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JrORTLAND, TT-SIAY, APRIX. , 1817.
OCR ATTITTOB IOWABD ALIENS.
Official announcement that the Na
tion will not lose Its head to the
extent of ordering1 the Internment of
all aliens of "enemy nationality" In
the event of the declaration of a state
of war with the central powers Is a
comforting assurance all around. It
Is a good tlme -for us to keep our wits
about us. and above all It is the duty
of every citizen to avoid extremes and
keep calm. There are in the United
States a good many hundreds of thou
sands of men from those countries
who have not, for one reason and an
other, taken out citizenship papers.
All but a negligible few of them are
conducting themselves with circum
spection and there ere not at any rate
many opportunities for any of them
to do anything that would disturb our
plans. To attempt drastic measures
against them would work tremendous
Injustice and serve no practical end.
There will be watchfulness, on the
other hand, of the saner kind. This
will embrace efforts to detect and
restrain the few enemies of the Nation
in our midst, whether they have gone
through the formality of becoming
citizens or not. It seems to have been
demonstrated by recent events that
not all who have sworn allegiance to
the flag regard their oaths as much
more than scraps of paper. If neces
sity for restraint and punishment
shall be manifest later on, then
technical evidence of citizenship will
not be the test, but disloyal acts and
purposes. The man and not his citizen
ship papers will govern. And despite
alarmists, we believe that the
? .-mber who eventually will come
-'-;.er the arm of the law will be
' -ed to be very small.
- ,'.'e do well to avoid excitement,
,3 at the same time keeping our
V J. ;open. We do not want to enter
. - an era of spy scares, of local
- ",'ce, of unwarranted and un-
Poorly suspicions. Our officers,
. and civil, are already alert,
"i-more than ninety-nine cases
'Mlot a hundred can be relied upon
to do their whole duty. In the event
of actual hostilities, there will be a
good many false rumors afloat. Citi
zens will not serve their country best
who make idle gossip the occasion for
stirring up strife. Where evidence ex
ists, or Is believed to exist, of plotting
against us, it should be laid in all its
details before the nearest proper au
thorities but quietly and without ex
aggeration. There is a right way and
a wrong way to go about thees things,
and the wrong way is to get excited
about them.
SHU TAFT ON THE CRISIS.
Those well-meaning American citl
eens who doubt the right of the United
States to resist Germany's attempts to
prevent our commerce with her ene
mies would do well to read calmly the
article on "The Crisis," by ex-Presl-dent
Taft, which was republished
from the Tale Review In The Sun
day Oregonlan. Mr. Taft makes a
cool, dispassionate statement of the
American case which should convince
all who are not hopelessly prejudiced
In favor of Germany that our cause Is
just.
We stand simply for those rights of
traffic at sea which are established
,not only by international law but by
':' "I'-'jeqt treaty between the United
' ' nd Prussia, the obligations of
i , 'tave been assumed by Ger.
; t , ' vvfe concede Germany's right
. ",r;n ior ana conriscate contra-
' , 'provided that right is exercised
1" ia-fful manner, without killing
'slzens or sinking our Ships, both
'.'bed and unwarned. Because
l of our rights operates solely
.uavantage or Uermanrs ene
." V c
.. ut.
it country assumes ine ngnt
Of those who urge Presi-
.on and Congress in these clr-
- Vs to avoid war, Mr. Taft
i
-lean that we vhould ob.v Gr-
. jito keep our commercial Teenels
ne and not pursue our lawful
' -IV do that, how can we
between submission
' '.German dictation.
:'" but submission is
. It would mean
f'tes will not re-
of its rights
.- ' J:d a war -by an
;-Vts own people in
aat .
h.rnaticA
t elend our rights we
' .e same scale as have
m attack them. The
plans on v
ing provide I
n4e Government is act
f "a Navy larger than
Germany's" as a first line of defense.
but for a second line we need an Army
of from 500,000 to 1,000,000 trained
men. Congress provided for only
175,000, but sees no prospect of ob
taining more than 135,000 under the
"'oluntary system. Therefore, we must
r?sort to compulsory service, which,
a,ter all, is "the fairest way 6f dis
trbuting the burden." Of the need
ani benefit of this service, Mr. Taft
say,..
y,T yrutfc on coming to manhood now
no obligation upon them Involving- the
I'-V""" effort or sacrifice In behalf of the
rternl Government. Our political speakers
'1 our political platforms. In their ex
tut ion of the duties of the Government
'he citizens, have utterly - Ignored the
of citizens to the Government. Our
. hav. been taught that the Govern
,ot everything1 to them with no
"4s upon their debt to the Govern
' . year's military service will Im
v counter-oblig-atlon on th. young
: 'time when his character Is form
hen it Is of the highest lra-
teach him the value of respect
,ot subordination to a lawful
. - ' ... ' , of the sacredmss of his al-
country.
t-j.it be .militarism, for
in ..Switzerland ana
u not resulted In
manufacturers be
ai, rive us into war, for Mr. Taft
says from experience both as Secre
tary of War and as President that
their influence is negligible.
