WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1904
THE OREGON: DAILY JOURNAL,
' - i AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER , '
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Oregon Sidelights
RUSSIA'S POINT OF VIEW.
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PORTLAND, OREGON
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Published every evealng- (except Sunday), at Ths Journal Building. Fifth
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ,TH8 CITY OF
LITTLE GOOD AND LARGE EVIL.
TTHE OREGON SENATORS voted
X Initial operation'Of a bad law uu juiy x,
' and. apparently, aucceeded in gaining a point in
"favor of Portland and the" producers of Oregon. So far,
bo well; due and timely credit has been given them In
these columns.
: But it la worthy of notice that Senator Mitchell, In ask
ing for : this comparatively small favor, bowed his knee
to the ship trust Baal. Perhaps it was "politics" to do
this; perhaps only by pledging himself to the large wrong
could he postpone it somewhat and so gain a little vantage
ground'on the side of Right; perhaps, being a "straight,"
machine Republican, and standing in always' squarely and
strongly with the partisan powers that be, he is to be
icommended and applauded ; vbut if so, in what a paltry
position does it put an nonoreu representative 01 a great.
Vigorous, growing, expanding, thriving, tolling, accom
plishing constituency? i
! - Will it pay, in the long run, to support a. great, long
lasting, insidious, far-reaching, certain wrong? Senator
Mitchell said he was in favor of building up the American
merehant:marlne; so is everybody; but this bill la the
' .entering Twedge, as everybody knows, of a shipping trust
Its design is to saddle the producers with heavier taxes
for the benefit of a few rich shipowners.
! Senator 'Mitchell is shrewd, politic, nimble, adroit, ur
bane, likeable but to gain the little good for his con
stituency he Intimates that he .will "stand pat" for the
Jargeevll. --P' '"'- ; -.-.'
Observe, too, the silence, the negligibility, the adumbra
tion, the catalepsy, of our morning contemporary lately'
on the subject of this contemplated ship-subsidy swindle.
Virtuously and righteously, , one not acquainted 'With Its
character might suppose, hath it roared forth against this
wrong thing in non-campaign years. But now, not a
word, a lisp, a whisper. It only fights an enemy of the
people when no fight la on, when no enemy Is In sight or
in reach; but in any emergency,' and surely in any cam
paign year, when trust funds are to be distributed, this
' broad-phylacteried pharises; of political and moral Jour
. nalisrn is as dumb as a slug. ." , " """". :-""
.The need of the country, of Oregon, is resolute, true,
courageous, outspoken, r staunch, truth-declaring men, in
politics, and In journalism; men who will not only say and
do a little that la right, and beneficial,' for expediency's
-sake, but who will do the" right thing largely, wholly, on
principle, and when action la needed; not so much because
it is locally or temporarily expedient as because it is right.
ANOTHER NAVAL FIGHT
HIL comparatively little war
T A 7
vv
up it is quite apparent that the Japanese are
not' Idle." They are- manifestly working out in
detail their first general line of campaign. One of the
most amazing features of. the war Is : the successful
manner in which their movements, are
correspondents. Not a thing that the
'to keep from, the world ever reaches it.
the most effective ever encountered '
and has set at defiance the ingenuity
expert men who hitherto have faced what they regarded
as impediments In getting news to the outside world.
From the standpoint of Japan it is very wise to leave the
world, but particularly Russia, in perfect darkness as to
intended movements. The Russians were apparently com
pletely taken in by the Japs regarding their real intention
toward Vladivostok.: If, as now seems probable, the Vlad
ivostok fleet is hemmed in between two superior' Japanese
fleets the world is likely to hear -some exciting news in a
.very short time. If the same ; success Is met as that
which marked the encounters at Port Arthur and Che
mulpo Russia's far eastern fleet will be practically a thing
"of the past and Japan will be ready to utilize its full
strength In Korea and farther north.
The war has so far . been a - revelation of Japanese
capacity -Very few of .the great nations cared to antagon
ist the Bear which the Japs have so far so successfully
baited. "It IS becoming manifest that they long ago care
fully weighed their chances in all directions and that they
have made few miscalculations either In their own ability
'or the capacity of their opponents. A few days hence
when the news of another naval encounter may reasonably
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
' The Garbage Crematory.
J Portland. March . To the Editor of
The Journal The ladies of the Woman's
club are being highly commended by
residents of the northwestern portion
of the city for their assistance in the
'efforts to rid that portion of the city
of the garbage crematory. The insti
tution was formerly at Rocky Point,
'some 11 or z0 miles down the river, but
ifor seme unknown reason it was. moved
. to the present location. The Rocky
Point site was sufficiently isolated from
the city, and It Is tht opinion of many
-residents that such a site would be the
most practicable place for the garbage
burner.
