TTTr SC7TDAY pREfiOXIAJi. P0RTLA7TD, .TATTCAIiY 2. t!16.
NEWS AND COMMENT VIEWED DIFFERENTLY BY LAYMEN
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4 vtrt tt appof t"tttf f3P th rPt4
rnwint' in I fm r ftU: f faith.
ti kiv re4r v
4 '?port f -n4r. fti
i4fit'it!rtiv t it tr4 hr th lMim
if if rt4 fnwwt Tfc
m( Mmft!i ii ti ff'otsrtMstii la
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f.nl Ift J il-. MM At t
t t- tK. Pt4al af t " t nt Ha-1
fifm . tiKKUlaii. M4 of 'Jct:
ft raiif'.iii 4y. . . . rtnart!y a4j
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r l U Hrtlaf. -ratar-7 of
r- (r t ar ia--a of I ait4
r.-tf-, i4
Tha m.f-. phisri rant o 4:
-i--4 frora &rttLan tv . . . tt o4
te Htft.f f - i havo tfto rrtcaa
f4hm to4r for ta lom. raurvft.
tt- ti raitntrr a4 l. t
I ia ,)iaM tarn &' Ita-rfar
Ift mt af itr tta. 4
t aa o4 4af4 it IB roar or
ion jp an4 repfrtil .tia."'
t. Jm W ;ra. af Arrla.
Tat,. w laatir fkf- afear taaft-
nnl a a. t4r caa rtta
a af ta lr-t J't t'ftrt.l lr ft
' vil MKara. aal la e! a fr a4 I A
fnnl .Ma f-r ttrytDmt taj iita war
a' f.irw ttK a aa la rrta
ra ... I '( 4 aar tftal la
nlt bo mtnrit14 ff rf
tat 4ir ffona :i ir aa4 atanro.
.! a ta aiH I oft ofear 4a v
t tna a lr aT. ctft Ift IA
Tha rrirniir -a)ft af Hfa afr
ritt-r lai4Latia la Ift rtar lo-
p. iatt th rh'fi o Iqi4r
Tha K. H. tv fif. fpr
4at af Ita I.u raft ai. of
1.rit an4 Jmr I
"t.i i ha a r-to--' ft-a-fr.
ft.t ai--o a tt oavo ."
Thi tr roaao l r 4ftft
t.fitlinf tllat MfItta rlit
if' ft f.t'f -a a4 iira a Ha
4 r ftaft It krlf ftp
a; tm f f 04 wri. fr ana na flav.
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faa wul r r a a4r
I ci a lriai af H-i.Ut ftararft-
ro tn t-v a ate4 If tnr
a r- ! tft ft a MIaf t-a.r
fi tna a laota4 af fUiaf
I-" BrV artr.i A FtqCe f
pravai. aa fta Mrma 4-EMa Km tvrr
tt : a"4- Ta i er aa4 Ift aa
4t rf fran tao vafuUr pra o ft
,"f 4
Lot aa aao a 4A.i4 tka tarrt
I" I a ft ril,Mg
tw-at. f it wa ft rtatr MUr Pl
tft t.a 1 iKif i fb ) a
ftavar a jtA4v liar taai4 f
It ft 4aa-fu mt lima. To
nrnil faa ft.ttll ( t Oft
anv f.r L t 4prla tn af tft-if 1..
t aa ir.,r a a t.ma aa IHr
al to ;-, It a'a-aa
--rr aa 15a ta af a4 ) rMbl
ftJ, ! Itma ta Uor, t, rl r a
l-a rnrvft i vanrt:4 ftr Ika atata
wa.r taar ara raaf!rry t tna
frtr-(pl-a af ilf ntf
at at ! of Itftitt, ftta fo-abta
-r-, . lawa ara iraa faattr,
tPj't.t f4 rvmmmim tft tFt4 fio O-
r- antir 4r. To r! t. "!
vrvirt a f r lhm la 4ptia a-l
tm 1,1 r-tt at. fr taor mar fto i
rarmrfat ta aft thar ow pta a of I
ft'iin aft Jiuajtfar. ta ft4Ba j
a Hff t?ka- ft ant 4 fta4 ta 4 j
ftitn ra ri.tt a4 tfta auil t ,
i-'ftrr4 ftr laar fram ftoratar far. or I
"'K ' wtt taarft a 151 4r.
Ta ) s.t ar t 4 a-
Jut taar t ta 4 I' t It.
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iftsn4 a k f.aw aa t rmrtiiko ftf
I f prtvata ftu.ataaft ri
ta ltrf aacft fttftar fto loal4 ft
tft aarr atvtCia la mrwl ur.
T a CrnM ara ft aroiiO poop Ift
a - (ft ft rtfK t4 larrtlrr. f
t ica 'a waioma ail ftvar tfco
rt4. tkiil fr vnaaf KVft f-t 14
r af an fr of ron t to. If tb
arorwa Ika4 4rta ftm k-a-ft ftoow ftar
r of tiMa mghi ftaft a-ft
-. ty. ta f laa of rt rn ft.
T-at a waft or rattoa mr par hoft-
l bt aaa aofhlr to 4a with tha
-.t Ka. hut aiftra tara a aft athic
i n vqimm b-ynn4 Ihta. ir marT a
r.i'1 ta ftrqatr. with ir-tto whKft
m bt l.b-rUr lraala!4 "I tnuat
It. ta hi wttft Tfci 4'Tr la
a afttial from tha cooiftwrcial mot to
af lha wvrli
Imactr ft a a wta4a h wftrf ,Tira4w
with Ita mic:iBaa ftortmant of
- piaaft G-tru-aKk Aotofor4
ftaft uat ! oar tft tU lhaai how
l ftkaha ft fbiaioft ft pttauta. Tfcta tnar
!tf.rt thatr haarta from mar4r. for
a ar fta I raa ao craa't la t tha
Mtem of ha IrojM. Th fthtlon
that woai4 Ua4 othra Into pftth of
trva"t pmmrm m-l I ft ftw 01
a rr- , ftbatirta' ita own cr4.
or rt'-h bor4 our 4. fb
orM - Wxt4. ft roil mvatal parl.
ariatlr lew!' ra4nt of tho o-ofmrt
af lha a-a. wnia I at i4 la an In
4lar rarla. who tr fta-aattr moat
tii br lha aa. an yl w 4rm of
aft orft irrrhni rr.arlna. aan ua
tn4 Mr ni4. that w. If foaibi.
fttar rMrfcatxio th aaa arat h irhwar
nf rorrimrra. w Ithout ft thuh
that ara lahifta brrad f"ftm othr.
w no h4 ar mu- ratar than
i
Khat a roruvia ambltintt. t ftboorb
'I t-a ruhr of tho aorld: But ftlfto
(or tha rt. Am-r. a mar a l aa at
ant Ma of ntrraiiottl "tah: ma rkn ara.
