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Never chase a He; 'f Vu
let It alone It will soon run
Itself to death. You can work
out a good character faster
than calumny can destroy It.
E. Nott.
Austria , and her allies : have but
six 'representatives In the Sacred
College, while s Italy has - thirty
three. There are six French car
dinals, four Spanish, four American
and five altogether from other na
tions. A two thirds vote of all
In attendance Is - necessary to a
choice. The Italians, always in a
majority, will have probably more
absolute control than usual in the
coming conclave for the interrup
tion of travel will doubtless keep
away many of the foreign car
dinals. There Is little doubt that
the well-established precedent will
be followed in spite of the Ltltter
hostilities that have arisen and
that an Italian prelate will b
elevated to the papal see.
CAPITALIZE MOUNT HOOD
A
A CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
COMPREHENSIVE plans have
been mapped out at Washing
ton for building up the Amer
can merchant marine. Presl
rf.nf wiiaon. in consultation with
Democratic leaders of Senate and
Mouse, has approved a project for
the expenditure of about $25-,000,-000
for the purchase of ocean-going
Vessels to le used in carrying on
the foreign trade of the United
A crisis such as has never arisen
before, confronts American com
merce. We must have ships if we
are to sell our surplus products.
Private capital Is wary of invest
ment, and the ships must be avail
able in the immediate future. That
is why the president and his ad
visers have committed themselves
to a plan which might not be un
dertaken under other circumstances.
Whatever may be said for or
against the government going into
the ocean-carrying business, it
must be admitted that the Wilson
administration is following a con
structive program. Under Wilson's
leadership, it cannot be said that
the Democratic party is without a
policy.
Woodrow Wilson's record so far
has been a record of constructive
statesmanship. He began with the
tariff and followed with the cur
rency law, one of the best exam
ples of constructive legislation ever
enacted in this country. Legisla
tion for opening up Alaska with a
government-built railroad came
only after Woodrow Wilson be
came president. Much needed trust
legislation is now being pushed
through congress. The president
has at last been recognized as a
man who is anxious to aid every
legitimate business enterprise.
The United States is especially
fortunate at this time to have a
real leader in the White House.
We are traveling new ground, new
problems are confronting us at
every turn. Under such circum
stances it is essential that the
leader be a man who has mapped
out his course. If the United
States goes into the ocean-carrying
business, the people can assure
themselves that it will be some
thing more than an expedient
adopted without thought or definite
program.
FAINT Idea of what Port
land Is losing every day not
only in dollars and cents but
In good report through the
lack of a good road to Mount Hood
is suggested in a letter to The
Journal from a tourist who had
the hardihood to attempt a trip
to the mountain.
He. writes as follows:
I have driven up from California by
way of Crater Lake and thought I
had experienced everything one could
experience in the way of bad roads.
But yesterday I tried to drive to
Mount Hood to find that the spike
ctudded fragments of shattered plank
which alternate with the dirt filled
chasms on that road made a brand
new experience In auto torture pos
sible for the most hardened tourist.
I endured It for a few miles beyond
Brlghtwood and then gave it up. Of
course it was possible to go on but
the discomfort of the struggle as
well as a regard for the car mtfde it
more of an effort than It would be
worth.
The damage caused by such con
ditions is beyond estimate and ren
ders futile all attempts to advertise
the scenic beauty of Oregon and the
Northwest.
There could be no more propi
tious time to overcome lethargy
and make accessible Mount Hood
and other natural points of in
terest within a two hours' ride of
Portland "by constructing roads to
them that can be traveled in safety
and, comfort.
There could be no more
auspicious time to capitalize our
scenery.
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
sails before entering a race. But -reaching
there will be little difference of . Rhine,
opinion as to the New York Club's
unsportsmanlike attitude in dis
qualifying Shamrock IV because
she was towed 600 miles to avoid
possible capture. . ;".'.t '
The America races have helped
marine architecture but little, for
they have developed a class of
craft which are good for nothing
except racing. The latest develop
ment indicates that the,, races have
not added lustre to American
sportsmanship, for neutral opinion
must certa-nly condemn the ruling
which disqualifies Sir Thomas Lip
ton's challenger.
to the mouth 'of the
NO POSTPONEMENT
T
E
VERY young fellow every man
and woman, for that matter
should burn it Into his con
science that everything: he con
sumes is made by labor some
one's labor and if he does not do
enough productive constructive work
to offset this consumption, he is a
social thief, to the extent of the dif
ference or deficit and morally as
bad as any other thief.
HERE is to be no postpone
ment of the Panama-Pacific
Exposition's opening on ac
count pf the European war.
President Moore has issued a for
mal statement saying that the date
remains February 20, 1915, and
that today, six months before the
opening, the exposition is more
than 90 per cent complete.
The .exposition management has
adopted the courageous and prob
ably the wise course. While the
war may necessitate changes In
plans, it is not certain that they
will be unfavorable. Franc has
formally announced that notwith
standing war she will participate
officially. Great Britain, Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Russia and Bel
gium had definitely declined be
fore the European war started.
There will be little loss in official
representation. ...
