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The Weather:
Sunday; Monday Fair
And Cooler
THE BANNER-HERALD
A CONSOLIDATION OF THE SUNDAY ISSUES OF THE ATHENS BANNER AND THE ATHENS gRRATJi
‘Athens Cotton:
MIDDLING 17 3-4
VOL. 91, No. 19 Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service.
Athens; ga., Sunday morning, January 28,1923.
Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday.
disorders
threatened
HGERMANS
Fresh Contignent
Of Troops Con
tinue To Arrive
(By The Associated Press.)
After three days of comparative
quiet, th'
Saturday
with <h' (
FRENCH DEFENDED AND SCORED IN SENATE
BIG IMPETUS IS GIVEN STATE i Held* in Russia
AGRICULTURE BY CONFERENCE
SETTLMENT OF DEBT QUESTION
IN HANDS OF POLITICIANS IS
CLAIM OF BRITISH EMISSARY
yi'unvt
less minor character in various
parts of the occupied rone tt-ere
quelled with little difficulty. >
Railroad traffic in the 'occu
pied region has virtually ceased.
The strike of railway workers hart
been carried into the Coblenz
SOUTHAMPTON.—(By the Associated Press.)
—Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, re
turning on the Olympic Saturday from his debt mis
sion to Washington, told newspaper men that settle
ment of tihe debt question in the United States was
“in the hands of politicians" and that this situation
Ruhr valley for a time
■vening was threatened
dor when a demonstra-
started by crowds of
Ducsseldorf, but
french cavalry promptly dispers
ed the youths.
other disorders of a more or constituted “the great difference between America
and this country,
Explaining that in America "You
may havo an executive wbtcb is
willing to do a great deal for you
but cannot because of differences
encountered in Congress."
Mcehi-ad area almost coincident-1 . “The greet difference between
ally with the taking over of tho America and this country is that
‘ "... the settlement of the debt of the
United States Is in the hands of
politicians. We are bound, in re
gard to that debt, In tho most
stringent bonds you can possibly
Imagine.”
BHIBSMS
territory by the French after tho
departure of the American forces.
The Ruhr coal output Friday was
estimated at about 146,000 tons,
compared with the normal daily
figure of approximately 220,000
tons. More than 13,000 tons weru
shipped into unoccupied Germany.
A tour of inspection of the oc
cupied territory has just been
concluded by General Weigand,
Marshal Koch's chief ot staff. He
made known to premier Pomcaire
immediately his observations con
cerning further efforts to bring
the Germans ip line with the
French occupational program.
Dr. Gue’zner, president fo Rhen
ish Prussia, who since the troops
entered the district has been at
odds with the French authorities,
has been warned he wll Kie held
responsible for manifestations. It
ns only on Friday he was arrest
ed by the French and reeiasd af
ter being admonished.
COBLKXZ--(By The Associated
[Press.)-The Gecnral railroad
1 strike in the occupied region has
extended to the - former
American zone, beginning r.‘„ noon
Saturday folic wing the formal
tuning over of the zone to the
Frenoh authorities.
TMOOI’S STILL
ARRIVING
COUNTRY
PEOPLE
Dl'ESSELDORF — Fresh con-
h{ positions in various parts of
tk valley and also o nthe other
ul' uf the Rhine. By Sunday eve-
uiig it was expected that in th
eecupied zone there wofld be wtice
• number of effectives that were
Here last Sunday.
Washington—Swe|ping
B “1 "f some of the statements
contained in press dispatches ’ re-
prding the occupied xone in Ger-
tuny was nfade jn official advices
nteived from Paris Saturday.
It was asserted in theae advices
““ not a single man had been
fulled into service in addition to
t* French regular army and that
“stead of 75,000 French soldiers
® the Ruhr, as has been reported,
•re arc about 60,000. It was
mteratul also that these troops
m all white.
Aixii is
SKTO HI HI
Mr. Baldwin described Ameri
cans as “a country, not an urban,
people.”
“They have men of our way of
thinking in the eastern states” he
eaid “but that does not cut any ice
at all with regard to other parts
of America.
"If you look at the Senate, you
will And that the majority of the
members come from the agricul
tural and pastorate communities
and that they do not realize the
existing position with regard to
the meaning of the International
debt. ’
'The bulk of the people in Amerl
ca have no acquaintance with It.
