THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', . PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENINO, AUGUST 21, 1008.
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EDUCATION LAW
BENEFITS STATE
School Attendance in Ma
jority of Counties
Shows Increase.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAK
THIS SEASON, ASK BEN SELLING
WITH DEATH
SHOULD CHANGE
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'Good If Enforceable, and
Celebrated 'Test of 1805
Forced Adinission From
Europe's, Greatest Tower
That It Is Enforceable.
Ily FREDEIUC J. IIASKlN.
(Copyrlcht, 1B08, by Fredorlo J. nankin.)
Vu8lilngton, Aug. 21. When Car
many, or Kranre, or the Netherlands or
any other Kuropean nation, has an ac
count aKalnst a Latin-American repub
lic and threaten to send wamlilp's in
stead of constables to collect tlio bill,
there la always talk about the Monroe
doctrine. This talk la generally to the
effect that the United States will not
permit any effete eastern monarchy or
any effete eastern government of any
kind to be rude enough to nhoot at any
of our dark-eyed alutora of the south,
llnre eapeclally Is this true if the war
cloud hovers over Vencsuela.
Thirteen years aK the United States
frovcrnment. In behalf of venesueia ana
n support of the Monroe doctrine, .did
invite a third war with England. Remembering-
how much the United States
risked upon that occasion, Americana
are inclined to be more than impatient
with the attitude of the Venezuelan
government under Castro an attitude
showing rather more of contempt for
the "pigs of North Americans" than of
gratitude to the protecting elder sister
among western republics.
While the United Stntes will never
abandon the Monroe (Vx'trlhe as long
as it has power and influence enough
to enforce it. It does not follow that
this country will Interfere in every
quarrel between a Latin-American re
public and a nation of Europe. Tho
Monroe doctrine Is that settled princi
ple which binds the United States to
resist tjja efforts of any European
country to acquire or exiena territory
In the Americas. If the Netherlands,
In the present instance, desires to shoot
tip one of Mr. Castro's ports as a puni
tive measure, the Monroe doctrine docs
not apply. But If the Dutch should
take advantage of that act of war to
extend their territory in South Amer
ica, that would be a dlffere-nt matter,
and the United State would bo certain
to interfere.
Cloaa to- Heal War Once.
Nobody has 6erlously considered the
possibility of war between the United
States and the Netherlands, but Vene
zuela and Brazil have been the hasos of
more than one war with Germany,
fought in wardrooms of Amorionn bat
tleships and In officers' clubs of Amer
ican navy posts. In fact, until Japan
loomed large over the western horizon,
the Jingolsts fresh from Annapolis and
West Point expected a brush with the
kaiser every morning on account of
eomo German-Latin quarrel on this sldo
of the Atlantic.
Smile as we may at these rumors of
wars, the Venezuelan boundary ques
tion presented a very rent and extreme
ly grave situation in which war with
(irent Britain was actually imminent.
In that ca,st the Rrrtlsh omplre was
attempting to extend tho limits of Its
territory in tioutn America without re-
Taft Tells Virginia Iiepub
licans Time Has Come to
Break From Traditions.
(Ualted Pruu Laasad Wlrs.l
Hot Springs. Va.. Aug. 21. William
Howard Taft In his uddress to the Re
publicans pf Virginia, who gathered
here to meet him toduy, appealed to the
"solid south" to break away from the
Dcmocrstlu column, and said:
"Every one having the interest of
the country at heart would rejoice to
have' the solid south, as a Democratic
asset In every national campaign, brok
en up. It would bo better for the
states themselves and for the country.
The Republican party Is not sectional,
which the fact that the south always
supports the Democratic party would Indicate.
"Tho Republican party hss Improved
the waterways, is building tho Panama
canal, has started a movement for the
redemption of swamp lands and the con
servation of the foreat and water re
sources, and Is taking many other steps
for the dovelonment of the south. The
growth and development of the mining
and Iron Industrie of the south are di
rectly due to the laws enacted by the
Republican, party. No attention has
been tiald to nartlson nrocllvltles in ap
pointments In (tho Philippines, Porto
Rico and Cuba.
South Considered Bar Asset.
"Tho reason that the south has such
little influence In tho executive branch
of the government is that the south has
ulvvnys been considered by the Democ
racy, especially by the northern Democ
racy, as a part of the country certain
to support the Democratic ticket There
fore, when the Republican party is in
power It is Wither natural nor to bo
expected that It should summon to Its
executive positions leading men from
the opposing ranks In the south.
"The only cure Is by Independent ac
tion and support of the Republican tick
et. I know the south Is conservative.
Hv traditions Its attachment to the
Democratic party Is firm, but a party
represents principles, and when prin
ciples change, though the name of the
party remains the same. It would seem
that arter a while traditional aitacn
tnents would rest lightly on an lntelll
aent eommunltv."
