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About The Bartow tribune. The Cartersville news. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1917-1924 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1918)
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE With Which Is Consolidated THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS Published Weekly at Cartersville, Georgia, by TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY (Incorporated) OSCAR T. PEEPLES President MILTON L. FLEETWOOD General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Rix Months .75 Three Months .40 Advertising Rates Reasonable and Cheerfully Furnished on Application. Entered as second-class matter, February 17, 1917, at the post office, at Cartersville, Georgia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Proper notices of deaths will always be published without charge, but formal obituary notices, sent in later, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. We reserve the right of editing all items published. Shall Hunland Go Unwhipped of Justice? (Richard H. Edmonds. Editor Manufacturers Record, in The Evening Sun, Baltimore, November 7.) I" TER FOUR YEARS of the greatest 1 criminal record in human history Ger- PfifSs many begs, like the cringing coward, or defeated bully, for an “honorable peace,” and there are intimations in America that some people desire to give Germany “peace without humiliation,” and without punishment or indemnities adequate to mete out justice to such a nation. It is well to bear definitely in mind, and never to forget, that this is unlike any other war of which we have any record. It is, indeed, not a war in the ordinary sense. It is a campaign of murder and looting undertaken by a nation after years of preparation. Through its entire educational system, through its military life as well as private life, Germany had for years been planning to bring on a war for the definite pur- j pose of looting the world, absolutely without re gard to the millions who might be murdered in the campaign. Through its military teachings it was for many years proclaiming that frightfulness must be a part of war in order to deter other nations from daring to risk its vengeance. In this mur dering, maurauding expedition Germany has wrought such havoc as the w'orld had never known. Millions have died, millions have been maimed, blinded, torn and shattered in body and in mind, and hundreds of millions have suf fered in agony as for four years they have seen their loved ones fighting aga' ist the forces of hell let loose on earth by Germany. And shall we call such a struggle a war? It is, indeed, not war as we have known wars. Our allies and our soldiers are engaged in an effort to prevent a nation of murderers and outragers and unsetrpulous scoundrels, backed by the en- j tiiC sentiment of their countries, from overrun-; ning the world, destroying civilization and plac- i ing all mankind under the domination and the j damnation of German Kultur for the personal and national enrichment of the German people. It we do not punish these criminals, then we should open wide the doors of every peni tentiary and pail and no other criminal shall ever again be punished. The tuture of civilization demands that we shall punish criminal Germany; that we shall compel its armies and navies to surrender un conditionally, and that there shall then be met ed out to the criminal leaders the same punish ment on the gallows which is given to individual criminals. ,**, , p- Jr.less this be done, we shall be false to all civilization and show a moral fiber of the world. We should also require of Germany a full indemnity for every dollar expended by Amer ica and the Allies in preventing that murder ous nation from destroying civilization. Is it conceivable that after four years of agony we shall permit Germany to go unpunished, and we ! and our allies carry the tremendous financial burden which rests upon us? Why should tho i people of America and England and France and Italy and Belgium and Serbia be forced for I years to come to meet the indebtedness of the "war and leave Germany, the criminal which brought on this war for its own profit, to go practically unpunished? If we should permit such a condition through any false sense of mercy, we would prove recreant to our respon sibility to the civilization of the centuries to come, as recreant indeed as would the judge and jury who, having sworn to uphold the law, out of some sickly neurotic sentiment, turned loose without punishment the worst criminals ever known. It is entirely possible to impose upon Ger many an indemnity sufficiently great to pay for every dollar of indebtedness incurred by Amer ica and our allies, to pay an indemnity to the family of every soldier killed and to every sol dier permanently invalided in the struggle for humanity’s safety. It might take Germany many years to make these payments, but a prosperous Germany within the next 50 years would reflect upon the moral integrity of all civilization in failing to do our duty. Germany a.:a >. THE TRIBUNE-NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 21, 1918. to bear this burden, it matters not how great may be the tax upon the people of these coun tries. When the Civil War ended, the Confederacy had fought for four years against overwhelm ing odds. It fought a war based on what it be lieved to be right. The Civil War was a war