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Wednesday and Saturday ?BY IM HUSHING COMPANY stM n it s. o. Tvrma: $2.OO prr anmiui?In ikImiiut. Advertisements. a Square. first insortoln _$1.00 stwry subsequent Insertion .60 I Contracts for three months or long? er will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which subserve ferrate Interests will he charged fur as advortlsementa Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed la 1100 and the True Southron in so. The Watchman and Southron has the combined circulation s M nonce ef both of the old papers, s) la manifestly the best advertising edium In Sumter. asarsgesNL'ax!_j WKgnxnoN oi i owik w\<.i.s Clothing manufacturers, forced to lower prices l.. induce the public tc buy their product and keep the fac? tories running, declare that they can? not make the ascsssai > r-.Mluetmns un? less their production Is materially in hraased. That puts the matter up to Ahe employees. . The anme position is taker., with ap? parent Justice, in siveral other In ' duntrte*. and may b** taken ??y ull in? dustries sooner or later7. First the employer's prolltecrinaj hns to be ?UmInated. where It exists; then, find? 's tog himself down to hard-pun. it h natural for th ? employer to auk hi> workmen to shite the burden. That burotn can be shared In two way* The workmen can lower th? cost of production by speeding u, their work, as employers nave been s urging them to do, or they can ac eapt a reduction in wages.. One or the (ther Is Inevitable, h they do neither, there will be oloseu factories and. In great numbers o" cases, no work at all It la always a question to what ex tent the workrna can or sho \U\ in? crease hts output. It Is wide!) ad? mitted that th te was a good deal or easing up on the par*, of tabor during the tnot year or two Now most ol the had alacklnv seems to have dls appeared, and industrial employees in nearly all lines are working more steadily and effectively Still, it ir believed that tho majority could work n little harder without self-Injury oi hardsh ip. This. If it < an be safely done, is the Meal way to i icet the situation. 1 Workmen car. keep their boom waget an prices sag in 1 living cheapens, they Will enjoy Incomparably the grcateai psPPsnnrtty thev ha\e ever had. If they are*awako to th* ir own interests, they will put forth effort accord ngly. if they will aoi or cannot spued up general prodicion. they will have ?. reconcile themselves to having tbeli War wares sir k rlor.g with their war pr.res. e?"""-??-*?--"^-^k"---*-? THK. \ltM\ ItONCS. Two recent oovelopments regard? ing i h ?'!?'- r. ? . on I iory. One la the blj majority vote given by th< i York state * for a bond Issue of $ t *>.000.0 iu to pro vide payment! to soldiers and sailors, sa i? i not In ' Xct td IJ30 lr. sny Riwsnot. It 1* estimated that tills means a tax of $21 on every fam? ily In the Psstj Tim dher develop? ment referred to is the semt-oltlci i aunouncement mads by h aders at Washington th.r no bonus '? ' ' reed bo expected fri.ni the ne\t grass, A popular vote approves the bonus PSsn. The en phasic of that vote seems to suggest that the people i othor states would protaibly take similar action if they had the oppor? tunity. Vet h Is coi sMered unlikely that congress wll? approve of national action along tho sun e line. Theas two posith ..s. h not necessarily inconsistent. Most people might h exp.rt,-.! :.. vot. tor k Ponue for the war veterans, out of sheer good-will, wltr.ou. giving much sssantderatlon to the cuescton oi where tho money was g from. Those K> wou'd think of thst rnght e ?n - that most of it would con. ? >t\a minority of heavy tax-payen therein they wo it I be pyt nvery fsmlry in New York ihat $:i hy ary n.eans. Tho ???man is doubtless Just ss grateful to the sol ss the eversg? roter ;onside - m i < the money and ivs on the publh Up credit. Any in such i I caul in a [ON. tion and other expenses. Many per? sons, knowing only of occasional cases of student self-support, believe Ulsll they aro the SXOOptlOn rather than the rule. Statistics recently publish? ed by the Harvard employment Office must rather surprise QUtelflOta In 1919 Harvard men registered at tho university employment bureau earned $7'T 000, a gain over the figure ' of 1918. which was |||,000. The re? port shows that 141,001 was ??med i i term time and $3.~,000 in summer work. It is Qulti likely that the other universities and smaller colleger could produce simila* reports of the productive work of their students. Ambitious seekers after learning aro very demouatie in their choice of labor. Th<y will gosopt any de? cent task that come* to hand. They act as tutors, clerks, proctors, moni? tors, census-takers, ehoremen. ticket - takers; they set- e as carpenters, sales? men, librarians. u:h<rs, waiters, ste? nographers, dish-washers, Janitors, and so on through tbc list of possible employments. There are persons who consider the undergraduate a frivolous being, ?ond of stylish clothes and a good j time and inclined to bo facetious about not*letting his studies interfere .rith his eoltege career. This crii clsm seems over harsh in