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The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-18

American Bank of Commerce & Trust Company of Little Rock recently, in which was offered $120 in prizes for the best paper on number of differ ent subjects, Miss Lillian McKelvey of Prescott, was one of the winners out of total of 700 entries. Miss McKelvy, who is attending Draughons Business College, won second prize in the colleges entries and was given $4 in cash, the first prize being $5. The subject assigned to the college was How Some of the Worlds Most Useful Men and Women Attained Their Success" The contest was open to students of Draughon's and Hines Business Colleges, and the Little Rock high school.
 Another county comes forward out of the background, Faulkner county, which came near being deprived of it's agricultural agents for another year because the quorum court failed to make an appropriation, has re- deemed herself. The court met re- gently and after reconsidering the appropriation for this work, unani- mously passed the necessary appro- priations for two county agents who will keep Faulkner county on the agri- cultural map during 1920. Oh, how we envy Faulkner and the 69 other counties in the state which are for tunate enough to realize the need of agricultural betterment and have em- ployed county agents.
 One way of overcoming the obsti- macy of the quorum court in the mat ter of county agricultural demonstra- tors is for some progressive institu- tion or set of men interested in the welfare of the county, to secure an agent and pay him by private sub scription. We notice the Peoples Bank of Searcy has recently employed a man to look after the real estate business of the institution and devote good part of his time to agriculture interests and assisting the farmers in any way possible. The man employed is native of that county and is a practical farmer.
 Eleven letters were issued to the members of the 1919 football team of Henderson-Brown College Monday. Among those on the team receiving this honor was Bracy Haynie of this city, who starred on the Reddie team all through the season, playing the position of quarterback the last half of the games played. Ebert Moody one of the stars of the past two years was elected captain for the 1920 sea- son. ,Bracy arrived home today to spend the Christmas holidays.
 High grade meal and hulls. Will trade for cotton seed or sell for cash. w. B. White, Farmers Union Ware house. 12-4tf
The Prescott daily news., 1919-12-18
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New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
HerUe Yarns Wilson
Peace May Be Fatal
To League OF Nations
NcW York Tribune
Special Cable Scrpice

tCoryrigat, 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, March ia fervent partisan
Of the league of nations respectfully
warns President Wilson that unless by
the fifteenth of April the German plen-
ipotentiaries are at Versailles for the
signature of the prelminaries of peace
there will go up from Belgium, France
and Italy-to name only the Latin
countries-a cry of Indignation against
the great idea of which he is the
eloquent apostle! Thus Gustave Herve
concludes an artlcc in LA Victoirc,"
in which he declares that the divergence
in the peace conference concerns the
best means of settling with Germany.
from the fact that the society of ma
tions is not yet quite ready, while Mr..
Wilson insists that such society,
completed at least as far as the main
outlines are concerned, must be in
serted in the peace preliminaries along
with the military, naval, financial and
territorial clauses.
"Since the society of nations is not
ready the idea apparently suggested
itself to a section of the peace con-
ference to leave the peace prelimi-
at once, in sort of final armstce,
the military, naval and aerial clauses
which would disarm her. The great
difference between the aryistice and
the peace preiiminaries is that an
armisticc is only a suspension of the
state of war, while the peace prelimi-
naries arc considered the beginning of
the state of peace, to be Immediately
followed by rehabilitation.
"Think how that question interests
the classes of 1907, 1908 and 1909 who
are champing the bit with impaticnce
to be free, though they are too rea
sonable to expect relief while the
peace preliminaries are unsigned. 1t
is sincerely to be hoped that the
peace conferencc-if indeed it had
that idea--is not going to amuse it.
self by arranging another armistice
with Germany on the pretext OF dis
arming her more completely.
Germany is sufficiently dsarmed
for the moment. We have nothing to
fear from her militarily Our only
anxiety is that if we do not feed her
quickly she will decompose like Rus
sia and sink into Bolshevism, in
which case we would have no gov
ernment with which to treat, but only
anarchy in it's worst form-stupid-
ity and barbarism
"Since Mr.. Wilson insists upon the
incorporation of his plan of the 40
ciety of nations in the peace prelim-
inaries, the most elementary good
sense dictates the immediate setting
about to put the plan on it's feet, and
at the same time putting the last
touches to the financial and terrific.
rial clauses.
ain two or three weeks the peace
fow tn
clusion upon this fundamental ques-
ton. The apostles of the great idea
know very we'll that they mus. act
quickly, if they do not want to see
peoples, impatient to have peace
signed, in wesriness and anger send
the whole Wilson programme packing
as an obstacle to immediate peace"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Germans Call u. S.
Savior; Blame Ills
On Ruthless Allies
No Sign of Repentance, Only
Bitterness Against En-
tente, Shown by Close
Study of the Situation
Nen York Tribune
tPdshtn0tOn Blyeuu

