THE . OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL, i PORTLAND, .' MONDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, . 1912.
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' Have more than thou, eheweat
Speak lees than thou knoweet
liend less than thou oweet
Learn more than thou troweat,
Let lest than thou throweat
v i Shakespeare.
ONCOLX
BELIEVE ? this government
cannot endure ' permanently
half slave and half , free."
Abraham Lincoln.
'' Twenty-two thousand textile work-
era at Lawrence, Massachusetts, are
asking. an addition of 21 cents a
week for women and 31 centa for
men, to their average wage ot.$6
1 a week for women and $9 for men.
The : textile indOBty is one of : the
J most highly protected In the world,
j and the tariff ia 'on the pretext that
j It benefits the worker.; Every oth-
er day there is a t pauper burial
I among, the textile i workers at Law
i rence. ' ':" '
J Even , the negroes in old slavery
1 days did hot. have a pauper funeral
; every other day. Nor was their
2 standard of living at a lower level
i than must be that of textile work-j
; ers denied an average wage advance
of 21 and 31 cents a week. , :
J Could . the great humanistic heart
or Abraham Lincoln realize, the near
t pauper Issues , of the life struggle
' among the workers at Lawrence,
, would there not once more come out
! of the silence, that great utterance
t at Springfield, "I believe this gov
; ernment cannot endure permanent-
Iy half slave And half free?"
J Then, as he said( In 1858, we can
hear him repeat In 1912, ;"I do not
expect the Union to- he. dlssolved--
I do not expect the house to fall
r but I do expect it will cease to.be
J divided." -'7?'; i ,r
i In. the light of hrstory. It is ra-
tlonal to believe that 'Abraham Lln
coin, ' looking' dowa' oft the ' gleam-
ing bayonets of the strong arm - at
I Lawrence, would,' with broad human
$ ity and .exalted . patriotism ., insist
V4. .l I. , knt In on .lti
I that, not in a tariff, but in an eight
J hour day and a minimum wage, lies
" the Immediate hope of ; American
"labor. . i 1 ,
ULS1
BLOWS OFF, STEAM
T
H Ulster I mountain as; in
i)or,: we-wm ortpg jn ana arn
30.000 'men' the unionists Pro-
clklmoifd'KatIotfallst meet-
'"ing shall be held In' this our ancient
5 city. The outcome was th,e'mouseof
noisy abuser In ;the stteets. fTheT words
were violent but nothing else, while
two Nationalist meetings 1 vere held
civ In Belfast instead ' of one.
; The standing-committee "of the
... Ulster unionist council resolved that
they would take steps to prevent the
meeting jiJSut.lti'was held.and, Win-.
Eton Churchill' and John ; .Redmond
made their promised pratlonsi only
. dl6turbe&by;:tbev suffragettea .cries
for vntn fnr Trloh vrnrnttn
The pressure ' of the -times bad
brought the government and the
Nationalists together. It was an-
nounced that all the main features
of the home rule bill have been
. agreed "oq that Ireland is to have
v financial as well as political auton
omy, the only, reservations being that
; the English parliament retains con
trol of the old age pensions act, and
: of the continued working out of the
Irish land act for which England
nas supplied tne capital.
,So far. as reported Winston' Chur-
y chill's speech was set In the- concili
atory key..,,. . :
freedom, without either Catholic or
' Protestant predominance was pro
vided for".. ,
There is an inordinate amount of
noise in this Ulster unionist cam
paign. .How much of it is due to
the English unionist party, and the
v lords, will not appeat. ; The home
rule bill offered the best Chance of
, ' attack on a government measure.
Their social service plans which i
make up the rest of their program!
j were. to6 popular. Hence these tears. I
i n a n n h nr inn nnimv 11 rn ar
; men talk as long and as loudly" as
, they will, but they must not act. It
generally wins.
I , MOHAIR
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ONSIDERING how faot the Ajn-
jurn iuav iB .19s.1ag; lis place as
a regular Inhabitant of an Ore
gon farm,- and how many more
of these animals, both useful and
beautiful, there will bo as their value
is better known, it is worth while
to learn somewhat about the indus
try elsewhere.. ':
The consul of the United States
at Bradford, la Yorkshire, England,
the bomeof the mohair , trade, has
Just sent out a general sketch of
much Interest , , , ' , '
Until . recently almost , the ' entire
supply of mohair came ' front Con
stantinople, But now South Africa
has disputed the - market, v In 1911
Turkey mohair waa ' imported to
England to the total of 6,65 0,00 Q
pounds Cape mohair 18,110,191
Pounds. ' A little 'comes there from
Australia and from -' Amorlca. . but
American" mohair is generally sold at
- 'halr Is not Of BS gOOd quality SS
! attn er Turkish Wfifintli ; Afrinan.
i The" Bradford market is not bo
very stable, M'.Vthe! demand and
therefore the price, -varies with the
factions ,in '-ladles' dress; If Is used
in'! dresses, and ljf bright colors are
fashionable'1 the, :call ; ; for .Jmohalr
grows. ' It is made also Into braid
ing, aid Into edging for men coats
,"'at71 w " nown as
lisuuuo is a inuuair i&uric. aisu
aro linings, plushes, bindings. Imi
tation soalsklns, astrakhans, and
other skins are mide from mohair -
it Is also used for eofa, chair, and
table covers. Teddy bears, and other
toys are of mohair. Most of the mo
hair is made up with cotton warps
i and mohair' being used to imitate
furs, so mercerized cotton Is used to
Imitate mohslr.