It is a practical certainty that
many private . exhibitors from Eu
ropean countries will cancel or
curtail their reservations, thus lim
iting the exposition's representative
character. But this is unavoidable,
and postponement for a year would
probably not change this situation.
In the matter of attendance, the
exposition will probably gain.
There will be few American tour
ists to Europe, and ' the "factors
which will limit foreign exhibits
will increase attendance. The man
agement is probably right in assum
ing that the people visiting the ex
position will be augmented rather
than diminished by the war.
The Panama-Pacific exposition is
a natural undertaking. The fact
is more than ever in evidence, now
that its success has been questioned.
Many of the statements of his
commentaries are. recalled by the
events of the ; last ; week. In the
first chapter .of his story -he ac
knowledges the valor of the Bel
gians: "All : Gaulf Is divided Into
three parts, one of which the Bel
gians Inhabit." He goes on to say
that , they are bravest ; of all the
peoples of Gaul, and, enumerating j
the ' reasons for this, concludes !
with their nearness to the Germans
"who dwell beyond the Rhine with
whom they are continually waging
war." It was the proud claim of
these northern tribes that they
were the only people who, when
all Gaul was overrun, had- kept out
of their territory the Clmbri and
Teutons, that first host of German
invaders who had even entered the
Romany province far . to the south
and struck terror into the heart of
Rome itself.
Caesar again and again returned
to the conquest of these hardy foes
and only the superior discipline
and military science of the Ro
mans prevailed against them at
last.
HOO'S H00
By John W. Carey.
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
AFTER
r i . i . . i i
ceuere rrom ine recm a,
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BEHIND THE SCENES
I
N REFUSING to make perma
nent an order restraining the
county commissioners from pro
ceeding with the hard surfac
ing of thft Base T.lnft rnnrl Tiid
Added significance is given the McGinn nlafnlv uw nri
above statement by the hearings poInted out the source of opposi-
ueiure iue D.ueB mm8- tlon to. an improvement in the in
siun on inuusinai neiauons wmcn terest Of the public.
are to oe conciuaea in rortiana ifaHT, ,' afm... t
I -a,.,. A d "W VA v- VCUtlUl JXXJ Ul J.
lousy. .. IN- Tlav of th.Trr-Mtoti THT,-fl
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xuo worn. ui ims uumuiiBppw I Pavinz ComnfttlV .Tnd? MrP.-nn
promises some splendia jjrni Jat Roid . . .;
reaching results. Doubtle Bthe
time will come when thaw- will be tlon of peradventure that this propo-
a universal work day of etght.haurs clllon- nwwn woa- up Dy con
J5?mi!:"aJ.c"t,on" 0t to Tba Journal for
tmbliettloD In tbis department abould be writ
? OB lle of tbe paper, abould Mt
exceed 300 wurd in length and must ba ac
companied bj tbe nam and addreaa of tbe
sender. It the writer does not desire to
be tha name published, be should so state.)
DlscoMlott Is tbe sreatest of all reform
era. It rationalises verythlng It toncbes. It
jobs principles of all false sanctity and
throws them back oa their reasonableness. If
tnry bare no reasonableness. It rotfcleasly
crcfhaatbem oat of ajisUoc and sets sp its
own conclusions la ; .their stead." Woodrow
Mrs. Dnniwa Addresses Inquirers.
Portland, Aug. 22. To the Editor
of The Journal My. friend, Dr. Cora
C. Talbot, my co-worker In the cause
of liberty and temperance for all the
people, has created quite a widespread
commotion among- the many well-intentioned
women who have r.art re
cent article from her pen, repeating
part of a brief Interview- with my
bumble self, as it appeared recently fri
"v accommodating columns. The-I
"uen or tne questions reaching me
by letters, telephone calls and personal
appeals, is "Tell us how you are go
ing to get the votes of men to secure a
local option amendment to the consti
tution, applicable alike to the buyer
and seller of intoxicating liquor? Can't
you see that it is other people. In
stead of themselves over whom our
prohibition writers and orators would
still vote to exercise their control?"
io an such queries, coming from 60
many sources that it is Impracticable
to reply individually, I wish to say in
your obllginr columns, which they all,
evidently, read, that if there are not
enough good men to vote for. such, an
amendment there are plenty of wo
men who will be ready to complete a
majority vote for placing it among
our fundamental laws. But if hpfnr.
reaching such a vote we handicap our j
,u":' uj me adoption or the, pend
ing prohibitory amendment, it win
,take many years to accomplish a re-
iorm mat we can otherwise reach at
the general election of 1916.
I would suggest, m reply to all these
queries, that each woman voter study
carefully, both our present one-sided
local option law whlch is not now on
trial) and the pending statewide pro
hibition amendment and they will see
that- neither of these measures pro
poses to penalise but one of the parties
to a mutual Indulgence. Please re
member that women have never been
Who's chairman of the O. O. P. con
gressional campaign a man's size job
In which forsooth he's up against the
grain?
Who'll view with great alarm and
seek to show the hoi pollol that Demo
cratic rule must mean an end to peace
and Joy?
Who'd see to It that Payne and Good
and Kent and Kahn and Mann are not
chased out of Washington afore the
well known can?
