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f AS IIE REVIEVS
t ''She Asks Nothing For
; Has a Right Jo Ask For Humanity "
'v- ;-r;:;x::r;.-' Itself.' H' V r;-. ;v:; .""
-'. im f r? r?rrVC rr A MCD If A IC TUP
. . V FORCE OF
Navy and Its Efficiency and
Warmest Praise of Secre-
. tary Daniels "Spoken to the
'. , PeoDle of the Nation; When
You Touch a Moral Principle
You Touch theJieart of the
.'.Amencartireopie as.a unii,
- - - He Declares; Continuous
Ovation Throughout the Day
v and Patriotic Assurances of
Support Everywhere Given;
Stands With Bared Head in
the Mist as National Anthem
Sounds an4.Four Miles of
- Warships Pass in Review,
" New Tork. mf lT.Prldent WU-
soa today reviewed ike AtluUs Bert
fa the Hud eon River and at a lunch
eon tendered to him oa ah ore by the
, city of Kew Tork toid a distinguished
gathering what the country and tta
navy stood tor. i The treat battleehtpe,
that lay In thTHvr, h sJd, were
"engines to promote the Interest of
,-. humanity." " "' V' '' ' ' ;r
"The Inspiring thing about Amer
ica,'' the President aassrted, "la that
; she asks nothing for herself except
what she has a right to ask for hu-
' inanity Itself. . - W want, no nation's
- -- propsrtyr-w wish to question no na-
tlon's honor; wo, wish Is ataad gt
'Z (lahly la the way f the development
77 of no nation. - ft la Sot preteB
. Uoa.n bus part t any that w are
privileged to stand for what svsry -tioa
would wish to stand for and
speakiag for those things which all
. humanity must desire."
Fare of Moral mad pea.
The spirit which, brooded over the
river -today, said the President, was
""Just a solemn evidence that the force
of America Is the force of moral prlnr
" dpi, that there Is not anything else
he loves and that there la not any
, thing alas for which she wUl eoa-
. .tend.",. . .J:. .
The.Preeideut took occasion to pay
iributi to Secretary of the Nary Daa
, tela, who sat besids him.
Although the day was damp 'and
chilly, with oocaslonai downpours of
. rain, the weather abated la bo way
' the enthusiasm with which New Terk
greeted the head of the nation. In the
. forenoon he reviewed land parade
of !.0t Bailors and marines and from
the moment ha set foot oa shore un
til he returned to the Mayflower to
. rertew the fleet, his progress through
the streets was a continuous ovaitoa.
He -was plainly touched, by the WtV
come accorded htm. ;
y Intens PatrloUssa Shoerav
. ' ' Everywhere a spirit of patriotism
.' was shown. Many men and women
seised every opportunity to tell the
; President of their support la tha pres-
ent International crista. Thousands
stood la the ahilly drlnle while the
brigade of sailors and marines merch
' ed up Fifth avenue, and. during the
' sftrvnoon, with a old, damp wind
: - blowing irrnsB the Hudson, and thou
sand mora later thronged vantage
i polats to watch the Mayflower as she
'. inaeill ap the river between tha war
ships. The Preetdeat'sx remarks at
- luncheon were greeted with tremen
dous applause. He .was introduced
- by Acting Mayor Oeorge McAsjeny. '
- The test of tha President address
follows: - ' '
-Mr. Mayor. Mr. Beeretary. Admiral
rietcher and OenUemen of the Fleet:
Tbls Is not aa occasion upon which
It seems ta ana, tt would be wise for
me to maks many remarks, but T
would deprive myself of a great srati-
. flcaUoB If I did V not sTpreas my
pleasur at being here, my gratitude
for the splendid reception which has
been accorded me aa tha representa
tive of the Batten and my profound
, Interest ta the aary-of the United
' etatea.
This ta an Interest with "which I
was apparently born, for ft began
when I was a youngster and has
ripened with my knowledge of the af
fiairs and policies wf the United States.
I think It is a aaturalj insU-BCtlre
judgment of the people ef the Cnlted
0tatss that they may express their
pever approriately la ' en '.efficient
inary. and their Interest Is partly, I
' bvllve,bcaae that aavy somehow
is expected to express their character,
not within our owa borders, where
its 'charscierr"ls"Wtdetsteodi-bat eat
eide our border, where It Is hoped we
r 0ccas!oniT' ethers with
THE GREAT FLEET
Herself Except What She
MORAL PRINCIPLE
noma slight rlaton of wbsit Amerloa
stands for. ' : .
