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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1923
Harding and the World Court
As the Associated Press luncheon
in New York yesterday, President
Harding reiterated' his proposal for
American participation in the inter
national court for adjudication of con
troversies between the nations of the
world. He sincerely favors co-opera
tion between nations for the preserva
tion of world peace, hut while he
adhered to his previously expressed
opinion that the United States should
join the world court, he does not seem
to be so determined upon such a
course as to let it destrby party har
mony. Not that he loves the -world
court less but that he loves the G. O.
P. more.
The nation has eagerly anticipated
the New York deliverance of the
president, and now that he has spoken,
doubtless the 'politicians and news
papers will regard his luncheon speech
as the opening gun of the 1924 presi
dential campaign. Anyhow, his re
marks at the luncheon will be care
fully taken note of by the democrats
and the progressives. The real Inter
pretation which league of nations ad
vocates will put upon the president’s
references to the world court is that
- personally he favors American partici
pation but is ready to defer to party
sentiment rather than go to the mat
with any large republican opposition!
to his court proposal.
Mr. Harding very frankly parried j
the thrusts of democrats and progres-1
sives who have criticised his position j
—the one which accuses him of not
being willing to enter the league
whole-heartedly, and the other (ir
reconcilables) who objected to his
court proposal -because it would be
entering the league by the back door.
He defended his world court position
as consistently republican and in ac
cordance with its traditions because
enter^pce into a world court in the
interest of international amity would
be strictly in harmony with republi
can party platform pledges, canda
torial premises, consistent American
aspirations, and bearing out hfs own
previous declarations favoring judi
cial determination of disputes between
nations, American participation in the
world court established by the league
of nations, he contended, would not
be_ an entry into into the league of
nations, either “by the side door, the
back door, or the cellar door.”
Ardent advocates of the league, he
declared, were indulging in unwarant
ed assumptions when they declare
that his world court proposal is a
move towards American membership
in fke league of nations, while he
- stated for the benefit of Progressive
opponents of his court proposal that
they need, not fear foreign entangle
ments, for his administration would
see to it that, in the event entangle
ments were made possible /by Ameri
can participation in the court, he
would prevent final ratification of the
proposal. /
The president undertook to defend
the republican party for its “isolation”
policy and from the impression creat
ed among advocates of world peace
that his party was indiferent to the
fate of other nations. 'By way of
doing his best to set his party right
on that matter, he said: “Together
- with peaceful and orderly develop
ment at home, the republican party
earnestly favors^ all measures for the
establishment and protection of the
•peace of the world, and for the de
velopment of closer relations between
the various nations of the world." In
spite of what he declares in that re
spect. President Harding and his
party have absolutely refused to Join
Europe in the efforts of its nations
to restore their economic stability and
thus promote the cause of peace. The
administration and its government
also has steadfastly refused to join
the league of nations, and lias cnlv
sat in at all European conferences
for the restoration of amity between
nations. Finally, when it did have
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a chance at Lausanne to aid in bring
ing about peace in the near east,
America, by reason of republican
policy, merely kept up with the
threatening situation by means of “of
ficial observers" and was Important
in the face of danger to world peace.
President Harding again insisted
upon his ship subsidy policy, and also
'advocate the primary election system,
[properly safguarded,' but he was not
vehement in advocation any primary
stem that would,’threaten party har
While Mr. Harding rather
mony.
favored the primary in principle, he
made it plain that he believed in party
government first and not in any form
of primary that would tend to dis
rupt parties and destroy party govern
ment.
Governor Morrison to Speak at
Richmond
Governor Morrison, of North Caro
lina, is to be one of at least three
southern governors who are to deliver
addresses at the 27th annual conven
tion of the American Cotton Manu
facturers’ association, to be held at
Richmond, Va., May 16th and 17th.
The other South Atlantic executives
down on the program are Governor
Thomas G. McLeod, of South Carolina,
and Governor S. Lee Trinkle, of Vir
ginia. Other speakers will include
southern cotton textile manufacturers,
and one of the chief speakers on the
opening day will be the Hon. Edward
James Cattell, Philadelphia statis
tician, who delivered a notable address
at the recent annual convention of the
Southern Wholesale Merchants asso
ciation, at Memphis.
