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f s PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. 8. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925 ulbp QII|rxmtrb PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. WILSON W T . HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at the Clinton Post Office as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Six months , 75 Three months .60 Payable in advance i Foreign 'Advarti»inR Rrpre»ent»dv* i THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING 00. Clinton, S. C. CLINTON, S, C., FEBRUARY 5, 1925 8 PAGES ->• u inCi'V—* • WOODROW WILSON AND THE WAR The following communication, ad* dressed to the editor of The New York Times, written by T. W. Greg ory, attorney general in Wilson’s cabinet, appeared in Thursday’s issue of that paper: To the editor of The New York Times: Not quite six years ago the Ameri can ambassador and 1 were present in Westminster Abbey, as the represen tatives of the United States at the memorial service in honor of the sol diers and sailors of the United States who fell in the world war. It was the most solemn ceremony I ever wit nessed. I am never able to recall it without the deepest emotion. W’ithin a few feet of us stood the effigy of Chatham, who had pleaded the cause of our fathers before Parliament; near at hand‘lay the body of Lord North, who as prime minister had prosecuted the war against thftm; around us slept F.ngland’s illustrious dead of over 500 years; and in this most sacred of all her shrines, with a pump and splendor peculiarly her own, Great Britain was paying a last trib- 1 ute to the splendid courage of the great-great-great-grandsons cf her re volting' colonists of 1776, who had come 3,000 miles across the Atlantic and died shoulder to shoulder with British Tommies, to the end that hu manity and the world might be saved. I knew then that the common blood shed in a just cause upon the fields of France had cemented a friendship not likely to end. I knew that in the future Great Britain and the United States would quarrel and make faces at each other, and perhaps shake fists at each other—for v/e are too much alike not to do these things; but as I walked out into the fog of London I thought I saw, even through the fog, that these two nations would never fight each other, again. I have recently spent two months in Great Britain and was greatly sur prised to find there a growing ten dency to minimize the contributions of the first charge. Up to that time a curious misconception of Woodrow, Wilson’s attitude toward that war was held. This misconcept ion seems to have been steadily grow ing since the late president retired fiom office, and is largely accounted for by the fact that during these four years a number of his political oppon ents have written and spoken to Eng lish audiences. In many instances they have been severely critical, and in some instances frankly abusive. The impropriety and cruelty of aim ing poisoned shafts at a slowly dying man—of whom, at least, it must be said that he fell in the harness, sacri ficing his life, his health, his happi ness—all but his fame—in valiantly battling for what he beleived to be the salvation of mankind, is manifest. The friends of Mr. Wilson have too often remained silent when the truth should have been told and misrepre sentations corrected. Sometimes through ignorance, and sometimes through malice, the war president has been charged with hav ing had no sympathy with the Allies, with having improperly delayed the entry of the United States into the war, and with having failed to vigor ously prosecute that war. A single incident furnishes a com plete refutation of the firsh charges. Up to the time that Germany began its atrocious submarine warfare cul minating in the sinking of the Lusi tania we had far less cause for com plaint against her than we had against Great Britain; the latter had repeatedly seized on the high seas our vessels bound for neutral ports; it had appropriated these vessels and their cargoes; it had opened our mail and prevented its delivery; it had ignored our protests, and in some instances had for weeks and months even failed to acknowledge their receipt. These were substantially the same acts that brought on the War of 1312. While these conditions existed, a cabinet meeting was held, at which several of Mr. Wilson’s advisers ex pressed great indignation at what they considered violations of our in ternational rights, and urged a more vigorous policy on our part. fter patiently listening, Mr. Wil- in that quiet way of his, that the ordinary rules of conduct had no application to the situation; that the Allies were standing with their backs to the wall, fighting wild beasts; that he would permit nothing to be done by our country to hinder or embarrass them in the prosecution of the war unless admitted rights were grossly violated, and that this policy must be understood as settled. Like all true-hearted Americans, he hoped that the United States would not be drawn into the war; but he was of Scotch and English blood, and by inheritance, tradition and rearing at all times the friend of the Allies. As to the second charge that Mr. Wilson improperly delayed our entry into the war, all well-informed men whose minds work honestly know that the wisest thing he evet did was to refrain from recommending to Con gress a declaration of war until a practically united country was behind the recommendation. No greater mistake could have been made in a country organized