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interest of the whole people. But
Woodrow Wilson would hare been
powerless in the White House with
out a Congress in sympathy with
him. It was because the party of
Wilson, had a majority In Senate
and House that his legislative pro
gram was carried out..
The president himself says the
program has not been completed.
During the next two years of his
term he will still need" a CongresF
in sympathy with him. It is up to
the voters of Oregon as well as the
other forty-seven states to say
whether the president shall be hin
dered or helped. That js why
he wrote the letter to Representa
tive Underwood.
NUMBER 24
T
P ALL sad words of tongue
or pen, the saddest are
these, 'It might have
been.' "
It Is sad about the beautiful lit
tle floral elephant at the Booth
Wefit meeting. It was a creation
of roues and carnation?, with a
little white saddle on, and mottoes
Of blue.
It was a dear thing to look at.
It was inderd some elephant. Ex-
icept to the initiated, nobody knows
how much it cost, but it did cost
some money.
As planned, it was to have been
the main sotting of a great Booth
iclimax. It was to have been
rushed on the stage at the psycho
logical moment, as a liver-electri-fier.
As planned, Mr. Booth, in . the
first act, was to make' hi.s blood
curdling, soul-freezing denunciation
of Governor West, with the curtain
to be rung down under an effect
Of red.Mghts directed by Mr. Mc- j
Camint and Mr. Huston, who were
In strategic positions on the stage
The sond act. of course, was
to be (iovernor West's. The old
generals expected it to be a mere
preparation for the heroic3 to fol
low latr on in the" play. The cur
tain was to go down on West's act
like the sun setting over a field
that was to be red with carnage
and paeans of victory In the next
act.
Like a gladiator, Mr. Booth was
to open act three with aurora
borealises, in which the rebellious
Oswald was to be knocked into a
cocked hat and thrown out among
the enraged listeners, who were to
rise, shouting, to their feet, and
then, when th triumph was at ltB
height, when the Hobs were roaring
In their racns nnd th huzzaha of
K the populace were like the roar of
A hurricane, the beautiful pink ele
phant was to be pushed to the cen
ter of the stage, and pandemonium
was to break loose.
It was a splendid conception.
and come to think of it, if the
plot had worked out as planned,
the climax of climaxes would have
been worth all the trouble and all
the. energy spent in forcing Gover
nor West to accept Mr. Booth's
aggressive challenges for the meet
ing.
But the beautiful little pink ele
phant failed to get into the lime
light. The old standpat generals
kept waiting and waiting for . the
great climax, when the signal was
to be given. Trusted lieutenants
tood beside the beautiful creation
Of rosea and carnations waiting for
orders and the moment of triumph.
i By and by, the meeting ended
the crowd filed out and the theatre
was empty. The last seen of it
the pink elephant, like Poe's raven
till was standing just inside the
lage wings, aldne, deserted and
forsaken, wlth the roses and car
nations wilting and decaying while
McCamant and Huston went home
to Bleep and dream of pink ele
phants and Governor West.
WO Smiths are candidates- for
governor. The names of two
Smiths will appear on the bal
lot for that office.
One is C. J. Smith. He is the
candidate1 nominated in the Demo
cratic primaries. He is the for
mer resident of Pendleton. Hie
number on the ballot is 24. Some
times his name will be first among
the candidates, and sometimes it
will be second, and sometimes in
other positions, or at the bottom.
It can always be recognized by the
fact that its number is 24 and
that the initials are C. J.
The other Smith is W. J. Smith.
He is the Socialist nominee. It is
of some importance to both candi
dates for their friends to see that
voters do not confuse the names.
CALIFORNIA CRIMINALS
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THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER
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BERNHARDI'S BOOK
the Vaterland. Eaa de Cologne are making widows 'and orphans
becomes Eau de Pologne and the and cripples as fast as modern en-
nationalization of names goes mer-. gines Of destruction can do the
1 "J- ou. , a "ueu tw, tuuocu.ieu j fier nrnlo. in San Francisco
An Englishman offered Harvard : to peace on earth, can be used to j Chronicle.
University an endowment of ten . 6horten the combat by bringing j in five continents the most talked of
million dollars for the dismissal of home to the fighters what they are ' book today is General Friedrich von
a German professor. It is to the doing. Christmas could serve no B.hart Next
credit of the university manage-1 better purpose. than two years aso. n has suddenly
ment that his offer was refused. Christ's natal day is dedicated j come into prominence by reason oi
There is supposed to be no na- to world peace. Will warring -llS
tionality in art yet the French s rope celebrate it 7 Cuns laid aside tne bloo1 of eight European nations,
composer Saint Saens would pro- on that day might herald the dawn ; As a prophecy, there has bten noth
hlbit German music on patriotic : of a greater day when guns will jng to equal it since the dayB of Bib-
grounds. He says "It. is now as not be used against fellowmen-1 irtW o factor whiT can be Td
impossible for any Frenchman to ; for the world is made up of people j to minimize the author's prophetic
demand to hear Wagner's operas . seeking- a common destiny. genius, whoever is responsible f or
i starting mis n.uropean wai, iu un-
... , . i many certainly belongs the credit of
J. Jl.-tS arlKli riSf-tatln th field and directing the
ana it may
as it would be to so to applaud a
marvelous singer who had injured
one's mother." An Austrian pro
fessor recently wrote a violent let
ter to a French colleague repudi
ating henceforth all the ties of
scholarship.
