The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 17, 1919, Image 4
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The Sumter Watchman was found
*J In 1850 and the Trur Southron in
2266. The Watchman &ud Southron
now has u^e combined circulation and
influence of both of the old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertising
medium in Sumter.
NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW.
The conference of the Associations
of the League of Nations, meeting in
Brussels, has instructed a permanent
commission to draft a new code of
international law.- which is to be
studied by all the. associations and
submitted to the various governments.
The commission proposes "totally loj
eliminate from the code the right lo\
go to war."
There are here tw? distinct ad-;
vances. One is the undertaking to j
make a general, comprehensive revis- i
ion of international law. which as it!
stands has grown up without plan or j
system, a vague, formless body of j
precedent and agreement, and has j
heretofore resisted all efforts to make I
it an organic whole like the United!
State- ^Constitution, for example. The ?
other is- the explicit intent to outlaw J
war.
Hitherto international law has rccr!
* i
ognizecl, formally or informally, the j
right of nations to go to war with lit- i
tie regard to their orovocation or mo- i
live. And many of the most cruel ?
practices of war have survived be- j
cause there was no legal authority to ?
?c:!p>'7 rhem. A successful war. start- j
ed for whatever purpose, justified it- I
self and in due time received the j
formal sanction of the "law."
If there is, to be no formal sane- j
tion for war at all, then there can j
be no. international sanction for the j
spoils of a predatory war, and the j
forces of decency and ?? ?'. vilization will ?
also be in far better position to make j
warfare more humane if it does oc- j
cur. ly
The '?"outlawing" of all war implies, j
of course, the substitution of a sys
tem af international justice, along:
universally accepted lines, backed *y|
international force sufficient to make,
l
it effective. Every civilized nation i
has already outlawed war in this]
way among the smaller units of which;
it is made up. and every community
has similarly outlawed war among its i
ow;? citizens.
This is one of the chief functions,
of the League of Nations. It will be I
fulfilled more or less successfully, ac- i
cording to the completeness with '
Which the nations of the world enter
into the spirit and purpose of the ]
? !
League.
SUGAR CONTROL.
It seems incredible that public su
ffer control should be allowed to lapse'
a. the end of ihe year. It will do sol
?unless Congress takes prompt action'
to continue the federal Sugar Equali
sation Board, whose tenure expires .-t
that time.
The need .of some kind of govern
ment control for this commodity is
patent to everybody, except possibly
t; e sugar profiteers and those who
aspire to join that class. This year's
cane and beec^crop has not been well
handled, but matters would have
been far worse in recent months if
the. Sugar Board had not asserted
itself to equalize distribution and keep
prices down.
Without such authority, there will
certainly be a riot of speculation and
overcharging. With a production
" JttJown to be less than the normal de
mand, there will be ambitious efforts
to cornier the market, and the fren
zied competition of consumers will
encourage manufacturers, wholesal
ers and retailers to put uj> prices l>v
yond all reason. Without federal
control, small consumers ma> be ob
liged to pay 25 or 30 cents a pound
for sugar, and may not get their
share of it at that price.
A MEMORIAL FOB OUR SONS.
We have been watching the efforts
of the different committees through
out the State of South Carolina in be
half of the Memorial Building for the
Soldiers and Sailors who fell in 'In
great world war and we have been
pained at the indifference that the
people have manifested. Various ob
jections have been raised, to the ef
fect that the memorial should have
been utilitarian in its nature or
anything except the form mat the
State legislature has selected. When
it was shown that a utilitarian build
ing to commemorate those who so
cheerfully gave their all would be the
rankest selfishness and when it was
declared that the organization of sol
diers and sailors had expressed them
selves as being: overwhelmingly in fa
vor of a building non-utilitarian in its
character, it was then said that the
building would contribute too much to
the physical equipment of the Uni
versity of the State. Suppose that itj
should do so. should not every citizen !
in the State rejoice at anything thatj
would benefit our State University?
But it was demonstrated that the
building would have no connection
with the University, except that the;
trustees had very graciously consented j
to its being erected on the property |
belonging to the University and hence I
to the State, thus saving the expendi-i
ture to the memorial fund of fifty orj
I
a hundred thousand dollars. There is j
nothing in the way of an objection:
i
that offers sufficient room for a single
individual to stand upon.
What is the foundation, therefore.;
of the indifferer.ee? It is due largely!
to the fact that there has been a tre-j
mendous slump in patriotic fervor
since the signing of the armistice: but:
secondarily to the consideration ihatj
we have not caught the significance of :
this memorial.
If we could grasp what it really j
signifies, there would be no lack ofi
zeal and ardor and the necessary j
funds would very soon be raised. As
we sec it, this building is to be the j
expression of rwo fundamental virtues: j
First, a manifestation of a never-for- j
getting appreciation of those who
gave their lives for us; Second, an ex
pression of gratitude for the safe re- j
turn of those of our sons who went I
and came back to us safe and sound.!
