The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 08, 1917, Page 7, Image 7
PRIZE WINNING ARGUMENT.
Mr. Labori Krasnoff was awarded
the medal for the best argument in
the debate of the Woodrow Wilson
literary society, the subject of the debate
being: "Resolved, That Wilson's
Conscription Plan is the Wisest Method
of Raising an Army Under Present
Conditions." The full text of the
speech of Mr. Krasnoff follows:
The idea uppermost in the Ameri
can mind today and wnicn has stirred
our entire nation is that expressed by
the word conscription. As one has
said: "In peace nothing so becomes
a man as modest stillness and humility;
but when the war blasts beat
upon our ears, let us imitate the actions
of a tiger?stiffen our sinews
and call up our blood." This is a
time when we must have real service
that we know from experience will be
effective and it is no time for uncertain
speculations. We all agree that
America is confronting the gravest
problem in her history, and that we
must have military power to settle
the issue; but we disagree in regard
to the method of raising the needed
army with which to overthrow the
greatest curse that has ever moved
over the face of the waters?German
Imperialism. We are in one of the
bloodiest wars of all history and in
which we are to play a leading role.
This war cannot be won by talk and
it cannot be won by volunteers, but
by conscription, which method has
never failed. Reason with me, my
countrymen, that you might see for
vourselves the real merits of the
conscription law, which was horn,
which is nurtured and which shall exist
by the truest ideals of an unquestionable
democracy.
Wilson's idea of conscription is not
that men shall merely be forced into
military service, but all men of all
ranks and professions shall be enlisted
into war service. In his proclamation
to the people, he appeals to the
farmer, to the men who run the railways,
to the middleman, to the merchant,
to the shipbuilder, to the miner,
to the manufacturer and to the people
who cultivate gardens, to enlist in the
great service army of the nation.
This method means equal distribution
of responsibility among: the 104,000.000
people of the United States
and a majority of this vast number
is in favor of conscription.
Those who are opposed to conscription
say it is undemocratic but pray
tell me what is more democratic than
making everyone serve without regard
to color, race, environment, wealth
or social position? Why should only
those who are thrilled with patriotism
volunteer? Why not put the
the "slacker" and the "coward" in the
ranks of those who serve their country?
While on the other hand extreme
pacifists say that it is a step towards
militarism, but this is best understood
by the example of Swtzerland
?JT wwhich is surrounded by a number of
the great powers of Europe, and has
maintained its independence, democratic
institutions, and self-respect
and has had compulsory service for
the past 70 years.
There are quite a number of prominent
men in the United States who
are in favor of this method. Among
whom are President Wilson, commander-in-chief
of our army and navy,
ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, the
secretary of war and the four men
who preceded him, Lftndley M. Garrison.
Elihu Root, Henry L. Simpson
and Luke E. Wright. The War College
and West Point are also advocating
compulsory service. Now if all
these famous men and the War College
and West Point are in favor of
it, it v*)uld be foolish for us to cast
our opinion against theirs; for all of
these have made a critical study of
the problem.
Asuie from the efficiency of conscription,
we should advocate it because
of the genuine benefit that is
sure to come to our nation through
the real training that the conscripted
men shall receive. It gives to the
soldier physical strength; it brings
him into closer contact with his fellow
men and thus broadens his ideas and
ideals. Greatest of all, it disciplines
men, teaches them to obey by obeying,
teaches them that to command
one must first learn to obey, teaches
them in a practical way to have consideration
for the rights and feelings
of others, teaches them the value of
truth, teaches them the absolute need .
of concentration of mind.
Perhaps the greatest argument in
favor of conscription is the weakness
of the only other* available method for
raising the needed army?namely, the
volunteer system.
We ought to profit greatly by our
own experience which has taught us
these weaknesses. It is best shown in
the war of 1812, when about fifteen
hundred British attacked our volunteer
guard at Washington, killing
eight and wounding eleven and then
destroying the entire city. Again in
the late Spanish-American war, when
the volunteers suffered from lack of
food and treatment and because of the
untrained men in command. England
at the beginning of this war had the
volunteer system, but after losing the
flower of her manhood had to resort
to conscription as a national necessity.
If you will recall that during
the first two years of the War Between
the States we had the volunteer
system; but later saw the wisdom of
forcing men to serve in defense of
that noble cause for which the knightly
I^ee drew his sword.
