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Hertford Comity Herald Published Every Friday by VINSON * PARKER Owners and Publishers J. Roy P?rk?r Editor. Jm. S. Vinson MlU|?r, Subscription Price. One Year ?1.60 Six Months .75 1 Three Months .40 Advertising C5T'? Very reasonable and made known on i request. . Entered as second-class matter February 25th, 1910, at the post 1 office at Ahoskie, North Carolina, ' tinder the Act of March 3rd, 1878. Friday August 15, 1919 i Opponents of the League of Na- , tions refused to listen to the pleas , of the Senate presiding officer when | Senator Lodge made his speech ag- , ainst the League. , Two of the Atlantic Coast Line passenger trains have been discontin ued on this line indefinitely, on ac count of the strike of the shopmen j at Wilmington and Rocky Mount. ] Trains nos. 41 and 42 are the ones | discontinued. !' Hogs can still be seen on the * streets of Ahoskie, but not so many!1 as heretofore. There is a growing 11 demand upon the people of the town ' either do away with the hog ordi- j1 nance or to enforce it. The best in- j! terests of the town demand that hogs j' be kept out of town, as well as the 1 municipal hog pen abolished. We are publishing today the com- |: pulsory school law of North Caroli na which was enacted into law at the last general assembly. Parents j guardians and others in charge of chi ldren of school age, within the pre- | scribed ages?eight to fourteen?will | take due precaution that they read and abide by the terms of this law, which will be in force for this school year. The County Welfare Officer according to law is the person to whom is delegated the powers to en force the provisions of this act in Hertford County, and officials of the many schools in the county should aid him in carrying out the law. Hertford County, as per usual, ig tiie "goat." This time it is in the matter of free range of hogs and cattle. The State and Federal De partments of Agriculture have decr eed that all Hertford County stock found roaming in our sister county ! of Northampton shall be taken up j and impounded; and a special officer for this work has already been ap pointed in the latter named County whose business it shall be to see that no such animals are caught roaming around that county. This is the in formation conveyed by an article in today's paper, copied from the Rich Square paper of last week. Though, it will no doubt work a hardship on tne nerxiora larmers living near tne county line, yet, Hertford County has been given ample opportunity and has even been invited to rid it seIf of the ticks and remove the ban now upon the county. In oae sense H may work to the good of the coun ty and thereby cause an earlier ac tion upon our people, many of whom aigned petitions urgifig the County Commissioners not to aid in the erad cation of the tick. NOTICE OF MEETING. The Directors of the Northampton, Hertford and Bertie Branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance As sociation, do request all policyholders in said Association to meet at Ahos kie in auunal meeting for the purpose of transacting all business that may be of interest to the Association. The meeting will take place August 21st, 1919, at 11 o'clock A. M , and it is hoped that we well have a good attendance. ALBERT VANN, President. This popor clubs with the Vir ginian-Pilot. See us for rates. MM has more imitation than mmj other Chili asd Fovor Tonic oa the market, hot bo MM wants imitations in modtcin*. Thoy are dss|?roM.ai< 1 Address Made by Senator Joseph T. Robinson (Continued from page one.) OUR DUTY TO THE RETURNING S9LOIER. The American people owe special duties to our soldiers who have so gallantly maintained the nation's cause, and whose heroism turned the bide of the conflict in the critical nour. Our armies were composed in the most part of men who had great sacrifices to enter the military ser /ice.x Many of the abandoned sec :essful business while others quit profitable employment. Now that :he war is over and the survivors are returning home it is a, governm ent duty to assist in securing satis factory employment for all who ind it necessary to engage in toil. For this reason the Federal empl oyment service must be continued. It would be shameful to establish :hat service and maintain it during :he period when the government was calling millions of our citizens from :heir normal activities to engage in military services or war industries, and now that those industries are being closed and the army demoboliz ed, to discontinue the employment service and leave the mllions to their own resources in the effort to ob tain satisfactory positions in civil life. The men who quit profitable employ ment to serve their country during the war are entitled to prefential opportunities. The government is providing a system of insurance and compensation for those engaged in military^ and naval service has acted wisely and liberally, but no effort or means should be spared to reab sorb into the peaceful industries all those who have temporarily been en gaged in war duties. Special opportunities for the pro curement of homes by soldiers is con templated by Congress. In this con nection let me remark that the Amer can soldiers who fought in the war just closing do not desire to be sup ported by the government. They are too proud to accept charity and this nation ought to be too proud to compel them to do so. