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If THE JrORXIXG OREGOXIAJf. SATURDAY, nrir 9, 1918. fs'.4 SI rrr.rd r.rB roateffV av-ea4-.aa m. m . i r . ikavrtstiaw inmuMr ip 4 i Man .. , ri?. y, Sun.1 l--'lai. ei noth . ... 4 2 Jta.r. S-,aia In-)ti. Ificae months ... J I jv, Stn.l ! lit. era mnlfe ..... t iinil iind4r tl TMr ........ S J Nat v. at(haal eiaf . e lnDint ! ee-a aaar a f t 3 V ! T ana rear .................. iiiiur mimO' NlV, Ha4a livlu.U.l. iraer " Ihi!t. -iHT In'la44. eae moftlte I v. vtnjt ubiv. T-r ....... ant ,ie la . thra notbs ... 1 l ty. tt4l a.l f. eain Hvar to ReaaM ea4 offi. mmtfr r. aaareaa M rfVIIl on Tr -al ataaueaw c- ' a crr-n-V are at " v'a hit. , nwatefflra aUarase) la tail, la- inline aa, t y aa4 alate. hu Ka4 1 1 I- 14 r-. I on'- t t". 4J . J . .1 pa-a. ta. . ta -. ra-a. J I" .1 . ri ! la i a cask. yfaia -el- a rata. T Tt llailsaaa CWfWe V---e rank. n. Jl-uiaw a aw:i.nf. a tar. VafTe aV ree -i. r a, l.a. M.aa. Wrrae A I una. la. fna eullaa. tx'rv.t. W . tfa-i yra.la.: rpraa:bie. II. J. B4a !. Markat atr.at. arMU or tmk A.wittu rarjn. Ta Aaavi"a4 P-aae la aurl-ialva'a aftti;'4 m tla aaa (f ?&..: lea af al ! d a tf"'l.'4 l tl af n Ihtra't rral-fl-4 la ! a paaar. a4 a aa oa ia awi y ID a34 fiarat. A I r-fra ar r9uB i'-a"tfl ar apaciai aw yurli-t lwii ara a rariM. rTUM. mm. mim ii t. TRB fW W.lTI.R-ruWCK BUI, Th l?r-Dofr bill which ha' tcn lniroJurJ ly Kcprewntavt.ve r.iKcr. of California, br riut f th d-ninLitrtton. ma utwtltut for all lnlins bit!. arrr to bo ork sbl mca.aure. If few mnJmnU arc made to mnov doubt a to the aanuritr of Invrstmrnt. 'tnre the fcuprrme Court In the I'tah raara de cUcd that tte l'nlte.J fttcs haa the Tall rlfht of ownership. Inrtudlnt; that of Icimin. In the public domain, the kill pro-'- for a rental to ! pul-J to the Government for the land and allot no ahare of thia rental to the tucr. Tet It prf!r recocnixce the ownrrmhlp of water by the atatra. thua Jmpljlnj their rt(ht to make charge for um of the water, and It nukM po c r rompanlea aubject to atate re uUtioo In all atatea where an ac-ncy for that purpose mU Kven Inter atat rice Is made au (-1 to acree ment between the atates eonrerned and la to be reeulated by the Federal 1'nvrr I'ommlvion only when the tiitara hae not rxtablinhed rrculatite rommliMlona or are unable to aire. The effr t of the blil and of the roal and oil land lm bill undoubteilly will be to perpetuate Kelcral owner ahlo of the public domain, and there by to prevent th public land ataten from a-tiukrlnr the name unillvble-l Jurladirtion our thnr territory as U enjoyed by the older Mate, where prartlrally all the land lias passed Into private ownership. That effert rords with the ;r-neral tendenry to transform the I nlte.J states front a Federal Into a centralized rrpuMU. a tendency whirh has been accelerated ly the neeessitlrs of war. to which all ether consideration muxt yield. Hut the elate. If they wish, may exact a ehsrire for the use of water In a-Mi- formatlon bearlnc en the cubject and then to leave definition of "fair value" to the rourta of the future, which must define It In any rase. As the bill reads, a lessee may be charted rental for the full potential raparity of a power site. reardle of whether the market has Justified Its complete development. This clause Irnores the well-known fact that power plant la developed to the full rapacity of m stream by decrees only. as m market for the power Is created While the Uovernment should require ateady enlargement of m plant as pub lic demand for Its product grows. It should not exact rent for that which has not been developed for lack of a market. That would dlscouraco de velopment TTy penalising" It. Nor does It seem Just that no charge should be made for power leased to a state or municipality, when It may en ter Into competition with that for which a private corporation is paying rent. This would give an opportunity for a city to drive a company out of business by ruinous competition, when the fair thing would be to buy Its plant and lease, as Is permitted by the bill. The purpose of the bill Is to encourage development, but tills discrimination would discourage It by leading Investors to avoid sites where they would probably be exposed to municipal competition. Water power has become an urgent necessity of war. which may continue for several years, and every Induce ment should be offerrd for its speedy development. It can be done without leaving any opening for extortion or monopoly, except such monopoly as can be made to serve tlu public. If the linker blil should be amended with a dear view to these ends It will break the) deadlock. If It should tint be so amended It will be as barren of results as the Alaska roal leasing- law. can do at home will be small by com parison with the every-day duties which our soldiers are performing a a matter of course. KKOKT OT WAvfl.li. So far as Will It. Ifar'a. f In. liana, the Taanc uc hlnvar (ram tha neat. who. aa the saw rhstrrnsa at tha ncpuhlfaan Na tional 1'ommlilM". dellSMS th soul of sir. Pewniaa aa wall mm that of Mr. lionaevrll. Smfapaae lo ha dvot4 to tha sroaartlllon af in war. all ran sera with him: bot If hat Is Ma chief pqrpoaa. what rraann ran ha viva f,r a lahorlnuo and anally effort st thia ttais te reorganus Ihs Jtepubllraa par-? Time snt money evoennVa In that nlrar- tln will sol help tha rauao of tha t'nllr! States aa acalnat anlnrrirr. an1 all aoah raf apsil4 lo paruaonahlp alone mar