The convention hall will be at the
Jefferson Hotel, and at the 3 p. m. ses
sion, on Wednesday, May 16th, Gov
ernor Morrison and McLeod will lead
in a themic discussion of “A state's
Duties and Responsibilities in the De
velopment of ■ its Resources.” That
will be “some” subject, and it will give
the North Carolina governor a fine op
portunity to tell the world about
North Carolina's “progress campaign”
since 1921. Both the south and the
north^ are keenly interested in this
great southern ‘industrial convention,
and it is said that it will be the most
important ever held in the south, even
in the nation. Monday’s New York
Journal of Commerce carries a column
article on this May event in Rich
mond, and from it the following is
taken:
Featured by an attendance that
promises to eclipse all former rec
ords and with addresses, by no less
than three southern Governors, -
Cameron Morrison of North Caro
lina, Thomas G. McLeod of South
Carolina, and S. Lee Trinkle of
Virginia, the 27th annual conven
tion of the American Cotton Manu
facturers' association, that is to
be held in Richmond, Va., May 16
and 17, promises to be one of the
most important gathering of the
year, certainly in American textile
circles. Additional interest cen
ters in the meeting by reason of
the many important problems that '
are scheduled for consideration,
and action, not the least of which
will be a discussion of the probable
effect of the reported transfer of
New England mill activities to the
southern field, upon existing labor
conditions and the future labor
supply: the consideration of addi
tional steps looking toward the re
lief of the southern industry from
dependence on outside factors; the
promotion of closer relations be
tween industry and the several
state governments, etc. Between
600 and 700 of the foremost cot
ton manufacturers of the south
will be in attendance, with quite
a number from the north and east
as well, this association being the
largest of its kind in the country
in individual mill membership,
embracing almost 1,000 plants. C.
E. Hutchison, president and treas
urer of the American Yarn and
Processing company, Mt. Holly,
N. C., is president of the associa
tion; W. E. Beattie of Green
ville, president of the Victor
Monaghan Co., is vice president;
A. W. McLellan of New Orleans,
president of the Alden Mills, is
chairman of the board of gover
nors, and Winston D. Adams pf
Charlotte, N. C., is secretary-treas
urer.
No event in the south for many
years transcends in interest and im
portance that great southern textile
convention to be held in the Virginia
city next month. Probably, North
Carolina will be entitled to next years’
convention, and, if so, tVilmington
might lil*e to be the convention city.
Government Guesswork
Southern cottongrowers, as well as
western grain growers, had every rea
son to resent the government’s guess
work with reference to the acreage
that possibly may be devoted to cot
ton and various crops this season.
Just as was ‘to have been expected,
J. S. Wannamaker, president of the
American Cotton association, prompt
ly came forward with a protest against
what was aimed to be an official re
port, when no possible interest could
be served by such utterly premature
and unreliable statistics. No authori
tative or dependable Information con
: corning thp acreage to be planted in 1
cotton could be given out this early j
(in the season. Outsiders can guess J
and theorize all they want to about i
I the 1923 acreage, but the government j
■should not attempt to do the impos-:
j sibl6, if the agricultural department
wants its reports to be seriously taken, i
As it was, neither New "York nor
Liverpool seems to have attached any
importance to the government’s esti
mate that the area to be devoted to
cotton would be nearly 38,000,000 acres |
this season—12 percent over last sea-1
son's acreage. The estimated acreage j
fortunately, did not influence /rhe mar
ket, but it might have had a very dis
astrous effect. The cotton market
might have broken and caused im
mense loses to those who have' not
yet marketed a certain Quantity of
last year’s short and unprofitable crop.
The government’s untimely estimate
created great alarm throughout the
cotton belt. Telegrams poured into
to cotton association headquarters pro
testing against such dangerous guess
work. Indeed, one reduction of the
cotton acreage. The cotton bears
needed nothing better than last week’s
acreage guess, but even they were
afraid to put much faith in it.
