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PRESIDENT W U. S. EASE ABSOLUTE FREEDOM INCLUDED IN TI FEELER FOf Desire of the Whole World Now rns More Eagerly Towards i .Hope of Peace - The Long , It Lasts the More We are Concerned-F undamental Things of the Future. OUR INTEREST ONLY PEACE AND FREEDOM OF THE SEAS Settle Forever Contention Which Has Been Keynote of All Diplomatic Dis cussions With Germany and Great Britain.-Want Virtual Guarantee of Territorial Integrity and Political Independence. Washington.--President Wilson de clared hero before the League to En force Peace, that the United States was ready to Join in any feasible as sociation of nations to preserve the peace of the world against "political ambition and selfhh hostlity" and in service of "a cominion order, a comn mon juntice, and a coimion peace." lie expressed the hope that the ternis of peace which end the war would include such an arrangement. Absolute Freedom of the Seas. Outlining suggestions for peace, which the President saild e hoped the United States would make if it had opportunity to do so, he included provision for absolute freedom of the stbas, a contention which has been the keystone of all tile diplomatic discus. sions with Germany and Great Brit aln; and virtual guarantees of terri torial integrity and political indo pendence. Officials intorpreted the President' address as a preliminary fooler f pleAeO in E'urope. He outlined e conditions on which the United es would move if it made a forn ied. htory. offer- with tile idea, i as 1111 derstood, of learning how ch sug gestions would be rece.ive .ftroad "I am sure." Ai,: 'rh6i President, J O'f the United States would wish theur government to miove along these lines: Peace Only, and Its Future Guaran tees. "First, suchl a settlement wvith re gard to their owni immediate inter. eats as tihe belligerents may agree upon. We hlave nothing material of' any kind to ask for ourselves, and~ are quite aware that we are in 1no sense or degree parties to the present quarrel. Our interests is only in peace, and its future guarantees. Universal Association of Nations. "Second, an uniiversai association of the nlationls to maintain tile in~vio -late security of tile hlighway of tile seas for tile comm~fonl and unhindered use0 of all tile nations of the worldi, and to prevent any wvar begun either contrary to treaty covenants or with out warning and( full su1bmlission of the causes to tile opinion of thle world--a virtual gularantee of terrn torial integr-ity and politcai inde pendence." The Fundamentals of a Lasting Peace. The fundametals of a lasting peace, President Wilson said 110 be lieved were: "First, that every 1)eop0 le as a right to chlose tihe sovereignty un~der' which they shall live. Like other -Nations," the President said, "we have ourselves no doubt once and again offended against that princeiple which for a little wilie controlled by * selfish passion, as our franker histor itans have been honorable enough to amit; but it has become more and ~s~ niore our rule of life and action. *"Second, that the small states of < the world have a right to enjoy thle same respect for their sovereignty and for their territorial integrity that A gireat and powerful nations expect an~d insiat npbt1. "'An~d, third, that the world has a ~ ight to be fr'ee front every disturb 4ance of itsl peace and that its origin In aggression and disregard of the ~'rights of people and nations." 'In full, the President spoke as fol lows~ Desiro .of the Whole World Turns to en e invitation to 'be here to. n1h~ c 6 to mI was glad to ac r( oIt'it a~eit offered me an 't fje. the' program of u will, - ' am ~)e-but because 7e or1oInow ILSON OUTLINE R TO TAKE PAR 0 OF SEAS IE PRESIDENT'S I PEACE IN EUROPE take our part in counsel upon this great theme. ,It is right that I, as spokesman of our government, should attempt to give expression to what I believe to be the thought and pur pose of the people of the United States in this vital matter. Has Affected U. 8. Very Profoundly. "This great war that broke so sud denly upon the world two years ago, and which has swept within Its flame so great a part of the civilized world. has affected us very profoundly, and we are not only at I.iberty, it is per haps our duty, to speak very frankly of it and of the great interests of. civil ization which it affects. With Its Object We Are Not Con. corned. With its causes and its objects we are not concerned. The obscure foun. tains from which its stupendous food has burst fortrh we are not Interested to search for or explore. But so great a flood, spread far and wide to every quarter of the globe, has of necessity engulfed many a fair province of right that lies very'near to us. Our own rights as a nation; the liberties, the privileges, and the property of our people have been profoundly affected. We ire not mere disconnected look ci-s-oil. The Longer it Lasts The More We Are 0 Concerned. "The longer the war lasts, the more deeply do we become concerned and it should be brought to an end and the world be permitted to resume its normal life and course again. And when It does