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DMTMl H AWttMT, EIU>I> CONSOLIDATED AUS. 2, 1 NOTE FROM AME1 PO Cotoy ***** Frankly to British Foreign Office UNITED STATES SAYS IT EXPECTS VOICE tfecretary of State Declares His Government Dote Not Proaeee to Bo Exdodei f rc*a Parti dfatiea iadrifaU ait* PriTlletea tSecnre*) tinder Treaties Washington. Nov 4? (By the Aim elated Press).?The American gov erniasnt Km Informed Ortet Britam SoMciy. but firmly, that It does net propocf to too excluded from partlol ,part at in ties rights end prtvneejss rend under mn ft da tee provided In treaties of peeeo. Fnrthermoro, It ?vp cu to be heard ^reg^rdtn* *b? 7%m poostlon of the United States tetme of thooe me^eata* hofore they ere pat into force I MM net forth as 4 note toy Secretary f>u>y te asrl Cureon, tue Brrtkfe soc refnry of etnte for foreign affaire, the npnelOe queetioo discuss** le lent of the Mesopotamien petroleum ftctda. Mr. Colby's note is dated .Ne> .entasi U and was made pubitc te tny fntlowlna itn delivery to the Brit M faretea ofBce early tain wv ft n sn reply to a British note o lent Aeeaer a. which hen never boon puett*. end which dor** Vt*h njMeenen el tan prin^iee of et treetntent of the terrtr American b?te takes pared wtth hi sanartiil is wie British po that rnaadgte sgreements and are to toS neastdered only toy that are nteeahnrw of ths leograe it eftt* tant the wmted enao^to* fpesn er mir ef J?# aesHnasnananea etil? the treaties et <jeWx HP? ? note that the government, accents the t of the British govern mtnt it ana refrained from exploiting petroleum renouroee of the nu*n tsrrltorles in question and see your pledges*4 that it is far from the Intention of Great Brit? ain ' v* establish any hind of monop? oly or preferred position In Its own letereet ' ? "1 need hardly refer again," Mr. Colby continues, "to the fact that the government ef the United Stoles has eenrstnsenslt urged that it le of the ntnscjt important a to tho luture peace nf the world that alien territory transferred aa a result Cf the wei wrta the Central poster* should he held and edmmtstrred in suoh a way as tc assure errant treatment to the commerce and to the citizens of all nation*. Indeed. It wen In reliance upon an understanding to thin effect, and snpreeaiy in eon templet ion there? of, that the United State? was per? suaded that the acquisition under mandate of certain enemy territory by the victorious powers would be consistent with the beet Interests of tile world. "It Id assumed, accordingly, that your statements with reference to mandate a (not described) together with ths statement that the draft mend a tee for Mesopotamia and Pales? tine have been prepared with a ? view to secure equality of treatment for the commerce and cltieens ' of all states which are members of the league of nations, do not Indloate a supposition on your part that the t'nlted States can be eaeludsd frone ths tenents of the principle of equal? ity ol treatment." rte'e/rhag to the statement f>y the British government that the draft mandates for Mesopotamia and Pal? estine, which hove been prepared will, wl n approved by the Interested allied power? be communicated to the council of the leagae of nations, the American secretary of state says "ths United States Is. undoubtedly, one of the powers directly interested In the terms of the msndates. and I therefore request that the draft mandates be communicated to this government for rts consideration be? fore their submission to the council of ton league. Mr Colby goes on to eay that "ri would seem essential that suitable publtt tty should be given to the dratti' of mandates which It la the in ten I ion to submit to the council. In orler thta the fullest opportunity msy bo afforded to consider thear J terms In relation to the Obligation?r assumed by the mandatory power and the respective Interests of all i;overnnvents, which are or deem themuelves concerned or affected." The faet can not be Ignored." Mr. Colby continued, "that the repo- tod ? -oureee of Mesopotamia have n terceted public opinion of the United States. Greet Hrltsln and other coun trlen as a potential subject of eco? nomic strife. Because at that fact they become an outstanding illustra on >f ,tho hind ef .economic ques en wl'th