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PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13. 1818.
A WORLD'S THANKSGIVING DAY.
November 11 is destined to be com
memorated as the anniversary of the
greatest event in the history of man
kind the end of a war without equal
in tha number of lives it has cost or
the amount of misery it has caused,
but, more even than this, a peace
which marks victory over a power
seeking to destroy democracy in all
lands and to reduce all nations to
virtual slavery. Other wars have won
religious freedom, or have won civil
freedom for individual nations. This
war has won freedom of body and
soul for each individual man and
woman, freedom for each nation,
great or small, to live its own life in
its own way, provided it does not en
croach on the equal freedom of other
nations. November 11 is the Liberty
Iay of all mankind.
This day should be observed by all
nations through all ages as a day of
thanksgiving. As the Fourth of July
is devoted by the American Nation to
recalling and -rejoicing over the inde
pendence which was won on that day
in 1776, and to honoring the memory
of the men who made the declaration
and the men who made it good in
battle, so should the 11th of Novem
ber be observed by all nations for
all time as the day which marks the
death of absolutism and the final
triumph of democracy. On that day
should the names of the Generals,
statesmen, soldiers and sailors of all
the allied nations be held in especial
honor, and their deeds should be re
counted for the emulation of each new
generation.
The date is so close to that which
has been chosen by custom for the
American Thanksgiving that this Na
tion might fitly take the lead by mak
ing a change from the last Thursday
to the 11th day in November. It
would then be a day of rejoicing .and
thankfulness for people of all races
and all creeds. Even the- vanquished,
when the bitterness of defeat has
passed, will be ready to 'join in the
celebration, for on this day they, too,
were delivered from the curse of au
tocracy and militarism.
HIGHWAY WORK AS A GOVERNOR.
Perhaps the most forcible argument
presented in favor of a renewal of
road-building and land reclamation in
the immediate future is that these
projects will furnish the best kind of
"governor" for the labor situation.
The function of the governor upon a
steam engine is well krrown to those
who are versed in the rudiments of
mechanics. Its need in the economic
machinery is likely to be relatively as
great. It would greatly relieve any
anxiety that may be felt to know, for
example, that a number of useful pub
lic projects of great magnitude had
passed the formative stage and were
waiting to absorb the surplus of labor
if there is a surplus, while at the same
time they could wait if other industries
required the men as fast as they are
released from war work.
The problem la to provide for the
Interim between the actual cessation
of the war and full resumption of the
works of peace. The waste indispen
sable to , war we shall write off the
books with due celerity, but readjust
ment will be the work of more than a
day. It is as certain as the rising and
setting of the sun that sooner or later
there will bo work for every man who
wants it. fop the task of rebuilding will
be gigantic. The immediate danger
lies rather In temporary uncertainty,
with the possibility of psychological
depression.
It would seem that public highways
offer a field of untold endeavor. Our
recent military experience has shown
the Importance of good roads, and
these, in turn, are associated with our
plans for making country life attrac
tive, which are part of our scheme of
renewing the Nation's food supply.
Wo are committed to the good roads
movement. The peculiar advantage
of pressing it now lies in its relation
to the uncertainties to which refer
ence has been made. It would give
promise of employment in widely sep
arated districts, would prevent waste
ful shifting of labor from field to
field, and would progress slowly or
speedily in accordance with the avail
able supply.
A people grown accustomed to
thinking in billions will take less ac
count of a few millions spent for con
structive work than they would have
done before the war began. But the
task should be well co-ordinated if
best results are to be obtained, and
the beginning can hardly be made" too
soon.
One of the acts of destruction for
which the Germans can never make
full atonement was the destruction of
the university and library of Louvain
and it is peculiarly ' appropriate that
the lovers of learning in the world
should unite in maktng good the dam
age so far as possible. Preparations
for this were made at a meeting in
London of eminent men of letters from
Several COlintritS On th n nn i l-ortn
of the sacking of theBelgian city, the
purpose being to collect books and
manuscripts from allied and friendly
countries to be presented to the uni
vcrsity as soon as matters have -re
filmed their normal status in Belgium.
It is recognized that there is no hope
of restoring the original treasures,
tneir destruction having been so wan
ton as even to provoke apologies from
German professors, who now are con
tending that the lost property was
"not very valuable," a statement which
is completely refuted by a list of them
recently published.
AITIMJI'S CHEMISTRY.
Autumn, with its brightly colored
foliage, its brilliant leaves being fast
whipped into the air by every gust
of wind that blows, appeals no more
strongly to the lover of the artistic
than to the scientist. The mechanism
of the tree is one of the wonders of
all nature. The leaf is one of the
most marvelous food factories of which
we know.
Ever since the close of Summer the
process of preparation for Winter has
been going on. All through the grow
ing season the leaves have been busy
making food necessary for growth.
