The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 10, 1920, Page SEVEN, Image 7
EARL GREY'S LETTER
ON PEACE TREATY
Fo' twins is the full te*t of the
letter /ritten by Ambr.s ;i .U?v Grey to
the London Ti^es cn tha rcu ->
& >-.>i j<!#> >? ",M-> : : fhi-; coniltl'V.
^ which has cause.; so much discussion
here:
"Sir:
"Nothing, it seems to me. is more
desirable in international politics than
a good understanding between the
democracy of the United States on
the one hand and democ.tV Great
Britian and her self-?r. verni.v:r d~w
minions, and, I ho" . \u? may add
^ Ireland, on the other. Nothing
would be more disastrous than misWm
understanding and estrai't: LnuM't.
H "There are some aspects of the
position in the United States with reW
<rard to the League of Nations which
I are not wholly understood in Britir \
f I am in the hope that as a result of
my recent stay in Washington I may
be able to make the position better
understood. I venture to offer the
following observations. They repre
sent only my own personal oninion;
nothing: more. They are <*iven simply
as those of a private individual.
Impatience on Both Sides.
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"In Great i>ritian an? trie ameu
L countries there are naturally impa)
tience and disappointment at the delay
of the United States in ratifying
(the peace treaty and the covenant of
the League of Nations. It is perhaps
not generally recognized here that
there are also great impatience and
disappointment in the United States.
Nowhere is the impasse, caused by
+v.? hptween the President
UVUUAVv?
and the senate, more keenly regretted
than in the United States, where
there is a strong, even urgent, desire
on the part of public opinion to see a
way out of that impasse found which
will be both honorable to America
and helpful to the world.
"It would be well to understand
j the real difficulties with which the
people of the United States have been
confronted. In the c!?nv light of
right understanding, vhi.t seemed to
be disagreeable feaiuve? c" -.':o z'i'ir- 1
tion will assume a more ' V.- . ' V.: a ;]
T . r,. t.
lntfnii'iuie \ .. _
rid*' of one misun^ev ' . " :.
"No charee of b
dialing siroatiires r
asra;nst the action of \..
States.
"The Senrte, by the * '
stitution, is a~> inde^crJc ' - 1
independent elem^t r ' >
* making: power. Ifs refn to rr.J::~y
the treaty cannot ex^o-e o' h?r
or the country to a <?h?rro cf V d
faith or of repudiation, ro- i1- v
to represent the United States vi-i?
r
holding up the treaTy scteiy i->u
motives of party politics, +herev,r
sacrificing the interests of other nations
for this petty consideration.
Politics Not the Sole Reason.
"It is true that there are party
politics and personal animosities in
the United States. Party politics and
the personal animosities arising out
of them operate in every demo
cratic country. They are factors always
more or less active, and they
operate upon every public question
which is at all controversial. They
are, however, not the scle or even the
prime cause of the difficulty in the
United States about the League of
Nations. Nor is it true that the
United States is moved solely by selfinterest
to a disregard of higher
ideals. In the United States, as in
other countries, there are cross-current
sand backwaters in national life
and motives. It would be well, therefore,
for reasons both of truth and
expediency, to concentrate on the real
underlying: causes of the senate's reservations
in ratifying the covenant
of the jLeague of Nations.
( "There is in the United States aconservative
feeling for traditional
policy, and one of those traditions,
consecrated by the advice of
Washington, is to abstain from
Europeon entanglements. Even for
nations which have been used to
European alliances, the League of
Nations is left to be something of a
j Tli-'c! ic dill rimvp
Tiew UCpcll tUlC. ---> . V...
true for the United States, which has
hitherto held aloof from all outside
alliances. The League of Nations is
not merely a plunge into the unknown
but a plunge into something which
historical advice and tradition have
hitherto positively disapproved. Hence
this desire for some qualification
and reservation. The American Constitution
not only makes possible,
but under certain conditions renders
inevitable conflict between the executive
and the legislature.
"It would be possible for a President
in some future years to commit
the United States, througn ine
League of Nations, to a policy which
the legislature at that time might dis-.
approve. That contingency is ore
which cannot arise in Great Britirn,
where the government is responsible
to the house of commons and where,
in case of conflict with the house of
commons the government vr-n^' ^iMmr
5m^r'I;rfc'!y " v? viv v
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region of practical politics. They
have reason, and. if they so desire,
the risrl.t t > provirk' it.