like ours than to have declared war over the protest of a large body of our citi zens or a large minority of the Con gress; such action could have resulted only in disaster. During the first two years of the war undoubtedly a large majority of our people and of Congress favored our keeping out, and this was the overwhelming sentiment of the people of jkhe .middle and westerq..Bprt.iqn_pf the country. As time passed and The situation became niore tense, Mr. Wil son repeatedly investigated and weigh ed public opinion, and Wept himself fully advised of the situation in and outside of Congress. Unanimity came with the repudia tion by Germany of her pledge as to restricted submarine warfare, and the publication of the Zimmerman note. Mr. Wilson then acted at once, and a united country sprang to arms. No greater slogan was ever uttered by human lips than his call of a peace- loving people to war. He signaled to the Allies across the Atlantic to hold the lines, for we were coming; he promised 2,000,000, 4,000,000, 10,000,- 000 men, if needed, and all the moral and material resources of the country without stint. As to the third charge, the man who questions the vigor and enthu siasm with which the war prosecuted by the United States under the leader ship of Woodrow Wilson as command er-in-chief of the army and navy does not talk good nonsense. I give two illustrations of Ihe potency of the call and the vigor of the response. One is the fact that of the millions of men drafted into the army of the United States there was only one conscien tious objector out of-every 1,000; did Great Britain, Canada or France do better than this ? The other illustration is what oc curred in the stockyard district of the city of Chicago; that district is the greatest of melting pots; among its workmen are sons of Germans, Aus- trians, Bohemians; TJorwegTans and men of every nation of the world; : En Passant: W. W. H. You can’t expect people to trust you if you distrust them. Riding a hobby is all right—unless you expect to get somewhere. Many of us will hardly get through paying the Christmas bills before Easter arrives. Selling liquor is against the federal constitution. Drinking it is also against yours. Negroes in Georgia last year paid taxes on dogs to the amount of $19,- 000 which shows that the love for “coons” is not waning. Speaking of q hundred per cent political town—Clinton is it. The invention of gunpowder has been called one of the landmarks of history, but the women think other kinds of powder are far more im portant. • Some men are willing to do team work only when they think the grand stand is looking at them.. Many young men are willing to start at the bottom, but some of them Expect an elevator to do the lifting. Fellows who need exercise may ob tain it by probing into the back yard garden this spring with a spade. The average share of the national wealth owned by each citizen is said to be $2,800, but that doesn’t mean that we all have our share. The state legislature continues to pass new laws when none of us have yet been able to learn all the old ones. There may be a shortage of wool but some folks are still able to pull it over other people’s eyes. There is a difference of opinion as to what constitutes an ideal woman, but a hungry husband can tell you. Probably it would be better to pay politicians what they are worth—they would then not be so costly on this basis. It is claimed that the modern girl is a flirt, but she cannot always find anything worth flirting with. Judging from the multitude of legislative bills and reports, the table should be a capacious one to stand under the load. Monsters of great size are said to they were conscripted by thousands and served with a murmur; as they marched down State street to' the training, camps above the cheers of the spectators could be heard their deep-chested chant: “To hell, to hell with Kaiser Bill;, to hell, to hell with Kaisqr bill!” We did enough, we did it quickly, and the war was won. Above the graves of the dead, Woodrow Wilson vowed that this aw ful thing should not happen again if human wisdom could prevent. Worn and weary, sword in hand, he went forth to fight for the League of Nations and for a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France and the United States. He fell, wounded unto death. He died with his last great hope unreali zed, as much a victim of the war as the Unknown Soldier who sleeps at Arlington. And yet during all this and to the end, he was abused and vilified by a maligant few as no men in the United States have ever been except George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It should be remembered that almost without exception these few sat in bomb-proofs and that their contribu tion to the war consisted in slandering those who were striving to win it. When these traducers have been forgotten, as those of Washington and Lincoln have been forgotten, Great Britain with her traditional generos ity, will place by the side of her own hcrqjc dead with the statues of Wash ington and Lincoln that of Wood- row Wilson. J The League was defeated in the United States, not because it was a League of Nations, but because it was a Woodrow Wilson. league, and be cause the great leader had fallen and there was no one who could wield his mighty sword. But our people have not forgotten and will never forget. When he lay dying, for hours hun dreds knelt in the street before his home and prayed that God might spare hiiq to America and to human ity. His spirit marches on, and