Gerat Britain lives on Interna
tional trade but in America this is
not so. The people in the west
merely sell weat and hogs and
other produce and take no .furtber-
tnterpst in connection sr4h
tematlona! -debt or International
trade.
“They are in very much the
same frame of mind we used to be
In regarding reparations, when a
large number of people In this
country ■ thought that' Germany
bags of gold every
American Ace
Says Germany
Is In Gutter
Fourteen Con structive
Points Discussed and
Placed on Credit Side of
Ledger,
EVERY COUNTY OF
STATE REPRESENTED
Demonstration and Home
Economic Agents to Dis-
senfnate Gospe! Among
Home Folks.
CHICAGO—“Germany today is
the gutter—Germany is t
tramp, it is for us to decide
whether she will become a citizen
or a I. W. W., said Capt. Edw. Mb
Rickcnbackcr, Amercian “Ato of
Accs” in the world war, address
ing a luncheon party SatdW.ay.
The Captain advocated as the key
to peace and a solution of the Eu
ropean crisis an American loan
to Germany to be granted under
such conditions as would enable
the United States to dictate the.,
use and control of the loan “and I ' y speeches w ere
thereby the policy-of Germany.” «P**ches by people
Captain Rickenbacker, who re
cently returned from Europe de
clared Germany is “on the brink of
Bolshevism;, and only the helping
hand of America can prevent
condition such as that wnich now
obtains in Russia which condition
will inevitably lead to an alliance
between Germany, Russia and
Turkey, with Japan also as a pos
sible partner.
Such an Alliance he declared
-Would - surcly . bringz into i
once China which is in a lender-
less, chaotic condition and Indfa
which is rebellious against Brit
ish rule.”
“In here is a 'yellow peril’ that
I
For the second time Mrs Mar
iguente E Harrison above ' Bam
i more. Md. newspaper woman Is re-
I ported to have been arrested at
(Chita Russia by tbe soviet gov
icrnment and sent to a Moscow
•prison She was released trom that
jprlaon a year ago
OPEN DOOR POLICY IN
TURKEY IS APPROVED IE
would send
. ... .Saturday night until the money
tegtnts of troops are continuing W as paid up. A great many people
■“nve m the Ruhr and are Uk ; ‘ ln America think that ail we have
to do is send money over there.
Mr. Baldwin said he believed
the American people thought they
bad been generous In their offer,
but tbe English people 1 did not
take that view.
DEPENDS ON
CONGRE88
"Unless congress agrees to what
the commission already has pro
posed we shall have to continue
naylng what we are paying now,"
he-' said. ■
“It la a matter of opinion wheth
er It will be possible to nnd all
this money for many rears to
come.”
Mr. Baldwin Intimated that un
less the debt were funded Great
Britain would continue paying five
per cent interest. “We are pledg
ed up to the hilt to pay it.and also
to back all the capital" ho said.
Questioned by English corres
pondents whether a stage hatl
been reached when according to
tbe present outlook, no better
terms could be hoped for, Mr.
Bsldwin replied:
“Yes I think that Is so.”
On the commissions terms of
three and one half per cent. Mr.
Baldwin pointed out that Great
Britain would have to pdy 3. ,000.-
000 pounds yearly, whlcti might
be relieved to a certain extent by
an improved position of the Sov-
crign In exchange.
CHICAGO—Selection of Chica-
*° as tin. scene of the first formal
'rial nf th<- Invisil/le Empire,
knights „f the Ku Klux Klan be-
flic bar of public opinion and
* Wiiivial body was indicated here
■atuniay by development! since
Jr* arrlv al of Imperial officerii of
“’organization.
William H. Green, city fireman,
‘nose suspension from the fire de-
Partment for his alleged klan
•mon-ship brought tho officer#
JJ rt 1,1 challenge the action Frl-
JL renudiated former statements
5“ H* had resigned from the or-
" r , He admitted his membership
nassi : ted he wished to stand
trial f,„.
Chicago
•a that i
and t .
