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s ' ' . * I . - ?S ' # Pa^fe 4 ipulnu PUBLISH? ______GKerHTHAMI 1310 Assembly St: _<P! FaterecLat the Post Office at Celuml Act of Congress. si; Bsci Uue Yea* . $2.00 Six Months 1.25 FOKEIC\N Al)VP W. B. Z1FF CO., 608 J Official. Advertisements at the rate j The Leader will publish b'rief and ra terest when they are accompli nig< thors and are not a defaniator will -not be noticed. Rejected in REM II Check*,- DraJ'ts and Pus ud or -E xpros< to the order of-lbe Palmetto Lt S. J. FREDERICK H. W. BAUMGARPJjjtK-? .--".TI Communications intended for the ci should reach the- editorial desk Tuesday of each week.11 City nev Wednesday night. , . Husiiusi and fc'< COLU.MBJA. a C.. SAT] PRESIDENT WILLIE The trustees of Shaw Univei step that they have taken in th cy. For many years agitation ?-and friends of Shaw To"the end stitution. At last a Negro hat been elected is not of such gi NWro vvhn i< tn vimr.mH tn I)r. Willinm S'fmiiM WLw.n with him to the Shaw preside rounded Shaper of the destinii ~*er~ embody. He fiasf youth, peri gence, experience as an exeeutp the past year Dr. Nelson has >s< Johnson, president of Howard I the chair of religion and philo a graduate of Howard, Yale- an D., and Ph. D.. respectively. 1 is refreshing to discover that b are no longer demanding that recognizing in him thveapabilh -?- We predict that Div Netsbif>r t waters that surround Shaw, a __ lightnnment and truth will be-h administration. - THE HAH1.K.M Among the many-eniigitlt'iiei papers -is-thfe HaYlem Sketch' The author of this column is T be depei^Hed on to give his reade __ Lewis POOS} not tU,,? IP inflicted biting, hence never ever he believes he says; at le not believe. y _ A It hough .one does not agree m the Harlem Sketch; Book it one would train a nroner nersiie ican life. What is true of I Ik many other columns conducted tion for this tribute to Mr. Lew newspapers in the Harlem Sket News linger the title "Newspa Mr?1 pwin: rontind. that " mended for the" tidpvq'ip^ thw ??-?"ty those wnose opinions are oft* itorial policy.- Hq claims that T"easily the peer of the most uc ... way of illustration he cites >-e "TherPittsburgh Courier," say. permittCtLGeO'i g ft ScIlUVlhLi_u_ the edrtdrlal policy nr. the pa i'ln"11 I'Offiiifl in tiniM-rmh-?ft-TiT a warning tug of the check rei bit recondite, I will restate th I mean that nope. ul'.JJfebig s departments of the paper has n: Book' to pull its punches. -In - permitted to say what I want Lewis has. informed us anent t impression because of a statem - News sometime back, that the "! to stick to discussion of thi _ wa^-mere-^esLH?? ? " 7~ Mr. Lewis also mentioned C; who "gets loose from some ih preherrsible or anathema to A then would "add to these unc Bois. who is too.big to be rpuz> thews, Dean Pickens and fL_A ?? umnisfs7 impressions'kdd varie papers "even when their ideas.i - The columns and columnists i.v cuiu t-ungmenrrieni ro our r " them there are others that Ne Digest, by FlovrlTah-in in tho . the Chicago Defender, whose s us to believe that that matchle: mons, is'its author BetweenIn the PalnioTtb Leader and the in# It Over by Roy Wilkins. in The News, by .Clifford Mitcheil Post, by Rjchard H. Bowling ii and Pointed Points, by Georg Leader and the Louisville Lea Carter Woodson's weekly releas _1 _-ju -There is no excuse for yournr opfch knowledge of .matters afft -* nfl ttiQ nf th*. religious, political and economic fvithout all the Negro papers it IrherNegro PressThat a fair repc is to be had* Mr. Lewis has calling^our attention to the rel E- newspaper. / >tto IGfater ? :p^JKEEKfc?~~~"" PTON, Publisher, reet, Columbia, S. C. !jiaf S. ?C.r as second class matter by an KlFliUNS Threo?Months? . 1 .76 Single Copy . .05 KT1S1NG AGENCY Dearborn St., Chicago, ill. allowed- by law. tional letters on subject^ of general ini by the names and-addrefeses~of the auy nature. Anonymous communications anuscripti will not be returned. TANCES ?adcr.?? ?. Editor rr_-_. : Acting Etfitbi irrent issue must be very brief, and ot the Palmetto Leader not later than vs, locals; personals and social news; by dilurial Phone 4523 UR1MY, AUGUST T, 1931. lson sity are to be commended for the e matter of that school's pre'sidenhas -been rife among the alumni that a Negro should 'head the~hT> been elected. That a Negro has eat importance as is the type of influential a positiun: ""? tho |irt^ulent rice I . should cdlTy ncy the reijuirements that a1 well 2s of youth might 'be^expected iu sonaljty, visio.n Intellect, intelli:e, moral courage and health. For erved as assistant to Dr. Mordecai Jriiversitv. Since 1924 he has held sophy at Howard. Dr. Nelson is d Columbia Universities, A. B., B. Te is thirtyj-nine and riiarried. It oards of trustees of Negro schools a man be an octogenarian before ties of directing education centers, lection will lubricate' the troubled md that the historic craft of enm ne r.afely into'port because of his ' . 