-HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915.
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THE AMERICAN NOTE
T
HE American people could not
ask more in defense of the
honor of the nation and for
the protection of American
life and rights, than is contained in
President Wilson's note. i ;
Germany could; not ask more in
gentleness of j tone and manifest
friendliness of! purpose, or expect
less in the claims set forth and the
facts and findings arrayed in be
half of the American people
;-The note recites that the Amer
ican government expects "action"
on; the part of the imperial go v
eniment that will correct conditions
complained of and vindicate the po
sition of Germany respecting the
6acred freedom; of the seas."
- It. renews America's former in
sistance that it cannot consent to
an .: abridgment of the rights of
American shipmasters or American
citizens on lawful errands,, that it
must 'hold the Imperial Germaa
government to a strict accountabil
ity for any infringement of those
rights, and adds that It does not
understand : that the German gov
ernment questions those rights.
It cites that American citizens
act within their Indisputable rights
in taking their ships and traveling
wherever their business calls them
upon the high seas and that they
have a right to rest in confidence
that their own government will
Sustain : them in the exercise of
those rights.
It expresses a confident expecta
tion that the imperial German gov
ernment: will "disavow the acts of
which America complains, that they
will make reparation so lar as rep
aration 1b possible for injuries, and
tiat they will take immediate steps
to prevent the j recurrence of acts
so obviously subversive, of the prin
ciples of warfare: for which the
Imperial government has in . the
past so wisely and so firmly con
tended, jl - ;. , v . ,
" It is a powerful brief, breathing
an almost infinite trust in the ulti
mate justice and exalted eense of
honor of the German nation, while
at the same time expressing with
gentle- but unmistakable firmness
and strength the position of the i
United States, i
It vocalizes an appeal from the j
people of America to the people of
Germany, . as from ? brothers to
brothers, and with a dignity and
kindliness that should carry convic
tion, -promote ; understanding and
smooth the way of peace.
REMEMBER THE MAINE
"M:
AINE blown up in Havana
b arbor 9:40 and de
stroyed. Many1 wounded
and doubtless more killed
and
drowned, - Public oDinion
should be suspended until further
report,"
The night of February 15, 1898,
Captain Sigsbee, of the ill-fated
battleship Maine, wired this mes
sage to Washington. The news
struck at a time . when American
public sentiment was already sur
charged i with hostility to Spain
through sympathy with the Cubans
in their struggle for freedom.
Though, the situation was strained
and ' American Indignation intense,
neither President McKinley nor his
Cabinet spoke officially upon the
Maine for days after the destruc
tion" of the vessel. We did not go
to war with Spain until over two
months afterwards. ,
: The country was Impatient. Then
as now, there were men who In the
language of President Wilson at
Philadelphia, "seek to make per
sonal capital out v of the passions
of their fellow man." President
McKinley was ! assailed, " maligned
and censured In the most- violent
language. : It was said of him that
he was halting, vacillating, weak
apd impotent, j The slings and ar
rows Z of contumely beat' against
the doora'of the White House, and
" the noise of a country-wide turbu
lence rolled through the national
capital. "
But time, the great healer of
passion and biter- of human
wrones.. has vindicated the 9im .
wrongs,-has vindicated the calnu
deliberate policy of President Mc
Kinley. ,v It was; the hasty judgment
and ill-considered demands of the
American people, not the prudent
delay of McKinley, that was in the
wrong. Then,' the well weighed
course of - : him who .was in
touch with the: best sources of ; in
formation and who had to stand I re
sponsible for- the ... consequences! of
the great public enterprise that the
Maine- precipitated, was the best
course,, and it i is the best : course
now, when the great fact of the
junsitania horror is as issue ox inetDeiore," wmcn jur. uison says se
nations. .
Even with .all the prudence and
searching investigation of PresI
den McKinley ve do not know
and we shall never know nut that
we were unjust to Spain. It has
never been certain and it will never
be certain that Spain was at all
responsible ' for the destruction t f
the Maine, r , ,
Remember ' the Maine: and re
member Captain Sigs bee's great
injunction that "public -. opinion
should be suspended until further
reDort. 1
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A i BIG SAVING
"HB only i reduction ever made
I in the cost of ..running the
: - Portland water,.- system has
been under the administration
of Commissioner Daly.
