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Is no-man that hath-not his
hour; -nor Is there anything'
that hath not its plate, Rabbi
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TOIOItROW
PORTLAND never looked out
.upon a more perfect tomor
row. The Pacific northwest
never faced a rosier futuro.
Tomorrow, a steamboat fleet be
gins a triumphal -journey from
Lewlston to the sea. It Is a jour
ney that is' a forerunner. The bid
emigrant train was a forerunner.
The futfure will look back at both
as epochs told in symbols. It will
contemplate both as figures in the
dawn' of change.
America has been railroad mad.
Jt has (been for two generations
in a delirium of rail transportation
in which it forgot the country road
"and thef waterway. The great in
terests engaged in railroading,
helped Ihem forget steam boating.
So we look back upon a past with
bare rivers and idle boats.
The steamboat fleet that leaves
Lewlston tomorrow augurs rehabil- j
nation or steamboating in tne
northwest. It is the first occasion
or its Kind, it is not an epispae
but an event. It is made possible
by the j cut and canal at Celilo,
which adds 500 miles at one bound
to the j navigable Columbia, and
opens to the Columbia country for
trie nrst time a means of trans
portation that is unmanipulatabje,
unmonopolizable and unapprox
imatable in 1 the possibilities of low
cost of haul. , v .
Collis! P.' Huntington said that
"substantially all of the immense
tonnage from the Columbia water
shed "must follow the gravity line
determined : by the course of. the
river.' j The waterway benefits
peoples because of the direct sav
ing on goods carried by water. It
further caves by forcing reduction
of rail rates. It Is a. mighty factor
In its creative influence, that is in
Its power to develop regions and
build cities.; -
Thus, Philadephla was for a
long time the commercial empori
um of the United States. In the
earlier years' it was accepted as
unquestioned that Philadelphia
would always be the great city of
the nation. As late as 1821, even
Boston rivalled New York in the
volume of exports. A history of
Philadelphia, published in 1884,
says; j
. Be the! cause whatever it may, the
fact stands out prominent that, from
. the completion of the Erie canal. New
York became What Philadelphia previ
ously had been the commercial em
porium of the United States. -
Such is the demonstrated power
V M. lillv TV 0. VT VLJ A. V AO n uunuu
It is a prosperity, maker. It is the
energlzing.stimulator of enterprise.
To every hamlet, town and city
along the way, the; Lewlston-to-the-sea
journey of the steamboat fleet
is a harbinger of something better.
To Portland it is defiance to the
proposal for lowered transcontin
ental rates for the Spokane zone.
To Portland, it is assurance that
ascendency In the Columbia coun
try can be saved.
' To Vancouver, it should be
vision of an expanding ' future. It
should fill the city with thoughts
of . wonderful growth, thoughts of
uniting eastern and , southwestern
Washington' into J a; common pur
pose ; and ambition, thoughts of
widening .commerce and nultiply
ing activities. . ; 1
To Astoria it undoubtedly means
steamboat connections and a bid
for a i vast i business with the re
mote interior country, to The
Dalles, . to Lewlston, to Pasco, to
Kennewick and every other city
along or at reasonable distance
from th river. Jfe means no-ar anrl
big affairs, 'a wider horizon and an
abounding prosperity,' ;
i . No. regi6n ever looked out upon
a more perfect tomorrow, i
A STOVE ANNIVERSARY
ryillLADELPHIA, as the bifth
. yj place of , the- modern gas
I . . ranee, has been celebrfttinsr
aT"ai . .... t.ii. , i mi . . .
. - us nni'st.u uirLuuay. lariy in
the nineteenth century there were
attempts in England to use artifi
cial gas for cooking, but the stoves
Were "crude, r .
V . It was not until about 1864 that
a Philadelphia firm made the first
distinctive gas stove and placed It
on the. market j It .closely resem
Med the Dortablel stoves sold torlav
having been a k three-burner hot
plate affair with! a removable oven
and a sadiron heater, for use on
the 'burners. - This stove and Its
numerous 'improvements and vari
ations were exhibited at the centen
nial exposition-in 1876,
The first stove to approach the
modern - g-os range was b'ullt Jn
Philadelpliia in 1878. It had built
in ovens with a burner in the top
of the lower oven for use in broil
ing, this burner also heating the
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND AFTER
I
T?IS FAIR to Theodore" Roosevelt
of the compromising admissions made by him on the witness stand
at Syracuse, in confessing them, he renders a distinct service to
In admitting his Intimate relations with Piatt and the other bosses,
and even with Tammany, he exposes to the gaze of the j country the
.Mcret'and sinister influences by which government was guided. Though
.iic aumisaiuug.Ktire uraggeu truu hi in, vuey - are-nevertneiess, a valu
able contribution to ihe political knowledge of this time. .'" -
It is almost amazing that amid such Influences. Mr. Roosevelt was
able, as president to do some of the
. credit-.- He- rendered the country valuable service in .conservation, In
the prosecution of land frauds, In the field of national reclamation, and
In hisfardent assistance in behalf of the' Panama canal, ! Hls'denuncia
tlou of malefactors' of great wealth,? even, though it now . appears that
he was In close relation with many-of them,, made him a. conspicuous
force backed up as he was by the presidential office, in awakening the
people to a higher sense of public conscience and' public morality. For
all these things, regardless of his Syracuse admissions, Theodore Roose
velt is entitled to respectful 4nd just acknowledgment, i f" : v -
Many people will never condone Mr.. Roosevelt's acts' jn accepting
the guidance of Piatt, in permitting the Criminal absorption of th
Tennessee Coal & Iron company, in discussing campaign, contributions
with Harrimari In the .White House, and other kindred acts, tyhich be
has irankly . admitted to have taken place. Yet there Is a modicum of
fact la his insistence that he was compelled by practice and custom in
the political processes of he day to . submit to a gentleman's agreement
and a workingalHance with the big bosses.: ! ,
The crime in the business was the secret exercise of , power by
Piatt, who, was Uie longtime agent in the federal senate of the express
companies and the secret political manipulator for Big Business. . ; ' : . -.