This crisis, by proving that our
Isolation is a dream of the past, has
imposed on us the necessity of "tak
ing part in world politics to the ex
tent of leading the organization of a.
world league to enforce peace." That
is the only alternative to a division
of the world into two leagues, each
armed to the teeth; it is the only hope
of general disarmament. Until that
Is accomplished, we have no choice
but to develop our own forces to the
degree necessary to protect our rights
and to use them when those rights are
assailed. The only way to -peace, in
the present state of the world. Is
through war.
ASK PESDEB.
The citizens of St. Helens have
raised an interesting question as to
whether a criminal is punished more
by idle confinement or work on a
rock pile.
St. Helens, it appears from its news
paper, the Mist, conceives it to be a
sort of liberty or preferential treat
ment accorded a prisoner when he is
delegated to perform road work un
der the initiative law of 1912.
That law, which was adopted by a
large majority, authorizes the Govern
or, upon the written request of any
County Court, to "detail from the
State Penitentiary such convicts aa in
his judgment may seem proper for
use on the publio highways."
The Governor, it further appears.
has detailed John Arthur Pender to
work on a rock pile in Clatsop county
and as a result the citizens of St.
Helens contemplate calling an Indig
nation meeting.
Pender is quite & noted member of
the penitentiary colony. He was con
victed of the murder of Mrs. Daisy
Wehrman and Infant son, which oc
curred near Scappoose, September 4,
1911. The evidence was wholly cir
cumstantial. Interest In a case, which
had attracted widespread attention,
was revived several years later by the
confession of a half-witted youth that
he was the murderer and not Pender.
Later the youth repudiated his con
fession and Pender has remained in
custody.
There is nothing in the law that ex
cepts murderers from road work. Con
victs who perform that service are
still In state custody, though not with
in penitentiary walls. Physically they
are out. Legally they are in. As a
matter of preference, probably some
convicts would remain idle within
walls rather than labor outside. But
those who go out to work for a county
perform a public service that helps
reimburse the state for the damage
they have done it.
The thought persists that if it is
punishment of Pender, rather than
custody and safe keeping, that the
citizens of St. Helens desire, perhaps
he Is being punished more now than
when he was kept at Salem. Prob
ably nobody knows but Pender.
LET OXK PARTY CONTROL.
No regret should be felt on partisan
grounds that Champ Clark has been
re-elected Speaker of the House of
Representatives and that the Demo
crats will consequently control its or
ganization. Since the President and
the majority of the Senate are Demo
cratic and since Republicans and
Democrats are tied In the House, it is
well that the Democrats should con
trol there also, and thus take full re
sponsibility for the Government dur
ing the critical times which are at
hand.
This arrangement accords with the
American practice of placing the ma
jority party in control and holding it
responsible for results. Coalitions,
which have been tried by European
parliaments in war time, have never
been favored In this country since
party divisions became clearly de
fined. Nor have they been such a
success in Europe as to warrant us In
establishing a precedent. The As-
quith coalition in Britain was soon
broken up by a new alignment of
parties on issues growing out of the
war. Though ostensibly a new coali
tion composed of members of both of
the old parties, the Lloyd-George Cab
inet is rather representative of a new
party, which may continue to exist
after peace is restored. Radically
changed conditions may completely
obliterate old party lines by causing
division of opinion on new issues and
may render permanent the organiza
tion which is now headed by Mr.
Lloyd-George.
War conditions need not suspend
the activity of the opposition party In
this country, for it always performs a
useful function as a vigilant critic of
the Administration. In times of
peace, its criticism is aimed at the
destruction of the majority's policy,
but when the country Is at war pa
triotism prompts it to make its criti
cism constructive and helpful. If the
Nation had remained at peace, the tie
In the House might have caused par
tial paralysis of the Administration,
but at this time it should cause the
Democrats to heed Republican criti
cism as having been inspired by pa
triotism as singleminded as that which,
they no doubt hold, animates them.
The grave circumstances in which the
Nation is placed will lead all mem
bers of Congress to forget all else be
yond the fact that they are all Amer
icansmembers of one party op
posed to Germany.
DRUG ADDICTIOX.
Recent experience in New York
has shown that in the war against the
traffic in habit-forming drugs the
most formidable remaining enemy is
the criminal procurer. It is a shock
to our faith in human nature to be
told that this class Is large; indeed
that it already is beginning to present
a serious problem for the courts. On
the other hand, the Federal anti
narcotic law, together -with widespread
education in the bad effects of the
opium and cocoa leaf derivatives, has
practically eliminated danger from
other sources. Cases of addiction
growing out of legitimate but ill
advised administration of narcotics
are growing rarer. If a way can be
devised to detect those who are delib
erately striving to bring about the
downfall of their fellow men the
whole problem will be solved.