If our imaginations would permit'.
us to conceive of our inextinguishable:
anguish, had our sons not returned:
or if we could visualize the unspeak
able brden of sorrow that we should j
forever carry, had our sons returned j
to us blind, insane, or mutilated bc-J
yond description, as thousands of oth-,
ers' sons have done; the cry over the;
whole State would be, "Cease.'
enough."
We simply* are permitting ourselves
to forget, rapidly to forget. Let us,
on the contrary. f?e unwilling to for- !
get. If we arc given within the next:
few days an opportunity to contribute;
to this fund, let us do so.
As far as Sumter county is concern
ed, we decline to believe that we shall;
fail nonr. When ilu legislature con-;
\e;.es in January, let us be ready to!
say, "As always, Sumter county is;
ready now. When the other counties;
shall have raised their quotas. Sumter j
county's will i;e turned over in full.1
.The full amount is now heil in trust." i
This will have the old-time ring of]
fervent patriotism so characteristic of
our county and will show that, while
in war we endeavored to do our duty,
in peace we have not forgotten the
heroic sacrifice that maMe peace pos
sible.
PROFITS AND PATRIOTS.
"Excess profits, too. are offensive,
but they gave the country coal which
could have been jrot in n<> other'way,"
says an editorial in tlio Xew York
Times, referring to the fuel crisis dur
ing the war.
"When one reads this in connection
with the present sugar "famine," and
realizes how quickly the famine 'be
came a moderate sufficiency as soon
as the price was put up a few <-<-:r.
one is moved to rellect a little on the
subject of patriotism.
If The Times statement conveys any
meaning at all. is it not simply that
the coal operators were plainly profi
teering during the war? That but
for tie- excess profits permitted, the
operators would not have done their
0 uty?
Apparently ther?; is more wrong in
the coal fields of America than a
miners' strike, and more behind the
alleged sugar shortage than a defi
cient crop in Cuba.
A PUCL1C VICTORY.
The great coal strike, as now ad
justed, differs from nearly all other
strikes in one very important re
spect. It has been won by the pub
lic.
The miners profess their satisfac
tion, and it is fortunate that they
feel that way about it; but it is not
a victory for the miners. Their ex
travagant demands are ignored. Their
3.0-hour week is forgotten. Instead
of a 6.0 per cent raise they get 1 I
oer cent. They may get more, if an
impartial commission decides that
they deserve it. But starting out
with an ambitious profiteering enter
prise, they are he'd to the minimum
required to mcei their higher cost of
living.
The operators say they are satis
fied, and that, ion. is fortunate; but
likewise the operators have not won.
Expecting as usual ;<? pay any wage
increase by passing ? on to the con
sumer, find probably profiting as usu
al in the transaction, they arc obiige.l
to meet the raise out of their own
pockets.
The public is t<> have coal al tie
same price as before, and if the min
ers are eventually given some slight
additional increase to square their p.:y
fully with their living expense?, there
will he no multiplication of that in
crease to the consumer.
It has been an unpleasnt exped
ience for the public, b; : such an out
come is worth what it cost. When
j the public, usually the under-dog in
Ian indstrial war, can for once asseri
its supremacy over quarrelling Capi
| tal and Labor and emerge on top.
J there is some reasonable hope -of get
! u'n.a' American industry straightened
i out.
DOLLAR EGGS.
Fresh eggs lately have been selling
j in most parts of the country around
I $1 a dozen, in some cities they have'
i
j been more than that. And they are l
1 not worth it.
I ?*True:"' the discouraged housewife j
; may say. "But what IS worth the]
j pri<-e you have to pay for it now
! a d a y s ? And b e s i d es, don't w e h a v e i
to have eggs ?"*
[
Very likely nothing is worth pres
lent price. Some things, however, are
1 i
[more nearly worth it than outers, i
and thereby hangs the solution of the
Ieggs problem given by one who has!
Imade some study of food values as
well as prices.
People do not have to have eggs,
he says. At least, they do not have]
to eat eggs in the winter time at 9 i
or 10 certs apiece. Eggs are excel-j
'lent food, and necessary perhaps for
Cakes, pies and puddings. But these]
I
things are luxuries. And certainly j
people do not need eggs at that price
j to eat "straight." for breakfast or any j
other meal, in the customary way.
Eggs are largely proteid. So are]
.are milk and meat. Milk is an almost j
perf<et substitute for eggs, and has
as varied uses, and value for value,
despite its seemingly high price, costs
one-half or one-third as much
as eggs. Meat, expensive as i;
is. costs much less than eggs at this
season, of the year. For breakfast,
bacon makes an excellent egg substi
tute, especially in cold weather, a: a I
cost of about half as much for the
same amount of nutriment.
Why buy eggs as usual, then, in I
their season of scarcity. There is a
season for everything. The hens
know what they are about. Spring)
and summer arc the time ! = ?:* esrsrs. i
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?rurir. .i ? i ?-?^?.