of principle on both sides. It was fought without any of the barbarism of which Germany has been guilty, but the South was compelled to suiv render unconditionally, and the United States demanded that not a dollar of indebtedness in curred by bonds or currency for the prosecu tion of the Civil War by the South should ever be paid. In addition to all of this loss, the South lost as a property the billions invested in slav ery. Its flocks had been practically destroyed in the effort to sustain the Confederacy and its manufacturing enterprises were almost com pletely wiped out. The South was, indeed, so poor that if it had been a corporation it would l hardly have been worth the expense of going , through the bankruptcy courts. Within 50 years, however, after the close of the Civil War, the South had so developed its industries that its agricultural and manufacturing interests ex ceeded the total of the United States in 1880, though at that time the population of the coun try exceeded by 17,000,000 the population of the Southern States in 1915. In other lines of work the South has made equal progress. In 1915 it expended upon its public schools more money than the United States thus expended in 1880. If the South, under a condition of poverty far greater than that which Germany will face at the end of this war could, within 50 years, by hard work make this great advance, and at the same time carry its share of the pensions paid to the Union soldiers, by whom it was defeated, it is certain that Germany could within 50 years work out a condition which would enable it to carry its entire indebtedness incurred by Amer ica and the Allies. There should also be imposed upon Ger i many a penalty of returning every dollar’s worth of loot of which it has robbed other coun tries. Germany has looted the occupied parts of France and Belgium and Italy and Russia and Serbia and Rumania of billions of dollars of tan gible wealth in the way of machinery, raw ma terials, railroads and money. Every piece of loot, which it is possible to trace up should be carefully calculated and valued and Germany should be compelled to return the original or its equivalent. For every ship murdered by its sub marines it should be compelled to return an equal tonnage, and not until this has been done should a German flag ever be permitted to fly on the seas. If we do not insist upon a punishment such as here outlined we will simply encourage Ger many to prepare for another war and millions will die in that other war because we were too cowardly to press this w'ar to the final condition of punishment of the criminal individuals and j criminal nations. Levi Reeves The best wishes of all Cartersville ami. Bar ' tow County follow Levi Reeves to his new home in Atlanta and from hundreds of sincere hearts there comes the hope, that “his lines will fall in pleasant places.” But we hate to see him go from among us. More individuals in this county, where he lur ed for many years, can testify to his goodness f heart, to his merciful kindness in times of dis tress, to the gerwiness of hk. joy on happy oc casions, to his general emse fullness at all limes, than can ever be counted*. We do not doubt that from the lips of every reader of this well deserv ed appreciation there comes the verdict, “that’s, true.” And it must be true, if everybody savs. it is. We know him as a man we always seeded,, and we know as often as Ire was needed, be was on the spot. He always knew what to do mxL did it. His ready adaptability, his genial- nature, his big. lo\ing heart, his, all-around efficiency, made him an asset, and now that his business has carried him away from amonig us, only tempor arily, we hope, we begin to understand’ that we hav e lost a very important person in iur com munity life. His friends in tlv&covu&j jjoin most, heartily in wishing him a long, and happy life, and to him we propose the taat: “Here’s to your health, and your family’s; may you live long, and pros per.” The President, has set Thursday, November 28th as national Thanksgiving Day. If ever a nation had evrjr reason to give thanks, the United States is that nation. Blessings manifold have been poured out upon us. as a people and we won’t forget it. The signing of the armistice doesn’t mean there is no longer any need of food conservation. From reports reaching this country, of the starv ing millions in Europe, our conservation tasks have just begun. Your soldier boy will appreciate your letters 1 now mere th;.a ever. See that he gets them. Save—Save—Save With the let-up in the fighting across the Atlantic, there may be somewhat of a feeling on the part of many people that the big task is done, and it is not necessary to save food. Just the opposite is true, for there are just as many people suffering the pangs of hunger today as ever before, and since Germany quit, her people can now be reached, and they are clamoring for aid from America. Herbert Hoover has been invited to go to Germany, and he may do so. He is the best equipped individual in the world to handle the big food problems, and the Germans know it. That is why they have turned to him in their hour of direst extremity. Without the continued support of the American housewife, Mr. Hoover is powerless to help. He has issued appeals to them to keep on saving, just as they have done since he took charge in America. If they will stand by him. he will able to assist the hungry-mad people, bring