Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-05
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Director 3. +. Bush, of st. LouiSt ~Ihe
order becomes effective at midnight
Sunday.
Representative Bicketts, Republ-
can, Ohio, has introduced a resolution
proposing investigation Of every
matter touching the high cost of print
paper to publishers" Specifically the
possibility of a monopoly in the print
, paper industry would be investigated
, and "the reason for the apparent dis
elimination" between the metropoll-
tan and small city dailies in the distri-
button of paper. .. '''
The government will not attempt to
control the distribution and sale OF
sugar after the sugar equallzatlon
!. board is dissolved December 81. At
torney General Palmer, in making this
announcement yesterday said that as
. no funds had been provided by con.
gress for carrying on the work OF
. handling sugar, the department OF
Justice would confine its efforts to the
punishment Of profteers. =!
Nashville Tenn, December 2:
Georgia with a quota of $7,5OO.OOO in
the $75,000,600 campaign reported an
oyer-subscription of $1,00O,OOO tonight
with the drive still on. Other states
that are we'll beyond their quota are
Maryland, New Mexico, Mississippi
and South Carolina, while Florida with
only 166 churches reporting, was. WITH
in $4,000 of her goal Of $l,OOO,OOO, ana
North Carolina was within easy strik-
ing distance of her goal of $5,5OO,OOO'
1t is authoritatively announced
from Paris that Germany has refused
to sign the protocol presented TO her
by the Allied council as a condition
to putting the peace treaty in erect.
There have been reports for some time
to the effect that there has been going
on in Germany sharp reaction as TO
the signing Of the protocol, based on
, the alleged injunction Of requiring in
demnity for the sinking Of the German
ships in Scapa flow. The German gov
ernment insists that it has clearly es-
tablished that ii was in no wise re-
sponsible for the action Of those who
sank the ships. Also the Germans OBJ
tect to paragraphs in the protocol re-
lating to the evacuation Of Lithuania,
which question ii is claimed by the
Germans, has already. been settled;
but the Germans are willing to submit
the matter Of the sinking Of the ships
to the Hague tribunal. 1t is stated by
some observers that most Germans
have all along been perfectly willing
for a settlement Of the whole AFFAIR as
soon as possible, and had the United
protocol would have been signed at
!. once; but since the failure of the Unit
ed States senate to act aftirmatlVely,
there is a disposition among the Ger
mans to hold back pending further
developments.
President Wilson was requested in
q resolution introduced in the senate
Wednesday to sever diplomatic rela-
tions with Mexico. The resolution was
offered by Senator Fall, Republican OF
New Mexico, who as chairman OF sub
: committee investigating the Mexican
situation, declared evidence had been
found which would astound the
world. 1t also asked that the presi-
dent withdraw recognition of the Car
rama government. Senator Fall bold
ly charged that the Mexican embassy
the consulate generals in New York
and San Francisco and the .eonsulates
along the border with the knowledge
and consent of President CarranZa, had
been. actively engaged in the spreading
of Bolshevist propaganda in the Unu
ed States ~ Evidence, it was said,
would be forthcoming to bear out the
charge. BY this resolution which was
sent to the foreign relations committee
of the senate for consideration yestel
day, the whole Mexican problem, ad-
!. mittedly grave in view of refusal Of
the Carranza administration to release
Consular Agent Jenkins from the peni-
tentiary at Puebla, will be put before
congress. The latest note Afrom the
state department calling for the imme-
date release Of Jenkins was slaid be-
fore the Mexican government on Mon
day. Word to this effect reached the
department yesterday but there was
no intimation as to when an answer
from the committee on the Fall reso
luton is expected and this will put
the question squarely before, the SEN
ate, aroused to high pitch by recent
murders of Americans in Mexico and
- the treatment of the American con-
sular agents. A'r...
Congressional investigation of al
legged disfranchisement of negroes in
southern states with a view to reduc-
ing congressional representation OF
those states, was proposed ina reso-
luton introduced by Senator Moses,
republican. of New Hampshire, last
Tuesday, the resolution was referred to
the senate judiciary committee. The
resolution would require report by
July l on franchise discrimination and
, on legislation which will reduce the
representation in said state or states
as provided by the fourteen conSti-
tutional amendment. Senator Moses,
in a statement on his resolution, in
dicated it was prompted by Michigan
election cases. 1T is refreshing,
Senator Moses said, to observe the
tremendous enthusiasm of the demo-
= cratic party for purity in elections;
and it would be a great pity to allow
this divine afflatus TO subside without
deriving its full benefit for the entire
country. The corruption of the, Michi-
gan electorate-if any occurred-is
most distressing. But it is no more
distressing than> suppression of the
electorate in the southern states which
is so notorious as to require no cvi.
, dence to be adduced. However, it is
desirable to establish all the facts sur
rounding elections, not only in Mich
igan, but elsewhere, in order that the
purity of the personnel of congress in
both branches may be protected
. against the presence of men who holG
their seats in contraventiOn Of Statp-
tory or constitutional privileges. The
= inquiry into Senator Newberry's title
to his seat will not be permitted to
go forward alone. There are MANY in
teresting facts far removed from
Michigan which may be brought out
. helpfully in this country and, ! shall
= use my best offices to see that this is
. done.
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