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WILSON-TAFT LEAGUE MATTER AIRED TIm Memorandum Show* That Pr—idrmt Follow*** Tmitt Advic*. Springfield. Hie., Ort. 11- Cable mnrMpoainiM between President Wilson and former Pn-tidMit Taft in during draft in if of tha laifua of nations covenant at Pari* .was mad* public here laat night by Governor Cos. nf Ohio. Democratic providential mulldatr. together with a statement by tha candidate ■•Hti<->*in® severely Sana tor lodge. "f Ma»*at hoaatta, and othar league opponent*. Mr. Taft, tha rorrespond«wwe da tailed. sought and had cable romnuni ration with Pwidmt Wilson, *ub mitting numeroo* niggestions for changes In tha tentative league draft and advising tha I'resideat regarding its presentation to tha senate. Governor Cox said that ha publish ed tha Taft-Wilson correspondence— Whit* House memorandum— because of 'tha equivocal position ei-President Taft and othar friends of tha lesrue now occupy in thair support of tha candidate of tha league destruction itaelf." The correspondence, Governor Co* said, waa "initiated by him fMr. Taft) aa a result of hia study of tha draft agreement." and quoted Mr. Taft'* own words when sincerity of mind snd intelligence were not be clouded by tha partisan prejudice of a political campaign." The White Houm memorandum containing Home of the cable* ex changed by President Wilson and Mr. Taft ■ La tad, that in "every in stance" the President followed Mr. Taft's suggestions and Governor Cox's statement declared that "every suggestion of Mr. Taft was followed literally." • The correspondence indi cated that Mr. Taft's suggestions dealt principally with protecting the Monroe doctrine, and dealing with American Homeatic questions, with drawal from the learu*. unanimous league dec la ions and disarmament The correspondence made public con tained two cablegrams from the Pre sident to Mr. Taft and several from Mr. Taft to the executive, including one in which A. lawrence Lowell, pre sident of Harvard Unversity, joined. The White House memorandum quoted at length league amendments to show adoption of Mr. Taft's sug gestion. The final cable from Mr Taft rent to Mr. Tumulty and frrw*rded to rhe President, as given ia published cor respondence was dated June 28. IP1? Just before the President retnrred tt present the treaty to the senate It read: "I would like to send * ret'irn mes sage and that is that the President argue for the league and its neces sity; the impossibilitv to secure peace without it, the dresdft unrest in Eu rope. the pressure of our allies to ratify and secure peace at once, the need of the league with the I'nited States to stabilise and to resist bol shevism, the necessity for renewal ot negotiation if any important amend ment like striking out article X Is made, the absurdity of a congres sional declaration of peace on one side the giving up of all objects of the war in such a peace if Germany were to make a similar declaration. I hope sincerely he will not attack the Re publican senators. His appeal will be much more influential if he pleads his cause and does not attack the opposi tion." On March IB. 1919, the correspon dnwt showed. Secretary Tumulty sent the President a message stating that Mr. Taft desired to cable the Presi dent direct with suggestions not look ing to change "of the structure of the league, the plan of action or it* real character, but simply removing ob jections hi minds of conscientious Americans— which ita language does not Justify and whoa* fears eosld be removed without any considerable change of language." The reply given by President Wil son said ha would "appreciate Mr. Taft's offer of suggestions and wel come them." "The sooner they are sent the bat tar,'* the President's reply added. "You need give yourself no uneasiness about my yielding anything with re gard to the embodiment of the pro poeed convention in the treaty." On March Id, the comepondence showed. Mr. Taft cabled a reservation for the Monroe doctrine, stating that It "alone would probably carry the treaty but others would make it cer tain." Mr. -Taft's detailed sugges tions were: "If you bring back the treaty with tils I sagas of nations in it, maks specific minnHm of tfce Monroe d'irtnn* if a term for duration of the league ' and the limit of armament, faquir* • ipraaaJjr unanimity of action in executive council and body of dela ratea, and add to article XV ■ provi sion that wherr tki tumtlvt council of tin hod J- of delegatea finds the dif ference to grow oat of an exclusively domaatir policy, it shall rmnnamd no settlement. the rround will be completely rut from under *Jm oppon rnta of tha Irairua in tha MMt( " Tha lattar, Mr. Taft aaid. would roaar tariff. Japanese immigration and similar domaatic questions. Submitting 'rafts of ornpoaad amendment« and detailed arguments in their behalf, one of Mr. Taft'« maa »W»d: "Tha Republican Miutnn ara try ing to stir up anxiety among Republi cans leat