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tri.l pi. tur .f htt-r4 rrol- i:h
ririn from Ibdf on lrt.ry In
h.! ror.fion n-l dfrl 1"
ue l lh Cr. f it milU.m mn. In
touun. iun.. unoiustrJ iraur.
Thai b-filnmnl of tl hP
.f an rarlr r-orry. ITv.uJ l:u-taa
T1m.nt whl -h mr h4 Inlrt rUnt .
tfroif r" H"n mrha!r. for
fn.j.tr t? foarth or a Bfth of
1ir m In th rnlt. Tb olheT
r o"'lr rtmn4. on.Jr rnt:- raf
or o-vlr .rman cur! In prtn
mp. Th r-mnnt of tho Hiin
rtn I d-rtr'4 urtlf In hr
,rri!t mrml whl.h r prT.l.J
k BvrrM--"l " rtl.l ob-la-clr
ffm ri"' lhir lo-ordlnj-i.r
on. irat forvo.
tr Mrnhar4l pwo th rhr
f fcrfrm ln l Ku.lr..
(I art lfti rf-.tri.j -J Inrlr
fflm-r.t bMn.J r.-m. olhrr
ltn th rr.p of thir own p"pt.
laVn lhou.rd. of Pi "ar ub
J l lt wl'Irfl'JnfM r. nt. Itul
hr lh i:uun plrt... lfl oft
I'llr iwifurl'w.. rmprbl o
trt. rac of Mi-I.i:-.i llur.. Ih
r.rmn -brburur- ! up th bur.
i'r. prolixin f-l " ?ltr for In
hn lh rt Kutin Ir
arrt-4 bT lh C'rwiar.. ! uc--i
ful d Uion. Iho ufl I ?-kJ f r
fr-h r.nt r Iho KMlrftl ht'r
rttt-.tng of Iho porl o-rurrJ. To h
mu.mctl of ,nir.mr. Ih tl
'-t'l IIiU hour f r a ral .ault
on in wtrrn 'tino of tho Tutor.
pr-fpifi:!n f wf Iho rrvl i!truc
! encx'tnen' of lh hol war
r.rrharll fir.tr prtfif u l tho
rj.n for im. ft prr that hn
la ;uKl.n h4 bn iluiwol of. for
t lim blr at l.t. Iho Truloru.
la. ij4 not ! errpto tha jral forra
roar fr4 r rprll"r aiinl lha
tr.nrh lino. l:aihr. lha Ormo
Eratr t tare.i l?iir atlriln
aoiithwaM ar4 pmmpilr thlr ar
ml' rn"ln; ri ifial i!irrlto fr
purp-'oo of cr'ihtn !rbl. c!ar1ti
trt TRa of commtnk-tt'n Info on
fantlnopl. t.lTtr lh or.wtto4
ttilaJo of im of Ifia luikan t4
in,! ctfir Into poattlon ! Ihrual at
ho iUU of i?rl r.rttaln.
Uq- th a!tir4 oirnl With Ih
Tauton irmlx m-lr. aouth Jftr'
rficnl oiTr" m4 clar rnouah.
Cou'.4 ha but brvak through, tha Of.
man trtjy oul4 bo foito.j or
Jaja.l br Ifta bo-ramtjr of rrtnforclnf
tho wrati-rn lli IWrihardl a -prnachaa
narr l warmth of fcotln
thr mi(M haa bn pct4 of hu
atn'Ui nalur In 4p.-tln Ih ;-rtnn
!.r n lha wcrn lin. Thirty
nr. al't4 dlvi',.) ra thrown
ttinl ne Truiott divlatooa on ona
t -r an.l h Grtnara bcl4. Thy
hl 1 all btorc tha Una. rtrapt for Irm.
porarr rar. an4 I:mhar4l r
that thy will coMlnu l ho!4 loni
"a. ccithrr rrn-h nor KrtflUfi ar
iM. to l-al an army Into th flail tha
manlat an4 moral atu of which aha!l
b aupr1or lal of tha Carman
army."
Italy la tll.mlaa-4 with acanl con.
ii4ratloo. Trn I on acatnal lha
oftral powrra a!or th Auatro-Ila-an
front. Wtor Kramuri f.rva
ba ban nnb l -ln an Inch of
r-u. p-rnhar:i lal'a na. Nor doa
ba ipra any far from M aoorc.
If ra the cntrl pwra corlaist to
boll Isafy off whtl Ih prraarit fraal
rrtT la b-ln rarrl4 out. Craal
lirttam la l rantar of Oarman wrafi.
ti c"l cbja.-t! of Tauten mitltarj
tiparailnna. rnc'irJ. who rule ona
of th lrhMt4 lob. baa aa yl
laf.raij tin il Injury. Thoa ara
riamhr-!r worJ. II aa rnctan4
I of hr dominion of Ih aaa.
. I4l!rc fjrman Irm Jo. KniUnJ
with br rotonlea tntarl hurJln Ihou
an.! of man tnlo lha braavh.
fit l.'ia r aouthwarl I ramp of
Teuton lel na la da!n, to altar H
lal. l or Ih iunt' fet ar mi,l of
rt.t. t:rnharJI ta'ta na. Th Teu
tn all relnf-f tha Turaa after
ji.rh'j I. rrub. With Ih aI4 of
Turkey aa4 llutr1 lhay will l
up-n UtTlt Already Hal'an arrr.le
art au preparing In au port Knc'and
in f'.'pl. ul aln ierr.har!l rii-irt.M-a
t:i Italian f.rxea with con
temil Or.ce h Itrlltah h'U ! tr.en
4re. on Ih Mediterranean, ha aeea
th J.hm-ne4an bor.lea rilr In r
"lt. II cea lha iluaffe,-l n prra4
irg In.lla lie Bee Orrat llrlt.iin"a
llj.tim amplr cruro plin Th T.ral
ttal blw will ha been atrurV.
