Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ol the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Localities. FROM ALL THE DENOMINATIONS 15,309 Clergymen Are for the League of Nations Covenant Chicago, Oct. 21. —A total of 15,309 clergymen of various denominations has signed a petition, published in Christian Work, urging immediate ratification of the peace treaty, including the league of nations covenant without nullifying reservations. Only 816 of the clergy refused to sign the appeal. Included among the signers are 4,019 Methodist pastors, 1,399 Congregational, 2,409 Presbyterian, 1,784 Baptists, 1,163 Christian, Disciples of Christ; 811 Episcopal, 644 Lutheran, 314 Catholic, 138 Unlversallst, 126 Unitarian and 121 Jewish. The principles underlying the league have been indorsed by 10 great religious organizations and conventioris.' Following are excerpts from resolutions adopted: Northern Baptist convention—We express our opinion that such great moral issues should not be degraded to the plane of partisan politics, and respectfully urge upon our president and senate the ratification of the

treaty with suitable reservations at the earliest moment. Congregationalists’ Action International Congregational Council —Calls on the Republican and Democratic nominees for president and vice-president “to make a public statement at the earliest possible moment that, if elected, they will make every effort in conjunction with the senate to have the United States enter the league of nations, in order that America may assume its full share of the responsibility of promoting international justice and preserving International peace. National Congregational Council — Resolved that the National Council

of Congregational churches, now in session at Grand Rapids, Mich., favors the ratification and adoption of the peace treaty and the- covenant of * the league of nations without amendments and with only such reservations as will strengthen the moral influence of the United States. Methodist Episcopal church —Sur6\ ly we must commit our church to the principle that international troubles shall be adjusted by counsel and arbitration, not by guns and slaughter of men; that the nations of the world shall be bound together by a covenant of peace. United Presbyterian Approval

United Presbyterian assembly—lt is our conviction that Christian America came to her kingdom of leadership for such a time as this, and that the league of nations is a decisive step in the direction of enthroning in international affairs many of the Christian ideals and principles of government taught in the word of God. ! Presbyterian Church in the United States of America —Be it resolved, that we urge upon our government .the necessity of immediate affirmative action which will permit America to join the league 'of nations, with such reservations as righteousness requires. | Reformed- Church in the United ' States —Resolved, that this synod express itself as favoring the speedy ratification of the treaty iot peace and participation in a league of na- ! tions, being thoroughly convinced that some form of international covenant which seeks to prevent war is 1 a moral necessity. | ’’•Central Conference of American .Rabbis—Be it resolved, that the executive officers of this conference ! formulate a cablegram to President Wilson at Paris, giving him the assurance of our fullest support in the I establishment of a league of antiohs Snd in his strivings to bring about [ a just. fSeace for mankind. Methodists' Mission Board Board of Foreign Mipsions of the Methodist Episcopal church —The board of foreign mission of the Methodist Episcopal church, charged with the responsibility of administering missionary enterprises among many races -and peoples, desires to .express the conviction that an early ratification of the peace treaty now pending, including the league of nations, with such reservations as may

he deemed necessary for a proper definition of our national obligations involved, will greatly aid in restoring normal international relations upon a basis of law.

JAMES EMMET SCANLON Democratic Nominee for Joint-Repre-sentative of Benton, Ja#per and Newton counties. James Emmet Scanlon is in this county this week. He is a farmer and lives on and works a farm west of Boswell. His widowed mother lives with him. Scanlon was a school teacher for six years; was postmaster at Boswell when the world war broke out and resigned that position to enter the officers’ training camp at Ft. Harrison, and later became bayonet instructor at Ft; Leavenworth, Kas. He went to France and was at St. Mihiel, Limney and ‘ in other engagements, rescuing a fellow officer from machine gun fire at Limney, France, though himself wounded. For this he received honorable mention and the Distinguished Service Cross of America. V

He stands for local self-govern-ment; the repeal of the iniquitlous state tax law; the complete eradication of board of trade bucket shops from this state by stringent legislation, and for good and efficient road laws that will cut down the enormous expense of state highway commission. Mr. Scanlon is a strong school man; believes in better schools everywhere, and will favor all legislation to that end.