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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

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ments were made in advance to
give him an audience at both the
White house and the department OF
justice.
Harding Meets Debs.
Mr.. Harding had never seen Debs.
He had been told for months Of the
wonderful personality of the aged
Socialist. He really wanted to meet
him and talk with him. The presi-
dent wondered how a man of such
remarkable personality could hold
such subversive views. The inter
view was a pleasant one. Mr. Hard
ing had nothing to say afterwards.
The Socialist leader made no prom
Uses as to his future attitude. The
administration merely expressed its
hopes that he would not lend him
self to exploitation commercially or
otherwise. 1t remains to be seen
whether Debs will turn to the life
of agitation on which he has sub
sisted for a generation or whether
he will reciprocate the kindness of
the administration by keeping
quiet. 1t involves a delicate point.
If Debs had been formally request
ed to remain quiet, if he had been
told his release had been granted
on the condition that he stop fur
Their agitation. the probabilities are
that all the emotions of the Social
list leader would have risen up and
a proud refusal would have result
ed. But the administration doesn't
put its hopes on that ground. 1t
hasn't imposed any conditions. 1t
feels that it has absolutely yielded
to the movement for the release of
Debs on sentimental grounds; it
has not receded from the viewpoint
expressed by the federal courts in
ordering his Imprisonment. Indeed
the president and the attorney gem
eral feel that they have risked pub
lie criticism, but have done a hu-
man thing. Will Debs, retaining
his views, too, do a human thing
for the administration which gave
him his liberty? Will he restrain
himself and cease preaching doc
trines which his critics say would
mean the overthrow of the govern
ment by physical force?
The administration attitude to-
day was to let the matter rest and
ask the country to witness whether
it pays to be gracious to a man who
believes in undermining the exist
ing social and economic order
which for the time being at least
is the view of the majority.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 28.-Cattle receipts,
1000; beef steers, mostly Csc high
er; some up more; top, 800; bulk
beef steers, 6.50@S.00; she-stock,
strong to Csc higher; bulls, strong;
veal calves, strong to unevenly
higher; stockers and feeders, firm.
Hog receipts, $4,000; unevenly
10c to Csc higher than yesterdays
average; mostly to shippers, yard
traders and small packers; trade
on heavyweights, slow; pig pack
ers doing little; top, S.25 for $50
to 10 pound weights, 1870 to 200
pound weights, mostly 7.S0@S.10;
220 to $50 pound weight, 1909
s7.75; packing sows, strong; pigs,
15c to 25c higher; top, $50; bulk,
desirable, S.25.
Sheep receipts. 1900; fat classes
generally steady; ewes. stronger !;
feeder lambs, Csc higher; fat lamb,
top (early), 11.60; some held high
er; light fat ewes (early), $50;
feeder lamb top (early), 1915.
Prices for live stock Ia Chicago yester>
day were:
Hoga
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
POISON HOOCH
KILLS FOUR MEN
New York is Swept by Wood AIcO-
hOl Scare; Two Others Blinded
and Two in Hospitals.

New York, Dec. 2S.-(By United
Press.)-A wood alcohol scare
swept New York today following
four deaths from poison holiday Ii
Quor.
Two victims were blinded and
two are in hospitals lowering be-
tween life and death from drinking
bootleg intoxicants. Many others
were temporarily affected.
The reports threw a damper on
the elaborate preparations for eel
ebrating the advent of the new
year.
Warnings were issued that poison
booze is in circulation and the re-
suit was manifest in the decreased
number of reservations made in
places where the old year is kicked
out and the new welcomed in with
hilarity every New Years eve.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
FIND BOY TIED
TO PHONE POLE
Says Three Men Did It; No Robbery
Committed; Pneumonia Threat
ems, Result Of Exposure.