W hal lher Hut !ernhar:i haa rtoth
lr further lo aay. H merely polrta
to iSerrnana atandinc "at Ihla rrlt-I.-a
I lurnirc p..ltil In lf bltry of
thir h.)l aar. lu'l of prl.l al tha
IhoucM of l.lelr arhlemnla. and
aa full of bp "
TH NMilirX ttTt.
Thr . t aor.ethln bi.ea e-.r..
om I b otn !rre4 In prna-ull"P
of rimlnal rai'i li ! fhl
arM from Ih ltir.n fraula In
l'rlnl JT. Tha fraud wer p
tiit. in rhara.ler. They rlt4 un
Jct.Uibi). The wcr of jrtt char-
a.ter anl atta.he.i in puriir oou
ficlom of on of th mt cherlahed
riiM of rttMr.Mp.
Thea fai-ta. of rourw. aht.utd nl
ct.-.urajT aciwii'loa In Ih gut. of
praeeulion. 'n th other hand. It la
lir.'i.u't to aimpathlj with an a.--
u4 prn who. whil pr"tat!n
hia Innocent. I aatlfe4 with the
doubtful tmI! jtl.'n if lr.hm.al
omtin. a-1 of I'ravlJenc or th
taa'a .!rl-.
ttmtr.g t lf of lim. II la aa.14
tiial rr.li ti-n la pow doubtful, and
th !ttrt Allm'a offl. ha r. -ommnue4
dimlMl It'll lb rrlm
aaa prpiratd In behalf .f P"!it at
preferrn. t.r plitlal ambilln. In
u-h rlf um'.an r tl"n b Ih
I r. rruilr.t offb-era or rtirt pro
mote au.(l4ln In Ih public mlnj of
p!ilial lifluen.a wheibrr Juatifle.l
or b"l. I'orfldenc In Ih r"urt la
not aa wMrprrad a It iuM I"
or a Ihc facia warrarl. Yel II l a
taluaM feetlnc In prompt, and If II
can b prom-le4 bv precullng a
doubtful a. Ih mer .urt ct
ou(M H"l t l be!. I an nloUrtr.
M-r--er. w ara driM.r back
int.i ih .!4 aplrlt of ..lran. of
!. tlon frau I Once lb people
.r.tv In lhir inlchl actlnat corrup
tion and look out of Ih h.in.la tt
bouee. war I bee 'era. bal!ol-b. attif
frra and briber Ih control of thrtr
ci af'alr. Til crlmlnaSlty b.a lr.
aiuioualy crept bai-k Int-i fxditba.
Now Ih f-rerle that prrme.it
numeroua rle'lln . tltina attract
but p-ln attention. f'oricrra mat
Im Indicted, bul thrv "on ll-.i p-er
from aiebt. th-:r itimr. r foreot
ten nn4 loey remain unpurlhd.
A litt: court t-r out lit ! be
a tfoJ thlrg aa a penalty for Ih ln
di.'frrenr of h bo. politic and n
a meara tf reaw-ikenlnc Ih public
r.mx nc. whil ilelernnned and a
irtwlvf pncutl"n oticht ! aer
aa a warnins to future iraneror.
BK ri-
,V pea.! In full Ih ppre. Ii deliv
ered by Jui!c Thomaa I". Iturko bo-
for I J1) nirmlx-r of thr Portland
Krally bard. PrtJ.. "id aa read
our wonder trr that mui h
ald In detraction of Ih l'rt of
Portland wben much waa pnn.ble
t aay In It bvhalf.
Mr. Hurk. In di. u.ltii a f.illu c
off In commerce al Portland and ln-
creaa at I'uf l found, dealt In valuea.
no! quar.titt.a. Portlnrip ha held It
own In wheal and Hour ahlpmeuta.
but wheat la con.lderably lower In
prb than It waa ln-t ear. I'ucrt
S-ur..l' rain haa len In Importa of
trana. rtliii ntal traffic and In export
of war material., all if which h.t
on op n prl by leap and bound.
Aa a outlon of thl il:crepanc.
Mr. liurk advocate a common rat
on grain from th t'olumbi.i Klvrr
bln In A.torl.. How thai rat could
poib! provbl ahlpmoitt of munl
ti.iij of war from Portland or brlnj
through Ibl prt lmHtta bound trana.
conttneniaf h d.ea not raplaln.
Let ua reiterate. I'ortland la hold
In Ita commerce In reaped l wheat
and wheat product Pue I Sound
ha rr.ad only an ordinary r-ord In
shipment cf lluae rummiHllllr. Port
land baa pot kept pat with Pueet
Sound In water-born commrrc a to
other comnvlitU a. tiraln ahipment
h ro aucmrtitrd Pust louiiJ'
record of export and Import or en-
rourace4 Ihetr volume. Vel Ih eola
tion offer! for Portland backward-
n la to tracfrr that which li ha
bell aealrvat all comietlton to th
mouth of th river on hundred mile
awa). In Ih meantime, w ar con
fronted with ftcurr ahowlnc Value
only, when every rommoditv but
wheal and lumber Portlan.l'a chief
hlpmrnra ha Increaaed In prlc.