In the midst of all this prejudice
there is at last a note of canity in
the decision of the theatre man
agers of Germany not to bar
Shakespeare from the German
stage.
It is to be hoped that this marks
'he turn of the war and the real
ization of Shakespeare's declaration
Jiat there is nothing In a name.
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principal lines of action
ONVICTS at the State prison have been that Bernhardt was privy to
contributed $44 toward the German official thought as to wnat
v, ,., c, . . - i would be done In the event of a con-
good cneer. The money rep- a power that has been able to ac-
resented meager savings by men . compiish so much against so many
unable to earn much. j f0es must have had carefully thought
out nlnns for tho eamnaiern. and it is
Pupils In Portland's schools gave just possible that Bernhardt had the
something like $250. The money 1 advantage of this inside information.
rSnrPsonted tumnioi onrl r.i.v0ia 1 This does not mean that Germany
" v kv ' tx;o - toH tha -o-o r V111 4- Vio a Ha B7a Hot,
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ALIFORNIA has given expres
sion to the new idea in the
management of prisons. That
state is furnishing education
al courses to men and women in
the penitentiary, the University of
California lending its assistance in
carrying out the plan. The Lof
Angeles Express says:
Classes have been formed at the
penitentiary for the purpose of as
sisting the' students taking the uni
versity correspondence courses. Thus
thore is a clas8 in English grammar
and, as well, one In Spanish pram-
mar. The latter ieads on to instruc
tion in Intermediate and advanced
Spanish. There is a class in com
mercial arithmetic about equivalent
o our high school course. A pro
fessor, from, the university gives in-j
struction to two divisions in stenog
raphy. There is a class In shop
arithmetic that cannot fail to prove
profitable to prisoners having an in
clination toward mechanics. -
A wide variety of subjects are
taught. There are 32 courses of
fered by the university agricultural
department dealing with the cul
ture of beans and alfalfa, potatoes
and onions, animal husbandry, fruit
and nut raising and olive growing.
University and penitentiary have
united for the education of convicts
along lines of vocational training
so that when the men and women
are released they will be better
equipped for the world.
Warden Johnson of the San
Quentin prison says his grown-up
students are diligent and studious,
and hat many of them are making
excellent progress.
California is thus getting away
from the old conception of punish
ment. People in and out of prison
are beginning to realize that re
venge is not a proper motive in
dealing with lawbreakers. A peni
tentiary that punishes and does
nothing constructive Is a sorry
monument to civilization.
THE RECALL- ELECTION
T IS said many people will re
main at home on the recall elec
tion day because conscientiously
opposed to the recall as an in
strument of government.
They are wrong. If they dislike
the recall principle, that is the best
reason in the world for them to go
to the polls.
If the present recall program is
beaten, there will be fewer de
mands for a recall election here
after. Should it succeed, we will
have more recall elections.
Nobody should stay away from
the polls at any election. Those
who are in sympathy with the pres
ent recall movement should go.
Those who oppose it should go, so
there may be the satisfaction of
a full
which there will be no doubt or
question.
If voters are not willing to de
vote the few minutes required oc
casionally to go to the polls and
do a citizen's duty, they ought not
to have the ballot. If they are not
willing to give up that few minutes
for the public welfare, how can
they expect public affairs to be
properly conducted. There is many
misdoings in government that are
directly , chargeable to the citizens
themselves. They have the ballot,
and most of them are right minded.
If they think as they vote, vote as
they think and go always to the
polls, there will be fewer abuses,
fewer misdoings and fewer com
plaints about public affairs.
which might have gone for candy.
Contributions by people of means
Included fur coats and orders for
merchandise. People less fortu
nately situated financially brought
in clothing and toys. Cash gifts
from individuals ranged from $50
to two cents.
Woman's clubs, parent-teacher
associations and church organiza
tions cooperated in the movement.
ter prepared for it not only in a su
perior army but in a superior know!
edge of military possibilities.
As Dr. Conan Doyle observes:
."Bernhardl's program, as outlined in
his book, is actually being carried
through. The whole weight of th
attack was to be thrown upon France.
