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THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1922 QJhe (Ontario Arnttfi County Official Paper Ajb Independent Newspaper Publlihed Thursdays nt Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post office for dlitrlbutlon ne 2nd claw matter. O. IC Alkon, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION One Year, 2.00 DEBS' GRATITUDE Eugene V. Dob's Is no longer a clttzon of tko United Statos, and un less ho places Bomo restraint upon bis tonguo and actions, public opin ion and tho authorities will un doubtedly concern thumsolves with him. Upon his rolcaso from prison at Atlanta, Dobs Immediately began to sing tho praises of tho men who had boon his associates within Its walls. Ho doclared thoy should all bo froo, and theroln demonstrated his lack of Judgmont, his mental twist which places tho stamp of approval upon all mannor of criminals, for Atlan ta Is flllod with raon guilty of other crimes than that for which Dobs was lncarcoratod. Dobs' actions and his utterances togothor with tho fact that ho has boon pormlttod to continue thorn, show tho broadth of American froo dom. In what othor country under tho sun, savoporhaps (Jroat Brltlan, would tho authorities permit a man to go about cursing tho government and Its laws; domandlng that male factors bo frood, openly proachlng tho destruction of tho government which pormlta such froodotn? Can you Imagine Lcnlno or Trot sky In Uussla permitting such u procooduro Yet Dobs and his Ilk laud Uussla, and would inako of America a second Bovlot govern ment. Eugene V. Dobs Is not a normal man. As an orator and agitator ho has few equals In tho United States. In prison ho was hold a martyr by many radicals. Now ho tho recipient of government favor, Is manifesting an Ingratltudo that should wean htm from tho sympathy which was bestowod upon him whllo la prison. TI1U JA1' MENACE Tho Jap monaco Is horo. Illght tioro In Malheur county tho coming of tho llttlo yellow men Is boglnnlng to spoil dlsastor to tho wblto farmor. Btraugo as It may soom, tho Jap Is coming horo at tho Instanco of somo farmors In tho vicinity of Nys sa, It tho Argus Is rollably Informod. Howovor thoy aro bolng sought, tho facts aro thoy aro horo. And thoy aro coming in numbers, offer ing prlcou for land which tho whlto man la his doolro for cash solzos. Alroady thoy havo takon such a hold at Nyssa that tho first Jap buslnoss man la Malheur county, outsldo tho roituurant business, has lannchod aa ontorprlso In tho neighboring town. What docs It ineua? With tho coming of tho Jap farmor, It will not tako long to bring tho Jap bust uois man, tho Jap doctor, tho Jap barber, tho Jap commission man, tho Jap wholosalor, Tho Jap follows up every oponlng and ovory chauca of controlling business uiuong their owa pooplo. With tho coming of tho Jap it will tako but a short tlmo whoa down will go tho valuo of farm property and town property as well. What whlto man will go Into a section now, whero tho Japs aro and ront or buy a ranch? What whlto man wants to bring up his family surroundod by JapsT With tho coming of tho Japs away goos tho American school, tho Amer ican church, American civilization, Amorlcan standards of living. Thero Is no denying that tho Jap Is a good worker, In wmo lines a good farmor. Tho Argus does not belittle tho Jap's ability, but doos do claro that tho Jap cannot bo assim ilated In this soctlon. This must bo a whltoman's country or a Jap's. Which shall It boT Shall tha Americans be forcod to move out of this region, to glvo up the benefits which thoy havo mado posslblo through years of effort, to glvo this laud over to the JapsT It Is true that the Japs now aro willing to pay high land rents. They will continue to bo this until thoy havo socurod sufficient land to make tho balance almost worthless, which they can then socuro almost at tholr own price. This Is what tho ranchers who are seeking Jap tenants aro doing to thomsolVM, They are destroying tha value of their own property for a temporary gain. We know, and everyone knows, that conditions have been hard for the farmer the past two years. They are, however, so worse off here than la the Middle West or other sections of America or Canada, or any other land under tho sun. They are better off In fact. Present conditions will not con' ttnue, but It tho Jap com 03 thero will bo no chance for tho present farmers long to prosper. Certainly somo of thoso big land owners who will got long loaBos and big prices from tholr Jap rontors have no thought for what thoy are doing to tholr neigh bors. Thoy aro making llfo for thorn anything but deslrablo. They aro destroying tholr property. Tho men who aro rontlng to tho Japs now apparently havo llttlo faith In themsolvofl, tholr neighbors or tholr