Whose stunt it Is this fall to give
those Democrats the raus and with
true blue Republicans to fill the lower
house?
Who seldom goes to bat without de
livering the goods, but has some doubts
about this job? Shake hands with
Prank P. Wood.
A FEW SMILES
QMALXr CHANGE
It Is lucky that the skunk la not aa
bloodthirsty as his war cry.
Kverv roea haa its thorn, but it
might be worse. fluDDoee roses arrew
only on the cactus!
Every baldheaded man sava that ha
does not care. He buys the hair re
storer merely to Keep tbe druggist
happy.
A New Tork man haa srone abroad
to swim the English channel. That's
about the only way he'll get across
just at present.
General Miles assails the war. thus
proving that the trained soldier who
has seen a lot of war is not nearly as
oeuicose as in a aoiaier mat hasn't.
a
Until the European war clouds shall
have cleared up definitely the public
interest In operations for appendicitis
is likely to be reduced to a minimum,
a
Very likely, however, the manufac
turers of inhuman footgear have to
wear the same kind as they sell, which
Is aa near retribution as the law al
lows. .
When the bartender begins to call a
Satron by his first name it is time for
im the patron to atop and consider
whether he really can take It or leave
it alone.
Wonder how many of those I. W. W.
foreigners who were clamoring for
war a short time ago have availed
themselves of the present opportunity
In Europe?
Everv time some people feel very
naughty they quote General Sher
man s remark about war, and tell
themselves that their emotions have
been relieved.
a
It must be obvious to all of us that
little Bel alum is Dlavine the role of
a buffer state right up to the handle
and all the reward she is getlng Is a
numuer ui uuixeia.
A commercial traveler had - taken
a-large order up In Aberdeen and en
deavored to impress upon the canny
Scottish m a n a ger
who had given the
order a box of Ha
vana cigars.
"Naw," he replied.
"Don't try to bribe
a man. I cudna tak
them and I am a
member of the kirk!1'
"But, will you not accept them as a
present?" .
"I couldna," said the Scot.
Well, then," said the traveler, 'sup
pose I sell you the cigars for a merely
nominal sum say, sixpence?"
"Weel, in that case." replied the
Scot, "since you press me, and not
liking tae refuse an offer well meant,
I think I'll be taking two boxes."
OREGON : SIDELIGHTS . I
The growers of Ashland and vicinity
have decided to reopen the city mar
ket. It will be open Tuesdays, Thurs
day a and Saturdays.
tv- T-xr tm.ha v Phtdrja a former
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Ashland, died recently at his home In
Berkeley, CaL, of apoplexy.
.
"Baker county," saya the Baker Her
ald, "will have a record breaking min
eral output for -UH and will have
more output than all the rest of Ore
gon." e
Work is progressing rapidly on the
central acnooi outiaing si j uuvi.vi.
Citv. Th old buildinar haa been raised
and put on a new foundation and Is u
be renovated tnrougnouu
Th Salem Sta teaman la among those
discussing the name to be given the
present European war. rne tatea
man proposes mat it snau De caneo
"The War of the Powers," and thinks
the name will stick.
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The Bandon Recorder proposes that
th ritv nark be converted Into a
camping ground fitted for the use of
summer visitors, inus cudiiuuudi m.
rMnnrca romoarftble With a factory
payroll. Inasmuch as each sojourner Is
estimated to spend 160 to $200 with
local -merchants.
Albany Democrat: Albany is to have
nnhii. raark.t and this haa been def-
inltt.lv 4irmlnad. No ODDOSition Of
any consequence has been encountered
and it is believed that If Albany starts
a market on the right plan it will be
a thorough success. Every farmer in
the county Is favorable to tne project
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A change in grain threshing methods
is noted bv the Enterprise Record
rMoftain An nutflt in Wallowa coun
tv win nhniiah the cookhouse. The
farmers exchange work and thus do
away with the permanent crew. The
change, the Record Chieftain save, -is
expected to give efficient work and
lower threshing bills."
IN EARLIER DAYS
WHAT THE WAR MEANS TO THE U. S.
in
fair op-
"Have you ever heard Jimklns re
late about the time he got halfway up
Mont Blanc with one of his little
nephews and no
guide?" asked one
man of another.
"How long ago did
he tell you about
lt?'i was the evasive
reply.
"Last year, when
he'd Just got home,"
said the first man.
"Well," said the other, "in eight
months since then-he has climbed the
rest of the way, succored a fainting
guide and sustained a snow&torm on
the summit, resuscitated two be
numbed strangers on the way down
and guided the entire party to the
foot, where a group of frantic relatives
was waiting." .
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drink, but he was then encouraged in
his folly by men and women of the
type of the Gervals correspondent.
Tltey dinned "personal liberty," "mod-
consulted about the formation of these ! rat drinking" and "true temperance"
laws, and it is our first duty to vote j ,nt0 his ears and scoffed at idea of
THE PAPAL ELECTION
THE procedure of the Catholic
church requires that within
ten days after tbe death of
a pope, the cardinals shall
assemble to name his successor.