reference to which, the mandate principle was especially de? signed, and tndee.l, u peculiarly criti? cal test Of the good fakh of the na? tions which have given their nd asrencs te the principle. Thai prin 'S M April. ISM. *-Be Ja? 881. MCA UTE BUT STRONG !SNN FEW HEADS ARE ARRESTED Headquarters of Organ? ization Says No For? mal Charge Has Been Preferred Dublin, Nor. if.?Arthur Griffith, founder of the Blna Fein organisation, Prof. John McNeill, a Sinn Fein member of. parliament, and others hare been arrested. The Irish offleo in London shad no formal charge has been preferred; iGaston Chevrolet Killed During Race Famous JUc?t* Driver and Ly 1 all Joite. Mgf^gstleagn, Meets apeedwny, Lion Angelea, Nor. 28.?Oaston Chevrolet, famous racing drP/or end LyeJl Jolls, me? chanician for Bddle O'Ponnell were .hilled, todjyr when Chevro? let's and ODonn til's . machine* crashed together on the Loa An? getee epeedway at tne eeet end ?f the arandsnnnd near the elose of i the Ma mile race. O'pop,ne.l wag so, sariouolf injured that U >*?Jtf firet reported He w^klpee, sknU wee fractured and both arme broken en*. Ttttb? hope eme held thnt he could recover Joga Breenahan. Chevrolet's mcnhnntehin. was seriously in? jured. Sarannah. Go,, Nor. 25.? Louis Chevrolet wee notified by TJ^^Vtor'Jej baneuet by /phn/f. ?nrert; ''?reeldept of the Bavanrtah Automobils club when ^e information was reeclv Bij Appropriation For Waterway Committee Asks For Over Sev eittyBigkl Million For I 1921 Washington. Nov. 26 -The harbor and waterway Improvement and maln^ tenance wilt require appropriations of $TI.tOT,M5 for lsSt fiscal year according to the annual report of the chief of army engineers. clplc was accepted in the hope of obvl&tlng in the future those*inter? national differences that grow out of s desire for the exclusive "control of the resources and markets of an? nexed territories. \ Mr. Colby then frankly 'states that the American government "finds dif? ficulty in reconciling" the special ar? rangement set forth In the socalled San Remo petroleum agreement be? tween Great Britain and France, with the British government's statement that the petroleum reeorces of Meso? potamia, and freedom of action In regard thereto, will be secured to the future Arab state, as yet unorgan? ised ? Furthermore," he say*, "It is dif? ficult to harmonize that special ar? rangement with your statement, that concessionary claims relating to those resource* still remain in their pre-war position, and have yet to receive, with the establishment of tht Arab state, the equitable consid? eration promised by his majesty's government. "This government haa noted in this connection a public statement of his majesty'e minister in charge of petro? leum affects to the effect that the nan Itemo agreement was based on the principle that the concessions granted by the former Turkish gov efttmant must be honored. It would he reluctant to assume that his ma? jesty's government has already un? dertaken to pass Judgment upon the validity of concessionary claims, in tba regions concerned, and to concode validity to certain of those claims which cover, apparently, the entire Mesopotamia area. Indeed this gov? ernment understands your note to deny having taken, and to deny the Intention to tske, any such ex parte end premature action. "In this eonnection I might ob? serve thst auch information as this government has received indicates that, prior to the war. the Turkish Petroleum company, to muke specific reference, possessed In Mesopotamia no rights to petroleum concessions or to the exploitation of oil; and lit view of your assurance that it la not the intention of the mandatory power to establish on Ita own behalf any kind of monopoly. | am at a loss to understand bow to construe the provision of the 8an Remo agree iment that any private petroleum eesnueny which may develop Mesopo? tamien oll fields 'shidl be under per? manent British control.' " / and Fear Nob?Let aH ike ende Thou A SUMTER, S. C. WBDNESD FARMERS MUST SAVETHEMSEVES ,\Govemor Cooper Urges Them toj Join Their Associations [.Diversification of Crops Must Be Practised During Recon? struction of South POS1TIVBLY NO TAX EXTENSIONS NOW Columbia. Nov. 26.?J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the Amer? ican