The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-10-17
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Oppose Premature Peace

Oppose Premature Peace.
AT the annual convention Of the,
Presbyterian synod held at w orthing-
ton the following were among the
resolutions adopted: .5s
eve most respectfully urge the
president and those associated with
him in power to make no possible
compromise with the enemy, whether
it be Germany, Austria, or Turkey, till
their military power is completely
broken.
eve would deem it deep national
dishonor for the representative Of the
United States to sit down at q peace
table with men, representatives es-
pecially Of Germany or Turkey, whose
hands are dripping with the blood Of
thousands Of civilians, men, women
and children, put to death with rea
soned .lawlessness and cruelty and in
violation Of every principle Of. justice,
human or divine.
'We put on record our solemn con-
viction that it would be entirely conso
nant with the righteous judgments of
Almighty God and with the sanctions
Of international morality, recognized
by all civilized nations, if, prior to
any discussion respecting peace, Pres
ident Wilson and the allied powers de-
mand that the kaiser and his ASSOC
ciated criminals, whether in Germany
or in Turkey, who are justly held re-
sponsible for the revolving crimes com
mitted in Belgium, France, Serbia, Po-
land, Armenia and on the high seas,
be delivered up that they may be fairly
tried by court-martial and suffer the
due reward of their crimes so far as
that is possible in this present life.
"We sincerely hope and pray that
the Turkish empire, which from time
to time throughout all its baneful his
tory has committed crimes innumera
BILE and unspeakable against the Chris
tian peoples of Greece, Serbia, Bull
garia, Syria and Armenia, will be ut
terly destroyed and that just God
may not have ground to hold America
responsible for prolonging the exis-
tence of government that has proved
itself above all others in human his
tory the murderer among the nations =
The Occupational Tax.
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vising the war revenue, approved
business or occupational tax.
House provisions placing a tax Of
$40 on all persons, engaged in any
trade, business or profession" whose,
gross receipts exceed $4,000, were
adopted after being amended so as to
include farmers, whom the house had
exempted.
Announcement was made that
amendments which. would furnish
some relief to farmers would be con-
sidered later.
In considering the special tax sec
ton the committee accepted, with
some changes, house imposts upon
brokers, proprietors of amusement
places, tobacco manufacturers and
buyers of new and used automobiles
and motorcycles.
Sections levying special excise taxes
on the capital stocks of corporations
were temporarily passed over.
House schedules taxing proprietors
of theaters and other amusement
places on the basis of seating capacity,
as well as the section levying 5000
against circus owners, were accepted.
The provisions exempting chautau;-
quas, lecture lyceums, agricultural and
industrial fairs, and exhibitions under
the auspices Of religious or charitable
associations as adopted by the house
were also accepted.
House imposts on new or used au-
tomobiles, other than electric, to be
paid by the purchaser, were reduced
one-half. The committee also re-
duced the tax on electric automo-
biles from SIS per horse power, as
provided in the bill, to So, and the
weight tax from so cents to rs cents
for each 100 pounds.
New Fuel Order.
An order issued by the Federal Fuel