The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-08

laAN DGuhio SuCh opSSShSSj NiSS SAS all dangerous.
 It is gratifying to note that with alarming reports coming from various sections of the south which show that the organization of negroes against whites has made considerable head way, the representative leaders of Birmingham's colored people are cau- tioning the members of their race against being led astray. | + # +
 Un-American Attacks
 On the President
 | TN their debates on the peace 9 treaty republican politicians have stopped unutterably low in their at tacks on President Wilson, for discus sions have resolved themselves into Ivilification of the nations chief mag listrate.
 Leaders of the republican party have shown surprising lack of pa- triotism, but the most contemptible attitude of the opponents of the ad- mlnistration has manifested itself in 1 cloak room tattle. Like a lot of old gossips they have intimated that the President accepted gifts from rulers in Europe in violation of the constitu- tion.
 A complete list of presents pub lished yesterday showed what? Simply q few souvenirs of sentimental inter est and but of little intrinsic value. Paragraph 8, Section K of Ar ticie l of the constitution reads: "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States. And no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without the ,,on-
  sent of Congress, accept of any pres ent, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince or foreign state.7
 The souvenirs that the President accepted included many walking sticks, photograph of the King and Queen of England, a book relating to Windsor castle, the freedom of the city of London, presented in a golden casket by the lord mayor; water color picture, presented by the Queen of Italy; a figure of "Italia Victoria, i" sent to the Presidents train at Genoa "either by a school or the citizens of Genoa;" bronze figure presented by a body of students in France. Also honorary degrees from nearly all the universities of Europe. Mrs. Wilson was the recipient of number of beautiful souvenirs.
 And yet cloak room gossip, accord. ing to Senator Sherman, indicated ''thes basis of the various stories touching the matter of gifts laid the value at half million dollars" Sena- tor Penrose went so far as to say that he had "been informed that the presidential party brought back tc this country from crowned heads snt foreign governments gifts valued al several million dollars. This puerile gossip would not b, worth notice if the implied charge. were not to the highest degree das tardly. q The senators who have indulged i, the absurd false accusations have pu , themselves in class with the "yellov ; Ipress," some of whose writer } fabricated stories to the effect tha 5 several cars would be required tt } carry the gifts to Washington.
 Of course, there has been no viola tion of the constitution, whose fram CTS were moved by common sense an, l.
 had in mind intents and purposes They had no idea of inhibiting tn , acceptance of such courtesies as wer bestowed, upon President Wilson. It is sorry thing indeed for sena tors of a great nation to magnif, Q reasonable acts on the part of tn , executive and construe them int something grave and subversive of tn $ organic law.
 Republican politicians have prove ? themselves small-bored in innumerabl F instances, but this rumpus about tn a Presidents gifts is the most dis - lcreditable episode in all our politics h history.
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