Russia was to be held back during
her slow mobilization, and then the
victorious legions from Paris were to
thunder across in their countless troop
trains from the western to the east
ern iiring line. Britain was to be ca
TOMMY ATKINS By Rudyard Kipling
Women in the city and county jails ! joled into keeping aloof until her fato
sewed for tho unfnrt.nnat.ea marlo ! was ripe. Then her fleet was to be
wmttiea aown oy suomarines, mines
and torpedo boats until the numbers
were more equal,' when the main Ger
man fleet, coming from under the
desolate by Europe's war. i The
carrier boys who deliver The Jour
nal gave from their savings, j
But the opportunity to show the
Christmas spirit was not confined
to Portland and vicinity. It spread
throughout Oregon and into Wash
ington. Gifts flowed in by express
and parcel post,
forts of Wilhemshaven, should strike
for the conquest of the sea."
But the predictions were even more
specific On page 157 we read: "The
prizes which fall into our hands must
he rAmorRAlesslv npijtrnvpd sincft it
All Oregon and Wlli be usually impossible, owing to
much of Washington will be rep- the great English superiority and the
resented in' the carload of eood few bases we have abroad, to bring
will which starts from Portland
1 went into a public 'ouse to get a pint o beer;
The publican 'e up an' ser, "We serve no redcoats here."
The girls behind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die;
I outs into the street again an to myself sez 1:
0 it's Tommy this an' Tommy that, an' 'Tommy go away;
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play.
O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins," when thft band begins to play.
I went into f. theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music halls.
But when it comes to fightin', Lordl they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside;"
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide.
O it's "Special train for Atkinsr when the trooper's on the tide.
Yes, makin' mock of uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an "Tommy, 'ow's your soul?'
But it's 'Thin red line of 'eroes'r when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red lines of 'eroes" when the drums begin to rolL
We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards, too,
But single men in barricks, 'most remarkable, like you;
An if sometimes our conduct isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints.
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' 'Tommy, fall be'ind,"
But it's "please to walk in front, sir, when there's trouble in the wind.
There's trouble in the wind, my bpys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fire an' all;
We'll wait for extra rations if you'll treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For if s Tommy this, an' Tommy that an "Chuck Mm out, the brute!
But it's "Savior of 'is country' w'en the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool you bet that Tommy sees!
IN EARLIER DAVS
for the Christmas Ship that is to
sail for war-swept, desolate Europe.
SUPPORT THE ORCHESTRA
A
HE Philadelphia Ledger dis
cusses President Wilson's let
ter to Representative Under
wood in a Bpirlt of fairness.
rhe leading Republican paper of
Pennsylvania, says "none but the
Intolerant partisan will begrudge
lh president the satisfaction which
lie expresses."
The Democracy, to its own amaze
ment, as well as to the surprise of
the country, has evinced ability to
an&ct some important legislation.
Whether all its acts were wise or not
to another question, but It must be
onceded that more important legis
latien has been enacted during the
past eighteen months than in any
limilar period under any previous
administration.
r That legislation includes revision
If the tariff, enactment of the
banking and currency law, creation
f the interstate trade commission,
inactment of the Clayton anti-trust
s law, and measures for opening up
ina making available Alaska s re
sources. A constructive program,
!he Importance of which is being
lisparaged by less honest partisans.
than the Ledger, has been fol-
! towed.
I The Ledger insists that the cred
it for this marvelous record of
r achievement belongs to Woodrow
p tVilson. He had definite ideas of
i irhat he wished to accomplish. He
i lemonstrated his driving power by
j forcing Congress to adopt his defi
. lite program and enact it into law.
J Nobody will dispute that Presi
S lent Wilson is entitled to the na
tion's gratitude for laws in the
MATERIAL necessity in the
life of a community is the
inspiration and refining in
fluence of music and the
most Important factor in the de
velopment of the musical instinct
is the symphony orchestra. It is
as much of an educational Institu
tion as is the library, school or col
lege. Through it is Interpreted the
genius of the world's composers
but to do thl3 requires a large
number of musicians and a large
measure of public support.
The Portland Symphony Orches
tra, which has been in existence
the past four years, has done much
to establish a high musical stand
ard and through its free rehearsals
for school children has led to the
cultivatlonfof a taste for the best
in music and has encouraged yie
establishment of school orchestras.
If its good work is to be continued
it is necessary that a guarantee
fund of some six thousand dollars
be raised by popular subscription
and that its concerts be liberally
patronized.
Portland Gannot afford to lose
its symphony orchestra.
them back in safety without exposing
our vessels to great risks." Many
other Instances of equally remarkable
accuracy might ,be cited to show that
Tt- -or.,1 v, x roc,,,,.,., as compared with Bernhardi writers
vote and a verdict about ,v , . , . .(like H. G. Wells, relying more upon
1.1 r, I. Zl ,1.1, thank a these People for what j imagination than knowledge, are only
in the kindergarten stage of prophecy.
Mere chance has made Wells right in
some few things, while intelligent an
ticipation has made Bernhardi right in
nearly all, chance furnishing the basis
of his only significant failures. The
text-book army and the text-book
plans for the Immediate capture of
Paris bumped up against a miscalcu
lation as to the endurance of human
THE STANDPATTER
By Fred Lockley.
