Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, November 17, 1921, Image 3
, HUGHES PRESENTS f
. U. S. PROPOSITION
SURPRISE SPRUNG AT INITIAL
MEETING OF LIMITATION OF ,
L ARMS CONFERENCE.
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GREAT SCRAPPING OF SHIPS;
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The American Cards Are on the Table j
?Face Up and Are Being Studied
9 in the Capitals of the World.
Washington. ? "Scrap your capital 1
# ships. Abandon your building program!"
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Like the crack of a whip came this
startling proposal from the American
government to the governments of 1
Great Britain and Japan. It broke
upon the unprepared minds of the
> statesmen from London and Tokio like '
a flash of lightning from a clear sky. 1
The American cards are on the table '
,?face up. They are being studied in
, the capitals of the world.
America has shown her hand. She
proposes this:
1. Scrap Bixty-six capital ships, totalling
1,873,043 tons?thirty from 1
America, nineteen from Britain and
seventeen from Japan.
2. Abandoning all building programs?America
to give up her 1916
program. Japan to give up her "eight
and eight" program and Great Britain
', to cease construction o fher new su- ,
per-Hoods.
3. Enter upon a teivyear holiday
with Great Britain and Japan, during
which there will be no building.
4?Keep the relative naval strengths j
as they are at present?Great Britain i
slightly in the lead, the United States
second and Japan trailing a bad
third.
. 5. Limit the size of future battlenanloonmnnt
to ftOfl
Billys, UUIH LUl I D^lUWUtvuk, W. VV|???
tons.
6. Set the limit of capital ships to
he retained at 22 for Great Britain,
IS for the United States and 10 for
Japan.
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Red Minister's Narrow Escape.
Riga. ? A member of the Russian
social revolutionary party fired two
shots at Foreign Minister Tchitcherin,
who was in hi6 reception room at the
Kremlin in Moscow, according to authentic
dispatches reaching here. Both
shots missed. The assailant and
three thousand members of the Men%
ahevik party were arrested.
Impression Among Japanese. 1
Washington.?The general impres
sion among the Japanese was that
Japan would accept the American pro- I
ject. Whether her representatives J
would endeavor to link the question of I
fortifications in the Pacific with the
problem of naval reductions had not
been made clear.
Formal Peace is Established. ' i
Washington. ? Formal peace between
the United States and Germany !,
Tiaa nt last been established. i
* The state department was officially
Informed by American Commissioner
Dresel at Berlin that ratifications of
the American-German peace treaty
were exchanged between him and
Chancellor Wirth in the German capk
Ital.
Clinic on Birth Control.
? New York.?A clinic, backed by SO
prominent New York physicians and I
wealthy society women, will be opened
immediately in East Tenth street to
.giro free advice on birth control, it
was announced at a dinner attended
by delegates from the first birth con
ference ever held in America.
To Tax President's Salary.
Washington.?An income tax of $18,*
00 on the salary of the President was
approved by the house and senate conferees
on the tax revision bill, the senate
amendment making salaries of the
federal Judges as well as of the President
subject to the tax being accepted
" by the house conferees.
New Jap Premier Appointed.
Tokio.?Appointment of Baron Ko.
rekiyo Takhashi to succeed the late
Premier Hara was regarded generally
as a victory for the Japanese liberals.
Failed to Stop Strike.,
Washington. ? Secretary of Labor
Davis has failed in his attempt to
stop the threatened strike of 50,000
^ garment workers, scheduled to start
in New York, it was learned at the
labor department.
^ Greetings to Wilson.
JefTerson City, Mo.?Missourri's republican
majority legislature passed a
resolution to send greetings to former
President Woodrow Wilson, expressing
the hope for his speedy and
> complete recovery.
Great Britain Will Accept.
Washington.?Great Britain will ac\
cept the American proposals for the
limitation of naval armament, in the :
/\r>in?nn nrovoOincr Rmone high-ranking |
British officials here.
Sensation In Murder Trial.
Versailles, France. ? A sensation
was sprung in the murder trial of
"Blue Beard" Landru when counsel
for the defense announced certain persona
had seen two of the women al-1
leged to have been slain, since their
disappearance.
British View Expressed.