''What, then, nirsy be fairly exne tc<i
from th I'r.ited S'r:.4i-' i:i th:s
y.ifni c?i. is (if \vor!.i p>]:ry? For
cris's. i: <iv !. it is. If *' participa
tJOn 01 11 i l mica v.;i^ f.uiimcuny
helpful in s?cu: :r."x victory in
the critic;:: month" <V.'IS, it? help
will 1, % evc:i nure i-1" j:" ;::1 to secure ,
stalvli*;.* in pea* v. V. thout t!:?* ;
Unitc-i Slalom the ; : League of j
Nations may become !i:t-c better than a
league of ailics r.-o* arme-! self-.lea<ra:nst
a rev:vr o~ Pruss'an ,
r.iii"lari?>::, or again:". :r . i!;La:y ?- - ,
quel to bolshevism in Russia. Col- <
rlifvism; isms have a tendency ,
to become nrililaris%a a"Jio gnat ,
French revolution jr '\\\. I
The League's Object is to Prevent ,
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"Th? grert object <f tV; I.enguc
of Xallcas u; to pre" v.ar usal to j
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growth of aggressive armaments j
which would lead to war. Without (
the United States it will have neither *
the overwhelming physical nor the j
moral force behind it that it should ,
have, or, if it has physical force, it j
will not have the same degree of j
moral force, for it will be predomi- 2
nately a European arid not a world ;
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organization, ana it wr.i i>t- lamw-u ?
with the inter-racial joalousness of s
Europe. (
"With the United States in the Lea- ?
gue of Nations war ma}/ be prevented
and armaments discouraged, ant? it I
will not be in the power of the fret- j
ful nations of the world to ciisturo
the general peace. <
"Without the League of Nations
the old order of things will be revived
old consequences will recur, there will
again be some great catastrophe of c
war in which the United States will t
fmd itself compelled and at no less or 1
even greater cost than in 1917. a
"It would be a mistake to suppose r
that the American people are pre- 1:
pared or wish to \vith.!r;i\v their in- f
fluence in world affair?. H would he c
a great mistake to sv.pp* so that be- r
cause the i itizens of the United States t
wi^h to limit their p'ol'Trtiors they t
tTt'c nrepose to :vnelves to c
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-1- ' v ? '! part m <: . .? .'ague vi
Vo ?. q rf ;hev o 4 r t
a r partner * '->. limbed
' "v .it jaay t ;c th?t i
?* v -:' ooirion and \nericaxi ?.c- f
o (he leacu. :! be more (
: if they en t eve J as a re- c
! ; tner, who felt that her [
iyV"d Iri'i been forced, It is in the (
rpl it, hi this hope and .*n this expec- t
tat'on tint I think we should approach
r."d are justified in approach- <.
inrr the consideration cr trie Amen- <.
can reservations. j
"The difficulties and dangers g
which Americans for?ec in it will i
probably never arise or be fe?t by <
them when they are oi-cc in the lea- i
gue. In the same way the weaken- j
ing and injury to the league which r
some of its best friends appt#hend ^
from American reservations would r
not be felt in practice. t
Fr??Iv Not to Accept Conditions. ?
"If the outcome of this long con- \
troversy in the senate is to offer cooperation
in the League of Nations ?
it would be the greatest mistake to
refu?e that cooperation* because of j
the conditions attached to it, and
when that cooperation is accepted, j
let it not be accepted in a spirit of
pessismism. i;
"The most vital considerations are j
that representatives should be appointed
to the council of the League
of Nations by all nations that are
members of the council; that the representatives
should be men who are
inspired by the ideals for which we
entered the war; and that the repreoontotipoi!
MVinnlf] he? instructed and
supported in that same spirit of
equity and freedom by the governments
and the public opinion of the
countries who are new partners ir. 1
peace. ;
"There is one particular reservation
which must give rise to some
difficulty in Great Britain and her
self-governing dominions. It is that
which has reference to the six British
votes in the assembly of the League
of Nations. The self-governing do-'
minions are full members of the lea
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gue. They will admit ami ureai
Britain can admit, no qualification
whatever of that right. Whatever
the self-governing dominions may
be in theory and in the letter of the
constitution, they have in effect ceased
to be colonies in the old sense of
the word. They are free communit
ties, independent as regards all their
! own affairs and partners in those
'which concern the empire at large.
