The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 03, 1914, Image 3
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THE TOTAL VOTE
emCIAL FISOIE] CITE SENATOR
SIITf ELECTION
IICHAIDS VS. MANNING
Second Primary for Governor Will
■. : » v . . • , - ' • / *■ .
be Between John G. Richards of
Kershaw and Richard I. Manning
of Sumter—Cooper Ran Close to
f Manning.
Complete election returns from all
counties, with the official figures
from all counties except five, place
John G. Richards and Richard I. Man
ning in the second primary for gov
ernor. The vote follows:
John G. Richards . . .
.26,695
Richard I. Manning . .
.25,289
Robert A. Cooper . .
.24,983
John G. Clinkscaies .
. 17,061
W. C. Irby
.15,289
M. L. Smith .....
. 9,962
C. A. Smith
. 5,646
Chas. C. Simms ....
. 2,937
Lowndes J. Browning .
. 1,521
John T. Duncan . . .
884
J A. Mullally . . .
j 679
Senator.
E. D. Smith
.72,256
Cole L. Blease
, .56,680
L, D. Jennings
. 2,414
W. P. Pollock
. 1,680
Ueutenant-Governor.
Andrew J. Bethea, anti-Blease can
didate for Lieutenant governor, goes
Into the second race with a good lead
ver B. Frank Kelley, Blease candi
date. The vote in this race stands
as follows:
Bethea .. .. ; 50,295
Hamer .. ..14,590
Hunter .. 20,699
Kelley .... 46,074
Comptroller-General.
Comptroller General A. W. Jones'
renomination over his opponent. Mr.
Summersett, is by a vote of 79,294
for Jones to 46,686 for Summersett.
Adjutant-General.
Adjt. Gen. W. W. Moore has a
majority of nearly thirty thousand.
The vote in this race stands 80,181
for Moore to 51,697 for Willis.
A ttorney-< iener al.
Attorney-General Peeples received
67,960 votes, as against 61,990 for
Mr. Brice, and is re-elected.
Railroad Commissioner.
The vote in the race for railroad
commissioner was well split up.
Frank W. Shealey and C. D. Fortner
making the second race. The vote
was as follows:
Canaler ... ...23,013
Fairey ...
Fortner
Shealey 32,227
Wharton 21,263
Witherspoon 16,631
The Vote for Senator.
10,570
. 27,909
Blease.
Smith.
Abbeville
921
1,596
Aiken
.. 2.016
1.816
Anderson
.. 3,902-
• 3.583
Bamberg
372
869
Barnwell
864
1,355
Beaufort
151
475
Berkeley
445
812
Calhoun
306
601
Charleston .. . .
. . 2,653
2.932
•Cherokee* .. ,.
.. 1.568
1,445
Chester
1,264
Chesterfield . . . .
.. 1.338
1,329
Clarendon . . ..
.. 1,020
906
Colleton
995
1,342
Darlington . . . .
.. 1,194
1,722
Dillon
791
1,208
kfNThester ., . .
625
896
Pkigefield
522
1,302
•Fairfield
494
790
•Florence
. . 1.583
2,135
Georgetown . . . .
1,. 756
704
Greenville . . . .
.. 3.534
4,594
Greenwood ....
1,649
Hampton
-U-.' 499
1,079
Horry .
. .'1.066
1,717
Jasper
192
264
Kershaw
.. 1,066
• 1.456
•Lancaster . . . .
971
1,687
Laurens
.*. 1.7.>2
2,096
Lee
824
907-
Lexington . . . .
2,337
Marion
706
1,20-2
•Marlboro . . . .
992
1,309
Newberry.'. .. ..
.. 1.472
1,618
Oconee
. . 1,117
1,650
Orangeburg 1 . . . .
.. 1,264
2,827
Pickens .... . .
.. 1,869
1,468
Richland
.. 2,778
3,167
Saluda
.. 1,079
1,091
Spartanburg . . . .
.. 4,402
6,278
Sumter . . ...
v . 714
1,043
Union
. . 1,520
. 1,490
Williamsburg. . .
... 685
1,346
•York .. . . . . ..
’-1,899
Totals .... .1.
72,256 .
•Complete but unofficial.
Germany
to "Resist.
