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REPUBLICANS AND "IRRECON
'CCASLES'* VOICE APPROVAL
DEMOCRATS GENER
EXPRESS DISAPfpOfT.
-LODGE "EXTREMELY
PLEASED," AS ARE KNOX
JOHNSON AND BORAH.
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' Washington, April 12.?General
approval of President Harding's dec- y
* iarations in his first message to; con- ^
gress today that the United States |
could have no part in the present r
league of nations and that the state (
of war should be ended by congres- (
sionai resolution was expressed by <
'Republican senate leaders, both of ^
the "irreconcilabJes" and "reserva- ^
tionist" groups. *
Senator- Lodge of Massachusetts, j
Republican leader who led, the long (
fight for reservations to the treaty t
of Versailles, said he was "extreme- <
ly pleased" by the message which he a
declared "separates us from the
league and approves passage of the j
Knox resolution." . I
Senators Johnson, California, and :
Borah, Iddfco, leaders of the "irr6- r
v concilables," expressed gratification (
that the president had definitely re- c
jected the present league and had g
.declared for restoration of peace by j
congressional action. They express
ed doubt, however, that the treaty of {
Versailles with the league covenant j
excluded could be put into shape for ?
ratification?a nossibillty suwrested ,
by Mr. Harding.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
acting Dedpcratic leader, who led
the Wilson.forces in the senate for
ratification of the treaty and league,
expreeed disappointment at the
president's message. He declared,
that by refusing to enter the league
the United States has refused to
take part'in the effort to stabilize
the social, business and government
al conditions of the world, without
which, he said, there could be nei
ther a' revival of business nor pros
perity.
"I am wondering," Senator Har
rison,' Democrat, Mississippi, said in
a statement tonight, "what the thou
sands of independent voters, pro
league Republicans and Republican
leaders, who were assured or insist
, ed that the best way to have Ameri
ca get into the league of nations
a&d have the treaty of Versailles
ratified was through the election of
Harding as president, now think."
"What the president said about
the legaue suited me," was the com
ment of Senator Reed, Missouri, a
(Democratic treaty "irreconcilable."
Senator Poindexter, Republican, ,
Washington, said the plan for an as
< sociation "still was in nebulous ...
state."
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Senator Kellogg, Minnesota, a Re
publican-"mild reservationist," de
clared the president would "be able
>. to work out an association of na
tions and a peace program that will
be satisfactory to all." c
Senator Knox, Pennsylvania, au- ^
thor of the peace resolution adopted 8
by the last congress and vetoed by e
President Wilson, issued a statement
today saying that President Hard- a
ing's "suggestion that a declaration c
^ : of jwiicy as to. our attitude toward ^
^ rajruckscence.~ jpf . threatening "
militarism. shoul<?.b* ^ensporaril^- o
postponed," was entirely agreeable .
to him. ' a
There had been some discussion *
of the incorporation of such a dec- 3
laration in a peace resolution to be 1
'adopted'by the present congress. 3
*Such a declaration," said Sena
tar Knox, "relates to the future and
may well be deferred until there is
some stabilization of present world
confusion."
Senator Knox indicated that he
would reintroduce his peace resoln
tion a few days for reference tr i
the senate foreien relations commit
tee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barnwell an^
children went over to Greenwood to
day and spent the afternoon. I
LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS ASSEMBLES
Over One TkooMni Delegates Ave
Attending Cleveland Meeting
Today.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 12.?The
second annual convention of the Na
tional League- of Women Voters
formally opened here this morning
with more than one thousand dele*
fa tee and alternates from all parts
>f the country in attendance. The
invention will close Saturday alter
ioon. -
Conferences on child welfare,
iniform laws concerning women and
food supply and demand reported
;heir recommendations last night.
Those -to report today are American
citizenship, election laws and meth
>ds; social hygiene and women in in
lustry. The conference on child wel
fare recommended the immediate
jassage of a congressional bill giv
ng federal aid for maternity and
nfant care,* endorsed the principle
>f physical education in schools,
:hrough state action and urged
enforcement of all child labor .. and
?hool attendance laws.
