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PORTLAND, SUNDAY. JAN. 22, 1905.
MEN AND THE MAN.
There is one string: that the Socialist
harps on -without end. It is the as
sumption that the men who perform
the manual labor or operate the ma
chine do everything. In this philos
ophy the inventor, the organizer, the
capitalist, the director, the creator, are
nothing. The state is to "be put in as
manager; and it is assumed that all
then w'lll go on as before only the
product will he divided on some prin
ciple of equality among the "workers."
Hero is the fundamental error of So
cialism. It is he leading man, the superior
man, always, who does things. "With
out him the common, ordinary mass is
unable to help itself forward. Superi
ority of talents Is the very origin of
progress. Such superiority exists only
in the few. How is It that those who
happen to occupy an inferior or hum
ble position in the aggregate, as com
pared with those who happen to occu
py superior positions how Is It that
t'ley are condemned to the Inferior
position which they resent as unjust
and Imagine could be equalized by leg
islation? Do those who are called the
favored or privileged ones owe their
position to unjust and arbitrary legis
lation which a genuine social democ
racy could undo, or to exceptional abil
ities of their own. of which no legisla
tion could Justly deprive them? Again,
is it right and just, or not, that men
should have, through. Inheritance, ad
vantages in property and business, se
cured to them by the exceptional abili
ties of their fathers, on which rule all
civilized society stands and which no
legislation could abolish without en
tering on a conflict with the Instincts
of human nature, and Interfering with
t-s-e springs of all human action?
Labor Is effective only when directed
by efficient mind. It is the exceptional
man, always, who makes the conditions
under which labor may be effective.
Tou may have thousands of men In a
community ready to supply their labor;
but It will come to nothing till some
one man, rising above the level of me
diocrity, shall organize and put In mo
tion a system upon which this labor
can toe advantageously employed. The
organizer becomes the manager and
director. "Without him the thousands
could do little or nothing. Socialism
proposes to suppress all men of this
description, by makirrg It impossible
for them to reap the natural profits of
their effort The state is to be put in
the position of director, and master,
too. It would hardly obtain the serv
ices of superior talents when, It refused
to reward them. The notion that all
men can do what experience shows the
world that only a few have abilities to
do is a. most singular absurdity. Hence
the exceptional man is absolutely neces
sary. The mass is inert without him.
Socialism cannot have the services of
the exceptional man, but will crush his
powers by cutting off his opportunity,
his initiative, his expectation of success
and of reward. Here also is a reason
why Socialism would produce universal
poverty.
There Is a great mine, that Is num
bered among the world's greatest pro
ducers. Attempts to operate it had
been frequent, almost continuous. Mur
ing many years; but it was a heavy
loser. Thousands of men at one time
and another had worked upon it. At
last one day a young miner persuaded
the new management that had come
into possession of It to adopt Ideas he
had formed for working it. and ma
chinery he had contrived for the pur
pose. The young man had no money
of his own. but he induced the man
agement to supply the money for de
velopment of his plan. It was Im
mensely successful; the mine made its
owners rich and the young man a mil
lionaire. Here was a superior man,
worth more as a producer than all the
men who had ever worked In the mine.
"Wasn't he Justly entitled to his for
tune? Two men. we will say, start rival ho
tr!s, and each begins with a staff of
100 persons. One of the two under
stands Tils business far better than the
ctlnr His hotel is always full, whilst
his rival'? is half empty. The latter be-cc-nes
bankrupt; the former buys his
business, and together with his prem
'ses takes over his staff. The success
ful man now employs 200 persons; the
livlel of the bankrupt, which the- bank
rupt ran at a loss, now yields the same
rrcrt as the "other, and the business
ct the two Is largely Increased. Simi
lar things are going on everywhere, in
all Ines proving that almost every
iirg depends on the abilities of the
cx optional man.
A. man has just been elected Gover-no-
of Massachusetts, who began life
a. the shoemaker's bench, with no ad
antagrs but his native aptitude over
av other poor .toy. himself among the
poorest. Bui he had exceptional tal
cats lor Uls business, and employed
"vn tj the utmost, advancing from
one success to another, till he became
one of the great shoe manufacturers of
the world. He studied every branch
of his business materials, methods of
manufacture and markets; had the
knack of getting the best workmen and
of keeping on excellent terms with
them; became very wealthy, an author
ity arid leader in affairs, and a few
weeks ago was elected Governor of
Massachusetts, largely by the labor
vote of the state, which was cast ol
idly for him. Is it probable that So
cialism would develop such men, or
get such results from any? Again,
'though his own workmen are very
necessary, have they done It all, or
hasn't he really done as much or more
than, all of them?
Another error lies in the supposition
that production of goods and the
varied activities of life would continue
as now. No goods would be made for
the rich, for there would be no rich.