thin he a limitation upon out tariff. It would help much to meet and remove objections and nit tha (rround under • eratnnal obstruction." Regarding tha Monroe doctrine'* protection. Mr. Taft waa qucted a* follows: "My impression is that if the one article already sent, on the Monroe doctrine, he inserted in the treaty, sufficient Republicans who signed the round robin would probably retreat from their position and vote for rati fication so that it would carry. If the other suggestions were adopted, I feel confident that all but a few who oppose any league at all would b» driven to accept them and to stand for the league." Another mniir' by Mr. rart on March 28, 1919, upon the name sub ject «aid: "Venture to iun»t to the Presi dent that failure to reserve Monroe doctrine more, specifically in face of; opposition in conference will (rive (Treat weight to objections that league j aa first reported endanger* advocate* of league, it will certainly lead to senate amendments embodying doc trine and other provision* In form Wss likely to secure subsequent ar quWwcence of other nations than pro per reservation now. Deem some kind of Monroe doctrine amendment < now to article 10 vital to appreciate league M flits country. T say this, with full reallxation that complies-1 tiona in conference are many and not clearly understood here. A strong and successful stand now will carry the league." Another, on April 12, signed by Mr., Taft and A. T.awrence Lowell, read: "Friends of the covenant are seri ously alarmed over report that no amendment will be made more speci fically safeguarding Monroe doctrine. At full meeting of executive commit tee of league to enforce peace, with SO members from 18 states present, un animous opinion that without such amendment. Republican senators, will certainly defeat ratification of treaty hecauae public opinion will sustain them. With such amendment, treaty will be promptly ratified." The White House memorandum, mad* public by Governor Cox, said that the league's reservation of do mestic questions was made "as sug gested by Mr. Taft and almost in his own words." All of the other sug gestions from Mr. Taft. it stated, were fo'lowed. as shown by quotations from the lesgue covenant. In making public tlfe correspond ence. Governor Cox's statement said that time had arrived "to bring be fore the American jury the recorded evidence—that the league Is the com posite thought of the leading states men of the world." and that it "in corporated all the suggestions that were honestly offered by leading United State* citiaens." Citing suggestions of Elihu Root, Charles E. Hughet and others, Gov ernor Cox reiterated and it* opposi tion was a "partisan conspiracy." "It seams bat yesterday," Mid Gov ernor Cox, 'that all tin leaders of American thought were for tha lea rue The past 18 months of plot and conspiracy. holding up tha civilisation of the world and tearing at the heart strings of humanity, for political pur poses," are as a nightmare. Governor Cox referred to the White House dinner in February 1919 at which President Wilson, he said, conferred upon the league covenant, with the senate foreign relations and house affairs committees, and added: "Rut before this meeting, Henry Cabot Lodge as tha arch-conspirator of the ages, had uttered his defiance and issued the mandate that peace should not be if it came as tha result of effort in which the President had a directing hand. A partisan victory horn in hatred and discontent waa his goal, let the cost to civilisation be what It might. In sequence, • few days after the conference. Senator t/odge produced his infamous round robin, signed by 17 suns tora, who declared that the Im(W mi not MUtHliU in the form [iwwhIW. Hut who. Iindrr partisan leadership, mad* no nuir ■at.ona of any kind for its impnirmmt aa a naana of pr» HTVlnf tha peace of tha world. Spaad and Endurance *ill Malta Com Wiaaar. A apeeial from Naw York says: The Presidential rare ia a Ions one and the leader in tha laat lap will win tha race The Democratic entry ia ahowiag wonderful a peed and auperb ■ tamina and enduraare. Re ia grstag to win Whatever Ita effort In tha West, and even the Repuhl.ran preaa iihowa that he made a wonderful impression (here, the reault of Governor Co*'s tour of that section haa baen tha heartening of Democrats all over the -ountry and the winning of distin guished supporters. Every day facta develop and thing* come out a ho wing Democratic trains. In the last few days; John Bar ist, an old man loved and admired hy the Tate Col. Theodore Roosevelt and hy nyllior* of readers. in a published let'.er haa announced his support of the Democratic party. Governor Cox'* attitude on he league of nation won him over although ha has heen a life-long Republican. Another notable acceaaion to tha Democratic ranks is the Chicago Evening Poat, an independent Re publican paper. It tomes squarely out for the league of nations and (kivemor Cos. Under the same ownership are the Indianapolis Star, the Muncie find.) Star, the Terre Haute Star, the Louiaville Herald and Denver News. Bishop Hhayler, of the Episcopal diocese of Nebraska, ia another con-I spicuous recruit to the Democratic fijfht for the league of nation*. BRITAIN PREPARES FOR STRIKE OF HER MINERS Mora Than a Million Men Will U CalM From the Cool London, Oct. It.