: Before Mr. Daly took' charge.
there was an Increase in the ex
pense every year from the time
the system ; passed - under munld
pal control.; The growing cost was
one -of the problems of the city.
T Mr. Daly brought a changed or
der.; He: has inaugurated many
reforms and changed various ar
rangements wbichj by the fiscal
year 'ending " November 30th, -will
f f ect a saving of 200,000.
The fact is of great value in the
current discussion of water meters.
Who' so much as the man who has
reformed the department and cut
down expenditures Is to be trusted
on what " further changes should
be . made? -If Mr. Daly has been
able when others failed, to change
a constantly mounting expense! Into
a gradually; lessening expense, he
would seem to be the man of all
men to whom the people should
look for advice as to further econ
omies in the system. - j. '
: fWhat he : has : actually accom
plished is, with practical men, ; a
guarantee of what he can further
accomplish. When Mr. Daly says
that, If given authority to purchase
5000- additional meters he j can'
make other large decreases in the
cost of operating the system, his
advice would seem to be the advice
in which the public can have confi
dence, and . the advice most likely
to be dependable. ;
y Mr. Daly stands alone j as " an
authority on what is needed in the
Portland water systemv No other
man has done with the water sys
tem what Mr. Daly has done. .
The $200000 that he will have
saved to the people ! of Portland
when the present fiscal year ends
entitles his plans and opinions to
the ; highest consideration. If a
man who has accomplished such a
saving asks for meters, he. ought
to have them.
SLOW,, STREET CARS
HE ENGINEERING RECORD
says the jitney has demonstrat
ed that the public wants speed.
This publication declares that
the traction companies have fol
lowed an ultra conservative policy
in this respect, accounting in large
measure for inroads the jitney has
made on earnings ot the street car
companies, l-.y.
Five-passenger cars
twelve : people have
carrying ten or
been common
sights in western cities, but these
overcrowded 1 vehicles ! have traveled
twelve to fourteen miles Ian hour
and thereby "satisfied patrons. , Borne
of such . a schedule may perhaps be
due to a higher maximum speed., and
involves additional danger. But the
small capacity of the jitney has en
abled it to make fewer stops than
the streetcar, which in ordinary serv
ice may pend less than : two-thirda
of its time in real running. '
The Engineering Record says the
traction companies apparently have
neglecteclconsideratlon of . the size
of the -unit. They : have , put - on
two-car trains as an 'economy in
operation without compensating for
the time lost in additional stops.
The result is that" patrons complain
Of the "long" ride and often take
the crowded jitney whenever pos
sible. It is declared that the jitney
111 achieve an end worth while if
it educates street, car managements
aa to the economy of time. One
Blow street car can and often does
hold up .; several that otherwise
might save patrons .time and earn
more money for the company.
i
WHY 3 A. M.?
EFENDING his statement that
D
"it would be the best thing
for the state" for the South
ern Pacific to win the land
grant suit, : Representative
Olson, of Multnomah, says:
j When I stated I thought 'It best
for the state," Z referred to the fact
that if the sale of the land at 1 2.60
per acre In 160 acre lots to actual
settlers was completed, we wbuld
have such an era of development in
western Oregon as': has never been
seen before! ' . . .
But why (have the railroad sell
the lands and pocket the proceeds?
Why give the lands back to the
railroad after the law and Judge
Wolverton declared them forfeited?
I :: If Mr. Olson wants: the lands
sold to actual settlers in 160 acre
lots at $2.50, why have the rail
road do the selling?. The plan of
having the railroad do it was tried
for nearly 40 years, and instead of
knlnv onls at CA , ..
it ; ,
bodies wenT aTlO and ,T2 per
. ... . .7 " per
acre in iota or tnousands of acres
to big timber speculators. Finally,
the railroad grew bold and refused'
to sell lands at any price to any
body, Mr. Harriman declaring the
Southern Pacific intended to keep
them for Its own 1 uses.
