The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-10
OH, If WE COULD BE
ENGLISH SUBJECTS AGAIN!
Ben Tillman Pining After Fleshpots
of Egypt Says if We We're Ruled
by King George We Wonld Be Bet
ter, OIL.
(By Jesse S. Cottrell.)

Washington, April 6.-Nhat klnd
of a war is the United States going
to wage against Germany?
Will this country become the depot
and commissary Of the allied nations
at war with Germany: the money
lenders of the world in the present
crisis, or shall this country fight?
Whether the Stars and Stripes shall
float over European trenches or this
nation conduct merely naval and
monetary warfare are the biggest IS
sues confronting the ADMINISTRATION
following the reading of the presl-
dents message Monday night. Every
one is at loss to say. Numerous sug-
gestions have been heard, but none
are in concrete form.
Many senators favor the PROPOSE
ton to donate a billion dollars TO
France as the first move made by the
United States Senator Chamberlain.
chief advocate in the senate of uni
versal military training, goes further
than any senator who has expressed
himself. "I am for sending troops to
the French front if it is necessary. II
that is not necessary finance an army
that is now in the field. If France or
the allied countries do not want US
to do this, we can furnish supplies and
munitions until we are prepared to
take a more aggressive part. At pres
ent we must train our soldlerv TOR the
conflict. l suppose million men will
be in the field within year. But |
do favor doing something for France
in payment for what this country re-
ceived at the hands of France during
the Revolution
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina.
say 81 feel kindly toward France
and had it not been for her help in
the Revolution, We would still be Eng
lish subjects. I som ines feel thai
We would be better off. The English
are the most democratic people III
the world, and if we were English
subjects we would not have to endure
so much of this id bunk and hot
air that any fellow can deal in.
Shields and Mcclellan.
Senators Shie1us and Mcclellan, CT
from the shoulder but have no ma
tured plans in mind. and will follow
the lead of the administration. Botn
declare against German militarism.
II favor sweeping the sea of sub
marines and protecting the Mexican
border in the meanwhile, and l be-
lieve that is all We will be called upon
to do" declares Representative Carl
Vinson. of Georgia.
Senator Smoot i: for financing the
French cause as one of the 'contrlou-
tions to the success of the allies. He
will Introduce in the senate resola-
ton that committee be named by
the president to receive public sub
scriptions for quarter OF blllloh
dollars for the French and that the
government donate a quarter or
billion.
Senator Fletcher, Of Florida, told
the writer that he did not believe that
the French would accept gift, but
that his people in Florida strongly
favored some recognition Of the SER
vices of France during the Revolu'
tionary war.
Senator Martin. of Virginia. blunt,
and to the point: cI am in favor OF
fighting our own fight. You cant
fight our own fight and someone elses
fight. We have all We can attend to
at home and I oppose donating any
thing to any foreign country.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis. OF
Illinois. favors as a first move loanlns
France a billion dollars at low rate
and on terms that France may sug-
gest. Senator Hoke Smith says this
idea appeals to him, also. The next
few days may determine the whole
question. 1t is believed in Washing
ton that unlocked for exigencies and
unexpected emergencies may arise.
This will decide the line of procedure,
One thing is certain this will be a
naval war. The United States Will
endeavor to sweep the sea of subma-