It is said a new crematory of double
the capacity of the present one would
ost about $25,000 and with an Isolated
site somewhere the city would rid Itself
of this obnoxious garbage question.
; In the health board's estimate for
J0f there appeared an item of $7,000
for a new furnace. It would be unwise
and a waste of money to appropriate
such an amount In. an effort to better
. conditions. The crematory must be at
some isolated point, as it Is utterly out
of the .question to operate - it so the
smoke would be odorless.
, When the present site was selected the
rraiueuia luirnivu, uui 1119 xiuii. Dyi
vester Pennoyer. then mayor, assured
the people that the Institution would be
strictly sanitary; that the smoke would
' be consumed, and nothing but gases
escape from the furnace, but the thing
proved unsatisfactory, much to the dis
appointment of the mayor, and as the
flant becomes older and the vicinity
more thickly populated, conditions grow
worse.
What action is the city council to take
n the petition of 177 residents and
jiroperty owners north of Savler street?
Ar the petitioners to be ignored T
Exceptions are takn to the tatement
of the mayor and one' of the councllmen.
Who say that it is not practicable to
move the crematory to some other point,
and that It would simply be taking a
tiuisance from some people and putting
it on lo others. Nothing Is mon'un
,uiiuhl thas sunk a statement "It !
Just as practicable to move the crema
tory tr some- Isolated point as it would
be to move a powder house, peat house,
or any .other objectionable affair.
The people of th vwrth western por
tion of ths city do not believe the mayor
and council will ignore them, and that
favorable action for the selection of a
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be expected the situation will clear and it is barely-pos
sible the war correspondents will then fare better In the
land campaign than they have heretofore been permitted
to do. '
to postpone the
:.'" A GOOD
ONE FEATURE of the Oregonlan character which
is remarked by every ; newcomer is the, lack of
enthusiasm manifested by the residents of the
state whert the state Itself is under consideration. In
other sections the moment a newcomer mentions either
city or state he is ready for a display of enthusiasm,
while at the same
count some of the wildest stories, Oregon, . however, is
the unique exception. If the inquiring stranger mentions
Oregon he Is less likely to arouse enthusiasm than though
he mentions any other conceivable subject. "It seems to be
taken for granted that everything the resident knows
about the state is ari old story for the stranger and so a
wet blanket is promptly thrown upon budding enthusiasm
and the stranger- Is allowed to depart with an Impression
of the state not nearly so good as it deserves;
It seems to us
two extremes, between over-enthusiasm and a reasonable
regard for facts that are incontrovertible. Naturally ,and
climatically there
than Oregon. It is
eminent in some respects. Why should our light be hid
den under a bushel? Surely our lumber, wheat, flouring
Interests, sheep, hops, fruit and the score of other indus
tries are worthy passing mention? It is precisely this that
the intending settler wants to hear. He wishes to know
something about the .various sections, their adaptability
to certain enterprises, the opportunities for Investments
or the chances for home building. Everything that he
hears Increases the stock of his useful knowledge and no
citizen of Oregon should be above extending him the in
formation at his command. .; r .
Oregon is a state
gize for as too many are prone to do, and of all surprising
things this is the most surprising experience to the
strangers within our gates who find on every hand so
much to delight them and so many opportunities which
are elsewhere lacking. r
MANY
f I HIS PROMISES to be a fcreat year for Oregon In
. I the way of new settlers. Oregon has not grown
rapidly In population for the reason that no effort,
until within very recent years, has been made to attract
IN SIGHT.
settlers here. Nearly all of these who, were here were
perfectly satisfied with the conditions and many of them
were ' willing to allow Ihlngs .to remain as they were
rather than to urge others to come trooping in. But con
ditions are now changed. Oregon has safely passed this
primitive stage of , its existence.. Most of its people now
realize that if progress is to be made to the same degree
as in neighboring states it can only be done by a large
news is coming
veiled from the
government wishes
, The censorship is
addition to our population. This can be secured in only
one way and that is by letting people from abroad know
of the opportunities here presented to' them. Serious
work, begun a year ago, is now bearing fruit and the
in modern warfare
of the talented and
travel is now so heavy that It is impossible for the rail
roads to handle it on schedule time. Heads of families
who were here last season were perfectly satisfied with
what they saw and many of them are returning here wth
their families, their arrangements all completed to estab
lish themselves at. once. Others are cording for the first
time, but there is little fear' of what their ultimate con
clusion will be. . Indeed ' all that is required to secure a
great army of new settlers for Oregon is to induce them
to come here. Once they have seen the country and meas
ured its opportunities they will be perfectly satisfied with
Oregon. Therein the state has a tremendous advantage.
