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THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
President Wilson's speech before
the Congress Monday was the longest
he has delivered befoi'e that body. He
had a lot of ground to cover.
First he stated some great outstand
ing facts, as:
"A year ago we had sent 145,918
men overseas. Since then we have
sent 1,950,513, an average of 162,542
each month, the number in fact rising
in May, last, to 245,951, in June to
278,760, in July to 307,182, and contin
uing to reach similar figures in Au
gust and September in August 289,
570 and in September 257,438. No
such movement of troops ever took
place before, across three thousand
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miles of sea, followed by adequate
equipment and supplies, and carried
safely through extraordinary dangers
of attack dangers which were alike
strange and infinitely difficult to
guard against. In all this movement
only seven hundred and fifty-eight
men were lost by enemy attack 630
of whom were upon a single English
transport which was sunk near the
Orkney islands."
He touched unon the marvelous
"supporting organization of the in
dustries of the country and of all its
productive activities" which lay back
of this great movement, and hasten
ed to pay eloquent tribute to "the
mettle and quality of the men we sent
over and of the sailors who kept the
seas, and the spirit of the nation that
stood behind them" men who went
forth to "their terrible adventure
blithely and with the quick intelli
gence of those who know just what
it is they would accomplish." And
while the war could not have been won
without the support of those who stay
sd at home and did their duty, stil
'for many a long day we shall think
ourselves 'accurst we were not there
and hold our manhoods cheap while
any speaks that fought' with those at
St. Mihiel or Thierry."
But if we attempt to quote strik
ing pasages we shall run into lengths
that time and space will not admit,
for it is all admirable. The Presi
dent pays eloquent tribute also to the
admirable spirit of the nation during
the trying period of the war, "of the
unselfish labors of men and women,
and he says that the least tribute we
can pay to the women for the match
less part they played is to grant them
equal political rights with men.
He thinks that the problems incident
to the return to peace will be solved by
the initiative of business men who do
not need any leading strings and will
outrun any efforts made to guide them.
Of chief concern is the problem pre
sented in making provision for the re
turning soldiers, those of them who
will be at a loss to know what to do.
In solving this problem the President
directs attention to the opportunities
offered by arid, swamp and cutover
lands. There are 300,000,000 acres of
such lands which can be redeemed for
cultivation, and he thinks "it is pos
sible in dealing with our unused land
to effect a great rural and agricul
tural development which will afford
the best sort of opportunity to men
who want to help themselves."
He urges help for the Belgians and
French; determination of taxes to be
evied for 1918, 1919 and 1920;
ng billions upon war profits; a
levy-
full
naval program; and as to railroads, he
asks the Congress to study that-prtfa.-
em, which he frankly says he now
has no solution or.
In announcing his purpose to at
tend the peace congress the President
says he knows of no business or inter
est which should take precedence of
the peace settlements, "which are of
transcendant importance both to -us
and the rest of the world."
Throughout the address the Repub
lican Senators and Representatives
sat sour and glum and gloomy and
silent, pouting like naughty boys for
that they had not been consulted as
much as they thought was their due
They made a sorry spectacle of them
selves, but they will think better of
any devilment they had planned be
cause it has dawned upon them that
the country will not stand for any
monkev business such as has been
proposed by certain small politicians
like declaring the office of President
vacant and putting in a sub
stitute to fill the office until the next
election. It is astonishing how silly
some men who have broken into Con
gress act upon occasion.
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foreign affairs. Wilhelm says he was
deceived into going to Norway just
aiass Offered Treasury Post.
Representative Carter Glass, of Vir-
l-i a HmiQP of Con-
before the 'outbreak of the war, that TrmrmtblX.
he was kept in ignorance of the true - umjerstood to have been offered the
!
THEY'VE CHANGED THE TUNE.
