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FOUR AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL Established 1888 —Published by— THE LEADER-TRIBUNE CO. JOEL MANN MARTIN, Subscription Prices (Payable in Advance) 1 Year ft Months .. 3 Months Member Georgia Pre»« Published every Thursday. Entered as sec^nd-ela: > matter the post offic at Fort Valley, Ga., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE LEAGUE COVENANT We are not of those who the results of the recent elections in Georgia for U. S. and governor as a repudiation The League of Nations by the ple of this state. It is true that winning candidates made their op position to the League a main planl in their campaign platforms. But think they won in spite of this, because of it. We think that othei issues and personalities quite clouded the League issue in It is true, however, that Georgians who have never read League Covenant east their ballot.* upon this issue mainly. Many who are strongly opposed to League, as well as many who it, have never read it. Their toward it is based entirely upon sympathies with certain tions of certain paragraphs of Covenant made by certain men. They favor or oppose the Lea gue according to their sympathy the spirit or principles, not of provisions of the League .itself, but of the variou* interpreta tion*. of its provisions. The League is still the main in national politics today—the prin cipal point of divergence rock-ribfced Democracy and Republicanism. However, the outcome of the No vember elections, whatever that out conn*, will not settle the question League or No League. It will for whichever party acceeds to to settle the question. It will there fore continue a live question some time to come. Every therefore, who is sufficiently alive take any interest in national or national affairs should himself with the provisions of League Covenant at first hand. We are publishing on page of this issue the entire 26 ar tides of Part 1 of the League nant. These constitute the provisions of the operation of League of Nations. The League enant in its entirety is closely woven with the Peace Treaty, the two documents combined brace fifteen parts of 440 covering 56 pages of the Congress sional Record of July 10, 1919. of the other articles, however, concerned with mere details of Peace Treaty itself, and have occasioned any general difference opinion as to whether the States should or should not a party to the League of Ail of the general provisions of League Covenant are embodied in 26 articles of Part I, published this issue of The Leader-Tribune. o THE CLERGY AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (By Dr. M. Ashby Jones in The lanta Constitution.) I have just received a letter Mr. George W. Pepper, a ed lawyer and churchman of phia, bearing the title which I chosen for my text. Mr. Will Hays was kind enough to send me letter (1 suppose Mr. Pepper did have my exact address) with a cordial note on behalf of himself a committee of very ladies and gentlemen, of which seems to be chairman. He closes by saying, “I shall be delighted to have your suggestions at all times.” So I take my pen in hand to make a few ‘suggestions.” At first I thought sending these suggestions direct to Mr. Hays, but he is so hard to catch. It occured to me to direct “care the G. O. P.,” but nobody where the G. O. P. stays. Even Mr. Harding asked us all to wait until after the November and then, when he had consulted > • the wise men of the east,” would tel! us. So I’ll just ask to print. *> A Question With * Moral. My first suggestion grows out a sentence in my letter from Mr. Pepper. He writes me, “The of the United States are, above others, the men who serve their and generation by keeping the torch of idealism lighted.” Then a little further on he writes, 4a Whatever THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORI VALLEY, GA, OCTOBER 14, 1920. the reason, it is the undoubted that many of the clergy have themselves among the supporters the league proposal. This statement of fact seem? to and puzzle Mr. Pepper. I suggest if he had written the two together he might have solved difficulty and found comfort for soul. The clergy are "supporters the league proposal" because they “serve their ilhy and generation keeping the torch of idealism ed.” The very fact that the national committee have found necessary to enlist the costly and high-priced services of this inent lawyer to write to the of America in order to them that they ought not to be porters of the league proposal” ries with it a significant it reveals the truth that this has a moral appeal which finds well-nigh universal response those who are the natural leaders of the nation. Unity and Peace. Mr. Pepper with subtile ingenuity seeks, in his effort to prove that clergy are wrong, to find an analogy between the effort of the Christian churches for “unity,” and the efforts of civilization to establish a perma¬ nent peace. In doing triis he idwn this as his premise: “Peace is the outcome of unity. People, churches, nations, are in uni Ly when they think alike and act to gether.” Let me say at the outset that the analogy is far-fetihed. While there arc regrettable differences between the Christian denominations which ’ oo often issue in the overlapping of work and great loss from lack of co¬ operative service, 1 deny that is anything which could be or likened to, war between them. But on the other hand evidences of a growing unity of spirit and service are multiplying ’daily. Tin united war work of the churches was the most outstanding example. Here Protestant and Romanist, Jew and Gentile, found amid limitless differ cnees of creed and custom, merits and traditions, ritual and ty, a common purpose, and united in its triumphant accomplishment. It is glaringly wrong to say that in order for churches or nations to have unity they must “think alike.” No! If