It needs no arguments to make clear to the settler the
opportunities such a country as this present for they are
apparent on the very face of things;
To all such new comers Oregon extends a warm wel
come. There U room here for them and opportunity as
well. All that is needed. is thrift and energy and if they
then fail 'after making an intelligent selection of a home
site the JXT will be with them rather than with the
country which presents better chances for home building
than any. other section of the entire west.
more suitable site for the garbage burner
will soon be taken. TAXPAYER.
Dudley Brans' Defense.
Portland, March . To the Editor of
The Journal In regard to the assertion
that Fawcett a Grand Army man, was
turned out of office in order to give
me a job, that is absolutely false and is
characteristic of Joe Simon and his
henchmen, who are striving for some
thing to reach the G. A. R. vote. The
facts are that Mr. Fawcett voluntarily
resigned his position on account of his
poor health and the turning over of the
work of the board of relief to me was a
measure of economy on the part of Judge
Webster and the county commissioners
and was acquiesced"" In by the entire
board of which Mr, Showers, who Is a
Simon man, concurred. Fawcett re
signed March 2. 1(03, and I did not be
gin to attend to the work of that office
until last October 1, eight months after
wards. Joe Simon and his supporters have re
peatedly endeavored to enlist my sym
pathies on their side and have gone so
far when that failed. In order to get me
to remain neutral in this campaign, that
they promised to use their influence to
retain me In office in ease of their elec
tion. Now. feeling the weight of my
work in the precinct in which I live,
which was formerly a Simon stronghold,
but which they now concede is lost to
the 81mon cause, in Impotent fury they
resort to this method in their endeavors
to mislead voters as to the real Issues.
I do not think that Mr. Fawcett wants
to do the work of the health office,
but if he can and will qualify for the
work required of that office, I will re
sign in his favor at any time. I have
received the approval of leading phy
sicians In the city of Portland and
throughout Multnomah county and on
more occasions than one the state board
of health has complimented me on the
efficiency of my work and has delegated
work to my hands.
On seyeral occasions, when sick with
smallpox, the friends of Joe Simon have
called upon me arid 'tPn one occasion
Joe Simon himself complimented me In
caring for a client of his whose family
was down with the disease. .Pike Davis,
Rush Olltner. Claude Strahan and Rus
sell Sewell have personally thanked, me
and praised my efforts on behalf ef Mr,
Frank Melvin who occupies an ofle
with them, and Mr. Melvin himself, wh
Is a Simon man. has repeatedly given m
the credit or saving bis life by my cs
when sick .with black smallpox. TUt
was before it came time for "Joe" to
spring, his biennial outburst of calusflrty,
Diacktnau ana laisenoon.
JJCDUCT EVAfNS.
JNO. P. CARROLL
and Yamhill streets, Portland, Oregon,
PORTLAND
WORD FOR OREGON.
time he may prepare himself to dis
there is a happy medium between the
are few grander states in the Union
noted for many resources and it is pre
to be proud of, not something to apolo
SETTLERS COMING IN.
CHICAGO'S HTDUSTBIAL PEACE.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
Chicago has a widely extended renu
tation as a city of industrial war. in
which employers and laborers spend a
large part or their time In "scrapping"
for the fun of the thing. The outside
world and those Chlcagoans as well
who Itava encouraged the prevalent be
lief- should give heed to the fact that
in six industries, employing 24,600 men,
new contracts were made or old con
tracts extended at the beginning of this
montn, by the simple processes of dis
cussion and compromise.
It was reported yesterday that in four
otner trades, employing 10.600 men. in
which contracts expired at the end of
February, new arrangements had not yet
been made. In some of these trades
there may be strikes, but both employ
ers and workmen should let the peaceful
victories just recorded stimulate them
to come to rational terms with each
other. . The S.000 men who are now out
on strikes are quite enough for one
time even in Chicago.
The general situation, wl,h Its dis
agreements and strikes Included, fur
nishes sufficient proof of the desirabil
ity of trades agreements. The longer
the agreements continue, and the more
thoroughly, employers and workmen
adapt themselves to them, the better
guarantees they will furnish for indus
trial peace.
limit of China's Patience.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
China is willing to let the Russians
and Japs fight on its territory, spoil its
crops, and take the gems from its
mines, and wreck its cities, and annex
Us provinces, and scourge its people
but it gives notice if anything le'done
to the tombs of its ancestors that there
will be trouble of seventeen different
ainas an at once.
A Satisfactory Beginning.
From the Eiincoln Star.
The sraftlna lnduatrv In ij,i
is
starting out on a very modest basis.
Biiiiwii oy me indictment of
member of the foa-ialatiira f.
ing;$12 of the public funds by that
process. There is nothing proud about
in - juwiiuni, i ney are willing
begin at- the bottom and work up.