—There ware no signs tonight of any intervention or mediation to arert the coal strika, which by decision of the miner's deit irates in conference this moraine, foes into effect Saturday night, taking from the mines more than 1,000,000 men. The cabinet at a meeting today <tta cuased and decided upon all necessary stepa to protect the public services and the interests of the public in general. The fact that the govern ment has had sorh a long time to make preparations has tended to give a feeling of confidence to the people. Premier Lloyd George will remain In Ixindon over thr week-end, inatead of taking his rustomary visit to the country, so as to be ready for any new development. Emergency orders empowering the local authorities to take stepa to economise in the use of coal and light ing have been issued by the secretary of mines. These orders will limit thej consumption of domestic coal one htm-1 dred weight weekly ppr household. The food ministry has been given per- { mission to resume parital rationing if it becomes necessary. I as ifit* strike naa been brewing for so long the authorities have accumu lated large stocks of coal, while pri vate consumers have laid in supplies. Hence, unless the strike ia unduly prolonged, or the railway men deckle to join the miners, it ia not eipsctsd the country will suffer seriously. Public sympathy appears to be en tirely with the government. Many people concede that the mmui an entitled to an increase in 4V«e by virture of the increased coat of living, but contend the men should have ac cepted the government offer to sub mit the matter to an independent tri bunal. There ia no doubt negotiations will continue during the strike and 'he hope is expressed that something la the direction of a settlement may come from the reaaaembling of parlia ment next Tuesday Women In South Carolina Are Barred From Juriea Greenville. S. C., Sept. 27.—State Chairman T. P. Cothran today con curred with Attorney General Sameel M. Wolfe In the opinion handed down late Saturday to the effect that women •'ill not be allowed to serve on juries in South Carolina because of the rati fication of the woman suffrage amend ment. It waa previously reported that they would be required to do jury duty is well aa men. The statute provides that "a jury shall be naapoood at IS ■sea" and ssartts no provision for the female sex, it waa stated. FRIENDS Or LEAGUE PULL AWAY FROM THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Owmr 100 WUm mmd Woomii Won't Follow Harding. M«w York, Oct IT,—A Joint itate m«nt htf ovar 100 reprw ntatlra man •nd womtr. who have usually support ed th» Republican or pwnrmlw tick eta, annotincinr their intention to >oU for Cm •ml Rooaevalt an4 th>>M wn atonal randidate* who "»land hoaaat ly and frankly for ratification of tha treaty and adherence to tha leairue" waa mad* public hare tonight by Hamilton Holt. maraxirwr vditoe Thia utatement net forth that "It l» now too lata to take on a net* aaaocta tlon of nation*" to ha < rrateH under Republican auipice* and repudiating tha preaant Republican teademhlp that "haa permitted tha Republican party to become a 'little American party,' unfed ill Republicans and pro (rreaaive to "put patriotism aWr* party" nnd ndd their namai to tha li»t of sifnerm. rum list, arrnrilmtf u> Mr. Holt, it increasing Hotly. An anityiii firm not with the statement. said that it included 15 Republican officer* of the league to enforce peace; clergymen representing all the principal denomi nation ■ the presidents of Oberlln, Vassar. Smith, Rryn Mawr and Mount Holyoke colleges; several veterans of the great war and nine former Re publican or progressive party man agers and office holders. In the last classification were listed Charles P. (lowland, of New York; Violet M. Leroy. New York; Theodore Marburg. Baltimore; V H Nichols, Bennington. Vermont; Herbert Persona, New York Kliat D Salisbury. Indianapolis; Ed win E. Slosson, New York; Richard Welling, New York, and Alice White, Wellesley, Massachusetts. The statement declared that the Re publican party is "drifting toward national isolation" n.