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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05
kRrl kautSky:

10 EN- Strani ocitaJo marksistom. ia izlocuir-
mo "l"NcSko rolJo II loiitikc. da nam ie politika
samolvorcm process. Po drugi Strani pa trdiio ma
81 krltiki naSprotno: Da nam jc naSa VOLTA wee
10, Spoznanjc dcjanSkih Kramer; da ~izrazajo raz-
MGR" nemolnoSt vSakc revolucije. mi pa da IL 90
lcga cuStvcncga fanatizIna jahamo ma revolucii-
SKI mlSll in Sc opajamo l. MO. Ia vsako cemo da
hotemo politiGno revolucijo, ce,udi hi ma DAM po-
a'avni pCdlagi mnogo hitrcjc naprcdovali.
Med drugIml postavlJajo meme V naSprot.je :
lrid'rik"m EngclSom, Xxi je bill. kakor pravijc.
SvoicaS tudi poln rcvolucionarnih cus,ev. XII pa
da So lc tk pred syoio Smrtjo SpaInctoyal in spn-
Hnai v;I'rlnost svojega rcvolucionarnega sta
l.Sra.
Re- jc. da jc EngclS 1898 V svoiem znanem
predgovoru k Marxovim "Razrednim bojem ma
Francoskem' pokazal. kako Silno so Sc izpreme-
nil pogoji revoluciiskega boja od leta 1913. &c
hoccmo zmagati, nam morajo slediti po niegovih
mis!ii, vcllke mas". Xxi vedo. zakaj gre, in ere
voluclonarci' "puntarji' uspevamo mnogo bo-
j." ; poStavn mi prlDomocki, kakOr z nepostav-
mimi IN : prevratom. .Ampak pozabiti ne smemo,
ia j. Mngcis incl ' mislih lc tedanji ~polozai.
ki"r lttt Hvcdeti. kakO je umeti Enyclsove
"taNkr, jill mora primcrjati 4 Engelsovimi pismi.
Il! e"m nanje pred kratkim opozoril V Meme
Icit o.. VII. |. str. ~ IL Nth jc razvidno, da
ic odiotmn 2lvratal mncnjc. kakor da hi bill
'mir"ljIhcn obolcvalcc postavnosti IA vsako cc-
no.
komur ne z~adoStajo Ia piSma "a oceno En-
e"IHovcGa StaliSca napram revoluciii, mai preGita
"lanck. HI ga j" nrkai let pred svojim mvodom Y
MnNcv" 'tazrrdnc boic", |. 1S92. priobtil v
"Ncuc Icit" q "Socializmu ma NemSkcm". Tam
ie i%zvaial:
"kolikokrat nam ic hurzvazija svctovala. da
maj SO odrrtrmo rcvolucionarnim sredstvom poh
vsemi pogoii in mai So @ibljcmo V poStavnih me-
JAIN orH'. ko jc olpravljcn izjcmni zakon in
10 v"lla CnHka p,avica "a vSc. tudi IA SOcialiSte.
Ial. da II" moreno g%oNpodom burIvazijccm uStre-
.. kar pa ne p%omcnja. da ne obracamo v soda
MEM t%rcHotku poStIvnosti ma glavo. Narobc, po-
stavnoSt navajo vodo ma mas Min. in bill hi nor
ci. cc hi jo krSili, doklcr So razmere ne izpreme-
ne. Mnogo blilje je vprasanje, ce ne bosta has
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05
katOliGani in Mehiko-

