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TOP 0 THE MORNIXC- Jd like to do the big: and splendid things for yon, jT brush .the gray from out yoer skies and leave them only blue; 'I'd like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard, 'And feel that I oonld rouse your oul the way that mine you've stirred. EDGAR A. GUEST. SENATOR OVERMAN ON "WILSON. Some live to learn, ; but: how . many 0f lis learn to live? -,- " .; -V Are you going to be on the Christ inas roll call of the Red Cross? ; Maybe "taint you, but some of fust Simply revel in a revelation. 'em j Yon don't have to have Christmas in jjroUr bones.- Have it in. your heart. Some men .re never moved, even . re fusing to be moved by convictions. Always get off at Wilmington, al though you can't get "off" after you do get off. Stay away from behind the barn on Christmas. Look somewhere else for Bandy Claus. All a soldier has got to say in New York is that he belonged to the Thir tieth division. Next year is next to next week, old year is not waiting for you. Iiew year is. The The Taint up to you to celebrate Christ mas any more. A1J you've got to do is observe Christmas. " Paris would be a poor place for a bird like Senator Sherman to indulge in one of his harrangues. What e are" going 1 to do for Wil mington during the coming year has to be launched with a splash. Many a man no doubt sits down and wonders how old man Bass' ale fac tory weathered the storm ovgr in - the mother country. After having served as fuel admin istrator, poor Doc Garfield may as well burn his bridges behind him so far as running for president is concerned. Stockings stuffed with war savings end thrift stamps will look good next Wednesday morning. Uncle Sam's baby securities make capital holiday presents. You have got only-four more days in which to "buy war savings and thrift stamps for Christmas presents. After Christmas, you can buy more for New Year's gifts. Many a fellow will admit thaf he can't get Christmas in his bones any jnore on account of the fact that for some years past his middle name has been Ery Bones. New York's land sharks are giving (more trouble than the metropolitan gunmen. They tell people if they fol low them they will wear diamonds. ThoBe who bite wear more rags than Jewelry. During the parliamentary campaign n England, Premier Lloyd George asked the women to stand by him with their votes. Well, a woman knows her duty and does it. Betcha they Voted for the great war prime minister. Says the Charleston News and Cou rier: "Men must respect honest - dif ferences of opinion, says Dr. Charles W. Elliot." He ought to show us how to do that by respecting at least one or two of President Wilson's honest opinions. . In an article Uv-The ..Forum, -Senator Ijee-tST Overman.1 North- Carolina's -J urf ion. senator, expresses a clear- estimate of President Wilson that' is bound to' be that which history ultimately will accord to the president. I Americans generally had such a view as that, so logically expressed by the North Caro lina senator, President Wilson would be better understood in Europe, where a somewhat different impression has been created through the pernicious activities' of not a few prominent Am ericans. ' In hi& article "Senator Over man says: " ' "When the Unbiased historian of these times comes to weigh the causes leading to recent glorious develop ments, I verily believe he will give to Woodrow Wilson credit equal to tljat accorded Marshal Foch for bringing the war to- a conclusion a year earlier than was expected. by the best military experts. Foch undoubt edly exercised great military skill, but a power exceeding .that of cannon was employed with great effect by our president. I believe that Wilson alone shortened the war at least a year, not solely, by his vigorous promotion of our part of the fighting but by his splendid international diplomacy. "Woodrow Wilson's greatest task is Just at hand; the merit of his world leadership, heretofore necessary and unavoidable, will be put to the test. Now that the war is won and Ameri ca's aid is no longer essential to suc cess, wiH tne Wilson idea prevail against the selfishness,-hate, greed and desire for recrimination which are inescapable following experiences so cruel as those which The war lords of the central powers imposed upon humanity? Will he see that full justioe is done but its sounds not over lapped? Will he be able to force con flicting interests -and passions to re cognize as the choice fruits of victory things far more important and desir able than indemnities secured and re venges accomplished? Can he prevent us and our associate nations from in some way catching the disease we have fought to destroy? "In those and other questions which might be asked lie problems far more difficult than was the making of suc cessful war. But I. believe that Presi dent Wilson's thought and voice-will dominate in solving them. "Out of the war will come the reign of democracy . throughout most 6f the world, and the era in . world history thus begun will reflect the ideals of Woodrow Wilson, who takes his place in the annals of time as our first great international leader and one of the re nowned