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TH E OR.EGON PA I L Y
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C. JACKSON -
Published every eeening (except Sunday) end -every Sunday morning -t
COERCING THE TEACHERS.
tHE SO-CALLED "'merir system, which-it Is pro
posed to introduce .into the
mauds fresh attention because of printed cireu-
..Solars which are being sent-outto
nature They are couched in the following language
, , J ' ' 7 Portland, Or., ,......,..190.,
Board of. Directors, School District No. it. ;
Your attention is called to the
'.diploma, granted by ............. and thtt I have had
v -y. ...... years' experience as a teacher; I have,' therefore,
i complied with the conditions, prerequisite to having my
, iname considered Xqr the merit list of.
X ": " i.';',.''''-v .('': Respectfully,..
-i Now, what U a teacherjtodo when j;aheirgceiyeaa
' circuTarorthls sort? "She cannot ignore it; coming from
." the board it must be answered. No matter what she
- thinks, no matter what her private
'system may be nor how much she
' far must be returned signed. 'The moment it is placed. on
",- file with the board there , is. the evidence of her own
'signature that she approves of the merit-system and that
, she will,, and "indeed she must, stand by its provision!
.-"as it is placed in operation.
, t ' The Journal voices a very general
' i says that the board should .recede
tern. It places undue power in the
cipals who will constitute the board
5 under the system is entitled to be
V If there was some hard Vnd fast rtlle by which all could
be judged upon precisely the same basis and measured
"up to the same standard all might be well. But when
all is said and done the matter is
; certain individual judgment of a small body of principals
with neither fied standard nor rules to govern or ctrrb
; them. This is eminently unfair to the teachers. They
- should know precisely what they have to meet and they
tahouid likewise know that every other teacher is meat
tired , by the same standard. But
---t Hhe-f merit systertt is that it opens
" which above .' all evils should be
.... schools. , . .. . ...
The system as projected Is a mistake !n theory and it
will 1 be profound and unfortunate
i The board should go no farther with
. .it is and do with the money what the
'.to have done with it when the board went before that
body and asked for instruction. Above. all things it
should not attempt to secure by indirection what it would
t have been impossible to get from the.
f V ; KUROPATKIN IN A
HE EYES, OF THE WORLD ari once again
H lurted 0war8"Manchnria where General Kuro-
patkin . is apparently being
, ized in, a way that faust, be surprising to him notwith-
: - standing; past bitter experiences with
seemed promised Tiim at LiaO Yang
- Be getrnigar MtiaVen. ' Ir-is Significant of what may be
, expected that the dispatches from St." Petersburg for
. the first time make admissions of -disasters, before those
admissions are forced by the official news which has
i already reached the outside world. The Japanese are
. straining all their resources to "the very limit -in a supreme
-effort, either to crush or himstring Kuropatkin. .They
Tiave obvious "advantlgts in the very victories which they
nave .achieved.' The. great, army which was sent north
flushed with victory after the capture of Port, Arthur
was doubtless in as superb condition as any army that
ever marched' on the face of the earth. Each member
, of it, too, is animated by a great principle; he is fight
ing for home and, country. vUae sacrifice of . life is to
him nothing in comparison with upholding the principle
; for .which he fights. Unlike the Russians? who are fight-
v. ing for nothing but territorial, aggrandizement for a
i government which they have every reason to hate, the
J Japanese are inspired with patriotism that , is almost
fanaticism. They know they are fighting not alone the
' Russians but in a certain sense the
which they are demonstrating they
' Russians carries with it a lesson to
of the world and to the degree that it is impressive it
insures peace and secntity to Japan Jn. the -projects of
rehabilitation and development which it 'must carry out
the moment the war is over.; - .
h As the conditions surrounding the Russian army are
better realised it seems next to impossible, to doubt that
, ' the Japanese will accomplish their designs against the
army under KuropatkinV . When -one considers the
"thievery, that 'underlies the whole system, the inferior
. " 'quality of the munitions of war, the . badness of the
r7"commiSsariaTielackdfacflitie4for"thercareTf the
. t sick and wounded, the cowardice of many of the officers,
1 anmcmexsVTatajr
. A new metal alloy, "radium arglnte
ferum." has been discovered by two
.Tuscan engineers. It Is composed of
" copper. Iron, and smalt.- quantities of
stiver, radium and phosphorus. It Is
,. claimed to be of greater strength than
steel, to be a better conductor than cop
per, to be non-oxldisable and cheap to
i manufacture.' Ha .cost being about one
tenth that of bronze when' made in large
quantities. , Its discovery Is particularly
, Interesting. Inasmuch as it was largely
. an accident After spending nearly 120,
' 000 la experiments, one of the Inventors
. nappe nod to throw a two shilling piece
into the crucible. The coin supplied the
Ingredients needed to the proper fusion
' of the particles, and the alloy resulted.