The choice of a successor to Plus
X is of moment to all Christendom
and will be awaited with deep in
terest and with earnest hope that
the decision will be made wisely
and without undue delay.
National jealousies and diplo
matic intrigues, have unfortunately
often influenced papal elections.
With InUnnlInn o 1 tat.A ot
heat as it is now, it is well that
since the last conclave met, one
bountiful source- of disagreement
has been removed. One of the
flrBt acts of Pius X was to forbid
by papal edict interference by any
temporal ruler In the election of
a pope. Austria, as heir to the
prerogatives of the Holy Roman
Empire, had claimed the right of
veto, the power to nullify the
election to the papacy of -any one
not acceptable to her. This was
no Idle, claim. She had repeatedly
exejrclsed it during the nineteenth
u " " .7 ,?N'i.? " . I1 tey were not given a 1
result that the capitalization, of portunity to bid for the' work.
iiaiurui uiuuupuiies ana ofarta vai- mat was tne wnoie case In a
ues will be considerabryeduced nutshell'. It was not a aueBtion
with corresponding Improvement in whether a majority of the property
the distribution of wealth among owners concerned wanted the type
those who earn It. of pavement regularly selected by
Something for nothing will be the county commissioners or not.
more and more difficult of attain- It was simply an effort of certain
ment then. However before we paving' companies to thwart a pub
can have the benefits of an eight lie work because they were not
hour work day in all avocations given the preference. To them the
mere must be universal recognition 1 betterment of the county is a small
among the majority of those con- matter in comparison with their
cerned of an enforceable declara- private purse. To them it Is
tion against a shorter work day ndthing that such men as John B.
for any class of people or workers. Yeon. A. S. Benson and S. Bnfln
In short no one class should have are giving their time anI money in i
rlnir wUn t U 2. t- a.- I ... '
uajr iuaU cigui auure unui every it was a resort to the old metb
worker has the benefit thereof, ods that have caused scandal in
and only when it is universally the pavi-g of city streets. Misrepre-
agreed that a shorter work day sentation and falsehood were
than eight hours is in order and a spread by well blled tongues to
Deneiu to society. - convert public Interest into a nri-
"WTl la ...1la ..I
equality 01 opportunity I vate gain
inus established, classes will dls-
them out of the way, thus refusinar to
allow any set of men to control our
hard won ballots to suit themselves
exclusively. a
ABIGAIL SCOTT DUN1WAT,
appear and brotherhood and jus
tice among men will become pos-
si Die.
THE VACATION MONTH
SPORTSMANSHIP
W
I
. Proportional Representation.
Portland, Aug. 21. To the Editor of
The Journal The proportional repre
sentation bureau has the following
significant statements from the sev
eral nominees for governor on the pro
portional representation measure now
before the people:
Mr. Withycombe, Republican noml
ijee. in his noncommittal way, says:
"I cannot see how it would make any
difference as to party representation;
however, I favor any reform that will
lead to higher efficiency In state legis
lation." With this written statement came a
request for a copy of the measure,
.which was duly sent, followed by a
second and third letter asking for a,
positive statement of his position on
the measure. No reply has been re
ceived from him.
Dr. ,C. J. Smith, Democratic nomi
nee, frankly states his position and
says: "I beg ' to Bay I favor the
amendment. It will. In my Judgment,
tend to make legislatures more effi
cient and any measure seeking that
end should, in these' times of extrava
gant appropriations and high taxes, receive-
general support. " FuYtheY, pro
portional representation wll get those
groups wnicn now are denied represen
HEN
luc European war relntfnn tn ummn that Xfo.K
u ue out anamrock IV, bears to spring. As there can be
Sir Thomas Llpton's chal- do nerffict Jnnn without a Ma-on
lenger ior tne America's so there can be no October harvest
vUy, wa ua ner way, under her without August.
u-u oanu, across me Atlantic. She Tr la In Amriiat thnr tna IrM
was conducting herself strictly in begins her sonar announcing thm
S8?.rv-1rith,,the NeW Yrk coming of the frost within si
urnwl. Vt k . va J cna1' weeks- ' The golden rod begins to
lengers which might seek to lift bloom and let the hay fever germ
IJSLZ" .amel and to avW seashore and the thunder guns of
v"v" tauiure WOra WRH Itha liamrMa
Z..Y " . ' w wuvwying me The days are sultrv and the
TT g moonlight nights are bathed in
w e muua. onamrock I v dew
Sir ThnC rn.H ! k "" and August is as wise in the ways
fill wfnJL Zll tte 8uvgSestIon of the.world as May and June are
Snnirft 1 tanocent She appears to be. idle
)f X WPpM -atIl October, but in fact is laying up a lot of
anl!fweZ" It8"" ?n.then that rk for- somebody else by and
be taken '"D,'l'w"clucni Ior a year by. Like a catr half asleep, she
i . . . keeps her claws concealed while
,ri.Ui vtuu, nomer or the rrjurrine
nun nnf t . I.I . . , .
to't;r r-I?J1,c-" Yt h Preeiou. gifts
i,.Vfc-llT. i,,..18"' repnea and with Ruskin we may. say:
wli, r V naa "panned Kejoice, ye fields, rejoice, and wave
herself by being towed the nn with sold.
miles and that the conditions of the I h511 August 'round her precious gifts
N THE temperate xone August
is a monlth to be lived through.