Pred kratkim je imela "American Fedora.
ton OF Catholic Societies" V New Yorku syo;.
letno zborovanje. Ia zyeza katoliSkih drustsv
haStopa kt NerSka, jc pa V resnici politiGna or
eahilaclJa, kl hoce priboriti katulicaustvu. to se
pravl katoliSki cerkvi, njeni upravi in nienim IN
tereSom odlocilen vpliv ma politicno Iivlienie y
deieli.
katoliSka ccrkcv V Ameriki mi niG druzcoo
kakor katoliSka cerkcv ma Svetu sploh. Ona s, Y
hopeheih hEStNencm NpraSaniu ne raZlikuic oJ
k"'oIlNke crrkve V ltaliji, AvStriji. NemGiji ali
HpahiJi' Mn ne more Sc razlikovati, ker je ka-
''SN 'erNeN po NSem svetu cna organizaciia,
cerkve v poSamelnih deIelah So pa lie MEM deli
' Ameriki je bilo katoliGamstvo dolgo pre-
NidhH. frHhati mu j. trcba Sploh po vscm svctu.
ia ina ' Svojem Strcmlienju ve5inoma dohro IN
Sc praNI nJegoNim namcuom sluzeGo. prcmili .no
taktlk", katcr" ~najviSji izraz je naiti Y iezuitiz-
mn. hat"lcanNtvo Una, kjcr nina moci, nastopa-
n skr"mho, narldczno hrez zahtcv: zadovoliuic
Sc $ to''r"n"o. /lNl I druyimi Sektami kilikor toll
ko y PrlJazhoS'i IN lScc ugodnr Stikr T. vlada ioGimi
Sii'lnl' l"da ' vNcm Samozatajcvanju ne pozabi
mlkd&r na Svoi pravi namcm. ma svoio veSolino ma
logo: Prl"oriti Svoji crrkvi goSpodstvo ma ZEN
Iii,
"nii Y Zcdinirmih drzavah nj p|olaLljcn ia
eng. l~rJNtvo. ia nnnaio ka'oliclmi vc:iae v tel
de>"Il, naNaJa c"rKcv lie mr. to. da 81 iZbira toktiko
Ia j' rmh"!l primrrna razmrram. mikakor pa ne
na T." dn ii opmNti!a svoi eli. &c ne more zavla-
da'i ian"N' J" trrba d"lati, da bo mogla jutri. po-
Jn'lSnJcm. &c n" more hipoma skociti ma eli, 10
tr,ba pripraNljati in gladiti pot do MEGA. Ia pri
tenn delu Je katoliika cerkev okretna,
Nck"llko cdl, tneic kakor Y prctrklosti ie
lahko naNiopa rimSka orgamihaciia. PrcjSnja pre-
Vidn"N' J p"SpeSil MEN razvoj, in zdai, ko Guti
trdna Ia pod moYami. lc lahko pokazc rupatam
tudi pravo Larvo.
Ne Sv"j"m zborovoniu ' New Yorku io ie
prccrj kazala. iprcicla ic ma primer ostrr pro-
test pr"ti vladi y Washing,onu, ker je priznala
'arrahzo ~ natclmika mchiSkc Wade.
.ahko hi bill >tavili, ia 81 ho sklenilo kai po-
dohnrea. Mehiko jc naSa naisos,dnejSa katoli-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

