Saturday, August 21, 1920
MALHEUR ENtEftERISE, VALE, OREGON
PEACE KEYNOTE OF
GOV. COX SPEECH
. (Continued from Page 4)
ImTIiiony Xviih ttife- loffiia outl TiitcirT of
the United Stales Constitution which
cannot In any way be altered by the
treaty-making power.'
Helpful Additions Not Barred. '
"UnqueHlloncd friends of iUle
League have mnrto other proposnls.
Our platform clearly lays no t)ar
gainst any additions that will be help
ful, but It speaks In a firm resolution
to stand against anything that dis
turbs the vital principle. We hear It
said that Interpretations are unneces
sary. That may be true, but they will
at least be reassuring to ninny of our
citizens, who feel that In signing the
treaty, there should be no mental res
ervations that are not expressed In
plain words, as a matter of good faith
to our associates. Such Interpreta
tions possess the further virtue of
supplying a base upon which agree
ment can be reached, and agreement,
without Injury to the convennnt. Is
now of pressing Importance. It was
the desire to get things started, thnt
prompted some members of the senate
to vote for the Lodge reservations.
Those who conscientiously voted for
them In the final roll calls realized,
however, that they acted under duress,
In that a politically bigoted minority
was exercising the arbitrary power of
its position to enforce drastic condi
tions. Happily the voters of the re
public, under our system of govern
. ment, can remedy that situation, and I
have the faith thnt they will, at tho
election this fall. Then organized
government will be ennbled to combine
Impulse and facility In the mnking of
better world conditions. The agencies
of exchange will automatically adjust
themselves to the opportunities of
commercial freedom. New life and re
newed hope will take hold of every
'. nation. Mankind will press a resolute
shoulder to the task of readjustment,
and a new era will have dawned upoTi
the earth.
Federal Taxation.
"Federal taxation roust bo heavily
reduced, and It will be done nt once,
if a Democratic administration la
chosen In November. Without hamper
ing essentia) national administrative
departments, by the elimination of all
others and strict economy everywhere,
national taxes can be reduced in ex
cess of two billion dollars yearly. An
noying consumption taxes, once will
ingly borne, now unjustified, should be
repealed. The Incomes from wnr-mnde
fortunes, those of non-producers nn l
those derived from Industries that exist
by unfair privilege may be able to
carry their present load, but taxes 0:1
the earnings of the wage-earner, of the
salaried and professional man, of tha
agricultural producer and of the small
tradesman should be sharply modified.
I believe that a better form of taxation
than the so-called excess profits tax
may he found and I suggest a smn'l
tax, probably one to one and one-hn!f
per cent on the total business of every
going concern. It Is to be understood
that the term 'business' as used docs
not Include Income received by wngc-
" earners, salaried men, agriculturists
and the small business man who stioul.l
, be exempt from this tax. The profiteer
and some of the highly capitalized
units have used the excess profits tn
os a favorite excuse for loading on ti e
consumer by means of highly Inflated
selling prices ninny times the amount
actually paid the government. A
necessary condition to the nntlonrl
contentment and sound business is n
Just proportion between fair profits to
business and fair prices to the con
sumer. Would Halt Profiteering.
"The tribe of profiteers lins simply
multiplied under the favoring clrcui 1
stances of war. For years, large con
tributions have been made to the Re
publican campaign fund for no pur
pose except to buy a governmental
underhoid and to make Illegal profi'i
as the Tesult of preference. Such
largesses nre today a greater niciinr-e
to our contentment and our institu
tions than ' the countless temporary
profiteers who nre nicking n niorkery
of honest business, but who can liva
and fatten only In time of disturbed
prices. If I am called to service ns
president nipnns will be found, If they
do not already exist, for compelling
these exceptions to the great mass of
square dealing American business
men, to use the same yardstick of
honesty that governs most of us In
our dealings with our . fellowmen, or
In language that they may understand,
to suffer the penalty of criminal law.