Though Piatt , was the Invisible ruler at Albany, Theodore Roose
elt, not Thomas C. Piatt, was the regularly elected governor., Piatt
dictated appointments. Piatt controlled legislation. Piatt named judges.
Piatt was the executive, the legislature and the Judiciary.
Piatt was the boss oil the state. Piatt was the people, i There was
no elf government. There was only the shell of self government.
Piatt was the government. - . H, , ; ' ; '.; . '.!"
- It js not the kind, of government Abraham Lincoln exemplified.
It Is not the kind of Republicanism Abraham Lincoln helped to found.
Yet it is the Republicanism of Fairbanks, Root; Weeks, Cannon, Lodge,
Gallinger and Penrose. It Is the kind of Republicanism that was given
a vote ! of confidence last! fall when Penrose was reelected senator in
Pennsylvania, that was given, 4 vote of confidence In Illinois when
Sherman was elected senator and Cannon reelected, that was given a
vote of confidence in New ;York where Whitman, who was elected gover
nor, has so identified himself with Boturbonism and bosslsm that the
Republican New York Tribune condemns him without stint L ;
It is a kind of Republicanism that it is feared by hundreds of
thousands of Lincoln Republicans is to retain control of . the party
and its old guard organization, j It is a kind of Republicanism that'
never changes, never yields, never surrenders. It was in control at Chi
cago la 1912, and it split the party wide open rather than compromise.
, It is that kind of Republicanism that is the political agent of prop
erty. It is a natural product of civilization. There is a great deal that
can he said in favor of a barty that represents property. It Is a check
upoa the radicalism that has appeared in every epoch of history. I
But when given free hand under the Penroses, the Barnes, the Can
nons, the Gallingers and the Lodges it thinks only of property, property,
property, and legislates and administrates only for property, property,
property. , j . . j
Mark Hanna was its exemplar, Aldrich its great captain, and Pen
rose fs its high priest. Piatt was one of Its cutining, crafty, secret
manipulators and Mr. Roosevelt has admitted to us how it controlled
at Albany, how it administered the vice presidency, and how it eveii
invaded the American White House and helped exercise personal domin
ion there, not stopping tot the discussion of campaign contributions witji
a Harfiman, accepting the guidance of a Morgan- in giving a quietus to
a competitor of the steel trust,' and authorizing no prosecution of great
corporations that had been generous campaign contributors. i j '
It is a kind of Republicanism against which nearly 4, 00 0,0 Of)
Lincoln Republicans protested in 1912, when they abandoned the old
guard leadership of the Roots, Lodges, Cannons and Penroses and went
by regiments, brigades and divisions into the ranks of the Progressive
party.- They are Lincoln Republicans but not Penrose Republicans. I
In principle and purpose, they have Infinitely more In common
with Woodrow Wilson than with. Spies Penrose and they need Woodrow
Wilson and Woodrow Wilson needs, them. ! j '
upper oven for baking, jt was a
simple affair compared with the
modern gas range, with its shelves,
warming closets, canopies: to carry
off the ; heat, smoke and odors,
glass-paneled doors, temperature
indicators, enamel equipment and
other conveniences for comfort .and
cleanliness.
Added interest in the Philadelphia
celebration comes from the fact that
it was there that Benjamin Frank
lin suggested a stove standing In
a room away from the chimney.
This suggestion was made before
1760 and was the first time any
such thing had ever been' thought
of. . Franklin, in his characteristic
way, described the details of his
newest , fancy, and in time the
stove began to displace he fire
place in American kitchens.
Inventive genius has been busy
in behalf of the housewife as well
as the factory owner. The gas
range is one evidence of the fact
and the kitchen cabinet another,
to which might be added the fife-
less cooker and a long list of con
veniences tor ' making a woman s
work easier.
THE AMERICAN NAVY
S
ECRETARY DANIELS has an
swered criticis of the navy in
a letter to Harry A. Garfield,
'president of Williamsf college.