The uses of It are extending and
the demand increasing. It has now
Its regular place in the industries
of Yorkshire.
1 Tt Is well to know that a big mar
ket exists elsewhere thr- in our east
ern' states, and Ofl which is well able
to prove a regular and vigorous com
petitor. THE LABOR CIRCULARS
f
HE manifestos of the Portland
labor council are hearing fruit
The Indianapolis Sun of Febru-
, ary 4 has the following:
"A- warning to, ; Ifadlana people
without capital" to keep away from
the state of Oregon has been issued
by; the Central Labor council of
Portland end vicinity through Gov
ernor Marshall.:,1 ;
A communication paints the con
dition of the Oregon, laboring man
in the blackest hue and advises peo
ple who must depend on their earn
ings to steer clear of that state, ,
, , "The . letter., declares that Instead
of being paid S7 a day, as Is adver
tised: in the east, carpenters receive
from $2.50 to S4 a day, and there
are usually thra men looking for
every Job.
"Unscrupulous employers of labor
and dishonest real estate men are
held responsible for the misleading
advertising which has brought thou
sands of people from the y eastern
states only to find their dreams
blasted." ? . , .
The labor council planned- well.
Eastern newspapers are looking for
literature with- which to blacken Orer
gon. -i They, have long seised upon
every opportunity to print deroga
tory , .statements . for . counteracting
the ;v excellent reputation,, Oregon
fruit, Oregon wheat, Oregon laws,
Oregon , climate and Oregon - people,
have recently acquired throughout
the country. '
The labor statement sent out some
time ago is exactly .the .stuff the
I eastern press Is looking ' tor."'- Thie
later statement and the posters now
being s.ent will give them other am
munition with which to discredit
Oregon. v,V ....
- Nor will the reading public of the
east discriminate. Apparently the
labor council only alms to keep
worklngmen from coming, to Ore
gon. . The assertion in the labor
poster that "10,000 men In Portland
are unemployed and starving" will
be accepted generally as meaning
that Oregon is a good state to- side
step. When to it is added the as
sertion by the labor council that
.these men were brought, here by ly
ing advertisements, eastern readers
will at once conclude, all favorable
statements about Oregon are false
and the state a place to be . avoided.
With a few more manifestos by
1 1 W nmtftnll tt wrlll ViroontlTr
be so that any easterner, compelled
by business engagements to visit
Oregon', wil) come with one hand on
his pocketbook and with a cocked
reVolver In the other. If a part of
our population advertises the other
part as a bunch of crooks we must
expect our visitors to come In
stealthily, be as - quiet about it as
possible and make a quick getaway.
It will take a long time for Ore
gon to recover from the effects of
the circulars and posters. They will
very, largely counteract advertising
sent out by development bodies and
Oregon counties. They will be mis
understood,, and $ meaning read in
to them by both eastern newspapers
and eastern readers that wa.s not in
tended. It will be charged that the
state is in a ferment with union lab
or, a charge that will have , a con
siderable ' effect .In keeping vaway
capital. In a general way, the labor
statements will lay 5 Oregon - under
suspicion; and undo a greatMeal that
has been done toward' peopling the
state,
, HASTEN THE TREATIES
I
S another reason wanted, for the
early ratification of the unin
jured peace and , arbitration
treaties? ; Then, the declaration
of Secretary Knox, the othor day. la
the presence of 'the German ambas
sador, setting near him,' supplied It.
Germany,' the secretary bald, stand
ready to follow the lead 'of Britain
and France In ; becoming bound tcj
the United States in similar; engage
mcnts. ' -; i ,s- .'.si-
Then let the senate note. ' If these
grave and reverend, ceignlors are o
fear,, the scarecrow that Mr. Roose
velt and bis follower ..the Kenator
from Massachusetts,, have set up, lot
the people know and ;mark It. :-, i ?;
Scarecrow, and not' argument Jt
Is,' and it tests .'on assumption, pure
and simple :-y V.:: 'v''-7
These nations, Britain jnd France,
and,- it la1 hoped Germany, -solemnly
sign and ratify treaties binding them
with the United S'a'.ea to .arbitrate
all, matters in ', dispute not xclud'
lr.g thoee of national- honor and In
terest. Are .,. these n ations plotting
all the while to submit throb ques
tlona which : they ad. we' and the
whole, world agree a not arbitrable,
Here tome in the Monroe doctrine,
our Immigration laws." and aasump
tloar ; by the .federal government of
debts of the southern statos during
secession. :':i.';,H5'';V"'; n' '
. To make that assumption win two
out of the three co-amisoloTiors ap
pointed by the prenfdent ' with the
consent of the senato, would needs
1 join ; the eonsplracy to betray their
country, . ; v ?