Many cunning rogues are now en
gaged In the business of procuring
narcotics, according to Justice Collins,
of the New York Court of Special Ses
sions, who is chairman of the com
mittee on drug evil of the New York
Judiciary. The use of crude opium.
never so general among whites, has
been reduced to a negligible amount
and morphine for some reason does
not figure as prominently as former
ly, but heroin, a derivative of mor
phine and requiring a slightly smaller
dose to produce the effect sought. Is
taking their place. But the use of
heroin is growing and all the forces
of organized society have been unable
thus far to check the menace. It is
believed that large quantities are
smuggled across the boundary from
Canada, concealed In the machinery of
automobiles and In other ways. It
would require a veritable army of In
spectors and guards to search out the
hidden places and the Inconvenience
caused to Innocent travelers would be
enormous. Despite the increased num
ber of addicts appearing in the courts,
the amount of narcotics legitimately
sold is known to have been reduced to
a marked extent.
One factor in .the baffling situation
continues to be Inadequacy of the
penalty for the illegal distribution of
habit-forming drugs and reluctance
on the part of magistrates to impose
to the limit such sentences as are now
possible under the law. We continue
to be most merciful to criminals and
to disregard the fundamental interests
of the law-abiding. It is perhaps of
some significance that much of the
distribution of forbidden drugs is made
by ex-convicts and convicts on parole.
It is difflctrtt to conceive a crime
involving a much greater degree of
moral turpitude than the deliberate
cultivation of a drug habit for the
purpose of making money out of it,
yet these offenders, even when brought
before the bar of Justice, are frequent
ly let off with moderate sentences,
treated with tenderness and ultimate
ly permitted to go at large. Senten
cing them for life and keeping them In
prison the full term would be more
profitable for society in the end. It is
clear that drastic measures are needed
and that by our neglect to adopt them
we are the reverse of merciful to those
victims, present and prospective, who
really deserve kindly consideration at
our hands.
CHE CAMPAIGN TH ASIATIC TURRET.
The Russian army advancing west
from Persia should be near a Junc
tion with the British advancing north
east from Bagdad, and in their con
verging movement the two forces may
bag a considerable force of Turks. If
these two armies should succeed in
their present plans they may be ex
pected to move on up the Tigris to
Mosul, while the Russians in Armenia
would push south from.Bitlis to Join
them. Mosul Is about 300 miles east
of Aleppo along the proposed line of
the Bagdad railroad, which has been
built about a third of the distance
east from Aleppo. The British army
which has invaded Palestine seems to
be designed to push northward to
Aleppo, possibly along the German
built Hedjaz railroad.
The plan may be for a Junction of
the two British armies at Aleppo for
an advance in unison with the Rus
sians across the entire width of Asia
Minor. This at first would be slow
work, for there are no railroads and
the lines of communication would be
long, and the allies might find con
struction of light railroads necessary
as they advance. The difficulties
would be much greater for the Rus
sians than for the British, for their
line of march would be from Erzingan
and they would have no railroad for
more than 400 miles, until they
reached Angora. If they reached the
railroads, the allies would probably
find that the Turks had torn up the
track.
If the allies should continue to win
in this field of operations, the Turks
may Insist on withdrawing from the
Russian line In Europe the troops
which they have lent to the Germans,
thus nullifying any gain in strength
which the latter may make by short
ening their western line. But the
Turks are absolutely dependent on
Germany for everything except men,
and could accomplish nothing for de
fense of their own territory unless the
Germans should supply arms and am
munition, which might be denied
them.
It is a long way from Bagdad and
Erzingan to Constantinople, and if the
Turks should offer any effective re
sistance many months will pass be
fore the Russo-British army can
threaten the Turkish capital from the
Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus.
PACTS ABOUT TIPPrXG.
As a preliminary to organization of
an antl-tlpping association of Nation
wide scope and influence, a bulletin
Issued by the promoters presents
striking array of facts to the discredit
of this un-American and economically
unsound custom. The reasons for
abolishing it are twofold. Tipping de
stroys self-respect of the recipient, and
it militates against the establishment
of normal and legitimate systems of
compensation. The Boy Scouts rec
ognize the first principle by Including
in their code a ruling against the ac
ceptance of gratuities for any courtesy
or friendly service while in the uni
form of the order, and Samuel Gomp
ers is quoted upon the economic side
as saying that tipping is an "undesir
able form of compensation." Obvi
ously the efforts of labor to obtain
compensation as a right are weakened
by willingness to receive it as a gift.
especially if the gift has not been
earned. And the victims of tipping
seldom, if ever, receive real value for
their money,
Headway is made slowly In abolish
ing the custom by legislation, because
of general objection to laws restrict
ing the individual in the expenditure
of his own money, and because of dif
ficulty in arriving at a precise defl
nition of the tip, so It will surprise
many to be told that there already are
anti-tipplng laws In six sfates. These
are Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mis
sissippi, Arizona and South Carolina,
but they are honored there more in
the breach than in the observance.
