AMERICA JUDGE OF HER OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LEAGUE President Points Out To Senator Harding How This Is Possible SEEKING INFORMATION. CANDIDATE GETS IT WiUon Cleared Up Situation in Ragard to “Moral Ok%a tioo»" in Colloquy With Re Publican Candidate When Latter Attended Conference at While Houm. Washington, D. C., Oct. 17.e—Korn M * remarkable colloquy between President Wilson and Senator Hard ing In which the President *how« America li> be the sole judge of her moriil obligation! if the becomes a member of the League of Nation*. The Preiident clearly point* out that thi« country doe* not «um odor 'hot right io deciding what u and what is not her duty a* a member of the League. He also ihowr• 'whd*■ *rt»* great value uf th« league would be to to os and to the world.) , i. , . Thl* colloquy too place' on August 19. 1918, when the Senate Koeciign Relation* committee of Which Sdda* tor Harding ia a member went to the White Houm to confer, with thv I'renident on the League. 1 w ll.eelian TL _ D_|J_.* cx|irrw»d a while surprise that I i aired a question as to'the value of this compart because of the moral obligation feature l.et me promise by the statement that 1 look upon a moral obligation as that which the conscience of the contracting party impels. The conscience of any nation in Europs, for example, may be war ped by it* prejudices, racial, geogra phical and otherwise If it be true that any nation may put aside or (tv oeinv iti judgment as to thn pthrml obligation In accepting any rettn' inundation of l.sague, really what do w* g*U out of this international com pact is tha anforcemeat of any de gree? The President—Wo get the center ing upon it df'fhe deTtnlte OpTWTSff 6T the world oxpieseed in the anthorito* tive organs of the responsible govern ment. Senator Uarding--Another ques tion: That in surrendering the sug gestion of a moral obligation for this Republic to the prejudices or noee^ The Pvcaideat—I do not . ondUe sund that wa make suoh a aurreodOr. Senator Harding—Would you not understand a- doerow br-the conned to bo a saggqation el jbi*.a«in%i ui* ligation? The Plvsident—Certainly I would, but we would have to concur in that before it had any force of any kind. Senator Hard:ng--Would it not be f »» " ? J«dr»>unt diffash. Irons ff."g£2n.,’*,u' “ The .PronSdent—The L . nwnortl T»lu« if the point that I w raised. We are ueumlng that the United 8tate» will not concur i Sr g. ncral moral Judgment of the world 1.1 m* opinion she generally will If (• had been known that’Olie wnr wnt •.uniri on har moral Judgment would have concurred with that oth. iltfstss Surbu xyv-irsusjnB ro'i of cotlCU'’*njW never hevt (ijred to do what ehe dld. With ss srfySftKS SuCmS f»r MscjfatfSF* neVtJwr know beforehand that there w« b. C concert * tho.c 1» the const tromonnou* guar ‘"‘inator H.rdieg- B^ ^ J^^ dent, nobody expresse* JJJ] moral *)ligatipn to rn^4r r,„^,n war. But It wki eur own eaprtemoa waa It not? . ,, wai The Praaident—Certainty' , oar concurrence In the Judgtn*T>f the world _ .tit; Senator Harding — One * point! I am getting at, tf I «*J"**2 it clear, ’la the neceaettv of a comP** for tMh’ropahllc to MflltHf tionn t» ’ehrlllfatlao. _ ' ' . Thw, President—Sir, thla RrpablV If I interpret H rightly, doaa not nj*| a saggaOtinw from any quarter to fal All Iti moral obligation! let^thr Harding—I quite agre V' 'r . ^rtiMiir t Canadian Prices Take Big Plunge Downward 1 Montreal, Oct. 'll.