"T A Question You Have A Dollar, Where Is Your Heart? (By W. BRODIE JONES Why indeed, no, you are not selfish! That quality is the most sordid of human afflictions and we know you are not to be judged that way. But where is the Red Cross Button which should proclaim your doctrine ar..l rhow your colors to those about yu? Where is the greatest little badge of unselfishness in the world? Where is the symbol of the heart of humanity? Where is the evidence that you care for the welfare of oth ers? It should be worn with pride! No one can fail, who knows condi tions here and abroad, to give the heart and dollar for enrollment under u Cross which has" come to live those Cross stands. No one should turn a!na Q nna ; 1SJ. i.p . -.j. . , , deaf ear to an appeal for the nominal as glorious. Where is your button ? We know you are not selfish may be you are unthoughtful. Reflect and join! J The Greatest Mother m the World waits for you with outstretched arms. ' For her sake and for the welfare of your brothers, can you conscientious ly turn your back to the appeal of Mercy or fail to heed the entreaty of a world-cry for aid? You have the dollar! Where is your heart? SUPPORT AMERICAN LEGION Every soldier, sailor or marine who valiantly served the country in the i hour of pe-il will perform a continued service by loining the American Legion a non-military, non-partizan service man organization whose pre- dominant ideal is the Americaniza- . tion of the United States, The future of America is to be buided in the main by the men who rallied to the flag in the recent war. as Iree irom oostacies as it can oe They represent the virile manhood of. mae the nation they are to maintain its j Did it ever occur to you that pro ideals and safeguard its liberties. posals in this "unrest" period are de- What a world of service lies be-! liberately made by certain agitators fore them now when on many sides to take away liberties of thought and insidious propaganda and devil-dyed, action on specious pleas of benefiting foreign-born, cunning are hand in a certain class of our population? hand working to overthrow in our in- There would be a whil-wind of indig Mustrial life the very principles for nation if efforts were" made to deprive which so many comrades in arms gave man of work, if he did not belong to their lives. a certain church or to a certain sect, The Legion has promulgated its or to this or that secret society. The ideal of Americanism. Could there people would have none of it. The ef be any finer goal? fort would be strangled speedily. Yet It is to be expected that the men of that is no worse than this proposition this country will give their moral sup- .of certain labor agitators that a man port to the national ideals of the or- cannot have work, unless he belongs ganizaion and help shape with their to a labor union. He must surrender influence the peace time activity of his liberties, under their theories, and the Nation for which they gave their if there is any happiness to be pur all in the time of war. No one obli- sued, he must pursue it under the di gates himself to the Government in rection of the officers of his labor any way which might become binding union, and in their paths, not in the indeed everv one can subscribe to path of his own choosing. There is its program of Americanism and help constitute a poweriui lacior m me uc velopment of the Nation. Get in touch with your local post Limer No. 25 today. Drive Makes Good Progress Reports coming to Third Red Cross Roll Call headquarters here tell of ac- t'vity of various committees over the county. Everywhere Red Cross but tons speak in silent tribute the praise of some energetic worker. j Roll Call Chairman Davis appeals for strenuous effort on the part of all to make the campaign the success the county's previous Red Cross record would predict. The value of a whole time nurse is a factor of the campaign which the canvassers will visualize for the public There will be a meeting in the Macon Baptist Church, on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p. m., in the interest of the Third Red Cross Roll Call. Mr. W. Brodie Jones, publicity manager, will deliver the address. A cordial ;.4-;-n ie ovfpnHf d everv white ill v iLativn w. - man woman and child in Six Found man, wuihh ... , . feature and a dollar." J. J. NICHOLSON, MRS. J. S. NOWELL. nn Sunday morning, Novembr if, nnewiththeprea. 