SOMETHING PRACTICAL
A
0
MOVEMENT Is on foot in
Hood River countv to secure
the services of a skilled en- i others
gineer to take charge of the
county's road work. The move
ment is a sensible one and one
that ought to be inaugurated in all
the counties. It is the only way
to secure permanent and lasting
road improvement and full value
for the money expended.
Road construction requires tech
nical knowledge and the money
paid .out for engineering is saved
many times in the proper location
of the route and supervision of
grading. It would be an ideal con
dition if roadmaking could be en
tirely divorced from local politics
and the public money expended as
though It were private money.
The good results of efficient en
gineering and administration are
shown in a striking manner in the
construction of the Columbia River
highway in Multnomah county.
Although a large amount of money
has been spent it has been spent
economically and a road has been
made that will last for all time.
It is a standard for future con
struction. The reason why Oregon has so
they have done. You cannot thank
people for .being virtuous, but you
can honor them for it. You can
not thank a man for being honest,
but you can continue your faith in
an honest man.
The generous response which
came from the Christmas Ship sug
gestion is a tribute to Portland, to mature, but it came within 20 miles
Oreeon and to thft Pacific North- of-success. Paris was not taken, but
uregon, ana to me acmc isortn- th t Germa whirlwind march to its
west. The manner in which the . very gates will live as one of the most
response was made is even a finer i'wonderful achievements in military
tribute. There was no desire for ! history. Bemhardi s book will also
. ,. ... . ..v ; live as its remarkable prophecy.
public recognition, no expectation i But the work ia more than a pr0ph.
of reward except that compensa- j ecy, it is the whole philosophy of war
tlon which comes to everybody who ' stated in clearer, more forceful, more
does an unselfish act in a kindly brj'liant. if you win, more bru
.v.v i c n. uui, . taljy cymcal terms than have ever
spirit. , ! been commanded by any previous ex-
The Christmas Ship has set the i ponent. The responsibility is all Bern-
nncA fnr th hnlldav RnJrlr. A hHI- hardi's and nothing, could be more ab-
. . ... ,, . . . , . surd than to charge the kaiser, the
liant white light has beenj cast GeriMa military authorities or the
upon the whole theory Of giving, j German people with entertaining the
Happiness can best be secured by ! opinions .expressed in certain chapters
contributing to the happiness of i 1? epocn-marn volume. Many
GLORY OP AUTUMN
American as well as nearly all Brlt-
i ish critics have been manifestly un
fair to Germany in attempting to
prove that these pages are a confes
sion of the national faith and a state
ment of the national ambitions. Such
an accusation Is to Indict a whole na
tion, a feat which Edmund Burke de'
From the Lamar (Mo.) Democrat,
I am a standpat candidate for congress. No, I haven't anything in
particular to offer, but 1 want people to understand that I am dissatisfied
and out of fix. 1 care nothing for facts, for I feel that they are my worst
enemies. Therefore, when 1 get up to make a talk, I give all facts a wide
berth. I want to go to Washington so I can make trouble for President
Wilson. I want people to elect enough of my kind to block everything the
president tries to do; then we can have some good campaign material for the
next time. For we can point to the things he failed to do. Of course, if our
crowd had been in when this war came on, we would have had to levy a
biezer special tax than Wilson has, for he is getting many millions a year
out of the income tax, that we collected from the tariff. But I get up and
tell the people it's all beiause Wilson revised the tariff. 1 know it's pretty
raw, but I don't believe the people read mucn, ana l nope a gooa many oi
them will swallow it. Wilson has managea tnings so we re at peace, dui i
am strong against his foreign policy. Of coursej you understand, I ain't
for war. But I ain't for peace, either. 1 am against both war and peace.
1 come out strong for protection of the laboring man. I know the men that
made their money out of the taiff always made a practice of shutting out
American workmen and sending over to Europe for a lot of Bohunks to take
their places, but surely this old stall cgnt to woric anotner time or two.
Ut course, i aon i nave mucn to say aooui
It's done so well in the past-
free trade makine calves sell for $3 apiece and hogs 2 cents a pound. Say,
that was a great old stand-by, wasn't it? Don't you know, I told that so
often, that sometimes it seemed to me like I almost believed it myself. But
of course you will get caught up once in a while. Yes, 1 am going to try
hard to get to congress, for, as 1 said, I want to vote no, to block and kick,
and pull back, and help mess things up. Surely the people will vote for me.
I don't see how they can help it
John D. Boone, v MethodH i minis
ter of Saem, was the- last fcafrltorial
treasurer of Oregon and the f Ut state
treasurer.. He was ' succeeded; on 8ep-
The Civil war bad dlsru&ed the
Democratic party. So strong had
that party been in 1S57 thag in th
constitutional convention of 9 mem
bers, but one was nominated and
elected as a Republican, All it he rest
were Democrats, Progressive Demo
crats or Independents. On Apiil 9,
1863. a convention of the Rttoubllcaa
party was held and it wa? decided
that the holding of union S-tnciples
was the proper test for holding office.