If Mr. Olson wants the lands
sold in small lots at low price, why
not let them be sold by the state
for the benefit of the common
Bchools? Is it only by having them
sold by the railroad that "we could
have such; an era ; of development
In Oregon as has never been seen
visions? Is It only when a railroad
has a graft out of it that "we have
such an era, of development?"
If a great Irreducible school fund
for support of elementary and high
schools could be created through
sale; of ; these. ; lands by the state,
would It not produce "such an era
of . developmenti: and In addition
save tax collecting for school pur
poses and be of untold benefit to
the i present 'and coming genera
tions? '
If a great good roads fund were
created out of the sale ,. of these
lands by the state, would it not
both create "such an era of devel
opment" and contribute enormous
ly to human welfare In ' Oregon?
- If the plan of turning the lands
back to the railroad is "the best
thing for the state," why! was the
midnight resolution slipped through
at 3 a xcu, when nobody was look
ing? .;
OUR WARRIORS BOLD
0'
NE of the - accidents of the
United States is Congressman
Gardner, He thinks he has
a thirst for gore. - Were his
advice followed, we should : soon
be ' at war with ' Germany, -j His
thundering ; over v the i Lusitania
horror have filled all the newspa
pers.
Mr. Gardner is our original war
lord. He recently declared himself
willing to spend "$700,000,000 a
year, if necessary, to put the coun
try in a condition of preparedness
for war.
Seven hundred million dollars a
year represents approximately the
cost of the German army and navy
in 1913, plus the cost of the Brit
ish navy, plus the cost of the Jap
anese navy. It is enough to give
the United States an .army equal
to f the German army : and a navy
equal to 1 the combined British,
German and Japanese navies. -;
Where 'does the warlike ' young
gentleman ; from Massachusetts
think the money is to come from?
Sitting in .Ms luxurious chair in
the house of representatives and
voting away $700,000,000 a year
of the people s money 'for arma
ment, who does ; the i blustering
young congressman think would
pay the bill? " H, i
The total - ordinary revenues of
the government for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1914, was $734,
673,167, or a little over $34,000.
000 more than Mr." Gardner would
spend to become prepared for war.
How could we get: the money for
all this j warlike' preparedness ex
cept by levying enormous war taxes
in time of peace? :V; :
What would we do with J this
great army and navy tfter creat
ing it? ;; '; - y -
What would become of " this
country if we . followed the advice
of all the blatherskites who : paw
the earth and thunder in the in
dex? : ... V.- . ,
WHO PAYS THE BILL?
A!
PORTLAND lawyer testified,
in : court that -his earnings
are '$160,000 a year. f
; What did those who paid
the fees get in return? From what
sources did they get their profits
that they could afford to pay such
enormous sums for legal services?
What : are the lawyer and his
clients giving - a community and
what kind of things are they get
ting out; pf the community, . when
the legal (services of a single, prac
titioner i, are worth - $160,000' a
year? . j ;' i J t
Above i all, In the final analysis,
who paid, the bill? What wage
had to be; lowered, what lives had
to be narrowed, what hands: were
torn and bleeding, what' necessaries
of life had to be given up, and by
how many toilers were these sac
rifices made In order to pile up
$160,000 in profits for one man?
THE MOTHERS
T
HE National Congress of Moth
ers is assembled in Portland.
It is at a time - when the
horrors of camp and trench
and battlefield grieve the world.
It is a time to turn,vthe thougnts of
mankind to the mothers?: whose
hearts writhe and bleed under the
agonies of conflict. ' , - .1 x : j.