Instead of T the navy having! deterio
rated during the past two jyears, it
is now larger, better equipped and
in better condition than in flay pre
vious year. " -"
There are, now in actual
service,
fully commissioned, 225 vessel of
all character, which . is 36 more
than were fully commissioned when
Mr. .Daniels became secretary of the
navy. There are also 101 vessels
of various types capable of j render
ing service In war. - There are
under cbnBtructlon and authorized
77 vessels (nine dreadnoughts, 23
destroy ersK . 3 8 . submarines and
seven auxiliaries), as ' compared
with 54s vessels (five dreadnoughts,
14 destroyers, 23 submarines,
three - gnnboats and ' nine auxil
iaries), which were under construc
tion March 1, 1913.x The secretary
says : ' ; '''..-'..: f " .
All the vessels enumerated, those
In active. service and those iji
are supplied with munitions
No -navy makes public the
reserve,
of war.
(quantity
of ammunition and torpedoes, mines
and? .other : implements of j warfare
which ft keeps ready. Jt may be said,
however.; that within the - last two
years the quantity of call has been
steadily and greatly increased. For
Instance, we have increased the num
ber of mines on hand and Ui process
of manufacture by 244 per cent. With
reference to torpedoes, the increase In
two years has been 90 per cent. B.y
the enlargement of the naval powjler
factory, we Shalt soon be able almost
to s double r its former capacity, and
like enlargement of the torpedo works
and the equipment of a plant to con
struct mines will still S further
increase. . at decreased cost, the quan-
to say that, whatever the effect
excellent things which stand to his
tity of such stock, and the possession
of these plants in times of emergency
will enable the department to be in a
better state of preparedness as re
gards the supply of ammunition than
ever before. t
Mr. Daniels says certain persons,
"Ignorant of their ignorance and
for selfish partisan reasons," have
busied themselves with misrepre
senting the true condition of the
navy.' His" letter to Mr. Garfield
is complete refutation of their
statements. We have the ships and
the ammunition. .The navy Is re
cruited to the maximum strength
allowed by law. There has been
an increase of 1 2 per cent in the
number of men within 13 months.
The navy has fared better under
the present administration than it
did during the last two years of
Mr. Tjaft's occupancy of the White
House. -j i . ...
The secretary's statistics show
that the ; navy is being properly
takeni care of. They support
President Wilson's statement in his
message to Congress: "We shall
take leave to be strong upon the
Beain the .future as in the past
CONTRASTING f PICTURES
H
ERBERT QUICK,, editor of
;Farm and Fireside, tells of
Ihe' backaches of the farmi
William M. Rouse in the
Countryside Magazine tells of the
invisible farm nroflts. Thov o
contrasting pictures. Mr. Quick says 3
"mere is backaciio on the farm, andfR
cnaopea nanas. , ana chilblain t,a
lame feet, and bathless homes, and
solitude, .and excess ) of tasks over
strength, and babies born without
adequate care for either mother or
child, and boots plastered .with mud
and manure, and clothea smelling of
the barn, and disgusting things to do
for and. with , the livestock. ;
There are storms which sweep away
the chance of a years' wages, insects
which spring up from nowhere and
ravage the growing things, plagues
which threaten barn and -byre, cows
which kick, young things which refuse
to live up to their breeding or . nur
ture, cracks in the fingers, dust In
the lungs. , barley beards, in the eye;
chaff (down the back, stu,mps -and
tones, f sprouts and weeds, f -
Mr. I Quick thinks the book- writ
ers and rural romancers do not
know of these things. -; If they did
we should begin to get really great
farm literature. He says one of
these days the lights and shadows
will; be blended. : Mr. Quick has
furnished the shadows and now let
Mr. Rouse supply the lights. . i
How exceedingly much is left " un-i
said In a ; government bulletin on
farm profits. ,k Has one of these inw
vestigators ever tawed and split four
foot wood for half a day, and " then
sat down to a meal of crisp salt porkJ
boiled? potatoes and milk gravy f
Evidently - not. :?Nor f has ; ho after
that - meal smoked, -with a" fine, full
stomach,; a free-drawing corncob pipe;
Had - he known eyen . this one 'of the
many invisible farm profits,, he would
not have failed to mention it. -
The -statisticians do not ay any
thing of the quality of sleep,; nor do
they, speak of the rare and beaotiful
appetite for breakfast. The health
Increment la not touched upon. Fish
Ins in the rain and gathering hlckory
nuta ore not added . to the total in
come. And, most strange in a docu
ment where accuracy Is essential, the
great and Immutable peace of the
countryside is nowhere set down.
Both pictures are reaf, ,but each.
Is incomplete They must , be
blended to be true to life. .There
are - backaches - on the farm, many
things to" sorely try jnen and wom
en. But: on the farm, wife and chil
dren may do their part In making a
living; there man and woman live
and work side by side, partners in
their homo and in their business.
' - What abcut the city's backaches,
its struggles for a bare living, its
disappointments - and perils? The
farmer who must ; seek' companion
ship of his ctock i is fortunate, for
even a pig has many, fine qualities
and is always dependable as a'pig.
RELIGION AND . CULTURE
T
HERE Is- no antagonism or
competition between religion
andculture. The "latter is' one
t of 1 the products of religion
which" is the . road that leads to
culture, .i In fact, religion produces
the only lasting culture. -The writ
ers of the four gospels were unlet
tered men but no scholar could
leave behind a more charming
Chronicle! of the life of the Naza
rene. ' " St. Francis of , Assisi had
ho schooling : but his songs and
parables are among the best of lit
erature. : John Bunyan was only
a tinker, but men ' of such literary
skill as Ruskin and Stevenson have
confessed to have learned much of
their art from the prisonea of Bed
ford Jail. ' , -
: The thoughts of men will never
be expressed in simpler or more
lasting form than that of the propli
ets of. Israel,
Religion is the highest-culture.
