The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
MAL-APROPOS.

MALAY fhOfOO.
The reply of The Scottish Chief to
the communication Of Mr.. T. L. John
son published in The Robesonian of
the Goth was published in last Mon
days Robesonian. The Chief append
ed thereto a reply to some remarks
of The Robesonian in regard to the
editorial in The Chief to which Mr..
Johnson's article referred. The Chief
does not produce any argument: it
just rambles along and leaves false
impression of what The Robesonian
said. Just words, words, words. Out
of it all we gather that The Chief
wants to start movement to divide
the county. In the good old days it
used to be the stock argument that
the county was so large that it took
folks too long to get to Lumberton
from the remote corners. Now that
a multiplicity Of autos makes it easy
to reach the county seat in few
hours from any point in the county:
the tune is changed; and now we h sar
the cry of concentration Of privileges
in Lumberton. And as exhibited A
God save the mark!-The Chief drags
in by the ears whine about credits
for enlistments and consequent eff
feet upon draft quotas, blaming Lum-
berton for something with which it
had nothing to do. We hold no brief
for Mr.. Johnson: he can take care of
himself; but we do not believe there
is man in The Chiefs district who,
if the situation had been reversed, and
he had been in Mr.. Johnson's posi-
tion, would not have refused, as Mr..
Johnson refused, to have shifted up n
his shoulders a responsibility that be-
longs elsewhere. If those who have
the authority see fl, with all the facts
before them, to readjust quotas, we'll
and good: it will he accepted with
good grace. The Robesonian is just
as much concerned to see justice done
to the townships that make up divi-
sion No. 2 as it is in justice to divi-
sion No. 1, but we repeat that no
possible good can come of trying TO
get people dissatisfied with quotas.
On the other hand, much harm can
come. cf it, for it in effect is hinder
ing the Government in it's conduct of
the war, whatever may be the pro-
fessed purpose.
The Chief is wrong, too, of course,
about the county funds. AS county
funds were handled under the former
law if county check was cashed any
where but at Red Springs the person
in whose favor the check was drawn
had to pay exchange. Teachers who
came to Lumberton for their vouchers
either had to pay exchange to get
the checks cashed here or had to 90
to Red Springs if they wanted to get
the full amount called for by the face
i of the check. That was manifestly
unfair. The Chief intimates that il
never heard Of such a thing. but it
can very easily verify the truth OF
this statement. AS the law stands
now, no exchange can be charged on
county check. AS stated before, we
DO not pretend to say that the present
law is the best that can be framed
AS matter of fact, it no doubt will
be changed, and we believe should be
changed, in an important particular
that will leave banks outside Lum.
berton freer to bid and at the same
time protect the interest of the people
but as it now stands it is more in the
interest of the people than the forme,
| law.
A new-county movement now is the
most mal-apropos movement imapin.
able; and to base that upon a con.
tention that will cause dissatisfaction
with draft quotas is a sorry specta.
Gle. Let's help win the war first, and
tnen we can discuss how lovely it
wouid De II every man in the county
| could have his own private county
seat and court house.
Lumber river has added another IN
It's long list Of victims. It is to be
hoped that young boys, boys who can
not swim, especially, will take warniro
from the sad fate of the young how
who was drowned Friday and viii
stay away from this treachero,,.