Noyes hi
to be!, r ,,
Green si
gr.,und
have decided to make sn
this ease to prove .to teh
at the Ku Klux Klan is a
lin i’ and legal organization
that any 'city cm-
perfectly legal right mutely 4 pel
if he wants todoin” —•"
BY J. D. ALLEN
Now that the i6th State Farm
ers' Conference is history. It Is
permissible Ito sum up the
achievements of tihat gathering,
determining which should be
placed on the credit side of the
ledger and which, if any, should
be charged to tho debit entry.
During tho week just nded, ful-
madc,
least
Klite-wlde fame, some of national
renown, on subjects ranging all
the way from -nutrition to cus
toms in Brazil. These speeches,
every one at them, were of deep
Interest to the farmer and his
wife. Each of them contained val
uable Information, having a bear
ing on rural life. What) will be
their result? Will the conference
have been worth while?
These are pertinent questions,
Farmers' week was never intended
as an outlet for.sniety, merely *
Social and convWtal dnfitlave oi
those who happened to be con
cerned with agriculture; though
certainly It afTord* splendid social
opportunity to those who at-
foreshows another war within the) tend. _ It is a business proposition,
next decade—a war by comparison • an educational proposition; a ser-
WASHINOTON —It was reveal
ed Baturday that the American
debt funding, commission. In its
recent negotiations with the Brit
ish delegations on a funding agree
meat for Great Britain# debt to the
United States, had suggested an
Interest rate of 3 per “ nt Jf r
first ten years and half per cent
thereafter with provisions (or ex-
tlngulshing the entire oebt id 62 c | u j, at (he weekly- meeting
2M.5U85W5WS* **•*• »***«J: tytsSr: ft
with which the last one will be a
mere sham battle.”
Goose Supper For
Athens Elks Tues.
Athens Lodge No. 790 B. P. O.
E„ its officers and members, are
planning a big treat and feast at
the lodge rooms Tuesday might,
January 30th, when a goose sup
per will be served.
The occasion Is a special one,
and an elaborate program of en
tertaining features is being ar
ranged, besides the supper.
Exalted Ruler Ross Creekmore
and n committee are working on
preparations for the occasion, and
word has gone out that it Is ,<o be
one of the most enjoyable affairs
in the history ot the Athens
lodge. __
Macon Man Is
Found Guilty
MACON, Ga.—J. W. Hcrringl
ton was found guilty by n super
ior court jury Ssturday of invol
untary manslaughter in the com
mission of sn unlawful act in con
dition with the death of J. M.
Coffer, who was run over by sn
automobile, and sentenced to serve
one year in the penitentiary. Her
rington while drunk lost control
of his car on the Forsyth road and
ran down and killed Coffer, who
was walking alongside the road.
“Kid” Woodruff to
Be Guest of Clubs
George “Kid" Woodruff, newly
elected football mentor at Geor
gia, will be the guest of the Ro-
uspension before the I of one per cent In addition to the
il service commission C. ar i w payments on the principal.
W5-2T!55U*«»« «
plained. w." to Incr^sd « the
lumbus Rotarian and takes a big
interest in the affairs ot the clutt
He will be called upon to tell .of
some of the plans he has outlined
Snunmt of the Interest deerwtsed. for Georgia next fall at the same
The whole scheme, considered time will vtry probably arrange
over the entire 62 year period. I for a f ew weeks of spring train-
would average a rate of approxi-
r cent.
DAUGHERTY SICK *
'^"—-a t t-o r n * y
mu r '' ""UKhemf, who has been
"•mil- liom a heavy cold, hat
• r 1-rni to bed by his physl*
a rest - which may
t»o
fr-m his office to?
■■eka. They Said
hat. a high blood pre*.
| U , a »l|n DIUQU
, la J 1 "' 1 •1‘ veloped. although they
his condition
“ot eonulde-
Proper. precautions are
dredge sinks
CHARLESTON. B. C. — The
dredge Summer, former * ove J?'
ment sartd sucker, sank In the
Gulf of Mexico while being towed
to Tampico by the taaker E. -■
White, according to a
received here Saturday from the
Tbe E. C, White reeCued
ihS officer# and crew of fk®
dredge, which la •» prop *„iL>'
the Standard Dredtfp*
of Oakland, C*Ut
was to have been used for tomo
dredging operations at Tampico.
>*£: . . -it -' i;. ' i -it, '
ing of the Bulldog squad while
here.
While here he will be the guest
of friends in the city.