No corresponding objection has
been raised by the other parties to
these , bargains," who havo not ven
tured for their own credit's take to
voice such discreditable suspicions,
If they ever entertained them
The responsiveness of Germany
adds a new attraction to tho treaties
If things that are equal to the rame
thing arj, equal to each othor, wtiy
are not the : treaties of each with
the United States tho hlghrond to
a bin",ng agreements between them
elves? Then Indeed would tje, day
star of peace arise
THE SOCIAL INSTINCT
I
T Is encouraging to note that , the
American people are beginning
to take cognizance of the needs
of youth. It is a hopeful sign
when philanthropic organizations
come to realize that the welfare of
the community. Is largely dependent
upon wholesome recreation for the
young. It Is a matter for congratu
lation that Portland is rising to the
call for social centers.
The one thing that all people,-re
gardless of station, race or color,
have In ; common . Is a desire I to , be
with' other human beings. The one
thing that human 'beings need more
than "reform" is recreation diverted
In the proper channels. The recog
nition of this vital need means more
to the nation than any educational
or humanitarian public service that
can be devised. It Is following the
course of nature; It is the most hu
man step that has yet been made
toward national progress.
In more than 100 cities and
towns In the United States, there are
social centers. Rochester was the
pioneer. Following in her wake
come New York, Boston, Philadel
phia. Chicago, Pittsburg, Milwaukee,
Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus,
Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Toledo. And
now California and Oregon, are ris
ing to the trumpet call. The Uni
versity of Wisconsin has a depart
ment of social centers and civic de
velopment: At Madison, Wisconsin,
there recently gathered a national
convention, the result of which was
the formation of the National Associ
ation of Social Centers and Civic De
velopment with headquarters In New
York City. . .? i,.
In Chicago the - 3nDI'P :b "chools
have been opened' In the evening s
social centers.' There the . young
folk gather for dancing, bowling,
gymnastics and other diversion that
appeal to youth. In speaking of
the Innovation, William L. Bodlne,
superintendent of compulsory educa
tion says:
"Social centers at the schools, for
young people should be commended,
and not condemned. Their - expan
sion merely . means more -construe
tlve agencies for young people -be
tween 16 and 20 years of age. They
will eventually ellmlnafe the 'tough'
dance hall with' the special bar per
mit and the ppolrooms, that are
merely Incubators of crime. ,
"It is far better to have digni
fied dancing at social centers, prop
erly supervised, than to drive girls
the portals of the public dance
halls, where the S'alomlc contortions
of the 'grizzly bear' and 'bunny
hug create the prejudice that exists
today against dancing.
"It would be superficial reform
to. save a girl from the; cradle to
'sweet 16' and then not provide a
decent social recreation center to
combat the temptations of a destruc
tive agency that confronted her. The
young roan at 17 also should have
a constructive factor to keep him out
of the. poolrooms. We have 936 pool
rooms and only 19 boys' clubs! i in
Chicago.? S.-;!
EXPLOITED PRISONERS I
'. ' V' 1 " At;.
N abuse on which light and air
has been let in Is the abomin
ation v of j contracted prison
labor. , ' ''- -.
A manufacturing concern, based
on contracts Tor the labor of the
convicts in Maine, Illinois, and Ken
tucky, has quite recently Issued in
vitations for subscriptions of Its pre
ferred stock, it has the audacity
to' announce that It feels certain of
paying seven per cent dividends on
the preferred stock, and expects its
net earnings to be double enough to
pay that and 10 per cent on its aon
mon stock. This last it proposes td
donate to the preferred stock sub
scribers. ' '. ?v. "K'v ';,;:.'-;-"'' Mr;
. ; This company's factories' are w'lth
ln pflsori walls, 8 00 prfeoners ; are
contracted "for at 62 cents a day,
while free labor of i similar class
eafns 3 2,- a day, it pays &0 rent for
factory ' buildings,' f storage - 5 ware
houses and grounds inddebe whlls,
and is' supplied with free light heat.
and 'power, V-. 'vv-' v,v;!!!-!!'.
1 Such, jthis . company, adds Jaire
"Ideal i. conditions for profitable
manufacturing,''.. They say that they
have no strikes or labors troubles
before their eyes. '?ffv'.-:
Of the profits ;of 'sftch' ;labor Ho
the state and to'.its fortunate con
tractor It would be well a-iid 'olet"
It smells high, first 'of slavery
for they who earn lt,,of robbery to
tho ' families who are starving out
! There has always been ' so much
objection . to ' all clada of road bills
that (opposition has1 become a mere
formality. , , -
Letters From trie People
ICVunmnnlMrinfii ant to Tb Jimrnat fof nab.
Iiratloa la tnli ptrtmnt wiouia poi xra
-put
Aon wctrAm In lafitfth And nut
M irranpiuN
br tb mm and addreH l U aaader,
- .- Portland As Port,-:- -.