According to information
obtain-
ed Thursday the
German
emperor
has orde-ed resistance to the efforts
WILL HELP MANNING
CLINKSCALKS READY TO PUT HIS
SHOULDER TO WHEEL.
Finds No Sting in Defeat—Is Ready
to Talk Compulsory Education
Whenever Opportunity Offers.
John G. Clinkscaies put his first
official!.utterance since the campaign
in the form of the following letter
to the editor of the Spartanburg Her
ald: - —
Editor of The Herald:
Permit me to speak a few words
to the Democratic voters of South
Carolina. First, I wish to thank you,
my dear sir, and your entire staff for
that splendid support and perfectly
square deal you gave me during the
strenuous campaign just ended. Your
fidelity to me and to the cause I
represented was a challenge to the
best that was in me. Be assured that
I am profoundly grateful. And to
th el3,000 fellow citizens, who stood
by me and fought with me to the
last dlt9h, I know not.how to express
my appreciation. God bless them
every one, I go down in defeat, but
the principles for which they and I
fought can never die.
I find no sting in this defeat. At
the bar of my own conscience I stand
acquitted of any unmanly word or
deed during the whole campaign: and
to-day I feel stronger for the' further
prosecution of the fight for the chil
dren of my beloved State. In the
language of Paul Jones, 11 We h^ve
just begun to fight.” Whatever
powers I have I reconsecrate and re-
dedicate to-day to the neglected boys
and girls of South Carolina. With
me it s not a question of political of
fice. but the question of a Square
deal to the thousands of innocent
children whose cry for light shall yet
be heard.
To the thousands of friends, who
believe in me and who believe in thq
righteousness of the cause tor which
T fought, but allowed themselves to
be stampeded at the critical moment.
I wish to say that I have nothing but
the kindliest feeling. We disagreed
in judgment, but I give them full
credit for being just as patriotic as
I claim to be. I have for many of
them the deepest affection and shall
endeavor to prove myself worthy of
the confidence many of them assured
me they had in me and the cause I
represented.
The people of my city and county
could not be shaken from me. They
who know me best followed me to the
last ditch and went In with me. God
bless them. Here language falls me
to express my thought and feelings.
I shall show them.
And now. Mr. Editor. I'm not a
sulker or quitter. I am ready to put
my shoulder to the wheel and help
roll up a big majority for Cooper or
Manning They are both my friends
At this writing it is not known
whether Cooper or Manning will be
In the second race with Richards.
After a rest of two days, I shall be
ready to talk compulsory education
wherever and whenever opportunity
offers. With full confidence in the
integrity of the people of my native
State, and unshaken faith in the ulti
mate triumph of the cause for which
I fight and to which E have rededi-
rafed all my powers, I beg to remain
Sincerely yours,
John G. Clinkscaies.
> The Children's Friend.
Wofford College,. August 26. 1914.
TOO MANY WIVES.
of Japn to drive the Germans out
of Kiauchow.
Negro Killed in Barnwell.
John Washington, a ne^ro of
wdli, was killed by Leo bard
es, a white man, SnnJajr^rhe
verdict was to aaif-defenser
Celebrate Election.
South Carolinians in Henderson-
ville celebrated the defeat of Blease
and the election of Smith by a torch
light procession. ».
•' K.? - . ““7
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Young Man (Jets Ixtng Sentence at
Greenville.
Luther Hawkins, 30 years old.
charged with having five wives in
three states, was sentenced to serve
four years and six months on the
chain gang and pay a fine of $5,000
in Criminal Court at Greenville
Thursday. The scene was a touching
one as the njan stood to receive his
sentence. The wives and their rela
tions' stood near b yand gaz
ed upon the broken* man more with
sajjness than reproach. His last wife,
a mill girt of Greenville, is not more
than 17 years old. She has stood by
him throughout.
ART OF BOMB DROPPING.
How a Zeppelin Dirigible Handles
Death Shetls-rAIoft.
How a Zeppelin airship 1 drops
bombs is thus described by a refu
gee from Belgium: “The dirigible
hovers over its objective- at an alti-
tuda out of the' range of the enemy’s
guns and lowers a steel cage attach
ed to atft'fefel wire rope 2,000 or 3,000
feet long. This cage carried one
man whose duty It is to throw down
the bombs. T^he cage Is sufficiently
strong to make r rifle fire against It in
effective and because of its small
size and the fact that it is kept con
stantly In motion It is very difficult
for heavy guns to hit it.” 0*
k Ceases War on Servia.
