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THK SI Mit U \\ ATI'11 MAX. fcMnb. Cod sol id a ted Aug. 2, II BATTLE FOB RIGHT. LLOYD GKOIM.K TELLS \\ II Y EM? L18IIMEX MIST WIN VIC? TORIOUS PEACE. German Military Canto Will Not Lis? ten to Bcaeon, Consider Justice Nor Heepect the Rights of Nations They are Trying to Subdue. London, Jan. 1*.?Addressing the final conference of the representatives of the trades unions affected by the man power bill which passed the bouse of commons last night, Drvid Lloyd Oeorge tho British prime min? ister, today gave the government's reasons for the necessity of raising more men for the army and also re? ferred at length to his own and the recent speech of President Wilson re? garding the war aims of the entente allies and the United Sta' After thanking the representatives fv the spirit In which they had met there was no other alternative for raising men except either by raising the military age or of sending wound? ed men back to the front. As to the urgency of raising mor men. Mr. Lloyd Oeorge said that he and his colleagues are on the watch tower he did not deny. "There aro men who thought it should have been done before." said Mr. Lloyd Oeorge. "There are men who believe we ought to do It on a much more sweeping scale. There are a few who say wo ought not to do It at all. and there j.re some who say both things simultaneously. "The government's view is this: It would be folly to withdraw men from the Industries one hour sooner than the need arose. On the other hand, it would be treason to the state, trea? son to our country, to democracy and to the cause of freedom if when the need did arise we had not made the demand. "t assume that all of you here in your hearts believe that the war aims declared by that great labor confer? ence represent the minimum of jus ' tfpe on which yen *ni\ possibly settle OS a settlement of this terrible dis? pute. If we are not able to defeat the German forces. If wo are not able to resist the military power of Prus? sia Is there any man here in the pos? session of his wits who believes that one of your terms?the least of thorn ?would be enforced? "I am not talking about the de? mands of the imperialists; I am not talking about the demands of the ex? treme war men. who want to grab everything and anna the earth. 1 am talking about th< moderate de? mands of the most pooiHc souls in tin assembly. Try to ca.sh that check at the Hlndenhurg bank! It will be re? turned dishonored. Whatever terms are set forward by any pacifist orator In these lands, you will not get them cashed by von Ludendor.f or the kais? er unless you hove the power to en? force them. "I felt very strong!, that the time had eemo for restating our war alms and for restating them in a way that would carry with u? all the moderat? rational opinion of this land and all other lands. Almost simultaneously the seme Idea came to President Wil? son and without any previous consul? tation because there was need for "President Wilson and myself laid down substantially the same program of demands for the termination of this war "How has that program been re? ceived'' Throughout the allied coun tries It has boen received with ac? claim. 'The Socialists of Franc-, the So? cialists of Italy, as well as tho So oallsts of thin country, have In th* inn accepted them as very fair gen | 11 il demands "What hss been their reeoption in Germany" I beg you to consider this . ? muscle:ly those who think we are re j sponalhle for perpetuulina* this horrCJI 1 woald net ha\s thU war. for one second on my soul if I could stop it bonorahk "The only enemy comment has been: 'Behold, how Knglaud Is weak, enlng! Go on and they will come .lown.' "Again there lias been n<> response from any man in any position In Ger many that Indicates a desire on tho part of tho ruling powers to approach 1 the problem In a spirit of equity "We demanded the restoration of 1 Lelglum. Is there one man here wh<> eould take peees without the com? plete restoration of Itelgium and ro.w.rttion for Its wrongs?" Cries of "N" I WIMM II the answor from Ger- I ii s? v "' Mr Lloyd George continued, t There has boen but one answer and i ? led April, 1850. Be 4nM a 581 ?U1 WAR CABINET PLAN. PKFSIDIAT WILSON STUDYING MN ATI: PROPOSAL. W Ithhold* IT mil Judgment Dut Said Hi t to l>o Favorably Disposed To? ward Plan to Have Committee Di rcct War. Washington, Jan. 19.?President, Wilson and Seerotary Baker today be? il. n studying the senate military com : too'l proposed legislation to es? tablish a wor cabinet of three men t?. ) sist the president in controlling the general direction of the var and rente ? director of munitions. 