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PEACE TREATY BEFORE SENA Pres. Wilson Fresents Treaty and Explains Necessity For League of Nations IS ONLY HOPE 1 5 FOR MANKIND I The Enlightened Nations Must Unite to Enforce Justice and Prevent National Crime Washington. July 10.?The peace treaty with, its league of nations cov enant was laid before the senate by President Wilson today in an address accounting t^? the country for his part in the negotiations at Versailles. The league, declared the president, was born of the conviction of practical statesmen that an international con cert had become a world necessity to *ehd the old order and guarantee civ ilization. Hev asserted that in such a concert the world looked confidently to America for leadership and added that while the treaty might not be e>: "actly as the American delegation would have written it. no vital prince pie had been sacrificed by the neces sary compromises. . The senate, already divided in a bit ter fight over the Jeague proposal, co nceived the president with cheers and listened to his words in a grave sil ^ ence. When he had concluded there H\ was another burst of cheering until he had;< passed out of the chamber and haoTgone to his capitol office where he tallied for an hour with senators who. wished to ask about specific features -of the treaty or of the negotiations. In these conferences the president dis cussed freely such subjects as the dis position of Shantung, the German in demnities and Irish freedom. - In his address, however, there was no direct reference to many of the questions around which senate debate has centered, the president declaring he could not construe details cf the treaty in a short address. He did not directly mention the Monroe Doctrine. Shantung, or the obiigatiens assumed under. Article 10 of the league cove nant, nor,did he allude to the pro posal to write reservation into the ratification. ^-Ie asserted a hope that he would be given opportunity to dis . cuss details Tater.. either with the whole senate or the foreign relations corn m Ute e. - "My services and all J:t> informa tion I- possess." said Mr. Wilson) "will _|je at your disposal and at the dis posal of your committee on foreign v - ?lations at any time, either informally or in session as you prefer; and I hop* that you will not hesitate to make use; of them." American isolation, the president asserted, was ended 20 years ago when the war with Spain put the nation in partial control el Cuba and the Philippines. "But we have net exploited them." he continued. "We have been their friends and have sought to s them * * *. There can be no qu- .? tion of our ceasing to be a world power. The only question is whether we can refuse, the moral leadership that is offered us, whether we shall accept or reject the confidence of Lho world *- * *. "The stage is set, th^ destiny dis closed. It has come about by no pjrshj of our conceiving but by the of God who has led^JRf Into this way. - We caTi not tum back. We can only go forward, with lifted eyes and freshened spirit, to follow .the vision." Alluding to the skepticism with; which the plan for a league of nations first was received, the president said, that as the p^ace negotiations pro-j ceeded, it would become apparent to, all the delegates that such a concert! was a "practical necessity," den andedj by "all the"peoples of the world." For! the United States to reject it. he as'-! strted, would "break the heart of the! world." Feinting out that minor com-| promises were necessary to secure! the support of all the interested >ia-! tions. he continued: "The treaty, as a result, is noi <? : actly'what we would have written. It! is probably not what any one cf the national delegation would have writ-1 ten. But results were worked out j vhi<h on the whole bear test. 1 '? think that it will be found thai the compromises which were accepted as irevitablc nowhere cut to the heart] of any principle. -? In disregard of precedent, the sen-! ate received the a-ier ss ?:: open ses sion and afterward ordered that the treaty be publish' .! in tlv congres sional document. The galleries were! overflowing and crowds unable to gain! admission waited in the rain to cheer the president when he arrived and de-1 parted. Many members of t?ie hot ? crowded into th<^ rear c:* the sen::*e chamber and most of 'h<- members of the cabinet were seated near the vicei " prrside-nt's des!:. Speaking from the same platform I where 20 months ago he astonished! the world with his first declaration for a league/of nations, the prestdei : read his adress slowly and in a clear,] .quiet voice. His manuscript type Written on sn":a!! pixsres. It- u.