This has been done by combining car
bon with hydrogen and oxygen sup
plied by the water and the air, and
with various minerals absorbed by
the roots. As Winter approaches, and
the work of the leaves nears its end,
the food Which they have accumulated
s sent back to the body of the tree.
The remaining substances in the cells
of the leaf contain the yellow bodies
which give them the prevailing
Autumn color.
Such trees as our Oregon dogwood.
however, store sugar prodigally and
in greater quantities than is needed
for food. It is this substance in
combination with other superfluous
chemicals which produces the brilliant
reds which make the dogwood glori
ous and add brilliancy to the maple
and the oak. The woodbine typifies
another phase of this highly compli
cated and intensely interesting process.
To the artist the falling leaf of the
deciduous tree is a thing of beauty; to
the small boy whose chore it is to rake
the garden it is only a nuisance; to
the chemis'; it represents a marvelous
achievement that he conTd not dupli
cate in his laboratory, however earn
estly he tried. And to the food econo
mist and the statistician every bril
liant red and every rich brown repre
sents a waste of saccharine substance
that in the aggregate would be suffi
cient to sweeten the coffee of all the
world. The precise nature of the
thrill that Autumn gives us depends
upon our point of view.
MRS. SAGE'S MILLIONS.
The death of Mrs. Russell Sage at
the age of 90 is a reminder of the
difficulties which confront stewards
of great wealth who are seriously in
clined to dispose of it for the benefit
of their fellowmen. It is known that
her private benefactions since the
death of her husband twelve years
ago left her in possession of some
seventy millions of dollars, have been
considerable, but they probably did
not make serious inroads upon the
principal sum. She lived frugally,
probably not so much because of her
desire to accumulate as because her
tastes were simple. Up' to the time
of her marriage at the age of 41 she
had ben self-supporting, and un
doubtedly acquired habits of thrift
which were a second nature to her.
The world quite generally approved
when Mr. Sage at his death left the
great bulk of his fortune in her care.
Mrs. Sage is known to have had
strongly philanthropic inclinatons. She
was, however, too practical not to
realize that indiscriminate giving
would be as likely to do harm as good.
The clamorous throngs which beset
her on every side forced her in self-
protection to seek seclusion. Even in
her retreat she was importuned by
hordes of beggars, and she received
thousands of letters running the en
tire gamut from pleading to threaten
ing her with bodily harm.
Her establishment of a fund of
$10,000,000 for the purpose of study
ing living conditions in America, with
a view to determining how the re
mainder of her fortune could be dis
posed of so as to do the greatest
amount .of permanent good, shows
how earnestly she sought the light.
It is not a simple problem, and it has
nothing to do with the business ethics
of her husband which made the accu
mulation of these millions possible. It
was a condition and not a theory
which confronted her. Should she
return these treasures to the people
if she desired to make restitution, and
if so, to whom? Should she place her
securities upon the market and dis
tribute the cash proceeds among the
needy? If she did so, the properties
which they represented would only
pass into other individual hands.
Those who think seriously will sym
pathize with the perplexities of this
benevolent old lady, beset in the years
when most persons crave for peace
and calm by one of the greatest of all
problems how to dissipate a vast for
tune without undermining the social
morals of a community. We think
that Mr. Sage was not worried nearly
bo much In the years of piling up
wealth as was his widow in the trifle
more than a decade in which she
sought a way to rid herself of the
burden.
STUDENTS' ARMY TRAINING CORPS.
Evidence that those high in author
ity have not permitted the armistice
to deprive them of their sense of pro
portion will be found in the announce
ment that, at least for the present, the
Students' Army Training Corps units
will continue their work without in
terruption. Plans, it seems, have been
prepared to meet the new conditons,
and these only await official sanction.
Meanwhile a minimum of time will be
lost by letting the classes follow their
customary course. The military in
struction included in the curriculum
wfll do no harm, and it would be a
pity to sacrifice the benefits already
gained in the academic branches.
. We may now look for a gradual
change in the kind of instruction given
in these classes, leading in all proba
bility to approximate restoration of
the educational status quo ante bellum.
Yet to have suddenly called off all
classes, as General Crowder suspended
further calls under the draft, would
have led to infinite confusion. It
would have left thousands of young
men "in the air so far as their edu
cation was concerned. By the time
most of them had recovered their
balance a school year would practically
have been wasted.
But if it were to be put out of
existence tomorrow the Students' Army
Training Corps would have demon
strated the value of Intensive study.