Tra ka a 4-ap raatma(vl oatliina
Irao lha haarta of lha l.nn-h paopia
tr Iba cooatanf hartlmc of oar liot
riifMnt aout Inf rrfcmota of oar
fturtea rtht. rat or mtnary. whtla
lhr or ttnr. for Ufa. Ita iranaia
tioft la "four paltry vainr ftr mora
to tot that our lta- whtla our nift
rinft mr-haato ara plana to
"ivim" tha rot 'from tb-ir plat,
thouth l?tr apa ara :i.4.4
par 4ar. ira4r Amrr'"-. ah a ma.
What Is oautral Th anwr
tht u-t 4p4 Oft thft 4flnltlona of
pao a4 war. frmnr raaha to
4atrr l.na-!ftf hcauao ho aak lo
hoc tbo buataaaft of thft world. ft4 It
t oa:r loo Iroa that aha doao hot Lark
tft r-i tnbitloa lo 4o ta, hut oaly
tha aliWcr.
I.nt aadr troaa I Carman r would
4o lha msm, any of Iham woo 1 4 do th
am ta! aa a mrtrftntift firm would
ta all fa fe uafr aa if it rout 4.
Tha unaMt-4 arahiiioas ra4 ta
-rir lha whlft rauao of arm4 coa
flurt. Ara wo frao from It? Wbil lha
rhamrioa tvattto for Hfo- do wo orham
ta iho tho balaaft which In h-tf
atrmaitr thr muat rtl-ct. ao4
whfh hr th law of aarattr ahould
ha lhira? Thla la h ftttimato uaa
lioft. aot alooa amona aattovv. bul
amoaa ladlvlduala of lha aara ao-tv
t MMtnifiH rompMiio hana!a Iba
trert. to o lb Itfa of bnaina. hot
tho dftth of huairaa. Thla tioa
aoar la aaahiftf aoiatloo in our
Itonal roarM-ila. r aaahlad
II wul not do ! taao awar lha B-
tiattv. that Ita aoria.iara. Hat Initial!
ana fta raatrtrlad. Aft latrnat tonal
ftamM roeartl would aar to tt, xx
ao compat ift oca fnc: you aw
tor tha tha vaat a " to tt t'to
Thiah aaaift. It la lh prtr
af world pr. Ifti oraaiiooal bully
m a-t ra.
if tni attoft irulr Amnir !
aft aanpra af paa lt II adopt tha
aaottft ' I mm mr brotbar bapr. " Th
Pir.t af thla will aala Ha sroaH tft
araa ail tho hrtia hr wbtcft I fa i
wt.r4 It wool! nft th ttol4a
r ii appti4 to patio. If thr aa
iiaa win adopt It ! raooa of war
wri to attat. Thar la aarh a
thiaa hoalaaa rtvalrr. that wot 1 4
t 4frft to Uka aoira from aa-a'h-r.
pot aft-ttoft4 hr 16 yolda-a
rut.
.tioa asar rombla Ift a for-
pac aa4 arbitrafa lo avoid war. hat
thar raft ta no la-tie aoftro without
a ra!4 rod of international
iM.ra luttrtRff to aft-h lha rtcht to
"I fa. frtr ftftd lha parautt of hapri-
l-a.a faafrab. aft llamllrar.
rav l(aar.oL Thr la aaoadh for
; oer and farther
J:H HUot liRfK KrXPAtJ.
tha daairna of othr poaarm Tha two
ftropoattioaa ara not vaa rmotaly
COfinactad.
Tha conclusion of roar corTpodnt.
Mr. Nil, whh-h yoo foand " rr
to rarract, la Iba natural ona to follow
tha fact that tha I nttad Stat-, tbouch
lod:r profvaataa lb atmot horror at
tha anata murdr of mll'tnna of
ICaropa'ti hat man. la PupptjrlnaT In
i craai quanttti tha trr mana to
proloaaT thai con flirt. Nobmjjp will
dnr thla fart. And. uala It l ad-
mitt4 that wa ara pot nautral Ift th
a&a((r and thai wa ar porpoalr tall-
lnT atdaa la lha rnattar. lha fart la
ftrmtr aabtaatiatd that It l- all dona
for lha anon ibar ta lo It for to
toanuf arlarara of war munition.
feditorialtr you aar you ara "nnabl
to arrift o ft q ambarto would
aaa Itvaa la tha ar or da
auah(. hot maka oaa 4iproportlon
atV Pal. If wa ar r:.r autral.
what diffaraocft doa It mak to u
whthr tha loaao ar proportlonat
or diaproporiloaata? Ioa not your
tplaaatloa prova that w ara Intar
aai4j la tha mattr lo lha axtant that
wa ahould atr th ruppir hualn In
or4r that tha rid that would other-1
wto ho loalna; fwr mtaht a mad
lo lo mora, thai th dOproport ion
mifht ho prvantd? Thla prov that
w ar not In any ana nuiral In lb
miir. and that our profaion of a
arat daatr for paac la farcical a
toeff aa wa roaaanl to aupply. for th
rommarrtal aaia that may follow. th
J vital maaoa for cotrtlnuin lha maniacal
I butrhary.
A lattar from frland al jUlacn. r
rlTd lodav. aara: "npDOPln that
from lha outbreak of lb war th
l'ai(d ftta bad placed aa rmbarco
on tha ahlpmant of puppitaa lo ihi
ballla-vranta. what would b Iba ron
ftitloa of affalra In Karoo today
France. Belt lum; r.uaaia and fVrMa
ronUr4 provlnrea. ao lo Ppak.M
Thla man takea lha earn new aa Mr.