If to rranl At-ru th common rat
I a good achem. hy It l Itond
hem ouchl to b rp!alnd. Her
artlon that It will help Portland I
nol allofrthrr aatlafartory. And If It
i a (u.h xhMii'. Ih ftrat thine that
oucht to b don la In atop thr flow of
thound of doilar of Portland
money paid out throuch Ih port of
Portland t'ommtnlon for lmrvr
Inc tt river channel thl aide of
Aatorva. ISul until It la aaliaf actorily
etplalne4. Th Orronlan will ctn
tir.ue In plead and Inni.t that. In tha
Intere! of bueinei and Industrial
growth, at leaat a raonabl desrea
of fatrnrs b eihlMted by th common-rat
ii5hulat toward Portland
In making their lnldtou comrati
aon. I MIUtl roIBtEf
Aaid from thoa hi maintain that
any preparation for National drfena
will l-ad thl Nation I ;- uscreaait
war and that w ahould trual our e
curlty to our devotion In pac and
)utli. there ar om pcron who
contrnd thai Ih degr of naval ex
pansion which la now propoa4 ex
keeJ th pd of defen. They
would b content with fr la lo protect
our roaat from attack and subma
rine to drtv off flt of lnvadra.
They would atop building battlrahlp.
cither bertuw they ronaldrr uch
hip uful only In accreaalv war or
becau they believe th aubmarin
ha dratro4 th battleship uaefut
nea. Tb naval programme adopted by
Ih Admtniatration I ultantla!l
that which ba bean recommended by
th general board of the Navy ever
ln ItOi. In November. 111. when
Ih flrat exploit of the aubmarlne In
jth war had fatrne4 attention upon
it. th board remained or In nam
opinion that th barkbone of an"
navy ronaiata of battleahlpa. Kevela
tiora of th enormoua oaa of Cerman
ubmarlnew. to which mut be added
Ih recent l-aa of two In the ft rait of
Gibraltar, vindlcat th board' Judg
ment. No only In th narrow water
around th itrltteh lle. but In tha
more ope-n water of Ih Aegean Sea.
Ih allied'! ha held control. Nor
have aubmarlne a prented !ritiih
hip from bombarding German posi
tion on t!:e Itclgtan coaat. Hy them
r!vr or even In conjunction with
cot fi.rttflcMtiona. aubmarlne are an
inadequate defer..
The Ker.eral board' calculation
wrre bd on the force ncceiuutry to
defend our roat and to maintain our
polii !c aisalnt any ration likely to
challenge lliem. It may be objected
lhi.t lb propo.cd fleet would be pow
erful rnough for agsreaKlve war and
that It pr.oii would tempt the
Nation Into u h n war. It I adrull
te.!y t!rlcnrd tn overcome the fleet
of any nation likely to attack It, but
much more would be renulred for an
(f rwlt war on audi a nation. We
luu!d heed nol only auperlor Navy
tn obtain command of Ih aea. but a
great fleet of transport to carry an
army ami It material arroea the
- ran. We should a!o need an army
of such Ulmrralon a would make the
enterprise- on -ur. aurce. The
irrr moderate Army propoaed by the
Administration would b hopelessly
Inadequate for the Invasion of any
r.uiflf) arr"o either orcan. There I
no prospect thai the American mer
chant marl" will for mnny year at
tain t!l:ncn..n aufll. lent to provide
transport for a great army. The
l(ille4 Stale coul. I n.-t buy or char
ier forrlgl. vemrl for the purpose
without attrartlng ao much attention
a In forewarn the nation w Intended
to attack. lirfor the Invader nr
rlvrd. that nation would b amply
pre pared.
Thir I no probability therefore,
that the prptae. l.irs Army ami
Navy wotil'l b u. for cgresive
war In rit'ier Fnropo or Asia. We
ar not l.krlv lo undertake ut h a
aar acal'isl anv American nation, lie-fort-
th t'nttrd State coitld embark
on a career a conquering nation. It
w ul I nre.l In i. tense It armament
. prodigiously lh.it th subject would
co.n Ixfnr' the people In a new light.
I. ta of tho who earnestly support
th prosr.imm f defense would a
earnestlv ipp.vi Hrmametit . for ng;
kre.:..n Piibri.- oj inlon would ren
der II. at polii v Impossible.
IMMIkl R M lll.Tt- WORK.
Th greatest tribute that -mii be
p.il l lo I'o.'kt r Waehlneton Is to aay
thai bl own life was the epitome of
his teacMnsa: that, when b founded
TuskcRe I'l-titutc. he hud already
pructh ed and prie. the truth tf thai
whlh he pre.ichd Horn a slave In
VirKlnl.i. he did not even know ex
! tic the e.ir of his birth, lie picked
up the firt beginning of education
whil working at n salt furnace, then
In a coul mine, and finally aa u house
servant. Al Ihe ax of thirteen or
fourteen. "I m.i'klng anil lucgliig
rid-." li traveled 500 mile to
Hampton Institute. Va.. where for
tlTee rar he nnrkrd a Janitor for
bl board nnd education. After
Eraiiuati.'ig be taught for two years,
then sti:uied for elshl month, and
for two jr.irs was instructor of
rnt -f ivo Indian lit Hampton.