1 "To any provision which makes it
clear that none of those British
votes can be used in a dispute likely
to lead to a rupture in which any
part of the British empire is involv?'
? V.n foVpr) THflt
C(.l, I1U 1,'M.CIHIUU V_CHi k'v
is the only reasonacl: ir leva rotation
of the covenant as it ro*v If
any part of f I>:t; h caipir. 4s i:vclvc'l
I.'; a disvuts the Ur ea
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vj't'j and all Harts of the British ov. '
>y e t!:ev a;.2 Tint
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regards their rights to vote where,
they are not partners to the dispute,
theie t-an to no qual:tieati??n and
there is a very y.;; f.ni^on j
I hut V.w vote * of ;i;v> r---! f .T.irr
(!om!"iTi vj ??i 1 ;u *3 be
found on til? s:(k' ;is that of
th: I'niled
"It mi: t r.r.r he sup^Hf^i ihnt in
the Vnilt*.! i- is :i::y t -niko
ty to ?r:niiuc the l.'ieL t licit ( :i in. * I *i
ar.d ibe ofhor si;!f-rovc :ii,v;
io-.s of t!u h tiVijht' have
roier,. ;
".\ry pencil wiih the smallest un:cirt
r<r.i?jr ci' Public audio nes must:
realise the croaieil by the.1
L m4- f U ' I ?-*i n i ] ^ 4 *if/\o
Jlit i C." 11J L'il L Llii.L UIC V. lil .til 3,
.v;*h :cv.:r; i millions more English '
???C'?kc l/.cr.s than .he e nre in
he whole of the British empire.:
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JlOUJ l Iiavf *:mv u.'.C V Wii w mv
British empire has six v .to*.
"It may bo sufficient obsr-rve
hat the reservations of America does .
u>t in a?:y v/av challenge the right of
.he self-governing dominions to c\?rcise
their votes, nor does it s'.ate
hat the United States w 11 necessari- .
y reject a decision in which those',
rotes have bc->.i cast. It is. there-;,
?ore. possible-- I think it is even
nore than probable?tha:. in practice
10 dispute will ever arise. Our ob-?,
ec-t is to maintain the status of the self-governing
dominions not to se-;,
;ure a greater Britain than Ameri-:,
an vote and we have no objection to : ]
in increase of the American vote." L
IND OF STALEMATE
IN COTTON MARKET | J
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Commissioner Harris Says Cotton .
Worth 50 Cents.
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"I look for the stalemate in the; ^
otton market to break in a few j
lays," said Commissioner Harris !j
Thursday. "This deadlock can not last1 ^
ilways when there is the greatest de-:,
' ^ 4-1* ^ U C AT' e\.
nana TOT" CUllUn lllcic ijiciv; nao vvci ^
>een in the history of the staple. My : y
t
'ear is that when cotton <roes to 40 .
ents, a? it must, there are many farners
who will be willing; to let loose i
heir holdings. This won 1.1 be disas-' j
rous to themselves ar.vl to the cotton .
rrowino: industrv.
"Fo ". accord* to t:,s laws of sup-'.
>!y and dcn:nn:l col'ton today is j
vorth 50 cents a pound, and th * frv- ]
norz v culd ? ;r^t.inr;' it 'nit for the ;
'act that there i - row going on one
?-P + hn ;tr?fl VilOSf e"fL^neiYlti'12
combines to depress the price and the
)ear speculators are exerting- every
ievise to forcev the price of cotton j
lown. |"The
range of futures has been '
!
ilight in the last few days, except:
;emi-occasionally. The mills are
-apidly an.d surely grinding up the re;erve
stocks laid in when cotton was
relatively cheap last August and,
September, but the day is surely com-:
ng when they are going to be com- j
)elled to buy short or shut down their j
nills. And any one who knows the j
vide margin between the prices of,
aw cotton and the price of cotton ;<
roods will never think that the cotton j
nills would shut down as long as
;here is a bale of spinnable cotton.