Hick Praia For flatwatary.
"But before I apeak of tha navy of
tha United States, I want ta take ad'
rentage ef tha first publio opportunity
I hare bad to speak of tha Beeretary
of tha Nary, to express my confidence
and my ad ml ratios, and ta say that
ha has my a squall fted support, tor I
hava counselled with him ta- intimate
fashion.- I uow bow atneereT' It
has it at heart that sverythlag that
tha navy does and handles should be
done" and bandied "as the "people of
tha United States wish them handled
' because efficiency Is something
mora than orgaa halloa. .
"EaTicieacy runs Into avery wall
considered details of personnel and
method. Elflclency runs to tha extent
of lifting tha Id ear of a servtce abore
erery personal Interest So that when
I apeak my support at tha Secretary
of the Nary, I am merely speaking
my support of what t know avury true
lover ef the nary to desire and te
propose; for .the nary of tha United
States la a body specially trusted with
tha (deal of America.
' Ta Kavjr Jfot a Blaff,
"I like to imagine ta my theaghts
this IdesX These unlet ships, lying
In tha rlvar. has no suggestioa of
bluster about them no Intimation of
aggression. They ars aotnrnanded by
men thoughtful of tha daty of etttssna
aa wall as tha duty ef esBcat
acquainted with tha traditions of tha
great service to which they belong.
men who know by touch with the peo
ple of the United States What sort of
purposes they ought to entertalil and
what sort of discretion they ought
la exercise,- In order to use ' those
engines of force as englaos as yteoiote
tha interests sf humanity. ...
, "For tha Interesting and inspiring
thing about America hi that she asks
for herself except what she has a
right to ask for humanity Itself. - Wa
want no nation's property, wd wish
to question no nation's honor, ' wa
wish to stand selfishly in tha way ef
no nation; we want nothing that we
cannot get by our own legitimate en
terprise and by tha Inspiration of our
awn example and standing for these
things It hi not pretention an our part
to say that we are privileged to stand
for what every nation would wteh te
stand for and speaking for
thlnga which an humanity
desire, " .- ' - " -"
- Tha Symbolic) flagy
"When I think of tha Sag which
those ships carry, tha only touch of
oolor about them, tha only thing that
moves as If It had a settled spirit la
It, In their solid structure, tt seems to
ma that I aea alternate stripes ef
parchment upon which are written
tha right of liberty and Justice, and
stripes of blood apllled to vindicate
those rights; and then, in the corner,
a prediction of tha btuu serene Into
which avery nation may swim whldh
stands for these great things.
The rnlsston of America to tha only
thing that a sailor or soldier should
think about; hs has nothing to do
with the formulation at her policies;
he Is to support her policy whatever
It to but ha to ta support bar policy
In tha spirit of herself, and the
strength of our policy to that we.
Who for the time being administer
tha ait airs of that t nation. da , not
originate her. spirit, w attempt ta
embody tt; wa attempt to realise tt
la action; we are dominated by tt; wa
do not dlqtats it.
"And so with every man la arms
who serves tha narioa. b stands and
waits to do the things which the na
tion desires. America, - sometimes
seems, perhaps, to "forget her prat
gram, er rather, I will say. that some
times those who r present her seem
to forget her program. But the peo
ple never forget them. It to aa start
ling as It Is touching to aee how
whenever you touch a principle you
touch tha hearts of tha. people of the
United States. They, listen to your
debates ef policy, they determine
which party they will prefer to
power, they choose and prefer as or
dinary man; but their real . affection,
their real fore, their real Irresistible
momentum la for tha Ideals which
men embody. . . . ..
"1 never go a the streets ef a great
city without feeling that somehow I
do not confer elsewhere than a the
etreeu with tha great spirit of the
people themselves, going about their
f astness, . attending ta things which
concern them, andr yet carrying a
treasure at their hearts all the while,
ready to be stirred not only as indi
rUluals. bur as members-cfa great
(Continued an Pag Seven.)
