Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE GEORGIA BURNS BLACKS. FOUR NFGROES LYNGHED IN 3 DAYS; GEORGIA AND TEXAS. FOUR LYNCHINGS IN THRFE DAYS (Daily Press Reports.) TWO LYNCHED AND BURNED IN LINCOLN, CO., GA. Lincolnton, Ga., Oct. 6-Jack Gordon and Will Brown Negroes, were lynched by a mob here early today and their homes burned. The victims of the mob were charged with having shot Deputy Sheriff Roy Freeman and Boyce Fortson near here late Saturday. Freeman is not expected to live. Gordon was taken from Washington, Ga., early today by the County Sheriff enroute for Lincolnton and a number of white men in automobiles followed. One Negro was shot to death last night and two others were whipped by a mob. The Negro who was shot and killed and the two who were whipped by the mob were said to have made boastful remarks regarding the killing of the Deputy Sheriff. An Explanation. Mounds, Ill., 10-8-19. Dr. J. B. McCrary: You will now find in the minutes the name of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of this place as you will remember that we rejected that church. Please see that it does not appear in the minutes. I intended canceling it. Do not allow it to come out as a member of our association Recording Sec'y. To whom this may concern: This is to certify that Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Mounds, was not received by the Mt. Olive Baptist Association at Colp, from the fact the pastor asked that the letter be returned because the Ass'n turned down a messenger who had been declared out of order. The moderator ordered the Corresponding Sec'y, Rev J. H. Dennis to returned the letter and refunded the money to pastor, Rev Swain, which he did, I suppose. But at the next session which was held in the afternoon Rev. Dennis, brought the money and letter back stating he did not think that one man had any right to order the money refunded. Then the moderator appealed to the association and a motion prevailed unamously to return the letter and money and the corresponding secretary was ordered to give the money and letter back to the pastor. We can't understand why that Rev. Dennis did not inform the church of the action of the association per its order. The church was received all right, but it was a question of the delegate and only by the request of the pastor and his criticism of the association was the cause of the money and letter ordered returned. The pastor and Rev. Dennis should give this chur- Macon, Ga., Oct. 7 —Eugene Hamilton, a Negro, under ten years' penitentiary sentence for an attempt on the life of Charles Tingle, Jasper County farmer, was taken from Sheriff Middlebrooks of Jones County near here early today and shot to death at daybreak near Monticello, in Jasper County. A mob of about sixty men held up the Sheriff of Jones County, who was trying to bring Hamilton to Macon for safe keeping, having heard of plans to take the Negro from Gray, where he had been sent by the Jasper County Sheriff. Tingle was not seriously wounded, but friends of his, had made repeated threats that they would "get" Hamilton, whose motion for a new trial was recently denied and was appealed to the Georgia court of Appeals. ONE KILLED IN GOOSE CREBK TEXAS. Houston, Tex., Oct. 5.—In a pistol fight between sheriff T. A. Binford, with six deputies and approximately ninety men in an alleged gambling game at Goose Creek today, one Negro was killed and fourty-four others arrested. The Executive Board of the W. E. & M association of the General Missionary Baptist State Association will convene in the Shiloh Baptist church. Murphysboro, Ill. Oct. 25 and 26 1919. We urge each local president be present at this meeting as we have some very important business to attend to. Please come and let us get lined up for work this year. Last year the flue was a great hindrance and we were not able to do very much field work. The old bird, that has been flying from town to town and who makes one feel proud to think he is "daddy" visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smitty Mayes, last Sunday morning early and left a fine 12 pound baby girl. Smitty has a smile on his face 8 inches long, and you can hear him as you pass singing his lull-a-by. The Gazette trusts that the little Miss Mays will make a useful lady that will make parents and the race proud of her existence. ch the true status as that is the work of the Corresponding Sec'y. Let the truth have its sway and we will be satisfied Rev. I. S. Stone, of Peoria, a former pastor of St. Paul A., M. E. Chutch of this city spent Wednesday in the city. He was enroute to Paducah, Ky., to attend Conference. ONE LYNCHED IN JASPER COUNTY. GA. Notice Bettie Wilkerson, Pres. M. B. Taylor, Cor. Sec. Stork Visits City. OCT 21 1919 OLIS MOTTO: "HE ETROPOLIS, A I NGHEI LIS W TO: "HEW TO THE LINE, LET OPOLIS, ILLINOIS F BU CHED IN 3 MOTTO: "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY." Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge Holds Session in Chicago. The annual meeting of Prince Hall Grand Lodge, was held in Union Masonic Temple 39th and State Sts., Chicago, from 7-10 inclusive. It was the most successful meeting in its history. Grand Master A A. Martin, Sr., of Cri o, retiring after six years of successful presiding. The grand lodge was in debt when he took charge, but the report was $4,000 in treasury at close of session. The next session will meet in Chicago in 1920. Following are the officers: T. H. Samuels, Chicago M. W. Grand Master W. W. Rodgers, E. St. Louis. R. W. D. G. Master S. A. Lane, Chicago, R. W. G. S. W. G. G. Fletcher, Galesburg, R. W. G. J. W. W. B. Beatty, Cairo, R. W. G. Treasurer J. C. Adams, Springfield R. W. The Su Mounds, L tion and East Mt. C 180 The Successful Pastor of Mounds, Ill., Treasurer of the tion and Association, and Pr East Mt. Olive Union Alliance The Successful Pastor of the St. John Baptist Church, Mounds, Ill., Treasurer of the Mt. Olive B. Y. P. U. Convention and Association, and President of the Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive Union Alliance. Moderator at Harrisburg Rev. J. B. McCrary, was highly entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moore, while in Harrisburg, last Sunday. Our visit it was highly appreciated by the members of the Macedonia Baptist Church, and we were invited to return again soon. We found that church in good spirits and raising money for a new church. They will entertain the Executive Board Thursday before the 2nd Sunday in December. They request a full board meeting as they waited the --- REV. C. W. NORMENT G. Secretary W. A. Davis, Chicago, R. W. G. Lecturer. Rev J. B. McCrary, Metropolis, W. G. Chaplain Trustees. R. E. Moore, Robt. Cathn. J. T. Fei. Baker Depugh. R. R. Rogan. Adorf Dorsey. Married. Mr Ed Morris, of Marion, and Mrs. Necie Cavitt, of Brookport, were quietly married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Nancy Williams, Saturday night Oct. 6 Only the family was present. Rev. J. B McCrary, officiated. The bride and groom are both young and industrious They will reside in Marion for the present. The Gaz tte wishes them success. next meeting of the association. So don't disappoint in them. We want every department of our work represented. Our new president Sister Leake will leave no stone unturned to make this a banner year financially. Come prepared to raise $200,000. Don't forget missions and education. Send up more to Home, Foreign, State and District Missions. Mr. Hopkins, of Fulton, Ky. viiited his cousin. Wm. Barnard Satur ay and Sunday Read The Gazette. REV. G. W. NORMENT GAUGHT IN STORM Special to Gazette: Please allow a little space to say the members of the St. John Baptist Church of Mounds, Wednesday night about 10:00 o'clock a big cloud made, up of the members of the above named church, and yet it came in a very calm way when we were made to realize what the trouble was a crowd of 35 men and women came to my house singing, "I will run this Christian Race, etc." and then knocked at the door, when answered 35 men and women rushed in with bags of flour, meal, meat, potatoes, rice, sugar, coffee, can goods, soap, corn, beans, berries, soda, salt, eggs, lard, chicken, molasses and many other things to the amount of $35.00. We could only say thank you come again. These people have had us to know that I need not regret my coming to them. Oui rally that we pulled off the 1st Sunday in Sept., finally ended in $800 00. So you see we are going on. The church gave me $60 00 to go to the National Convention at Norfolk, Va., and one man gave me a $10 pair of shoes We are glad to say our convention was a great success. St. John is a great church; come and see us. Yours for the cause, C W. Norment, pastor. Mrs. Mitchell, Entertained Jeptha Chapter, No. 14, O. E. S., entertained last Friday evening Oct. 10th, at the home of Mrs. J. B. McCrary, in honor of Mrs. Louise A. Mitchell, widow of the late Rufus Mitchell, barber, of this city, who took her departure Sunday the 12th, for Cairo, where she will reside indefinitely with her brother, Prof. C. C. Wilson. The evening was inclement never-the-less the home of Mrs. McCrary