La Grande evening observer., April 03, 1917, Image 4

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1917.
PAGE FOUR
f
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
An Independent Newspaper.
Published Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO.
J. D. MEYERS H. B. LEITER CLARKE LEITER
President Vice-President Editor and Publisher
Women's New Spring
CPA TS.S UITS.DRESSES
,'v
Entered at the Poetoffioe at La Grande, Oregon, as second-class
matter.
v
Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St.
On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland;
Imperial Nevs Stand, Portland.
City Official Paper. Leased Wire Telegraph Report of United
Press Associations.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
By Carrier. j Daily, by mail per six months
Daily, single copy 5c j in advance $2.50
Dally, per -week . . , . . . 15c Daily, by mail per three months
Daily, per month 65c
Daily, per six months in advance.$3.50
Daily, per year in advance $7.00
By MaiL
Daily, by mail per year, in ad
vance $4.00
in advance $1.25
Daily, by mail per month 45c
The Saturday Evening Observer,
per year in advance $1.50
Weekly-Observer-Star, per year
in advance $1.50
The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on tlie
porches. If the carrier does net do this, misses you, or neglects gett-"r.g
the paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as this is the only
way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instruc
tions. Phone Main 87 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by
special messenger if the carrier has missed you.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The President, in accepting on behalf of the American
nation the gage of battle thrown down by the Prussian
r.utoeraey, spoke like a true American.
America has no quarrel with the German people. We
Lave but sympathy and friendship for them. But we can
not agree with their rulers who are foes of democracy and
peace throughout the world, and we cannot stand like
cravens when they brazenly trample under our rights
and undertake to extend their dictatorship over the whole
world, carving free American states out of our domain and
offering them to our neighbors with whom we are at peace.
The great issue in the war is the triumph of democracy
over autocracy. All other issues have fallen into the
background. Great Britain is free, France is free, Rus
sia is free. The next country that will be free will b
Germany. Already in the Reichstag have been heard the
grumblings from the people. What a great thing it will
be for Gcrmanv when the German people are free from
the burden of militarism, from the blight of dreams of con
quest by an ambitious military and naval clique, when the
burdens ot war taxation arc shaken orr ana Herman v is
fiee to devote her wonderful genius to work for humanity.
Germany will be free, and America and Americans should
not hesitate to follow the lead of President Wilson in strik
ing a blow for freedom, for world democracy.
:0
Those who waited up for The Observer extra last night
were well repaid by the chance to read the great message
of President Wilson fresli off the wires.
O
TILE OLD NOTION TIT AT CORPORATIONS IIAVE NO
SOULS IS PASSING.
Affairs in some of the war-torn nations today wrnild
hardly warrant the general statement that the world is
growing better; and yet normally there is evidence that
it is. Two hundred and fiftv thousand workmen em
ployed in American industries have had their lives in
sured by their employers. J Ins represents insurance poll
cies to the total amount of alout $250,000,000. The prem
iums on these insurance policies are paid by the companies
for which the men work. This svstcm of insurance for
employes, paid for and maintained by the employers, has
been growing over a period of about five years, but has
attracted little public attention. The whole subject was
forced to the front the first of the year by the action
of the board of directors of the Union Pacific system which
took out insurance policies covering every one of its em
ployes from sixteen to seventy years of age who have
been in service one year or longer and who are not reciv-
r X
1 Yv
A wonderful assortment to choose from embracing the
season's newest and smartest styles in all the new
fabrics and colors. Merely to sell you your Spring
Garments is but the beginning of satisfaction. The
transaction isn't complete until you have been really
pleased as to style, color, fit and price. Our abund
ant and well chosen stock combines with our policy
to make your satisfaction complete.
Our Suits, Coats, Dresses at $15 to $60 Are Real Values
ing more than $4,000 a year in salary.
This one instance means an insurance policy of $30,000,
000 and includes some 30,000 employes at work on 8,000
miles of railway. Men and women are included, the of
fice boy as well as the oldest employe. There was no ex
amination, notwithstanding the fact that on the first of
the year the Union Pacific system had more than two
hundred men in its employ who were sixty-five years of
age and over. No distinction was made between the clerk
in the general office and the men employed in hazardous
occupations, nor between union and non-union employes.
Judge W. A. Day, president of the Equitable Life As
surance Society, who is looked upon as the father of the
plan in America, has compressed the great humanitarian
idea into these fitting words: "I look upon group insur
ance as an expression of the group soul which most hap
pily is the English translation for the great French call of
broth erhood, esprit-de-corps. ' '
for the right of those who submit to authority to have &
voice in their own governments, for -the rights and liber
ties of small nations, for universal dominion of right by
such concert to free peoples as shall bring peace and safety
to all nations and make the world itself at least free. To
such task we dedicate our lives, our fortunes, everything
that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of
those who know that the day has come when America is
privileged to spend her blood and her might for the prin
ciples that gave her birth and happiness and peace, which
she has treasured."
The House adjourned to meet at noon today.
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS GAGE OF BATTLE.
(Continued from Page One)
Get A Gold Medal
There is a contest on nt this Rank whereby you enn
earn a Gold Medal that is worth twenty dollnrs. All
can entor. It isn't necessary to he n'hero to entor
tfiis contest, but is is necessary to have the "back
bone" of a hero, and "stiek-to-it-iveness," for it takes
norvo to quit spending nnj save.