them to their senses, and show them that the world stands ready to fill their larders with the necessities of life, until the unfortunate people can grow foodstuffs and feed themselves. The Fair Next Year It might seem a bit early, but it’s not, to re mind every single individual in Bartow County that we are going to havea great big fair next fall, and the directors are already at work on plans to make it one of the best every pulled off in this part of Georgia. For any fair to be a success, the people must begin planning for it months in advance. It would not be out of order for the officials to begin thinking of the contents of the premium list, so that it might be issued along about plant ing time. If this is done, the prospective exhibitors will know what to look forward to and can plant their crops accordingly. One Cartersville business man is very an xious for the poultry show to be a real feature next fall, and he has announced he stood ready to donate a sum sufficiently large to make a handsome special prize. Doubtless there are others who feel Hike he dots., The Directors would do well t o make some tentative announcements just as early as pos sible. Lots of people often wonder how some men do the things they do a.nd get away with it. When the President goes to-Europ*—and he is going 'Some time soon, he is going to be paid homage on every side. No living man ever claimed such a place in the hearts of thee people of the world. And no man ever deserved them more than does our beloved Mr- Wilson. No cit® ever had an official that could da as many different things as efficiently as can our own City Commissioner Cook. He is the marc for the job, and is on the job all the time. Before pu send out of tow-n fc* that joo of printing better see whether or not your- local printer can handle it. Lots of folks have found out lately they can get most anything they need right here at home—and the-price is not so high., either. 1 here are some men who do a ge-meron* part for everyth mg. a* it comes along, and then feel they have not done enough. There are others who do one-tenth of what they might easily do and walk around with a boastful look, and can’t understand why folks don’t realize what good citizens the y are . The Kaiser’s personal ideas abont the Amer ican Army are not printable.-—netttoar are the personal or.iniom of the American boys regard ing the ex-Reast of Berlin. Of coira you've just o*Etoe&‘*4 it, but if. your subscription has expired, just send a re newal. and we won’t remember it against you any longer. Twcudbllars a year is now the price of hun dreds *af weekly papers. lou can still enjoy the Triune-News at one-firty, but it's worth the two. Tie Bartow county farmers have accomp lished v/onders despite the labor shortage, tha hail, storms, and a few other set-backs. Cartersville bread is, winning friends every day. It’s one of the home products that de seres to win. too. Europe is calling on America for twenty million tons of food. It is needed to ward off starvation. That was some spirit shown in the Union service last Sunday morning, and the pep was there, too. Politics will now take a long rest. J“ THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP ABROAD (Washington Post) President Wilson is being urged by some of his clos est friends to personally lead the American delegation to the peace conference. These friends, having in mind the important ‘•ole the president has played in this, the greatest of all wars, and realising the tremendous influ ent o he wields by reason of his leadership, believe it would be most fitting for him to attend the peace con ference and take the lead in the settlement of the issues arising out of the w*r. As yet the president has given no sign of his intention, and his decision no doubt will rest with events as they are shaped in the 1 next few days. Although it has leeiv observed as an unwriMen law 1 hat the President of the' United- States shall not leave the jurisdiction ot this country during his tenture in office, there is no legal provision requiring him to re main within the territorial Imits of the naton. The- pre cedent of more than a century might reasonably be set aside with the excuse that this is an- occasion the mag-- nitude ot which is not bound by- the- precedent. In fact, there have been technical breaches of this unwritten law in the past. Theodore Roosevelt, while in office, made a trip to Panama, thereby going outside of the tei ritorial waters of the United States while journeving; from one American port to the other. But since he trav eled on a naval vessel, which legally is United Sta,cs territory, it might be held that he was at all times’ within the jurisdiction of this country. President Taft, however, crossed the frontier into Canada, while he was president, thereby actually violating the generally ob served precedent. Other presidents may have done tho same thing, technically. If President Wilson dec ides to attend the notice con- I ference in person, the affairs of the Government will have to be accomodated to tha plan. This wowld seem to be , feasible w.th the co-operation of Congress. During the months of December. January and February, in which period the peace conference doubtless will be sitting Congress will be in session. As the bills passed by Con gress must be presented to the preident for his approval or disapproval, it is evident that if the president were in Europe each bill