was cheerful and gay, and nineteen of the Eastern Star Sisters dressed in their many pretty colors were present and each expressed their regret as to Mrs. Mitchell's leaving them. She is a charter member of the order, and was W. Treasurer at the time of her leaving, having held this office for a number of years. The lodge presented to Mrs. Mitchell a very pretty Ivory Comb and Brush, as an appreciation of worth to the Society. Miss Izora Rodgers, in well chosen words as is the characteristics of Miss Rodgers presented the comb and brush, which was responded to by Mrs. Mitchell, who touched the hearts of the sisters. Mrs. Mitchell will be missed and all are trusting for an early return. Music was rendered and refreshments were served to the delight of all preent. Mr. John Reeder, of W. 8th, St., was somewhat confined to his bed last week. The manager, while at Springfield the other day, ran upon lawyer Chas. B. Gibbs, who among other things said: Sangamon Co., is going to back Brundage for Governor and Lowden for President." Mr. Gibbs, is a member of the Executive committee of the Colored Republican League of Illinois. He is a'so an attorney of some prominence and has the confidence of the people of Springfield more than most men of his race, and be in this instance a prophet. Last week Mr. J, Anthony Toney, Editor of the Wisconsin Blade was a welcome guest at Idlewild. He said: "I am very much of the opinion that Illinois has a call and that Governor Frank O. Lowden will have to be reckoned with at the next National Convention." Mr. W. L. Houston, of Washington, D. C., attorney for the International Fevolent Association was at the Idlewild las week. He reports this association as being the biggest thing in the country among race enterprises. He also thinks that the east will assist the west in its search for an available presidential candidate next year. When asked about Governor Lowden's chances, he said that any man who had given the Negro people an opportunity to earn an honest living and educate themselves and children, would find favor with fifteen millions of American citizens in the election of 1920. Hon. Walter Cohen, the race champion and Republican leader was a guest at Idlewild last week and was delighted to know that Illinois, who come to the rescue of the Nation in 1860-4 would again offer one of her sons as a worthy successor to Lincoln, Logan and Grant in the person of the Hon. Frank O. Lowden, and that the south would hesitate and consider many things before it would line up against Illinois' choice in the next National Convention. Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, of the Fisk University, of Nashville, Tenn., are the guest at the Idlewild. These famous vocal musicians are here for a week's stay and will make happy all Chicago who hear them, as they are in a class all by themselves when it comes to singing. Mrs. B. F. Mosley, gave a midday luncheon to Mrs. E. A. Malone and her friends Monday last. Mrs. Bertha L. Lewis assisted her mother in receiving them. We thank the Macedonia Baptist Church of Harrisburg, Mrs. Mary White, of Brookport, and Messrs. Crippens and Ford, for the job work given us. Mrs. Amanda Barnard, of W. 9th, is confined to her bed this week. The 3rd. Sunday is baptizing day in Belgrade. Why don't you go out and enjoy one big feast? Subscribe for The Gazette. New Page Two Metropolis Gazette PI'BLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. _ METROPOLIS, - - + = - WL. | MRS.M. J. MOCRARY, MANAGER. Geo, LB. MoOrary, Eprros FRIDAY OCT. 17, 1919. Office oth and Pearl Streets, Me- ropolis. Illinois. Ennterered a8 second-class, mai) mat- at Metropolis, Tlinois, Postoffice. incandescent Addrem ai! communications to. J. B.Me- By, 98 Pear! St, Metropatie, 1. he ‘The names and addresses of contrib- ators must be known to us in evey in- tance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity pW fe. tek Terms OF SUBSCRIPTION: Meee Made. ses cces Giese nae Oe abate, -.-->.2-c-sean sees se080 ‘Three Months bieee ene 40 GGingfln Copy... ....-cee no-one OS sa In Advances. 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The paper has taken another raise, postage will be higher, 3c lor stamps. and 2c for post cards. please pay up We feel that we are giving our subscribers good service and we expect them to do as Paul, advis- ed * To pay for what you've got before you can get any more,’ Do that neighbor, and save your- -self from being cut off the rst of Aug , and the account placed in ‘the hands of collectors, and they will find out that you wont do to ‘trust. Can you afford to refuse pay the man who is fighting ur racial battles? If so I would ike to See the color ofryour eye. _ You have seen our Job Office and know that we are prepared to do first classwork. Send us your shurch work. bills, cards enve- ‘oe , and etc Have a little yore Race pride *'Parson."’ e Readour Locals and Foreign Hews = “Tr May be a Letter From Home.” James Johnsgn, of Murphysboro, was in the city Monday the guest of his friend Jessee Shelton. | Mrs. Willie Waters, is indispos- ed this week Mrs. Mary Redden, of Birming- ham, Ala, isin the city looking after the interest of her brother, Jas. Sims, who is confined in the Paducah, Ky., jail. Prof. Larry Rodgers, spent a few days ia the city the guest of his wife Mis, Wm. Gibbs, who spent several days in Carbondale, the guest of her brother has returned home Mesdames Essie Daugherty and Claude Baker ‘of Brookport visited the formers grand-parents Mr. and Mrs. Mingo. Long, Friday Attend the baptizing in Belgrade Sunday : Revs. M. Kimbrough, and D. Rodgers, of Brookport, were in the city Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Robinson, renewed her subscription this week, for which please accept thanks. Lee Baker, was in the city Wed- nesday on business. Mrs. Harriett Jefferson, and grand-son, Robt. Carter, of East St Louis, are visiting Mrs, Jeffer- son's parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Min- go Long and other relatives. Mr. and»Mrs.-Colonel Barnett, returned to their home in Carrier Mills, after visiting Rev. and Mrs. Barnett, their parents. ' ) Miss Grace Mayberry, and bro- ther, Roosevelt, who attended the Veiled Prophet in St. Louis, Mo., have returned home. Wm. Bridges, of Mermet, was in the city Monday on business. Mrs. Vienna Ford, left Sunday for St. Louis, Mo., where she will spend. two weeks visiting relatives and friends. Miss Jewel Long, visited her parents Saturday and Sunday. Mrs, Lucinda Green, who spent several weeks visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen Buchannan, returned to her home in Chicago, last week. Hiram Sims, of Brookport, Sun- dayed inte igh ; Prof J. D. Alston, is improving ‘apidly. Miss Myra Scott, made a flying rip to the city Saturday. She was accompanied to her home in Cairo, by her aunt Mrs. Louise A. Mitchell, who will make Cairo her uture home with-her brother Prof. > C, Wilson, ‘Editor of the Bap- ist Truth, _ Miss Scott, is one of he grade teachers of’the Sumner digh School. The Quarterly Institute of ‘the East Mt. Olive S. S. Convention, willfconvene with the Hope-well Baptist Church, “Carbondale, {1l., Oct. 25-26th. We urgently re- quest the superintendents aad teachers of each school in the dis- trict to be present and help to make this a great meeting. Come prepared to. take part in the literary program which will be Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p. m. Algie'Padley, Pres. Arzenia Harris, Cor, Sec'y, Uncle Eden's Wiscom, “I's © weky thing fob de human face,” said Uncle Eben, “dat de Ten Commendmenta wasn’t loaded down ‘wit phraseology like de laws de legis jature passes.” TROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, IL Centralia, Ill. Dear Editor: We beg leave to report having a glorious covenant meeting Sun- day morning. Rey W. H. Car- ter, delivered a splendid sermon io the evening despite having an attack of paralysis Thursday gven- ing. We are very glad he had a speedy recovery ard truly hope: he continues to strengthen, - Boother Boulder, is getting along nicely with the brick work on cut new edifice and it seems as though fhe will have fiuished ia anothe week We remain yours in Christ, J. Scott, Clerk? Rev. W. H. Carter, pastor Harrisburg Ill Dear Editor Rev. J. B.McCrary, of Metrop- lis, Hl. preached for us last Sun- day Oct. 5rd. He and the mem- bers of the Macedonia Baptist Church, were invited out to the C.M. E. Church in a rally-and he made a strong address, being the last preacher to talk and lift col- lection, he raised $3 00 leading all the rest of the ministers. Total a- inount raised $14.20. Rev. Will- ‘iams was delighted with the meet- ing. Revs. Graves. of the Mt Pleasant Baptist. Church, J. C Norton, of Carrier Mills, Sister Jackson, aod several other minis- ters were present and a delightful time was had. Rev. Williams and delegates leave Wednesday for Conference in Chicago._ Rev. McCrary, Moderator of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association will supply the pulpit until our pastor returns and we are pleased to have him as he is a strong gos pel preacher and well liked by all the people here. Rev. Hardison, has been sent to take the place of Rey. Harshaw. Our church will have rendered a program Hallowe'en night Oct. sist, and Rev, Edgar S. McCra- ty, will deliver an address, Sub- ject, ‘The American Negro and the World War."’ Don't fail’ to hear this noted orator, Admiss- ion 25¢ Mrs. Nell Chaplin, has returned from her visit with relatives in Springfield. Mr. Sherman Burnett, who was turn!’ key atthe county jail, died suddenly Oct, 12. : Mrs. James|Truitt,, has just re- turned home from visiting relatiy~ es out of the city. - so Mrs. Lillie Rice, is om:the:sick list. : iF Quite a sumber of the Carlet Mills, citizens attended the C, M.! E Rally Sunday afternoon, " Emma Maze, Reporter, 7 : FIELD NOTES. By Dr. ©. C. Phillips, Golconda, Ill, Editor Metropolis Gazette: Permit ws to say that we have made the following places since on last writing, Carbondale (New Hope) Dr. G. W. Dorsey, is push- ing:things to the front, He says this year must be the banner year with the church in every way to build up the Master's kingdom. Gallilean, Carrier Mills, Eld. J. N. Norton, is doing a good work. We visited Mt, Zion while ‘there and found them somewhat on the lag. We visited quite a number of homes and livened them up for the ass’n., (Mt. Olive ) This is a splendid community; a large church building aod cot one dollar indebtedness on it, They kindly consented to havé Elder G W Faulkner, of Clinton, Ky., to vis- it them on the 3rd Sunday. We went from there to the Green Val- ley Baptist. Church, Vienna, and found them somewhat ‘slowed down '' Na pastor and no. ser- vice areheld. Bro VT Olliver and wie are heartily in love with the cause and are very much griev- ed with the cause They certain- ly look after a minister when he drops in. We succeeded in enliv ening them np with the. associa- ‘tion too, and also Sincere, Brow- field. We visited Leving, bot it rained us out. From there we weut to Md. City and then to the Mounds, where we served with Elder C. W_ Norment at 11:00 a, 8 .and 3:00p.m. The Elder is doing a great work and the peo- es seem to be much in love witk him. We doubled back to Md City, and served with pastor O’ ineal. The building is undergoing “epairs and is looking splendidly. 'We enjoyed a service with them \We called in to see our friend, “Att'y. Chas. L, Rice, while ir the city, He is one that reflects credit on the race and is a lawyer of no mean ability. The madan had gone to Ohio, we do not re- call the place. ZS at hn Aare ee f Dod I, Cap NS Cae Say i zx = z aad When travelling, 4! shopping, attending church or theatre, don’t forget to have handy a box of prile? ben tis. - Peoiils They will head-off that Headache or any other Ache or Pain. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. NOTICE. Springfield, Ill. 10-2-'19. Dear Co-Worker: As your representative of Illi- nois, onthe Heme Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention Lane reminding you of the sailing pf Reverend Robert” Thorbourne, for the Panama Zonc. _ The Board, at its meeting in Norfolk, decided to hold a miss- ‘onary. meeting at New Orleans, October toth, and that every chur- ch, society or individual be asked to.send chrough their Board: mem- her, an ‘offering for che Home work, ‘1 am asking that you send your church, society or personal dralt, money order or check to me, made out to Reverend $. J Dix: on, Field Secretary of the Home Mission Board, that I mtay send all of the Illinois ‘‘Home Mission’’ money in together, under the head of Minors. giving name of chy, church, pastor and amount senf, If you donot care to send mon- ey to me, please send me a state- ment of the amount of money you seut that! may getinthe list when I report Illinois to the *‘Un- ion Review.’’ Please join us in this effort to do more Home Miss- on work this year, For the sake of our work on the MASKED ENTERTAINMENT For the benefit of the Macedonia Mission- ary Baptist Church, Harrisburg, Il. There will be a splendid program rendered; good music and refreshments A prize will be given to the worst dressed person. All are asked to wear a mask. f ¥ . af -_ é Ee a | =i \ ee \ \ b oe : f An- Address by REV. EDGAR S. MCCRARY, of Metropolis, Ill, Subject, “The American Negro and The World’s War. You will miss half of your life if you failtecome * hts ADMISSION 25¢ Manager Sister J. P, MOORE. HELLO BOYS! They Are Here. Who? 2 The 9 Boys and Girls from the South Yo will exhibit Saturday night Oct. 18, At The Odd Fellows Hall Metropolis, Ill, for the benefit of the Unity Baptist Church Brookport, Illinois Come see the. Boys from the Water Melon Patch. - They will make you laugh 'till you cry Refreshments will be served at hall Admission Adults = - - : 15c “Children = = = 10 , Committee:- Mrs. BEATRICE YARBROUGH, “ MARY WHITE, REV. J. B: MOCRARY, Pastor. Pawama Zone; for thé sake of the cries tat are cothing from those who need rhe Gospe! at home’; for the sake of our blessed’ Lord and Master who has placed’ this’ Work in our hands, give this mattér your attention NOW, for ‘‘The Master's business requires haste.’’ I am yours iv His Name, M.L Porter, Home Mission Board Member for [ilinois. Waner's Indigestian Cure. Rey, prs, MeCrary is agént for (Or. Walker's Sure cure tor fdi- ‘gestion and Dyspepsia. soc and $1.00 bottles. $1.10 by mail. ‘We can cheerfully recommend it. 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Get your Scalp in a natural healthy condition or let us use the Wonderful Hair Grower and see the results. Shampoo, Tetter Salve, Temple Grower. Glosine, Hair Grower. We use Mme. C. J. Walker's Goods exclusively, will be glad to serve you at any time. MME. NOLLIE PARKS. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL He Has Had His Day LEAGUE OF NATIONS democracy, as a stable form of government as we know it, is possible only with highly educated populations and a large force of men who are capable of government. Few of the men who compose these governments have had any actual experience at governing and their populations are woefully illiterate. They will require a generation of actual national life in peace to develop free education and skill in government. "Unless these countries have a guiding hand and referee in their quarrels, a court of appeals for their wrongs, this Europe will go back to chaos. If there is such an institution, representing the public opinion of the world, and able to exert its authority, they will grow into stability. We cannot turn back now. "There is another point which also needs emphasis. World treaties hitherto have always been based on the theory of a balance of power. Stronger races have been set up to dominate the weaker, partly with a view to maintaining stability and to a greater degree with a view to maintaining occupations and positions for the reactionaries of the world. "The balance of power is born of armies and navies, aristocracies, autocracies, and reactionaries generally, who can find employment and domination in these institutions, and treaties founded on this basis have established stability after each great war for a shorter or longer time, but never more than a generation. "America came forward with a new idea, and we insisted upon its injection into this peace conference. We claimed that it was possible to set up such a piece of machinery with such authority that the balance of power could be abandoned as a relic of the middle ages. We compelled an entire construction of this treaty and every word and line in it to bend to this Idea. "Outside of the League of Nations the treaty itself has many deficiencies. It represents compromises between many men and between many selfish interests, and these very compromises and deficiencies are multiplied by the many new nations that have entered upon its signature, and the very safety of the treaty itself lies in a court of appeal for the remedy of wrongs in the treaty. Benefits of the League. "One thing is certain. There is no body of human beings so wise that a treaty could be made that would not develop injustice and prove to have been wrong in some particulars. As the covenant stands today there is a place at which redress can be found and through which the good-will of the world can be enforced. The very machinery by which the treaty is to be executed, and scores of points yet to be solved, which have been referred to the League of Nations as a method of securing more mature judgment in a less heated atmosphere, justifies the creation of the League. "To abandon the covenant now means that the treaty itself will collapse. "It would take the exposure of but a few documents at my hand to prove that I had been the most reluctant of Americans to become involved in this situation in Europe. But having gone in with our eyes open and with a determination to free ourselves and the rest of the world from the dangers that surrounded us, we cannot now pull back from the job. It is no use to hold a great revival and then go away leaving a church for continued services half done. "We have succeeded in a most extraordinary degree in imposing upon Europe the complete conviction that we are absolutely disinterested. The consequence is that