John R. McBrlde was nomii&ted for
congress. 'A. C. Gibbs for sro'&raor. 8.
E. May for secretary of stage, B. N. .
cooke for state treasurer an Harvey
Gordon for state printer. 4
t-ooke received about imo votes
more than J. B. Greer, the anfi-admin-istration
candidate. He was elected '
In 1866, serving till September 12.
is to. He was a native oft Nlw Tors
He came across the plains fjom Ohio
in 1851, settling in Salem. : He was
one of the charter member of the
first lodge of Odd Fellows Organised
on the Pacific count wViio u t
lodge at Salem, organized lnW62. He
died in 1879. h
Louis Fleischner. a Democrat, suc
ceeded Mr. Cooke, takimr oirtc Sn-
tember. 12. 1870. Mr. Fleischner was
born in Bohemia in 1827. fee came -across
the plains in 1852, sjjttllng at
AiDany, wnere he ran a ssjore until
1859, when he went to the faaho gold
mines. He conducted a stofe at Oro
Flno and later at Lewiston, Jdaho, un
til 1864, when he returned Ho Oregon
and became a partner of Sil. Hirsch
and Alex Schlussel. In I86aj the firm
was reorganized and entered into the
wholesale business. In lg74 Jacob
Mayer entered the firm andf the name
was changed to Fleischner,! Mayer &.
Co. Mr. Fleischner died fkugust 7.
1896.
,A. H. Brown succeeded Mj. Fleisch
ner as state treasurer on "September
14. 1874. He was born at pFeleclana,
Louisiana, January 23, 1823.1 In 1844.
when he was 21 years olJ he went
to Texas. He became a ecks Ranger
and served in Captain Hiyff company
of rangers through the Mexican war.
in 1 84 with a party of afa venturous
young men he came ovecjand from
Texas to California. He fcJ lowed the -mining
camps of Cslifornafi f rom 1849
to 1857, when he went to jj.he Fraser
river mines in British Cotfombta. In
1862 he went to Auburn, rfln eastern -Oregon,
the first county sefffc'of Baker
county. He was living at3aker City
when elected state treasurer.
On September 9, 187, Edward
Hirsch, a Republican, became state
treasurer. Mr. Hirsch wUs born In
1836 in Germany. He carrje to Amer
ica in 18&5, when 19 yeafs old. In
1857 he came to Oregon Ipy way of
the Isthmus of Panama. B' first con
ducted a store at Dallas, tjnd later at
Silverton. In 1866 he weut.Jto Browns
ville, where he ran the K&le Woolen
Mills for two years. Ii-T jx6g he
moved to Salem, where fr the next
10 years he ran & store. J Mr. Hirsch
was reelected In 1882 anj served for
eight years as state treasurer. On
August 1, 1898, he was appointed poet
master at Salem, in whifji office he
served with credit to fiimself and
satisfaction to the publi. He did
I ;THE CONQUEROR
i
By Dr. Frank Crane.
NE of the greatest treats In
these brown October days is
a ride or stroll through coun- j clared could not be done successfully
try fields, lanes and woods
The air is like rich old wine, sooth
ing and restful. There is not the
lassitude of the first warm days of
spring when the seeds are begin
ning to lay aside their cerement
If this book were a complete state
ment' of Germany's official plans It
would never have been published, for,
while there is nothing so deceptive
as the truth when dealing with diplo
mats, no patriotic German soldier
i would ever have undertaken to give
his country away, by telling every-
clothes but a feeling of strength j thing.
and maturity.
Thft rrons have been eathered f Much of tne abuse of Germany based
ine crops nave Deen gainerea 0n this work ia d6Veloped by con.
from field and orchard and in the j temptibie process of selecting certain
meadows the cattle and sheep are 1 passages for quotation and omitting
contentedly grazing, a picture of others ln whlc ,autho
: . , ' xr j .. ! shows more clearly that he is not
peace amidst plenty. Under the j stating the national opinions, but is
soft blu of. the unclouded sky, urging his own upon them. Indeed,
bounded by the purple of the dis- he roundly berates his countrymen for
tant mountains lie the green woods ' ."'.-fTl
illuminated with the scarlet and i listened too intently to what he re
yellow of the maple and Other de-1 gards as peace nonsense. German
hi Tenants have Decome prosperous and
do not want their trade disturbed by
war. The aspirations for peace, he
tells us, threaten to poison the soul
of the German people.
The fact is Bernhardi is a pamph
leteer urging Germany to develop the
military spirit and to realize witn
Letters From the People
some years ago and hiswidow and
family now live ln Portltoid.
ciduous trees and shrubs, brilliant
notes in the great symphony of
frost tinged nature. Amid the
trees the squirrels are gathering in
! their store and all the world is in
preparation for the sleep of winter
rV n-rn' a hoalltv oil orAlinrt Allf nflthB . Tn n Triotcf hlra that' 'T Viaa nlmavr
few good roads today is that there; if .but our watchful eyes j been the weary, spiritless and exhaust-
has been no system, no laying of ! Can trace it 'mid familiar things i ed ages which have played with the
lounaation on wnicn to erect a
permanent superstructure.