Cotton association, today made public the following: letter erhich he hae received from Governor Cooper: "It has been impossible for me to answer your telegram- of the firaU instant until now. The delay la slue to. the foot that I wanted to give very serious consideration to your sugges? tions with reference to postponement of the .tiros fpr the payment of taxes and the reduction of cotton, acreage by legislative enactment. "I ami aUre you know of my very deep interest in the work being done by the American Cotton aeeoe, Oion. The situation which ronfront* the peo? ple of the south is a serious one. This is a time for clear thinking, and courageous and conservative action'. We are facing a loss in the *0fo crop baaed on the present market mrleen It is obvious that people now enraged in agTiedlture must change* - their method of farming If they are to en poet a profitable return for their la? bor and money Invented. ? t jpetievf the condition of the farmer is much better now than or five years ago. Tb* ??n is only temporary, ed that the price of cotton will mir tertally advance before the production of another crop. I am ahm sure that (here must be a reduction of cuttoa acreage in 1021, and a corresponding increase in the planting 'of grain and other feed and food crops.'' There must be an increase in the produc? tion of cattle, hogs', etc. We must look tite, efumtlon an it h* ea/uoJepy M the faoe. We have every natura] adr vantage. Iam sure * that yon* err gnnhtatlbn has sum* Leu? mt^gencr and courage to lead our people,ftrthf right wny. . ? Answering epecMcalry your swg?esr tiona as to the postponement of, the time for the payment of tagen and the reduction of cotton acreage by leg* islatlve enactment: in the matter of 'lie payment of taxes, you -hart doubtless overlooked the fact that the state, in order to meet current appro? priations In the year A9?Q, had to bor? row throe million dollars, which is payable during the mouths of Janu? ary and February. Igu, and the tat levy has been pledged for the pa, ment of these obligations. To post? pone tho time for the payment of taxrs would seriously embarrass the state's credit, v Under bur law a p>r sbn may defer the payment of ?nla taxes until the;^flrst of February-<i>y payings penalty of one per cent, and until tb> first tff March hy paying t. pi nalty \ of tw\? percent, tf the <jtex 1? not pgid on or before the ftreCoi March, however, a penalty of seven per cent la added. The legislate e Will be in regular seeaioa in ample time to eoanider this question. "I r-ould like to etrbmit some Views also on the proposed legislation lodk big to the reduction of cotton acre? age. It may be that euch an act woujd be sustained aa * proper eg< i eise;of the police-power, I am frank to gay. however, that I tyave serious doubts -on this, question..?But wheth? er such an act would be Constitutional or net, you will -meet with many se? rious difficulties in its enforcement. It Is y6ur purpose, as 1 understand, to re. duce the acreage one-third. If art act is p?ssed to this effect, and If such act is hetd to be constitutional, it would necessarily involve a survey of each farm to determine the number of acres planted] .durjng 1920, so aa to know the number each person could plant in 1021. There will doubtless be people engaged In farming in 102t crho were not ad" dugeged ? in 19?0.i v person Who operated ten plows in 1920 might increase to fiftebn in 1921. These are only some Of the questions to be considered in preparing an act ot the character under consideration. Whatever plan you adopt in carrying out your pur? pose, you must, in'my opinion, in the last analysis depend upon, the good faith of the individual farmer, or else some means of making a survey as already indicated wilt l>o necessary. It is necessary also that any legislation of a remedial character must have as he bast a the support of an Intelli? gent public opinion. Without such support its enforcement is to all prac? ticed purpoaes impossible If you have sutjh support In the present case it seems to me the legislation ig un? necessary. It seems tc me that the hanks of the state will be forced to cooperate in this effort, and can large ly Control the matter in a great muny instances.' If we succeed in perfecting