there is scarcely a man, woman or child who can read in Europe that does not look to the United States as the ultimate source from which they must receive assurances and guardianship in the liberties which they have now secured after so many generations of struggle. "This is not a problem of protecting the big nations, for the few that remain can well look after themselves. What we have done is to set up a score of little democracies, and if the American people could visualize their handwork they would insist with the same determination that they did in 1917 that our government proceed." LEAGUE FULFILS AMERICAN IDEAL Herbert Hoover Says Democracies Replaced Autocracies at Our Bidding. FOOD ADMINISTRATION CHIEF. Urges Ratification on Ground That Peace Treaty Will Collapse Without League of Herbert Hoover is so deeply concerned over the opposition to the League of Nations in the United States that he has let himself be interviewed at length on the League situation. In a talk with the New York Times correspondent in Paris, the Food Administration Chief asserts that having caused the League idea to prevail America cannot abandon it. We cannot withdraw, he says, and leave Europe to chaos. "To abandon the League Covenant now means that the treaty itself will collapse." Mr. Hoover's wide acquaintance with conditions both here and abroad, his reputation as an administrator, a man of great affairs who deals with facts, not theories, make, his statement one of the most important contributions to the recent League discussions. "There are one or two points in connection with the present treaty," said Mr. Hoover, "that need careful consideration by the American public. We need to digest the fact that we have for a century and a half been advocating democracy not only as a remedy for the internal tills of all society, but also as the only real safeguard against war. We have believed and proclaimed, in season and out, that a world in which there was a free expression and enforcement of the will of the majority was the real basis of government, was essential for the advancement of civilization, and that we have proved its enormous human benefits in our country. American Ideas Have Prevailed. "We went into the war to destroy autocracy as a menace to our own and all other democracies. If we had not come into the war every inch of European soil today would be under automatic government. We have imposed our will on the world. Out of this victory has come the destruction of the four great autocracies in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Austria and the little autocracy in Greece. Now democracies have sprung into being in Poland, Finland, Letvia, Lithuania, Esthonia, Czechoslovakia, Greater Serbia, Greece, Siberia, and even Germany and Austria have established democratic governments. Beyond these a host of small republics, such as Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and others, have sprung up, and again as a result of this great world movement the constitutions of Spain, Rumania, and even England, have made a final ascent to complete franchise and democracy, although they still maintain a symbol of royalty. "We have been the living spring for this last century and half from which these ideas have sprung, and we have triumphed. The world today, except for a comparatively few reactionary and communistic autocracies, is democratic, and we did it. "A man who takes a wife, and blesses the world with several infants cannot go away and leave them on the claim that there was no legal marriage. "These infant democracies all have political, social and economic problems involving their neighbors that are fraught with the most intense friction. There are no natural boundaries in Europe. Races are not compact; they blend at every border. They need railway communication and sea outlets through their neighbors' territory. "Many of these states must for the next few years struggle almost for bare bones to maintain their very existence. Every one of them is going to do its best; to protect its own interests, even to the prejudice of its neighbors. Governments Lack Experience. "We in America should realize that Page Three AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COLORED PEOPLE We wish to say to our people of Massac County, and the surrounding territory thereto. Having been solicited by a number of my people, also encouraged by some of my white friends who wish to see, and help secure employment for all returning soldiers, to enter the Undertaking business. 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