Muncie. Ind, Dec. zS.-CUnited
Press -Albert Schneider, IS, en-
ployed at a local factory. was found
tied to q telephone pole in the out
skirts of the city late last night,
The lad was in a semi-conscious
condition due to fright and expos
ure and was taken to the hospital
for treatment. He later declared
that he was approached by three
men, who caught him as he was re-
tu<ning home and who disappeared
after tying him hand and foot to
the post. No attempt was made at
and the police are unable
to figure a motive for the act The
attack on the youth had apparently
occurred several hours before he
was found. 1t was reported at the
hospital today that he is threaten
ed with pneumonia due to the ex-
posure suffered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
PRICES
ARE AFFECTED
BY CROP REPORT

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Weakness de-
ve,oped in the wheat market dur
ing the early trading today owing
largely to predictions of $4,000, 900
TO 10000, 900 bushels increase of
the government crop estimate this
afternoon. Support was = lacking.
On the downturns, however, there
was a scattered demand from shorts
who wished TO even up as precau-
ton against some possible surprise
in the government new estimate.
Opening quotations, which varied
from the same as yesterdays finish
to &c lower, with May $1.15% TO
sl.I5T, and July at s1.043s TO
s104ik, were followed by moderate
general setbacks and then by rail-
lies.
subsequently, dry weather re-
ports from the southwest together
with talk of a probable bullish
showing as to the acreage and con-
dition Of the 1922 crop tended to
harden the market Prices closed
unsettled at &c net decline to sc
advance with May 1.161s to 1.16A
and July Los to LOSS.
Corn was easier with wheat. Aft
er opening unchanged to nc off,
May $3.50 to 5412c, the market I'M
derwent a slight further sag.
Later, the market recovered more
fully, continuing to- parallel the ac-
ton of wheat Prices closed steady,
unchanged to 1sc of with May at
54hc.
Oats held relatively steady, start
ing at &c decline to a like ad-
vance, May 3S;s to 3S7@39c, and
then keeping close to the initial
range.
Higher quotations on hogs gave
frmness to provisions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
SMILES IN NEWS

Chicago. K. Grindley, bank
cashier, locked five men in his cage
and called out the police. Ban
dits!" he shouted. Bank exam
iners.'' they said They were.
New York.-Fined 81, Harry
Bruhloff removed one pair of
trousers to take the money from a
second pair he wore underneath.
Il got the idea when | was held up
the night before last" he said.
Youngstown, Ohio Mayor-elec
George Oles, whose campaign
pledge was to rid Youngstown of
sin, has asked a minister TO take
charge of his police department.
Beacon, n. VI. Pierre Schenk
called his wife. His wife called
the police. They both called for
an ambulance to take the police
man away. In the council where
the policeman's intoxication was
discussed a councilman called an
other a liar and the meeting was
called off.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
ADDITIONS To
EARLY ADVANCE
ARE REPORTED

New York, Dec. 28.-On the stoc'
exchange today many additions 10
the early advance were made dL..
ing the lively forenoon. Equip
ments, steels, oils and shipptngs
continued to feature the advance.
Railway Steel Springs, American
Steel Foundries, Pullman, Ameri-
can Car, Haskell & Barker, Cruel
BILE and Republic preferred rose one
to three points. Mexican Petro-
leum, General Asphalt, common and
preferred, Texas Gulf Sulphur, At
lantic Gulf and American Interna-
tional gained one to five points.
Chain Stores shares also strength
ened with the textile group, espe-
cially Woolworth, American WOOL
en-, Cluett-Peabody. Manhattan
Shirt and Phillips-Jones. Coalers
remained the leaders in the rail-
way division. Delaware. Lackawan-
ma G Western advanced almost
three points.
Call money opened at per cent.
Stocks were active with firm
undertone at the opening of todays
session. Speculative interest again
centered in equipments, motors,
metals and oils. American and
Baldwin Locomotives were in fur
Their progress of accumulation with
Pressed Steel Car, Studebaker.
Stromberg, Utah, Inspiration, Mex
lean Petroleum and General AS
phalt. Coalers were the only prom
inent rails, Reading rising one
point Mercantile Marine preferred,
American Wooden, Peoples Gas and
Dawson Chemical hardened on
short covering. Moderate reactions
were recorded by Standard Oil of
New Jersey, American Smelling
and Sumatra Tobacco.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
NOON LETTER