Vllea. V have ba!pd and ar helplnc
th ftltla la lha war. Thla would
all risbl. ao far aa National com!t
ency la concerned. If wa bad dlacardrd
all prfttenaa to neutrality, bul wa are
talklnc neotratlty and "acllnr up" a
totally different policy. f-retdnt
Wiiaoa baa officially ro.utd all cltl-
na to rfraia from the etprlon of
any aympathy with tha partlea to the
war aa a bre-h of nutrallty. and yet
at puraua a policy, or prmit ft policy,
that amount lo blpmc tha weaker
eld In tha matter of Inf lirtlna ft frrat
er loa of Ufa la ordr that lb lo
may bo mora proportional. And that
apraare to bo our Juatlf lea t Ion.
If. at tha bearlnnlnff of tha war. the
t'nlted litatea bad placed an embargo
on iba ehipment of munition of war
there would not have been ft aemblanre
Of partiality In Iba matter; we would
have bn nutral In fart aa well aa In
prof ton. and our poeltlon after lb
do of boetllltlea would bare been
far mora aattafartnry than raft be Ui
caaa ondr Iba poeltlon wa bava taken. I
The affrt of our attlludft I not neu
tral at alL Crerybody ondratand
lhat. Niiar la It oueatlon of beinc
them g-o cot-fraa If ther do not pay
Ibem, Mn who never thousht of dome
aronar will become hypocrite. Hara and
drunkard In conaequvneft of tbia fool
ish law.
Million of dollar of value hara h-ch
detroyed. ral and otherwla. Trni
of ihouanil. of men bar lost their
work. thtr homee and ail for lha pake
of a pi"- of lrrelistout aontlmentality
not worth th rarer It I printed on
Krora 4oa to aoa mn .who formerly
made their Independent Hrlna men
from all caMinra of life mutt now be
f-d partly br tha rliy and rartly fry
their better altuated friend. Thooaant
of well-to-do ritiuni of our tatn are
pat before tte mt eerloa problemi of
their livr. ramtlie are t to want
and srtef. The father of tha family
ant to sell th lovely homo which
be ran no oner support, fla wanta to
aeli: 11 what? Ha cannot 11. aj
property value ara depreciated and al
ba can do ta to rfhintt for aom other
property If condition ara favorable. Aa
hardly any money can be rataed on
property and as you cannot live on
brtrka or ahtnsles. th matter become
aerloua yea. ao ertou that dir conaa
quenc will ba Iba reault.
Not th liquor buslneaa alona will
suffer, but hundreds nf other trades
aod bualnee mn will suffer from the
unnatural condition that will prevail
after Iecmber 31. lli.
Wis but unprejudiced tat and mu
nicipal law-maker should bavo found
a fin solution of this question In resu
latinar the traffic Instead of destroying"
Values and wipins; out prosperity.
In Hi: I enlisted In tha War of the
Rebellion. In lt(S the war ended and
peace retrned over tbia areat country,
and wa went horn. Kverybody felt
lika he bad been newly born in tha en
joyment of peace, and prosperity pre
vailed to a. wonderful decree. Tha Eu
ropean war will and. bringing; peace lo
all tha ufferlns; nations, but wa dwell
ers In tha land of tho free and 4he home
of lha brave, we are doomed and perse
cuted br tha indomitable prohibitionist
until our crava opens and wa may well
say with Panto as he steed at tha portal
of bell: Lava all hope behind, ya that
enter her LOU1K BltANDT.
amtnatlona SO substitute carriers have
been enajaited. but nona of them went
on the permanent force. During" the
Christmas rush this year 16& extra
clerka and carriers were engaged tem
porarily. They came from the l;st of
ellirlbled to the extent that alt who had
passed examination were offered tne
work first. When tha list ai ex
hausted tbo extra ware chosen from
available sourcea.
S Tha new $1,000,000 PostofTlcft
when built will not require any addi
tional force. It la announced. Tho forces
of the present main office and Station
which la the main mail-handling
station, a ill be combined.
MR. M.IR DKKEDS THEORY
TTftS
a tat lea Idea la Kvolatioa af
Mas la Prat ret ed.
PORTLAND, Jan. 1. (To the Edi
tor.) -I balk at evolution because the
transmutation of specie has not and
cannot be proved by the theory.
The human organism at no time as
sumes tha exact, or entire character of
that of any other order of mammals or
that of reptile, bird or fish. Though
assimilated In soma respects It la not
Identified with either of them. The
superiority of the human larynx for;
voice and musical expression, the foot
of man for progression In an erect
poature, bis bend for delicate touc
and varied prehension, tha K really In
creased site and capacity of hla bral
and tha entire absence of hairy cover
in; from bia back and shoulder al
show that a aunerlor IntelUcence
well Informed." It la a matter or now (planned htm for a definite and special
oa feat ft bout contributing to tne
prolongation of a war that w prof
to baitev ta tho moat horrible and un
justifiable etaughter that baa darkened
th history of tha world.
we should either drop our profession
af atr4ity and abandon our yearn
Ing for pc or change our attitude.
Ho ahouid either "shoot or give up th
gun." Wo should either act constat
atly or tab down our sign. Our
"neutrality" remind on of tb man
who boutd: "l am neutral In the
mailer of war I don't give a wboop
who lick lb Germans.