It is enjoyed by some but not 1 tation in the state legislature an oo-
by all. It bears about the same portunity to be heard. I shall lend It
Both Mr. Oill, Progressive nominen.
and Mr. U'Ren, Independent nominee,
nave piacea it in tueir platforms
On tne Whole the nominees for gov
ernor are known to be favorable to
candidacy of Cardinal Rampolla
frustrated his ambition to sit on
the throne of St Peter and brought
about the election of Plus X in
. his stead. Such dictation cannot
be repeated. Pius X's bull of
1904 denies the right of interfer
ence from without, a right which
waa sanctioned only by custom,
and threatens with excommunica-
, ; tion any member of the concfeve
who allows the mandate of any
government to decide his vote.
Will the powers of Europe, in
spite of this edict, try to influence
the election? ' An Italian cardinal
' has been the choice of most "of the
conclaves but this Is not obllga-
tory. If Austria could still sway
the , election, the might seek re
venge for- Italy's failure to come
; to her aid In war by preventing the
choice of an Italian and force the
' conclave to fix on. some candidate
, . from a neutral country, perhaps
Holland : or Spaing But her ln
v flusnce now win probably be slight.
race cannot ho altered. Under
this ruling the challenger must re
turn to Europe and return under
her own canvass without towing.
Americans, lovers of real sport
on equal terms, will not approve of
tne yacnt club's ruling. There Is
Is flinging.'
THE ANCIENT BELGIANS
H'
ISTORY is. turning, back Its
pages - two . thousand': years,
The scene of some- of the
hardAfir f for hi In a"r far Art., th
serious question whether modern I European 'war is on the -very
lacing yacnts under any circum- eround ' vhr Julina f!aisr met
stances should be required to du-1 with 'some of the boldest resistance
Plicate tne America's feat of cross-1 to his "plans for the conquest-of
ing the Atlantic under their own I ancient France, 'then counted as
"being afraid" of the product of thfe
"God-given hop," or the wine when
it is red." It is true that the drunk
ard Is sometimes cured, recovers his
canity and lives to bless humanity and
warn them to avoid taking the first
glass If they would be absolutely safe.
So temperance people, and all who
have the welfare of our race at heart,
are trying to conform to the request
we all have been taught to make when
we pray:- "Lead us not into tempta
tion," and are removing with all the
strength and speed they can command
that great blot on our vaunted civ
illzation the American saloon.
EDWARD M'LERNON.
thlg measure except Mr.. Withveomh..
The Nonpartisan league, representing
nvnvpotisuc interests; has opposed It
with arguments filed against the
measure. This argument does not ion.
tain a single fair statement
that minority representation i will h
possible, which they bitterly, oppose.
The measure has every chance to be
come a law, and this is why tliey who
are opposed to fair representation. In
cluding Mr. Withycombe, the Repub
lican, party bosses, the Oreeonlan
monopolistic interests, fight It hard.
On the other hand, all who are for- fair
play stand for the measure. Majority
party representation by a minority of
ine popuias- vote 01 the state' must
cease. ,. C. W. BARZKR
y. - ' 1 1 ' 1 i
Perplexed bj Ella M. Finney, f
Portland, Or, Aug. 20. To the Edi
tor of The Journal For several
months I have read the queer state
ments made by Ella, M. Finney. After
reaomg very careruiiy hei state
ments in Tuesday's Journal, I am
forced to the conclusion that she sim
ply does not understand the underly
ing principles of the subject she tries
to write about. She - would cure the
pangs of unrequited love with "heavy
dosea of whiskey." She would In
crease church revenues and fill va
cant pews by the manufacture of more
whiskey. She would have the schools
teach that since the time of Noah,
whose drunkenness -she regards am
"disgusting folly,-this old earth has
beeji wet, and that it never can be
made dry. ... j
The lady should know 1 that the
drunkard is In the grip of a terrible
disease. He cannot "drink or let It
alone." He must - drink. There was
a time whetwit was folly for him to
President Wilson Praised.
Portland, Aug. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal Allow me. as an Amen
can.citlsen and as a resident of this
city, to offer you a little praise on the
way. Through tne Editorials or ins
Journal, you have upheld our great
president, and the loyalty you have
shown him, and in particular on the
high respect toward our president
which Is shown in the editorial of Aug
ust 17. "Achieved in Peace." What
you have said in this article Is due our
president a thousand times over.
As a young, unmarried man, and as
a possible volunteer in time of war, I
fully realize the fact, mentioned In the
editorial of August 1. but In different
words, that we are living In a country
of peace and quietude, instead of one
which might have been one or war ana
bloodshed.
I do not think the American people
as a whole realize what a wonderful
president we are living under. Presi
dent Wilson is without doubt one of
the greatest men the world has ever
known probably as great, or even
greater, than any president we have
ever had.
