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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919.
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faith, and ha did not often lead theni
astray.
A leader and teacher of men, a com
panlon fit the irreat. and an associate
of the mighty. Roosevelt yet pro
claimed the merits and virtues of the
simple life, for lie believed In it and
he Lived it. Now he dies ns lie lived,
The simple life of an upright man has
riven way to the simplicity and beauty
of well-earned and lasting repose, in
the plain surroundings of his own
home.
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i;xo or a sixrLE urc
Theodore Koosevclt lived bravely
and died peacefully. He once said
that it was his greatest desire to die
for his country on the fId of battle.
It was a remark which was likely. to
be misunderstood, for it seemed to
Indicate that the glamor and glory of
war had a peculiar appeal to him. and
that he coveted the acclaim that comes
after a hero's fall. Tet his sole thought
undoubtedly was that no man could
demonstrate Ms readiness to serve his
c-ouiitry so well as by dying for it.
after living for it. Roosevelt lived for
iU and died after long and useful serv
ice for iL That he did not at all fash
ion his words or deeds so that in his
death there might be the pomp and
circumstance cf great display at his
grave is shown in the quiet dignity and
rural simplicity of the plans for his
funeral. His record is made, the book
Is closed, and his fotme rests with pos
terity. No word now spoken to his
dead ears can add to noc detract from
liis great stature In a world made bet
ter for his presence in iL -
The eulogist will be tempted to
mourn over the untimely and unex
pected demise of a great man with
drawn "from the arena of his useful
rtss before the allotted time. But Is
there reason to declaim against the
wle decrees of ITovidence? What,
indued, would the coming decade or
more have brought to Theodore Koose
vclt? We see in part and we prophecy
In rarf, but we i'e only through the
1,-Iass darkly. What we know is that
a noble, full and well-rounded life is
closed, and that its achievement and
its Influence were far greater than the
measure of the service of most men,
far greater than tfiat of any contem
porary. He had interested himself in
many things literature, science, orni
thology, politics, sociology, sportsman
htp, exploration and statesmanship
but above everything he had interested
Jiimself in men and women. Every
thing he said and did somehow related
itself to his abiding passion for the
welfare of his kind. He had held pub
lic office for a great part of his life,
n nd he had all the time, in his various
official positions, and out of them,
fought sturdily and effectively for the
square deal. He had twice been I'resi
dent of the I'nited States, and he re
tired voluntarily, as he thought became
him. to private life.
Then came the climax of Roosevelt'
career, for he became soon the a pout 1
of a cause: and tho cause was America
and. American u-tn. There were some
who said that Roosevelt was merely a
liigh-class politician who could accom
raodnte his views and actions to his
political surroundings and needs; but
they were mistaken or worse. He
raised his powerful voice in warning
cgain&t the intrigues of Germany, at
liotne and abroad, and in unanswerable
appeals for America to take its proper
place in the war against might and for
right. No mere candidate, no narrow
and intense partisan, could or would
liave done hat Roosevelt then did. It
was the call to duty from the flaming
tongue of patriotism: and it was Roose
velt at his best. The service he then
performed for his country 'in his bold
defiance of armed power, and in his
candid and overwhelming denunciation
f National timidity, selfishness and
"fatted ease" should be remembered to
liis glory forever.
It is proper to recall also that Roose
velt was no mere declaimer or preacher,
or actor, hut a sincere and earnest
worker and doer in all good causes. He
made war on "race suiclje-for ex
ample. He was the father of a large
family, and he never forgot, in the
lieavy and continuing public duties
which he undertook, that he was
iuband and parent. A Kaiser might
rear six sons, and prate on duty and
loyalty, and put them in glittering uni
forms, and keep all of them in secure
retreats far from any firing line in
tinio of war. But not Roosevelt,
American citixen. He sought to go to
war an-1 ho encouraged all his sons to
Ko. and they went. One of them was
badly wounded, and another was
killed. We have heard very little from
the Roosevelt household about Uie loss
there. There was no special display
jf grief, no solicitation for public or
private sympathy, only a brief and
plain expression of proper pride that
their son had served his country faith
fully. But no father or mother in
the broad land fails to understand
what it means to a devoted family to
liave one member missing for all time
from his place at the fireside.
Nor has anyone ever heard it said.
for no one has ever ventured to say
it. or even to think it, that Theodore
Roosevelt did not always do by and
for his-family all he said other men
nnd women should do by and forvtheir
families. He was faithful to his wife,
und to his sons and daughters. That
way lay not only honor, but happiness:
and Roosevelt had it in his domestic
relations.
No man is Indispensable. Tet It may
be said truthfully that the work which
Theodore Roosevelt did for his coun
try and for humanity was indispen
sable. No other could have done it;
at least no other essayed it in his time.
He had his own place, and it was of
his own making. To bo sure, the
people gave him the Presidency and
lie used It for their good. But as a
citizen he spoko with the high author
ity of a healthy conscience, an in
fallible instinct for the right, and a
superior judgment as to whatever it
was best to Ho. For that reason mil
lions listened to him. and millions fol
lowed him. He sought to show them
the true way and to expound the true
XO TIME rOB A TIMID HAND.
