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run the risk of being deceived;
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about. Montesquieu.
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THKyF-4.
PIIOGRESS is a cruel master.
It is a process or brutality.
Every step forward is at a
sacrifice of human life.
The development of the aero
plane is - annaled in new graves.
The march of civilization on its
course from the east. westward has
left a gory. trail of dead.
- Navigation .under the ea has
..many problems yet unsolved. The
solution of which will have to be
paid i- for In human lives. With
the F-4 at the bottom of the sea.
, 300 feet below the surface cff Hon-
olulu harbor, it seems probable
that, at a cost of 26 rrore lives,
some new weakness In submarine
construction has developed, a
weakness on which we are to se
' cure information at.V'the fearful
price of the sacrificed' crew.
Navigation beneath the surface
of the sea has multiplied perils.
The water, pressure becomes so
great at increased depths that at
283 feet the hull of the F-l, a
submarine of similar type to the
F-4, groaned and took in water.
' At any depth below 50 or 60
feet, the pressure of the water
; Is so jgreat that exit for the crew
from a disabled submarine is as
yet practically Impossible. Whether
or not a device-can be perfected
to . provide against this extraordi-
: narv rlaneer is vet uncertain. TTn-
.til it can be done, it means that,
sllice accidents must and will hap
pen, submarines - will remain not
only under-sea boats but under
sea coffins for their crews.
Added perils appear in the great
heat developed within the vessel
. from the oil burning engine, which
affects a wide range nd causes
cracks in the cylinder and piston
heads, vastly increasing the liabil
ity of , accident. Lead batteries
uie HiwujB it source oi apprenen
sion, in that the plates may buckle,
there may be short circuits, and
mere may De a Daiiery explosion
nf t h A i vrl rwon eras plten nff in
the vessel. Deadly gases may be
formed any moment, apd explo
. sions from various causes are any
time to be expected.
F-4 will be raised and brought
into Honolulu harbor. If so, and if,
as Is feared, all on board are lost,
probably within . the hull of the
craft we may find mute evidence
of what caused this latest tragedy
under the sea.
LABOR candidates
I
T IS not surprising, that a labor
meeting gave George L. Baker
a strong vote as a labor candi
date for city commissioner. Mr,
Baker's private and . public work
us euunu luai uo una nuuwieuge
of the needs' and sympathy with'
the aspirations of workers.
It is more difficult to under
stand why a meeting of workers
should cast a heavier vote for A,
YV. Lafferty than for J. B. Ziegler.
At a .cost fto the public of about
$12,000 a year for four years, Mr.
Lafferty dd nothing for workers
other than) draw salary and dis
pense animated warm air.
Mr. Ziegler, on the other hand
has, without compensation bf any
kind,' been a consistent advocate
of things of direct value to work4
era. To him, more than to anV
other man, is due the saving of
the street enas to the public. To
his investigations and publicity, all
without remuneration, are chiefly
. due such protection as remains for
the remnant of , waterfront, a pro
tection that is of direct benefit to
every citizen, whether 1 a worker
or a pillar of business.
It would be of great value to
. the workers if tbey would always
distinguish Tbetweeu those who are
their friends for materialgain and
those who . are their friends for
principle:
. ', BUT
A . ii u w ii u is' dispatch says
Lloyds v is betting four! td
f three that the war will be
over by September. 30, 1915
In other words, Lloyds la offering
to pay 100 ..guineas, on a premium
6f 75 guineas for losses due to waif
after that date.
Reports fro n the east are to the
effect' that the stock market hai
begun to "discount" the end of the
war. Members of Chicago broker!
age firms say that - pronounced
movements of : the stock market
nearly v; always represent adjust4
ments to financial conditions Hgome
six months in advance of their ar
rival. : Reports from Wall street
are that, the brokerage offices are
again filling up with - customers
It la claimed that the ; security
market is adjusting itself to com
ing events, r :
President Wilson is , engaged fn
a determined effort to advance the
cause ofpe&ce. There is no longer
any doubt that Colonel E. M.
House of Texas, intimate friend
of the president, is in Europe to
ascertain the present temper of
the belligerents, with a view to
reporting ilj there is some basis for
termination of the war.
Colonel ; House' hag been told by
Sir Edward Grey, the British min
ister for foreign affairs, what Brit
ain is seeking. The president's
personal representative is aware
of the French' terms, gleaned in
Paris from government officials.
He is now jn Berlin, where he will
confer with; Herr von Jagow,- Ger
man minister f or foreign affairs,
and perhaps with Emperor William.
From - Berlin Colonel House may
go to Au8 ;ria-Hungary, and it la
possible he! will visit Petrograd.
There is a world-wide welcome
for every omen of peace. The sym
pathy of
mankind is with the
bleeding
homes in
would be
hearts and bereaved
jbloody Europe.- There
such rejoicing and
thanksgiving as this world has
never seen if the sword should be
sheathed within six months.
But
WHERE
DOES IT BELONGS
"W
E
HAVE put the initia
tive and referendum
Where it belongB," ex
claimed a Seattle man
Lat a Portland banquet. He said:
We have put the initiative and ref
erendum where it belongs, as re
courses in great emergencies. There
is no hustling of signatures in back
alleys and tbe streets any more. The
citizen will sign petitions where he
registers apd nowhere else.