It Is hardly possible to give a cor
rect acreage report till about the first
of June. If the acreage finally to
be planted should come up to the gov
ernment’s estimate, it will be bad
enough on cotton growers, but they
would “Lave only themselves to blame
for what is bound to happen to the
price of cotton. While cotton grow
ers are now protesting against an un
reliable estimate of the acreage, they
certainly ought to know that no pro*
test will be coming to them should
the acreage on the first of June come
close to the government's April guess.
The Man Who Never Learns
In reply to some who have charged
him with Insincerity . and inconsis
tency,'Governor A1 Smith, of New
York, declared: “The man who doesn’t
learn something every day, is a bone- j
head.” The New York governor has
said something that is everlastingly
true. Well, a man, old or young, wno
does not learn several things every
day never can hope to be a Solomon, j
Speaker H. Maehold, of the republi
can assembly, accused the democratic
governor of inconsistency because he
now favors measures to which he was
opposed in 1915. . In replying to a
speech made at Rochester by the
speaker. Governor Smith bluntly said:
The fact that I was once not in
favor of some of these things has
nothing to do with the case. I am
learning something every day. The
man who doesn’t learn something
every day If a bonehead. What dif
ference does it make if 1 was
against these things in 1915?
Governor Smith did not hesitate to
say that, after more careful study and
mature deliberation, he had come to
the conclusion that some of the things
which he had once opposed now ap
pear to him to be in the economic in
terest of the people of the state of
New York. When a sincere man be
comes convinced that he is wrong and
reverses his position he is but com
plying with one of the rules of human
intelligence. When President Roose
velt was once accused of "changing
his mind,” he intimated. that he was
glad he had a mind that was capable
of being changed so he could use It
to set himself right.
There is an old saw to the effect
that there are “many men of many
kinds, many men of many minds,”
and that is the reason we are always
arguing with each other. We are con
stantly changing our own minds or
making efforts to change the other
fellow’s mind. During the past two
years. President Harding has under
gone a change of mind and a change
of heart and It does credit to his In
telligence. However, President Hard
ing does not want the people, to change
their minds between now and Novem
ber, 1924. •
Democrats are . contrary-minded.
Their main hope tfTl9M Is to persuade
about 8,,000,000 voters to change their
minds.
CONTEMPORARY VIEWS.
THIS C. F. And Y. V.
The outcome of' the movement to
reunite the east and west ends of the
Cape Fear and .Yadkin Valley rail
road, begun at the last session of the
general assembly, is calculated to have
a -more far-reaching effect In the de
velopment -of the state than the , gen
eral public is aware, that is, of course,
if 'the plans of initiators and promo
ters of the movement are " carried
through to a successful conclusion.
At present the eastern end of the
road, from Sanford to Wilmington, is
operated under the control of the At
lantic Coast Line, with the western
end between Sanford and Mt. Airy con
trolled by the Southern. The purpose
of the movement is'to have, the entire
road taken, over by' the Coast Line,
the Southern or some other railway
company, and the governor has an
nounced the beginning of court pro
ceedings to haVe the dismemberment
order of 1898 annulled, in which event
the state would then be free to make
such disposition as it sees fit.
With either the Southern^ or Coast
Line in control of the line in its en
tirety it is felt that the service will
be more satisfactory, but the main ob
ject behind the movement, Mt, is un
derstood, is to have the - line taken
over by some railroad with, lines ex
tending from the West Virginia or
some other coal fields and connedting
with tho old C. F. and Y; V. This,
it, Is pointed out would give a direct
line from the source of coal produc
tion to the state’s only deep water
terminal, and in addition- to providing
cheaper coal for all southeastern Caro
lina, it would 'afford the most essen
tial necessity lacking to enable the
business interests of the Cape Fear
metropolis to build and operate a coal
ling station, something Entirely lack
ing in this state.
If the plans of those behind the.
movement come through as it is in
tended they . shall the revokation of
the dismemberment order and the plac
ing of the entire road under the same
management, will mean much to the
state, and it is indeed gratifying to
learn that Governor Morrison and At
torney General Manning are losing no
time in carrying out the mandates of
a resolution adopted by the last gen
eral assembly directing that the exe
cutive and attorney general investi
gate the matter thoroughly. The out
come will be eagerly awaited by citi
zens in all partS of the state.—New
Bern’ Sun-Journal.