Durinpr the same war there were
over two and three-quarters millions
of volunteers, and of this number 51
per cent of them were boys under
nineteen years of apre. This includes
about one and two-thirds millions of
boys between the ages of ten and
nineteen and only 300,000 from 22
and over. It would be the same today,
if we, put the volunteer system
into effect. All the youths between ,
the ages of ten and nineteen would ,
volunteer and thereby deprive themselves
of the education they would .
otherwise receive.
Suppose the legislative bodies were '
to adopt a volunteer system of war ,
taxation, there would not be a seven
billion dollar loan today, and you
would think this system to be unjust,
unfair, un-American and undemocratic.
If this be the case with taxes,
how in this wide world are we to
rely upon the services of volunteers?
As a man is forced to pay his taxes
and debts, so should he be required
to serve his country in time of war.
Another reason why we should object
to the volunteer system is because
it is too slow and not dependable. We
need an army at once. We cannot
raise a volunteer army within a year,
but if so, it would take another year
to train it. Still another is because
it is not economical, for by conscripting
the men an army can be raised
within fnnr mA?fKa
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ing, and at a nominal cost; while
the volunteer system would call for
wide publication. The expense would
spread over a long period of time, as
is shown by the present rate of enlistments.
We should have conscription for the
following reasons: It raises an army
without question and without doubt;
it is advocated by the greatest men
in the United States today; it is beneficial;
it has never failed; it is not a
step towards militarism and last of all
it is wholly democratic and American.
Then since the volunteer system is
weak, and its only alternative is
strong, let us lean upon strength that
we might be enabled to combat successfully
the war lions of earth that
would prey upon national right and
human principles.
MOTHER! GIVE CHILD
"SYRUP OF FIGS" IF
TONGUE IS COATED
If Cross, Feverish, Sick, lliPous,
Clean Little Liver and
Bowels.
Children love this "fruit laxative,"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liyer gets sluggish, stomach"
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick .feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache OP HinrrVinoo T
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of "California
Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours
all the constipated waste, sour bil*.
and undigested food passes out of the
system, and you have a well, playful
child again. Millions
of mothers give "California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs,"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here. Get
the genuine, made by "California Fig
Syrup Company." Refuse any other
kind with contempt.
"HOW DELIGHTFUL IT IS!"
By Henry Polk Ixnvenstein.
How delightful it is to do one's duty
well;
How delightful it is in the House of
God to dwell.
How delightful it is, like Sheridan
on his ride,
With a heart full of hope, to swivn to
the Other side.
How delightful it is, at Country's call,
To put on the armor and fight for all.
How delightful it is, in foreign land,
To uphold the flag and for Justice
stand.
How delightful it is to slip out of the
sod,
And on the wings of music to fly to
God.
Listening to the orchestra playing
a beautiful wait/, in the hotel where
he was stopping in San Antonio, Tex.,
General Fnnnston sr?pnlfin<* a litfial
girl nearby, said, "How delightful it
is!" and then expired, these being his
last words.
Copyrighted 1917. Copyright waived
for newspaper and magazine publications
during the present war.
Dedicated to the Army and Navy of
the United States.
Opinions from
Folks Who Know
For malarial headache, Granger
Liveif Regulator entirely relieved my
trouble.?J. Height, Wctumpka, Ala.
Had heavy neadache. Vomited
twice to six times a day. Four doses
of Granger Liver Regulator made me
?ta11 * *
nciii?Liuunaati i'. isnndley, iSomerville,
Ala.
Mother had sick headache. Granger
-Liver Regulator tdid her more good
than all the medicine she had taken
before.?Pearley Davis, I'acio, Ala.
I never e:cpeot to fcc without it in
my home.?Jenie Usey, Gadsden, Ala.
It is a great raver of doctors' bills.
?Louis N. Kent, Honoraville, Ala.
There i3 none better.?Dr. T. E.
Cothram, Alexis, Ala.
All druggists sell Granger Liver
Regulator?T.y it.
LOCKHART JUNCTION
Jjockhart Junction, June 5.?Th<
weather is getting more favorable fo;
the growing crops, but the crop pros
pect is very poor. We see some cot
ton looking very well while there ii
some just coming up. The corn pros
pect is good. I see there is a largi
acreage planted in corn.