—Th* retail pi ire of Canadian woolen yarn madt a scnaational drop this weak whet 'ithe priea of the cheapen grade com* I down from 13.26 a pound to 11.86 'Thin in the Aral manufactured article to rnflkct the Very low value* of raw wool, although it ia thought by wool, ra manufacturer* her* that good. b> tnc yard will ivoo be brought down *1*0 by the action of American man ufacturer*. linig* are al*o following the down ward trend. Camphor, which during the war coat 15: a pound, cpn now be bought for #T.*6. turpcnUhc'ha* dropped $1.25 ■ gallon wholooolo. while coctint it now only $6 »n oUnco. * . T ¥ “COW-BELL" BOY IS NOW CARED FOR After1 Many Years Wan . dering Boy,Will, Re ceive Attention Atlanta, Ca., Oct. 18.—The ‘Vow bell boy" of Manon ,« like any bean of the.field: Par lorib th* eaw4,a,tey «a>!be*. aUonce the ply and the terror af hlf ISSSfeX&SiiTSSlA,® dren to aupport. Th* cow-bell boy 1* only a Utile ne gro, his mother only on* of those many black tollorn of the south who ckc out a slender existence on corn pones and tornip grr i n* from the lit tle money they can pick up washing, cooking, doing general housework for the white folk*. lie, her eldest, was horn an epllep. tic, an uilot- Vet she '"“-d him. And, bth^ paehably wvil.besf Mn, ef JfeA < ITfct upon th« uthyr hunger strikers, efcewdlnir toi'the'^nlP' doOtors ■ Psthlyv «»W!k'faWsiiaS'ffls?« What.j^.baypaitlg*., .IfOto. rpMhlng them. Joseph Murray, Zaae Hennesy and, seveial of the other fasting prisoners srs now so low that ths end n aspect* c^ishortly. .« J „n, , Ilcnnessy'*, father Was visiting the nelson yraUrMay ■ salt hernad!si tufin ocr of etheri relatives an learning that ikge+iW S»Mrd>lAt i betwn Tatung the Kosary, hut bsfdrp tbw bad fin ished Fltagerald' was US ' l“. "" Washington, Oct. 18.—Bituminous *eal production has rcaehsd ths 12. 000,000 ton weekly total which the National Coal asaoctatian recently declared was necessary to Insure ■gainst say shortage of ths winter •“ttjy. . /he geological survey announced ^>Mhat lha output during tbe week •"ded October 8. Was 18,078,000 ««». an iacreasa of 708,000 tent ov •^^greduction the week before. Ths I'Srs-s-i £r3E££ , srAvz txm “ — gen.-veen m,, c-rs W: ran-imi—,,, v j GREAT STATE FAIR WILL OPEN TODAY (Large And Representa tive Crowd rilling Raleigh Hotels Raleigh, OcU' IP.—The largett and moat representative crowd of North Carolinian* that ever aa»-mbln at th« State-Capitol once each year la gathering in Kalvigh th:., week in at tendance on the Stato Fair. Thm tmek . i hr crowd la mj.x •vpr ar: In t > ii. ,• • the year *>f i tf iirral eli . >-r »'-i tire big rampna *•»! ■ • 1^*4 Ator*» 01 pmn'n»-„t 'mi n c*«u b« V 1 «ut on th* fire rr<»ond# ■**! 10 ;cur rotol )vb> *nrt tilfV urr t«kint »^*ntigd ;j tht f;r» r urion ZTo.?%r,*ni‘V; m-°‘ heir per rJJ«ii Moiruon and the StAtc tic kat, the* all, with one accord, acclaim their admiration for the Democratic candidate for ffovornor, who moat of them have come to know better than they did In the daya proceeding tho State primary. It la the eoncetirut of opinion that the Democratic ma jority will ha, proportionately, the large* ever (lolled for the 8ute tlc k^u TkrlX ; 1| but one qualification dwreedoir and that 1* that it ■AfiRpwW 'Aumet Lai gely on the registration of the Whit* women, e» prcinlly in the ea*crn and central count!ec. Tho women of the we* arc l..r*ely leguured already. Got Familiar With Aantaiala ^AWF^OYWdad'i^rMaoi'. ahouid fawiliaria* himaalf loot her •df) with tbf morita of the flea pro posed amjindnftntf to tho cenrtitu Upn anp* votefAr '(halt'. adAptloa. Tie ftrpt ftreb'^gutocbtheV.” add arc atadlaCely peeeaeirj td the' revalua tion ]adt proritfona 'Tht othor two '•"I." OM adthbrfty-w the ItaU to fUr bet income frAm all aonreea a DOTO exemption of aot leaa than 12, 000 for married man or Widow or wtdawwr fcgviag dependent (Die or child or children and to oil other por tion* not leu than ft.00. 