The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-01-22

Ali persons in the cotton growing
South-perhaps including the moving
picture show peopole and possibly
even the blind tigers-are aware tnat
the duration o: the war now raging in
Europe is a matter of vital Importance
to us. The producers Of grain, the
raisers of horses, mules and cattle,
and the manufacturers of wolen
soods. shoes and munitions of war,
may expect a profitable business; but
we slaves of King Cotton must expect
a hard time while the struggle con-
tinues, and for a time after it closes.
The factories Of the United States
consume only about five million bales
yearly, and while the decreased manu-
;acture O. cotton goods in England,
Germany and France will open a
greater trade for us in South Amer
ica and elsewhere we have not, anu
cannot have, for probably two years,
the means of increasing our manu-
facture to any considerable extent,
and shall require time, increased
m cans CT transportation, banking con-
nections, and the establishment OF
business relations, in order to do any
great trade VITA foreign lands. Ana
there will be great difficulties in the
way of transporting to European
countries the cotton for their con-
sumption at home Moreover, there
will be smaller consumption of cot
ton goods both there and here. The
first economy practised among any
people is in clothing. All people re-
quire a certain quantity of ood, to
keep alive; but they can patch or
darn clothing, and go shabby .or
long time. We older ones remember
'ow it was during our War OF Seees-
sion. We may therefore count upon
it's taking good while TO dispose OF
our gigantic crop of sixteen million
bales. And besides, there are about
three million bales raised yearly IN
Egypt. India and elsewhere.
There seems to be no reason to hope
that the war will end in less tnan II
months from this time. 1t is likel;
to last for two years longer. And l
!! shall not be surprised if it continues
for three years from tie time it began
as Lord Kitchener has predicted. The
warning nations can furnish an aDun-
dance of men for great and prootract-
ed slaughter. The allies (France,
Great Britain, Russia, Belgium and the
small Balkan States) have an aggre-
gate population of more than two hun
dred million; and Germany, Austro-
Hungary and Turkey have about
hundred and .ifty million. The tor-
mer combination can easily furnish
ten million soldiers, and the latter,
seven or eight million And it is pos
sible to increase the armies good
deal beyond those numbers. Numbers
are on the side Of the allies, and also
tae means of subsistence. But on the
other side are great numbers, mucn
the best army in tie world (the Ger
mani. a territory capable Of produc-
inc sufficient food for several years
population especially, the seventy
million Germans whose whole heart
is in the war. and rulers desperately
resolved to conquer. Austria is "a
wing to extend her dominion over the
Balkan States, as we'll as to crush
Servia. Germany wants the earth ul-
timately. and just now wants Belgium,
and perhaps Holland, wants to break
down England's supremacy on the "a
and in manufactures and commerce,
and wants to humble and paralyze
France France wants to get revenge
for the terrible beating Germany gave
her in 1901, and get back the ter
ritory she lost by that war, and also
to secure herself against future
molestation. Great Britain wants 10
ripple Germany and get rid of her
rivalry and competition in manufac-
:ures ard commerce Russia wants to
l:et p A:r ria out Of cortrol 0 tn Ba--
kan rl&ior. and get c2ntrol there for
herself. and, since Turkey has come
into tie struggle, to break down
Tu:a4sh power, and get so OF ner
territory It : hard to say that Tur-
wov vents: l! deed her vie peop'e
ard viler rn,cr5 themselves know
nnlcss it he tat she has 2o' ri re-