Is it a proud boast? Why should
the citizen be compelled" to sign
petitions "where he registers, and
nowhere else"? Is the right of
petftion for enactment of a law
less sacred than the right of peti
tion that has been a precious
inheritance -of man ever "since it
was wrun? from monarchs on
their thrones? His reference was
to the new Washington law pro
hibiting thje circulation of initia
tive petitions, and requiring the
"citizen to sign petitions where he
registers, and nowhere else." The
late Oregon senate, after an hon
est housej had overwhelmingly
passed it, rejected a bill prohibit
ing contractors from entering into
collusion ih bidding for contracts
in school districts, in counties and
in state wojrk. That is to say, the
Oregon senjate took the extraordi
nary position that contractors
should be jallowed, if they so de
sire, to enter into collusion in bid
ding on public work.
When sejnates so perform, when
they insist that It should be law
ful .for contractors to conspire
against tbo public with the pur
pose to delraud, why should there
be denial to the citizen of the
right of p tition for enactment of
a law-by vote of the people?
From what source, and from
what underlying motive, comes this
demand to strip the citizen of his
privileges and give those privi
leges to bossed and bossable sen
ates? JAPAN IN ASIA
JAPAN'S attitude toward China
has been the cause of much
concern in. this country. It
was feared that the "open
door" policy, for which the United
States has stood since the days
of John Hay, was endangered by
Japanese aggression.
Considerable light' is thrown on
Japan's altitude by Dr. Shatter
Mathews, . jwho has just returned
from Japan, where he went as
representative of the Federated
Council of Churches of Christ in
America, taking with him a mes
sage of peace to the Japanese ria
tion from President Wilson, Dr.
Mathews says Japan is anxious to
maintain h& integrity of China
and has developed a sort of 'Mon
roe doctrine toward Asia. He re
assures thje United States as fol
lows: j
The discontent and anti-American
movements reported so widely in the
papers of ; this country last winter
as coming from Japan were greatly
exaggerated! Practically all the dis
content In Japan can be directly
traced to sources emanating from
Peking, wheVe. a certain European, gov
ernment . hits established a bureau
for publishing false rumors designed
to cause trouble.
Dr. Mathews says Japan is not
against the open door policy. That
and China's integrity are the chief
concern 6V this country. . Japan's
immediate object, he says, is the
development of China and Insur
ance agaii st the nation of confu
sion becoming the prey of other
powers. ' .
It is to be hoped that Dr. Math
ews is ri ;ht. China should be
given the opportunity to develop
into a strong, civilized nation.. That
is what the United States wants,
iand if Japan is attempting to pro
imote such a result there will be
commenda ion from this country.
AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE
HE economic value of perma
nent Jroads in the building up
of a community is fully dem
onstrated ia the experience
of v King
icounty, Washington, of
which Seattle is the county seat. 1
The county has 105 miles of
paved highway, 45 milesi of which
are hard I surfaced with vitrified
brick at "an average cost of . $27,000
per mile.;
The county has learned
that the
best pavement is ' tbe
cheapest,?
k, wing to the saving in
the cost of maintenance.
Because
of permanent roads,
land Js being -'cut np Into email
tracts for gardens and berries. The
rental value of land five miles out
of Seattle is $60 per acre per year
and 13 .miles out $30. Berry land
from 16 to 30 miles out has an
annual rental value of $100 an
acre.
The dairy industry in . White
riyer valley alone ; brings, in
$2,500,000 per annum:
Auto bases carry passengers at
the rate of one cent per mile, and
auto trucks transport ; freight and
produce as cheaply as the rail
roads,: v ' 1 -
The resultf all this Is the rapid
settling up of the rural districts,
the building of new homes and the
cultivation of the land in small
units, v
Such a demonstration, so near
home, of what proper roads ac
complish is an impressive object
lesson to Portland. What such
roads have done at Seattle they
can do here. 1
Would it not be of Inestimable
value to Portland to convert its
80 per cent of Multnomah lands,
now in . brush, into vegetable gar
dens and small farms?
A Vote for the road bond issue
is a vote to give Portland a nearby
country life like that around Se
attle. !
PORTLANP'S PORTION
AtiKcJAl peace cpniereuce vi
the nations Is to be held at
j The Hague early: next month.
ea of the world,! and its bb
springs from the hope that
ject
something may be done to hasten
the nd of the present- war and
to set up defenses against future
wars,! " , ' "
A Portland woman has been se
lected as a delegate, and as she is
principal of the Kenton grammar
school, there is some j question as
tQ whether consent should be givon
by tbe school board for her to at
tend.! She is Miss Grace De Graff,
and jto' her honor and . Portland's
eredit, it is to be said that she is
the phly woman teacher la the
Uniteid States bidden- to the con
ference. . : i s f '
Wfcat better idfluence for the
peace of a war-convulsed world
could there be than would be the
presence at The Hague of a woman
representing the 20,000,000 school
children in America as -petitioners
for the cruel sword to be sheathed.
Is there not warrant for the school
board to grant the Portland dele
gate ileave of absence on salary for
the period required to -attend the
conference?