I would like to see a good rain fo.
the vegetables and would help al
growing crops if the weather keep:
warm. Some places they are havinf
rain but we need some in this section
Mr. B. F. Gregory and this write
spent part of last week at Great Fall:
to see Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gault. Mr
Gault is a son of the writer and Mrs
Gault is a daughter of Mr. Gregory
We are glad to say for the benefi
of those who knew Mr. and Mrs. Gaul
in Union county that they are gettinj
along nicely. Great Falls is a goo<
busines stown ,built near by the Ca
tawba river. There are many beauti
ful scenes around this place on th?
river. There are several large powe
plants furnishing several counties an<
States with electric power.
I met Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vassej
and also Mr. W. A. McNeace. Thesi
are from Union county. I hadn't seei
Mrs. Vassey in 29 years. We wen
^? ?
?,w otuuui lugemer. Mrs. Vassey wai
Miss Ella Whitlock before her mar
riage to Mr. Vassey. She has mam
relatives in Union county. She is J
sister of Messrs. B. W., John an<
Munro Whitlock of Union county. Mr
Vassey is in the furniture business a
that place.
Mr. W. A. McNeace is a travelling
man and a son of Mr. Milton Mc
Neace, who lived in Union before h<
died. He is a son-in-law of Mr. ant
Mrs. Vassey.
I met Rev. Mr. Whiteside, who car
ried on a protracted meeting at th<
Baptist church at Jonesville last year
I heard him preach a sermon: he hat
just, begun a protracted meeting a
that place.
I met Rev. Mr. Jones, who wa
preacher in charge at Union last year
Rev. Mr. Kilgo, Methodist preache
at that place, gave me a warm invi
tation to his services so you see I ha<
no time to stop if I had taken advan
tage of all these kind invitations.
Moxy.
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
There Are Other Union People Sim
ilarly Situated.
Can there be any stronger proof oi
fered than the evidence of Union res
idents? After you have read the fol
lowing, quietly answer the questioi
W. I.ester Davis, salesman, 247
Main St., Union, says: "My kidney
were weak and I suffered from bacto
ache. Finally, I got Doan's Kidne
Pills from the Palmetto Drug Co., an
they fixed me up in good shape."
OVER THREE YEARS DATEI
Mr. Davis said: "I have occasior
ally had slight signs of kidney trail
ble, due to a cold, but Doan's Ki<3
ney Pills have always sriven m
prompt relief."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy?gc
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same tha
Mr. Davis has twice publicly recom
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo, N. Y.
"new hope
New Hope, June 5.?For the pas
few days we have been having som
real June weather. The farmres ar
now getting up with their work bet
ter.
There was some hail above Jones
ville Sunday morning, but not muc
damage reported. In sections thes
hail storms have certainly done dam
age to crops and must say we ar
thankful that our community hasn
been visited that way.
All the boys will go to register tc
day from our community. Think mos
everybody is willing to register.
Our regular services were held c
New Hope Sunday morning.
Mr. J. B. Justus and Mr. Henr
Humes of Jonesville visited at th
home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Whitloc
Sunday.
Mrs. Ada Holcomb of Jonesvill
spent Sunday with parents, Mr. an
Mrs. J. W. Scott.
Mrs. B. W. Whitlock visited he
daughter, Mrs. Robert Sprouse, laf
week.
The missionary meeting will be hel
at the home of Mrs. B. M. Beckne
second Sunday, June 10th. All men
bers are urjjed to be present.
The community meeting will met
next Friday, June 8, at the scho<
house. All members are requested t
come. Vero.
IF YOU
are troubled with dandruff, itchin
scalp, and your hair coming out, w
ask you to try
TRAOt MARK
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on our guarantee that it will gi>
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refunded. Sold only by us, 50c ar
$1.00. Glymph's Pharmacy, Union, I
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MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
King Solomon, with all his glory,
Had eke his royal cares and frets
But dark indeed would read his stoi
Had all his wives been suffragette
?Columbia Record.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take l^AXATIVK J1ROMO Quinine. It stop* ?1
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H- W. OROVK'8 signature on each box. 22
]"\l JUST WORKED
A MIRACLE FOR ME
; Had Been Going Down Hi
! For Ten Years, She Says.