come to an end we shall be as much concerned as the nations at war to see peace assume an aspect of permanence, give promise of days from which the anxiety of uncertainty shpll be lifted, bring some assurance ti t peace and war shall always here ter be reckoned part of the common ,Interest of mankind. What Affects Mankind is Inevitably Our Affair. "We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world, The interesta of all nations are our own also. We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind is Inevi ably our affair as well as the affair of the nations of Europe and of Asia. An Observation on Causes of the War. "One observation on the causes of the present war we are at liberty to make and to make it may throw some light forward upon the future, as well as backward upon the past. It is plain that this wvar could have come only as it did, suddenly and out of secret counsels, without warning to the world ( without discussion, without any of the deliberate movements of counsel with which it would seem natural to approachl so stupendous a contest. Would Have Substituted Conference For Force. "It is probale that if it had been foreseen just what would happen, just what alliances would be formed, just what forces arrayed against one an other, those who brought the great contest on would have been glad to substitute conference for- force. Counsel Might Have Averted Struggie, "If we ourselves had been afforded sonmc opportunity to apprise the bellig erents of the attitude which it would be otir duty to take, of the policies and pr'actices against which we would feel bound to use all our moral and economic strength, and in certain cir cumstances even our physical strength also, our own contribution to the coun sel, which might have averted the struggle would have been considered worth weighing and regarding. "And the lesson which the shockc of being taken by surprise in a mat ter so deeply vital to all the nations of the world has made poignantly clear is that the peace of the world must hencefort depend upon a new andl more wholesome diplomacy. Only when the great nations of the. world have reached some sort of agreement as to whtat they hold to be fundamental to their comimon interest, and as to some feasible method of acting in concert when any nation or group of nations seeks to disturb those fundamental things, can we feel that civilization is at last in a way of justiffing its ex istence and olaimig to be finally es tablished, It is clear that nations must in the future be governed by the same high cede of honor that we demand of, individuals. "We must, indeed, in the' very satse breath with wwhich we &vow this convictidn admit: 'that we ilave our'selveos upon occasion 4n' the past been oftendpre 4gainsktae ia* of.4J pIonsacy rhich wq ts1 foreot but QuI' oohfeb~pl ,s not Regp - bit 'ter th pxre elqr on W 0a tOt9t11d4 SPEACE SUGI NOTE at leant.di.sclosed a great Moral neces bit yand set forward the thinking of the statesmen of the world by a whole age. % . "Repeated utterances of the leading statesmen of most of the great nations now engaged in war have made -it plain that their thought has come to this, that the principles of public right must henceforth take precedence over the indivdual interes~ta o. ..articular nations, and that the nat. ,ns of the world must in some way band them selves together to see that that right prevails as against any sort of selfish aggression; that henceforth alliance must not be set up against alliance, understanding. against understanding, but that there must be a common agreement for a common object and that at the heart of that common ob ject must lie the inviolable rights of peoples and of mankind. Have Become Each Others'Neighbors. "The nations of -the world have become each other's neighbors. It is to their interest that they should un derstand each other. In order that they may understand each other, it is imperative that they should agree to co-operate in a common cause, and that they should so act that the guid ing principle of that common cause shall be even handed and impartial justice. Arbitrary Force Must be Rejected. "This is undoubtedly the thought of America. This is what we our selves will say when there comes prop er occasion to say Lt. In the dealings of nations with one another arbitrary force must be rejected and we must move forward to the thought of which peace is the very atmosphere. That this constitutes a chief part of the pas sionate conviction of America. The Fundamental Things. "We believe these fundamental things: First, that every people has a right to choose the soverignity un der which they shall live. Like other nations, we have ourselves no doubt once and again offended against that principyle when for a little whlie controlled by selfish passion, as our franker historians have been honor able enough to admit; but it has be come more and more our rule of life and action. "Seebnd, that the small states of the world have a right to enjoy the same respect for their sovereignty and for their torritorial integrity that great and powerful nations expect and insist upon. And third, that