Cotton Market j
MfiW I'OKK COTKJN AlAll&ET.
y?6'td'y?
Op?n Hieb Lev <~teiu? Clus*
Jan . .35.00 35-.80 35.52 35.30 33.55
Meh . .33.40 33.76 33.12 33.7.2 :;ZA^
May . .31.?3 32.0$ 31.63 32.0:, 31.95
uly . . ::o.-i<; 30.62 :;o.2." 30.60 30.45
New Work spo:s, 2S.0?.
Xc-.r Orleans.
Jan . .30.61 ::7.20 36.23 :;7.2'"' 36.50
Mch . . m:*..(:s S3.?!." 34.3-j 33.63
May . .32.18 32.42 31.85 32.40 32.16
July . . 30.50 ;n._05 30.30 "o.si 30.55
Now Orleans pots. 30.75.
j The Sumter High School football
team held their banquei Friday ev< -
! ning at the V. M. C. A. Dr. Ed
i mimds was present and made a few
i remarks to the boys.
The squad gave Professor Dargan
: certain presents in appreciation of
; his endeavors at coaching them this
; p.-isr s<-ason. which was a very sue
i eessftil "uc.
i earns was selected by the mem
bers of iho team to lead tin- team
next season in the capacity of cap
i tain.
EVERY STREET IN SUMTER
Has Its Share of the Proof That Kid
ney Sufferers Seek.
Backache? Kidneys weak?
Distressed with urinary ills?
Want reliable kidney remedy?
Don't have to look far. Use what
Sumter people recommend. Every
street in Sumter has its cases.
Here's one Sumter man's experi
ence.
Let W. B. Costin. prop, of grocery.
11 Z E. Calhoun street, tell it. Ee says:
*A good many years ago I was
troubled xriih my Icittrs-eys and I ha<3
all the symptoms of that complaint.
I certainly war. in bad shape. All the
family had used Dean's Kidney Pills
and bad great faith in them, so T .t,ro'
Doan's and used some. \ never spent
my money better, for. after I had ta-j
ken three boxes, I was entirely cured
of the tron'de. i gained in weigh'
and felt better in every way, so it is
a great pleasure to r< commend such
a hue remedy."
Price 60c at all dealers. Don';
simply :isl< for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney rills -the same that
Mr. Gostin had. Foster-Milburn Co..
MfgrSL. Buffalo. N. Y. 73
- ?, i. i ii ?? ? ? -?i
FOR SAL1-:?Raving sold my farm, on
the While's Mill iload- 1 want t<? s> !!
*'. fine mules which can be seen on
the plantation. 1 could n<?! dcliv ?>'
these mules until January fsf. Neil I
(rDonnell.
FOR SALE?Some of the,bcsi regis
tered Guernsey bulls of various ages.
From a prize winning family. (:. M.
Rovkin. Mayesville. S. <'., II. F. D.
WANT INQUIRY ON j
RAILROAD BILL!
Norris Would Hr.ve Repealed
Rumor of Use of Mop.ev
Thoroughly Invest i
gated
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Washington, Dec. 12.?The Iongi
drawn out debate on the Cummins;
railroad bill was interrupted today byj
a demand, put in the form o? a resolu- .
lien, that the senate investigate oft-j
repeated reports that vast sums of
money had been raised for use in
helping to get the measure through
congress.
The investigation resolution was in
troduced by Senator Norris, Republi
can, Nebraska, at the conclusion of a ?
five day address by Senator-La Fol
iette. Republican. Wisconsin, who
raked the hill fore and aft and de
clared it was framed in the special
interests of the railroads.
During the course of his general
attack on the hill, designed to meet
conditions with the return of the
roads to private control. Senator La
Follette charged that the railway ex
ecutives association and other inter
ests had provided funds fur propa
ganda purposes.
Senator Norris. who said the pub
lic had a right to know if sinister in
fluences were secretly trying to bring
about enactment of the Cummins bill,
raised no objection to a proposal by
Senator Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio,
that the senate interstate commerce
comittee to which the resolution was
referred, also investigate reports thai
the Plumb plan people has ?4.000,000
to be expended in an effort to force
adoption by congress of their tri-par
tate system of railroad control.
Warning was given by Republican
leaders today that failure to dispose
oft he railroad bill next week might
force: ah mdonment of plans for a hol
iday recess starting December 2'?.
While strong opposition has develop
ed in the ponding measure leaders
claim that its passage is certain even
if by a narrow margin;
Ice Plant Sold.
; owners. They propose to enlarge
' and otherwise make improvements.?
ice plant was sold November? Bishopville Vindicator.
rivate sale bv the stockholders
to iiessrs. Mtdgler and Richardson
<?:" Eennetts-v-ille and the plant has al- viUe
ready bo< n turned over the new 1 A; X5
and -Mrs. F. 3T. Kirk of Eutaw
re the' guests of Mr .and Mrs. F.
Leod for some time.
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