' Xagllah ' Society Bride's
. ; ' From the New Tork Press. ,
Perhaps the prettiest bridal - gown
. worn-on either side of the water, in n.
l, long time set off the loveUnes of Lord
, Batcmsn's sister, the Hon. Margaret Ce
". ( -eel la Bateman Hanbury. when she "was
, . married to T. Mark Hovell In St Mary's.
Broome,, Suffolk, a few. days -ago. fol-
lowing which the young couple started
for this country oa a wedding trip. It
was of white, satin with chiffon frills
- ! at the skirt's hem and a Brussels lace
' drapery gracefully arranged from the
i shoulders n both sides,, crossing ' the
, bodice In front and falling to ihe, skirt
... with long ends. A transparent" silver
. lace yoke finished the bodice and silver
, tree lover's knots ' trimmed the full
, court train. Myrtle was twined with the
conventional orange blossoms ' and over
toe .wreath Mies Hanbury wore a tulle
' vU. Her bouquet consisted solely . of
lilies of the valley. -
From ,. the Denver Poej. ' . : -
"Dna't-you1 remember the box .of
flowore In front of the eabtn doer when
yen were a boy f Don't you remember
the vlntete growing there T" eaked Bene
tar Pettus in a recent Speech. Do we,
eanatorT Well,, we gveaa yea. And gee
whssl' the sore toe, senator doa't yes
INDEPENDENT- NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLXSHINO CO.-
OFFICIAL PAPER OF, THE ciTY OF PORTLAND
public schools, com
the teachers for sig
fact that I hold a life
face. of the earth.
' It really looks,
ing was close at
poor devils "who
teachers." r : : ,
v'H'-F, ''?
bear the awful
EVIDENCE
opinion of the "merit'
in the city
may fear it, that circa
sentiment when it
from the merit sys
one avenue of
bands of the prin
to determine who
wise so abundantly
classed as meritorious.
too, to get any
The coming of
stay, a conclusion
left finally to the un
is a mere incident
for and' what it is
approbation. .
the criticism against
the door to favoritism
avoided in the public
But the paper
to be right and
by personalities,
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mistake in practice
it, but drop it where
taxpayers intended
but each issue is
to give it within
was ever attained
As we have said
teachers uncoerced.
BAD FIX.
its effort to deserve
ground and pulver-
the Japanese. What
he now appear to
ginning to take'
of a cleaner and
But this is not
the owners of
comes-across a
owner of vacant
whole world. That
can do against the
every other nation
law without fear
it applies. This
more easy to state
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vii u jn mis it inc
what it should
best kept cities in
The standards
ought to be. They
To accomplish the
should willingly' do
to play and each
tribution to the
but another way
remember It? And the ena-peeled beck
rrom gola in swlmmln' in the meadow
dam, and the soreness Just south of the
back from the maternal palm-when we
brought the sore back home,' Don't you
remember It, senator? And the mumps
and -the measles and the stone bruise
on the heel, and the feeling of exultant
pride which swept through our-whole
boyish system after we had licked the
fellow who -dared to knock a chip ; off
our shoulder? Ah. senator,- don't you
would we were a boy again?
- John" Koeley on Oolf. : . i
- From the Dundee People's Friend. -Mr.
John, Morley addressed a meeting
of his constituents In Montrose the other
nlghW and at the close a "heckler" rose
and said: r wish to ask 'the right
honorable gentleman an important ques
tion." f -i, . -, . - --
The audience was all attention. V
"I wish to ssk Mr. Morley why he
does not play golf." Mr. Morley, how
ever, was equSI to the occasion. "Oolf!"
he exclaimed; "Oh! 1 don't think I'm
old enough to begin that yet." , ....
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.; ;,- t. Stoat Borrow Vroeble. ! r:-
' .From the Albany Democrat ' "
A man on the street was having the
blues because he wsa afraid tha splen
did weather woufd breed bad weather
in the future and something might be
ruined. ' How easy It Is to borrow trou
ble. Better rejoice over all the good
weather that comes, and not borrow
trouble. ' -c . . ...
, - OS-adge Oreelty.
"Tou know," said Mlas Kreech, after
her solo, "I intend to go abroad to finish
my musical education."
"Why eot finish It" right now."
suggested Mies iCadley, "and save the
expense?"'., ..; ,. , , ... .. .
ASverttsed y ;Ou Tortag Friends.
; Prom the Kansas City Utar. , v"
Charles W. Fulton of 'Astoria. Or.. Is
entitled te a snedal. He Isvthe only
member of the Oregon delegation who
has sot been indicted. . . ; . -.
J. 0:U RNAL
JNO. H CAKBOU.