Because it was believed that the war
might continue indefinitely and be
cause it was realized that education
was. needed to win it. the students in
this body applied themselves with a
diligence such as seldom characterizes
a lai-ge body of young men. They
worked long hours as school hours
go and they eliminated every side
issue which would have diverted at
tention from the main purpose. It is
true that the System did not prevail
long enough to give it a thorough
trial, but there have been no com
plaints of overwork, and there is a
good deal of testimony to the excel
lence of the results obtained. It seems
I that the business of obtaining an edu
cation may be entered upon seriously
to the advantage of everyone con
cerned. There is another phase of the Stu
dents' Army Training Corps which
deserves attention, and that is the
number of its members who would
not otherwise be going to college and
who now have been won over to
the advantages of higher education.
Whether they remain in school or not
will depend in large measure upon
the steps taken to make provision .for
them. If the final transformation is
wisely made, in the opinion of many
foresighted educators, there will be
an important access to the college
rolls. For this reason it is to be hoped
that the tentative plans now reported
as having been made will take due
account of the needs of peace.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
The World War, as by common con
sent it has come to be called, will
doubtless be the subject of many his
tories written from as many view
points, and, as facts and documents
now secret are made public, new light
will be shed on events of which the
meaning is now obscure. But. not
withstanding censorships and official
secrecy, the habit of publicity, the ne
cessity of keeping alive the war spirit
of the belligerents, the existence of
newspapers and the ease and rapidity
of communication have given the con
temporary world a knowledge of the
progress and cause of the war which
is probably without parallel. Thus we
are able to form fairly accurate opin
ions as to its cause, its many changes
of fortune and its results.
The one outstanding fact is that the
war has been a final, decisive strug
gle between the two irreconcilable
principles of autocracy and democ
racy. The latter principle had made
such progress that it threatened the
remaining autocracies with extinction
and it set up a barrier to that mili
tary conquest which waa an essential
part of their creed. As head of the
most powerful and most successful
autocracy. Kaiser William at the time
of his accession decided on a career
of conquest which, should destroy de
mocracy and establish world-empire
on its ruins with himself at its head.
The accepted opinion is that this pol
icy caused the breach between the
Kaiser and Bismarck in 1890. and that
opinion is sustained by the entire
course of German policy since that
date. His grandfather having crushed
every nation which opposed him and
having united Germany into the most
powerful military nation in the world,
William believed he could succeed
where others had failed, and he delib
erately taught his people to worship
the false god of world-power won by
ruthless force.
It has been said that victory is won
by the General who makes the fewest
blunders, and this was the Kaiser's
initial fundamental blunder. He did
not realize that all the spiritual forces
which ultimately prevail would unite
the world against him and would
finally crush him. He foresaw the
possibility of a hostile coalition and
sought to avert it by binding all Ger
mans in all lands to him and by or
ganizing a world-wide conspiracy to
prevent or cripple resistance to him.
Therein he committed his second great
error, for the conspiracy was no sooner
discovered than it intensified opposi
tion and provoked nations to war
which might otherwise have remained
at peace. That was the case with the
United States and with several of the
allied nations.
Although for the purpose of con
quest the Kaiser and his lieutenants
closely studied the psychology of the
peoples they aimed to subdue, they
erred again in assuming that free na
tions could be terrorized into submis
sion by ruthless force. On the con
trary, the greater the barbarity from
which they suffered, the greater valor
they displayed and the greater energy
and genius were exercised by their
Generals and statesmen. But for
ruthlessness, some nations might have
given up or stayed out of the fight
and Germany might have won.
This is especially true of the United
States. Unrestricted submarine war
drew this Nation into the conflict at
a time when Itussia was dropping out
and when the central powers were able
to concentrate all their forces against
the western allies. But for this coun
try's aid the campaign of 1918 might
have ended in decisive victory for Ger
many on the continent, and, though
Great Britain might have held out.
cutting off of imported supplies of
food and munitions might have re
duced her to submission. These
chances were thrown away for the far
slighter chance that submarines would
prevent American troops and supplies
from reaching Europe in time to de
feat Germany.
The Kaiser blundered in assuming
that the world could be made to be
lieve the lie that Germany and her
confederates were fighting in self-
defense. He reckoned without the
myriad means of proclaiming the truth
and without the intelligence of the
world in deducing the truth from the
facts. That lie combined with the
known objects-of the war and with
the manner in which it was conducted
to array the moral forces of the world
against the aggressors. It finally
drove the, German and Austrian peo
ples to rebel, to drive their sovereigns
into exile, to set up republics and to
sue for peace.
When war actually began a most
disastrous blunder was the assump
tion, that Belgium would not resist
invasion and that Great Britain would
not Intervene. That perfidious act
delayed the rush into France, it
brought the whole power of the Brit
ish empire into the arena, it impris
oned tire German navy and made the
war a gigantic siege of Central Eu
rope until the -forces of the allies
could be marshalled to destroy the
German war machine.
