The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
MLAURN IN MAvEsvILLE.
Mariboro's Favoritc Son Addresses
Patriotic Meeting ON Issues aud
Problems OF the War.

men of Maycsville and Maycsyi,lo
township last night herd Hon. John
l.. McIaurin deliver n forcible and in
teresting Interpretation OF the history
or the present world war. and trac,
out the origin OF it's causes dating
back 20 the reign OF Frederick tht
Great. Mr. McIAurin's speech wa,
absolutely devoid OF politics OF = Statc
character. except in one part. wher,
he said that any man who attempt.
10 bring about discord and dissension
and to arraign men against men an
against our government during thcsc
critical times I'm order TO ride into Of
hcc IN worse than the Germans and q
dastardly traitor To- his country. anG
unworthy of the confidence ana
friendship of the people. The meeting
was held in the large auditorium oi
the Maycsville Graded school
Mr.. McLaurin addressed the Maycs
Vile patriotic meeting in compliance
with a largely signed petition and ht
had tho best ana most intelligent. an,
progressive men and women o:
Maycsville to talk 10.
Rev IL. l.. Grlcr. OF the Maycsvinc
township committee Of the sumte,
County Council of Defense presided
and I'm a short but patriotic talk wei
coined Mr. McI.aurin. and Secretary
r. /. Rcardon. OF the Sumter Cham.
her OF Commerce. the two speakers
the evening.
Secretary Reardon opened with Il
thirty minute plea for more compac
and systematic community orsaniz-.
tion for war purposes and he paid hi
respects in warm language To al
proGteers. slaci;crs. and -disloyal cit
izens. lie stressed tho importance O
extraordinary production and conscr
vation OF food and fecdstuffs. and sai,
that II IL largely up 10 the South. am,
TO the Southern FARMER and IN
Southern housewife TO win tho wa!
That II was probable that the Nation
al Food Administration will build al
iron fence around the South i'm an
other year and not permit the impor
tatlon or the annual ono hundred an,
ten million dollars worth OF wheat
corn. meats and fecdstuffs into Sout
Caroline: that the South can and mus
feed itself. because il can do so. an
that those who planted lll or nqar!
ail cotton and tobacco. and lcft O;
food crops viii likely 20 hungry wit,
gold tinglIns in their pockets.
Tho secretary EMPHASIZED tho GER
timeats OF the Sumter County coun,
az Defense. that any farmer who doc
not plant at least ono third Of hi
crops In food and feed stufrs is linn
up and sympGthlzing with the GeY
man Kaiser and his hordes of baroar
ians. I'm helping the Kaiser 90 win th
war. Is stabbing in the back the mi
lions OF American. French and Fri.
ish soldiers. and Is. because sue
farmers arc prontcers. u traitor cac
of them 20 their iiaE. lie applied IL
strongest terms 10 proiiteer merchant
who bleed their follow citizens 10y un
patriotic profits.
The speaker pleaded FOR support
the Red Cross. the organization 70
selling the third Liberty loan bond
War Savings Stamps. and said tha
any man who can and will not suppo.
the Red Cross. buy Liberty Loan
bonds. and War Savings Stamps. VIII
will not produce food and cncourag
his tenants and sharecroppers to d
likewise. that all men who can bu
literally OF Liberty loan bonds an
War Savings stamps and who can af
ford 20 literally support the Red Croy
and will do so only as sp1rlngly
Appearances permit. and who over
charges Is n traitor. Stacker and
profitecr and when he walks acros
the public highways tho shadow of
traitor follows him. and when IN