country. Thoy must think wo hnvo slumpod to tho Japanese lovol pormanontly, and they aro to becomo landed gontry living on tho rents paid by Jap rontors. It so thoy havo not counted on tho grow ing fooling of solidarity that tho Americans of tho west havo mnnl foatod In tho past fow yonrs. Thoy aro courting troubles for thorn solves, for tholr neighbors, for tholr community and ultlmnto flnnnclnl falluro as well. FINK LKADKH8 Tho Argus Is Informed that again tho malcontents aro circulating pe tltlons'for a rocull oloctlon In Mal heur county. Ono such potltlon with n halt dozon nnmos was scon near Nyssa rocontly. It Is bolng cir culated by ono of tho men who Is renting his land to Japs, a man In fact, who Is declared to havo sought out tho Jap to bring him to this sec tion. Ccrtnlnlly this connection is n wondorful combination. Wo wonder wholher or not theso petitioners want tho Japs for county commis sioners, for teachors, for officials of ovory kind. Do thoy wnnt to livo under Japanese dominion? Thoy might as woll wish this It thoy aro to contlnuo bringing in tho Jap, for tha llttlo Jap Is n dominating indi vidual. Ho has been thoroughly PrusBlanlzod. , Tho Commorclal club mon on gagod In a determination to aid In boosting Ontario mado flour. It Is worthy of a trial, wo aro euro, and If In tlmo whon tho mill has grown as havo othor mills In this soctlon, tho mon may tako a laudable prldo In having thus helped ono of tholr nolghbors. Wo trust that Mrs. On tario will co-opornto with "friend husband" In this offort. Then most of tho credit as usual, will bolong to ker. FOR SALE Dill plcklos, Call 60-W. Ontario. tf ADRIAN NEWS Among thoso to return to tholr duties nftor tho holidays nro Morino nnd Ltdn Johnstone, Helen Chnm llors, Vorolnna Ekln, nnd Morrltt Drooling who all go to tho Intor mountaln Instltuto at Wclsor. EIbIo Elliot roturned to Ontario, nnd En lolla Sell n tor to Roswoll. Llttlo Dorothy Holly has boon visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Miller for tholnst two days. Mr. Gruvor has beon omploycd nt tho Van JPotton Lumber Co. this weok. Untph Stnrk lmir boon riding thru out Ktsgmnn Kolony and Adrian vicinities tho past wook. Mr. Stark has busness Interests In many parts ot tho communty. Tholma McCrcory was calling at tho D. T. Holfy nnd Gibson homes Monday. , A special train camo thru Adrian flftturilnv nvnnlncr. Twn nnrlnntla nt cnttlo woro unlonded from It which neiongoa 10 vox Connolly. Thoy woro takon to Dig Uond whero thoy will bo fed this winter. Mr. Forroll has been soiling his farm machlnory. Ho will loavo Tuesday for Jordan Valley. Mrs. B. Christcngon has beon very ill this wook Dr. Saraztn ot Nyssa" was summoned. Tho following guests woro enter tained at n card party nt tho T. El liot homo Thursday ovenlng: MIsbcs Eulolla Schnfor and Tholma Mc- Crcnry, Moagrs. Al. Auskor nnd Les lie Senator. Coffoo, pickles and cookies helped win many games at cards. Dan Holly and family woro dinner guests at tho John Holly homo Sun day. Business hoURos horo havo boon vory busy tho pnst. weok Invoicing tholr stock of goods. LOCAL PERSONALS Mrs. J. R. Jlmorson ot Pnyotto, vlsltod hor daughter, Mrs. L. Blnck aby on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Fry of Em mott, vlsltod over Sunday with Mrs. Fry's "parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. T. B. Flser. Mr. nnd Mrs. Vlncont Dyron of Payette, vIbIIoJ in Ontario Inst wook tho guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Jacob Stroup. '"Miss Nolo Dearmond of Vnlo,"-ls visiting this wook In Ontnrlo. Mrs. J, A. Drnpor had as hor guest this wcokJtrs. II. H. Wognor of Haines, Orogon, Miss Martha Mullcr ot Drawsoy, was tho guejit of Mrs. O. U. Franklin last wook. Miss Mullor was a form er High' school girl here. Mrs. Doll Stoner of Medford, Is visiting in Ontnrlo this weok, tho guost of Mrs. Ina D0F00. Mr. and Mrs. Streoter Htroup of Washoo, vlsltod Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stroup Sunday. Word wns received last wook by his mother, Mrs. J. A. Drnpor, ot tho sorious lllncBB ot Bort Drnpor in San Francisco. Mr. Drapor loft Ontario laBt fall for California, going thero for tho boneflt of his health. .,.Tho LndlcB Guild ot tho Episco pal church will hold Its first moot ing of tho year at tho homo ot Mrs. A. h. Cockrum Thursday nftornoon, January 12. Tho Ontario Girls Club will hold tholr noxt mooting at tho homo ot Mrs. B. 0. Van Potion. Tuosday, January 10th. Miss Dyerl Stlth gpont last weok In Portland attondlng tho Chicago , Alumni Banquet nnd rounton. Word was rocolvcd In Ontario of tho birth ot a 10 pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Joo Mnddon, ot this city, Dccombor 31, 1321 nt tho home ot Mrs. Madden's parontsMr. nnd Mrs. O. W. 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