The food supply and demand con
ference recommended legislation for
he acquisition of stock . yards by
'aliroada; federal regulation of the
neat packing industry; prevention
>f unfair trade practices and co
iperation with federal agencies to
ecure the proper production, distri
bution and use of food.
The uniform laws concerning wo
nen conference recommended uni
ofto state legislation on marriage
ind divorce; abolition of - "common
aw" marriages; with their hus
winds; laws prohibiting the evasion
if marriage laws; legislation making
rife and child abandonment a crimi
al offense; exemption from Jury
uty of mothers of young children,
nd mothers' pensions.
A NEW DORMITORY.
The Womans College at Due West
i going to build a new dormitory.
Ir. James C. Hemphill and James A.
alter of Kaleigh, N. C. will be asso
ated architects for the building. The :
roposed building will accommodate
ne hundred students and will have
11 modern conveniences. The bath
nd building arrangements will be
atterned after the most . modern
lans. The huild:ng committee has
\
isited most of the best equipped dor
mitories over the two Carolinas and
hey hope to embody the best ideas
f all in this one building.
Plans will be submitted to Synod
n-May and it is hoped to make the
iew dormitory one of the first fruits
f the Forward Movement.
The Womans College finds a new
[ormitory necessary on account of
he crowded condition of vthe present
[ormitory, many pupils being turned
way last fall.
THE CONCERT
The concert given by the Or
hestra and Glee Club of the Due
Vest Colleges Monday night was a
uccess and pleased the large audi
nce present.
The young ladies played and sang
ill the selections well and showed a
areful training. Miss Crofut and
diss Milliard have a very creditable
'show"-and are to be congratulated
a\. tljp su?ess of their enterprise.
The Due Westers came, down by
utomobile and a large party of
riends came along to hear the mu
ic. Col "Tommie" Long, Mr. Sam
^roQpltr QTirl fVia Pvnrmil t
U11U Mtv O. X \J TT lllvv
ame along as chaperones.
ILING CLERKS HAVE
WEARY TIME OF IT
Washington, April 12.?Weary
louse filing clerks were still at work
)day trying to catalogue 2,504 b'lls
ntroduced yesterday. It was record
reaking first day flood of new meas
rpa_ Tn t.Vip Inf. wpw rlnsp t.n a
lousand bills allotting cannons cap- (
ired by Americans during the wat
i towns and cities in all sections of 1
le country. \
ELECT TEACHERS
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
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For the 1921*22 Tesm at Meeting of <
Trustee* Held Monday After*
n.on?Plans for the New
School Building Were
Discussed.
The election of teachers in the city
schools for the next session was held l
m the omce ox tne cnairman oz wit
board of trustees Monday afternoon.
The trustees present at this meeting
were W.M. Barnwell, J. C. Thomson,
W. A. Cahrert, J. D Kerr, E R Thom
son, H. R McAllister, R. S Link and
Dr C H McMurray. Mr. Henry was
absent on account of illness.
The teachers elected for next ses
sion are Misses Alberta Montgomery,
Clara Adams, Gladys Norris, Georgie
Ott, Harriett Coan, Rebecca Jones, (
Niza Kilgore, Esther Todd; Rosa- 1
monde Dixon, Sara Perrin, Ruby An- <
derson, Lucille Matthews, Susie* 1
Lown arid Annie M. "Hill. . / ,
In the high school Misses Sadie i
Magill, Eva West and Lucille Ham- j
ilton were reelected and Mrs. J. D. ,
Wilson was reelected principal of the ]
mill school. j
At a previous meeting Supt J. D. ]
Fulp and principals Miss May L. -y
Robertson and J. M. Daniel had been y
reelected and they have accepted
work for another session. I
All of the present corps of teachers (
in Poplar Grove and Harrisbuig col- f,
ored schools were reelected. No j
teacher was elected for Grace Mis- ^
sion school as none had applied for }
this work. 1
The teachers are given ten days in ]
which to either accept or decline the j
offer made th^m and at the expira
tion of this time such successors as .
are necessary to complete the corps
will be elected as the superintendent *
has dozens of applications for vacan
cies. , ...
Bids Requested.