9' SKKTCH HnnK d columns carried in Negro newsBook of the Amsterdam News, 'heophilus j.ewis, who always may rs something to think about. Mr. i- twngiic iviiill adapted i'ui st'lfindulges in that practice. Whatrast he does not say what he does with all of t he conclusions reached is well t<hat one should read it if ctive of what is going xm in Amert* Harlem Sketch Book is true of in'our newspaper.s The inspirais is a tribute paid by him to Negro ch Book of last week's Amsterdam pers Become of Age." Negiu newspapers are to 0e nini how tlu if lulumniSts, especial?n at variance with the papers' edin this mabter the colored press is .... -.l:.'.. ) ! . >. r? i\ciiiL~i;ii i upuiiian uuuies. ny veral columnists and newspapers: ; Mi1. Lewis, "led the \Vny when it say--nu to p-vmry-yes expressed^try per. - i he Amsteednni News is * tie 'Sketch Book has not once fert in. Lest the last sentence seem a idea in Evening Oraohie words hots uf tiie eilitorial or bltsinesyf lade.any effort to induce the Sketch even- plainer words, I have been to say."' \Ye~are glad that Mr. his matter for We were, under the ient appearing in the . Amsterdam Sketch Rook author was requested ngs" theatrical. That, we take it. f . _ rril Wilson, of the-New York Age it ions that must lie either incomIderman-Editor Fred Moore." He urlied lightweights W E. R. Duded, and J. A. Rogers. Ralptr Mat Jones-.--.-He savs that: these colty to-'the columns of Negro newsdo not increase enlightenment." mentioned hy Mr. Lewis add-varielewspapers we believe, and beside groes should read such as Calvins LdU.-Jiurg-h-Courior. The week. "lIT tyle and, clearness of analysis lead ss historian, Roscoe Concklin SimTim Lines by Cordon Br.JJancoclT Norfolk Journal and Guide; Talki the'Kansas City Gall; Digesting , a syndicated column; The Guide a the Norfolk Journal and Guide; ;e A. Singleton in the Palmetto del. ' And, yes, Kelly Miller and es to the colored press in general. Ngroes To grow bp mfhus a thoricting their welfare for these col papei s for Which they write disevery possible phase of our social, life. No Negro school should he xan aifordr4'or it is-onb^thTOTTgti trting of our progress and failures performed a valuable service in ation the columnist bears, to the . THE "PREPARING FOR ??Writing in the August Amen< Claiborne Pell,-former United ? York, Chairman of the Democi York 1921-1926. and 4r the international predicament of Germany prior to the great war 1 his title "Preparing For The Next readers would derive much profit It has many startling conclusion to be very sound to us. His thesis may be found in the ele. "There is a good deal of tall United States. In the great war: on one side a group of . static n they are, anxious to preserve thei "worlds,i uniting against a dynan .threatens their place-and their p the. intruder interferes with the and which they call civilization, f "ting oil' somehow, and supported -The excuse foi^ each"struggle~is are exactly rm*> samp in ouf-d fought off the challenge of Gen end wai\. and "make the world saf< bination headed by England a 1 Corsican ogre in the cause of XIV in the interest of the balanc to protect Europe from the Scar Hooking back to 1900 and cor that within twenty years therp "many and its friends Mr. PeTTpo manufacturing, banks, and finan to silch extent as to arouse the 1 fear" was based on the fear that to be a dangerous commercial co ropean industry coiildJjejjdureolT! down b.v GormttrrTTnTTpetftion in tl in Europe feared the demandsio to serve big business interests < geeond fleet nolle u Oljdj.;'' All u -cave uf Germany and Che Allies. Mr. Pell says: ''Most of tlrese 1 -relations of the United States . . . iticians thought of the United St of Bolivia. ...... when our navy Hit* more astute and observant p that the United States had becon Tracing the economic history comes to the period (>f the World the' great civilized nations of Km resources of the United States w and its allies with war materials been imported from Germany i power " now engaged in wart art fJnited States-customer entilry tin -war:?Ail"tfits made" Uncle