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PORTLAND, FRIIX4Y. JXV 25, 1913.
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DIRECT EJECTION WE HAVE IT.
It is very improbable fJiat the United
States Senate, which la Jhe sole judge
of the elections and qualifications of
Its members, will stickle over observ
ance of forms in the choice of Sena
tors under the direct ejection amend
ment to the Constitution.
Oregon now has a cpmplete system
of nominating camdida'fes for the Sen
ate, and while the general election
vote has in the past been a mere in
struction to the Legislature it has all
the elements of a ilirect election. Here,
tofore the Legislature ratified the
people's choice. Ii: had the power to
reject it. Now the pne would be mere
ly superfluous; the other has been
abolished by the Ffdera.l Constitution.
Jt is foolish to .presume that the
Senate would refuse to. seat an Ore
gon member chosen at the polls under
all the terms anil conditions provided
for the election of members of the
House merely be-cause the Legislature
had not repe-aled a Isiav providing for
certain inconsequential formalities.
The statutes may just as well be re
lieved of Statement No. 1 and a few
other superfluities, but great haste is
not necessary".
Perhaps the Constitutional lawyers
mentioned in a Salem dispatch yester
day had in mind the lack of pre
scribed 'method of filling vacancies
caused by death or resignation of a
member of the Senate. ' The Constitu
tion originally provided that in the
event of Senatorial vacancy during the
recess of the Legislature the state ex
ecutive should luVve authority to make
temporary appointment until the next
meeting of the Legislature. The new
Constitutional amendment supersedes
the old provision with the following:
When vacancies happen in the represen
tation of any state li the Senate, the ex
ecutive authority of such state shall issue
writs qf election to tilt such vacancies: Pro
vided, that the Legittlature of any state
may empower the Executive thereof to make
temporary appointments until the people fill
the vacancies by election as the Legislature
may direct.
The Legislature of Oregon has not
empowered the Governor to make
temporary appointments to the Sen
ate and it may readily lie doubted that
adequate state provision exists for
special elections called by the Gov
ernor to supply Senatorial vacancies.
But why worry when Uiere is no va
cancy? There have been rumors, it
Is true, but half their political interest
is removed by the apparent certainty
that neither Governor nor Acting Gov
ernor could now fill a vacancy by
temporary appointment.
EMBLEMS, RED AX SLACK.
It Is a very plausible excuse that a
correspondent advances today for the
adoption by the Socialists of the red
flag as a party emblem and one that
we have heard before. Yet probably
as good a reason could be advanced for
the selection of any other flag that in
history has long been a symbol to dis
trust and. condemn.
The same specious defense might be
made of the black flag of piracy as a
proper emblem of Socialism. The
skull and crossbones signify death.
Death is a common leveler. No man
can carry riches or power to the
.grave. Socialism, it is claimed, stands
for equality. It holds that every man
should get what he produces, and no
more. It proposes to level the rich
and the poor to the same necessity to
labor for one's wants. Why should
not the symbol of the fullest equality
known be the symbol of Socialism, if
Socialism be all its supporters assert?
Yet every honest man would recoil in
horror from the flaunting of the flag
of piracy..
We are informed by the author of
the letter under discussion that the
regular Socialist of a .National party
does respect the red flag, "but still
reverences Old Glory," and that the
thought that there is desire to replace
the Stars and Stripes with the red
emblem is ridiculous. They who em
brace similar delusions are referred
to the following excerpt from a letter
written by Bruce Rogers, Washing
ton. State Committeeman of the So
cialist party, and' printed in the Se
attle Post-Intelligencer March 25,
1912, and reprinted In the same news
paper July 28, 1913:
We do not regard the American flag in
any greater degree than we do the Russian,
Oerman or English flags, or that of any
other capitalist or feudal .nation whose peo
ple depend in the main for their food,
clothing and shelter upon the capitalistic
mode of production irf olvinp: the essential
exploitation of labor through s system of
wage slavery. We propose to abolish all
such systems and governments and to sub
stitute therefor a manner of human society
by co-operation and mutual aid.
Pretty much like the present-day trusts,
and based directly upon the industries. To
he absolutely direct, we propose the-entire
overthrow of the Government of the United
Ststes and to establish an industrial republic
wherein all present-day political functions
will become extinct.
In this view I am quite free to say that
we may not be accurately regarded by who
ever may be concerned as other than revo
lutionists. Such, indeed, is the case.
Historically the red flag has been
a revolutionary and terroristic emblem.
. Nobody need search farther than be
tween the covers of an- ordinary dic
tionary to learn this fact. Moreover,
that Is the common understanding of
its significance, as our correspondent
admits, and common understanding,
not how some fraction of society looks
upon it, is the real defining power in
word or symbol meaning. -
If the Socialists or I. W. W. intend
to signify only recognition of the
blood-kin of all mankind by display
ing the red flag they have made poor
choice of emblems. History and com
mon understanding have given the red
flag a foul name. Moreover, the
speech of I. W. W. propagandists does
not tend to clear Its reputation, but
rather gives weight to "the belief that
its original significance is fully and de
liberately intended. Its degradation is
by them kept alive ami its use be
smirches every caflse that now Pa
rades it.