WERE TERRIBLE MONTH
| Declares Only Those Who Have Ei
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r "For months I was in a broke
j down condition and just lay arour
, the house, unable to do anything,
. was so weak and nervous. I was pai
. going for a long time and I spent
#- Int. nf limn in Kn/1 ?> ?
t .?V v.?iiv aal uvu Ui All CX V. 11(11 I, bill
t Mrs. M. I>. Rowers, of Williamsto
jr S. C., in her statement endorsing Tai
i lac. "I had been under treatment o
. and on all the time, but I failed 1
. improve until I began taking Tanla
5 Really, I steadily got worse until
r began taking Tanlac. For ten yea;
i my health had been going down hi
My stomach was in an awful cond
f tion and I suffered terribly with ind
? gestion.
i "But since taking Tanlac I fe
t fine. I took eleven bottles and I'
3 doing all my house work now ar
. when night comes I still feel stror
j and good. The Tanlac just worked
3 miracle for me. I think, and one wV
j has never been as sick as I was f<
; such a long time cannot understar
t just what I suffered. It is the on
medicine that ever helped me, and
r had been sickly for ten years. I a
. glad to recommend Tanlac. too, for
> think it is the finest there has ev<
] been."
For sale by Palmetto Drug O
. Union; Buffalo Drug Co., Buffalo; 1
? D. Bailey, Carlisle; B. G. Wilburn
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PACOLET* ROUTE 1
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Pacolet, Route 1, Rehoboth, June
i ?Well, the farmers are getting aloi
- very well with their crops and the co
ton is looking better now than it d
t.WO WPoks acrn Ttin
-ftw. *??v ?vo uic nun
warmer and the cotton is growin
If the nights continue warm the co
ton will prow and the farmers can g
i" it worked out as soon as they ev
did.
Mrs. Charlie Smith and little ch
- dren of Louisville, Ky., is visiting h
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Jont
i-' near Rehoboth church.
' Mrs. J. W. Sparks of near Reh
r- both SRent a few days last week
s Anderson with her son, Mr. Robe
- Sparks, of that city.
y Mr. Paul Jones, Jones Goudelo
d and Stacy Byers had a narrow esca;
last Saturday while coming fro
fene?v^e' car 'n wh>eh they we
/T-nJc caught on fire and burned cor
^^yletly~ap except the front casing
I- The. car belonged to Paul Jones
e near Rehoboth, and was partly co
ered with insurance.
Mr. R. J. Foster spent last Su
t day night and Monday in GafTney <
t business.
i- Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pridmore ai
> family of Wilkinsville spent last Su
day with Mr. and Mrs. .1 (' llnm
near Grindal Shoals bridge.
Miss Katie Roberson of near A
bury spent last Saturday night ai
t Sunday with Misses Mae and Mai
e Lipsey near Rehoboth.
e Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Harris spe
- last Sunday with Mrs. Hattie ai
Mayme Foster,
i- Mr. Henry Long of near Jonesvil
b attended services at Rehoboth chur
e I last, fiiin/lfiv
i~ The many friends of Uncle Bil
? Vaughan will regret to hear of his i
't ness. Mr. Vaughan is a Confedera
soldier and is well advanced in yeai
>- We all hope he will soon recover,
it Well, today is registering day,
every one between the ages of '21 ai
it 30 had better go and register or ta
the consequences. Jake,
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d
Be Moderate in Your Diet, Breat
r
Deeply, and Take Tassco.
(j Fat persons, particularly tho
from 10 to 30 pounds above norm
weight will be interested to learn th
they may easily reduce their weig
without starvation diet or tiresome e
ercise.
Q This can best be done by being mo
erate in your diet, so that you w
not over-tax your assimilative orgai
by getting plenty of fresh air,
breathing deeply and by taking tass
K four times a day.
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Glymph's Pharmacy in 5-grain table
take one after each meal and one t
fore retiring at night. They cost 1
tie, are absolutely harmless ,are plcf
ant to take and are designed to redu
fatty accumulations in the syst<
wherever located.
A few days' treatment should shi
e a noticeable reduction in weight, t
y flesh should become firm, the si
smooth and the general health i
proved; in fact, your footsteps sho?
even become lighter, your work se<
easier and a lighter and more buoyt
feeling take possession of your whi
being.
Every person who is 10 or 20 pour
!y over normal weight should surely g
g this treatment a trial. ' You will pr<
ably find that it is just what >
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