BATTLE OP THE NAMES
P
ATRIOTIC fervor Is a rood
thing but sometimes it takes
forms that are not creditable
to the intelligence. Notably
is this the case now in Europe
A CHRISTMAS ARMISTICE
E
UROPEAN dispatches say there
is a movement to secure an
armistice on Christmas Day.
The idea of stopping the guns
on Christ's natal day Is radiantly
beautiful, but will it be carried
out?
The proposal voices a convection
that the barbarity of human slaugh
ter should be suspended on the day
And through their lowly guise. I dream of perpetual peace.
How dull and uninteresting j the poet Lawson that:
Or with
would be the aspect of the world
were all this diversity of autumn
color and form to disappear. In
the elaboration of this idea Timo
thy Dwight says:
"Were an inhabitant of this coun
try to be removed from its delightful
scenery to the midst of an Arabian
desert, a boundless expanse of sand,
a waste spread with uniform desola
tion, enlivened by the murmur of no
stream and cheered by the beauty of
no verdure; although he might live
ln a palace and riot ln splendor and
"Ever the nations rose ln war to
rot in a deadly peace."
War, according to Bernhardi, Is not
merely a necessity and a right, but
a duty, and a Christian duty at that.
"Christian morality Is based, indeed,
on the law of love but this
law can claim no significance for the
relations of one country to another,
since Its application would lead to a
coniiict oi auuea. xna love which a
man showed to another country as
such would Imply a want of love for
.his own countrymen, Might is at
once the supreme right, and the dis
pute as to what Is right is decided
luxury, he would. I think, find life a by the arbitrament of war. War
consecrated as the anniversary of dull wearisome and melancholy round ' gives a biologically Just decision.
the birth of th Prince of Paco. B,,U T.ttiT "If Bi?.V: since its decisions rest on the very
t , . iicauons, wouia sign mr tne nins i nature of thinss th abo'l-
A Christmas armistice would be and valleys of his native lands the j Uon of war mu8t not oniy be termed
recognition Of the gospel Of peace brooks and rivers, the living luster , foolish, but absolutely Immoral, and
On earth and good will toward men, I l "e Brlns ana ine ricn lorie j must be stigmatized as unworthy of
an opportunity for warring Europe
where people are discriminated to susDend slaughter and carnaee.
against ana made victims of pop- for one day at least, and to use
11 ar nrpiiiiilf a hcrgnco than v, - I i .1 i 1 .1 iv. 1
' uraiuue ua, m renwuug upuu 1110 re- , frv n,1T,t
the human race."
a French, German, English, Rus
sian or Austrian name which they
received from some long forgotten
ancestor.
For example, in London, a mer
chant with a name of German or
igin is made to suffer the loss of
his business 1 although he may be
a British citizen. In Berlin like
wise a dealer is ruined because his
name is of. French, English or Rus
sian derivation. It is the same in
Vienna and Paris.
In Russia, they even go so far
as to change the names of cities
as In the case of St Petersburg,
which has been changed to Petro
grad. In Paris all the Vienna
of the autumn.
With our minds attuned to the
glory of autumn there is nothing These are by no means his most
mbre satisfying than a ride or walk , J"OT"!
- J ( r w a.w vkBa l,v V-Atswon
! the absurdity of contending that Bern.
j hardi speaks for the German nation.
In all the accounts of war and Nok h was merely talking to it and
politics it is pleasant to read that i 5JfJL'rIn . rh!torlc ,f a, rTum"
. . . , officer. He is a special pleader very
Ashland and Medford have become j like our own Hobson when on a Jingo
reconciled and buried the hatchet. Istic war whoon. ajid th mom rian-
mistice might result in turning Behold how good it is for brethren ' serous because, unlike Hobson, he is
11 11.11. - M . 1 .J.il . fAflllv O men mil.. Mt1tn
suits of cruelty as personified by
war.
A one-day truce on Christmas
might result in shortening the per
iod of bloodshed. A Christmas ar-
tne ngni or reason ane tnnsuan : to tive together in unity.
cnarity upon tne coniiict now wag
ing. Each nation Insists that its
cause is just and holy. A Christ
mas armistice might result in
recognition of the fact that no just ,
and holy cause can be established
by the legal murder of men whose
only offense! is that they think
their cause ia right.
Christmas is a day for good will
among men. There has been no
bakeries have become Paris baker-1 good will amone the bellieerents.
ies. In Berlin the Piccadilly res- Europe is engaged in a desolating
taurant has been converted into J conflict. The men who made war
Popular Science.