MOUNT DEM ALU
The proposal to change the name of
Mount McKinley to "Denali" is not
likely to be popular. McKinley iwas a
respectable President,- and his tragic
death endeared him to the country.
His memory will always be honored.
The highest mountain on the continent
has borne his name for so long that
the proposed change will seem like
desecration to a great many people.
Some will interpret it as a blow at
the integrity of the Constitution. In
spite of all the good arguments which
Archdeacon Stuck advances for sub
stituting "Denali" in place of "Mc
Kinley" we da not believe the altera
tion will be made. The name Denali
is said to signify "great one" and it
would therefore be as appropriate us
possible for the highest of our moun
tains. It is also charming to the ear
and savors agreeably of history and
primitive poetry. But in these mat
ters established custom counts for a
great deal more than , logic or fitness.
If we. allowed the fitness of things to
rule u a great many geographical
names would be changed overnight.
What propriety is there, for exam,
pie, in naming the beautiful mountain
near the Cityof Tacoma After Rainier,
who was an enemy to America? Most
of the local appellations in the Colum
bia region are of British origin and do
not smack at all of genuine American
history. Mount Hood is another'ex
ample of a mountain with an extreme
ly ill-chosen name, but of course it
will remain as it is until the end of
time. Were we to consult congruity
we should be appalled at the thought
of giving Washington's name to a
mere molehill only 5000 feet high,
while McKinley's is affixed to the
highest mountain on the continent.
Does this arrangement represent the
relative values of their services to the
country?
New York has been more fortunate
in the matter of names than the Pa
cific Coast. California is burdened
with a host of meaningless Spanish ap
pellatives and Oregon lies smothered,
under British bad taste ant vanity,
while New York enjoys the poetical
place names inherited from the Dutch.
OX IHS TRAVELS.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. July 23. (To the
Editor.) I read in The Oregonian today
that Sergeant Wallace was stabbed In the
Seattle riot and had since been lying at the
point of death. Will you please state who
this sergeant is and at what hospital he
is lying? Otherwise the public may consider
the whole thins a lie. W- WALKER.
Here is just such a letter as one
might have expected to receive from
the celebrated peripatetic commenta
tor, Mr. Weary Walker, who has
reached Centralia on his usual tour of
front-yard observation and back-door
solicitation. Whether he is going or
coming as a result of any recent "flood
order" of the I. W. W. we are quite
unable to say. But he seems to be
an attentive follower of occurrences in
Portland and Seattle.
The Oregonian. made some comment
a day pr two since on the brutal at
tack at Seattle on three marines by
a gang of rowdy I. W. W. and used
the name of Sergeant Wallace as one
of the victims. It had been originally
reported that Sergeant Wallace was
dead, but later the statement was de
Died. We have.the authority of the
Seattle Times for the statement that
the name of one of the three unfor
tunate wearers of the blue, whom the
infuriated Reds had sought to sacri
fice to their hatred of the American
flag, is Sergeant Boehnke, and that at
the time of the affray it was given out
as Wallace.
It matters very little whether the
sailor's name was Wallace or Boehnke;
it matters a great deal that three men
in the uniform of United States ma
rine were subjected .to a murderous
and unprovoked assault because the
blue emblem of their service was odi
ous to men whose greatest aspiration
is to overturn government and revo
lutionise industrial, social and eco
nomic conditions. A paragraph from
a statement by Colonel Bailey, com
mandant of the Puget Sound artillery
district, made after due investigation,
ought to interest Mr. Weary Walker
and others who may or may not ap
prove the methods of the Seattle
toughs:
I call attention to the fact that these rnan
are of the highest character and that tby
have attained high standing In the regular
service through good conduct, application to
study, excellent character and . individual
effort. I believe, and every officer at the
fort believes, that these men were attacked
by a crowd of ruffians, and that they had
no part in bringing it about. I am thor
oughly satisfied that at the time of the at
tack our men were going about their en
joyment of the Potlatcn inoffensively, that
they were attacked maliciously and that
the assault on them was made unawares
and without the least provocation.
We think the Mayor, of Seattle has
a high duty; to make the streets of
the city safe for the men of the Navy,
though they may be detested by a part
of his noisy constituency.
A PROJECTED UNIVERSITY.
The project of founding a university
at Medford ought to receive kindly
consideration from the public. Much
depends, of course, upon tha spirit in
which it is undertaken and the re
sources at the command of the projec
tors, but if the enterprise is sound in
these particulars there is nothing to
be said against it and a great deal to
be said in its favor.
According tq many authorities the
best educational work now done in
this country is at the small colleges.
