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The Commoner
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xtend war prohibition until January 1 6 The
rave of John Barleycorn must not he reopened.
The End
BILL of rights ' ,
Coner ""'"j 'vuuiJtea Dy uie American J ewisn
1918 jc-uuuueipuia, uecemuer, 10,
gren8lvea That the American Jewish Con-
jto incnf uuy requests the peace conference
brecorw ? the Treaty of Peace as conditions
W,i SL the creatton of the new or en
Aeta? e! wllich ifc is Proposed to call into
nized a cuef0?e they sha11 oe finalIr recog"
cornonta,r tue Itmwing principles he in
S 1 ah 7 as part of tueir organic laws:
pcludw nhaitants of the territory of (name)
lramliieR i sons togetner with tneir
N. remnvll? ,wb88V"ait to August 1,, 1914,
P.who simii' ,.,u.1' were expenea therefrom anu
for this ttr, . ten years from the adoption
purposes bRP-H ret"rn thereto shall for all
,Biia mereor, provided nowever
s.
1 John Barleycorn is dead executed without
benefit of clergy, on July l, 1919, ana he is
lllkely to hang until, on the 16th day of January,
11920. life' will bo officially declared extinct.
t The liquor interests have been expecting that
itho President would grant a reprieve, hut the
announcement published on June 29 closes tho
door of hope. It reads:
"I am convinced that the attorney general is
fright in advising me that I have no legal power
at this tim.. in the matter of the ban on liquor.
lUndor the act of November, 1918, my power to
Stake action is restricted.
"The act provides that 'after June 30, 1919,
until the concl. sion of the present war or there
after until the termination of demobilization,
'the date of which shall be- determined and pro
claimed by the president, it shall be unlawful,
etc
"This law does not specify that the ban shall
Ibe lifted with the signing of pea a, but with the
termination of demobilization of the troops, and
tlamnot say that has been accomplished,
My information from the war department is
that there are stiir 1,000,000 men in service,
Nnder the emergency call. It is clear, therefore,
that the failure of congress to act upon the sug
gestion contained in my message of the twentieth
of May, 1919, asking for a repeal of the act of
November 21, 1918, so far as it applies to wines
tand beer, makes it impossible to act in this mat
ter at this time.
'When demobilization is terminated mv nower
tto act without congressional action will be exer
cised. AWOODROW WILSON."
TllQ President is nnwfirlpss in not until DE
MOBILIZATION IS COMPLETED, and that is
MM likely to ba until offer nONSTTTTTTTONAL,
PROHIBITION begins.
wore than a million soldiers are yet to be dis
chargednearly h.lf a million of whom are
Btil in Europe. It will take quite a while to
iinish up the work of demobilization and the
jjrork will slow up during the closing hours.
he crisis has passed: the country is now safe.
Hie wets put on all the pressure they could
?! kefn war prohibition from going into effect,
flowing that no Official wnnlri nnro in nRRiimn
JDrnEibility for re pening the saloons after
nf t cioseu. The orgies on the night
01- June 30 J IVG US snmn irlon nt -arhni wmilrl
roccur if the drinkers wore invited to enter upon
another spree. "
L?In?.Alcoho1 is'dead:. his cruel reign is over:
the nation is free. w. j. BRYAN.
that such as have heretofore been subjects to
other states, who desire to retain their allegi
ance to such states or assume allegiance to their
successor states, to tho exclusion of (name)
citizenship may do so by formal declaration to
be made within a specified period.
2. For a period of ten years from tho adop
tion of this provision, no law shall bo cnactod
restricting any former inhabitant of a state
which included the territory of (name) from
taking up his residenco in (name) and thereby
acquiring citizenship therein.
3. All citizens of (name) without distinction
as to race, nationality or creed shall enjoy equal
civil, political, Teligious and national rights, and
no laws shall be enacted or enforced which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of. or im
pose upon any persons any discrimination, dis
ability, or restriction whatsoever on account of
race, nationality, or religion, or deny to any
person the equal protection of the laws.
4. The principlo of minority representation
shall be provided for by law.
5. The members of tho various national, as
well as religious bodies of (name) shall be ac
corded autonomous management of their own
communal institutions whether they be religious,
educational, charitable og otherwise. ,, ,,
6. No law shall be enacted. restricting "(he U3e
of any language and all existing laws declaring
such prohibition are repealed, nor shall any
language test be established.