DO "a lazrcdni boz vsc obScZnejSi in vSe mocnejSi:
da proletarlat pc SvoJcm Stevilu in pc Svoji mo-
RAIN IN g"SpodarSki sill ncprenchoma raSte. da
j. njcgova Imasa in poraz kapitalizma ncizogi-
ben, amnak lc zrlo ncgotova ueibanja so m0goGa
o po>lcdnJ. odlotilni bitki Y tenn druzabncm boju.
Use /" nj ME novcga =.
kcr nam nj o odlotilnih bitkah druxabncga
hCja ME 2namcga. ne moreno napovedati. cc bodo
krvavc. &c bo ' njih vloga tclcsnc silc velika ali
"e bodo doboj"vanc lie T. gospodarskimi, zakono-
dajnini in moralnimi Srcdstvi.
Pac pa jc V~crjctno. da bodo V revolucijskih
hojih prolctariata p~oslednja sred>tva vse boil pre-
v!adovala ndd telcsno, I. j. vojaSko silo, nego V
rcvolucij,kih bojih mcStamstva.
Eden %vzr"kov, ia So bodo boGoGi revolucijski
hoJl l%lvojcvali vSc rcdkcje l. v~ojaSkimi Sredstvi
J"; pr"mor v~oJdSkega orolja mad o%rozjem, Xxi je ma
razp"la"o 'ciyilistom' vslcd cesar ic odpor c-
vili>tov navadnO Ic vnaprcj brezuSpeSem.
\aSprotno pa razpolagajo danes revolucio-
narni Sioli l. v>c boljSim oroljem goSpodar>kcga
r.l.ticn"A" II, moralm"gH odpora ncgo revolurio-
narni Nloli oScmnajStc"a Stolctja. lzjrmo della
ir Ru>i5a.
k"aI"ij>ka Syoboia. tiskovna svoboda in
snl"Snn volilna pravica (vraSi tudi sploSna bramh-
ia "bvcznoStl pa he predsiavljajo lie ~boljSega a.
r"Ija. Xxi "a ina prolrtariat modermih drzay pred
l"Hrrdi. kl 80 i~zvojrva!i rcvolucijske hoie meScan-
iva; tc napravc razNipaJo mOGi posameznih
Stiank in razrcdov in O duhu, XII Jill prescva jaSna
lu". hi j" y ahsolutiSticnih 6asih nj bilo.
Tcdai so tayaIi vladajoci kakor tudi rcvolu-
o!ona"ni razrcdi V tcmi. Kcr jc bila ysaka javna
op"IlclJa oncmogoccma, MISC poznalc ne Wade. ne
rcy"lucionarci svojih sill. Obe stranki sta bill IL
p"StaNljrn ncvarno>ti. da So precenjuieta. dokler
:" nlSta pomlri!i V mcdSehojnem boju, in da So
podccnjEjcta. dee sta doIivcli en- sam poraz in da
obcsita puSko ma kiln. To jc eden poglavitnih
vHr"koN Ia mGogl i,ryilrc ''puce" V taSih rcvo-
lurinnarmcga mrSranstva. Xxi so bill mahoma po-
tla""nl. IN ~ mnogoStcvilnc Wade, XII so bile ma
hOlna p%0raZcnc; vslcd tcga sta Sc tako magic vrsii-
Ii rcNolucisa in protirevolucija.
Use drugacc jc danes, vsaj V dcIelah : koli-
kor ,oliko dcmokraticnim napravami. re napra-
vc So imrnovali varEoStni vcntil druzbe. To oZna-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

pa prldoblJena z metodami, Xxi hi Sc V neSaterih
~slucajih lahkO imenovala tatvina, v drugih golju-
fila, V nekaterih zopet rop. Nlada ina torej goto-
va pravico, da izvcde IT, ukrepe. Povrh tega hoGe
izveSti locitev cerkve in drzave. tako da bo Ger
kew pray tako podlozna zakonom kakor privatne
oscbe.
Dosedanja moe katolSkc ccrkvc DO V Mehiki
seveda pri kraju, dee Sc 10 iAvrSi. Ona ne bo wee
gospodovala, ampak cc bo hotela imcti sploh Sc
proStora in poklic, Sc bo morala brigati "a duSe,
pa pUStiti posvctno Waldo IL pcSti.
Ia urcditcv goSpodarskcga p~olozaja deicle in
prebivalstva hi bila izvrsitey tch ukrcpov maj
vecjega pomona in hi omogocila. da Sc postavi
dezelno goSpodarstv0 ma zdravo podlago.
Use to ne briga mic sluzabnikov katoliSke Ger
kv". Dezcla lahko bankrotira prebivalci lahko
SiradaJo, da SO jim S~tcicjo koSti pod kozo. Tudi
"e Sc tiSockrat dokaze, da nj IN urcditcv ten raz-
mer drugc poti, kakor ia vrne ccrkcv. kar 81 ie
po krIvcm prilaStila, Sc bodo vcndar duhovniki
do NkraJnoStl uplrali in bGdo kriGali. da so prcga-
mann, zatirani in okradani.
Zato je tudi katoliSki zbor V New Yorku. XII
Je STEER : faktitno vladajoGo silo. torcj IN scdai 2
WllSonom, rad priJazcn, tako vchcmcntno prote-
Stlral protI Wilson, in priznanju Carranzc. Ka-
tol!canom Y Mchiki namrec zaStopnikom kato-
lI'ke cerkNe je lie tax glavar V Mchiki vSet. XII
jim vrn" in zagotovi vse cerkvene privilcgiie ka-
kor pod Diazom in llucrto. Polcg tcga jc lahko
~naJvecJi tran, okrutncl in morilec. kakOr STA bia
oba to ME ne de. On SINE i~zrabljati svoi polo
zaj, k0likorkoli hoce, lr da dovoli cerkvi in ME.
MIN "vdaniih Sluzabnikom" da izkoriSjajo svo-
jcga.
Tcda protest. katoliSkih zborov so prcccj IL
gnblli Sv"j pomcn. V Avstriji hi Sc kaj zalcgli;
V New Iorku ne bodo izbriSali nit cni crke v de-
krctu. V katcrem jc i~zrcteno. da je Carranza pri-
Lman.
MchiSko ljudStvo DO imclo Y doglcdnem casu
priliko. ia 81 bo Same izvolilo svojega prcdsedni-
H.. Mog0tc, da ne izvoli Carramzc: ali kandidaI
ia ma mkaz katoliSkc cerkvs~izvoli Sc mani. I1kuS-
MIA trdc prcteklosti mu je odprla oci.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

