The League of Nations and the Golden Rule Debate
A critical jeremiad on the League of Nations arguing it cannot function until universal brotherhood and Christian precepts prevail. It contends nations retain sovereignty, cites Italy and Greece, and notes England may enforce foreign policy, while America should act as a global police force if joined. It ends urging adherence to the Golden Rule as the path to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Poland
Roumania
United States
Universal Brotherhood
Abraham
Chaldeas
Lescue of Nations
Earth
Garden of Eden
Italy
Greece
Naiser
America
Thrace
Corfu
League
England
France
Belgium
Harding
Colorado Springs
Christ
Nazareth
Mar
Rome
Christian Church
American Bar Association
Constitution Week Sparks Debate On Free Speech And Patriotism
A Williamston meeting backed by the American Bar Association promotes constitution week while critics abroad condemn American governance. The essay defends liberty of speech for Americans, calls for curbing foreign propagandists, and affirms citizenship rights across religions and nationalities within the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bar Association
United States
Williamston
Massachusetts
Institute of Politics
America
Poland
Russia
Roumania
Serbia
Italy
Greece
England
France
Belgium
Tom Paine
Bob Ingersol
Fosdick
Stickney Grant
League of Nations issue alarms Democratic chiefs in 1924
Former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker signals he will push for the League of Nations and World Court at the 1924 Democratic convention with or without party consent. Party leaders, fearing a repeat of 1920 battles, worry Baker’s influence from Ohio and his Wilson-era campaigns could sway the platform and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Newton D. Baker
New York
Europe
League of Nations
World Court
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Edmund H. Moore
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Wilson
Buckeye
Nonpartisan
Association For the League of Nations
John H. Clarke
United States Supreme Court
Getting Back to the People in Tax Reform Essay
A civic critique argues that rising local taxes stem from local government, urging citizens to perform their duties. It warns that voter indifference and paternalistic government promote inefficiency, endless commissions, and economic woes, urging self government and personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
George
Representative Government and Citizen Participation
The text argues that a republic only works when a broad citizen base votes. It asserts taxes irritate citizens into civic engagement, which strengthens popular government and helps resolve the tax issue.
Merem Union News Note With No Author Held
A Merem communication to the Union was not published last week due to missing sender name. The publisher requires author identification for any notes intended for publication in this newspaper and will enforce the rule strictly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merem
Local Notables Attend State Conference and Visits
Mrs. Lee F Bays and Mrs. Mary Wils of the city plan to attend the state conference of charities and corrections at Anderson next Saturday. Ora Sims, county infirmary superintendent, likely will attend. Mrs. Frank Burnham visited her daughter Mrs. Paul Hunt in Greencastle last week. Mrs. Josie Miles stayed with her sister Mrs. Cassie Buzzzard in Chicago Heights. Ki Burnett sells Sullivan business and opens a Jacksonville Florida store. Attorneys H C Hays and W P Stratton return from Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Burr of St. Petersburg visit relatives here. Mrs. Burr returns home in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee F. Bays
Mary Wils
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Anderson
Board of Charities
Ora Sims
County Infirmary
Frank Burnham
Paul Hunt
Greencastle
Josie Miles
Cassie Buzzard
Chicago Heights
Ki. T. Burnett
Sullivan
St. George
Georgia
Jacksonville
Florida
Hosiery Swindle Warned by Hatry Shoe Firm
Housewives of Sullivan are urged to beware of house to house hosiery canvassers selling Phoenix hosiery. They take a dollar deposit, promise mail delivery and collect balance by postman, then vanish. Hatry Shoe Company and Phoenix warn of Pinkerton and post office probe, urge reporting to Hatry store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Julius Hatry
Hatry Shoe Company
Phoenix
Harry
Phoenix House
Pinkerton
Post Office
Hatry
Costly Wedding Cake Shaped Like Grand Plane
A wedding cake created for a celebrated musician's marriage mirrored a grand plane in sugar and ingredients. It was fully reproduced with edible keys that sounded when touched, drawing attention for its lavish design and engineering detail.
Tariff Prosperity by John T Adams
John T Adams argues the Fordney McCumber tariff proves protective tariffs work. He cites lower wholesale prices since 1922, higher domestic trade, strong industrial activity, and savings growth, contending farm prices fall less due to exemptions for farm inputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
U. S. Bureau of Labor
United States
Democratic Party
Marriage Licenses Listed For Indiana Couples
Victor Harrison Clark, 20, a miner, and Ruby Geneva Stewart, 1, of near Jasonville, Indiana. Cliford Gray, 23, farmer, and Charlotte Smith, 18, both of Merom, Indiana. Luther Sherman Owens, 37, crane operator, Urbana, Illinois, and Joy Dulane x, 21, of Merom, Indiana. Ancil Taylor, 24, miner, Farmershore, Indiana, and Catherine Mae Anderson, 22, of this city. Louis Trvan Lynch, 22, laborer, to Lane, Illinois, and Lola Minetren Telston, ir. of Weldon, Texas. Walter H. Hasting, 23, laborer, near West Falia, Indiana, and Edna B. Carman, 22, of near Freelandsville, Indiana. Caswell Floyd Curtis, 18, farmer, Oblong, Illinois, and Ruby Florence Euvank, 20, Willow Hill, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Harrison Clark
Miner
Ruby Geneva Stewart
Jasonville
Ind
Cliford Gray
Farmer
Anc
Charlotte Smith
Merom
Luther Sherman Owens
Urbana
Joy Dulanex
Ancil Taylor
Farmershore
Catherine Mae Anderson
Louis Trvan Lynch
Lane
Lola Minetren Telston
Weldon
Walter H. Hasting
West Falia
Edna B
The Desire for Good in Moral Struggle
A reflection on yearning for perfect goodness even amid uncertainty and limits, portraying it as participation in a divine power against evil and as narrowing the arms race between light and darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Former Sullivan Boy Weds Harold Goins Marries Miss Arka Bascom
Harold Goins and Miss Arka Bascom wed last Saturday morning in Yreka Episco pal Church according to a clipping from Weed California. Bascom is the eldest daughter of J W Bascom of Isis City and a noted musician. Goins works as an interior decorator and will live in Weed with his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Daniel S. Goins
Weed
California
Hison
Harold Goins
Arka Bascom
Yreka
Episonal
Brice
J. W. Bascom
Isis City
Mr. Goins
Goins
Weed Lumber Co
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Robert P. White
Cleveland
St. Louis
Resolutions Committee
Planters
Fetter
Artur Brisbane
THE
Sullivan Union
Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane
Publishers Autocaster Service of
Luster
Our, Vas
West Side
Sullivan, Ind
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