The trustees also voted unanimous- 3
ly to ask for bids oft suitable sites of 1
not less than four aeres on which the
I
new hjgh school building may be
erected to be sent in to the chairman ^
by April 20. The person or persons ^
offering sites should accompany their
bids with lowest prices asked for the
sites. As soon as these bids are all in
the b<^ard will begin considerat:on of
each of the offers and will attempt to "
arrive at a definite conclusion as to
the most logical site for the new
building. . e
The building committee composed *
of W. M. Barnwell, C. H. McMurray *
and W. A. Calvert was authorized to s
proceed with the circulation of a peti- c
tion call'ng for a bond election for 1
bonds not to exceed $100,000 for the *
building of the high school and pur- 9
chase of the lot. 1
The trustees are extremely anxious *
to secure just as many offers of loca- 1
tions as there are suitable locations 1
in the c'ty of ^.bbev;lle for there is to. *
be no snap judgment used in the se- ?
lection of the site for the new build
ng but each proposed site,, will be
carefully considered from all angles
before a final decision is made.
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FRIENDLY WITH FORD 1
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Mr. J. J. Grant, of Lowndesville, ;
was a business visitor in the city yes- c
terday. Mr. Grant has just been
shaking hands with a Ford when he *
saw him and as a result was carrying *
his right arm in a sl:ng. He was for- *
tunate as the Ford did not kick hard, 1
only one bone his oarm beinp-brok- j.
en. - * *
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DR. WHALING TO PREACH
Rev. Thornton Whal'ng, D. D., of
Columbia, will preach in the Presby
terian church next Sunday.
A Baptismal service will be held in
the Presbyterian Church 3:30 P. M.
next Sunday.
ORATORICAL CONTEST FRIDAY
Fridav is the bie dav with the
colleges of the state in Greenwood :
when their representatives meet for n
'he annual oratorical contest. Pre *.
ceeding the contest a baseball game >,
s to be played in the afternoon be- ;
tween Clemson and Newberry on v
the fair grounds. y
BRITAIN WANTS
TO GROW COTTON
Commercial Attache Warns Washing*
tea?-World Supply at End of '
July To Be Eleven and a
Half Million?Record
Carry-orer. I
Washington, April 1?..?Great Bri
tain is bending every effort to escape
from dependency upon ' the * United
States for raw cotton, according to
a report to the department of com
merce today from Commercial At
tache Dennis at London;. To this end.
Mr. Dennis said,* England is encour
aging the production oi cotton in the
former German possesions in Eas;
Africa, obtained under mandates and
in h<?r own colonial possessions.
"While our own people have been
considerably aroused by the socalled
British domination of the world's pe
troleum resources," Mr Dennft said,
"little attention has be en paid to'the
?bvious fact that as a result of the
war increased opportunities for the
porduction of raw cotton have devel
aped within the British empire. The
British have seized upon that fact
?nd (systematic efforts are be ng made
by the empire cotton growing com
mittee to stimulate cotton growing
within the empire/' /
Cotton growing, he continued-, is
jeing urgecf by the Bri tish in all the
;olonies where conditions are favor
ible to the crop. India Egypt and
Mesopotamia are to be utilized, as are
;he former German colonies in Af
-
rica he said, adding that the British
joard of trade plans to irrigate seven
nillion acres of cotton land \near
Shartoum. '
Commenting on the preuent inter
lational cotton situation Mr. Den
lis declared that by the end of July
he world's supply "of unconsumed
:otton would amounl; to 41,599,008'
>ale* of 500 poundu eaclj. This, he
aid, would be the largest carry-over
n the world's history. Collapse of
he European market as well as the
aarkets of Poland and Finland, he
aid, had brought on the over supply.
Efforts of the public to bring down
he price of cotton fabrics, he as
erted had done much to weaken the
aarekt.