/
WASHINGTON, March 2O-Germany
is not repentant; the hardships the
country is undergoing are attributed
to relentless enemy. but the United
States is looked upon by the people
as their savior, according to an official
report on the situation received here
to-day.
"The public feeling regarding the
Entente is Mixed" says the report.
From the public journals one gains
the impression that there is more or
less spontaneous propaganda on to
make France the villain in the play.
with England close second. There
is also great deal of bitterness
against the Belgians, who are ac-
cused of committing many depredations
in the districts they have occupied.
The United States is, in the public
mind, rapidly assuming the character
OF savior. Columns are printed prais-
ing the high qualities of our troops in
the Rhineland. Numerous editorials
never have consented to the armistice
II 1T had not been tacitly understood
that President Wilson's fourteen points
would be paramount at the peace con-
ference.
Zone gathers, perhaps wrongly, that
some of the German national egotism
has vanished. One point here is dis
tinctly noticeable: Notwithstanding
the fact that the recent disclosures
must convince every individual in Ger
many that his own government was en-
tlrely to blame for commencing the
war, one never reads Of single hard
ship that the German people are un-
dergoing that is not ascribed bitterly
to the ruthless and relentless enemy.
"Ths lack of ability to analyze
their misfortune is carried to in
credible lengths. All Germany is
aaame with indignation because the
Allies had the hardihood to demand
that the rolling stock the Germans
had stolen from Belgium and France
be returned at once.
at is noteworthy, probably the
most significant fact of all, that the
Allies are seldom called by that name
or the Entente, but the enemy
ut seems clearly evident that the
spirit toward the Allies is such that
it is necessary that Germany be
crippled permanently in military af-
fairs. While the new democracy is
vociferously hailed in many quarters,
there is no doubt that in case of Ger
man victory, practically the entire
German nation would have willingly
remained loyal to their autocratic
monarchical form of government"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
ssSign Terms or Starve,''
Paris Press Tells Foe
Refusal Means Well Occupy
Coal Mines and Essen, Says
''La Victoire''
NelU York Tribune
Special Gable Service
Copyright 1919. New York Tribune 1nc)

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, March 20.-The latest Ger
man man9uvre provoke the Temps
to say
"The Germans said feed us or we
become Bolshcvist.' We fed them
Growing bolder, the Germans say
treat us gently or we will refuse to
sign peace and become Bolshevist
Shall we allow ourselves to be led
around thus? The Allies are divided
between two feelings. Some, indignant
say Germany is blackmailing US
Others, moved to pity, say German
chaos would be dangerous to the world
Both are right. In the German atti-
tude there is at once blackmail and
danger. We must distinguish between
these two risks and treat each prop
erly."
Gustave Hcrve heads a vigorous
article in LA Victoire," saying:
There is no need to be alarmed
If the Germans don't wish to sign the
armistice, so much the worse for them
We will be forced to occupy their coal
mines in the Ruhr basin, with Essen
and to cease feeding them. We would
be very sorry to proceed to such OK
tremes, but after all this is war. When
the game is lost the loser must pay
If we had lost we would have paid or
rather, the Germans would have paid
themselves from our property. Surely
they can't pretend that after suffering
their invasion and ravagcs during four
years and a half we should now fear
to put on gloves to deal with them? If
they won't pay pleasantly what they
owe we must send bailffs and, if nee
essary, the police
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Reed Refuses to Quit
Unless Others Resign
Ready for General Election ON
League Issue and Foresees
Referendum

ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-United States
Senator James A. Reed to-day in com
menting on the action of fifty Demo
cratic members of the Missouri House
Of representatives., who yesterday
adopted resolution calling on him to
resign and run for reelection. as a
means of determining public sentiment
on his views, said he had no objection
to the men passing the resolution, but
he did object to their saying he spoke
especially of President Wilson and
the text Of the speech would show it.
81 am not conducting this campaign
as some are, by abusing any one who
does not agree with me-" he said.
but / make no denial of the fact that
| do not agree with President Wilson.
II will not resign, of course-not
unless all these other fellows with
views for and against the league of
nations resign. In that case / will go
with them and we can have general
election with the document as the
paramount issue.
~ believe it is coming TO a general
referendum, for the United States SEN
ate will not ratify the document"
Senator Reed expressed willingness
to meet William H. Taft, Alton B.
Parker or Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, in debate on the subject of the
league of nations,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Italian Press Urges
People Be Calm Till
Claims Are Decided
New Yorh Tribune


Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Ital-
ian press says a diplomatic telegram
from Rome to-day, discusses with mod
Grafton the statement of Italian claims
presented to the Peace Conference.
Most of the papers observe that the
question OF Fiume ought not to have
been included in the memorandum, in
asmuch as the population of Fieume al
ready has demanded that Fiume be
united to Italy.
The "Popolo Romano" recommends
that the people await with patience and
calm the decision of the Peace Con
ference, as it is hardly possible for the
nation to entertain any fear that in
justice will be done by President Will
son, who is we'll aware of the justice
OF the Italian claims"
The Rome "Tribuna," says another
dispatch, charges that friendly rela-
tions still exist between Jugo- -Slavia
and Germany, asserting that this is
demonstrated by the presence Of the
German representative, Hermann Wen
del, in Jugo- -Slavia.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Harvey Attacks League
In Address i'm Boston
1t Peace Is to Sacrifice Our In.
dependence, He Is for War.
He Saws

bOSION, March 20.-Colonel GEORGE
Harvey, editor Of "The North American
Review" delivered an address in on-
position to the league of nations be-
tore the City Club of Boston TONIGHT
lie SAID that if the establishment of
peace depended on the sacrifice Of
one jot of American independencc tho,
ne was not for peace; he was for war.
we fought that issue once" he con-
tlnued. ut began at Lexington and
concord. We supposed we had settled
~ ~ Tor all time. We do not want to he
lorced TO do 1T again. And 7 saw to
you that IT you put America under sub.
Jecton to foreign dominance at Tho
very first insstencc of direction h,,
europeans and Asiatics the freq ncn
OF o. America viii arise as thcv arose ho
lorc' regardless of executive or Con
s,eSslcnal acqu,escencc. in defence Of
e"si' i'oertles. insist further that we
Az serve mankind best by serving
America first. '''s
1he danger which now confro,ts
America is vastly greater than 'Um,s o's
,nat or those black days immodia+e,u
preceding the Civil War, for the reasoS ,e su y
snac we are now asked to change o,,r
4orm OF government, to divest our na-
lion OF ITS full independence and its
iHos1 cherished tradition, and to sacri.
nee nee IN part at least, our sovereientv
mincl iae, geh1lsemen, se. u is what the proposed
."inelihg OF the United States with tho
powers of Europe and Asia means VIC
Has anybody heard so much as 9
Whisper from Paris of the slightest
e.onslaeratlon of the future welfare of
Ameriea There is no concealment Or
neh'aI 5;eh OF the obvious fact that the Ems.
1sa tbs RReiitgates are concerned only with
men think only of France, and tho I.ai
iahs only of Italy. That is in no sense
10 their dlscredit. 1t is more Than
;helr privilege, more than their right
~ is theIr duty. But if America has 81
single advocate among our commission.
ths thst 10 rne great conference no sign to
lished reports" ''' 'No pup
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
British Declare They
Are Acting Merely
As LEAGUE Mediator

LONDON, March 20.-The league of
nations controversy in the United
States as bearing upon the English
attitude is the subject of the follow
ing comment in "The London Tines:
"The English, without distinction of
party, regard a better understanding
with Americans as the crown of vic
tory. 1t is unfortunate for the ideal
that so many of us on both sides of
the Atlantic have at heart that party
feeling should be running so high
Just now in America and that we, who
are working with President Wilson in
Paris, should furnish the sticks with
which the Republicans are belaborinp
the Democrats.
I'VE have no wish to take sides in
these party controversies, and have
been at some pains to avoid even the
suspicion of doing so. Our sole wish
is to work with the AM rican people
in what we believe to be as much their
ideals and interests as our own.
Imposed No Policy
wishing that. with whom should we
work but the President of the United
States? That he is also leader of the
Democratic party is a mere accident. to
our mind, and if the President had been
Republican we should have been at
exactly the same pains to understand
his point of view and work with him"
The Times" points out that there
were at the opening of the conference
two general views about the kind of
peace that the world ought to have
the French view and the American
view-and adds:
mo views of settlement were so
clearly identified with this country as
these two were with France and Amer
lea. The chief instrument of the Amer
lean view was the league of nations.
This ideal is in one form or another
almost as old as international law,
and nearly every country in the world
has at one time or another contributed
to it, but its application to the prob
lens of this war came from America
in the first instance
There is, therefore, no question at
the conference of our imposing pol
icy of our own. What we have done
was to seek to reconcile so far as pos
sible the French and American views.
"Our policy at Paris has been that
of mediator and interpreter"
Guarantees independence"
"The Liverpool Post" says:
Lord Robert Cecil places the Mon
roe Doctrine in its true light with re-
gard to the league of nations. He
says in effect that so far from the
league being the death-blow to the
capital article of American political
faith, it is the application of that ar
ticle on a universal scale.
According to the draft of the cove
nant, the parties to the league under
take TO respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing political
independence Of every member of the
league. The most absolute supporter
of Monroeism could surely desire no
more than that.
"The independence Of both Amcri-
cas- is. guaranteed by an overwhelming
majority of the powers, great and
small. The league of nations will give
America her rightful place in the van
of the forces of civilization that hence
forth are to shape the larger pur-
poses of our race"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Eastern Church Is
Greeted by Benedict
Pope Tells Oriental Prelates
Fate of Christianity in Far
Lands Has Been Menaced