When Russia .was prostrated by
revolution, Germany expected by in
stalling Bolshevism in power to gain
possession of the food, war material
and man power of that country, but
by brutality she revived enmity and by
spreading mental poison she com
pleted the disorganization which had
set in. She got nothing but the husks
of a rich empire, and the poison she
sowed flowed back to become a potent
agent in destroying Kalserism.
As allies Germany could find only
governments so much weaker that
they proved a burden rather than a
help. When she was no longer able
to help them, they were beaten and
surrendered in rapid succession, leav
ing all her frontiers exposed to at
tack, so that no alternative to Ger
many's capitulation remained.
Owing to the prodigious errors of
judgment committed by the Kaiser.
his statesmen and his Generals, the
war wnicn they expected to win in
three months was prolonged and lost.
If France, Russia and Serbia had been
her only adversaries, Germany might
have won within three months; their
crimes drew in Great Britain, alienated
Italy and thus made quick victory Im
possible, The judgment of their Gen
erals was so much at fault and the
military genius of Marshal Joffre was
so far superior that from the first
the latter, though on the defensive,
held tho initiative and led the Ger
man army to the position near the
Marne where he defeated it. That
was the decisive battle of the war,
for it prevented a quick dectsion in
favor of Germany and gained time for
the allies to gather their vastly su
perior and latent resources.
It was due to the "blunders of the
allies that the war was prolonged be
yond the three years estimated by
Lord Kitchener. While pr.ofessing to
fight for the principle of "consent of
the governed," they were driven by
tho necessity of conciliating the Rus
sian despot to make bargains in con
flict with that principle, they made
similar bargains with Italy in order
to gain her aid, and they temporized
with the traitor King of Greece.
Though Russia gave them priceless
aid in the first three campaigns, the
Grand Duke Nicholas invited the
Donajee disaster by entangling his
army in the Carpathians in Winter,
a mistake for which he in part atoned
by his great retreat.
Similar betrayal of their own
principles marked the attempt of the
allies to force Serbia and Greece to
cede territory to Bulgaria as a means
ttvwin that country to their support.
"Mey neglected to give support to
Serbia in tiro to save her. thus missed
the opportunity to complete the ring
about Central Europe, chilled the
heart of Greece, failed to win Bul
garia, ultimately sacrificed Roumania
and left the way open for a Teuton
army to the gates of Salonikl and to
Constantinople.
The allies attempted to take the
Dardanelles by naval attack without
the aid of land forces and withdrew
their fleet when they could have won
in another day. They delayed sending
an army until the Turks were fully
prepared," flung away another oppor
tunity at Suvla Bay and were driven
to confess failure after losing thou
sands of their best men.
In the west the allies were slow to
recognize the great part whieb. ar.
tillery fire was to play, and not until
an industrial revolution had been ef
fected did they gain superiority in
this regard at the first battle of the
Somme. Then, too. they began to use
tanks, which have proved the best
means of breaking through entrench
ments and crushing machine gun
posts, but not until 1918 was the tank
perfected and built in abundance.
Thus throughout the campaign of
1917 relatively small gains of ground
were made at disproportionate cost
and little progress was made in the
main task destruction of the German
army.
Early blunders in Mesopotamia were
atoned for by the capture of Bagdad,
and the victories there and still more
those in Palestine, forced the Turks
to open the gateway of Constantinople
to the allied fleet, thus proving once
more that the longest way around is
often the shortest way home.
The most important factor In bring
ing the war to a decision In the year
1918 was the intervention of the United
States. It Immediately placed at the
service of the allies the immense
financial and material resources of
this country. It brought to them a
fast swelling reserve of the best fight
ing men in the world at the critical
stage when Germany gathered all her
forces in a despairing bid for victory.
Most vital of all it prompted union
of all their forces under the sole
command of that supreme military
genius. Marshal Foch. It raised the
drooping hopes of the allies and
blighted those of Germany. With vast
supplies of material and with a re-
servo growing at the rate of at least
250,000 a month, all under single com
mand, Foch hammered the Germans
In the west through four months of
ceaseless battlo to and beyond the
Belgian border; he launched the Mace
donian army at the Bulgars and
brought them to surrender; he hurled
the Italians at Austria, routed her
army and won another capitulation.
The surrender of Turkey having left
Germany without an ally, Germany
chose surrender as the only alterna
tive to Invasion, and her disillusioned
people overthrew every throne in the
empire.
The four months from July 15 to
November 11 will be acclaimed as the
greatest period in history. During
those four months tho allies by an un
broken succession of victories bat
tered into ruins three great empires
and one tributary kingdom, which
rour months earlier had' seemed to
threaten extinction of democracy.
Wh"en hostilities ceased, the world
was still more than eighteen million
deadweight tons short of the normal
amount of ships. There is no reason
yet to let up in activity at tho ship
yards. German officers responsible for the
gassing of civilians at Mesleres. Mon
day forenoon, must have quick trials
and original and novel punishment.