111 Zion Baptist inc services at Mt. church, Mr. W. Brodie Jones, Publicity Manager, will deliver an address m the interest of the "Third Red Cross Roll Call." Every man, woman and child of the colored race in Six Pound township is invited to be present and hear Mr. Jones speak on this highly important subject. VOLUME XXIV A SEMI LIFE, LIBERTY HAPPINESS ISSUE OF CLOSED OR OPEN SHOP IN THE BALANCE Liberty Impossible When Labor Unions Endeavor To Dominate Public; Policy To Perish Be cause of Public Opinion. Of course that Thomas Jefferson cApiusswn, quoiea ior tne last one iii any literature, unleS it be something from the bible "life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness" is not in the Constitution of the United States, but is in the Decla ration of Independence. So far as basic, law ia if i-nirV4- incf as well be in the Constitution as in the Declaration for it is , nn, do,. ument which can be truthfully and emphatically described as the 'un written law." We often say that a man is entitled to live, to have liberty and to be as happy as he can be, be cause it his constitutional right, and that right cannot be taken from him by any body of law makers, agitators, or any power of any kind as the Con stitution, after many bitter fights over very many months, embodied in itself J 1 T-v 1 1 o principles 01 me declaration or Independence. That is why we have laws to protect a man s llfe m so far as law mav s0 Ptect why we extend to citizens and cmany others, extraordinary liberties of action, and by guaranteeing these two, so far as possible, we make the Pathway for the pursuer of happiness the whole question of this issue of the closed" or "open" shop, and that is where the line is drawn by the great majority of the American public which believes thoroughly in labor's right to organize, but which balks at labor's assumption of right to deprive other men of their liberty in choices of em ployment, and to limit their produc tion and efficiency. There can be other things than those specified in a written Constitu- tion, which every free man insists upon having and two of the things at least 90 per cent of us are bound, to have, are legal protection to our lives, guarantee of our liberty of action (not license, mind you, but liberty) so that we may pursue happiness in our own way.- The American people may have changed in some ways, as it has grown irom a nanaivu w mure iuan nuinaxcu million, but it has never changed in it3 devotion to the basic principles of its democracy. There is nothing else possible in the world in the way of Government other than a democracy. That has been proved repeatedly. Failures of democracies for centuries have been the result of failure to base and to maintain them on the only pos sible foundations, the rights of indiv- i uals, consistent with the greatest good , to tne grea xiuxx. m -r. woa a crreater unani- , when it went hilu me girav -destroy the menace to democracy. It i3 not going to substitute for the au tocracy of Prussia, an autocracy of 1 any selfish class of its own population, Every An i . , to have an equal chance with every other Amrican. He may not tase ad vantage of it, but that is his fault if he does not: That is why public rights are coming to the front and will be surpreme against the efforts of any class to infringe upon them. r,nv E. TrinD. chairman of Westing- house Electric, just back from Eng- Iter r mi -WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED A SAFE STOCK FOR ALL land, had this to say in an interview ' Here are facts, apparently not bea yesterday: ing on the labor situation, yet they "Neither labor organizations, nor have the most tremendous influence capitalist combinations, can long re- &ince the PeoPle involved will not sist the opinion of the majority. The stand for strikes, nor for any change people as a whole are quick to determ- in American methods and ways. The ine which side is in the wrong in a sit- Department of Agriculture will help i ..on of this kind. Their judgment the Census Bureau, beginning Jan. 1, is now crystaiized to the point where when enumerators will visit seven mil radical union leaders can expect little Von farms' PeoPled br 35,000,000 rural sympathy. England has turned the tizens, comprising one-third of the corner in its labor difficulties, because fotal Population of the United State, the people felt the pinch and became ut against this list of home owners tremendously tired of being imposed the members of Labor Unions, and upon. They arose en masse to end Jhen the radical elements in the ranKs the tie-up of the nation's transporta- labor' and the hopeless minority of tion system, the wealthy and titled he two last' is conspicuously evident volunteering their services as well as those of other classes. In this country the situation is acP - t - - . ,. , r , , . , "bow-wows," because of the yelping ditionally complicated by the fact that & mis ided f ew we have among us