5 I
WOODROW
CONFIDENCE AND ADMIRATION vr. ri
!FOR SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
iKg EXPRESSED -BY TH
' "Bo beforw I speak of the navy ef the rnlted rHaseay t want to tab
advantage of the Smt public opportunity I have luul to speak of the beo
retary of -the Navy, to exprrsa my confidence and amy admlraUon, and to
say that he' baa my unqualified support, for-1 have Hinelled wtUa. bint
In tatimate fashion.' I know how sincerely be has It at heart that every,
thing that the navy dees and handles should be done and handled aa-tlt
people of the United - Stale wish then handled because eOHiestey la
soemthing more than orgsnlaslfam. . . .
-fcJBcirncy runs Into every we U rouMderedl " detail of pernorssef and!
Bsethod. bflk-irntw runs to the extmt'Of lifting Ue Ideal of a aervlc
above every pevwnal Interest. . So .tha when-1 speak my support ef the
awcrntary of the Asvy, 1 asa merely Sneaking my support of what I Jtmnr
ei t m h)Tcv of fbe Jajr to Uc-!rs and so pruixiMtt ttHnrr Smt vt UN
United b tares to body simdaily traserd wltn Urn niud of Asaertca," ' y
: -r,..-i.,.-w. : .: I...',, y ;::?,. '.v;'V, -f : . j ''
BRITISH PIERCE
THE GERMATJ LINE
Sir John French Reports , the
Capture of Two Miles of
' - . Trenches. '
MANY -PRISONERS ;-Taken
Russians Appear to Have Re
formed lines In Galicia, But
Vienna Reports Further Ad
vance; Italy Awaits Conven-
inc . of -'. ParliamentBefore
Making Final Decision. . ?'
.Ob ...as
London.' Mar IT. Field Marshal
Sir John French, In a mesnage to
night. Informed 1 the " British people
that their troops amUn had taken the
otTenaive after a-fortnight- spent. In
hurling back German attacks, and had
swept scroas the
swept acmes and 'Captured all Ger
man trenches south or Klcheoourg
L'Avoue over a two-mile' fronts
Thle movement, which has result
ed la the rapture of numerous prison
era. to still under way, and gives Indi
cation of being as Important in the
matter of territory wo as was ths
recent French' advance. Elsewhere
along tha western battlef rent a lull
prevails. - - .
In the asst. Vienna re porta that
Sunday penned ' with v little- activity.
This Is considered her as possibly In
dicating. that ths Russians have reach
ed a point where they are able to re
eetabllah their line. The - Austrian a.
however, assert that their army still
advances.
A homeward bound' Zeppelin, re
turning from a rad oa England, was
attacked today as tt reached the Bel-
gain coast. , Ths big gas bag Is re
ported te have been damaged, but the
fate of the air-craft waa not learned.
as It drifted awsy In the fog out of
sight of ths attackers. The strain of
waiting for definite news of Italy's
Intentions with regard to the war,
baa been relieved somewhat by the
statement that nothing further la to
be done until parliament meets next
Thursday. Meantime special trains
are reported to be in readiness, to take
the German and Aostrtsn smbsssadors
sot of the country. The tierman
press Is gloomy over the situation. -
JAMK8 FAIRCliOTH DIES. -
Touth Si
ammbs te Bullet
Ink
Fayettevtrie. May IT. James Falr-
cloth, the- young man who was shot
from amhu-h in the street of Sslem
burg, Ham peon county, " Saturday
nisht. died in. a hospital here his
afternoon. - '
His body was sent tif Ssleimburg.
Fafrcloth waa going boms from a
chool commencement ' wlien hs was
hot throurh the brain. Tbe Identity
ef bis slayer is wkuva, v - - -
WILSON,
GERMAPJ PAPERS
DO
T LIKE NOTE
Several Vented ' Their Animus
Before. Government Forbade
I "SC Them to Comment.", .
4.
MOST: OF -THEM SILENT
Lokal Anzefger Says Germany
Has a Clear Conscience on
Her Method of Warfare and
ThatThey Will Refuse to
: Change; . England . Accused
as ChietOffenderTt
- BcrHit, vta Loedou May 1T--.
The Ajnerlcsn note, to Geruaany :
. has not been glvea out offlcially. -
The afternoon papers, lw water,
print the vrv-Son of tbe duc-ament
as tdegraphed by the Havas .
'. Agency.' Moat of thent refrala
- front rneiianrwl. Tbe Lokal An,
artger sayst - - '
"The Q riimn government cer.
-talnly wlft not deiay kmg-wHb
the answer requested and proba.
' ' biy wiH. reply that ht oorwpylng
MsHI with - Its sarved duties' H
to not to be dint orbed frona any
"That the- Asaericnn
' aseat should consider . tbe Lasi.