The city of La Grande, in its war
on inDucnza, has adopted the dras
tic measure of closing, "for protection
of public health, all picture shows,
churches, Sunday schools, public gath
erings, public funerals. lodges, public
and private dances."' The experiment
has been in operation for a number
of days, and it has not stopped the
epidemic. On the contrary, there is
much protest against it and a demnnd
that a quarantine of the whole public
be abandoned for isolation of the pa
tient and his household.
The La Grande Observer' prints state
ments from local physicians, and all
agree that individual sequestration, and
not complete paralysis of the public
life of the town, is a preferable rem
edy. One doctor favors a "rigid quar
antine of all who are afflicted." An
other says the present 'orders are
"wholly useless." A third sass tljat
the "ban on ordinary business is of
no avail." and advocates a "firm quar
antine." A fourth is convinced that
the onlyway is to "stick religiously to
the quarantine of patients." A fifth
wants a "binding quarantine." A sixth
says:
People who are couchlne and sneezinir
nhould he cared for and isolated nnd taujcht
how to be careful, but as far aa ttila ban on
the town la concerned. It Is of no conse
quence. The quarantine is also over-eMl-
mated. I think, anil It resolves Itself down
to the care of those who h.ive the rii-ase.
;iee them proper care and do not let tfaem
run around and we will aoon aeo a decided
chance for the better.
The experience of La Grande ap
pears to be common to other places.
There is no known specific or sure
treatment. A quarantine on public
meetings and on business activities is
only a half measure; and household
isolation is not a panacea.
But the trend of evidence is, never
theless, toward individual Isolation. It
is a rational measure, and, if properly
applied. It should be of great service.
The facts probably are, however, that
it is never thoroughly enforced.
There is a revival of the epidemic
in Portland. It is aald to be due to
holiday gatherings. If so. the con
tagion was carried there by persons
who had been exposed. Many of them
were members of families who were
sick with influenza. Clearly, the quar
antine did not include them.
If individual quarantine is to be the
policy of the local authorities, there
should be no timid hand directing or
nrorcing it.
greater Navy, on the Pacific with
bases on this coast, for the simple
reason that drydock. repair and supply
facilities are not adequate. Many of
the ships would have to go to the At
lantic for these purposes if. half of the
Navy .were stationed on the Pacific.
In case of war this would be a seri
ous disadvantage. . In, the temporary
absence of some ships, our fleet in
these waters might be inferior and
might suffer defeat.
It is fortunate in these circumstances
that the Pacific Coast is represented
on. the House committee on naval af
fairs by so able a member as Repre
sentative McArthur, and that in the
new Congress he will be able to make
his influence felt as a member of the
majority. He should and probably will
be reinforced by an additional pacific
Coast member -when the committees
are reorganized. We may reasonably
hope that the nfuch-ncglected Pacific
Coast will now receive some attention.
A KIT TRIBUTE TO BELGIUM.
When . the allies come to choose
headquarters for a league of peace,
they would do well to consider the
claims of Brussels as against those of
The Hague. The selection of tho Bel
gian capital would bo a most appro
priate tribute to the heroic part which
Belgium played in the war. That
country stood In the breach, deliber
ately sacrificed itself and delayed.
though it could not stop, the German
advance.- Holland, on the contrary,
played the game of "safety first"
throughout the war, enduring insults
and wrongs with .feeble protest and
yielding to Intimidation by Germany
to do acts which were essentially un
neutral, though its government pro
fessed to hew close to the line of in
ternational law. While tho mass of
the Dutch people were decidedly pro-
ally, the court, nobility and merchants
were either outright pro-German or
for safety and their own enrichment
first.
The league could not pay honor to
Belgium for its services to freedom
and civilization more fitly han by
choosing its capital as the center from
which the reign of peace shall be es
tablished. By so doing it would tacitly
express its disapproval of Holland for
being false to the traditions of the
men who delivered their country from
the Spaniards, and it would rejnove
its capital from the uncongenial, pro-
German surroundings of The Hague.
Those Who Come .and Go.
MAINTAIN' KEY VIU STRIK8.
The Administration lias shewn the
same cold-blooded indifference to the
moral claim of miners of manganese
ore as to those who mine, chrome and
other ores. Manganese being indis
pensable to production of steel, and
economy or tonnage requiring in
creased home production in order to
restrict imports. Government agents
induced many men to make large ex
penditures on mines by appeals to
patriotism and by assurances that they
would be protected against loss under
the war minerals act. Secretary of the
Interior Lane is disposed to recoup
their losses, but Ktfs the law needs
amendment iq order to give hirn the
neieded power under the changed con
ditions produced by the armistice.
Common justice demands that the
miners, both of manganese and chrome
ore, be reimbursed for all they have
expended without adequate return, but
wise public policy requires much more.