The mothers who have come ,to
Portland to deliberate are engaged
in the work of humanity and civili
zation. The strengthening of the
mother life and the broadening of
the mother influence should Head
mankindi less to turbulence" and
more and more into the beautiful
walks of peace, hope and good: wilL
- May the bright sun ever shine on
the devoted heads of the .mothers
of men. r - ' ; y
David ! Lloyd-George ' told the
British house of commons that the
cost of war is progressive. The
Napoleonic wars (from '1793' to
1815) cost England $4,155,000,
Q 0 0, - the ', Crimean war $350,00 0,
000, the Boer war $1,055,000,000,
and another year of the present
conflict will cost England $5,680,
000,000., J . ' i. "
The city of Berlin, ; despite the
war, is preparing: to purchase the
electric lighting and power; plants
of the Berlin ; Electrle Works, in
volving v an . outlay of $ 3 2 ,0 0 0, 0 0 0,
The Germans ;- evidently : have- an
abiding faith tn municipal owner
ship. . '
Tne outstanaing oonas on th the Hamburg - American Steamship
Portland I water system are about j company, has mad th ; statement
$12,000,000.- The : bonds ) begin to that his company has recently closed
fall due. in 1917, and have td , be a. contract for seven new steamships,
paid. Interest and sinking fund I each with a carrying capacity of 17,
have to-be saved out of the reve-jooo topi, in order that Germany may
hues.; Yet, . there is a statesman
ship in Portland which demands
that we go on wasting , water ex
travagantly even : with this huge
debt soon to ' begin falling due.
, What kind of. business is it that
advocates waste and extravagance
In, the presence . of such an obliga
tion? , What else can be expected
if the waste policy be " followed
than that the result will be in
crease in the water rates which
consumers will have to pay?
:Xfi
Terre Haute, Ind., sowed the
wind of corrupt politics and is
now: reaping the whirlwind. "The
city wants to issue. $100,000' in
bonds, but .New York bankers re
fuse to do business with it. They
have heard too much about Terre
Haute methods. -
The Japanese have salvaged the
cruiser Asama, which ran aground
in Turtle bay last December. If
the Asama had been an AmeHcan
warship' her loss would have been
widely heralded as Indicating, in
efficiency in Washington.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR
BORROWING TROUBLE
From the New Tork Times, "
TP XPERIKNCB with real war has
r1 given those who have a Choice a
distaste for anything resembling
war. Yet the makers of cotton goods.
hosiery, underwear, and similar prod
ucts axe clamoring for what we used
to call a tarif f war. : Nothing, will save
the country except "readjustment up
ward to a basis of proper protection
of the textile tariff schedules, with
some form of supplementary legisla
tion to prevent a flood of sacrlflee-
for-ready-cash, cheaply made foreign
goods." .
That Is looking beyond present pros
perity to future 'troubles, which may
prove imaginary and are unworthy of
a nation so. blessed as ours in com
parison with every other. The nation
is in do mood for a new tariff war on
any grounds, least of all on the ground
of insufficiency or protection to a
trade to which the war has brought
unlimited opportunities.
The world's trade of manufactured
cottons is ' over a billion dollars, and
Europe, which raises no cotton, sup
plies 90 per cent of it. This country
supplies the world with Its raw cotton,
and only about - 7 per ; cent of its cot
ton - manufactures. , During the war
Europe's exports of cotton manufac
tures fell off one million dollars a day,
and ' the trade was derelict, at the
mercy of the taker. No tariff ever did
or ever can supply such a tneasure of
"protection" as that.' No c tariff ever
can create such an opportunity to
capture world trade. Tet our ' cotton
makers want a tariff warto protect
them against future evils.
. e
Are they blind to what is happen
ing? The protection of the war will
not cease with the war. The British
makers . of cotton . machinery, employ
ers : of .60,000 men.' are : now making
machinery for the production of muni
tions.' The disorganization of trade is
immeasurable, and cannot j be made;
good with the cessation of hostilities.
The interval is the opportunity of our
cotton manufacturers to secure a foot-
hold in the world trade, and they send
up a cry for protection in ! the enjoy
ment of the domestic market. The
nation will have no sympathy with
such weakness and incompetence, such
inappreciation of present prosperity,
such apprehension of what may never
occur. " Protection for wallers and
weaklings is not the nation's present
policy. . i
e e
. There is a similar moral In other
trades. The woolen! trade is too well
advised to pray for. or to wait for,
higher protection to make' profits.
The woolen trade is taking profits
while the taking is good. The Ameri
can Woolen company has taken or
ders for over seven millions of dollars
of war supplies, and has just added a
large order for military blankets. This
single company's profits on war or
ders for six months are put at over
a million dollars. The boot and shoe
industry Is simply ' stimulated by
orders in the millions, a better form
pf protection than any schedule ever
written.. An army; uniform lasts
about a month, whereas in ordinary
life a man may buy two suits a year
if he is pretty well to do.! An army
shoe lasts about six weeks, and mili
tary orders alone aggregate scores of
millions of pairs.
