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OFFICE O’NEIL BUILDING BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
| WHITE SHEEP AND BLACK SHEEP
OR YE EDITOR AND OURSELVES
By S. E. NEGOID
BAINBRIDGE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL
Broad Street Balnbridge, Ga.
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We desire to assure our editor that,
muefy as we appreciate his scruples no
apology whatsoever is called for or
expected for his action in taking is
sue with us relative to a statement
we made pertaining to the Red Cross.
As a matter of fact, we welcome
his action, not because it affords an
opportunity for controversy between
us, but rather because in the various
articles we have written, and for
which our editor has invariably grant
ed space without stint, we must at
some time or another have tried his
ljorebearance, generosity or convic
tions. Therefore his retort courteous
provides us with a suitable opportuni
ty to again express our fullest appre
ciation for the privilege that has been
ours in coming into contact with a
journalist, such as our editor who,
regardless of adverse opinions, re
mains true to the traditions of the old
school of journalism.
Furthermore, this incident, which
It is true that the Red Cross carried
those children to Russia, but—the Red
Cross originally intended taking those
children to France, where they were
to be distributed among French people
to be exploited. Whilst in New York
harbor, and no doubt by accident, the
children became aware of this and it
was only after they nearly created a
riot by their clamorous demand to be
its origin. nut uy ineir ciamuruus uemana to De
What we object to and will unre- ( scnt to Russiaj that the orjKina , p , an
servedly condemn, in season and out changed and they were taken
of season, is to see this and other or-1 here they be]ong) and where
ganizations of a similar nature, com-; wjshed to ^ that is Russia .
mercialized or used to further the, , , . , ,
ends of certain Individuals or groups,! tbe Red Cr ° ss carried those
as for instance was the case with the ch ' dre " to Ru / S ’ a - but ln a case ° f
Y. M. C. A. during the war. I P hllan throPy of this nature,' d.scretion
is certainly the better part of valor.
At the time we wrote the statement, M „„„ ... , . A
.. . n . . ,, ’ When our editor speaks of turning
we could not call to mind the name of 1 * , . . . ,
. . ,• » ■ » - i chanty work to their own ends, as be-
the man who was at the head of the • _ . . , , ~
„ . ~ . .. .. . . mg meant to apply to Russia, he is
Red Cross at the time in question, .. . . .
„ . ... . . . ..'.there again, to say the least misin-
flnd if we mistake not still is at its. , . , . . , .
formed. That has and is being done
by some, to whom this country has
Our memory has been refreshed in j lent some hundred and fifty TOiIlions
the meantime, and unless we are' and in additioni sold BS many millions
mistaken, he is Mr. Lamot. By onej dollars worth of American products,
of those peculiar freaks of fate, or And by these we mean the p olish
shall we say happy coincidences, this landed arist ocracy, the most uncul-
gentleman is a member of that altru-; tured, murder0 us and liceneious aris-
rst.c and Pay-Triotic institution tocracy in Europei and heavens knows
•ernn & fn that i s saying a great deal
hope, set to rest the occasional ru-
tnis
mors circulated by some veterans of . ,
a n f t n » ft * f try ’ where the money-power controls
the A. O. of I. (». s to the effect that „ , „ ., .... Al
and prostitutes the press, politics, the
. , . c*nn [MUiUitumn LUC IJICrtS, UUHLICa. im
for some mysterious reason we were . , ,
... . * . ... . . philanthropic and religious and edu
dpiviIpiri.il fhnrftptfiru in rnn mntnri!i
privileged characters in the editorial
sanctum and that on occasions we
• , mum. win as puonciy declare tnat tne
were used as a vehicle for the expres- _ . , , , ,,
, . . . , . , one hundred million dollars was not
sion of certain editorial views which .. , - ,,
. used for any other purpose than
could not very well find their way in
print under his authorship. All we
can and will say to those who might
lend willing ears to such rumors, is
that we would not even take the trou
ble to deny or even discuss the sub
ject.
And now for our reply to our friend
editor:
We consider it superfluous to tell
our editor that personal implications
•were in any way intended in our state
ment; we also know that by taking
issue with us, our editor does so as
a champion for the Red Cross, and not
because he considers himself slighted
or in any manner attacked personal
ly.
We wish to assure our editor that
so long as the present system of
brotherly love professions and meth
ods of Cain practices endures, we
shall have every regard for what the
Red Cross, as a body, stands for, even
though we abhor the very cause of
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It was Mr. Lamot who boastfully
made the statement; we repeated it in
iimuu wie huutmiMii; we repeated It 111
we trust may not be the last, will, we . . ,, „ ... .
; order to show the power of wealth in
this supposedly fre and glorious coun-
eational institutions. No, if Mr. La-
mont will as publicly declare that the
strictly and exclusively for Red Cross
purposes, we, and thousands of oth
ers, will stand corrected.