view or tho fact that so many of these young men and women are willing to work j very hard, regularly or in odd hours, at any available job which will en? able them to earn the necessary funds to pay to? tho desired educa tlon. It is well to remember, too, I that good work in his studies is re quired of tho ( self-supporting stu-' dent. I THE ROME HI LF. BILL. It was ominous for the fate of the I New Irish homo rub; bill that its Bun] passage by the British House of Com? mons was described as a purely per? functory proceeding on tho part Of "a small and rather listless gather? ing of members." The Liberal and Labor members were absent. Most of those present seemed to feel the hopelessness of it. Tel there are big things offered In that measure, things which a few years ago might ha\C set the Irish people of ill the world aflame with enthusiasm. I? makes Ireland virtu? ally Independent in the local affairs which .articularly concern that coun? try , much after the "dominion home rule" established, in Canada, Austra? lia, South Africa and New Zealand. There are to be parliaments, a | .for North Ireland and one for Bou'h Ireland, with a council appointed by the two designed to unite their activ? ities. Ireland is to diave control of its own education, land policy, trans? portation, old SgS pensions, insuramaj ind other do nut tic affairs, leaving to the British parliament only mattes of Imperial an! international charac? ter, such as pe tee an.' war. army and gat ft coinage, postofhees, navigation and foreign commerce. The policing system, including the Irish constabu? lary and the metropolitan police force of Dublin? are to come under Irish control m three years. Contri? butions to the support of tho empire are to gfSSS in two years. All this, however, ii is practically onrtata, the Irish will refuse. They will refuse It almost unanimously, Two things they object to particular? ly. The governmental partitition el Ireland, and ins feservatlooa the l.iitish government has made foff ths avowed protection o "the vital in? terests of the United Kiiajdoiu." Bean Ihseo, 9 Raw rears since, would hardly tUYVO beea Insuperable. Now it is tOO late-. Lloyd George himself sadlv admits that while he considers the bill " a g%nerOUS measure." he ft thaWS that "the Irish peopls are not in position to give i; proper eonaider .item " The* blumlcr i ng and cruelty e?f the British j-ovcrnmetit in Ireland aavs goas to.> far, as enlightened Bn giishmen themselves oonfeesi end what Will come now no man knov. c i OGLING TOWARD I.M.IAM). Tim London Nat lot says: "Burops has disgraced herself In the eye-s of America. Sympathy with the Allies h is e\ a por 11 ? I a ad g.\ et>. place to suspicion and hostility. Never WOrC tho relations >?.f,h England worss * see the crisis <?, Venesuele. The hv famy of our Irluli policy, the grabMni of Mandaten over representation of the British Imp ro in me League of Nations and PUI world struggle' for oil are some gl the Ingredients in this bfOW of enmity." This statement ma.\ have been e>x sggsrated a little for political reasons ?the Nation does not like- the Lloyd? Bewege govern seen'. sHIM, 11 contalni enough hitter trutit to give Britons and other Europeans somedhing to think about. ????<! suggests the- chief lines of Justification for America's present cop In es j to he- late allies L /n some respects the conduct o; ^nropean govcrnmeris since tin* ar ^Bkke has reallv been .0 1 I ^)!olr in ? a dignified effort to fceleng lines ^^en toy tpm h grabbing on the part of all the major Allies. This has appeared particular? ly obnoxious in the ease of Great Britain, because her possessions were already ho great, ami beeau.se she had made such An* professions <>f disin? terestedness ami generosity. The Irish policy of the presen British govern* men! has been the chief enuns of the revival of American distrust Bind en ntlty. All th;s is very unfortunate in the present critical state of international affairs. For their own welfare of the world, Britain end America ought to stand together In essential matters They cannot Stand together Unles; Britain Will return to her own bes self, and practise the precept! of de mocracy and fair dealing that alb lately preached so eloquently. Thor, ere many evidences that the Bnglial people are at heart ngreed with th? American people in these essential matters, hut their govern?e?