It deals with the elemental nature
of man and quickens his dormant
faculties where all else fails. It
defines his relation to the, infinite
and his place in the order -of the
universe. It lays stress upon the
things of the spirit which are far
greater than those, that are mate
rial and soon! pass away. It causes
reflection upon the reason of exist
ence, stimulates the imagination
and enlarges the affections. It
opens the doors of the universe
from within and- brings man into
touch with all that cultivates and
elevates. : ' ' .;.,- ' .
No man can become cultured un
less he cultivates his religious
nature. . ; ... ' ' .-
The news is that the F-4 may
never be I raised, ! because of 1 the ;
ajmost insuperable difficulties that .
have been encountered in the task. -Naturally,
-the government will not
abandon the attempt so ' long '
there Is a chance to lift the vessel
with its uncof fined dead from the
deep silence of the sea- and unlock,
the secret of how and why" the
tragedy occurred.
Delegates to the woman's peace
conference at The Hague agree that
profits from the manufacture and
sale of war ' munitions are the
greatest obstacle ; in the way of
peace. The women have discovered
nothing new, but ? they have dem
onstrated their ability to go di
rectly to the heart' of the trouble.
The newly installed commis
sioner of corporations says his
policy will be to "develop Oregon."
The best thing he can do is to try
and become just as effective a
commissioner of corporations j as
was retiring Commissioner Ralph
Watson, and let Oregon take care
of herself. - 1 f .
A news dispatch says "neither
side will grant a truce for the
burial" of thousands of decompos
ing .bodies along the battle line at
Ypres, and the stench is almost unbearable-
How very near to the
breaking point has civilization sunk
In convulsed .Europe!
A five masted jailing vessel with
auxiliary steam, is to be con
structed at St Helens. It is to be
built in Oregon, of Oregon fir, by
Oregon workersis to have "Oregon
for her home port and Is to be
named the City of Portland," It Is
a message of prosperity.
" ,s no way that the clty
u- - "ww.vuum; uivuvy
with greater ' ease and speed than
by supplying all the functionaries,
big and little, on the city payroll
with official automobiles. Thirty
one such machines already on the
official list is 'enough. - , -
Two fatal, and one near fatal
automobile accidents, with four
others . of greater or less serious
ness " are the Portland record of
the past week. Doe's. it not occur
to ! us survivors that we are travel
ing too 2jL- 'Z-
.; Next week will - become memor
able in the Columbia river country.
It is not a mere gala trip of the
steamboat fleet d,own the river.
It is the beginning of a new steam
boat era in the northwest.
iv:-, T . --! !'
The practice of appeal of petty
cases from the municipal to - the
circuit court is .abused in Portland.
The circuit judgescan remedy the
abuse, and they know the way.
We - are - having ,f considerable
trouble keeping the Panama canal
open to traffic, but the allies are
having a lot more in their attempt
to j keep the Yser closed.
. California is always contemptu
ous of Oregon weather but-r-V j Of
course Oregon fs sorry California
is having such nawsty storms.
AN INQUIRY INTO
TH E STAN D PAT MIND
I , W. Li. Chenery hi Chicago Herald. ; j
f f HAVE often wondered about what
I standpatters think- They can't be
; entirely ' negative.1 Only; at- Inter
vals are their mloU wholly; occupied
with combatins progressive proposals.
What concerns them the ret t the
time? It would be Interesting so it
J seemed before tne adventure--to cach
j a standpatter in Unceremonious aitit e,
to observe bis Intellectual nejlige.
For even standpatters i must liave
seme positive' love's. Surely disliking
' Tfogress isn't' rroujrh to ! use up all
i their enthusiasm. What wouM ty
like to achieve - if destiny . had not
elven them the ro!e of blocking the
josiies of others As statesmen what
tney actually attempt . 1 r obvlouu in
pHnty. They endeavor to prevent any
Interruption in the .process by vhh.-li
the z:clv are maii rich 'and fewr and
lb poor are reni?rcd poorer, and more
njiftrous- si. . -
- v But how do trey talk when no vul
V&r progressive - it, present? -Whitt do
they say , Whon tl.ere Is no ns -J for
ronrtraint?'. Senator" Henry Cabot
T-ocge has answered some of those
coritsities. H- iias put a wetpoi in
the hands of hw " enemies. He has
written another book!
" . i- ;' .l -::- "!'';-
; Xo pne is quite 90 well fitted to ut
ter the fullness of the standpit heart
as is the Massachusetts senator. No
prominent " conservative - has anything
like his odor of sanylty. Nona is so
de'tcratlve. . Xltf0aewith eagerness
I turned to The Democracy of the
Constitution.' 1 .
. Senator Lodge begins his explana
tions of the democracy of the consti
tution of course, there is no such
be&si- by an i attack on the puolic
opinion bill which was proposed ta
Ma-sachusetts some e'ght yeavs ago.