Sam t Mr Pell contends that present An Germany, before the war and t It: very likely to result because of t -tiou ul1 lilt1 I'Hiieii Slates of Ami Mr. Pell conclusion is that for t! has offended every great nation>i of-stupid and selfish citizens, and the country of its proper means tives, t^ay have been, we have sue ''lIMlki' Mid we must do one of lv friendship and respect of ten year: a United Kurope,' which 'is tlie continuation of our present* polic; nuances of discussion that we Par ing this article. "We recommend about Americas foreign relation SPK( I AI Mo Out Reporters And Contributors:; 1 hi inn tn the Pn1-1 t Ubce t??t Walt 1 ._l.ni.') month-,, The Falnnttu I.c-adii goe; have your news in, the office im later it will .he. tj>u late tu appear in the.pa} I BETWEEN Till' ~ t lAMtH . HV (."OKDON B. HANCOCK ILcrd-But- FuiH? Within veeent months. the Nation, al Urban League has..been unu'uullv. Hfti-ve in bringing Q.e Mtt-eiuLu.i. \,f' the couiitry the . economic: "situation that faces the Negro race.; Factual) ' representation lias been made con-} cerning. the extent of 'unemployment and its. allied, disordered among Negroe> thl'QUghopt ^tho -count*y .?T he facts have been ugly indeed that there is crisis in the affairs of tlie*^ T^egro that is due to-the peculiar position the Negro occupies ye a submerged group and the peouliar attitude the country and the world takes concerning. iiur racial"-group. Very 1 i-oeht.ly ' the League' attitude on the situation1 has . been vigorously assailed and; questioned ha- been raised as to the' propriety of exppfing th(e Negro's-j leal status in "the present depi't.-.sioji, j The niticisnu. directed against tlVc Urban League ar,. so-stniiliar to those j I IMS wriffry LHa.t. .LtiteLUt-. !.".. iiro'ta?tba-b ntr orfianntrv tTiTeri -1 j nv the whole matter. Although the; League presents an irrefutable array \ of facts, JLhtiT,- is?u?- objection""tTT" TEese faets-receivrng tdu wide puEliei ty. For many months and even years \ this writer has been pleading with the Negroes to face the facts even though thy be ugly. Ignoring problems that ' are ns real as the Negro's economic|! problem is the poorst of all ways..In ,1 solve them! Attention is invariably I called to those Negrops upoii whom 1 gooff fortnne Tias snTfFet! is smiling 1 now?and there are many, we must admit: hilt f""'""" i'"11;' ' *" 1 culated to blind many of us to the f hardships that many thousands of ' Negroes are facing daily. These un- i derpriyij^ggd?and?inipovi'i i dKol" NT7- i groes are the ones who are going tn < swing like mill-stones about the necks of those who strive to rise. These/ are they who ar(. going to bring down ' the "general average" of the race in the eyes of the world! Some are tak- h cLMETTO LEADER? ? THE NEXT WAR" L'an Mercury Magazine Herbert ?tatou Congressman "fronr-^few" atic State Committer in ^New avoter since that time, compares Uncle Sam today with that of 10 end war. Mr. Pell chooses as t War." We believe that all our from a reading of this article, s based on reasons that appear ? opening paragraph of the artii of- a possible war against the s of -the past, wo usually can see atiohs, satisfied with things as lie challenger, whose expansion reeminence. The new power of comity in which they all live ounded on'the necessity of geU ov a Daiance of Mate and-fear, different, hut the circumstances ay, Rprope headed* by England nany in the war which was to 2 for democracy. Another cornhundred year3 ago, fought the legitimacy, as it fought Louis e of power, and Philip of-Spain let Woman," isidering what indications were would be a Union against Ger lints out that German shipping, cial organization had developed lostility of Great Britain, which Germany had suddenly begun, nipejatoi^__4^ktTTTaTe^: No E.UtTTfAvas not going to be struck te near future, Every politician f a Foreign Office desirous only >f Germany and backed by *'hp t us Know what happened in the What of the United States! hings exist today in the foreign . Thirty years ago European polates less than today they think annihilated two Spanish fleets, eople in Europe began to realize u- a power to be considered." of thf? TTriifoH ^tnfoa A.TPnll War when the manufactures of ope.having ceased the economic ere called hn to supply England , and also with what had either previously or produced by man *. ' South America ^lso \vas a . to lier former erpditnr Nation he world's only creditor Nation, lerican prosperity is analogous to il a United States of Europe is . :ir of