WE GUARANTEE YOU A GOLD MEDAL
All you have to do is place one dollar on deposit
now, and another next week and no on, for about
eighteen more week, and nt the end of this time
you will havo n "A MRU" of n medal, with nn
American Eagle on It.
IT'S WORTH A TRIAL
YOU CANT LOSE
This Resolution looks pood to mo,
And to keep it will surely pay;
"I will stiirt for myself n savings fund.
And bank the first dollar today."
$ La Grande National Bank J
natural foe to liberty and shall, if necessary, spend the
whole force of the nation to check and nullify its preten
sions and it3 power."
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
Washington, Apr. 3 (United Press) President Wilson
last night accepted the "gage of battle" with Germany
whose acts have constituted war against the people of the
United States.
In a dramatic address to Congress, the President rec
commended the exertion of all this country's power and
resources "to bring the government of the German empire
to terms and to end the war.J'
President Wilson said: "One thing that was served to
convince us that the Prussian Autocracy was not and
could never be our friend is that from the very outset of
tne present war it has tilled unsuspecting communities,
and even our government offices with spies, and set crim
inal intrigues everywhere on foot against our National
unity ot counsel, our peace within and without, our indus
tries, and our commerce.
"We are glad to know we see facts with no veil of false
pretense about them, to fight thus for the ultimate peace
ot tne world, and tor the liberation of all peoples, the Ger
man people included, for eight nations, great and small,
and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way
oi me. xne worm must, De maae saie lor democracy.
its peace snail be planted upon tested foundations of
political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. No
desire for conquest. We seek no indemnities for ourselves,
no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely
make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of
mankind. -
"I have said nothing of the government's allied with
uermany oecause uiey nave not made war upon us or
cnanenged us to del end our rights or our honor."
The President said the present state of war would in
volve the utmost practical cooperation in counsel and
action with the governments now at war with Germany.
Liberal financial credits, organization, mobilization of ma
terial resources to supply war materials, immediate addi
tion to the armed forces of the United States, at least five
hundred thousand men, who, said the President, should be
chosen upon the principal of universal liability to service.
The President also urged war taxation to finance the
conflict.
He opposed borrowing money to provide men and ships.
He will suggest through the executive department meas
ures cooperating with other nations now at war with Ger
many. He said: "We have no quarrel with the German people.
We have no feeling toward them but one of sympathy and
friendship.
"No steadfast concert for peace can be maintained except
uy paruitusmp oi democratic naiions. jno autocratic gov
ernment could be trusted to keep faith with it or observe
its covenants."
In closing the President said: "But right is more preci
ous than peace, and we shall firlit for the thinn-s wMr
we have always carried nearest our heart, for Democracy,
PROMINENT MEN TO SPEAK.
S. 0. Correll, secretary of the Ore
gon Cattle & Horse Breeders' associa
tion, has announced some of the im
portant men who will be on the pro
gram at the fourth annual convention
! of the organisation, here, April 24-25.
They include T. ;W. Tomlinson, of
Denver, secretary ot tne American
National Livestock association; E. L.
Potter, professor of animal husbandry
at the Oregon Agricultural college;
W. B. Webster, president of the Kan
sas City Stockyards; Dr. W. H. Lytle,
State Veterinarian of Oregon; Gov
ernor Withycombe, A. D. Dunn, of
North Yakima, and president of the
Northwest Shorthorn association;
George C. McMullen, of Kansas City,
Mo., and E. Barnes, of Baker, an of
ficial of the United States forestry
service.
All railroads operating in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho have made a
special rate of a fare and a third tor
the Tound trip from all points to La
Grande and have agreed to return the
livestock on exhibition without charge.
An invitation has been extended to all
stockmen, whether members of the
association or not, to be present.
Bumps for a Traitor.
Plainview (Neb.) News: There are
times when a person will commit a
deed for which ho will be sorry the
remainder of his life. We heard of
an incident that recently occurred at
Bloomfield. A German resident of
that place who possessed his natural
ization papers and was a free Amer
ican citizen, allowed his feelings to
get the better of him over the recent
complications arising from the sever
ing of relations of our government
and Germany. He took it upon him
self to write the Kaiser a personal
letter, in which we understand he in
formed the Kaiser that in case of war
between the two countries there were
hundreds of German sympathizers
here who would be willing to join the
German army and fight for that coun
try. He mailed the letter but it was
picked up at Chicago by government
inspectors and action was taken at
once. A deputy United States mar
shal was sent to Bloomfield after the
man. He was found and placed In
jail for three days and his naturaliza
tion papers were taken away from
him. After this was done the Ger
man government was informed of the
matter and he was informed that he
was then a fit subject to join the Ger
man army and fight for the country
he expressed a desire to help. No
further action has been taken so far,
but we have it on good authority that
this man has seen the light and it is
said he is now r.n entirely different
man. He would almost give his life to
be reinstated in the good graces of
our country of the free, but there is
no such good fortune coming to a
man who has proven himself a traitor..
j& Xpoorijttle i:
JHK RICH GIRL ;
NlfVl FROM THE PLAY BY i
fcfWcfA ELEANOR GATES !;;
W' .S A DIRECTED DY i ..
tll MARY
IF2?!! I IN HER LATEST
W jTT AND BEST
' ' ACTCRAfT PICTURE
I ARCADE
Mon.
& Tues., April 9-10