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THE SUNDAY OREGOXI AX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 3, 1918.
GAR-FARE BATTLE '
opens Toieeov,
REGISTRATION OF GERMAN" ENEMY ALIENS, NUMBERING ABOUT 2000 IN PORTLAND, WILL BEGIN
TOMORROW. . "
City Council's Suit tp Over
throw Ruling Is to Be
Filed Immediately.
EARLY DECISION EXPECTED
City Attorary DrrUm He Ha lTir,b
Hope of Winning Act Jon Power
of a-cmec Coamluloa to D
Fnlly Iiermlaed.
Til City Council salt. I effort
to overthrow the cent streetcar far
in Portland, will ba started tomorrow,
according to piano announced yeater
day by the attorneya la tha case.
Tbe complaint, which has been
framed by City Attorney La Roche and
Special Attorneya Martin llpaa and
Vvileon T. Hum, will ba finished prob
ably tomorrow morning and will ba
flei at oon In tha Circuit Court. An
effort will ba made to et an aarly da
rtaion and to carry tha caaa to th
State Supremo Court aa quickly aa poa
eihle. City Attorney JaRorha aaid yester
day that ha and th othrr attorney In
tha ra bar hlrh hopes of winning
th nult. n thin I sure." aald Mr.
LaKoche. "ii art going to make aa
bard a legal battl aa wa art able.
When w get through there will b no
unsettled question aa to tha law regarding-
franchises and th Jurisdiction
and nower of tba Public Service Con
nalra Ion."
Coaaaalaafaa'a Pa war Qarlowed.
Th complaint to ba filed will tackle
th legality of tha -ceat fara from
vartoua angles. Tba main questlor will
ba on th power of tha Public Servlca
C'ommlaalon to alter th provisions of
the franrhiaea of the Portland Railway.
I-iarht A Power Company calling; for a
a-cent far. Although thia question
baa been decided onr, by th Stat Su
preme Court, th attorney In tha caaa
aow figure thy have additional points
which may caua a different decision.
Also tbey bat other contentions to
snake.
Mr. La Roche aald yesterday that un
let h City Council gtvea instructions,
th attorneys will ro ahead with th
rajM without waiting for th comple
tion of th new appraisal of the strret
rar property of th Portland Railway.
l4cht eY Power Company, which ap
praisal hi to ba made by tha council.
Tha value, aa arrived at by tha ac
eountanta and engineers to b sent in
to th company's books by th council,
will b of value in contesting tba -rent
far, if th figure should ahow
that th appraisement aa mad by tat
I'eublic Service Commission la too low. I
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The Diamond!
Wonderfully beautiful in its purity of color in its flashing
brilliance in its wealth of sentiment when it comes as a gift!
We always are glad to show you our diamonds. We have
many loose stones which we mount to order and many already
mounted in rich settings of gold or platinum diamonds as low
in price as $10, ranging up to $1500.
ARONSON'S diamond engagement RiiGsl
I $25 $50 $75 $100
F The Best You Can Buy at the Price"""""' $
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS
We never carry umbrellas from one season to the next. This
week we are offering all our fine umbrellas for men and women
at one-third to one-half off regular prices. Now is the time to
buy an umbrella at a genuine saving.
$3.50 Nut Bowls, Special $1.85
JEWELERS-
CliisAmcftim Street at Broadhai
THE WILL OF GOD
THOUGH OPPOSED, YET
EVENTUALLY SUPREME
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CHir.r or police johsox ad c pti hrw dklivkr ki.i. ivstrictioss to members of staff
WHO HILL ASSIST IX THE WORK.
'OLICE ARE READY
If such facta develop Mr. LaRoch say
they can b nacd la subsequent action
by h city.
Although th City Council baa appro
priated I4.et to cover th cost of th
appraisement of tba company's prop
erty, no atepa have been taken aa yet
to perfect an organisation of ac
eountanta and engineer. Thl task
we.s left to City Commissioner Kel
la her. Bigslow and Rrbur. lb three
having been appointed by Mayor
Ktber. They may hav a meeting: early
Ihla week to organise tha work and get
It started. I'ntil thia la done and the
eatent to which th city Intend to go
la determined, th length of lime to b
required for th work 1 Bacartaia.