It la lnded ft 4plorabt affsir all
around. T. T. CUfclR.
a rrm t: ramcHi o
la He tared a
TTfteart of 41 t
Sfc Craft as f t-rn.
r.ru liiLU Cr . 1. si.- To th
r lttr It ba ri ai4 that
Sarne-l ta a iVatftut for private
war. aa-4 )-( ftow th wM4 la mora
ttaft MauftMr lrrat..4 ln tha Meetioa
er a a'ihltt-it for in trt :o-4l war. I
JPa t ' - m r aul iff I
wu trrn rHtRcni rnTitrTT
ftftft Of iftftlflaaa "4fte "Iftllam I
afttral. Ha Mr.
rnTtjvn. or. r?- si To ih
RUlor Tour editorial roansnant oa
sny commaasratloft ralattva to th sap
ftirtg of w ar moattioaa lo iba
i:aropa hUgrni br th Vitd
atata. though prfetrg ft d'-'pxa'atvd I
4ir for pc. la entai4 Hut la ball
of awif . lfn T leaving th nfernc
that tho w b bev th quickest
war to -ur peace, or at la-t a very
ef ;tva war. I lo withhold the
mean ef eerryleg oa the war. ar
therefor eppoe4 to "preparado" for
ih rataftcj ef poaauhl futar Iftva-
foi. whfcsj la a snot Illogical and un
fo4ndd prumptln. There ran ba no
duM that Ih America a people ar
orrhimtngiy la favor of aa embargo
o tb shipment of war uppll and
al of ft vigorou preparation against
r.iRir RrinriT or vttt-T
owfi fuivtrr ri:
is .
1 uitet4 aTr-t ej n x aattoa. Thla
toia'! ap at:..R ffum Sghtieg. bat, ;
a-l a ft atttmar wt4t or. uaia tt i f
a ft kep am frm wanting to fight , i
There i ftothirkx Ift th propitinft to v f
p -.- a that i e i o -v would got1
atertaift ai:crn felta toer4i i
ax ft atftae. fr t ' ra of war atowe
ot 4er- t wpon tha f . i tftal aa- j j-l-ona
ba a ha rvo! rrt4 a !
tnapoie f poa-. wht-ft itithl b !
t.l t 4 !i INa pip;a af th world e
tnoi( ifmi. a. -omg id the' g
-hta af r4 ftf mira rmmrrUi- t f
t : I
i war' i i Bimrta ausiioa ' v
" .n.Jjt aav Its rocr t answer w i I
'iprir ano(hr ic ii qationt
t . a fiiift'-aat. what ia paava. aad,
w t t a - m t j
Th R'sapifai of tb wertd ar fall :
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r n-iuan ar t, i jxm ( h
a 0ng Itaa of 1 rsai-nafrUI COft- ;
d . t. eal P- whr tha aga'l' J I
e-n-r.tT-4 ar ofn rar ft la oar-! aV
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Mr. G..r h bIm-4 Ih point lo lh
Iim4iic of lb .llIorlal h n.ntlona.
Tb.rvtor. w. aball ail.mpl to .xplaln
Ha aManta la aimpl lincuift. Mr
-r bad br artum.aC In hla formr
l.n.r mlrI)r conln4 blnulf lhat
lha maauf act -jr.r in thla couotry war
tnnlof aa aa-raaor and lhat. bcaua
lata rovalrr d)4 aot tntarf.ra with
aad atop Iba Immoral prartira. iba
cowatry waa I in moral alao. That thl
waa bla position waa mad. rt.ar br hi
rilaitoa of aa afractlna brpolb.tlcal
Incid.at wbara oaa of two quarrlin
m.n both of whom ara anarmad
ra.b.a Into a bardwara alora and ta
auppllad by lb. marcbant with a
waapoa with which to commit murder.
itr. Caar promptlr comlrlad lha m.r
chaal ef Immorality.
I'.ul Tha Or(onlaa ralard Ih qura
lloa whalhar. If ona combatant waa
trnw4 and lha olhr not. II would ba
Immoral for lha m.rrfcanl to atipp'.r
in unarmed man lha wnrwlth (or
aalt-d.fan. Ilaar. (ha IIII of tha ar-
IM.
W admir tha adroltnaaa with which
Mr. ur Iwlaia Tha trconiao'a rat
aranr.a la proporltonata loaaaa to bla
owa purpoaa. Tha point mada waa
pot lhat Amertran-mada mualllon
raaia lb alda loaina; fawar lo 1op
mora, but that thr caua lha aid
loaiac mora to loaa fawar. Wa bav a
rhotco of wa coara. On la not lo
Intarfara with aalabllahKl cualoma and
QMv.. which courva doaa no mora than
parmll an an brak batwean ballic
cracta: lb olhar I lo Intarfrr w:th
an offlrul, affirmative. National act.
TlolatlnaT praccdrnt. which coura will
(Iva ona atda a diatincl advantar.
Tbera la but one f.cfhnid for th"a
who profaaa lo ba ahorked br lha trada
la war monition. That la lhat man
ufacture and al of war malarial,
al aar lira, to an j ona. during- peace
or durlne; war. la Inherently wrons.
Put w ara not much Impreaaad br
Ih prearhment of tho whoa eenaa
ef nht la ahocked only at aura a tin:
that tha 'Immorality- and th unnau
tra lty of which they complain tanda
la affect tha proweaa of on lid or
th other la . conflict already under
A
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DrtLnr.D JldT
la PrahlMlkaa law la
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un.j4l Aa mean. a. I tt
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fart.,-. m:va.i't p . .-baa th trw
mini or a i!4 .a. la .ar la ai
a t m .oo4-ittme. aaliooa ar
eimatitr iai iia prtat cmpat-t-r.
ia th .Mtd.r cmmrvtal war.
a-a a. a r.a f tk aa a:a.
arvwa t.t ,-twa. t. rt. eaxa aea.r
' !... ' ta rtiniviatD Iftvlni
t t .r4 ia t a r.. ia n!
-.- T i kvt la a-irti. r a qr.
rr.iit tiaia fisr 1 trM
T i ta ..rm. point of at. aa4
t '.rat-toutr tau-i.
Ti .rl4 war f .a ta bat Iba
a miae . r riima I. ta. nai
tal -ax f ta .tt. nalv;, aad
a
a
Un, Kl La.la.
Vr. IU(il Lawi. wba died
at h.r home al Meety. road
n l .t nark ara t "'
r-r :. aa ar r reaiUaat of
w i.toorca t'susty aad wa wa.l
Iii.k.
Ilvol Anderaoa waa bora la
Keata'ky la I J . aad wita br
aar.ata raad I. Crawford
t'ouatr. t.lmoi. wbr ah wa
warn.! to tanil laan la
T..n:r yar la:r Mr. and Vra.
I.e.t. ram I trcn Mra.
