The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-04-27

times called Dutch In this country.
Well, and $3.50, well. the war began
last August or about then. anyway.
and the German army invaded the Bel.
gian army. After they got there the
invasion began. First. they came
around there and then they com.
menced invading. Well, what | feel
construined--"
He came to the longest of All his
pauses here, and the awful gravity OF
the audience almost SutlOcutrd him.
well" he concluded, ut don't look
right to me-"
-Four minutes!" the chairman an.
nounced, for Rnmsey's pausps had
worn away great deal more Of this
terrible interval than had his elo-
quence. Opening statement for the
negative: Miss D. Yocum. -Four min
uteS."
AS Dora began to speak, Ramsey
experienced a little relief, but only u
little--aD0ut the same amount Of relief
as that felt by bridegroom when 1t
Is the brides turn TO respond" not
really relief ut all. hut merely the
slight relaxation Of continuing
struin. The audience now looked ut
Ramsey no more than people look at a
bridegroom, but he failed to perceive
any substantial mitigation Of his
frlghtful conspicuousness. He had not
the remotest idea Of what he had said
In setting forth his case for Germany,
and he knew that 1t was his duty to
listen closely to Dora, In order to he
able to refute her argument when his
two-minute closing speech fell due;
but he was conscious Of little more
than his own condition. His legs had
now gone wild beyond all devlry, and
he had to keep shifting his weight from
one to the other In order even to hope
that their frenzy might escape gen.
eral attention.
lie realized that Dora was speaking
rapidly and confidently. and that some
where In his lll-nsSembed parts lurkcd
familiar bit Of him that objected to
her even more than usual but she had
used half OF her time. ut least. b,G0re
lie was able to gather any coherent
meaning from what she was saying.
Even then he caught only fragment,
far as Ramsey was concerned-she
might as well have been recIting the
Swedish alphabet.
In spite Of the rather startling fee
bleness of her opponents statement,
Dora went at her task as earnestly rs
IT 1T were to confute some monster Of
caSuiStry. THUS, having demonstrate
ed that all war is wrong" she said, an
pronching her conclusion, "it Is scnrce-
~ necessary to point out that what
ever the actual circumstances of the
invasion, and whatever The stntus Of
the case In international law, or by
reason Of treaty, or the German oath
TO respect the neutrality of Belgium,
which Of course was grossly and dis
honornbly violated-all this. l say Ia.
dies and gentlemen Of the Lumen so
ciety, all this is beside the point OF
morals. Since, as have shown, all
war Is wrong, the case may be simpii.
fled as follows: All war is morally
wrong. Quod erat demonstranduIn
Germany invaded Belgium. Invasion
is war. Germany, therefore, did moral
wrong. Upon the legal side, rs began
by pointing out, Germany confessed in
the reichStng the violation of law
Therefore, Germany was justified in
the invasion neither morally nor legal
| ly; but was both morally and legally
wrong and evil. Ladies' and gentlemen
of the Lumen society, ] await the
| refutntion Of my opponent 7"
| Her opponent appeared to be having
enough trouble with his legs. without
taking any added cares upon himself
! in the way of rcfntationS. But the
marvellous Dora had calculated the
! length of her statement with such
niccty that the chairman announced
-Four minutes" almost upon The in
stnnt nf her final syllable; and all
faces turned once more To tho uphold
or Of the Affirmative. "Rcfntntion and
conclusion by the anirmativr." said the
chairman. "AIr Y. AIilholland Two
minutes"
Herewith, Ramsey ronghcd as long
as he could cough. and when he felt
that 70 more should be done i'm this
way, he wiped his facc-agan an act
Of nccrssity-anh quavcrinCly began !:
"Gentlcmcn and ladies'. or ladies and
gentlemen, in making the rrtulation
Of my opponent. | feel that feel that
hardly anything more ought to be
said"
lie paused. looked helplcsSy mt his
uncomfortable legs. and resumed: ~
am supposed to make the repntathr
rrfutation OF my opponent, and | feel
that | ough. to say quite deal more.
In the first place. | feel that the invn.
sion has taken place. ! am supposed
anyhow got Il postal card that |
am supposed to be here tonight. Well,
In talking over this matter with cnu-