Sherlock Onto His Job. 1
- ' From the Chicago News.
to,
inn moaern Sherlock was trying to
find out if the missing girl had a suitor,
v "Show rao her gloves," he commanded.
, inm stoves were nrought forward.
Ah, said Sherlock, "one glove was
never worn at all. and that show, nhe
na an engagement ring on her flager,
Grants Pass has 1 flits aohnni
79 more than last year.. , .
And the meadow larka atno.fr,.-
the eastern Oregon prairies.
Hundreds of a-nnil
state mostly good for sheriff; f
A new -Catholic fhnrch hniMin..'
cost $4,000 is to be erected in Wasco.
But think Of how tMnra ; will rm-
whea Ht clears up" and the sun shines.
I. - O. O. F and. If nf P 1... .
Athena will Jointly build a two-story
brick.
Onlv 60 neonle vnteif In th.' iih...
election, as only "good men"wre can
didates. ; -
" - n.1. Kit IV
time of year In Crook rnnntv fni nmi
hay crops. , .
What Orpcnn cnnntv ! minm tit m1t
? ' --'' v ... n n u
the best exhibit at Kt I.niii anri thn
at Portland?
, The hew schooi district of which Ir
rigon is the chief settlement has elected
two women out of three directors. : '
Mrs. Par nf Panllnfnn nnV
pace the other night, and absconded,
with nearly H000 of her husband's
money. , ;
The question in local politics Of In
terest is not which faction will win so
much aa what will the defeated faction
do about it? '
Lare-0 tranta nf ntharwU. rt l.nil
near Echo, Umatilla county, will be ir
rigated this year, through a ditch begun
over 10 years ago.
The trouble ia If th fcanriwrlHna- n.
perta prove that Editor Harrlman wroto
ji, neany everyoooy else wtu doubt very
much whether he dl
The First National bank of Athena
IS to construct a hrlelr tmllrilna- of Um
own to cost $18,000 one of many signs
of prosperity In the wheat belt
The newest "protective association','
IS that Of the Chlttlm hark nlor nf
some coast counties. They think they are
not receiving a rair snare or the profits.
Two Dayton young men are workliig
on a flying machine. As they have not
completed or tested it yet they are not
suspected of furnishing one to ex-banker
Probert
During February. 17.03 Inches of rain
fell at Drain. Perhaps because Drain
rhymes SO nicelv with rain Ttnr If
the Drain was in good condition, there
win oe no serious results.
The Baker City Democrat publishes a
'leap year list" of bachelors of sup
posed advantages, c for . the benefit of
young women who may be inclined to
exercise their leap year privilege. ;
Twenty-five Immigrants, all from Mis
souri, arrived In Salem Saturday night,
and some of them may desire to be
shown the reason .why Marlon county
is so overwhelmingly Republican. 4
-,.ir ,-,,-
i The Stayton Mall says that Stayton
la as good a toWn as any of its size in
the Willamette valley, even if it is
Without a railroad; in fact, it hasn't lost
any railroad.
Antelope Herald: The . Inconvenience
and dlsagreeableness of mud, slush and
lmpasaableness of the roads are cheer
fully borne with In view of the proa--pective
crops and fine spring ransjein
sured by the, rain and quick-melting
snows.
Astorlans enthusiastically claim that
the proposed seawall will give Astoria
the finest harbor of any city on the
coast, and will attract wide attention to
that city as a desirable port; also, will
help tq make it "a common point" and a
commercial center. Go ahead, good, live
people of Astoria, broadmlnded men of
Portland wish you all aorta of success.
EASTS OBXQOIT MOTS.
More Than 100 Miles of Vadergronad
Work and Only a Start Made.
From the Baker City Democrat.
Very few people who are advocating
the merits of eastern Oregon as a mln
Inar country and fewer nennla -whn hava
actually Invested in mines in eastern
uregon are aware or tne actual amount
of development work that haa taken
place here in the past twenty years,
most of it during the past ten years.
The United States geologist Who visited
this , section last summer makes a re
port in which he states that there are
more than 100 miles of underground
workings in the eastern Oregon gold
fields. These are large figures when
ll IS considered that this camn la nnlv
a baby camp and that the ground has
naraty yet Deen scratched.
Carrying- out these figures interesting
side features can be davainnaii Ttiinir
of the tons end tons of caps and fuse.
aynamite ana giant powder used in
bleating out the big holes through the
earth in search of the yellow metal.
Figure up the tons of steel rails used
In the tunnels, the ore cars, hoisting
machinery, big engines, little engines,
pumps, pipe lines, water power plants,
electric plants, stamp mills, cyanide
plants, crusher plants, aerial tramways,
transportation lines, tons of steel tools,
thousands of ' tons of grub and tens
of thousands of brawny Men engaged
In the development work and some idea
can be had of the results of labor and
capital expended.
