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THURSDAY, JANUARY 131916.
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AMERICA FIRST.
The cosmopolitan composition . of
humanity in the United States ac
counts for the partisanship seen in
different localities caused by the war.
It is next to impossible for some peo
ple to refrain from showing their
preferences and hopes as to the con
testing nations. It is a little too
much to expect that an Englishman
is to go back on the home of his fore
fathers, or that the Frenchman can
nee any good in his country's enemies.
But that is where it should end.
When these naturalized Americans
are put' to the test, if need be, they
will be expected to stand for America
first, as they should.
. There can be only one country for
every citizen of the United States and
that is the United States.
If this country should become em
broiled with any of the foreign bel
ligerents, now or ten years from now,
the United States will expect every
citizen of the United States to do Us
duty. 1 -
The United States has given asy
lum to thousands of men who had to
get out of their fatherland because
they were not wanted there, or be
cause conditions here were more in
viting than those at home, and from
these men. Uncle Sam will expect, as
he has a right to expect, their f un
swerving support of this country.
. Every man who acta the traitor in
time of his country's crisis will be
marked man..
There can be no half way business
about it.
It must be America first.
The issue cannot be dodged.
It will be America first, or America
will know the reason why, and apply
the remedy. . :V
A NEW WORK FOR WOMEN.
The ways in which women have
been required to help in the various
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countries which are involved in the
European war are many and the re
suits achieved by them are manifold,
but the most unusual appeal is that
made recently both in England and in
Canada. Girls are asked to disCour
age the attentions of men who fail to
attend recruiting meetings and enlist
for the fighting in the trenches.
Next to the sacrifice made by the
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LA GRANDE, OREGON
, Capital $200,000.00 Surplus 150,000.00
, Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President Q. C. Penington, Vice President
F. L. M-yers, Cashier E. Zunde) and H. E. Coolidge,
Assistant Cashien.
DIRECTOES.
Fred T. Holmes J. G. Snodgrasa J. F. Conley
C C Peoingtoo H. S. Brown ton H. E. Coolidge
A. Blokland A.T.Hill F. L. Meyers
man himself it would be . ha to "whos
imagine anything quite so difficult as I cause of neglect and indifference,
this. High sounding patriotic Axioms . -i i
are well enough in times of tpeace, Tne on advantage of thisseason of
but it is another matter when the j f yeC te the fact that theeie de-
piujjuaiuun tunes me pnase yiat it muausv in vne moEorcycie is
has now assumed in the countries 1 not" doing a continuous performance,
mentioned. It is not so hard to j ,SV:'-'---. ' - j.
passively sustain a wound as to in- J Probabiy noth'ing bores a Jnan more
vite and urge, according to mostjtharf to have another man begin an
standards. Women "left behind" in ' explanation tof "something i that ho
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they could not help themselves. The
men simply went to war and there
was nothing for Women to do but sav
farewell. Instead, the women are now
himself was Just' going to explain.
While the benefit of ie' auto and
telephone are generally recognized as
.a Ereat fflOor in h vrAwlnv 1airnl
asked to compel the men to go and opment of farming it is only at in.
bear arms by insisting that their j frequent intervals that anything has
t noma is not aesired. . , been said about the nart cood rnnc,
This is modernizizng, with a ven-! is playing in the improved conditions,
geunce, the old Roman mother's com-j '
mand, "With your shield or on it."
NATIVES ARE GAINING.
The war has simplified the problem
of assimilating aliens so far as mere
numbers are concerned. Wo are
getting fewer immigrants than for
many years. The net gain in the year
ending June 30, 1915, was only E0.0OO
instead of the usual half million or
more. With the current of migration
running so heavily the other way, ow
ing to immigrants returning home for
military sen-ice and other reasons
connected with the war, it is likely
I that the present fiscnl year will show
;an actual immigration deficit.
j We had reached the crest of the
j immigration wave in 1910, when the
percentage of foreign born residents
rose to 14.7. After that there was a
steady drain due to the Italian and
Balkan wars and then the present war
In the four years, it is estimated thnt
the net gain of immigrants was no
more than 1,000,000 altogether. In
that period the percentage of alien
born fell to 14.5. At the beginning
of 1916, it is probably 14.1. If the
war lasts for another year or two, the
foreign born percentage may crop as
low as 13.5, where it stood In 1900. .
. All this means an easing of the tre
mendous immigrant pressure that we
have felt for a decade and a half. It
means a bigger surplus of ' native
Americanism. It moans less competi
tion in the labor market, less expense
for the schools and for charitable mid
penal institutions, ea trouble in ail
'.he ways by which our nation tries to
absorb Its raw mntnrinl. Tt onntila
I the country to concentrate on the task
of turning1 into genuino citizens those
who have been with us or, years but
(Lillian Russell says: "For a
nose, drink plenty of water."
who wants a red nose.
red
But.
'We are again quite chummy with
the coal man. Begins to look as if
we were going to get credit
Remember the man who used to get
rich by taking a pencil and paper and
figuring out the profits of a poultry
iarm j
As a nation we are young, but no
one can say that the youngster hasn't
acquired many kinds of experience
rapidly.
Poverty has its compensations, too;
for the youth who has to scratch for
a living doesn't get time to sow wild
oats.