How much less would Portland
want! to, do towards forwarding
the peace and happiness of man
kind? THE PRICE OP WAR
E
DWARD E PRATT, of the de
partment! of commerce, has
compiled some; figures on the
money cost of Europe's great
war.
He shows that the war debt so
far (incurred by Great , Britain
amounts to $34 per capita. The
otheif warring nations have in
curred indebtedness per capita as
follows: France, $46; Germany,
$39; Belgium $17; Austria-Hun-garyj
$35; Russia, $15; Serbia,
$44.
The meaning of these figures
can fre understood when compari
son s made with figures for the
United States. - Seven months of
Lwar have saddled each man, woman
and child in France with a debt
almost equal to the total per capita
net indebtedness of this country,
and j France's I new debt" Is piled
on top of debts already existing
wheii the war started.
Inj 1913 the per capita net in
debtedness in; this country, includ
ing the national government, states
and minor civil divisions, was
$49.97. Of this total $10.59 was
oa behalf of the national govern
ment!, $3.57 the btates and $35.81,
minor civil divisions, such as cities,
towns and school districts. Bat
comparison - should properly be
made with our national and state
indebtedness, for Europe's minor
civil divisions have debts of their
own and must incur others when
the war ends. I
The American perl capita na
tional- and . state debt In 1913 was
$1446. Even Belgium has ex
ceeded that amoun. since the war
started, and there is no telling what
the final figure may be. The com
ing generations in Europe ' must
pay a tremendous prica for the de
structive conflict now j going on.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
THE University of Utah is dis
rupted over a situation some
what similar to the one that
arose at Stanford university
a decade ago when Professor Rosa
was asked to resign on . account
of his sociological views, which
did hot agree with those of Mrs.
Stanford, one of the . j founders of
the j university. It was . claimed
then that academic freedom was
being suppressed. ; " '
The same charge Is now being
made at the Utah seat of learn
ing, jthat there Is a repression bf
freedom of thought and speech.
Wheneveri there ia an upheaval
In Utah it is usually attributed
to the machination of the . dominant
church, but in this case the relig
ious Question does not seem to be
rightly involved, as there is no
drawing 'of the line between Mor
mon! and Gentile. Mormon and
Gentile professors have been dis
charged,. Mormon and Gentile pro
fessors have '-. resigned and Mor
mons and Gentiles are arraigning
the president of the university and
' the board of regents who j are sup
porting him. !
Four professors were dismissed
by the president without a hear
ing. His action was upheld by the
regents. Fourteen other profes-'
sors resigned. Students and alumni
took sides in the controversy,
which is now at white heat.
It is asserted by the professors
who resigned that under the pres
ent regime an autocratic exercise
of power has been get up as an
deal and that suspicions from
unworthy sources are givien more
credence than straightforward
t statements of members of the fac
ulty. ' . r -
Whatever may be the real base
of the controversy, It is evident
that an institution of learning that
endeavors to restrict the (free ex
pression of opinion will not flour
ish. ! '
THE JOURNAL
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
THE PRESIDENT AND THE POP.
ULA1VWJXL
By HON. WILLIAM L. RANSOM,
Jnatice ef the City Onrt of the City of
mHE late Jus-
I tlce
H.
William
Moody,
remarked
once
that ort of the
chief merits of
the federal
con
that stitution
is
a century and a
quarter of practi
cal t ' a t has
proved that its
"unchanging -prd-
Jndge Ransom. , visions"
continue
"adaptable to the infinite variety of
the changing conditions of) our na
tional life." Even its basic struc
tural adjustments, such as the scheme
of the electoral college, have been
found adaptable to altered condi
tions and responsive to new needs.
The query arises at the present time
whether one of these subtle! readust
ments has not coma about, affecting
the relation of the president to con
gress and of both president and con
gress to the nation at large.
The public utterances and official
acts of the present chief magistrate
appear to show that his jcourse is
guided by two fundamental j concepts:
That the crystallized and deep seated
public opinion of the nation should
be the supreme mandate in govern
ment: and that under modern condi
tions the president is a mqre direct,
accurate and adequate medium of the'
ascertainment, formulation and dis
closure of that public opinidn than is
either or both of the houses of con
gress. "With elaborateness of effort and
ornateness of phrase, he has sought
to appear to act also in obedience to
two other concepts, less " fundamental
but more obvious; that the interests
of government and the execution of
the mandate from the people require
that the solidarity of a particular
political party be preserved ; and that
both the forms and the substance of
representative government, will be pro
moted by "cooperation" with the ex
ecutive branch, along lines of which
he has proved himself a masterly
exemplar.
In truth, however, it ct.x hardly
be denied that he has flputed the
party system in general and the ef
ficiency of his own party ip particu
lar, and that he has likewise done
violence to conceptions of congress as
a representative body entitled to for
mulate its own determinations in a
deliberate manner. With ths political
aspects or the propriety of the point
of view we may not here be concerned,
but it Is interesting to inquire by
what process it has come about that
the president is able, with recurring
success, to assert and assume that
he, rather than congress, is the ac
curate exponent of public opinion.