Those who are In position to know
predict that the amount of development
work which will be done in this camp
(luring the next five years will more
than double that aecompllehed in the
east ten years, .
OAXITOBVXA'S AT TH Til TAt.
From the California Fruitgrower.
The Lewis and Clftrk Centennial and
American-Pacific Exposition and Oriental
Fair, which is the full and official title
of the Portland exposition, has extended
a formal Invitation fn iha
California and to the counties of the
siate to make exhibits at the expos
tlon. Many of tha dlanlava miH. K
1-
byj
me siate ana tne various counties of
California at the world's fair, St Louis,
will be on exhibition at Portland" in
1905. No other state is more interested
in the success of Oregon and the Pacific
northweet than Is California, for the
Interests of these commonwealths are
Identical. Therefore all loyal Calif or
nlana will be Interested in the Lewis and
Clark fair, and will endeavor to asamt
in making it a signal success from in
ception to finish. ,; , ,
" Jefferson "and Peter.
From the Toronto Star.
Events In the far east have about de
cided the United States that there could
never have been any real sympathy be
tween the ides is of Thomas Jefferson
rand Peter the Great - . . .
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
No one can - accuse Russia - of not
"knowing her own mind."' Nothing
could be clearer than that she has at
the basis of her international activity a
settled policy, ' a deliberate, reasoned
purpose" Which she is ever working to
accomplish. Indeed, among all the na
tions pf the world no other possesses
a consciously formed and continuously
pursued policy, which is as great in
its scope, or as permanent in its na
ture, as is Russia's. , '
. - It la now Just three and a quarter cen
turies since the first Russian expedi
tion, of which there is authentic record,
crossed the Ural mountains and Invaded
Siberia. Sinqe then 'there haa not been
a single 'generation which' has not wit
nessed a Russian advance, while rarely,
if ever, has there been a material Rus
sian retreat Russia has often ' been
checked for a time; she has often stopped
ana waited; but almost never has she
lost ground.
It would be too much, of course. o
say that during all of these centuries
Kuesia has had before her the vision
of dominating all Asia. At first she
pushed her outposts forward, a .little in
one place to gain control of trade routes,
In -another to maintain order on her
borders, in another out of pure love of
adventure. But by I860 Russia was en
croaching upon China, by 1700 she had
territories oh the Pacific and was send
ing spies into India, and by 1800 she
was sending out huge expeditions in the
vain hope of reaching and conquering
inaia. certainly for ' the greater Dart
of the last century her aim ka been
clearly . before her mind, and her sep
arate advances have been air parts of
one great scheme.
How much has Russia accomplished
thus far? She has become absolute
mistress of considerably more than one
third of the total area of the conti
nent, nut or only one-iorty-secoad of
the population. In a way this tells 'the
whole Story. She possesses the ' poor
parts of Asia. She is posted at the
gatea of the rich porta. She is in the
crucial decades it may be even in the
crucial year Hjf her task. Persia, In
dia, and the rich river valley region of
China, are the fnults which she seeks
to enjoy in recompense for all her years
of labor and hardships and blood. North
ern Persia she already possesses in
everything but name. India she steadily
approaches, though still at great range,
by intrigues in Afghanistan and Thibet
Fertile China she surveys from 'her
place of. vantage in half-annexed Man
churia.. , ,; ,y
Why is it that Russia is now at a
crisis In her Asiatic career? Simply and
solely because she is now for the first
time face to face at close quarters with
a nation of strength approximating her
own, a nation that will not permit itself
to be put off. by subterfuges, that will
accept no fair, promises, that insists
that Russia must either retreat or
fight The position that Russia must
hold if she is to gather the fruits of her
long great policy, she may not hold
except over Japan's defeated armies.
If Russia had not . underestimated
Japan's strength and resoluteness it is
probable that she would not now be fac
ing this crisis. It is not Russia's method
to put nerseir in a position in which
she must either fight or quit. In all
her Asiatic career of unbroken successes
she has never once fought a strong
power. With the single exception of
Turkey in 1877. sh'e has not fought an
even moderately strong power, either
in Europe or Asia, since the Crimean
war. She has been swifter than her
wont in seising Manchuria. She has
disregarded Japan, and trusted to play
oft her European neighbors one against
the other, keeping them all inactive. It
is conceivable that if she had been
stealthler she would have gone further
without cplllslon. . y '
Russia is not much given to arguing
the Justice of her cause. She looks upon
JAPAN'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
From the Los Angeles Examiner.'
Senator Pettlgrew, recently returned
from travels in Japan, talked earnestly
and enthusiastically of the growth of
civilization and education In Japan. Most
Impressive of all Japan's Institutions, in
the view of this enlia-htened American
citlsen, are the public schools. "They are
public schools modeled on our own
lines," said Senator Pettlgrew. "And
they are schools of patrlotlam as well as
Of learning. They are public schools pure
and atmple, aa publle schools should be.
