Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
BRITISH START ANOTHER drive FOR CAMBRIA:
ALLIES RAPIDLY CLOSING IN On ST. QUENTIN
COTTON PRICE-FIXING
OPPOSED BY HOWARD
Is Greeted by Enthusiastic
Crowds at LaWrenceyHIe
and Tucker

7 LAW X NtsN LILLE. I'd. sept. y
/ Coming into the home stretch of his
+ campaign Cor the United States senate,
. William Schiey Howard started out this
F morning on a tour of i've counties in
northwest Georgia. speaking TO a crowd
OF more than one hundred voters in the
little town OF Tucker. then driving to
| this city to address the citizens Of Gwin-
nett county at the noon recess of the SUI
perior court and leaving here by auto
7 mobile to I'LL enga gements at WinGer
T and Commerce this afternoon and to-
night.
Despite the fact that Congressman
Howard has gone through one OF the
most gruelling campaigns in the history
E OF Georgia politics, he has lost none OF
/ his vigor. but. on the contrary, seems
I TO have become imbued. with fresh in
tensity 10 present his Cause to the vot-
ers OF the state by a ffnal whirlwino
series OF impassioned adNresscI in dis
cussion OF the issue of 1s campaign.
Stripping Senator RA-6vsfck's record
+ Of all its oratorical embellishments as
presented by the junior senator in his
campaign speeches, Congressman How
ard is paving particular attention TO
/ those features which have TO do with the
farmers OF the state, and in handling
this phase of the situation he is making
the most powerful arraignment OF the
junior senator's position on many of the
vital pieces OF legislation affecting agrt-
cultural interests.
For the first time in his campaign, MT.
Howard. in his speech here TODAY, re-
F ferred % his efforts in behalf OF the
I Masons and odd Fellows at the time
when these fraternaI organizations were
. has~ n - allowed to eS
I tablish recreational homes at the vsri-
/ Gus military establishments of the
country.
He pointed out that he had vigorous
E " led the fight which resulted in an or
der from the war department allowing
these organizations to msfntsin sucn
, establishments at the training camps
/ and cantonments generally.
ministers in the Camps
/ CONGRESSMAN Howard today discussed
the recent order Of the Third Assistant
( Secretary Of War Keppel, barring from
: rhe camps and cantonments in the Unit
ed states camp pastors from The evang-
elical churches in the country. Congress
3 man Howard said in part:
, when the Masons and other benevo-
lent organizations desired representation
at the camps, it was first denied them
led the fight before the secretary Of war
10 secure equal rights for these organ
izations with others that already had
privileges in the camps. Secretary Bak-
er told me that il was the fight we had
made in Georgia that induced him to
change his ruling. I regard the order
issued BY the Third Assistant Secretary
of War Keppel as unwise and unneceS-
sary There has been not the slightest
complain: on the part Of the military
authorities so far as ] can learn that
: these camp pastors have interferred IN
any way with military discipline and or
eanization. On the other hand they have
proven Of great comfort to our thous-
ands OF young men whose spiritual
& needs cannot be attended to by one chap
lain for each twelve hundred men and
that pastor not OF their own faith. The
ministers of the gospel have been the
most potent agency. in carrying the pa
Z triotic word throughout this country.
From their pulpits each Sunday. and
! throughout the week. they have advocat-
ed every war measure of the government
Z that was essential for the winning OF the
/ war. Not even the newspapers with
/ their far reaching influence have been
more potent factors in instilling patriot
ism and the proper morale and spirit in
our people / have protested TO the
secretary of war against the issuance
of this rule by his assistant. There
. is no necessity for il and in addition
since congress has followed the lead. OF
our grea- president in calling to the col
ors BOYS or IS. 10 and 20 it is more
imperative than ever that these camp
pastors be allowed the privileges of the
camps.
TAKE Tor example the great Baptist
denomiT.a ton. In tn hundreds OF camps
and canfonmsnts scattered throughout
the southern states there are only nine
~ camo pastors from this great argani-
zatioon. There are less from the Meth
odist, less from the Presbyterian and
less from the Episcopalian. For exam
pie. with forty-five 5hSusa nd men ut
camp Gordon at Atlanta. there have
been only three camp pastors from the
Baptist church in That great military
city.
Il shall use every atom Of my
st-eueth and Influence 20 have this or
der revoked"
At the outset OF his speech al Law
-enceville. after having been given a
glowing Introduction by Judge r. Ia
Cakes. prominent attorney and judge
of the city court Of Buford. Congress
man Howard took occasion 70 thank
Judge Andrew J. COBB who COURTHOUSE
" adjourned superior court in order "a
allow time for Mr. Towards speech.
: RECOGNIZING the fact that Gwnnett
county is pre-eminently an agricultural
county and that the farmers of this
section are particularly interested in the
proposal TO * the price OF cotton. Con-
grcss-nan Howard did not fail 10 make
plain his opposition to any plan con-
templating the "stabilization~ or estab-
fishing OF a fixed price on the greatest
> agricultural product or the south.
when the news was flashed from
: Washington the other day that move
ment was on foot - fix the price OF
cotton" said Mr.. Howard. "Bill Harris
teiegraphed his boss. ed T. Brown, say
| ing. Ed, run down and see President
Wilson and ask him what IN the name
. ar the Lord 7 am going 10 do about
5 thiS?"
Ed went down TO see the president
, and got him to answer by wire that ar
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