tlit' rmnmornnl "rgnvdrn" riea. ^ lie last ten years our government n the world to placate one group to placate another has stripped of defense. "Whatever-^om^ moIt'll in arousing suspicion and 10 things: either reestablish the s ago, or prepare to fight against ?unsuitable eonsetrttence of'drhe There are many interesting i not go into to be found oh readit to all who would know more s. . NOTICE! :iulidav on SalimPm .In i 3 to press Wednesday night, so kindly than Wednesday morning, otherwise ierfoT Saturday. .GEO. H. HAMPTON, Publisher. ing comfort in _Uie_Qmught-il?W -many\vTiTv lie "|>i'ii> ? ! i 0111?1 luu_.nul 111'11~ Negrufo have -ntwrrVs hacl it lough! This comfort is of a very specious nature and those who rest in it are coddling themselves -Into a lethargy of delusion.-1- The trmibV that faces the Negroes In this country is not altogether an economic one and even the solution of the unemployment problem uf Negroes would- not relieve the Negro from the bitter "struggle that must inevitably precede the enjoyment of full: citizenship-?irr~ttiis country. Negroes must be.made to understand that facts at,, impartial apd hellwho. -cannot I'Pee I hem ought to die' Things are not right in Germany and Germany proclaims her condition to the world and 'tire-world 'sees in jGermany's plight a threat to its* well-being; When this country sees in ,the Negro's plight a-tlmat to its future*, It is go in,"; to inaugurate some construct-measures for the Negro* relief. Sooner or 1atf>r-..this government muft have a Negro Bureau devoted, to Negro welfare the^e are too manv things involved to let things drift much farther. When the door of opnortunitv and hope is being clostuLdaily in the- fuce of t-Welye^'mitHons of Negroes hy the limitations that the trior /pie^tion .iwe.^e'riV^s, tjhe Negri's nor those ^sympathetically intern stefUTTTlKelF welfare can cope with suoli pernicious situations. Sooner or later the United States Government must take a more direct hand .... i' - -* . I ...r wriuuv r,t tne race. Hitherto competition was not so hitterly keen a? today: hut a new day has dawned run) a vuhmerged group like th(. Necro is faee to Tade with a terrible struggle?t - is true that wp have manv Negroes figuratively speaking 'sitting i.n top of the world" hut it 11 gome to he a dark dav for the Negroes-when we give all of our attention ^o fho'-e rather than to the perishing noor devils... uponwhom Vthe world's ojttTng. and sitting hard! It is luito easv for those on ton of tho wrrld to vconVlude that, everything vill ork out all right. But such hinvs. as com,, out all right for the Neero must be worked out and too tmug. complacency will be a mighty handicap for the Negro to overcma. Nothing is going to be done for the Negrd until the desperateness of his condition becomes an embarrassment to this nation! _It has ever been thus. The task to which the Urban League has get itself ia very tedious and thankless one as this writer knows too well; but it is a task that somebody must perform if we are to move forward into a fuller share of this country's advancement. During the Great War when the pandemic of influenza was scourging the worlld, there were two groups of victimes." One group ignored the plague, spumed suggestions to be very careful. These died! The other group realized that something was radically wrong; and betook themselves to bed as thieir physicians advised. These lived! When the Negro is unemployed out of all proportion to, his numbers/ there is operating a factor, designed to impoverish the race by and by. tSuch -Boeiaband-eeonomic symtoms "tndtCSYes that the plague of race prejudice is nianisfesting itself in a sphere that io close to the life of a race. It is true that there are those who can find irqmfort from "playing down" an ugly- situation but patently somebody ought to worry over it, and that the Urban League is willing to worry over the race's economic troubles is highly t .rrmendable! ?