Registration of Enemy Aliens
to Begin Tomorrow.
EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED
Work of Signing Fp Germans to
Continue for Five Days From 6
A. M. to 8 P. M.-JO0O Affect,
ed by President's Order.
Yakima Stadrnta Graduate.
TAKIMA. TTs.h, Fsb. (Special 1
rortv-ntn students of th Taklma
rammer school graduated today into
bigb school work. Tb enrollment of
th high school already I 1 and Is
expected to reach To before th clos
of th year. Tb high school building
Is Inadequate to tb present attendance
and several portable buildings will be
erected on the campus to accommodate
th overflow clasava.
Cottage Grove Hrrry Plants Bloom.
CtrTTAOE OROVK. Or, Feb. J. Spo-
elaL Aa further testimony to tba mild.
Springlike weather that baa prevailed
during th vt Inter seaaon her. J. L
trr baa found a patch nf wild straw
berries la full bloom, undoubtedly the
hillsides apout tb city are covered
wttb th blooms, but It Is not likely
that any harries will be produced from
them.
Farmers I'nloa Petition Congreee.
PEXPLETOX. Or.. Feb. S. (Special)
The Farmera' Cnlon of L'matiila
County baa telegraphed the uregon
delegation In Congreea aektng tbat
the warehouse, where the grain is
actually turned over to tb Govern
ment, instead of a terminal city ui-b
aa Portland or ir-nluna. b established
a a p'lmurT m W t
Ml YOUR HAIR!
A SMALL BOTTLE
STOPSDANDRUFF
Every Dit of Dandruff Disap
pears and Hair Stops
Cominz Out.
Try This! Your Hair Appears
Glossy, Abundant, Wary
and Beautiful.
Thin, brtttla. eolorleea and scraggy
batr ia mat rtdence of a neglected
-lp: of dandruff that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
th hair as dandruff. It rob tha hair
of Ita iuetr. its strength aud Its very
life; eventually producing: a feverlsh
nesa and Itching of th acalp which. If
not remedied, causes th hair root to
shrink, loosea and die then tb hair
falta out fast. A llttl Tandrin to
night now any tlm will surely save
your tair.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Dandertna from any drug stor or toilet
counter for a fw cents, and after th
first application your hair will tak on
that life, lustr and luxurtanoa which Is
so beautiful. It will become wavy and
fluffy and ha re th appearanca of
abundance, aa lucomparabi gloaa and
eoftneaa; but what will pleas you snoot i
will no arter just a tew Mkr as,
wsea you will actually seo a lot of fin,
downy hair aw hair growing ail
Over the scalp.
ttondertno la so tb hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine aro to
vegetatioa. II goes right to th root.
Invigorate and strengthens them. Its
exhilarating and life-producing proper
ties cause the hair to grow long, strong
and beif ,fl Adv.
Registration of German enemy aliens,
i provided for by proclamation of
President Wilson, will start at police
headquarters. Second and Oak streets,
at o'clock tomorrow morning and
will continu for flv days under th
supervision of Chief of l'ollca Johnson
and Captala Harms. They will b as
slated by a picked staXf of 10 men and
women.
As ths regulations require that th
registration placea shall bo kept open
from A. al. to P. !.. It will b nec
eaaary to work two shifts, thus
doubling the number necessary to carry
on tb work. Th staff has bean re
cruited from tb bureau of nolle and
from various other bureaua at tba City
Hall and a few hav been employed
front outsit.
Among th requirements of th Gov
ernment la that each enemy alien any
unnaturallsed German above 14 years
of ac shall furnish four photographs
of himself on tbla paper with a whit
background. Tbi proviaion baa served
to bring about a string of small tem
porary galleries along Oak and Sec
ond streets, near pollc headquarters,
those entering th business figuring
that It will b Impoaalbl for th 2000
Germans affected to furnish th type
of picture demanded, and they ar la
readiness to do thia work on abort no
tice for all who need It.
Tba pollc hav been designated by
th L'nited States authorities to per
form this work and hav made all ar
rangements, so that they will be ready
to proceed on th dot tomorrow morn
ing.
