The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-06-09

VIC ShaIBlnB OIL eS-
tortionate and unjustified prices,
which is stupid as we'll as unlawful.
are subject now to ample punitive
laws. Those laws should be en-
forced, others if necessary added, and
the offenders both great and small
should be pursued and punished
The most essential remedy for
high cost of living is to keep
up and increase production, and
particularly should every effort be
made to advance the productivity of
the farms.
"The phrase Government ownership
means. not only that the Government
shall own the railroads, but also, it
is to be feared, that those who run
the railroads shall own the Govern
ment General Government ownership
under our political system would in
evitably bring about the mastery of
the Government by those who oper-
ate the machinery of transportation
or of any other industries which come
into government possession. The
rights of the general public, for whom
all industries exist, would disappear
under this scheme and nothing would
be left to the people except the duty
OF paying taxes to support the roads.
"Over 800 Americans have been nun
dered in Mexico. Carranza insulted
the American Government in every
possible way, and still nothing was
done. We fell so low that when an
American was seized by one, of the
many bands of brigands and held for
ransom, all that the Government of
the United States would do was to Of
fer to be the channel for conveling
the ransom of their citizens to the
highwaymen who had seized them.
1--WE have ratched and waited long
enough. We need firm hand at
the helm. The time has come to put
an end to this Mexican situation.
which is shame to the United States
and disgrace to civilization. If we
are'to take part in pacifying and help
ing the world, let us begin here at
home in Mexico.
LET the Mexicans choose as their
President some strong and upright
man who is friendly to the United
States and determined to establish or
der, and then let the United States
give him real and cordial support,
and so strengthen and uphold him
that he will be able to exterminate the
bandits and put an end to the unceas-
ing civil war.
When the armisticc with Germany
was signed the course to be pursued
was clear. That courso lyao
to make the peace with Germany ct
once and then take up for reasonable
consideration the question of cstab
fishing such future relations with our
associates in the war as would make
for the future peace of the world.
This Mr.. Wilson prevented He went
to Europe.
"He had apparently only one aim,
to be the maker of league of which
he should be the head. He was de-
termlned that there should be a
League of Nations then and there
and in order to nullify the powers of
the Senate given by the powers of the
Constitution Of the United States, he
decided to make the league an integ
raj part of the treaty of peace with
Germany. Thus he presented to the
Senate, and intended to present, di-
lcmma from which he believed there
was no escape. In order to have
peace with Germany he meant to COM
pei the Senate to accept with it the
League fNations.
''Thc Republicans of the Senate per
cciving the dangers of the league, de-
termincd to resist Mr.. Wilson's de-
mand. The American people will new
cr accept that alliance with foreign
nations proposed by the President.
The President meantime has re-
manned innexible. He is determined
to have the treaty rs he brought it
back or nothing, and to that impcri-
GUS demand the people will reply in
tone" which cannot be misunder-
stood.
eve have stopped Mr.. Wilson's
rrat%, and the question goes to the
people. IN 1916 Mr.. Wilson won on
.hc cry that lie had kept us out of