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?CA'S PLEDGE ! SACRED-WILSON ; _^_ PRESIDENT SAYS OUR PROMISE TO TRY TO PREVENT FUTURE WARS SHOULD BE KEPT. ONLY HOPE IS IN WORLD LEAGUE Says Germany Would Not Have Dared to Strike If Nations Had Been Banded Against Aggression. (By Mt Clemens News Bureau.) St. Louis-Displaying a high con .fldence that his fellow citizens in the g*eat majority agree with him in his desire tu end war forever, and that the peace treaty with its League of Nations inclusion is ratified by the senate, President Wilson is making a successful way across the country on the long journey he has undertaken for the purpose of laying before the plain people a report of his work in Paris and explaining to them just what the League means. Thus far in his travels he has every where met with warm greetings, both in the great halls where he has spoken formally and in the little cross road hamlets where his train has .halted at times and he has exchanged words with the villagers who pressed forward to greet him. He feels, and does not hesitate to say so when chatting with his traveling compan ions, that the American people want no more of war and want to become part of the League so that there may be no more war. He struck his key note when he said in his first address, in Columbus, Ohio: "This treaty was not Intended mere ly to end this singie war. It is meant ^s a notice to every government who In the future will attempt this thing (what Germany attempted) that man kind will unite to inflict the same pun ishment. There is no national triumph to be recorded in this treaty. There is no glory sought for any par ticular nation. The thought of the statesmen collectd arotutd that table was of their people, of the sufferings they had gone through, of the losses ?they had incurred, of that great tnrob bing heart which was so depressed, so forlorn, so sad in every memory it had of the five tragical years that have gone by. Let us never forget .those years, my fellow countrymen; let us never forget the purpose, high and disinterested, with which America lent its strength, not for its own glory but for the defense of mankind. "As I said, this treaty was not meant merely to end this war. It (s intended to prevent any similar war. J wonder if Borne of the opponents of the League of Nations have forgotten the promises we made our people be Jore we went to that peace table? We 'Jhad taken by process of law the flower of our youth from every coun tryside, from every household, and we told those mothers and fathers and sisters and wives and sweethearts that we were taking those men to fight a war which would end business of that sort, and ii we do not end it, If we do not do the best that human concert of action can do to end it, we are of all men the most unfaithful the most unfaithful to the loving hearts who suffered in this war, the most unfaithful to those households bowed in grief and yet lifted with the feeling that the lad laid down his life for a great thing, and, among other things, in order that, other lads might never have to do the same thing. "That is what the League of Na tions is for-to end this war justly and then not merely to serve notice on governments which could contem plate that they will do so at their peril, but also concerning the combination of power which will prove to them that they will do it at their peril. It is idle to say the worlds will combine against you; but it is persuasive to say the world is combined against you; The League of Nations is the only thing that can prevent the recurrence of this dreadful catastrophe and redeem our promises." A League of Nations would have .prevented the late conflict, the presi dent asserted, explainTng: "I did not meet a single public man ?who did not admit these things; that Germany would not have gone into this war if she thought Great Britain was going into it, and she most cer tainly would uever have gone into it had she dreamed America was going into iL And they all admit that a notice beforehand that the greatest powers of the world would combine to prevent this sort of thing would pre vent it absolutely." Applause and cheers greeted .each declaration of . the presi dent that wars might be avoid ed in the future by operations ol the L-igue. He pointed out other Important features of the Peace treaty, how it wa6 the redemption of weak nations, giving them freedom which otherwise they never could have won; how it says "These people have a right to live their own Uves under governments which they them selves choose", and how "that ia the American Principle and I was glad to fight for it", and that was the very heart of the Treaty, he said. He drew attention to the section of the Treaty which is a "Magna Charta of Labor," which shall dispose of the hours, conditions and remunerations of labor. "It forecasts the day", ho said "which ought to have come long ago, iwhen statesmen will realize that no nation is fortunate which is not hap :py, whose people are not contented, contented in their lives and fortunate In the circumstances of their lives". In conclusion the president said he felt certain the Treaty will be accept ed, and was only impatient of the de lay. He added: "Do you realize, my ; fellow citizens, that the whole world ?is waiting on America? The only .country in the world that ls trusted Itoday ?? the United States and the world is awaiting to see if ita trust is i Justified." r Iii' ' .v rVi V.? " * Hf DSLCQ-LIGHT was designed and built by men who were raised in farm homes-who experienced the dis H comforts and inconveniences of farm life-and who set out g deliberately j'ears ago to develop an electric plant that would provide city advantages for rural communities. i They were the same men whose engineering talent had * made DELCO Starting, Lighting and Ignition Equip ment for automobiles the standard of the world They knew electricity-and they knew the needs and limitations of farm life They knew that an electric plant to give service in a farm home must be simple, so that it would not get out ~f order and require complicated repairs _t must be easily operated and require little attention It must be very economical in operation It must be built to stand hard usage and it must last indefinitely It required five years to develop a plant that would measure up to these specifications. There were five years of hard engineering effort back of DELCO-LIGHT before the first plant v/as put on the market three and a half years ago. Today DELCO-LIGHT is furnishing the conveniences and comforts of electricity to more than Seventy-five Thousand farm homes. It is providing an abundance of clean, bright, econom ical electric light for these homes. It is furnishing power to pump water, operate washing machine, churn, sep arator, vacuum cleaner, electric iron, milking machine, and other small machinery. And everywhere it is demonstrating its wonderful efficien cy-and actually paying for itself in time and labor saved. DELCO-LIGHT A complets electric light and power plant for farms and country h?rnern, telf.cranking- air cooled-bali bearings-no belts-only one place to Oit-Thick Platts-long Lived Battery-RUNS ON KEROSENE W. J. Hatcher, Johnston, S. C., Dealer. Home Light & Power Co., Box 276-231, Columbia, Distributors The Domestic Engineering Company, Dayton, Ohio, Makers of DELCO-LIGKT Pr Ju cts. Bi if Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Pr operty Insured $4,268,300. WRITE OR CALL on the under aigned for any information you mas desire about our plan of insurance We insure your property arainsf destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared tc prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licmsed to write Insurance in the cowtiei of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens. Stluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and ?partanburg. The officers are : Gen. J. Frase* Lyon, President, Columbia S. C.. J. R. Blake. Gen. Agent, Se-ty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. 0. Grant, Mt.. Carmel. S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S C. A. W. 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The SMITH FLOUR MILL will be ready for grinding on or about September 1, The mill has been thoroughly overhauled, and put in first-class condition. Have put in new set of bolting cloths, with other improvements. The mill will be run as heretofore, but under my special supervision. E. W. Samuel WIENGES & COMPANY COTTON FACTORS BEST STORAGE FACILITIES Advancements on 'Consignments AUGUSTA, - - - GEORGIA.