London.?"Great Britain is well content
to be the naval equal of America;
her poeition is the same as that of
America," the Sunday Express, owned
by Lord Beaverbrook, said editorially.
Would Save $1,000,000,000.
Washington?One billion dollars is 1
the minimum the United States would
save under Secretary Hughes' ten-year
* naval holiday program, naval experts
estimated.
f This would be in round figures. $10
for oach person in the United States. ;
MARION, S. C. GIRL A WINNER
Best Essay on "The Confederate Navy"
Was Won by Mrs. Phillip Holt, of
Rocky Mount, N. C.
St. Louis, Mo.?The Georgia division
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
received two of the annual awards of
the organization.
Officers were elected and for the
first time in the history of the order
a president general whose home is
north of the Mason and Dixon line,
was elected, Mrs. Roy D. McKinney
Df Paducah, Ky., retiring president
general, turned the gavel of the convention
over to Mrs. L. Rowe Schuyler
of New York, her successor.
The awards include: The Raines
banner to the division making the
largest collection of papers and historical
records, won by the Georgia
iivision.
The Rose loving cup for the best
essay written by a Daughter of the
Confederacy on Raphael Semmes, won
py Miss Nellie E. Ellerbe, Marion, S. C.
The Youree prize and a soldier's
prize was won by Mrs. James M. Kelly,
pf Wytheville, Va., for the best essay
on "Souther* born division commanders
of the World war and Who They
Were and "What Tbey DK."
Mrs. R. Phillip Holt of Rocky
Mount, N. C., was awarded the prize
for the best essay on "Hie Confederate
Navy."
President Preaches Peace.
Arlington Ampitheater, Va.?Three
years ago the big guns on the western
front stopped firing and the world
took count of the horrible toll of a
great war.
Today, as If by symbolic parallel,
the President of the United States
stood before the casket of America's
unknown dead and preached a sermon
of peace. The thought and inspiration
of the moment conveyed by by the
President was that the living should
not forget the sacrifices of the dead.
Shippers Want Larger Board.
Chicago.?Recommendation that the
United States railroad labor board the
changed from its present form of three
representatives each from the carriers,
employes and public to a board
of five persons representing the public
was among the changes in the administration
of the railroads considered
by the National Industrial TrafTlc
League, representing many shippers
of the country.
Cotton Burns in Oklahoma.
Shawnee, Okla.?Fire, which broke
out as a result of an explosion in the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
shops here, was under control,
causing damage estimated at J250,000.
The Choctaw cotton compress was destroyed
and 9,900 bales of cotton were
burned. The railroad shops were damaged
and many freight cars were
burned.
Strike of Garment Workers.
New York.?A strftfcTof 50,000 garment
workers in the metropolitan area
~ J oe iho racnlt nf
UpptJrtltfU 1U0 1UIU1U no kUV AVWUtH wa
the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers'
Protective association's determination
to operate on a piece-wark basis
beginning on that day and to increase
the working week from 41 to 49
hours.
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Reductions in Freight Rates.
New York.?Reductions in freight
rates, which will reflect the cut in the
wages of nearly 750,000 employes ol
railroads north of the Ohio, Potomac
rivers and east of the Mississippi, was
decided upon here at a meeting ol
railway executives.
Pllsudski Resigns Presidency.
Warsaw, Poland.?General Joseph
Pilsudski, President of Poland has re
signed.
Road Funds Now Available.
Washington. ? Twenty-five million
dollars is immediately available foi
the continuation or gooa roaas projects
in the several states. January 3
the remaining $50,000,000 of hte $75,000,000
appropriation carried in the
bill recently signed by the president
will be available.
This money will be prorated among
the several states of the union, but
must be matched, dollar for dollar, by
the state appropriations.
The marjority of the states receive
between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.
Ulster Rejects Proposals.
London.?The Ulster cabinet reject
ed the government's plan for a settle
ment or tne msn question, on uu
ground that it contained fundamental
principles, which, under existing con
ditions, were impossible of attain
ment.
Further Aid For Good Roads.
Washington.?The good roads bill
carrying an appropriation of $75,000,
000 for road improvements apportion
ed on maintenance provisions by th<
states was signed by the President.
London Pays Mute Tribute.
