The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

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g. ne Columbia State advises the
1910 Highway Commission ara,nst
AvDoenting any Of Its members to sal.
49, positions. Good advice, but IL
= ao9est Utopian to expect that II
w>Q - followed. There should be q
~ - better sill constitutional In.
,ee>ea. against the legislature elect
- ony Of its members to any Office
n1the governor should be forbidden
- ecveint . member OF the legislature
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vIth Germany . solemn treaty is
~ : scrap Of worthless paper. and
pvooooeations of friendship for the
Un,oo4 otatss were but cloak for
80 o1ni1tsr design 20 incite Mexico
- Japan 90 attack IN. Germany has
onkr1o1 the doctrine that the end
Nge19es the means TO the nth power,
- wien the duplicity Of their meth
- 40 opposed beyond denial the
n19ooce opponents Of Teutonic kultur
hrosenly defend the violation of all
von sseablished rules Of honor. hu-
mant0 And national decsncy. a. rlght
49, proper In the circumstan noes,
neo the Observance OF the rules of
go nth. humanity. dscency and
nnteepal honor stand In the way of
- aetsinmsnt Of aermany.s design
- sovass rival nations and dominate
~ verh BY tho practice Of ruthless
Mveossy In warfare and duplicity
end trsachsry In diplomacy.
rs. 80
IN the event Of war many thousand
uep would be withdrawn from the
mrms OF all sections of the country
- ssrvs m the army and to labor in
vnrtous non-productive industries,
Wjth the result that the production of
nod crops would be materially re-
ouced. Therefore. 1t Is a matter of
ssk preservation for the Southern
farmers TO curtail the cotton acreage
ana make . supreme effort to produce
The grsatest crop Of corn and other
feod stnf1s for man and beast that has
ever been Grown In the South. A
amAll crop Of cotton. as experience
has demcnstrated more than once. Is
worth more than q bumper crop, and
chap cotton. on restricted market.
ana . shortage Of grains and other
food stuffs would be veritable ca
lemity. such - the South has never
szpsrisnced.
49,
Just . year ago the fre insurance
eompanies quit business In South
Carolina on account, OF the Laney-
odom law, and with one accord they
aDsrted that they were glad to get
out Of the state as they had lost
uAOney In South Caroline year aftsr
year and had continued to write In.
surancs here only because they did
not want to have the people unpro-
tsctsd. Now they are tumbling over
each other to get back into the State
presumably because they are eager
70 lose some more money every year
TIE, zimmerman plot to induce
usktco and japan to join Germany
IN making war on the United States
does not seem to be much moro
popular In Germany than In the Unit.
"a States; but its unpopuiarity Is due,
probably. to the fact that 1t was nip
ped In the bud and failed.
Senator stone and Senator La Fol-
Istte prevented the passage OF the
armed neutrality bill. but they did
not succeed In discrediting President
Wilson or his policies, The country
b back Of him and congress end orsed
mis- policy by an overwhelming ma
tority. In view Of the vote by which
the house passed the bill and the ma.