We fully agree with our editor that
black sheep can be found in all flocks,
but the lustre and virtues of the
white sheep are not enhanced by al
lowing themselves to be led astray by
the black. For the white sheep to
flount their deeds, merits and sinceri
ty as an npology or to shield the
black may be expedient, but not con
vincing.
As stated above, we do not question
the need nor worthiness of the Red
Cross as a whole under the present
system; we are dealing with specific
instances, which we did and still do
believe justified our criticism.
With i*pgard to tlie wish expressed
by our editor that Russia ought to
be shot from the face of the earth, we
may sav that inasmuch as we are not
Christians, in the generally accepted
sense, we may be pardoned for saying
that we are uncompromisingly op
posed to murder either in its individ
ual or collective form.
The Russia, and only Russia of to
day, is ■ Bolshevist Russia. Whatever
its virtues or sin s may be, it has been
in existence for over three years and
has, during that time, been approved,
or at least been tolerated by more
millions of people than there are in
the United States. It has defeated
on the field of battle all its enqjpies,
and these were none others than those
who fought for democracy, self-de
termination, open covenants, etc., etc.,
at nauseum
That Russia the Red Cross has not
helped.
The Russia, so called, which the
Red Cross did help is that of those
infanticides, women violators and
home destroying buckaneers Denikin,
Kolchak and Wrangel and inasmuch
as the Red Cross is an international
organization, receiving contributions
from people of all shades of religious
and political believers and further
more, as the fundamental principle of
its existence is to render aid to friend
and foe alike, we take it for granted
that after due reflection, our editor
will agree that it is not within the
province of the Red Cross to descrim-
inate against Bolshevist Russia, or
any other nation simply because their
particular form of government is not
approved of in certain quartes.
In connection with Russia, we would
point out that our editor contradicts
himself and is also inconsistent. In
one sentence he thanks God the Red
Cross did not help Russia, and in the
next he states that it did and is do
ing it. Then, as our editor is such an
avowed worshipper at the Wilsonian
shrine, a worship that borders on
fetishism, he should at least believe
in self-determination for Russia, as
well as any other people.
As for us, we believe that the man
ner of governing Russia is the affair
of the Russian p|pople exclusively.
The American people without the con
sent of their English king, their then
lawful ruler, chose to work out their
salvation by means of a revolution
and a republic that was. and still is
exclusively their affair and that the
American people servilely submitted
to autocratic despotism for a matter
of four years whilst its treasury was
being plundered and its sons slaugh-
| tered for democracy is also their af
fair, humilating and disgraceful
though it may be.
Now, we wish to thank our editor
for reminding us of the incident re
lating to the 2000 Russian children.
That American funds, meant for
relief were so used, we have known
for at least six months, yet it seem
ingly took until last week for Senator
Reed to find it out. The others are
perhaps still considering what will
happen when the armistice is signed.
A really wonderful example of dem
ocratic government, and of open cov
enants, openly arrived at when our
chief legislators have to depend upon
the daily press, or the reports of for
eign commission for their source of
information upon matters of national
importance.
Our editor has been led into error,
the real Russia is receiving no Red
Crfiss assistance, the em cargo de
clared againt Russia by the adminis
tration of our editor's hero is such
that even medicines are not permitted
to be sent there and conditions in the
hospitals are such that major opera
tions have to be performed without
anesthetics and tools, not instruments,
that are more in keeping with car
penter work than that of the surgeon.
We would not be in the least surprised
to hear that this is all news to our
editor and many of our readers, that,
however, is his and their fault, not
ours.
With regard to crimes for which
our editor claims Russia should
be shot from the face of the earth,
we will say that, just as the State De
partment has in its possession, and
so stated through the press, docu
mentary, proof that the Bolshevists
never did, or even contemplated na
tionalizing the women, so has the
same department 'authentic reports
showing that all the crimes which our
editor places at the door of Russia
and others still worse, have as a mat
ter of actual fact, been committed by
those that we, among others, have
given and are still giving material
and moral support.
As to Ireland, we are pleased to
note that our editor does not deny
the truth of our statement and if the
Red Cross has given no assistance to
Ireland, it is simply because it does
not meet with the approval of the
British imperalistic octopus, and as
America still takes her marching or
ders in some matters from Downing
street, poor exploited and ravished
Ireland is to be left to shift for itself.
When the people of this glorious
land cease to have their thinking done
by proxies, when they cease to besot
themselves and stultify their intellect
by worshipping fake leaders and shod
dy heroes, then there will be an end
to Air grafts, Ship grafts, Munition
grafts, European junkets with retin
ues that would turn Oriental poten
tates green with ency, Hotel Grillon
episodes, Fourteen points and sham
•Leagues of Nations, etc., etc.