They teach no religion, leaving that to
the home and to family life.. They limit
the duty of the state as our constitution
limits It to teaching positive knowledge.
Combined with sound, practical teaching,
the Japanese have In all their public
schools a thorough system of military
training. The boys get their exercise in
these military drills, In which they are
passionately interested. Every Japanese
boy of 12 years of age la drilled fn the
maneuvers of war. He Is - taught the
regular soldier's drill. The teachers
themselves put the boys through the
military exercises between school hours.
Japan Is bringing up in her public schools
a nation of men all well educated on the
American plan, and all drilled to protect
their country If need be." -
We believe that in Senator Pettlgrew's
Japanese observations there is Interesting
information for the Russians and for 'all
of those interested In the welfare of the
little country that is- making such ' a
plucky fight against big Russia. The dif
ference between the Japanese educational
system and the Russian system may in
the end explain how a tiny people can
successfully oppose a great nation many
times rts site. The Japanese ayatem of
government and education tends to en
lightened liberalism. Their publlo schools
and their government are practlcar and
non-sectarian. The Russian people and
the Russian schools are ruled by a
bigoted, tyrannical and superstitious re
ligion, of which the csar Is the head. The
object of the schools and of the religion
is to keep the people down, to make them
bow to self -chosen superiors, v to keep
them humble and quiet beneath the foot
upon their necks. Not to teach, not to
civilize;, and elevate, but to subdue, and
keep down the population is the purpose
of the Russian , syntem. The Russian
soldiers In Japan will meet fighting men
Inspired by true government, by ;. true
progress that Is proved by Japan's pub
lic school system. Remember that fact
If you are surprised at the power of a
tiny tittle country to fight and hold back
the biggest and most powerful nation In
Europe, ,: v'-, -, . ' '
Hearst's Package Post Bill. ,
From the Baker City Democrat
. Congressman Hearst has thrown a
bomb right Into the middle of the con
gressional session by introducing a par
cel package post bill, which proposes to
carry all kinds of merchandise up to 11
pounds through the matls. This hits the
express companies very hard,, but it will
help the people. A like system is suc
cessfully carried out in England.
The dog poisoner is active in several
Oregon towns. - Dogs are too doggoned
numerous In towns, no doubt; but a pro
miscuous dogvpolsoner Is about as mean
an animal as exists and the meanest of
animals Is always two-legged,
the other nations and peoples as compet
itors in a great game. - Whatever ad
vantages she can get over them she re
gards as fair. Whatever she needs for
herself she regards as Jusc. ' She pos
sesses now, for instance, with a good
title, the PQrt of Vladivostok. She pos
sesses also Fort Arthur with a title
based only on her own broken promises.
She wants Ma-Sam-pho "to secure her
communications." She wants a chance
to Intrigue in Korea, so as better to
protect herself. Why should she not
harve them? we may conceive her asking.
Why should the interests of any other
power Interfere in her plan? : - - " "
' Russia undoubtedly considers herself
better fitted than any other power to
rule over Asiatic peoples and it must
be said that in support of her belief she
has certain points in her favor which
even her enemies admit Through Cen
tral Asia she has established such peace
and order as were never known before.
Incidentally she ; haa suppressed slav
ery altogether, and the manner of the
old slave trade, was cruel in the ex
treme. ' She has : been fearfully brutal
herself while she was about the busi
ness. Skobeloff onee killed 20,000 Tekkes
In a single campaign, and 8,000 of them
men, women, and children were killed
while they were in helpless flight after
a complete defeat ; But . then, Skobe
Ieft said; :."The harder you : hit them
the longer they will be quiet afterward."
and he was perfectly satisfied .with hlrfi
self. The Judgment of Lord' CUrxon,
now viceroy of India, as given In his
book, "Russia 4n-Centrel Alav"- i,'I
admit that Russia has in her career of
Central Asiatic conquest by devious, and
often'' dishonorable means, achieved a
successful and salutary end."
The Russian has enough of the Aslatlo
in his blood to make it possible to him
to tolerate many of the religious and
racial characteristics of his subjects,
which other European - landlords' will
not endure.' He interferes with his sub
jects in these respects as little as pos
sible,, and as a result he gets off with
a minimum of trouble. He never seeks
converts to his European, religion, and,
indeed, often slips on a cloak of the re
ligion of the land, with little apparent
difficulty. In illustration, . the , latest
traveler who has returned from Thibet
a Japanese Buddhist priest; tells us that
the Dalai Lama himself is under the
belief that the csar is a Buddhist Lama
of great holiness, toward whom in con
sequence he Inclines to friendliness.