; : K;--
; W ; are the world's producers of
army j shoes, ; the United States model
I being preferred by all .armies. Fiye
millions of pairs have been sold and
shipped and orders are coming in by
the million pairs daily. We export
the raw material for clo thine:, but
we Import the raw material for shoes,
and sell the manufactured article, with
results satisfactory i to shoemakers at
the , machines and. In the counting
room. The. makers of cottons who
are praying for a I high and higher
.
tariff might better imitate the makers
of shoes and woolen! goods and get
busy. The high and higher tariff cry
is buried with th cry for cheap and
cheaper money.
i
i iWhil our merchants, or some of
them, are crying for help, the Ger
mans' are looking bey6nd the war and
helping themselves into a state of pre
paredness i: for th prosperity - they
foresee, instead of submitting to pres
ent discouragements. For examsle.
here Is a current news item from the
British press: - -
"Albert - Ballin, director general of
be ready -when peace is declared to
take advantage of a trade boom
throughout the world, which he main
tains will follow." . .
- - - . , e - .
And here there la a demand for gov
ernment help. These are very ; good
times for many, and might be good
times for more it. they wished. ' Work
la the remedy, for poverty. There are
many idle who could ' work . if other
worker would let them,
Letters From the People
(Communications sent to The Journal for
publication la this department should be writ,
ten on only one side ot tee paper, should sot
exceed 80o words in trag-ta and mast be ae.
oompaoied by the same and address of the
sender. If the writer does not desire to tare
tie nam published, be should m state.) . .
"Dlaeoaaloa la the frreateat of aU reformers.
It rationalises everything It touches. . It robs
principles of U false sanctity and throws them
back on their reasonableness. If they have ne
reasonableness, it ruthlessly crashes them out
of existence and sets op its own conclusions
la their stead." Woodrow Wilson.
With Wilson at the Helm.
Portland, May 12. .To the Editor of
The Journal I have read the editorial
entitled "The President's Duty," in
Tuesday's Oregenian. The expression
of the Oregonlan's , editor in regard
to president Wilson's action over; the
Lusitania incident is presump'tous , in
deed. He tries v to stigmatize ' the
American people and our. president
as cowards for; not plunging Into, war
with Europe, which no one can see
the end of, and which is the largest
and dirtiest - "frame-up"? in history.'
But all patriotic Americans will rest
assured, for President Wilson has the
best interests of the countryat heart
and as to his wisdom and ability the
editor of the Oregonian will be able
to offer no criticism. Judging from
past experiences, he will have no suc
cess in trying to force the president
into any war.- Now that the crista
with. Mexico Is over, even the dullest
among . us realizes the wisdom of our
president's decision of that question.
Now in this infinitely! greater and
more delicate; situation. Wilson will
use the same unerring judgment. So
If the editor of the Oregonian desires
to see American blood flow he may
take himself to France and Join the
foreign legion. : i ;
We all mourn for the precious lives
lost on the Lusitania. But it cannot
be gainsaid that those Americans who
boarded the vessel were somewhat
thoughtless in taking passage in an
Jfingiisn vessel under the English flag,
with contraband of war on board. Is
it not true that the Lusitania was an
auxiliary cruiser? Did she not lose
her legitimate: right as ia passenger
snip under these conditions? It would
have been practically the same had
they taKen passage on an Enelish
battleship had it been possible to do
Against all .warning from the Ger
man government and German-Ameri
cans, those daring persons took pas
sage on the cruiser with laughing
mocsery. - ;' ;; . : : - -... ,
Any one having any knowledge of
the race hatred, arroeanc ami nridw
of European aristocracy would not
wonaer at tins war. - Would the editor
himself feel in the highest sense a
true American to want to plunge- this
couutry into a : war based on race
natrea, arrogance and pride?
nowever, we need, not fear 5 this
calamity when : we have such a com
petent guide at the helm as President
Wilson, AN ADOPTED CITIZKN.