The Journal Building, Fifth and Yamhill
the lack of confidence and respect of the private, soldiers
for the-men whose orders they are forced to take, their
realization that they are ss, nothing but food for powder
in the schemes which are. afoot and that the greatest
enernyi they, have is the very government for which they
are shedding their blood and which in turn is shedding
the blood of thjeir suffering brethren at home, the sur
prise is not that the Russians have so far tailed to hold
their own,. but that they have not been swept from the
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however, as though the day of reckon
hand, but the pity of it an is tnat tne
have sacrificed without sinning must
brunt of it i ' '
OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION.
HE. GRATIFYING GROWTH in the circulation
c; of The Journal is simply expressive of the need
and state of a clean, honest and in
"dependent newspaper. Every one now realizes, that no
single incident has had a pro founder- influence - upon
the new era of growth and' development of the city and
state and the cultivation of that-spirit of civic pride
and progressiveness .upon which we have now happily
entered than the establishment of a vigorous, honest and
clean newspaper in Portland. So long as there was but
publicity it was next to impossible to
make such progress as the surrounding conditions other
justified. It was equally impossible,
genuine expression of public" opinion.
The Journal gave the very outlet needed,
and when it became assured that the paper was here to
that has now long been Justified, pub
lic appreciation of the fact assumed the tangible form
of subscriptions. But The Journal ha been and is some
thing more than an opposition newspaper. Indeed that
in its career, for it is what it Stands
that forms the basis of the public
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has boldly stood for what it believed
in this respect has not been" influenced
cliques or factions. It is willing to be
judged byits record of the past two years;, that 'that
record is satisfactory the steady and natural growth of
its circulation is the best evidence. But it is the growth
in the circulation of the Sunday issue to which we wished
particularly to refer.. That paper Js less than a year old
showing a steady advance that bids, fair
the next year a bigger circulation than
by a Sunday newspaper in Portland.
all of this is very gratifying, but its
effect upon The Journal is simply to increase its feeling
of responsibility and to make it more, determined than
ever to more fully win public' confidence by redoubling
it :' v..
CLEANING UP PORTLAND. v '
HE.LSIMPLE AGITATION of housecleaning! is
- accomplishing much. There: is: already .evidence
at every hand to,,show that the people are be
hold of the problem whici , confronts
themr and in individual instances are doing what they
can to solve it. When each prpperty. owner feels the
responsibility which rests upon him, with reference to
his own surroundings,' when he realizes the duty which
he owes not alone to himself, but his neighbor and the
cityr a Jairstart will haveDeeft made in fhe4ireciion
trimmer city. . '.
enough, for the chief offenders are
vacant property. As a rule when one
bad piece of sidewalk it is in front ol
vacant property which is being enhanced in value by
the enterprise of the people of 'the neighborhood who
have built homes for themselves, and as a matter of
course, built good walks about them. When one comes
to consider it it is nothing short of an outrage that the
ground should permit weeds of every
pernicious breed to grow on this property "to- later
scatter the seeds on adjoining lawns and thus destroy
the good work that has been done by their more enter
prising neighbors. It. is possible to achieve what is
aimed at in only one' way, and that is to enforce the
or favor and without reference to whom
seems a simple plan, but it is much
it than it is to put it in operation.
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vnij wij mi runiarvu can Decomt
become, one of the most beautiful and
the United States. .
here' are not nearly as high as they
need to be raised all alone the line
objects sought every owner and renter
his share. Each has a definite part
should willingly make this slight con
general good which, in -this instance, is
of saying bis own comfort
or
rrom the Philadelphia Publlo Led car.
During the civil war a captain of a
company which had 10 men la its ranks.
none or- wnom was as energetic as the
officer thought he should be. hit upon
a plan which be believed would cure
the men's habits ef lastnese. One morn
ing, afUr roll call,, the captain, address
ing bis command, said:
1 have a nice, easy Job for the laaiest
man in the company, will the laaiest
man step to the front?"
-. Instantly men each, took a step tor
ward. . ; .;...-
"Why didn't you step to the front?"
Inquired the commander ef the man who
aid not come
L rijeee too lasy," replied the soldier.
Of a certain worker it is said that he
never tires.
One day a friend called at his office to
see mm. it was 4 In the afternoon.
He found the Indefatigable one leaning
back ia a big ohalr. reading a newspaper
and smoking. In surprise he asked
what was the matter. '
"Tou see. I've worked pretty hard for
the last ten years," said Mr. B , "and
1 -think I need a long rest"' - '
' The next day the same friend dropped
In again, g . shook hands in his
hearty wagu but said: '
"Glad to see you, bet I'm up -to my
eyes In work. I haven't much time."
'-- "I thought you were going to take a
long rest!" exclaimed his friend.
"That's right. I took It yesterday
said B '
The Xnewtag Mother. .
From the Louisville Courier-Journal. -'
"Now. Johnny." bawled Mra. Fori bus,
"I want you to go skating this afternoon.