Tho war has proved mining of these
ores to be key industries indispensable
to provision of war material, and that
we cannot safely depend on "foreign
supplies. The necessity of providing
against war emergencies has not
passed, and it will not pass until the
proposed league of nations lias been
fully and successfully organized nor
until its authority has been firmly es
tablished.
As a measure of National defense,
Congress should enact such legislation
as will stimulate and maintain domes
tic production of these in common with
other war materials. If it should neg
lect to do this, one of tho lessons of the
war will ltave been thrown away.
THE XATY ON THE PACIFIC.
Decision of the Navy Department to
divide the fleet about equally between
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans here
after Is a belated recognition of stra
tegic necessity. This action has been
deferred becauso of tho superior need
of a strong fleet on the Atlantic so
long as the aggressive designs of Ger
many made her navy a potential men
ace to American interests. With the
downfall of the Kaiser, the Ignoble
surrender of one-half and the disarma
ment of the other half of the German
navy, and the impotence to which
Germany has been reduced, that men
ace has passed away. As all the
strong naval powers of Kurope are
now our allies, bound to us by the
strongest ties of friendship, and will
soon bo more closely bound as the
nucleus of a league of peace, the time
has come to revise our naval policy
in accordance with tho present and
prospective international situation,
The United States has, or soon will
have, us wide and as vital interests
on the Pacific as on the Atlantic, and
the first duty of the Navy is to guard
them. Our commerce with tho Orient
and Australia- has grown at a rapid
pace and will grow still more rapidly
The Panama Canal will bring a great
tonnage of ships from Kurope and the
Atlantic Coast to the Pacific, and has,
in effect, made the two coasts con
tinuous. As a mere matter of policing
the routes of commerce traveled by
our ships, the work of the Navy on the
Pacific is destined to increase.
When we consider the possibilities
of disturbance of the world's peace,
they appear as great on the Pacific as
on the Atlantic and our responsibility
for the Philippine Islands may involve
us in them. China is just being opened.
India may experience rapid political
and economic change under the sys.
tern of home rule promised by the
British government, Sibera may be in
turmoil for years hence, and, when
pacified under free government, will
ttract many Americans. As the league
f nations takes shape, it may be ex
pected to make the United States and
Japan joint guardians of the peace in
the Pacific, with this country taking
the leading part,
This new naval policy creates imme
diate necessity for enlarged naval
bases on this coast and for the estab
lishment of minor bases for subma
rines and aircraft, as proposed by the
Helm commission. It would not be
possible to maintain half of the present
Navy. much, less ball of tho proposed
GOLD AM) SILVER CHEVRON'S.
It will be unfortunate if the wearers
of gold and silver che-rronsi one de
noting military service overseas and
the other military service at home
shall hereafter engage in any uncom
radely bickerings over the relative im
plications of these Insignia. It would
be as foolish as to quarrel at this time
over the comparative importance of
infantry and artillery, or of. aircraft
and service of supply, or of the intelli
gence department and the hospital
corps. The fact is that there were
some four million men in various
branches of the National service, that
these men did their duty in the fields
to which they were assigned, and that
when they obeyed the letter and the
spirit of their orders it was impossible
for them to do more. The measure of
patriotism is not the good luck of the
Individual soldier, but his loyal ac
ceptance of every situation in which he
is placed. The color of the chevron
is the record of a fact, and not an in
vidious distinction.
Most soldiers understand this well
enough. There is no general disposi
tion on the part of men returning from
overseas to hold their comrades who
were still in domestic camps when the
armistice was signed responsible for
that which the latter almost univer
sally regarded as the denial of a privi
lege. There ought not to be any bitter
ness, or supcrsensitiveness, among the
latter. But the public can greatly
help in, forestalling any possible mis
understanding by bearing in mind that.
with few exceptions, soldiers,"whether
in line organizations or staff service
departments, have all been liable to be
sent anywhere that the Government
saw fit,, for any kind of duty, safe or
unsafe. The soldier's first duty, in
deed his only duty, is to obey.
It will help to iron out these little
possible misunderstandings, too, if it
is kept in mind that a good many
soldiers missed their chance for over
seas service because of the very merit
of their work at home. The prepara
tion of an Army of raw recruits for
efficient performance is a work of
high importance, and it is no secret
that immediate commanders often dis
approved the applications of efficient
men for foreign assignment on the
ground that they were needed where
they were. This has been particularly
true of certain organizations whose
members liave been most criticised by
tho unthinking. The prime importance
of employing efficient men for the
maintenance of efficiency behind the
line has sometimes been overlooked.