I hop that those who must bs reg
istered will not hang back and later
congest th registration room." aald
Chief Johnson yesterday. "It la a task
of no small proportlona to handle 2000
people In flv daya and a bop those
concerned will not put off their part
In this until the last minute, but will
come forward and have don with it.
W should hav a steady stream of
aliens at Lh room all day long, aa that
will keep our fore busy and will make
it possible to give everyone the best
of treatment without hurrying anyone."
Chief Johnson and ' Captain Harms
yesterday a.'ternoon gave final In
structions to the staff that Is to handle
the first registration of German enemy
alien.
for a French orphan In ita horn. The
girla receive details concerning the
life of the orphan which they are pro
viding for. and an far no undertaking
has received an Interest equal to this.
Sewing and knitting are popular in
spare moments of the girls and a larse
amount of work has been done up to
tha present time.
The sum of f6nn bas been raised by
the school for Hed Cross work of vari
ous kinds snd more is on the way.
The school ia making the Red Cross
a part of the educational accomplish
ments which the school heads believe
necessary in the life of every student.
With half of the school year nearly
passed the war activities have taken
on life which hss surprised the faculty
members, but no abatement is antici
pated in the work undertaken.
WOMAN IS HONORED
Mrs. Frankel Luncheon Guest
of Co-operative League.
OYSTER TO DO ITS BIT
Yaquina Bay Product Boosted
State Game Warden.
The lot of the humble oyster In Ta
qutna Hay Is to be Improved as a war
measure, according to Carl D. Shoe
maker, slate game warden, who re
turned yesterday from a visit to the
oyster beds.
"With proper care, Yaquina Bay can
produce many more oysters than it is
doing at present." ssld Mr. Shoemaker
yesterday, "and a plan Is now being
worked out to increase the supply. The
idea is to ssve pork, wheat and other
foods needed in Kurope. No one has
yet suggested sending oysters to the
allies."
Insert Control Discussed.
A. J. Jaenlcke. forest examiner in
charge of tnaect control in the foresee
of Oregon and Washington, has re
turned from a conference with the in
sert experts of a number of the Kastern
National forests. In which co-operative
work was arranged for the control of
Insect pacts In the forests of this district.
CHILD LEGISLATION URGED
Portland Forester to Lecture.
A. O. Jackson. In charge of sduea
tionl work in the Portland offices of
ths United States Forest Sevier, will
leave Mondsy fo Ellensbug, Va?h
where he will deliver a lecture before
th Stata Normal School on the subject
of Government forest work in Washington.
President or City Federation of
Women's Clubs Is Presented With
Bouquet of Roses in Apprecia
tion of Her Untiring Work.
Mrs. J. G. Frankel. president of the
newly formed City Federation of
Women's Organisations, was honored
yesterday at a luncheon given by the
Woman's Co-ODeratlve League In the
Portland Hotel. The hostess organiza
tlon was founded by Mrs. Frankel, and
she had been its presiding officer for
more than a year, and the gathering of
230 persons was to pay tribute to her
ss a retiring leader of one club and her
Inauguration aa head of a larger ana
broader body of women.
The addresses of the day were of a
serious nature, expressing first the
Kreat appreciation of the women for
Mrs. Frankel's "ability, fine womanli
ness and splendid leadership.
Mrs. CSeorge W. McMath. successor of
Mrs. Frankel aa head of the Co-operative
League, presided with distinction.
Mrs. Frankel spoke graciously after
she had been presented with a hand
some bouquet of roses by Mrs. Lee
Arnett. The alms of the federation to
be helpful, to consider the interests of
women and children, to co-operate with
the best efforts of all the clubs but to
Interfere with none, were enumerated
by Mrs. Frankel.
Child Legislation Soaght.
Among the plans, the federation will
endeavor to sponsor a bill providing for
a Juvenile Court that shall be separate
and distinct; to back another bill to
conorol the attendance of children at
MODERN $375 PIANO FOR 1 QO cash
Come to the Security Stor- gtr V V
age Co., and 6ee what
cash will buy. You will
stored pianos here that
can buy for $25, $65,
and more modern ones
$110, $160, $190 and
Pianos for which you
pay $325 to $500 at
local piano stores. To
be sure you need pay
cash here, but you can
well afford to raise
the cash and buy here
now rather than, pay
60 per cent more elsewhere.