' i
Several well defined factors or
tendencies seem to have combined to
exalt the executive and enable him to
assert boldly his paramount leader
ship. Whether we like It or not, a
temporary or permanent breakdown of
the "representative system."!" both as
regards its efficiency and Ms hold on
public confidence, has come labout. In
how many states do the people re
joice at the approach of a session of
a legislative body, state oil national.
or. regret Its eventual adjournment?
The representative system was found
ed at first aa a curious combination
of the theory of Hamilton that a
select few could best determine what
the many should have, and the theory
of Rousseau that a representative
few could perhaps best determine
what the many want; but with mod
ern facilities of information, a domi
nant public opinion Insists on making
its wishes manifest more directly and
incessantly. The present 'plight of
the representative theory was for a
time postponed through control of
legislative acts by an exti a official
political organization, which kept a
balance " between public : w ishes and
special Interests. The Impairment of
the authority of the boss, the? poli
tical party, and the "third l ouse" has
left the representative botlies grop
ing for new leadership, as Alternative
of abdication of their poweis to more
direct forms of government and that
leadership is commonly found in an
able ' and resourceful executive. ' As
Senator Lodge recently p irased it,
"As the representative principle sinks,
the executive power rises,"
i The decline and breakdown of the
party system, which was a device for
making the . representatlvi i system
responsive) to public opinion In a way
that it was not designed to be- is
another factor to be considered. Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Wilson, have, in
fact, aimed at leadership, net of solid
party ; ranks, . but of newly aligned
groups representing a certain point
of view. The disintegration o? party
control has naturally enhanced the
power of brilliant Individual jleader
shi. : : ::f ' v:'. j
ijhen we may note' the development
of k, national consciousness and opin-
lonj wnicn respects prwiuni,
national outlook, and his alignment
with national problems, and looks
upon congress as chosen from ton
small units, as emphasizing too many
masters of merely local Importance
andf as constituting too large nnd in
effective a body, to express: accur
ate y the aspirations of a nation.
Tht re is probability, too, tlu.t this
popularity of Mr. Wilson's proced
ure i due in part' to the preference
of the people for tbe doing1 away
with the secret and unseen influences
which formerly were brought to bear
on legislative bodies and for the sub
stitution of open and publio espon
slhillty for measures, on the part of
an executive who can make what Mr.
Justice Story called; "a bold and man
ly iappeal to the nation ' in the face
of its representatives." copirlgbt, 1915
Letters FrorrAthe People
(Commuolcatlona sent to Tbe Journal for
publication In tbla.' department should jbe writ,
tea ion only one aide of: the paper, should not
tAceed 300 worda in length and ranat be ar
ooD!ianled by the came and addreae of the
aeuder. if the writer does not deslrei to bare
the Inatne published, he should ao atat.)
"fiMseusaion is tbe greataat of all reWmera.
It ratonalixea everything it touehea. It roba
principle of all false sanctity and tbrowa them
back on their reasonableness. If they, hae
no reaaonablrnese. It rutblsly eruanes them
out I of existence and ceta up Its own' cooclualous
la llhelr stead. "Woodrow Wilson.
iG. A. It. Reunion at Albany.
Albany. Or., March 25. To tjie Edi
tor! of The Journal MePherson post
Noj 6. G. A. R.. and Fair Oaka circle.
Ladies of the a. A. R., had a most en
joyable reunionyesterday at the G. A.
R. hall, the occasion being the official
visit of Department Comander Colonel
H. jS. Fargo of Portland, and a. recep
tion was tendered him.
Aft the "start for once the "boys"
"beat a retreat" and made a "charge"
almost in the sarnie maneuver, for,
gathering at the Southern IPacifio
depot with "Old Glory" waving above
them, they awaited the- supposed com
ing of the department's official head,
on the noonday train. When the last
one came in, the northbound,
commander, they marched in
ranks with all possible haste
and no
broken
to the
Electric depot, where a charge re
suited in the capture of Colonel Fargo,
who was quickly escorted to the hasll
and an onslaught was soon made ipon
the; bountiful banquet awaitingf attack.
following this was an elegant ad
dress of welcome by Rev. D. 1. Leech
of the M. E. church of Albany, himself
the son of a veteran.
he reply of Commander Faj'go was
fulj. of pathos and patriotic sehtiment
thftv produced visible emotion on the
pai't of the listeners.
Following him Comrade Myers Rave
some humorous war experiences. Com
rae Walker also spoke. Mrs. D. H.
Leech, Mrs. Jennie Carnine, Mrs. Anna
Steward, Mrs. W. P. Small and j Mrs. S.
Livingston gave words of hope and
cheer. The whole program.was under
-the direction of Past Commander E. Jb".
Soc, "who gave Inspiring words! as oc
casion prompted. Comrade R-lsley. of
MqPherson post sang a song of his
own composing that won applause.
rfhe Grand Army of the Republic
stands unique, and alone in history, a
purely American institution, i When
"taps" are sounded for the. lait vete
ran, it will cease to exist, jbut its
reqord will go on down through the
yeirs, closely linked with (that of
Abraham Lincoln, destined to a death
less fame. A VETERAN.
The Monroe Doctrine.