Those who don't put enough stamps
on their letters probably regard it as
a pnrtial post
Marrying a man to reform him is
like making an omelet out of a bad
"Protest and Prepare" mi,y become
national Slogan. .:'.' f ;
Itfs the coal that isn't paid for that
bams the fastest
deed she was Chairman of the Christ- Portland and Seattle, a restaurant -mas
tree committee composed of keeper In Cheyenne. Wyoming; a Gar
young women of the aristocracy man-American justice of the peace at
whose thought and care it was to see; Las Vegas, New Mexico; a turnkey
that every hospital for the wounded also at Las Vegas who may still be
was made bright and : Christmasy, 1 stiff from a beating he suffered at
With what fervor the Princess Yolnn- 'Jack's hnnrlc-
da worked is evidenced by the won-! who make their home amid the ship-
aeriui innstmas trees- laden with ping at Galveston; Langford, a atal
gifts which gladden these havens for; wart Austrajjani.-'has returned to his
? 8 av? J50".! of battle. j job sweepingsup mines in the North
The Royal familv of Italv in a wav Sea after a lonvo n-f tt..
transferred all its famed domesticity leave was specially granted so that
to these guests within their gates, for he might probably celebrate durinir
among tne nospitais the one in the 1 the holidays the passage of a year
Quinnal is regarded as the especial crammed full bf adventure. On Jan.
property of the roval children. W!hn 1. 1915
the Princesses Mafalda and Giovanni ; apples on a plantation near Hilo, Ha
had birthday celebrations and the I waii. - On Jan. 3 he was en route to
Marionette Theatre from down town ' Portland. Ore.. q in nhio j
was transferred to the . Quirinal, all the forecastle of the bark Black-Ad-
mo wuuuueu somiura wno were aDie uer. un v eD. 14 ne was riding the rods
to walk were invited in . to see the from Portland to Seattle, and six days
birthday performance. They gave later he changed ca,re at Cheyenne,
three cheers for their royal hostesses Wyoming. On Feb. 17 occurred the
and the two little princesses were the first interruption, in his. trip London
happiest among them all. i ward. A railroad detective nabbed
The Crown Prince rezards thd him at Las Vee-as. Now lWovi a
wounded as his proteges. This Christ-. German-American justice . of peace
mas, tinged with sorrow on account gave him fourteen days in: jail when
of the absence of the King and the he said he was en route to England to
horrors of war, was given over to fight On Feb. 18 Langford was on
the soldiers. Xast year the royal his way again, having committed
family, .noted for its domestic aim- violent assault unnn hia tni,n
plicity, was not enlivened at Christ-' March 1st he landed in Galveston and
mas on account of the serious condi- shipped aboard the cotton steamer ? "
tion of the Queen. The new princess Jevinrrton. bound for - '
was born the twenty-seventh of De-: March 20, the Jevington reached' Mar
cember. This year what they lacked seilles after fleeing from a sub
in the intimate home festivities thnv marine, and Tnirfnf) ,ictj
j pined by seeing the King's soldiers ! April 2 he arrived in London and ex- &.
. y xnree months after quitting the "
The Chrstmas trees with the royal . pineapple fields enlisted in the British
Princess playing Santa Claus, bear navy- Langford's adventures aren't
gifts of cigars and cigarets, cigar over, he .said before he left London
cases, watches, books, chocolates, Only a few days aeo the tr-AwW
pipes, handkerchiefs, all sorts of which he was working struck a mine
things, most of which the Princess and was sunk. The crew was saved
herself selected. .Not only the hos-. antl transferred to another mine
pital in the Quirinal and the one in sweeper.
tne Villa Marguenta where the Queen
lviotnor is piaying a real Mrs. Santa ,
Still Making Christmas for Soldiers.
Rome, Jan. 2. (Bv Mail Princess
Yolanda is just finishing her task of
playing Santa Claus to all the wound
ed soldiers in Rome. In the hospitals
where this beautiful fourteen year
oid daughter of Italy's Kine could nnt
appear in person there are p!enty of
Christmas reminders of her activity.
JPor months the Princess Yolnnd.
worked with all her royal fourteen
years of enthusiasm' for the j Christ
inas tres. for wounded soldier. In-
wnus m ner wounnen ooys, out in
every snnatarius in Rome where the
wounded are Christmas rhopr nn,i
festivity even at this late day, gives
a homey feeling to the fellows who
are far from their own homes.
In every Italian town and citv tfcp
same Christmas cheer is reigning, the
Christmas trees are elowine- tar thn
Denent oi tne wounded heroes.
'And the royal family, the lovely and
gentle Queen Helena, the handsome
i.Town mnce, ;tne iTWcesses Mafal
da and Giovanni are not leaving the
hbnors to Yolanda despite her title of
head of the Christmas trees for the
wounaea committee. Prince Humbert
says it 8 a lot more fun to see the
soiaiers nappv man ra ha hmmi oil
1 .. Cf J ail
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Fighting Man Well Remembered.
BY WILBUR S. FORREST.
London. Jan. 6. fRv Main t-i.
Langford has gone back to the North
Sea to sweep un some mn- m;..
Those in the United States who will
be "particularly Interested in hearing
this are Oie skipper of the barkentine
Black Adeor, Hawaii to Portland; a
certain train ertrw running between
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