Here the student come jnto close per
sonal relations with his teachers. The
poetry and romance of the sciences are
not lost In dead routine. The great
literatures of the world are read with
old-time enthusiasm. Mind kindles
mind and noble ambitions are inspired.
Of course something of the .same sort
happens at the big colleges, but It is
comparatively feeble and rare. If
Medford could manage to establish a
good, old-fashioned college, with mod
ern methods of Instruction and a lib
eral trend of thought among the fac
ulty, nothing could be better for Its
people. In setting out upon such an
enterprise there are some shoals and
quicksands which may easily be
steered clear of.
There, ought to be no parade, for
instance, of high admission require
ments. This has . become almost a
mania among our educational institu
tions. They have demanded a larger
and larger fraction of the students
lives in preparation, until it has be
come almost Impossible for a young
man to get through college and make
ready for his profession at a reason
able age. Marriage is necessarily post
poned by this fatal process and it is
one of the contributing causes of our
suicidal birth rate. It is far more im
portant that a person should be well
prepared to leave college than to en
ter it.
The Medford projectors may well
consider the wisdom of opening their
doors to all ambitious youth of ma
ture years, without much regard' to
their academic attainments and throw
the strength of their college Into giv
ing them what they lack. 'Meticulous
attention to admission requirements
may very properly be left to great cen
tral Institutions like Reed College.
YVHEJf THE ROOF LEAKS.
The time to mend the roof is iwhen
it leaks. When the sun shines there
is no need of mending.
If the City Commission adopts Mr.
Brewster's suggestion to wait for more
propitious times before adopting any
ordinance for the suppression of in
cendiary speech it is quite likely that
the subject will be neglected and for
gotten. We rather think the Brewr
ster recommendation sounds more ju
dicious than it is.
Yet we are hardly ready to approve
the proposed ordinance, which is most
severe in its terms and might be the
subject of grave abuse. It is not likely,
of course, that any jury would, send
any soapbox orator to the roekpile
merely for criticising Government or
officials, even though it might have
the power; but it is well enough not
to pass any act susceptible of such con
struction. The imperative public need is au
thority by the police and Sheriff to
disperse disorderly assemblages and to
keep the streets clear in any crisis, or
whenever the public peace or the pub
lic convenience makes it desirable. If
there is no ordinance that specifically
covers aspersions of the American flag,
a reasonable law ought tobe passed-
now.
AARQX BIBB'S PEXSIOX PAPERS.
It is commonly known that Aaron
Burr was not prosperous in his declin
ing years, but the fact that he applied
for a pension from' the Government
and never received it ia almost forgot
ten. The papers concerned with his
application were found the other day
by an aged clerk in a dusty drawer
of the pension department and have
been turned over to the National mu
seum for safe-keeping. One of Wash
ington's letters to Burr is included in
the package and there is. a fairly full
account of his military services to the
country.
The Washington letter refers to an
application of Burr's for leave of ab
sence from the Army to recover his
shattered health. He suggested that
his own pay ought to stop during his
leave. Washington replied that-he
"carried his ideas of delicacy too far,"
and advised him to keep on drawing
his pay, which was not excessively
large. Burr enlisted In the. Revolu
tionary Army when he was a boy of
19 years and served through most
of the war. His services were so high
ly appreciated by his countrymen that
he held one important post after an
other and finally, in 1801, was tied
with Thomas Jefferson for the Presi
dency. The House of Representatives
chose Jefferson, but not until they had
voted thirty-six 'times. According to
the custom of that day Burr became
Vice-President. It is interesting to
speculate upon the course of Ameri
can history if he had been President
instead of Jefferson.
Would he have purchased Louisi
ana? A few years afterward he tried
to detach the whole of the Mississippi
region from the Union and erect It
into an empire. Had his project suc
ceeded he would have befen- a monarch
and the United States would have been
a petty republic for centuries. As the
plot matured Burr was. accused of
treason and actually brought to trial,
but won an, acquittal. His duel with
Hamilton was fought while he was
still Vice-fPresldent. The Coroner's
Jury which sat upon the affair found
him guilty of murder, but he escaped.
He fled to North Carolina and after
ward to Europe, but soon returned
and served out his term as Vice-President.
His erratic conduct lost him
the confidence of his countrymen and
as qld age drew on he sank into such
poverty that he asked fpr a, pension,
but it was never granted.
FRKXCH AJO AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.
In former years the President of
France was looked upon as a rather
stodgy part of the governmental ma
chinery indispensable to the public or
der, but not very interesting and a lit
tle ridiculous. It has been the fashion
for the French President to imitate
the British King in his detachment
from active politics. He has posed as
the silent symbol of the republic, play
ing the part of a more or less impres
sive "crown," but taking tio striking
part in the national affairs.
Some of the French Presidents have
been peasants in taste and education.
Very few of them have shown any par
ticular interest in art and those intel
lectual pursuits which are as daily
bread to true Parisians. They have
evaded responsibility and made them,
selves nonentities as far as they could.