have mie-hkevoua reaults Tba issue st thia mffliat la not, ss young lr. liars sems lo thins, the ret'onrltlstton of tha rvrk!nea and lh llalllns-ra. It la the unification of I controlling thought tioo lo that which the Uovcrniuen exacts for uw of the adjacent land they may tax Improvements on publli land made by power companies, and they retain civil and criminal Juris diction ovsr the public domain Arthough former bills have allotted to the state one-half of the revenu ilrrtved from rentals, the minimum charge permitted by the Kakrr bill Is only 10 rents per horsepower a year, and the Government and the people in general are so rsger for development that a higher charge Is Improbable, except in a few Instances. As the to tal undeveloped horse; power Im esti mated at 4i.0no.0OO. the revenue would not greatly exceed t3.S00.000 a year when all was developed, and If all were leased to corporations and sold &f them to private consumers. Ilul no rent would be paid on power furnished free to tha Government for operation of rarlrntlon facilities, and none is to be charged on power leased to states or municipalities or on proj ects of fifty horse power or less. I the remaining revenue were divided among the thirteen public land states where four-fifths of the unused power exists, the amount received by each would be so small as to be Insignifi cant by comparison with the great In direct benefits which they would de- rtve. They could scarcely have be com states without tha homestead law: cheap power will make tbem greater states, matching those of the oil In wealth and population. Thus does the vt.aion of fat revenue cher lhed by Glfford Ilnrhot vanish. As with former bills, discussion Is Lkely to renter upon the provisions for recapture of power plants at or after expiration of the -fifty years to which leases are to be limited. ' The Kaker bill requires that the price to b paid, either by agreement or court decision, shall be "the fair Value not to exceed actual cost of the property taken. plus such reasonable severance damages, if any, as may be caused by the separation of said property from property valuable, serviceable and de pendent. Two provisos attempt to define fair value, aa follows: ProvMad that such fair value shall sot In e'ude or a afTavtatl br tha value of snr Knda. richta at war ar othar prop rx r of tha Va.t-4 etotas lleensaj or the on)mleaiia bndr this set. fey tha llcenes or by good Will. 'nc b:oo or proepactivo ravanuve: pro- ai44 fanner that the valuao sllooad fr watar rishta. nrhis of way. landa or !ntert to laaoa aAail bo I amceao of tbo octuai raoaoaabie coat thereof a.i tha llraa of ac eiaitioa by th the American people for tho moat doaparata enreuntar that ever confronted thain. .v I orb World. mr. tat ytw irikm. The little article reprinted elsewhere from a Halem neighbor, the Capital- Journal, will awaken curious re flee tions among that diminished, but faithful, band of citizens who. in 191! supported Mr. Taft fur re-election to the ITcsidency. Here we have a news paper which has not heretofore thought well of him. or, for that nut ter. of any Republican who has not gratified the lmocratio soul by mak ing It his chief political aim to break up the Kcpubllt-nfi party, seriously proposing Mr. Taft for the ITcsidency. A revised opinion of Mr. Tuft is re sponsible for the suggestion. We will not stop to Inquire whether the newly-found admirer of the ex President would be so frankly com plimontary if lio thought that- Mr. Taft might bo re-elected. A Mory was told by Mr. Taft. when ho was I'resi- dent and a candidate fnr rr-cleclion that he had addressed ir public gather ing In Virginia, and hia remarks were received with great acclaim. One ar dent routhcrner was especially vo ciferous, loudly announcing his esti mate of Mr. Tsft uh tho greatest American. "Well, then," remarked a listener, "you will vote, for him, of course?" "What!" exclaimed the Indignant Virginian, "me vote for a black Itepublican"J Certainly not." j no war mis rauseu mucn uiteraiion of previous Judg-ment-s of public men. Who now, from among tho vast num bers that joined tho throngs which followed tho rising star of l-i I-'ollrtle says a word for him? let he is the same Iai Kollette the only honest man, all others dishonest. Thousands and millions of men and women who thought they could never forgive KoOHCvelt for his abandonment of Taft and overthrow of the Repub lican party rccognizo that for two lonf years, and more, his was the boldest and most potent voice m arousing the country to the real facta of Imminent war. In his denunciations of disloyal citizens, in his appeals for preparedness, and In his exhortation to duty." All arouml there have been many shirtings, many chunges. many ac knowledgments, that patriotism is not tho exclusive birthright of any man or any party, and thut duty is the nd motive of true citizenship. These are attempts to define "fair VaJue" fifty year ahead of time. Why make the attempt? The bill Itself and U.e various state laws require close) accounting of all Investments, roots, expenditures and Income all the Information upon which Judgment must be based. Hates to be paid by the consumer will be limited by pub lic regulation to a fair return on the Investment. If capital for the Indus try La to be secure,! on terms permit ting low rates to consumers, every .ele ment of value must either be, amor tJsod by hlrser rate or paid for when the plant Is recaptured. Tha records