Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-14

transfer the Mexican government 10
tba Constitutionalists so as to avert
a military conquest OF the capltai;;
Carranza has announced that ne VIII
not deal with Carbajal. 1t is thought
mat he would be willing TO treat "ltE
Carbajal as a leader of factlon anu
not as the government head. Al
ministreation officials at Washington
believe that hostilities in Mexico nave
almost ended and all hope for con-
ference between Huerta's peace en-
VOWS and representatives OF the Con-
stitutionalists, as planned by the
mediators.
Two hundred and thirty persons
were reported executed in Mexico CITY
Thursday night by Huerta, ACCORDING
to news from the south received py
constitutionalists at Saltillo, SATURDAY.
one hundred and seventy OF tnese
were said to have been put to death III
the federal penitentiary and Sixty OUT
Most of the victims, it is asserted,
were officials. Fighting is reported
within the federal district, the consul
tutionalists having attacked Cocnlm
loo. San Pablo and the other small
towns in the immediate vicinity OF the
capital, and Huerta has been aoVlseu
that Paschua will be attacked shortiy.
Constitutionalists are reported 10 pe
attacking the federal garrisons at Es-
peranza. Maltrata and Orizaba- Gen.
Pena Esperanza with two strong COL
umns has gone to reinforce Mexico
CITY. il was said. Huerta, 1t is report
ed. intercepted message from zen.
Obregon stating that the latter Woulo
capture Guadalajara before July lo,
and had sent rescue force, whlcn heu
arrived within about thirty miles OF
the city when it was taken.
Congress on last Friday appropri-
ated 100000 for the relief Of sufferers
from the Salem, Mass, fire. The house
in spite of vigorous opposition led py
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the Approprl-
atoms committee, accepted by vote
of 16l to &c a senate amendment TO
the sundry civil bin to provide the
money. The president had urged the
appropriation in a special message and
the Massachusetts delegation had been
pressing for action for a week. Rep
resentative Fitzgerald told the house
that while the sympthy Of everyone
went out to the destitute people or Sa,
lem, il was no part or the FederaI
functions to appropriate money tor
them. IF congress initiates the policy
of making such appropriations, ne
said, then whenever there is hooo
in the Mississippi and the Great Yazoo
Delta is overfiowed, whenever f1re, or
other disaster or catastrophe AFFECTS
any people of the United States, wei
may expect the state governments and
localities to come to the Federal treas |
ury as the easiest place to get money |
to take care Of the destitute and help |
less" Mr. Fitzgerald called attention
to the refusal of congress to approprl-
ate for victims Of floods in the ONO
and Mississippi Valleys and other
great disasters which left thousands
of people homeless.
- Washington, July 13: Convinced
that his talks with ]. P. Morgan,
Henry Ford and other leading busi-
ness men have done much to show
the country that the Democratic ad-
ministration is the friend, not the
enemy Of honest business, President
Wilson today planned further con-
ferences. He invited s. r. Bertron,
head of a New York banking house,
to call at the White House Wednes-
day to discuss conditions and his anti
trust programme. Mr.. wilson also
will see a delegation Of Kansas City,
Mo-, business men Wednesday, and
other leaders in the business world
are expected to call within the next
few weeks. Letters received from
men who already have talked with
the president, have greatly encour-
aged him. President Wilson is not
disturbed by adverse results of the
referendum conducted last week by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States on his antitrust pro-
gramme He believes the question
sent out by the chamber referred
more specially to the Clayton anti
trust bill as it passed the house and
that therefore the replies do not bear
directly on the present situation
since the Clayton bill has been ma
terially changed by the senate COM
mittee.
st. Paul, Mimi, July II: \ some.
what hstless session of the National
Education was suddenly enlivened to-
day when DR.. ]. H. Francis, superin-
tendent of schools Of Los Angeles, Cal
vigorously attacked the present school
system. He denounced the "inefficien-
cy of the average teacher and charac-
terized as soul wreckerS certain pow
erful interests that are blocking all
forms Of educational progress" These
interests were civic, religious and po-
litical," he said. Criticism OF his
"sensationalism" was uttered by many
leading educators, but the storms OF
applause which interrupted him at
every sentence were indicative or the
general attitude of the delegates. Our
public schools of today" said Doctor
Francis, ARE namby- pamby places TO
which we go because 1t is the custom,
and some of us become good citizens in
spite Of them. The purpose Of educa-
ton is to make US scholarly enough so
that we may separate ourselves from
the common herd. Teachers who train
a child to believe that he cannot be re-
spectacle unless he is a professional
man are menace to society. We are
dragging out the souls of our boys and
girls telling them to learn so many
pages a day Of matter that meant moth
ing to them in practical life" The hall
rang with applause when Doctor Fran
els shouted: Blessings on the girl who
refuses TO study algebra-a study that
has caused many girls to lose their
souls"
Washington, July II: An admin
istration- approved plan for more au-
tonomous Philippine government as
another step towards independence
was laid before congress today when
Representative Jones of Virginia, in
troduced a bill covering the subject.
Mr. Jones is chairman of the house in
sular committee and his measure, de-
Claring the purpose Of the United
States as to the future political status
Oh the FlllplHO, was TIE lIull VI d IOIlS
series of conferences with President |
Wilson, Secretary Garrison, Manuel
QuezOn, Philippine resident commits
sioner to the United States. and Dem
Ocratic members of the inSular COM
mittee, all of whom informally have
approved it. Supporters Of the meas
ure do not expect it to get favorable
action by congress at this session.
President Wilson has examined the bill |
carefully and Secretary of War
Garrison strongly favors its enact
ment. 1t is designed to carry out de-
clarations Of the Baltimore platform
toward the Philippines. The bill makes |
no attempt to fix a date for Philippine
independence Its preamble recites tina |
it never was the intention of the peo-
pie of the United States in the incipi- |
ency of the war with Spain to make it |
a war Of conquest or territorial agran-
diZement. 1t asserts that it always has
been their purpose to recognize the in
dependence of the Philippine islands |
'as soon as a stable government could |
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