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN TO PREVENT FURTHER WARS From the, hour when the United States entered the war our people have hoped that some wise plan for preventing future wars wil be adopt ed. If the principles of justice are to supersede force in the determination of international disputes some agency must be created authorized to act as the common agent for the nations desirous of promoting good will in international relations. After sev eral months of continous discussion every plan proposed for the preven tion of future wars save one has been discarded. The League of Na tions plan is the only one iow en. erally considered, and if it ia not adopted the allies will go their ways leaving the world subject in the years to come to the menace of fiercer wars than have ever been known. It has been difficult indeed to set tle /the many vexed questions sub mitted to the Peace Conference. It is not surprising that the proposed peactt treaty should include provis ions unsatisfactory to some people. Indeed it would have been amazing if our representatives at the Peace Conference should have succeeded in securing a settlement satisfactory in every respect to every American. Such a result was an impoaaibility. The peace treaty ia a world settle ment and the most important fea ture of it is the league of Nations covenant designed to protect and sa fe guard the future against the re currence of- such wars as the world has recently experienced. WILL MAKE FUTURE WARS IM PROBABLE. While no plan conceivable by hu man minds will render wan impos sible the League of Nations plan will make great wan exceedingly improbable. The likelihood or m rioueneea of war will b? minimised in five ways: First the disarmanent provision if carried out (uu?r the League plan, will reduce the armiee and navies of the various nations to a standerd necessary for two purposes, the pre servation of national safety and the 1 ? 1. execution of the obligations arising from the League of Nation^ cove nant. This disarmanent provision fairly carried out will render great wars unlikely because nations will not possess the forces necessary to carry them out. Second, the members of the Lea gue agree to arbitrate all justiciable questions, that is, questions suscep tible of litigation and bind themsel ves to abide the award. Third, all other international dis putes must be submitted to either the council or the assembly of the League for investigation and recom mendation for settlement. Thus all international disputes likely to re sult in war will be either arbitrated or investigated and the obligation to abide the award or recommendation for settlement is so forceful that it cannot be accepted by any nation save with the gravest danger. Fourth, the commercial boycott which the treaty obligates every member of the League to engage in against any nation which fails to keep its agreement to either arbi trate or submit to investigation its disputes with any other nation is of itself sufficient to prevent war in al | most every case. If Germany, in 1914, had known that every other | nation would suspend all commerc ial and financial relations with her upon her failure to submit to arbi tration or investigation her alleged complaints against Belgium, France and Russia, she would have refrain ed from violating Belgium's neutral ity and th^> war would never have been begun. No nation, save the United States, could exist two months in spite of such a commercial boycott as the League proposes. Fifth, Article 10, by which the j members of the League undertake to respect and preserve the territo rial integrity and political independ ence of one another, supplementing I the other four means already descri bed will render future ware almost I impossible. Article 10 outlaws conquest. It is the most important provision in the League of Nations covenant and if carried out will end aggressive war; throughout the world. THE IRISH QUESTION. Throughout the debates in Con gress and Senate the opponents of the League of Nations have constant ly shifted gTOund. The opposition now centers about article 10, the Irish question and the Shantung pro visions. Ireland will have a better oppor tunity for securing independence with the League in existence. The treaty does not obligate any nation to aid England in suppressing revo lution by the Irish and there is no possibility that article 10 will ever be invoked for the protection of En gland against external aggressions on account of Ireland, for there is no likelihood that any nation will at tack England for the piwpoie of fre eing Ireland. Undoubtedly the peo ple of the United States are in ?y*> pathy with the Irish in their efforts to secure independence but we have not forgotten and will never forget that while the leaders of the Nation alist party in the United States and and in Ireland were conspiring with Germany to defeat the allied cause, England was fighting with her back against the wall and giving her best and bravest to maintain the line un til the Americans could arrive at the front in sufficient numbers to turn the tide. The real reason for the failure of Ireland to obtain indepen dence is found in the division of sen timent among her own people, and the strong intereata which many irish I men feel in continuing the present anion with England. They fear that complete separation will deprive Ira land of English capital and English commercial facilities Such consid (rations may b? characterized a* ig noble. They ar?, nevertheless, in fluential. In 178jj England recognized the right of Ireland to make her own laws In 1800 the Irish parliament express ly repealed this right and recogniz ed the authority of the English par liament to enact laws for Ireland. Ireland will never obtain freedom until her people are substantially united in the cause of freedom. No nation will attack England to compel the freedom of Ireland. The guar antees against agression externally contained in article 10 will remove the strongest argument which Eng land offers for the retention of Ire