Tiie bill was a sort of denatureil ui
tialve and referendum . measure. It
gave the voters , a chance to express
an opinion. The legislature might, as
j the Illinois legislature does, disregard
I f ho will nf tha nmnlit aa raKlstered
by an advisory vote. -
But even in this attenuated form It
rcUed the Back Bay statesman. "It
would mean nothing less than a coni
ricte revolution in the fabric of our
government and in the fundemental
principles upon which that govern
ment rests," Senator Lodge informed
his labor union, audience, for tae book
reprints an old. address.
Vor some strange reason revolution
izing the fabric of government la a
terrible thing. Everything else, medi
cine. . business, industry, science, edu
cation and the people themselves may
bs revolutionized in fabric and they
have been- again and repeatedly since
the 1780s, but government never. At
least not the forma, of government.
The actual government obviously lias
been revolutionised often enough, but
that Is a detail which a standpatter
can't be expected to recognize.'
j
To prove his contention j that - the
fabric Of government would' be revo
lutionized if voters
were permltt
to indicate impotent preferences in tha
matter of laws. Senator Lodga con
ducted his labor union hearers buck
through history past Queen Anne,
past the. Council of Ten at . Venlte,
past Rome and Greece, even to "the
laws of Babylon promulgated 6000
years ago."
In that I discover the genuine en
thusiasm of the reactionary, the burn
ing passion for the vague and endless,
and, rightly, inscrutable past. Neither
Nineveh nor Tyre had a public opinion
bill. By this token, forsooth, sufh a
bill .would destroy the "ancient lib
erties of Massachusetts. The ' people
must always instruct their representa
tives, .the senator concedes. But the
Instruction must not be categorical.
The instruction must be "the very
antithesis of a mandate."
; Senator Lodge would protect the
people from the adroit and unscrupu
lous. He iss convinced that diluted
direct legislation would give the boss
ahvi the lobbyist an unrivaled oppor
tunity. Finally "it is-exactly because
I trust the people and desire, that they
should bave every advantage that I
oppose suca legislation as this'."'
' '
The same thread binds the other
essays which compose this picture
of the reactionary mind. There seems
to be an infinite oblivion to- the pres
ent. What scientists call facts ap
pear never to have touched , the outer
rims of the Lodse consciousness.
Ke; never pauses to consider whether
legislatures actually regard, '.he wish a
of treir constituents or pay any at
tention to their needs. He is rever
pwarb of the present Boston with U
vast foreign population, with Iti slums
end its social problems,' He- has never
Iteard of Lawrence and the great in
dystiJal center with " their rew a.-iik
ttrr.nle" civilisation He VnOva noth
ing of the arihies of .women nr.fi girls
who must w k, of the fatigue they
must endure, ci tho weakene;l powers'
wii'oh they na"d on to "future genera
tion j. - - -
All these things are beyond his .ken.
But the shadowy, musty. 111. under
stood records , of dead frencintlons
c-U t rife h a dreams. In fepitS of
thepresent, the old Woodrow Wilson
arouces his 5 'Imiratlon -the- Winidrcw
W'lson who . once opposed-thi in:tl:i-
'tive .laws- of fine west; he- ran Ml-
'.cwieven Rxevelt up to 15'7. -hut
ft r them as theyjiave jrrown with the
)ars he has, i words of prnlsr. ,
Let there be no regret in this. The
inability of Galileo's contemporariee
to understand the- new - relatfmships
he had pointed ' out do y not fceem to
I hive affected v the . growth 1 of hfs
th ry. No. more probably" tv'ill: th
irrelevant Imaginings: f the fAsdzer,
italic the ultimate development of use- I
ful sovernmontal machinery, i Moan-J
tine .iWe may, enjoy the exrir - of
th initlmate workings of e, . sUxiitl-
iai . " tn.iRd. ..!.-
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS
By Oliver Wendell Holmes
THIS Is the ship of pearl, which poet feign, 1 .- , ... .y 1
. Sails the unshadowed main . " 1 -. '1
The venturesome barks that flings , " t " u
On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings ,
In gulfs enchanted, where the Siren sings, . :.! '
And coral reefs lie bare, - .
Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming balr,
Its webs of living, gauze no more unfurl; ;
Wrecked is the ship of pearll v i
And every chambered cell, J ' 1
. Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, !
As the frail tenant shaped. his growing bell,
Before thee lies revealed
its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt .unsealed!
Year after year behold the silent toil '-.
That spread its lustrous coil; .
Still, as the spiral grew, I
He left the last year's dwelling for the new.
Stole with soft step its .smiling archway through
Built up its idle door, ' -
Stretched in his last found home; and knew the old no more.
Thanks for the heavenly message- bought fev thee,
Child of the wandering sea, v
Cast from her lap, forlorn! -From
thy dead lips a clearer note Is born
Than ever Triton blew frbm wreathed horni
While on ray ear it rings, .
Through the deep caves of thoughts I hear a voice that singst
Build thee more stately mansions, O, my .soul, -As
the swift seasons roll! ;
Leave thy low-vaulted past! 1
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,- ,'
.-.-'.Shut thee from heaven with a, dome more vast,
Till thou at length are free,
Leaving thine. outgrown shell by life's unresting seal
THE PRESIDENT OF
From The Christian Work.
