LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912.
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DELAY PEACE TREATIES
Word comes from Washington that
President Taft will not ask immediate
Action upon the general arbitration
treaties negotiated with Great Britain
And Prance. It is assumed that his ac
tion la dictated by the attitude of the
cnate, which bas been in open opposi
tion to the approval of the peace con
ventions unions amended to meet the
views of some of tho senators. Presi
dent Taft has made the peace treaties
a political issue in his recent speeches
and It would not aid his cause politi
cally if one of his choice issues met
defeat at the hands of the senate.
Mr. Taft may not bnve given any at
tention to the political side In making
the decision to delay action on the
peace treaties. He may hold the opln-
ion that delay ' will develop such a
strong public sentiment In their favor
that. they will be adopted without
amendment.
But this Is a political year and there
-, la always the possibility that political
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A comedy that ,1s out of the
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THE REPORTER'" ...PVTHE
No dull moments In this pic
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"CRAM INDUSTRY" ... LIHIN
A splendid educational picture
wlilcli tells the story of the can
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A WOMAN SC0HNE1)"......
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. A remarkably strong dramatic
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"RIGHT OR WRONG". .J1EL1ES
The heart Bays lie Is, but ac
cording to the rules of warfare
as understood by all nations he
is not,
"AN ACTOR IN A NEW ROLE" r
U'HIN
A cleverly 'acted comedy,
bright and full of life.
Laura Green Wills, In
song productions.
clever
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ui,ir(,tir,nn enter every decision
ihi is made by the executive or con
gress. After such an advanced stand
th uRAce conventions, .Mr. Taft
Pfinll not consistently permit a modi
ilcatlon of the provisions. If he did
n it would admit that tie treaties as
approved by him are defective and It
would be an acknowledgement that tne
criticisms of Theodore Roosevelt are
Hell based. Mr. Taft cannot afford to
nllow the Impression that either the
utterances of Mr. Roosevelt or the at
titude of the senate have changed
his mind as to the practicability and
efficiency of the peace treaties.
it is recognized there Is a sharp di
vision between the views of the presi
dent and Mr. Roosevelt on the peace
conventions. The latter has denounced
the pence treaties as shams, hypocrit
ical arid-Billy, because they cannot pos
sibly mean what they say because they
are loosely worded, because their use
of words creates confusion, and be
cause they delegate to outsiders, pos-
nlhlv foreigners, the exercise of the
vital power of'determlning matters in
volving our national honor and na
tional policies and interests. Presi
dent Taft holds an opposite view and
contends that the treaties as prepared
'prevent' any discussion of such vital
national questions as the Monroe doc
trine, or Immigration, or others relat
ing to Internal affairs.
In delaying action by the Benate on
the treaties, the affair has resolved It
self Into a contest between President
Taft and Mr. Roosevelt for the sup
port of public opinion to the views ex
pressed by ;each. Unquestionably, the
senate, leans toward the ideas of the
foriiier president slse It would not
have InslBted on amendments to the
conventions. Whether the weight of
public opinion is with President Taft gan.his career as professor of qhem
. i ...ntauini,n in. tholr nrinntlnrt or i.... i tho ctntfl Agricultural college
111 IIJD CUIllOHUUUO iv. 1 -
behind Mr. Roosevelt In his opposition
cannot be assured until there Is a more
.. r . .-,1 nnn -t
-general sentiment raauueisicu o"j j
or the other.
Cuba has decided to obey the teach
er this time, but It Ib awfully hard to
stay in school down in that warm cli
mate. The Manchu government In China
demands 10,000,000 taels, which wilt
necessitate the sacrificing of mnhy
queues. - -
There are go 'many ways of getting
killed, these days, it Is a wonder' any
one lives to n ripe old age.
The colonel says he will curtail his
speech-making to tse "lowest possible
limit." Saving himself?
The ox-eyed blonde mny disappear,
but the peroxide 'blonde evidently has
come to stay.
Perhaps T,
language.
R. Is learning the sign
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
January 31.
1573 Ben Jonson, noted English
r, ''-dramatist, horn. Died August 6,
1637.