-M in his j left hand and with his right he putic-l tuatcd his utterances with an occa s'onal gesture. Before him on lie vice president's desk lay the treaty, brought by him in person from \' r s-illes. There V/as no attempt at oratory and no applause interrupted the addre Nearly every senator was in !.: ??.?, and all listened attentiv? ly. Afw ward his supporters were unstinted m their praise for the president's word \ while those oposed either declined l > comment or declared he had dealt on!; in unsatisfactory generalities. In his talks afterward with leag supporters the president was said to have discussed at length the Shan tun:-'".and Irish question. Ife was quot- 1 j Leaders of Political Parties Call ed Upon to Support Ministry FOREIGN MINISTER UNDER FIRE I j _ Premier Tittoni Needs Support ! ?Ali Parties Combine to Mas j ter the Situation I _ ; Rome. July 1L?Premier XittJ and ? Foreign Minister Tittoni be],] a most important meeting at the foreign ofiic ! with leaders of the political parties I today. The attitude of the foreign ministers at the peace conference rel I ative to Italian aspirations was th? |matt?-r under discussion. The feeling j her?- is ihn: Signor Tittoni will heed ; the support of ali parlies to master j the situation. Mooney Appeals to President Wife of Bomb Conspirator Calls On President Washington. July. 11.?M**s. Rena Mooney. wife of Thomas .1. .Mooney. who is serving a life sentence after his conviction in connection with the preparedness day bomb explosion in San Francisco called at the Whit< House today and corferred with Sec retary Tumulty. It was understood she desired to sec President Wilson in interest of bei- husband. Secretary Tumulty explained *<> Mrs. jMooney that the president bad done every thing that was possible for him to do in the case of her husband. Daylight Saving Law President Wilson Has Repeal Under Com;idera 1 ion Washington. July II.??It was indi cated at the White House that Presi dent Wilson was devoting consider able attention to the rider on the ag ricultural appropriation bill repealing the daylight saving law. lie has be fore him many petitions, some urging that he sign the bill and otht rs that he veto it. So far a:-, could be ascer tained; the president's mind still was open. President '?.Vilsen was holding himself in readiness to meet the sen ate relations committee informally or in formal session and. also to confci with any senators who might desire to discuss the peace treaty. [Harden For Ambassador EerKn Editor Slated For Wash ington Post Copenhagen. July 31.?Maximilian Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, of Scrim, will probably be appointed Oernia.n ambassador at Washington as soon as diplomatic relations can bo stored, says the Fremdenblatt oi Hamburg. ed as saying he v/as not satisfied with giving the Shantung concessions i to Japan, but declaring there was an informal understanding among the peace delegates thai eventually Japan must toake an acceptable agreement with China in the matter, He was represented as expre.?s:r.rr confidence that Japan would deal rightly in the 3na i setilem? tit. Discussing tin- failure of the peac confcrer;ce to receive the. representa tives of Irish American ?rga nisa '? tons on behalf cf Irish freedom. Mr. Wil son was said to have told senator? j that the representatives so identified i themseives with the revolutionary ledernen I in Ireland that it became im ! possible to receive them. He was QUOted as saying that i;o?h ho and : David Lloyd George the British pre j mler, had been anxious to arrange i for a hearing. j The decision act to bind Germany to a definite Indemnify; the president was reported to have sal i. was. reached over his prctpst. lie was quoted as ['??saying he consented to the indeter ! minute plan to help Premier Lloyd George over domestic obstacles. V was said the Question ??f Fiume. was not mention* d. In talking to the sc natovs, the pres ident was said to have taken a firm Stand ar.sinet any reservations in the senate's ratification r>f the treaty. It was asserted he .von!:; n^t dispose 1 kindly even toward interpretive reser vations to make the senate's position clear, pointing out thai there always .might be doubt as to whether any par ticular reservation really wore in nocuous or would vitiate some league principle. The president was a-Iso quoted 'is .saying h(- believed a two-thirds ma jority would be necessary to write any reserve i ions into r W. lion r^-so Jution. b?