1 resident Wilson while withholding final judgment. was represented as . I favorably disposed to the plan. G c frotn von Tirpitz'u soul: 'Nev? er.' e w s a demand for tho recon alderation of the wrongs of Alsace bo* e. What is the answer from aj a;.y ? 'Never!' "V. lu n I "suggested that Mesopo I and Palestine should never be d t > the tyranny of the Turks, .vhat wai the answer of Germany. nc nil] go on until they are restor? ed.' "is there a single question laid down by you in your trade union aims t > which you have had any response from anybody in Germany who has any authority to speak? Not one. l will tell you unother fact which is i very significant. There has been no civilian answer at all. "There havo been conferences hur? riedly called together. Generals von Hlndenburg and von Ludendorff WOTS brought bach to Berlin but Herr von Kuehlmann has not been allowed to ?pooh, Why? if it means anything. it means this: That the Prussian military powei la dominant and tin answer which is to be given to civil? ization is an answer which will be giv I rii from the cannon's mouth. "You might as well stop lighting unless you are going to do it well; if you are not going to do it with all your might It 4s r?<fl miurder of the gallant fellows who have stood there for three years. "You either havo got to put your whole strength in to it or just do what is done in the Russian army ami teil those brave fellows that they can go home whenever they like. "Relieve me, if there are men who say they will not go into tho trenches then the men who are in the trenches have a right to say 'Neither will we remain here.' "Suppose our men would leave the trenches would that end the war'.' Yes. it would; but what sort of an end? "When the Russians ceased fighting ..ml imply talked ideals and princi? ples with the Gorman army did the Qorman army retreat? No. They took Hlga and the Islands. "The channel ports are not so far from the lighting line and unless we are prepared to stand up with our Whole might, tho people who are dominating Germany now will dorni M le tho v?orld tomorrow if we allow t '< m, "What sort of terms do you think we would get from General von Hln? denburg if we said to him 'Wo wan vou to elear out of Belgium?" He would say in his heart 'You can not turn me out of Belgium with trade union resolutions.' Unit I will tell the answer you can give him: 'We can and will turn '. u out of Belgium with trade union gum and trade unions behind them.' They have brsjltssj ir.s lino already and If we endure with the spirit of out and thf spirit that has- made the greatness of this land 1U power prsotlge ami its honor, we ehali yet be aide to carry to OOnVlotlOU, to carry to triumph, the groat aim that sou in your own language, that tin government in the language and Pres blent Wiison in hlfl nohle language havo heen pi i . imtng m lbs last fos days. ' l ast nigh IhlS message was car? ried in tin Lous'- of eonmions withoui a dissenting vote. Democracy put in pints lormi is government by a ma? jority of the people, if one proles n or oim trade or one class claims IS bS immune from old gallons whn h ?re Imposed upon tho rest that is I fundaim ntal travesty of the principle! of nomocracy?that is the sotting up Si a new autocracy. Yi>u and I in the past bnvO been lighting against privilege i hops you shall bs fight* in? OB the name side again. "W. at,. Qghtlng now again I prlvl leue ( la mied hy a military caste. Democracy, if it means anything mUSt BlSOJI that UM people of all IBBSSSO ill SSStlonSi ?11 trades and all erofssaions must mergi their prtvl? od Fear not?Let eil the ende Thon Aims't at be l?y ?jouniry?. iny uoov? t HTER, .8, CM WEDNESDAY, JAMUARY 23 19 President Wilson Makes Emphatic Statement aying Fuel Order Was Necessary. Washington. Jan. 18.?The president tonight issued the follow? ing statement: "I was, of course, consult d by Mr. Garfield before the fuel or? der of yesterday was issued and fuily agreed with him that il was necessary, much as I regretted the necessity. This- war calis for many sacrifices, and sacrifices of the sort called lor by this- or? der are Infinitely less than sacrifices of Hie which might other Wise be Involved. It is absolutely necessary to get the Ships away, it is absolutely necess.ry^o relieve the congestion at the ports an I upon the railways, it is absolutely necestury to get quantities o< food and it is absolutely necessary that our people should be warm? ed in their homes if nowhere else, and half way measures wouid not have accomplished the desired