A plant to extract nitrogen from the
air for fertilization purposes Is being
built In Iceland.
England is ahead of the United
States in- the development of the auto
matic telephone service.
A German engineer has invented an
aeroplane with celluloid wings, which
at a height of 300 feet Is said to be
practically invisible.
The officials of a number of gas
companies of Europe have agreed to
paint geographical signs on the tops
of their gasometers to act as sign
posts to aeronauts. .
.really a man of culture, military ge
nius, pniiosopner and a brilliant writ
er with a rare command of well sim
ulated sincerity.
In Other Cities.
Cleveland has appointed a woman
police officer to patrol parks.
Chicago's noted Twentieth Century
club has decided to disband.
Cleveland must now annually pay
$1,355,759.81 interest on municipal
debt
Milwaukee authorities recently dis
covered a leper in the Soldiers' home
ln West A Ills, Wis.
St Louis is to have a new 16 story
hotel on Twelfth, between Market and
Cuestnat street, to- cost 12,600,000.
(Copyright, 1914. by Fran' Crane.)
Listen! Right now. In the midst of
alarms, I prophesy that brotherhood
shall triumph.
They are meeting ln the trenches,
before the forts, upon the plain; they
are sniping each other from behind
trees; they are plunging bayonets into
6oft flesh; they are blasting human
bodies Into bits; they curse, hate,
strike; but the day shall come when
out of all this welter of brutal pas
sions there shall grow up a tree of
union, whose roots shall be France,
Germany, Russia, one people forever.
This is my belief, which I believe
with all my heart. Egotism and pride
must go down before altruism. Hate
cannot last. The fires of war feeling
must die away. The jealousies of na
tions must dissolve. Humanity must
swallow up patriotism.
The German people and the English
people do not hate each other. They
are blinded by the falseness and folly
of leaders. With any kind of wise
government they would cooperate, the
prosperity of each would enhance the
welfare of the other. They would be
two great brothers, and not two fierce
tigers.
I believe this because I believe that
intelligence is longer lived than stu
pidity; that wisdom always conquers
Ignorance; that kindness and good
will are tougher, stronger, and more
enduring than hostility.
The conditions of war cannot last
They mean destruction, horror, desola
tion. Men cannot forever endure the
massacre of youth, hearts cannot al
ways stand the wail of women, the
human race cannot go on seeing the
products of their centuries of con
struction being battered and razed by
cannon. What people permanently
want is a chance to work; they want
homes and a piece of ground, the
smiles of women, and the laughter of
children. Before this persistent de
sire all war, war organizations, and
war motives must fall.
On March 1, 1871, when the French
national assembly met at Bordeaux,
at the close of the Franco-Prussian
war. to ratify the preliminary articles
of peace with Germany, Victor Hugo
spoke. He foretold how trance would
some day arise from her ashes and
take revenge upon her foe.
"Then." he said, "France will sud
denly arouse herself. She will be
come formidable. She will regain Al
sace and Lorraine. Is it enough? No!
No! She will capture listen: Treves,
Mainz, Cologne, Coblenz! and you
shall hear France cry: The clock
strikes my hour! Germany, hear me!
Am I thine enemy? No, I am thy sis
ter! I have taken all from thee. I
return all to thee, upon one condition:
"ftiat we shall no longer be a divided
people; that we shall be one united
family, one republic I will demolish
my fortresses, thou thine. My ve
detta Is brotherhood!
"No more frontier. The Rhine,
mine and thine. We shall be the same
republic, we. shall be the United States
of- Europe, we shall be the continental
federation, we shall be the liberty of
Europe. And now let us Clasp hands.
for we have rendered each a reciprO'
cated service. Thou hast freed me
from my emperor. I will free thee
from thine.' "
Hate, war,- lust, individual and na
tional egotism, and all the devil feel
ings that make men organize to kill,
are old, old as man himself. But love,
and kindness, mutual help and Joy of
companionship, are eternally new,
fresh with each generation, divinely
evergreen, the inextermlnable instincts
of human beings, who though brutes
by body ar divine by spixit; and the
(Communications aent to Tba Journal for
publication in tela department aboold be writ
ten on only one aide of the paper, ahould not
exceed 300 worda Id lengtb and muat be ac-i-ompaalec!
by the nam and addreaa of the
sender. If the writer doee not deaire to
hare the name published, he aboold ao atate.)
"Dlscuaaiou ia the greateat of all reform
ers. It rationalises eTerythlng it touchca. It
robe prlnciplea of all false sanctity and
throws them back on their reasonableneaa. If
they hare no reasonableneaa, it ruthlessly
crusbea them out of existence and set up ita
own conclualons in thair atead." Woodrow
WlUon.
The Ragtime ftfjuse
w :
From a Cbjunberiain Republican.
Lower Bridge, Or.. Oct 20. To the
Editor of The Journal Though nomi
nally a Republican. I am decidedly ad
verse to the election of many candi
dates on our tickot. There Is no
doubt in the minds of thinking voters
thai many of them are absolute reactionaries.