"It has been my observation thut thtt
man who learns our language, yields
to a controlling public opinion nnj
respects our laws ;' besides, In propor
tion as his devotion to American lifo
develops his Interest In the Impulsive
processes of revolution diminishes.
We must be patient In the work of um
slmllatlon and studiously avoid oppres
sive measures In the face of men;
evidence of misunderstanding. Thj
Hg!lS. for, the drastic laws, 'f
war days"' Is flot" present now,
and we should return nt the
earliest opportunity, to the statutory
provisions passed In time of pence for
the general welfare. - There Is no con
dition now tnnt warrants any Infringe
ment on the right of free speech and
assembly nor on the liberty of the
press. The greatest measure of Indi
vidual freedom consistent with the
safety of. our Institutions should be
given. Excessive regulation causes
manifestations thot compel restraint.
Law Enforcement.
"The legislative branch of govern--ment
Is subjected to the rule of the
majority. The public official who fails
to enforce the law, Is an enemy both
to the Constitution 'and to the Ameri
can principle of majority . rule. It
would seem quite unnecessary for uy,j
candidate for the Presidency to ku.v
that he does not Intend to violate, his
onth of office Anyone who Is false to
that onth Is more unworthy than the
law violator himself.
"Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute. The writ of injunction
should not be abused. Intended as n
safeguard to person and property, It
could easily by abuse cease to be the
protective device It was intended to
be.
"We should not, by Inw, abridge a
man's right either to labor or to quit
his employment. However, neither
labor nor capital should nt any time
or In any circumstances, take action
that would put In Jeopardy the public
welfare.
"We need a definite and precise
statement of policy as to what busi
ness men and workingmen mny do and
mny not do by. way of combination
and collective action. The Inw Is now
so nebulous that It almost turns upon
the economic predilections of the
Judge or Jury. This does not make
for confidence In the courts nor re
spect for the laws, nor for a healthy
activity In production and distribu
tion. There surely will be found ways
by which co-opcratlon mny be encour
aged without the destruction of enter
prise. The rules of business should
be made moro certain so that on a
stable basis men may move with con
fidence. "Government, however, should pro
vide the means In the treatment of
its employees, to keep In touch with
conditions nnd to rectify wrong. It Is
needless to say that in order to be con
sistent, facts should at all times Jus
tify the pre-supposltlon .that the gov
ernment employees are properly com
pensated. ' "The child life of the nation should
be conserved ; if labor In Immature
years Is permitted by one generation,
It is practicing unfairness to the next.
Adequate Farm Profits.
"Forming will not Inspire Individual
effort unless profits, all things con
sidered, nre equal to those In other ac
tivities. An additional check, to de
pleted ranks In the fields would be the
establishment of modern state rural
school codes. Tho federnl government
should maintain active sponsorship of
this. Ilural parents would be lack
lng In the clement which makes civil
izatlon enduring If they did not desire
for their children educntlonnl oppor.
tunltles comparable to those Irt the
cities. The price tha consumer pays
for foodstuffs Is no Indication of what
the producer receives. There ore too
many ttfrnovers between the two
The fnrnier raises his crop and the
price which he receives Is determine
by supply und demand. His product.:
In beef and pork and produce, pass
Into cold storage nnd ordinarily when
they reach the consumer the Inw of
supply and demand does not obtain
The. preservation of foodstuffs by cold
storage Is n boon to humanity, nnd If
should he encouraged. However, the
time lias come for Its vigilant regula
tion nnd inasmuch as It becomes a
part of interstate coii'i u'roe, the re
sponslbility js wilh the f . tlerul overn
ment. Supplies are gathered In fioir
the farm In times of plenty. They can
easily he fed out to the consumer In
such manner as to keep the demand In
exress of thnt part of the supplj
which Is releusod fsoui storage. Th'
Is nn unfair prneiJie and shnu'd .
stopl. Besides, tlie"e simv.hl lie a
time limit beyond wh li erlshabh
foodstuffs ! mild not be stored.