Tin wa his preparation for the grout
work at Tuskrgee Institute, on which
hl fame will ever rest.
Tile k gee 1 a epb-iidld example of
what can be done by one man who Is
animated by n great Idea and forti-'
fled by labor to carry oui n firm pur
pive. IK- began In IsM with nothing
but an annual grant of 1:000 from
the State of Alabama. He opened his
school In n n old church building
nearly two mile front the present
s hoo grounds. Ilefore the year
closed It growth caused It lo over
flow Into "il dtlairi lated shanty stand
ing near Ih church." The quotation
Is from "Tuskeee nnd It People."
edited by Mr. Washington and written
by the officer of the Institute, a book
w hlt'o Mr. Vnh,lr.gtiin pronounced In
bl Introductory hapter "an accu
rate portrait of the Tuskrgee of to
day." The book continue:
Tb Lul'-I.nff e-t In su h batl ton,!
lino thai, wl.rn il ralnr-l. It n-r.sr-fr
li I trli.r nj oiu,!nta la uoe ufnljr.:N
In orur i'J frutert F)-inK,V'i from Ih ir
m.nis hls rvltau.-n. are bring cun
U u. l-d.
What are the element which
rnahbd nn institution of such humble
beginning to grow a e.ir ago Into
what one visitor railed "the Hooker
Washington clt" of 1IJ building,
many of brb k. with farm, pavlurr and
wootlland of :ili acres, with 1527
student, with 6000 gratlu.ite. with
a faculty of 19- persona, with an en
dowment of 1 1 .5 4 1 1 nnd nn in
come of nearly . '.00. 000 a year? They
were Mu capacity for self-help dls
plaed by Mr. Washington ami com
municated by him tn his bso lutes;
aln the recogrltlon by host of men
and women prompted by high pur
pose and p'tasrseod of wealth that
here was a man who had found a so
lution of the seemingly Insoluble race
problem and who wa capable of
putting that Idea Into practical effect.
He demonstrated thl fact by the
manner In which he went to work.
In th very first ear he borrowed
t:00 toward tl purchase for liOO
of a 100-iore farm at Tuskrgee.
Prom entertainments and suhacrip
tlon he derived enough money to pay
the balance and In repay the loan.
Other subs. rli-Clo.'is supplied menu to
erect the first building. Kvery per
son who h.i seen, heard or read of
Ihe Institute h.i bf-om It friend,
and from them ha come a constant
stream of gift, because "Tuskegee
itself I jielf-made." The building
wer designed by the Instructor In
architectural drawing, and were built
by th atudent under the direction
of thrlr Instructor: the brick were
made, nnd the lumber and other ma
terial prepared by the student.
Tuskegee ha been built by the men
and women whom It wa bultrilng
Into educate.!, cultured, practically
trained citizen, who have learned
how to do their work by doing It.
Il I the phvslcal embodiment of
Hooker Washington' practical Ideal
Ism. Writing of Tuskegee' ideal, he
aid:
Th' m.tinri f..r ill Ideal he nol in bltjt
.jh;n fnr It. bul .a born of an abiding belt-!
thai wo-th I Intr-nsir and thai applied
rnmmun aT. pra. ikil knowlrds. con-
iariir of t(trt and merhanlrat pkt!t wl!'
ntasa a l:t. fr the paiienl atrtvar f.r
mr sKur. than II.- artificial hlcba Into
ahirli onf mar thrua: him. . K.tura
Itun in o. truet -n. la a prarflral me.n
la a rivrrilt en.1. M -n .1 -l ralnln a la tha loKirai
:a.prrt'St of h r,t -1 r a In Ir. . and bolh. aupp.e-m-nte-J
and eetonerl by haa rl -1 r a In l n K.
m.k lh riiah-souie.l. useful, produetlv.
patrtvitit. laa-,tiric publlc aplrlted cltiaen.
II aoundel a warning against
"the Ill-advised Insistence" that In
dustrial training "should be offered to
the exclusion of all other branches of
knowledge." and he fenred Injury
from tho Idea that "Industrial educa
tion hould be offered the negro be
cause he I a negro, and thnt the
negro should be confined to this sort
of education." He said that such
education wn emphasized at Hamp
ton and Tuskegee "and li'.t because
colored people are to receive It. but
because the ripest educational thought
of Ihe world approveg It; because the
undeveloped material resource of the
Sooth, make it peculiarly Important
for troth rate, and because It should
be given In a large measure lo any
race, regardles of color, which la In
the same atage of development as the
negro."
He opposed giving industrial edu
cation to every negro "to the exclu
Ion of the professions and - other
branches of learning" for "a race
so largely Segregated must have un
Increasing number of It own profes
sional men nnd women." He fore
saw thnt from the development of a
constantly increasing variety of pr
feKslona: and business men and
women . . . "there will be erected
by Ihe negro and for the negro a
complete and indotrmtlhle civiliza
tion that will be resiycted. by all
whi.se respect Is wortji having." This
is Ih proud claim that he made for
Tuskrgee us evidenced by the records
of It graduates:
t'nder Ihla near dispensation r.f mind.
mr.; ard mua-. w-th lha hesl whiles and
the beat b!a.-k In amlj:hetlc ro-operat ion.
and Jasl.ce meanlna the aame lo Ihe eah
aa to Iho li..n. th- S..uth a 111 no longer
b itied l a rata problem.