Roseburg, Or., March 26. To the
Editor of The Journal The Monroe
doctrine has become the Oregonian's
sole reliance in its harping and cap
tious treatment of the administration's
course in the Mexican situation. And
drJven ,to this by the logic- of the facts
urged in support of the policy lof non
intervention, it must needs have re
course to a new interpretation of that
mich interpreted doctrine. A,s tend
ing somewhat to relieve and enlighten
these who may have been moved by
thtit paper's - despicable pin pricking
policy in these trying moments for
President Wilson, the following from
an j editorial in the current number of
Thje Independent should have extended
cirieulation:
tit has been said tha .the Monroe
doctrine is the only thing that Ameri
cans would fight for. However that
rcy be, it certainly represents a prin
ciple dearto the hearts of the Ameri
ca people, for we believe as fijrmly as
in 1828 that any attempt on the part
of European powers 'to extend their
system to any portion of this hemis
phere is dangerous to our peace and
safety. The Monroe doctrine has been
amplified and interpreted ' to mean
many things the hegemony Jof the
United States. America, for the Ameri
cans, the cultivation of . Pan-American
trade, etc. But its primary and funda
mental purpose was simply the main
tenance of republicanism. Their, sys
tem' meant the monarchial system and
the United States opposes that now as
it .always has. The Monroe doctrine
means that one continent out Jof five
thall be kept forever free from the
curse of kings. As for the rest of the
world, it is not so much our Concern.
We rejoice whenever a people Hike the
Portuguese or Chinese rise and over
throws its tyrants. We will give them
what encouragement we can. and we
hope so to conduct ourselves that this
republic of ours may become an ex
ample of the benefits of. republicanism
initead of ijeproach. For we know we
are right and we look forward with
perfect confidence to the day when tt
may be there shall be no more kings
in Sail the earths." A. L. HARPER.
t
Scripture on Divinity Question.
Redmond, Or March 23. To the
Editor of The Journal-1 I have read
with interest ; the discussion j on the
diVinity of Christ and would! like to
giye a few direct . statements from
Scripture which do represent 1 him tp
be God the Son, not God the I Father.
Heb. 1:4. 6, 8:. "Being so much better
thin the angels, as he bath by inherit
ance obtained a more excellent name
than they" (ths son inherits the
name of his father) "for unto which
ofl the angels said he at any time.
Thou art my son:, this day have I be
gotten thee? But unto the
eaith, Thy throne, O God, is
and ever Here the Father
son he
forever
himself
calls his .son God. Again, the gospel
byj John, schapfer I, verse 1: "In the
beginnings was the word, and the word
was wlthjGod and tbe word ws God."
Verse 14 i And the word .was made
flesh and dwelt among us." We never
can understand bow it could' be so,
bull the word; of truth says lit is so,
and that fact should end the con
troversy; for the mystery neper can
be fathomed. : Paul in his letter to
Tltnothy recognizes this and pays in
Timothy 3:16:- "And without Icontro
versy great is the mystery of god.ll-
PERTINENT COMMENT
JSMALIi CHANGE
Some men are too honest to take a
f-hint.
Tt takes a big eater to beat a board
Dill. i
Hard' cash that comes easy! soon
-melts away. :
But contentment and ambition have
nothing m common.
Only those who 'don't need your ad
vice are willing to take it. .1
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. No man ever cquired a lasting
brand of popularity by knocking.
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All of us give our parents credit
for raising some exceptionally bright
children, i
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As a rule, parents don't take on
much over the appearance of the tenth
child's first tooth. , :
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No man ever made any -money by
worrying, ana even if he had his wire
wouia nave spent 11.
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A man never fully! realizes how little
he knows about raising his children
I until, tie gels them raixeu.
( One' stands before a mirror openly.
! the other on the sly. That's the dif-
lerence between a woman and a man.
On account of the Immense sire of
the world there may be a man i some
where who . isn't- tickled .when isome
one he . regards as a big gun calls him
by his nrst name.
The reason an -bid maid doesn't
mind living a long time is because she
knows that there is no marrying in
the .-next world either. She had just
as soon be here as there. 1
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When -a beauty of the excessively
thin, type finds that she has gained
an ounce she feels that is is going to
be only a short time until she will be
as plump as a plum pudding.
A BRITISH ESTIMATE OF WILSON
From The Nation (London
oodrow Wilson for two years
haul occupied the greatest political of
fice! to which any human being can be
elected; and he has occupied it, by uni
versal admission, with distinction and
a rare, indeed an unique, measure of
success. It is probable- that, so jfar as
domestic affairs are) concerned, hjis ten.'
ure has already reached the heijghtpf
its productivity. A! presidential STec
tion in the United States cats Its
j shadow a long way before; the new
congress which was chosen ia?,! No
vember will not in i the normal (course
of things meet until next December;
and, by that time the political leaders
of all parties will be too anxiously en
grossed with the preliminary maneuv
ers of the 1916 campaign to pay much
attention to legislation. There afe still
one or two unfulfilled items jm Mr.
Wilson's program, the further develop
ment, for instance, kf the conservation
policy, the establishment of rurail cred
its, and the enactment of presidential
primaries; but in the general scattering
of thought, and energy that .precedes
the quadrennial election it is doubtful
how far he will beable to make head
way with any of these measures.