California tried anti-tipping leglsla
tion and then repealed it, on the
ground that popular support was lack
ing. Washington did likewise.
Nevertheless, there have been some
helpful decisions by semi-judicial
bodies. The Texas Industrial Accident
Board has ruled that tips will not be
considered as legitimate wages In de
termining compensation for injuries,
and the precedent is being followed In
some other states where there are
workmen's compensation laws. This
is likely to have a. powerful deterrent
effect, since it will be in the Interest
of worklngmen to have as small
proportion of their compensation in
the form of gratuities as possible, and
eventually it will result in higher fixed
wages, with which the tip will grad
ually disappear. It Is Incidentally ot
interest that the United States Gov
ernment gives general recognition to
the principle of the tip In reimbursing
its employes when traveling, but that
the Controller of the Treasury has re
cently ruled that this will not be per
mitted in states whose laws forbid the
practice. This Is another entering
wedge.
Opposition to tipping Is shown to
be widespread and influential. It is
distinctly not based on narrow consld-
eratlons, and a good many persona
who are outspoken against it continue
to give tips because they recognize
that in some cases the employe is de
pendent upon them. But few enjoy
doing so, and nearly everyone realizes
that abolishment is sound economics
and good Americanism. It is one thing
to receive wages as a right. In full
consciousness of having earned them.
and quite another to resort to semi-
begging methods or the bolder devices
of the hold-up man. We who live in
a democracy pride ourselves upon the
basic equality of all people, and yet
the man who receives a gratuity can
not successfully maintain that he is
the equal of the giver. Thus there is
attendant upon the transaction the
element of loss of self-respect, which,
wholly apart from money considera
tions, is destructive of the spirit that
particularly in these times we are
most desirous of cultivating.
Fears of banks that the Federal re
serve banks would not earn any profit
for several years after their organiza
tion have not been warranted, at least
so far as the San Francisco bank is
concerned. From the first it has paid
dividends of 6 per cent, and during
the year 1916 It made a net profit of
$167,029. Against this sum has been
charged the cost of furniture, organ
ization ahd Federal reserve notes. The
member banks thus make a profit on
the capital invested in the new sys
tem. But little profit has been de
rived from discounts, as the easy
money market has given little occa
sion for rediscountlng, but there has
been increasing resort to acceptances.
The full usefulness of the Federal re
serve banks will not be realized until
normal financial conditions return
with peace.
If a German-Mexican army were to
advance up the Mississippi and Mis
souri valleys into North Dakota, Sen
ator Gronna would change 11 3 opinion
about resistance to German aggres
sion. While the ZUnmermann note
proposed an alliance with Mexico only
In the event of a declaration of war
by the United States, It showed plainly
in which direction the Prussian mind
is working, and self - preservation
would lead us to extinguish the dan
ger, if we had not abundant other
cause for war.
The Russian thaw may be welcome
to the Germans because it gives them
time to mass their forces for a drive
on Petrograd, but it also gives the
new Russian government time to re
organize its armies, both for resistance
on the Riga front and for a drive of
their own at some other part of the
line. The morass into which the thaw
converts the country will enforce a
truce on both armies.'
Of the total American exports dur
ing the eight months ending February,
amounting to ? 4,083,355,190, 70 per
cent went to Europe. Pacifies would
have us abandon this in obedience to
the command of Germany to get off
the sea on pain of death to all who
disobey. By what right does Germany
claim to rule the sea? The only use
her ships make of it is to hide in it.
If the military party in Mexico
should get the upper hand with Car-
ranza and bring about an alliance with
Germany, it will remove all cause for
hesitation on President Wilson's part
to administer the chastisement which
is long overdue. We have a long ac
count to settle, ending with Carrizal.
This Is the second time Baltimore
has been the scene of the initial civil
disturbances caused by war. It was
the scene of the attack on the Union
troops at the outbreak of the Civil
war, but this tune the riot had a
worthier purpose to silence treason
masquerading in the guise of peace.
An American equivalent to the Brit
ish recruiting slogan, "Your King and
country need you," may yet cover the
billboards of the United States, but
compulsory service would bring quick
er, cheaper results and would make
the slacker do his part from the first.
Those hyphenates who are flocking
to Mexico are studying Spanish, of
course, and while they are about it
they might find It to advantage to
learn to walk that way.