But there Is one man who appears
at this time for our suffrage who cer
tainly deserves special consideration
at our hands. Senator Chamberlain
Is a man who has been employed by
the state to do certain work. This
work he has conscientiously accom
plished and in so doing has made a
great mark for himself in national
affairs. He has accomplished more
than any other senator from this state
within recent years. Do we appreciate
a faithful servant? No business man
confronted by the same condition
would hesitate for a moment.
One candidate has been a successful
farmer and stockralser; another has
been a great lumber baron, and others
have done various things, but George
E. Chamberlain comes with a long rec
ord as a faithful public servant. He
has been tried out as United States
senator and has made good to a degree
attained by very few first termers. He
is a great power ln congress. Oregon
has great interests at stake there, and
because of our foolish method of re
tiring 'our public servants as soon as
they have mastered the duties of their
office the state has suffered very seri
ously ln recent years. If Oregon is to
continue her- progress of development
and keep pace with her sister states
our congressional Interests must be in
the hands of competent men; we can
not afford to take any more chances.
George E. Chamberlain has won his
spurs. He has won for Oregon rhat
none other has done ln many years.
If we do not show our appreciation of
good work don, we do not deserve
faithful laborers.
Let us, then, act as business men
and show our appreciation of a servant
of proved Integrity, experience and
ability, by returning, by a large ma
jority, George E. Chamberlain.
La. A. HUNT.
Wise Choice.'
The other day 1 saw a by
Go briskly down the street;
He was as full of eager joy
As eggs are full of rrfc'au
Then as I watched it s;med to me
He broke an ancient rirje
Though much surprised. 4 knew that
he t
Went willingly to schipl!
I thought of Shakespearv-k well worn
word, i .
How schoolboys lagged of old:
I thought of all the sas I'd heard.
Of jokes so often tohfl
I thought of how as tjne goes by
Traditions gather weiajht.
Au iiicii i jjiaiiuy Haw mat i
Must now investigate, i
1 sought his parents' house to hear
What miracle befell; 'i
But soon I aw the reason clear -
And needed none, to ty.
With well scrubbed faconand manner
gay, 'J
He'd wielded brush andpomb,
And then to school he'd gjjne, for they
Were cleaning house ay home!
- : j-$
About Persoifp.
J. R. Stonebraker. BU.ng in New
Torkr for divorce, namej 12 wealthy
men as co-respondents."
Evangelist Sunday is nd to be edu
cating at his own expense, six young
ministerial candidates.' fl
J. M. Wolters slept frjr a week In
Seaford, Del.. recentlyaAd then died.
Goss Aragon, nearly four years old.
of Denver, already epealis three lan
guages, i
Howard Scbemeley ti May Con
nelly were married in CHmden, N. J..
the other day as Schemeiy lay dying
from consumption. W
Mrs. A. Klots of Brooklyn, N. Y.
has employed the same "hired girl"
for 60 years. J
General S. L. Woodford's New York
estate totals $110,884 ln Talue. Widow
sole legatee. f
X en op h on Altlmo Squlifabol is royal
Inspector of schools of ItJy.
m
The Eight-Hour! Law.
By Mildred J. 'atta '
Hivery morning at sue- o-ciock
Dad goes to his work
With his coat buttoned vp around bit
neck
Not a Job he would eglrk;
Wintry winds blow rourfl his head.
Whiskers on his face.
I'll tell you what he'd iSke to have
A good legislator's pac.
Wants Words of Custer Song.
Portland. Oct. 24 To the Editor of
The Journal Could some of the Jour
nal's readers kindly furnish the words
of a song which was1 very popular-
some years ago. and which had the
Custer massacre as a theme? The song
began with the words: "We are lonely
and sad on ' the prairie tonight, for
our thoughts are all of the dead." and
the chorus commenced with these
words, "Then all honor to the memory
of Custer," and ended with "For they
fell with Custer on the field." If any
reader can recall .the words of this
old, one time favorite, he would con
fer a favor upon the writer if by send
ing to the Journal
lng to The Journal- MRS. J. A. S.
eternally new shall outlive thw eter
nally old.
"For still the new transcends th old
In signs and tokens manifold;
Slaves rise up men; the olive waves.
With, roots deep set In battle- grave:''
i
CHORUS, f: ,
Nobody works but father (and
mother) ; -The
rest sit around ali; day.
Feet in front of the flrj
Wnile mother works iwtr
Doing the family washing
jno neip irom oisierr Ann.
Nobody works round our house
But ma and the old man.
Th work earner on at harvest Mm:
The boys all heard the news.
With work so near the youngsters
started s in
putting on their worVday shoe.
Then they had to workjtight hours;
That's too long, 'twas plainly seen.
So they quickly jumped the Job,
Letting pa only wotjc sixteen.
Scappoose, Or., Ocj 14, 1914.
MAIN 71734a 6051
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