Even, however, if-1 nothing further is
written on the statute book, the pres
ident will have good reason, to be sat
isfied with his legislative record. He
has lowered the tariff, be has reformed
the banking and currency system, ht
has secured the passage of some con
siderable acts against the trust.! These
are three problems that for a genera
tion and more have baffled American
statesmanship, and been the suecesslve
storm centers of I American politics,
and that Mr. Wilson should have
tackled and disposed of them within 18
months of his inauguration, without
either disrupting his party or dislocat
ing the business of the -country is a
sufficient testimony to the quaility of
his leadership. His fellow citizens
rightly award to the president,! rather
than to congress, the major share of
the credit for these achievements. The
bills were largely of his drafting, and
he was the main driving force behind
their progress through the legislature.
The- huge and enthusiastic , majority
that was returned! to power by the
electors in 1912, might easily have
fallen to pieces in Hess skillful jhands.
It is. Indeed, the greatest of Mr. Wll.
ion's triumphs that he should have
converted the Democratic party into
an effective agencyj of government. He
has known how to guide it to the goals
J it was consciously! if somewhat dip
:tractedly seeking. j
FATE OF STATES'
By John M. Oskison.
West Virginia's "blue sky" lw, in
tended to rctculate the sale of unsound
securities within tle state, is the last(
to fall before the decree of a
united
i States district cot(rt.
i unconstitutional.
It is declared
Tn Judara Davton's decision an ex-
! cellent summary of, the fate of similar
' laws in the other states Is given. Ar
! kansas. Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Ore
I gon and Florida I are the common
wealths that have; passed regulatory
i laws. JUdge Dayton points out that in
I Iowa and Michigan the United States
! district courts have killed the laws;
j specifically, and that both- Arkansa
i and Kansas are in the same Ifederal
i district as Iowa, and presumably at
the test the laws, in those states wouia
also fail. 1 I
In Florida the state supreme court
upheld the law. r But its. teeth are
drawn by this wignlf leant paragraph:
"Provided that nothing In this act
shall extend" to any seller! ofl stock,
bond, or Other security wh hs pur
chased the same in good ! faith for
-value and who is the bona fide owner
ness: God was manifest in the; flesh.
Also the truth farther develdped is
fnnni' In Enhasla.ni 3:9: if"And to
maks all men see what is the fellow
ship of the mystery which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid
in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ." i
This is positive scriptural proof
that he was not only more thah ordl-
nary man, but the
God-man.
I. G. KNIGHT.
- The Jitney and Home Labor.
Portland, March 1 28. To the j Editor
of The Journal .The foreign head oi
the Portland Railway. Light & Power
company says thej. jitney is an out
growth of dull times; that men j out of
employment drive j jitneys in Jieu of
better or more legitimate employment.
Perhaps Tie is right;; but there may be
a remedy. For instance,- If bty com
pany would employ a few native I work
men, instead of going to Italy for its
workers, perhaps some of the men now
running . jitneys would not find it
necessary to do so. .-. And: again, in
that case, perhaps his company would
find itself more In sympathy with
the age and with the spirit of the peo
ple, which is to patronize home in
dustry in short, to use "Made in Ore-
' f 1 ' " " -1
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
From' present Indications,' there will
be at least 16 more blocks of hard sur
face pavement laid in Albany the com
ing season.! j
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"Eastern 1 Oregon against 'the world
for beautiful and grand sunsets and
glorious sunrises!" exclainis the lrew
who are seeking fame and glory, and
ruccess will crown your efforts, if you
can reproduce them.
Eurene Reeister: James Fullerton
has recently received two more letters
from the east about his whale which
he has endeavored to place somewhere
in Eugene, j He declares that the whale
bata been the best advertisement Eu-
gene has had for a long time. ,
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Hood River News: An exhibit at
the store of the Couftoway Mercantile
company Saturday consisted of four
fat possums, an animal indigenous tv
certain section of the south and east,
They .were brought here a few days
ago oy uiu uranfc recent arrival
from Indiana.
Having Supplied nearly 8500 meals
at a small cost and having provided
employment for 169 men, the Pendleton
Coffee club, which opened December
1 and closed March 1. proved a success
in itsi initial experiment. "Not only
did It furnish unemployed men with
cheap meals and a place to lounge and
assist in finding them work," twyn the
East Oregonian, "but-it completed its
activities with a cash balance of over
,10" j'':.. :. . .
"Bonfire day" Is .what they call, it
at Grants Pass, and the Courier says
it was pretty -generally observed ami
a great Improvement has been made lu
many j districts. The 1 residents alonij
Ninth ! street set a glowing example
worthy of emulation when they worked
in concert and at an. early hour had all
the rubbish that could not be destroyed
by fire set out at the street line ready
to be carted away by the city wagons,
thus being several days ahead of time
la the work.
It was Seen, however, at the con
gressional elections of last November,
that even the excellence of the admin.
Istration's record did-not suffice . to
stay the reaction which almost auto
matically overtakes the party In power
at the mid-term appeal to the country.