Oreron City. Or.. Fab. I. To the Ed
itor of Tha Journal Lt all who Raep
on ao perslatantiT and poaitlvalr ainert
lna; that Portland can- never booortie a
treat aetoiriudXh following; faota
and than Torever hold their peace. ,
A hundred yeara agro a coasting
feehoOner drawing- five feet could not
tall up the Clyde tor Olaarow, Scotland:
No one propoaed tnovlnf tha port down
to the mouth Of tha river. They almply
brought tha ooean up to tha city, and
now the ' largest ateei steamers In tha
world are built there t, Hb narrow la
the rlvor not half the width of the
WillatnettB-that ther launch them at
an anglie; otfferwlee they would run In-
to the oppoaito bank! , A Glaagow man
was ; showing off the forest, of ' ship
ping to a Yankee friend with eonalder
abla prde.r ."Do you call that a rlverf"
aald the Amerloan acomfully.- :"Tou
ought to see our Hudson!" "Hoot, mon,"
answered' the Boot. ' "Ye have naetfting
to boaat atoot, for Qod made your Hud
son, but wo made the Clydal"
Manchester, Kn gland, was ambltlona
to become a seaport It was Inland, did
not even have a river, and had to eon
tend against the opposition of the great
seaport of Liverpool only a faw miles
away, but nothing daunted It dug a
canal at enormous expense, amid a per
fect network of railroads, and brought
ovr thirty feet of water up to Man
cheater. . Compared with that, the prob
lem confronting Portland Is a mere bag
atelle! - , , ..
Philadelphia Is quite a seaport with
Its two miniona of people. ' It la 100
miles from the mouth of tha Delaware,
which does no,t compare with the Colum
bia. Leagne Island navy yard, which
accommodates Uncle Sam's largest bat-
iiecpma, ib mere. Tne port of Phila
delphia la compelled- to keep, largo and
powerful ice boats in commission to keep
ine rver open in wmter. The writer
has seen team erosalnar en the lee to
New Jersey for weeks at a" time, the
ice boats themselves f men in Ice
gorges , at Glouceeter and Hunter's
Point below the citr. SA fent thick, ni.
qairmg xplostvea to remove, and a fleet
of foreign, ships lying at Delaware cape
waiting for. the river to open. And yet
never a word was bald about moving
the port to tho mouth of tha Delaware
with Its capacious bay!
It must be remembered, too. that
Philadelphia la In competition with New
York, less than 100 mtlea north, with
Its 4,000,000, and Baltimore, .an eaual
distance south, with nearly 1.000.000.
The fact is, sailors the world over, pre
fer a. fresh water port for many rea-
aona, not the least of which is tho fact
that the river water cleana the bottom
of therr ships of barnacles and other
ea growths and saves them the ex
pense of docking and scraping. There
room enough on this Faclflo, coast
n the not very distant future for a
San Francisco, a Seattle and a Taeoma
of 1.000,000 each, and a Greater Portland
of 2,000,000 or 3,000,000. Nature has
arranged the rivers, the water grades!
and the hinterland In such a way that
nothing can prevent a huge city grow
ing up at tne "jrorka or tha Columbia,"
except an earthquake.
Let no one etultlfv thanvalva tnl
by asserting that Portland can never
Decome a great seaport ! It la lmpoe-
iuie w ii 10 .Decome anything less!
The Labor: Council's Circular.
Portland. . Feb. . To . tha Editor of
The Journal The Central Labor Coun.
en, wnose ramifications cover North
America, know the conditions existing
over tne wnoia country as well aa any
one. They alao know that never In tha
life of Portland and Oregon has tha
suffering been aa Intense as In the
middle -west and eastern states. If
some states have 400 people per square
mile and others less than 20, the float
ing population will naturally seek the
line of least resistance until tho whole
is more leveled,' regardless of what the
council may say or do. And vet know.
ing alt this, they send letters broadcast
proclaiming and wilfuHy' jnlsrepresenb.
Ing conditions In the state. ; L
Here is a man at 60 veara of aa-a wit
less nan 300 of capital who nought
iv acres or tne despised logged-off
tana, ana in less than five, veara
bought an adjoining 10. He la now
fairly prosperous. What man has done,,
man can do. I could give . scores of
caBes similar to his. The same mor-
tunltles, are here yet, and thousands of
acres can be had for from flO to $20
per acre. "
Why so Intelligent a body of men aa
the Central Labor Council ahould single
out and humiliate Oregon, and more es
pecially Portland, . seems passing
trange. . There must bo some motive.
other than love for city and state. The
bottom falling out of crooked real estate
deals in Seattle and Portland could
hardly be held responsible for the bread
line In Boston, Chicago or St Louis.
'Almost all ao called . hard times of
late years are the result of class lasts
latlon. Great corporations cast, anchor
to windward, demand and receive laws
solely for their benefit.
The Central. Labor Council and asso
ciates? for years have been doing the
same. Bills now pending in states and
nation , ir passed win give them more
power as against the worker outside the
organisation, could they v divert' th
coming people to other states, and the
aemana come zor 10 people and .only
six to respond, they would have the city
of Portland Just where they want It.
So between the devil on ena hand and
the deep sea on the other, the common
people can be thankful they are allowed
10 live. . JOHN.IRWIN..
The Problem of the Unemployed.