All the multitudinous employments for
which, people are engaged. In the serv
ice of the rich, mostly at high wages,
would cease. Can one realize what
that would mean? All the service, all
the labor, that ministers to luxury,
would be cut aJL The equality that Is
demanded would reduce life to a dull
uniformity. "Style" and "fashion"
would disappear with the rest. Would
our womankind like it? Amusements,
If any, paid for and directed by the
state how would they suit the great
variety of popular taste? Since the
state would make and absorb the prof
Its of Industry, to be distributed on
principles of equality, who could in
dulge any expensive taste, who even
could travel in an expensive car, or
perhaps in any car at all? The scheme
would produce complete stagnation of
society. In its results It wouldn't be
tolerated at all. So soon as people
came to understand what It was, the
TevolL from It would be extreme.
And yet nothing Is more certain than
that the propaganda of Socialism will
have to be met. It is attractive to a
large class of minds, just the very class
that would be most violent against, it
so soon as they should see Its results.
Every effort will be made to commit
the country to an introductory pro
gramme of Socialism, beginning with
the railways and telegraphs. Hence
the necessity now of reasonable con
trol, through law, of these great agen
cies of modern life. President Roose
velt, in taking the lead, shows a wise
purpose. The demands of Socialism,
much inflamed by the excesses of com
binations of capital, can be restrained,
and even suppressed, through enforce
ment of justice against such excesses,
on the principle stated by the Lord of
Verulam that "the surest way to quell
seditions is to take away the matter
of them."
AS TO THE WHIPPING POST.
The suggestion of President Roose
velt, that it would be well to establish
a whipping post for wifebeaters in the
District of Columbia (where he can
alone recommend local legislation with
out officlousness) has resulted in wide
spread discussion of this brutal crime
and the proposed remedy. Not only so,
but several State Legislatures, includ
ing our own, have taken up the matter
by introducing bills following out this
idea of making the punishment fit the
crime, while a Minnesota Representa
tive. Mr. Bede, has introduced in Can
gress a bill for the establishment of the
whipping post in the District cf Colum
bia for this despicable, cowardly class
of offenders.
The question is, of course, one wiUT
which the states individually must deal.
The strongest argument in favor of
such a law is presented jn the state
ment that the usual method of impos
ing a fine or imprisonment upon the
wlfebeater but adds to the injury that
his brutality had already Inflicted by
taking the fruits of his industry, which
his family's dally needs demand, or
through restricting his earning power
according to the length of his period of
imprisonment. It was cited, moreover,
and it has been cited many times be
fore, that punishment of -this type sel
dom brings about the reformation of
the culprit.
These points are conceded. But how
about the proposed remedy? In the
first place, it is not a new one. The
whipping post is one of the institutions
of Delaware, and has been, we believe,
from Colonial times. "Christianity and
civilization." according to the Wash
ington Star, have killed and buried it
in other states where at one time it ex
isted. The statute providing for it in
Virginia was. repealed years ago not
In response to the behest of "Christian
ity or civilization." it is true, but be
cause Its application could not be con
fined to negroes. Maryland's whipping
post law has not been repealed, but It
has become wholly Inoperative because
public opinion will not enforce 1L As
to its operation in Delaware, Mr. A. S.
Meserve, the warden of the workhouse
at Wilmington, in a statement before
the Conference of Charities and Cor
rections, held in Washington In 1003,
referred to the whipipng post as a
"relic of barbarity" from which he
would be glad to see the state rid it
self, adding: "We have .never whipped
a wlfebeater. The wife generally re
pents and the man gets off with a re
proof." In this last sentence lies almost en
tirely the cause of wifebeating. It also
suggests its cure and explains the utter
uselessness of trying to apply a statu
tory remedy to this cowardly crime.
No man, unless drunk or crazy, would
strike his wife if he knew to a certainty
that she would retaliate by any means
that lay in her power" from free use
of the kitchen poker to appeal to the
whipping-post statute if there were
one. Plainly stated, the wlfebeater
knows the woman' he is dealing with.
She is a moral coward he a physical
coward. And against this combination
no reformatory statute can prevail.
The physical coward of this type will
not hesitate to use his fists when en
raged or Jn his cups upon his wife,
knowing to a certainty that the moral
coward whom he thus assails will shield
him from all consequences of a puni
tive nature, by silence If possible, by
lying if questioned too closely, and,
fating in both, by begging for his re
lease. The brutal creature miscalled a man
who beats his wife deserves forty
lashes well laid on upon his bare back
Of that there can be -no question. That
officers of the law, like the present
Sheriff of Multnomah County, for ex
ample, would really enjoy being master
of ceremonies upon aa occasion of this
kind is more than probable. But it is
by no means certain that the woman in
the case would give such testimony as
would be necessary to bring the
culprit to the whipping post, stripped
for action. The simple truth, terse
ly stated. Is that If a woman won't
be whipped she doesn't have to
be. If she will submit to conjugal
discipline of this kind, she furnishes
the cowardly "finite his opportunity,
and of this opportunity no statutory
enactment can deprive him. How would
it be for women who are under the
menace of their husbands' .fists to take
a few lessons In jiu-jitsu and keep these
conjugal pleasantries In the family?
