The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-18

RESOLUTIONS BY MISS.
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
The following constitute some OF
the more important matters passed
upon by the recent meeting of the
Mississippi Press association:
Condemns Bolshevism.
1t would be- almost confessing that
we have shut our eyes and closed our
ears to the spirit of Bolshevism,
which is manifesting itself in many
parts of our beloved land, did we not
officially put our stamp of protest
on this nefarious doctrine, and while
we realize that the profiteer and high
prices are greatly aiding the flame OF
Bolshevism, the appeal goes echoing
over the country for every good and
loyal citizen to awake to his duty.
The incendiarism of Bolshevism and
anarchy, Bolshevism's twin brother,
might find a very fertile field in the
South because of our mixed popula-
ton and the ignorance of the negro.
and do irreparable damage to this sec
tion before the proper remedies could
be applied, Therefore, Be it
Resolved, That the newspaper fra
ternity of Mississippi pledges itself,
by editorials and otherwise, to hight
Bolshevism in all its forms, and to
cooperate, SO far as it can, with those
agencies or organizations that have
undertaken to show its hideouSness,
and further, to continue to do what
ever it can to remove any excuse or
cause for Bolshevism.
AS to Printing Awards.
Resolved, That the newspapers of
Mississippi be urged not only not to
slacken their efforts, but to be even
more diligent and persistent in seeing
that county officials and boards of
supervisors strictly observe the law
and do not place orders for legal
blanks, county record books, war
rants. etc, with concerns outside OF
Mississippi or with their representa-
tives in Mississippi. and that these Of
fiicials be urged not to pay for any
class of county printing or record
books even though it is placed with
"a mississippi concern, where they have
reason to know or believe that the
work was executed outside of the
State until they shall have been ap-
prised of who or what concern exc
cuted the job or jobs.
Resolved further, That in urging
the Importance of this matter to TIE
printing business of Mississippi we
are clearly within the law rs con-
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al, and that we urge that when or
ders for county printing of any class
is executed outside of the State and
fail or refuse to inquire
into the matter, and proceed to have
warrant issued for the said work
of the statute-that in
junction proceedings be instituted to
prevent the payment of the warrant
or warrants.
With Reference to Telegraph Com
panies.
II is no common thing nowadays
for message sent over telegraph line
to be unnecessarily delayed and in
some cases the sender of the message
beats the message to its destination
over the railroad. Service that is paid
for should be properly rendered,
Be it
Resolved, That the Mississippi
Press Association hereby congratu-
iateS Senator Pat Harrison on the
bill he has introduced in the United
States Senate which seeks to require
telegraph companies to give real tel
egraphic service, and to revive the
penalties for failure to do so in force
prior to the war Be it further
Resolved, That we want to urge
the entire Mississippi delegation in
Congress to cooperate with Senator
Harrison in trying to secure action
on the bill in both Houses OF Con-
gress.
Endorses President Wilson.
Resolved, That the Press Associa-
ton of Mississippi endorses the wise
and patriotic administration of Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson, and pledges to
him and the Democratic Party our
hearty and unstinted support in their
efforts to put into operation his pol
icies. foreign and domestic. That the
Press of Mississippi is in hearty ac-
cord with the principles involved IN
the Treaty of Peace as signed at Yer
sailles, and believe that the United
States should endorse the League OF
Nations.
of Committee on News Print.
Mr.. President: Your committee on
the news print situation, beg leave
to submit the following report:
Resolved, That the critical situa-
ton, caused by the shortage of the
news print, is knocking at the press
rooms of every publisher in Missis-
sippi, and our only hope for relief
must come through the magnimity
and generosity Of the metropolitan
press of this country.
In view of this critical situation,
your committee respectfully recon-
mends that the Congress Of the Unit
ed States pass resolution calling
upon the publishers of dailies and
of theUnited States, re-
questing them to reduce their con-
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