2 To limit poll tax to aot exceed ing $2 for State, and for municipal itiea. fl.00. 3. To reduce rata of tax on amp *■ To robetitut* a rule of ono in »tc«< of two year* rcaidmcc in 8tate and four month* in pracinet, aa qual ification for voting. s. To aboliah payment of poll tax *• Qualification for voting. Parker and Nanro Waaan Circular Candidate Parker, Republican nominee for governor, had a good alar- crowd to hear him in Raleigh, a bout half of them. Democrat*, but he 'lldappdinted them AMde from his tUawaion of the taxation xubjcct. m v/hicp he exalted tho in tome tax and bqlittfed tht »** of the - Democratic : evaluat’op program, there wet little reh* mcgl'ia'htt epeeth.- -Ho did not fuimithe hope* «f roqny p.eient by bvlfc teftfring » •Jdecjih William Uailey'i declaration tint Parker was "Ibe mo* densely Ignorant nun in public life ih North Carolina on Ihr Uxatlon y»bjecu” Out he hue oUit qadtlng Joaldht utterance* on rVht^AbJnok iwn* month*, back in an attempt to boUter up hi* own argu Candidate Parker, with much ru <*; repeated that* old threat which he th* 'itit,'att»ilbe'»fgio, woman oc curred, la the nope that he could be tlaOd ■ the ‘ Issae of negro tretaea vote* in this election. “1 have not located the scoundrel yet/* he detlared, H>ut 1 have evl dance, and as soon as I can .fasten it Mt Itffd * will Brand the' Writer of whym he apegk* toijon th* subject, •net no “white Democrat" had any thing to do with it. He knows that he V? 1)1 NEVER bu able to FASTEN rp on 'day each' nthn. He kaowa perfectly well thet be Is making this hind ef threat la the hop* of fooling disgusted white Republicans, who re fused to applaud his threat. Par ker will make the same statement In the last speech of the campaign, the day before the. election—for the unto on Worthy purpose. And be will still he compelled to any he kaa NOT YET- fastened it an any white Demo crat. Another display of eheap pol ities whieb Parker Is at.ni indulging, is his lias words for Gardner .and Pago, aad denuapialton of Morrison gjj JyU-jajt kriwsl why he docs thal Aaeaymees RepobUcaa Headers One ef the certeia sign* of IIh waning ehiqcat'^f thy Republican! Is the feel that homewut enonymou slander* against prominent Dam* crats la the farm of "letter.” kav< recently been received by voters o both sea*a. The coward* who at tempt to dpIU this kind of slow poieoi ».JW< *tr;*m»my*VRAr*c>* *"*.•: W • ’ Blame* Senators For Instability Of World Secretary DaaMa |®Me lk* **a*u Majority RaaptAt Par Past WvllAW Spring:field. Me., tot 1»—Respon sibility for tie "blA of *»ery man killed breauar of •dd instability" following the warjwaa upon the hand" of thcac NSk* ®*o hare sought to "tcrap tlSMwtal docu ment of V«raaiilea,V>0*t*ry Dani cia drilc.rcd in mSMt*1* here to ni -ht. The world tVJ would be " cable and (ruiptrSr if the senate majority "had netored up to ita duty," aa did Aaftn aoldlrnt in tbc trarchcc ha ad9 A “fundaiBentaltofttagui-ijin of fplrlt" underlay thtoubont of tha two piectdential i ■ ■'**'" on the league of nation# Aa. Daniels declared Governor (to. *• anitl, stood for “devotion to pritopl*" •• against Senator Harding5# varieties of compromise.” B “President WiUoi|> *• socretaw •aid, “had been aUW*d by oppon •nta of the Uagoelutply because he is not a comproto*r> aarl would rot “surrender hit cto*Rutl°nal duty to senators and be A** t8°- " la tlicir utlrranA on •!