt, where the Wafd or nationalist
party, supporting Nahas Pasha, for
mer premier against King Fuad. is
stirring up revolt. The first outbreak
was in. Alexandria, where fanatical
mob Of Wafdists staged great riot,
attacking Europeans and looting
shops. Before native troops and po-
lice had regained control Of the situa-
ton Is civilians, all Egyptians, had
been killed, and at least 60 were
wounded by gunshot. About 100
others, including So police, were in
jured in other ways. The British bat
tleships Queen Elizabeth and Families
were hurried to Alexandria.
Latest developments in the Indian
affair indicated that Mahatma Ghandi,
head of the passive resistance revolt,
would be released from prison and in
vited to participate in the London
round table conference that is to open
October 20. AS a preliminary, Ghandi
is expected to call off the civil dis
obedience campaign.
" 1t is also reported in London that
though Prime Minister Macdonald and
his colleagues are eager to shelve the
Simon report they may be forced to
face it at the round table because of
the determination of certain Indian
delegations to have the report &C.
copied as basis of discussion.
MAKING use of dictatorial power
1N1 conferred on him by President
Won Hindenburg under the German
constitution. Chancellor Bruening put
into effect the emergency finance law
by decree. The reichstag had refused
to approve the measure and the gov
eminent lost patience. The law, which
is expected to end the governments
deficit, includes an increase in income
tax, enforcement of tax on bachelors
and spinsters, head tax and spe-
cial tax on food and liquor served in
inns and restaurants.
The reichstag has the right to repeal
the law, but the chancellor threatens
to dissolve the parliament if a repeal
Is sought.
HERMANY'S reply to the memoran-
odum of French Foreign Minister
BRAND proposing European fedora
ton indicates a general acceptance of
the plan, though it has almost as
many reservations as the Italian re-
ply. The Germans, like the Italians
and some others, insist that Russia
and Turkey be included in the union,
and they make 1t clear the federation
should in no way be directed against
the United States. They subtly sug-
gest revision of the war treaties,
but say little of disarmament. The
German reply agrees heartily with
BRAND on the necessity Of subordinat-
ing economic to political aspects-a
view which may prove to be the fatal
weakness Of the whole scheme.
A "purely tentative" reply from
Great Britain was not so encouraging,
expressing the opinion that the pro-
posed union is unnecessary and pos
sibly dangerous institution" 1t sug-
gested that the plan be placed on the
agenda of the next assembly Of the
League of Nations.
Greece, Austria and Poland also
have accepted the BRAND plan, and
Russia seems to be fishing for an
invitation.
A S USUAL, you can make your own
"A choice as to which faction IN
China is winning the civil war. Just
now things look none too cheerful for
the Nationalist government. Dis
patches from Peiping say fifteen lead
ers of the Kuomintang signed q mani
festo formally ending the long dispute
between the right and left wings of
that party. and calling national con-
ference within a month for the pur-
pose of establishing government ito
succeed the false government which
Gen. Chang Kai-shek usurped' 1t is
predicted Gen. Yen Hsi-shan will be
head Of that new government.
DEATHS of the week included those
~ of Brig. Gen. H. G. Smither, U.
S. A.; Rear Admiral A. H. Robertson,
U. S. NJ; Henry Sydnor Harrison, nov.
elist; Judge Jesse Holdom, dean of the
Chicago bench; James NJ. Lynch, vet.
eran leader of the International Typo.
graphical union, and Leopold voD
Auer, eminent violinist.
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