Commends Temperate Attitude.
Portland, May 13. To the Editor at
The, Journal Will you : receive the
commendations of - a private in the
rear rans 4ipon tne dlgniiied patriot-Ism-
with which The Journal hedges
its editorials at this time; when hatred
and rancor are so near the verge of
explosion in conseauence : of th lnxn
f so many innocent women and child
ren on tne xusitania? It seema in
credible that .any mind should become
so biased as to hold the victims them
selves responsible for their doom be
cause Germany had told them by news
paper advertisement that they must
not travel on the high seas. It seems
hardly possible, after reading your
conservative ecutoriais, mat you would
hear respectable persons expressing
the view that the slaughter was right,
and: that Germany has a right, to use
any and all means to succeed, and
ma.t mis disaster is liable to be re
peated because the United States sells
arms ana ammunition-to England.
xnis government is open for all
traae out is not responsible for dulii
ery;and if Germany wants to buy from
us she is privileged to do so but must
look to her own ability for transpor
tation ox tne purchase. Germany dur-
Ingi. the Japanese and Russian war
sol4 war supplies to both countries
u uiu ait iiuti was possioie to agi
tate the war to a greater length.
Now, Mr. Editor, I take this liberty
of asking you to publish this commu
nication to help clear the atmosphere
of false impressions that occasionally
break out in crowds and other places.
G. C. NEWBERRY.
Injured Citizen Complains.
Vancouver, Wash.. May 8. To the
Editor of The Journal Will you please
let me asK a rew questions through
your paper? I wish to ask any well
posted lawyer if a man' Is srr,utH fn.
murder, or felony or anything else.
l"una guuty. serves nis time in prison,
then another man Is arrested for the
same crime, pleads guilty and pays his
fine, have the children" of the first man
any claim on county or state to force it
to take the stain off the man's name,
or have they got to be branded as the
children of a felon all their lives?1 If
there is any! good man that will answer
this question through the columns of
tnis paper or by letter they will con
fer a, favor on a poor old man.
J. B. LADDAMES.
IThe Journal on May 1 published the
story of the events to which this in
quirer refers. As reported by The Jour
nal's correspondent at Vancouver on
that date, the sequel was such as com
pletely to exonerate the defendant, who
accordingly deemed himself entitled to
nave his photograph removed from the
i""""" noea jro
hj. i uwa uiu da com
pensated for loss of time while im
prisoned.
; Peddlers and Solicitors. : :
Portland, Or, May 8. To the Editor
of Th Journal In reply to th letter
published : In The Journal : on May T
under the head of Peddlers and So
licitors,' let me say, in the first place,
that its author v is i unquestionably
Ignorant of th fact that th "store
keepers' whom he appears to be "de
fending," also "buy all"br nearly all of
their goods away from home," and that
nearly every article of "wearing apparel-
"- as - well .t as every ' or nearly
every article which la teing used in the
writer's home was purchased by th
storekeeper "away from home" or else
th storekeeper from whom h bought
would not have been able to supply
him, i - i
Why not allow ! th peddler or so
licitor the same privilege as the store
keeper to buy his goods where he can
do th best? - .
As far as the-writer's statement
goes that the peddler and solicitor
najr no rent, everyone knows that ped-
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE '
.. Many a big head l full of emptiness.
Real estate is ; seldom as cheap a
dirt. , 1
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When extremes - meet they . get
chummy. - . . -
;,;,-.: : - : r rY-
Duty and Inclination seldom shoot
ths same chute. ' '
:' And a little man aches just aa bard
as a big one does.
f - - wV' ::;:: ?.:-.v. i
- Why does the 1 bore never consider
himself in that class?.
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About two thirds of the average
man's sympathy is curiosity. - t. -
No man or woman on earth ever be
lieves that the good die young.
Wherrit comes to opening a 1 heart,
flattery is superior to dynamite.
.m : :
Wise men are as slow about giving
advice as fools are about taking it,
Before starting' on tha i right track
be sure you are headed the right way.
Most of the things (postponed until
tomorrow could have been done today.
Did you ever sit down and enumer
ate the number of times you should
have landed in jail, but managed to
et by? i .)