That waa the act of barbarians.
The suggestion to begin the meal
with dessert to save meat will suit all
the young and old boys, but the pie
must be given the "family" cut.
Davis, the young bank robber, may
be in the city, in woman's garb, mix
ing freely. In these days of switch of
dress, nothing Is suspicious.
None of the spirit will be lost by
delaying celebration two weeks. Ore
gon can work it up wild at the touch
of a button.
The warning to watch alicna is not
needed. The offender who opens his
head these days will have it sewed up
later.
The "greatest naval battle" never
will get into history. This is disap
pointing, but, on the whole, the best.
If we've got to feed the world. Jet
us get down to two meals a day and
quickly get It done.
Some of the people you consider a
missing will be turning up soon from
internment camps.
First effect of peace is a cut In war
risk insurance, but few of us are buy
ing that stuff.
That delicious aroma coming from
the kitchen has but one meaning
mince pie.
Before the Kaiser is put away, a
few good scares should be thrown
into him.
Buy your flags now and have them
ready. Von may not get them later.
Tho wise woman Is buying her holi
day goods now,
Der Tag:,
November , 11S.
The war I willed has brought me low
Indeed.
And I. who sought to dominate the
world
Like some colossus tow'rins; hug on
hlKh,
Am fallen 'mid the ruins I have made.
All crumbled are those feudal battle
ments Of power that served to fend my royal
elf
And set apart from all the vulgar
throng
This autocratic me. No more shall I
Enjoy man's homage and the pomp of
state.
That day which I, with arrogance,
proclaimed.
Was not this day of my inglorious fall.
When I. dishonored,- yield the iron
crown.
My plot Ilea frustrate and unhinged,
ao that
No longer am I Kaiser, no, nor King.
My dreams of grandeur, that aspired to
vault
Above all dizzy heights attained be
fore By potentates august and long re
nowned. Have come to naught; and here I stand,
bereft
Of all the vain and futile furniture
And boasted titles, claimed by right of
birth.
Now, broken, shattered, strewn about,
are those
My pinchbeck trappings, wherewithal
I used
To strut and vaunt myself as God's
divine
And well-selected Instrument to rule.
C. H. C.
those; who grow nation food
Older M aad Kiddies om the Job Fran
Dawa Till Dark.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Nov. 11. (To the
Editor.) I do not want to seem to be
"horning in" on your business. Not
often do I agree with your editorials.
But there Is an exception so notable
that I cannot but commemorate it by
writing these lines of praise. This edi
torial appeared in The Oregon ian No
vember 10, under the heading, "One
Slacker Etill at Large."
Among the men you condemn, who
go about tha city in Idleness and
creased trousers, may be found the own
ers of most of the Idle acres contiguous
to Portland, to which you so feelingly
refer. They bought them on specula
tion at one time or another and are
holding them Idle and paying taxes
against the time when Increased popu
lation will force payment of high prof
its. If you could know the number of
farmer boys who have gone to the war
It would surprise you. The percentage
is very ntgh. The older men and tha
kiddies who are left on the farms are
doing tha work between them. The
kiddies do not count for much at that
kind of a Job. The older men are car
rying the" burdens, if auch they may be
called. But when they think of the
real burden that the boys over there
are carrying they forget the burdens
nere.
Yet they will not forget the slackers
you describe so fitly. The older men
left on the farms are increaalnjr pro
duction with smaller working forces.
How are they doing It? How little the
slackers know of the truth. The older
men on the farms are doing It by work
ing longer hours, by working in rain
in the fields, by going Into debt for
high-priced labor-saving machinery, by
wading around with lantern after
nightfall in mud and dung, doing the
"chorea" after a hard day's work. No
barnlot where livestock Is kept would
be fit for the polished shoes of the
slackers.
I have known caves this Kali where
the older man of the farm, in order to
keep the one team busy to Its limit, fed
the horses four times a day and kept
the plow going at night, with a kiddy
carrying a lantern In the furrow, ao
that the utmost acreage of Fall grain
could be gotten In.
And all because the younrer. huskier
farm workers have gone to do their
bit in France.
Rut as to these slackers you mention
the gents In creased trousers, ud the
other kind at the shipyards who work
eight hours and are yelling for shorter
hours and higher pay I am sure they
will be remembered in tha sweet by
and by, after our boys come home.
By the holy hymnbook of Saint Andrew
they will be remembered by at least
one class the agricultural industry
for the noise they make about the
"rapacity of the farmer." As a matter
of fact the firmer is making less of a
living today than he waa before we
entered the war, and his problems never
were so serious as they are today.
C M. HYSKELL.
pert ef Illegitimate Children.