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Cash trade in
vestors, foreigners, have awaited
the 3 p. m. U. S. 1921 final crop
figures. This with the Liverpool l
pence off wheat close has brought
a lower market. The government
report today will be the final esti-
mate ON wheat, corn, oats, barley,
rye, fax seed, kaffir, cottonseed and
hay. The trade expects % to 40
or more million addition in wheat
and the corn, etc, figures NAV
change. We plan to issue the re-
port at p. m. The Canadian wheat
visible gained 5 million. Primary
wheat receipts are moderate around
half million If the report shows
25 to 40 million more wheat We be-
lieve further dip may result. The
Russian relief may buy one mill
lion corn this afternoon.
E. W. WAGNER & CO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
SINN FEIN men :
APPROVE PACT
Clubs Of North Donegal Adopt Res.
olution of Satisfaction With An
glo-Irish Treaty.

Belfast, Dec. 28.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-A convention of
Sim Fein clubs of North Donegal,
held at Buncrana, has adopted a
resolution by unanimous vote ex-
pressing satisfaction with with the
Irish peace treaty. Reports sub
mitted before the vote showed that
each district in the constituency
favored ratification of the pact.
The resolution called on the six
Dali Eireann members represent
ing the district, not only to vote for
the treaty, but to use their influ-
ence to bring about ratification.
Donegal, although the most
northerly county, is under southern
parliament, being one of the three
counties excluded from Ulster I'M
der the government of Ireland bill
of 1920.
Navan, County Meath, Ireland,
Dec. 2S.-The urban council of Ma
van has adopted a resolution favor
ing ratification OF the Anglo-Irish
peace treaty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
NEWSPRINT is
TARIFF THEME
Manufacturers Want Protection;
Publishers Urge Paper be Re-
tanned on Free List

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Newsprint
occupied the attention today of
senate tariff makers, manufactur-
ers asking for protection for their
industry and newspaper publishers
urging that the paper be retained
on the free list as proposed in the
Fordney bill.
Opening the discussion with a
presentation of the arguments for
the manufacturers, Colonel Will
liam E. Haskell. vice president of
the International Paper company,
declared that the newsprint alone
OF all paper was unprotected by q
tariff, and that "the reason is OBJ
vious that the press can control
legislation"
The witness made no suggestion
as to the rate of duty, leaving that,
he said, to the judgment of the
committee. He added that the in
dustry did not ask for the same
protection as given other paper. be-
cause experience has convinced US
Of the futility OF such a request"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
u. S. WOMEN TO
HONOR WILSON

New York, Dec. 2S.-Women from
all over the United States were
mere today to attend a luncheon
concentrating the birthday of
woodrow Wilson. At the same time
they were to celebrate the first an
niversary of the plan to honor the
former president through a perma-
nent foundation.
Plans for raising at least $1,000
w as a fund to endow periodic
awards for 'meritorious service to
democracy, public welfare, liberal
thought or peace through justice. !"
were announced to be making prog
ress. The campaign for this fund
VIII begin on Jan. Is, the period
between noon apd 1 p. m. on that
nay being designated at Wilson
hour"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
New York Sugar.

New York, Dec 2S.-Raw sugar,
easier, prices declined 7sc to the
basis of INC for Cubas, cost and
freight equal to 1856 for centrifu-
gal or the lowest recorded in more
than 10 years. The committee
made no change in its quotation
from 24c cost and freight, equal
to $50 for centrifugal.
In refined, one of the local re-
finers reduced prices 10 points to
the basis of 4.90 for fine granu-
lated. Other refners were I'M
changed at 500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; somewhat warmer
in extreme south portion tonight;
colder Thursday in north and CEN
trail portions.
Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; warmer tonight in
southeast portion; colder Thurs
day in west and north portions.
Wisconsin: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday; colder Thursday
and in west and north central por-
tions tonight.
Iowa: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; colder in west and nort9
portions tonight and in east and
south portions Thursday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
SOLDIER TRIES
TO CUT THROAT
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, Ill, Dec. %. - Patsey
Costello, a young man residing just
north of Morrison. attempted sui
eide yesterday morning by slashing
his throat and wrist with razor.
The fact that he had been out of
work for several weeks and also
that a limb injured during service
in the World war, has been giving
him considerable trouble, is thought
to have led to dependency which
caused the rash act. He was re-
moved to a hospital in Clinton,
where the attending physician
states there is a chance for his re-
coVery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
New York Money.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Call money
firm; high, 5; low, AZ; ruling
rate. 5; closing bid, AZ; offered
at, 5; last loan, 5.
Call loans against acceptances.
AZ per cent.
Time loans, firm; 60 days, 80
days and six months, 5@5A per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5@5A
per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
PECULIAR CHARM
TO FORDS OWNED
BY STERLING MAN
(Snecial Corresnondence.l !