London.?On the stroke of the houi
marking the third anniversary of th<
armistice in the World war, Londor
paused in a mute two-minute testi
mr?nv nt tho nation's erateful remem
brance of the victory and revereni
tribute to the fallen.
Lease of Muscle Shoals Plant.
Washington. ? Temporary lease o!
power plant No. 2, of the Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, project, has beet
made to the Alabama Power company
Secretary Weeks announced.
Fire in Submarine L-6.
Los Angeles, Calif.?Fire broke out
in the forward compartment of the sub
marine L-6 while the craft was ter
fathoms below the surface of the seti
on a test run from San Diego to Los
Angeles.
Three Bandits Get $60,000.
Philadelphia. ? Diamond rings anr
uncut precious stones valued at be
tweon $50,060 and $60,000 woro stoler
from a jewelry store at 718 Samsor
street by three young bandits who es
caped.
A VERY IMPORTANT
FARMERGAIHERING'
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU ]
FEDERATION
BERNARD BARUCH WILL SPEAK I
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Many Matter* of Supreme Moment i
to Farmers of Every Section
Will Be Taken Up.
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Atlanta, Ga.?What Is expected to,<
. be one of the most important gath- =
erings of farmers will be the second t
annual contention of the American i
I Farm Bureau Federation here November
12 to 24. I
Thousands of farmers from all 1
parts of the United States, as well ]
1 as representatives from7 foreign coun- <
j tries, will be in attendance.
The program calls for addresses
| from Bernard iBaruch, financial advis
er or ine u-rain urowers wniiuiauuu, ^
, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and j
other noted industrial and agricultu- j
ral leaders.
James H. Howard of Chicago, Its
president and a successful farmer, will ,
preside at the sessions of the conven'
tion. All other national officers will
be in attendance.
Many matters of supreme Import- (
ance to the farmer will be taken up j
at the meeting. Co-operative market- ,
ing, one of the biggest problems now j
facing the farmer, will most likely .
occupy a great deal of attention.
Packers to Cut Wages.
Chicago.?A general cut in wages of j
packing house employes was forecastI
when four of the big five?Armour &l(
Co,; Swift & So., Wilson & Co., and (
the Cudahy Packing Co.?requested
1 their employes to consider, in the j
1 plant councils, a reduction in pay to (
1 be made effective soon.
Aster's Yacht Searched.
New York. ? The Nourmahal, Vincent
Astor's motor yacht, was searched
by customs officials and about 70 1
bottles of liquor, which they had been 1
found in the crew's quarters,, were 1
confiscated.
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Discontinue Street Railway.
Detroit.?Conforming to an ouster
ordinance adopted by the voters here
the Detroit United Railway will discontinue
operations on two of the
principal thoroughfares by November '
25 to make way for municipal street '
car lines.
Stowaways and Whiskey.
Boston, Mass.?Seven Chinese stowaways
were arrested and six hundred s
quarts of whiskey and gin and a quan- I
tity of opium were seised by customs (
officers in a raid on the Dutch steam- j
er Java.
Council of Women Meet.
Philadelphia.?The biennial session 1
' of the National Council of Women, rep- ]
1 resenting national and state organiza- 1
tions, with an aggregate membership ]
of several million women, opens with
a reception to the delegates.
Montenegrin* In Revolt. i
London?According to the newspa
: pers here, the Montenegrins are de- 1
1 clared to be in revolt against Jugo- i
Slavia. A Montenegrin battalion is i
said to have occupied Mount Louchen.
NUmner or uur foreign oorn.
i Washington.?The total foreign born ]
population of the United States on 1
January , 1920, numbered 13,920,692, i
representing an Increase of 404,806, or
3 per cent, since 1910.
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Sister Defeats Her Brother.
Salt Lake City, Utah.?Miss Stena
Scorup, high school teacher of Sallna,
defeated her brother, P. S. Scorup,
> merchant, in the race for mayor of <
Salina. <
Five Were Burned to eDath. i
North Bay, Ontario. ? Mrs. Fred
' Wheeler and four of her seven children
lost their lives In a Are that de>
stroyed their home at Kearney while
the family were asleep.
Appoint Diplomatic Officers.
Washington.?Appointment of dip
lomatic officers is expected to be the <
> first step taken by the United States j<
1 and Austria now that the ratifications (
of the treaty of peace have been ex
changed.