-PtmrrarD^ JOINTS George "A. Singeton The weekly text: Love is-very pa T tient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs, it never rude, never selfish, never irritated, never resentful; love is never glad where others go wrung, lO'VgTs'gTaTrdened by goodness, : always slow to expose, always eager to believe . the best, always hopeful, always patient. St. Paul in.?l-Cor.. - T3:4-7. . ? The weekly thot: "The truly Superior Man Is catholic in his opinions His intellect broadly will scan ' The earth in its vastest dominions, It's only the mean and inferior ' man Whose thots are all shapt on a partisan plan,"* (ponfuciua. Wise Js the--Man, and bound to grow, 1 Who knows he knows a thing orj3o But who is nut afiaid to show The many things he doesn't.know. The lay delegates have all been elected to the General Conference. - Scanning the list the Writer concludes that a splendid group of men and women has been selected to represent the church next May when the A. M. E. General Conference meets in Cleveland. South Carolina has put her best foot forward. The delegates are all oo rst.f "hiil i.hr.ln.. Pi Uft'Ssor C. G. Garrett is the Dean of the group. Professor Garrett cannot be honored too much. He, Professor Morris and Baumgardner stood bv and made Allen University -a school when the days were dark. Whether they received their salary or not they stuck. vvnen they did receive it they had not received much. He is the last of the Mohicans. Then he has a head full of brains. Prof. Garrett is the equal of any man in his church. Altho this Writer has traveled far and "Has studied'somewha* he delights to sit at the t'6ot of "Prof." 7~" " Few mornings ago this writer was aroused from his peaceful slumber by 'the presence of a very distinguisht gentleman from Atlanta, who had.motored to Kansas City and was returning-via Chicago. It is an'honor to be visited by the pastor of the largest church, in African Mothodiaw. The pei son in gno^tinn?u^f, driving a PacKuid.^ lit? IS -a south Carolinian and is looking the episcopal way. Bojb Benedict, and. Allen are setting their Jiouses in order. When the scribe was in. Columbia one of the main buildings on the campus of Benedict was being brick-veneered. News comes that President Sims is having tfiie Chappelle Administration Building converted into library space. This is a great move for Allen. Bishop M." H. Davis, Professor Cochran and the entire Alumnae-Association are back ..of^the project.?No one must- stand so. far back of it that he can't be found when time comes to ante-up. One does not' place himself in position _to. appreciate--Preeident Sims until he has workt with hipi and traI vels in other sections, South Ca-rolinb | the church, the race, appreciate his ability, his worth. He has made good Your scribe enjoyed working with him, and serving in .the Piedmont together. Those episcopal candidates will have him to reckon with. Already the connection is takintr hi nr serious! v Meditate upon the "weekly thot." Wesley, Wright, Williams?you say alliteiatiun but 'Ihlk senbe says they are before the church. Caldwell, Tookes, Morris present topic lor every discussion-group at Wilbtrfprct, Norfolk, and Columbia, ihe brethren talkt. They will talk some moie next February in Tampa. * They win act in Cleveland. Howard flrom Texa^, Tylej from Brooklyn, Clayborne from Arkansas, j Haithcox from Ohio, Walker from Cleveland, Gomez.,, from Kansas are to be considered. 'Howard is u dignified, brotherly, friendly type of-oian. Stands out in any assembly, In the offing is South Carolina. After the ministerial delegates shall have been chosen a primary Wilt" be held to eliminate the unsuccessful contenders. That is right,- you .can't, wih with '"forces scattered. Drs. Beard, Simmons, Miles and Sims? who will it be? The layrrien arc in position to speak now but will wait for their spiritual leaders. A winner should be endorsed. May the best man in point of service, character and preparation win. * Saturday, August i, 1931. 7 _ Some brother wrote the scribe to Jtpow if he were still standing for the Christian Recorder. Why he lias never ceast to stand, certainly, lie?? has prepared himself and Jias tried ^ to demonstrate his fitness and ability. -state tind" church Will be the final judges.... ^ This space is dedicated to the memory of Di A. Christie, D. P. Pender- . arrass, I. J. Miller. Mas. T. C. Beckett, McMahon, and '"Buster" Spears. Out of the following group of min isters how many will be elected delegates: Drs. Logan, Adams, Lyles, Anderson, JaAerette, Dent, Dueketf, Alston, Lewis, Deas, Wilborn, Jennings, Beard, Nichols, Simmons, Miles, Sumter, Crawford, Nance, Sn^ith,. Gray, Gar^ Addison, Benbow, Carolina, Qttartes, ~ Bemrr -ifrr, McGilL M. T7 Sumter, Wells. J. R. Johnson, McClellan, M. A. Williams,? Other names fail to troop across the threshold of the writer's memory,' but save this list until after November then check " "aiiiTlldbuble sheck it" This is not a alate - but?intellectual ervmnastics. HARBISON AND ITS PROGRAM OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATION * (Continued