Taft referred to the Spanish wtar as
havlne done much to weld the north
and south and remove sectional feeling.
Ho said:
So, too, the south has not the slight
est sympathy with tho spirit of the
T km.ir'-n H . nlnffftrm fuvrtm f ln tile.
ruptlon of certain ndustrial interests)
for tho purpose of stamping out evil in
their conduct, rather than their regula
tion with a view toward bringing them
within the law. They know and under
stand the threat against the property
of the country Involved, in placing In
power the Democratic party under its
present leadership."
In another portion of his speech, Taft
replied to Bryan's speech of acceptance,
particularly to the charge that the
fieople do not rule and that the Repub
Ican party Is responsible for corpora
tion abuses. Taft pointed to the over
whelming majority given McKlnley and
Roosevelt, the maintenance of the" gold
standard ond the protective tariff. He
declared tho conduct of the present ad
ministration to he an expression of the
will of tho people, and dwelt at length
on Roosevelt's efforts to purge the
country of corporation evils, and called
attention to the legislation that has
been enacted In that direction.
Mrs. Eylar Crosses Xot Only
Continent but Sea, to
Dying Mother.
(fnltrd Prm l.raion Wire.)
New York, Aug. 21 . Speeding today
across the country to the bedside of
her dying mother at SantA K. N. M
Mrs. B. Kylnr Is completing the last
lap of a trans-Atlantic and trans-con
tlnental race against death.
She arrived halo vr.sterdny after
crossing the ocenn from Liverpool on
the I eut sehland, one of the fiistest of
the ltamhurg-Amerlcnn steamers. Word
was conveyed to the custom authorities
of her haste anil a detail of 15 Inspec
tors was assigned to Inspect her bac-
gage ao mat she might bo uninter
rupted In her efforts in :it-li tho first
westbound train out of this city.
A cab was wallinu; for her at the
pier and In It she rushed to tho Lacka
wanna depot In llohoken. Just as she
arrived the gutemen wire lulling "All
aboard," but the frantic woman sped
through the gates and mounted the rear
steps on the train Just as It was set
In motion. Her baggaKe she left In
charge of a porter with Instructions
to forward It on the next train.
HAS TlHEIUM LOSIsT
TAKES STUVCILVLXE
(Cnlleil Pn I.en. il Wlrn )
Denver, Col.. Aug. 21. Society Hi
des of this city were shocked "today
at the news that Mrs. X. Snellenberg
wife of the millionaire department ston
proprietor of I'hlholcli.lii.i. who was vis
iting hero, committed suicide by taking
strychnine tablets which bad been mc-
scrlbed for her us medicine.
Tho suicide occurred last Tuesday.
but the iiicts did not liccmne known
until late, last nixht. Mrs. Siielb-iiberg
had been sufering from consumption
for many months and it is believed her
affliction Induced melonrholia.
(fitlem Unrenn of Tho Journal.)
Salem, Or., Aug. 21. The operation
of Oregon's new compulsory education
law which 1ms been under one year of
practicable demonstration has been very
satisfactory according to the reports
received by Superintendent of Public
Instruction Arkermnn. The statistics
of the biennial report also bear out this
statement There are several counties
where tho ier cent of attendance has
fallen down, but an especial effort will
be made during the approuchlng schojl
year to extend the operation of tho
law.
Under this law parents may be fined
from f5 to $2t if they do not compel
rers 1
be appointed for every district In the
their children to k to school
law provides that truant officer
he
may
gard to the Insistence of the claims of
Venezuela. The question of territory
was involved, and if Mr. Cleveland had
pursued any other courso than that
which he did, the Monroe doctrine
would now be dead as the Missouri
compromise or tho Allen and Sedition
laws.
How the British Claim Grew.
Venezuela became independent of
Spain In 1811 and 20 years later was
organized under Its present form with
approximately Its present noumlaries
At the beginning, its territorial limits
were described as those of the old
i-pa nl Mi captain-generalcy-of-Canuasan
extremely vague description. In 1 1 1 4
l'nglund became possessed of what :s
wow tha colony of British Cuiana, ad
joining Venezuela on tho east. Eng
land's title was derived from tho
Dutch, tho transfer being made at tho
fame time as that of the Cape of Good
Hope. The limits of tho Dutcu pos
sessions wore but vaguely determined.
The boundary dispute with Venezuela
began in 1S14, when British troops oc
cupied positions claimed by Venezuela.
That was the beginning of a lunar
series of disputes, In which the Brit
ish lines were extended from time to
time, until, at last, the English laid
claim to an expanse of terrltorv as
large ns Ohio which was not included
In their original claim.