SECURITY
STORAGE CO.
109 4th St, at Wash
ington St.
Delicious Home-Made and French Pastries 5c, 7c and 10c
Surpassing Coffee 5c
GA 7 V DAIRY LUNCH
r m jL AND CAFETERIA
323 Washington St.. Near Sixth.
Choice Roasts, Steaks, Chops, Stews, Fish and Extra Select Oregon
Ranch Eggs 15c
Special 10c Meat Entrees (Daily Change)
Waffles, Hot Cakes and any short order any time of day or night.
An Excellent Chicken Dinner Today
FRANK WATKINS NAMED
A l TO MOBILE CUB RK-KLKCT9 HIM
AS PHlilDET.
Active faears'g- .for Sew Meaabera
Plaaaed Make Oritaalaatleea
Oreater Aid Mofariata.
Frank R WatVina a aa re-elected to
a second term as president of the Ore
gon State Motor Association, formerly
the I'ortiand Automobile I lub. and
James D. Abbott wai re-elected secre
tary at the first meeting of the new
buard of trustees of the association.
he!d last week at the Chamber or
Commerce. f
Lr C. W. Cornelius waa elected vice
president, and F. C. Steltler was named
tressurer. George M. Chambers was
again chosen assistant secretary.
The Oregon elate Motor Association,
which is doing a big work for motor
ists in Oregon, plans to institute in the
near future a drive to bring In aa new
members many of the 21.000 motorists
la this country, aa well as others from
among the nearly &0.000 motorists in
the state at large. The larger its mem
bership, tbe more the association will
be able to accomplish for motorists ia
general.
OREGON NORMAL ACTIVE
Girls Divide Themsrltra Into Groups
to Work for Reel Cress.
ftRWin! NORMAL BCHOOL. Man
mouth. Feb. t i Special The Oregon
Normal Itchool ia taking aa active In
ternal In tbe wank of the Red Croas.
The glria have dlvtdad tfceeneelvoe into
groups of 13. Kech .iup is prnv:dna
"LUANA" FOUND IN COUNTRY
OF "THE BIRD OF PARADISE"
Misa Marion Hutching, Who Plays Leading Role in Famous Play, Met
Author on Hawaiian Islands.
c-ELECTKD by the author of
play in the country where
a. i
the
the
scenes of that drama are .taia.
photographed undes- ths shadow of
Mount Feiee In native costume smong
the palms snd given an opportunity
to learn the customs of the people on
the Island was the unususl experience
of Miss Marlon Hutcuins. who. this
season, appesrs in the rolo of Lusns
In "The Bird of Paradise" at the Heillg
Thursday. February 7, for three nights
snd Saturday matinee.
It all came about through Misa
Hutchins spending her Summer vaca
tion on the Hawaiian Islands. There
she met Rlchand Walton Tully, author
of the play, who also spends severs!
months each Summer In Honolulu and
the surrounding country.
"Just the woman I have been think-1
inr about for the Luana part." ex-1
claimed Mr. Tully on being Introduced
to tbe actress. "1 have seen you in
several plays in New York. Will you
assume the role this season."
Miss Hutchins decided she would.
She had seen "The Bird of Paradise"
and been imprexsed with the possi
bilities of the Hawaiian girl. As she
said afterward. It was a role entirely to
her liking.
Mr. Tuliy and Miss Hutchins traveled
together to the city of Honolulu. Here
another surprise was in store for the
author. Harry Atwell. a Chicago pho
tographer, was also spending tha Sum
mer in "the psradtae of tl)e Pacific."
tiraaplng Atwell enthusiastically by the
hand. Mr. Tully remarked: "Heaven
aurely sent you here."
Atwell waa introduced to Miss
Hutchins. and Tully Immediately ar
ranged for tbe taking of specisl photo
graphs of the actress. Tully knows his
Hawaii well. He knew Just where to
obtain a picturesque native costume
and where the choice and pretty loca
tions were.