Railroad to Be Abandoned. ]
Macon, Ga.?Judge H. A. Mathews of i
I superior court signed an order author- <
ixing the abandonment of the Haw- ]
; kinsville & Florida Southern railway, ]
i which has been in the hands of a re- i
ceiver for more than a year. i
Missouri Senate Votes Bonus.
r Jefferson City, Mo.?The Missouri
k hnniio K411 a rr? o lro a vn^lohlo <
? SU1U1CI IJXJU UO Lflll IV **iua%v; w.?.??v.v n
i fifteen million dollars in bonds to i
cover cash payments to veterans was ]
passed by the senate. i
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Balfour Is Interviewed. I
Quebec.?Belief that the Washington
Arms Conference could do much
t to produce a better world was ex>
pressed by Arthur J. Balfour, former ]
i British prime minister, when he ar- ]
, rived here as acting head of the Brit- i
ish delegation. i
New Disarmament Conference.
t Chicago. ? A disarmament confer
ence has been arranged at which stn- j
i dent delegates from 700 religious col- ;
i ! leges in the United States will meet .
j here. <
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China Intends to Pay.
Peking. ? The Peking government :
1 has taken steps to reorganize all its
- foreign obligations and to insure the i
i prompt payment of all its foreign loans i
i it was stated in an official reply to (
- the recent message from Charles (
; Evans Hughes. {
SLIGHT DECLINE IN OCTOBER
Production of Tobacco in Six States,
According to the Latest Estimates,
is 759,684,000 Pounds. *
Washington. ? The corn crop this
/ear amounts to 3,151,698,000 bushels,
;he department of agriculture anlounced
in its preliminary estimate.
Corn production in southern states
.his year, according to the preliminary
estimate of the department of agriculture,
will be:
Virginia, 40,151,000; North Carolina,
56,122,000; Georgia, 87,975,000; Tenlessee,
92,512,000; Alabama, 73,578,)00;
Alabama, 73,578,000; Mississippi,
15,968,000, and Louisiana, 43,856,000.
Tobacco production, according to the
preliminary estimate, will be:
Virginia, 90,860,000 pounds; North
Carolina, 221,626,000; South Carolina,
.5,188,000; Florida, 3,960,000; Ken:uck7,
327,250,000; Tennessee, 60,J00.000.
The corn crop declined slightly
AAiintrv riiiHnc Oct/V 1
.UWUgUVUb VUV Wuuv*^ vimi .MQ
)er. the preliminary estimate being
11,365,000 bushels less than was fore
:ast a month ago.
Bales of Cotton Ginped.
Washington. ? Cotton ginned prior
;o November 1 amounted to 6,646,136
-unning bales, including 111,150 round
sales, 11,775 bales of American-Egyptan
and 1,696 bales of sea island.
Ginned by states to November 1 this
rear follow:
Alabama, 512,858; Arizona, 13,640;
Arkansas, 624,668; California, 7,263;
Florida, 9,471; Georgia, 736,900; Louis- 1
ana, 236,964; ' Mississippi, 642,513;
Missouri, 55,202; North Carolina, 581,174;
Oklahoma, 436,512; South Caroina,
622,076; Tennessee, 223,305; i
Texas, 1,927,730; Virginia, 10,632.
Crank is Elected Mayor.
Youngstown, Ohio.?A man who has
ived in Youngstown only three mpnths
ind whose platform for discontinuance
)f street car service, turning the
streets over to jitney busses and for
jailing any citizen who paid . taxes
xnder a recent revaluation, was electid
mayor over candidates backed by
:he present major party organization.
Johnson Nomination Reported.
Washington. ? Favorable report on
:he nomination of Henry Lincoln Johnson,
negro republican national comnitteeman
from Georgia, to be recorder
of deeds of the District of Coumbia,
was ordered by the senate
District of Columbia committee.
Emergency Tariff Extended.
Washington. ? The senate passed
:he house bill extending the emergsncy
tariff, but amended it so as to
:ontinue in effect until superceded by
Vixx r?orm a n on t hill
Retail Food Prices Lower.
Washington.?Retail food prices deceased
between September 15 and October
15 in nine of the eleven principal
cities from which reports were 1
received.
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Old Confederate is Dead.
Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Columbus
{Villiam Deval, 74, Sardis, Miss., Confederate
veteran, stricken en route
lere for the recent reunion, died at a
local hospital.
Makes Close Crop Estimate.
Washington. ? The census bureau's
report on cotton ginned prior to No- i
member 1, as announced showed a ,
total of 109,136 bales more than the
flepartment of agriculture's preliminary
forecast of production. i
Milk Hucksters In New York.
New York.?Milk was huckstered in
Mew Yoj"k by the big milk companies,
whose employes have been on strike
more than a week.
Clever Diplomatic Move.
Washington.?Throughout the British
contingent in Washington there
was nothing but praise for the manner
in which Secretary Hughes has handled
a most difficult situation, some
of the officials describing the day's
coup as "an extremely clever move.
While there was more difference of
opinion among the British statesmen
as to the attitude Japan is likely to
take, the prevailing view was that
the Tokio government would not care
to stand apart no matter how bitter
the Hughes pill might be.
New York Election Results.
New York.?Mayor John F. Hylan,
lemocrat, was re-elected by the largast
plurality ever given a mayoralty
candidate in this city.
Maryland Election Results.
Baltimore. ? The election of William
S. Gordy, Jr., democrat, comptroller
over State Senator Oliver MatzBrott,
republican, and control of the
legislature at the election in Maryland,
were claimed by the democrats
an the basis of returns received up to
midnight.
Kentucky Election Results.
Louisville, Ky. ? At midnight Returns
from the legislative districts assured
53 of the -00 members of the
lower house to democrats and the senile
stood 19 democrats and 17 republicans,
with two districts still incomplete.
Bonus Wins In Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio ?Unofficial returns
from approximately one-flfth of the
precincts in Ohio elections showed the
3oldier bonus amendment leading by
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11U1U91 U1ICO WJ UUD.
Virginia Election Results.
Richmond, Va.?Unless returns from
iruspinp precincts in the cities of the
itate cut down 'he commanding lead
if Senator E. LPe TriuK'e, the democratic
candidate for governor, won by
aver 60,000 majority.
The Idle to Scrap Ships.
London.?The British admiralty has
decided to furnish work for the unemployed
by selling old warships at moderate
prices, to be scrapped. The condition
is that firms buying the ships
will employ men now out of work.
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ENVOYS TO ARMS
CONFERENCE HEAR
HARKS PLEA
President Tells World's Statesmen
That U. S. Wants Less
Armament.
WARNS AGAINST INTRIGUE
Executive Voices Hope for International
Peace and a Better Understanding
Among Nations?Says
United States Has No Unworthy
Designs.
Washington, Nov. 14.?America took
leadership Saturday in the first
movement In history for the elimination
of International menaces that
threaten civilization with future war.
Reduced to simple terms, the United
States seeks:
KMi-sf?To npeiTont mimnptlUnn nmnnc
the great powers in the construction of
wur machinery'?naval, land and air.
Second?To remove sources of international
friction in the Pacific ocean r
zone' that may lead to future con- f
filet. 1
Recognizing the general belief that ^
the Far East Is the new danger spot,
America has sought the co-operation of ^
eight other powers with vital interests
In the Orient to allay the danger of a
"next world war." ^
This is generally regarded as the g
greatest humanitarian crusade in the j.
history of mankind. But it is also a
practical scheme for material relief
from the overwhelming burden of taxa- v
tion and debt. I
Meeting Is Unique In History. ^
The veteran- diplomats of Europe E
who have participated in every important
International parley for the past 0
half century characterized this meet- ^
lng as unique In world history?a e
meeting called in advance of war, de- B
signed to prevent war, and a voluntary t
coming together of the great nations
to limit the size of each other's armies {
and navies. > E
The President spoke from the head
of the great U-shaped table, around
which sat in rapt attention the states- r
men of Europe and Asia. To the t
right of him sat France and Japan, <
to the left Great Britain and Italy,
and down at the far end of the horse- t
shoe were the representatives of r
China. Belgium and Portugal. * c
On either side of him at the head f
of the table were the head of Amer- r
lea's representatives. The galleries
were crowded with the entire mem- c
bershlp of house and senate, members t
of the cabinet, Justices of the Supreme c
court and diplomats. c
Text of Harding's Address. r
President Harding delivered the fol- j
lowing address at the opening of,the 1
armament conference here: t
Mr. Secretary and Members of the t
Conference, Ladles and Gentlemen: i
It is a great and happy privilege to c
bid the delegates to this conference a r
cordial welcome to the capital of the c
United States of America. It is not
only a satisfaction to greet you because
we were lately participants in a {
common cause, In which shared sac- f
rlfices and sorrows and triumphs I
brought our nntlons more closely to^ o
pet her. but it is gratifying to address r
you as the spokesman for nations c
whose convictions and attending ac- r
tions have so much to do with the weal c
or woe of all mankind. <
Will irtfluence Human Progress. I
It is not possible to over appraise <
the Importance of such a conference.