. tania as m hnr-nJrss packet host,
.without taking notice of tbe fact
tbat tt was really aa aaxlllarp
ts'alsur and an " aiuauaiilticn
" steamer of the Brittsh navy, ap
pears to' u scarcely believable
Bat the Ci i man answer to Waah
, Ington wilt make It eomp.f horns,
bin to Mr. vVilHon In language as
polite as tt wtii be clear, that w
' must mnduct tbe war as we era
' eondurtlna; It aad can road act It
- wrtn a Hear cmevre."
BSQLAXD AOAin AOCUSEC8.
The TagUaoha Randschasj. rasa- .
asenUng on reports UuM tbe Ixas
taula I ik 4iient has canard a "glow
. rntr In-irtu" In - Amerfcw. aaysi 1
Hih laWght probaMy will lead
to the discovery tlmt Kngiaad
. really to the guilty party be nana
It took asBBBunitton am board a '
passtnger steamer tq enmrwven
, Uoa of tbe ABsertraa lbwa"
After -quoting Uie sfslste which
H. srgues rovers this point, the .
- Tarliache Kundscrhsu jroadwesi
t "According t the Asserlcaa
law tbe ca plain of the Lanttama
''ought to go to prtxnn."
A eonlWIeeulal note to tbe eM
. tnrs of the newspapers, which
reached then oo late, eaya Uist
nothing regarding tle Ariterias
note may be printed tor tbe Uma
- being. ... . -
BITTER FIGHT 111
G
Argument of Government to
- Dismiss Proceedings ' Is
v -.How Being Heard, f ;
NtJMBEH F . BRIEFS " FILED
Plaintiff's Counsel Charges
...That Politics Have Been In
jected and -Charges Compt
roller Williams With. Violat
ing the Law j Jvtd More Days
ot Argument,
tar as
PesaK
Waahlngton, D. C, May la. Argu
ment on ; motions by govertunent
counsel to dismiss for hck of juris
diction, tha Injuncten suit brought by
tha Rlggn , National , Bank against
Treasury officials, began today In tha
District of Columbus Supreme Courts
Aa Indication of tha bittern ess with
which tb itUgaton wlU be fought de-
reloped soen after the cVa waa call-
ad. The opposing lawyers engased in
S neatecr wrangle over pubikty uma-
da, employed In tha proceedings, oa
which Justice McCoy, presiding, ceil
ed a halt with the aansanoement
that "this court a not going ta be
used aa laboratory ta
Hoot .r":.:-
Louis Brandela, Samuel Untetnrer,
and .associate counsel for Secretary
McAdoo. Comptroller Williams. and
Treasurer John. Burke, charged With
conspiring to wreck tha Rigga Bank,
filed briefs in support of then mo
tions to dismiss the proceeding. They
maintan that "the suit Involves ths
property of tbe United (Rates, la a
suit against ths United States,-and
that tha government eaanot be made
a party to a suit without tta consent.
The orBcer In their dealing with the
bank, tt uma declared, acted la their
official ce.De.citT within tha law,
Ths rls-ht of the bank te sua la
nultuy also was challenged aa . ths
ground that It had an adequaut rem
eaay at law. -
- Ctetats Porttice Ujnrted, s
Frank i. Hogaa, for the bang,
charged In bis argument that a po
litical aspect had been Injected Into
tha esse and that most of the am
davits fllad by Secretary McAdoo bad
nothing to do with the proceeding.
He cited authorities to show that of
Bclais ef ths government be made
amenable to the enurt whear they at
tempt te usurp authority aad aa-
serted that Mr. McAdoo usurped an
tnonty ay.wiuinaiding 5.BU inursst
oa bonds due the Riggs bank.
Referring to Comptroller Williams.
Mr. Hogan aaldi -Wa bale to ths bar
aa Individual who has abandoned be
ing a taw administrator and become
a law violator."
The attorney dwelt at length on de
mands for Information made on the
bank by Mr. Williams. He aald the
directors of the bank tost summer
asked tha comptroller just what be
desired the bank to do, but that no
aovtc or auggeetion were received,
In demanding a penalty of It.tOt
from the bank for failure to submit
a report of the loana of the Instltu-
uoa for eighteen years. Mr. Hosaa
declared tbat Comptroller Wllllama
maae out erroneous ealeulatioa to
stipulate that amount, which was due
in interest to ths bank and nntiAMi
ths bank that It would bs subject to
. runner ana continuing penalty. -
ww thought be meant what he
said,- continued the attorney. "It
now appear f ram Williams' affidavit
that hs merely waa attempting to
bully officials of the bank. Re sow
ssys ne naa no Intention of exacting
further penalty aad he makes as at.
tempt to calculate ths amount that
naa neon incurred."