G0C Guy Fnwkes executed for his
participation In the "gunpowder
: plot' . . i
1752 Ciouveneur Morris,, member of
tho Continental Congress and
United States senator from New
York. born. Died Nov. 16, 1816
1781 Gen. Greene took command of
." the American arwv In the soutn
1812 John Randolph Tucker, an of
ficer In the Mexican, war, the
civil war and the war for South
v American Independence, born In
Alexandria, Va. Died Jan. 29
1880.
1840 Milwaukee Incorporated as a
,' -' city.' .
1874 Sir Garnet WolBeley defeated
the Ashantees in a severe con
Diet near Coomassle. ' .
1880 British training ship Atalanta
left the Bermudas with a crew
of nearly 300, and was never
heard from again.
1891 (lean L. E. Aieissonier, iauiou
French painter, died. Born In
1811. ' -.''.
1892 Rev. Charles H. spurgeon, not
ed pulpit orator, died. Boru
June 19, 1834. '
1898 Great strike of engineers in
England ended, after nearly
weeks' Idleness. ; ';
1911 Congress selected San Francis
co as the site for the proposed
Panama exposition.
"THIS IS MY 40TII BIRTHDAY."
John A. Wldstoe'. '
.Tnhn Andreas Wldstoe, who is pres
ident of the international Dry Farm
li'g congress and a physiological
chpmiBt of wide reputation, w.s . born
In the .iland o' Fnven, Norway, on
January 31. 1872. M a youth he:was
brought to America by bis parents,
who settled In Utah, He graduated
(mm Rrlitham Young college andVJater
En.nt several vears In study at ".Har
vard university arid at the University
nntiinirnn After completing nis
ftnttlneen
,,n.iinn.hn mtiirned to Utah add be
lOLk y 1J1 uv---
of wj,lch 'Institution he Is now the
preBdent. Dr. Wldstoe's work a.s an
. ... . i ...I !.,.. nn jlliimit
(educator ano n """"s"
try have won him wide recognition in
scientific circles and he has been-non-ored
with membership in some of the
leading chemical societies of Europe
as well as the similar organizations in
America. :'."','
Congratulations to: 1 . '
.George W. Perklna, financier;. 50
years old today.
Nathan Straus, eminent New .York
merchant and ph'.lantropist, 64 jjears
today.
Zane Grey, prominent among i tho
younger American novelists, 37 years
old today.
Theodore William Richards, profes
sor of chemistry at Harvard university
44 years old today.
Charles U Bartlett, representative
in congress from the Sixth Georgia
district, 59 years old today.
John McLuech Hamilton, Philadel
phia artist who was commissioned by
King George to paint the coronation.
59 years old today.
A COMLiriJNJOATION.
La Grande, Oregon, Jan. 29. To
the Editor of Observer: In your edi
torial referring to my communication
nnent the socialist propaganda, you
say I was. defending present day so
cialism nnd, that as such defender, 1
should explain to the people where so
cialism ceases and where anarchy be
gins. In the first place I was only
defending the right of free speech ap
plicable to all people alike, and in the
second place I was not defending the
dynamiter, the red flag, the murderer,
or any other lawless element as you
suggest In your editorial entitled, "So
cialism and Anarchy."
Now, as to the question you have
set me to explain to the people as stat
ed above. The anarchy that Col. C. E.
S. Wood of Portland claims to believe
is an Ideal conditio nor society
wherein there Is no restraint. Every
body knows Ills rights and the rignis
ot his neighbors, and will defend his
neighbor before Jie will hlmseif. It is
condition of complete sell go em
inent, nnd the most absolute nneiu
It is somewhat on the plan of Gaston
and Alphonso's gyrations In the funny
papers, but to be more serious, It is
funded on the doctrine of Jesus
Christ, viz: "Love your neighbor as
yourself," "overcome evil with good."