world figures of all time." Had Americans stood behind their president as Senator Overman esti mates him, his task In Europe would have been less difficult. As It is, it has cropped out very plainly that a wrong impression of President Wilson has been created in Europe by some busy- bodies in the United States. The speeches made during the parliamen tary campaign, rin:- the, United Kingdom show very plainly "the effects of the American opposition to President Wil son. . The idea had gained hold in the entente countries that President Wilson was liable to throw a monkey wrench into the peace conference ma chinery. Some of the entente had been made to dread the president's Influence at the Versailles conference. During the past few days the London and Paris cablegrams' in.-the New York papers point unmistakably to that. Now that Paris has seen President Wilson and has given him the great est ovation the ruler of any foreign nation ever received; the people there have begun to understand, especially after having heard the president speak. A cablegram to the New York World, under date of London, December 16, shows a great change In sentiment in England. The -impression had been created there that President Wilson had designs on giving the British lion's tail a twist, but that kind of talk, evidently originated" in America, is now all off. It is found that Presi dent Wilson, since his arrival In France, has expressed himself as very much in accord with the entente statesmen. The allies now realize that the peace conference is a Veryysetious affair.for them, and that it is more to their In terest to secure a just and lasting peace for all the world than Jit is for the United States. The situation throughout Europe is not at all re- asuring, but It Is for the allies to make the most of the peace conference so Europe can settle down to peace at the earliest possible moment. President Wilson has found out something himself since he has been in France, and he says he confidently expects to see a full agreement at Ver sailles. He believes harmony among the allies is assured. London is pre paring to give him a rousing recep tion when h,e visits that great city. Our European friends had been given to understand that President Wilson does not represent the United States, but they are beginning to believe he very largely represents the allies. They see through his purpose In hop ing to secure a peace agreement that will give the world a rest, espeaially Europe. HUGE WHEAT CROP -: T-' 'year FOR NEXT r". Well.taay the" great, metropolitan- pa-v pers "rejoice that the present- prospect for a tremendous wheat ' crop next year" is cheering. Indeed it is cheer ing; to the whole of America, but, , more than all, it will -be cheering to the world. It will look to the United States for bread for several years till agri culture in Europe can get on its feet once more. L Accounts from the' , growing wheat crop outi West afe glowing- ;The .stand is good , and - the- conditio is JbettW than for several years at this time. Furthermore, the government reports show that the farmers of the United States have sown this fall 49,000,000 acres to winter wheat, exceeding the last winter's record by 2,000,000 acres, and' promising a harvest next year of. r 765,000,600 bushels, or more than 200,- 000,000 bushels in excess of the 1918 harvest. . The government asked the farmers to Increase their" wheat acreage for next year's harvest and they have responded with a good will. "The south joined in. North Carolina makes a good showing and it is said the wheat in this state has grown off in splendid shape. It is estimated that North Carolina can make her own bread next year and have some to spare. That is well. It will , keep about $20,000,000 in the state. ' It will mean a flourishing milling in dustry in North Carolina. : It will mean leas fear of bread shortage, even at the high price. It will save freight from the- west to North Carolina points. It will help to release western wheat for the feeding of the people of European nations which have to buy bread. We won't have to eat mixed flour next year. We can eat bread made of North Carolina flour. qUB&ENT CO&MEHT. .-A - ". ARE YOU ENROLLED FOR MERCY'S , SAKE! Maybe Tacitus was right when he eaid: "The fault lies with the spite fulness of mankind that we are al ways praising what is old and scorn ing what Is new." Of course, woman Kina just naturally praises the and scorns the old. new Oratory seems to; be an art in France. 