we waited for men “think alike” there could be no such thing as national, not even to men tion international, unity. National unity begins with the recognition of differences of thought, interests and ambitions. Government with its courts and police for tbe peaceable control and regulation of these dif ferences, is the first expression of unity. And that is just where inter national unity must begin. Wars be tween individuals and nations grow out of conflicting interests. In the case of individuals we have found that the peace of the community is too precious to leave men to fight until they come to “think alike.” We provide a court and, if necessary, compel them to submit their differ¬ ences of thought for a peaceable de vision. The Right of External Aggression. Space forbids my mentioning but one other objection which Mr. Pep per makes to the clergy being “sqp porters of the league proposal.” This objection is found in trie provisions of Article 10: “The members of the league undertake to respect and pre¬ serve as against external ag¬ gression the territorial integrity and existing political independ¬ ence of all members of the lea¬ gue. In case of any such ag¬ gression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the council shall advise upon the means by which this obliga¬ tion shall be fulfilled.” This advocate of the election of Senator Harding objects on the ground of “the reactionary charac¬ ter with which it stamps the whole league scheme.” He calls it “putting a strait jacket on the world” and pro¬ tests against any guarantee which will “perpetuate the existing status among the nations.” Is it possible that the clergy are reading this article more carefully, or more fairly, than the eminent jurist? There is no obligation stated or implied to “perpetuate the existing status.” The obligation is to “preserve as against external ag¬ gression the territorial integrity.” What a world of difference. Here is indeed the “heart of- the league, •• It is a defense against “external ag¬ gression.” There is no obligation here to keep the world from changing, or nations from growing. Is there no other method of change or expansion save by “external aggression?” Then it were far better to “put the world in a strait jacket.” This was the Prussian method. Germany wanted and She ted , _ Schlesweg- ,, to «P - wa, ' Holstem and she took .t by v external aggression. Then Alsace-Loraine her expanding spirit. And this same method of change and growth deluged the world in blood and tears from 1914 to 1918. And ■ now when the clergy are a the league proposal” to bind Prussian spirit, whether expressed Germany or elsewhere, Mr. protests against its character” and pleads for the alienable right of every nation “external aggression.” The Hunger for Peace. There is something truly in Mr. Pepper’s consciousness estrangement from the leadership of America on the issue. He writes, “It is a fact that the league scheme have enlisted the support of so intelligent and high-minded after peace. The explanation of strange phenomenon is tffle phere in which it was generated. the world was hungry for peace. n Yes, Mr. Pepper, that is the planation. The world was and is gry for peace. And we entered frightful war with the promise victory would mean that we lead the world toward a peace. In the words of one who a living sacrifice on the altar of promise: “Surely we shall not fail to the promise sealed in the death sacrifice of our incomparable diet's, sailors and marines who our verdict beneath the sod France. »» If the clergy of America did stand today in support of promise they could no longer claim their faith in the Christ of vary. —o GOOD CAUSE IN GOOD HANDS We are publishing in column on this page an appeal Rev. T. J. Crawford, colored, contributions for extension of Missionary work of the I Sunday-School Union of j particularly among the negroes the South, j r ph e editor of The has given a good deal of thought care fully appraising the and influence of leaders of the ed race in this vicinity. This i impressed Crawford has us as a sa f e> s ane and consecrated j 0 f U p|ift work among his race, wor |i walk and counsei, so far as ( have had an opportunity to observe st;cni to he characterized by a spirit ■ of harmonious cooperation and good will between the races. He is cour teous, respectful, and much above the average of his race in an ,t education. If there were hj nl V ve do not believe would be any race problem. Crawford is the Missionary in this territory of the American s c i, 00 ) Union of Philadelphia. There are but ten colored Missionaries in t j, e employment of this organization, Crawford was the first of these ten t0 p c employed. He is also teacher of t j )e a t the Fort Valley High and Industrial School. An idea of the comprehensive wor ^ being done by the Sunday-School Union may be f rom the following summary of the annual report of the organization published in the September issue oi I The Sunday-School Missionary, one 1 of the publications of the Union: “For the year ending February 29th, 1920, the American Sunday School Union has commissioned 236 ; passionaries. Forty-one of however, have served but part of yeav As a result of their efforts, 840 . new Sunday-schools have been ganized and 742 reorganized, these schools have been 5,905 teachers and 62,237 scholars. “Nor have these missionaries ed in helpfulness to the general day-school cause. In addition to pioneer work, they have visited 640 schools in which 38,265 and 460,497 scholars were being fluenced. Eighteen thousand hundred and forty-nine sermons addresses were delivered and exploring new territory or in the districts covered before, 556 families were visited in homes. “While engaged in this work, port unity has come to ihe aries to distribute 5,167 9,939 copies of the New and 6,620 copies of the Gospel John. “The total number, of