Remember the doctor's orders that you
must take exercise." ,
And as she noted Johnny hiding tils
s kales under the woodshed a few mo
ments later Mr. Foxibna remarked te her
friend, Mra Runabout "That's the only
srgy to keep 'em off this' dangerous toe."
Small Change,
The fair-around work .must so on.
And wbsra, oh, whera, fa Rojcatvsa-
How would you Uks to b bulldlnc In
spect or r . .
' When wiUtEe backbona of snmmar b
oroKcnr
And" tilt - tho-conqnering Japs go
ma renins on.
- Many poopl vetting rallglon.
doos it moanT - - ,
What
Busal can never regain prestlce pnderl
the preaent regime.
Nobody in Oreg-on has been -kicking at
the thertnometer lately.
: It you maat complain, kick about too
much spring too early. -
The a-ood Mra. Stanford did ta her
lifetime cannot bo destroyed. , v -
la our city lla-httns eoatins too nraehT
And, -tt fo, ow n volt too much.:
Bbad headlnr up stream, and the hen
strike off. The country ia saved. . . -
Will . Bt&ndard OU and the beef trust
be aatisfled with a square deal?
Maybe Dr. Oisler meant that men whs
act like (0 should be chloroformed. -.
America no looser has the longest or
coatlleat tunneL. But It may nave yet.
It seems not quite certain yet whether
Mr. Garfield got at ail tho beef-trust
facta. . . i ...
There ought to bo" common sense
enough on both sides to settle that fair
ground strike. . - .; , . o ,
New York Cltv people consume 100.-
000 quarts of mtlk a day,-and most of
them never saw a cow. .
T T Ttm lU-wm' aM am tM hlvh and
must come down. But what about .the
coot of necessaries not to speak of rail -
road raresi l .
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The eaar win have no government but
autocracy. But perhaps the time is Plj-or.-Feh.-.-Te-the Editor f
proachlng when the people of his vast I, - h T ...,,. rab.1
oomuiu win ut .
. ., ,.. Democratic parties, are the only ones
Representative Hermann wm have tor., ..n.r tha nreamt
remember, if he can, why he destroyed
those letter-books. - A straight man sel
dom writes what he is afraid to ne
brought to light later.,;
dhlcasw Record-Herald : Ex-Senator I
Chandler says the senate most do some-1
thing for the people or Bryan win oe
elected In 108. If that doesn't soars
the senate, it can't 1
; be scared.
j Oregon Sidelights
Most wheat all right in Morrow coun
ty. Many farmers suil plowing ana
soaring. ' .:
Albany "Democrat: Albany girls say
they will answer their own letters from
the east' wHnout answlstaiwe from
aiy commercial club secretaries.
Oregon Irrigator: If any of - our for
eign readers 'need some nice 'weather
please'' wire and we will ship a lot
These secceSslve sunny days era string
us the ennui, and "ntry or with
uje tnnijrminnniu ''
country.
North Yamhill Record: . The weather
for the past few days has been as fins
aa ails. The sail Is In splendid condition
for seeding and plowing. Several are
plowing their gardena aad preparing to
plant some of it soon if Jthe weather
continues favorable.. -.
North Yamhill Record'. Yesterday
William Dungy accidentally fell and ran
a No. S nail Into his hand. From the
appearance it must have struck a bone,
aa the doctor did not have any instru
ment strong enough to draw it and had
to borrow a pair of pinchers from the
blacksmith shop, near by. . i ..
' The Ores ham Record has succeeded
the Oresbam Oasette. New country
nepers frequently have a hard struggle
at first but a. pa per at Oresham should
stick and prosper. Oresham Is the cen
ter of a large and exceedingly prosper
ous region, that will be developed very
much during the next few years.
Condon Globe: The recent, cold snap
must have f rosea the water out of the
whisky in this city, if we are to Judge
by the effect of the boose while the
mercury was hovering around the aero
mark. . Black eyee were plentiful, gun
plays were not infrequent and ordinary I
swelled head was very popular in the
morning.
Bend Bulletin: Talk about weather I
did you ever .see anywhere a finer brand
than that we are now enjoying? Frost
has gone from the soil and farmers are
turning the "stubborn glebe," ths birds
aracarrollng their prettiest, sunny days
and moony nights entice one out. of
doors. All of which makes on glad to
be alive, i - ; - ..-
Albany Democrat: Mr. Jake Streltel
this esorning shot a bittern in- the south
ern suburbs of the city. - The bird is
sometimes called pump thunder, on. ac
count of a peculiar pump like sound
made by it Jake thought probably ho
had a rare species of fowl until 'the ex
ports at Froman s djaghosed. tki green
legged nyer. . ; .i , )...,. -j;
Last Monday as Will Dumi was on his t
way to Salem his horse became excited
and kicked the dashboard off the buggy.
then kicked will out and Started on
alone. .. . The young man sustained a
badly.' bruised hand besides other In
juries. ' He - caught - the horse farther
on. however, and rode Into town. Amity I
Advance, Hurrah for Will.