Perhaps no president since Abraham
Lincoln has had to carry such a burden
as1 Presidenti Wilson ever since he went
Intn nttt. TTardlv had he adiUBted
himself to his high position . bef ora
.
the Mexican embroglio came upon us.
It was a delicate and tense situation
of itself. But It was rendered a hun
dredfold worse by certain newspapers
and certain groups'of people trying to
embroil us in a war with that unfor
tunate nation. Things have not cleared
up In that unfortunate country, but our
great president kept us out of what
would have been an interminablequar
rel and what would doubtless have
involved the whole North and South
American continent In a prolonged and
useless war.
Then came this awful European
catastrophe with the suddenness of
an earthquake. Soon every great power
in the world was at war with the ex
ception of the United States. There
are men. who. had they been in the
president's chair, would have had the
United States ere this at war with
Mexico, Japan and Germany all at
once. Things have been steadily get
ting worse. The whole World is tense
with feelings. Every day things are
happening which bear directly on our J
national honor. We think every seri
ous minded man realizes that these
are viry perilous days and that Inter
national relations were never in such
a sensitive state since the war of 1812.
One false step would mean irreparable
calamity, perhaps a war with several
European powers, s
If - ever a nation had anything for
which to thank God it is that Mr. Wil
son is in the1 president's office. With
wise, calm, unruffled power he ha
steered the United States through these
da.il v rjerlls and no sudden incident
1 nan made him lose his head. More
' trying tlmee , may come at any mo
raent. Can one not see wnat migni
happen with our people, whose nerves
are now high' strung and overwrought?
,
If ever there was a time when men
who love their country should sup
port the president; and pray for him
and hold up his hands it is in this
hour when he is being tested as few
men have ever been in walking among
pitfalls innumerable. And yet. at Just
this time, when be needs all help
and when he is 'proving so wise, so
great a leader, and when he ia almost
beseeching the people to uphold him,
large numbers of men, some because
they see this is a chance. In time of
crisis, to gain their own ends, and
others ' because they have lost their
heads and become hysterical and
panicky, are doing everything in their
power to embarass the president and
make his almost superhuman task in
finitely harder and more difficult. We
do not refer to those German-Americans
who are trying to influence him,
nor to those of British descent who
romnlain of neutrality. They have
'little weight and cannot greatly em
barrass him. We refer to mat, larger
number who, In the very face of his
requests and protests, insist on talk
ing war, and preparation for war, and
of arming hugely on land and sea, and
insist On pointing to our danger of
invasion from victorious European
powers, and clamor, for military train
ing to begin at once in school and col
lege, and are forming safety leagues,
defensive leagues and American legions
of. first reserves, and are trying to
ntamnede this nation into that very
fmiUtarism which has been the curse
("of! Europe and is largely responsible
for this war. . . v
" president Wilson sees the tremen-i
HALF FAITH
nv Dr. Frank Crane.
(Copyright. pi5 by Frank Crane.)
All noise 1 waete.
t you could bottle up the roar of
th locomotive and retain the rattlo
of ithe trolley car, you would have that
much more power.
The woman screams loudest In an
argument who is least certain she is
right. -' -
We raise Our voice In contention in
proportion as we are uncertain. j
The man who wants to fight, or to
beti is not quite sure of himself. I
The religious fanatic Is afraid of, Ms
suppressed doubts. If he bellevedj ab
solutely he would not want to prose
cute. --.-.
'Vbo; lights the fagot? .
Not th full faith, but the lurking
I doubt." - - ,
The boy. coming home on a qarn
night, whistles, not because isn't
afraid, but because be. is.
When a labor union resorts to vio
lence, and when an employer refuses
to arbitrate, it means they hav strong
doubts as to the Justice or their posi
tions. ' '- ; -1- -
violence always Implies a lack of
truxt in one's cause.
Militarism is the expression of
consciousneris of injustice.
. All our bluster, brag and blow
the
are
exolosions of our' hidderi cowatdhse.
The man who Knows n is rigni is
.. S ie abides the decision of des-
tiny. lie trusts In thq IneviUbleness
' the higher laws.
Justice has po sword. Ve don't hang
Imf-n ,and imprison men beeabse I we
know what to do with them; it is! be
THE UNITED STATES
dous danger of all this agitation at
this critical . and sensitive moment,
and In his last message a classical
utterance almost begged the people
to refrain from talking about war and
preparation for war at Just this time.
It Will be remembered that he empha
sized the fact that soy agitation , of
"America's" unpreparedness for' war
is unfortunate at Just this stage. Even
officers of the army and navy are
leading ' In tbe agitation. The secre
tary of war had to issue the follow-?
lng order the other day: "Officers of
the army will refrain, until further or
ders,' from giving out for 'publication
any. Interview, statement, discussion
or Article on the military situation. In
the United States or abroad, as expres
sion of their views on this subject is
prejudicial to the beet interests of the
service." .-- 1 -
To this" official utterance he has
since added this -personal. Word called
forth by ' a continuance of this per
niclous.actlvity: "I feel very strongly
that the best Interests of tbe country
and of ( the army would be served it
officers of the army would not indulge
in public debate or discussion or in any
sort of a pubAio propaganda with re
spect to army matters of a debatable
nature.'? i . --'-';: "'
, But so great is the temptation to
else upon this moment when the fear
of the people . can be played upon, lt
spite of the emDarrasament u is caus
ing the overburdened president these
officers keep on. Thus Captain Michael,
on the general staff, lias just been
called upon to explain a speech in
which he called upon his country In
heaven's name to : keep Its eyes on
England, soon to .have 1,030,000 men In
arms! Of course this was cabled in
England and' greatljw, embarrassed the
president just when very delicate sit
uations were being adjusted.
