McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-18

famous Freedmen slghtsd from their
satos and walked on the crimson ear
fpet laid for them ~ the stsps into
| the City Hall, where they were vel
coined By set speeches from Mayor
Mitchell and ether leading men Of
New York The Old Guard. with
their bear-skiu shakos % THAR heads
which looked couple Of feet tall
formed double guard Of kooor co
each side.
That was GA Wednesday. Ga FRI
day came Arthur ]. Balfogr. the Brit
Sc f0rsIzu minister. and 4 host Of
other famous EagIishnen- II any
thing. the crowd vas bigger than
sver. I saw the tail form and white.
massive face Of 8sIfOar. and the 9th
er taIG-hastsd lords and dignitaries,
ard the crowd went Wild OVER them,
while tia immense British and Freueh
days few 1t each side Of the pOrtica,
with Old GEavY proudly streaming IN
the middle. By the side Of Bs.foer
was that Eonrlsrfal American. Joseph
q. Choass. now IS years Of age, fog
1er Ambassador 10 EagEand. match
less Asyer. orator and statesman
who all alaag has urged that We join
the Allies and heIp fight for the dem
ocrsfy Of the world In that Joyous
crowd thers WAS not one face that
was act friendly to the distinguished
guests Of the city and nation; no one
seemed 10 doubt that we are On the
right track in lining I'D with these
Allies WHO have been defending not
only their own soil. but indirsctTv
ours too. for if Germany coaId have
CO .qGerssf hem. she would have
sEsqped down Gu Us next, ard We
~ have bsea a second Belgium or
Sp-FIa % ROauania- And yag ccGNd
SEE ta9- that the British and French
Statesmen sers pgoui and happy ir
thss new relationship which means &c
much to thea and the whole of
hanaEitF. But how do ysu suppose
Teddy Roosevelt felt when be, seated
at the hanqqet at the WaIlosf-Assagia
between General I0tfre and Admiral
Chceheprst, ehatted in French, With
many vehement gesture o. head and
asHd- about how We are going to help
sham put Germany back where she
betoagsI 1t WAS the greatest day Of
hRs lfes I'D doubt, and none the Iess
great for the Frenc6nsn who admire
and honor him 50. Congress has
aheat decided to let Teddy cad big
army to the Preach front, and il i.
said ihas Ovsr 300. 900 men have vol
antsersd To 60 there WITH him. Some
are afraid that he will try TO boss
things over there, and that be dasn't
know enough about military tactics
TO laad the troops. but Teddy . not
Worrying about that, and il mass be
admitted that ha has generally pat
ACROSS the i1hs 10 has undertaken
Tsanesseans should not forget that
some Of their mea are pr0uinent fz-
urss IN this war business. 1t was
Congressman CordsI Hull who fash
toned the income tar. an4 who has
Haw tzsredaeed bill for . wurbRs
commercial eaugrsss and Office: it
Was Senator John Saarp Williams Of
Mississippi born in Memphis. Tsnnss-
see, who. slsho1gh educated n Ger
many. has hesa 0us Of the ssaarchess
supporters Of the president in kis AZ
da1as light fer AEesicanism; Il il
William Gibbs MeAdao. Who am IN
formed vas born in Tennessee. who ia
handing the most stEpeudaus bond
issues ID al history. and anasher Ten
Essssaa. James L WiInesh Of ChsszE-
u. his chief clerk. IL helping him to DO
it,
The army draft win soon be upon
w. Aee4r3fHg 10 the Census Bureau
there are m1rs tkar ten million men
between tia ages Of Il and 30. the
" iniss . s Fv the co1scrIpti01 law
OF aank-r there ara ls5 $50 in
Ter Tessee, n ten tines a. many IN
this stale. 8.lE Eve per cent. or ona
in sg. ef them VIII be called noW,
am n lAssr On. IL u hardly likely
sAs viii a seat to France this
/ yea sah3isrs may also be needed here.
Ted iss trip to lESace viii perhaps
be 3 tselsr a. to what We NAP expect
PossibsE, #hea the TsgtaEs get It INTO
their Ehiek heads that We really mean