It Is no unseemly boast, no disparage- ^
ment of other nations which, though v
not represented, are held In highest *
respect, to declare that the conclu- v
slons of this body will have a signal t
Influence on all human progress?on t
the fortunes of the world. f
Here is a meeting, I can well be- 1
lleve, which Is an earnest of the awakened
conscience of twentieth-century 1
civilization. It Is not a convention of *
femorse, nor a session of sorrow. It r
Is not the conference of victors to de- e
fine tonus of settlement. Nor Is It a r
council of nations seeking to remake *
humankind. It is rather a coming to- 1
gether. from all parts of the earth, to J
apply the better attributes of mankind
to minimize the faults In our International
relationships. I
Call of War-Wearied World. ?
Speaking as official sponsor for the I
lnvltutlon, I think I muy say the call r
is not of the United States of America c
alone, It Is rather the spoken word of '
a war-wearied world, struggling for s
restoration, hungering and thirsting f
for better relationship; of humanity ?
crying for relief and craving assurance c
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of lasting peace. *
It Is easy to understand this world- t
wide aspiration. The glory of trl- ?
uniph, the rejoicing In achievement, i
the love of liberty, the devotion of s
country, the pungs of sorrow, the burdens
of debts, the desolation of ruin?
all these are appraised alike In all 1
lands. Here In the United States we t
are but freshly turned from the burial <
of an unknown American soldier, i
when a nation sorrowed while paying (
him tribute. Whether It was spoken <
or not, a hundred millions of our
people were summarizing the Inexcus- t
able causes, the incalculable cost, the f
unspeakable sacrifices and the unut- >
terable sorrows, and there was the
ever-Impelling question: How can hu- I j
inanity Justify or God forgive? llu- | r
man hate demands no such toll; ambl- c
COAL STILL SUPREME.
Even If It were possible to develop
and utilize at once every possible 1
economic waterpower resource In I
America, the total energy thus made I
available would replace only a small \
part of the horse-power now derived t
every year from coal. While develop- t
mont of water power Is Important, experts
point out that coal will remain i
the principal source to which the <;
country must look l'or development 1
of power facilities. I i
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:lon and greed must be denle6 It. If
nlsunderstnndlng must take the blame,
ben let us banish It, and let underilandlng
rule and make good will reglaut
everywhere.
All Demand Liberty and Justice.
All of us demand liberty and Justice.
There ea: not be one without the
>ther, and they must be held the un[uestioned
possession of all peoples,
nherent rights are of God and the
ragedles of the world originate In
heir attempted denial. The world tolay
Is Infringing their enjoyment by
irmlng to defend or deny, when simple
sanity calls for their recognition
hrough common understanding.
Out of the cataclysm of the World
var came new fellowships, new con lctlons,
new aspirations. It Is ours
o make the most of them. A world
itaggerlng with debt needs Its burden
Ifted. Humanity, which has been
hocked by wanton destruction, would
nlnlmlze the agencies of that destrueion.
Contemplating the measureless
:ost of war and the continuing burden
Dmiomont nil thmnyhtnl neonles
vlsh for real limitation of armament
ind would like war outlawed. In so>erest
reflection the world's hundreds
>f millions who pay In peace and die
n war wish their statesmen to turn
he expenditures for destruction Into
ueans of construction, aimed at a
ilgher state for those who live and
ollow after.
War Growing More Cruel.
It Is not alone thut the world cannot
eadjust itself and cast aside the exess
burdens without relief from the
eaders of men. War has grown pro;resslvely
cruel and more destructive
rom the first recorded conflict to this
regnant day, and the reverse order
rould more become our boasted civlllzitlon.