J. B. Wouldn't Arbitrate.
Venezuela first appealed lo the
United States in 1876, when Hamilton
Fish was secretary of state. All ef
forts to Induce Great Britain to sub
mlt tuo question to arbitration were
futile. Again In 18S1, the Venezuelan
government appealed to Washington for
protection from British ships at the
mouth of the Orinoco. presumably
there to enforce the British boundary
claims. William M. Evarts was then
secretary of state, and he wrote to
the British government that "This gov
ernment cannot look with indifference
upnn the forcible acquisition of such
territory by England, If the mission of
the vessels now at the mouth of tho
Orinoco should be found to be for that
end." Other secretaries of state who
Intervened with appeals to England to
grant Venezuela's requests for arbi
tration were: James G. Blaine In
1881. Frederick T. KreJlnghuysen in
1862 and Thomas F. Bayard In 1SS8.
The uuarrel was becoming more bit
ter each year, and In 1887. during the
first Cleveland administration, tho
British attitude was so aggressive as
give rise to grave fears. The
"lean government made formal Ion
to
American government made formal t
der of its good offices as a meditator
in the dispute, but this friendly ad
vance was repelled by the British gov
ernment.
Taklnff Venezuela's Plaoa.
In 1894 Venezuela again appealed to
Pecretarv of Stato Walter Q. Gresham,
Mr. Cleveland having come to the White
House again. Conditions were assuming
the aspect of a crisis, when Mr. Gres
ham died, and was -succeeded at the head
of the department of state by Richard
Olnev. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney
reached the conclusion that Great Brit-
i1n would never admit that the United
never admitted that there wits anything
In the Monroe doctrine, but, so Lord
Salisbury Intimated, had been willing
to let the I'nlted States have such a
doctrine to play with and to help the
Americans Indulge in their harmless
hallucination that the I'nlted States
was a world power. It was a nice bit
of English superiority, that note, and
when Mr. Cleveland got It. did he get
"mad"? The record Indicates that he
did.
Early in December he sent to congress
his famous message on Venezuela. He
reviewed the boundary' disputes be
tween England and Venezuela and called
attention to England's evident deter
mination to disregard Venezuela's
i-lnlrus. As England was blocking very
effort to obtain a Judicial ascertainment
of the facts concerning the boundary,
Mr. Cleveland asked congress to create
an American commission to go to
Venezuela, determine the correct boun
dary line and thus give a basis upon
which this government could build Its
case In support of tho Monroe doctrine.
In that message Mr. Cleveland said:
Be Good or right.
"When such a report (that from the
American commission) is made and ac
cepted. It will, in mv opinion, be the
duty of the I'nlted Slates to resist bv
every means In Its power, ns a wilful
aggression upon lis rights and Interests,
the appropriation by Great Britain of
any lands or the exercise of govern
meiAal Jurisdiction over any territory,
which, after Investigation, we have de
termined of right belongs to Venezuela.
"In making these recommendations I
am fully alive to the responsibility in
curred, and keenly realize all the conse
quences that may follow. There
Is no calamity which a great nation can
Invite which equals that which follows
a supine submission to wrong and in
justice, and tho consequent loss of na
tional self-respect and honor, beneath
which are shielded and defended a peo
ple's safely and greatness."
Monro Doctrine Established.
That message meant that one of two
things would happen there would be a
war with England, or England would
back down from Its position. The war
scare sent stocks a-tumbling In Wall
street and tha Anglophiles raved against
Mr. iieveiana. But congress supported
htm and passed the law appointing the
commission, and the people of tho coun
try at large shouted their approval of
his firm stand. Lord Salisbury and tha
British government came down from
their high horse, the British lion slunk
away with Its much twisted tall between
Its legs and England agreed to arbitrate
me Doundary dispute. England got
most of the terrltorv It claimed In the
final outcome, trat It got it by a Judicial
decree and not by forco of arms.
From the day that Mr. Cleveland sent
that message to congress the nations of
Europe have looked upon the United
States In a different light. The Monroe
doctrine, which Is the foremost posi
tive feature of our foreign policy. Is no
longer a toy with which we are gra
ciously permitted to amuse ourselves;
but it Is an accepted factor In Interna
tional polity which commands the re-
TO SETTLE DISPUTE
BY FJUEXDLY SITT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal 1
Eugene. Or., Aug. 21. --The clty
councll solved the bond Issue problem
yesterday by agreeing with the Willam
ette Valley company to fight out a
friendly suit In which the Willamette
Valley company will refuse to tako tic
bonds on the ground tint they arc
Illegal because of the procedure In au
thorizing them.
Man's Best yriend.
Man or woman will never find a bet
ter friend than Sexine pills, tho great
nerve, stomach and kidney tonic Wice
ti a box, six for $5, with foil guarantee.
Address or call tho J. A. Clemens"on
Drug Co. corner Second and Yamhill
streets, Portland. Or. the store where
you get Just what you want.
state to receive '.' for each day's work.