The erst-while fire-eating Crown
Prince talks like a pious and mild
mannered young man who was oppos
ed to the war all along. He is quoted
as saying that he has not renounced
anything or signed any document
whatever, meaning that he is still
crown prince, but says that should
the German government decide to form
a republic similar to the United
States, he would be content to return
to that dear Germany as a simple citi
zen ready to do anything to assist
his country, that he should even be
happy to work as a laborer in a fac
tory. Isn't he just too cute and darl
ing! The deah boy. No doubt when
he learns what is going to be done
to him he will be in earnest about
being happy to be allowed to work
anywhere. The ex-crown prince says
he was not in favor of the war and
that he tried to persuade the general
staff to accept peace in October, 1914,
being persuaded then that Germany
could not win, but was told to mind
his own business. The ex-kaiser is
trying to shift the blame, too. He
seeks to shift responsibility for
bringing on the war to the shoulders
of Dr. Theobald von Bethman-Hollweg,
former imperial chancellor, and Got
heb von Jagow, former minister of
gtate of affairs, and that he hurried
back when the Russian move became
known.
Presently we shall see a sob-squad
weeping upon the necks, so to speak,
of the former kaiser and crown prince,
and calling high heaven to witness that
they are the sweetest and most inno
cent pair of Sunday school boys that
ever happened. But these pious
frauds will avail nothing in warding
off the impending doom.
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Our correspondent "Ajax wants a
law to curb reckless auto drivers. We
need, rather, enforcement of the pres
ent laws. The trouble is that reck
less drivers show their contempt for
the laws we a', ready have and get
away with it. They would do the
same no matter what laws were pass
ed. We agree with "Ajax" that the
reckless drives ought to he hauled
short up and made to realize that tney
can't endanger the lives of others with
out coming to grief.
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Houses are scarce in Red Springs.
None vacant and a number of families
on the lookout for homes. Unless some
steps are taken in the building line
Red Springs is full grown as to pop
ulation. Red Springs Citizen.
Passing through Red Springs the
I other day we were struck with the :
number of new buildings going up. A
building of some kind in course of
construction seemed to meet us at
every turn. It looks like Red Springs
has no idea of being full grown.
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The President hands the railroad
problem over to the Congress and
says, sezhe, "here, take .and solve
this, I don't know the answer." But
post of Secretary of the Treasury by
President wnson ana ms uuuuuowvu
is expected to go to the Senate im
mediately if he decides to accept.
A Rare Book Bargain.
For immediate delivery, I will sell
fho mmnlete works of O'Henry, the
most fascinating of all story writers,
in 12 fine volumes for only ?J2; 1
with order and $1 a month. (The pub
lishers' price is $17). Send me your
order today. J. T. Norsworthy, Thomp
son hotel, Lumberton, N. C, Phone 16.
$374,000 Inheritance Tax Collec
tions.
The Corporation Commission turned
over to the State Treasurer Monday
$91,000 balance of inheritance taxes
collected the past fiscal year under
the law passed by. the Legislature 2
years ago. This rounds up a total
of $374,000 inheritance tax collections
for the past year. Less than $50,000
was collected for the year just prior
to the delegation of this tax collec
tion to the commission. Members
of the commission are confident that
the inheritance tax revenue for the
State the next year will be fully $1,
000,000. Mrs. I. B. Townsend and Miss Dora
Thompson of McDonald were among
the shoppers in town yesterday.
he has not asked Congress what to
do about the peace congress. He
knows what to do about that and does
not pass it up to Congressmen.
Wherefore grave Senators and chesty
Representatives are sore.
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President Wilson went off in a ship
yesterday and ex-President Roosevelt
went off in a rage.
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WIVES AND SWEETHEARTS.
Every life has
its iecemoen
-4)orit be old
and Door.
Bank your money
MOW
Your wife that is or is to be or
your daughter, or other children, want
this for Christmas: "Riley's Complete
Works," 10 beautiful volumes, elegant
ly illustrated, $19.50, $1 with order,
$1.50 a month. Mail order to J. T.
Norsworthy, Lock Box 872, Lumber
ton, N. C, 'Phone 16.
He had a chance once. When he was young he earned money and
could have put some of it in the bank. By now, that money might
have grown to be a fortune. At any rate it would have been a snug
sum to have, and would have provided for him.
Every life has its December if we live it out.
Bank your money with ug and have i.o fear of the future.
COME TO OUR BANK.
WE ADD 4 PER CENT INTEREST.
First National Bank
(Bank opposite the court house)
LUMBERTON, - N. C,
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