ceVanle lc napacnO, &c mn podtikajO To miSel, da
preneha V demokraciji reyolucionarnoSt proleta-
rata, ia Sc ZadovoiJuJc 4 manifestacijO Sv0jcga
ogorcenja in gorja in da So odreka %polititnl i'm
socialni rcvoluciji. Demokracija M more odStra.
nltl razrednih %nasprotij kapitalisticne druihc in
ne ustavIti nuJnc poSledice teh naSprotii, druzab-
mega prc0brata. Revolucijc ne more prepreciti,
pac pa preprecuje prenagljene, brezupnc revo-
luclJSkc poskuse, i'll marSikakSna revolucijska
vstala pOStane V demokraciji nepotrcbna. Popol-
no JasnoSt ustvarja o moci posameznih stramk in
razredov: NTH n~aSprotij ne odStranjuje, Min
koncnlh smotrov ne prestavlja. paG pa oyira VISTA
JaJoce razrcdc, da hi Sc lotevali nalOg, ki jim So
MISC kos, in odvraca vladajoce razrede cd tcga. da
bi odrekali konceSije. XII Jill ne morcio vc odbiia-
II. Smer r~azvoJa Sc ne premakne, paG pa postano
pot ~stalncJSa i'll mirneiSa. Prodiranja prolctari-
Jata V drIavah $ kolikor toliko demokratitnimi
uiedbaml ne oznacujcjo takO prcScnctliivc image,
kakor Syojccasno prodiranjc mcStanStvl. ua tudi
ne take hudi pOrazi. liza pocctkov modcrncga
socialno demokraticneea dclavskcga gibania V
SeNtdcs"tih lrtih jc evropski prolctariat dozivcl en-
sam vclik poraz, V pariSki komuni !. 1871. Ia
kr"t j. tranclIa krNavcla 81 ma poSlcdicah cesar
silva. Xxi j. kratiio ljudstvu resnicno dcmokratic-
ne uredbc, lc V nczndtnrm delu francoskcga pro
lctarijata Sc .je p%redramila SamozavcSt, i'm vstaja
mn j. bila vSiljena.
Demonstrations proletarSka mctoda izglcda
dolgocaSnejia ncgo revolucijSka mctoia mcScan-
silva: mani dramatitna j. in mani lrtcv zahirva.
To Jc cStrtarSkcmu litrrutoyStvu. Xxi 81 iyracka :
Soclallzmom, ia naide prijcino lahayo IN pr:jc;-
ne snow. vsc"no. hi pa vSecno tiStim, Hi Sc r,Sm;t-
no b~oiujcjo.
"MrStanskc rcvoluciic drive mnoco hitrcie
od nsprha do uSprha. njih dramaiiGni cfckti pre-
kaSajo drug ~drugega, ljudjr in d og"dki 50 Eakor
"iovani 4 ogn icnimi brijanti. ck>taza jc ysakda-
ME ra2p0loIcnjc. ampak kratkolivc So. kmalu do
r"2ajo Sv"j viIck in dolly mack Sc lolcva drulhc,
rlc|"h Sc trezno oSvoji uSpchc. pridoblinc Y do
hi rronJa in kipcnia. Prolctarskc rcvolrcijc pa
Sc kritiZiralo ncprcStano' it'd. pravi Marx
rs. lrumairc'. str. 1. IN p.incrjanjc mcSGanSkc
5 proletarSko rcvoluciio Marx 1892 So nj mogcl
vpoStcvati vpliva demokraticnih naprav.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

