The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-31

consent. In this letter The President
refers to the unfavorable effect of the
question of the sale Of liquor on
American ships on the subsidy lcgis
Httlon, ana also refers to opposition
which has arisen to the feature of
the bill which provides tax exemption
I" shippers of freight on American
SHIPS equal I" IL percentage of the
money paid for such shipments. The
fact that 1t will be difficult to keep II
full attendance during the campaign
period, he indicates, also enters into
the situation.
THERE Is some reason to believe
that the civil war in China Is
about over and that the country will
| be united under one or another of the
strong men who have been leading
the factions. The conferences at
Shanghai lead to the prediction that
THIS man will he DR.. Sun Yut-S Sen, late
| ~ mead of the SOuthcrl government.
president Ii Iuun-lIung has said he
VIII resign In favor Of Doctor Sun If
the parliament approves and General
WI, the north China military leader,
has pledged his support to Suns pol
| icy for reorganization of the govern
ment. lie also has the backing OF
the labor organizations. ana Of large
delegations from various cities.
| TRtLI Il martyr to the cause he
served, Michael Collins, head OF
the Irish Free State ana commander
or It's armies, was slain last week by
the republican rebels. In his death
ana that of Griffith Ireland has lost
ilcr two strongest leaders, but others
| VIII rndcavOr to carry on the work
of establishing Il government and re-
storing peace. Collins with a guard
Of dozen men was making tour
of inspection in County Cork and was
amhushch by party Of several hun
drcd irrcgulars. The fight lasted an
hour until the general fell. shot
through the head. He lived for -
minutes, cheering on his comrades
and firing his revolver. Collins was
scarcely thirty years old and was
soon to be married He was beloved
by the Free Statcrs and highly re-
| spectcd by all Great Britain. lie had
| luDorcd earnestly to placate the re-
publtcnns and was planning to rctlrnft
some sections OF the Irish c0nStitu-
tion to which they objected William
Il. Cosgrove is now acting head of
the Irish provisional government.
DREMIER POINCAREi in an adj
dress Mt Bar-lc-Duc, reiterated
and emphasized the intentions Of
France concer:ing Germany. He said
France was determined to make Ger
many pay for the devastation she
wrought In the war and that If nee
eSSary she would act alone. He as
serted that France would not consent
to Il moratorium Of any character for
| Germany unless the German state
mines of the Ruhr and the national
forests are placed in the hands of the
allies as guarantee and no matter
what happens. France will not depart
from this policy. He denounced rs
false the claims that France sought
to enSlnve Germany In revenge, but
| gave figures to show that Germany
was responsible for her own collapse
and that her failure to live up to the
demands Of the rcparntons commits.
sion had been deliberate. he said the
| execution Of the treaty and the pay
| ment Of Preparations were vital to
France. while Great Britain. finding
It's industries paralyZcd and It's pco-
pie out Of employment, was obsesscd
| I-if MI ~
added:
eve are greatly disposed to aid
other nations in the effort to restore
the world We know the world does
not end at our frontiers. We well
come broad and generous European
policy. We rcrvcntly desire to remain
allies Of our allies and friends of our
friends. We ask nothing better than
to resume with our enemies OF yester-
day pleasant and courteous relations
But we wish to have our ruins re-
paired-and they will be-"
TN A month or so Great Britain.
4 France and Italy are going to hold
conference on the Near East IN
Venice and they have instructed
Greece md the two Turkish govern.
ments to send representatives there
to present their respective claims
Just to put themselves in the strong.
est possible position before this meet.
ing. The Turks have begun great Of
frnsvc against tho Greeks i'm Asia
Minor Soviet Russia, It Is said Is
giving aid to the Turkish national
lists, not desiring peace there this fall