The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-07

''N'"NN ny tlitlI government.
- way In which the Germans treat
terms of peace, SO far as they concern
Belgium itself, are absolute political
economic and territorial independence,
equitable repairs ZION and guarantees
for the ruturc.
The British labor party in convcn.
ton at Nottingham declared its posi-
tion In the matter Of war and peace.
resolution was adopted welcoming
ana indorsing the statements of Prem.
icr Lloyd George and President Wilson
and calling on the central powers to
formulate their war aims at the ear
licSt possible moment. Speakers gave
high praise to Mr. Wilson'S statement,
and 1t was made clear that tn" party
would not stand for peace negotiations
with Germany while she holds the ter
ritoricS she has seized.
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Fuel Administrator Garticld'S indus
trial shut down was far from being
wholly successful in relieving the coal
shortage and railway iic-up. For this
the plan was not entirely to blame.
for heavy SHOWS in the eastern part
of the country interviewed to prevent
the free movement Of coal trains.
Consequently Mr.. McAdoo was CON
strained To declare an embargo on
three Of the largest coal carrying roaaS
of the East, forbiddng The transporta-
tion Of any freight save fuel, munitions
and fOOdStuffs. The situation, espe-
cially on the Atlantic senbonrd, still Ia
most serious.
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Partisan politics reared Its ugly
head In congress last week and en-
tered into the discussion Of the con
duct OF the war. SO far 1t has done
little harm. and perhaps it cannot be
kept down in an election year. Sena-
tors PenroSe and Stone were the chief
offenders, the former attacking the ad-
mnistrntion and the latter having the
effront demonstrating his own record
Ito asSail the patriotism Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
Interest in the doingS Of congress
centcrcd on the Chamberlain bill for a
war cabinet, the introduction of which
was perhaps FASTENED, though not
caused, by the investigation of Secre-
tary Bakers department. The presi-
dent had forcefully, even angrly de-
! clnred his opposition to the measure
! and his absolute confidence In Mr..
Bakers ability and efficiency, and the
defeat Of the bill wHs predicted. al
though II had the support Of many SEN
ators of both parties.
Mr. Wilson in q public statement nc
cuScd Senator Chamberlain Of making
AN astonishing and absolutely un nius-
tifnblc distortion Of the truth" I'm n
New York speech. in which the Ore
gon senator told Of the failures OF the
war department. In replying TO this
| IN the senate, Mr.. Chamberlain rcitcr-
ntcd his charges and undertook to
| prove them by citations from the in
vestigation by the senate committee.
| me senator scored the war dcpart-
| mcnt numerically, and produced docu.
| mentary proof that Secretary Baker;
Whcn before the senate committee. wos
ignorant OF the actual conditions in the
| matter or supplies to the army camps.
Ihe president" he said, "did not
| know the truth. andI did. He must
| have got his facts from his distinguish
ed secretary Of war and he in turn got
| mem from somebody else, and II those
VINO furnished the evidence knew the
facts, they lied"
In the course OF his spccch Mr.
Chamberlain read heartbreakinp let.
! Ter from father telling Of the death
or ms son In an army camp under most
astounding conditions of neglect A.
ter"ard secretary Baker said of this
,.''' II was not singular case, that
| mere had been several such due to the
lacK OF nurses, and that each one Ind
been riGldly investigated.
The hot discussion over thc jnom
cheney Of our war preparations cnn.
| 'ih"eS nnabatcd and Is reaching the
stage where it becomes personal and
vicious. The thick-nnd-thn s,,pport. .
| 'rS or the administration declare the
critics of some Of It's acts arc bordor.
| Ing on trcachcry because thrv ,,iv.
comfort to the enemy. while those who
crilic'|c assert that only by letting tbe
| p"phc know the faults that arc bclno
committed can those faults be corrcct.
.u h''r course, they hold, is die.
tated by the purrst patriotism.
ha-
General Taskcr H. Bliss, chief ~
s!ah' mas arrived In Paris to represen,
me American army in the sunrepe
war council. 1t Is believed he Will nrgo
!nat the allies renew offensive onera.
lions on large scale.