PORTLAND, Nov. II. (To the Edi
tor.) Quite a long time ago John mar
ried Mary. After a time they seperat
ed. Mary began proceedings fqr a di
vorce, but for some reason dropped
them without getting a decree of di
vorce. Ijiter, John, believing that Mary
had gotten a divorce from him, married
Ann, by whom he bad several children.
When Ann discovered the truth she
separated from John and took tha
children with her, resolved never to
marry John. I'lease state:
(1) According to law, are the chil
dren legitimate?
(2) Can John be obliged. If he Is able,
to support those children and, if so, by
what process of law?
J) Must Ann be within the state of
Oregon with the children In order to
obtain a court decree for their support?
A CONSTANT HEADER.
(1) No.
(2) Yes; consult District Attorney or
some lawyer.
(3) Yea.
-What Do With Kalaer.
PORTLAND, Nov. 12. (To the Edi
tor.) I have been reading numerous
ways of disposing of the Kaiser.
Would like to suggest he be sentenced
to work out the nssnainder of his life in
no man's land, under French and Bel
gian military guard and be fed on con
vict fare.
Hanging' Is too easy. Make him suffer
some of the horrors he has Imposed.
I assure you It will be a great thing
for France. Tourists the world over
would be drawn there to see the once
crowned head of Germany making
restitution with the pick and shovel
for the sins he eommitted against the
world.' MRS. L T. HOtt'lTT.
Negr Soldier M'eakeas.
Everybody's.
After coming In from a 20-mlle "hike"
the officer in command of a negro
company said, before dismissing them.
"I want all the laea who are too tired
to take another hike to take two paces
forward."
AH stepped forward except one big
husky sn-footer. Noticing him, the
officer said, "Well, Johnson, ready for
20 miles more?"
"No, ash," replied Johnson. "Ah'm
too tired to even take dam two steps."
Cleaaed.
PORTLAND, Nov. 12. (To the Edi
tor. ) rThe central powers have Jus?
thrown down a hand of kings on the
table. The allies held a hand of aces.
Are they not entitled to sweep the
board clean of all stakes and aa win
ners on the square?
nOBERT C. WRIGHT.
Mow te Remember It.
PORTLAND. Nov II, (To the Edi
tor.) Remember the date, U-U-'li.
Twice eleven are 22 and four onea are
four. Four from leaves IS. On that
date the world was made free for tie
uiuciacy. J. A. LLE.
United States Government
Presents Four-Minute Men.
. GEORGE L. BAKER.
The boys in khaki have finished their
part in tha great world task. We at
home have not flntshed ours. We have
Vet to get these heroes safely home.
We have yet to look them In the face
and tell them honestly that we did our
part.
Portland and Oregon hare dona
nobly; have led the Nation In patriot
Ism and contributions to patriotic work.
We are now called upon to contribute
again to finish our task. The boys In
France and elsewhere In the shell-torn
world must be cared for as fully as
they were while their cause and ours
was in the balance.. There can be no
stop, no letdown.
The united war work drive Is on and
it must succeed. The agencies that care
for the comfort and welfare of our
boys have their, work to keep up until
the last man Is home. The boys have
delivered and we must not fail. Let
every man. woman and child give vent
to his enthusiasm, admiration and hap
piness by contributing to tha full ex
tent of his ability to the agencies that
are charged with the welfare of those
who have done their work so well. We
now can do no more, nor less.
XO BETTER NOW THAN BEFORE
No Wars of Shane er Regret Ceases
Oat ef 'Reformed" Gerssaay.
PORTLAND. Nov. 1. iTo the Editor.)
I hope there will be a unanimous
chorus from all newspapers In the coun
try to treat Germany Just the same in the
peace terms as she would have been
treated under the original form of gov
ernment. It is possibly true that the
government has been changed, if In
deed, there be any government- In Ger
many now, but It Is the same people.
While undoubtedly the Kaiser is the
grestes'. monster' ever spewed out upon
the earth, his people were only lack
ing Insofar as they lacked his brains
and authority. It was the private sol
diers who ran their rip-saw bayonets
through babies and carried them over
their shoulders, who ravished young
girls, cut oft children's hands and robbed
homes. Their petty officers probably
had part with them. The whole nation
celebrated like we are celebrating to
day when the Lusitanla waa sunk and
bought medals to commemorate that
infamy. No paper or speaker, ao far
as recorded, ever protested at the bomb
ing of unfortified cities from the air. or
the sinking of hospital ships, or bombing
hospitals, nor the sinking of the small
boats, or the boats of torpedoed vessels.
None ever protested against poison gas
or barbarity practiced by the Hun. The
whole nation was guilty, and one as
guilty as another.
The crime that caused the downfall
of the Kaiser was failure, not his in
humanity. While he conquered ha was
worshiped by his whole nation.
God promised Abraham that if he
could find five righteous people In
Sodom and Gomorrah he would spare
the cities. Germany Judged by the
same standard would be destroyed.