The accompanying photograph was
obtained in the most picturesque psrt
ef tbe Island. Tha costume shown
Tully borrowed from one of the oldest
natives. It had been carefully put
away and had not been used for years.
It was with difficulty that the author
waa successful In obtaining It.
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Miss Is Only Mid-Tear Graduate.
WHnilAX COLLFGE. Walla Walla.
Wash.. Feb. S. (PpeclsJ.) There is
one mld-year graduate at hitman
College. Miss Ethel Dorrenre. of Low-
den. Wash- completed her four-year
course in biology with the end of the;
first semester. Jtlss iwivrnra will l
leave st eneo for Olympla. where sr.e meneement in June. Registration for
will teaeh In the hlsrh scbool. Phejrh- seen:- ' emeMer will take p!ace on
III re ei her d- -c- x st : ; -o- - ,
Sis' UL. irt
the motion-picture shows, to secure a
hospital for crippled children, to pro
vide for the censorship of public amuse
ments and to get the School Board to
provide deans of women in all high
schools.
A brilliant address was that of Mrs.
Charles H. Castner, president of the
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs
and general chairman of the women's
committee of the Council of National
Defense for Oregon. Mrs. Castner wel
comed the new city federation and con
gratulated the women upon their good
judgment and their leader. Then she
turned to the ringing message of the
day, the patriotic call to all women of
the state to arouse and work, to pull
together, to live up to the rules of the
food administration in all particulars
and to get others to do likewise.
Women Asked to Sacrifice.
"We must, ladies, we must; for every
meal follow the instruction and use our
influence to get our neighbors to do
likewise," urged Mrs. Castner. "There
still are in every neighborhood some
few women who don't read the papers
or know what is going on. I call upon
you to grasp the seriousness of the
sltustion. We cannot do too much- fori
the Red Cross. We haven't yet been
called upon .to give till it hurts. The
sacrifice is worth while."
Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of The
Dalles, who spoke on "The Clubwomen
In Politics," declared tbat all club-
I women should take an interest In pol-
t mcs ana use ,me uatioi wilu uiscrim
! lnation and intelligence,
j She urged ..the women to uphold the
: child labor laws, to encourage the
sentiment for keeping the schools and
colleges open and serving In- preparing
the young.
of lectures to be given under the food
administration for the benefit of those
who would know the secrets of war
time cooking and the use of the white
flour substitutes.
Plea for Armcnlanat Pathetic.
"Those- who know her beet love her
best," was Mrs. Lea Arnett's summing
up of the character of Mrs Frankel.
Mrs. Arnett is head of the Red Cross
work in the Co-operative -League.
Rev. M. B. Parounagian, in his plea
for starving, suffering Armenia,
brought tears to nearly all the eyes
of the assembled women.
Pleasing and gayer and full of mel
ody were the musical numbers given by
the Ad Club Quartet and by a talented
young violinist, Louis Kaufman, aged
12. Miss Mae van Dyke was accompanist.
The guests of the league included
Mrs. Frankel, Mrs. Castner, of Hood
River: Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of
The Dalles; Mrs. George L. Baker, Mrs.
J. F. Chapman. Mrs. Isaao Swett, Mrs.
J. F. Kinder, Mrs. John Vert, of Pen
dleton: Miss Mattie Beatty, of Salem;
Mrs. Collins Elkins. of Prineville; Miss
Vella Winner, Miss Harriet Monroe,
Edith Knight Holmes, J. Roes Fargo,
H. W. Frost. Jack Deegan, E. Maldwyn
Evans and Louis Kaufman.
At a meeting of the officers the fol
lowing committee chairmen were
named: . Legislative, Mrs. George W.
McMath: public health, Mrs. Saidie Orr
Dunbar; social hygiene, Mrs. A. F. Fie-
gel: segregation of literature, Mrs. B.
H. Frazelle: education, Mrs. S. M. Blu
mauer; home economics. Miss Edna
Groves; censorship of public amuse
ments, Mrs. Anton Gieblsch. The re
maining chairmen will be appointed
next Saturday.
Mrs. Frankel announced that she is
not receiving any salary in connection
with any club or public office, and
that she has no political ambitions.