There is this obligation on the part
of the public as has been suggested
not to estimate too hastily, or without
full knowledge, and to remember thut
neither foreign service by itself nor
the lack of it murks any important
distinction among soldiers. We think
that soldiers themselves will see the
point readily enough. There is glory
enough for all who have done their
duty. The problems of the future so
require united action to a common end
that any man who wantonly fosters
discord ought to be regarded as a pub
He enemy.
under Government operation. His per
sistence in advocating Government
ownership of wire communication
warrants the conclusion that his ul
terior motive was to prejudge that
question as to the cables by making
Government operation an accom
plished fact,'
The action of Mr. Burleson indi
cates that he was conscious of being
open to criticism for asking the Presi
dent to exercise this extraordinary
power in order to grab :the cables
when the war had actually ended, for
there was some juggling of dates in
the President's order. The seizure
vv-as characterized by Senator Hitch
cock, a Democrat, dn December 23 in
this strong language:
I think the seizure of the cables was an
utterly unjustified proceeding. 1 ko so far
as to say that it smacks of bad faith.
vt hen after the war had closed in fact. If
not In law. 'the Postmaster-General took
possession of the rabies, not only those
crossing- the Atlantic Ocean to countries
with which we were asnociated in the war.
but also across the Pacific Ocean, which had
no possible relation to the case. 1 think it
a iiign-hajaueu outrage, ana am I rank
to say so.
That speech drew from Mr. Burle
son a letter dated December 24 de
nying that "I have of my own will
Ruthlessly seized and taken possession
ut inese cauies; tnat x nave uitven pos
session of them just .to gratify my per
sonal convictions, personal opinions
and personal wishes: that I have
reached out to control business activi
ties the Congress did not intend to put
into my hands." In support of his
statement he quoted the brief in the
suit now pending to the effect that
the executive order was signed by the
President and attested by the Secre
tary of State on November 2, and that
the allegation of the complaint that
It was not signed till November 11
the day when the armistice was signed
is untrue. .
This letter was read to the Senate
on December 30 and called forth the
remars irom wr. HllCMOCK mat me Prnn-lc .T. I.nneran returned frrm
alleged fact that the order was signed chicairo Monday night with an attack
on November 2 was no Justification for of influenza. He went east to attend
taking over the cables. Senator Kel- I the funeral of this- nrother.
eo .ijw- I o o ci.m f .e, ii
I am informed that, while the order may l;0 in PArit.. e-.-n p,inwty;nA ii
vemher -2 it in ni.t.. Jacksonville 40 years ago. In the lm
was not countersigned by the Secretary of perial hobby he met his cousin. Charles
otaic it was never puuiisnea or eniuucu rTim, OI J aCKSvu Vljie,
10 any one until alter rne war naa ciosea
and the armistice had been eiirncd. Even
the date, when it was exhibited to one of
he teleirraDh comDanfes. wan blank, and
the order waa never made before the sign
ing 01 the armistice.
R. M. Crommelin, formerly of Peai
d re on, but now of Spokane, where he
is connected with a flouring mill, is
at the Benson. Accompanying him are
H. XW. Collins and W. R. Wyrijck, of
Pendleton. They are here for a grain
conference.
Amorig the stockmen at the Perkins
yesterday were D. A. Brakeman, of On
tario; A. L. Marshall, of Voltage; James
Oard, of Lancers; Roy Heinz, of Saddle
Butte, and A. Beckley, of Crane.-,
A. V . Ivle-eb, or Urays Harbor, was
at the Multnomah yesterday while
helping associates crose a deal for log
ging 20,000 acres- of California red
wood lands. Plans .being considered
call for the colonization of the lands
as fast as they are- cleared of trees.
R. R. Miller, County Judge of Lincoln
County, and J. W. Dunne, Counvty Com
missioner, arrived at the Imperial yes
terday and appeared before the State
Highway Commission to ask for an ap-
propriation
George Neuber, of Jacksou County,
arrived as a demobilized soldier at the
Imperial" yesterday. Mr. Neuier is more
than 50 y-ears old, but he managed to
get into the Army. Years ago he as
sisted in h discovery of the famous
Blue Ledge copper mine in Southern
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Aldrfch, of Mill
City, arrived from Washington, D. C,
yesterday on their way home and
stayed at the Benson. Mr. Aldricrt has
been in a Government office connected
with the lumber bureau.
Mrs. M. E. Borchers left the Mult
nomah last night for Marsififield, wJiere
she -will have charge of the cloak and
suit department of a large department
store. For many years ehe has been
connected with a local department
store.
DEMES CHARGE! HE IS SLACKER
A. F. Haines, general manager for
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
is at the- Benson
Last nfght the Portland division of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers entertained about 75 guests
at the Mul'truDrnah. There were a lunch
and dancing.
M. Winklerrsan, of. the Winkle-man
Bar; & BurlaD Company, has returned
nd the 2d -inserted. I have everv reason to i ,A t.i n.tM.n fr. vuwi.Hti- .bio
This statement called forth the fol- tlma the armistice vis siirnid he was
lowing rejoinder on tho same day lattendihg a school for machine gun
from Mr. Burleson:
Senator Watson followed this state
ment by saying that he had made
some investigation, and he continued:
To the best of my knowledge and belief
at this time, when that order was made the
date was first put down in pencil as the
14th, the armistice having been signed-on
the 11th. Afterward that date was erased
Sir. Sadewasser, of Washougal, Replies
to Officers of "Minute Men."