., jew men could do what Wilson did
at the time of the Mexican crisis. To
uphold the national honor and at the
same time to avert war is a problem
which the whole of Europe cannot
solve.
I wish to repeat those words which
you used in your editorial of August
17, where you mentioned President
Wilson as the "quiet man In the White
House." A CITIZEN.
From Collier's Weekly. 1
The great grain-producing and meat
producing peoples of Enrope are ac
tively engaged in this war. It began
in the heart of the food-producing cen
ter of Europe, the Danublan provinces
and the Balkans. It immediately in
volved, the best fields in the world,
those of. Germany and France. And
when Russia flew to arms the region
of the Old World most like our Mls
sisippi valley was affected. When the
reservists of these nations were called
to the colors they left the harvests
unreaped and the shocks of grain to
waste In the rains. Tne autumn work
will go undone save as it can be per
formed by the old men. the women
and the children. And whole provinces
ill be wasted with fire and sword.
The paralysis of war strikes down ag
ricultural efficiency, and uncertainty
deters the husbandman from effort. To
the United States, Argentina and Can
ada will fall the task of feeding the
hundreds of millions who must other
wise be left destitute. No shortage of
ships, it would seem, will be long left
unsupplied under these conditions for
hunger must be served. The conditions
In cereals will exist in meats. l ne
breeding herds of Europe will Ue sacri
ficed to supply the sharp needs while
transportation is interrupted, and a
shortage will be created which will be
long in filling up. The United States
will be called on for every pound of
its surplus meats at high prices.
Horses and mules will be sacriricea
in enormous numbers and will Increase
in. value In this country. The tempta
tion to sell them and adop motor ve
hicles In their stead will cause a fur
ther shifting from draft animals to
machines.
By Fred Lockley.
destruction of supply depot and
trains, abandoned in marches, ruined
by weather, and worn out in campaign
lng. we shall be called upon to manu
facture In. large measure, and we shall
not only make the cotton stuffs, but
we shall sell the cotton from which
they are manufactured.
As the great neutral nation, our
securities will no doubt be sought for
and our fields for investment favor
ably passed upon by capitalists. We
may not be able with perfect freedom
to take over-ships, but money has no
flagr and with almost every other
great nation torn and rent by war.
money will come to the United States.! training
f rovlded at last wiui a gooa currency
system, we sheuld be able to extend the
field for the employment of American
capital in foreign trade and to increase
the amount of foreign capital enlisted
In the stable, prosperous, peace-blessed
industries of America. If these things
be true, it will be a blessing to the
world as well as to us. If we were
embroiled In war. too. the world's out
look would be indeed black. The one
clear spot in the sky of the world
is the United States of America, at
peace, ready to oo smyming in ner
power to restore peace to otners, run
of shops, factories, mines, farms, and
highways, all of which may be used
and will be used to keep the earth
from famine.
Armies wear out enormous quantities
of textiles and shoes. It Is said tnai
a soldier neeas a new pair ui
every 30 days. We shall have to make
the cotton, the woolen goods and the
shoes to supply this enormous demand.
The cotton clothes and woolen blankets
destroyed in retreats, burned in the
We must be prepared for friction.
Labor will soon be scarce in this coun
try and the cost of living nigh. Wages
will probably rise, and if they do not
there will be labor troubles. And after
the war is over, and we have made our
money out of it, the relapse will come.
We shall be a" stronger power In our
influence on the nations. We shall be
these things If for no other reason than
that our great competitors will be
fever or one
-My father was a friend of Bis
marck,- said Colonel Henry E. Doscb .
of this city. "They were schoolmates.
Twice the influence of Bismarck waa .
or great value to us. My father was .
the colonel of a regiment, as were
also his two brothers. He took part :
In the revolutionary movement In -Germany
in 188, and it was .oniric.
through Bismarck's influence, that he
was allowed to remain in the country.
Kossuth had been making impassioned
appeals to the people to- found a :
brotherhood of the Teutonto peoples
and to substitute the more enduring.
bond of a free constitution la place
of the" union enforced by bayonets. V
All Europe was ' in turmoil to wrest
from tbe hereditary authorities aS
larger measure of freedom. . - s
"The Hungarians secured autonomy
and Independence. Soon the obsolete
bureaucratic administration in Austria ,
waa no more and Chancellor Metter
nich fled from the government he had
so long ruled with an Iron band. The t
liberal party wanted a consideration -of
the Oermanie states and more rep
resentation for the people. For some
time it was an opsn question whether
the new government should be aa
empire or a republic Frederick Wil
liam of Prussia, seeing the danger or
the overthrow of the monarchy, agreed
to summons a representative assembly.
in which every male eltisen over Xa
years of age should have' a voice In
the election of the- representatives.
Before that the estates only had been
represented.
"Soon discord weakened the liberals.
The conservatives forced Emperor
Ferdinand to abdicate In December,
184$, and his nephew, Francis Joseph
I. became king. Austria and Hungary
soon came to armed conflict. Hun
gary deposed Ferdinand and became
the United States of Hungary and
Transylvania. Russia sent 180,009 .
troops to aid Austria to conquer Hun
gary. Kossuth resigned the presi
dency, and soon the Russians were
taking tearful vengeance on the Hun
garians. Hungary was conquered.