-.d had repudiat ed political traditions, under which the signer* had been r«ar«4wfeMfc* tiona emphasizing the Intm—tlna*l responsibilities of America, from Lin coln to Taft. Asserting that they held no brief for the present administration and did not insist "on any particular wording of rcaervations to any articles of the treaty." the signers set fortlr that tfley did not desire that a cause which should have served to unite all parties in the same spirit of common service which won the great war. should he made a basis of party difference hi the present campaign. Such Republican statesmen as An drew D White, Joseph M. Shoate, and Elihu Root, labored for the develop ment of international law and for the organization of the worUfr through the two Hague conferences, read the statement. "We would continue In, the path they indicated." The state ment then cited as proof that "nation al isolation has never been a Republi can watchword." President McKinley's attitude toward China; Theodore Rosevelt'i intervention in the Russo Japanese war; the work of William Howard Taft for the league of na tions; the presidential candidacy of Charles E. Hughes "as a protest against what he thought at that time was the indifference of the adminis tration to our international responsi bilities." and Republican approval of abandonment by President Wilson "of his party's policy of narrow national ism to advocate a league of nation*." "True Republican statesmanship would have welcomed and supported the covenant," continued the atato rn en t. "It would have seen hi the leajrue that one practicable mean* of restoring and increasing the authority of International law and its agencies designed ultimately to supplant war." Declaring that "daring the lata war everyone agreed that it was impera tive to adopt some measures to pre vent Its recurrence," the statement continued: The quection confronting America is whether we shall accept the exist ing league or insist upon a new in ternational agreement having the same object?" Dismissing the thought of a new "association of nations" tfcr statement said: "The proposal to aak 46 mem bers to 'scrap' the existing league, en ter another peace conference and agree on some undefined experiment can no longer be taken seriously." The statement then reviewed the work already under way of various Vague agencies and said: "We waat oar ceantry to stand first <n the councils of nations. Ws want oar reentry to share felly tn the great decisions which are escaping the fto- , tore of Iks watM. We rs—nt Man* Senator Harding* paltry of "Amort em last." In eloaiaff, the -Uirmint aaid. "In 'ho abaenre of * -finite >mr torn that the Republican ranlldM* will um hia fall influence to brine th* IJnM Hutn Into the Im(« with •urh re**rvationa aa may ha acrapt hM» to tha American pwplt. wa urge all Republican* and prugraaaivaa who put petriotiam above party to Join with aa in work in# and voting for Jair-a M Cos and franklin D. Booaa »»lt and for thoae nenatoriei candi date* who atand honestly and frankly 'or ratification of tha traaty and ad herence to tha. leagne." SHARP DROP IN PRJCE SOFT COAL PRED'CTED Recent D«clin« Will b* Fellow ed by Muck Mere D>dd»d Drop, Say* C. S. Allen. New York, Ort. 1«.--Prediction that tha rwnit decline in tha price of hita minoua coal ia to ha followed by a "much mora decided drop within a «hort time." was mada her* tonight by fharle* 8. Allan, wcreUry of tl»e Wholesale CoaJ Trade aaaociation, of New York. Mr. Allan said that hi* atatement wa* "hanad upon a rnn*an*oa of opin ion of member* of that aaaociation" which, ha addad, waa due to tha action thi* weak of Attorney General Palm er in eallinr upon the coal operator* to take atepa "to reduce price* and eliminate profiteering." Making public • telegram dent try Attorney General Palmer to the coal >perator» of northern Weat Virginia, urging them to uae their influence in ither district* to reduce price* and thua "lighten the Vork of the depart ment of juetice by reducing the nam t>er of prosecution* to be inatitnted for violation of the Leeer act in -harging unreasonable pricea." Mr. Mien aaid: WJI "Among the New York wholeaalera! the opinion ia general that Mr. Palm n baa decided to give the operator* in opportunity to remedy ronditiona it the aourre of supply, and if thia ac tion ia not forthcoming they aae a reiled suggestion in the Iaat line* of :he telegram that prosecution to end High pricea at the source or production •ill follow." The northern Weat Virginia opera tor*. at a meeting her* thia week idopted a aet of reaolutiona which ra faced the price of coal at the minea in that aeetion. not already under eon tract at low figure*, from 914 to M. Attorney General Palmer, aouiJug to Mr. Allen, aaked the national coal taaociation to take similar action, and the aaaociation had referred the reao lutions to ita federal relatione rom nittee, and they will probably "aoon i' wima a reality." The national aaaociation number* imong its member* more than 3 <M)0 iperator*," aaid Mr. Allen, "including the biggeat producer* in the country uid if adoption of the reaolutiona ha* in effect limilar to that in northern West Virginia, a a harp decline in pricea throughout the country will follow." Hanking System Will Prevent Serious Panic Rock Hill, S. C. Oct. 14.