The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-30

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The attempt the Civic League ID
makinG TO develop . community inter-
- In the establishment Of play
Ueunds and public park u worthy
- eheir best efforts and merits the
co-operation and substantial support
of svsry public spirited citizen of
oanssr. II cannot truthfuily be said
seAt the Civic League has thus far
recsivsd much encouragement or CO.
opeeation. but interest h being arous-
ed gradually and we feel confident
shae - no distant day the efforts that
~ League Are making will be crown
u With success. The first sabstan-
TIL indication Of an awakening in
>erest - the offer Of q citizen to be
- Of zen men to give $500 for the
purchass Of . playground or park,
and with this a. q definite starting
l'elnt the campaign should not bo q
e1Deourasing and almost hopeless un.
eortakasg any longer. The need of
ponyUrounds and parks In Sumter II
- apparent TO even q casual observer
that \ would be a waste Of time to
gus!that polnt. The children have
"a pl4co for play and recreation and
the eforts the boys make to play
bassb(li on the streets and on the
few H.,ail vacant lots to which they
have access should be the most telling
psea to the community to do some
thing for them. The city should make
scme provision for the early acquire
m1ut. t.of a tract Of land suitable for q
Dask. Add the public spirited citisens
shesld un&e to provide the means
Tor Fairgrounds.
1he rcplenishment of Huerta's sup
ply ~ ammunition has stiffened his
hackbone and the news from the City
g Mexico Is decidedly more warlike
than 1t has been recently. II the me-
doator conference does not achieve
pUAitive results Immediately II had
tsttsr he called on. leaving the set
tlement OF tho Mexican question to the
army and navy. We are reluctantly
coming To the conclusion that the
ulodiation OF the South American Dip
lemaks 10 not likely to result in q sat
isfactory or permanent settlement Of
the Mexican question. nor an adjust
m1nt Of the matters in dispute be-
tween the United States and the HUI
srta faction. The Issues growing ei-
rsctly out Of the Tampico incident
nay b composed but the pacificatiOn
Of Msxico v . task too great for the
uediators 20 accomplish. The res
tosation Of peace and the reestablish-
msnt Of soms form Of orderly govern
nsnt IN Mexico can only be accom-
plished by the exercise Of force, and
et ths juncture II appears that the
work must be dono either by the Car
rsnsa and villa party or by the
Cnlted States. II the United States
must eventually undertake the task
there ID no use waiting indefinitely to
make . start. but II the matter Ia to
b left to Gen. villa. what Ia the use
In protracting the negotiations with
Ausrts whom this government has
never recognised a. q legal represen-
tative Of Mexico?
The new rules Of the Democratic
party have but q single object In
visw-an honest primary and one vote
for each Democrat who In entitled to
vote and who thinks enough Of his
vote to make his qualifications a mat
ter Of record by personally enrolling
his naine on the club roll. Those who