the or?.umution of your export 'and import corporation. and continue through the state department of ag? riculture, eiemson College, the Amer? ican Cotton association and the South Carolina Development board, the work which Is already under way, 1 believe we may hope for Immediate and permanent relief. This condition, in my opinion, requires education, organisation, cooperation and agita? tion. "Permit me to say in conclusion that I try never to close the door en any queatlon, an/} if I can be con? vinced of the wisdom of your propos? ed legislation, 1 wWl not hesUata to t Mill \ iihs'l at be thy Country's, Thy God's a AY, DECEMBER 1, 1920 HEAVY RUN ON COLUMBIA BANK Rumors Cause Panicky Feeling Among Depositors and Hun? dreds Form Line at Paying Teller's Window IN SPLENDID CONDITION OTHER BANKS SUPPORT IT More Money Was Deposited During the Day Than Was Drawn Out and There is Said To IJe No Danger of Failure Columbia, Nov. 29.?A moat unusu? al run on one of Columbia's stronge st banking institutions, the Bank of Co? lombia, today resulted in more money being deposited than was drawn nut. The bank is staying; open all this at ternoor. to meet the situation. There have been rumors about this bank to j the effect thot certain Greeks who had heavy deposits were to withdraw their saving*. This breug-bt forth a statement from the Columbia Clear? ing House association at a special meeting Sunday to the effect that all the banks would eland by the Bank < of Columbia, having made investiga? tion and learned that the adairs of the bank are In splendid condition. Following the publication of this statement today a long Una of people formed at the bank and the line last? ed a targe part of the day. When the closing banking hour od dived iL was stated by the officers of the bank that more money had been deposited today than had been drawn out an that the] hank would remain open all the afternoon. Heavy deposits ' have been made durlnjr the afternoon. State Bank Examiner Crelg- in on the scone 4nd is pleased with the condi? tion of things. Alleged Bandit Gives Real Name Mart Haid in Roanoke, Says He is Charles WUkaav-Other6 May Be Knew* noanoke, Va,, Nov\ le.-*Charlce Carter, one of two alleged bum.os held here In connection with the Glasgow, v-a., bank, robbery last Fri? day, today told local newspaper men that his real name la Charles Wlikes and that he has a sister living in Kt tricUs, a suburb of Petersburg, Va. Wlikes, who declared that he left Petersburg two years ago, admitted his identity following a message to local police from a Petersburg de? tective^ agency, stating that Wlikes' sinter identified her brpthor by u photograph. The sister's name war. not jfiven in the, message. (<, According- to a melssdgo received here tonight tfrpm Bai time re police, William,?^orte>., the other ? prisoner, j has been ^deniiflcA' by fihger prints there as'a yeggmen of 20 years' ex? perience, going under xthe name of William Welsh, alias William Boitdn. alias "Belfontalne Slim." According to the message, Porter was arrested m Baltimore 11 years k$o by federal postal authorities. '. DanviDeMili " Reduced Wagds Employees Agree to Twenty five Per Cent Cut Affecting ; Six Thousand Danville, Va., Nov. J7.-^-Employes legislature of the Dan ttlver cotton mills agree to a wage reduction of 25 per cent, affecting six thousand work? ers. Believe Dock Fires Result of Conspiracy London, Nov. 2d.?Edward Shortt, home secretary, declar?>d in the house of commons today it seemed there I was no ddubt the Liverpool dock tires were the result of an organized con? spiracy including Sinn K?lners. give my unqualified support "In reference to certain unfavorable criticisms of the work of the American Cotton association, by newspaper edi? torials; this 1** always to bo expected. There are those who will misunder? stand and others who will misrepre? sent. I am convinced, however, that we need not be disturbed about what this or that newspaper editor may think of our plans end purposes If we consider well the situntton with which we are t? deul und the remedy which we propose. ?1 think it unfortunate that there is so much calamity talk throughout the .south. Wo ate not bankrupt; we are not helpless; we shall take new courage and make a proper use of