—The United States hss one of the best tanking ij-strmi in the world and 'under it I never expect to see another oanic," George E. Rob-it*, vice-pre lident of the National City Rank of! *few York, declared hsre tonight in an i Ad r ess before a rathe ring of SkIhW ! Ben in which he analrwd the erwJH. lituatioa. "I don't think we are going U> have' rither an industrial collapse or a janic," he added. "bu» If we esrsps hem it will be because ws ha«t a rood banking system and the banker* lavs followed an Intell g*nt policy In ■ffard to credits." Mr. Roberts said that the present .itoation is due to the ^aggregate de nsnd for crsdtt by all the Indastiles >t.f all lines of busme«s beyord the kbility of the banking system co sup >ly." Such conditions, ne said, re mit from "the war, the waste of espi al and expansion of crsd*t daring ths. ..r » A^iUstrstsrs Notice. Haritig qualified as sdmlnistrator i if the ratals of J. D. BHazard. lUreas 1 id, tais is to notify all persons owiiw rid estate to pay ths undersigned at ince, sll persons holding claims iralnst said sstsfc will ffls tKsm wits he nndersignsd within one rear frsm hs dsts hereof, if not. thk nodes rill be slssdsd In bar of rsesesry. ■This ths XOth day of Sspt l»20. K. A. Hannah. Adnu of J. D. Ms lard, dscsassd. ll-»a Mw. M. IMK At*. Pwilil—< i. Rhode tilwi HI— prohibition hit been in iiCwt tha mendoua benefit* derived IhnrfW have bM to tppamit that hundreds of Providence mrn who w«n pmiu— Ijr advorataa of liquor u» now imug in their nchpowl»d««nwiil that t hay will 'i*ht atrainat any effort to ben* hack the former dlarreditad rondttiona. uy* an 'ibaerver of the neeulta of pmhlM tioa in thia fttjr. Providence hoat nena man recently atated that ha hn4 to laugh at tha idta of prohibition, •ayinf frankly that ha navar Mlnal it would rom» to paae. and ' it did, it aureiy could nut achieve rha 11 fai — and improvement* prom.tad by ita advocate* "Bui »ince it haa come ,tnd arrow. |.tl*hed auch aatoninhmf w >ndm ta <o ahort a time and at that only par tially practiced," *aid tha hanineaa man. "I am ao thoroughly i imrtad to the new and much improved ordar of thing* that I am ready to fight any attempt to take tha heneflta of prohi bition from me personally, and from tha public arenerally at preaent mad e«p«rially the future renerationa which will not know the evil and dia aatroua influence of tha aaloon. in my rrastness. which imprnrrnm with prohibition, f come fai contact daily with hundreds of persona is tO walka of Ufa. When intoxicating liquor wju available and getting in Ita deadly work there waa one chap, whose clothe* were always caatoffa, who used to work intermittently aa4 upend al] his money, and what, ba got from his sisters and mother, far liquor. Bat since prohibition has clos ed the saloon he la worktnc steadily, haa hired a maid for Ms mother, ha* some money in the bank, and is Jueti flably proud of the fart that he haa bought six new and complete unit* for himself. The pleasure of the new clothes waa so rreat that he told M he bought a new suit every week for s while. Not only that, hut ha is tak ing a new interest in life. It is sock examples aa that right before me that convince me that I am only one at thousands who will fight on the side of prohibition if any attempt is mmdm to brwk down the present order at •hing* that pismlass even greater benefits with a fuller appreciation at the law and a fair opportunity for the good effscta of prohibition to bo shown. STATEMENT Of Ownership, Management. Ftc_ at The Meant Airy Mews for Oct. lat. int. Publishers, J. K. Johnson A Son. Mount Airy. N. C. Editor, J. E. Johnson Mount Airy, N.C. Buaineas Manager. W. M. Johnaoa. Mount Airy, N. C. Owners. J. E. A W. M. Johnaoa. Mount Airy. N. Known bondhol^V -nortgageea, and other security^! •*: Miller Saw-Trimmer Co.. PitrJk'"jfh. W. M. Johnson, Businfeaa Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of Oct. 1920. L P Wrenn, Notary Public. LONG SEARCH ENDED REWARD AFTER FOUR YEARS' OF SUFFERING Read Mr. JiMtic*'* Statement. "I have suffered lor four yeare from rheumatism and constipation. Mot long ago I saw an ad in the pa per with a free coupon attached. I clipped it oot and got a free bottle of RE-CU-MA. I took it according te directions and a boat the fourth day my rheumatism left me. I had alae ■uffered from constipation which wmm relieved. I hare only taken one bottle but I never felt better in ay life tibia I do now. "For yean I have taken different kinds of medicine, hat I can honestly my that RE-CU-MA has 4mm mm more food than anything I have aver taken. "I think RE-CU-MA should be m> commended to every sufferer from rheumatiam for I know it is what they need to make thaw well. I WMsk this letter published so others , wfli know what RE-CU-MA has dona hr me, and what H will do for thtsa. I »»ver aspect to he without RI-CU MA a*ah». "(Sfcned) J. S Justice, "Ihirham. K. C • RE-CU-MA Is sold on a fonr fey* guarantee by Mount Airy Croc Ob. snd an rood drug states at tl-M ■! tax.
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