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 6. (To
the Editor.) In view of the fact that
L. F. Russell, George T. Moody and Dan
Miller, officers of the Minute Men of
Washougal, have seen fit to report my
name as a slacker, I cannot allow their,
stories circulated about me to go unan
swered. The items referred to call me
a slacker and state that I was born In
Germany.
Regarding myself and my family, I
have the following to pay, and after
saying this I am willing to rest my
case with the public:
1 was born in Germanv and came to
Wisconsin in 1885; seven days after my
arrival I took out my first papers and
have been a naturalized citizen of the
United States for 33 years; at the pres
ent time I have one son and a son-in-law
in the service of the United States;
I had another son who was taken into
the service but was discharged on ac
count of ill health, and still another
son was drafted just before the armis
tice was signed, but was released ow
ing to the sisniner of the armistice.
There are nine members of my family
in good standing in the Red Cross, my
lamily have subscribed J30 worth of
war savings certificates, and are the
owners of 300 worth of liberty bonds,
all rully paid up; I am just finishing
my second term as a memberVf the
City Council of the town of Washougal,
and have always been active in politics
and itt other civic duties in my com
munity; I have acted on the grand Jury,
on the Federal jury and on the petit
jury; so far as I know at this time I
do not owe any man a cent.
I have reared my family in the locality
of Washougal. Wash., and have always
been a poor man and am a poor man at
the present time, and believe that I
have been honest and conscientious
during my life and feel that the ac
cusation that I am a slacker is entirely
without Justification.
Regardintr the accusation in the -news
item referred to, that I did not con
tribute to the recent united war work
campaign, I will say that Mr. L. F. Rus
sell, one of the men who make the ac
eusations, had been Indebted to me fo
seven months and that I asked him to
pay the bill and told him that if h
would pay it I would apply the amoun
as a subscription to the united war
work campaign; this statement was
made to him over the tihone early
December, but the money was not pai
until uecember 30. on which date
took the money and gave it to the sec
retary for a $5 subscription to th
united war work fund and now hold a
receipt for such payment.
I want to say further that for six
roontns I have been unable to do man
ual labor and that I have been in th
hospital for an operation within th
last, j ear, dui notwithstanding my
physical condition I have subscribed to
every drive in connection with the war
work campaign.
HENRY SADEWASSER.
In Other Days.
Twenty-live Years ago.
From The Oregonian, January 8, 1804.
Washington. The tariff bill will oc
cupy the attention of the House during
the comine week! The House has
J adopted the extreme expedient of or
dering the arrest ot an memoero kuocjil
without leave.
In "the office of the Cleck of Alameda
County, California, the will of the late
Captain J. C. Ainsworth was filed last
Thursday. The total value of the es
tate in California is about JS60.000.
New York. Advices from London re
port strange night encounters between
the French and English forces in the
Niger Valley in the hinterland between
Sierra Leone and Senegambia. Three
English officers and 36. black soldiers
have been reported killed.
Jolui Dougherty, of New York, and
John M. Cook, of Denver, whose trip
over the Union Pacific awakened such
great interest in railroad circles last
week, arrived in Portland yesterday.
They flatly'deny their trip has any spe
cial significance, saying it was for tho
benefit of themselves as security hold
ers of the Oregon Railway & Naviga
tion Company.
I was r-resent on the 2d of November
when the President signed the proclamation
taking; over the cables. I saw him attach
his signature thereto and In his own hand
writing insert with pen and ink the line
date November ltlla.
Mr. Burleson's statement is remark-
Inery.
R. B. Magruder. manager of "the delta
reclamation system on the Lower Co
lumbia, Is at the Imperial, registered
from Clatskamie.
T TelirrtV -nrhiv -nrnfl on e of The
aoie ior tne points wnicn it aoes not 0reffon delegation to -the 1916 Repub
cover. It does not eay that. the order ucan National Convention, whioh nam
was countersigned by the Secretary of I inated Hughes, arrived at the Hotel
State on November 2, nor does it deny I Portland from Salem yesterday.
IT.... l,n Jn.A ,ne .J n 1
r:r. -,s.r... r. rjr e e. noun-- and f. m. confer.
tnwi iim, emeu I t rnxm-s from Mairnin?. are a
nauiun, iiur uot3 it, uuny Liiui. me ui-inQ Imperial.
aer was never puuusnea or exnioiwsu
"A IliGlf-IIANIKO OlTit-tCK."
Having taken under liis control all
means of communication in the United
States, except by private messenger.
through seizure of telegraph and tele
phone lines. Postmaster - General
Burleson reached out for control of
communication with foreign countries
by inducing President Wilson to seize
the submarine cables. Wireless sta
tions being already in the hands of the
Navy Department, no communication
can now pass between the United
States and any overseas country, or
between tho United States and any!
other country that is contiguous by
land, or between any two persons in
this country, without passing under
the eye of some Government official,
big or little, who may seize, suppress
or delay it.