"Our objective should bo a decreas
ed tenantry. With the period of oc
cupancy uncc-taln, the renter strips
land of Its fertile elements, end eucli
year diminishes our national assets
Under the operation of the federal re
serve and the farm loan nets, encoiir"
a gement has come to thousands who
find that Industry, diameter und In
telligence nre a golden security to the
people's banker, tho government of
the United States. Multiply our book
owners, nnd you will make the way of
the seditious nglintur more dlfik-ult.
Railroads and Waterways.
"Any discussion tf the question of
food supply lends very quickly to tin
closely related matter of trnusportii
tlon. There Is no one thing which
brings us so Intermittently to critical
conditions than the Insufficiency of our
transportation, facilities. Moth the
railroads and the public nre to blame
Thcxa law been no inntei Itil 1'ldltloii
ED
UCATION PAYS!
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND FOR THE STATE
A Person with No Education has but One Chance in 150,000
to Render Distinguished Service to the Public.
With Common School Education 4 Chances
With High School Education 87 Chances
With College Education. 800 Chances
Are You Giving Your Child His Chance?
THOSE STATES ARE WEALTHIEST THAT HAVE IN
VESTED MOST IN EDUCATION
Oregon Agricultural College
Through "Liberal and Practical Education" pre
pares the Young Man and Young Woman for
Useful Citizenship and Successful Careers in
Agriculture, Engineering, Mining, Home Economics, Cpmnierce,
Pharmacy, Forestry, Vocational Education
The Training Includes PHYSICAL EDUCATION. MUSIC.
ENGLISH, MODERN LANGUAGE, ART and the Other
Essentials of a Standard Technical College Course.
' . FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 20, 1920. .
TUITION IS FREE.
FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO
The Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,"
Corvallis, ... Oregon
to the. tolnl mileage In the. last ten
years, and the increase In terminals
lino been much less than required. At
(he beginning of the war the rolling
stock was sadly reduced and Inade
quate. The public bad not -given In
pay for service sufficient revenues on
which credit could be allowed by the
banks. Moral assistance was withheld
because of railroad policies that did
net bring approval.- Many of (hero
corporations had made themselves n
part of political activities, local, state
and national. Then there were more
or less sporadic Instances of stock wa
tering operations, and the exploitation
of utility properties for personal gain.
"Abuses were not general, but they
were sufficient to bring the entire rail
road systems of the country In dis
repute. The good suffered with the
ovll. When the transportation lines
were token over by the government,
they were barely able to limp through
the task of the day. Unity In opera
tion, the elimination of the long haul,
and the merging of every mile of track
cud terminal and every car and en
gin Into a co-oidlnnfcd plan of op
eration, ennbled the government to
transport troops and supplies, at the
snnie time affording, under great
stress, a satisfactory outlet for our
Industries. It should be remembered
In this connection thnt except for the
motor truck which supplemented
transportation by rail, and except for
tho great pipe lines which conveyed
oil for commercial purposes, we
should not. In all probability have
been able to throw our deciding
strength Into tho balnnce and win the
war. Any attempt to discredit the
federal operation of railroads during
tho years of grave emergency Is no
fair. In the ense of those who know
the facts it Is insincere. Too much
cannot be said In praise of those who
directed this work, nor of the men
who physically operated the lines un
der tho discouraging conditions of
poor equipment But all of this is
water over the wheel. The problem
of the railroads is still with us. The
government and the public should
render every co-operation in the ut
most good fnlth, to give thorough test
to private ownership. The railroads
have had their lesson. Government
regulation is accepted now as not only
a. safeguard to the public, but as.
a conserving process to the utility.
Financial credit Is necessary to phy
sleal rehabilitation nnd It should be
sufficient for the periods of maximum
rienmnd. Wo should not lose sight,
however, of the vast possibilities of
supplementary service by water. The
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence navi
gation project, particularly, should
claim the Interest of the government
Federal Reserve System.
