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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917..
EDITORIAL PAGE OF LA GRANDE OBSERVER
An Independent Newspaper.
Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the
LA GRANDE ' KVKNING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO.
J. D. MEYERS H. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER
President Vice-President Editor and Publisher
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A FEW THOUGHTS OF
WAR.
Let us make up our minds that if we do go to war that we
should do so in a way that will bo fair arid square to the masses
of the American people.
The projxisal to submit the question of voting on whether or
no the United States shall go to war with (Serin any has novelty
to say the least. The burdens of war fall heavily upon the com
mon jx'ople. They are the ones who usually send their sons to
the front. The others sit in easy chairs or lurk in tents at the
rear of the firing line and direct thousands to go to slaughter.
But you notice that they don't get close to the front themselves
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ftince me people are me ones to pay tne Dills, since tins is
their country and their nation, it would not be amiss for them
to have a vote first as to whether thev wish to sacrifice thousands
of lives and millions of treasure. But the munitions manufactur
ers, the camp followers, the sutlers, the aeroplane patent owners,
will not like that. "Why not go ahead," they say, "and spend three
billion dollars? It would make business good in this country, and
what the country needs is to have more war orders." This is all very
nice for the pocketbooks of the plutocrats. It would be a nice
melon, indeed, to cut.
Those who remember the Civil War and its scandals will recall
that many millionaires were made out of speculating on govern
ment contracts. In fact the Civil War really started us into a
country of swollen rich fortunes. A war with Oermany would
do the same thing, and a new horde of American millionaires
would rise to fatten off the people, and they and their descendants
would wear purple and fine linen for years and years.
No, it wouldn't be a bad idea to submit this war question to a
vote; it would, of course, Ik? starting a "bad precedent" that of
consulting the people on a question that they were entitled to
be consulted about. But somehow or other this is a country of
setting bad precedents, and maybe the people would enjoy being
asked once in a while what they wanted their government aiu
their nation to do. It's strange, too, that when these "bad prece
dents" are suggested that you usually find one or two men at the
botom of them .either William Jennings Bryan or Theodore Roose
velt. And its surprising how many "bad precedents" these two
men have set. And still we manage to get along and be a pretty
good country to say the least.
laJkmg with a prominent man the other day, (you would all
know him if we mentiond his name) he said: "It seems to me
that in this modern day and ago if our civilization has not en
tirely collapsed that war is a crude, costly and brutal way of
settling international disputes. It seems that we should be able
to devise some other way. Take for instance the question of a
war with Germany: A German submarine sinks an American
ship worth a million dollars and kills seventeen Americans. In
order to avenge the loss of seventeen lives and a million-dollar
ship, we start a war and kill several hundred thousand of our
very best young men and go into debt three or four billion dollars.
To the practical mind of the average hard-headed American, this
is bad business. It should be stopped."
Maybe the way to stop war is to submit in all countries to the
people, themselves, the simple question of
WAR -YES.
WAR NO.
Ho are inclined to believe that, if the present great interna
tiona war had been submitted to a vote of the people of all the
A committee of eight nchool teach
er, Miss Anderson, chairman, assist
ed by the social committee is plan
ning a Valentine party in the Y. M. C.
A. Wednesday night. The plans in
clude a genera open house, informal
entertainments and refreshments. A
small admission will be charged.
The Pythian Sisters have issued in
vitations for a Valentine party to be
held Tuesday evening, February 13, in
the K. of P. hall. The evenintr will
be spent in dancing and cards, and a
splendid progTam has been prepared,
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The Lucky Thirteen club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. William liol
lons. Mrs. A. L. Richardson won the
honors. Red carnations were used as
decorations and a dainty luncheon was
served. The club will meet in two
weeks with Mrs. C. H. Finn as host
esa The Pinochle club met Tuesday
evening at the J. G. Snod grass home.
Honors were won by Mrs. Loyd Scrib
er. Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
George Lyman a farewell party was
given by the officers of the M. I. A.
in honor of Joseph Price who leaves
soon for San Francisco. About thirty
five were present and all enjoyed the
evening which was spent in' music
and games.
Invitations huve been issued for a
series of dancing parties given by the
M. I. A. this spring. The first was
given last Friday evening, and was
pronounced success. Music was
furnished by Mr. Lindsay and Mrs.
French.
A Wonderful Display of
New Spring Styles
Coats, Suits, Dresses,
Skirts
At a Most Reasonable Price.
Coats and Suits of the newest materials and
latest colors $15.00 to $45.00
Afternoon and street dresses. An immense
showing $17.50 to $50.00
If you are looking for something unusual you
will buy your new skirt here. The largest selec
tion to choose from. All marked at a moderate
Iriee 1 $6'.00 to $30.00
Foster's Famous
Middies
Are now here in the new .spring styles and colors.
Plain white, white -with colored collars, and a big
selection of the new stripes.
