The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-06-09

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to tariff truce pending the outcome
| of the London economic conference,
| the administration thought it would
not be in accord with good faith to
assess now the processing taxes on
wheat, cotton and perhaps corn and
nogs provided for in the farm relief
act. But Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace thought otherwise, and after a
conference with Secretary Of State
Hull he was permitted to go ahead
with this undertaking. Probably there
will be protests from Europe and Can
ada, and then the diplomats must get
busy.
Secretary Wallace and George N.
Peek, co-administrator of the farm re-
lief act, selected Guy G. Shepard Of
Evanston as administrator in charge
of the packing house products under
the act. He will have general charge
of trade agreements between packers
and between producers and process
sors relative chiefly to hogs and their
products. Mr.. Shepard was formerly
vice president of the Cudahy Packing
company.
To handle the cotton work under
the farm act G. A. Cobb of Atlanta,
Ga, was named. He is editor of the
Progressive Farmer Ruralist. Both he
and Shepard rank alongside Of Prof.
NJ. L. Wilson, appointed wheat admin
istrator some time ago.
NEW YORK state came to the fore
y in favor of prohibition repeal in
manner that surprised even the ar
dent vets. The vote was about twelve
to one throughout the state, and in
New York city it was approximate
ly forty to one. The $50 delegates
elected to the convention all are
pledged to repeal, and they will meet
in Albany on June q to execute the
will Of the people. The Empire state
will thus become the sixth to ratify
the repeal amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT asked
4 of congress the suspension of the
law requiring the governor Of Hawaii
to be an actual resident of the is
lands. He said:
ut is particularly necessary to Sc
lect for the post of governor of Hawaii
man of experience and vision who
will be regarded by all citizens of the
islands as one who will be absolutely
impartial in his decisions on matters
as to which there may be difference
of local opinion.
I'm making my choice, I should like
TO be free to pick either from the is
lands themselves or from the entire
United States the best man for this
post"
D EPORTS from China, confirmed
~ by the foreign Office in Tokyo, said
that an agreement for Chinese-Jap-
anese truce in the north China zone
had been reached and was about to be
signed. The Chinese defenders of
Peiping already had withdrawn from
that city and the Japanese were only
few miles away. It was understood
that the truce required the Chinese
troops to remain south of a line run
ming from the Great Wall north Of
Peiping southeast to Lutai on the
coast, the line passing north of both
Peiping and Tientsin. Thus the jap
anese would establish the buffer zone
which they demand between China and
Manchukuo. The Chinese understood
this zone was to be administered by
Han Fu-chu, governor of Shantung
province, and Hwang-fu, national gov
eminent representative at Peiping.
Despite the reported truce there was
renewed fighting at the walled city of
Tungchow, IS miles east of Peiping.
DEACE in Cuba seems to be a long
way off, though the government
continues with vigor it's efforts to wipe
out the revolutionists. And, accord