|t if ?.??;?:: said a!: - rward tri..' h" proba bly meant tha.? these reserva tions, once a part of the resolut ions Would have to have the support of two-thirds ?>'" the senators in secure action when ire- ratification vote was taken. Among senate b-n.ders the impres si?ei has been ii.'t only a simp'e jna jority would be required to amend the raris.e-;i resoiwti'on and the presi dent's reparted statement met :< sharp denial from opposition senators who cited a senate rule providing that in considering treaties a two-thirds ma- ; jority be required for rat if; cation but ? oniy a majority on all oilier "motions and puestions" involved. Regarding the proposed reservat s [Wholesale Thefts of Army. Sup plies Discovered at Coblenz j i _ I GERMANS CAUGHT I WITH TEE GOODS i i I - i Stealing Mas Been Going On j For Months arid Millions In volved Coblenz, July Mi?A plot involving wholesale thefts oj." sood. tt.oroobilc tires and other troop supplies for ship ment to Germany has been uncover ed by army officers here. It was ! = ?arh ed today when several Germans who arc alleged to have had a hand in the plans were arrested with three cars of American ba-con and three ears of tires and tubes, which v/cre seized to day from ihr: edge of the bridgehead. Officers say tint shipments under va rious pretexts have been going on for weeks and possibly months They estimate the loss to the army at sev eral million marks. Trona Potash Investigation Lever Lays Before Committee Chairman Results of Clernson Investigation in Darlington Washington! July 11 ??Representa tive Lever today laid before Kepr".-pu tative Fordhey. chairman of the house ways and means committee, which if handling the potash legislation, a copy of the news letter issued by Clemson College, in which ? appears that .an investigation has been con ducted in Darlington county on the effect of Irene, potash upon cotton, corn and tobacco. The investigation seems to demonstrate that ihe pot ash of this character is disastrous to these crops. Mr. Lever feels thai these findings should bo of interest tc Mr. Fordhey and his committee and that they may have a deeid< 1 influence upon the character of legislation thai may be finally determined upon and for this reason he was quick to lay the matter before the prope r commit Italy Still Greedy Petitions Peace Conference For SIke of China Paris. July 12.?The I*.; Una delega tion has sent a nor-- t" the peace con ference asking thai Italy be given ?> concession in Ticn-Tsiu. China, it be came known today-. Flight to Washington Army Bh [gible Makes Nl^hl Trip From Akron, Ohio Washington, July 12.?Completing a night flight from Akron. Ohio, the new arm:' dirigible, A-! circled over -Washington this morning and landed [at Eolimg Field. The aircraft left .Akron at 10 o'clock last night with "a crew of three After replenishing iit s fuel supply, the .ship will Proceed to Langley Field, Hampton, Va. Two Aviators Killed Collision In Mid Air Occurs at Liitk V'Kk Little Rock. July 12.?Lieut. tfenfc j bar:, of" San Francisco, aviator ::.ud phaplaTin Dowd of Frooklyn. morale uii'-'-r. were killed today when .?n air plane piloted by Lenlhan was slrn'cS by another machine \.:>- occupants [ of the second ma<:hTnc were, uiunjurcd. ;tions under which :bc senate would I declare the Uatfon could not enter w:ir {under Article without a war- decls I ration by congress, Mr- Wilson was re ported to have declared such a stipu lation unnecessary. He was quoted as saying :i the constitutrcnal inability (of. the i'niou f-;;-::-:: t.? make war pwithout eongressiona 1 declaration v.-.js one (.?<' reasons why the league council was authorized only to ":*?; vise/' as t?? the steps to be taken, i in all. !}:-? pi?::i'i"!'f:; v" 'it ro the I capito! occupied less than two hours. Arriving shortly after neon, he wen! to his office adjoining the senate chamber and 12 J..5 was escorted <!:'? vice president's desk by the fiv senior members of the foreign rela tions committee. The applause fol lowing his appearance had continues i for two minutes when Vice President Marshall rapped for ordvr -nd the president beg;m speaking. The address required 23 minutes and at its conclusion while the senate j :i:>>] i ?:?>?:???: .:<on.i :iu<l ri :?;?!:? t:ej--*7. h? ! was escorted from I he eJiamber \,y de i Special'!} designated foreign relations] members. fly !??!'; ,'?