AN INDOOR TOILET
Caa Be Plaeed ha Any Home Without
Sewer Connections. Chemical Makes
It Odorless and Sanitary.
It is no longer necessary to
have sewer, cesspool or plumb
ing in the home in order 'to
modernize It as to toilet ac
commodations. Chemists connected with one
J of our leading universi
ties have' perfected a
chemical that dissolves
human waste, kills dis
ease germs and makes
the toilet sanitary
and odorless.
A company
known .as the
Kaw-Near Cabinet
Co., 1134 Kawnear
Bldgr.. Kansas City,
Mo., manufactures
this chemical, also
a handsome oak cabinet that can be in
stalled in any home at very little cost
without plumbing. They are now mak
ing a liberal offer of sending a toilet
and chemicals on free trail.
It has no odor, can be placed in any
room, hall or closet.
It prevents flies, filth and makes the
cold, unhealthful outhouse unnecessary.
It is a blessing for the old, young, or
invalids. Anyone interested in modern
izing their home should write for their ;
free trial offer and literature. Adv.
1
I "J-.: Ha si
NT'
Toothache
Gum
not only Stops
STocthache, but cleanses
fl the cavity, removes ali
odor, prevents decay.
There are imitations. See that yon
get Dent's Toothache Gum.
AH Drnagiats. or bs mail ISo.
U b. PIS - a 00. Basra- Sx
at "wi-i an i aii " , '
STOPS
HEADACHE..
NEURALGIA
AniMiryro'resrrnrt Henrr
Sold at all first-class Drug Stores.
Sample sent for 4 etntt pottage.
Please give tout druggist's nunc.
Dr. WhltaakaH Msai Co.
til a. Ls FsjsWi Street, Siasa
Cured His RUPTURE
I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk
several years ago. Doctors said my only hope
of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no
good. Finally I got hold of something that
quickly and completely cured me. Tears have
paaaed and the rupture has never returned,
although I am doing hard work'aa a carpen
ter. There was no operation, no lost time.
no trouble. I bave nothing to aell. but will
live xuil lnxorroation aooul now you may
lnd a complete cure without operation, if
ou write to me. Eugene iL Pullen. Carpen
ter, 753D Marcellus Avenue. Msnasquan. N.
J. Better cut out this notice and show it to
any others wbo sre -ruptured you may save
s life or at least stop the misery of rupture
and the worry and danger o an operation
AJv.
By Dr. JAMES E. TALMAGK
Of the Council of tbe Twelve, Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Salnta)
Salt Lake City, Utah. -
Do you believe that "Whatever is is
right"? I do not; I cannot believe it.
If right means accordance with the
will of God surely there is much wrong
In the world.
But. it is argued, God is omnipotent,
and therefore has power to direct all
things as He wills. Granted. Neverthe
less both scriptural and secular his
tory, as also the turbulent course of
current events combine to show that
transgression of LHvine law is as old as
the race, and as persistent.
God bas given to man agency and
liberty of action. It is the will of God
that this birthright of human
freedom shall be inviolate; but it is
contrary to the Divine intent that man
shall abuse his agency, and misconstrue
hia liberty as license for wrongdoing.
And as with the individual, so with
communities and nations.
In the days of Samuel the Israelites
clamored for a king. They were tired
of the' theo-democracy under which
they had prospered, and wanted to be
"like all nations." a monarchy, with a
king wearing a crown, swaying a scep
ter, and sitting enthroned in state.
Read I Samuel, chapter 8. This condi
tion had been foreseen and foretold;
nevertheless tha people erred in their
demand, and the Lord yielded under
protest. There is real pathos in His
words to tbe prophet: Tbey have aot
rejected thee, but they have rejected
me, that I should not relga over them."
They had their king, and a long suc
cession of nonarchs, many of whom
proved to be, veritable tyrants. ft.nd the
people groaned ender the oppression
against which they had been tore
warned. In the course of Israel's troubled
journey from Egypt where they had
dwelt as in a "house of bondage" to
Canaan the land of their promised in
heritance, the Lord gave them many
laws and established ordinances . for
their government in both temporal and
spiritual affairs. He portrayed for their
encouragement promised blessings of
Inestimable worth, predicated upon
their obedience to the laws of right
eousness, and their allegiance to Him
self as God and King. In contrast He
described in harrowing; detail the stata
of abject misfortune and blighting suf
fering into which they would fall if
they departed from the path of recti
tude and followed the sinful practises
of the heathen. As the sacred record
progresses, the fact is made plain that
Israel had chosen the evil alternative,
forfeiting the blessings and reaping the
curses.
