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TlirilHDAY, MAY 80, 1021
CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
Ptft t.
CONGRESSMEN
FAVOR FILIPINO
. INDEPENDENCE
I J
Congressman Ed
ward J. King
f Illinois.
Waahlngton.-Th
appointed hour la
her: let IIio 11.11
Ipplne ha free."
Thla wai the key
not of speech by
Congreaaman Ed-
w-rlJ.K,.Bofn.t-
nun, (Hepuuiicati;
In which ha review
ed III American oc
cupation of the In
land from the first
dny to tha present
time. He declared
flint tha United
Klalea waa honor
hound to grant Itt-
iependenc without further delay.
Congreaaman KIiik la one of an In
creasing number of Itepulillcan In the
flouaa who are urging qillrk action
on Philippine liulepenilcnce. Mr.
King a Hie author or a bill which pro
vide that within one year the rhlllp-
plna government, under prealileiillnl
pnx-lHitiHtlon. nmy assemble a conven
tion and friiine a rnnailtuilun.
After the constitution la ratified hy
the Filipino people the I'realilent may
recognise the 1' 111 1 1 1 II ne lalunda aa "a
eparate and self-governing nation.
Tha transfer of authority la to be
completed within one year. I'rovlalon
la niHile for anfettunrdlng American In
eatnienta In the I'hlllpplne and for
the providing of roullng atatlona and
uhiuartne base In th lalund by tlie
Culled Htatea.
Word from the Philippine la that
the people xiect early Independence
nd will bp sorely dlsappoluted If they
do not get It.
"No nation haa the right," aald Con
greaatnan King "to hold another people
In peouage. even though It may b
aritued by the profeasorlate that the
condition la almply one of 'tutelage.'
"A little more ohaervanc of the
golden rule In national and Interna
ttonal a (Tain would aoon dlapel that
dcalre for eiiloltHtlon, the flerceat foe
of freedom In the world today.
"When w went to the I'hlllpplnea
we declared before th whole world
that w were not actuated by any aelf-
inli desire of conquest or terrltorlul
aiCKruiidltenient, but aolely by human!
turlan linpulwa," '
Congreaamnn King railed attention
to the fact that Filipino are now
wising f inula to erect a monument to
Admiral Iewey, which he an Id wax In
illr.x-tlv Irllmie to the American lien-
ple aa well iia to Ifcwey. He reculled
th riihla that Itewey had aent to
I'realdeiit MiKlnley, which waa a
ful lo:
In in opinion theae people (Fill-
nlniia) ore Hiim-rlor In llitellliience and
nxire I'lipulile of aelf government than
the nnilvea of Cuiia, and I am raiiuiiMr
with both."
I'liiiuivaainnn Kin then recited th
preamble to the Jonei law, (maKed
Amriiat 21). 11)16. and declured It waa a
dellnlte pledge of Independence. The
preamble atuted "It la aa It naa aiwaya
l.uuit tha finrtwiKa .if the beoiile of
the I'nlled Htatea to withdraw their
eoverelgnly over the Philippine lalanda
nd to recognise their Independence aa
aoun aa a alable government can De
eatahllahed therein."
('miifiwaaiiiuii Kliiu stated there waa
o question but that the Filipino had
tatahllabed the specified atalile go-
rnmeiit nd, therefor, It la th
ai.lemn duty of the I'tilled mute to
grant th promlKed Indcpendviice.
NEW MONTE CARLO IN CUBA?
Family of tvn Dl Together,
llecauae they could no longer atand
th agonic of atarvullon, Chlneaa
fumlly of aeven commuted aulcldn. The
father and mother flrat bound their
flv children together, then lushed
thomselvea to the children, and all
leaped Into a river. The aeven bodlea,
nil bound together, were seen by L.
V. l,cwl of Portland, who recently re
turned from the fiinilue auction In
North China.
"With 45,000.000 atarvlng, the altua
tlon la a colossal trugedy," auld Mr.
Lewis, "and rather than aee their chil
dren Buffer any longer, parenta all
through the famine hind are killing
their llttl one and than themselves.
There are mill lone of gaunt, emaciat
ed, half-naked men, women and chil
dren roaming the fumln landa, chew
ing root and bark, and hanging teua
rloualy to lite, In th effort to pull
through until aprlng. The relief or
limitation arc struggling agalnat th
overwhelming (Ituution, and are aav
Ing some of thoae on the edge of the
great famine dlatrlct. Burely every
man, woman and child In Oregon will
want to give something toward th
China Famine Fund."
Possibility That World Famoue ram
bling Catsblishmtnt May B
Located on th liland.
"The greatest gambling center ' In
th world will b located In the weat
rn hemisphere If plana for 'palaces'
In Cuba develop aa glveo out," aald
Walter P. Ilurrla of Havaiiua. "Cuba
la already beaet with the gambling
fever, and fortune change bauds
there a 1 moat every day.-
"Hluce th announcement of the
prince of Monaco that be I prepar
ing to cloae Monte Carlo, there have
been extensive preparation for tbe
eatabllahinent of great gambling pal
ace dealgned to attract th aportlng
lenient that now visit Monte Carlo
to th 'Peurl of the Antilles.' Several
village have been surveyed wltii the
view of locating thla gambling cen
ter, but ao fur no detlnlte declitoo baa
been reached,
"Gambling la alrendy flourishing In
Havana. The Ciiaiiio de la i'laya 1
great garlali temple of roulette, where
wonderful dinner are served at lea
than coat. - The profit to the house
come from the wheel. The men who
title women to the Caalno for dinner
iDvurliibly back them at the wheel.
"The moratorium now to effect on
the Islimd tin not affected the crowda
at the Cnalno, becnuae they are most
ly composed of tourlati, and the vis
itor la trented to the sight of conn
try, apparently bankrupt hut gambling
madly, where fortune chnnge haiirta
overnight and the beggar of today
may be the rich man of tomorrow."
Washington pout
Spreading over North China, with
the speed of a hurricane, Is a horrible
calamity of suffering and starvation,
of pestilence and death all due to
the moat terrible famine the world has
ever known. The following cable from
Admlrul Tsui Ting . Kan, paints tbe
gruesome picture:
"Five northern provinces are famine
ruined. Whole uistricts living on
weeds and leave. Soiling or drowning
children. Whole families committing
suicide. Children suffer must. Cala
mlty bo colossal la bard secure fund
for adequate relief. Epidemic feared
In spring."
Thla Oil May Cur Ltproay.
The use of Chnulmoogra oil ha been
known for name time to have tome vir
tue In the treatment of leprosy, and
recently It hn been discovered that
there are great many points of simi
larity between the germs of leprosy j
nd those of tuberculosis. This baa
led to some government experiment
In the direction of combating tuber-
cnlosls wblcb will be conducted at Ha
waii. -
Iron Ore From th Alps,
A new Iron ore Meld ha been discov
ered In Switzerland which I estimated
to contain 47,0(10.000 tons, which will
assure to Switzerland, at.prewar con
sumption- rate, sufficient Iron ore to
Is at for 45 years. The federal council
eugiteat a provision by the government
of 1,200,000 francs upon condition that
total capital of 4.000.000 franc la
ralneo for exploitation.
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