The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-07

members III lHS AMERICAN 0dA GneOSA17
ton learned that in admitting William
III. Lewis Of Boston to membership,
they had admitted a negro, there came
storm of protest and several threats
to resign were made unless Lewis
drops out voluntarily or otherwise
Lewis was recently appointed assist
ant United States attorney general by
President Taft. Lewis declared that
he would not resign his membership
in the American Bar association, to
which he was elected, notwithstand-
ing certainn Southern members of the
society expressed themselves strongly
against the admission Of the Boston
negro.
Arbitration Of disputes between ma
tions is coming slowly but surely
coming" said President Taft in his
address before the American Bar as
sociati0n in Boston. The president
briefly reviewed the proposed general
arbitration treaties with Great Brit
ain and France, and made 1t plain that
in his opinion the objections made to
the treaties were invalid President
Taft declared emphatically that there
is room for improvements in proceed
ure in the Federal courts.
Chairman Norman %. Mack Of the
Democratic national committee pre-
sents Gov. John A. Dix of New oYrk
as Democratic presidential POSSIBLE
ity. Governor Dix is the fifth prom
inent Democrat to be brought forward
by Chairman Mack in series of ar
ticles on Democratic presidential pos
sibilities. The others are: Governor
Harmon of Ohio, Governor Wilson Of
New Jersey, Governor Marshall of In
diana and Governor Foss of Massachu-
sets.
War clouds hover ominously over
continental Europe, and military prep
arations are openly goinng forward
upon a gigantic scale. The belliger-
ent attitude of France and Germany
over Morocco has caused intense ner-
vousness among thee other powers.
The warlike preparations started in
Belgium are adding to the pesimistic
hue of international conditions. Con-
versations between France and Berma-
ny were reopened in Berlin.
C. H. Markham, president of the
Illinois Central railroad, took hand
in the conference with union repre-
sentatives, in which the men seek to
induce the road to recognize the new
ly-organized federation. He was APP
parently unwilling to recede from the
roads previous stand of treating only
with the representatives of the unions
involved The labor men here let it
be known that their future action will
depend upon the instructions they re-
ceive from their presidents.
The two new battleships authorized
by the last naval act probably will be
of $500 tons displacement, or the big.
gest war vessels in the world. The
largest ships so far designed for the
American navy are the New York and
Texas, with displacement of $4,000
tons each, and it became known only
that the navy department contemplat.
ed exceeding their size. The new
ships will have haevier armor than
ever before put on battleship,
Henry Baker, Fl years old, of st.
Charles, H., only nephew OF the late
John w. Gates, can testify that "edu-
cation pays" BY the terms of the
late financier's will just read in pri.
waite, young Baker will get S250,000 if
he graduates from college. He is
given $4,000 with which to pay his
college fees and intends to enter Har-
ward university this fall. According
to the St. Charles legatees Of Mr..
Gates he left an estate Of about thirty.
eight million dollars.
Champ Clark, speaker Of the ma.
tional house OF representatives, re-
tpfeti To- President Taft's. speech de-
llvered at Hamilton, Mass. The speak
er accused the president of not stat
ing facts. He said he did not reply
Sor the Insurgent Republicans, who,
mo doubt, will take up the cudgels
in their own behalf He declared
that if the tariff board is to be used
as pretext for delaying tariff re-
vision downward, the Democrats will
cut off it's supplies.
With no dissenting voice Francisco
|. Madero received the nomination OF
the Progressive party for president OF
Mexico.