Thus the race problem, which has
been the despair of many of the
wisest white statesmen, promise to
be solved through the work of a man
born In shivery, who picked up his
education, and who started a college
In a collide cf dilapidated shacks with
.-.iky ro..fs. Ill solution Is to have
the negroc uplift themselves until
Ihe whlt.s acknowledge them to be
the beet met hnnlcs and farmers in the
South, but not only that to be men
and women of culture, thrift. Indus
try nnd character. ueful. public
spttlted citizen. Ho believed that by
thus provlns their title to respect
thrv would win respect. He began
and firmly established the work, nnd
h spread a leaven through hi race,
the working of which Is already evi
dent. It will not end with hi death,
but will surely be continued by hi
!rvoled band of associate until It has
transformed the negro, and with the
negro ha transformed the South.
RKU KHMi Til K Ol KT.
It will doubtless be a painful sur
prise tn the Supreme I'oiirt f the
Trilled States, In learn from a Port
land evening newspaper that it de
lusion in the land grant case was In
error. lioth Intorvcnor and cross
eoniplaiuant In the ruse, who were
applicant for or settlers on the lan. Is.
t ontrnde.l thut the granting acts cre
ated a trust in behalf of settlement.
The court. In Its decision, discussed
nl length their argument, and specifi
cally rejected It. Vet tliV Portland
newspaper sat "II was as trustee for
sale of the lam! to promote settle
ment and aid construction of the rail
road that the company was given the
;.S0 equity by I'tingres."
This rejection of the Supreme
fotirfs decision by a learned author
ity Is In connection with an attack
on C.overnt r Wlihv combe for propos
ing that the land grant controversy be
compromised with the railroad com
pany by arranging for the sale of the
lands at a reasonable price and allow
ing the railroad a percentage of the
surplus derived In excess of its ac
knowledged Interest In the grant.
Probably ;.ivernor Wlthycombe has
read the decision In the case, which
apparently cannot be said of many
who arc proposing was to open the
grant to industrial use. The Supreme
Court has held that the grunt is abso
lute with the sole exception that it
must, when sold, be sold to actual
settlers, at not more than $2.50 per
acre, and In quantities not greater
than 160 acre to olie person. It may
thoose Its settlers and use Its own dis
tretlon as to lime of sale.
There In obviously opportunity for
an Impasse between railroad anil t3ov
ernmeiit. If th railroad refuses to
sell the Government cannot compel
II to. Nor can the railroad company
actually compel Congress to modify
the terms of Ihe provisos by refusing
to sell. A dog-ln-the-manger atti
tutie by either Government or -railroad
Is not conducive to Oregon's best
Interests. At best, any money that
ihe slate may derive from the sale
of the I.mtls will be at the bounty,
pure and simple, of the Government.
If Ihe issue 1 one of obtaining, for
the benefit of the present generation,
all but a percentage of the surplus
value of the grant or letting the next
generation light for the whole of it.
we think the Governor has taken the
sensible attitude. Hut possibly there
I another way to meet the Issue.
We do not understand that the Gov
ernor's proposal wus more than a
feeler or tentative suggestion.
This, of course. Is nil on the as
sumption that the reversal by a Port
land ncwsp-iper of the Supreme Court
of the I'nltfd States will not hold
water.
oi.rrXT) or roNTiET.i. army.
The fatal defect In the continental
army scheme Is the same as that
which Is to be found In any volunteer
scheme. In tlnn or actual or threat
ened war volunteer would be pltnty
.nil employer would readily grant
them the leave necessary for training.
In time of peace employers would be
reluctant t hlr men who must sus
pend work fr two months a year for
tnree years In order to undergo mili
tary training, ami employes would
fear to enlist lest they become objects
of this discrimination. Vet the es
sence of military preparedness Is a
large army trained In time of peace
r.d ready for active service us soon
us need arises.
The continental army scheme is
but a doubtful step ahead of the prac
tice followed In all our wars and oon
uemned by every General from Wash
ington down. We entered war with
i.rt-o bo.lv of untrained, constantly
changing volunteers, or militia, who
did not become genuine soldiers until
they had met severe defeat. The total
number of men we put In the field in
the Revolutionary War and the War
of 1S12 was manv times the number
our Generuls had at their disposal at
any one time, and they vere so raw
nnd untrained that they suffered fre
quent defeat by a numerically inferior
enemy.
Any attempt to prevent discrimina
tion by omployers against Continental
Soulier would be doomed to failure.
Were the employer penalized for dis
charging nn employe because he vol
unteered, he could easily Invent some
other reason. A law forbidding dis
charge of a volunteer would be Im
politic, for It would deprive an em
ployer of the right to discharge a man
for misconduct or because he was no
longer needed. No court would up
hold such a law.
A far better plan Is that proposed
by Secretary Garrison In his annual
report of last year. This was to make
a moderate Increase In the regular
Army, subject the men to Intensive
training, and at the end of a year pass
him into the reserve and provide
enough trained officers for regular
Army, for reserve and for a large body
of volunteers. The shorter term in
full servtt would attract more re
cruit ar.d the short period of nrniual
practice for the reserves would not
hinder men from obtaining employ
ment. One year Instead of three
years' training would give the Nation
three times as many trained men. with
no additional expense beyond the
small pay for the reserves, the train
ing anil pay of officers and the addi
tional equipment. If at the same time
the National Guard were put under
National pay on condition of con
forming in strength, training and
equipment to certain National stand
ards, and if it were fortified by a re
serve, lha Nation would be provided
with a well-disoiplined Army capable
of withstanding any probable invader
until a volunteer army had been pre
pared lo make good its losses and to
complete its work.
