The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-24


his own respons'b ility as a writer in
terested in foreign affairs and was
representing no one in the United
States.
Mr.. Edge, it is understood reported
that this is only one of many similar
nomination, the embassy has had re-
ports Of long succession Of such ''em-
issaries."
VARIOUS plans for the regeneration
' Of the Republican party have been
discussed, and one already has been
started. This is the organization of
the National Republican league, with
Vice President Charles Curtis at its
head and headquarters in Washington.
Senators Felix Hebert of Rhode Is
land and Daniel o. Hastings of Della
ware and former Representative John
@. Tilson of Connecticut. The makeup
of the league appears to be strictly
regular Republican.
The new organization announced by
John A. Campbell of White Plains. N.
Y, who will be its director, is designed
to carry on a vigorous campaign for a
comeback not only in the 1885 Presi-
Dental election but In next years con-
gressional races also. 1t is prOfessed-
~ neither for nor against the interests
Of any one candidate.
The senate Republican organization
seems determined to continue in good
standing in the party caucus the insur-
gents who supported Roosevelt last
fall. Senator Charles L. McNary of
Oregon, the probable new Republican
leader of the senate. declared that
proposal to read out of the party SEN
ators George W. Norris of Nebraska.
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Hiram johnson of California, and
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, had
mot a chance in the world" to sue
coed.
Suggestions were heard recently
that Secretary of the Treasury Mills
would be made chairman of the Re-
said he would not accept the place.
tive had lot of politics in the last
25 years and don't intend to step out
of here into the craftsmanship of any
political committee" Mills said.
GREAT BRITAIN'S cabinet in three
~ sessions gave final approval to
the British policy for negotiations with
Mr.. Roosevelt in the debt conference
to be held in Washington. OF course
the cabinets conclusions were not
made public, but 1t was understood
Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay would
bring back plan providing for a
lump sum payment of between $780,
100000 and $2,OOO.0OO,OOO as settle
ment for the entire debt of about $11,-
000,0O0O00 which the European ma
tions owe the United States. This,
the debtor nations think, would be in
accord with their own Lausanne agree
ment on German PREPARATIONS.
Representative Rainey of Illinois de-
clared: "The United States will not
congressional circles upheld this view.
Moreover. Mr.. Roosevelt's plan of
dealing with each nation separately
will give the British small opportu-
nifty to put forward proposal for all
of them.
CERMANY'S new government un-
" der Chancellor Hitler is not to
have smooth sailing by any means and
may be upset at the coming elections.
The Socialists and Communists were
trying strenuously to lay aside their
differences and, join In the fight against
the Nazis, and it seemed likely they
would succeed in this.
Vice Chancellor Won Papen, armed
with decree signed by President Won
Hindenberg. assumed the premiership
of Prussia, dissolved the diet of that
state and ordered new elections on
March s. Premier Braun and the other
old Prussian ministers were summarily
ousted. The government also issued
a new set of severe laws curtailing
the right of assembly and of free
speech and gagging the press.
DREMIER DALADIER postponed
the downfall of his new French
government for time by temporarily
abandoning the attempt to balance the
budget. The cabinet rejected a pro-
posal to reduce the pay of employees
Of the state. and approved measures
which would slightly increase the
taxes on gasoline and bank checks.
All told. it approved measures de-
signed to provide $232. 100000, half of
which would be in new taxes and half
resulting from economies in civil ex-
penditures. This measure will be op-
erative until another budget project
can be drafted.
ID ECENT deaths of note were those
IN of DIR. Lawrence r. Abbott. for
mer president and publisher of the
Outlook and close friend Of Theodore
Roosevelt; and Count Albert Apponyi
Of Hungary. the Oldest statesman of
the League Of Nations and powerful