of the regulative bodies will show whether any particular element of value has been amortized or remains to be paid for when the plant la trans ferred to the Government or to a new leaeea. We cannot foresee what con ditions at public policy or Industry may have arisen when the time for settlement arrives, fair value will be a matter of equity to be determined by tha court at the expiration of fifty years. In accordance with the laws and principles of government which will then prevail. Then why should the present Congress attempt to de fine that which Is subject to the rhartces of half a century? Surely the Itiur War J4 to jprcicrve adl la la-, If It he argued that all effort to re organize and sustain the Republican party be abandoned, what reason can the World, or any one, give why the IVmocratlc party, or any party. should, function during the period of the war? - fntll partr government It given up the project of the "young Mr. Ilas" to reconcile the various ele ments of the Republican party would appear to be perfectly legitimate am laudable. Only when that distin guished statesman, who lias described himnrlf as the "captain of the (demo. cratic) team." reverses Ms attitude and announces that during the war he will not rccognizo party service as basia for public reward w-lll It bo Incumbent upon Mr. Hays, and others with him, to desist from any endeavor to reorganize the Republican party. It Is Inconceivable that the World Intends to propose that there be Only one political party. Nothing worse could happen for tho Iemocrattc party or the Nation. It Is also Inconceivable that It desires that there should be no party. Nothing worse could happen for the President or Government, or the people, than that men and women holding views In common should not organize for pur poses of united action. Free discus sion and free action are the very spirit and essence of democracy. Awr.RIC.WS I SDEa IIRR. News from the) western front con firms the estimate Americans had made of the valor of their own sol diers and adds to the pride that every patriot must feel. It now develops that the first formidable encounter was no routine "raid," made by the Germans merely to feel out our strength and temper, but a carefully rehearsed enterprise. Kvidently the enemy Intended to deliver a smashing blow, hoping In some way to affect the American morale. Rut they got aa good as they gave, and If anyone's morale suffered It was that of the "shock troops" who had hoped to have everything their own way. Kvery bit of news of the actual fighting on the front Is stimulating to the pride, and It ought to stiffen the moral backbone of the folks at home. IMl.N AS MU.IUKKS. Although Indian Commissioner Sells has ruled that Indians living on reser vations may enlist In tho Army and Navy, there will be no separate or ganizatlons for them. No effort will be made by the War. iJepartmcnt to recruit Indiun companies or regiments This plan, once tried, was found to be failure. Tho Indian who becomes a soldier will be subjected to tho same tests of physical fitness as his white brother, and to the same military training. If ho lights, it will be in tho white man's way. No effort will be inado to find a niche for which Indian traditions may seem to fit him. It is 11 curious fact, however, that except for tho weapons employed, the style of warfare now in vogue on the baltlcru-lds of Kurope is tho outgrowth of early experience In fighting Indians in this country. The defeat of Gen eral Rraddock on the Mouongahela moro than a century and a half ago did much to revolutionize military tactics and to popularize bullet-proof shelter for fighting men. It was the military genius of Oeorgo Washington which led him to adapt his method of fighting to thnt of his antagonists. The ndtans were bravo enough, and will ing to saerlflco their lives when neces sary, but they could not be made to see tho use of standing in front of a bullet when thrro might bo a tree nearby. Now. with their trenches and their bomb-proof dugouts, and par ticularly with their camouflage, the armies in Kuropo are adjusting tho Indian principle to tho circumstances of the day. Hut the Indian lias not kept up with the procession, and to bo a good soldier he must master tho compli cated and scientific refinements which adorn modern warfare, even In trench and dugout. Klgtitlng is now a highly specialized industry. The tomahawk and scalping knife have no value. They are as obsolete as the ancient legions. And the Indian to lit himself for war as we know it must begin at the bot torn, with the veriest tyro of a white brother, and work his way up. man atmies. The difference is one of motive. Germany sends out armies to make men slaves, American armies go forth to make men free. German occupation makes a prostrate, starv ing. Impoverished Belgium: American occupation made a free, prosperous, happy Cuba. The attempted parallel between the revolutions which the President re fuses to countenance in American re publics and the revolution for which wo hope in despot-ruled Germany is equafly false. Political adventurers attempt by armed force to overturn democratic institutions In America and to make themselves petty Kaisers, exercising the power without the title. Wo look to the German people to cast off the yoke of the monsters who rule them, and wc make war upon them only because those rulers have forged them into a huge military weapon for enslavement of tho world. Our only hopo of