Other officers have been igolrfg up
and down the country talking such
stuff. A general, speaking in an east
ern city not long ago. intimated that
we ought to fortify the Canadian
boundary line. ' .
But what can be expected of these
lesser officers when Major General
Leonard Wood himself is the greatest
insubordinate of all, and right in the
face of his 'president's protest keeps
up a continual - agitation; for 'vast
armies and navies! He has been ap
pearing before various organizations
ardently urging greater military Pre
paredness, and he is Just now in trou
ble because of his eager endorsement
of this new move toward militarizing
this country bv everybody i joining an
"army reserve." and American legion
a scheme which even militaristic pa
pers have condemned because it has no
official sanction, and : takes the ques
tion of national defense out .of the
hands of the government. I i
i The other day an ardent Republican
remarked that "so critical was- the
time, so wise the leadership Mr. Wil
son has shown, that, it might be dan
gerous to1 change presidents at the
next election, should this i war dratf
on." He further-remarked that even
should peace come, that since Mr; Wil
son had so gained the confidence of
all the warring powers thai he should
be kept In office through the making
of the terms of peace. We Judge that
many, regardless of party, are feeling
this. .That i welfare and influence of
the country should be kept above party
is their, convictions. But however our
Republican readers may feel about
this, let us all, of every party, oppose
all talk Just now of war or prepara
tion for war. or national defense, when
we see how it Is embarrassing Mr. Wil
son In these most delicate,! harassing
and critical hours. .
AND VIOLENCE
-
cause we don't know. - -Every prison
expresses our Ignorance, Impotence and
Indifference. ;
, The - effective school teacher, who
perfectly controls the pupils, is low
voiced.: , . :-- .: j ' . .
W Is the weak mother that, scolds,
slaps and tirades- j:
t is faith we lack; faith lit the great,
Irresistible, cosmic powers of. riant and
truth. j ' , f ( "- '
- Millions of men have fought for the
truth, for their rights.. They are in
forkotten graves. One man refused to
fight, gave himself up, and was cruci
fied. He transformed the world.
It Is the half believer who wants to
defentf the; truth.: . The whole believer
smiles-: when ; th truth is . assailed,
knowing that it Is almighty, !anJ needif
no. defense, but will defend those who
believe in it. . . ,
Be still!- If you are -not sure of
yojarself, act as if you were, .'
A Scarcity of Farm Hands.
From the Newark News. :
Farm hands are reported to be scarce
In the wefltern states. Tn Kansas the
agricultural clubs and the employment
bureaus have been trying In vain to
meet the calls from farmers who need
the services of men to assist thern In
the spring .sowing - and planting. But
It is" hardly necessary for men in New
Jersey to start for Kansas or Colorado
to obtain work with the farmers. The
demand Is almost as great In this state
In proportion to the number of farms,
as it la beyond the Mississippi.1 There
has not been a surplus of farm hands
-IM JUUILT OATS"
By Frod Locklay. Spaolal Staf Writar
Tne Journal,
"The attack on Colonel Hteptoe to
place in May, 1858," Bald Thorn
.Beall, packmaster! in charge of t:
Bteptoe expedition to' nie recently .
his home fn Lewlston. Brevet. Br!
adier General N. H. Clerk, colonel .
the Sixth Infantry, in command of t!
department of the Piclfic with hoa
quarters aj.' Vancouver, decided to soi
a force out to punish the Indian
Early in July under orders from Cit t
eral Clark. Colonel George Wrll,
commander of, th'ol Ninth infantry, K
The Dalles for Walla Walla with
supply train and an encortof troor
"Early in August a defensive ai
offensive alliancoi was arranged I
t ween the United 1 States ami th N
irce tribe. It was arranged in tl
treaty that the ;Nez Percys shou
help the troops against other trll.
and tho United States troops shouJ
asMHt the'Nez Perces if they were a!
tacked ly other Indian tribes,
"General Wrlgh sent alx companl-f
of artillery and a company or dr.:
goons under Captain Keys, the fir
week in August, to take 30,000 ratio:
with guns and ammunition Mo tl
mouth of the Tucanon to establish 1
fort and headquarters for operation
egainst the Indians. Klrnt Llouteumi
John Mullan of the Second nrtlllei
veht aling as topographical englnpif
A fort was erected on the left bai i
of the Snake rlvef on th.e high blufi;
at the mouth of tpe Tucanon and wi
named Fort Taylor In honor of Cai'
tain O. II. P. Taylor, who had be.
killed on the Steptoe expedition. i
"General Wright started out fro
Walla Walla with about 1200 trooj
about the middle! of August. 1 w
packmaster. On (the march the div
goons were In the lead, then came tl
howitzer company; the artillery cont
panles serving as infantry, the rlf
battalion of the Ninth- Infantry, th-j
the headquarters back train, J the rci!
guard and the Quartermaster's ai
commissary trains. t
"We had a company of 40 N
Perce scouts under - Lieutenant Joli!