Reports arfe that the Austrians
hjve practically abandoned their
^ Yonng Ranker Suicides.
J. L. Merriman, cashier of a bank
at Hemingway, committed eniclde
Monday. r*. 7 „
GO BACKJO HOUSE
SIX CINGtESSIEN KLECTEB ••
AUER ion ION ITEI
LEVEI WAS UNOPPOSED
Byrnes, Johnson ajtyd Ragsdale Espec
ially Pile kp^
in
Majorities
Their Districts—Aiken Came Very-
Near Whipping His Three Oppo
nents.
With final returns in from the va
rious congressional races in South
Carolina, it develops that Wyatt
Aiken, representative from the Third
congressional district, must make a
second race September 8, with F. H.
Dominick of Newberry as his oppo
nent. Mr. Aiken lacked 510 votes
of going in on the first ballot. He is
the only congressman who will have
to make a second race, all the others
having secured the nomination in the
first primary.
Joseph T. Johnson, incumbent, in
the Fourth and J. W. Ragsdale, in
cumbent, in the Sixth, easily swept
their fields, each having two oppo
nents, and James F. Byrnes, in the
Second, easily won over R. M. Mix-
son.
Richard S. Whaley, incumbent, in
the First, and D. E. Finley, incum
bent, in the Fifth, were also renom
inated by substantial majorities.
A. F. Lever, incumbent, in the
Seventh, was unopposed for renomi-
natton.
The vote in. the various districts
follows: \ ' j
First District.
THANKFUL FOR HIS VOTE
r
SMITH GOING BACK TO WORK
FOR THE FARMERS.
SHATU JHITH 9 AS LONS BAT-
TlElfllTIEI
Dennis. Whaley.
Berkeley . . . .
326
X'harleston „
.. 2.246 .
3,577
Clarendon
. .\ 988
966
Colleton
.. 1,26:1
1.'23 4
Dorchester .. ..
566
978
Tqtal
7,0'81
Second
District.
Byrnes. Mixson.
Aiken
.. 2.912
958
Bamberg . . . .
. . 1,146
121
Barnwell . . . .
.. 1,799
431
Beaufort .. ..
612
49
Edgefield . . . .
1.408
375
Hampton . . . .
.. 1.425
213
Jasper
465
32
Saluda
.. 1,753.
448
Totals .. ..
. .11,520
2,627
Third
District.
•
Domi-
ton.
Aiken.
nick. Evans, ton.
Abbeville ..1.495
67! 87
248
Anderson ..3,^16
3,333 51
1.012
Green w'd .1.170
968 571
283
Newberry .1,498
1.494 29
88
Oconee . .1,912
• 540 75
548
Pickens . .1,788
1,164 54
469
Totals .11,079
8,170 867
2.648
Fourth
District.
Duncan.Johnson. Nicholls
Greenville. .
95 5.480
2,542
Laurens . . .
99 2,524
1,153
Spartanburg . 141 5,973
3.624
Union. . . . 865 1,338
875
Totals. . . 1.2
00 15,315
8.194
Fifth
IMstrict.
Finley. Stevenson.
Cherokee . . .
. 1,450
1.592
Chester
. ; 938
1,190
Chesterfield . . . .'
. . 1.498
1.728
Fairfield
. . 732
529
Kershaw . . . .
1.220
Lancaster*).. . .
., 1.277
1,423
York
. . 2.766
1,018
Total
. . 10,ff05
8,700
Sixth District.
Darlington.
Dillon . . ,
Florence .. . .
Georgetown.
Horry . . . .
Marion
Marlboro . .
Williamsburg.
Ellerbe.
.1,232
. 713
. 770
. 713
. 771
, 806
236
692
Rags-
Hamer. dale.
176
282
165
325
21 5
870
214
1,569
1.021
2,886
615
L7?9
893
1.229
1,055
Totals
.5,933 2,247 11,077
(TIME TO SAVE THEIR “BACON’
l*rospeets of Losing Pay Brings Ab
sentees to Congress;
Prospects to losing a day's pay fo^
each day's absence brought congress
ment trooping back to the House
Thursday and the roll showed 267 of
the'355 in their seats, the greatest
number in r'.eks. “This Is the sec
ond line of reserves arriving,” an
nounced the leader of one returning
party, “the third line Is on the way.”
