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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
2
Dated column urges voters to back city school bonds as vital for child welfare and speaks on tariff reform led by Oscar Underwood. Notes New Hampshire Senate deadlock resolution and praises President Wilson for nonpartisan appointments. Mentions Georgia tax overhaul need and weather impacts on farming with April-like rain hopes. References Cole Blease scandal and women’s movement against sensational crime details.
President Wilson outlines a pacific policy toward Latin American governments while stressing the need for order and protection of American interests. He vows to extend disinterested friendship to all republics and to pursue peace and mutual development across Central and South America.
The parcels post gains future use for farmers to ship goods and receive payment on delivery. Starting July 1 a ten cent fee will collect money for the farmer, insuring shipments up to fifty dollars. Officials foresee quicker deliveries, fewer losses, and growth in country trade.
The South Carolina senator known as Fighting Ben remains defiant despite poor health as he seeks the top chair on the appropriations committee under seniority rules. He openly criticizes the progressive steering group and Bacon’s sacrifice while warning that dissent within the Democratic ranks weakens the administration’s hold.
A viewpoint arguing Southern whites are the Negro’s best ally while the New York Negro faces bans and discrimination. The piece cites Rev. Charles Mart of New York noting widespread job and service barriers for people of Negro descent in the city.
The United States will have spent over four hundred million dollars on the Panama Canal by completion. Many doubt tolls will ever cover costs though war uses may benefit the country. Fortifications and upkeep will demand further large expenditures long after any canal income.
A State College of Agriculture pamphlet by Prof. DeLoach argues birds aid farmers by eating crop pests. His practical view supports a federal protection bill cited by a Georgia congressman. Athens notes his balanced approach and urges passage of the measure to protect interstate migratory birds.
Opinion states militant suffragettes in England damage the suffrage movement by violence and disorder. The piece argues reforms must come by reason, not mob rule, and hopes American women avoid such tactics despite desires for the ballot.
The article argues against government ownership and supports regulation for railways. It cites world mileage figures from the Prussian State Railways report, noting about 70 percent privately owned and 30 percent government owned, with comments on future trends and examples like France.
The text notes many South American railways will become state property as companies expire. Mexico's government controls the National Railways, a vast network. Government ownership is higher in Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Romania and Bulgaria than elsewhere, with no state railways in the UK, Spain, Greece, Turkey, or the United States.
In Georgia the delay in paying teachers and other debts stems from an antiquated tax system and unequal taxation. A state board of tax equalization could correct underassessment, broaden the tax base, and enable prompt debt payments without raising the five mill cap. The public must back such reform for fair valuation and broader revenue.
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