THE CASE OF EOKENSON.
George Sorenson was not convicted
In the Federal Court for attempted
bribery. He should have been. He
escapes by the suspicious obduracy, or
stupidity, or worse, of two Jurors.
These Jurors chose to Ignore plain facts
that ought to have convinced, and did
convince, all fair-minded persons that
Sorenson, as the agent or McKinley,
Puter and their fellow-criminals offered
to procure for the United States Attor
ney the sum of 55000 if be would aid
them to defeat the ends of Justice. He
went to Mr. Hall for the purpose of In
forming him that the money was at his
disposal. That Mr. Hall considered it
an attempt to bribe, and that he un
derstood perfectly what Sorenson was
trying to do, Is unquestioned. That
Sorenson was not convicted on admit
ted facts is due entirely to the sullen
perverseness of two men who defiantly
antagonized ten men, conscientiously
trying to do their duty.
There may be no way to punish re
calcitrant Jurors. . No doubt it is bet
ter that there should be no way. But
there ought to be an Inquisition into
the circumstances under which these
two men were summoned for their-service.
They are directly and even. con
fessedly responsible, for a failure of
justice, and the court and the public
are at least entitled to know why.
But Sorenson will not get off easily.
The smoothest rogue usually forges a
weak link in his chain of rascality.
Sorenson, in telling his plausible tale
about bis relations with McKinley, was
guilty of gross mendacity so gross
that the presiding Judge practically
directed hi9 indictment for perjury.
Now Mr. Sorenson will go before a
Jury that will, It Is to be hoped, dis
passionately and impartially weigh the
facts and give him his deserts, what
ever they are.
CARE OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
The report of the special committee
of hold-over Senators appointed by the
last Legislature to consider the estab
lishment of an institution for the care
and Instruction ot the feeble-minded of
the state does credit to the humanity
as well as to the economic views -of its
members. " Careful Investigation has
shown that there are ahout 100 of this
unfortunate class In the state, about 40
of whom are now confined in the State
Insane, asylum. As set forth in this
report, there is absolutely no place in
the state where defective, youth, In
cluding the idiotic and epileptic, can be
kept or cared for at public expense, ex
cept the institution above mentioned
and the several almshouses maintained
in the counties for the care of paupers.
It needs no argument to prove that
neither of these institutions is suitable
for the purpose named. Many of these
defective persons can be taught to be
helpful In simple Industries and some
of them, at least, develop, under favor
able conditions, a wonderful aptitude
for various industrial tasks. All, and
I especially as cited by this committee.
i girls of this class, should be protected
In the interest of morality. The com
mittee, following a plain statement of
the needs and requirements of the case,
both from a humane and economic
standpoint, earnestly recommends the
establishment of an Institution with
features especially adapted to -the care
and instruction of the youth of this
pitiable and sharply defined class. It
may be added that, this judgment
should prevail with the Legislature, to
the end that the state, long discredited
by its remissness of duty in this re
spect, may speedily right Its record.
LAWS SHOULD BE ENFORCED.
The insolent attitude of the cowardly
sheepkillers in Central and Southern
Oregon, and the continued unearthing
of frauds by which the public domain
has in part passed into the hands of
land thieves, demands a much more
rigorous system "of supervision over the
public 1 lands than has yet been exer
cised. The position of the-sheepkillers
Is taken because they assume to have
rights on Government land that they
are unwilling to grant to the owners
of the flocks. The position of the land
thieves Is that the Government is rich
and that it is no crime to steal land
so long as the theft Is undiscovered or
unnoticed. Neither assumption is en
titled to the slightest consideration, and
the men who steal land outright or
use it for grazing to the exclusion of
others who have equal rights on the
premises, should be speedily enlight
ened as to the legal status of their po
sltion.
Throughout Eastern Oregon and
Washington there still remain very
large tracts ot land not yet gobbled up,
The title to this land being vested In
the Government; all American citizens
should have equal rights to purchase
or use. The population of the country
where the greater part of these lands
Is located Is not yet sufficient to ham
per seriously the operations of the
stockmen, provided they are satisfied
with moderate holdings and the right
to graze on such land as has not yet
passed into the hands of the settlers.
The cattleman has no more right on
these unfenced Government lands than
the sheepman, and whenever he at
tempts to enforce any Imaginary su
perlor rights by illegal methods, he at
once becomes an outlaw entitled to
neither consideration nor sympathy. In
the case of the sheepkilllng cowards
the offense has been aggravated first
by the Inhumanity of their acts In
shooting down helpless dumb brutes
and again by Insulting attempts made
to Justify their actions. If these blood
thirsty outlaws can be reached In no
other was, they shoulu be run down
by officers of the law and destroyed by
the same methods they have used in
eliminating the flocks of the sheepmen.