_ Turkey Expected to Kigbt.
The allied'armies are looking with
suspicion upon the' extensive pre
parations now going on in Turkey.
It is expected that Turkey will join
Germany and Auutria.
Russian Advance Continues.
The advance of the Russians into
East Prussia continues although the
Austrians claim a great victory ever
At Hummer White House.
President Wilson left Washington
Thursday for a short stay at-Cornish,
N. H. --r, .7-' . .-’.Tr'
Senator Hays He Believes Factional
ism Does Not Stand n Ghost of a
Show Any Longer.
In an interview with Senator
E. D. Smith at Bishopvllle Thursday
where he addresser, about ftvj him
dred farmers in the Court House, and
urged them to organize and get ready
to tiold their cotton, he sal 4 , regard
ing the recent e.’c tton, in .which it
appears that he ’s returml to the
United Stata? .vmate by a hat-Usoo;
majority, that he would' wait until
the official count and announcement
to make a full statement, but that he
did not wish at this time to thank
the people of he State generally who
suppored him for re-election, and
especially the farmers of the State
for their support.
Mr. Smith said that he has talked
and planned and dreamed for the
farmers of South Carolina and the
South, and has endeavored to In
every way look after and protect
them, and that he is deeply grateful
to them for the confidence displayed
by their returning him to represent
them in the Senate. ,
He said that as his opponents
charge that he has done nothing but
talk cotton and work for cotton for
the five and one-half years he had
been In the Senate, he pleads guilty
to the charge and serves notice now
that he Is going back to do just as
he has always done, and that having
more experience than during his first
term, expects to be able to accom
plish more for the farmers, and thus
for the whole people of the State and
the South.
He said that cotton being the basis
of their wealth, that which raised
the price of cotton and raised the
standard of living of the Southern
people as a whole would benefit not
only the farmers of South Carolina
and of the South, but that it would
benefit the whole nation, in that the
money coming from Europe to pay
for cotton kept the balance of trade
in our favor.
The senator declared that this is
not Smith's victory, but the farmers’
victory, and that he believed this will
demonstrate to the people generally,
and to politiclana in particular, that
factionalism does not stand a ghost
of a show any longer, especially the
factionalism that dependa upon the
support of farmers to keep going. He
said that by this election the farmers,
all of them, rich and poor, high and
low. had served notice to all selfish
and scheming politicians that they
were no longer a bunch of “rubea
to be caught by the nose and led to
any trough that suited the politician
and made to drink whether they
wanted to or not.
He stated that the farmers, who
all had agreed for many years are
the foundation and backbone qf the
nation, have arisen and asserted that
‘they have manhood enough to pre
scribe for themselves and take their
own medicine and not the concoc
tions of some schemer. He believes
that factionalism Is dead forever in
South Carolina.
WHAT HE OAHCOIEVED
u.
TO TURN THEM LOOSE.
.Mexicans Interned at Fort Rliss Are
Soon to be Released.
Negotiations are about completed
for the release of the '5,000 Megi-
can soldiers and camp-followers who
for many months have been interned
at Forts Wingate, New Mexiso, and
Rosecrans. Provisional President
Carranza has guaranteed the refugees
safety, and it is expected in a few
days American soil will be rid of
these visitors, whose presence has
cost something like $2,500 a day.
Most of the refugees are former
Federal soldiers, who, with camp-
followers, crossed over in-Texas after
Gen. Villa's victory at Ojinaga. More
than 3,000 of these first were intern
ed at Fort Bliss, Texas.
ON THEIR JOB8.
South Carolina Delegates Return to
Washington.
The first membbr of the South Car
olina delegation to return to his post
after the primary was Congressman
Ragsdple, who attended^ Wed needy's
session of the House, and was warm
ly welcomed after his victory. Messrs.
Byrnes, Johnson and Lever were also
in their seats Thursday. Great re
joicing over the result of the primary
for the senatorship is heard in Wash
ington on all hnds.
Japanese Begin Bombardment.
