Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01

terms OF peace. so far as they concern
belgium Itself, IRE absolute political.
economic and territorial Independence.
equitable reparstion aud guarantees
for the future.
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The British labor party in conyen.
tioh at Nottingham declared It's posi-.
ton In the matter of war and pence.
resolution was adopted welcoming
anu indorsing the statements of Prem.
Ter Lloyd George and President Wilson
ana calling on the central powers to
formulate their war aims at the ear.
Hest possible moment. Speakers gave
high praise TO Mr.. Wilson's statement
and II was made clear that the party
would not stand for peace negotiations
with Germany while she holds the ter.
ritories she has seized.
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Fuel Administrator Garfield's indus
trial shutdown was far from being
wholly successful In relieving the coal
shortage and railway tie.up. For this
the plan was not entirely to blame.
for heavy SHOWS In the eastern pnrt
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 roa y
OF the East, forbiddlng the transportn-
ton OF any freight save fuel, munitions
and foodstuffs. The situation, espe.
clally on the Atlantic seaboard, stlll IL
most serious.
Partisan politics reared its ugly
head In congress last week and en-
tered into the discussion of the con
duet OF the war. So far II has done
little harm, and perhaps 1t cannot he
kept down In an election year. Sena-
tors Penrose and Stone were the chief
offenders the former attacking the adj
mnlslration and the latter having the
efr0ntery-consdering his own record
TO assall the patriotism OF Colonel /.
Roosevelt
Interest in the dOings Of congress
centered on the Chamberlain bin for a
war cabinet the Introduction of which
was perhaps FASTENED. though not
caused, by the investigation of Secre-
tary Bakers department. The pres.
dent had forcefully, even angrlly de-
clared his opposition to the measure
and. his absolute confidence In Mr.
Baker's ability and efficiency. and the
d@eat of the bill was predicted, al.
though il had the support of many sen.
ators Of both parties
Mr. Wilson In public statement nc.
cused Senator Chamberlain OF making
IAN astonishing and absolutely unIus.
tliable distortion of the truth" In a
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 relter-
nted his charges and undertook to
prove them by citations from the In
vestigation by the senate committee.
The senator scored the war depart
ncnt numerically, and produced docu.
nentnry proof that Secretary Baker
when before the senate committee, WINS
gnorant OF the actual conditions In the
natter OF supplies to the army camps
The president" he said. "dld not
know the truth, and did. He must
nave got his facts from his distinguish.
ID secretary of war and he in turn got
hem from somebody else, and If those
Who furnished the evidence knew the
acts, they lied"
In the course of his speech Mr..
chamberlain read heartbreaking let.
or from n father telling OF the death
# his son In an army camp under most
astounding conditions OF neglect. Az I
erward Secretary Baker said of this [
hat 1t was not singular case, that {
here had been several such due to the F.,
nck of nurses aud that each one had l
zen rigldly investigated b
The hot discussion over the inefi I
iency OF our war preparations con. {
inues undated and Is reaching the c
tage whore It becomes personal and
icious. The thick-and-thin support. I
RS OF the administration declare the 4
rites Of some Of Its acts are border
ng on treachery because they give Y
omfort to the enemy, while those who q
rlticize assert that only by letting the +
ublic know the faults that are being II
ommitted can those faults be correct.
d. Their course, they hold, is die. u
ated by the purest patriotism. Il
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General Tasker H. Bliss, chief OF h
taff. has arrived In Paris to represent a
ne American army In the supreme o
'ar council. 1t Is believed he will urge
hat the allies renew Offensive opera "
ons on large scale. Il
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