No objection Is raised by the general
public to the use of these lands for
grazing purposes by. both the cattle
and sheepmen, so long as there Is no
disposition on the part of either to ex
clude the other. It Is the arrogant
assumption of a superior right of the
cattlemen to these lands that demands
that some action, be taken by the
authorities (o limit the boundaries of
their operations In the grazing line as
well as In the matter of sheepkllling.
No law was ever made any better by
open violation of its provisions, and, if
the present laws regarding apportion
ment of the public domain are unfalr
toward tho settler or the man who
grazes his flocks thereon, effort should
be made to have them changed so that
they would give every one equal rights
and privileges.
The state is now coming In for whole
sale disgrace through its land thieves
and- through the acts of the sheepkill
ers, who are not content with the free
use of vast areas of -the public domain
for grazing purposes, bat Instead in
sist upon having exclusive rights there
on. Unless the law takes some steps
to correct this glaring evil In the stock
country east jof the Cascade Mountains
we need not be surprised if the sheep
men themselves fight fire with fire by
importing a few dead shots who can
kill murderous outlaws as well as
sheep.
. THE AGELESS KNIGHT.
Three hundred years ago this month
a Spanish gentleman published a book
that burlesqued the popular tales of the
day. Readers laughed over the adven
tures of the hero and his squire when
the colonial spirit was stirring in Eng
land, and the Idea of the Virginia col
ony was crystallizing into action. A
huudred years later, when Perm was
busy with his great work, people were
still smiling over the book. Another
hundred years, and Lewis and Clark
were carving out a Western Empire
for the United' States, and still the
Knight of La Mancha was "beloved of
readers of many different tongues. A
third century has passed, and in this
far country, where the Oregon heard
no sound save his own dashings for
generations after Cervantes was duat,
the honorable, knight Don Quixote Is
today a beloved figure In the memories
of many readers.
It Is a significant example of the
immortality of true literature that Don
Quixote should have survived. It mat
ters not In what form or in what vehi
cle a work Is first presented to the
public; If It has the spark of genius it
will catch the eyes of the world. Of
all forms of literary work, the bur
lesque Is probably most evanescent.
From its nature it depends for effect
upon the reader's knowledge of what is
made a mock of, and with the paesing
of its cause the burlesque dies also.
Swift's greatest satire has lost its sting,
and it is one of the ironies of fate that
Gulliver should be kept alive by the
child that spells out his adventures
among the Lilliputians and the Brob
dlngnaglans. Don Quixote Is happier'
than Gulliver. The romances that in
spired his creation arc known but to
students, yet the reader finds nothing
lacking to his enjoyment. Don Quixote
is a piece of humanity. He lives today
in Oregon, as he lived centuries ago in
Spain, as hp has lived ever since men
have existed. That his story laughed
at romances .that bad outlived their
subjects is incidental. The story might
have been written to advertise a break
fast food, and Don Quixote would yet
have been as admired a figure as ever.
Cervantes himself is but little hon
ored In English-speaking countries. His
life was full of adventures, and he
wielded a mighty sword before he
picked up the mightier pen, but the
number of his worahlpers is small. This
three hundredth anniversary of Don
Quixote's publication is to be marked
In London by a dinner, which will no
doubt be more sumptuous than many
Cervantes was forced to be content
with in the days of his military eclipse.
Beyond this trencher-service nothing
is being done to mark an anniversary
of such Interest.
UNITING CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The National itflc Federation, of
which the late Senator Hanna was
president from 1002 to the "time of his
death, is now before the public,
equipped for the great and responsible
work to which It has set itself, with
August Belmont as president. A
"Wall-street, man" in the full meaning
of that term, Mr. Belmont has for his
associates on the governing -board of
the Civic Federation Samuel Gomper3
and John Mitchell, of the hosts of or
ganized labor; Henry Phipps, million
aire philanthropist; Cornelius Bliss, a
giant In finance, and a number of other
men whose names stand for industrial
and financial enterprise In the world of
manufactures, of trade and of consist
ent, practical, far-sighted philanthropy.
The task to which these men and
their associates have set themselves
under the name of the National Civic
Federation Is "to prevent the Industrial
revolution threatened by extremists
and to promote industrial peace." A
more worthy object, or one the accom
plishment of which Is more greatly
needed or more ardently desired, can
scarcely be conceived of at this time.
It claims for Its effort In the past two
years a measure of success that la. ex
ceedingly gratifying in its bearing upon
Industrial and capitalistic differences.
The public knows what has happened
in the way of strikes and lockouts and
their baffling and distressing results in
the time designated, but it has a very
faint idea of what would have hap
pened along the same disastrous lines
but for the intervention of this Fed
eration. Wliile the public receives
abundant information about a strike
that Is In progress, It may hear nothing
at all about the inner negotiations
which result in its settlement, or it may
be equally uninformed about the .pre
vention of a strike that would liave
caused enormous loss and Inconven
ience and"possibly bloodshed.