ino korist, II. pr. priboljSc place. nagrado, mani
priganjanja it'd.
Neumcn dclayec CARA kakor crna zivina. kcr
ne We. ola hi moglo biti d~rugacc. Ali tud. Grna
Iivina lahko zdivja. Ma Same ncumnost So nj va
naSati. Placana Judczcva sluzba .ie kaj druzcga;
to JIG kupGija.
Judczeva sluzba ie wanna. Same $ Svojo moe
jo 81 kapitalisti ne hi mogli zavarovati gospod-
silva. Min je m%anjsina. dclavccv ogromna vcci-
ma. Stroll Sc ne sucejo brez della. Premog ne le-
70 sam IL zemlje. Ruda Sc ne izpreminja ma po-
velje V jeklo. Wax ne pohiti cez ameriSki konti-
nent, ako pihneS vanj.
AkO hi med delavci Judezev, jim bo ~izkuSnja
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

pod ncizogihnim kapitalsticnim p~riiiskom preia-
lislrj pokazala. da j. dclo V njihovih rokah mai
vega sla clovc&kega Svcta. &c nastopi ~zdrulcno
dclavStyo proti kapitalistom, Sc mora izvrSiti ME
gova VOLTA. Kdo maj ga uzcne!
PeScica kapitalistov. tudi cc hi imcla potreb-
nc SpoSobnoSti. ne more Opraviti della, XII ga izvr-
Sujcjo armada dclavccv.
Il zakOnom nj mogoce upOgniti dclavccv; kaj-
ii njih jc wee in lahko 81 napravijo zakon po svoii
potrebi.
: %puSkami Sc ne prcmagajo; kaiti kdo bo
streljal ma delavca, &c ne gredo sami V uniforme
in ne pOkajo ma povelje?
SlOga delavstva je poraz kapitalizma.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05

Trcba je prepreGiti slogo dclaystva To je
sluIha Judclcv. OGitno jc. da j. TO yalna sluIba.
kapitalisti vcdo, da potrcbuicjo .IuIcIe. pa
Jill cato y~lgajaio. DclavSko ljud>tvo jc organizi-
rano. kapitalizcm i~zvrSuje vSc V vclikrm slogu,
torcj tudi podloSt. PoSebne agenturc ~ baviio :
TEN. da dodajajo kapitaliStom oh taSu kakSnr
Stavke cclc trnme skcbov, in kuptiia mora biti
dobra, kajti znana so imcna takih finih self made
manov. Xxi so 81 n~agrabiIi vclikanSka bogastva ob
tenn nccednem poSlu. Drug iSccjo V podjctjih
slabc %znacaje med dclavci, pa vzcajaio IL njih
Spione. ovaduhe, Skodljivcc organiziraniIl tovari-
sew. Tretji lezejo v delavske organizacije in Sc
(KOnec ma 6. strani)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-09-05
PreVare i~ZdajalceV.