The pupils, of he, Brownsville public I
schools are, industriously working on the I
school exhibit for the Lewis and Clark (pie, being in their hands ss "ths say"
exposition and Linn county will show I of the Individual In a people's govern
up prominently smong the other counties I ment And Interest will come from
of the slate. Great, rivalry is being
manifested among tne children and each
la endeavoring to do his or her best
Their efforts will be placed on exhibition
in this city prooaoiy at the opera house,
before being sent to Portland.
Hood River Glacier: A dead man.
constructed of' old clothes and a dry
goods store dummy drew crowds te tha
railroad track below ths freight depot
monasy rooming, wnitner tne Deonla
were directed by ths perpetrators of the
Joke, who circulated the report that as
onsnown man nad Been run ever ay the
train. , The deputy sheriff wss called
down te see the corpse, snd was about te
phone the coroner, when be took a tum
ble V r.u ; , . . -
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Letter
' From the . People
ttaiavr fas .Saspsevemeatav
Portland. Or., Mctt . To the Editor
of Tba Journal I wish spaoe in your
stoemod apr to chock up th man
I who ha so much advtco for Mr.
Zimmerman. Ventilation of this mat
ter la ' no doubt disturbing; Ho certain
people, and I venture tba assertion that
the man. whoever be la. is a tax-dodar,
a tax -eater or both. ' Now, whatever
mar bo said' as to Mr. Zimmerman's po
sition in this matter. It is no argument
airalnat what I hive before termed "a
dirty iob,"- and .1 defy any aoan to sue
aoultable grounds.
It la safe to aay that there la an ex
cessive charge to the taxpayers in this
unjustly created. district, for the vari
ous fills, of approximately 115,000. and
It la too bad that Mr. Mason and nia
associates la this deal have to wait a
little while for their (T) money; and the
taxpayers are a measly lot of ingrates
, for .not being more prompt in digging up
after being so well served by. Messrs.
Mason a Co.
- I want, to say emphatically that the
taxpayers hava .a Just grievance, es
pecially those south of Hamilton ave
nue. In addition to the robber price at
which thla work was let and the unjust :
and arbitrary manner in which ths as
sessed district was created, we are now
asked to submit to being saddled with
many time our Just proportion of the
aaaeasment.. .
It matters not what action the street
committee or any other committee 'has
taken, or may take on thla matter, it is
a dastardly wrong, and cannot be vindi
cated on any basis of aound reasoning.
There is no one seeking to evade a
Just and equitable tax. but we do pro.
test against being held up in this man
ner. and it is not only the taxpayer's
privilege to protest against sucn auto
cratic work, but a duty that ha owes
both himself and the community, and
If the victims of tlys Injustice will
stand for their- rights aa they should
they will not only protest, bet will re-,
pudltte the whole tranaaotlon until it la
1 properly adjusted. - . ,
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I , The Msaaty tew. .
i Vnu ht the "ReDublioen and
M . m. th.r is.nso ne u..
000 voters can be thus practically dis
franchised without recourse? Or how
are other parties ever to Obtain recog
nition? . Tours Truly,
V. B. MATHEWS.
While it is true that the direct pri
mary nominations can be made under
the new law only by the Republican
and Democratlo parties, thla .does not
operate to disfranchise voters ef other
parties nor to curtail their rights.
'Section 11 of. the law provides that
nominations by direct primary ahall
be mads only by political parties which
at the last general election Of represen
tative In congress polled at least tt per
cent of the entire vote cast.'' But the
candidates of other political parties and
lndenendent candidates may secure - a
nlaca tiDon Ihe ballot lust as hereto-
fore, by petition. Then rights are- in
co way Impaired by the direct primary
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. A Trflnrte So MM. sttsdrfoad.
Portland. Or.. March '. To ths Edi
tor of The Journal The . following
tender tribute to Mrs. Stanford appears
In a collection of Stanford rhymes en"
I tulK, ajeevod Clover." written by
1 Charles Kellogg Field (Tterolus Ager"),
a member of tne pioneer ciaae oi .ss
and. by - unanimous consent, the , poet
laureate. of the university.
At thla time when the world grieves
over the passing of the bobU -woman
whose life work was the bunding of one
of America's foremost universities, these
verses may. very appropriately be reprinted.-.
-
tO MRS. STANFORD. .
The child of California ' ." -
Shall be our child. they said.
Bent In the heavy shadow where yv
Their dearest hope lay dead;
"Henceforward shall our tenderness '
Encompass, by God's grace,"' -
The lives of those we msks our own'
To cherish in his place." .
They made a cradle wondrously,
Mid flowers and sunlight sweet,-
They brought the treasures of Jthe world
About their children's feet;
But when thla labor ef their love
Was but begun, at best ' -
God, leaning from his heaven, called
The father to his rest. V .