If this had been necessary to win
the w.-v there would have been some
excuse for this latest expansion of
Government functions when the Gov
ernment was already burdened with
functions which it performed badly.
But the cables were seized when the
war was already won, wrlien Germany,
the last of the enemy powers, had
ceased to fight and had signed an
armistice which made her powerless
to fight again. All that remained for
the I'nited States and the allies to do
was to declare and reap tho fruits of
victory. But at the eleventh hour Mr.
Burleson persuaded President Wilson
to take technical advantage of author
ity which had been given by Congress
to meet t,ho dtre emergencies of war
for the purpose of bringing theNcablee
to any one until after the war had
closed and the armistice had been
signed," as stated by Mr. Kellogg. I
While apparently careful to make no
statement which is not literally true.
Mr. Burleson is also careful not to
controvert the material parts oCwhat
J. C. Oocmpton, of McMinnville, and
Harold Blake, of Aberdeen are regis
tered at "the Benson. They were sue
ceseful bidders yesterday on seven
miles of paving between Salem and
Gervais.
Mrs. Jack Brown left the Multnomah
the Senators say. Thus he implies for California yesterday to take a rest.
that they tell the truth and lays him- She has been devoting her time to Jted
self open to a strong suspicion that he Cross work and was connected with
is trying to mislead the public
All f this juggling with dates and
facts is open to an explanation that is
discreditatMe to the Administration.
There was an evident desire to grab
the cables under the authority given
by Congress before hostilities ceased
but there may well have been some
hesitation about so extreme a pro
ceeding. That may account for the
delay of Secretary J-unsiag's signa
ture. Election of a Republican Con
gress intervened between November 2
and 11, holding out a prospect that,
if the power of seizure were not
promptly exercised, it might be with
drawn. It was advisable, in order to
justify the move, that it should ap
pear to have been made while hos
tilities were still in progress, hence
the date November
to stand. If tho Democrats had won
the election, the need of immediate
exercise of the power would not have
been so urgent from a party stand
point. Hence promulgation of the or
der was deferred until the Adminis
tration knew that It had , been dc
feated. Then action was taken in or
der that the Now Congress might be
confronted with an accomplished fact
AU the circumstances indicate that
the cablos were seized to meet a po
litical, not a war, emergency
the management of the Sailors'
Soldiers' Club.
and
Miss Lela McPberson, of Blckleton,
Wash,, is registered, at the Washing
ton.
12Sh Infantry.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
My brother is with the 128th Infantry
and we have not heard from him since
November 9. My mother is nearly
frantic. Will you kindly let me know-L.
if you know where the 128th is and if
they are to return soon?
AlKS. J. H. s.
The 12St,h is a part of the 32d Di
vision of the Army of occupation. The
young man no doubt has had a busy
time of it and not much time to send a
letter back. It necessarily takes much
was permitted jonger t0 gena- a message -now than
heretofore.
That is a far-reaching decision by
the State Supreme Court, that a boot
legger may be convicted on unsup
ported testimony of a purchaser. Not
all buyers will "snitch," but tempta
tion w ill overcome some of them.
45th Artillery, C. A. C. .
PORTLAND. Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
Please inform me where the head
quarters of tho 45th Artillery, C. A. C,
Is it booked for early return? Will
the death lists be published since the
fighting ceased? Why can't I hear
from my boy?
AN ANXIOUS MOTHER.
It was, on November 30, booked for
return. Tho son has probably been too
busy packing up and moving to de
barkation point to write. Ail deaths
in the Army are given out and the press
continues to publish them.
ROOSEVELT IDEA OF PATRIOTISM.
It Means to "Stand by Country," and
Those Who Serve Efficiently.
(From an article by Theodore Roosevelt In
me .Metropolitan .Magazine.)
Patriotism means to stand by the
country. It does not mean to stand by
the President or any other public of
iiciai save exactly to the degree in
which he himself stands by the coun
try. It is patriotic to support him in
so far as he efficiently serves the coun
try.
It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to
the exact extent that by inefficiency or
otherwise he fails in his duty to stand
Dy the country. In either event it
unpatriotic not to tell the truth
whether about the President or about
anyone else save in the rare cases
where this would make known to the
enemy information of militarj- value
which would otherwise be unknown to
him.
If the Administration does the work
of war with all possible speed and effi
ciency, and stands for preparedness as
a permanent policy, and heartily sun
ports our allies and insists upon com
plete victory as a basis of peace. I
shall heartily support it.
If tho Administration moves in the
direction of an improper peace, of
peace of defeat and of cowardice, or if
n wages war reeDiy ana timidly, 1 shall
oppose it, and shall endeavor to awake
the American people to their danirer.
I hold tnat only in this way can I act
as patriotism bids me act.
Qaarlcrmasler's Corps Is Separate.
PORTLAND. Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
My son elisted in Company L. with
the Third Oregon, 162d Infantry and
41st Division. He went to New York
with them and was later transferred
to Bakery Company 324. Q. M. C. and
s now stationed at Brest. France. Is
he still in the 162d and will he return
witli them? If not. whut is he in?