'ne aruuiness ana expression of the French women come to us in the chick feminist fashions which they origin ate. The men of ;.France spellbind us with ' their, "tongues and quicken our imagination witn tneir ornate phrases, Many Americans claiming to be pa triotic have taken, great pains to make President Wilson thoroughly misun derstood in some circles in Europe. No Wonder .he decided to go over""- and speak the trutbo. himself! The-Huns tried to accomplish! some of their ends The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot says: "A southern contemporary tells us that the majority of the Russian people are for democracy, but, so far, there has been nothing to indicate that the av erage Russian would recognize democ racy even should he meet it . face, to face in the light of the noon-day sutj." How far around the corner of politics would American democrats and repub licans trust each other to act as the interpreters of democracy? ' Upon returning: home, the ' German eoldiers were told that they were not conquered but : overpowered. Where" have we heard those words' before? After a fellow has been licked nobody needn't try to make .him believe he wasn't walloped. !tHe knows. . "Never hit a inah when he: is down," unless he shows signs of being: dls- With the whole soul of patriotic wo men in the Red Cross, what's the mat ter with your dollar in it for a 1918 membership? You have just two weeks between now and New Years to enroll. When the day for roll call comes, will your name be there as a member of the world's most. humane organization? The Red Cross is the only organiza tion that is mobilized and ready' to answer immediately and .go at once in response to the wails of humanity any where. Most of us preach it. The Red Cross does it . In their delirium, tens of thousands of wounded soldiers called aloud for mother. With a heart quaking.' and al- mostvflt ' to . break, - mother'" was three thousand miles away in Ateerica, but the angels of mercy were 'there to minister and relieve and watch. They were clad in snow-white and their caps bore , that now beloved cross , of red. They were the mothers' and sis ters substitutes, "three thousands miles a,way from their own homes on a heroic mission; ;on errands of merojc. , Who sent them there? Did you help? Are you, going to help? Are you ready during the 'next ten days to paya membership fee of 11 and be one of the enrolled members of the great organization which sends its .represen tatives and yours to the danger zones of war and pestilence and- famine? You now have a chance to answer the Christmas roll call of the Red Cross. . ittijei resignation jf :rS)xperlor r Court. Judge Whsdbee becausfefj of the - inade quacy .of his salary recalls, - the -fact that several other judgehave resign ed for the same reason. The position of superior court judgets not a very desirable 'one at beet.'- The principle of dotation" is by n6 sikeans condu-; clve to happiness and comfort." A good many men doubtless could accommo date themselves to the" salary about as well as they could tft ,th constant mi gration from place toT-Puso : which . is the fate of the rotatingJudge. But t& get-service these day's paying the price 'is essential. The old law of sup ply and demand is generally opera tive. The supply of the .best, quality of judicial timber will not l;be plenti ful enough to meet the" demand un less attractive salaries "are paid. And salaries ass, a state-employed lawyer will not be" atractive for the sort vof men needed unless they: compare fav orably with the Incomes,,, that can . b earned in private practice.,' That therd are several candidates forv the place to be vacated by Judge Whedbee does not signify that there is not merit in his contention that judges, should be paid more. Those wHoare- asking for the place now may And ' as Judge Whedbee did that they , cannot afford tb hold" it for long. The interests of Justice will best be served by good men holding to the judg'ships the limit of their terms and;';b'sr-""securing re- elections, for s in-vevceRythng else experience m'u'set contribute substan tially to the efficiency of a Judge., News and Observer, vr; v Will Wllaovi Swc0eed? To say that the -g6yrnanents with which the president ? -i?.nbw to ' deal personally are generally regarded "as hostile to the kind pt . peace that" he advocates is merely etate a fact of common knowledge,' Vfywhftre except in the United StafsVPrhaps the American people themselves are part ly responsible for thissltuation. -During the last four years so . many ' of them have been ardently pro-British' or pro-French or prpBeigian or pro German that they have Torso tten about the vital necessity of being pro-American. Now that the test '-'"has come, the' own foreign sympathies - are being turned against them in support of a peace which bears little .relation to the ideals for which they, have been sacri ficing and., fighting... There -are opti mists who believe that the appeals the president is making "must Inevitably have a powerful influence upon Euro pean governments. They may be right, but thus far the president has been able to say nothing that he could not have said with much more telling ef fect at home. If the traditions of Eu ropean diplomacy are overthrown - and a peace based upon true liberty and justice is finally established, humanity will owe its debt pf gratitude mainly to President Wilson, but It cannot be said that the present outlook is par ticularly bright. Popular applause is only empty so.und unless it can change the , course of governments that are more concerned about the Immediate political value of the spoils of war than about the -future peace and ee curity of mankind. New York World. MMssbsI ssssaMsssI WHBtttBm HsssssVB 1 sssissBsasssi MSsissssssa BssssssssBSSSisassssssi mmmm wmmm - & ( ' 1 " mssssssj t'te" - Are HereJ Comfort-Giving Gifts Most Neecled Now of All the Year. We have a well selected line of Comfort Slippers fer ttien, women and children the famous Daniel Greene Felt Shoe Company's line, which i8 the best to be had. Our supply was limited this season on account of the War Department taking most of the wool, hut we have a nice assortment and can take care of your needs if you buy early. ;' ', SEE THE PEOPLE FIRST. Mr. P. R. Redwine, who was elecf- : 1 ed a member of the lower .house or the state legislature from Union coun ty, proposes to- go to Raleigh as the representatives of the people:'. He has no axe to grind himself so be Wants to know what the people lof Union county want him to do. He has ret three days, December 19. 