Gentlemen of the conference, the
Jnlted States welcomes you with unelflsh
hands. We harbor no fears; we
lave no 6ordld ends to serve; we suslect
no enemy; we contemplate or apirehend
no conquest. Content with
rhat we have, we seek nothing which
s another's. We only wish to do with
ou that finer, nobler thing which no
intlon can do alone.
We wish to sit with you at the table
f International understanding and
;ood will. In good conscience, we are
ager to meet you frankly, and Invite
ind offer co-operation. The world denands
a sober contemplation of the
existing order and the realization that
here can be no cure without sacrifice,
lot by one of us, but by all of us.
No Pride Need Be Humbled.
I do not mean surrendered rights, or
larrowed freedom, or denied asplralons,
or ignpred national necessities.
)ur republic would no more ask for
hese than It would give. No pride
leed be humbled, no nationality subnerged,
but I would have a mergence
>f minds committing all of us to less
(reparation for war and more enjoynent
of fortunate peace.
The higher hopes come of the spirit
>f our coming together. It Is but Just
o recognize varying neleds and peruliar
positions. Nothing can be ac ompllshed
in disregard of national ap(rehenslons.
Rather we should act together
to remove the causes of apprelenslons.
This Is not to be done In lnrlgue.
Greater assurance Is found In
he exchange of simple honesty and
llrectness, among men resolved to acompllsh
as becomes leaders among
latlons, when civilization Itself has
:ome to Its crucial test.
All Want Less Armament
It Is not to be challenged that govirnment
falls when the excess of Its
est robs the people of the way to
lappiness and the opportunity to
ichleve. If the finer sentiments were
lot urging, the cold, hard facts of exiocoIvo
PAof-o onrl the elnonence nf.eco
lomlcs would urge us to reduce our
irmaments. If the concept of a better
)rder does not appeal, then let us
)onder the burden and the blight of
lontlnued competition.
It Is not to be denied that the world
las swung along throughout the ages
vlthout heeding this call from the
clndller hearts of men. But the same
vorld never before was so tragically
>rought to realization of the utter fulllty
of passion's sway when reason
ind conscience and fellowship point a
lobler way.
I can speak officially only for the
Jnlted States. One hundred millions
rankly want less of armament and
lone of war. Wholly free from guile,
aire In our own minds that we harbor
10 unworthy designs, we accredit the
vorld with the same good Intent So
welcome you, not alone In good will
ind high purpose, but with high faith.
Service to All Mankind.
We are met ,for a service to mantlnd.
In all simplicity, In all honesty
ind all honor, there may be written
lere the avowals of a world conscience
eflned by the consuming flres of war,
tnd mode more sensitive by the anxous
aftermath. I hope for that underitandlng
which will emphasize the
niarantees of peace, and for commltnents
to less burdens and a better
irder which will tranqulllze the world,
n such an accomplishment there will
>e added glory to your flags and ours,
ind the rejoicing of mankind will
nake the trnnscendlng music of all
;ucceedlng time.
Statesmen Closely Guarded.
Washington, Nov. 14.?An unusually
leavy guard was thrown about Con
inentnl Hall, where the first session
>f the armament conference was held,
is a result of the receipt of a number
>f threatening letters by high ofilclals
)f the State department.
Increused precautions were also
aken to protect the distinguished
itatesmen from all parts of the world
vho are here for the conference.
Every precaution has been taken to
trevent any untoward Incident which
night disturb the conference or the
:onferees.
ATONEMENT?
When William Butler Yeats was a
toy, his family moved from Dublin to
ledford Pork, as he relates In the
")Ial. Yeats says, Incidentally, that he
vas not much of a churchgoer, but
hat he must have gone a few times
tecause he remembers very clearly a
vooden sign which hung in the church
torch: "The congregation tire revested
to kneel during prayers; the
meolers are afterwnrds to be hung
ipon pegs provided for the purpose."
VICTORY MEMORIRL
CORNERSTONE LAID
IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR
AMERICAN MINDS TO MEET IN
FRUITFUL EXCHANGE.
WILL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
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The Leu Well Known Attributes of
George Washington Were Analyzed
by President Harding.
