The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18

sailing upon the NlSn Sed9, anu 9~P
rose6 10 b. within his rights, Ii yOl
sail between the Spanish ships ana
mine again, will blow you out Oh the
water" That was right for America
hut all wrong when the kaiser says
sta out OF my zone or | Will seha
YOU 10 the bottom But now 1t IS
cermanv's internal government that's
troubling the President and Engiano'
They want the HohenZollerns 10 5eI
ont and the people rule. They are
irving to overturn the government VI
q foreign nation of fifty years slahu-
ing government acceptable to al
rortios and classes without Word Oh
oonnlaint from socialist or conser'a-
fist while the whole nation 'i'0
men in civil life, and those III 'n7
army, have declared for the Emperor
and the Empire.
While Germany's franchise laws
and taxing law uldy NV "
ance with our views, what is 1t 70 10
Che allows men of great wealth 10
east two or more votes. This Is as
+nav claim to prevent confiscation VI
the property Of few rich 0s 'ne
manv DOOR,. England gives a nunloei
ots IN Parliament to the church
and admits man to seat "he'nel
be lives or owns property in the ols-
4r;ct or not. II man owns oiocA
of the most valuable city properly o.
root marks and shooting boxes, II ae
xoooivoc no income from them, ne
pays no taxes.
So rich man may own mllilons III
nronertv. if it lies idle, he pays ho
taxes. while the poor man, cul'i'"'-
ine a few acres, it matters not Wnse1=
er it is his own or rented from soine
r5ch nobleman, he must pay luli
omonnt of taxes. But if that suits
the people, who could remedy 1t II
thev wished, why it should be no con-
Germ of ours to go to war about
As have said, if we are 10 hSnI
Germany let US not lie about II anu
defame her past good conduct. Don
lot us put ourselves up as an ooJeet
1esson in government When Russia
Prussia and Austria entered INTO
coalition, to restore to SPAIN by force
of arms. her lost colonies in SCUM
America. President Monroe notlfed
those countries and all Europe that
he had no objection to the govern
ments of countries by European M
tons, as they then existed, but any
attempt to force upon a country on
this side of the Atlantic, a government
without the consent of the people
would be tantamount to a declaration
of war. There has been no attempt
to interfere to this day. This is cai:-
ed the Monroe Doctrine" When tne
limited States we're preparing TO en-
fer the war against Mexico in the IN
terest Of Texas, England wrote to
the United States, that 1t haVlns
come to the knowledge of her majestys
government that the Unied States was
trying to absorb Texas for the pur-
rose of extending her institution oi
slavery" If such was the case Eng
land wouldn't stand for it, and the
result will be war. Calhoun was Sec
retary of State and he replied to the
arrcgant note, by telling England the
United States felt herself plenty able
to take care of itself, and if it was to
the interest Of the people to extend
slavery in the far west, SO it would
be. Well there was no war with Eng
land. she defeated Mexico and gaineG
the independence of Texas. and took
as indemnity billions and quadrillions
Of the finest lands in the world. The
United States did give her little
pin money to soothe the pcon@ GOT
enough though. to buy few Of the
vineyards and orange groves existing
today.
yow that IS What our President ana
his advisors call cons: sean">.