AMERICANS AND SI.ANG.
An ancient Puritanical magazine
falling into modern hands Is far more
profitable and refreshing than history.
The point of view of jesteryear Is pre
sented in the tine perspective provided
by lime. If the publication is not too
musty with age. it may recall in pleas
ant vein the whims and notions of
days gone by. landmarks may be
found which tell us how far we have
udvanced in thought and action. For
example, an editorial in a prominent
Kastern magazine is before us on the
subject of slur.g. The editorial is of
the vintage of 1909 and expresses
some dismay at legislation by New
York tin "Joyriding." Not that the
action taken found objection in the
editorial mind. Hut the cultured ear
of the writer was shocked by such an
un, hasten.-! term. Slanjf. it was
termed, and there followed a lengthy
discussion of the menace of canting
speech. Such expressions as "oft his
trollev." "Joker." "her steady." "hand
ed out." "the bunch" and "glad hand"
were cited as examples of the odious
slang of the day.
Yet how little do they Jar upon the
cultured ear of today. After a mea
ger six years these words, or some of
them, have undergone the purifying
prut ess of frequent use In common
speech. They are woven right into
Ihe fabric of the language. "Joy
riding" has been established by use.
In due time It will take its place in
the dictionary as an accepted term,
we suspect, even n the slang of old
Knglish Is no loncer slang. Who feels
consciousness of offense against the
mother tongue in noting a "Joker" in
some legislative measure of today? It.
with other slang words, has been puri
lied at the fountain of usage, and is
quite as acceptable as the argot in
the plays of Aristophanes or the
satires of Horace.
It has been said that we are the
slangiest people on earth. The hyper
tritical have stood aghast at our out
landish adoption of short cuts in
speech, at our acceptance of mono
syllublio untl dissyllabic terms in hu
morous, reckless substitution for the
established words of the same mean
ing. They have charged that our
speech is highly metaphorical and
outre, and that it reflects the National
temperament In its true light. Dry
den held that our words are the pic
tures of our thoughts, and since we
express our thoughts'in such outland
ish fashion, we are charged with a
large measure of cynical abandonment
and lack of stability of character.
Who that "is simply nuts" about a
thing can be expected to have stable
ideas on any subject? Yet if we care
to trace that unhappy phrase to its
origin, wc pass Columbus on the way
back.
In the matter of slang perhaps we
are offenders. But it is not too much
lo say that slang is more common
among the highly cultivated tongues.
Of course cultivated persons . lean to
formal speech, yet slang (the very
word itself is of slangy origin) finds
its way not only into the every-dav
conversation of the great majority,
but into tho linest literature of the
time. Greek and Latin abound In
slang, and it may be unearthed in rich
abundance in the comedies of Platius
and the satires of Persius and Juvenal.
Uf the modern languages. French is
replete with its argot and German
with Its saunersprache.
All slang, to bo sure. Is not fit for
perpetuation. Nor should slang be
confused with those vulgarisms which
are repulsive to the cultivated ear, no
matter if heard a hundred times each
day. For every word that finds lodg
ment In the language, scores of words
are rejected. Some are overused and
dropped as by common consent. Some
are discarded after brief employment.
Others survive without ever being ac
cepted by persons w ho are so much as
halfway cautious in their choice of
words. Such words as "pony" and
"banter" and "cab" have shaken off
their slangy origin altogether. Such
descriptive compounds as pot-boiler
and sky-pilot have come into more or
less general and respectable adoption.
Take this sentence: "With shekels
raised from watered stock he cornered
the market and got right into the
swim." Net especially elegant, yet
passable in spite of the fact that all
the principal words and phrases are
s-lang.
Slang words are springing up every
day like mushrooms. They come
mainly from industrial progress and
the associations of every-day life.
There is Army slang, art slang, stock
exchange slang, and slang from every
profession and pursuit, high and low.
The most cultivated artist will speak
of "shieking" a figure, while the most
polished of doctors and lawyers have
special words to supplant technical
terms. Slang is especially prolific in
the Army, and whole dictionaries
have been compiled providing slang
equivalent for everything from the
commanding officer to the commis
sary's cat. Among the very lower
classes Flang and vulgarisms almost
supplant orthodox speech. Their
metapiiors are couched in a strange
extravagance which only the initiated
may understand.
However, this abandoned slang does
not last nor find its way into common
use. To the average person a "snow
biro" docs not suggest a derelict who
snuffs powdered morphine. An occa
sional expression from the under
world, such as "hitting-the pipe" or
"smoking up" or "taking a shot in the
arm," gains temporary popularity, but
U is doubtful if such phrases will sur
vive. It is certain that they will never
free themselves of their slangy taint.
The words "bazoo." "brain-pan,"
"giddy boy." "cove" and "moke" have
all but passed from the popularity of
a dozen years ago, while "Jockey,"
"pal." "fishy." "mag." "swagger,"
"stunning," "ripping" and "poppy
cock" have escaped the discard.