land?The danger of agression from the West. THE SHANTUNG PROVISIONS Unquestionably the treaty has suf fered in popularity because of the ter are fairly understood they afford Shantung provisions. When the lat ter are fully understood they afford no cause for intemperate criticism of the action of the Peace Conference. In 1898 Germany, having the pre- i vious year seized the Bay of Ciaochou and its principal jort Tsingtao, made j a treaty with China by which the lat ter released to her 208 square miles j j of land adjacent to the Bay of Ciao ciiou ana soo square miles ol ttie wa ter area of the Bay. A so-called neu tral zone about 30 miles in width back of the leased territory was cre ated. Germany was given the r'ght 1 to build railroads and operate mines near the lines constructed. When the war began Japan de- j manded that Germany abandon ':e | territory and rights in China End upon her refusal to do so Ja >an de clared war upon Germany, 'ail ??trfe to Tsingtao, drove the Germ 't ot. and took possession of the leased ter ritory and all Get-man property. This possession she /still retains. In 1915 Japan made a treaty with Japan by which the latter agreed to recognize any arrangement Japan might" make with Germany for the territory and property in Ciaochoa region upon the restoration of final peace. ' > The treaty of peace merely recog nizes this treaty between Japan and China. JAPAN AGREES TO RESTORE TERRITORY. Japan is bound by the treaty of 1915 and by every official interpre tation of its terms, and by the Lan sing-Ishii agreement made during the progress of the war, to restore I the territory to China and also she agrees to place the railroads under joint Japanese and China control. This arrangement between China and Japan as to German rights in Ciaochou recognized by the peace treaty is far more favorable to Chi na than the arrangement which she had with Germany. If China refus es to sign the treaty and breaks her treaty of 1915 with Japan, the lat ter will not insist upon retaining the leased territory and property by vir tue of conquest and China will suf fer by her failure to keep the treaty. The League of Nations would afford a remedy in the event China signs the Treaty of Peace and Japan shoul fail to keep her agreement to restore^ ' the territory and to neutralize the railroads. If you will not accept the League of Nations, what plan do yon propo se for the prevention of wart The question cannot be answered by gen eral objection! to the Leagae of Na tions. You must offer something better. They who have suffered the most in the war now closing, the men who fought at the front, the fathers and mothers who gave their boys to the nation's cause and watch, ed with anxiety tfca progress of the conflict demand that the future be safeguarded against its recurrence. NOTICE TO riOC OWNERS. All owners of hogs will hereby take notice that on and after Monday August 11, all hoga found on the streets of Ahoekie will be taken up and impounded, according to the provisions of the town ordinance pro hibiting the pretence of bog* on the streets. No hog pens will b? tol erated within the t*wn limit*. W. D. ODOM, Constable. " ii ' ' ? - ? .? .. I1" rhe Modern Watch? ** I The Elfin $30 Watch StrmsmJinm Model 11 mm, 17-*aa*f; adjured to heat, cold and iwchrwiiw.; clear, ?pacioua dial; Streamline bow and pendant; 30-year cap caac. All ItmmliM watchee are produced complete in handsome presenta tion boxev Send for our complmtm cafa iog. Mailed free on rmqueet. m tan asm for the modefnrmsuT? "i must be precise. His demands are exacting. A watch must keep time and look well. This new Streamline model we are snowing embodies beauty and exactness. A double guarantee goes with each watch we sell? the manufacturer's and the Paul-Gale'Greenwood Guarantee of Quality and Exactness. Every piece of goods that leaves our store must satisfy our customers, i rAUbOAI?-UtttNWm> COMPANY, INC. LARGEST JEWELERS SOUTH NORFOLK, VA. ft 3 THE DETROIT VAPOR STOVE 1 ? I The ideal cook stove for the careful horn*?No smoke and no worry. Ask for a demonstration. ?>' ' ? ? , Furniture and Home Furnishings for thm mmdmn IwuMkMpar irt aoM ckaapar k?M than a?7 pUtt b ton. A diacouat allow ad on all articlaa for ca*k. Our atoro ia fall of ckoico fit. HARDWARE AND COOKING UTENSILS PRICED VERY LOW Some Specialties Sawiai Micka.., PainU, OUa, Harooaa, DIXIE TRAILERS, BaiMiaf Malarial ..UNDERTAKER IN CONNCETION E J. BELL & CO. 4 * ?S5=5I I $? Horth Carolina State Collegs of Agriculture and Engineering jg gj WEST RALCICH A I and Grant College founded tinder an act of CongreM by the State * P ? I Legislature of North Carolina in March, 1887. Splendidly equipped for ? jk . ? the education of the sons of the State in theftechnical and industrial arts. ; 9 Four year courses in Agriculture. in Agricultural Chemistry, and in Sf ? J Civil, Electrical, Mechanical. Chemical and Textile Engineering. New !( ? J departments in Agricultural Engineering and Highway Engineering. S Numerous short courses. Unit of Reserve Officers Training Corps. Seniors and Junior* receive ? ? pay amounting to $118 annually. All students receive free uniforms ? ? amounting in four yean to 1164. . J A Strong athletic teams. | $40,000 Y. M. C A. building. Regular paid secretary. Two hundred and forty free scholarships. Repoirement for admission: eleven units?practically equivalent to ? the completibn of tenth grade work. Board 116.00 per month. Tuitioa 145.00 per year. Room rent, heat | and light 130.00 per year. ^ > Enrollment last session 1,020, exclusive of all rammer studsala, S Fall term begfca September 3. For catolofM, illustrated circular or cntmct hUnki^critt E. B. OWEN, Registrar
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