The war, - apparently, had little in
fluence on the votingr What mainly
moved the' average citizen was the fact
lhat times were hard,- and the cost of
living high, , ;
We may therefore presume that the
administration, from now onwards, will
nardly do j more than mark time, at
tend to this enforcement of the many
important acts of congress that stand
to its credit, and essay little or noth
ing ir the; way of further legislation.
We may also anticipate that the chief
interest Of; American politics will pivot
on the Progressives and ths Republi
cans, ths'rre,Procal relations, the pos
sibility of their uniting on a single Can
dida tel. and the chances in that event
of Mr, Roosevelt becoming; their joint
nominee, j Tbe opposition appear to
think that; out of his Mexican policy,
his unhappy adoption of the ship pur
chase bill, and the misfortune that has
again I made a Democratic administra
tion synchronize with bad times, they
can compile a formidable case against
President Wilson; and they will prob-
ably be by no means bashful in turn
ing tj political account whatever he
does or does not do in connection with
the European war.. The i threatened
emergence iof a German-American vote
is a factor for instance, that the man
ager of both parties will have to take
into ' their calculations.
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It is possible, too, that in other ways
and even
though the United States
is able to
preserve her neutrality, the
great war may have its ref lex-linf luence
on American politics. The time may
come
quest
when the president, eititer by re
or on his own Initiative, will
a useful and acceptable connect
prove
ing link between the belligerents; and
though we do not imagine that Mr.
Wilson expects, or has any de:ilre. to
share in the negotiations that will set
tle the teritorial issues stirred up by
the war, the influence of the United
States will undoubtdly be used to for
mulate some scheme for Insuring peace
in the future, or at least for defining
and "blvilizlng' warfare, and steps to
that 'end, (may conceivably bs taken J
among the! neutral powers even before
the present struggle is over. But we
may fee Very sure that In whatever
course he decided upon .President Wil
son Will do only what he- believes - to
be best for humanity and the United
States. j -
BLUE SKY LAWS
of such stock, bond, or security at
time of such sale."; !
So jfar gs I know, the Oregon law
has not been tested
Not thel fake
reputable investment
have backed th
lng the failure
to protect! the Investing
organised Investment bankers are
definitely against all laws so far en
acted. J : i : -
Now the reputable Investment deal
ers say that they want proper regula-tion-
auchj regulation as will eliminate
tbe competition of the fake promoters
and sellers of worthless securities.
But thelrj own activity has repre
sented a legal attack Jon the laws so
far -passed.- t
It seems' to me time that the honest
dealers started an aggressive fight to
secure thji right kind of laws laws
that will stand the court test. "Let
thei buyer! beware!" is an outworn
theory, for the average owner of cap
ital in America is not able to make his
own adequate investigation of securi
ties offered for sale, or .to pick the
good dealer from among the bad.
gon" goods. Of 'course men, at least
worklngmen, have not yet attained to
the dignity of "goods," but a suffi
cient stretch of the imagination might
lead to Including them at least within
the general principle. And Mr. Clark's
other j remarks show that he certainly
la not without this quality of imagi
nation, if he would only direct it ac
cordingly toward his fellowmen. in
stead I of eternally groping after the
almigiity dollar. -WORKMAN.
1 , ;
The Journal's Coast Service.
From the Vancouver, Wash., Sun.
The; Oregon Dally. Journal has inau
gurated a new coast news service be
sides their already excellent service.
This is in addition to the United Press
service, one of the best in the United
States. As news dispenser The Jour
nal is! fast forging to the front in all
line's. -: ;-" '""'':'.--'! -:"7;4'
y . Natural Inquiry.
From the i Louisville 'Courier-Journal.
it IS said that when bread. gets pro-!
hlbitively high a good imitation of the .
real thing1 can be made by mixing ;
plaster of j parts with flour, By the.f
way, are poured concrete coffin .
cheaper than wooden ones? I
promoters, but the ! taught you to uw l" ,.. A !","
banking firms,; Stanley, me arum. s-e...
e litigation establish- , ter do It, r;nzanetn. ..... . -- ".-.
of the laws intended of the other little girls to conm w Hi
V COUNTRY
lit caaiy oars'
By Trad Lockley, Speoial StiXf Writer 0
' Tbe Journal.
' "From'-the day when I.r. ami Mrs.
Whitman were killed tu the time, mora
than a munth later, when we were j cV-
cued by Peter Skccn Ogcien, we never
1 f.i. MrH fr Kini,i- ,,..,
Mrs. W. R.Helm of this city, an adopt
ed daughter tit Dr. Hill Mrs. Vhttm;n,
n PM-nlllnff Hi. I ' V, i t . . .
... , w'lB n ufkiiiaii lllllSDItvl (3
"The day after the mwesacle tha
tuuaws and young nun wain'iij to kitl
us. A week late the Indians kineit
t rocket Bewley and Mr. Sales. of
' day an Indian wus going to kill one
. of the women becuuso h- tliougln slid
had not made a flannel Kh I it right.
On another day the Indians, had the
WOmen make soiih. r,iH 'ri.ev u-r
" - , , OI"" .iUh' .ihc were
made of drled Pfaches. One of tho
(Indians ate too much pie and it save
i him cramps. He thought he had been
I poisoned. He came back determined
t to kinder. Fortunate! v fMlliprin an
Indian woman ' wh, with her French
husband, lived at. Fort Hail und who.
hearing ot the masttucre. had ridden
right and day to come und ave AIim.