securing our own liberty with out permanently becoming an armed Nation is by war to liberate the Ger man people from their inhuman mas ters. There is but ono inconsistency in Mr. Wilson's policy, toward American republics: that is between his treat ment of Haiti and Santo lomlngo and his treatment of Mexico. By the same rule which he applied to the two former countries he should have re stored peace and order in Mexico and should then have started it on the road to genuine democracy, as was dono with Cuba. He Insisted that Mexico should bo given a chance to settlo her own problems, perhaps be- auso lie thought the Job too big. Me may yet feci morally compelled to do It, and, when he has finished the job he now has on hand, the pacification of Mexico will scent small by com parison. The facts which The Oregoniun have recited are plain to all the world They should be as well known to William Hard, author of the Metro politan's article, as to every other well- informed person. In writing such a shameful misstatement of 'his coun try's position at a time when it is engaged in a life-and-death conflict with tho armed powers of evil, ho has done it a deep injury and has given infinite aid and comfort to the enemy. The time has gono by when any loyal American could raise the ques tion whether the United States was justified in war on Germany. That question was settled when this Nation declared war, and since then has not been open to discussion by loyal citl r.ens. Yet Germany and- her agents in America have constantly striven to reopen the discussion. They have dono so with a deliberate purpose, Propaganda has been aa effective a weapon In the hands of the Kaiser as any of his other Instruments of war fare. Its purpose is to instil in the minds of the people opposed to Ger many doubt of the justice of their cause, with the knowledge that this doiiM would weaken their -will to fight. Such doubt has reduced Russia to Im potence in the hands of her enemies. mid has left Roumanta powerless for further resistance. It enabled tho Teuton armies to drive the Italians back from the Isonzo to tho Piave. It is as deadly a poison gas as that which lately laid low many bravo American soldiers. Any man who inculcates such doubts in the minds of the American people is as effective an enemy of this coun-i try as though he were fighting; In tho ranks of the enemy. Ho is making raids on the morale of the American people. Any American who is thus engaged should be silenced and pun ished as a disseminator of sedition and treason. The Government lias been over-patient with such men. The timo to adopt measures of stern re pression and punishment is long past No word of douht should be uttered or written. Tho American people have formed their resolve; they know for what they tight: and every word that Is written or spoken should har den their will to win. SOT ALL MILK TO BIS WITHHELD Dairraic-a-s Drain Was Only to Wipe Oat Alleged Portland Surplus, GASTON, Or., March 7. (To the Ed itor.) In your editorial In The Orego nlan on March S you are evidently prompted by a spirit of fairness to all sides, but seem to be misinformed in one respect. The Oregon DafVymen's League did not decide by ananlmous vote to with hold all milk from Bortland. On the contrary, they voted to withhold just enough milk to wipe out the alleged surplus. The league also voted that the Mayor be requested to reappoint a IRISH LOYALTY TO OCR ALLIES One M ho Gives Ills Support to America Without Any Restrictions PORTLAND, March 8. (To the Ed itor.) "When an Irishman becomes a citizen of this country it's like taking on a wife he marries a bride, but he doesn't marry her relatives," said the president of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians at the recent Emmet memo rial. Clearly a kick at Our allies In the war. It also brings out in sharp con trast the difference between the man who lives for himself and the man who milk commission to investigate the milk has learned to get outside of himself. situation and fix the price of milk to the producers and to the consumers. This would seem to show that the Ore gon Dairymen's League Is willing to be fair in the matter. It has been the custom in the past nd Is a custom now, to let the cream eries and condenseries fix the price which they shall pay for the raw milk and also the price they shall charge for the manufactured article. It does not need a high grade of intelligence nor does one require to be a very deep student of human uature to arrive at the decision that this is not a healthy business condition, at least it is not healthy for tho dairymen, as we dairy men have found out. The present mode of fixing the price to the producer is something like this: The condenser first fixes the price on a case of con densed milk, then figures cost of cans, labels, boxes, labor and other overhead expenses, deducts the total from the price fixed per case, and what is left is what they say they can afford to pay the producer of milk, regardless of whether it may be above or below his cost of production. No other manu afcturer or business man would figure this way. The correct way is to first figure the cost of the raw milk, add the cost of a manufacture and a fair profit and lastly fix a price on a case of milk. The producers must have the cost of production or they would bo forced out of business, and at present, with the high wages paid in many other lines of business, he is sorely Jempted to sell