*( “su preme Issue of the * drop me a po'U on the one bundled dollar* value of property." IV. By striking out that part of the first sentence of section two. of | article six ending with the word “el ection” before the word “provided.” *"d substituting therefor the follow ing: “Ho shall reside In th* State of North Carolina for one year and ia the precinct, ward or other election d strict in which hr offer* to vote fern month* next preceding the elec tion." V. By abrogating the following requirement of osebnn four of article V: “And before he ahall be entitled f vole have on or before th* first day of May of tha year In which be proposes te vote, his poll tax for the previous year as prescribed by article v', section 1, of the Constitution” ar.d hv abrogating the following pro ' *o »t the and of section 4 of article VI: “Provided such person shall have pxM his poll tax as above required." Section 3. That amendments I, II and ni to the Constitution shall hi' co vide red as one amendment and amendment* IV and V shall be eon tldoted as oiu amendment, and shall be submitted te the qualified voter* of the whole Bute at the next general election. ftA. Thit tv mlrn/lArt fit orlng the adoption of amendment* I. It, and III ahall vote ballota on which «hall he written or printed, “For amendment* to Limit Rato of State and Coanty Taxes and Amount of toll Tone* and to Authoriaa Income Tax,” and thoee oppootd. ballot* oa which ho Written or printed, ‘‘Agmfnat Amendment* to Limit Roto of State arid Coanty Tax to. and Amount of Foil Tax, and to Aathortao Income Tax.” gee. 5. That the elector* favoring the adoption of amendment* TV and V shall vote ballot* on whieh ihalt bo prittrn or printed, ‘‘For Amend ment* to Chang* Requirement* of Two Tran Roaidane* In tho State and Payment of Poll Tax a* Qualifica tion for Voting," and Uioa* oppoavd, ballota on which ahall be written or Stated, ”Again*t Amendment* to tar.ge Requirement of Two Year* Reaidence in the State aad Payment of Poll Tax a* Qualification far Vot ing.” See. I. That the election anon the amendment* ohall be conducted la the aai meaner and andor tho mm# rule* and regulation# a* provided by tho law* governing general election* and If the majority of the veto* earn bo la favor of the Amendments or nay of them. It Stall he »*• tho Gevataor of th» State te «*™y the omendmonte neelvtog » amjorlty of vote* ea*t and r the oral of two State to the Secretary of State, who •hall an roll the tr'd amendment# m certified among the permanent roe orde of Me o®ee, and tho aamo dud ho In fore* and every part thereof, from and after tho date of rorh cer tification. Sec t. Tbit art Stall ha la fare# 1 from aad after It* ratification. Ratified title tub day of Awgaot, A. D., mo. Textile Worker# To Accept Reduced Pa> Mark., Oct Ml.—Chooa ir-r b«.*A.c:. an Indefinite shut dowr :n:l u d.'i '. ua In « mat, a boat 2,00< • ■ oipbyoi of the S. Slattr and Bona | Ineo.-pwrctfd ?.T«h Villa#* would (asd vo.-;tvd mill*. will . eturn t« lwork er, full lime Monday, acr-ptirx }n IS pc • cent cut In pay. The prat ••t>: iftlt hoc !»»»•* in force tinea : anno 1, when a 1 . per coat incrow <*i.a clTm and wh n the alii/ went or , half lime. The nil! wat clom-d Tuoa da: nii-h’t htraiuc nf "/lark b train***' and operative* vvfo told to look for work olrcwbcro. .Today, howover.1 the new proport ion war pot up to th'BJ individually at they dryw th«l. ptiy ard. with few t ircptlont. they aequiercod. DROP IN PRICE SOFT CO/l PREDICTED (Recent Decline Will B« Followed by More Decided Drop Now York. Oct. 17—Prediction that the tocont decline in the price of bilomnoiM cool w to bo follow* by a "wach arorr docidad drop with in a rhort time," waa made harp to night by Chariot 6. Allan, »*crotary of the wholoaalo Coal Trade aatoeia. tion, of Now Yack. Mr. Alien raid that hit ttatonent , waa “baaed upon a contor.aur of opin *r. of