our natural advantages. The state ?has provided already mahy facilities which have been and will be of ma torial help In the present emergency. Clemson College, through its extension department, the state department of agriculture and the warehouse system of the state and Intelligent use of these agencies, In connection with the American Cotto.t association, your plan for an export and Import cor? poration, It seems to me, opens the door to success." ltd Truth'*." TMBTRVISt BANKERS' ASSOCL _ 1ND0 OBJECT TO ARMEDFORCES [Denounce Allies For ' Keeping Such a Large >rce Along the Rhine Berlin, Nov. 26.?Members of the Reichstag' denounced the action of the allies in keeping such a large force of men alohg the flhine and assailed Franco for* sending negro troops Into Oer many. Dr. Zape of the German peoples' party said that Germany's financial situation seemed hopeless a* the interest charges alone amounted to two billion, five hundred million marks. ^American Plane Wins Air Trophy Moeley Flics Three Miles a Minute Mineoia, N. Y., Nov. 2e\-*-Flylng at a speed of virtually three miles a minute, Lieut. C. C. Moeioy, piloting an American made Verville-Packard army plane, won the first Pulitzer trophy aeronautical race here today against a field of 33 starters. He cov? ered the course of slightly more than 182 miles In 44 minutes, 29 57-100 sec onds, an average speed of approxi? mately 17 miles an hour. Officials of the Aero Club of A merica, which con? ducted the race, first having esti? mated the course as 140 miles in length, announced Immediately after the race that Mosley's average speed was IS8.4 miles and hour, a new world's record. However, a careful reseating of the official map tonight Showed that the laps were silghtly more than 82 miles in length,.instead of 35, the average speed on the cor? rected length being cUl down 10 miles an hour. It is expected that a survey of the course will he made In order that esacf computation may be eatao lishcd. The present world's aviation speed record is held by Sadl Lecolnte, win? ner, of the recent Qordon Bennett trophy race in Francott who averaged 187 miles an hour in a special.' eon test at Villa Coublay, near Paris, ten {days after, he won the International ! trophy. In the Gordon Bennett race ! over a course of 186.3 rnile?, Lecolnte I averaged slightly more than I6t miles an hour, although he had made 174 1-2 miles an hour in the trials. Capt. U. E. Hartney, flying an American - ? army Thomas-More ma? chine, came .in second today, dying the course in 2% minutes emd S-lOO^c j ondg. Albert A/aosta. a civilian, won 'third place with his' Italian made An saldo-S. V,. V machine. His time was 6* minutes, 57 62-100 seconds. This was the Only one of the 11 for? eign made machines entered to finish among the first ten. It was a great dgy for the army, tp addition to placing seven of Its men among the first ten. the army won a private tlight .from the navy when repi eeentativei of the enlisted men of each engaged mj a little bat? tle of fisticuffs before the grand* stand. A sailor was walking past when he accidentally knocked off -the hat of a soldier on guard duty, the headgear falling In a pool of water. Instantly the soldier gave battle and Was getting much the better of the performance when the combatants were separated. General Porshlhg laughed with glee as he watched the performance, but Secretary Daniels scowled a bit and said nothing. May Permit Return To Greek Throne France and Great Britain May Be Wiling to Sanction Return on Constantine Athens, Nov. 26.?France and Groat Britain may permit the return of Former King Constantine to the Greek throne, but fears are expressed that the two nations may wash their hands of Greece and abandon the Greeks financially. President-Elect Leaves For Norfolk Ancon, Panama Ccnal, Nov. 26.?? Preeldent-elect Harding spent the last day of his visit at the Pacific terminal or Panama Canal m recreation. p?ay- ' ing golf and motorbottting. He leaves j tonight for Cristobal where he will board ship for Norfolk. Hin address last night created a favorable ircm?