Touching upon the statement In
Mr. McAdoe'a affidavit that tha Secre
tary knew but two officers of the Na
tional.. City Bank Of Nsw Tork and
that he had no dealings with that In
stitution to -arous hostility, Mr.
Hogan aald tha National Citv Bank
waa In no way connected with this
case and did not own a dollar's worth
of stock In ths eRIggs Bank.
It was believed tonight that prob
ably two more days wsuld be occu.
pled by argumente oa legal phases ef
too sproceedlngs. If the court should
ntrrnle tbe motions to dismiss, tha
defendant officials then would have
to shnw why they abould not be per
manently enjoined from continuing
. ; uniawtui
tha bank-
interference with
JUDGE BONO PLEASES.
Lee C
y Bar Adopts CcenDlimen-
ury nesnoaimns.
Saaford. May 17. The people ef
Lee county were very much pleased
with the maaaer In which Judge
Bond conducted court for this count jr.
Ths Lea county bar adopted ths fol
lowing resolution:
-Bs It resolved by the Bar Asso
ciation ef Lee county that the thanks
of ths bar be extended to His Honor,
W. M. bond. Judge, for the able ana
Impartial meaner la which hs has
presided over the terms of Lee Supe
rior Court held by him,-' and for his
uniform courtesy toward, members of
ths bar, witnesses and litigants; and
that-we extend to him our hearty
good will la the hops that he may re
turn at an early date aad preside ovet
our court agsia.-
COLD WATS OVER NATION.
Only the Calf States Free of Abaor.
nutl Weather.
Washington. D. C. Msy 17. Abnor
mally rnll weather pre ailed ton eM
throughout ths entire country except
la the gulf State. Reports 'to ths
weather bureau told ef two disturb
ance, one In ths Northwest ths ether
In the East, both moving eastward.
Frost warnings were Issued tonight
for many ot the North era and Cen
tral states. ,
Muds Saow la West Virginia. ,
Grafton, W. Va May 1 T. North
ern West Virginia today experienoed
the ooldeet My day is seventeen
years; M uch snow Is reported to hare
fallen in ths mountains and Ice fi
ed an many small runs aad creek,
ES BAflKSUIT TOREI
VOTES FOB 111BI;
JEDfilEST
Mrs. Benedict Urges Federal
; Commission to Press Cause
. With President.. .
"WILSON - CAN - DO: -IF
Clarence Dafrow Says the Poor
-Man Handicapped In Secur
Ing Justice; Rich Men Hire
Good Lawyers to Read, and
Good . Lawyers Make the
Laws. ... ."
,
Washmrton. IX C, May IT. Votes
for women was urged aa the remedy
for Industrial unrest nefora the Com
mlsslon on Industrial relations here
today by Mm Chryatal Fastmsa Ben
edict, ef New Tork, representing the
Congressional Union for woman suf
frage. ; -
Mrs. Benedict declared the eommls
sloa should immediately report - to
lluaidsiit - Wilson advooatlng . a - Fed
eral constitutional amsndmsnl for nation-wide
woman sun rag.
Commissioner Lennen suggested
that the ouiiiiiitsntott' eeuld anly rspert
te Congress aad tbat Congress would
not be Ire simian until Deosmbsr. " .
"Vrsas Can Do" "Pi -
1 bad thought, ef that, too, aald
Mr. Benedict, "make the report te
Wilson. Wilson eaa do tt. If you
would make him understand that ths
future ef te Democratic party de
pend upon tbto laeus we would get
euflrag. . Ton -would let him know
about t without making a formal report.-
. -
Tb testimony ef tha suffragist
seokeswomaa Interrupted that of
Clarenoa sV Darrew, eeuBsel for
unions ta several notable trials, who
argued that tb peer man bad not
equal opportunity before the taw with
the rich man. Ha waa preceded by
Walter Drew, counsel for apea shop
employer who - took as op pea lie
elsw. -
. Mr. Drew said bs was unable te
recommend any specific remedy for
Industrial enree.