Was it the will of God, think you,
that Israel should sin? Can it be the
Divine will that any man ,or nation
shall come under the thrall of Iniquity?
Is it the will of God that man shall
make of himself a drunken sot. with
reason dethroned, and naught but his
brutish passions alert? Or that man
shall oppress his fellows by unright
eous dominion, robbing them of the
rights upon which God Himself refuses
to infringe, even though those rights
be grossly misused? Is it the will of
God that woman's virtue shall be bar
tered for gold, and that vice shall stalk;
unchallenged through the world?
To hold that these abominations ac
cord with the Divine will ls to make
God responsible for them, and there
fore the author of sin. The very thought
is blasphemous.
God's'omnipotence is manifest in the
over-ruling by which eventual good re
sults from Immediate evil. The crime of
the ages, consummated on the slopes of
Calvary, has proved to be the means
of salvation to the world; but the aw
ful guilt of the betrayal, of the false
testimony and the crucifixion is no
whit diminished by the glorious out
come. Through the successive captivities
and the general dispersion of Israel,
which came as the consequence of in-
fidelity to Jehovah, a knowledge of
the true and living God has been dif
fused among -even benighted and idol
atrous peoples. And thus the nation a
calamity has been made to serve Di
vine purposes.
I cannot look upon the ingntiut
carnage and Inhuman atrocities of the
world war as a manifestation of the
direct will of God. This dreadful con
flict was brought on through lust of
Dower and greed of gain. It sprang
from an unholy determination to rob
mankind of God-given rights, and to
subject the race to autocratic . dom
ination. It is a repetition of the issue
at stake In the primeval struggle, when
Michael, the champion of free agency,
led his hosts against Lucifer's myrmi
dons, who sought to ruie by might.
(Sea Rev. 12:7-9). Read the record giv
en to the world through modern revelation:
"And. L the Lord God, spake unto
Moses. saying:--That Satan, whom thou
hast commanded in the name of mine
Onlv Begotten, is the same which was
from the beginning, and he came before
me, saying Behold, here am i, send
me, 1 will De tny son, ana i win re
deem all mankind, that one soul shall
not be lost, and surely I will do it;
wherefore give me. thine honor. But,
behold, my Beloved Son, which was my
Beloved and Chosen from the begin
ning, said unto me Father, thy will bo
done, and the glory be thine forever.
Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled
against me, and sought to destroy tha
agency of man, which I, the Lord God,
had given him, and also, tnat l snouia
give unto him mine own power; by the
power of mine Only Begotten, I caused
that he should be cast down; And ho
became Satan, yea, even the devil, the
father of all lies, to deceive and to
blind men, and to lead them captive
at his will, even as many as wouia
not hearken unto my voice." (Pearl of
Great Price, Moses "4:1-4).
In the free exercise of agency and
the rieht of decision our nation has
deliberately and solemnly entered the
present conflict in the interests or
righteousness. Out of the seething car
nage shall crystallize the lustrous gems
of peace and the liberties ot men; ana
thus enriched the world shall be the
more prepared to receive the Christ,
whose coming is near, and whose do
minion shall be holy, whereby the
rights of all men shall be respected
and assured.
God's power and glory shall be man
ifest in eventual victory for the right,
and in the good that shall spring from
present evil. But in the eternal ac
counting, responsibility for the crime
whereby thiB war was precipitated
shall weigh upon the man, men, nation
or nations, who did the devil's bidding
in the attempt to enthrall mankind.
Thus the hand of God is potent in the
furtherance of right: and though His
will be violated and Hts'COmmandments
transgressed, evil shall be followed by
good. Divine displeasure is directed
against all 'who confess not Mis hand
In all thing's, and obey not His com
mandment." (Doctrine & Covenants
69:21).
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