'The fact that there has not been
i material change in the market since
November docs not mean that one is
lot coming. This is an unmistakable
sign of strength in the market. The
farmers have sold enough to make
themselves comfortable and they will
not havevto market any more?unless
the banks refuse to carry cotton as !
collateral, and this they can not afford
to do. That Europe must take
vast quantities of cotton no one can
deny. The mills of the United
States are doing the biggest business
they have ever had, yet they are far
from being overstocked, showing as I
have long contended that the mills j
can make as much money on high !
priced cotton as on cheap cotton, j
Then, wny not: i
''I ajrain say to our farmers, don't,
be uneasy. Those who have to spin
cotton will come to you, and they will j
pay your price unless you sell on the
first rise in the market and the mills
pet enough to run a little while
longer. That has been their policy,
rit steady in the boat.
''Out in the Y/est there is a pestiferous
animal, the coyote. He comes
out at nkrht in the shadows and three
of them can make as much noise as a
thousand erood doss. But when the
daylight comes, they slink off. That's
the way with our business now. The
pessimist is a coyote. He will howl I
and howl that the world is going to j
smash, but I think I see faint streaks '
of dawn ahead and the optimist will
run the coyotes away. The farmer
will get for his cotton that which he
has richly earned. But, don't be
fooled by anyone into planting cotton
in 1920. Grow something to eat?
and put in your spare time with cotton."
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ME 7/SFPRY THEA'I'Kt i-UK i
LEASE. |
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The city of Newberry. S. in-!
vites i'C''Jcd bids fo:* fhe ;<-Mse of the
k! ? , v- c?? '* 'he p *
or* *o y.\ -'V' . I T:v
1 :?OP, * 1 |
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house building, with the dressix .
rooms, box office, gallery office,
seer.cry. chairs, tables and other fix ures,
furnishings and appliance0 {
owned by the c:ty and i onnoeted i
w.'th said theatre and ofiices. All j)
bids inu.-l iii!e<i wiih -J. \V. ('hap-jj
man, C lerk and Treasurer. Xewber-!j
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i y, not later man .> o ciock ;
p. m., i'\furu::ry 10;h, 1 i#20. City j
council v. ill p..i:3 on ::1! bids an 1 the j
rijrht to reject any aiM nil bids is
reserved. Kaih bid must be accom- J
panied by ct-rtiiied or cashier's ;
check, made payable to the order of !
( lerk am! Treasurer, in the sum of;
^ t
two hundred dollars. as a jruaran-j
tee that ihe bidder whose bid is ac- ; j
; ented will coinpiy with ihe terms of ' J
his bid and outer into proper lease
ami bond as required. Chocks of unsuccessiul
bidders will be returned. J
Lease will provide for tbo payment;
of rent monthly in advance; that'
tenant will keep premises and pay j
rent for full period of lease; that j
upon default in payment of any j
month's rent that rent t'or whole ;
term will become immediately due j
and collectible; property to be used
only for theatre, shows and enter- j
tuinments; that tenant will pay for ;
L.i? wo?<?r liVhts and fuel and keep
premises and fixtures in good condi-'
Lion, except ordinary and reasonable 1
use and tear; that no fixtures or fur- i
nishings are to be removed from the j
building without the consent of the j
:ity; theatre and fixtures to be let j
to Newberry college, Newberry grad- J
2d schools and local people, as ap-j
proved by council, for not exceeding j
twelve days and nights in each year j
at a rental of not more than $5.00
per day and night; premises or prop- j
srty not to be sublet without writ-1
ten consent of the city; if tenant op-1
urates a moving picture show he will
be required to pay the city license i
therefor; tenant to make ail neces-1
sary repairs and improvements, but |
none to be made without consent of JI
council. Tenant will be required to j
furnish, at his expense, Jbond m sure
l.y company, to be approved by coun- 11
:il, in at least double the amount of J!
total rent for faithful performance j t
Df conditions of lease. Further in- j.
formation will be supplied by Clerk (
ind Treasurer.
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By order of city council of New- !
berry, S. C. j
EUGENE S. BLEASE,
Mayor. i
Attest:
J. W. CHAPMAN,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Jan. 2Sth, 1920. 1-30-4t
. j
NOTICE.
License tax is due. Come and
take out your license.
-J. W. CHAPMAN,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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