In return the Parisians have derided
them. Their public appearances have
excited no cheers. Their reputation
has been fringed with ludicrous anec
dotes showing the contempt of yie
people for their chief executive.
President Foincare has changed all
that. Although born in Lorraine and
more German than French in same of
his personal traits, he exhibits those
Intellectual and artistic preferences
which Parjs loves.
He is fond of the opera and goes to
see all the new plays, not merely be
cause ha la the offioial patron of the
drama, but because he is inquisitive to
know what is going on in the field of
literature. His orders for statues to
be erected In public places are instinct
With knowledge ef sculpture. He
knows what good art is and sees to it
that the city is not imposed upon by
false pretenses.
It is a great pity that some of our
own municipalities are not blessed
with executives of similar qualifica
tions. President Poincare has aban
doned the respectable custom of shirk
ing public responsibilities. He takes
an active part in the foreign politics of
France and guides the domestic policy
of the government" with a firm and
courageous hand. Jt was to M. Poin
care that France was indebted, for the
new conscription law which has in
creased her active fighting strength to
keep pace with Germany's military de
velopment. This measure is more popr
ular in Paris than in the departments,
but the President's hand in it is liked
by everybody. France is fond of a
Jirm executive.
The people, with all their democ
racy, cleave to the memories of mon?
archy and gaze wth delight on what
remains to the republic qf the old
pomp and ceremony that surrounded.
tnetr Kings. M. Foincare is shrewd
enough to recognize this national pref
erence and make the most of it. His
presence is imposing. He moves about
with a certain ceremoniousness befit
ting the head of a great European
power, and in his visits with foreign
potentates keeps his side of the situa
tion well up to ideal standards. All
this is pleasing to gay and imaginative
Paris, which detests tyranny but cher
ishes the romantio accessories of Jrra?
sponsible power.
For these reasons M. Poincare is an
extremely popular President. When
he goes abroad the people acclaim him.
The wits of the capital make kindly
notes about him instead of inventing
gross absurdities for him and then
ridiculing them. The populace like
his taste for art and literature. They
enjoy seeing him interested at the
play. In short, he is the man of the
hour in the best sense of that elusive
phrase, and bids fair to confirm the
stability of the republic by his popu
larity. It may be questioned whether
the characteristics which endear M.
Poincare to the French would charm
the American people quite so thor
oughly. The Presidents whom we have
liked best were those who cultivated
what we call "Jeffersonian simplicity."
The staid Grover Cleveland was ac
knowledged by every intelligent per
son to be an extremely competent
President, but he was not nearly so
popular as Andrew Jackson, who
hurled defiance at the money power
and cultivated the rude manners of
the street. Jefferson set an example
in this respect which it will require
many centuries to overcome. We may
even doubt whether it ought to be
overcome at all. Woodrow Wilson
owes some part of his wide and grow
ing prestige to the return he has made
to the primitive ways of Jefferson and
Washington. The latter was an aris
tocrat in his personal habits, but as a
public man he cultivated rigorous sim
plicity, imitating the severe virtues of
Plutarch's heroes rather than the
splendors of contemporary monarchs
President Wilson restoration of
revolutionary manners is all the more
popular on account of a lingering sus
picion in the popular fancy that Theo
dore Roosevelt not only loved the cere
monial of courts and Kings, but actu
ally aspired tQ sit on a throne himself.
If he had had less to say about his im.
perial prerogatives and had surround
ed himself with something less of the
ritual of absolutism, some say that his
chances of enjoying a third term would
have been a great deal better. He
might never have been President
again had he been as quaintly simple
as Jefferson himself, but he would
have shot a good deal nearer the mark.
Americans never cared much for what
is called "National dignity." They
are the proudest people in the world
of the history and; achievements of
their country and as touchy as nettles
at an insult to the flag, but when it
comes to investing Ambassadors and
public officials with ceremonial splen
dor they are utterly indifferent. In
deed, they cjearly prefer . a russet
plainness.
This National taste excites qualms
in many a mipd. It is said that our
influence in the world has suffered be
cause the country is not represented
abroad with pomp and the Presidency
surrounded with monarchical etiquette,
but there is. probably no truth in the
theory. Whether there is or not it is
pretty evident that the people want
simplicity as well as economy in the
conduct of the Government and will
show their preference for both when
ever they have an opportunity.
Jt is pleasant to read that the
Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. has received a
gift of 1500,000. No doubt the good
example wil be followed elsewhere.
Large sums of money are left every
year for vaguely benevolent "purposes
which would do a great deal more good
in the hands of the Y. M. C. A. The
educational work of that organization
in Portland is pre-eminently useful
and sadly needs a substantial endow
ment.
Sheriffs who enjoy the strenuous
life ought to be in high feather this
Summer. At Calumet, Mich., that of
ficial barely escaped with his life from
a big mob and in dozens of towns siml
lar melodramas are being played. The
only dramatic defect from the Sheriff's
point of view is that on the very edge
of the climax the state militia march
in prosaically and spoil it.