"It Is almost unnecessary to speak
of the Federal Reserve system In con
nection with the winning of the war,
ns, next lo the consecration of our
mnnhood nnd womanhood itself, the
greatest factor was the marshalling
into one unit through the Federal Re
serve hanks of Uie slutiendous wealth
of America. To those of vision who
look out beyond our shores Into thnt
commercial domain where we are so
Justly entitled to enter In a time of
peace, Intent power of the Federul Re
serve system can be seen promoting In
every . quarter of the globe an ever
widenlng flow. of American commerce.
Wo will soon have a merchont marine
fleet of 11,000,000 tons aggregate, every
ship flying the American flng nnd
carrying In American bottoms the pro
ducts of mill and mine and factory and
farm. This would seem to be a guar
antee of continued prosperiTy. Our
facilities for exchnngo and credit, how
ever, in foreign parts, should be en
larged and under the federal reserve
system, banks should be established In
Important trading centers.
"I am convinced after considerable
study of the subject that the expense
of the government con, without loss
of efficiency, bo reduced to a maximum
of four billion dollars, Including sink
ing fund nnd interest on t lie national
debt. Wh-n we enter the League of
Vii '('.: ;, we should at the same time
..i.iinlsli our cost for armament.- To
continue expenditures In either the
war or the navy departments on a vast
scale, once our memherschlp In tin
League Is assured, would seem lo be a
very definite refutation of the advan
tages of the world plan which we be
lieve It possesses. An appealing funda
mental In the League method, Is the
reduction of armaments. We can
not afford to do It, until other nations
do likewise. If we do not enter the
League, hundreds of millions of dol
lars must be spent for armaments.
If wc go in, and I believe the people
will Insist on It, then we can count
on economies,,
"The Republican leaders who have
taken charge of tbelr party and nomi
nated its candidate, ere no more pos
sessed of the spirit of the hour than
they were In 1012 when they precipi
tated a revolution within the rank and
file of a great organization. If further
proof were needed, the action of the
present Congress supplles.lt. Not a
constructive law can be cited. Money
and time were wasted In seeking to
make a military triumph an odious
chapter In history and yet is It uot
significant that after two years of
sleuthful Inquiry, there was nothing
revealed tn that vast enterprise, carry
ing billions of dollars In expense, upon
wbh'h they could base even a whisper
of dishonesty T
"Tbo Mexican situation, trying to
our patience for years, begins to show
signs of Improvement. Not the least
of the things that have contributed to
It, Is a realization fiy the people of
that country, that we have neither the
lust for their domain, nor disposition
to disturb their sovereign rights.
Pesce smiles upon the border and In
centive to Individual effort seems to
be making a national aspiration.
DltabUd Soldiers.
"I feel deeply tbat the rehabilitation
of the disabled soldiers of the recent
wnr Is one of the most vital lumes
before the people and I, as a candidate,
pledge myself and my party to those
young Americans to do all In my pow
er to secure for them without unneces
sary delay, the Immediate training
whleb Is so necessary to fit thoin to
compete in their struggle to overcome
that physlcul handlcup Incurred while
In the s;TTlce ot their government. I
believe Hi so that the Federal Hoard Of
Vocational Rehabilitation s far as
poKxible Hboiild employ disabled sol
dier. Unj'inHu: to. t'.y;nUit lU f
(Continued on Page ,6) .'
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more of their husbands.
But it has done a great
deal more than tbat.
' It has brought people closer
together, given them new
interests, swept away old
prejudices.
What affects one man now
generally affects a good many
of his neighbors in the same
way. And they have a better
chance to get together and
talk things over.
It's had its effect on the
tire business.
When automobiles were
new people were willing to
buy any kind of a tire. . Now
they're beginning to' insist
on knowing what they are
getting.