the plain people of America will yet compel their rulers in some substantial form to carry out his policies of helping the burdened and oppressed, of assuming our full responsibility in regulating the/ world’s affairs aiid assisting in every proper way those who organize and labor for peace. T. W. GREGORY. Houston, Texas, Jan. 24, 1925. have roamed the world in prehistoric ages, but they are not near so danger ous as a speeding automobile. Married men will always agree that the Bible unmistakably teaches that men are ruled by women. “Go Getters” are wanted in the business world, but many of us are just ordinary sitters. COUNTY TREASURER'S NOTICE 1*14 The books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year, 1924, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31st, 1924. After De cember 31st one per cent will be ad ded. After January 31st two per cent will be added, and after February 28th seven per cent will be added until the 15th day of March, 1926, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are request ed to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, who are exempt at fifty (50) years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.$0 in Ueu of road duty. All able- bodied men between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except those in military service, school trus tees, school teachers, ministers, and students. Dog Tax $1.25, which must be paid not later than January 31st, 1924. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay tjtuair tax-es-through the”mail check, money order, etc< The tax levy is as follows: State Tax 6 mills Ordinary County Tax 8% mills Road and Bridge : 4 mills Railroad Bond 1 mill Jail Bonds Vi mill Road Bonds 8 Vi mills Past Indebtedness Vi mill Statewide School (6-0-1) .... 4 mills Weak Schools V4 mill Constitutional School 3 mills ■ a l ONLY THE BEST , V' • , , IS GOOD ENOUGH, FOR OUR CUSTOMERS When you order by phone or come here in person to select your Groceries, you can count on getting the very choicest eatables possible to procure. FOR FEBRUARY May we have the pleasure of serving you? LITTLE 8 DENSON Total 36 Laurens School Districts No. 1 16Vi >••• .... .... .... .... 8 ■ «• •--- .... ...a •••. 16 7 '••• —--- •••• 9 13 >... .... .... ...a .... 6 8 22 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 .... No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 11 .... .50—Two Phones-^-54 “Clinton, S. C. No. 4 No. 5 No. 7 No. 8 No. 3B 8 mills ....20Vi mills 8 mills 12 mills .... 34 mills Youngs School Districts No. 1 3 No. 2 g No. 3 , .... 8 No. 4 ., ! 16 No. 5 17 No. 6 ii No. 7 17 No. 8 13 No. 10 22Vi Dials School Districts No. 1 g No. 2 .... 12Vi No. 3 .... 12 mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills mills Sullivan School Districts No. 1 17 mills No. 2 8 mills No. 3 20 mills No. 7 16 mills No. 17 16 mills Railroad Tax 3 mills Waterloo School Districts No. 1 12 mills No. 2 .... 9 mills No. 3 19 mills No. 4 • 14 mills No. 5 .... .‘ 8 mills No. 6 12 mills No. 7 15 mills No. 14 : .... 8 mills Cross Hill School Districts No. 1 4 mills No. 2 8 mirlls No. 3 6 mills No. 13 15 mills Hunter School Districts No. 3 6 mills No. 4 8 mills No. 5 -....26 mills No. 6 4 mills No. 7 5 mills No. K9 8 mills No. R42 13 mills No. 16 15 V4 mills Jacks School Districts No. 2 ..7“; 7 mills No. 3 16 mills No. 4 8 mills No. 6 8 mills •No. 7 3 mills No. 15 6 mills Scuffletown School Districts No. 1 8 mills No. 2 8 mills No. 3 ' .... 3 mills No. 4 4 mills No, 12 11% mills Persons sending In lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early and give the township of each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? No, Jason, it won’t happen—mak ing income tax returns will never be as popular as working cross-word puzzles. NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of Joann aCottoh Mills, a corporation or ganized and existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina, for the election of directors for the en suing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, will be held at the office of the corporation at Goldville, South Carolina, on the third day of March, 1925, at three o’clock in the afternoon. AND FURTHER NOTICE is given that at said meeting a proposal to in crease the authorized capital $tock of said corporation from $750,000 to $2,000,000 will be submitted for con sideration and Action by the stock holders. By order of the Board of Directors. Dated January 21, 1925. EDWARD L. DURGIN, 2-26-4tc Secretary. Guaranteed Electric Hair Curlers, $1.00 Par rott-Electric. RENT A CAR Drive Yourself OPEN AND CLOSED CARS DAY PHONE 357 NIGHT PHONE 156 Ellis Auto Livery CLINTON, S. C. Dr. E. Mood Smith Dr. Felder Smith Upholstered Guest (chewing hard): “Say waiter, how old was this chicken?” Waiter: “That’s a spring fry.” Guest:* “I thought so. I’ve been chewing on one of the springs.” MODERN SERVICE OPTOMETRISTS Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted 15 West Main Street Phone 101 CLINTON, S. C. 1 1 l 1 1 iiu ii i! i! B I a F-ll a a a a a a a of )>^^f^f==j|=iri=Jr=Jr^Jr=if=iif=Jr=ir==Jr=J=Jr=Jr=Jr=3r=lr=lr=:!T=J[==Jr=ln=lr=Jr=lr= 1 - : IH I .0 1 Just Unoacked a Beautiful Shinment | j 0 a a - a -a a a . a Swinging Picture Frames Pictures Mottoes a a We cordially invite you to see them. The as- i sortment of Picture Frames is beautiful, all sizes in handsomely carved and hand-painted designs, both single and double. , wide variety of Historical Pictures from . 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