There will be no cessation in the
popular demand for parcel post fa.-
cutties up to tne limit of practicabil
ity. Congressmen who show reluc
tance to gratify this reasonable de
mand must reckon with their constit-
uents and there are grounds to be
lieve that the settlement will not be
amicable.
A poor man out of work having
given five dollars to the fresh air fund,
Jt would seem to be in order for some
more prosperous Individuals to give at
(east rive cents.
A corner lot in New York sold for
more than $6,000,000 the other day
When Portland is as solid as New York
corner lots may bring even more.
Mulhall admits having felt the stir
rings of political ambition. If it was
his ambition to be heralded as a pre
mier rascal It has been realized fully,
The new gunboat Calos is to be
crated and shipped to the Philippines.
Why- not .lick on a couple of stamps
and send it by parcel post?
' A railroad order will soon go into
effect giving hogs the right of way.
On our thorotfghfares they usually take
it arbitrarily.
Not only will rain prove refreshing,
hut it will 4ave the weather man much
embarrassment.
Turkey may pop up now at any hour
with the contention that 6he merely
loaned all that territory to the Balkan
states.
By denying arms and ammunition to
Mexico the United States may ruin
that country's principal industry.
Parcels up to 100 pounds may event
ually be taken by the parcel post. New
field fpr circus strong men.
Between belated marriage and pre
mature divorce the Grants appear tq
be rather fully occupied.
Another I. W. W. agitator sent to
the roekpile for twenty days. Who
says they won't work?
The proposal to increase the duty on
lead should carry considerable weight.
The city will be pn its honor while
the police plonio at Estacada Sunday".
When the Mexican rebel3 oppose
mediation, they show weakness.
Bright idea. Send Bryan down to
restore peace in Mexico.
The speed mania is a dangerous af.
fliction.
CHVtlCH WORK I3f THE! COUNTRY.
It Difficulties) and Opportunities Are
Discussed by W. s. Holt.
PORTLAND, July 22. (To the Edi
tor.) Your editorial comment this
morning on Mr. Pinchot's book, "The
Church and the Country," is timely.
In this connection Jt is worth whll
to call attention to the fact that the
Presbyterian Church maintains, under
Its board of home missions, a special
department of church and country life.
Rev. Warren H. Wilson. Ph D.; is the
superintendent of the department and
is an expert. Permit me to mention
some of the work done through this
department recently. A careful sur
vey has been made of a district in the
state of Missouri. When the work be
gan there were 4? churches - of the
Presbyterian order and but eight min
isters in service. As a result of the
survey six of the churches will be re
tired and others will be grouped "ac
cording to their neighborly relations."
That your editorial is Jn harmony with
the thought pf the Presbyterian Church
appears In connection with the above
survey. 'The great need of this region
is strong rural pastors for well-established
rural churches and the grouping
of nearly churches into broad paristfes
within which the minister shall live
among his people."
Summer school, jor tho hejp of the
rural pastors have been held at Auburn
Theological Seminary, Auburn. N. Y -at
the University of Wisconsin: at the
University of Missouri and at Estes
Park, Colorado. The department of
church and country life secured the
privilege of study at these schools for
i5o country ministers. The teachers
provided are eminent and scholarly
men, who give scientific and practical
instruction on the country life prob
ctSsro"0 been dn
. ?u,nf"y Institutes have been
held in the rural church itself op at
some central point where several rural
cnurcnes could assemble. Th past
year a series of Institutes covering a
certain territory has been arranged by
our- department, thus giving all the men
within that territory an opportunity
for special study of their problems,
such eerie, have been held In Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado. Wisconsin, Ten
nessee and Ohio.
Social surveys are another feature of
the work of the department in which
not only investigation ot conditions is
made but also the teaching what" to do
under those conditions.
Beyond what is stated above the lead
ers of the department are constantly
observing the efficient work ol men
now in the country churches and are
giving the results of that observation
to other country pastors. In brief a
summary of the department is a survey
of the district, special evangelistic
work in it, institutes for the training
of the people In the churches a well
as the pastors, in the conception of an
efficient church, and then the estab
lishment of the rural pastors who will
live among their people and serve them
at first hand. It is believed to be use
less to hope for the maintenance of
Christian life and character or for the
survival of the country church ' with
out a pastor resident in the country.
You speak of 'the small ' salaries
usually paid to ministers. This Is an
anomaly in this country. Usually ex
pert men get the best pay. But it is not
true in the ministry. The Presbyterian
Church requires its ministers to take
a. full college or university course and
then: -three years in a seminary before
they a.ra placed in charge of churches.
