The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-07-06
RACSDALE AND COMPANY BRING
COUNTRY TO VERGE OF WAR
By Attempting to Weaken Presidents Hand Preciptate!
Crisis That Comes Within an Ace Of Causing
Breach With Germany.

Breach With Germany.
student shot the Austrian Duke and brought the
fsw atbere9ged Congressman tried to ball up the President
between this country
RAGSDA1E OF SOUTH CAROLINA WAS ONE OF THEM
Germany international law in her nhuan
submarine warfare on merchant ships ,
February reudated her promise Wilson, there
peremptory Germany telling her that the destruction
tho life of anv American citizen would regarded upfrendy
These weakened Congresmen got cold An ncpent rebellion
the President began take shape Senator Stone wrote
Government should to Americans travelling on foreign
This was exactly the position Germany Government took
was the position penad German took and that
the party IT WAS THE POSITION THAT
RAGSDALE TOOK.
The President replied to Senator Stone:
Il shall do everything to keep the United states
but event our duty is clear cannot consent 10
any abrdgement of the rights of American citizens in any re-
spec What contendng for in this matter is OF
the the things thai have made America sovereign
State yield them without concedng her own i'm
potency nation and making virtual surrender OF her lnde
pendent position the nations of the world
President therefore, refused to warn Americans 10 keep OIL
These aforesaid featheegged Congressman INCLUDING RAGS
DALE then trouble which almost caused between Amer
and Germany Representative Mcemo Texas offered resou
ton Congress compel the President to issue the warning
Washington press dispatch of February 24th 1916 says:
Wilson confronted by two crsises-one nerna-
tions the other political The political crisis imminent
but important nothing than the determine
ton Democratic Congress is to be
dominated by Teuton influences directed by Count Won Bern
this nothing than or the party
The international crisis of diplomatic relations
Germany. of the belief that the international crisis
sprung the political crisis This born late this
afternoon members of the House Commit
Foreign Affairs instructed MIR Henry Flood chairman
that committee notify President Wilson they could not
support holding that Americans have the right travel
aboard merchantmen flying the flags Of belgeren nations
merchantmen nere THIS IS AN OPEN BREACH WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION
Indiana Goodwin of Arkansas Stemn of New York.
ton of Missouri, RAGSDALE OF SOUTH CAROLINA and Hud
Teton of Alabama . .
letter dated February 2s Representative Pou the President
demanded record vote on this resolution He said:
The report that there divided counse in Congress in re-
gard foreign policy the Government being made in
dustrous foreign capitals So long as it is anywhere
credited fail to do the greatest harm and expose the
country o the serious risks.
the Associated Press dispatch from Washington decar
led that:
partment Berlin, which convinced officials that the dssen
being used deliberately weaken the Pres
idents hand IN Germany
The Press of the country began thunder the spine
of those then it that
Ragdae back handspring and completely reversed his position
the members of which, RAGSDA stung by the lash
outraged popular sentiment March by vote of II to reported
ne Tn the penor TE p CoMME THAT THE CoNsTTU
TION IMPOSED THE CONDUCT OF DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS
feel for the House of Representatives to interfere
RAGSDALE took the floor March and plead with the House
which HE WAS ONE OF THE PRIME INsTIGAToRs MOVERS
On May and published in THE DAILY TIMES the follow
ing editorial, which shows how stood on the subject:
Those members of Congress who have for political reasons
spite willingly lent themselves to bringing about this
tremey situation have earned the contempt of all
men whose breasts love of is held dear Those
foolish cowardy spirited, child
believe that they acting in the interest OF
attempting the hands of the President time when
all that humanity possible to defend the Nation
of warmad autoc!acy and to
preserve rights the American people against brutal assault
the . represent their country in Congress
JAMES EVANS
Candidate for Congress- Sixth District South c.rotnO.
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