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*V«V 1-*,% /.■ f ACT EIGHT ■•/ )♦ . p- i l^ THE CUKTON CHRONICLE. CTJWTON; 8. C. A::'. I THURSDAY. D1 lER S, 199C our national his- Washin^on, Dec. 1.—The belief is growing in Washington that R:*e3i- dent Roosevelt’s trip to South Ameri ca ma^ prove to be one of the- vital turning points in tory, the future will refer to as ning of a new era in wprld affairs. Back of the jiresident’s attendance at the conference of American repub lics, which Is being held at Buenos Aires, is a definite purpo.se to bring r' • the entire Western hemisphere into a' ' 10 Years Ago Itena of Interest From The Chronicle ’ December 2, 1926 '“TiT'iilji'iioi w ■ ■ r~ Ti i"" i" L. B. Dillard has been elected pres ident of the Clinton Kiwanis club for the coming year. George P. Mitchell, popular owner of the Clinton Cafe, is now a full- fledged American citizen, his natural ization and examination papers hav ing been perfected during the pasti week in Ander^^on before Judge H. H. i Watkin.s. i L. P. Dailey, experienced nursery-1 man from Hogansville, Ga., hasi r ■ i ^something which historians of , . the begin- moved to the city and opened a nur- shry. — Mrs. Hubert Pitts has 'returned from a two weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Burdette, in SavanPah, John McSween of Anderson, i was a visitor at the orphanage on new agrreement for cooperation peace, common defense in war the fr^ exchange of commodities be tween the nations of the two Ameri-, honor I k r n’ia roii Cliuton high school for November: Blanche Crisp, T. J. Bla- and* presented each member of the high school football team with an engraved football charm. pbvious. This country does not want to be involved in European political affairs nor-in Asiatic politics. (Neitb- er do the republics of the South. War is breeding to the E^st and to the West. The American continent is sep- arated'from these warlike regions by the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean. Also to the south of us lies a great opportunity for peaceful development of mutual trade. South America is the imtural market for American manu facturers and the United States is a natural market for South America a raw materials. Likewise, South America offers to the adventurous, pioneering spirit of our youth as great opportunity for exploration and development as our West did in the early days of our continental expansion. A Great American Empire It is not to be, wondere<l at, there fore, that President Roosevelt should cherish the dream of a united West- tem hemisphere, which could con ceivably be entirely self-contained and free to develop a vast, empire with a new type of culture and civilization, in no way dependent upon ^ther Eu rope, As^ or Africa. If that dream should be realized then the president-’s \isit to Buenos Aires would, indeed, be a historical occasion. - Secretary of State Cordell Hull has the same vision. He met the president at the Argentine capital and will re main there throughout the interna tional conference to participate in the discuflsions, which he hopes will result in the formation of an all-American League of Nations. That» American business and indus try is at least hopeful that something will develop from this conference to broaden our export mark^ and ren der the opportunities^ wWeb South America offers more readily available ' to North Amwicjm capital and enter prise, is indicatedJby the facit that Harper^bley, president of the Cham her of Commerce of the United States, flew down to Buenos Aires last week to attend the conference. Sibley also plans an extended airplane tour of the principal South American coun tries and capitals All the reports that come into Washington' indicate that the Latin- Americajfr'pwples and their govern ments have shaken off the fear of ag- . gressions on the part of the "Colos sus of the North.** This was a fear mainly fostered by self-seeking poli ticians of a type now rapidly losing influence in the southern continent. At present ^e road is clearer than it has .ever been for such ‘ a Pan- American understanding, if not al liance. Such as has ' beCn the dream of far-seeing statesmen for many years. That European Tangle It is no secret Uiat the whole prob lem of foreign relations is one ^ich is giving the administration- more concern than almost any domestic question. _ The state department is inclined to feel ibat the^iviV war in Spain may lock, Jeannette Crawford, Ouida Cox, Maggie Horton, Frances Anderson, Jahella Boland, Violet Cri.sp, Thelma Minick, Mary Todd, Oftnie Blakely, Ada Dillard, Kaitherine Fuller, Em mie Frances hompson. Democrats Set Record In "State Columbia, Nov. 27.—The minority vote in the South Carolina general election dwindled to the lowest fig ures since the turn of the century, to day with the declaration of reputedly the state’s largest Democratic vote of all time. Socialists and othei^ minorities tlid not appear in the official returns and two Republican tickets got only votes, the smallest number registered in opposition to Democratic pre.siden- tial Sectors at Jeast as far back as 1900 by official records. 'The Democratic electors got 113,791 votes, or 98.'B7 per cent of the total cast. Officials it was the largest vote since 1900 and in all probability the largest ever given the party in the general election. The state board of canvassers also declared results in favor of constitu tional amendments for socii^ security and permitting larger school districts in approximately half the counties of the state, and returns from oongres- sibnal, ^te, and county elections. City Of Laurens Faces $10,500 Suits Says the Laurens Advertiser: Two suits aggregating $10,500 against the City of. Laurenk were filed in the clerk of court's office Moniiay by C. R. Garrett in behalf of himself and as guardian ad litem of Miss Louise Garrett, •htfi daughter, as the result of an automobile turn-over at the intersection oi{ -North Harper and Fleming streets on the night of November 6th. Miss Garrett, it is alleged, was driving on Fleming street in the di rection of North Harper and drove over the embankment which flanks North Harper at the street intersec tion, just beyond the bridge crossing Little river at that point The complaint in the two cases, filed by Huff A Huff and R. E. Babb, attorneys, alleges negligence on the part of the city in not having proper lights and danger signals at the street crossing and embankment. The $500 suit is brought by Mr. Garrett for damages to the car. Tha $10,000 suit is brought in behalf of Miss Garrett for injuries suffered in the turn-over. which are essential to American in dustry. Edison To Navy Department The last appointment madq by the presideht^'ISCftii^" he departed for r^utt in precipitating’general Eurc^JiSouth America is regarded here with jpean hostilities, since both Mussolini and Hitler have announced their rec ognition of the rebels under the lead- ershjp of General Franco as the de facto government of Spain, and Great Britain has announced that it will resist any attempt the part of the rebels to interfere with British com merce in Spanish ports. The rebellion in Spain is definitely a fascist movement, to set upi a gov ernment of the same dictatorial type as those of Italy and Germany, while the existing government of Spain is distinctly communistic and has the backing of Soviet Russia— It is not difficult to imagine a ftH- oation developing which would bring about a general European war. In , that event, America’s position of neu trality would be increaaingly difficult to maintain, especially if England and France were involved. The appointment of Joseph E. Da vies as ambassador to Russia is look ed upon here as an important move on the jdiplonMitic chessboard. Mr. Da- viat is a former chairman of the Fed eral Tnade 'commission,' a lawyer of wide experience, a wealthy man hi bis own right who lately married (me of the wealthiest women in America. 'It is the axpaetation that he will fin^ it posdQila to . make sound trade agraemrala »d tzaaties with Russia. atlR looks kmgingly the Agatfam ■wfeatr for Amari- asi maimfatitiwi ^ ^ liia mxKlaoM Enthusiasm. That^ is the.naming of Charles Eldison, son of the great in ventor and head of the Edison in dustries, as assi^nt secretary of the navy, thrTiost’ which tlm presi dent himself held in the Wil^<m ad ministration. — - Mr. Edifton has inherited a consid- erable share of his father’s genius and has developed on his own account a high degree of busing ability. 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