The average salary of the Presbyterian
minister throughout the United States
is less than $800. Financially, it is a
little more profitable to be a motorman
on an electric car, a task which can be
learned in less than a month, than to
be a Presbyterian minister, to qualify
for which requires not less than seven
y"? of sPecll study. But the Board
ot Home Missions of the church re
ferred to Is doing its utmbst to change
that condition. Two years ago that
board, with the concurrence of the
presbyteries, set out to make a minimum
salary of $800 fpr its home mission
aries, who are the men usually found
In the rural churches. Last year "the
effort was made to raise the salary to
t90Q and this year it is the aim to
make it $1000 and where possible add
the free use of a parsonage or manse.
In reneral, the problem of the rural
church lies far east of the Coast. There
in gome states, such as Iowa, the popu
lation is decreasing and the pressure
on the feeble rural church is greater.
On this Coast nearly all communities
are making a steady growth. Our
problem is to keep pace with the in
creasing demands, and at the same time
get the vision of the ministry possible
for the church in every community, and
by fulfilling this ministry of genuine
service make the church a larger and
stronger factor in community life.
' W. S. HOLT.
FREE SPEECH A1D TS ABUSES
Rights) of Citizens Should Be' Respected,
Say Socialist.
PORTLAND, July 24. (To the Edi
tor.) Much has been written and very
much more has been said and done re-r
gardlng free speech in and about Port
land and over the state.
Inasmuch as this subject is the con
cern of all. a personal view regarding
the same may not be out of order.
In the struggle with local authori
ties for a continuation of part of that
which ha been suppressed, we are
heartily In accord with that part of the
work already accomplished. To make
propaganda for Socialism or any other
cause we must approach conditions and
things just as we find them. Society,
right or wrong, has somewhat fixed
ethics and morals. To make success
ful appeal for our cause requires that
degree of self-respect which consti
tutes respect for others. If the war
on free speech in this city confines
Itself to degrees and not to extreme,
the Socialist will greatly profit there
by. Too long have so-called Socialist
propagandists disregarded the rights
of their fellow citizens in this city. On
the other hand, if the power that be
seek to take over to themselves a dom
inating spirit, without due considera
tion for those that may differ with
them in "politics, morals or ethics, and
deny all privilege without regard ' to
others, they will find themselves oc
cupying the same ground they have
chosen, to clean of Its rubbish. Such
decree, like all unconstitutional edicts
will fallf
We trust when tha smoke has cleared
away that a better condition for all
concerned inay prevail.
C. W. BARZEE.
Lakes, Rivera and Arizona.
M'COY. Or., July 23. (To the Editor.)
1. What are the three largest lake
in the world?
i. The longest and largest rivers in
the world?
3.. When did Arizona become a state?
R. P. S.
1. Victoria Nyanza, Superior, Huron.
2. The Nile is the longest; the Ama
zon the largest.
8. February 14, 1812.
Warmest Day In 1012.
AURORA, Or.. July 24. (To the Edi
tor.) Please state when the hottest
day was for 1812. J. F. KERR.
On July X7. 1912, the temperature
reached 96 degrees, the hottest for the
year.
St. Joseph, Mo.
EAST TOLEDO, O.. July 15. (To the
Editor.) Please publish the address of
the Fruit' Grower and Farmer.
W. A. PRESS,
RED FLA6 KIXDS A DEFENDER
Crimson Standard Flaunted a the Emr
blent of Brotherly Love.
PORTLAND, July 24. (To the Edi
tor.) In The Oregonian I read an ar
ticle signed by one Charles Barnett,
and to two of tha statements I don't
think he applied much thought. He
states that when the framers of our
Constitution entered the clause of free
speech, it should have been followed
by one for our flag. This is absurd
on the face of it, for during our war
for freedom our people naturally Joined
themselves together under one emblem
from necessity, and our present flag is
the result of that union. But, natur
ally, when our Constitution was framed
those present should have thought im
mediately of the 20th century and the
dangers and horror our new country
would be under when some terrible
long-bearded, blear-eyed Socialists, with
red rags in their hands, should threaten
our beautiful Stars and Stripes with
their naughty, red rag.
My, yes, our honored fathers surely
committed a terrible blunder when they
failed to state distinctly in our-Con-atitutlon:
vit is forthwith proclaimed,
etc., that the Stars and Stripes shall
henceforth be the emblem of the glori
ous republic, and all other flags and
rags are tabooed."
He further states that it is "com
monly" understood that the red flag
mean bloodshed to gain the point at
issue. This he naturally thinks by the
wording of his own article. It Is true
that it i "commonly" thought so, but
instead of accepting what is ''com
monly11 understood and condemning im
mediately, it is a good deal fairer for
one to get informed on the subject and
thn judge, for I will state for the bene
fit of those who accept '"commonly"
understood dictums that the red flag
does signify blood, but not in the sense
set forth. When the Socialists looked
about for a fitting emblem for their
causa they immediately thought of life.