I. la .a trie raothar of II rfetl
ra. w.a ef .ttom 'inlt1
lflr. Il.r-nat . W:llim rU
M U.nra !... Mr. , IL
P.. I aaj M'a J. W. MtUa. of Torl
laaj. aad Mra Frad K. Iata. af
Caatralua. W aaa.
OAK tir.OVK. Or.. tc. :S To th
Kdllor ) of all th Inronautencira. In
Juatic and fuadamental wrone cre
ated by iba prohibition law. tha para
craph aaytnp; lhat ll'juor bill cannot
ba collected after January I. Ill, cap
Ih climax. Caa any lITinr paraoa In
Ihi creat rountry ef our Imaitin whr
Ih prohlbillenUt ptace diahoneaty at
a premium? Why aot -o to work aad
eetabitah a penalty for a maa who la
hone! raoucii to pay hla Itiuor bill
th ram aa all ba other bile?
l.l.Tjor In Ita variou forma la a lecal
arti-i of commerce, a Uaal a any
article ran b. and la only by a lot ef
Intolerant votera declared otherwie.
H tea oebon.tr la put at a premium
by law la thla obDoxioua prohibition
law. thea It wi.I b about time lo hay
arerr volar examined aa to bla aaalty
before cat I oar h la vote.
The para rap a which forbid tha
manufacturing ef liquor la our own
atata yet permit ona arrd money
lo another atata to obtain tt la tha
betcM of foiir. aa It deprtree our torn
miieitt. of their l-a;al Incom and en
rich. a oateidera.
bile thee world-reformer ara trying-
lo btter roaditiona aa lo eocial
welfare, their Intentiona counteract te
rurh a limit that eratwhl' boaaat po
pia bta lo eonatdar wbatber to pay
kbtir aeaaat dabu, a tb jrob, lau
purpoae at the atari. I alao healtata
becauae of lb failure of evolution In
framing; a conceivable hypothcala for
lha tranattlon of conaclouaneaa from
the rudimentary brute to the buma
mind.
On Ihi ubjact Mr. Darwin I
"teaccnl of Man" and "Expreealon I
Man and Animal hag written with
much ability, but fall to make out hla
caa.
In fart, a no leaa diatinamlahed advo
cate of evolution than Huxley aara on
thla matter: Between tha mind of lb
hlgbeat brute and that of man. there
ia an enormou gap a dlatance practl
cally Infinite
John Tyndall alao aara. The paaaage
from the phyalca of tha brain In th
animal lo lhat of conaclouaneaa which
dtetineTulehee man ta unthinkable; I
fact, w are aa far from a aolullon of
Ih problem aa ever. . . The chasm
.till remalna Impaaaable.
For the above rcaaona and other
muat unite with Carpenter. Dana.
Aa-aaelg, Henry. Hr John Huachrl. Ml
ilham Thompaon. Aaa Grar and
number of other recent aclentlnta of
th high! claaa In denying nbaolutely
the inauf firiency of proof In evolution
of the modification of man'a atructural
deaign alnce bla flrat origination on the
unlvarae.
Arletotl too year ago declared
that conaclouaneaa in man alon cornea
from without and la divine.
I repeat therefore that no Inverte
brate animal haa any atructural relation
whatever to man In the matter of con
aclouaneaa. a fact that any reflecting
man muat readily ee. That man waa
al th beginning; aupernaturally gifted
with auch parte aa prepared him tenta
llvelr at leaat for refined life and
culture, afterwarda and In manr placea
to be loat and regained again and again.
through the agca. la reaaonable.
Ilialorr ahowa oft barbaric degenera
tion, eepectallv before the Cbrtatlan
era. with partial rrnrwala and expan
alon of civilisation In certain quarters
of the earth. Hut there la withal no
proved Instance of any nation or race
initiating Ita own advancement. Always
a fore from without never from wlth-
j in began the upward development.
Kgypt from inula, urecce by Cadmus,
liome from Greece. Kurope first from
Home and afterward from Palestine or
Jeaua.
Therefore, tha much written about
evolution, ao far at leaat a the origan
of man Is concerned and hla history, la
not a force, not a cauae. nor la It
law. With due reapect to men far
more competent than myself. I wish to
enter a protest against the tranamuta-
lion theory ao generally received.
Oountle.a numbers are chaaing a phan
tom and chiefly because somebody they
Imagine to be great ha written pro
foundly (?).
1 once wa superintendent of a
Chlneae mlaalon echool. where It waa
obaerved that the blgsest words on
the page had Invariably a fascination
for tnose who knew nothing whatever
of the Kngliah language. I confess
that there Is lo me a repulsive poverty
In this tadpole explanation of man's
origin, contradicted by the Intellectual
grandeur or God universe. I cannot
think after being a contributor the
last ii year In a deaultory sort of
way to the mtlheonlan Institute on
biology and having maintained a tip
ping of the hat arquantance with the
'International cw-ientific Merles. con-
slating of more than 10 volume, that
the reeourcee of deity are ao meagre,
that In order to create a human being
endowed with consriousne.s and tha
confident expectation of Immortality.
h must change a baboon Into a man!
A to th criticism sent The Ore-
gonlan of my former article. I am
unable to e much of anything In them
requiring attention. C K. CUNE.
ATTACK 0. MOlTAI HEIGHTS
May late Austria Kaaad Dlfllcalt by
llallaa A nay.
PORTLAND, Dec. 1. (To the Ed
itor.) The Corriere della Sera, an Im
portant Italian newspaper, publishes
an Interesting account by a special cor
respondent of th difficulty attending
the Italian offensive.
In the .first part of hi article the
special correspondent refer to prior
engagement leading toward Gorilla.
Ha baa a brilliant style and slvcs
graphic descriptions.
After mentioning - batteries and cer
tain topography, v. hat he has to aay ia
here translated:
The Austrtana had all theae advantages
ftr ooeervatlcia. The around elaraya ascend
ed before us from one mountain to a higher
on. Y .era not praocrupked wltb th
cent, but with vigilance. The vtsion of the
enemy dlecovered evrry movement on our
chessboard and could direct with precision
upon evry point the fire of distant cannon.