Kossuth fled.
"In Germany, those who had taken
part in the revolution flsd for their
lives. SigeL Osterhaus, Busch Zlts,
Karl Marx, Carl Schurs and many
others fled to Switserland, Scotland
or London. My father, through the
friendship of Bismarck, was allowed
to stay in Germany.
"I was a little chap, 7 years old,
while this was taking place. I was
born on the Rhine in 1841. I attended
the 'Gewerbe schule fuer Handel und
Industrie.' which was one of the first
trade schools to be established la Ger
many. It included, of course, mill-
In those days, they
put a premium on education by allow
ing the college men to serve but one
year. In place of three. The officers
of the reserve corps were seleeted
from theae educated one-year men.
I To become a reserve officer it was
necessary to speak French and have
a fair knowledge of English. I took
my officer's examination, passed with
a high rating, and was assigned to
the engineers. My father was anxious
to have me take up civil rather than
military life, so he wrote to Bis
marck.' who arranged the matter so
that I might spend my year of mili
tary service in study of conditions In
France and America. I came to tha
United States. Belleville, just across
the river from St. Louis, Mo., was
the headquarters of many of the po
litical refugees who left Germany
after the revolution of 1848. I went
there. Whan I had been here aine
months lh4 Civil war started I
liked military life, so Z saw here a
good chance to take up my chosen pro
fession. I preferred the dash of the
cavalry to the more prosaic work of
the engineers, so I enlisted with Major
Xagoneyl. a Hungarian Cavalry officer,
who was in command of Fremont's
bodyguard. When, through jealousy.
jBirnA Rut after
nr three vears the reaction will I Fremont was superseded, Zagonyi be
come and with it troublesome read- j came commander of the famous Blaok
4.m.n. fnr ii We cannot have lived I Horse cavalry.
thrnirh auch a storm on a world sol "I reenlisted and was assigned to
throuch such a storm on
small as this without some suffering
YOUR MONEY IN THIS WAR CRISIS
By John M. Oskison. i
When we say that America is facing
an opportunity to become the world
leader In manufacturing, commerce and
finance, we are using vague words, ao
far as the average American readerls
concerned. Can we be a little more
specific and understandable?
Take this matter of manufacturing:
We know that, for one thing, the cot
ton mills of Europe will be crippled;
to lesser -extent the buying power of
cotton goods users in Europe will be
curtailed; but the final result will be
that the demand for cotton goods in
Europe will exceed the supply.
If this is sound reasoning, some
group of ambitious men In the south,
for example, will seek capital to build
a cotton mill. They will enlist the aid
of financial experts, and these experts
will assist them. by organising a com
pany and selling its bonds to you and
me. To us they, will show the likeli
hood of . profit ; frpm tbo operation of
the mill. If we believe, we will take
our $600. or $10,000 (as the case may
be) out of the railroad bond invest
ment, out of the farm mortgage, or
out of the bank, and use It to buy the
better-yielding bonds or tne cotton
manufacturing company. Thus con-
Resents air. Scannell'a Plan.
Portland, Aug. 22. To the Editor of
The Journal In reply to the sugges
tions contained in Mr. . Scannell's let
ter In Tuesday's Journal, that Irish
men should forgive and forget and
give the English flag precedence over
all others except the Stars and Stripes
In the decorations of the new Hiber
nian hall. I wish to say that, certainly.
Irishmen will forgive England and for
get the past, but to give the English
flag precedence oyer bur own Immortal
green , is something to which the ma
jority of Portland Hibernians will not
consent. It is inconceivable that any
Irishman could ask such a thing.
Does he forget that thousands of Irish
men have fought and died on the battle
field, on the scaffold and In English
dungeons in order that the green flag
should float proudly over a free and
independent 'people. Ireland's national
flag is a erownless harp on a green
field. Irish-Americans recognise . two
tbe Stars and Stripes under whose
folds thousands of Irishmen have
found protection- from the cruel, laws
of England, and tha other the "beloved
green of the Emerald Isle. And, If I
mistake. not, these are the only two
cretely we will be made to see how we
can share In the American opportunity-
, . .
So with new companies organised to
buy ships and build ships to carry the
overseas commerce. They will call
upon the average man to take their
stock and buy their bonds. 8o with
the mor purely financial corporations
that will go Into the South American
fields to make loans; they must gather
their loanable capital from you and me.
They must devise a form of security
which can be obtained in small pieces
so that tbe owner of a hundred dollars
may be able to risk that sum in the
new game of financing our trade oppor
tunities. First Into the new fields will go the
bankers, and the average man would
do well to follow with care what these
prospectors say about the conditions
that govern the employment of capital
there, for If the war in Europe, by dry
ing up the springs of capital which ir
rigated South America, Mexico and
China has given us our opportunity,
it has also opened the gate to a new
crop of get-rich-qulck promoters.
It would be well for the average man
to tick close to the bankers and the ex
perts of the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
Erskine cnalrmaii of the day. No, Mr.