20 and 21, for personal conferences with bis con stituents frpm all over the county.. His idea is that in this way he -can ascer tain their views concerning.-? leglsla. tion that is' likely to come before, the legislature. He especially desires to get their impression concerning legis lation affecting the county and their Interests as taxpayers. Mr. .Redwine wants to repsent the people and he considers it his duty to legislate in accordance with their wishes. ; He' must believe in the people as 'firmly, as Zeb Vance used to believe. He wants to take the people into his confidence, and the Monroe Journal says he is illustrating the original idea of rep resentative government. This- desire to get the views of the people," says the Journal, "and to take them into the confidence of the legislators, is worthy of the best traditions of the" past in our country and is likewise 'responsive. to the best thought of the present."' The Issue- at Paris. " Sighs, multiply that there are sharp differences, of opinion among the allies that will have to be settled at or before the peace conference. The strained relations between the Jugo-Slavs and Italy, referred to in-Mr. Mowrer'e ar ticle in The Evening Sun yesterday,-is one of them. The rather extravagant attitude on the , question of British sea power assumed -by Winston Churchill and F- B-'nith, Is Another- -Unreagpn-r able statHeiJts'. as to the, : amount of indemnities Which Germany will ! be called upon to pay , to the allied na tion's unreasonable because, 4n the first place, they entirely disregard Germany's ability to pay and, in the second place, .because they disregara the position in this connection taken officially by the allied nations in their memorandum to the president of- -November' 5 constitute a third. And there are others." It is becoming in creasingly clear that the first question the peace delegates will have to de cide is as to the nature of the peace ss that ie to be made. Is it to be a Jingo peace or a peace of justice? There is ia sentiment in favor or tne rormer ana a sentiment in favor of the lat ter. The Issue must be fought out be fore the conference can get down to details. President Wilson, In theview of the liberal peoples of all the Eu ropean" countries, is the foremost chamDion of "justice and a larger, view of policy." as contrasted with chauvin ism, imperialism and seinsn interests. He will have their support, in his ef forts at Paris to bring about a just and a. durable peace. Will he lack the support of his own county? Baltimore Sun. ' ' ' PESIDENT SAVED SOLDIER'S LIFE. Private Solomon Losofsky, ja soldier at Camp Dix, New Jersey, owes his life to President .Wilson. A , general military court marshal had tried- and convicted the soldier and he had been sentenced to be ' hanged for making disloyal utterances to fellowsoldiers and for refusal to obey orders.- He brought the sentence of death upon himself by violating the ninety-ninth article1 of war. which prescribes the death penalty. ; On the eve pt leaving; for Europe, President Wilson savea tne soldier's life by commuting: f hisf ter rible sentence to dishonorable ' . dis-eharare- from .the army, forfeiture :of all nay and- allowances, and! -confine ment at hard labor for , twenty. y4s Thi 'Atlantic branch. rUnitei::; Sates' Disciplinary Barracks, at Fort Jay,N Y., was designated as the place of: Con finement. Before being drafted Into the army, Losofsky;(. was a . jewler . at Newark, IN. 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The paper will have its--'editorial offices at Raleigh and Albemarle; N'. C, "and its publication office at Albe marle. Designed for -general state cir culation, itvwill carry no matter of ex clusively local interest. The Raleigh office will be in charge of the undersigned, during the whPle of the approaching session, of the Leg islature and, intended to give .the clos est possible attention to the public af fairs of the States he purposes to main- tain Jiis headquarters in Raleigh at all tirties. . This policy, however, is sub ject to, the exception, that hp will, stay in Washingto'h during the. several ses sions of the Sixty-sixth Congress. We are clearly upon the threshold of the most, pregnant period in the whole his tory of American politics, and, whatev-, er it may be worth tovhis readers, the undersigned willundertake to interpret the - unfolding .developments from the best possible vantage-point. 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