We reverence his memory. .
The power of his name
la In our loyal hearts today.
Ths linoulsa of his fame:'
But ah. how can her children's love
Be adequately shown
The mother-heart that folded us '
, And fought for us, slonsl ;
Orar mother of our fostered youth.' -
Some day through clearer air,
Your eyes shall search our souls and read
What you have written there:
Take now the comfort of oar love
Till that.xich guerdon when f
The God you bring us nearer to - '
Gives you your own again.
' F. B. B
Portland, Or., March I To ths Edi
tor of The Journal As an interested
reader of ths editorial ? "Socialistic
Propaganda." In The Journal of Tues
day last may a few words be said?
There will be ne lose of individuality
under Socialism, but onjhe contrary a I
nether and greater enhanoessenl or it
Ever individual would be a distinct
unit identified as part' ana power oi
the Socialist government which will
be but themselves as a whole, acting for
themselves ss "the people"' whose 'ex
pressed will ss the law, will rule. And
It would be a foolish lot who would hurt
themselves that way.
Thus they win
have a ssy. not only ss. to their political
n.Mnm.nt hul lk.l. Industrial l vH f .
labor chance as well ell and everything
pertaining to their welfare as a pre
learning and practice, And Socialists
absolutely make no contention for an
equal division of property, tt ia only in
tbe means of opportunity to live tbst
community of , property is wanted, sll
the rest will be individual. And tbe In
centive te work will be this direct return
of Industry having the chance--of a
mutual means. And aa the individual
so Improved his condition, so would the
mass be bettered.
Socialism is the I
declaration that all -have a right to tha
means of itfe's support and In ths use
of ths means, all return of Industry.
How long are tha few to have snd hold
such means. Snd enrich themselves st
ths coat ef others Industrial use?
Socialism would end it. "
tV.. ; C, W. SAUNDERS. '
irica in
From the Wall Street Journal.
' We referred last week to a series of
reoent oceurrences In thlseoutry, as
indlcatins au unusual condition of pub-
lle thought, in that, in a time of gr
material prosperity, eonalderabla dls
content ia Manifested with the existing
order of things. It Is, in truth, a very
curious fact that a not of revolt is
the keynote at thla time, especially in
this country. The curious thin about
it is that the swelllns chorus of discon
tent la coincident with the greet com
mercial prosoerltv In all directions.
Ia times past, periods of commercial
and financial crisis, -followed by periods
f industrial depression have usually
vlval and political and social reform.
Thta la natural, because in adversity,
men usually experience a general stif
fening of moral fiber which reflects
Itself in these ways. We have, however.
no commercial or financial crisis, and
we .are so free from depression that,
in point of fact, the, tide of Industry
generally must be said to be at ..the
rioea, yet there are to be -noted, not
merely signs of a. general demand for
political and social reforms of a", more
or less material character, but also
elgnS of a very definite revival of rell
glous feeling, manifesting itself in the
usual' way-by ootcropptngs here aad
there -more or less sensational In char
acter. What explanation Is there of
the occurrence of these 'things at. the
hour of flood tide,' so far as material
prosperity la concerned T . -
The history of philosophical thought
records a series of oscillations between
what we may call the pole of- pure ma
terialisra and the pole of pure morality.
There has. been no evolution about it.
The oscillations' reflect ths 'play of
forces -which were in operation upon
man's mind from the first, and which
will remain at work upon It to the end
of time . When the pendulum has swung
about so far toward the pole or mater
ialism, - it Invariably stops and moves
back, in the mattes of religious theugat.
for instance, it swung vigorously In
that direction some 10 yedra ago under
the influence of Darwinism, using the
,Tk , h- popaj.,. .enMl i the last
1 1. years the pendulpm baa. obviously
neen nosing Its velocity, as hlDiogtsts
I of the latter day have destroyed moot
I of what remained of Darwinism, snd as
a-reeult we ave seen-clear evidences
of a swine back toward rell clous mvs-
I ticism. ana a clearer -view oi moraiuy.
In the business world we have seen the
accumulation of wealth In the past 10
years at a rate more rapid, in a manner
more sensational, and te an extent far
greater than at any time in the history
of thla. or any other country. - We have
seen the power of wealth demonstrated
In a fashion more direct than ever be
fore and we nave seen public opinion
of alt .shades, swift te recognise the
danger, and swift .to organise against it
Anyone Who supposes that the sentiment
against trusts and their abuses la eon
fined to people with little or Do money
makes a great mistake. Wall street
itsolf is reeking with the spirit of re
volt It Is not the passion of envy that
Is the mainspring. It Is Jealousy or in
dividual liberty that ia, .the dominant
emotion. "' -'.'...., i
The revolt that Is ' In progress may
possibly lead to some excesses In the
.matter of political action, bat this -can
very, .readily be corrected later on. The
great thing that we nave te be thankful
fof is . that the people at large have
mads it cioar that they value some
things more than material prosperity,
and that they consider liberty too high
a price te pay for industrial efficiency,
AsTTBOB ok tv
Is an article in 1 Nature. M. Toochet
tells us that automobiles are now being
used by astronomera, and he speaks of
the new vehicles as "automobile observa
tories." It appears that they are being
fitted up with all the accessories necae-
fo ..tronomera who wish to make
a special study of shooting stars.