J. C. SHOCKED AGAIN.
J. C. McLane suffered a severe
ilectrical shock Monday night at the
losp'tal. The young-man is still in the
lospital under treatment for the
hock received some weeks ago. Mon
lay night he' went into his room and
n order to turn on the light, caught
;old of the electric bulb which was
tat'onary in the wainscoating. He
eceived a severe shock which threw
rim across the room and for a while
endered him unconscious). He was
mder the care of a physician during
he night but is out and around town
igain. '
A SOLDIER RETURNS
Mr. P. M. Davis, the postmaster at
)onalds has been notified that the
>ody of his brother, Private Lewis R
tfattox has arrived in New York and
vill be sent to Donalds the latter part
?f the week.
Private Mattox belonged to the
Machine Gun Company of the 118th
nfantry and was killed in action on
)ct. 17th, 1918 during the engage
nent at La Hail Menerris.se, France
Funeral services will -be.h^d ,. on
rtnvai or toe Doay ana>-mterniejw.
rill be at Broadmouth church. .
The young soldier was known - to "
nany of our boys and friends and
omrades from Abbeville will attend
he last sad rites.
>ALMER EXPERT
VISITS SCHOOLS
Miss Lillie Johnson of New York
"ity, one of the expert instructors
ent out by the Palmer Penmanship
ompany spent Tuesday visit'ng thi
ifw eoVinrklo in flip inherest of hei
aethod which is so popular over the
ountry. Miss Johnson taught a thirc
rade sect'on in the New York Citj
chools for a number of years anc
/as an interesting visitor to thi
chools.
JAPAN ALARMED
AT HUGHES NOTE
Pirn* ImmediatooActiofe,' Will Send
Sptcial Diplomat To Washington
In Effort To Settle JVUtter.
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Tokio, April 12.?Plans for send- .
ing to Washington a distinguished
Japanese, who would take up the en
tire range of the so-called Pacific
problems, including mandates) Call
foinia, China, Siberia/ immigration
and armaments are understood, tp be
in the process of formultion. by the
Japanese government. Official an
nouneement of the intention of the
country to send such a delegate who
arould act in a capacity, similar to
that of Former Premier Viviani of 5
France, who is at present in the Uni
ted States, 'has not as yet been made
but it is said that the subject is re
ceiving serious attention.
The note from Chtarles ?. Hughes
American secretary of state to the
Allies declaring America does not
abandon her rights in the peace set
tlement especially concerning Ger
man overseas possessions, not only
created a profound impression in
Japan, but has served, in addition to
crystalize tjie s conviction that, the
time has arrived to bring about a
solution of all problems involving
Japanese and America before the
relations of those countries reach a
critical stace.
Authorities at the Japanese for- '
eign office confine N themselves to a '
statement to the Associated Press
that the Hughes note is "so irapor- '
taut that it is receiving the most 1
serious consideration from the Japa- j
nese government, which is anxious J
to do everything possible to esta- 1
blish friendly co-operation with the 1
new administration at Washington." !
It is learned from othqr influen- 1
tial sources that the opinion pre- (
vails among prominent Japanese, '
especially those familiar with the
United States, that the general 1
situation haa gone so far that it re- '
quires heroic treatment to prevent
the two nations from further ^rift
ing apart. There is, therefore an in
clination to permit the problem in- (
volved in the disposition of the Is- '
land of Yap before a discussion of :
all the questions centering about the ^
Pacific regarding which Japan and '
America have serious differences. '
The plan to send a representative J
of Japanese government to Wash
ington is not unconnected with the
internal situation in this eountryr:Jt 1
is unedrstood an influential group |s (
insisting that Japanese foreign poll- '
cies be remodelled with the particu- '
lar view to securing a settlement of 1
Pacific problems and a general un- 1
Jerstanding permanent in nature, i
with America. The basis of this/un- 1
derstanding, would be friendly co
operation. . 1
Attainment of this program may j1
involve a change in the Japanese 1
ministry. Major General Giluchi- 1
Tariaka, minister of war, has already 1
plced his resignation in the hands
of Premier Hara.