books, lets, maps, charts, and other school requisites issued has 228,416. Books given ro workers, theological students, othersfrom special funds for the purpose, 1,646. Books, lets, Scripture wall charts, cards rolls, Scripture portions, leaflets, periodicals furnished to and other Christian workers for with our soldiers and sailors, 490. Combined circulation of different Sunday-school weekly, monthly, or quarterly, officers, teachers, and scholars all grades, 1,831,598. “Thirty-eight churches of denominations have grown out of Union Sunday-schools in the year. Seventeen of the schools that have developed into churches erected houses of worship. two Young People’s Societies and 242 Prayer Meetings have, been estab lished, Jfil regular preaching stations have been opened, and as a crowing glory to the work 4,358 conversions have been report ed.” The negroes of the South are ly in need of the kind of help ford is an agency in opening to them. ■ work is kept free from If this racial prejudice and questions con ducing to racial unrest, nothing can be more helpful to the negro race or more conducive to harmony and good will between the races, We believe that Crawford is the right man in the right piace and that he should receive every encourage merit and cooperation that, the white people of this section can give him in his work. -o~ A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC As Missionary of the American Sunday School Union, stationed at Fort Valley, Ga., for the past eight _ j years, it has been my pleasure to travel over 20,000 miles throughout the rural districts of Georgia; distri bute several thousand copies of the Bible, organize hundreds of Sunday Schools in the rural churches; and place Sunday School supplies and re j ligious literature in reach of the poor, visiting each year over 950 1 homes with helpful literature and ad j vice. co-operated with the good i have citizens of Fort Valley, and the Gov¬ ernment in the sale of W. S. S. and Liberty Bonds; and it has been my aim and purpose to help every indus¬ trial interest as well as render ser vice along the religious line. 1 have now been asked by the American Surfday School Union to raise $1 00.00 on the District, not for myself or for my salary; hut to meet the religious needs of the people in the way of supplying the very best publications for the young people, and respond to the calls that come | ' aid in the of Sunday School for way supplies. The MOTTO of the Ameri¬ can Sunday School Union is "To Reach the Other-wise Unreached • ♦ and lead to the Sunday School every boy and girl regardless of denomina tion. l ask you to contribute toward this $100. Your gift will simply mean i an expression of CHRISTIAN in terest in the UP-lift work that is now being done by the American Sunday j School districts Union of America, throughout the rural The names of those of Fort Valley who contribute to this ($100) ! amount will be read in almost every town of any consequence in t h e United States. Those who do not see ] me and wishing to help may send check made payable to the American j Sunday School Union, ! j Feeling sure that you will help, l shall take this occasion to thank 'you most cordially in advance, T. J. Crawford, j Missionary DAY-SCHOOL-UNION. of the American Box SUN- 133, Fort. Valley, Ga. •3 £ ! £ £ Our Methods are Modem £ £ £ £ w We do not hesitate to change the methods of hand¬ £ £ ling our accounting and other clerical v\ork, if by so £ £ doing increased efficiency arid economy will result. £ £ Hi A large part of the work that once was done slowly £ £ and painstakingly by hand is now handled rapidly and £ £ with far greater accuracy by machines. A much larger £ bR is working force than we now have would be required £ ! s to handle our business if westill employed old-fashioned £ s methods. £ £ We do not aim, however, to iet the increased use ! £ of machines cause us to grow machine-like in dealing £ s with our customers. In this respect we intend always to remain intensely human. Citizens Bank X. of Fort Valley City, State and National Depository BHaBHaa aBBBBB aa i! \ I A New Battery Service 1 In Connection With Fort Valley Vulcanizing Co. Let Hi shoWyou what real f k a Battery Starting can 6 do Li^htine, for your '//// f, It \ , & ■* m *1 II s Don’t put up any longer with annoying “guesswork I» about how well your starting and lighting battery is A going to serve you. Come in and see us. Let us •o' show you why the U ft Starting Battery € Lighting & is making A Sure Start Assured” an accomplished fact for hundreds of thousands ot car owners through¬ out the country. $ We would like to explain the “Nine Points” of supe¬ riority that are built into the “ExtOe.” We will he glad to show you why there is more power and punch in the Exi£>e ’ Giant than in other starting any battery. THIRE'S AN “Exibe” BATTERY FOR EVERY CAR” i FORT VALLEY BATTERY SERVICE, An Expert Battery Man At Y >ur Service ROY ADAMS, MANAGER. i vsn URGES NEGRO WOMEN NOT TO REGISTER f Cordele, Ga.—Reese Reding, 20 years a colored carpenter and con tractor in Cordele, expressed his op position to the efforts of colored women to register. “They do not know what they are registering for. I have aeen here 20 years and tried to obey the law. I have to live in peace with my white friends all this time. The colored man j las n0 £ reac Fed the point where for him registering is best need and I know the women are no better able to register and vote than are the men. I have been out west, up north and east and I find the colored people being turned out of work with other cheaper foreign labor. They are coming home. M “The south and people here at home know us better and are willing to take up more time with us than anybody on earth. The vote in not ° ur greatest need. To get where the white people deem us worthy of the vote os the main thing. Then there will be trouble here. ft no more