out, and. indeed, many are doing so. Tho dairyman who buys his hay and feed simply cannot last under present conditions and the farmer-dairyman who raises his hay and grain is begin ning to realize that he can make more money and get it in one check by sell ing his hay and grain in the Fall than he can by feeding it to his cows. By doing this he does not have to get up at 4:30 A M. nor work until S V. M. U through the Winter In reply to your question, "What Is the Matter?" I can reply in a few words. The producer is not getting the cost or production. These conditions are making us des pnrate enough to leave our farms and come in by the hundreds to attend meetings in Portland in the hope of solving our problems. We are a long suffering class of men and in the past have allowed the distributors and con densers to cut the price annually about this time to us. without cutting it to the consumer. But conditions this year have made it impossible for us to sub mit and we are meeting and protesting. Thomas G. Ryan, another speaker. declared in effect that a mother who coul raise such boys now in khaki with Pershing In France would divorce a husband so recreant to humanity, so dead in soul and so sordid in speech. As an irishman born 1 came to these shores not as a selfish adventurer, but as an exile and pilgrim seeking the liberty and opportunities purchased by the patriotism, sacrifices and life blood of its liberators. It was freely granted and in return, that other pilgrims and exiles to follow may be given tho dia dem of freemen, I gave my two boys freely to fight and die if needs be to perpetuate the liberty and opportuni ties of this blessed land. In my home are two vacant chairs. Should those chairs remain vacant tho mother of those boys, now in khaki with Pershin in France, shall have given up "the last full measure of devotion, that thi nation under uod shall have a new birth of freedom and that governmen or the people, by the people and for th people shall not perish from the earth.' Who are the relatives of this demoe racy? Is it not Britain, from whose loins sprang the forbears of Washing ton, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams an Hamilton? Is it not France, who gave us Lafayette and her treasure and ar mies and fleets to make us free? Russia, our friend, who sent her battleships to New York harbor during the Civil War as an earnest of her fidelity: nay, is not our neighbors on all sides draw from the best blood of Europe, trans muted into the arteries of this Natio and out of the whole making the fin lshed creation of the good God? M. H. O'CONNOR. In Other Days. Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Ortgonlan March 9. 1S03. New Orleans.- Fltzsimmons knocked out Hall in the fourth round. Hall was a strong favorite before the fight and was backed by some of tho experts, ex-champions and leaders of tho fight ring. Paris. New trials in the Panama Canal embroglio havo started in Paris. The Eugene Journal (Republican) predicts that the Democrats and Popu lists will control the next Legislature in spite of anything the Republicans can now do. J. K. Weatherford is mentioned as the neit jbemocratic candidate for Governor. Toronto, March 8. Samuel Cousins, a paper-cutter, 23 years old, left hero tonight to visit Christian K. Rosa, whose long-lost son, Charlie Itoss, he imagines he is. TIIKIR CAPTAIX. Though the Bosche outnumber us ton to one, we can lick them," was what he said. the murderous bullet had found its mark and he fell by his com rades dead! Ere Who would dare complain that he died in vain, though ho fell ere the race was won? lie will lead them still, by his daunt less will, though his earthly work be done. In the gruosome night, when the flaring light 'is playin? o'er Ko Man's Land, That dauntless cry will cleave the sky and be caught by his loyal band They will never forget while the field . is wet with the blood of such men as he If we do not succeed in getting the cost How their Captain fell, in that blazing of production now, by next Winter the question will not bo w hat can we get milk for, but where can we get milk? It does not require a prophet or the son of a prophet to see this. THOMAS CARMICHAEL. hell, while lautly! leading them gal- ILL-DI4GI l.-ED GERMAN PROPAGANDA. The article which has caused ex clusion of the March number of the Metropolitan Magazine from the mails And the more news we are I could not have lied more outrageously permitted to receive the better tt w ill I about the I'nited States, or have better be for all concerned. We are a people served the purpose of the Kaiser, If it to whom the Intimacies, the little de- I had been written by the chief of the talis, mean much. Home of our allies I German propaganda in Berlin. Under did not understand this at first. v hen I cover of an Imaginary dialogue be American troops were first assigned to I tween President Wilson and the duty In the trenches, and raptured I Kaiser, with a Dominican bandit and their first prisoner, anil the news was I Premier Venlzclos. of Greece, as in- cabled to the United States, the Brit-1 tervenors. it attemots utnarallcl be- Ish and French, who have been taking I tween German Invasion of neighbor prisoners ror more tnan three years. I states and American occupation of were lnlned to Indulge In sarcasm I Haiti and Santo Domingo. It also at the Americans' expense. It no I essays to show Inconsistency between doubt was Irritating to be asked. "How