>;? the W!iit<? MousjI again a; 1.13 p. m. Mrs. Wilson and the president's*] daughter. Miss Margaret Wilson, were j in the gallery during the address. I.'he i French ambassador. .Tub-s JusscramT. ?I'-.Mt of the diplomatic corps. had >':??' unusual pi ivil?'ge <:i seal in the pres ident's reserved section, and many ether fbr^gn diplomats were ;:. \\." diplomat re gallery; After tli" president finished speak ing the Senate adjourned until Mon day when the ratification debate .vili begin. The foreign relations, "commit tee also will meet Monday to : 'gin I eonsidc-ratio n of the trea tv, I ? Purpose of Cotton Association to Be Explained to the Public BIG GATHERING I i IS PLANNED I } i i _ i Similar Mass Meetings to Be I Held in Each of the Cotton States Columbia. July II.? -?The South I Carolina. Cotton .Association today igave out the following': Governor Gocper has been asked by ! the Cotton Associat on to < .?: j| a mcet ; in.g in Columbia, at a date to be dc pterinined later, at which the objects and purposes of the American Cotton Association may be ex^iaihed* to thr people of South Carolina. This ac tion is in accordance with a re;- ?l?tion adopted by directors to the Ameri ??can Cotton Association a recent ! meeting. j B. i'arris. Commissioner of Agricul i ture: J. Ii. CJaltey, president of the I State Farmers' Bniori: A. E. Padgett, j president of the South Carolina Pank ers' Association: the presidents of all I the chambers of commerce of the I Slate, the president of Clemson CoT j lege and all organizations interested in the development of the -igriculturaJ interests of the State, have been .-sslvpd j to join in the call, ft planned to j make the me< ting the biggest that has ever been held in the Stated j While iln- exact date cf the meeting j has not been determined it is hoped to hold, it shortly before ?' ? member ship campaign next monti . P para j tions for this campaign ' in South Carolina arc being marie now at th( , J offices of the South Carolina Cottoj ? Association in this city by B. F McLcod, State manager, and A. A j Protzroan. organization director. .1. SRbttowe Wanna maker, of i-'t I Matthews, president of the America* ?-Cotton Association, and also of the j Seeth Carolina Cotton Association [^stated ye'Sterday that a mass meeting similar to the one to be held in Co lumbia will l;e In 1,1 in the capitol Ol each State in the cctton ben. A: those meetings the objects ahc I purposes cf the cotton associa t ion wil be explained'. These objects and pttr ? poses a ?"e: j First: To protect the interests ol i the cotton producer and t? improve j hIs eond I? ion. i Second: To promote cconorcFc rcjsr j u'ation of cotton production to th< lend that supply shall be. so adjusted j to demand that the producer sha.il at j no time be required to sell his pro ! duct at less than a fair and reasonable j profit; ! Third: To promote intelligent di j versification of crops am"! to develop I markets for such crops other than icc-.'ton. as may be profitably raised. ! Fourth: To improve and enlarge ?existing warehousing facilities and to secure additional facilities to the end that the producer may carry bis crop; j or such par- as he may desire, at the j minimum of. expense.'? and physical damage and at the maximum of se { curity. i Fifth: To broaden the markets for raw cotton and to enlarge the uses for 'cotton and cotton goods, i Sixth: To ?mprove and increase : transportation faciSlties. I Seventh: To collect information a.13 j tc bath domestic and foreign con sumption of cotton, th* st?fo of trade land extent acreage, supply and concli ; lion of cron. and ; i! other in formation of practical interest to I the cotton industry, and to dis jseminate the results through the scv j eral.-fftiborgar>.iza.tfcns to evcrv mero !*?? :? in ev- ry C'eoaMr :;y. together with j direct'ons z" to 'he course to be pur; 'sued jo order to secure the best ?-e IsulJr: in view Of the facts dirbTosed. j Eighth: To do all 1 slngnlaJ whatsoever may be e< cive to live stability and profitableness of the ! < r.::<??) producing industrv. ?Bulgars Violate Armistice Large Army Mobilized and Con i cent rated on Greek Frontier 1 Saloniki. July 12.?Arguing that I Bulgaria should be compelled to dis arm the newspapers here sla.t< that j the forces now wit h the Bulgarian colors arc approximately three times the size stipulated in the armistice ? agreement: They state that these I troops are concentrated in eonsidcr ? able numbers :ilo;><: the Greek and Serbian frontiers and that bands of J;!