The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-04-27
"IIONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT
Ry j. Il. Jones

BY j.. II. Jones
Washington, D. c., April Isl
watched TIE procession of events
through the dark shadows laying
over the Capital City when it had
been plunged into deep sorrow by the
death of the President. saw six
white horses drawing caisson
through the Washington streets, and
[ stood among thousands Of people
all saddened by tke loss of their
great leader.
Then, l heard the new President
a joint session of Con-
gress. Again, l looked from my office
widows to the Blair House in the
lext block, and saw the lights turn
3d on as the new President and fam
.ly took up their temporary resi-
.ence. Then the new President spoke
o the People over the radio. A day
alter he received newspaper CORES
)ondents.
The events of these six days now
niger in my memory-days when
re tkirty-first President was gather
d to his God. Within less than a
7eek the 32nd President was stand
ng in his place-strong aggressive,
md making a speech that was heard
~ millions of people round the
World. The new President got off on
flying start. And when he finished
+. man across the table said "The
King is dead'-and voice inter
.upted and added: Long Live the
President. :"
No Shakeup Expected
Despite tie speculation noted in
lie public press the probabilities are
hat changes in high government
pests will not be made in hurry. In
he DUE course of events large num-
Ger of individuals who belonged to
he Roosevelt Administration will be
.eplaced by new appointees. The new
President has made his own political
md personal contacts among nation
IL leaders during the past ten years
while in the Senate He naturally
will select many of his own close ad-
gisors, and they will fill the shoes of
other men who stood at the right
hand of the late President.
The new President has made it
clear that he will follow the policies
If his predecessor. But from the
viewpoint there is no
reason to expect any sensational po-
.itical eruptions in these critical
lines, even though conditions are
hanging almost every day of tie
week.
All Eyes Turn On San Francisco
There are high hopes in Washing
ION for the complete success of the
San Francisco Conference. With Mol
atov representing Soviet Russia, An
.hony Eden representing Great Bri-
tain, and Secretary of State Stettin-
JUS heading the American delegation
he prestige of the Big Three gov
ernments is preserved and secured.
rhe smaller nations have every rea-
son to believe that their own liberty
If action and their particular prob
lens will be considered fully.
The World is approaching the time
when there must be definite agree
ments that will secure lasting and
permanent peace. The victory of the
Allies is a certainty.
The Charter drafted at Dumbarton
Oaks is acceptable to the United Ma
tons. Contrary to expectations, the
Dumbarton Oaks program will be
elaborated and approved at San
the great and the
small nations to be represented.
Finally those gloomy prophets
who insist that there will always be
wars might just as well prepare as
early as possible to change their
tunes.
Watch Your Step
The stock market is growing in
popularity, as prices of particular is
sues go up-and--down. Those people
who 'lost their shirts" in the early
1905 will still remember that they
really never were financiers; but in
stead lost babes in the woods.
A new crop of suckers has been
born, and maybe they will start to
invest and then gradually begin to
gamble.
Stocks have real values-so don't
buy them until you find out what
they are actually wortk-to keep and
to hold.
One of the Legislative proposals
to limit the Federal Income Tax rate
Is a. joint resolution before Congress
proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution to limit the maximum
income tax rate to rs per cent.
There is no end of suggestions in
Congress that some sort of ceiling