the world has a right to be free from every dis turbance of its peace that has its ori gin in aggression and disregard of the rights of peoples and nations. "So sincerely do we believe in these things that I am sure that I speak the mind and wish of the people of America wvhen I say that the United States is willing to become a partner in any feasible association of nations form and in order to realize those ob jects and make them secure against violation. We Want Nothing Any Other Nation Has. "There is nothing that the United States wants for itself that any other nation has. We ar-e willinig, on the contr-ary, .to limit ourselves along with thiemi to a preseritbed course of duty and respect for the rights of others which will check any selfish passion of our own, and it will check any ag gressive impulse of theirs. Our Interests Only in Peace. "If it should ever be our privilege to suggest or initiate a movement for peace among the nations ngw at war I am sure that the people of the Uni tedl States would wish their govern ment to move along these lines: First, such a settlement with regard to their own immediate interests as the bel lIgerents may agree upon. We have nothing material of any kind to ask for ourselves and are quite aware that we are in no sense or degree part-ies to the present quarrel. Our interest is only in ipeace an~d its future guaran tee. inviolate Security of the Highway of the Seas. "Second, an universal association of the nations to maintain the invio late security of the highway of the seas for the common and unhindered use or' all the nations of the world and to prevent any war begun either contrary to treaty covenants or with out warning and full submission of the causes to the opinion of the world a vir-tual guarantee of territorial in ,tegrity and political indepedence. World Even Now on Eve of the Great Consummation. -"But I did atot come here, let me repeat, to discuss a program. I came only to avow a creed and give expres sion to the confIdence I feel 'that the world is even now Upon the eve of a groat consummation, when some com mon force wvill be brought into exist ence which shall safeguard right as the first and most fundamental in terest of all people and all govern mentS, when coercion shall ibe sun moned not to the service of political ambition or selfieh hostility, but' to the support of a common order, a comrnon justice and Gecommon pae Goed 'gant that th~e. dgwn *t ta, of frankc delmg n. - hi /~u ING M&TERI&L SERBIAN ARMY IS NOW AT SALONIKI NEW ARMY OF 100,000 REORGAN IZED ON THE ISLAND OF CORFU. TO CO-OPERATE WITH ALLIES Remnants of'Old Armies Are Supplied With New Rifles and Clothing and - Are at Full Strength. Paris.-After crossing the Aegean Sea without loss the Serbian army in full strength now has been landed at Saloniki, according to a dispatch received here by wireless telegraphy. Serbia's new army has been various ly estimated to number between 80,. 000 and 100,000 officers and men. It was reorganized on the Island of Corfu, approximately 700 miles dis tant from Saloniki. The Serbian army totalled about 300,000 men at the outbreak of the war, but this force was greatly de pleted by typhus and by the engage ments fought in an endeavor to check the Austro-German and Bulgarian in vasion of Serbia and Montenegro. The reniant of the original armies saved itself by retreating through the Al banian mountains to the eastern shores of the Adriatic. On reaching the seacoast the Ser bians were, transported to Corfu, where they wore supplied with new rifles and clothing and effi.ciently equipped for further service on the Balkan battlenleld. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL IS LARGEST IN HISTORY An increase of About $49,000,000 Over Last Year's Bill. Washington.-The army appropria tion bill, unanimously ordered report ed to the House, includes the appro priations for carrying out the reorgan ization provisions of the Hay-Cham berlain bill, and Is the largest re-gular army supply bill in the history of con. gress. It is an increase of about $49, 000,000 over last year's bill. The bill will be submitted to the House at once, but according to Chairman Hay will not come up for consideration unitil after the national political conventtlons. The National Guard gets close to $25,000,000 in the bill to carry the federalization plan into eff ect. The increase of the regular ar-my causes another- notable increase, while 'the creation of a council of executive In formation for the co-ordination of in dustries and resources for 'the Nation al Security and Welfare carries an appropriation of $200,000. For purchases and repairs of air ships, the bill provides $1,000,000 which in in addition to large sums ap propriated for aviation in recent defi ciency appropriation bills. The bill appropriates $150,000 to procure 12 armored automobiles at $10,000 each, 30 s-hielded motorcycles with side cars at $700 each, 16 motorcycles side car ammunition caissons at $400 each and other accessories, along the lines learned in E1uropean warfare. The war department is planning .to experiment with mounting a light field piece on