The work of the Federation Is done
through departments duly organized
and specialized. These are the depart
ments of trade agreements, of concilia
tion and arbitration, of welfare work,
of Industrial economics, of trade sec
tions and of organization. The work of
each is fairly designated by Its name.
That of .the second, third and fourth In
the order named Is especially valuable.
Conciliation and arbitration are as oil
upon the troubled waters of the Indus
trial and commercial sea, so often
lashed into a fury that demonstrates
nothing but Its ability ,to mrke wreck
of the investment of capital and the
wage of labor. The specialty of this
department Is In preventing active hos
tilities between the embattled hosts of
organized labor on the one hand and
those of organized- capital on the other.
Many instances are cited wherein, dur
ing the past year, strikes have -been
averted and peace restored between
these elements when active warfare of
uncertain duration and enormous cost
would otherwise have been precipitated.
The welfare department is understood
to involve special consideration for
physical comfort wherever labor Is per
formed; opportunities for proper recre
ation; educational opportunities and the
providing of suitable sanitary homes
for workers. Plans for saving and
lending, money. Insurance and pensions
are also Included In this branch of the
work.
Carefully conducted by men of affairs
In the world of finance and men who
have given close attention to econom
ics. It Is held that these and other de
partments of the National Civic Feder
ation cannot fall to promote a har
mony of intent us well as of Interest
between the "two titanic forces" that
confront each other in" the United
States under the banners of capital
and labor.
The power ot each of these forces,
as set forth In a pamphlet sent out un
der the, ausplc.es of the Civic Federa
tion, dally waxes-strenjrth with the
growth of their organization and the
improvement of their discipline. Be
tween the man who Days and the man
who earns wages, in most occupations.
tne relation Is no longer Individual and
personaL The elements "that combine
to bring about this result are the spe
cialization of work, the enlargement of
Industrial establishments, the employ
ment of workers in masses and the
combination of capital. The unit of
labor Is no lonner the man. but the
mass; that of capital Is the corporation.
To deal with these forces In the hope
of preventing active .hostilities be
tween them Is a task that requires tact,
patience and a thorough knowledge of
human nature. The Civic Federation
since its organization In 1900 has made
Itself a power in this field of endeavor.
Judged by what it has not accom
plished after the manner of public
Judgment, it would seem to exist mere
ly In rlame. - But Judged from the
standpoint of the differences that it has
adjusted before the acute stage had
been reached; of the strikes that it has
prevented by conciliation; of the edu
cational Influences that.lt has extend
ed .and the personal -welfare of laborers
mat it has compassed, its showing In
the great world of active, Intelligent
endeavor challenges the respect and
admiration of a progressive people.
Dr. Heinrlch Stern, of New York,
urges in the treatment of the underfed
what he calls the "yolk cure." In ad
vocacy of this treatment in the Medi
cal Record he says:
Th yolk ot the hen's e in the raw or
half-raw state is very readily dictated. Ex
periments conducted by me In the healthy
human stomach show that two raw yolks
(silently eazoned) leave the stomach In 70 to
SO minutes; three. In 70 to 10O minutes; four.
In 0 to 100 minutes. One yolk taken In hot
water acd whisky leaver the stomach In BO to
70 mlnuten; two leave the atomacaWn 50 to 75
minutes. One yolk taken In a cup of hot cof
fee (some sugar or milk) leaves the stomach
In 60 minutes; two leave the stomach In 60 to
70 minutes. Furthermore, the yolk of the
hen' tgg in an efficient stimulator of gastric
secretion, and may be looked upon In certain
respects as a dlgestant
While the opinion is generally preva
lent that the American people are
overfed rather than underfed, there are
numerous "thin" people who would like
to know what they could add to their
dally diet that would put flesh upon
their bones. To these the "yolk cure"
will commend Itself as something that
is available, even In boarding-houses.
Among the older citizens of Oregon
few were better known than Preston
W. Gillette. He was a native of Iron
ton, Lawrence County, o., and came
here fifty-three years ago. During the
first fifteen years of his residence In
Oregon he lived in Clatsop County. He
took up land on Lewis and Clark River,
near the site of the old fort built by
the explorers, remains of which exist
ed many years after he first saw them.
He became a prominent citizen of Clat
sop, represented the county twice In
the legislature, and held other public
positions there. In 1S67 he came to
Portland and engaged with The Ore
gonian, which he served In various
capacities for about five years. Through
real estate, of which he acquired con
siderable holdings and turned out
well, he became independent. Mr.
Gillette was an earnest honorable and
worthy man, who deserves remem
brance. The family consists of widow
and one son.
The Increase of women millionaires
Is a remarkable feature In the National
development of wealth. The Christian
Evangelist, In commenting upon this
fact, notes that In the-charitable be
quests of 1904 two women Mrs. Am an
da Reed, of Pasadena, and Mrs. Fanny
Wilder, of St. Paul each made be
quests of $2,000,000; four Mrs. Sarah
Potter, of Boston r Mrs. Mary Walker,
of Waltham; Mother Katherine (Miss
Drexel), of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Julia
Nevens. of New Tork each gave
$1,000,000, and three Mrs. Mary Cun
ningham, of Milton, Mass.; Miss Wat
son, of New York, and Mrs. Terry, of
Hartford each gave $500,000. These
gifts and bequests in aggregate make
a substantial showing in the year's
benevolences, the total of which
amounted to $S8,0OO,OC0.