There seems to be a decided defec
tion among the Grangers from Mr
Spence's anti-road-bond policy. The
farmers are tired of being stuck in
the mud.
This is a polyglot Nation and Fili
pinos in the Navy fit the color scheme.
which is red, white and blue now and
always.
Young man, have you noticed how
proud the Spanish War veterans are
of their bronze buttons?
It seems that the allies are having
something to say about the location
of the "Hindenburg line."
If the Filipino seamen wish to fight
for the United States, there may be
plenty of opportunity.
With more than $3,000,000,000 In
gold in the Treasury, the United States
can fight a while."
All the "mamma's boys" need la a
term in the service to show they have
been misjudged.
No man alive in 1917 need ever
complain that he has not seen history
in the making.
It's a cold day when Uncle Sam
gets left, and Summer days are in
sight.
Promotion will come first to the
men who enlist, last to those drafted.
The pacifist Is the hen of the flock
and the rooster does the fighting.
The San Diego Fair hung on like an
old sore, which It was" not. though.
Put the Stars and Stripes In your
window or on the porch.
Dependents will be cared for. This
Is not a "paper" war.
Presence of a warship would stimu
late naval recruiting.
Company F Is the ' record unit of
the Third Oregon. '
Big events of today:
the Coast League.
Congress' and
Who put the fist In pacifist?
Kaiser.
The
Lodge knows how, when and where
to hit.
J April weather arrive on time
Gleams Through the Mist
By Dean Collins.
THE PEACES SEEKER.
When flickered the fitful lightnings;
when rumbled the wakening force.
The Chancellor spoke In the councils.
justifying his course;
"We have never struck at our neigh
bor, nor laid a snare in his way;
We have Bought no war with our
neighbor, and we do not seek it to
day!" The Chancellor wept in the council.
when word of the wakening came;
"We have sought no war with our
neighbor our neighbor Is, then.
to blame
If. In fire and thunder and shouting.
the swords leap over the sea1
We have made no war on our neigh
bor, and he Is to blame, not we!"
4
"Count you the, dead In your caverns!"
Shouted the sun to the sea.
"I have counted the dead In my caverns
And tumbled their bodies free:
I have flung them over the wreckage.
Two hundred and twice two score-
Too well they rest to hear the Jest,
The Jest of Herr Chancellor!"
The Chancellor spoke In the councils.
and glittered his eyes with tears;
"We are loath to see our neighbor
break the peace of an hundred
years!
We have done no ill to our neighbor,
we have plotted no 111 to do.
And those things that offend our
neighbor' we have been driven to;
For our foe waa bitter, relentless, and
ruthless must we reply."
The Chancellor's voice was broken with
the blast of a gusty sigh:
"But we sought no war with our
neighbor, and we do not wish It
today.
We struck no blow at our neighbor.
nor laid a snare In his way!"
"Who are the dead In my caverns?"
Sonorous the Ocean cried
To the scuttling crabs In his caverns
That gathered the spoil to divide.
"We feed on their flesh In the wreck
age
Two hundred and twice two score:
And which one hears the sighs and
tears.
The sighs of Herr Chancellor?"
In the land of the Scraps of Paper, in
the path to the Place in the Sun,
The Chancellor spoke In the councils;
"Lo, what has our neighbor done?
He has not heeded our mandates: he
has spoken some words of 'right'
Hence he has learned some lessons
touching our Nation's might!
When we have stricken our foemen
under the ocean's screen.
Perhaps, too, our neighbor suffered.
thrusting himself between
But white are our hands and blame
less, and righteous and Just our
way;
We sought no war with our neighbor,
and do not seek It today!"
Whence came the dead In your cav
erns?"
The wind to the wave laughed low.
They came from that land to my cav
erns, 'Gainst which he has struck no blow;
From the land that he wished no war
with.
Two hundred and twice two score
They may not rise to brand as lies.
The lies of Herr Chancellor!"
...
"Sir." said the Courteous Office Boy.
emerging from behind the paste pot.
What Is It?" I replied so as to give
him an opening to unload what might
be on his mind.
"Since the meeting In Baltimore the
other night, which broke up In a free-
for-all row right In the midst of Doc.
Dave Starr Jordan's impassioned plea
for cosmic peace, I have decided to
modify my version of 'Roll Jordan
Roll,'" said the C O. B.
And this Is how he dunnltt. ,
ROLL, JORDAN ROLL!
I thought I didn't want to hear him no
mo-ore;
(To hear old Jordan roll!)
But now I wish I'd been in Baltimo-ore;
To hear old Jordan roll!
Roll. Jordan, roll! Roll. Jordan, roll!
It must have been a sight.
To see them start the fight.
And to hear old Jordan roll.