Portland, Or., Feb. STo the Editor
of. The Journals It seems that the dls
cusaion of the unemployed problem has
been almost discontinued of late. One
should not Infer from this that the sit
uation has been relieved to any great
extent. The quieting down is due to an
acceptance of the Inevitable a patience
inspired by tne hope of an early spring,
when work will be resumed to a great
extent. -j.
There are hundreds of thousands of
Unemployed in the country today, and
their sligan ever is: "More work!" The
situation will be relieved somewhat In
the spring. But next winter It will be
the same old story again the unem
ployed problem and a discussion of ways
and means to relieve the destitution In
cident to enforced idleness. -,, ' - ; f ;
; The tendency among those who hap
pen to have a Job as winter sets la is, to
work longer shifts, "tearing that-work
Will be scarce later on.,- This should be
reversed,' and instead of an Increase of
working hours per day, there should b
a. decrease. ".$-,,'? '-,.'-. '-:,i,f.
; ' Does this seem unreasonable? " Let i'us
assume that ne-ourth of airwork is
shut down during . the winter months. ,
Then out. of every 1,000,000 wage earn-'
ers there are 260,000 " workers thrown
out of employment Suppose that those
who remain would reduce their work
ing hour ohe-fourth. Then all of tlie
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF :.
SMALL CHANGE.
. If President Tart la a "progressive,"
va wine queer political company.
yr'"v'..' ,;''. ' y ;. V; !':.,.i:V''',.
The . Orearonlan le in tmvnr n mui
roads., tf ther ean ba -obtaJnuif wftliniit
China , seams ' to - be Indefinitely ' da.
leyeoV',-,, .y ,t: ';'.,.; t'V ,r.-:;r, i
A trio down to tha anulhcrn hnnlar
would be aa enjoyable Incident for the
'"miiisa." ' ;, ,.r '. ; - ; . ..; ( .
Tha Ion rap Mm Ttnault s....
Uvea her huab.ni1 tha h,u ntt th.
world "will" be."
.v..,.t... -a y .,'. M-f.,
The man who has eia-htv wives and
seven pianos was careful never to get
mom u togeuier. , . . r -
What Mexico needs la . tha Annrta.
tlon or deatruction- of ill mnm ,. and
other dangerous weapons. ..... ,
Tha ath Of atintKr wmA man im
announced. He was 60. Much of the
world's best work Is being done by men
past that age. - . .., -v.; ,
Sneaklna of tha nardannd av.hankar.
Morse, a dianatch 1 sava "his death la
only a' queatlon of time," Well, that la
true et, all ef US; v., .
Girls in various blaeea In th state
are giving leap year dances, but it Isn't
reported that they are asking their beat
fellows the momentous question.
Taft's renomlnation , Is alreadv aa-
sured. say Hillea and McKlnlev. Than
why all this preparation for a stu
pendous effort to effect his nomination T
Surelv.' thera should ba a tnennment
to the memory of Sam Simpson tnougb
better recognition of his genius while
he wss alive would have been of more
value to him.' - ,
The Columbia Orchard promoters are
reported to have swindled people out of
$2,000,000 or so; but that is probably
no legal crime. A 12 matter would have
been different
"It's leap year," said the blushing
maid, to the bashful youna man at her
side, :"so to ask I mustn't be afraid.
Will vou ' take me for your ' lovimr
brldef The vounar man 'turned flrat
red. then pale, he stammered, coughed,
seemed aught .but glad, before her
steady look did quail, then said: "I'll
ask my ma and dad.".
SEVEN HOMELY; NOTABLES '
John
Ugliness personified wae the great
English commoner, John Wilkea His
receding, scowling forehead, over little.
squinting eyeS; his large, ill-shaped
nose and Wide, thick-lipped month, dis
closing, v as he talked, uneven, yellow
tusks, made his countenance so repel,
lant that the children fled from him
in tl.o streets. v
Wilkes became prominent In English
history at the time when the American
Revolution had Jts Inception and waS
carried through until the eolonlea
gained their Independence. The son of
a- distiller, he was born In Clerkenwell,
London, in 1727. Early la Ufa his ugli
ness became a byword. And, strange
as It may seem, he had the power of
attracting women to such an extent
that he could have chosen for a wife
almost any lady of England, of what
ever rank er wealth. Wherever he went
women forsook handsome men, of no
matter how ,;great - distinction, to give
their attention to him. He boasted
that, with a quarter of an hour's start,
he could 4 win the hand of any mdy
against ' the ' handsomest man In Eng
land. And apparently his r boast was
well founded, for men of fine manners
and courtly . graces 4 looked i Impotent!
on when he entered into a company, t '
When still a young . man Wilkes -b-talned
the rank of colonel in the Buck
inghamshire militia and boot afterward
a aeat In parliament , from -Aylesbury
Here he soon gained -for .himself no
toriety and popularity, and his unlovely,
pockmarked -countenance became known
throughout all England and feared by
thoae In power. The "North Briton," a
paper which- ha- conducted,- commenced
a series Of ' attacks on the Earl of
Bute's administration and ha was con
victed hi the court of the king's bench,
after having been expelled from the
house of commons. He succeeded in
getting a verdict against the secretary
former working force could be put back
to work again, at the same wage-scale
per hour. This would work no Injustice
on factory employes and contractors;
aa all work is bald by the hour, and
therefore, the finished product would
cost no more than before. It would in
sure employment to thousands, of wago-
earners who would otherwise be reduced
to want during the winter months. i
Modern machinery has made this step
imperative, and in my mind, this is the
only method that Will bring about a per
manent relief. . 7
Of course "there are those who will
throw .up their hands In horror at the
mention of this plan, ' at . first But I
have heard men (wage earners, at that)
argue loud and long for the 12-hour
workday. , .