Sterling, Dee. 2S.-Whether its a
hoodoo working overtime or a pc
cUliar charm to his cars, has not
been solved yet by R A Robinson
of Sterling, who on Christmas eve
had Ford sedan stolen. Just one
year ago, on the same date and
within a few minutes of the same
hour Mr. Robinson had another
Ford sedan stolen. The first car
stolen was recovered the next day
and the thief is now serving time
at Joliet. The car stolen last Sat
urday night has not yet been re-
covered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Cash
wheat: No. 2 hard. 1.07Q115; No.
2 red, 1.1S@1.14.
Corn: No. 2 white, 42@42Ac; No.
2 yellow, 43c.
Oats: No. white, 341zc; No. 2
mixed, 32@34c.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Liberty BunGs.

New York, Dec. 2S-Liberty
bonds-Closing prices today were:
3hs, 94.7O; first As. $3.50 bid; sec
ond As, $3.50; first 414s, 1920; sec
ond AIS, $500; third ANS, $3.50;
fourth AIS, $3.50; Victory 3&s,
100.O6; Victory AIS, 100.06.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
st. Louis Futures

St Louis. Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Futures:
wheat: December, LIN; May,
LAS.
Corn: December. 1850; May
53Ac.
Oats: December, SAC; May, 40c.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
MINERS JAILED AGAIN.

Charleston. ". Va, Dec. L0.-
Judge Robert Bland at Logan re-
fused to release on bond Q. Frank
keeney and Fred Mooney, officials
Of the United Mine Workers of
America, and they were sent back
to tail
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-Hogs: re-
ceipts, 1900; top 100; bulk, 7.75@
1856; lights and mediums, 1900
7.9O; heavies, 7.50@7.75; packing,
5.5O@6.25.
Cattle: receipts $50; mostly
steady; calves shade stronger;
slow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
BILLIONS For MOVIES.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The Amer
lean people spend nearly one bill
lion dollars a year to see motion
picture shows. the senate finance
committee was told in the course OF
arguments for and against a high
tariff on foreign made pictures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
st. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Cash
wheat: No. 2 red winter, 122; No.
8, 1.16.
Corn; No. 2 white, 481S @491sc;
No. 8, 4Sc.
Oats: No. 8 white, 34@34hc; No.
q, 33*c.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Toledo Sae0

Toledo. Ohio, Dec %. - Glover
seed: Prime, cash, and December,
14.00; January, 1880; February,
1880 March, 1885.
Timothy: Prime, cash, Deem
Der and January, 3.1212; February,
BITE; March, 1926.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Foreign Exchange.

New York, Dec 2S.-Foreign ex
change, irregular.
Great Britain: Demand, 41SS
cables, 4.19ss.
France: Demand, S.0412.
Italy: Demand, 4.3312.
Belgium: Demand, 7,7112.
Germany: Demand, SO.
Holland: Demand, $3.50.
Norway: Demand, 1885.
Sweden: Demand, 24.90.
Denmark: Demand. 1000.
Switzerland: Demand, 1852.
Spain: Demand, 14-94.
Greece: Demand, AIS.
Argentina: Demand, 1852.
Brazil: Demand, 1900.
Montreal: .94B.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