"Very clever and highly disrespectful
to an estimable old gentleman." I said.
"Here's a more respectful one. If
that's what you want," said the C. O.
B. and promptly he was off again:
TWINKLE, TWIXKLE.
Twinkle, twinkle, David Starr!
kTrying to keep out of war.
Up above the world you fly
On a lovely theor-y.
When the Congress Is all met.
And the stage is nearly set.
Then you show your little light
"Twinkle, twinkle, do not fight!"
Twinkle, twinkle, David Starr,
Trying to keep out of war.
Up above the world he flies
Pacifists to advertise.
"And you know I can keep right on
under the Inspiration of the Baltimore
meeting." continued the C O. B.,- and
he thereupon smote his dulcimer and
sang again:
STARR LIGHT!
Starr light, won't fight.
David Starr, we've got you right!
I wish I may, I wlBh I might
Have been in Baltimore that night.
Starr light. Starr bright (?)
David Starr, we saw that night
That though you may and though you
might
Preach "war what-for," men still will
fight.
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BARD'S SPRISTO TWITTER.
To the Editoi- I thought that short
Spring pomes was what you were after,
and it seems to me that you have been
letting the twitters run out pretty long
In the last few weeks. , u
I've gof an old melodeon of my own
which I will tune up, and sing you
what I think Is the right sort of
Spring twitter both in length and po
etic beauty. Tours truly, T. E. B
(Please Just print my initials If you
use this. Dean!)
SPRING
Easter bonnet
Spring sonnet,
Dagunnlt!
(Ed. note All right. Tom, we'll Just
print your Initials.)
Ltoa in Poor Quarters.
PORTLAND, April i. (To the Ed
ltor.) As an English visitor to you
beautiful city, allow me to put forth a
nlea for the handsome Hon now so mis
erably housed in the small cage In your
lovely City Par.
Surely the city fathers are rich
enough to provide much larger space
for him, which would help to ameliorate
his captivity and also show him off to
better advantage.
1L L. CHEERINQTON.
BOYS RAISED TO - BE SOLDIERS
Father Would Disown Them If They
Failed to Respond When Needed. '
PORTLAND, April . (To the Ed
itor.) It is a "bitter pill" that we red
blooded Yankee Doodle fellows have to
swallow during these times. Owing
solely to the freedom accorded In this
glorious land the enemies of our coun
try and of our flag, the molly-coddles,
Jellyf ishes. cowards and traitors can
spread virulent germs broadcast both
by word of mouth and over their own
signatures. If they are not citizens
they should not have the privilege; If
they are adopted Americans they are
traitors to our trust as they solemnly
swore to protect our flag and stand by
our Government.
Mayor Albee has stepped to the front
like a solider and given an ultimatum
to warring "chinks who dare to usa
the public streets of Portland for a
battleground for their ruthless "sub.
marlning" without warning. He should
go further and give so-called pacificists
nd the traitors who are "agin the
Government, whether or not they are
college professors or soapbox "pa
triots, an ultimatum to keep their
traps closed if they are unwilling to
tand by the man whom a majority
elected as our President.
I am a Yankee Doodle boy. I was
born under the Stars and Stripes mid
the sound of drum and fife. My fore
fathers fought with honor in 1776 and
1812, and my own father fought
through the Civil War. My 17 -year-old
son. Fred T., Jr., was one of the first
to go to the Mexican border by his own
request, and is now a member ol the
Third Oregon, while my 14-year-old son
is bewailing the fact that he is too
young to Join.
I am "raising my boys to he soiaiers-
lf our country's honor needs them and
would disown them as traitors if they
were called and refused to go. "Blood
will tell.-' You can't get a full-blooded
rooster out of dunghill stock.
We are with you. Woodrow Wilson.
Good and strong:
With you to a finish. Woodrow Wilson,
Right or wrong.
FRED T. MERRILL, Republican.
IT'S CHEAPER OTHER WAY ROUND
Have Lane Change HI. Name and Save
County Exprne of Purge.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., April 1.
(To the Editor.) I notice In The Ore
gonlan that the Eugene Commercial
Club has passed resolutions to change
the name of Lane County in -order to
remove the Btigma placed upon that
name by Senator Lane by his not sup
porting the President on the armed
neutrality bill.
This is. no doubt, a worthy action of
such an organization and may to the
thoughtful suggest a great deal of pa
triotic deliberation. But since it
would probably be necessary to hold
an election to make this change, and
it would require changing all county
books and stationery. It would Involve
an expense of $50,000 to $100,000. Would
it not be cheaper and Just as effective
to pass a resolution to have Senator
Lane change his name?
And since names are of such Impor
tance, why should not the names of
200 patriots who had this momentous
question up for consideration be pub
lished? Future generations would no doubt
class them with the signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
W. F. RODOLF.
Promoters, Homes and Marriage.