LMuIlan. They umially scouted son
Distance ahead of the regulars. I
"We struck Four Lakes on the In
day of August. tNext morhlng v.i
saw hundreds of Indians gathered t?
oppose our march' into their countrf
Their horses were painted v and th
had eagle feathers-braided Into tlx
manes. The-Indians were almost nakj
and were in theirjwar paint and ruR ,
feathers. ,Some ia.A lludson'a Ua;
guns, others lances and still othor
were armed wlthl bows and arrow-j
Our men charged! them. Thls tin
our guns carried farther than the gin I
of ,the Indians, j The . dragoons tin I
then sabres. Wei charged .them at
as they wavered the dragoons clmrg' '
Into and through
them, killing mar
with their sabres.
Not a soldier wh;
killed but a good many of th li
dians were sent the happy hunt In
grounds,
A few days . 1ft ter we. fought tl-'
battle of Spokane
Plains. We camp '
a mile and a half below the falls witt
in the present city limits of Spokaii'
"Two chiefs were killed and many
the Indians. Chief Kamiaken wn
uoundc-d. 1 I
"After the battle of Four Lakes th;
Indians fired the grass and attack,-,
the troops In the thick anioku of tl
burning bunchgrans. The dragoon!
charged througli the turning grusinn
routed the Indians. .
"The Nez rerce would not stalp
foe whether ho bet a white nuin Or h
Indian, but Cut-Mouth John, a I'nn
tilla Indian; we bad with us, tooi
scalps whenever ho had a cliunve.
j "While we;werd camped near Fp'
ikane Falls some Indians came In I
I have a peace talkt :iilef Garrj tw
J of whose brother had been kllli'il t
j the bat til of Font Iakes, crol tli
j river and talked vrllh General Wrigh;
(General Wright Ibid him to 4el hi
, people if they did not come in at cm
and surrender their arms the oJdtr
j would hunt them
out and kill tlioi
wherever they were; found. Anotln ,
I chief, Polotkln, cume ln with somi
l warriors, - lie andjthe others lial let
their guns in the opposite bank of th
river. Jim Cralgj oue of our lutfi
preters, went across the river an
secured the guns. When the gun
were turned In General Wright tol
the chief to sit down. The chief sui
he preferred to stand. Generaf WrlKi
told Donald McICay, who acted as In
terpreter, to tell, the chief that unln
Ihe sat down at onco the gentry wnul
fire at' him. The Chief refusel. Gen
eral Wright ordered the sentry to uli
but' before h gave the word to fli
the chief said that If they were tha
particular about it he would sit lo;.vi
so he did so. ' ;
"A day or two iaftcr that the N
Perce scouts ropor ted the Indians wpi
running off their stock. The dragoon
went out and captured nearly 10.)
horses belonging to tho Palouso In
jdlans. We corralled them in a corrsj
'made of cottonwood poles. That nigh
the Indians starnpmied them and hoiii
of my pack horses went with theui
We recaptured them and next da
General Wright ordered all the Jmllm
horses to be killed.! The soldiers fire,
volleys into them, finally killing thei.
all. We also burned the indlam
storehouses and shelli.d their villaR'1!
Killing their horses' put the IndlHii
afoot and just about broke tlici
hearts.- I
"We found a Walla Walla India?:
among the Palouses end hanged bin
for being off bis reservation. 15efor
coming north General Wright had tol.
the Walla Walla Indians that he wouJ.
hang every one of them he foun.
among the hostile.- Indians, Ceptaii
Mullan. had a small hack. I stood i
10 gallon whiskey ikeg in the end o
the hack and hadj tbe Indian stan.
on thexkeg so as jto Klvo hl;n fai:
enough ttrvbreak hs neck. I put th
noose arouncKJils neck and then ake
him if he waXted
to pray, f He o
knelt ufid pray-.
Srn rady' . arm
keg. I threw tin
down off the keg,
and then said, 'I
climhed up 'on the
end of the rone over a totionwom:
limb, tied the liioffe etid to the truiiU
of the tree and the noldlers ;ulled ih-i
hack forward. The Inillan was soot,
ready to be burle.d.j , - t
"We hanged -10 Indiana on Latal
creek. They renamwl It Hangman t
creek.
I
"General Wright
(was more fearf
and respected than any soldier whe
ever came among
the coaxt Indiana
He did exactly what he promised."
In ' New Jersey fori " many years pat :
During the past winter thre. was
large army of unemployed, and now
is a propitious tlmi if there' are many
still without Job. oflnd work In th'
open air. It will inot be easy work,
particularly to those not ued to it,
nor will the pay boj very large In act
ual cash'but if any are really -seeklur
work and a living, the way is op'-n.
Not all men can leave their famill-v-end
go far from the' cities to th.
farms, but some can surely find employment-In
the flHds and gardens lf
they ara erntly inclined to look for
it and are willing to make the beat of
It. i