And what signifies life but blood, pure,
rich, red blood; and what could be a
purer, safer tie than such brothesly
love that they were all united as blood
relations j
Brotherly love-r-blood ties, in other
words is the meaning of the Socialist
emblem, not riots, murder and pillage,
as is "commonly" understood. It is
also "commonly'' understood that the
red flag is the emblem of anarchy, and
thus anarchy and socialism are con
founded. They have absolutely nothing
in common, for the emblem of anarchy
Is the black flag, not the human, liv
ing, heart-gripping red flag. It is ideal
in its original significance, and should
not be degraded by confusing it with
anarchy.
Yes, the "regular Socialist'' of a Na
tional political party does respect the
red flag, but still reverences Old Glory.
And why? Because the red flag is not
a National nag, but simply an emblem
of a gigantic organization or society,
and is respected by its members the
same as the emblem of any order or
lodge is respected by its members; no
more; and any fear that the emblems
of the Masons, " Elks, Knights of Py
thias, etc., will replace our flag is as
ridiculous as fearing that the red em
blem will replace it.
This article is not written in any
other intent but that of fair play. I
am not a Socialist, i. e., no more than
every man and woman In this country
is, but tha unfairness of the article
struck me a I read it. Always give
the devil his due. H- O. H.
BL'T DOGS ARE NOT WHOLLY BAD
They Should Not Be Ousted From City,
Says Writer.
PORTLAND. July" 23. (To the Edi
tor.) To that far-sighted, fanatic indi
vidual who has an article in The Ore
gonian today in which he signs him
Self A. B. G. allow me to say, based
on my 2o years of residence in thl
city, that he voices the sentiment of a
very small propertlon of the people
wnen ne says uogg juust uo.-
Why must they go? Because two
people have been bitten and unfor
tunately succumbed because they
waited too long before taking treat
ment, or perhaps because A. B. G. hear
an occasional bark when he is return
ing home "night after night." There is
probably no animal that so well under
stands human nature in some respects
as a dog. I will venture to say that
A B. G. is one of those individuals
that has many a human snarl in the
course of day with those with whom he
comes in contact. Perhaps if in his
youth he had had a dog for com
panionship, he would not now possess
the thought he puts in writing. What
are the dog victims compared to those
of the saloon, the motorcycle, vicious
living, etc.? And let us not forget the
thousands of children that have been
benefited by caring for a dog. Yes,
let us have more instructions how to
care for the dog and perhaps restrict
their roaming, but any attempt to oust
them from the city will be vigorously
fought in the courts and no expense
will be spared to maintain what we all
want, "a true friend." -
SUBSCRIBER FOR PAST 35 YEARS.
Footmen" and Foot Traffic.
PORTLAND, July 23. (To the Edl
tor.) Much to my amazement, I see
by a 'headline in The Oregonian this
morning that "footmen only are to use
Bumside bridge."
Now I want to know why the county
proposes thus to discriminate in favor
of other servants. It seems to me that
grooms, coachmen and butlers are just
as much entitled to use the bridge as
footmen; In. fact, footmen are so un
common in Portland that it would ap
pear that this was just a trick to keep
the bridge tor a privileged few.
I am not a footman, but I take uo the
brief of the groom? Isn't a groom as
good any day as a footman. And think
of the dignity of a butler? Why should
a butler be compelled to travel by Mor
rison bridge when a mere footman, can
cross by Burnside?
It looks very funny, indeed.
Thinking I might be mistaken, how
ever, I referred to Webster's Dictionary.
Mr. Webster says a footman, is a male
servant, etc.; also a foot soldier, like
wise a moth having livery-like colors.
But that only allows for three brief
classes, anyway.-What about the rest
of u s ?
Fair play and no favor in The Ore
gonian or in county hye-laws Is the
request of WEBSTERIAN.
If the dictionary the correspondent
possesses gives only the three defini
tions for "footman'' ha mentions, he
would do well to get a better one.
How to Copyright Music.
KENT, Or., July 23. (To the Editor.)
-I would like information on how to
copyright music What benefit i a
copyright? To whom should I write to
get copyright, and what will It cost to
copyright a piece of music?
A SUBSCRIBER.
Publish the work with copyright no
tice. The notice may be in the form
"Copyright 19 (year date of publica
tion) by (name of copyright pro
prietor." Promptly after publishing,
send to the Copyright Office. Library of
Congress, Washington. D. C. two cop
ies of the best edition of the work, with
an application for registration under
classification E, and a money order for
the statutory fee of $1. Copyright gives
the owner exclusive right to reproduce,
publish and sell the work for a period
of 88 years. Copyright may be re
newed for a further term of 28 years
if application is made within one year
prior to the expiration of the original
term.
Question of Usage. -
GOLDENDALE, Wash., July 18. (To
the Editor.) Is it ever permissible to
use such expressions a Mrs. Dr. Clark,
Mrs. Rev, Jones? . e. B.
The expression Is not good usage.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonian, July 23, 1S63.
The examination and commeneement
exercises of Willamette University at
tracted a larger number of visitors this
year than usual. Francis H. Grubbs, T.