Balloons have been tried for the ob
servation of those stars, but the results
obtained are not satisfactory, and it is
believed , that . the . automobiles are
destined to render great services.
In Hot experiments were made by
French astronomers who wished to study
the Leontdee. M. Maurice Farman and
H. Chretien went by. automobile to
Anton-la-Plains, leaving M. Toochet in
the observatory at . Chevreuse. - Since
then great - Improvements have been
made In the vehicles themselves and in
the means of transporting the acces
sories. -3.-.T--
"BABT" Or
uunxxAtkn.'
" ' From the London Ma a
"M eta psychics" Is a striking word.
fully, meriting its honorable position as
baby of the British language. - By the
time It reaches the British breakfast-
table it will be only It' hours eld. hav
ing been Invented at t o clock last night
by Professor Charles Richev the new
president of ths Society for Psychical
Research. . The happy event took place
st SO Hanover square, in the presence
of sir William Crookes, Sir William
Broadbent and Sic Oliver Lodge.
Me ts psych les is the new and im
proved term ' for the science-In embryo
which bss hitherto " been variously
known -as "occult," "psychical" i or
"spiritistic" - . i V -
Sir Oliver Lodge said he would not be
surprised If tbe new word "caught on.
so to speak." Passing to another sub
ject, he added that unless - yon have
Celtlo blood torn do net perceive the
N rays. -. .: ' :
A OOBrllSlOsT OF
From Leslie's v Monthly -Magaslne for
' March. '
Occasionally this excess of wives In
Utah, leads to amusing consequences, as
when one of the-apostles Invited a visit
ing Gentle. to dinner. - The guest lost the
address, end looked up the apostle ' in
the directory. - He observed that his
hostess, though She answered to ths
proper name, seemed unprepared 'for
him, and presently he heard ber at ths
telephone. "Oh,-Emma? Is John living
at your, house this week?" Is he expect
ing somebody to dinner today? Very
welt The gentleman will be there In a
few mlnutaa." ' Then, returning to ths
stranger, she handed
him a paper slip.
You came te the wrong house, sir. This
Is tbe address you want." I On another
occasion, a little girl cime running into
the perlor while a visitor wae calling.
"Mamma, mamma, papa wants his suit
case parked. He ia. going to live with
Aunt Emma this week."
i The "OoveTBer". Wae Baengb, ;
. From Judgs.
"Charles, have yon ever considered go
ing inte sny business?".
"New. ' The governor wanted me to
laat yeah, but I told htm. dontcherknow.
It was enough to have one tradesmsnjln
.;'',' tt Xa Appreelated. '
From the North Tsmhlll Record...
' JThe Oregon Journal Is entitled te a
vote ef thanks for Its unwavering stand
In the Interest of the people and good
morals. . ,
" M 1 1. I
Morgan xin J ths j
1 i
inroads
From tba Chlcaso Tribune.
New York. Feb. IT, 1100 John' s.
Carpenter, Esq., Chairman, .Chicago.
My Dear Sir: I am In receipt of your
favor ef the 10th last, in - respect to
the alleged Irregularities and discrimi
nations in rates front Chicago. t
Your committee will, I am sure, un
derstand that ths precise facts as to the
rates charged, or any deviations there
from by the carriers at Chicago or else
where, are not Within mv neraonal
knowledge; but no one Spprectates more
than, I do the evlla from which discrim
inations of the character you Indicate
result not only to the rallwa nam.
panies. but likewise . to the public t at
large and to ths shippers jotber than
those illegally favored. InBeed. there
can be little room for differences of
opinion, oav this subject- . '
It waa, supposed thst the' enactment
of the interstate commerce law would
result In abolishing such discrimina
tions by punishing not onlv tha r. t Lay
off lclals, but also the. shippers who
should participate 4n-them.- Unfortu nately,
however, no subsUetlal results
have been accomplished in this respect
The last report, of the interstate com-,
raeree commission seems to recnanlxa
clearly that tha evil complained of ex-j
imim ,v m serious oegree. . . 4
N6 one 'interested In the welfare of '
the railways or of tha commercial mm.
munlties which they serve can advocate
rate cutting or any other policy which "
gives one shipper advantage over an
other under like conditions. As already
stated, the only parties who benefit
from such a course are the favored
shippers. - - The railway comnanlaa ' .11
other shippers, snd the whole publlo at
Urge must suffer.' The remedy for the
resultant evils, of which you luativ -
complain, must be sought through an
absolute publicity .of all -rates, and the
punishment . of all who. Illegally con
tinue to make them secret! v or to han. '
eflt from them when so made.