aiumbora of that aatoclatfoa,” mx warn nl*v W inC ■C" lion ihit w««k sf Attorney Genera] ™mt In calling upon the coal oner •Utl to lake atop* “to reduce pr.es/ *1*1 eliminate profiteering.” Making public a telegram sent by Attorney General Palmer to the coal operator* of northern Wtg Viigjnia. anting them to asc their Influeaee in other district* to reduce price* and thus “lighten the work of the depart ment of justice by reducing the non her of prosecution* Is be instituted fo‘ violation of the Lever act in chancing unreasonable prices.” Mr. Allan Hid: “Among the New York wholesaler’ the opinion i* genera] that Mr. Pal mer ha* decided to give tha operator/ an opportunity to remedy roadMoni at tb* source ef supply, arid If thii aetion la net fo: Ihcoealn* they see a veiled rugged ion in the last line* o’ the trlrgrapm that prosecution to cad high pi ice* at the sourer of pro due lioD win follow. Tho northern West Virginia oper at a asioMag ban this week tfU goal association to taka similar *e (ion. aad the asjoclatloa bad refer red the resolutions to its federal re lations committer, and they will pro bably "aoon become a reality.” The national association number/ among It* members more than 3,(WW> jpomtoia," Hid Mr. Allen, “includ it g th* biggest producer* in th/ rcuntry. and tf adoption of the rraoln lions has aa effect similar to that it northern We*. Virginia, a atuup de elfne in prices throughout the country will follow.” Sola* $30,000 Worth of MarpMnn • Mi tmi. Fla. Oct. IT—Morphine valnrd at more than fSO.OOO waa seis »d by Federal agent* brr* this morn ing when M. A. Decastro. a Cuba/ claiming Key Was* as hi* homo, ws arrratrd at th* local railway stalior Just as be was about to {cay* for th* No th with a suitcase full of drug*. MAYOR McSWINEY IS STILL WITH US Has Caught Slight Cold, Bat Dwtler. Tab. Evatw PrseautiM ta P»* Tout Its Derelopsaswl London, Oct IS—Terence M*e Hwincy. lord auurer of Cork, pormd a veiy good night at Brtatoo prisoa. according to a ball*tin bused early today by the Irifb Self-Dctermlentloa Lca-se. It is mid he rlept well bul wn, lo have caught a riigh; cold F.ve.-y precaution however. ia being taken tu prevent itt development. In a later bulletin the league says a doctor ha. told JdacBwtney tha; bia condition la becominp more prr carious When he becomes unconsci ous the doctor ia sold to have declar ed he would feel hound to do all b« could to mvo the lord mayor’} life uM would feed him all be eouH while he was unconscious MacSwin ep Is quoted a* saying that if an; attempt was road# to fend bun undei each conditions ho would begin kli Hunger strike as soon aa ravived. "In bis present excitement el weakness," Ike bolietin says, tha lori mayor naturally fecU ouch action o; feedlax him would prolong hit tor 1 turn. Ho wishes it known, however ' that he ia parfoeUy happy If thnr< • ia any nttrmpt to land him while hs 1 !p unconarlous he will racommenei his bunrar stidke as soon aa revived, i and whether life er death for his ant i bin comrade la the ou*»me of tht ' a eoent atruggle. Ussy have won thah battle and avacaallon of Ireland by the .-army will follow very soon. MUCK! OF PRINTED PERCALE* IS REDUCED FIFTY PEE CENT Mew York, Oet H.-A flat *0 per cent, reduction la the prioee of print. ' cd percales to the cutting and Job i bin| trades was announced by telXng - agents of a well known line here to I day. TWa was said to be regarded . in the trade aa oven more radical l - rtadjoetmeat of pricas than that a* noonced for bleached cottons lag » week. Tbe slosh lg printed perea* price* I* to a hasw od II coals ; 4.