H. Crawford and J. C. Grubbs, having
completed the entire collegiate course
of study, received the degree of A. B.
Colin T. Finlayson. Alva W. McWharter
and John B. Waldo, having finished
the scientific course received certifi
cates. MiS3 Emily Belt, Miss Nellie
Stipp, Miss Mary McGhee. Miss Mar
garetta Grubbs. Miss Angeline Robb
and Miss Lucy A. M. Lee. havinc rnm-
pleted the entire course for young la-
uies, icceivea tneir diplomas.
Olympia, July 19. The people of the
Sound country have much reason to
grumble at the irreeular and nnrin
delivery of the mails. No mail matter
from beyond Monticello has been re
ceived here since last Thursday, and it
will not now probably arrive before
Tuesday evening next. The general im
pression is that the fault lies tetwonn
Portland and Monticello. The stage
line from this place to Monticello seems
to make regular triweekly trips be
tween points, but the mall matter fall
to connect somewhere.
The steamship Brother Jonathan,
Samuel J. De Wolf, commander, ar
rived at this port at 7 o'clock yester
day morning from San Francisco, via
Victoria. She will sail for San Fran
cisco direct this evening at 6 o'clock.
Yesterday was the hottest day we
have experienced this season, the ther
mometer indicating 94 In the shade.
Captain J. M. Keeler, Provost Mar
shal for Oregon, arrived here on the
last steamer with his family.
Twenty-five Years Ag3
From The Oregonian, July 25, 1888.
Hon. Rufus Mallory. who was one of
the Oregon delegation to the Repulican
national convention in Chicago, re
turned yesterday after an absence of
several weeks. At the conclusion of the
session Mr. Mallory made a short tour
of New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan
and . Iowa, visiting Andover, N. Y.,
where he lived many years and which
town he left to come to Oregon in 1855.
Mr. W. S. Ladd yesterday sent a car
load of flour to sufferers by the Roslyn
fire.
Spokane Falls, .July 24. An in
spector is daily expected at the post
office to start the free delivery system
here.
The organisation of the Alblna brass
band by Professor Frank Knowder has
been completed.
For some months there has been a
total suspension of work at the Cascade"
Locks. Nothing whatever is being done
beyond guarding tha valuable plant and
endeavoring as far as possible to pre
serve it from decay and corrosion.
The temperature was lower yesterday
than at any day since last Tuesday,
the minimum yesterday being a fraction
over 82.
The Pendleton baseball club won the
tournament at Baker City. Their catch
er was Oscar Cram, one -of the Portland
club's recent acquisitions. It is need
less to say that the people of Pendle
ton were pleased over the result. Nor
did they fail to show their appreciation
of the work done. They presented Mr.
Cram with a testimonial signed by 4$
of the leading citizens of the city, in
cluding Hon. James A. Fee, circuit
judge; J. E. Bean, J. H. Raley, Lehman
Blum, cashier Pendleton National Bank;
C. H. Jackson, manager East Oregonian;
William Martin, county judge; John C.
Leasure, R. Alexander, Lee Moorhouse,
E. Mayer and others. If Cram should
happen to settle in Pendleton he could
probably be elected to any position
within the gift of the people.
Taxation In Servia.
PORTLAND. July 24. (To the Ed
Itor.) A few days ago we received a
letter from our parents who are In
Servia (formerly Turkey). They say
that there is a six months' personal tax
of 4 United States money to a person,
and they are threatened with the sale
of their furniture if it is not paid by a
certain time.
Do they have a right to charge those
who are in America, and have taken
citizen's papers, while their parents
live in Servia? I there any way to re
nounce? because we do not hope to go
back. ANXIOUS READER.
There is probably no redress or any
way the parents can avoid paying the
tax.
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F EAT U R. R S
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The Sunday
OREGONIAN
Summer Girl Confessions Rita
Reese talks with the typical
Summer girl and delves into
the gentle topic of seashore
flirtations. A refreshing page
feature, elaborately illustrated.
Leaving Husband Behind Is a
wife justified iu leaving her
husband to shift for himself in
the city while she has a few
weeks in the mountains or at
the seashore? Laura Jean Lib
bey takes up this subject in her
usual entertaining vein.
Hearing With the Eyes An ab
sorbing page feature on the
remarkable work of teaching
- the deaf to see all that they
cannot hear.
Theodore Roosevelt He writes
of Applied Idealism in public
affairs and, in a full-page arti
cle, gives one of the most inter
esting chapters of his auto-'
biography.
Cleopatra Sets the Styles Al
though dead many centuries, it
is revealed that the famous
Egyptian beauty still has a
wide vogue.
Some Famous Stars Just how
they looked to an old stage
hand is set forth in. an enter
taining way by that pictur-.
esque and reminiscent individ-
ual.
i
Whipping the Mississippi AQ
illustrated story of real ad
venture and achievement in
which a party of engineers'
mastered the belligerent old
river. .
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