"We are making headway all ths
tims la the education of ear peo
ple' said be. "Kvery agitstioe baa a
certain educative effect- But ther Is
ao general pessrea for Industrial eon
diUons. ...
Law lean te the Rich,
Mr. Harrow whsa asked whether he
thought the rich and poor were ac
corded -eon! treatment beforw ths
taw said: "I do not believe that tbe
poor receive equal treatment with tbe
rich. The law is made by lawyer,
aad god tawjraiuv IV tbat I meant
lawyers who get gnd fees and whoss
clients are, therefor, rich. They
have no knowledge of questions that
confront tbs poor aad their whols
feeUng aad life to on tb other
ewe," . -
l'ersonal Injury cases. Mr. Darrew
said, bad further aroused feeling
among laooring men against
courts. Hs added tbat tb eoenmoa
law doctrines ot "assumed risk ef em-
pioyment" and "fellow servant re
sponsibility wsr antiquated and out
ot toucn witn modern conditions.
Dwarf Against blaata. .
The court d not consider a quel
Uoa at point and administer Justice,
b continued. "They look up tbe
law In books,- If they were to taks
question up without the Intervention
of lawyer they might accomplish
something. But - when a rich cor
poration goes to law It hires the bast
legal talent, lltted against It to a
poor man - whoa lawyer Is probably
trying his nrst case. If It was a prlss
nni ano you pitted a swarr against
a man lika Ja?k Johnson tha world
would not stand for It. But that bap
pen every e n the courts"
. "The constitutional guarantee as t
iree speecn ana rre pre,- said h
"amount te not h ins. Tb annatitn.
tlon guarantees every elUssa tbs right
te bear arms, but every orsmnlnsd
town eaa pass aa ordinance prevent
ing the ettlsens from carrying a pistol-
Fre speech and tha free press
bar been legislated against rspeefed
ly in Federal, State aad municipal
JEEOG-
KILLED BY AUTO
Run Down Near; His Home In
- New Bern by Car Driven '
. by 14-Year-OldBoy,
1 Nw Bern. May IT. Aa accident
which east a shadow ef gloom ever
two of the most prominent families of
New Bern occurred tonight at T:4I
o'clock when Earl King, the six -year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Taylor,
was run ever and killed by a ser en-
passenger suto mobile, driven by James
mewart. rooneen year of as, aad
a sob of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart.
The accident occurred wrtbla a few
yards of tit victim's home, and was
witnessed by aevsrel people. Tb lit
tle boy waa at one carried te his
home, where medical aid was ren
dered, but to ao effect, for hs died of
eoneoseion of tb brain wlthla aa hour
without rgalBiag eoascieneeBesa.
A supper wss glvea at ulenbumle
Park to tb delegate wb are In the
city attending tb council ef ths
dloeess of East Carolina yesterday aft
ernoon by Buhos Darst. Ths Stew-
srt boy was returning from ths park
wtta several leaie. n. was ruing up
Cast Front street at a moderate speed
and as b turned down Pollock the
little child run In front ef the ear.
and before tb driver could atop the
Dtg maenitts ese er ta rroat wheels
bsd pinl ever tb child's bsdy. O.
N. Rnnett wss near by and saw ths
trsgBdy. Bs at oaea rushed t the
scene, took tb child p and earned
It te bis home - just across, tbs
street. '
Both families ars wealthy. Mr.
Taylor own the Crown I Bottling
wnrke and Is a member of the Arm
of Lsvick aad Taylor, owners of tb
Atnews -rweatrar m r. Ste wa rr Tea
well know banker and ewne a eon-
stderable amount of real estate.
EAI IfiG
BAPTISTS STUB
. FOBPpii:!
Convention Pledges Support to
Anti-SalooTrleagUrl Before
; Adjournment
FOR PURE DEMOCRACY
Against Centralized Power and
; "Efforts of Roman Catholic
Hierachy to Galn'Control of
r Our Government"; Educa
tional Commission. Created;
:s Baracas Passed Over. -
. ' . (By tss
-Boiiaton, Texaa, May llJ-fOf
outhera Bapttot Convsntlon at tha
SnaJ sessioa of Its seventieth annsul
meeting Iter today, created aa adu
eaBonal commission, pledged co-operation
to tha Anti-Saloon League of
America, and similar organlxatlotui
aad adopted resolutions deploring tbg
prsssn f a papal legate at Wash,
ingtoa and sUeged "efforts of tha Ro
man Catholio hierarchy to gain con
trol of our government,"
Tha educational commission wilt b
PdfjtaepraeanuUyeni
The eoavsntlen took aa action with"
regard te the Baraoa and Philathee,
movement. eppoalUoa t which wag
exprsesed la a oommlttee rspert. Dis
cussion ef tha report wa Interrupted
Saturday by a special order at bust,
ass and It waa not again taken up.