Kapitalisti poirebnSejo Hepotene delavce.
Veliko bolt nuino Jill potrebujejo, nego Sc mar
sikomu zdi.
Tudi neumni delavci so dobri zlata so vrcd-
nj. Ali syoje uSode ne morejo kapitaliSti oheSa-
ii Ma Ia kiln, kajti neumnost mi vecna. Razni fax
tori sodclujejo, da So ljudje seasonal spametuje-
jo izkuSnja nj zadnji med mimi. In IA izkuS-
MO skrbc kapitaliSti - hoteS, noteS, moraS
SAM.
NepoSteni delavci - to je drug racun. tn
Sc pusti Eeumnost lahko ma Stran. Mozu, XII ina
svojo vest tako IA vrvici, da jo lahko priklene
in Sc ne SINE niti geniti, Sc izplaca ponuditi kak-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
Talks On Thrift--.NO. %
RECONCILING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

IT you Keep a checking account with
a bank ~ Is important both 10 YOU and
10 the bank to know that your accounts
agree. Errors are liable TO be made
on both sides. \ deposit that should
have gone 10 your account may have
been credited to one with q similar
name and likewise q check may hcve
been wrongly charged against your
account. F~orgerics may have been
committed through your checks. and
errors incidental 10 keeping a large
number of accounts are always posi-
bic. II becomes important. therefore.
10 frequently adjust your balance with
that Of the bank. both Tor the sake OF
accuracy
\ great many banks balance the
pass book when left for this purpose.
By listing on she adding machine the
paid checks. dcducinu the amount from
the total Of the amount on deposit.
other banks nov issue "a monthly
statement in Tho form OF a typed sheet.
containing all deposits made and
checks paid. with the balance struck.
This obviates the necessity 81 balanc-
ing the pass book. which becomes
merely 81 memorandum of deposits
made
Whatever tho method. you should
not DELAY roconCilInE the balanc n
.i- easily TO be- seen that the banks
balance WIll not agree with your check
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

book. by reason of the fact that YOU
nave issued checks which NAV not
have been presented for payment. Il
Is a good plan to consider every check
issued as Immediately paid. n ue-
Quoted from your bank balance. II
you do this. You will never be deceived
as TO h condition of your account.
Number all checks consccutIvely
and when return from the bank
arrange them numerically and check
them as 10 amount with the check
book stubs. After YOU have ascertain
ed what checks you have issued that
have not been paid. subtract the
amount from the balance shown by the
bank. which should agree with your
own balance. II any difference occurs.
after assuring yourself that YOU are
right. report the matter al once 10 the
bank
u is well To examine the checks re-
turned TO see that they are all signed
by you. and that the amounts have
not been raised. the latter being proven
from the checking process above not
ed. II You will follow these simple
directions. and see that your account
Is r~econCiled al least every sixty days.
10 will help both YOU an dthe bank
officials. for they desire frequent TO.
concilements and do not care 20 have
vouchers accumulate for q long
period
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
SUFFRAGE MEETING
Was Held Last Night al Carroll Club
Auditorium Under Auspices Of
Catholic Women's League.

Two interesting addresscs were
delivered last night in tho cause OF
woman suffrage at q meeting held
under the auspices Of the Catholic
Women league The speakers were
Miss Eudora Ramsey. OF Grccuyillc.
South Carolina: and Miss Eleanor
Baoul Of Atlanta Ca
Preceding the meeting a. the
Carroll club. Miss Ramsey delivered
au address af Inc Ohio valley Trades
and Labor assembly hall She viii
have Sunday for tl8rkshura whore
she will deliver several talks in the
interest OF fhp cause aud Will return
to Wheeling next week
Miss Esoul viii remain Boo Nhcoi-
Irs for tho time being and VIII
deliver addresses before various
l---L-IulLun L LL-L. unL.n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
CONVENTION Of STATE
BANKERS BROUGHT To A CLOSE