ends. "If action such as this had not been taken, we should have Jimped along from day to day with a slowly improving condition of affairs with regard to the shipment of food and coal, but with? out such immediate relief as had become absolutely necessary be cause of the congestion of tiaflic which has been piling up for th lost few months. "I have every confidence that result of action of this sort will justify it arfd that the people of the country will loyally and pa? triotically respond to necessities of this kind as they have to ev? ery other sacrifice involved in the war. We are upon a war foot? ing ana I am confident that the people of the United States are willing to observe the same sort of discipline that might be in? volved In the actual conflict itself." j \ ? I-1 ORDER BRINGS RELIEF. I L KL RESTRICTION MATERIALLY IMPROVES FAMINE C ONDI? TIONS. Houses Warmed, Ships Bunkered aiwl Hallway Congestion in East Clcur cd up to Some Extent. Washington, Jan. 19.?A marked '.improvement in the coal famine con? ditions in many sections of the coun? try are reported by the fuel admin? istration tonight as the result of the BCOOni day's operation of the govern? ment's fuel order. It has- brought im? mediately visible results. Houses were warmed, ships bunk? ed and in the extreme East tho rail? way congestion was cleared up to some extent. leges and their rights in common stocic" A voice: "And wealth." "Certainly," replied the premier, who continued: "If any man standing in my placo can find an honorable. equitable and just way out of this con ilict without fighting it through, for , heaven's sake let him tell me. My , own conviction is this: The people either must go on or go under." A great number of questions were 1 put to the premier by the delegates regarding the advisability of entering into peace negotiations of the permit? ting of a conference at Stockholm. Mr Lloyd George, in replying, said: "Germany always has been read, for poace at her own price, but that j is not a price that we are prepared to nay. The moment the Germans show a disposition to negotiate a peace on SQUltgbie terms?and they arc th ? terms the Labor parly itself has in substance adoptee'?there will be no reluctance to enter into peace negotia? tions." The premier's objection to a confer? ence at Stockholm or elsewhere wqi that delegates of the German govern? ment woni<i be ehosen. a delegate lore interjected: "Not necessarily." Mr. Lloyd (leorge replied to this: "Ho not let us deceive ourselves with delusions. You can only ma Ks peace with a government. If tho govern men! docs not represent the people ?>f Germany let them change their government." in the same breath the premier challenged ins audience to change their own government If they were dissatisfied and a drier..itc culled out "Give un an opportunity." Mr. Lloyd George resumed: "We have Kin you the best opportunity ?< I Use we Introduced a franchise bdl Adding 8,000,000 to electorate. You ran have your opportunity whenever you like, it. is not the government which shinki from it." Then be was asked whether If the Germans decided on a government Imilar to thai of the present Russian government, England would recog^ nine their representatives. Mr. Lloyd George replied: "We will recognize the representative of any government whatever set up by the German peo? ple." C?ltlNG BOi ISSUES. SECRETARY M'ADOO TELLS SEN? ATE COMMITTEE THAT BONDS MUST BE FLOATED. Statement Was Made in Course of Ex piu nation of Government Operation of Railroads?Financial Situation Must bo Clarified by Passage of Ad ? ministration Bill. Washington, Jan. 19.?Director General McAdoo today explained to the senate Inter-State Commerce Committee the operation of govern? ment control of railroads and urged the speedy passage of the administra I tion bill by congress in order to clari ! fy the financial situation to prepare the way for coming government bond issues before tho end of the pres? ent fiscal year. It is asserted that government oper? ation will be extended to canals and other waterways if it was considered necessary. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SUS? PENDED. Wheels of Business Stopped in Twen? ty-right Suites by Fuel Order. Washington, Jan. 18.?The nation's manufacturing industry in twonty 1 eight states east of the Mississippi I River WttS virtually suspended today in obedier.ee to the government's Or* i der forbidding t..e use of fuel. Most 1 of the plants engaged on war con itacts were exempted from the or? der's operation on telegrams sent out last night. Hut few of them 1? arned it in time, and the great majority closed with the other factories. Con? fusion attending the order's enforce? ment was general. Today brought out a statement of unequivocal sup? port for the order from President Wilson and a vigorous defense by Fuel Administrator Garfleld of the step and tho government's purpose In taking it. The opposition in congress spent Itself in debate In both houses. Dur? ing the day Dr. Garfleld replied to the senate's request of yesterday that the order be suspended for tlvo days, disclaiming any purpose to be dis courteous, but declining to obey and again pointing out the necessity for the enforcement of his order. London, Jan. 19.?A demonstra? tion demanding better distribution <?'. food was held at Brighton and other places In ESngland today, while men women and children Stood in queues, in many case., m vain, for their Sun? day roast, margarine, butter or tea. The situation was largely due to weather conditions causing faulty die t ribution. "Washington, Jan. r.> Director Mc Adoo's newly appointed railroad wages commission will meet Monday to take up the labor questions pending before the administration. It will de /lue the afternoons for several weeks Jb hearing and investigating com ifhunts and petitions. ma irct??.' im. iKUfc 18 PACKERS PROVOKE STRIKE. ATTITUDE OF PACKERS TOWARD EMPLOYEES INTOLER? ABLE. Workmen Charge That Men nave Been Discharged in Groups With? out Cause With Purpose of Bring? ing on a General Strike. Washington, Jan. 18.?Settlement of differences between the meat packers and their union employees was undertaken today by President Wilson's special labor commission i headed by Secretary Wilson after rep? resentatives of the men had submit? ted their case to the president in c two hour conference at the White House. Si okeerrten for the union pictured :\ critical situation in all of the grea packing centers and asked that the government interfere and. if neees B ry, take over the operation of th plants. The president said mediation would be tried first. Samuel Gompere of the American Federation of Labor accompanied th.^ labor delegation which was headed by John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago federation. Secretary Baker, i s chairman of the Council of Nation? al Defense, and Secretary Wilson wer ?called into the conference. The president was told that tho packers had repudiated a mediation agreement to settle questions 0 wages and working conditions, and wire discharging union men In troupe apparently with the purpose of bringing on a strike. 1 f the government takes over vhc pionte, Mr. Fitzpatrick said the unio i ucn were ready to enlist as the first ! members of America's industrial army to guarantee full-handed equipment for every packing plant. ( If the na? tion's extremity should be reached, he said, the men would work naked in \ the factory with barely enough sus? tenance to keep strength in their : bodies. The president's commmittee will ar , range as soon as possible for meet j ings with representatives of tho ; employers and of the men. Its mem I lers, who recently returned from an investigating .and mediating tour of the West are Secretary Wilson, J. L. Bpangler, J. H. Walker and Felix Welker. After the conference Mr. Gompers made this statement: "The attitude of the packers to? wards their employees is intolerable. The employees are in a state of un? rest and the union heads feel scarcely able to control the situation. Unless i justice is done, in my opinion the men V*ill quit work. They can not stand jtbe brutality handed out to them, the !ack of appreciation for efforts, the j i?w pay and the long hours. "Wc have requested the president to take action and to remove present conditions. "The packers are discharging roups of men and trying to provoke .* strike. The situation is critical. ' The president said he would first place the matter Into the hands of his mediation committee. If this does not bring action the only alternative Would be to consider government con? trol." POOD ADMINISTRATOR COMMIS? SIONED. Mr. O. A. Lemmon Hue Been Ap? pointed Food Administrator lor ; umter County. Writing under date of January 1 , William Elliott, Food Administrator for South Carolina, states that G. A. Lemmon has been commissioned as Food Administrator for Bumter coun? ty. He suggests that any violations of the food regulations be promptly re? ported to Mr. Lemmon. It is a violation of the food regula? tions for individuals to hoard food, for ?lealers to exact unreason ? . prices thai givs them excessl\*e pro? fits, to refuse to sell articles of food to those who need them, when such