A FINER PORT THAN WE KNOW
There may be good opportunity for
terminal improvements at Wtfming
ton, the state’s home port, but that
there is already considerable facilities
there was manifested on's day last
week when 1,820 tons of nitrates were
discharged at the Wilmington Com
press and Warehouse company’s wharf,
this, Betting a record that is resfehed
by Only one port in the Bouth—Savan
nah. The manager of tide company ex
presses belief that Wilmington is
shortly destined to,establish a better
record for. discharging cargoes than
her only rival in that respect. That
having been done, North Carolina will
be able to claim a distinctively proud
achievement. The people are waking
to the fact thit at Wilmington they
have had all this time a finer port
than they had realized.—Charlotte Ob
server.
THE SOUTHERN MAN AND THE
PRESIDENCY
The Advertiser presents and gives
unqualified approval to the Jorceful
and thought-inspiring letter of Chair
man R. B. Evins of the state Demo
cratic executive committee on the
question, “Does Senator Underwood’s
residence in Alabama disqualify him
as the Democratic nominee for presi
dent?” It is a timely letter and raises
a question which should be of con
cern not only to the Alabamians who
would want to see Senator Under
wood nominated, but to every man of
the south.
For, if a Southern man can not be
elected or even nominated, GO years
after the war is over, when, in good
truth, will the union of the sections
be So consummated that a southern
man can be nominated and elected?
Are we forevef to be a conquered
province, forbidden to present the
name of a patriotic and able citizen,
merely because he lives in the south?
There is a species of cowardice in the
timidity of the south at presenting a
southern man for president. It is
strange that most of the talk that a
man could not win because he comes
from the south, comes mostly from
southern, not northern men. There is

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a distinct hypocrisy about this sort of j
propaganda. It is a' mask tp oppose ‘
the nomination of some particular
southern man, because the man who
spreads it, favors some candidate from
the north or West and resorts to it to
cover his opposition. — Montgomery
Advertiser. |
Deeds Filed for
Record Tuesday
The following deeds were filed for
record on Tuesday: ’
H. C. Knowles and wife, to G. B.
Swann and wife, for $100 and other
considerations, tract of land on Federal
Point road containing 4 acres.
James T. White and wife to Jacob
A. Russ and wife, for $10 and other
considerations, lot number 1, of Man
hattan.
George F. Styron and wife to Edward
E. Hunter and wife, for $100 and other
considerations, lot number 30, of Ken
wood Place, 50x260 feet.
E. M. Green and wife to Benjamin
Davis and wife, for $1 and other con
siderations, lot southwestern corner of
Fourteenth .and Nun streets, 31 3-1 by
75 feet. j
T. B. Prease and wife, to W. H: West,
for $100 and other considerations, lot
on northwest corner of Twenty-first
and Perry avenue, 33x113 feet.
ONE MARRIAGE LICENSE
License to marry was issued yester
day to George R. McKenzie and Miss
Ethel Marie Costin, both of this city. j
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Statement of Condition of
Tk'2 Murchison National Bank
Of Wilmington, N. C.
At thu Close of Business April 3, 1923
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ---,.$ 8,874,182.51
Customers’ liability acceptances . 300,000.00
U. S. bopds.. . . . ... 729,450.00
Banking building. 368,600.00
Bonds and other securities.,-, 160,500.00
Cash and due by banks .... 3,494,160.55
TOTAL ...... $13,926,893.06
LIABILITIES
Capital stock ...,...$ 1,000,000.00
Surplus and net profite .................... 1,165,839.74
Reserved for taxes ....... .. 65,293.11
Circulation ................................... 541,600.00
Acceptances . 300,000.00
Rediscounts with federal reserve bank. . • 614,000.00
Deposits ..... ..... . 10,240,160.21
'* TOTAL ..'.‘.'iV*...$18,926,893.06
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