by members of the delegation as
"a joke"
Britain to BuIld SUBS.
Discussing the present apparent
deadlock in the conference naval
discussions, a British. spokesman
today said that il the submarine
question were not settled, Greas
Britain would assert her right to
build not only submarines, but
such auxiliary crafts as she be
lieved necessary to defend her com
merce.
The British spokesman believed,
however. that even If the powers
could not get together in limiting
the number of submarines II would
at least be possible for them to
agree to confine the operations OF
submarines to purely naval pur-
poses and to prohibit their use
against merchant shipping. r
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 2S-Corn: re-
ceipts IA cars; h@1Ac lower; No.
3 yellow, 46A; No. yellow, As.
Oats: receipts IL cars; unchang-
ed; No. 2 white. 35A; No. white,
33A.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec %. - The
city council went on record in IA
vor of direct action by congress to
legalize the sale of wines and beer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-
Horses and mules, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Flour.

Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. IS
Flour, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Silver.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Foreign bar
silver, .65; Mexican dollars, .493s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
FRANCE Is
kDAMANT ON
SUBMARINE

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
HOW WILL DEbS
USELIbERTY He
HAS Been GIVEN?

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Chicago Produce

Dec. %, 1921.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

Receipts 50 cars
Northern whites, sacked. .2.05@2.20
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-11-17
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE news OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South.
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
foreign

The Ulster cabinet representatives
at London unanimously approved
''the firm attitude" which Sir. James
Craig, the Ulster premier, has main
tanned in the interest of Ulster in
his conferences with Prime Minister
Lloyd-George over the question of an
Irish settlement.
A dramatic incident took place in
the court room at Lindau, Switzerland.
A handsome woman named Millerhath
appeared on charge of poisoning her
second husband. AS she entered one
Of the jurymen rose and stated that
wife whom he had divorced. The
Judge excused the venireman.
The Ulster cabinet has rejected the
British governments plan for set
Element of the Irish question on the
ground that it contained fundamental
principles which under existing condi-
lions were impossible of attainment.
The Swedish Academy has awarded
the 1921 Nobel prize in literature to
AnatOle France, noted French author.
Unemployment is reported to be
steadily increasing in Denmark. There
is muhc hope among business men that
matters will alter for the better at
no distant date.
A new Russian invention for propell-
ing railroad cars by the use of air.
plane propellers, has resulted in a
smash-up. The experiment will be
tried again.
Paintings Of the Hohenzo1lerns and
the Hapsburgs have slumped in the
portraits of the former German en-
peror and the late Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria bring about 100
francs each.
It is announced in Kronsadt, Russia,
that six thousand Bolsheviki were kill
ed in the nine-day siege of Kronsadt
following the seizure of the fortress
by mutineers last March. It had been
stated that the number of killed was
much larger.
The trial of Henri Desire Landru, de-
scribed as the "bluebeard of Cam
brai," listened to the reading of his
indictment at Versailles, France, I'M
folding a tale of horrors, which, if he
is found guilty, will stamp him as the
most remarkable criminal ever known,
and provide material for future grand
opera" plots.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-11-17
VICTORY MEMORIAL
CORNERSTONE LAID
Is n GATHERING PLACE FOR
AMERICAN MINDS TO MEET IN
FRUITFUL EXCHANGE.
WILL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Less Well Known Attributes OF
George Washington Were Analysed
by President Harding.

Washington.-Speak at the exer
cises attending the laying of the cor
nerstone for the new victory memorial,
President Harding dedicated the struc-
ture as "a gathering place for Amer
leans where American minds can meet
in fruitful exchanges" Erection OF the
building, he said, would begin the full
fllment of one of the striking proV1s-
ions of the last will of George Wash
ington which sets aside bequest for
the founding of IAN institution to dis
seminate learning, culture and
proper understanding OF right pr1n-
ciples in government"
The Presidents address was devot-
ed largely to an analysis of the less
we'll known attributes of the first Pres
ident, which, he said, made Washing
ton ION his private and personal side,
a very model of good citizenship"
cit is an impressive fact" Mr.. Hard
ing said, worthy of our especial
thought, that, in the century and
half since Washington became the
leader, the heart and soul of it's strug-
gle for independence and unity, this
nation has so many times found occa-
sions to record devotion to the pre-
cepts which he laid down for it's guild
ance.