For this occasion, we shall conclude
by stating that we hold no brief for
Russia or Ireland any more than we
do for Greenland’s Icy Mountains, but
we assume to hold a brief for truth
and fair play, and on that basis we
propose to hew close to the line, re
gardless of where the chips may fall;
furthermore, we maintain that there
is immeasurably less occasion right
now than at any other time to empty
the resources of this country under
the pretense of succording foreign
nations, millions here at home.are in
need of food, clothing and shelter.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE <
By virtue. of an order from the
Court of Ordinary of Decatur county
wdl be sold at public outcry on the
first Tuesday m February, 19^1
the court house door in said countv
between the legal hours of sale the-
following described property situate,l
in the county of Decatur:
All that tract of parcel of land lv
mg and being in the 27th district of
said county and described as all 0 f
that town lot in the town of Cvrene
m land lot No. 310 in the 27th dis
trict of Decatur county, Georgia de
scribed as follows: Being lot No. 3
in Block No. 7 of the survey made of
said town by J. W. and A. D. Wilcox
in March, 1910, excepting eight (8)
feet on the north side of said lot
which is reserved for an alley or drain
way, and being bounded on the west
by Picket street and facing west on
Picket street two hundred (200) feet
on the south by lot No. 2, on the ea=t
by lands of Hodges and Powell on
the north by eight (8) feet reserved
for an alley or drain way;
AH of a certain parcel of land in
the town of Brinson and described as
the south half of a fractional lot lv-
ing due west of the Harden Un
bounded on the west by lands of
Stuart Lumber Company, east bv
street and north by Mrs. Shaw lii
land No. 231 in the 27th district of
said county of Decatur and State of
Georgia. The well being the dividing
line, and containing about 3-8 of an
acre;
One note signed by J. T. Powell,
which falls due irt November, 19°l’
for the principal sum of Thirteen
Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars
($1325.00).
Sold as the property of the estate
of Mrs. Nannie Powell.
This sale will be for cash.
W. G. POWELL, Administrator,
of the Estate of Mrs. Nannie Powell.
SHERIFF SALES
Georgia, Decatur County.
Will be sold before the courthouse;
door in the city of Bainbridge, said
county, on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary next, 1921, during the legal
hours of sale, the following described
property, to-wit: fifteen hundred
pounds of seed cotton, more or less,
23 hundred pounds of Spanish pea
nuts, more or less; levied on as the
property of H. W. Sullivan, to satis
fy a distress warrant in favor of
Mrs. Mary E. Thornton and others;
fi. fa. in my hand.
This Jan. 5, 1921.
S. W. MARTIN, Sheriff.
CITATION—Administration.
Georgia, Decatur County.
TO All Whijm t May Concern:
J. H. King having in proper form,
applied to me for permanent letters
of administration on the estate of
Mrs. D. A. King, late of said county,
this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of Mrs. D.
A. King, to be and appear at my of
fice within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not
be granted to J. H. King on Mrs. D.
A. King’s estate, on the first Monday
in February, 1921.
This January 6, 1921.
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary.
SHERIFF SALES
Georgia, Decatur County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the city of Bainbridge, said
county, on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary next, 1921, during the legal
hours of sale, the following described
property, to-wit: one Ford touring
car, No. 102915, and being the same
car used at the Corner Market. Levied
on as the property of Robert Cul-
breth to satisfy a Mechanic’s Lien
foreclosure and in favor of J. E.
Sholar.
This Jan. 5, 1921.
S. W. MARTIN, Sheriff.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION
Georgia, Decatur County.
Whereas, Steve Miller, administra
tor of J. L. Sbarber, represents to the
court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully
administered said estate; this is there
fore, to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said adminis
trator should not be discharged from
his administration, and receive letters
of dismission, on first Monday in
February, 1921,
This January 6, 1921.
T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary.
LEAVE TO SELL
Georgia, Decatur County.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has applied to the Ordinary
of said county for leave to sell land
belonging to the estate of Mrs. Mat-
tie Whigham for the payment of debt
and distribution. Said application
will be heard at the regular term of
the Court of Ordinary for said coun
ty to be held on the first Monday in
February, 1921.
This January 6, 1921.
H. A. OLIVENT, Administrator,
of the estate of Mrs. Mattie Whigham
LEAVE TO SELL
Georgia, Decatur County.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has applied to the Ordinary
of said county for leave to sell land
belonging to his wards, Bernice Har- -
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CITATION—Guardianship
Georgia, Decatur County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
Perry Williams, having applied foi
Guardianship of the persons ant
property of Ova Clyde Williams, Rob
ert Bangs Williams, Ruth William:
and Margaret Pearl Williams, minoi
children of Robert H. Williams ant
Myrtie G. Williams, both late of sail
county, deceased, notice is given thai
said application will be heard at mj
office, at 10 o’clock a.m., on the firsi
Monday in January next.
This Dec. 6, 1920.
T. B. MAXWK. V
Ordinary and ex officio Clerk C.’O
Catarrh Can Be Cored
for said countv to be hekfon'the"first
Monday in February, 1921.
This Jan. 3, 1921.
B B. HARRELL. Guardian
of Bernice Harrell and Jack Harrell
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