I the 'resident's opposition to revolu Is your prisoner today?" by these vet-I tions In American republics and his mm of the long campaign. But the I expressed desire for revolution against fact was that the first prisoner was I autocracy In Germany. news," not because the taking of him There is no parallel In the ono case would be a mighty factor In ending I or inconsistency In the other. Eel- the war, but because It signalized, and I glum was a peaceful, orderly, self symbolized, the actual participation I governing country across which the of our men In the mighty conflict. I Germans marched to invado France. The first soldiers killed, the first pris- They have destroyed Its clJes, vil- oners taken, the nrst skirmish, the I lages and Industries, massacred or en first raid, the first great battle I slaved IU men and ravished its women. progressively they show us that our and they hold it in subjection by brute men are grimly doing their duty "over force. Haiti and Panto Domingo were there." I n a state of chronic civil war. their It is the American way to want to I people were murdering each other bv know the human details. fly vlsualiz- I wholesale, and were also murdering ing the situation of the soldier clearly I Americans. They were ruining their as may be we prepare ourselves men- I own countries as effectually as Ger- tally and spiritually to be his com- many has ruined Belgium. American rades In the best sens of the term. I marines landed there to restore peace We are not yet blaso. or so hardened I and order and to lay the foundations to horror that we want to hear noth-lof democratic self-government, not on Ing more about It. We want the par-1 their ruthless way to Invade some tlcutars. They are. aa has been said, other country. As proof that this Is inspiring, our allies already have I our purpose, we can point to Cuba. ceased making Jokes about "our pris-1 which we erected Into aa Independent oner, for our prisoner Is no longer republic, retaining only such guardlan- in the singular. Our men have been! ship as would prevent its again falling publicly praised by veteran officers of I Into anarchy or under despotic rule. France and Ureal Britain. r,veryone I We have established democratic self now knows that In major enterprises I government in Porto Rico and the as minor ones iney may oe 1 1'nillpprties. One of tho strongest picas for rec ognition of tho services of General Leonard Wood has been made by Representative Richard OInoy, a Dem ociat of Massachusetts, In a letter to Secretary of War Baker. This son of Cleveland's Secretary of State wrote The appointment of auch a man, ant to my mlnil ho la not only Wood tno aolcllpr ut wood tho man. would be acclalinec sen rally and unlveraally. 1 think, aa a worth ecoanttlnn of arvK-a to his country, an wou.d Infinitely pleaao not only tha member and tho graduatas of tha ao-called Summer military training campa, but the men ol the niuiar Army ana pretty senerany an men bearing arms todny and hla hoat of layman frienda all over the United statu. I alio believe such an appointment would be grati fying- to the commanding Oeoerals, officers and men In tha a.-rvlca of the allied powers. The confluence, he would inspire and hi great military genius would be a tremendou aaaet, la my opinion, la winning the war, He credits Wood with having origi nated "the Plattsburg Idea," which has been "ihe greatest reservoir for turning out commissioned officers we have." Whether Wood s high quail ties are recognized by the Adminis tration or not, his fame is secure among the people. The people of the regions aban doned to the enemy by Russia now realize that Bolshevikism Is a broken reed to lean upon. Assent to letting Oermuny and Austria determine the future fate of these territories "in agreement with their populations' represents the last word in desertion, The world knows what agreement be tween the Teutons and a conquered people means. Individual testimony, unofficial, is to the effect the German people believe they will win the war. That Is result of what they are fed by the military party. Nothing less than defeat by aircraft will convince them. Rockefeller pays $40,000,000 Income tax. but there is not a man In the land who does not believe he, too. would pay that sum cheerfully if he had John D.'s income. That is when he fools himself. as well relied upon. It Is being shown that, man for man. American soldiers are more than a match for the enemy. "Mao for man" Is a significant phrase. If it can be demonstrated that, "man -for man" Where Is Germany's Cuba? Not in Prussian Poland, or Schleswig or Al sace-Lorraine. Much less Is It in Rus sian Poland or any of the other prov inces which Germany has annexod trfim Tttlaala whoro tho ttAnnla , nd woman for woman arvi child fori been reduced to starvation and slavery hlld. the people at home also are land where massacre Is now rife. The more than a match for the enemy," I Justification of American intervention we shall have final aseuriyice that our I is to be found In tho liberty, peace war is going to be won. An example I and prosperity which rolgn wherever f individual achievement Is being set I American troops have gone. The con- by the men In uniform: It should be I demnatlon of German Invasion is to followed by every ritisen who calls I be found In the tyranny, misery and tOiuic-lf. a, patriot, Xfco most l&ul ytt J want w&Jca. Lava followed, the Cer-i Perhaps the letter from your boy for which