Wa had to prepare for fierce batllea without
secrecy nd our vlrtorlea were acquired
with a valor magnificently audacious, a
grand prodiaallty of nobility and strength.
For this loyalty unexcelled and thla aincere
desperation, the enemy waa alwaya found
rea-ly. alwaya In force, knowing our plana.
These first actiona ware only pressing into
tourb with tha enemy and had no recog
nisable importance. Wa expected a wall
prepared defrner. Wa knew tha enemy had
for reara minutely atudled that sone from
a military viewpoint. Our information waa
of great worka having been completed, but
tha obstacles a era greater than would com
monly b foreseen. All over were numer
ooa ranges of cement trenehea with ahlelds
of steel and batterlea placed for cross-firing.
There were unfoldrd Immense fields
of telephone and telegraph wires. Innumer
able observation placea. in the first days of
June tha battle commenced.
Podgora In those days was a hill all cov
ered with a wood, green and dark. It re
ceived hnndreda of thousands of shell which
destroyed everything and tore Ita aurface
and mada tt entirely bare. On tha principal
peak of tha hill there remained only the
trunks of three treee equldlstsnt. which re
minded ona of Golgotha and because of this
the soldiers began to call the hill Calvary.
From Podgora. aa from 8abotlno. there Is
a preclpitoua eeerent to tha river lsonxo.
Tha A ual liana fired from batteries of every
csllber on Uonto Santo. Monte Han Oabtielle.
the hill of han Marco and of Goiixia. The
night waa vividly Illuminated by the various
projectiles. On our extreme Una little dog
carta were used for transportation and vshtrh
could go into the trenches. They reminded
one of tha Flemteh peasant s carta. They
weraxlrawn by strong doss whlro seemed to
understand tha importance and urgency of
their work. A conductor went with two or
thr-e dogs, encouraging them, calling them
by nam and helplne them over hard places.
la tha trenches the doga would He down and
patiently await a caresa. In a few weeka
the intelligent anlmala learned the road and
couducted themselves Ilka veterana under
fir.
The Italian went Into thla strongly
fortified and rough country with the
greatest enthusiasm and made heroic
aacrlAcea to take the defenses of Gori
sia. Thla place has been called the
fort Arthur of Austria and with its
fall the war 1 open to Trieste and
thence Into Austria.
An Inspection of a map in amall sec
tion shows clearly the very rough
country about Gorilla. From Gradisca
the Valler of the lsonxo becomes nar
rower aa tt reaches Gorilla and beyond
there It appears to be surrounded by
hllla and mountains. with crooked
roads leading around and over high
hllla. The railroad following the
river la easily defended, as well as the
highways. Thus It ran be seen what
a tremendous task it is for the Italians
to take Gortxla. whose defenses have
been prepared for years. Nature at
tended to much of It centuries ago. It
is no wonder Italy has been so slow
In her campaign, but once the country
Is opened to her things will move
faster. ROBERT C. WRIGHT.
WH1TMAW rO-TTROVERSr NOW OX
fertlaad Ttflle Fare.
PORTlJlND. Dec Jl. fTo the Ed-
Itor.V 1 How many mallcarrlrr and
clerk does Portland employ at th
praaent time? tS How manr new car
rier war given ateady work this year
t How many people took the exam
nation last year and bow many of them
passed 7 (41 flow many or thoae who
passed wer given permanent work?
I SI How many new clerka and carrier
will th Bw 11.000.00 Poatoffic em
play T C R
(I) Th Portland Poatoffic now em
ploy S01 carrier and SOS clerks.
(J) Ther wer oo new carriers or
clerka engaged fox steady work thl
ear or last.
i) In llll Iher waa no examination
for clerka or carriers, but In September.
IMS. more than 300 took th examina
tion. Of thl cumber SI passed, la
eluding men and women.
Dr. Lymsaa Crltlctaea Alexander Powell"
Article aad Addlaaa Beaaett.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla.
Wash, Dec. SS. (To the Editor.) The
Oregon Ian of Sunday last contains an
Interesting and -valuable articl by Ad
dison Bennett on the Whitman matter.
In which ha corrects an article br Alex
ander Powell In the American Boy. Mr.
Powell made a great mistake In declar
ing that Whitman's grave was un-
tr-irked and he himself forgotten.
Mr. Bennett corrects thl error, and
then goes on to take up the alleged
error in tha so-called "Whitman myth"
a whole, undertaking to discredit
the claims which have -een made for
Whitman's great services in leading the
mmigralion of UtJ and in acquainting
th American Government with the
value of Oregon, and otherwise becom-
ng a powerful factor in "saving Ore
gon to the fnited Mtates."
The Whitman story has been quies
cent for some time, but It is seemingly
onto of the things that will not down.
and the articles by Mr. Powell and Mr.
Bennett will no doubt reopen what has
been and probably will continue to be
an acrimonious question. Mr. Bennett's
rticle is written in the kindest tone
and is worthy of all respect, even by
one who does not accept his conclu
sions. I shall be grateful for your
courtesy In granting me a brief space
for '.onsldering one point made prora
inent in Mr. Bennett's article. This is
his reference to Professor W. L Mar
shall as a final and conclusive author
ity adverse to the Whitman claims.
I may say by way of p-erace that as
native Oregonian, whose parents
came to Portland In 1849. two years
tter the Whitman massacre, and who
were thoroughly conversant wnn tne
ntire state of public and private
knowledge In Oregon at that time, and
myself having known during my
early life all the missionaries and their 1
associates who lived Into the time ot
my knowledge, and as having myself
been a student and teacher of history
st Pacific University and Whitman Col-
eg for about SS years. I have taken
some Interest In this subject, and have
tried to consider it candidly and Im
partially. I feel that I can speak as
intelligently of It as some Eastern his
torians who never lived in Oregon or
knew any of the original witnesses,
somt of whom were never even in Ore
gon, and formed their judgments main
ly on academic and theoretical grounds
and had no opportunity oi lorming an
opinion from the testimony of the only
original witnesses.