MRS. H. A. COYLE.
He is no longer in the lC2d, and, ac-
coruing to practice, win not be re-
urned to it for convoy. You state he
in the Quartermaster Corps, which
functions as a distinct department.
Fifty Years Ago.
From The Oregonian, January 8, 1864.
The present Winter has been one of
the most sickly ever known in the
Rogue River Valley. Coughs and pneu
monia have been prevalent and croup
has been unusually fatal among chil
dren.
WASHINGTON. The grand jury has
dismissed the Suratt case on the ground
that the President's amnesty proclama
tion operated as a full pardon.
New York. An European report
fears serious troubles among the labor
ing classes in Switzerland.
New York. The report of Fostmas-
ter-General Randall on the union of the
telegraph with the postofTice service
will be sent to Congress today. He rec
ommends the Government to unite the
two services.
Fourth Trench Mortar Battery.
WASCO, Or.. Jan. 4. (To the Editor.)
I have a nephew in the Army. The
last address we had was Battery K,
Camp Hill, Fourth Trench Mortar Bn..
Newport News, Va. About October 12
lust wo received his overseas card, hut
it gave no foreign address, nor have we
heard from him since. Can you give
me any information as to where they
are located and are they listed for an
early return?
MRS. ELLEN HARPER.
The Fourth Trench Mortar Battery
possibly there were batteries tind a
battalion was ordered home on No
vember 30. It has possibly sailed by
this time, but we have not discovered
it iu lists given out.
23d Infantry Is In Germany.
MENLO. Wash., Jan. 5. (To the Ed
itor.) (1) Where is Company M, 23d
Infantry, formerly of the 41st Division,
and has it been designated for return'.'
2) Where is Medical Replacement
Unit No. 30?
(3) Where are Evacuation Hospitals
Nos. 8 and 9?
(4) Have these units been designated
to return? JESSIE S. JOHNSON.
(1) You must have made some mis
take, as there never has been a 23d
Regiment connected with the'41st Di
vision. The 23d is in the Second Di
vision, in Germany.
(2, 3 and 4) No announcement em
braces thtse units. "'
Twenty-third Engineer.
GRESHAM, Or., Jan. 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Can you tell me if the 23d En
gineers are to be sent home soon? Also,
what is the use of writing lo the boys.
when they never get the letters. My
son has not " heard from home since
September 16, though letters are going
ail tho time. I suppose that is an ex
hibition of efficiency.
CONSTANT READER.
They are not yet listed for return.
The engineer units are hard to follow,
but if the soldier boy received no let
ters between September 16 and Decem
ber 16, a period of three, months, it
must -bo chargeable to negligence on
the part of someone.
:t.fSth Machine Hun Battalion.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
Kindly give me all information pos
sible as to location of the 3J!Sth Ma
chine Gun Battalion at the time tUe
armistice was signed; also wliut di
vision is it a part of? Can you tell me
where it is located at present?
ANXIOUS MOTHER.
It Is a part of the SSth Division, with
headquarters at Montreaux Chateau
and la-sur-Tillo on November 11. Last
resolutions cannot I reported headquarters was Lagn, a
few miles east of Paris.
No matter your politics, you can
afford to stop five minutes this morn
ing out of respect to a man who was
a great American and who aspired to
be no more than that.
Anybody who took a soldier's job
should step out when the soldier re
turns. That is the sum and substance,
and columns of
change it.
Irvin S. Cobb has been mado a
Chevalier, but Irvin S. Cobb needs no
decoration beyond the appreciation of
those who enjoy the best kind of short
story.
Add ram Is Oltacnre.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 6. (To the
I Editor.) My son went overseas with
the 18th Engineers but has been trans
ferred twice. His address is Adm, L. C.
116 A. r. O, A. E. F. I see that the
The Federal migratory bird law has I are to start home.
been declared invalid by the Supreme I among the bunch of 116s?
Court, which means that geese and I W. H.
ducks can be shot during passage.
s he liable to be
CONG DON.
Company C, C;id Infantry.
PORTLAND. Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
Please inform me where Company C,
3d Infantry, which was at Camp
Meade, Md., is stationed.
ANXIOUS FRIEND.
It is a part of the 11 th Division and
may or may not have reached France.
What portions of tho division reached
there have already been started homeward.
C9th . A. V. Una Not Sailed.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
The 69th C. A. C. Regiment has been
designated for early return. Can you
tell inn if they have mailed? Also to
what division do they liplong?
SUBSCRIBER.
There is-no report yet that it has
sailed. It was not a part of any di
vision.
Death In Loan to Whole World.
PORTLAND. Jan. 7 (To the Editor.)
Men have died whose faithful dog
was perhaps the only mourner. Others
have passed with a nation doing
homage at their bier. Hut for tho first
imo in history the world will this year
record the passing of a man whose tak-
ng off is a loss to the entire world.