A prominent Japanese newspaper
Monday announced that the Japa
nese fleet had commepced the bom
bardment of Tsin-Tan.
Germans Report Victories.
The Germans have reported sev
eral decisive victories over detached
portions of the French army in and
around Alsace and Lorraine.
Shbrt .Sketch of Junior Senator's
Life, Describing HU First Work
for the Farmers of the South and
t'-Ji;-' / ' eA«s.
His I-ater Entrance Into PotlUcs—
Now Elected for Hecond Term.
Ellison Durant Smith, familiarly
known as “Gatling Gun” Smith, “Cot
ton” Smith, and "Farmer” Smith,
along with other pseudonyms, born
In Sumter (now Lee) .county, August
1, 1866, so that he celebrated his
48th birthday while the recent cam
paign was in progress.
Senator Smith comes from a fam
ily that has contributed much in
scholarly leadership to the Method
ist Episcopal church, South. His
father, the Rev. Wiliiam" HV Smith,
was one of the historic circuit riders,
and was well known and beloved
throughout South Carolina. Two
brothers followed the example of
their father, and ably carried for
ward the labors which he laid down
after a long and successful life of
unselfish service. These, by virtue
of their character, ability and train
ing, forged to the very forefront In
leadership of the church—A. Coke
Smith being elevated to the rank of
bishop and the Rev. Charles B. Smith
elected presiding elder of his district.
The mother, Mary Isabelle McCloud
Smtih, came from a family of in
fluence throughout the State, which
contributed many leaders to the va
rious walks of life.
Ellison DuRant Smith, after at
tending the public and private
schools at Lynchburg, was prepared
for college at Stewart’s school. Char
leston. He then entered the fresh
man class of the University of South
Carolina, but later withdrew and
completed his college career at Wof
ford, the school of his church. From
this institution he was graduated in
1889 with honors, receiving medals
in debate, science and literature.
Twice he has been married. The
first wife was Miss Mattie Moorer of
St. jGeprge. From this union one
son was born, who after reaching the
years of young manhood, accidentally
shot himself with a 22-calibre rifle
little more than one year ago.' The
young man died from this wound a
few days later.
Senatbr Smith’s present wife was
Miss Farley of Spartanburg, niece of
Former Adjutant General Farley, and
of Will Farley, the famous Confed
erate scout. Two little girls and one
little boy have blessed this union.
Senator Smith served two terms in
the State legislature—1896 to 1900
—from Sumter county before his ad
vent into the cotton movement,
which culminated in his election to
the United States Senate.
It is an old adage that the crisis
develops the leader. Senator Smith
first began to study the cotton situa
tion when Sully “cornered” the mar
ket and the price in consequence was
driven to 17 cents. Wall Street brok
ers beared the price down to 6 1-2
cents and broke the speculator. It
was this catastrophe that first at
tracted the attenion of “Farmer"
Smih, who was himself an extensive
planter, and who felt keenly the
fluctuation of prices. That was In
1904, and E. D. Smith went as a
delegate to the cotton boll weevil
conventfon at Shrevep&rf, La. Out
of this developed the plans to hold a
cqtton 'congress in New Orleans in
190 t 5, which was organized'as the
Southern Cotton association, when
for the first time in history, an effort
was made to have the cotton stored
and to have farmers fix the price.
His territory was the entire South
and he soon became a national figure
because of the nation wide interest
which the movement attracted and
the eloquenl speeches he made In de
fense ,of the movement at New Or
leans, Birmingham, Shreveport and
Dallas. For three years Senator
Smith served in this capacity, from
1 905" to 1908. It was in 1908 that
the farmers of the State united In
solid phalanx and promoted tire ^cot
ton leader.” to the United States Sen
ate.
InTte present campaign Senator
Smith has been chided for devoting
most of his time for five and one-
half years to farmers’ interests in
the United States Senate. For this
he has made no apology.- His plat
form six years ago, as in this cam
paign, was to see that “the farmers,
those, who create the real wealth of
the' xlf Woi*M, shall have their proper
share.” All legislation which he ini
tiated has been with this end in view.
Of all the good work Senator
Smfth has done, that of which he is
most proud is the standardizations
of cotton grades and the writing of
McADOO BAYS CO-OPERATION
WILL RCLUVK STRAIN.