They are a terrible race of people, made
so by education, with malice afore-thoua-ht.
A republic will not change
their natures.
The peace conference should be held
at Brussels, where the iniquities will be
ever In sight to refute the lies that will
he offered. And one of the articles
should provide for the repudiation of
all obligations of the central nations
dating from July, 1914, so that when the
indemnities are required of her they
would have value.
Even today there Is not a ' paper In
Germany that mentions regret or shame
for their Infamies and even the Social
ist papers are demanding a "peace con
formable to Uermany'e honor and not
humiliating." Incredible, but true.
JLSTITIA.
PastBriaa Karly-Sowa Wheat.
RYE VALIA2T. Or.. Nov. 10. (To the
Editor.) I have a field of wheat of
about 40 acres. Home was sown as early
as September 15. and so on, until some
Is Just coming up. Most of It Is up
from four to six inches, and there is a
good stand In the center of my pas
ture. I want to use the pasture. Will
It hurt this grain or Injure the crop
for next season in any way If this
ground is pastured off or run over and
not pastured dose?
JOSEPH FRISCO.
The inquirer is advised that some
growers have pastured early-sown
wheat successfully, and have subse
quently harvested a good crop. The
danger to the crop by trampling or by
over-pasturing, however. Is such that it
Is impossible to advise what to do in
a particular Instance without knowing
all the factors. Chief of these factors
Is the "farming sense" of the grower
himself. Tlys Is a kind of intuition
which some men acquire with experi
ence and which others never acquire
at all. The problem is Individual, and
illustrates a case In which a competent
local agricultural adviser could rise to
the very height of his usefulness.
THE CKI.EBnATlOV
She could not Join the roisterers along
the crowded way.
Who shouted forth In mad acclaim that
peace had come to stay;
Hers was the lot which some must
know whose hours are spent in
toll,
Dut far away she had. that day, two
graves on Flanders soil.
Yet, laboring on she made no cry when
others shouted loud
The thrilling news that did enthuse
tne ever-eager crown.
She simply bowed her old gray head to
hide her mother's pain,
"I thank thee, God," was what she said,
"they did not die In vain:"
Then suddenly that boisterous throng
to me no' more appealed:
(How few rejoice. In choking voice,
because of what they yield!)
What mockery the blaring horns of
those who do not know
The price she gave for each low grave,
o'er where the poppies rrow!
GRACE E. HALL.
TOAST TO OLD AGE.
Here's to youth In age that springtime
- brings.
Borne from heaven by angel wings!
Because, you're old don't think you've
lost your bloom:
The sweetest rose and rarest fruit hang
on the oldest bush or limb.
There's nothing half so sweet and ten
der aa the smile
Of love that comes from grandma,
with her silvery locks;
There's nothlgg half so grand as
grandpa, like a sturdy oak.
Protecting grandma in her dally walka
Like little children they enjoy the
golden sun
The same as when the laws of our
creator made them one.
FHKD R. ALEXANDER.
October SI. 191.
Ose Ree-rnlt la Km.
Everybody's.
The new recruits were very keen.
One man especially did everything with
energy- The order was given to march.
The enthusiastic one. who was In the
front rank, set off with a will.
He strode out, arms swinging, head
erect, and eyes strictly In front, never
noticing that he had vft his comrades
behind.
The drill serreant swallowed hard,
then oalled sweetly: "Pay: You! When
you ret there send us s picture postcard!"
In Other Day.
Tsntj.ln Years Age.
From The Or. eon I .a. No. 1J. It
Many persons visited the terminal
grounds yesterday, as the work Is now
far enough along to see how the
new station will appear when com
pleted. Work on the annex south of
the station has not begun yet. where
the machinery for the electric lighting
and steam heating Is to be located. The
material for the station Is all on the
ground and a few weeks' favorable
weather will see the roof on it.
San Quentin. Cal. The prison com
missioners have decided to go In the
hog-ralslng business, and started today
by purchasing 60 of the animals, which
will be cared for by the convicts in
competition with the local ranchers.
T. F. Oakes and the other receivers
of the Northern Pacific, accompanied
by officials of the road, are making a
tour of inspection over the lines and
will arrive at Spokane today. They wilt
be in Portland at the end of the week.
London. There was a meeting of
English and foreign anarchists In
Trafalgar square today. Twelve hun
dred "reds" were assembled to honor
the memory of the Chicago "martryra."
The base of the Nelson monument wa
surrounded by men bearing red and
black banners. The speeches were less
fiery than usual.
BRAGCADOflO IS OUT OK PLACK
Vl-tary Heaer Beloaga IZxrlaslvety te .
No Single Country.