** seem; out of tuno. BUILDING FRAUDS. The building .scandals revealed in New York City in the courue of tlu ?peicnl inquiry conducted by Samuel Untermyer have shed new light on the housing problem. It developed thai a ring (f building contractors has existed in New York, conspiring to keep up the cost of construction b) pre-arranging their bids, allowin; s;?me deaij nnted member to make tin low bid and gat the contract, and tht dividing up the profit. The "1 ? b has been in every caa ma 1 enough to insure plenty of "velvet." It has been proved, too, that con tractors have been forced to paj Llackmail money regularly to sonn representatives of tic building trades to obtain men for th< lr work ami in sure them.selves againat strikes, Thes. representatives have preyed on lahm as well ae on capital. There have been also revelations as to price-fixing combines of n.an ufacturers and dealers In bulMlpg materials, and ihtlmatlona of expos? ures to come regarding usurious hrer *st rates of "bonuses" charged fo jnoney needed for construction It is estimated that not less than SO per cent of the recent high coat 01 building has been due to these com? bined extortions, it is also declared that, While the abuses are probably worst in the metropolis, they are foind In nearly all the largo Cltiei and to some extent i:i the smallei ones. Such offenste are particularly cut ppjble id a time when the houslh situation is so critical The crooks have been pr ying on the most press? ing necessities of the nation. The New York Times says: "The burden of the housing short tage has fad n mainly on the poor, who were already sorely pressed by the cost of food and clothing. The result is registered in the 'weekly bulletin of the health department. There has been a sharp increase in infant mortality from respiratory and COntngiOUa diseases, which are CPUSed mainly by 'close and indis? criminate contact.' The department attributes the Increase to 'the pres? ent housing situation, which has necessitated the doubling tip of fami? lies, Making it Impossible properly to isolate contagion.' " And this is only one of the many evil effects of such grafting. The New Why man? we made this cigarette for you! CAMELS fit your cigarette de? sires so comp! = tely you 11 agree they were made to meet your laste! Unique Haver, fragrance and mel? low-mild-body cue to Camels qual? ity and expert blend of choice Turk? ish and choice Domestic tobaccos are a revelation! You will prefer the Camel blend to cither kind of tobacco smoked straight! With Camels you can go the limit without tiring your taste. They leave no unpleasant cigaretty after? taste; no unpleasant cigaretty odor! 'T^y^S^J^^ /To get a line on why Camels win ^^W^^^w) *III ^wkwLWi you so completely compare them puff-for-puff with any cigarette in ???"5S the world at any price. You 11 pre ^ ? ' J fer quality to coupons or premiums! ? frorg/y rr commend thia Tup^y w??*JSr^rrJf?" R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.. WiUtf* Salem. N.C fork Inquisitors pre performing a national service in exposing im rook* Putting them out of busi? ness will have a wholesome effect <?n he hulldtng trades everywhere. .Mean? while, every other city or State that ias suffered from unduly high build? ing costs might well do some probing "f its own. THE RED UUOSS DOLLAlt, In issuing Its annual Holl Call ap? peal, the American Red Cross an? nounces its desire to continue and ex? pand its overseas activities. . I grhapi some Americans are surprised to lean, that the lied Crose is still busy with work abroad. Cot. olds, director of the European commission, recently In this country, gave a few of the reasons why the great American relief or? ganization is still needed In the war zone. In France and Belgium, where local committees have been organised in several thousand villages and com* munes, the American Red Cross re? mains the chief adviser and organiser of the relief agencies and th< Ir work. The Red Cross is teaching to the <>iti v.orid the best things in American I child care, public health and sociai care methods. i Farther cast, In European Russia and In Central ami Southeastern Eu? rope, the Red Cross and several oili? er organizations with big bents for' 'service still have more than they can, I ? do in clothing, feeding and Strength I iciiing the ragged, undersized, dla stricken children of the refugees. .\ i statement In '>ne magazine which is helping to put across the Red Cross I Roll Call says: t "Possibly as many as Jive of an 'estimated eleven million war orphans ! need everything that money and so? cial service can provide. Even where they are helped by their own govern ! ments, the provision made is often of the most primtive sort; these children are herded In barracks which no ' American would recognize as orphan institutions; their ailments are Insuf Liiciently attended to; they are not even i c lean. Help for them must come ! from the outside-, since the countries ] where the evil is greatest are still al | most completely disorganised." i With this gigantic humanitarian task before it. the Red Cross docs IP I I forget or neglect its homo service. It continues it* good work of establish? ing health centers where the winde family from babe to grandparents may rccoiv euro and advice, of sending -?id public health nurses; of making communitlea safer, healthier and hap? pier; of helping service men. civilians and their families. The answer to the Roll Call for any person is simply a dollar, in the ap p roach in g Thanksgiving season and the Christmas holidays which follow t<?op.. no dollar could be better Invest? ed and none mere thankfully used than the dollar contributed to tho American Red Cross. To break a cold take 6CS.?Advt VVprsaw, Sow 17.?The bolshevik cavalry has swept through the Uk? rainian lines and the Ukrainians are fleeing feated. 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