Scannell, the Hibernian hall is being
built by Irish effort and by money con
tributed by hard-working Irishmen,
and an Irish Hibernian will be chair
man Of the day. HIBERNIAN.
A "Safety-First" Badge.
Newberg. Or.. Aug. 20. To the Ed
itor of The Journal As a reader of
your paper I have noticed on several
occasions articles regarding the ac
tivity of the Southern Pacific company
in promoting um dw x-.. -As
an employe of the P., E. & E. Rail
way company (Southern Pacific) I take
the liberty of asking you to suggest to
the Southern Pacific company that It
have made a sufficient number of
haricoH of brass, nicely nickel plated.
round, and not larger wan a iver ui
dollar, bearing the well known South
mrm -Pacific svmbol as Been on their
boxcars. But on the center band. In
tt-Ail of the words "Sunset Route, or
Shasta. Route." have the words. In
niain hrn canitals. "Safety First." In
black enameled letters; also the com
panys own name and any other device.
Btamted in. only without the enamel.
There is no doubt whatever that
every One of the employes would will
ingly wear the badge, and for myself
I would like to have two of them, so I
could "have one ! regardless of how I
haonened to be dressed. This would
both advertise the company and keep
the slogan. "Safety First," always in
sight. - L OVERHEAD.
Mr. Hollla Challenges Again.
Portland, AugJ 20. To the Editor of
The Journal Will Mr. Bisnop. Mr.
Cantrel. Mrs. Duniway, Ella M. Finney,
the Woman's Liberal league, or any
which will be used in the decorations. I other saloon defender, answer the rol
Again, we are asked to have Mr. I lowing questions according , to funda
mental principles of morality, science
and facts:
If whiskey is a luxury, why deny
minors tha right to purchase it, and
punish the man who sells it to minors?
If youth must withstand temptation
and tbe saloon that strong character
may be bullded, why prohibit minora
from entering saloonsT
Which is best for the state or Ore
gon, or the citizens of tbe state to
pay the taxes to support tne state gov.
ernment, with money, or with boys
and girls?
Why not license robbery and gam.
bllng, same as the saloon?
Don't make the bald assertion trial
the Question are "foolish"' and "silly,
but get out In the open and tell the
reason why. Answer tnese questions
with cogent logic, sound argument and
lucid facts, that your statements may
not be tragically misleading.
W. S. HULL aS.
the Fifth Missouri cavalry under
Colonel Nemmet. I was made ser
geant major and acting adjutant.
"Franz Sigel. under whom I served,
fled from Germany In 1848. and came
to the United States In 1882. On July
6, 1861. he won the battle of Car
thage and was promoted to brigadier
general. H served under Fremont
against Price. He resigned on account
of friction with Halleck. but was made
major general and served under Pope
in the Virginia campaign.
"Carl Schurx, who was borti near
Cologne, in Prussia, was another po
litical refugee, who took an active
part in the Civil war. He edited a
revolutionary paper at Bonn in 1848.
He was in the revolutionary army; at
the defense of Rostadt and when the
fortress surrendered he fled to Swit
serland. Later he went to Scotland,
and in 1868 he came to Madison, Wis.
He was our minister to Spain whan
the Civil war broke out. He came
back, became a brigadier general of
volunteers, and had command of a
division under General O. O. Howard.
"At the battle of Pea Ridge my regi
ment, the Fifth Missouri cavalry, suf
fered heavily. The Fourth Missouri
cavalry Also lost heavily. The Fifth,
having suffered more severely than
the Fourth, was merged with the
Fourth, under Colonel Warring, later
sanitary commissioner of Havana,
after the Spanish-American war..
"1 was discharged for disability and
came overland to Oregon, where,
during 1888-4, I served as a pony sx
press rider."
The Anti-Trust Act.
Portland, Aug. 22, To the Editor of
The Journal Please state month and
year that tbe Sherman law was passed
and also whether or not it was reatiy
effective "upon passage. Was it amend
ed during1 the Roosevelt administration
so that it was effective and operative?
S. W. HUGHES.
The Ragtime Muse
Simple Simon Revised.
Simple Simon went a-fisbing
For to catch a whale.
All the water he could find
Was In his mother's paiL
This fact didn't bother Simon,
For, he simply said, ;
"If I cannot land cetaceans J.
Germs will do instead!"
Found bacteria in plenty. 4
Heart was thrilled with hope;
Simon went to seek his fortune
With a microscope.
Hunted germs in cheese and butter
Swarming or alone
Found microbes in tainted money
And the ice cream cone.
Raised bacteria for the market.
Crossed and bred the same,
Knew each germlefs antecedents.
Called it by Its name.
Now a millionaire is blmon;
Never caught a whale.
But he learned tbe ways of microbe.
In his mother's palL
tit became a taw July 2. 1880. It
was not amended during the Roosevelt
administration. It was as effective. In
every legal sense, on the day of Its
passage as It has ever been. Its act
ual effectiveness has depended, as in
the case of any other law, upon the
varying seal and ability with which it
has been sought to enforce it This
statement, however, does not Include
consideration of the effect of Judicial
decisions in enhancing or impairing
"effectiveness."
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