The management of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition should extend a vote
of thanks to Senator Palmer, of King
County, for his opposition to the ap
propriation of $100,000 for a Washing
ton exhibit at Portland. While It Is
probable that the Senate would have
passed the bill by a good, safe major
ity, this assurance was clinched beyond
doubt when It became known that
Palmer would vote against the appro
priation. The advantage of having the
opposition of such a prominent and ob
jectionable a man as Senator Palmer
is shown by the total of the vote on
final passage, which was 34 to 4 In
favor of the bllL Almost any kind -of
legislation can be put through the
Washington Senate this year If it shall
be opposed -by Senator Palmer, of King
County.
The annual banquet of the Commer--clal
Club next Saturday will be a mem
orable event. The Governors of the
three Pacific Northwest States will be
there, and J. C. Stubbs, tratflc direc
tor of the Harriman lines, hay promised
to come. Other Important guests have
also accepted invitations. -The outsid
ers will learn how Portland does things
and the residents will no doubt hear,
from the visitors how to do even better.
"The press of Oregon," declares the
Tacoma Ledger, "is clamoring for the
election of Sweeny." No paper In Ore
gon, so far as The Oregonlan has ob
served, has taken any part whatever
In the Olympla campaign. The Ledger
may be reassured" that it Senator Fos
ter should be re-elected, he will be
congratulated with precisely the same
heartiness and .sincerity by Oregon as
any other candidate.""
The god-fathers of Oregon counties
are a jocular crew. Now they propose
to create "Hot Lake" County, in addi
tion to the present Lake County. In all
the great lexicon of distinguished
names that might have been chosen,
none seemed suitable ' to the promoters
of this county enterprise. When shall
we have Hot Air County, and where
will It be. located?
. With the New Year's Oregonlan for
its- inspiration the Leeds (England)
Mercury - gives one and one-half col
lumns 41 Its space to an appreciative
account of the Lewis and Clark Fair.
There is. no limit to the advertising the
Exposition has received from this issue,
of The Oregonlan. .
AND PEACE HAS HKR HEROES TOO
Heroes-To dare to do, to forget self.
to stand true- to the duty as they sec it.
are not these tho marks? The world
stands with bared head as Stoessel and
Nogl, the heroes of Port Arthur, pass.
Their deeds are already written in the
history of their age. They have had theuv
opportunity, have seized It. and for one
short year they have never been oft tho
stage whereon the great 'drama was
played out to the bitter end. But other
players there are whose lie drama
spreads itself out over the. long years,
each one bringing Its new burden of caro
and duty, never ceasing, never ended, but
with life Itself. If such an one shows the
same great qualities in the career that
opened before him in his early days and
bears his part bravely for 30, 40. well
nigh 50 years, Is his name not to be writ
ten in the roll of fame?
Dr. Thomas I. Barnard o, who but re
cently has filled the list ot over 40.000 chil
dren of the slums whom ho has first
sought out.- then rescued, then fed and
taught, then planted out In the world
to grow and prosper and fill worthy
places and lead worthy lives surely the
tale of his labors should stamp him lor
high rank among those have earned a
hero's place. Over 40 years ago, a medi
cal student at a great hospital In London,
ha was brought, like his fellows. Into the
closest contact with the very poor. The
out-patients' days collect a mass of suf
fering, poverty .and the direst trouble,
which cannot but touch the heart even
of a passing visitor; but the doctors say
the children's trials are the worst to see
and the hardest to relieve The waifs and
8 trays, the city arabs, arc brought in by
the kindly policeman when disease has
got so hard a hold on them that they
can do naught but lie and suffer in the.
kennels they call home. They have worse
than no parents, every man's hand
against them, hope dead within them.
To such as these Barnardo's heart went
out. and he gave himself to them, lit
erally to seek and to save those 'that
wereJost."
Years afterwards he told the tale of
his first seeking in the dark arches of
the Adelphl. Londoners know what that
means. Backing on the river Thames,
and built up over dark stone-arch cellars,
aro some short streets leading to the
main thoroughfare, called the Strand. In
these dark vaults the lowest class of
beggars and petty criminals found reiugo.
and in festering, hungry heaps, slept the
long nights away. It took a bold man
with a good conscience to seek boys there,
but It was there, in the dark and .cold,
that young Barnardo found his first
prizes. When the policeman and the dec
tor turned the lantern light on the sleep
ing pile of poor humanity, flight was tho
first-thought, and tho first captives stood
trembling after vain efforts to escape.
But thin young doctor had a face and
voice which few boys have proved able
to resist, and he .got his chance. He was
but poor himself, and the cares of a
young and desperately troublesome fam
ily were plied on him before he knew.
