The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-03-09
SENATOR McLAURIN ON
Tue COTTON SITUATION
DELIYERE ADDRESS IN SUMTER
LAST FRIDAY.
Reviews Results Accomplished by the
State warehouse System Up
to This Time.
Special to The Herald and News,

an 1QV1CaL1Cu IrOll IuS IeII AHOA y VI N-AA1-
ter, Lee and Clarendon counties, Sen
.ator Jonn L. McLauren, State Ware
house commissioner, delivered an al
dress here today. the central theme
of which was the State warehouse sys-
tenn. Woven around it, however, was
a discussion of economic conditions and
tie financial situation, and also the
results of the European war, as they
nave affected this country, and partic-
ulorly Souan Carolina and the South.
His peroration was the expression of
his hope that the war would ultimately
work to the benefit o. mankind, and
an earnes. prayer that this great ma
ton might be able to keep out of 1t,
mai. tailing her position as tie pioneer
of human freedom, and at the same
time working out the problem OF the
ages peacefully.
'Tne world today" he said, lis in
the midst of one of those momentouS
crises which occur periodically in
the history of the human race. Twenty
centuries of Christian civilization,
when war was declared, were swept
away in a single night, and half tac
people of TIE globe are in death
grapple. It is appalling how little
rea! restraint religious sentiment ex-
ercises upon man, when opposed %
greed and ambition God has been for
gotten by both sides, who impiouSly
call upon Him to bless murder, raplne
and carnage We send missionaries to
H3e htathens, preaching peace on earth
and good will toward men, and yet
wien the Holy Father at Rome called
on the nations to respect christmas
day and cease fighting, no heed was
paid. A plying Jesus must nave turned
His face and wept.
SIT ras ever been thus in every a.
vance made by mankind. The ploT-
share OF war turns under the noxious
weeds, fruitful fields are given over
10 graves, dynasties crumble and en-
pi-es fade away; then in the fr4sa-
aess and silence of a new morning,
the Divine Husbandman goeth forth
and soweth the seeds of new AMI
higher civilization. Humanity has ever
Reen born into new cycles Of exist
ence through, terror, blood and deata.
It seems to me that mankind IS now
upon the field of Armageddon, dlmly
seen through all the ages by poet and
painter; that the great battle is now
on betweeen error and truth, wren
IRE immortal soul of man shall engage
IN the las, struggle with mis- brute ra-
ture. The Good Book tells US tnat
this is to proceed the dawn Of peace
on earth and good will toward man,
for which tke Son of Man died upon
Galvary's cross. Let us pray to Gcd
4nat the American republic, the pioreer
nation of human freedom, the hope
OF the world, be not drawn into this
vortex of hate, blood and death. Let
us work out Of the problem Of the ages
peacefully, and show tine balance Of
The world how to give each man his
rights, and still maintain organized
society"
He said of the State warehouse sys-
4em that '<it is a practical step in the
right direction, and its success so lar
should encourage us to go forward and
perfect it. IT has been fought from It's
inception, and in the recent general
a assembly bitter personal attacks were
made upon me in order to destroy 1t
1t is not, my purpose to either defend
myself, or indulge in harsh criticisms
OF other. Let them 5hink and say Wna'
they plese: so long as approve OF
myself it matters little Wha others
think. 1 only accepted the posisor
because believed at the time tiat II
;, was necessary for me to do so in Or
der to make the experiment success
He said tnat several farmers could &C
IN together ard build-a warehouse al
a cost of s4OO which would store 6Ot
bales of cotton, and that all expenses
including insurance, would cost hui
about 8 cents month per bale. "li
it any wonder" he asked, "t-at big
banks, with standard warehouses
charging from 25 to IS cents per balt
per month, object to the State ware
house? have not engaged in a wal
( on these institutions, but, in obea1
ence to my official duty, I have secucet