Before giving Its endorsement t
the Anti-Saloon League the conven
tion voiced its objection to the "con
trail sed form ef government, reeenU
ly adopted by tha leaagua, by tbe In.
sertioa of a clans la th report of
the committee oa tompsrano aad
spetat ser .lis Insisting that th laagua
"be kept in harmony with our dome.
lis institutions." Each of the oSu
thern Baptist churches ta eel f -governing
and It was urged that tbe league
be ao constituted tbat each state orga
nization be self-controlling.
Tbs convention will meet next year
la AshsvUta, N. C
Ths report of th committee on
temperance and social service was
submitted by Chairman A, J. Barton,',
of Dallas, superintendent for Texas
ot th Antl Saloon Laagu of Ameri
ca. It devoted the greater part of Hs
space te optimistic discussion of the
prohibition movement and ta urging
upon Southern Baptists further edurts
to stamp out the liquor traffic, la
conclusioib-TtT)ortdeclarsdth -
"beverage liqu-tr tranice la not tns
only evil and "iu abolition not ths
only needed reform. Urging ether
reforms, ths report stated:
Many Reform Urged, '
"So king as there Is social Inequality,
Industrial injustice er political crime,
yon and I have s m image and a mis
sion.' . - - - v -
Under the tatter head war grouped
child rss's work ta factories, long
hours In sweat shape, temptations te
young girls working for meager sal
aries la department stores, orowded
tenements, tenantry sondlttons on
far ma and Impure politic. '
-As heralds of th kingdom, of Ood
sn earth. th report stated, w sre
sot to be ward-heeler and pot-poll-tioiana,
but messengers of better
things.
beath Knelt of Kant Sosmded.
Tbe report recounted tbe recent vie
tories for State-wide prohibition In
several States; tb fact that th bill
introduced In the last session of Con
gress to submit - a eonstltutional -amendment
for national prohibition
received a majority but net the neces
sary two-thirds yet In - the lower
House of Congress, and tb prohibition
steps taken by the great Kuropeeja
sat ions sine th beginning ot tb Eu
ro peaa war. -The death knell ot rum
la Amerloa baa been sounded," th ,
report declared. -
In conclusion tb convention wa
asked t endorse "every movement
looking t tbe abolition ot the hover '
ag liquor trafSe" aad to promise co
operation and snpport te -the Aatta -Baloon
League of America, tb Wom
an's Christian Tamperaao Union and
the Hobeoce resolution, er "any other
similar resolution - which shall . be
agreed upon by th legislative Com
mittee of th Ana-Saloon League of
America." -
Tha oonventloa adopted s resolution
stating tbe need ef aa daeei!ea beard
and authorising the appointment ef
a committee to report on this matter
at tbe next eoavenoon.
, Vote ef Thnsika to Preen,
In resolutions thanking "ail those
who aided In making th oonven-
tlon a auccsss tbe convention stated.
"Ws especially thank th Associated
press, aad tbs newspapere.
Fraternal delegates then were ap
pointed te attend the Northsrn Bap
tist Convention in Lofl Angel this
week. '
British Save Lives
When They Destroy
Germany's Commeite
Admiralty Secretary Points
to This in Contrast to
Ghastly Record of Teuts --
-JL t
r ssasMel rves.
London, May IT. Thomas J. Me-
Namara, Parliamentary Secretary ot
the Admiralty, ' announced " ta : ths
House ef Commons today . tbat
fit tons at. British shipping, other
than wsrshfpa, had been sunk or cp
tared by th 0rtnaa navy sinoa ths
war began.
Mr. McNarama added: '
"The number ef persons of all na-
ttoaaBtisa killed In connection with
tbes staking to approximately l.ESt.
Tbe ton nag of German shipping,
st warships, surik or captured by
tbs British aavy to May II, la 114,-
dts, So tar as known, aot nna 0r.
man or aeutral subject has beea kl'.!-
iB connsctia tbrii-a."