-: ?-?_? r soldiers are being armed by Lansing oh Way Home LSecty. of Slate Says Goodbye to Poir.care _ Paris. July I ! < By Hie Associtaed | Press)/ Robert 5 .a using. American Secretary of State, said goodbye to' President Point-are tonight He will j leave tom< rrow evening for Prest on' :.;." way to t\ m erica, j Secretary Causing expects to see, Acting Se?.tary '?!' State Polk before :!.?? latter sails for France tn fn>ke !i4s place ai the peace conference: Berlin, .Tuly J.2.?In view < ;' t!if? im pending raising of the blockade, and the government's recent action in re ducing the price of food staples is forcing food traffickers to get rid 'of hidden supplies. As a result, a sharp j decline in prices is reported from jail eCtions of Germany, . I ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? We Sell Everything ? For Any Building. " Booth & McLeod, INCORPORATED Blanket Licensed Will Be Issued At Once For Trade CHEMICALS AND POTASH i TO BE EXCEPTED Formal Announcement To Be Made Within Two Days - Washington. July 11.?Trade be tween tin* United Spates and Germany will bo resumed immcditaely. Acting Secretary Polk Rnn?unced today. .Mr. Polk stated that blanket licenses would be issued, but that dyes, chem icals and potash would be excepted. Control over trade in trn\se commodi ties will be exercised by the repara tion commission under the terms of the peace treaty. Formal announce ment regarding the resumption of trad" relations is promised within forty-eight hours. . Wreck Near Columbia Two Hurt and Supplies For . Casnp Jackson Destroyed Columbia, .Inly M.? r. D. Sheppard, I of Chadbcurne. X. ('.. engineer, and Richard Small, of st. Stephens. S. <*., negro fireman, were painfully injured ? and s. veral thousands of dollars in property consigned to the military au thorities at Camp Jackson was de stroyed, when an Atlantic Coast Line freight extra was wrecked near Hampton's Pond, between Columbia and Camp Jackson, this morning at o'clock. According to the ae count given on:. j>y the iocal Atlantic Coast Line people, t'.i" rails spread un der the engine which reversed itself and turned over. The- train caught Ore ami o. car of hay and. another of blankets were destroyed. A carload of horses was on the train but the ?nimals were released and some cf [them are still loose in the nearby swamp. The cub was burned off the j engine which was seriously damaged. The wreck happened on the main line of the road into Columbia, which was cleared before midnight. Two passenger trains had to be detoured ov! r the line cf the Southern Railway from Sims to Columbia. . 32? gineer Sheppard hail his head i badly bruised ami was painfully i scalded and Fireman Small broke his ! right leg. They were taken to loca.I ? hospitals where Ihcy are resting cuin j LCrtahly tonight. - j What "T. B.? Did j in France j Killed 23MQ Soldiers and In capacitated 120,000 More ' Paris. Friday,. .July 11.?Twenty-five j I thousand French soldiers died from; j tuberculosis during the war. and 120.- j - 000 men were exempted from service! I because of disease it v. as stated today in the senate, during a discussion on j a bill to establish tuberculosis sani tariums. Likes Ragtime >f?sic. i Rome, June ' >\ (Correspondence [of The Associated Press)?Pietro Mas cagni, composer, expects a great ' American theme which shall crystall ize America's musical attainments. This work, he said, was shaping it self in the efforts America was now; making in her music balls and con-i scrvatorlesj : "I am looking forward with some amount of anxiety to the production of a great musical work in America in the near future.'" said Signer Mas cagni. "There will certainly be pro duced soon a great American musical composition. I believe it will reflect! the life of America. I feel that it will! be buili up out oT. the music of Amor-I ica. music which is so popular there, j The strains which tnUe the popular ear will repeat themselves in this new work 1 am expecting. It will be the expression of America i:i -':!1 her so-' cial. economic and artistic life and1 will !