PORTLAND, April 2. (To the Edi
tor.) (1) When an unmoneyed man
tries to interest capital In an enter
prise, and is successful, what interest
In the business does the former gener
ally receive?
(2) What percentage of families In
Portland own their homes?
(3) How many marrlge licenses
were taken out In Portland last year?
(4) If possible, give me an esti
mate of the number of Portland people
taking out marriage licenses In Van
couver and other neighboring towns.
(1) Your question Is too general.
The Interest depends on the amount of
money Invested, the risk taken by the
investors, the time passing before profits
begin, etc Some enterprises are gone
into on a basis of 50 per cent share
by the promoter Interesting capital;
the promoter seldom gets more and
often much less.
C2) According to the 1910 census
the number of owned homes In Port
land In that year was 18.599: rented
21.445; unknown. 2025.
(3) 1891.
(4) In 1918 there were 1660 couples
married In Vancouver, of whom 80
per cent, or more than 1200. were from
Oregon towns; 60 per cent, or 896, cou
ples being from Portland. In January,
February and March, 1917, there were
313 licenses Issued in Vancouver to Ore
gon couples, and 75 licenses to couples
from other states. Of this number, 219
were for Portland couples and 94 for
Oregon couples outside of Portland.
This year, to date, about 76 per cent
of the licenses have been issued to Ore
gon couples.
How to Preserve Flag.
PORTLAKD. Or.. April 1. (To th
Editor.) As a means of removine. or
at least remedying the unsightly spec
tacle presented djt tne many ragged.
discolored -National ensigns Hying
irora so many or our buildings one
mat. to put it mildly, falls short of in
spiring proper respect for an emblem
so imperatively demanding It at this
time permit me to make a sug
gestion to the owners of build
ings and others displaying the col
ors outdoors. If they will Instruct
one or their employes to lower and
spread Indoors to dry each night at
sunset the ensign in use during the
day. Its appearance will be vastly Im
proved and its life be added to ma
terially. If they will also provide their
buildings with a small "storm ensign"
four by six feet, to be hoisted only in
stormy weather, they will find that it
will not whip out nearly as soon as
tne larger size.
u. s. Navy regulations prescribe
hoisting the colors at 8 A M. and low
ering at sunset each day, and as Port
land must still have hope of becoming.
some aay, a seaport in fact as well a
In name. It might help some toward
that end to adopt this one of "the
ways of the sea" merely as a begln-
nmg- w .S. F.
Old Glory- Shall Forever
Wave.
By James Barton Adams.
When "Freedom from her mountain
height unfurled her banner to the air"
the loyal hosts, with eyes alight, said it
should float forever there. The stars
she plucked from heaven's dome and
set upon the field of blue shone over
men who fought for home and had
the will to dare and do. Tyrannic
powers from o'er the sea strive hard
to trail It in the dust, but yet it waved
defiantly in face of haughty foeman's
lust, and there it floated in the breeze
of Freedom, every star aglow, as sailed
back o'er the rolling seas a sadder and
a wiser foe. Again, again, and yet
again, have foemen sought with armed
might to cast dishonor's damning
stain upon that flag on glory's height,
but . through the frightful storms of
war, 'mid battle smoke and roar of
gun. It passed In triumph, every star
yet shining bright in Freedom's sun.
Again that flag has been assailed by
outlaw pirates on the sea, and once
again 'twill be upheld and borne aloft
to victory. In glory it will be unfurled
when swords are coated o'er with rust,
when crowns are on the Junk pile
hurled and thrones have crumbled into
dust.-
In Other Days.
Half a Century Aaro.
From Th Oregonlan of April 8. 1886.
River men say that since Saturday
the Willamette has risen two feet.
A permanent settler at St. Helens,
who came up a day or two since. In
forms us that there are many Improve
ments begun or projected at that vil
lage. The scarcity of Ice the coming season
will probably make the article rather
expensive In this market. We know of
none coming or to come.
Tomorrow. Wednesday, has been
agreed' upon by the Christians of this
city as a day of fasting and prayer.
We were taken through the County
Jail yesterday by Sheriff StltzeL We
found the Institution In a condition of
neatness and comfort, which . reflects
great credit upon those In charge. The
prisoners, of whom there are 12. were
cleaner and more comfortably pro
vided for, perhaps, than the most of
them ever were when at large.
The voters of School District No. 1
at the annual meeting on Monday night
re-elected Josiah Falling a director and
L. M. Parrlsh District Clerk. The Di
rectors report the estimated cost of
grading the site for a school on block
80 and building the school at J1S.000.
which was recommended, as was also
the establishment of a separate school
for colored children.
Twenty-live Years Aaro.
From Th. Oregonlan of April 3, 1902.