these armored care, after, trying 'them out with machine guns. Equipment of the Army and Na 'tional O-ugrd with a new type of auto matic machine gun is provided for. The army would get $1,400,000 for 447 of these guns, which cost approri mately $3,000 apiece. For ordinary stores and ammunition $2,860,000 is appropriated, a reserve of 860 pounds of ammunition per rifle. UNITED STATES ENLISTED MEN WHIP 20 BANDITS Washington. - Further details re garding the recent engagemnent near Cruces between seven men- of the Seventeenth Infantry and an outlaw band of 20 under the notordous bandit leaders Cervantes and Bencomon, both of whom were k-illed by Privttte Geo. Hulett, were receives at the war de partmient from General Pershing. His message, dated from Namiquipa, Miay 28, was as follows: "Detailed account of the fight yester day showed splendid conduct on the part of a detachment of enlisted men, Without an officer and under Lance Corporals Davis Barkebury (who died from wounds) these men fought against great odds. Drove 'off enemy, who charged them on horseback. Illspe. ofal credit is due Private Hueitt, who killed both Ceryantes and Peoomon as they rode by him. $era* yf Vils lit a bandit were Was4e u rait ent.~ difia. EMBALMERS END MEETING Next Annual Convention Goes to Greenwood-Pace, of Marion, Is Made -President for Year. Florence.-The Funeral Directors and Embalmers' Aspociation of South Carolina, which met here for a two day session, concluoed its work and adjourned to meet in the city of Green wood at a date in the month of May to be selected by the executive com mittee. After the business session the visi! tors were given an automobile ride around the city and nearby sections, visiting the industrial school, national and other cemeteries, Pine Crest dairy and other points of interest. The visi tors were charmed with what they saw and with the progress of the Gate City. The annual election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as folows: C. L. Pace of Marion, president; Chas. H. Taylor of Lexington, first vice-pres ident; A. J. White of Manning, sec ond vice president; James F. Mackey of Greenville, secretary and treasurer; A. H. Mackey of Greenville, assistant secretary. Bapists Select New Orleans. Asheville, N. C.-New Orleans was selected as the 1917 meeting place of ,the Southern Baptist convention by the committee to which the time and ,place of the next meeting was refer red. The selection was ratified by the .convention. The convention always meets on the Wednesday after the second Sun day in May each year, sessions lasting six days. The Rev. W. W. Landrum, D.D., of Louisville, Ky., in announcing the committee's selection, said it would propose that the opening ses sion be held at 10 a. m. instead of 3 p. m. as customary. Louisville, Kan Pas City, Mo., Jacksonville, Hot Springs and Muskogee, Okla., also sought to entertain the convention next year. Tribute was paid to the work of the Woman's Missionary Union. The re port of the committee on woman's work, which was adopted by the Southern Baptist convention, showed the progress of the union in the past year and before it was concluded ap plause broke out. President Lansing Burrows rapped for order on two dif. ferent occasions before he quieted the handclapping. Miss Page Lcves Spartanburg. Spartanburg.-At a meeting of the board of trustees of the city schools Miss Lula Page of North Carolina, who for the past two years has had charge of the work of training the childron's chorus for the Spartanburg music festival, tendered her resigna. tion as musical director of the city schools to take effect immediately. The resignation was accepted, but no action as to her successor was taken, altho'ugh it is said there are a number of applications. It is understood that Miss Page has decided to leave Spar tan-burg, necessitating her resignation. Jubilant Over Railway Prospects. Bowman.-People are jubilant over the prospects of having a broad gauge railroad. The Seaboard people have already made a survey and it is thought that work on the new road will begin betweeni this and first of the year. This town has a fine country to back it and with a good railroad connection this will become on of the leading towns of the low country. 'The present road is almost out of commis sion. Bowman will welcome most heartily the coming or the Seaboard. Charlotte, N. C.-Twenty members of Gov. Manning's staff came to Char. lotte with the governor to assist In the reception of President and Mrs. Wilson, and the South Carolinians played a prominent part in the events of the day. Gov. Manning and his staff were enthusiastically received on every apperance during their stay in Charlotte. The party returned on a special Pullman by the Southern rail way's twentieth of May extra. Two Pireman Injured, ,Charleston.--Markley Prince and 'Tem Halsall, firemen of the Charles ton department were painfully injured while responding to an alarm of fire w~hen the trailer behind the depart anant's big motor tractor turned over on King street. The trailer was a com ilete wreck. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. Columbia is .trying to secure the printers' Ranatorium which Is to be established in the East by the Inter national Typographical Union. The one hundred and eleventh com mencement of the University of South Carolina will be held June.-11, 12, 13 and 14. One hundred and seven ap plications for degrees have been re ~eived. Of these 33 are for bachelor rf law, 33 for bachelor of arts, 10 for bachelor of science, 20 for master of msts and five for civil engineer. Alva M. Lumi.pkin was elected grand 3hancellor South Carolina Knights of Pythias at the annual convention in Solumibi&. Hugh 0. Hanna of the University of south Carolina went to Washington as ~he universi-ty's representa~tive to the irst annual assemblage of the League 0 EDnforce Peace, 3. 0. McAullffe, buuiness manager of 1te Augusta Chronicle and president if 'the Georgia Prtas Association,.has 90cep~d. ali in'iteto 4.deliver an 4rg'tsgaddta o h STATE PRESS ME WILLGO TO YORK OFFICE-RS OF ASSOCIATION AR. RANGE FOR MOVEMEN V I EDITORS WHO ATTE A LETTER TO ALL ME' HS Meets June 7-10-Dr. T. W. m of New York Prinolpal Sp-ei Expect Large Attendance. York.-Final arrange,ments are be. ing made for the annual meeting of the South Carolina Press Association at York, June 7 to 10. The princi pal address will be delivered this year by Dr. Talcott W. Williams, dean of the school of journal'sm, Columbia University, New Yor),. The largest attendance in the history of the asso clation is expected at the York meet. ing. The following notice has been sent to every member of the State Press Association with the request that the officers of the association be informod at once of the names of all members who will attend the annual meeting: "The annual meeting of the South Carolina Press Association, to be held' at York, beginning June 7, promises to be the most largely attended that the association has ever had. "We are very anxious for every member to attend. The hospitable homes of York will be opened to all newspaper editors, and their wives, of course. It could not be a meeting. if the good ladies were not with us. "As we must know at once whether or not you are coming, you will please acknowledge the receipt of the Inclos. ed. This is necessary if you wish us to obtain the railway transportation. "Please give us the names of the members of your family who are com. ing so .that the committee on arrange. ments may find suitable homes for you. We are looking for you. Fail not. "William Banks, President, "Joe Sparks, Secretary." Members having annual passes will not need transportation for them. selves over the Southern Railway. York is at the intc-section of the Southern's line between Rock Hill and Blacksburg and the Carolina & + Northwestern railway. All editors attending the meeting this year will be routed by way of Co. lumbia and Chester. Arrangnmente have been made by the general com mittee for a special train on the Caro lina & Northwestern railway to meet train No. 31 over the Sow'-, rail. way at Chester on the afte- -wn of June 7. The editors will arrive in 1 York in time for the first session on Wednesday evenInr. Among the' old ,press conventions of Sumter, who v his daughter, Mi who has been a ravorite with the members of the association. Mr. Os ten began the printing business in Columbia half a century ago. The Os teen family is one of the best known in newspaper circles in the South. H. G. Osteen, a son, is the publisher of the Sumter Daily Item. Defense Board Comolles Data. Columbia.--Members of the Sonuth Carolina unit of .the naval reserve board, recently created, held a eon ference in Columbia at which time the industries of the state were generally classified and other matters considpr ed relative to the appointment of aides throughout the stawte. About 50 as. sistants, all civil engineers, have been appointed, who will co-operate 'with the central committee in collecting in formation as to -the natural resources of the state. The names of the assist.. ants were not announced. Industries classified were , cotton mills, oil mills, foundries, machine shops and all-other manufacturing en. terprises. Members of the commit. tee are: W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson College, ohairman; John Mc Nela, Columbia; H. L. Scaife, Clin and Richard N. Brackett, Clemson Col lege. .'Survey Railway Soon. SPartanburg.-I..Foowing a meeting of the finance committee of the Caro lina Rapid Transit Company, which proposes to construct an electric, line from Spartanburg to Clinton held here, it was announced that bids flor the work of the Preliminary survey will be opened at the office of W. L. Gray in Lafirens soon. Thlis actiorn marks another step in the preliminary work connected with the proposed lines which will extend from Spartanburg to Clinton, wfth branch lines to Union and Woodruff. Will Address Epworth.Ljague. Laurens.-The Southi Carolina State P!lpworth League conference which meets in Laurena, June 8-11, 'wIll be visited by Chas. 0. flounshell, travel. Ang secretary of the atsit vnh blovement of Ame- i i':. n. ,in securing thOe'.sfm cd'tc~ abell as ho f aW~ I. a .or and 'att enthusgiaatio worker a