Whitman's children, htd Just arrived.
She finally pacified the Indian and
convinced hiin he hod not been joi
soned. - She had often visited Jitm.
Whitman and loved her. 'When the
Indians in war pa i wT rode by -and an
nounced they were, cunilng back to
kill us all we thought our time hud
come. When they came back and an
nounced that "Uncle .Peter Osdi'ii' had
bought us we were wonderfully re
lieved. "They told us on tht third day from
then to ro u Fort VYulla Waila as
Wallula was then i-alled. They not up
my father's oxen and -some otei'n and
we started by early starlight. A (Uw
came to lis and atd, 'Go early met
hurry all the way; the young men ai
sorry they sold youA We children
were out in the wagons while it whs
t still dark before dawn we were oil
the way. As we were about "to ko an
Indian we called 'Hones' becauau he
was so thin, but whono; Indian name
was 'Peeps,' tried to prevent our
wagon from going. The tsquaw who
had told us to hurry came cloae and
said, "Go and keep going hurry all
the way!' It took us ttll dusk to get
to Fort Walla Walla. 20 miles away.
Tne agent, Aictiean, gave us a ui
room to stay In.
"Mr. Ogden took a census of ua-to
see. if we were all there before poylntf
the Indiana for u. He naid: 'Under
no conditions must you let an lndltm
In here and under no conditions must
any of you leave th fort. Home of
the Indiana are repenting of their
bargain.'
"We reached Fort Walla Walla Frl-
dav tifcrht mid wa Hfavml there till
Monday morning, bevcrai or us chil
dren got tired of the dark and gloomy
fort so we watched our chance and
went outride the nail where it was
sunny. Mr. Ogden saw us. He cam
out and he sent us scurrying in with
a good lecture. The Indians anr
nounced that Mr. Spalding would never
leave alive. As wc left, StlecuM. who
was one of Dr. Whitman's mfmt trunt
ed frlende, took off his Hudson's Hay
cap and put It on one of the men and
took from his neck his handkerchief
and tied it around the Onborne' hoy's
head for a cap. One of tlto other In
dians, as soon as Stieeas -had. gone.
snatched off the cap ana a nine luier
pulled the handkerchief off the Oo-
pome vvy o ucau.
"We marched to tli bateaux with
Mr. Spalding in theJ center- of the
group. Some priests who had recently
beep ordained were going to Vancouver
with us. There were 45 of us from
the Whitman mission and the priests.
Mr, Ogden. Mr. Stanley the artist ani
the boat crews.
"Mr. Ogden' told my fdster Mntilda
arid mvself to sret in his bateau. In
our boat were Peter Skeen Ogden, Mr.
Stanley, one of the priests, one of th
Hall girls and my sister Matilda and
myself. In the next boat were thi
KpaldlngH, my sisters Catherine and
Henrietta and a priest.
"When our bateaux started down
the river they fired tiio small cannon
at the fort. Down I went iifio the bot
tom of the boat. Mr. Ogden laughed
and said. 'Vou are all rhit, little girl.
The Indians haven't killed you yet.'
"Mr. Ogden told tbo boatman to put
out Into the middle, of the river for
fear some unruly Cay use Indian might
shoot at us.
"It was the middle of winter and thj
first night out It snowed. I was on
the outnide snd the others kept pulling
the blanket over until t wss blue with
cold. Mr. Ogden noticed my teeth
chattering in the morning and said.
'We will have to fix it so you don't
freze to death.' When we camped that
night he said. 'You must sleep In my
tent tonight; you will be warmer and
the ret will have more bedclothes.' I
said, 'I won t do it.' He said, 'Hush,
hush, child, that Is no way to talk to
vour elders. Mrs. Whitman never
...... -ttavA-mv hlanket".' All of "i
children . loved Mr. Stanley, so I snid
AH right, sir. t will.' I coaxed May
Mai'nh to come with mo. Mr. Ogden
and Mr. Stanley and another man slept
together and May and i aiept in ,n.
Stanley's blankets. When Mr. Stanley
came into the country the fall before
he met Matilda, who? was at Fort
Walla Walla with Dr. and Mrs. Whit
man. Mr. Stanley bougibt some clothes
for Matilda and mo when we got V
Oregon City.
"Mr. Spalding sold all of. Mrs. Whit
man's dresses which had been brought
long to different women at Oregon
City and turned the money back into
the mission fund. There was one
woman there, a very selfish and din
agreeable woman, who- paid a, very
low price for one of the dresses Mrs.
Whitman was very jfond of. I could
hardly stand to ee her wearing it.
"On the way down we met a com
pany of soldiers. They were Oregon
volunteers going up to rescue us. Mr.
Ogden stopped and talked to the of
ficer In command. They said tlTey
were sorry they hadn't gotten there
in time to rescue us. Mr, Ogden said :
It's a very fortunate thing you didn't
get there or there would have been
no prisoners to rescue. The Indians
would have killed them all.' That i
true, too, for the Indians' told us if
the soldiers came they would kill us."
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