Is It not somewhat ridiculous that we
must be confronted, year after year, by
the problem of the unemployed, as soon.
as winter Bets In, and are forced to' ac
knowledge that the situation is grow
ing worse Instead of better? It is im
possible to bring about a condition that
will permanently insure a greater
amount of work. We can only hope for
a more equal distribution of Jobs. No
matter how reluctant we may be to ac
knowledge it, labor is the paramount
Issue Of today, and mast sooner or later
be controlled by legislation. ' ' .
W WARREN MCTJLLOCH.
Thinks Bourne the - Man.
Portland. Or., Feb.. 10. To the Editor
of . The Journal. Among others, Ben
Selling Is apparently awaiting a "call
to enter the lists aa a contestant for the
seat of Senator Bourne. . A while back,
he was announced as one ef the Taft
Boosting committee, and I notice that
"Taft Headquarters" is now In the Bell
ing building. . v :-'! .
As I have sired up bis senatorial etiu-
hunt be Is put forward as a champion
of the Oregon system of lawmaking.
Unlees he convinces the people beyond
a doubt that he Is unreservedly for the
Oregon system, he surely hasn't a look
In for the senatorship. And tf he Is un
reservedly for the Oregon system,, Why
is he boosting for Taftt We all know
that Bourne is unreservedly for the Or
egon system and I think he has demon
strated that he couldn't be, and at the
same time favor the reelection of Taft
Does Mr. Selling think h can Scarry
water on both shoulders T"Hr get Intel
ligent support from both ;V progressives
and standpattar8-'''r;;''y;;y i ''.
If Mr, Selling happens to see - this.
will he explain his position' through the
columns of Tho Journal? - ,s
And while he Is About It will he also
point out some of the things that Sen
ator Bourne could havodone, and should
have done, and failed or neglected to do,
in his official capacity, for the ood of
the country or the state? ' ' .'s ;, . J
It seems to me that Senator Bourne has
well and creditably fulfilled his official
duties,
By his able, lndefatlgityle and
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
the Bend bahd has been reorganised
The California Fruit Canners' asso
ciation has decided to closp its box fac
tory at emppington. ( a ,
'Vi'V'' "''-1 "v f'f v -, V . V,' M' h " fr" '
A '.oommerolar club has been organ.
Ised.at Sublimity. , its membership; In
cludes cltlaena of neighboring towns and
villages. ,
a ;';;' ;..'; -f.:.'r . .
' The" freshman " class of Paclfio nnl
versltyj at Forest Grove, will give their
annual t)la Febrliarv 22.' They will
present 1'What Happened to Jones.", ,
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The Hillsboro authorities have pur
chased a fine team for 1680. The ani
mals Will : be used On Street work and
In hauling the fire apparatus to fires
In the unpaved dlstrlcta.;." j.. ;vr-,-.
SVoodmenvof the World at Milton are
planning a membership campaign to In
ii gn to in
S3 to 100.
ereaae tne enrollment irom
A banquet on the evening of March
11 will end the competition. ' - -
;C.,i,.,,'--., e-r.;e ' V ;?i ', .J '!
The Oregon OrlahOi published at Vale
but discontinued a yekr ago,' has been
revived as a 12 page 5, column monthly
?nd will be , devoted to the .general
arming and livestock interests of east
ern , Oregon, y.i . ',i'''kS;
HarrisTjurg Bulletin: While there are
some who do not believe the King drag
Is a good road toot for this section-of
country. - the Bulletin will continue to
advocate its use In preference to some
people's method of doing nothing a-talk
. .....; a. . :y-y ' , .
McMlnnville Telephone- Regteter: The
comfortable financial eondltlos of, Yam
hill county is well reflected lu the brer-
ity of the delinquent tax Hat.'. Tho
time Is not long past when It required
from one to two pages.". Now it Is lees
than One column. ' - .
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Cloverdale' Couriers That this climate
is conducive to long life and hardy old
age la exemplified in Grandma .woods
of Woods.' she is 78 years old and
this week rode from Bentley, where
she has been visiting, to Woods In an
open wagon, a distance of 25 miles, and
stood the trip line. ,. t
Rev. A. B. Wade, who was . pastor
of the Christian church in Forest Grove
about 20 years ago, died recently at
his home In Alanaon, Mich. The News
Times says: r'Rev, Wade was a dis
tinguished looking man,, a long brown
heard which rlDDled nearly to his Knees.
attracting much attention, when he waa
In a crowd.