Providence. R. I. Governor Mc
Klnley, of Ohio, says he thinks Presi
dent Harrison will be renominated by
the Republicans and Cleveland by the
Democrats.
Washington. The Secretary of the
Navy today made the seventh pavment.
out of 30. of $96,884 on the battleship
Oregon to the Union Iron Works, of
San Francisco.
Washington. The Department of
State is advised that at present there
are 70 Canadln seal poachers in Beh-
ring Sea, against 51 at this time last
year.
The postal station on East Fifth
street was an interesting place to
spend an hour yesterday. There was a
crowd of people there all day and as
fast as one relay went away, another
filled up the place. Most of the peo
ple came to growl about their mall
and their remarks were comical, indeed.
On the personal application of Sena
tor Mitchell, the Secretary of the Navy
has consented to loan a model of the
battleship Oregon to the Portland In
dustrial Exposition. The model is a
most elegant miniature ship.
THE OLD FLAG FLl'TTERS FOR THE
FREE.
The old flag flutters for the free; and
spotless shall Its splendor be, as
through the smoke and fire of wars
It bears Its dancing, gleaming stars
of hope and liberty until the cannon's
Hps grow cold and still and plaintive
bugles sound surcease from strife for
everlasting peace.
The old Hag flutters for the free by
cod s benevolent decree; and favored
are the realms that lie beneath the
starlight of Its sky. There every
governmental plan attests the broth
erhood of man and aristocracy goes
down before the commoners who
place the welfare of the human race
above the glitter of a crown.
No power can shake the principle that
makes our flag Invincible nor dim its
brilliant luster shed along the lines
our sentries tread. For with its
streaming light is blent the glory of
self-government and equal rights for
all who see and serve the cause that
makes men free the cause that
warms the patriot's blood and leads
his march through fire and flood and
saves his treasured sword from rust
as thrones and scepters fall to dust.
There's crime In every step and stroke
and every stain and scath and scar
and flash of fire and swirl of smoke
and every mound-marred field and
fen that mark the progress of a war
against the cherished rights of men.
Uut never have our legions marched
nor stainless banner been unfurled
except where Liberty with torch has
also moved to light the world.
The God of nations reigns for all. and
here, beneath his smile and sway,
republics rise as empires fall and
despotism dies away. And where our
rippling colors wave their welcome
to the morning lights, the erstwhile
potentate and slave meet on free soil
with equal rights, and with the old
guard of the land the exile and the
refugee salute, defend and under
stand the flag that flutters for the
free. JACK SMITH.
Astoria, Or., March 28.
LET FLAG BE SIGN OF LOYALTY
Proposal Made That Cities List Those
Who Refosc to Display Colors.
DALLAS, Or.. April 1. (To the
Editor.) If there ever was a time in
the history of the American Nation
for men and women to show their true
colors, that time is now upon us. Such,
a Nation-wide propaganda Is being '
carried on by German sympathizers to
create division cf sentiment In these
supposed to be united states, that It
behooves us to know where everyone
stands, and on whom we as loyal citi
zens can rely.
Sentiment can best and easiest ba
displayed by the placing of American
flags on our homes. Patriotio citi
zens will, of course, be always glad,
any end all the time, to show their
respect for their country, and at this
particular time be more than anxious
to do so. We can only Judge all others
by their actions St such times. A re
fusal to display the flag now Is tanta
mount to saying that they have no re
spect for the Government under which
they live, move and have their being.
To be strictly Just, it is unadulterated
treason, but I suppose we have no law
that makes It so in fact.
My point Just now Is that In view
of the fact that there are families in
every community who have refused to
decorate their homes with the flag, the
civic governments should take the mat
ter up. make lists of those who refuse,
and give them proper publication, in
Ar that loval citizens may know
who is for or against our country.
Maybe this work of listing would be
a good starter for the honor guard.
Let people know of those who are dis
loyal. V- p- FISKE.
Author Chooses Ancestral Name.
LAUREL, Or., April 1 (To the Ed
itor.) My pupils are very much pus
hed at finding the author of "Wild
Animals I Have Known." "The Biog
raphy of a Grizzly." etc. sometimes
given as Ernest Seton-Thompson and
other times Ernest Thompson-Seton.
Which is correct, and if both why given
differently in different places?
Our litterateurs do not agree, as part
of them give It one way and part the
other. CORA E. STEPHENS.
The father of Ernest Thompson
Seton was named Thompson, but was
a direct descendent of George Seton.
last Earl of Wlntoun. The painter-author
was once known as Seton-Thompson
and also at one time was commonly
called "Wolf" Thompson. The latter
name was applied because his early
paintings "and stories dealt almost
wholly with wolves. He now uses the
name of Thompson-Seton and later bio
graphic! works so give It-
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