It is apparent the politica 1 situa- 1
tion in Japan is complicated by dif
ferences over purely internal ques- J
tions including the one relative to
the betrothal of the crown prince, '
which came to light recently and
which seems not to have been set- ^
tied-, in some important aspects. 1
Everything here, however tends to ;
show that the highest circles of the
smpire are concentrating their at
tentifl^. on relations with America, <'
W^ch Responsible Japanese'" openly
declare-/'ipajst be improved." ' 1
Leading; newspapers, in their com
ment on the Hughes note, declare it
is liable tnr nlace Jatian in an em
ba.rrassing position, as the allies may
find difficulty in supporting Japan's
claims in the face of insistance upon s
\merican demands from Washing- r
ton. 3
REAL ESTATE MOVES i
The first sale cf real estate re-, a
sorted in a good while is that of the 3
L. M. Tolbert house on Wardlaw
treet. The house was sold yesterday i
:o W. H. Dugan the transaction be
ngr handled by E. W. Gregory, real i
3state dealer. The price paid was
$,000.
PRESIDENT TURNS
BACK ON* LEAGUE
WOULD FAVOR CONGRESSIONAL
RESOLUTION DECLARING WAR
WITH CENTRAL POWERS ENDx
ED?SEPARATE TREATIES OF
PEACE WOULD NOT BE
ENOUGH, HOWEVER, SAYS
PRESIDENT HARDING
Washington; April 12.?President
Harding, in his first address to con
gress today, announced that he would
approve a "declaratory resolution'' by
congress "vjrith qualifications essen
tial to protect all our rights" which 1
A'ould end the 'technical state of war
.gainst'the Central powers of Eu
rope."
The President added, however, that
'it would be idle to declare for sepa
:ate treat'es of peace with the Cen
tral powers on the assumption alone
hat these would be adequate because
he situation is so involved that our
jeace engagements cannot ignore the
old world relationships and the set- \
tlements already effected, nor is it
ies'rable to do so in preserving our '
own rights and contractingo ur fu
ture relationships."
Although declaring unreservedly
against "the existing League of
Nations," the President said:
"The wiser course would seem to
be the acceptance of the confirmation
of our rights and interests, as already r ,
provided and to engage un4er the ex
isting treaty, assuming, of course,
that th:s can be satisfactorily accom
olished by such explicit reservations
md modifications as will secure our
ibsolute freedom from inadvisable
:ommitments and safeguard all our
issential interests."
An Association of Nations, the
President said, could .not i>e~ founded ' ;
antil the world was at peace.
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.Principal Points' in - the Mcmf?.
Wash ngton, April 12.?Republi- -
:an members of the Senate foreign
relations committee were called into
:onference this morning by President
Warding while he was reading the
inal proof on h's first message which
le was to read to congress in person
it one p. m.
The call for the senators to visit the
CVhite House went out unexpectedly.
:t was understood that the President
iesired to present to the Senators his
statement in his message regarding
:ore gn relations. The Senators began
arriving at me w nue nouse soon ui
;er 10 o'clock and the conference be
jan half an hour later. "The proof of
:he address, as corrected by the Presi- ?
lent, was given to the public printer
it that time. If any corrections were
;o be. made after the conference, it
svas assumed they were to be tele
phoned to the government printing
jffice."
After the decision to summon the
Republican members of the foreign
relations committee to the White
House, the President cancelled the
reguliar Tuesday meeting of the cabi
net, wh'ch had been scheduled for
;leven a. m.
Washington, April 12.?President
Harding's principal recommendations
to congress, in his first annual ad
iress delivered today, included the
.'ollowing:
Foreign relations: No separate
)eace with the Central Powers 'on the
tssomption alone that this would be v
tdequate." The wiser course would
eem to be * * to engage under
he existing treaty assum'ng of course
hat this can be satisfactorily accom
>lished by such explicit reservations
tnd modificat'ons as will secure our
ibsolute freedom of inadvisable com
nitments and safeguard all our es
ential interests. * * * No helpful
ociety of nations can be founded on
ustice and committed to peace until
he covenants re-establishing peace
? Vvtt tiofi/ins nrhich wpra
,1 c DCUiC\J UJ l/uwr UHVIVUW rw ?? ..v..
,t war."
Taxation: Readjustments of inter
ial taxes and revision or repeal "of
hose taxes wh;ch have been unpro
uctive and are so artificial and bur
(Continued on Pago Eight)
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