Russia's attitude towarB the "open
door" is dictated by her own econornlc
condition, and for her it is doubtless the
only correct attitude. She wants to de
rive material benefit from the lands
which shesubjects. So do all nations.
But she cannot" do this if she permits
free trade and gives to her rivals priv
ileges equal to those her own subjects
enjoy. ' She Is not In a strong enough
economic position to compete success
fully with the merchants and manufac
turers of other powers. '
It has been the custom for many years
in England and in other countries to de
ride the English diplomacy and to extol
the Russian diplomacy, despite all Its
manifest deception and trickery, as su
perior, by the test of the results it has
achieved. It may Juat be, however, that
ultimately this opinion will meet with
complete reversal. - Should it prove
in the end that England's yielding and
apparent weakness at the time that Rus
sia took possession of Port Arthur was
but a means of tempting" Russia to over
rashness, and should prove, as appears
possible, that Russia in trying con
clusions in Manchuria, is making her
stand where she is strategically weakest,
the English diplomacy will certainly be
much more highly thought of. One
thing Is sure in the war, and that is
that if Russia is defeated, without the
aroualng of universal war which would
distort all calculations she will be so
seriously checked in her great scheme
of. Asiatic dominion that it may take
her generations to recover her position
if. Indeed, she ever can recover it.
POWDEB rXTTT BBACELET.
' From the New Tork Telegram. ,
Bracelets are in vogue again, and
jewelers are racking their , brains for
new designs.: Miss Bessie Wynn of
"Babes in Toyland" has originated one
which will do away with that worrying
question pertinent to most women,
"Where will I carry my powder puff?"
It is a sliver band In Imitation of a
crocodile, with a small compartment in
the : head . for carrying a tiny powder
puff. Twofubles are set in the croco
dile's eye sockets. In one of the crea
ture's legs reposes a spring which, when
touched, throws the jaws open, exposing
the little puff ready for use.
Miss Wynn being an actress and hav
ing to change her costume many times
during the performance, was bothered
to find a convenient location for her puff,
for many women on the stage, regardless
of the fact that their dressing rooms are
filled with powder, carry a little puff
about them for an emergency moment.
Being-unable to find any other' than
pendants and pocket puffs at the Jewel
ers,' Miss Wynn designed the puff brace
let and. placed her order with a New
Tork Jeweler. N ...v-'- .--' . .
"A puff bracelet is ever so much bet'
ter than the pendants," said Miss Wynn
today. "I have had every manner of
puff, but none ! so convenient as this.
It is neat, handy and unostentatious,
and can be worn with any kind of dress.
The amount of labor and expense I have
Indulged in in originating thta la more
than I expected, bat it is a great satis
faction to have things that no one else
has,"' , '
... HO MOSQUITOES OH VS.
From the, Salem Statesman.
When the debate on the Lewis and
Clark fair was in progress in the house
a New Jersey member grew facetious,
as he supposed, and wanted to know
what the Lewis and Clark expedition
was for any way, and said hat to be
consistent some one should discover
about what time Adam and Eve occupied
the Garden of Eden and make an effort
to fittingly celebrate the event If the
unfortunate, mlsquito-bltten brother
only knew it," that is Just what we In
tend to do right here. In Oregon ' next
year. This la the original Garden of
Eden, re-discovered by Lewis and Clark
100 years ago, and we propose to prop
erly celebrate the' anniversary of the
event In a manner commensurate with
the great blessing it has been to - hu
manity, No special effort need be made
to prove that this is the correct spot for
it will be readily admitted by everybody
who has ever been here and not denied
anywhere. And the serpent never came
back, either. - ' . ,
' Should Be on Exhibition.
From the Chinook. Wash., Observer.
The secretary of the Lewis and Clark
Centennial exposition, to be held in
Portland in 1905, .requests Pacific county
to be on hand with an exhibit of re
sources and industries. She ought to be
there with her fish, clams and timber.
If there is a County in the state that
ran make a showing' on raw material
that needs a larger population to work
It up to wealth and independence it Is
Paoiflc -Let her get intd tha centennial
with both feat
Th paramount Issue In Oregon: Good
roads vs. bad roads.
. fllatra of Pharltv r ,rw r,.,il.
named. ." - ' . ; . -.-
Any hurrahs for Fairbanks will have
a metallic sound.
- No need to ask Finns whether they
sympathise with Russia or not -
McClellan ought at least to run 'better
than his father did 40 years ago.