< s sion. Small Chance of Wilson jj A otinff as Meditator! Geneva. Nov. 26.?The attitude among the delegates of the league of nations assembly toward the appeal to have President Wllsoh act as mediator in the Armenlaln situation appears to be one of hope without expectation that the United States will relieve Ku rttpa and the league of the embar? rassing situation. )LTHItONt Estabi V01 \TION iRSES EDGE Approximately $390,000 i scribed for Banking pany Stock SUGGEST REDUCTION IN COTTON ACR& Resolutions Ca 1 Upon Discourage Loans to Fj Who Do Not Cut Cot! Acreage in Half?\ Banks Urged to Give Support Columbia, Nov. 26.?Unanli endorsement of the Federal I national Banking company, the acription of approximately $300.0 its stock, the recommendation of a. per cent reduction in the eott acreago to be made effective by oouraglng loans eairept to fari who follow this suggestion ami. pledge of support to the state ber of commerce's movement,t*> tain a branch of the Richmond al reserve bank for some South line, city were the more tart at;Is of the 200 representative' Carolina bankers meeting in Si session in Columbia yesterday. The resolutions endorsing the Fed* eral International Banking compa presented oy B. C. Mathews 6f Jf| berry and adopted by the aasocjgM recommended that all the banks South Carolina, both national a. state, oubscribe for their full qu< of stock in the corporation, 3 per gent of their capital and surplus, and where possible 5 per cent, of the capital and surplua. It was also sug? gested that ail other corporations, buaineaees and individuals who ate interested in the production and han? dling of both re** materials and ufactured products, and also %\\ sons efega'ged m the import bunii,. ho inv^tod to subecVibo for stock the company. The c;iairman of cam&lgn' committed; awp also oirnoted to- write tacf) bank state, a*, well s? the other concerned 1n :ho company, ?i Immediately, sub script ion* to the pany In ordec that the Quote of state may be'secured by December the date for closing subscriptions. Approximately tho0.000 in Stock the company was, subscribed by bankera present, a nnmber of whi unable to subscribe yesterday, are} returning to their boards of dlrOfl* :ors for authority to subscribe their quota. South Carolina banks WHI have little difficulty in reaching their quota of approximately H00.O00, ac wording to J. P. Matthews, stets chairman. ? The reocdutron iwiom mending' s re? duction or the cottfm ae*eaf*. intro? duced by D.' W. Cfoeson' of states that "'It 4ti ihf ' s*y*se Of South Cardtlna- Bankers-* sssootatl thfit the faTmeYsT ot the sfate si reduce the cotton a create piaottfd next year by SO per cent,1 s> d '09t the banks sh?iiM discounts " t?e nanctng ?f crops where this is udt adhered to." The introduction ot me resolution follow t *h< *A*+*.*4.H& j Ex-?overnor fanning, who urged the bankers to use their influence lb tiff* ing the reduction of cotton a'erenA *The farmers, should be raugbt. iff* Crossen said In diseusaing his reee lution, that the banks dd not pose to help those who dd not hi themselves, and that the first rht ure of self help id the reduction '<stt the cotton acreage by one-half. ' fj. R. Coker also recomended a ?0 per cent reduction in the cotton age. - The meeting, which was presided over by H. W. Fra??er of Beaufort, president of the South Carolina Bank era' association, was called for the specific purpose of discussing The Federal International Banking com? pany, now being organ'zed under the F.dge art. This organization, J. Peps Matthews, president of the Palmetto National bank, pointed out. will be a money making business. There was, he said, no element of speculation or risk about It. Jacob L. Hamon Dies of Wound National Committeeman Wat Shot in Hotel Room on Sunday Night Ardmore, Oltla., Nov. 26.?Jacob U Hamon, Republican national cemmtt tee man from Oklahoma, who was wounded Sunday night in a hotel room, has died. Authorities are search ing for Clara Smith, of Klngling, Ok4a>. charged with shooting Hamerns, His business manager says he was killed accldeitly while cleaning s pistol. Three Big Games Played in the South - Atlanta. Nov. 8?.?The leading football game played In the south her? today between Auburn and tledrgia Tech whi oh are considered the greatest football machinea of the south. Oth? er gamea include Virginia Polytechnic Institute against Virginia Military In? stitute at Uoanoke and Vanderbilt against Sewanee at Nashville.