WOOD’S TRIAL POSTPONED
MACON.—Trial of M. D. Wood,
charged with the murder of P.
Funderberk on pecember 7. has
been Postponed until February 12,
it was announced Saturday by So
licitor Charles H. OarretU Miss
Olene Courson. also shot by Wood
when her compataon. Funderberk.
was killed. Is not strong enough
to appear In court at this time,
the'solicitor stated. ‘
■H
ious, earnest institution with the
welfare of the farmer as its ob
ject What, then, are the present
results ot the (conference just 'end
ed. and what results may be ex
pected in -the future?
SUM8 UP 'k ..
RE8ULT8 .
If the weight- of opinion Is the
criterion, the 16th Farmers’ Con
ference has decided the*#
-thing#:
1. Cotton, at least foe loms
time, will continue to be tbe chief
money crop of Georgia.
2. Calcium arsenate dust is
bad for the weevil,, or in othet
words Is the best preventative yet
evolved.
3. No mixtures or other prep
arations have given better results
than plain calcium arsenate dust,
SCIENTIFICALLY APPLIED,
. 4. Dairying, poultry raising,
hog farming, and gardening are
most valuable In fighting the wee
vil, and without the aid or some
one ot them the rverage Georgia
farmer is headed straight’ for
bankruptcy.
6 Georgia’s agricultural cal.
lege is absolutely essential to the
welfare of Georgia.
6. Georgia has acted unwisely,
niggardly, by falling to provide
far more adequately for her edu
cational institutions, especially
her college of agriculture.
7. PoiifJics have no place in
economic affairs.
S. County agents and home
demonstrations workers are need
ed In every county in the state.
9. Proper nutrition ot children
has been sadly neglected, to the
great detriment not only of the
children but ot every individual
end business In the state.
10. Commodity marketing . of
farm products, not of cotton alone
but of ever}' product raised on
Georgiu soil, is the one sure way
of making farm life bearable and
is as certain to come as water to
flow downhill.
Full co-operation between
the business man, the banker and
the farmer Is vita) to all three.
12. Fruit growng In Georgia <s
success, WHEN PROPERLY
HANDLED.
Rotation and greater diver
sification of crops Is needed.
The farmer must save him
self; o.hers can but help.
These may be called the “four
teen pplnts” of Georgia's agricul
ture. No one who attended the
conference end who accepts tho
verdicts of experts, denies that
they are good points, trite points,
points upon which alone peace -in
Georgia's agricultural world may
be established. ,
W)l| they, be acqppted?
There Is another question. Rom#
was not built In a day, nor a year;
and an .economic revO|otldn-ln
Georgia will not be alteo^ed In the
thrinkling of an eye Times
change, bat. not so swiftly. The
(Torn to page eight)
m win win
Farm Bureau Officer
Answers Criticism of
Gray Silver, Washington
Bureau Representative.
MONTGOMERY. Ala.—(By The
Associated Press.) — Confidence
that Congress will acserO the
Ford offer for Musclo Shoals and
thereby reject the" plan of Senator
Norris of Nebraska, for govern
ment operation was expressed by
Edward A. O'Neal, member of the
executive committee of the Amer
lean Farm bureau Federation and
Vice-presIdetR of the Alabama
charges against Gray Silver.
Washington representative of the
Farm Bureau by Senator Norris.
The Statement) of Mr. O’Neal
folows In full:
"The farmers of Alabama, and
of America feel that Muscle Shoals
Is of first Importance and that the
public at large should not misin
terpret the charges of Senator
Norris of Nebraska, saying that
Gray Silver is a repfesentatlve of
the Ford corporation instead of
ithe fanners. By making such irj-
sinuations, Mr. Norris greatly
mls-repreaents our .leader who
has so faithfully and successfully
served the American farmers, sue
ceeding In having more laws pas
sed for the good of agriculture
than had been pased during the
entire American history;
WILL 8AVE
MILLIONS
"Senator Norris has been a
leader In preventing acceptance
of the Ford offer by Congrats. Ho
Is for Government operation,
which is neither practicable nor
acceptable. Our people knbw what
Government operation means.
Farmers of Nebraska are opposed
to the stand taken by Senator
Norjte.