"be good to them that despltefully use
you,", "agree with thine adversary
quickly." "If 'e love tllPin onl' who
love you, what better are ye than the
Pharisees, do not even they do the
samo?" "tint I say unto you, Move your
enemies,'" and "when smitten on the
one cheek turn tho other also," and
added to these are the golden rule nnd
many other procepta that make up the
Ideals of Christianity. We know how
far people fnll short of living up to
these Ideals In rcllclon, aud If applied
i,ar,n ennnnivable how they can be
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attained. But the anarchy you refer
to is riot and disorder, dynamite and
carnage which often occur under any
form of government. The ideal anar
chy can only be predicated on the ac
tions of perfect people bo we will have,
to dismiss that phase of the question.
t .,..- i,r nnnlrinn is tenable, be-
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cause socialism as a scienunc aim
philosophical system is the complete
antithesis of capitalism. They are as
diametrically opposed to each other
as are despotism and democracy, and
viewing them in. this light it is plain
to be seen why Miss Wood does not
honor the constitution of the United
States. Socialism is either a problem
for the centuries to unravel or else It
will come by a complete upheaval and
a re-organlzatfon of our social system, i
The expedient of taking over tne puo
llc utilities and the meanB of produc
tion and distribution and paying for
them In Interest bearing bonds merely
shifts the' burden into another form,
mid Btrlntlv according to philosophi
cal socialism would be merely another,
form of capitalism. For Instance taae
a case In point: The estate, of Mar
shall Field Is Invested in bonds, wnicn
shall Jneio is invesieu m iin. ....
snau riei i ,
means that his heirs living ana yet to .
be born will have the power to levy a
oorii win Iniinns of our
perpetual tax against millions of our
race yet unborn. This destroys tner
principles that all men are created ,
onnal. and have an in-alienable right
to life, liberty and . the pueuit of hap
piness. Isnt it strange that democrac
ies formulate a lot p meaningless and
high sounding phrases and .then, pro
ceed to destroy them. . But after, all
this may be nature's plan, because
everything muet be equalized anq dis
ease and death are as natural as
health and life. But aside from petty
squabbles there Is such a thing as the
development and growth of a people
and their Institutions. This growth
can be traced from meadleval times,
or in fact from antiquity, and the dif
ferent stages of development are
clearlv marked. We had not reached
the culminating climax in governmen
tal theory and constitutional law wnen
we founded the constitution of the
United States. Of course, it is admit
ted that the theory , of socialism is
idealistic the same as the idealism of
Christianity, and it may never be at
tained. If it tould be attained the ul
timate would be reached and all incen
tive would lie gone. Struggle be
tween opposites seems to be the order
of existence, reaching for tne uiu
' . a vTn,
mntp that can never ue auauicu.
mate that can ne u
these being facts, whether they are
admitted or not, leads us up to this
conclusion: That there is growth and
development in human society, mat ly t0 tue ground. "How dreaoruuy
there is always a balancing of forces, , careless of you. Mury Anne!" you ex
1 ' ,,,IOp made be-! claim fretfully. But it isn't the little
tween extreme elements
r. in iinfnrtiinnte In the
OUClUliaill la
quality of its leadership in what is
called "political action," but it . has
the best thought of the world among
its writers and theorists. It may foun
der on the same rock as Populism,
because Its leaders are apt to become
hungry for the spoils and emoluments
of ollke, and In their eagerness they
will swap and trade and fuse with oth
er party bosses. Then, of course, will
follow disbanding and dividing on na
tional narty lines. The same old story
but there appears to be a comradeship
in this new movement, a desire to sac
rifice self fo rthe good of the cause.
It appeals to the lowly and in many
cases to the ignorant man. And, why?
That Is the question. Simply because
they get no relief from the old line
politicians of either party. It is pret
ty well understood that the govern
ment nt Washington is controlled by
what is known as Hie Third house,
and that an alien ruler is in complete
command. Millions of our people are
becoming convinced that our govern
ment has been taken away from us.