And the more they insist,
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That's why we represent
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i
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BULLOCK AND HOTCHKISS
The Ford Doctors
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Vale;
Oregon
NOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS OF VALE
OREGON IRRIGATION COMPANY
In th United States District Court of
tht District of Oregon.
Ka. 8741
COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY, a or
poration, Plaintiff, vs. EMPIRE LUMBER
COMPANY. LIMITED, a eorucrattiit,
U1NKV HBOR A CO.. (a eo-DUrCncrshlp
composed of James W. Maney. John Mints,
Herbert O. Wells and Ephriam Weill)
JAMES W. MANEY. JOHN MANF.Y. HER
BERT O. WELLS, EPHRIAM WELLS. II
H. HIGH and .W. J. FINNEY, trustos of
Vale-Oretron Irrigation Company, a bank
rupt, Defendants.
Pursuant to ths Interlocutory decree en
tered in ths abovs entitled action referring
said causa to ths undersigned. Master in
Chancery, for tho pui-poss of determininu
th amount of plsintif.'s cmts. counsel and
trustee's fees to be allowed in sai-l caun.
and expenditures incurred and made by
plaintiff in administerins: the trust therein
Involved, and also for tho purpose of de-
terniininx tho amount of principal nnd in
i Uirext of bonds secured by tho deed of
trust dated January 1, 1912, cxtcuud nnd
delivered by defendant, Vule-Oreiiun Irrhta
i tion Cumpnny, to said plaintiff ( and nho
i direetinK the unriersiKned, as said Master,
to notify all holders of bond secured by
said deed of trust to produce ths same wilh
' proof showing the consideration paid there
for, tho condition. If any, upon which
i ssid bonds were issued and received, the
source ficin which .aid bond3 were ob
tained, and a statement of any interest
payments made thereon, before him, at a
time and place to be fired, not le- than
ninety days after the first publication of
1 this notice, nnd directing him to hear and
determine all matters as to the amount
' and validity of raid bonds ktuml and out
' stiitidimc, and the amount for which plaint
iff is entitled to judgment, as well as the
amounts for which the defendant and cro-s-complsinnnt.
II. H. High, and the de
i fendants and cross-complainanls. Maney
l Droi. A Co., are entitled to judu-
Iment agoln.it said defendant, Vale-Oregon
I Irrigation Company, and also all other
' matters referred to said Master by said
interlocutory decree, to which reference is
: hereby male !
1 NOTICE IS HEIIKBY GIVEN to all
i holders of bonds Issued by th defendant,
I Vale-Oregon Irrigation Company, secured by
said deed of trust made, executed and de
livered by said defendant to said plaintiff.
Colonial Trmt Company, which said deed
of trust is dated January 1, 1012, to have
and produco befor me at my office, No.
704, Title Trust Building, in th City of
Portlajid, State of Oregon, all ; of said
bonds, with th coupons thereto attached,
held or owned by the ssld holder thereof,
together with proejf of th eonsldsration
' paid therefor, the conditions, If any, upon
which said bonds were issued and received.
the sourc from which said bonds were
obtained, and a statement of any Interest
i payments made thereon ;
' And you will further tak notice that the
' undorslgned will, ' commencing at th ' hour
of 10 o'clock a. m., on th 10th acr f
November 1V20, at hi said etlir. asl
to hwar and determine all nsatUr tn r2sr
enoe to th' validity of said bowK r sny
thereof, together with all other saatsar pa
ferrd to said Matter as hereinbefore aaaoV
fied. and will thereafter report kb
clu.lons to said Court for Its further addaes.
Dated July 10, 120. -
I UOBERT F. If ASCIIs.
Stnndln-r Master in Chancery, UsBj4
States District Court, District J
A. R. Shaw and Theodore A.
neys for Plaintiff. 1st National
tng, Han franfiseo, California
Winter ' Mauulr. Attorneys, TtUs
Trust Building. Portland. Orsjos, liAastISs
Attsss.
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