The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
THE IDLER

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notice that the Observer and the
Kaiser both propnesy F'at peace in
Europe will come along about October.
1 hope they know what they are talk
ing about. I suppose they know the
fate of the false prophet. England is
about to declare that cotton is con-
traband of war. Well, it won't make
much difference anyway, because she
has not been permitting any of it to
go to Germany, and has been sitting
down and telling the neutral nations
how much they shall have, and we
just sit over here and take it and say
nothing about it. I think it was only
the other day that read in some pa
per that Secretary Lansing was con-
ferring with the ambassador of Great
Britain, Mr.. some kind of Rice, as
to the nature and contents of the note
That this country is going to send to
Great Britain. OF course, if we are
Just going to sit down and let England
say what we shall write, why Eng
land will go on and say that the enc
my shall have no cotton, and that she
will not be able to fire those big guns.
It seems to me Eaat 1 heard some
Dutchman say that Germany had some
twenty million bales of cotton that
she had been storing away for several
years in her game of preparedness to
meet just such a condition. If that is
true, why Germany can go on While
yet firing big guns and making the ex-
plosives. Well, had just as well tell
the truth, and that is that l do not
know anything much about the war, or
vi at is the right thing to do, only 1
do hope that the whole blasted thing
will soon come to an end and that
we may have some better times in this
country. The people are getting too
war away from the straight and mar
row path and that is the reason taere
is so much strife and turmoil and
wrangling among the people VINO are
at war and those who claim to be at
peace. Times would be better over
here if the people would be just a
little more considerate Of each other
Here's hoping they may.
Since writing the above 1 nave i"st
found that press dispatch from Wash
ington about that British note and the
conference that was to be 'eld with
Mr.. Lansing by the ambassador from
Great Britain. Here it is:
"Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
ambassador, accompanied by United
States secret service guard, is due here
early next week from his summer
home in Massachusetts, to go over 1ae
note with Secretary Lansing"
The note in question is the note this
government is preparing to send to
England in :rega"l 10 the making of
cotton contraband of war. Well, guess
they will fix it up all right to suit
the British. Then 1 see from the pa
pers that Mr. Congressman Lever mas
had a conference with the president
and the president has satisfied Mr..
Lever that he will take care Of our cot
ton down raere and that everything will
be fixed up all right Well, these fel-
lows the people elected to do the job
1 reckon will turn the trick. And
turn it better than / could. At least
I am not going to give them any ad-
vice, because I don't reckon they would
take it, and I Aate to have my good
Offices ignored. What we need is some
cheap money and on long time. And at
a reasonable price for basis for the
lean. have heard that Mr.. Matthews
of the National bank has made an ar
nooron1f tn lend nverv farmer in
Newberry county some money on his
cotton. That's all right and good if
he will let them have it at a low rate
of interest and On fair basis Of value
for the cotton and on long time. None
of US down here can afford to pay the
interest charges that have been In
vogue, and I reckon Ehe banks and