from page one.) These rural boys know little of libraries. Great literatute Has not beep the inheritance of these boys. In most cases their chief library has been a Bible, and fashipn catalog* - and perhaps ah^almanac,?They have * been deprived of the biography of great men and women. As Harbison t introduces' its boys to good music/ ^ ^ so fdoes it introduces, them * ..to good books. It givps all tha nppnr tunity 'to have companionship with the great men and women of history. During the session from time to. ... ? . time Harbison brings its students into contact with great personalities ?men whose lives are crr?wr.od w!th success, men who have traveled, men ? " whose cultural heritage is rich and who .stimulate (thinking, men who throfv odTa challenge to each student generation to live useful livee. It is needless to say that Harbison is measuring up the great educational philosophies of our Southland and our nation. That it is'succeeding is determined by -the activities of the graduates and others who have shgfed its teaching. Following them, if you please, into South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, into the North, Middje West?you will find them playing the part of good citizens, and passing on to those with whom they eom& in contact, the bi'*; of the culture which their Alma M&ter has _shared -with them, whether by farming, preaching, teaching, or in whatever sphere ofdife their lots have" been cast. PftRMB.R VMTinVil, llli1 N1 li1 Ifl'l' OFFICIALS ISUES FORMAL STATEMENT . ? M TO THE PUBLIC: For a month, now, the Public Press has been^JUled with much harmful propaganda .-yul many?urMsponoible ' statements regarding ouifcelves as the Founder and General Manager,.;and as President of National Benefit Life Insurance Company. Under advice of counsel we have refused to comment upon this paid propaganda and these irrespnsible '"statements, Le^t continued silence on our part might, be misunderstood we have secured the advice and consent of our counsel to make the fol lowing statement: It will be -'?*esented .in such a direct, straightforwardmanner that it will carry its "own strength of conviction. ; - ? . - It-is-nut qui pufpuLC at this time to prefer charges % against any one. In due season truth shall have a hearing. It still is mighty and finally, as ever, will prevail. In the meantime we have a right to reouest our friends the Agency forces of National Benefit Life Insurance Company, and the ^ public generally, f I ' " reaching oninioin or rirrhinpu, rn - < : -gtu'ding uurSPtVffi* and our manage ment of. National Benefit. Competent counsel has been engaged. It. is . .jtheir-unn'lfbrahlc purpose and deter1 mination, in'concert with ourselves, to see that even handed justice is met- ^ ed out, and that. propa""inda shall not in '.he end 'accomplish its purpose of: destroying the character of mefi who for thirty two years and more have built up a'business institution which has challenged the confidence net only of fhe Negro public, but of the business (world of the . United hs.u'rtll,? ? ; ; We have only this observation to make. It is not to be suspected for one moment that persons who have put their all?morally, spiritually, and financially?in building up an organization, such as the National Benefit is, would be the ones to seek ifa ruin. -T?v who are now guiding^ the National Benefit have no, sucbr> | investment interest in the concern fas we haVeVand it is no' conceivable that they could have greater interest in the_success of National Bene- 4 fit than ourselves. . v . ? It is probable, in facyt, very proba- bk1, in guijing the destiny of National Benefit, some errors of judgement have been made, but, in candor and fairness, it should be said that in those things which are now being urged against us, we were ""ided and counselled by some of those who are now in control of National Benefit and advising with the Management of the concern. t wiv anan hmsgm dete hgnatnii m We embrace this opportunity ''o tender our very warmest thanks and our grateful appreciation fol th? countrywide expressions of confidence which have reached us. The same u principles of conservatism and ileals Zt service which have guided "thFTTTSTTagement of National Benefit during the past thirty-two_ years _have..iiQt_ _? treerr Torgoflen "by us! Our characters have not rhanged.' The principles-and ideals to which we have referred are a part of us. We cannot change. 'Signed) S W. Rutherford (Signed) H. Rutherford Washington, D. C., ? Julv 24, 1931/ 1 _________ . '1 .i