The shippers who are discriminate .
against have It In their power, it seems
to me, te lend material sld In this direc
tion, not only to those charged with the
administration of the law, nut also to
those railway managers : who honestly ,
desire to obey ths law, and sbollsb sll I
uixcriminaiian,
The law. unless enforced must :
eerily operate to put each comnanv ami
eech Shipper in sn attitude of distrust
of all competitors, and the ' disastrous "
conditions. which you describe are a log.,
leal result ; .- - .' . .'
So long s violators of the law' go
free, and the railway comDinl,, :
also prohibited from co-operating '
among themselves- in any way. however 7
reasonaoie. .to.. discourage such, viola
tions, there appeara to . ba nut. two
courses lefCJO a. railway company seek
ing to preserve Its traffic against a
competitor which .is secretly, and Ille
gally cutting rates;' one I to adopt
the same IllesaL course; the other is to
meet secret concessions by an open tar
iff. i "'... ,
The Utter remedy is laevere. hm if
Judiciously applied, it ought, la the end, 1
iv uv i-nttuvj, ana .it is st least lawful.
I doubt whether, under Ita application,
the losses to the railway would ba an
greater than-those resulting from the
demoralisation. of rates and. of general
commercial conditions under a aynif-m
or illegal rebates-end other, dlacrlml-
Perhaps , seme other, more affiocinna
remedy . will aunmt ltlr I.
For my part I can only' saj that eny
proper effort looking, to. the conservs
tlon of railroad . revenue and the pro-,
tectlon of shippers, through ths estab
lishment and maintenance . of uniform
rates, will have my sympathy and
port Yours truly. . ' .
J. PIERPONT MORGAN,
'CWis: anJGlarlc
U March . Ths "day -was cloudy 'and
consequence or the burning of
Plains oy uie M innetarees. Th
have set all the neighboring country 'on
fins In order to obtain an early cron of '
areas which may answer for he ran.
sumption of their horses, and also as an .
inducement for the buffalo and other
game to visit it The horses' stolen two "
dsys ago by tbe Asslnlbolns have been
returned to the Mlnnetarees. Oh haw, '
second chief of the lower Mlnnetsree
village, came to sea us. Tha river mm '
a little and overran the, Joe, so ss te '
renaor crossing difficult.
BOWsT WZTS SACK afATTatSWI
K-'j From the Salem Journal ; .'
That Is the cry of tha ahum and amv. '
flclai reformers.' at present Get rid or
LMattbews and we will be in clover. -
uur pet hobbies for the purification of
Portland and tbe reformation of tha no-
publican party will be adopted.
Jack Matthews has been taking a hand -In
politics for lo, these It years. He
has bean downed time and again. . 1
There seems to be a crime sttachlnx '
to the use of one's brains in connection
with practical politics, , And Matthews
U guilty. v ;i . - .-.
As sn organiser Mr. Matthews has not .
an equal in ths state today. Like other 4
men, hS has his weak points. . But who ,
nss not in this world? 1 . ,
But Matthews has. the strong nolnts
of a political leader political-shrewd- 1
ness and penetration, political -sacacltv
and far-sightedness, ..
Ha nan personal Integrity, and that'
U more than many would-be leaders can
boast of. He keeps his pledges with a
fidelity that is like Gibraltar..
-f
TALkwD
tor.
From the Saturday Evening -Post
A' group of young men, many of them
officials in the government Service, re-,-.
cenuy net in tne amoxing-room of a-7
Washington clubhouse At the suggos
tlon ef one of the psrty it was agreed .
that the one first "talking shop" Should
be fined a - dollar; but ths evening
passed ana no noes nsa oaea imposed.
Willis L, Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, overcoat on and bat in hand,
arose at last to go. , .
"Good evening," he said. .'
"Hold on there; a dollar . please."
Shouted several in unison. , . , .
Mr. Moore straightened beck as
though he bed been hit a blow, looked
pussled, then grinned, and, without &
word, fished out the dolUr. i
Xajustlee to the Sen, , ,
From the Chicago Tribune, i
A floating Item says an averts ben
brines ia an Income of II a yelr te her
owner. This statement must have been
based on statistics compiled In a former .
age, before the prosperity ' began; snd
does the modern hen great injustice,
'; - He JPUas ta Sight. . rf ".
'From the Pittsburg Dlsrmtch.
Architects from all over-the wnrM'-
srs invuea in mrna plane tor tits palace !
of pea at The Hague But the United
States senste has no plana for 'making
tha nesco' eenulna-' -v i
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