But he had the gift of faith In his
mission which brought with it the power
of Inspiring tho like faith In &Ji whom
he met. Help came to him he hardly
knew from what source. He and his
charges were fed and housed by means
of gifts which were only asked for by
making no concealment of the needs, for
direct appeals to Individuals for help
were never used by him from that day to
this.
The knowledge of the refuge freely of
fered by degrees spread among those who
lay In deepest need. He' wrote over tho
entrance to his 'homo "the motto, which
has stayed there through the years: "No
destitute child refused." Imposture and
fraud stood little chance, for the young
head of the home was blessed with that
common sense which has marked him
ever. And the life to which he led his
boys and girls was one of utter simpllc
ity. genuineness and hard work.
It is noted by ihe critics of such insti
tutions that to get entrance to the- Bar
nardo homes has needed leas formality,
less red tape than In any other case.
Therein Is shown also the simplicity of
the founder's nature. The old warrior's
method has been his "Trust in God and
keep your powder dry." With implicit
faith that he and his multiplying charges
would never be utterly forsaken, that his
heavenly father's care was over them.
, has gone economy, courage and perse
verance in the course In which the start
had been "made. Nearly 30 years ago
these qualities were tested to the ut
most. Dr. Bernardo was even then re
ceiving great gifts from an over-Increasing
number of donors who honored him
In the great work he was accomplishing.
and would have felt responsible If
through failure of funds the doors would
have had to be shut. Times were hard.
loo, and this brought the double conse
quence of more mouths to fill and bodies
to clothe and less money In the treasury,
He was doubtless to blame to some ex
tent for more or less confusion In money
matters, and a cold wind of criticism was
felt. So receipts fell off the more and Dr.
Barnardo was pasalng through deep wa
ters. A weaker man would have given
way. a less faithful man would have lost
confidence but he won through. Calling
Ms oest supporters Into council, he court
ed Inquiry and investigation. Various
men ot high repute In England assumed
the task, among whom Earl Cairns, tha
former Lord Chancellor, was foremost.
He came unhurt from the Inquiry, and
the homes received wider support than
ever.
The central home was and is at Stepney
causeway, in a great thoroughfare in the
east of London. When this got overfull.
Dr. Barnardo set on foot the settlement
at Ilford, a suburban village still farther
to the east of the great city. Here Is a
system of cottage homes for boys and
girls, eacn presided over by a "Mother."
as tne children are taught to call her.
Handicrafts of many kinds are in full
swing. A good plain education is given
.to each child. No .limit of age or length
of school term Is set. The whole success
has turned on the loving Individual, ner
sonal . care which has sought each of
these young ones out in their miserable
lives has fed and clothed and taught
tnem. and never loses touch of then
until safely planted out In England or in
Canada.
No stronger picture lesson can be given
than In the photographs of the wild waifs
fresh from the dirt and degradation ot the
streets, the same children, fed. clothed
and being schooled, and last as they have
taken honorable places in the world.
One by one homes have been opened in
the great cities of the British Isles, until
the first little group from the arches of
Adelphl has grown to an army of 7000
children In the Barnardo homes todav:
And still the young doctor, now grown
old In service, hold his honored place, the
guiamg spirit, tne untiring head and
manager of all.
Often the question comes, What dpes it
cost to save one of these little ones? For
saving it is. past question by all who
know the depth of wretchedness from
which they have been drawn. The Azures
aro that from $60 to $70 a year, cares for
a cnua. leecs. clothes, teaches it and
transports it from England to a Cana
dian home.
Another question Is, How many slip
back into the holes from which they
were digged? The Canadian ffovernment
inspector confirms the homes report that
not mon tnan & per cent relaDS.
So that it Is no vain boast that 40.000
children and more are the fruits of that
young doctor's life of devotion shall we
not tay of heroism, too?
To use our modernlng wording. It is a
triumph of environment over heredity on
the largest scale seen In our modern
life. -
KTE ANJ COMMENT! .
It Is sujrrested that whn Hot Lake
County is formed, the town of Union, hav
ing lost the significance of Its name, be
called Hot Stuff. Then a letter addressed
to BUI Hot. Red Hot street. Hot Stuff.
Hot Lake County, would have a s!ngu-
iariy warm appearance.
Just as a really good local story comes
up
. u. i twiauurg papers naveio quit
publication.
Football and rellgfon arc the two things
that chiefly flourish in Wales. Of late
religion has been growing more luxuri
antly than football, owing to the extraor
dinary revival that is sweeping over the
country, and a number of football players
have abandoned the pursuit of the pig
skin for the pursuit of the devil with the
same object, that of kicking the quarry.
In Swansea recently an attack was made
upon a crowd of the revivalists, among
them being a large proportion of the re
pentant football men. One of them, ac
cording to the newspaper accounts, had
just remarked In the meeting that he
"had been fullback for the devil for ten
years, but had now changed sides, so
when the team of the ungodly approached
he led his brother players, and the at
tackers were decisively routed. Front this
it appears that even so worthless a game
as football can be of considerable use to
those occupied with tho graver matters
of the sonl.
