The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-12-18

nails kneeling at
the Pope's bedside.
In spite of his advanced age,
there is reason for hope, in his al
ways temperate life and his early
Alpine climbing expeditions.
Mr.. Hull, secretary of state, offers
"eight pillars of peace" upon which
American peace and prosperity
might rest.
With all respect for the secre-
tary's earnestness, it must be said
that the most important "pillar"
for the United States is not found
among the eight.
The interesting pillar is pro-
tective force of airplanes and sub
marines so great as to make any
attack upon this country unthink-
able. When John l.. Sullivan lived
no one hit him.
London's Crystal palace, covering
II acres, went up in flames, visible
for SO miles. London has not seen
so great a fire since "the" great
fire of 1860. That fire started at one
o'clock in the morning in house
in Pudding lane; you may read
some interesting details in Pepys'
diary. Burning four Gays, the fire
caused great destruction, but did
good in the end. 1t wiped out, for
one thing, the great plague of Lon
don, that made the citizens mark
their doors with red cross and
''Lord, have mercy upon u.s." and
caused the grass to grow in Lon
don's streets. London was rebuilt OF
brick; after the fire no more wooden
houses, and streets were made wild
er. Our misfortunes often improve
us.
Former President Hoover, just
now in New York, smiles at the sug-
gestion that he plans to leave this
country and take UP his residence
in England. The former President,
in spite of the Maine Vernon"
incident, thinks this is pretty good
country and he is right; it made
him President.
This is "the day of woman" as
a well-known religious leader said.
Hongkong tells of a lady, chief of
pirates, looting ship, taking $10,-
600, displaying unusual ability and
ferocity.
The airplane, in better way,
helps to establish woman's more
than-equality; Capt. Mollison starts
through the air from England to AT
RIGA, trying to beat the record of
his own wife, not that of some other
man. Flying records depend upon
the machine and the nerve of the
pilot. Women have more nerve and
physical courage than men have
ever had, although men don't know
it.
Washington reports that the Pres
ident, using the discretion given
him by congress, will order the con-
struction of two battleships, to cost
$50, 1000, 900 each. Many will hope
that the statement is mistaken,
especially as the President is said
to be doing this to "match Britain's
move"
If we should build those battle
ships, squandering 500, 100000 of
the public money on them, and then
be foolish enough to send them out,
in case of war, a couple of $50, 1000
airships would sink them, or low
priced submarines would blow them
up. --- --4 s--5
If you have imagined at any time
that the United States has lost its
interest in kings, titles and nobility,
turning away from such things in
its complete, supplemented democ-
racy, look at your newspaper and
see how many columns and pic
lures it prints about Britain's king
and his proposed marriage at this
time; and observe, if you dine out,
the general subject of conversation.
1t was truly a marvellous recep-
ton that Buenos Aires and the en-
tire Argentine Republic, its Presi-
dent, cabinet and people, gave to
the President of the United States.
An enthusiastic crowd of a million
and half crowded every street in
the great Argentine city, now in
the spring season, and most pleas
ing were two words used by the Ar
gentine president, Justo, mi ami
go' ("my friendly, as he greeted
the American President.
Those two words, mi amigo, ex-
tended in all sincerity from one end
of the two American continents to
the other, would solve the Aneri-
can peace problem, and this coun-
try need not worry about the two
words popular in Europe and Asia
my ENEMY"