Perhaps the worst thing that, may
be said tn truth of this manner of
speech is that it reflects a tendency to
take serious matters In a frivolous if
not flippant vein. There is no insti
tution so holy as to escape the darts
of slang. There is no relation so sa
cred, no incident so solemn that the
incorrigible and abandoned slangster
cannot turn it to account. But. after
i:H. slang based on sacrilege and blas
phemy falls lo spread, and that which
is applied to the less serious sides of
life nmv he nothing more than a by
product of that saving sense of humor
w hich is an American asset of the first
importance.
Kather than go to Bagdad, Indian
soldiers of the British ranks have mu
tinied. Although courageous fighting
men, the Indian contingents are a
continual menace to a well-regulated
army. The superstition which causes
them to balk at entering Bagdad,
where several holy images are buried,
is continually with them and shows
itself in many forms. They must
drive their own herds before them:
they must cook their food in special
ways; if a shadow happens to fall
upon the pot in which the company
meal is being prepared the food is
thrown away as unfit. The Indian
army on the whole is a poor army.
Mexico continues to be the same
old Mexico. President Wilson has
solved the problem time and again,
but his latest solution of recognizing
Carranza appears to be no more ef
fective than any of his other solu
tions. One day Villa wins a battle
and the next day Carranza. Depre
dation and lawlessness continue. The
only change is that Villa defies the
United States, whereas in the past
those' functions were performed by
Carranza.
Suits brought by southern negroes
for $6S,000,000 against the Govern
ment for services of their ancestors
as slaves have been settled in favor
of the Government Another shrewd
get-rich-quick scheme nipped. Any
claim, no matter how slender, is al
ways pressed against the long-suffering
Government, and the surprising
thing Is that this particular one, out
landish as it may appear, did not suc
ceed. There is a shortage of steel for new
United States war ships. It seems
that we have sold our surplus to the
combatants, together with our sur
plus supplies of horses, munitions,
copper and other potential war ma
terial. In the event we got into
trouble ourselves we might find that
in addition to having no army or
navy we had no means of supplying
such as we did have.
Kngland will resort to conscription
unless more able-bodied single men
respond for war service. Why not
compulsory service in such an emer
gency? Why should the red-blooded
men who have the willingness and
courage to sacrifice themselves be
compelled to carry the whole burden
of hardship and suffering, while those
who are Jacking in patriotic qualities
remain comfortably at home?
Special permission was granted by
Postmaster-General Burleson to close
the Kugene postoffiee during the
football game yesterday. Wise idea.
Otherwise, we suspect that Mr. Jones
would have received Mr. Smith's mail
and vice versa, for who could perform
efficient service with such an event
so close at hand?
The profits which Hood Kiver de
rived from its fruit crop were due as
much to organization as to the grow
ing of good fruit. Production of a
good article is only one-half of the
work; getting it Into the hands of the
consumer in good condition and get
ting a fair price for it is the other
half. -
Not only would it be unedifying to
see a rich man in his sixties sowing
wild oats, as- Professor Athearn sug
gests, but diminished endurance would
be apt to cause the sower to break
down in the midst of the wild oat
field. Sixty has not the power of re
cuperation possessed by twenty.
A man left 1 to his wife and J300
for a monument to himself. Many a
woman has lived a whole lifetime
with just such a selfish man, but it is
infrequent that the husband carries
his selfishness with him into the be
yond. A world's arbitration court is being
designed in New- York. After it is
completed all the promoters need is
to get the nations to agree to the
court idea and then enforce the
court's decrees after they have been
made. Exit war. Simple as can be.
An Iowa woman has been sent to
Anamosa for eight years for killing
her husband, which is differentiation
of sex, for a man would get about half
that.
Henry Ford has a plan now for
bringing about peace In Kurope.
Henry should stick to the jitney busi
ness, where his genius is more effec
tive. If President Wilson's fiancee or
dered Paris gowns through a German
agent, they would have been shipped
on a British vessel. Ueal neutrality.
It may yet be up to the British
suffragettes, commanded by General
Emmaline Pankhurst, to win the war
for the allies.
The war is said to be ruining
Switzerland. By keeping the ubiqui
tous American tourist out of the Alps,
we take it.
European Peace Congress has been
postponed. It might be just as well
to wait until the peace hull is a safe
place.
The host way to avoid being- hit
during wet weather is to give the car
most of the room on a slippery street.
And now the Bull Moose will have
a National ticket. Are there enough
of them left to provide candidates?
If it were not rain it would be
snow- and what would the jitney do
then, poor thing?
Thanksgiving turkeys are to be
cjieaper. Something to be thankful
for, at least.
After nine hours in a well, an En
terprise man emerged happy and well.
Well, well!
The advance of the turks from
Southern Oregon is in full force.
This is the season when the chil
dren become regular angels.
Uneasy lies the head that owes
street assessments.
What are you going to do for the
poor this year?
Carranza is after Villa like a Jack
ass after hay.
Gleams Thro,gh the M;st
Uy Dean C ,n
The Soul of the
Wisconsin proudly falls In 1:, '
To honor Dr Ada Howie.
Aa one who knows the souis of .
And other things bovii-j or cowe.'
'Twas Ada first who did proclaim,
(And back her statements theoretic).
That, In the souls of cattle, flame
I'ndyiiiK firejs of the esthetic
Tho lowli.Td, come to milk the kinc.