WCkes.
of state for illegal aelsure of hla pa
pers, but In tha meantime himself in
curred another prosecution for printing
an obsoene poem called ' aa "'Essay on
Woman."
Wilkes did not appear to receive
Judgment, so was outlawed and fled
to France. .
Then the great hold which this evil
vlaaged man had on the people became)
apparent, for in 1761. while still In
France, he was again elected to par.
liament, and When he was prevented
from taking his seat and committed to
the king's bench prison, it led to dread
ful riots. And being rechosen several
times, the eleotion was as often, declared
void.
" George III hated thoroughly the very
thought of his Ill-formed, unseemly
countenance, for he was known as tho
champion. of popular liberty. Mobs,
marching With banners In the streets.
yelled his name, end the watchword of
thousands waa "Wilkes and Liberty."
When in the fcarly twenties, his ugly
face, with. Its Irresistible fascination
for women, won for him the band of
one of the most beautiful heiresses of
the times. "Beauty and the Beast they
can us." said he once, in talklna- to
friend," and really I cannot find fault
With the description." 7 "
In 1770 he became an alderman and
four years later lord mayor of the city
of London, and was eventually returned
to parliament ana allowed to remain.
Wilkes' morals matched hla faoe In
ugliness, for he was known all hla life
aa a wild and profligate character. But
he waa scholarly and able, and as tho
implacable foe of tho arroga?l.nd atu
pldlty which marked the asministra-
tiontof the government at that period.
he stands out aa one of the strongest
ngures or nia time. ,
Tomorrow John James Het Degger.
broad-gang championship of the Initia
tive, referendum and recall, he hi
multiplied hla usefulness, not : only to
the state, but to the cause of good
government everywhere. He is clearly
entitled to the hearty support for re
election, qr every mend .of the Oregon
ayaiem. ' . v
Senator Bourne has served his nov
ltlate, how has good committee assign
ments, and by seniority is In Una for
oener ones, ,
He Is now In position te do thlnga
ror Oregon, that no newly elected sena
tor could bope to. Seniority counts ther
eves more than genius or abnormal abil
ity. Then what folly to propose . a
change, for whimsical reasons when
any change Involves the loss to Oregon
of the seniority which Bourne has, and
which will require years and years for
Selling or any other aspirant to, ac
quire? -. .
Does it not look, on reflection; as
though Mr. Selling was more Interested
in adding a dignified title to-his other
good, things, rather than the Welfare of
Oregon, and" the. cause -of good .govern
ment? , ,'B."I BATLKY.
)' Wants More Light.'
PorMand, Feb. -To the Editor of
The Journal. -I have been" reading With
much interest the writings 6f many of
your contributors In regard Tto the
single tax." As yet I have failed to glean
from their letters the system of taxa
tion as applicable to church properties,
private school properties and properties
of charitable v Institutions, also, how
street railroads Will be taxed and What
basis will be used to value the above
properties.';'; In my work I meet f all
classes of people., I find that nearly all
the small property owners are for the
single tax and all largo property own
ers are against It; Still none that I have
come across are, as they say themselves,
"well lnf ormed. One of your contribut
ors who signed "Lasoomb" started his
writings, as though he thought everyone
in Oregon , understood . the question
thoroughly Undoubtedly he is and Has
been a student of, the single tax for a
long period of years, i Mr. ;U'Ren In
what writings 1 have read , of . his, is
along the same lines. . Numerous Social
ists I have conversed with say.it if the
first effectual step towards Socialism.; I
have been a resident 'of Portland 1 year
and came from .Cleveland, Ohio: was an
ardent admirer of Tom Johnson's poll J
cies, 1 wnicn flirrered somewhat ' from
the Henry George, Dr. McGlynn policies.
If Mr. U'Ren or, . "Lascomb,' , will', an
swer through the columns of The Jour
nal, by explaining the way the single
tax will apply to the above Institutions.
I am sure It-will be read with serious
ness by hundreds 1 of voters who aro
clamoring for more Information in re
gard ttf. .the queatlon. .' V -.NOSWAU Vt
It Is easy 'for a man who wonts i
the people demand him to take it -
TLat Go
V'";;:'fV;'Dee
From Colliers,
the pioneers of the Imperial valley
In southern California know pretty well1
the significance of ' the phrase "up
against i, the real thing. i They have
made a rich farming country, out of
nothing If any pioneers ever did, and '
they have had about. all the difficulties
and discouragements In . the'-calendar.