"As it how stands. It Is gov-
than had beeh passed during the
■for and I predict the acceptance
of the latter because it Is right,
and meets the wishes of by far
the majority of the American peo
ple.
"When -this Is done, the Amerl-
ens fram bureau Federation
through Gray Silver as its repre
sentative will have saved, the
farmers, by cheaper fertilizers,
millions annually through the
years tq come. The saving on
rtitural resources and lower
traniportptlon rates will also be
enormous" Mr. O’Neal declared.
Poultrymen and
Potato Growers
Meet Here Tues.
Meetings Will Be Held At
Chamber of Commerce
At 11 and 4 : 30.
i Two finportan# meetings for
farmers In Northeast Georgia will
be held ot the Chamber of com
merce Tuesday.
The Clarke county Poultry As
sociation ot which E. C. Paine is
president and <fie Sweet Potato
Growers Association! of which
Claude Tuck Is president will
meet at 4:M and 11 o’clock re*
pectlvcly.
The poultry association will
discuss plans for the proposed
district fair here next fall and al
so a disArict-wlde poultry associa
tion. Poultry raisers from adjoin
ing counties will be invited to the
meeting.
The sweet potato growers will
decide upon some plan of market
ing the eurplua crop of about It.-
bushels. A market has been
found for t large amount of the
crop. It Is announced.
WHS NAMED
Dr. Soule Says He Is Wil
ling To Work With State
Agricultural Depart-
ment.
BY J. D. ALLEN 1
”Wc are glad to work with the
department of agriculture, iyith
the bureau of markets, with
every service and institution in
Georgia thirl Is interested in the
welfare of the farmer. We are
pleased to have their offers of
ico-oporatton|” declared Dr. Art
drew M. Soule, president - of the
agricultural college, in his speech
ripslng the fanners’ conference
Saturday. ' ' ■ ; ,
want to see every institution
in Georgia prosper,” he eaid, re
ferring to the other colleges and
schools of the state, "but I want
to see those people expend us a
kind and courteous hand, helping
us to secure those appropriations
that are neoessary to keep the
College of Agriculture going.”
Precedlrg Doctor Soule, J. W.
Morton, President State Farm
Bureau, lauded the work of the
conference and urged that it be
intended more widely by the farm
men and women or the state.
Plans have been made, he said,
for a conference of county and
home demonstration agents In
August to be held in Athens. At
the same 'time a short course for
boys and girls vljl be held.
"A number of commodity mar
keting associations are . contem
plated for the . near lutur",” Mr.
Morton declared, "and within a
very short time we Dope to have
thoroughly, organized. a peanut
growers of that ptoduoL”
Most of the morning hours of
the day were. given over to dls-'
cusglone relating to the raising
of hogs. Mr. H. B. Ralls, Jr., Pres.
Ident of the Georgia Swine Grow
er’s Asociatlon, presided over the
meeting, during which demonstra
tions in the Judging wer* held by :
Professors - Jatnlgan ,Gay, Garner,
Bidden, end Russell all ot the
agricultural College.
FIRST < 1
PRIZES
At tjie. close ot the sesstop.
prizes were -given to the owners
of winning exhibit* '.n marketing
on display In the animal hus
bandry building. Thosg winning
first prizes of |G were:
For the best commercial crate
of swet potatoes—B. M. Drake,
Coweta county. ,
BeBt packed box of apples/—
Elm!) Ragsdale, Habersham coun
ty.
Best commercial package ot
truck—Elmo Ragsdale, Haoer-
sham county.
Beat 'commercial farm ham—B.
M. Drake. Coweta county.
Beet five pound! ot farm but
ter—C. T. Owen#, Ben Hill coun-
Bolshevik Russia Assum
ed Role of Good Sa
maritan At Saturday^
Meeting At Lausanne.
WOULD PROVIDE
ARMENIAN HOME
Turkey Maintains All
Her Liberties By Agree
ment Approved By Al
lies, Suggested By U. S.
LAUSANNE.—(By the Associat
ed Prfess.)—Bolshevik Russia as
sumed the role Saturday night of
Good Samaritan by officially in
forming the Near East conference
that -Russia stood ready to pro
vide a national home for the Ar
menians. iM. T. Chltcherin sent a
note to the three presidents ot
the conference and also to Am
bassador Child, in which he said
that, althoug bthe Russian delega
tion had been prevented from par
ticipating in almost all the ques
tions before the conference they,
considered they could have - con
tributed in an Important way to the
solution ot various problems If
they had been allowed to take
part.