1 may aay that I hope to present In
a forthcoming number of the Washing
ton Historical Quarterly an examina
tion of what I believe to ba funua
mental defects In the method and con
clualona of both Profeaaora Marshall
and Bourne. In th meanwhile I wish
simply to urge any readers of Mr. Ben
nett article not to rest content with
any reference to Marshall as a conclu
sive authority until ther have read
thoroughly and candld!y hia books on
the subject. In my judgment, the most
ot Impartial readers will find Marshall
to have two defects fatal to the char
acter of reliability In a historian. Th
flrat ot these la th bitter prejudice
aidant throughout hla work. Hi i
stock in trade is abuse and vitupera
tion. What must old Oregonians think of a
man who portrays Father Eells and
Dr. Atkinson as schemers and would-be
looters of the Treasury and landgrab
bers. and in fact liars, though he does
not use the word? Mr. Bennett, In
fact, involves himself in an inconsist
ency in generously commending Whit
man and at the um time accepting
Marshall as a conclusive authority.
Marshall ia more logical than that. He
consistently abuses Whitman through
out. He calls him a third-rate man,
puffed up with a sense of his own im
portance and making claims in his ex
tant letters which have no foundation
in fact, and aa being mainly responsi
ble for his own murder, for which be
is to be severely condemned, not a hero
or martyr at all!
The second fatal flaw In Marshall's
methods, which must deprive him of
reliability as a historian, is that his
whole argument is based on negative
testimony. He assumes that if the
Whitman claims were valid, they
would be found In contemporary let
tera. records, and newspapers. Not
finding them, he pronounces them
fraudulent claims. He is deserving of
credit for patient investigations, or
would be if he did not know so many
things wrong. Hia theory about the
value of later oral testimony, reduced
to writing after the events, as com
pared with contemporary writing, is
based on reason, but has essential
qualifications; and these vital qualifi
cations he ignores. ro docs Bourne,
who Is worthy of respect in his tone
and spirit, though equally academic in
his application of the theory. As to
that theory, hy which these critics as
sume to throw away all the testimony
of the original witnesses on the ground
that it was not written at the time of
events, we will simply say that, if we
could know that Dr. Whitman and his
associates, Eells and others, necessarily
recorded everything that happened, and
if we could know that everything which
they wrote was preserved, and if we
could know that all sources of letters,
diaries, etcx, had been examined faith
fully and reported accurately then, in
absence of such contemporary writinff.
we would bo justified in concluding
that the alleged "saving Oregon" mo
tives and aims of Whitman did not
exist.
But when we take Into account the
fact that the missionaries had good and
sufficient reasons for not writing their
most important plans and conditions.
that much of what they did write was
destroyed in various ways, and that the
sources of Information cannot have
been exhausted it must be seen by the
candid student that much of the elabo
rate argument of Bourne and Marshall
is pure assumption.
By such a method of negative testi
mony, any event in. pioneer history or
frontier history mignt be overtnrown,
And the meanest thing about Mar
shall is that when he does find con
temporv written testimony in letters
bv Whitman and other missionarie
(for such letters do exist), which by h
own theory he ought to accept, he dis
torts and abuses them, thus convicting
hlnself anew of dishonesty.
This whole Whitman controversy ha
arisen from jealousies and assumptions
and misrepresentations not confined
to one side but the great fundamental
fact remains that the testimony of th
only original witnesses, the only ones
who have a right to give testimony, la
unanimous to the general effect (ad
mitting minor errors and inconsisten
cles such as appear on every page of
history) that Whitman had a definite
plan in his great ride, and later.
"saving Oregon to the United States.
and leading Immigrants to the country.
and that, as a matter of fact, he (an
others like Jason Lee also were factors
to the same end) became a potent fac
tor in the great result.
W. D. LYMAN.
'this a drair. upon the finances of a
nation? It is a wasting away proocss
which like deadly disease soon placea
the Iry hand of death upon the vic
tim. It is like trying to fill a barrel
with water with the bung open.
I will repeat my former statement,
that the British navy isn't able to full
fil its duty to the country, because in
reality the German navy is not help
less, although theoretically bottled up
in the Kiel Canal and in the Baltic
Most all British warships sunk were
sur.k by the submarine. Its activity
was very pronounced at the Darda
nelles, and had much to do in making
the allied attack there the dismal fail
ure 'it has turned out o be. Tho
power of the submarine is yet In its
infancy. Are we going to remain blind
to its future possibilities in naval
warfare?
We have had, anl still have, evi
dence of its deadliness. The English
Channel, supposed to 1-e clear of their
presence, claimed another victim just
recently. If a person wants to behold
the efficiency of the Eritish fleet he
must remain blind to the fact that
more than 500 British merchant ships,
liners and other types of vessels, in
cluding fishing boats lie at the bottom
of the sea. victims of the despised
submarine. Far better for these hap
less wrecks were thfy' interned in
some neutral poit. For defense the
submarine is unequaled. for offense its
future is promising. Its construction
cost is very low. O. E. FRANK.
AMMUNITION SALE IS I'FHELD
DEFENSE MADE FOR SIBMARIX
O. E. Frank fays Its Future Promises
Mock, Citing SOO Ships Sank.
REEDVTLLE. Or., Dec. 30. (To th
Editor.) The British view of the sub
marine Is like th man who. after
gaxing for some time into the gather
ing Intensity of tha storm without.
says. How beautiful the sun does shine
At least twice have the British de
clared the submarine a failure, and
still Its deadly, work of destruction
goes merrily on; can go on for many
months yet as Germany has the big
gest portion of Belgium's and France
coal and iron mines and Serbia's cop
per mines, reputed to be the most ex
tensive in the world, to draw from.
Of coure we understand that the steel
trust materially would be more fa
vorable to the dreadnought, requir
ing as It does, more of their products,
and then, you see, after a year or two
some change takes place and the ves
sel becomes what they call obsolete,
out of style as it were, and goes to
the scrap heap and more new steel
from the steel trust to fill the gap is
required.
In spite of th fact that she boasts
the bicgest fleet of fighters in tha
world Great Britain is slowly bleed
lng to death at the hands of the deadly
submarine. Every ship sunk can be
replaced, every cargo destroyed can be
replaced likewise, yet were we ever
brought to look upon the actual val
ue in dollars and cents sent to the
bottom by the submarines? Is not
PIONEER OF IS.", 2 DIES
PORTLAND.