O'erlooked these finer points most Mindly,
Till Howie proved the feelings fine
Uf cows demand that one speak kindly.
The Jersey's e'out laoo curtains craves.
And yearns for mangers tiled and floss)-.
And when she gets them she behaes.
Says Ada, like a diff'rent bo.-sy.
Muie hath charms to soothe the. spirit.
And make tlisi cattle thrill with pleasjire;
And very often when they hear it.
They add two quarts unto the measure.
And thus it comes tiiat laurel-crowned
Today wise Ir. Howie's brows' are.
-Vho first of all, for us has found
How lavender tho souls of cows are.
"Sir." said the Courteous Office Boy,
with one of his best bows, "forgive me
if I do annoy, but, speaking of those
cows. I wish to say, as man to man,
I've just thought out a bully plan.''
"Proceed," I said.
And he proceeded.
"Since Dr. Howie lias conceded that
souls of gentle cows are hent to thrill
to their environment then w-e could
buy a cow, I ween; hang in her stall
an arctic scene; and, while we milked
her, soft and low, sing of the gentle
drifting snow "
"Go on," I cried. "What is your
scheme?"
"Well, if her soul is working right,
on such occasions, sir, she might come
through and give us some ice cream."
Hey diddle diddle.
The cat and the fiddle.
The cow- jumped over the moon:
My senitie soul
1 can hardly control
When I hear a ragtime tune.
If I had a cow that gave little milk,
I'd dress her up in the finest silk, I'd
gild her horns and I'd braid her tail
and drape her neck with a pale blue
veil: I'd cheer her up with a merry
sons, or read her poetry all day long,
and if I had done this rightly zowie.
she'd give ten gallons, says Dr. Howie.
When I was a lad.
I hatl cause to be aad.
Kor oft from my play and my frolic.
At the ciose of the day
I would be called away
To arduous duties bucoli--.
My father's decree
Had fastened on me
Oh. hard are the mandates parental
A Job where I played
The deft lady's maid
To a cow that was quite lemp.T'mentat
In thos weary das
I knew not the ways
Of science regarding the cow.
Each day like a flash
Would our temper'ni.-nts clash
And we'd stir up a helluva row.
I know well today.
That the suitable wai
ls to sins like a sweet nightingale
Till the soul of the cow
The sweet melodies bow
But in those days I twisted her tall.
In these scientific days
One should give them bouquets.
Which v ill keep the cow s soul in ita
track ;
But in old times I bent
The poor beast's temper'ment,
For 1 broke the milk stool on her back.
So her soul was distorted,
sjhe snorted, cavorted.
And kicked me. It must be confessed.
And then, without fall
She would upset the pail
And finally step on my chest.
Oh ignorant cuss:
I made all this fuss.
When, had she but made her confession.
And had opened her heart,
I'd have known from the start
. Thut her soul merely earned for ex
pression. But I knew not my wrong.
So I worried along
Kach day with '.he usual row.
And remorse doth arise
When t now realize
How I blighted the soul of that cow.
There was an old fellow said: "How
shall I 'scape from this furious cow?
I will sit here and croon her a sweet
little tune, because music hath charms
for a cow."
So he warbled to her. soft and low.
from Carmen a ditty or so, and tho
cow twitched her ears and just burst
into tears: "Oh. I dearly love music,
you know!"
Oh Howie. Dr. Howie, who knows the souls
of kine
And know about their temper'ment, which
you assert is fine,
I pray thee tell us more and more don't
do the job by halves
If cows hae souls, is there a way to loucii
tho souls of calves?
Kor when I was a callow youth. lull oft
upon the brink
Of deep perdition did I stand when teaciilnR
calves to drink. .
So .Nowie. Dr Howie, pray tell us without
fail
Is there a "soul hold" one can grab when
giving calves the pail?
How oft the semi-stransled culf hath
reared his liripping nose
And snorted milk upon me from my head
down to my toes.
In teaching calves to la' the pail, o
Howie, please unfold.
Is there some section of their souls where
one can grab a hold?
This is the cow with the crumpled
horn, who tossed her master out in
the corn, because he was harsh and
cruel and swore he'd hang no curtains
over her door. She tossed him high
and she tossed him low. "My soul is
wounded." she cried in woe. "and I'll
give no milk to the surly gent who is
hard on a cow with a temper'ment."
She chased the master off of the
farm; she kicked his shin and she bit
his arm. She wept till the end of her
nose was wet. and bellowed: "My
nerves are all upset, for the mean man
sang by the barley bin an aria out
of Lohengrin, when he knows full
well though he little cares that 1
only love Italian airs. I'll not give
milk for that mean old gent who is
hard on a cow with a temperament."
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn
In loud and tuneful peals.
Because the cows, who're in the corn
Want nuasic with their m.als.
Grab up your horn once. Boy Blue
And sweetly dance and play
For cows, in these conditions new.
Demand a cabaret.
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn,
For Nowie firmly vows
That beautiful mcods by tunes are holn
In the souls of the modern cows.
Blow loud and clear, blow sweet ---i low
Till the trembling echces roll.
For Howie knows, what we all must know
That the cow has a golden soul.
Experience of an Alienist.
Washington (D. C.) Star.
"Did that alienist prove that you
were crazy?" "No." replied the de
fendant: "but he admitted thut he was
nearly so betore the yawyer got
through with him."