Already Spring seems to be playing peek-
a-boo with Oregon.
It will rejoice friends of the republic to
learn of society's steady advance; in tha
things that are worth while. From the
cruder days, of "hired help," the Nation
for surely the rich are the flower of our
National life Is advancing surely towards
the higher civilization of "liveried serv
ants." Recent entertainments have been
marked by the" appearance of footmen In
small clothes and white silk stockings.
so that the United States will soon be
able to look any nation in the face when
the question of its progress towards the
happiness of the "huppcr suckles" Is dis
cussed. Perhaps the Czar Is sorry that he wasn't
touched by that "whiff of grape."
Pacific University appears to be receiv
ing plenty of advertising from its decis
ion to keep boys from seeing basket-ball
matches played by girls. If it wasn't
solely with the patriotic idea of encour
aging the home team, we can't Bee why
any one should want to be present, for a
basket-ball game, from the spectators'
viewpoint, is at best a lot of yells heard
through a cloud of dust. While consid
ering matters so inextricably entwined
with the higher education, the action of
the sophomore co-eds at Newberg College
should not be overlooked. These fair stu
dents obtained by guileful means the class
ties of the Juniors, thereby gaining glory
for themselves and reducing the juniori
to a befittingly humble and doleful state
of mind. Ia educational matters Oregon
is second to none.
St. Petersburg Items.
From the Novoe Vreraya, Jan. 20.
There is quite a crowd on our streets,
but we did not learn the cause of the ex
citement. Jack Rojestvensky is anxious to hcai
news of his brother, who la a sailor and
who was last heard of sailing to Mada
gascar. .
Nick Romanoff attended church yester
day and reports some vandal breaking the
windows with shot from a gun.
Rev. Gopon is attracting large crowds
with his preaching from the factories
The Rev. is a fine preacher and a sub
scriber of the N. V.
There Is quite a disturbance in our midst
Quite a few of our citizens think ol
Joining Gen. Kuropatkin for a few months'
rest. Things is some strenuous right here
Plenty of shooting, strikes, anarchy
speeches. Socialist parades, soldier fight
ing, etc., etc., but no news which are
scarcer than hens' teeth, except Edsk!
Rlckajicky crosses the Neva every eve
ning now. Ah, there; Luluvltch Jonesky.
An Important ethical problem has been
decided finally by the Garfield Literary
and Debating Society. The notion that "a
hypocrite Is more despicable than a liar"
was carried by a working majority, sc
that when one Is tempted in future the
lesser evil may be chosen with certainty
Of course, the boundary between hypoc
risy and lying is not so clearly defined as"
is desirable, but this question, too, may
be set at rest by the Garfield Literary
and Debating Society when It disposes ol
next week's problem "Resolved. That a
girl is more useful about the home thar
a boy." If the wording of this means, aa
ft apparently does, that a girl is more
useful about the home than she is aboul
a boy, we do not see how the propositior
can be successfully disputed, but then the
members of the G. L. and D. S. are evi
dently skilled In the subletle3 of dialectics
In The Oregonlan yesterday appeared a
letter from a. young man who described
himself as 34 years of age. married, pos
sessing $1.20 and no friends, and unable
to find a job, after two months spent in
looking for .one. The letter concluded wltb
the assertion that the writer would soon
starve to death or find a Job on the rock
pile. It is rather hard to commit suicide
by starvation in this land of plenty, bul
if a roan cannot find a job In two monthi
of searching he may be qualified to keep
out of the way of food.
That the good, old customs, are not dy
ing out Is shown by a little incident al
Scappoosc, of mellifluous name. A dyna
mite explosion near the railroad brought
the Northern Pacific passenger train tc
a stop, the engine-driver believing an at
tempt had been made to blow up the track,
or something of that kind. But it was
only port of a charivari, a pleasant atten
tion paid a newly-married couple by genla!
neighbors.
Reports from St Petersburg Indicate
that a religious revival prevails In Rus
sia, at least In places. The Bishop ol
Blnk what a name for a comic opera
assembled 1000 peasants, for instance, and
attacked a crowd of Kalmuck heretics.
"Scenes of amazing bloodshed and looting
followed." says the dispatch, "and when
the attacking party had satiated Its desire
for assault and plunder, it caused the
. arrest of 35 of the Kalmuck leaders." Thai
is a display of the vigorous Christianity
which commands respect from heretics
even, and It Is of the most practical na
ture, bringing, as it does, an abundance
of loot into the church.
A Pennsylvania girl became crazy from
reading dime novels, and. taking her
brother for a wealthy villain -who was
pursuing her. as she Imagined, shot him
dead. If dime novels are to become popu
lar with girls, there will be a rush- for
the woods on the part of- the rest of the
world.
WEXFORD JONES.