Many grand things will be said to
commemorate tho passing of Theodore
Roosevelt, but nothing can be gr.andcr
than when Senator Lodge recently said:
"His life is an open book."
J. A. CLEMENSON.
Only One XIA Arro Sunndron.
BINGKN, Wash., Jan. 5. (To the Ed
itor.) Kindly tell ino if there is more
than one 33d Aero Squadron In France,
and if it is tho 3.'!d. Third A. 1. C. that
is listed for early convoy home.
A MOTH Kit.
There- was only one 33d Squadron
overseas. We judge from what you
give that the squadron was merely sta
tioned ill the Third Aviation Instruction
Camp.
'I'resrk Mortar Battery Llstrd.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
-Vhoreis Battery A, Fourth Trench
Mortar Battalion, and how soon will it
return? A SOLDIER'S BROTHER.
The Fourth Trench Mortar Battery,
doubtless battalion, in this case, was
assigned for convoy on November 30.
Watch The Oregonian for listing of its
arrival.
Iticcer and Saiimaker in JXavy.
FORT CAN BY, Jan. 5. (To tho Kd-
tor.) Where can I Bet applicat ion
blanks 'to upply for work at either
Mare Island or Bremerton isavy-yaru
.s ricger or ailmakcr? Is there a dc-
maiul for either? Is it necessary to
belong to a union?
ENLISTED MAN,
U. S. N.
Funny how a fellow caught red
handed so often pleads not guilty and
takes the chance of getting worse.
Yesterday was a great day, figured
in money, at the stockyards, but every
dollar was for value received.
The flowers will bloom in the Spring
when the Third Oregons come home
that is, the early ones.
With Seattle, and Portland in the
Coast League, the latter will have a
real neighbor.
The frost that was on the pumpkin
isn't a circumstance to that on the
pavement.
Poincare will be over in June, and
those who want to be kissed will' get
in Ifne.
It is skid
morninjj,
and stop in the early
Tho address is obscure and Incom
plete. Evidently the 16 is the number
of the American Postoffice and not of
any unit.
Resriment la in Luxemburg.
EUGENE, Or., Jan . (To the Edi
tor.) May I know where Headquarters
Company, Fifth F. A., Personnel Sec
tion, is at present, also Third Company,
Sixth Ordnance Battalion? What infor
mation have you relative to their re
turn? H. H. P.
The Fifth Regiment, Field Artillery,
is with the First Division at Canach.1
Luxemburg. No announcement made
regarding the ordnance battalion.
Flrnt Army Corps In Germany.
SALEM, Or., Jan. . (To the Editor.)
Can you give the location of Head
quarters Troop, First Army Corps? Is
tt with the 41st Division that is soon to
return? SISTER.
The First Army Corps, as now consti
tuted, is in Germany. It is in no way
connected 'with tho 41b$ Division. .
First Ammunition Train.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
Please tell me if Company D, First
Ammunition Train. Motor Battalion, A.
E. F, is scheduled to return, or is it
with the Army of Occupation? R. R.
The First Ammunition Train was and,
no doubt still is, a part of the First
Division, now in the Army of Occupa
tion.
Location ever Made Known.
PORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
What is the present location of the
11th regular Marines and are they list
ed to return soon?
BROTHER OB' A MARINE.
Their location in France has never
been made known. They may bo among
the Marines now being returned
Mobile ' Laundry I nit.
BAKER, Or., Jan. 6. (To the Editor.?
Is the Mobile Laundry Unit 39, A. E.
F., A. P. O. 717. listed to return to the
United States soon? - A SISTER.
The 329th Infantry, to which the unit
probabaly belongs, was announced for
return January 1.
Write, or better, if possible, apply in
person to United States Navy Recruit
ing Station, Dekuin building, Portland.
' Bakery Companf. Kith Division.
PORTLAND. Jan. 7. (To the Editor.)
1'lease slate when the Bakery Com
pany 313, S5th Division, which is now
stationed at Chiiumont. will rolurn
home. Are they in the Army of Occu
pation? SUBSCRIBER.
No intimation given as to when unit
of the S5th Division will be sent home.
It is not in the Army of Occupation.
1IIU Field Artillery.
PRINEVILLE, Or., Jan. 5. (To tho
Editor.) Please tell me tho where
abouts of tho 11th Field Artillery. Bat
tery C. It in France, is this division
listed for an early return? It is not
assigned for return. READER.
It is in the Sixth Division, lost re
ported ' maintaining headquarters at
Aincreville, France.
67th Coast Artillery.
DORES'A. Or., Jan. 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Please tell me in what division
tho 67th Coast Artillery Corps is and
if it has been listed lo return.
ANXIOUS MOTULK.
It is not a part of a division. Was
listed, on December 14, for return.
Air Service Mechanics.
FORTLAND, Jan. 7. (To tho Editor.)
Is the 14th Company, Second Regi
ment Air Service Mechanics, listed to
come home? A SUBSCRIBER.
Only tho Sixth Company of tho Seo-
ond Regiment has yet been so listed.