-4 44*80 goods tad IT coota for 4-1 ekxTTs. I FRIENDS OF LEAGUE PULL AWAY FROM SENATOR HARDING Over 100 Men~And Wo men Wont Follow Re publican Nominee MAKE PUBLIC ARTICLE STATING THEIR REASONS Thu Ust oT Sicaara Indnslo Prunkirtt of Oharlia, Vu. •or, Smith, Brya Mawr And Mount Holyoke College. Put Patriotism Abovo Party Af filiations. Kr» York, Oct 17—Jt tolst mtr »y “scar Me hundred npw tantativa mm sad win who have usually supported tka BcpoMicoa and t’rarraaaire tickets" anaoaneiaa their I a tendon ta rata far Caa and laiai-dt asd tkaaa Boootorlal caa* WdMaa “who stand boaaaUy and f«r ratification af the treaty and adherence ta .the League" was "M-?,*!“k,k kern tonight by Hamll ton HoA amtattoe ,dJter.^ "U This statement sat faith that “It ,a now too tote ta tolk «f a new "A«I elation of Nation*’ Vo be created T* auspices” ~2j2* RonubJieaa UwJ twt (lhai pumitM ilia IU ■toriea tmrty " urged all Bapablitant and Progressives to “not patriotism Lbt U lMn.ni Thi* list, according u Mr. Holt ia n'7',V*«r daily. An analysis rlv.n *Hh the f&atrmant aald that it in ■ladog 16 Republican officers of Um •*■**»• to Enforce Peace; elcrgyatoa e presenting all the principal deoom nation*; the presidents of Oboriia, *•»«»»■, 8m Rh, Brya Mawr and Van! Holyoke colleges; trier*] wetesans of ;hc great war and tha former Repub lican or Prsgraaslve party managers tnd office-holders. Ia the jail class! lcet^ort were listed Charles P. How and, of Mew York; Violet M. Larwy, few York; Theodor* Marburg, Haiti a»rw; V. H. N ckais. Bennington, • turnout; Herbert Pineal, Mow York; Elia* D. 8aleabary, ladiaaapo ix; Edwin E. Slosaon, Mow YaSriL Richard Whaailng, Not York aS kliee White. Wells day, Ma«. G O p.(TUtem. A ?mrtlag that they hold a* brief 'or Uu present administration and lid *ol Insist “an .any particolar •ord’ng of reserrations to any arti ler cf the treaty.’' the signers ate Vth that they 4'd not desire that “a srss wlitcb should hare arrrsd to ia*te «n parties ia the same spirit I common ssnucc which wat maal rt«d tn the great war thould bo -.ado a bids of pa-ly diffsrsneo ia 'ho pisscrt campaign.” ••finch Rcnooilcan staUsmsn aa tndraw y. White, Joseph M. Cbsate, iad El'hu Rost labored for tbs do •e'opmnct • of the International law •nd fo* the oigantiation of the world •.brooch the Hague eonfarsness,** ■cad the statement “Wo waold con tinue in the path they indicated.’’ Not Trim kgsUmahaL The statement than cited aa proof hnt “natioral isolation has never “cn a Republican watchword” ia rc^dwatMcKJnley'* nttltode townd •“*"•! Tkoodore Roosevelt's late•< snlion ia the Rusae lspas.se war; • .ft ,f w'0i»» Howard Taft ****** of Nations: tha Pres I*'?*' ^»»d.dac> of fcha-ie, K. » Potest against what bo J*'* *• tad iff administration tn oar iorie policy of narrow nattenaftan M nme Republican stataomanah n would bnvt welcomed and supported -be meet*ant.” continued tha atai.. meat. “It would have teen in the eagus that one practicable aaaana >f restoring and lacroaalng the aa hoitty of tnternationsd law sad |ta dcriyicd u'tlmataly to oup dr.pt srar." Declaring uai nanny me lave way •-cry ear agreed that it wna (aper itive to adapt soma mdartre* to pm rant !li raeorrmee," the raatement contiiord: Qae.tlea Before Paapla. “The eXIat (ag leagne, enter another peace pep. frrenee and agiea oa tome oadedln «d experiment ran no longer bo tak aa aartoedy.” _ The etatemeat then reviewed the work alread. ender way ef varioae aganaiaa and aald: t y*" jy k*newala Isj‘SSTLS* ancea that the Repnbllean_•7?"? will nao their the Unite* {Rate. with fueh n nervation* u mar hTmt ggfSf,^?. a—& T2pu! m I gw. 3 ‘{.,*tS"h;S?2s dldataa who Hand honeatly and frndk >y for ratification *f the treaty pad adherence to the tmgno.”