*
Receipt* for Warohome Cotton Will
be Accepted—Bales Most be Prop*
erly Insured.
Notes with a maturity of not loaf
er than four months, secured by
warehouse receipts for cotton or
tobacco, will be accepted by th*
Treasury department from national
banks as a basis for the Issue of addi
tional currency which may be used
to help farmers pick and mafket their
cotton and tobacco crops.
These notes, according to an an
nouncement from the department
Thursday night, will be accepted at
75 per cent, of their face value and
must be presented through currency
associations provided under the Al-
drich-Vreeland law. In making this
announcement Secretary McAdoo
said there is adequate power under
existing law to Issue enough currency
through national banks to meet any
reasonable demand and reiterated
his statement that “it is not neces
sary to extend the note Issuing privi
lege to State banks." He pointed out
that he has power to issue one bil
lion dollars of additional 'curerncy (J
required.
It was explained that since the law
gives discretion to the Secretary of
the Treasury this currency will not
be issued unless officials are con
vinced it is not to be used for specu*
latlve purposes, but for harvesting
and carrying crops. Banks, it was
said, will be relidd upon td’jee that
the warehouse receipts are accepted
which are issued by reliable ware
house men and that cotton and to- ,
bacco stored there are protected by
insurance and from injury by the
elements.
“The banks and the assets of all
banks belonging to the currency as-
aoclation,” said Mr. McAdoo. “will be
jointly liable to the United States for
the redemption of such additional
circudlatlon and a lien will extend to
and cover the assets of ail banks be
longing to the association and to the •
securities deposited by the banks
with the association, pursuant to the
provisions of law, but each bank com
posing such association will be Habit
only in proportion that its capital
and surplus to the aggregate captal
and surplus of all such banks.
“This plan ought to enable the
farmers to pick and market the cot
ton crop if the bankers, merchants,
and cotton manufacturers will co
operate with each other and with Jie
farmers and will avail themaeleea of
the relief offered by the Tiwasury
within reasonable limits. Such co
operation is earnestly urged upon all
these Interests. The farmer can not
expect as high ». price for cotton this
year because of the European war,
yet he should not be forced to sacri
fice his crop.
"The banker and the merchant
should not exact excessive rate* of
interest and the manufacturers
should replenish their stocks as muck
as possible and pay reasonable prices
for the product. If this is done, and
it can be done if every one displays
a helpful spirit, a normal condition
can be restored and there ought to ,
be no serious difficulty in taking care
of the cotton problem."
War ClosesT^ort Mill Mills.
Unable to secure dyes two mills of
mills of the
Fort Mill, - operating on colored dall
goods alone, have been forced to
' -jr'
close down.
experiment in testing the tensile
strength of the fibre and the cost of
bleaching that “an expert can't tell
the difference’' in gradings in which
purchasers made a difference last
year of $16 a bale
The banking law amendment
would be the solution of the present
demoralized condition of the cotton
market if the banking law machinery
were completed and the law were in
full operation. This amendment was
an extension of time for farmers'
notes from 90 days to six months
and made agrlcultu&l products col
lateral, on which a certhin percentage
of the value could be; demanded of *
the national banks. If the lajf were
now in effect, this would enaMn far
mers to hold their cotton, Irlthout
other necessary provisions.
«
Another b M I which Senator Smith
fathered is to regulate cotton ex
changes, and compel cotton brokers
to fill contracts with grades "con
tracted” for. without the alieriiatlve
of siilistltutine’ other grades, or t'.io
privilege of nihklng up the differeiicc
in price ndjustment.
Two other resolutions in far Tiers’
interests, originated hy Senator
Smith, were to have the cotton tie
and bagging and the nitrate and am-
monlate trusts investigated. In con
sequence of the formeir, the cost of
bogging and ties has been cat par-
tleally in two. Nitrate of soda was
reduced $13 a ton within eight weeks
after t£e'investigation began.
*
Turkey Threatens Greece.
According to a dispatch, Turkey is
preparing to march into - Greece
section 13 Into ^he new banklng°andH hrou * h Buigaria, from which coun-
currency law.
The first enables the farmer to
oormpare The sample o
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national gradiags and to ascertain
quality of his produce. From the
dally quotation, he is fn a position to
try her
Greece.