The trunnl officer may notify the
parents first and then If no action Is
taken a comolalnt will be brought
against them In the court. The count
superintendents must furnish eac
teacher with the census roll of their
district. The teacher Is compelled to
report every lour weeks those who are
not at tendl o i: school. if the superin
tendents or teach. :m violate any of
these provisions th.-v are subject to
a fine of from $T lo $:!0.
Ill Josephine countv the percentage
of attendance has been the highest,
per cent. In Harney county II Is the
lowest, till :irr cent. In some counties
not Munich truant offlepj-H have been
appointed an In nthr counties the
school superlnlenilents have appointed
sheriffs. The latter - re not satisfac
tory because they re.trd tho work ns
n minor duty.
Next to Josephine county the per
centage of a t tetiilance Is greatest in
Baker where it is '.Ml; In Multnomah
county it Is .". per cent; Clatsop, 9i;
Grant. '.Ill; Hent'Mi. Ml, .Clackamas, 03;
Columbia, , Coos M; Curry, 91;
Douglas, 9L'; Gilliam. 9-'; Jackson, 9;
Klamath. US; Lake. 94 ; Lane, 91; Lin
coln, in; I, Inn. 9:'; Malheur, '.)-. Marlon.
9L Morrow, 92; I'olk. 9L'; Sherman, 94; !
Tfllanmnk, 9.1; I'malilla. 93; I'nlon. 9.'!;
Wallowa 92; Wasco, 9L Washington.
91. Wheeler. 9H. Yamhill. 94.
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COLLEGE CLOTHES
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for young men very different
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Price $15 to $35
U. OF 0. PRESIDENT
WEDS IX COLORADO
(Special Plsptitrh to The Journal
Grand Lake, Col., Aug 21 Profes
sor t1. C. t ampoell. president of the
T'nlversitv of Oregon, was married "nere
last night to Mrs. Susan Campbell
Church of San Francisco. The couple
will enjoy their' hbnoymoon at Sulphur
Springs clear bore, and when the fall
term opens at the university, will go
to Oregon.
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fSerdid Plupntrri to The Journal.)
Junction Cltv. Or.. Aug. 21. With
n!. 1 '. o dissenting otes Junction Clly
school district voted $.1.09" worth of
additional school bonds. Tho money
will be used to mtall steam heaters
and other i in pr. '"enien t s In both the
public and IiikIi school.
i he new jejuni nigii scnofii nuiicitng
will be finished in time for the re-
eption of pupils at tue September
term. I he structure is modern through
out and is surrounded with a yard which
ill In. beautified w ith trees and flow
ers. ii is 'iio intention to have n 12-grade
high school. -
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PtatfK had a rlfrht to he concerned in "pect of all the world. The war with
tt.f controversy.
tl Monroe doctrine.
th fact that
tnlA(o.lr1 territory r
Irin republic and
tnlt .t claim to an
the dispute with Venezuela ao lone aa
Ihe American frovernment continued to
ttt In tha capacity of a friendly media
tor. Therefor, on July t(J. 1S95. the Amer
ican government diapatched a note to
Inland declaring: that tho fnlted
FVi'e had taken Veneiuela'e place In
The note outlined ajrajn
called attention to
Knland waa attempting
mimed df an Amer-
had refused to aub-
Imparttat tribunal
fa tdjvdlcatlon There waant any-;
tllnir nv-aly mouthed about' that note,
ffr it fcarked back to the old daya of
JT7 and wild Borne rroasly Impolite
V It,- about monarchical ayatems of1
'fovemment and our rurpoee to keep,
B'lCta aratema from prorajratlnf on i
American anil. And It ail ended with .
peremptory demand for an Immediate j
reply and the flat atatement that fur-'
tber rraaVal on England a part to aub-(
mlt the boundary queatlon to arbitra-1
tlnn would embarraaa future relations ',
between the United Ptatea and Great
Uritaln That w-aa twlatlnr the lion a ,
tall with red-hot ptneera' I
BaliabarUm Imaoteac. j
Err la ml replied In a. eupeflll'iua and i
e"d-edln imi that the Monroe d"r- '
inne an antiquated reii nr de4
teat t dldn t arp'r t thia Veeie
ue4a row, ao bew , that n(las4 bad
mxiin maaa ua a cosmic power in a
fighting acnae. Mr Cleveland' stand
In defense of the Monroe doctrine and
of Veneiuela advanced the I'nlted States
to the flrat rank aa a diplomatic power.
And no diplomatist on earth todar ae
rloualy doubta that the United States
will back up the Monroe doctrine and
defend 'any American republic. eren
wayward Venemela, from European ag
areaalnn with all the force It poaaeaaea
The Cleveland doctrine will endure.
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