One ot these problems which
had not been solved was the home
for Armenians. Despite indigna
tion throughout Russia at the
manner in which their delegates
IF EUROPE SIlEll
Senator France Asks Ac
tion on Proposed Con
ference of Nations At
the Hague in 1899.
PENN. SENATOR i
DEFENDS FRENCH
New Conference Would
Aim to Bring About
General Justice Between
Nations.
WASHINGTON—(By The As
sociated Pres#.)—The storm cen
tering in Europe and America’s
relation to it which is expected to
break in the senate early next
week was foreshadowed Saturday
by an hour of debate in which the
French invasion of Germany Wfi#
both criticized and defended.
Leaders in the movement to
bring about a renewal of the dis
cussion of European affairs and
the attitude of the American gov-,
eminent Billowed Saturday’s dis
cussion to go by without their par
ticipation in it. Senator McCor
mick, Illinois, was prepared to ad
dress the senate on the European
situation as assessed by him dur-
»s _ «35‘,rHijsrE 5
ty.
Best bale of hay—J. F. Hart, Jr.,
■Laurens county.
Best tobacco—D. E. Sawyer, De-
catur county. -
Brown market egg's—Mrs. K. J.
Carswell. Twiggs coutfly.
White market egg#—Mr*. Tas-
slo O. Clark. Stewart county.
Best Georgia syrup—J. I. Davis,
Brooks county.
Best commercial package fig
proeerves—Mis# Lula Peek, El
bert county.
Best commercial pacakagt, fig
oonservea—Miss Sarah Smith,
Pulaski county, and Miss Lula
Peek. Elbert county.
Best pickles—Miss Lula Peek,
Elbert county.
The sweepstakes prize of <16
awarded where twv agents are In
a county. Went to O. D. Watson
and Mrs. Tessle O. Clark, of
Stewart county. Where there Is
only one agent J. O. Davis, of
Brooks county won the prise of
IV).
Dr. Philip J. Campbell, of the
College of Agriculture, presided
over the uouU session.
Russian representative* desired to
give notice, in co-operstlqn with
Geortf a,- Ukrane, of Russia’s in
tention to "install on their respec
tive territories a considerable
number ot Armenian emigrants, of
whom the number Is still to be de
termined."
LAUSANNE.—(By the Associat
ed Press.)—The policy of the open
door in Turkey as advocated by'
tha United States .at
nee
deferred delivery of his speech un
til next week. Likewise Senator i
Borah, Idaho, withheld introduc
tion of his resolution for the Pres
ident to call an economic confer
ence, which measure when pre
sented is expected to be used as
the'vehicle of debate. -
COULD NOT
APPROVE IT
Three senators Owen, democrat,
Oklahoma, Reid, republican Penn-
“ | (he Near .ylvania, and Oildic, republican,
Nevada, none of whom have par-
claring that Turkey was obliged to
follow the advice of council on the
Ottoman debt in the matter of
concesalons to Turkey.
SATISFIES
AMERICANS
Quantity Gold
Shipped to India
NEW YORK—Seventy-one kegs
of gold coin and 910 bars of silver,
the whole valued at <3,248,000,
were taken out for India Satur
day bv the Liverpool bound steam
er Celtic.
Several reasons for the gold
shipment have been advanced,
among the m that gold was needed
in India to make wedding orna
ments for the coming marriage
season and that it was needed to
offset tbe purchase of British
sterling to pay Indian debta to
Great Britain. The silver move
ment was said to have been intpir
id by a belief that an import tax
on silver soon is to be levied in
India.
m° " VJ r atc<l activel J' heretofore in
t» 'ite' discussions of the European situa-
Bompard to JW conference, de- tion engatfed in Saturday’s debate.