article! are on hand. to require a customer to purchase other articles as a condition to receiving the article needed. For instance it is a violation of the food regulations- to require a customer to purchase Hour or any other article in combination with su ear. The only combination sah* per? mitted Is corn meal with sugar. New York, Jan. 19.?A group of Germans from New York, Boston, Providence, Rochester, Scranton and Hartford, many of them classed as dangerous enemy aliens, left here to day, under a heavy guard of United States soldiers, for internment a! Port <>Kiethorpe. Others will be pick Sd up at Baltimore, Washlni ton, ami Richmond) it was said. SOtl'fltKON, i j jit.Uafi?! Jans, I ,?? VoLXLV. No. 46. AfiilNST WIR COUHCiL PRESIDENT W&MOJf WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH. Attempt to Tie His Hands in Direction of War by Creation of War Cabinet Arouses Fighting Spirit of Tho , President. I _ Washington, Jan. 21.?President Wilson has served notice on the Dem? ocratic leaders in the senate that he will use all his influence and power to defeat the bill to c reate a war council. ' The president wi 1 fight to a finish," was the word brought to the capitol todi y The bill providing for the es? tablishment of "a war cabinet of three U sh cilia ns of demonstrated ability" was introduced to :. senator Chamberlain of the . military committee. L^esp the president's announced et rniinatiop to Bght it. the war cab? inet bill was introduced as planned and with the approval of practically all Democrats of Ahe committee who tho wed no diapos! n to recede. FAVORS CONTINUED CONTROL./ Secretary McAdoo Would Not Re llnquirb Rsdlroeula as Soon as Poeoo is Declared. Washington, Jan. 21.?Director Gen? eral BfCAdoc told the senate interstate cemraCrCe committee that he thought he government should retain the op? inion of the railroads for some time after peace comes, and not return them to private ownership until new and comprehensive laws have been enacted to govern thefU. PERS1IING WANTS MECHANICS. skilled Artisans Urged to Apply to Army Recruiting Posts. Washington, Jan. 19.?Gen. Persh Ing today sent wot l that the motor mechanics regiment being recruited ny the United States public service re serve is wanted in France immediate !ly. As a result, the reserve today issued a call for all skilled artisans be? tween the ages of 18 and 20 and be-. tween 31 and 40 to apply at once to any army recruiting station if they wish ^o help their country defeat Germany tn the air. A total of 71,nor* trained men ia needed for the avi :tion corps, to as? sembles piahes and put them in trim after air duels. Gen. Pershing has ask? ed for 3,.r,00 automobile and gas engine men, 1.400 machinists. 500 cabinet workers, 4o0 sheet metal workers and lesser numbers of b acksmith forgers, canvas workers, wheelwrights, chauf? feurs, cooks, painters, harness makers and acetylene welders. ? . a*' KAISER IS SUPREME. War Lord is Only Person Who May Make Peace or Wer for Germany Washington. Jan. :.9.?The right of the German emperor to the exclusive making of war or peace has been re? affirmed in the Prut-eian chamber of lords in the adoption of a resolution presented by Berlin representatives, sab: a d spateh from Berne. As quoted in the dispatch, the resolution said: "The chamber of lords firmly hopes thai when peace is concluded the ?-overnm< tit will see hat the rights of the emperor of Germany are safe? guarded. These rights are conceded to htm by the constitution and peace should be commensurate with the sac? rifices which have been made for the political and economic interests of the country." Accompanying the resolution was this commentary': ?The president of the United States has asked if the German negotiations at Brest-Lltovsk are in the name of 1 be majority!of the reichstag or in the name of the military party. For our part we affirm trat it is the Ger? man emperor who. in the terms of the Constitution, has the xclusive right to make war and peace." Columbia Beeperids Business. Columbia, Jan. 2\ Husiness here is generally suspended today due to the fuelless Monday order, many es? tablishments betng ol > d for the first time In their hist >ry. ? Augusta. Jan. 21.?The Ural of the heatless Mondays llnds about twenty percent of business [OUSSS here af? fected by th?> order lossd. A large proportion Of those keeping open are operating without heat. The Retail Merchants' Association of Columbia and Charleston met Fri 13 end adopted resolutions calling upon all merchants in those cities to obey tb<> Hud order t? the letter and to close on ten consecutive Mondays,