Extra values at $1.25, $1.50, $1.75
I'W.IHIILMll HJIlrf
Mrs. E. P. Moixman of
this city
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was the guest of the Woman's Club TTT w v
'in Baker last Monday afternoon when I '
she was requested to give a talk on i home on First street. The decorations
"Art." Her lecture was interestinir (were sugeestive of Saint Valentine's
and was well received by the number I Uay- red carnations and hearts being
present. After the program a re- used as the table decorations. Honors
coption was given in her honor. fat five-hundred went to Miss Janet
, . , : (Jones and Leo French. Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Charles Reynolds entertained i Reynolds entertained the guests with
at cards last Tuesday evening in her P'ano selections.
countries involved, we would have peace today.
War comes because it is profitable for too many silk-stockinged
and silk-underweared mp an, WOmen to have war; because the
classes who vote for war do not have to go. They sit in palaces
in comfort, and order troops here and battleships there, let big
contracts to their friends and partners, and grow rich through
the slaughter of their countrymen. The first step toward ending
war would be to put the diplomats in the. first, rnnL- th t.l,
parliaments and the war order men in the second rani- V.-C
would soon then be a tiling of the past.
-nouier tiling that we should decide uoon is this- Tl.nt. if
war does come to this country, let us be fair in ehoosino- tho, 1.
that we send to the front.
Let us have universal military service. It. ns u
the rich as well as the poor, the, fit as well as the unfit, the old
as well as the voumr. the hr.-iv n-ll na i t l
us have no favoritism in choosiiicr u-lm cl.all V,o u i.., ,.e
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lying tor their country.
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GET TOC.ETJIKR.
A group of La ( iiande business men and professional men ire
getting together ever Tuesday for the purpose of soc.inhilit.v mi
good fellowship. There is no formal organization, no dues,. no
oougauons. me ikk.ii day luncheons are open to the business
men and professional men of La Grande. All that anv one whn
wjuiuj to atienci need do is to notify the chairman of the day
A different chairman is appointed at every meeting. The chair-
,'"u' WI "'-- jneeung is iwr. rrxxi ii. uurrey. If vou want,
to go to lunch next iuesday with a crowd of irood follows nnt.ifv
nm ociore .Monday noon.
Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe entertained the
Thursday Bridge club this week at
her home. Mrs. W. R. Jones won the
honors. Next week, Mrs. J. C. Gull
ng will entertain the club at the home
of Mrs. H. M. Bay.
The Eastern Star Social club will
meet in the Masonic parlors Tuesday
afternoon at : o'clock.
Members of the Owaissa club were
delightfully entertained by the Misses
Goldie Campbell and Nora Arbuckle in
the J. G. Miller home last Tuesday
evening, me evening was snflni in
cards, honors g ing to Jini
Newquist. Uu.-orations throughout
the house and on the luncheon table
were suggestive of Saint Valentine
and the color scheme was well carried
out. A two-course luncheon was
served.
dren," Mrs. Ceorge Palmer. Mrs
Turner Oliver opened the discussion.
For the benefit of those who were not
present Wednesday evening, Ms. A.
E. Ivanhoe spoke of the purpose of
the scholarship loan fund. Mrs. Pearl
Howard of Alaska gave a vary inter
esting talk of her trip through Alas
ka. Mr. Finley, state biologist, will
be here February 20 to sihow his fa
mous bird pictures.
Miss Sarah Smith entertained at an
informal 'card party Thureday even
ing. High scores were won by Mise
Switzer and Mr. Bolton. Those nres-
Elsie Cnt. were: Misses Evelyn Foes, Enid
owiior, ivuui trnormjey ana sanui
Smith and Messrs. Ernest Vehrs, G.
A. MacNeil, Virgil Bolton and Harley
Richardson.
Members of the Neighborhood club
enjoyed an interesting program Tues
day afternoon. The topic of the pro
gram was "Art" and the following pa
pers were read: "What Art Mean's to
the State, Home and Individual," Mrs.
E. P. Mossman; "What Club Women
Can Do to Further the Interest of Art
in Oregon," Mrs. George Cochran; and
"The Effect of the Right Surround
ings on the Health and Morals of Chil-
Mrs. Claude Mackey entertained
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mr.
Mackey's mother, Mrs. L. T. Mackey
of Akron, Ohio. The affair waa in the
nature of a farewell party and the
women "showered" Mre. Mackey with
many beautiful handkerchief Those
present included the followiner: Ifea.
dames Wiiliam Day, J. G. Holm, Chris
Wright, Robert Masterton, Chas. Bed
dingfield, Wm. Hamilton, C. E. Riley,
Julius Roesch. Violet Morran. CiW
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in the latest yirtcraft picture.
TOE PRIDE OF THE CLAN
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meant as much to her.
You will say, too, that no picture
Story ever meant as much to you.
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