7. Those who observe any other than the first
day of the week as their Sabbath shall not be
prohibited from pursuing their secular affairs
on any day other than that which they observe;
nor shall they be required to perform any acts
on their sabbath or Holy days which they shall
regard as a desecration thereof.
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BRYAN
The air around this region at the present
time is neither charged nor surcharged with the
inspirational influences of politics but it is
found that Colonel Bryan draws just the same.
Much of the crowd on political occasions is
drawn under the natural excitement of politics,
but Colonel Bryan, coming here during a dry
tiie and with a "dr.-" question to discuss, at
tracts the people the same as if aided by excit
ing circumstances. His reception in Charlotte
developed tho fact that Bryan is an attraction
because of Bryan, himself, and not because of
V issue he is representinj or, the cause he is
exploiting. He remains a great force in Amer
ican public life. The more populous the city
the larger the number of Bryan admirers to bo
found. There is no hamlet however small or
remote that could not develop a quorum for the
Colonel. His days as a presidential candidate
are in the past, but he retains a great hold on
the affections of the people of this country in
whatever direction his future aspiration may lie.
In the past he has been the most relentlessly
abused man In America. It can be said with
equal truth that he remains today the most
greatly admired American alive. Charlotte
Qbserver. ,
Then it might also be pointed out that the
war has elevated another branch of activity into
considerable prominence. The bill colleotor is
quite certain to havo an opportunity to be .
knighted or otherwise achieve a lasting fame
before the last of the claims against Germany
have been collected.
It ought to be a very easy job for the labor
unions that are moving for the six-hour working
day to get a large number of recruits even from
the employing classes during July and August.
Restoration of Good
Will
Now that Germany has agrood to the tonus
of tho treaty a treaty drawn by tho Allies and
personted to hor for her slgnaturo let tho
Christian world turn to tho cultivation of inter
national good will as tho only basis of perma
nent peace. Gormany is sore just now but hor
people will, on reflection, recognize that tho
terms of tho treaty aro as mild as could havo
been expectod when thoy consider tho onprraous
sacrifices in men and monoy that Germany's
government forced upon tho All'es and the neu
tral nations. The tonus are much milder thaii
Germany would havo dictated had it neon vic
torious (tho harshness of its proposed torma was
made known in tho Russian treaty and during
periods of temporary success).
Tho Allies, being successful and secure, can
afford to invito a restoration of friendship. Etoth
Lloyd George and President Wilson declared In
advance of the treaty that It should Inaugurate
on earth the rolgn of the Prince of Peace. Tin
covenant of the Lenguo of Nations breathes Ufa
spirit of tho Nazareno. It is a momentous hour1:
Christianity has triumphed on the battlofloh'I;
let tho victory bo made enduring by the applica
tion of Christian principles to the work of re
construction. Surely tho greatest republic in hls
tory will welcome and encourage those who are
trying to build a Gorman republic on tho rulna
of autocratic power so long as they are faithful
to the pledges made.
W. J. BRYA!f.
The big bankers are advising the people what
they should do in order" to avoid tho possibility
of bolshevixni gaining a foothold in America,
and at same time are trying to put tho federal
land loan bank out of business by a system of
taxation that will prevent its operation. Farm
ers will havo to put up a big fight If thoy aro
to retain their present facilities for securing
monoy at a low rate of interest. The federal
land loan hank is Interfering wfth the big loan
companies and tho big commissions their agents
make.
Tho live stock growers havo formed a combi
nation for the purpose of launching a nation
wide advertising campaign driving home tho
benefits attached to eating meat. They insist
that with tho price of beef lowered It is one of
the most economical foods that a person can
buy. Wonder where they get that stuff about
the lowered price? Anyway, wo hope our
butcher will read that advertisement.
Kansas is to vote next year on an amendment
to tho state constitution by which persona de
siring to own farms may borrow monoy from
the state for that purpose. The Nebraska legis
lature talked a lot about relieving tenantry con
ditions in the state, but contented itself with a
resolution deploring the tendency towards ab
sentee landlordism. There is some difference
between doing and talking.
Unless the senatorial cabal that has under
taken to destroy the effect of tho work done by
President Wilson at the peace conference and to
prevent the United States from becoming a
member of the League of Nations does some
quick work there won't be any nations left for
them to make good with fn their claim that
they want a League of. Nations. All are J&lrirng.
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