Washington.?Speaking at the exercises
attending the laying of the cor- ,
nerstone for the new victory memorial,
President HardiAg dedicated the structure
as "& gathering place for Americans
where American minds can meet
In fruitful exchanges." Erection of the
building, he said, would begin the fulfillment
of one of the striking provisions
of the last will of George Washington
which sets aside a bequest for
the founding of "an institution to disseminate
learning, culture and a ? ' *
proper understanding of right principles
in government'." ' \ The
President's address was devofc- i
ed largely to an analysis of the less 3
well known attributes of the first Pres- a
ident, which, he said, made Washing- J|
ton "on his private and personal side, jsj
a very model of good citizenship."
"It is an impressive fact," Mr. Hard
ing said, "worthy of our especial
thought, that, in the century and a '
half since Washington'became the t /\?
leader, the heart and soul of its strug- * ' .
gle for independence and unity, this
nation has so many times found occa- '* '.
sions to record devotion to the pre- \ 'M
cepts which he laid down for its guld- , > ;v'?
ance. \
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Profiteers Plead Guilty. ,*
New York. ? Seventy corporations
and individuals, composing what is
known as the tile and mantel combine,
entered pleas of guilty of violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law in federal 1 u
court. They were Indicted last An- #
gust as the result of an investigation
into the building trades industry.
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Mississippi Law Upheld.
' Washington.?The Mississippi law,
which prohibits the manufacture of
cotton seed oil and its products and
those operating cotton compresses
from owining $nd operating s cotton
gin or selling ootton bagging or ties,
was sustaiqed by the supreme court. Horrible
Massacre of Jews.
Kishinev, Bessarabia.?Hundreds of
Jewish families have been shot down
while attempting to cross the Bessara'bian
frontier to escape an anticipated
clash between the forces of General
Petlura and the Soviet government, /
according to unconfirmed advices. <
Haynss Off on Survey.
Washington. ? Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes left Washington for Detroit
to make a personal survey of
prohibition enforcement, especially
mifv, ,Mnw>t tn ponfUtions on the Ca
nadian border.
Conference Makes Cotton Jump.
New York.?Better feeling, inspired
by the armament conference in Washington,
caused the cotlon market to
jump about 14.00 a bale. January contracts
advanced to 16.92 and March to
16.95.
Reward For Bank President.
Raleigh, N. C.?Governor Morrison
authorized $400 reward for the apprehension
of Jesse L. Armfleld, former
president of the defunct Bank of
Thomasville and Bank of Denton, now
In the hands of receivers.
C. C. and O. Wants Big Loan.
WnnhinfftnTij?The Carolina. Clinch
field and Ohio railroad asked, through \
the Interstate commerce commission,
for a government loan of $6,000,000 to
refund existing Indebtedness.
5,000 Bales of Cotton Burn.
Little Rock, Ark. ? Five thousand
bales of cotton and warehouse number
one of the St. Louis Compress com|
pany burned here with a loss approxlmating
$530,000.
Imports and Exports Increased.
Washington.?Both exports and imports
increased during October as
compared with September?the former
by $21,000,000 and the latter by $4,000,000.
Incomes of Railroads Improve.
Washington?Net operating income
of main line railroads during September
amounted to $87,174,000, according
to a statement from the Association
of Railway Executives analyzing
monthly reports to the interstate commerce
commission.
California Has Richest County.
Washington.?The richest agricultural
county in the United States is
Los Angeles, Calif. The value or lis
crops and live stock, per annum, Is
$71,579,899.
High Value of Manufactures.
' Washington.?The value of products
manufactured at establishments conducted
under the so-called factory system
in seven Virginia cities with populations
of more than 20,000, increased
from approximately $123,000,000 in
1914 to $315,000,000 in 1919.
Death of Mrs. Geo. Gould.
Lakewood, N. J.?Mrs. George Jay
Gould, wife of the capitalist, dropped
dead while playing golf with her husband
on the private links at Georgian
Court, their country home. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
Situation Is Clarified.
Washington. ? Secretary Hughes'
pronouncement at the Inaugural se3?
sion of the armament conference "has
clarified the situation. Admiral Baron
Kato declared at a reception given at
the Shoreham by Baron Sldehara. ,
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