you are looking was lost in the 30.000 when the Andania was torpe doed another charge in the Hun ac cownt. All a patient who would elope from the State Hospital need do is "act crazy" and appear so much like many other people as to pass unnoticed. A shipment of 4000 quarts of con traband whisky Is to bo used as evi dence in a local court. "Down with tho informer!" Mr. Kellahcr'8 commission to judge bathing costumes should be composed of elderly people of good eyesight. The minimum wago of $10.35 a week for women is moro than some wives sco in a month. Just as John Redmond succeeded Panicll, a leader will bo found for tho vacant jilacc, . TRKE HAS NO NKRVOVS SYSTEM Hence, Although It Bleeds When Cat, It Does Not Suffer. NILE. Wash.. March 7. (To the Ed itor. (1) Does the pineapple grow on tree or In the ground? (2) Does the banana grow straight up and then when ripe turn down? (3) Does any tree have feeling? If you cut it it bleeds and a cut will heal and scar. These questions are not asked out of idle curiosity. HARRY CROXFORD. (1) Neither. It grows on a shrub close to the ground. C) No. As the banana clusters hang from the tree, with the large end of the stalk down, the Individual bananas grow upward around the stalk. Their position does not change upon ripening. J) No. Feeling Is characteristic of the nervous system, which no tree pos sesses. Feeling Is also said by biolo gists to bo impossiblo without con sciousness, and consciousness, in turn, is Impossible without an associative memory. The nearest approach to a manifestation of feeling in the vegeta ble world is given by a species of plants among which is tho American sensitive - fern (Onoclea sensibilis). whose leaves, when plucked, show a tendency to recoil. They arc staunch and brave, and that unmarked grave shall beckon them, day by day, And they will not quail and they will not fail in making the fierce Bosche "pay." In the battle's fray they will hear al ways a voice that is firm and clear; Though the Bosche outnumber you ten to one, you can lick them my men, don't fear!" They will hear that cry when the fields are dry of the blood of their comrades dear. And 'twill thrill their hearts when the battle smarts have been healed full many a year! It is not in vain that our gallant slain shall sleep 'neath tho skies of France, For over the grave of each fallen brave shall the liberty hosts advance:! GRACE E. HALL. Membership In Shipbuilders Organi sation. LEBANON. Or., March 7. (To the Editor.) Will you please state to whom I may apply to become a member of the shipbuilders' organization as a la borer or carpenter? CHARLES H. WILKERSON. If the Volunteer Shipbuilders are re ferred to, as enrolled in the recent drive, applications can be made through members of the Council of Defense in each county or direct to Eugene Smith, Pittock block; also Franklin T. Grif tith, in the Electrlo building, Portland. If work is desired immediately in a shipyard, personal application may be made at any of them or through the Federal Employment Bureau, in charge of R. P. Bonham, United States Immi gration Inspector, Railway Exchange building, Portland. Patriotic Exereises Always in Order. CARSON. Wash.. March 7. (To the Editor.) Suppose that in a publlo school programme, rendered in public on Thanksgiving eve, the school Bang 'America and The Star-Spangled Banner" and saluted the American flag; would it be considered good tasto to re peat any one or all of them in a similar programme given for the purpose of organizing a junior Red Cross and dur ing which programme a community service flag was unfurled? ANNE F. MONAGHAN. Singing of patriotic songs and salut ing the American flag are always in order. r Half a Century Ago. From The Oregonlan March 0, lSiMt. Washington. -The Senate dispatched unimportant business early and pro ceeded to the impeachment of the President. Wade stepped down from the chair and the Chief Justice was seated and the oath administered to him. The President wants the trial held back until precedents from the Parliament of England can be received, but the trial will likely go ahead. Leland Stanford has sent a dispatch to the Bulletin at San Francisco de nying that tho Central Pacific or the Western Pacific or any road identified with them had purchased the Southern Pacific, the San Francisco and . San Jose or the Sacramento and Vallejo roads. In reply, the Bulletin says it knows, that while there may not ba an actual consolidation, there is an agreement. The Union County convention yes terday met and adopted resolutions among which were those upholding Congress in impeaching the President, and indorsing Ocneral Grant for the Presidential nomination. T. J. Dryer was elected president of the conven tion and the secretaries were J. J. Hoffman, Howard Northrup and John Dolan. D. R. Green, freight clerk of the Willamette Navigation Company, in forms us that the steamer Cowlitz will be launched this morning at 9 o'clock. BOOM FOR MR. TAFT IS STARTED Democratic Paper Propones His Name for the Presidency. Salem Capital-Journal, Ind. Dem. President Wilson has three years to serve yet, but already the kindling is being placed under tho political pot and the Ingredients for the 1320 elec tion are being prepared. In this connection tho Republicans will do well to consider tho qualifica tions of William Howard Taft- He was thrown down by Roosevelt and his reputation besmirched through Bull Moose propaganda,, but he was a big man just the same