so many foreigners who have not been digested and are1 . not in sympathy with national insti-. Meeting Macon Community Club, tutions. Perhaps we shall have to de- There will be a meeting of the port some bf these. At any rate, it Community Club in the Macon High is evident that the forces of law and school building this afternoon (Fri order are near to victory and the pres- day) at 3 :30 o'clock. Miss Rankin, ent difficulties will be smoothed out Home Demonstration Ager.t for War along sound economic lines. Even ren county, will have charge of the' Congress, which had a stop watch program and will give a demonstra held on it two years ago by the Rail- tion in cottage cheese-making. All road Brotherhood, has come to the end members of the Club and any other of its patience.' women of the community who desire Here is how the Board of Trade of to attend will received a cordial wel Homestead, Pennsylvannia, lookqs on come. the labor situation there it wants re- ; (Signed) MRS. JOHN S. NOWELL, striction of immigration for a number Sec. Macon Com. Club, of years, and complete Americaniza- f tion of aliens before they are granted ' "Wars won in the trenches are lost naturalization papers. It places the by poor health at home." JOIN, blame for the steel strike on alien agi- j You're in mighty good company tators whose deportation is demanded, j when you belong to the Red Cross. It drew up a petition to Congress for j There's no disaster too big for Red i-oonilations of combinations ; Cross relief. of employers, and of capital, and of employes, and of labor organizations. PLANT t. 1 WARRENTON, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1919 TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON ANBWARREN COUNTY This fact should be of more than solid comfort, to timid souls who seem to V. il j J1 i 1 J- How about a Keel jross merauer ship! Ask the man who owns one. NOW! 1 MiLINSd FOR SATURD'Y EXPERT IN ORGANIZATION TO GREET AUDIENCE HERE To Talk On Behalf of American Cotton Association To Farm ers and Business Men of War ren County. L. S. Tomlison, successful business man of Wilson and chairman of the cotton association of that county, will address the people of Warren in the Court House here Saturday mornig at 11 o'clock. Mr. Tomlison originated the plan of campaign which the State organiza tion has accepted and is an adept in organizing. He will give the assembl ed workers of Warren the wealth of his experience and answell all ques tions which may arise in reference to the work. In Wilson county a thorough organ ization is awaiting the word to com mence the canvass on November 10th. The business men of that county are solidly behind the movement and the tobacco warehousemen of the town have manifested enough interest to be placed upon the Executive Com mittee of the cotton association. The work of the association is extending in all counties, the daily press dis closes. The farmers of Warren, the trend of thought evident at the meeting here Saturday pointed but, indisput ably expected similar aid from the business interests here and over the county. The thought given voice at the meeting that the price of the staple was a matter of concern to the entire cotton belt and that the entire citizenship of the belt, whether cot ton farmers or no, should give their influence to the movement. The county association is becoming well organized in township units County Agent Bason, who with Mr. B. B. Williams has been over the county in its behalf, states The interest- which .isstill in its incipiency, however, is expected to receive" a boost at the gathering here Saturday, when the movement is intelligently presented the farmers and business men. America needs the Red Cross. The Red Cross needs YOU. Answer "Present" at the Red Cross Roll Call. Show your pride in your Warren County Chapter. Join the Red Cross, Red Cross chapters are striking for longer hours and harder work. JOIN. The Red Cross the heart beat of humanity. Kreidt-Hecht Marriage Solemnized Married: Mr. A. E. Kreidt to Miss Elizabeth M. Hecht on Wednesday November 5th at the home of the bride in Nutbush township. Married: Mr. Calton Wilson, of Ral eigh, to Miss Essie Lee Wilson at the home of the bride on Tuesday Nov ember 4th, Rev. J. T. Gibbs officiating. The Record wishes for the happy brides and their husbands many years of contentment. The Red Cross job is an American job. Are you an American? Be a regular American. Join the Red Cross. VICKSBORO ITEMS. Mr. jvearney soutli-riana, ot unar lett, is at home for a few days. School opened Monday Oct. 27th. We now have an enrollment of 80 at tending regularly. Vicksboro is planning to lead the township in