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George H. Reeves.
George H. Reeves, a pioneer of
1852. who died at the home of his J
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Young. 454 T
Going street. December 27 at the
age of 80 years, was born in II ii- 4
nois December 14, iuJa. tie re
moved with bis parents to Jack
son County, Missouri, in 1843, v
from where he crossed the plains I
to Oregon In 1852 and settled in I
Washington County. i
Ho wa married to Mary E. J
Hall, also a pioneer of 1852, No- ?
verober 25, 1865. To this union T
seven children were born, of these I
there are four survivors: George I
M. Reeves, Frank H. Reeves, Mrs. I
Rose R. Young and Burton B.
Reeves. He is also survived by f
his wife and a sister, Mrs. Jane J
Finley.
Mr. Reeves served during the
Yakima Indian war of 1855-58 in 4
(the Oregon Mounted Volunteers. J
i.a iihii.mix" Ja.a s a,a j a li A
Writer Charges Embargo Advocate
With Favorltlam for (Germany.
PORTLAND. Dec 25. (To the Edi
tor.) I am reporting to you America's
divine obligations as put forth by the
American Neutrality League up at the
little German hall. I am concerning
myself with the humanitarian side of
the question.
Colonel Wood and the Germans say
it is murder for our factories to sell
ammunition to the allies, but they ad
mit the law permits us to sell the am- 1
munition. They claim the higher moral
law of humanity forbids us to do so.
To justify an embargo on ammunition.
Colonel Wood and the Germans quote
the high moral law. Now they do not
quote this law correctly, for the law
forbids this Nation, and all nations, to
manufacture ammunition; it does not
concern itself only with embargoes.
But the German-Americans, with all
their love for the moral law. are not
brave enough to quote it correctly, for,
to do so not only would direct the criti
cism of the day against Germany, wtib.
her host of ammunition factories, but
would suggest the absurdity of asking
this Nation, to its detriment and to no
moral gain, to obey a law other nations
refuse to recognize. As long as the
American Neutrality League limits the
high moral ammunition law to embar
goes, we have a right to suspect its
motives. They seem partisan and
hypocritical, to say the least.
If the high moral law concern itself
only With embargoes, -why did not
these united German-Americans unite,
while living in Germany, in order to
place embarboes there? Had it been
the desire of German people, for hu
manitarian reasons, to unite to place
embargoes, Germany would have placed
them long ago.. The desire as ex
pressed by the German - Americans
springs up for the first time. This phe
nomenon, they explain, comes to pass
because they are loyal to America.
Why were they not loyal to Germany,
their native country?
If it is murder for England to use
American ammunition, it certainly is
murder for England to use English am
munition, for the high . moral law
brooks no technicality. And if it is
murder for England to use English
B I ammunition, it certainly is murder for
Germany to use German ammunition,
for the high moral law is universal
it does not mean one thing in one coun
try and another in another country. .
From this we can logically conclude
that Germany is not righteous because
she uses ammunition to murder. As
they claim outside of the American
Neutrality League that Germany is
righteous, they do not base their claim
of Germany's righteousness ov. the
moral law. But they take side with
Germany against us because we ar
morally wrong! To what contradictory
conclusions those inside and outside
the league lead us!
When Europe decides to bring about
the humanitarian law, she will find
America by her side. Aa this law,
which the American Neutrality Leag--
has so kindly brought to our attention,
in no mistaken terms forbids the Eu
ropean nations to engage in ammuni
tion trade, we are forced to conclude
from their actions that they do not
want the moral law. To dish it out to
them in the way of an embargo is to
invite on one side the approval of hypo
critical humanitarians and on the other
the enmity of nations offended by our
partiality to the other murderers. Th
word "murderer" is not of my choos
inar: in using It I am standing on con
clusions drawn from the contentions of
the American Neutrality League
In a long war we would be com
pelled to import either ammunition or
some of ita ingredients. Since this is
so, and since to place an embargo is
to Invite retaliation when we are at
war, we can afford to take no chances.
Neither can we hold ourselves open to
the mercy of other nations; and, least
of all, can we trust ourselves to their
humanitarian code. Till the sinister
shadows of their armies and navies are
cast from our doors, till ammunition
factories by the consent of all are in
elL where Colonel wood wants tnem.
et us not prate at humanity and em
bargoes.
The German-Americans in the Amer
ican Neutrality League say we might
be held to account by the central pow
ers for selling ammunition to the allies.
As thev cannot hold us to account by
the law of neutrality, I presume they
can hold us to account only by the
moral law of humanity. But, as they
cannot use force to hold us to account
bv this law. I am at a loss to under
stand how they can hold us to account.
nless they hold us to account hy giv
ing us a lecture on this law. What a
picture!
Colonel wood ana tne uerraana bporo
of the wickedness of, America, who
overlooks embargoes, and they spoke of
the wickedness of England, who ais-
utes our right to ship merchandise to
Germany, but they spoke not a word of
the wickedness of Germany, who, in
isnuting our right to ship women and
children to England, has sent over a
thousand of them to death! Humanity
and the American Neutrality League!
Bah! G- S. TWOMBLY.
Xorth Yakima caring-House Elects
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Jan. 1.
Special.) The North Yakima Clear-
ing-House Association has elected these
officers for the ensuing year: Presl-
ent. JoseDh L. BarthoI?t assistant
cashier of the Yakima Valley Bank;
ce-nresident. J. A. Loudon, assistant
cashier of the First National ; manager.
L. Cllft. teller of the Yakima Trust
Company. Bank clearances in the past
year have aggregated 20.100,816.
Kelfco Fire JjOss for Year $2000.
KELSO. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Special.)
During the year Just closed the total
fire loss in Kelso was less than Joun,
according to the figures of Fire Cnief
Barnard, given to the members ot tn.j
fire departmrnt at the annual meetin;:
Tuesday night, C. R. Abbott was ap
pointed assistant chief at the meeting,
and the official committees of the de
partment were appointed br Chief
Barnard,
(4) Frooa th registry of tb 1S1I ax-
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