and has grown steadily bigger for the past five years. His actions since tho election of Wil son have been such as to cause an awakening and increasing admiration for the man. He is broad-minded and mmeasurably greater than the little Bull Moosers who succeeded in side tracking him. Even his political enemies Have re ised their views of Taft and recognize n him one of the country's really great men. There is not today a Kepumican as strong with the masses of the Amer ican people as ex-President Taft. r . Home Study Health Course. WHEELKR, Or., March 6. (To I lie Editor.) Where can I obtain the Home Study Course in Health and Culture of Body and Mind" referred to editorially in The Oregonian of March 4? READER. See answer to Subscriber in The Ore gonian on March 7. FREE SERVICE AD INFOR MATION. The Oregonian has established a bureau of information and serv ice at Washington City for the benefit of its readers. No charge is made for a reply to any ques tion relating to Governmental af fairs or for procuring any avail able Government publication. For reply send 2-cent stamp. Address Frederic J. H a s k 1 n, director Oregonian Information Bureau, Washington. D. C. Do NOT write to The Oregonian at Portland. Curvature of the Earth. WAMIC, Or., March 8. (To the Ed itor.) Please tell me the curvature of the "earth" per mile. We are not able to find out from any other source. LANE MORLET. The allowance mode in geodetic sur veying for the curvature of the earth is not constant, but varies as the square of the distance for which the allowance Is to be made. For a single mile it is seven-tenths of a foot. For 10 miles it amounts to 66.7 feet and for 60 miles to 1868.1 feet. To obtain the curvature allowance for any distance, divide the square of that distance by the diameter of the earth. Canceled Stamps and Dish Towels. TOLEDO, Or.. March 7. (To the Edi tor.) Please give the address to whom one may send canceled stamps? 2) To whom should one send dish towels that they may reach the Third Oregon in France? (3) Have heard It was more satisfac tory if dish towels were unhemmed. Is this SO? HEADER. (1) Canceled stamps may be sent to Mrs. Tom W. Saul. 440 East Seventeenth treet North, Portland. 2) Send them to state W. C. T. U. headquarters. Selling building, Port land, Or. (3) They should be hemmed. State Flower of Oregon. IONE. Or.. March 7. (To the Edi tor.) Please state in The Oregonian whether or not the -golden-rod has been officially adopted as the National flower. If not, what is it and what is he state flower? R. E. R. No National flower has been formal ly adopted. The state flower of Ore gon is the Oregon erapo. "BATTLING WITH THE CRAFTY HUN AMONG THE CLOUDS- Appearing in The Sunday Oregonian , ' Whenever the Lafayette Flying Corps is named the true Ameri can feefc a thrill of pride in the resource and daring of our lads who lnt their lives to France as airmen against the Hun. Ap pearing in the Sunday issue is the first of four installments of actual experience in cloud conflict. And they are written by First Lieutenant Archibald Johnston, who won the coveted Croix de Guerre in aerial tourneys. WOMEN MARTYRS TO PRUSSIAN SAVAGERY Is there room in "kultur" for the clean creed of chivalry ? Clive Marshall answers in, The Sunday Oregonian with a flame-kindling story of the brutish,, unbelievable persecutions of French and Belgian woman hood by the soldiery of the Prussian war lord. He gives a glimpse of the appalling record that will be offered in evidence when the hour of peace strikes. THE LADIES' CHORAL CLUB Life is a pleasant place for W. E. ' Hill, famous illustrator, whose crayon pages appear in every Sun day issue. Hither and yon he browses for material, and to each characterization he brings the human touch that calls for laughter, smiles or an occasional 6igh. Will you go with him to the Ladies' Choral Club tomorrow? NEWSPAPER TRENCH CANDLES You roll up a cylinder of news paper, the width of a column and the diameter of an ordinary candle, and you stand it upright in melted paraffin whence it emerges as a trench candle. There is a story about them in the Sunday issue how they saved the lives of soldiers in storm-swept trenches and how they wrought mercifully among the poor pf New York's East Side when Winter clamped his grim grip on the land. You ought to know all about this prosaic, much-blessed, humble torch of liberty. LOCOMOTIVES TO WIN THE WAR Here is a typical, tersely told, plain and illuminating yarn by Frank G. Carpenter touching upon a theme that is close to the ultimate victory over the Hun. For he has been where America is making the giant locomotives that weave swiftly across a continent, to speed those matters that are essential to our lad3 overseas and their gallant allies. WRITTEN IN CAMP AND TRENCH Men who command and states men who legislate may tell you in dry technicalities how it fares with our soldiers and 6aiIors. But they do not serve in the ranks and the viewpoint of the boy who is new to the game of war is not theirs. So the Sunday page of war letters, written overseas, from Oregon lads in the service, abound in that personal interest and personal detail that "help some" with the home-folks. And they are current history of the finest. TRY THESE Church and School, Society, Drama, Books, Sports, War AVork, Clubs, Autos, Markets, Music, Movies, War Gardens and all the news of all the world, in THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN Just Five Cents