The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-09

'rowncd, placing the crown on the he;
by observers" We were invited to |
full participation, but Secretary
Hughes declined, stating:
THE conference proposed for tho pur-
pose of drawing up q treaty of peace
with Turkey will have primarily to
deal with the problems resulting from
the state Of billigerency between the
allied powers. Turkey, and Greece.
The United States was neither at war
with Turkey nor party to the arms.
tice of 1918, and does not desire to
participate in the final peace ncg0tia.
tions or to assume responsibility for
the political and territorial adjust
mcnts which may be effected"
At the same time Mr.. Hughes said
his Observers would keep watch over
the disposition Of certain subjects of
particular American concern"
Soviet Russia was invited to take
part In that portion Of the conference
which has to do With the Dardnncllcs,
and while she is indignant at the linn
ration, she probably will accept.
TlIE Angora national assembly has
declared the sultan of Turkey de-
! throncd and also has condemned 10
! death the Turkish signatories of tn,
| treaty Of SevreS and the members or
the cabinet of former Premier Damad
| f"rid Pasha. Time sovereignty Of the
nation is declared to rest in the hands
Of the people. and the name Ottoman
Empire Is changed to the State Of
Turkey. This is virtually the proc
lamation Of a republic. but another
sultan may be elected later
n NCEPT among the German mon.
- archiSts. the marriage Of the for
'ncr kaiser ana Princess IIcrmionc Of
RcuSs on November . has caused only
amusement. Really it Is entirely I'm
important. but Wilhelm spread him
self 50 far us he could. with ludicrous
pomp and proclamatons in which all
his lost titles appear The ceremony
was performed at Doom and was at.
tended by a considerable number Of
the faithful, including George Syives-
ter Niereck, the notorious pro German
American publicist. Wilhelm wanted
to take his bride for honeymoon
trip outside of Holland. but the allies
and the Dutch government wouldn't
permit that. The queen Of Prussia" !"
as llcrmone now styles herself, seems
to he determined lady and she has
announced that she will spend several
months each year away from Doom
which would be too dull for continu-
l,,,tI
main there.
A TTORNIIY GENERAL DAUGtI
ERTi, who has been attacked re-
pcatedly because Of his alleged SLOW
ness in prosecuting the war swim
dlers," has announced that prelim
mary investigation into 425 war
time contracts has disclosed evidence
on which the government will take nc
ton. In every one of these cases, he
says, either civil or criminal suits ol
both must he brought by the. govern
mcnt. Legal civil action will bt
taken in every case in which 1t ha.
been discovered that fraud. collusion
or dishonesty was practiced." said the
attorney general. while great nun
berS OF cases indicate on their fac,
the worst kind OF fraud and thevcry
the government cannot. Of course, &,
into court until it has established alb
Solutrly on the face of records in It.
possession that It's case will stand th
acid test. The government must b,
fair to itself. and fair even to th0s,
whorl II would brand as crooks an,
proftcers. yet. every single individ
unl, firm, or corporation involved il
the cases now In the possession Of tn
T, department. must satisfy the govern
mcnt's claims to the last penny"
RESIDENT HARDING celebrate,
his tifty-scventh birthday lus
Thursday by going through with hi
,, usual round Of official duties. Th
day was not forgotten. however, 70
, tclcgraphic greetings came from man,
rulers and leaders Of Ather countrie
and from innumerablc friends II
America. The President spent th
evening quietly with Mrs. Harding
who, though recovering from her re
cent severe illness, is still confined t
her bed.
EGNAL ballyhooing for the election
l. this week demarhcd much atten
tion from Americans during the weel