good school work this year. Several air ships passed over our city last week, one of which was Lieut. Maynard's en route to Raleigh. Misses Mary Joseph, Elizabeth and Margaret Stewart, Sallie Pritchard and Mr. Lewis Turner, all of Middle burg Farm Life School, were at home for the week-end. Miss Estelle Williams, of Inez, is visiting Mrs. Rob. Southerland this week. Supt. J. Edwaid Allen visited our school Wednesday. We are always glad to see our superintendents. Come a'ain Mr. Allen. Mr. Bason, Warren county demon strator was to see us last Friday in the interest of the Farmers' Associa tion which was organized at Axtel ?choolhouse last Friday night. M J Hawkins Out Nov 22-19 Number 88 THANKSGIV- WOV. 27 BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLA MATION OF WEDNESDAY Calls On People To Show Their Gratitude; Predicts Dawn of Era Where Sacrifices Will Find Recompense In World Peace. Washington, Nov. 5. President Wilson today set aside Thursday No vember 27, as Thanksgiving day in a proclamation which said the country looked forward "with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacri fices of the nations will find recom pense in a world at peace." The proclamation follows: "The season of the year has again arrived when the people of the Unit ed States are accustomed to unite in giving thanks to Almighty God for the blessings which he has conferred upon our country during the twelve months that have passed. A year ago our people poured out their hearts in praise and thanksgiving that through Divine aid the right was vic torious and peace had come to the mo tions which had so courageously struggled in defense of human liberty and justice. Now that the stern task is ended and the fruits of achieve ments are ours we look forward with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacrifies of the nations will find recompense in a world at peace. "But to attain the consummation of -the great work to which the Ameri can people devoted their manhood and the vast resources of their country they should, as they give thanks to God, reconsecrate themselves to those principles of right which triumphed through His goodness. Our gratitude can find no more perfect expression than bulwark with loyalty and pa triotism those principles for which they free peoples of the earth who fought and died. "During the past year we have had much to make us grateful. In spite of the confusion in our economic life resulting from the war we ha ve, pros pered. Our harvests have been plen tiful and of abundance we have been able to render succor to less favored nations. Our democracy remains un shaken in a world torn with political and social unrest. Our traditional ideals are still our guides in the path of progress and civilization. "These great blessings, vouchsafed to us, for which we devoutly give thanks, should? arouse us to a fuller sense of our duty to ourselves and to mankind to see to it that nothing we may do shall mar the completeness of the victory which we helped to win. No selfish purpose animated us in be coming participants in the world war and with a like spirit of unselfishness we should strive to aid by our exam ple and by our co-operation in realiz ing the enduring welfare of all peo ples and in bringing into being a world ruled by friendship and good will. "Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, hereby designate Thursday, next, for observance as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer by my fellow-countrymen, inviting them to cease on that day from their ordinary tasks and to unite in their homes and in their several places of worship in ascribing praise and thanksgiving to Gtd the author of all blessings and the Master of our destinies. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done in the District of Columbia this 5th day of November in the year dred and nineteen,and of the independ ence of the United States the one hun dred and forty-fourth. (Signed) -WOODROW WILSON. The World's Good Samaritan The World at Armageddon fell among thieves, is the opinion of Sec retary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane and the American Red Cross is the good Samaritan that came along to bind up its wounds. In a remarkable statement issued in support' of the impending Third Red Cross Roll Call, the Secretary says: "If Christ were to return to this earth he would find much to make him sad, but of this we may reverently feel proud that his gentle, compas sionate heart would be made glad by the daily work at home and in foreign lands"6T that National Good Samari tan, the American Red Cross." iyi ING i J

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