They went down Into a desert below sea
level and were mismanaged. -baked: sand-
swept,, and every now and then flooded "
by the crasy Colorado. It la Interesting .
tt-va-jitytnerefore, Jn the Imperial Valley
''PrtVtnfft--!4tho entire population of
the valley has formed into a comoaet
legal, progressive entity to act officially
tor the people with all tha authority ,
vested In the supervisors of a county"
for theSwrpose of, seeing to It that the '
entire 265.000 acres in the Imperial Ir- ,
rtgatlon district Is. irrigated as soon as
possible. Tha scheme Involves many dif
ficulties of adjustment wish companies
already In .the; field, but the "Trese"
thinks that these will be met satisfae- 1
torily,, ; '.-Only . the ; olty of the dead," -it
says, "is Without problfms. " The fact
that the community has problems and Is
solving them Is the best possible recom
mendation ' of that people and of the
Interests they represent The exberl-
ence -which has brought - the imperial
valley people together has made them'
a little Impatient of the more artificial
uses to which some of their neighbors',
put land. "Real estate to Los. Angeles ,
and San Diego," Says the "Press," Is !
what corn and cotton are to exchange
brokers. If those cities should look on
real estate as the basis of productive-''
sess, vast good could be accomplished. "'
But the coast cities, are riven to sit tin
on the safety valve of industry cheap
land. They do. not bend -their energy '-
In building empire, preferring to build
pungaiowa. . xnvse remarks Were sug.
gested by reports from Chicago that
150,000 persons wert out of emnlovmant.
and by a ator? In a Los. Angeles paper
of a young married man, who had been
trying for a year and a'halt to find a
Job;?" ' ' .; ..-.
Tanglefoot
; Ovsrholt
THE SPIELER'S LAMENT, j
WWCKfCf,
ni OUT
Phonographs are to take the plao
of the spielers on the sightseeing cars
at San Diego, Cal. The machine will
be operated by the driver. News Item.)
They've took us from th' rubberneeks;
they've drove us from th' show;
iimy ve bowbq our .JODS up tlgnt
wax: we've rnt na niana ta aw
They've , took the pie from us, by heol
le from us, by heok.
wnicn you'll as
arree la mean.
an'
on th Job that onoe waa mine
they've put a blamed machine.
Now, what la blank does, a phonograph
know 'bout th city- hall?
How oan it tell when it's time to rest
or to stand up straight and bawlf
what oan, It -say 'bout th' "grandest
, ' view," er th tale of th ghosts
that walk? '. "...
Ge ain't It fierce! A blamed machine
to take our Jobs and .talkt .
They've said: "Go out and peddle soap,
or anything you please; - .
There's nothing doing here no morel
th' nhnnnarunh'a th' xhaaaa
And so we gotta amble down; they're
trimmed us slick and clean;
Ifs knocked us out with Just one pun oh
a aao-uiaroea crana macninei
But how in blank dees a phonograph
know when te atom tha m.
And, tell th' rubes on tbtwo back seats
how high the mountains are?
How dAes it know When they pass th
mat? ' ,
Say; ajn't it tough! A blamed machinal
Ano we lose our jobs to that!
Praise for The Journal.
From the Oregon City Courier.
The brightest editorial page of airy
newspaper that comes to the Courier's
exchange table Is The Portland Jour-:
nal's. The editorials are able, tndeoend -'
ent, fearless, tnd on subjeote that make
people tninx, ana a part of the page is,
given over to the public as a medtam
through ' which any man may express
his ideas on any subject The Journal
knowa what the people want these days
and It Is delivering it
eawaa--Bsa-Baa aaeStJBVMaaiaaM SaaBasaaaa I.
Ont of the Bfoatbs of Babes.
Neighbor How's your mother this
morning, Tommy? - -' ,-
Little Tommy She's better, thank
you... - . : - ... -
Neighbor Can she sit up?
Little Tommy No. ma'am. She can
sit down, but she has to. stand up.
. v v. . . ,e -;,
Willie's mother had been telllna- hla
father , about the little boy's mlsbe
havlor during the day, . , . , '
"Mamma," said Willie, "you havs the
baddeet memory I ever saw."
"Why do you think so?" she asked.
" 'Cause," was the renlv. "you alwara
remeniber the bad things I do."
Very :(LlkeIy. '
, .From Life. , , , '
Ah," said the Christmas amest. "how
I Wish I could Sit down to a Christmas-
dinner with . one of . those turkeys we
missed on the farm when I was a boy
as the central figure!" ; ; ; f
"Well," said the host "vou neva nan
tell, This may be one of them." v
RearWmter,
(Confrlbutsd Is Th Innl -ttr.it w-.
ths tamoos Kmi poet. Bis proae-pofms art a V
resnltr teatara of thla hm. i ft.. n.uZ :
The backbone Of winter la often d.
cried by people who huddle around the j
fireside; whenever old Boreaa kioiii n '
his heels they send up a package of '
lachrymose spiels and sigh, for a coun
try where snow isn't found, where roses
and lilies will bloom the year found. But
I ! love .( a country 4 with alii kinds of .
snows,? where winter has whiskers elear
down to his toes, where blizzards cavort -and
the Icicles cling all- over vour fea
tures till thawed in the spring. , Far
cold is a tonio that .braces you up and
makes you aa gBy as an unlicensed pup; .
It fills you with ardor to do hefty
things; 'the healthy man likes It and
dances Snd sings. ' A wind- whooping J
down from the white Greenland hills is
better than any. One's. Cottonwood pills, ' -While
langoroua aephyrs will fill you - '
with bile and make it hard labor to
burble and smile. : There's i energy, health
and a solace in cold! The backbone et 7
winter is better than gold! '
!..."f?t . I. OoPrrtsM, 1911, by r
IMUiXJI ISantSUr Ueorga Uattasw A&una.
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