PORTLAND. Nov. 12. (To the Edi
tor.) One. thing that grated harshly
upon the nerves or thousands who
witnessed the enthusiastic demonstra
tions on the streets yesterday was the
display of yellow badges with the In
scription "The Tanks did It." It was
a slur upon the gallant soldiers in the
ranks of our allies, although doubtless
not intended as such. Our boys upon
the other side were considerate enough,
in the outset to protest against that
sort of braggadocio, when some of their
comrades began to boast that they had
come to end the war that the allies
had failed to win. Fair-minded Ameri
cans everywhere will regret any as
sumption that we alone won the war.
for that is what the slogan means If It
metti anything. Our boys proved
themselves as gallant, courageous and
capable soldiers as any in the world,
but they are too sensible, magnani
mous and appreciative of the wonder
ful work of the soldiers of the allies
to wish to rob them, even inferential
ly. of any credit that is due them.
Our allies have been In the war for
nearly four and one-halt years. They
mere practically bled white before we
came to their assistance. Our active
participation covers less than six
months. Our fatalities on the western
front have been less than 30,000, while
those of the allies have run into the
millions. Once in the fight the record
of our soldiers has been beyond praise,
but think of what Serbia and Rumania
and Belgium and France and Italy and
Ureal Britain have aacrificed and suf
fered. It is true that our tardy ap
pearance in France saved the day. But
the , gallant Little army of Kelgiuin
saved us all In 1914. Htnce then hun
dreds of thousands of the very flower
of the manhood of France have given
up their lives.
Italy In her last great drive is re
ported to have taken 1,000.000 prisoners
and IJ.OOO.OOO.Ouo worth of Austrian
booty. The British Empire has con
tributed s.i'OO.ooo soldiers and she had
given 5.000,000 of these within the first
21 months of the war, not by con
scription, but by voluntary enlistment,
while her transports have carried
across the seas two-thirds of our -',-OO'i.oi'rt
soldiers.
It ill becomes us now to boast that
"The Yanks did it." No single man
did it. No single Nation did it. Such a
slogan Is not consonant with the gen
erous spirit of fair-minded Americans,
who would not rob any of our allies of
their share of the credit due. It Is to
be earnestly hoped that in our later
celebrations there will be no display
of any disposition to monopolize a-1
the credit for the final splendid tri
umph in which all the allies had so
conspicuous and creditable a part.
CHARLES B. MOOKES.
THE SCOTCH BROOM.
You love to snap your pods today:
Where is your gorgeous bloom?
'Twas you adorned the hills of May,
Beautiful Scotch broom.
So heavily clad In green and gray.
All golden changed to gloom;
We scarcely think of you today
As once a beauteous bloom.
"If May can hold my flower of Spring
And June can keep my pod.
July can surely snap and fling
My seed upon the sod.
"So let me be a faithful bloom
And keep my Maker's ways.
That I may be a gold Scotch broom
For many merry Mays."
BLKTHA E. HL'OHET.
Omlsslea mt . '
PORTLAND. Nov. 12. (To the Edi
tor.) Throughout the United States
we celebrated the greatest event that
has ever occurred or perhaps ever will
be recorded in the annals of history.
.As an observer I cannot refrain from
expressing: my thouKhts in regard to
the war the wonderful news waa re
ceived in our city.
White all were rejoicing over this
stupendous event, many hearts were
aching because of tha loss of loved
ones who were sacrificed for the cause
of freedom.
Why would It not be more fitting to
celebrate this momentous occasion by
Joining our voices with the bands in
singing our own and the national
songs of the allied countries while a
prayer ef thanksgiving arises from
every loyal heart? L. A. M.
MsTlsg Day tmw Kalaer.
ESTACADA. Or., Nov. 12. (To the
Editor.) In regard to the Kaiser going
to tha Netherlsnds, I have something to
say. The 10-11-12 of November are the
days in which the Italians move. If
they move they generally wait for
these days. They call the 11th the
"San Martino" but they give people
three days' time, so for the Kaiser "San
Martino" waa the right time.
These days are held In Italy.
The Kaiser was afraid he would get
caught so he moves) the first day he
was not going to be late.
MARY MALZANTNI.
Deuest ef Preswrty.
PORTLAND. Nov. 11. (To the Edi
tor.) A man owns property In the
state ef Washington. H dies intestate,
leaving a widow but no children. Js
the widow the sole heir? JiEADER.
Community property, that la, prop
arty acquired during the marriage re
lation, would .all go to the wife. One
half the husband's separate property
would descend to tha wife.
Aaether BUI.
There was once a Kaiser of might.
Who thought the whole world he could
fight.
lie bit off too much,
t-o fled to the rutch.
And now he is clear out of eictit.
W. C. DUN 1 WAT.
Om Bill
Kaiser BUI
Who now is nil.
Will take his pill
And then be etllL
Goodbye. Will.
HAKRY C KETNCLDS.