All people should live within the
law, nnd free public discussion should
be encouraged and not suppressed,
There are lots of things we learn by
the underground route that should be
publicly proclaimed,
You claim the soap box orator and
the red Hag disciple ought to be sup-
BAKING
Absolutely nure
The only Baking Povvdcy made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
NO ALUM, NO
pressed. This would 'not do any good. I
In one way it would help their cause!
as every cause in the world has befen
boosted by persecution. These soap
box orators hold the same relation to ,
the world wide thought of the age as
the foam of the ocean holds to the ac-
tlon of the mlgty deep. The world
will not stand still In it3 social devel
opment because of established cus
toms, creeds of orthodoxy, or fixed ana
t.w... .., i. . . v. . ' j .
immutable laws or constitutiona. Free
Jt...nnl.H tr niVint n.A VinifA loft ft
discussion Is what we have left of our
rights, and we will have to hold that
- .
hazards, and I think the Amer-
'can people will hold it to - the , last
d'tch even if every other right la taken
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H""" ; "
it and anarchy, and also the essential
elements between these systems and
the republican form of government
under which we- are' supposed to toe
living now..' After all. the only ques
tion with me was the right of free
discussion, especially of public ques
tions. ' '
J. B. STOOD ARC
CONTRARY CROCKERY.
Dishes Do Play Quer Pranks at Time,
as Though Bowitched.
Housewives, think twice before scold
tng your mulds. You know crockery
k often suid to lie bewitched, nnd veri
tably this Is so.
The best tea service will smash It
self 'to a -cup nnd saucer. Then, the
last of their line, they linger on through
stress, and storm us If bearing a charm
ed life. Your spesial set of flowered
Jugs will all rush to their fates with
maddening tendencies to suicide, ex
cept one. Tbnt hangs on Its hook, crack
ed, but still alive to mock you with
memorv of Its fair sisters. Notice, too,
thfl evei-vduv dinner service with the
rtnrU hlno horrtpr nnd the dlt edge, it
- -
flourlshes like the proverbial bay tree
, bj.lng oot
j w pllrenilsed by panstaK-
, ,ng thrifti tue R0Up tureen hurtles mad-
maid at nil. It's witchcraft.
But a much more weird and wonder
ful proof of sorcery at work in crock
ery occurred the other day. An ordi
nary china jug suddenly refused to
hold water. It leaked badly. Banish
ed to the kitchen shelf. It stood for
months. Unexpectedly one day it was
taken down and used by a stranger
and behaved in a perfectly exemplary
manner. Explain It by anything else
than witchcraft if you can. London
Ladies World.
' " The.Seokel Pear.
The Seckel pear is one of the sweet
est and daintiest fruits that grow. As
another describes it, "The flesh Is melt
ing, juicy and most exquisitely nnd del
icately flavored." That Is Just what it
Is. And the tree on wiiicb this pear !
wows Is beautiful and vigorous, which I
indicates that nature has a great fond
ness for it.- The pear is named after
a Mr. Seckel of Philadelphia, on whose
estate in 1S17 the Seckel pear started
on its happy career. Some one writ
ing in IS IT said. "The parent tree still
lives uliinit three miles from Philadel
phia." Pittsburgh Press.
"The health oUlcer advised me to asu
every man with whom we had domes- !
tic dealings if he was, careful to ooil
the water he used in his business."
"Yes.",
"Well, I asked the milkman first.
And what do you think? Ho got mad
and wanted to lick me." Cleveland
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LIME PHOSPHATE
' Paroled Mn (tai.
Walla Walla, Jjn. v:i Tl as..r;joa
that 80 per cm or the c. :u-w.u, of
the state piVt.in'.niiuy "made ooi"
when paroled, was wfcd to vistrlng
sheriff's convention today, by -Warden'
' Reed. ' -'.-, .' V
Will Take Potatoes to Texas.
William Neiberger and Tom Peach
leave m woca iui ic.mio n 1 1 u it
ment of potatoes for the Texas
. . 1 i. i 1-. 1 t
leave this week for Texas with a ship-
mar
kets. They plan to take' a shipment
of five carloads, and will be gone long
enough to dispose of them at the des
tination. .
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Buchlcr Affair up Again.
Chicago, Jan, 31. -Charged with
contributing to tne delinquency of
Violet Buehler,.aged.J5,Lwho Jeft her
home in. Chicago- and -went to New
York for hlra, Charles McClaln, a
waiter. Is held under $2,000 bonds to
answer before the grand jury.
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