ROME, March 19.-Popc Benedict
received deputations of members of
the clergy belonging to the Eastern
Church. Replying to an address by
Monsignor Papadotulos, head of the
Eastern congregation, he briefly sum-
med up what he had been able to do to
alleviate suffering caused by the war
in the East.
"The Roman Pontff has always been
friend of the Oriental church, and
has reposed great hopes in it," he said :;
che has not only been friend, but
has turned with deep affection to the
Orient, which has been all the more
intense because of the uncertainty of
the fate of the distant sons of the
church. I wish these words could
reach the far shores of the Orient but
as my voice cannot reach so far,
transmit my thought to those present
and trust, that all wish that Oriental
Christcndom should be united by close
friendship and iilial love to the Apos-
tolic See"
The Pope then bestowed the apos,
tolic blessing on all present.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
'Corean Revolution Is Fully
Put Down and Lead
ers Impris one d, Says
Message From Toxic
By Japanese Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2o.-The
peace Of Corea has completely been
restored, according to a special cable
gram from Toxic to Japanese paper
here.
The whole thing was started and en-
gineered all the way through by a
revolutionary organization of radical
Coreans, according to the Toxic re-
port. Their programme was to utilize
the peace conference at Paris by max
ing an appeal for Corean independ-
ence based on the self determination
of peoples suggested by President Will
son and at the same time to open
demonstrations all over Corea on the
day of the funeral of the Corean king.
Forced to Change Date
The Japanese police and gendarmes
got wind Of it, and as soon as the
Corean revolutionary element learned
that the Japanese authorities were
prepared for their demonstrations on
the day of the funeral they changed
the date suddenly, the demonstration
taking place on March l.
According to the Toxic report, there
was no serious loss of life anywhere,
as the Japanese army took prompt
measures for the suppression Of law
lessness everywhere. There were many
who were wounded more or less Sc
verely on both sides, but that was
about all, and at present all the lead
ers of the movement have been ar
rested and imprisoned.
The rumor of the suicide of the
Corean king arose from the follow
ing fact: He died on January "a of
this year His second son, Prince Lii,
who was in Japan and in fact had
been educated in the Japanese schools
since his childhood. to whom indeed
the late Prince Ito served as the first
tutor, had been betrothed to Princess
N NashlmOto, one of the most beauti-
lul prlncesses in Japan.
Used Death as Excuse
Their wedding ceremony and ce1e-
bration were scheduled for January
25. As the death of his father took
place the day before the date set for
the wedding of the prince, the rumor
that the late king of Corea commit
ted suicide as the most effective means
to stop the marriage and at the same
time protest against the Japanese oc-
cupatlon of Corea gained currency.
The fact that the late Corean king
was notorious anti-Japanese in sen.
tlment and the additional fact that
1t was his incredibly insane plot
against the Japanese regime through
the three Corean delegates, whom he
had sent to The Hague at the expense
OF 100000 yen out of his own purse.
Inat brought about the final annexa-
tion OF Corea, added color to the sui
eide rumor.
1T is also rumored that the present
revolutionary outbreak was based upon
one OF the alleged wills of the late
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Churchill Wants Army
Intact Until Peace
War Minister Defeats Move ID
Limit New Service Bill Until
December 81

LONDON. March 20.-During debate IN
committee in the House of Commons yes.
terday on the military service bill, Win.
ston Spencer Churchill, Minister for
War, opposing the amendment limiting
the operation of the bill to December
81, 1919, instead of April 80, 1920, en-
phasized the fact that the British regu-
lar army had virtually disappeared and
that it was necessary to keep men
whom the bin retained with the colori
for overseas garrison.
Mr.. Churchill said he had every hom
that the British foreign establishment
would be on q voluntary basis before
the end of the year.
The army Of occupation, he added,
was on a different plan, and
could not depend on voluntary re-
cruiting. 1t was impossible, he sale,
to assert how long it would be neces
sary to have British army on the
Rhine in order to influence Germanyi
policy by the pressure Of its presencs
but he was glad that 1t had been DE-
cided to send food to Germany to en-
able Germany &c get to work and 70
enjoy real measure of peace.
1t was all the more necessary h
said. to keep a force on the Rhine 70
see that Germany carried out the terms
of the peace treaty when it has been
ratified. Conditions in Europe were
getting worse instead of better, be
added, and dangers were increasing in.
stead of decreasing. In these circum-
stances, he considered that the date
for the operation of the bill, April %,
1920. should stand. He concluded by
saying that he had every reason to es.
pect the necessity for compulsion would
have passed away by that date.
The proposed amendment was d.
feated.