as it passed its final vote would have to be rushed to him immediately. The constitution pro vides that ‘‘if any bill shall not be returned Vry the presi dent within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall ! have been presented to him. the same shall IW a law, in like manner as if he had signed it.” Assuming that the president were at Versaflles or the Hague, or wherever the peace delegates may meet, and Congress was in session turning out iegislationi. the ques tion is whether it would be physically possible to comply strictly with the constitutional requirements for the en acting of laws. It is specified that every bill “shall, be fore it becomes a law. be presented to the president of the United States.” No time limit is here, specified. so that if a messenger- started for the peace conference at once upon the final Vote of Congress upon a bill he prob ably would not be able to lay the measure before the president within eight to ten days. It further, is speci fied that the president must veto the bill "withirv.ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been i resented to him,” or else it becomes a law. Thus the president would have ten days, not counting Sundays, tei which to read any bill, and gwt it back to Washington if. he dis approved it. y It would thus seem that the machinery of Govern ment could be adapted to the president’s absence if he were to leave the cdunfry as a peace commissioner. Neither the vice-president nor any other official can take his place; he has no authority to delegate to another the • authority and powers specifically- conferred uyon him by the constitution so loog as he is able to oprform them. Consequently it apepars to be merey a matter for the president, himself to decide. T>HOW€ YOUR ITEMS IN When the visitor comes, phone 304 and tell us about it. We will appreciate it. your visitor will be delighted to see his or her aaone. in the paper, and- you will feel good over having complisd with this request. if you are. giwirtst a party, phone 304, and some one will be there to answer the phone, take down the facts, and write up your affair. Your friends and guests will like to see an acount of your social affair published. There are countless items of more or less general interest, that the newspaper man appreciates, tired only with the co-oper ttion of people generally can fie hope to publish the right sort of a newspaper—one that tells the daily affairs of our people. , , Phone 304 and. tell us about it. ' EDITORS OPPOSED WILSON SEAT AT PEACE TABLE 'Chatflauiooga Times) The New Y*rk Times last week canvassed e# lead ing newspapers of the country for opinion on tie sug gestion that President Wilson attend the peuce con ference. if it be held in Europe - he would, of co jsrse, at tend it if it should be held in this country. TJhe expressions of editorial opinion are in a large majority against the proposal.. The chief arguments advanced to show why tint iw.-sident should rct attend a conference cn Europe are: 1. That important domestic Questions requiring his attention would he likely to tiirise it\ his absence in con gress and out. -■ That Mr. Wilson..as president, outranks-.the prime ministers, who will attend the conference. artvS. that out of this condition embarrassments might ari.-rr, 3. The personal risk ofi travel in the mine-sown sea lanes. The results of tii. earwuss are herewith, tabulated: No —New York World, New York Mail New York. Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer. Boston Herald. New Haven Journal-Courier, Utica,Press. .Milwaukee Sentinel, Haiti-, more American. .Syracuse Post-Standard, Providence Journal, Chattanooga Times, Memphis Commercial Ap, peal. Richmond Timcs-Hispatch, Minneapolis Tribune, Bjurlingtosr (Vt.) Press. Hartford Courant, AJbany Knick erbocker Press, Seattle* Post-Intelligencer Yes—Boston Vlobe. Cleveland Plaindxiler, Buffalo Express.. Baltimore Sum.. Austin American, Vbeeling Reg ister, C iarlotte (Observer Montgomery Advertiser, Cln cinatti Comafit.al-Tribtinv. Philadelphia Record. ,\on>omrnii.al —Omaha Bee. Salt Lake Tribune. Cin cinnati Inquirer, Pittsburg Gazette-Times, TV*., time limit for sewling the Chris suns parcels to the i.wys overseas has again been ext jonded, this* tune to November 3ptb, r s mso announced that the Ovcrn mcr.f, wants ever} boy in France to receive a puree!. If y"'T. have nvt yet received the official, stamp from him,, yoj* can ap.fi) to she local Red Cross Chapter, nd. un-. d-w the revised rules of sending these-packages, one will: b,e furnish*-!. On TvaasctetY of this week. King Albert enkrred 1 b us.- sels. enitttaJ. city of Belgium, which for four- years suf fered uinuter the German tyrants. ttOiat a twme-c.ODsjng it must Dave been (or the plucky king of his people*, Vois.iUtes is expected to be tb#> meeting place *£ the. great conference next mo*tli. TWs historic old i-'i etv k city has a record for peace corpferenees.. Vnder the Government plan, some o£ the *oys are, to return h.one, while still others ar to he given an, to see service in France. The Tribune-News is more widely circulated to-, day than ever before. The boys in Krait-ee say it is like a letter from home. Georgrm. gave to the cause over ninety thousand bay*, and every one of them numbe.red among the-patriots. At the rate of three hundred thousand a month the American boys will be brought home. Tell the merchant you. saw his art .in The Tribune- News