Senator Owen, Inaugurated the
discussion with a prepared address'
in which he said that legal right
of France and Belgium to go into
the Ruhr to. compel payment of
Germany’s defaulted reparations
might be considered a.controvert
ed question but that from a moral
viewpoint the'invasion of Ger
many was without justificationI
The American people could noL
morally approve the French policy
Senetor Owen aaid, because they
saw in it “the sowing of dragon’*
teeth, and the dividing of thd
world again into two contending
camps where the ultimate attitude
may be anothsr.appeal to organic
ed military force'.’’ -
The American people, the Okla
homa Senator xaid would look with
a declaration that the UniHd
Styles should join with me other
major powers in guaranteeing ■
France against invasion and-that
Germany should be given a similar '
guarantee and that , “the world -
should use economic pressure on
the German people to enforqu
reparation#.”
Senator Reed’* speech
the nature of a reply to
Owen, the Pennsylvania
criticising any attack c .
French policy on moral grounds.
He said the reparation# nufctec
had boon discussed in the senate
from both a pro-French and a pr*-
German viewpoint but that he pr£
ferred that the United. States
maintain a neutral, stand. He
pointed out that' America hyd re
mained neutral during the Ger
man invasion of Belgium ait-
France in the early days of tho
wnr and added:
“There was a default, clearly
there was a default, in the repara
tions payments by Germany,” ho
told the Senate.."Clearly there‘is
no intention on the part of the
Germans to pay those reparation*
The bully who swaggered in iBXf.
1916, 1916 and in 1917 now whifiey
because he is (beaten. Are we go
ing to allow hurselves to be de
ceived by that?”
Senator Oddie, speaking briefly,
approved the French course, and .
after Senator Owen had replied to
Senator f.eed, the tiiacussion was
ended until next week.
Another development in the
senate discussion of International
relations during the day, however
was the sending by Senator
France, republican, Maryland, to
Chairman Lodge of the foreign
relations committee, of a letter .
asking that -the- committed act oh
the Marylahd senator’s resolution
authorising the president to (call
a conference of the Nations that
were signatory to the Hague Con
vention of 1899.
The purpose of this conference
at stated in Senator France’s res
olution which ha# been pending
for «»ver*I month#, woull be to
consult os to the best means of
bringing about a more perfect
general concert of nations, th* es
tablishment of general justice} the
assurance tof general tranqaWty
and'the promotion of the general
welfare.
This declaration, which satis-
fled the American representatives
and which goes on the official rec
ords, was made at the last hour
of the amasiqg-session which only
served to bring out the large num
ber ot points on which the allies
and the Turks are divided.
The open door question arose In
connection with the demand of the
allies that Turkey pay to the al
lies fifteen million Turkish pounds
gold as repartatlon to allied citi
zens for damages sustained during
the wfer. .When the allied draft
tot the protocol providing for the
details.qf this payment, which, by
the way Turkey Saturday kbso
lately refused to make in any
form, reaobed Ambassador Childs
yesterday, be found It In a clause
that the Turkish government
should ask the opinion' or the
council on the Ottoman debt>wlth
reference to all contracts for new,
concessions or the extension of
old concessions.
CHILDS
CONFERS
Ambassador ChihL immediately
conferred with' the allied leaders
and pointed out that this provis
ion was in conflict with the open
door policy. In consequence, M.
Bompard Saturday night read a
declaration that It was far from
the allies’ intention to strike any
blow at the sovereign rights of
Turkey, which were 'tally safe
guarded, as Turkey need not fol
low the advice of the council on
concessions.
Turkey under her own respon
sibility, the declaration said,
maintains all her llbertlesfi and
the principle of the open door re
mains always that which should
exist In Turkey In all economlo
questions.
Hardy Hdw. Co.
Opens New Store
AnnouncemAt is made in this
issue of tbe opening of a branch
store by the Hardy Hardware Co.,
on Broad itreet. This firm Is one
of the most successful In this sec
tion. Opening business here in
February 19t*. In a modest way,
the owners, Hsrry and Frank
Hardy have built a business to be
proud of. Possessed with much
native ability, resource fulness and
with splendid business qualifica
tions, these gentlemen have earned
a successful business career in
Athens.
The new store, at 343 Broad
street. Is under the management
of Mr. T. W. Murray, an experien
ced hardware man. Mr. Murray
traveled for the Simmons Hard
ware Co., tor many year# and for
quite a while he was eonnected
with local hardware concerns. Ha
Is a splendid young business man
and enjoys a large acquaintance in
this lection. ,_ w „