burg. and Jos. X. Oney. Parkersburg.
The auditing committee then made its
report, and IL was followed b. the read
ing OF the reports from the resolution
and nominating committees \ reSo-
luton was offered and adopted that the
executive committee be instructed 10
adopt a uniform system of bonds that
are issued by the cities and counties
of the state. \ letter from Hon. y. b.
Scott in which he donated 500 through
me association for a course in the
West Virginia university for a mem
Der OF the girls garden club to be
selected later. was read. The assO-
citation also donated 800 for the educa-
tlon or a member OF the boys club.
Agriculture Committee.
President Talbot recommended that
a permanent agriculture committee be
appointed TO work with the farmers
Of the state M the following commit
tee was named by the newly elected
President, \. Il. c. Bray. g. h. kenncr.
M~organtown; J. T. Garrett. Cabell
county. and \. r. Talbot. Philippi.
Following the reading or reports and
The naming Of the above committees.
II. II. Archer. secretary Of the state
board OF trade with headquarters at
fdrkerSburg. delivered an interesting
talk. b concluded the program and
the convention was adjourned. Under
the auspices Of the Wheeling Clearing
House association. a banquet was ten
dered the members OF the association
at the Stratford Springs hotel
Bills Endorsed.
At the afternoon session the pOmer-
inc senate bill, COOL. and McFadden
house bill. 1898. now pending in con
gress, were endorsed BY the state assO-
citation. These measures are Identical.
and their Passage makes 10 legal for
member banks Of the reserve banking
system 10 maintain twenty-five Der
cent Of their reserve with correspond
.ent banks not over % miles distant.
whether in or out of the reserve dis
trict in which the bank is located.
u Is understood that Cincinnati and
other banks were interested in having
this endorsement made here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
CONVENTION NOTES
Bankers Are Very Optimistic As to
the Aspect OF Financial Conditions
For the Ensuing Year.

Member OF the West virginia Bank.
cr- Association attending the annual
convention held Wednesday and
Thursday at the Mcclure look Off "A
very prosperous financial condition
f~hrCughouf the entire country during
The ensuing year According 20 state.
monts of prominent bankers OF the
state The saving habit has become "a
fad among many Wag Carucrs and
there Dr. an abundance supply 81 money
now on deposit Boo an OF The banks OF
the State
"a. a. Harvey. cashier Of the Amprf.
can Banking e. Trust COMPANY 90
Huntington said before tho convention
yesterday that Wheeling was The first
city Of thr state rrgardle-s Of tho fHc.
that many r~oufondtd that UunfIrfor
was fno leading city. Hc said this
was bis FIRST visit rO Wheeling ana
heretofore Do was not aware Of tho
many industries boo This part 90 fhe
valley
M. kc1drick Talks.
Tn behalf Of the boys. agricultural
club. William J. EsrIrCF delivered
600 iufere. .ur talk before IHr rortrr.
zion yesterday morning Ilr claimed
fhc way f' mako "a saving generation
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26

The special committee which was
appointed al Wednesday, meeting OF
the West Virginia Bankers assocIa-
uun reported yesterday afternoon ana
offered resolutions that the rate OF
Interest on time deposits be reduced
from four to three percent. The
resolution which follow, were I'M
animously adopted:
Whereas. \ great number Of the
banks Of this state have been paying In
icrrst at the rate of Z per cent per an
mum upon interest bearing deposits. and
Whereas. 10 has been determined by
car'iul and accurate accounting that %
. impossible 20 50 invest such deposits
so IS 90 earn any profit thereon. and
whereas, u is Inconsistent with good
~andsound banking and with the proper
PROJECTION OF d'po~lturs that banks
should pay a rate of interest resulting
lu an actual loss, now. therefore.
Ee n resolved. That this association
urges upon each OF the banks OF this
state not 90 pay moro than 3 per cent
per aunum on iutcreSt-hearinE deposits.
and. that same may become effective
throughout This state. We urge uTOu each
or them to subscribe To- the agreement
that viii be placed before them Dos q
committee reprs-,utIuE TINS association.
AMI thus maintain a higher ideal OF safe
banking, and.
Resolved. That IL &C. tho sense or this
association that. 10 the banks OF West
virginia de- not pay more than 3 Ter
cent per auuum upon Understanding
nance or look with favor upon any Iuefi-
tuition paying more than g per cent. and
that Oh, banks OF this association -no4Id
mot carry any portion ~ their reserve
with amy bank That does pay moro than
3 Der cent per aunum upon IutcrCSt-bsar
iue deposits. and.
Resolved. hat 10 is the sense o. this
association that January D.. 1915. shall
Do tUD date from which not more than
8 per cent shall be pain uTou interest
bearing deposits. and.
Resolved. That a committee Of five
shall Dee appointed fo draft "a form ~
agreement looking 90 fht solution and
Safeguarding 81 this problem.