>'? another step and another con-(i tribution to tin- great musical pro-j ductions. ' I' will symbolize America, just as Russian music symbolizes Russia, and ? Italian. Italy. "Tii" music of !the negroes is so entrancing,*' said the .Maestro. "I like to hear it so much. I think it. too. will have its part in the musical achievements of America." Ragtime. < he smid. too would have its great part : in Americaii productions Digging Up Graft I Army Air Service Division Ac | cused of Misuse of Pul Funds During War I Washington, July 13.?Affidavits J purporting to show criminal misuse j of public funds by the spruce produc I tion division of the army air service, I collected during the past year by the j Providence Journal, have been sub 'mitted to the special house committee j investigating war department expen ! diturcs and are being investigated by j'a subcommittee of which Representa tive Frear (Wisconsin) is chairman, i According to a statement authoriz ! ed today by Mr. Fear, the affidavits allege that contracts for spruce ; production and railroad construction j on the Pacific coast were awarded un der the cost plus system to companies : which had no practical experience in the work, with the result that great ; sums of money were wasted, pis honest methods were used by the com panies, it is charged, to obtain larger fees from the government. ? "Charges are made/Vthe statement says, "that the government was sub jected, under the cost plus system, to a cost cf practically $6.">0 per thousand feet for spruce when private concerns were procuring the same kind for j from $130 to $178. The affidavits, according to the . statement, charges waste from build ing camps in inaccessible localities, ; lack of proper care of foodstuffs and ; supplies. ! Col. Bryce P. Disque, former chief of the spruce production, is criticised ; in the affidavits for wasteful methods ; and poor judgment and for having ; often reversed himself in decisions. Bishopvilie Secures Power j _ Town Will Be Lighted by Hy dro-Electric Current - ! Bishopvilie. S. C., July 12,?The seasons in this section have been very j favorable, and the crops are fine, and in fine condition. Our farmers arc ? sowing all of their oat lands in peas i or some other crops. Most of the new buildings in our town are near ing completion, and" others- will soon i be started. The 4th of July was as . quiet as* Sunday. The tobacco crops are very promis ing, and are being gathered and cured . successfully. Our town has contracted with the j Phoenix Utility Co., to furnish us with ; electric power for lights or any other . purpose that may be needed. Our ; line will be conected with the main : line at Hartsville. The death of Mr..R* M. Cooper was a great loss to our community, Lee County and indeed to the whole State, but especially so to his immediate family, for he was a kind, lox'ing father, a high tone Christian gentle iman, and generous neighbor, willing ? and ready to assist anyone in need of : help. . He was a fine busiess man, of i been insight ami a fine judgment, and' j who yielded a wonderful influence With all with whom he came in con flict. May the good Lord comfort th^ hearts of those who have been de j prived of father. j Mr. Wm. McCuthen has taken his j family to the mountains to recruit tawhile. . Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Crane of C^orgia 'are on a visit to Dr. Alfords' family. We have had abundant rains, which were greatly needed, but which came in time to save the crops from suffer ing. Miss Minnie Green with a party of friends have gone to Myrtle Beach for a short while. The congregation of the Methodist Church gave to their beloved pastor. Rev. Cr. P. Watson, a two weeks leave of absence and bore his expenses to attend the Centennial Conference held in Columbus, Ohio. Ho will return next wcelc. Our old friend and. comrade Mr. O. S. Lucas was in town this week for tin- first time since his fall over one year ago, in which he was severely injured. He has to use crutches and has very little use of himself. The health of our community is fairly good. H. W. Scott. Mexico Suggested as Mediator Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. (Correspondence of Associated Press) Mexii-fi <*ily. June 17.?Ramon Solo rzano, Nicaraguan charge d' affaire : here, in an announcement to the newspapers has indicated that Mexico might act as mediator in the dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He drew this inference from the agreement which, he said, was signed in Washington. December 20, 1907. by representatives of Mexico, the United States ar.d the five Central American republics, under which was provided that the I'nited States and Mexico should use their influence to adjust any serious disputes among the Cen tral American republics. As the United States has not rec ognised the Costa Rican government. Solorr-nno intimated that the duty of mediation has devolved upon Mexico,