To raise a good boy . instead of a bad
one is the highest duty of a boy's par
ents. ' -" '
What exceedingly 'small fellows, mor
ally and Intellectually, do manage to
get into public notice more or less prom
inently. , ' -
Father Smith follows the example of
the ancient patriarchs; but doesn't he
know thAt they are no longer society
rrk rudotel ? n -s i; ... l. i
Dreyfus comes to the front again for
a brief appearance, but he cannot hope
to hold publlo attention as he did a few
years ago. ,i .,..
Father Smith of the Mormon church
has done his part-to prevent race sui
cide, yet may not be in high favor
with the president . '. . ., . v - -
-The bad lands of several countries
are experiencing earthquakes. But all
Is usually serene in the licensed vice
resorts of Portland.
If the American people could be as
sured. that the last was really Paul's
farewell tour, they would cease to regret
their squandered dollars v
It is by no means certain as yet that
Mr. Machen and his partners will go to
work for the government in a position
where a graft is impossible. '
By the way, if at that conference
Bryan insisted on the platform of 1898.
it ia not supposed that McClellan in
sisted on the platform of 18(4.- '
To homeaeeklng Immigrants: , Strike
out xor tne country? there's plenty , of
room and opportunity for you there;
too many try to remain in the city.
Secretary Taft says .there is a fine
chance for young men to make fortunes
In the Philippines, and not altogether
In official grafts, It ia to be hoped.
"Where is Togo?" ssks the Chicago
Tribune in an editorial head. From
which it seems to be suspected that he
has Togone.
The Murphys are coming to the front,
one of them is chief of Tammany, and
another is to be chairman of the na
tional Republican committee. Hooray
fer Murphy) - i ----- -
Judging from the amount of talk
about Mr. Bryan, and the observation be
stowed upon him, he is yet considered a
power of large Importance in the Dem
ocratic party.
Thls is the Portland trust organ's
year to stand pat for high tariff, recip
rocal rapine, trust: robbery, and political
Jobbery. Its Inter-campaign, professions
are only an old mask.
8chwab is reported as denying again
that he broke the. bank, or went tem
porarily broke, at Monte Carlo. But
what Schwab says is at as great a dls-i
count as the shipbuilding stock.
Democratic harmony in Chicago must
be something like Republican harmony
in Portland. The News says: "Harmony
between the Harrison and Hopklna fac
tions has again reached the rasor-draw
ing stage.
" After all, the people generally , have
no occasion to be very deeply Interested
In this fierce factional fight among the
Republicans of Portland. Results prom-,
ise in one case to be six; In the other,
half a dozen.
It might have been supposed - that
even a sheriff. If, not a Jailer, knew
enough law to understand that a pris
oner in a county Jail does not by his
incarceration therein gain a residence in
the precinct in which the jail Is situ
ated.; .. , ,V, :
In a pleasant article about' Portland,
the Tacoroa Ledger remarks that this
city hss "a government about which
mere is no complaint." , it tne writer
spoke from personal observation he must
have kept pretty close to the city offi
cials, while here. v".; , h'--:;v
Advice to the Lovelorn
ST BIATUCI TAIirAX.
Dear Miss Fairfax Wilt" you kindly
advise me In the following: . A gentle
man is keeping company with a young
lady, and upon calling upon her one
evening finds she has one of her lady
friends there. When he has been in the
house about half an ' hour this young
lady wishes to go home. Is it proper
for him to escort her home? '
s. ANXIOUS READER.
Do, not think It necessary that you
should see her home, though If you
wanted to do the most courteous thing
you might suggest to your girl friend
that you and ahe take the stranger
home. ,;' ,
Dear Miss Fairfax I am a young man,
17 years old, but am five feet 11 inches
in height and look about is years old.
I met a young lady at a friend's house
New Tear's eve. I , ahould guess that
sne is about ll or II years old, . I liked
th a-rl aa mnnn a. T ...I t
- , .vuii mm m a rr 11.1 Dim m.
think she likes me. i have called at hfrr
home a number of , times" since and her
parents don't object , .
Do you think I should keepup the
acquaintance on account of the age? ,
'.V;-" G. V. N.
., I aee no reason why you need give
up the friendship even though the girt
is two years your senior. . ,
Dear Miss Fairfax I am a young girl
1 years old. My girl friend and I were
to.a party where we met a certain young
man about a year ago. Now I have been
going out twice a week with him and
he has asked me to marry him, I lik
him very much, but not aa much as I
should if I married him. and I know
that my girl friend would be the hap
piest girl in the world if she-were In
my place, but he does not pay much at
tent ion to her,'
Now. dear Miss Fairfax, what I want
to know ia hdw can I give him a hint
of my girl friends love for him, or
should I accept him when he comes for
his answer? - A TROUBLED GIRL,
Do .not accept him unless you love
"him, but be very sure you do not love
him before you refuse him. If you re
fuse fclm you might give him a hint
that though you do not love htm you
know some one who-admires him vary
much, y ! .
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