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The world isn't so much Interested
in who your great-grandfather was as
it is in the promptness with which
you pay your bills. 1
:yy . -- :,. !:;:j ., v;.;;';ca'-
Rocky soil isn't quite so good for
raising a spring garden, but it saves
you the expense of , having rocks
hauled to throw at the : chickens, f
? -' k r ' :
When the average woman discovers
a new remedy for an ailment, she feels
more important than did the late Mr.
Columbus when he discovered America.
By John i M. Oskison.
.Mrs. Kendall, in a recent issue or a
monthly magazine, argued that th cost
of living is increased to us of this gen
eration by lack iof faith i In Christ's
promise' that we shall be cared for if
we give all we have, take no thought of
tomorrow, and consider the lilies of
the field, ; ;,::. :J". : ' .-..---.V ; -i.-
W are all, she; says, filled with ap
prehensionworried lest death comes
before provision is made for the fam
ily. "We go today, not to the priests
of God, but to the agents of Insurance
companies, to learn what we should
do. And we do this because' the agent
is quite certain what we ought to do
and has the way marked out for us
to walk in a way which he says will
preserve our self-respect, and save our
wives and children from the hardships
we anticipate. n j - -j
The priests and preachers can not'
contend against, the insurance, agent,
for they think the .agent is right. As
one clergyman said, "When I asked him
about a life , which should take no
thought for what one was to eat or
drink, or j- wherewithal "one should be
clothed, tht whije it might have been
possible to live that way in Palestine
and centuries ago, it was .not possible
dlers and solicitors must pay rent and
living:: expenses in order to live and
to keep their families. The writer
should remember I that a large percent
age of peddlers I and solicitors have
families to support, as the storekeep
era nave, and that if all of the ped
dlers and solicitors depended upon the
storekeepers to give them employ
ment at living wages there would be
many more hungry m.en-and families
in Portland. ; - -fY- K.-r 1 t
The writer refers to the case of a
few days ago, where "'a man forced
his way; Into the home of a woman
and nearly killed her." Do we not
read in the papers every day of sim
ilar and' worse primes being commit
ted by men who never, peddled or so
licited in their lives? And further,
can the writer iof ; that letter." which
was meant- to knock all chances, of
maklne .n honest", living out of the
way of honest as well as dishonest!
men who make their living ror tnem
celves and families by peddling or so
liciting can this writer furnish proof
that th x man who committed inat
crime was tt neddler"- or solicitor? Jf
so, the police would be glad to get
that information to work .upon as a
. . T.f Vila would-be knocker "of honest
nAiir ni solicitors think hard ana
long before writing anotner letter
that kind for publication, i Let,; him or
hr hear : in mind' that there are some
honest peddlers j and ' solicitors in the
world and that ! the nonest ones are
deserving of -, distinction and should
not be classed or written up with tne
rilshonest ones. ,!
"Live and let live," snouia oe every
one's .-.motto. ;. t " -lV:L.-'
ANOTHER STBSCKiJais.
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; On Socialism. .
Bilverton. Or.. May 7. To the Editor
of The Journal-4-It must be acknowl
edged that Socialism is being agitated
more today man ever oeior in vui
hutnrv. , Thia shows' that there- is
something redically wrong with our bo
,rtem. Th old social machine is
beginning to ' break and the longer It
runs the moro It breaks. The system
before us today lis whether w shall
patch up . the old machine or throw it
away and purcnase uiuw " ujv.iva.
Labor blames capital. Capital blames
labor. How natural it is wnen we s-u
get into trouble for one to Diam tne
other,. When labor is idle, so is cap
ital. When one: cannot reap, neiwier
can the other. When a cog m the Old
Social machine breaas it creates ousit
ness depression j and wages begin to
a rnn: arid before we can get anew cog
labor becomes antagonistic toward- th
employer. i ' ' - 1
Now 1 believ th fundamental prin-4
elple of Socialism is right and wouiq
cur our social tils. I think it is th
government's place to see that every
citisen should have a chance to earn
n existence and see that they get
economic Justice. I believe the Social-
istic maenme is strong ana woum
grind out equality and Justice. ' -
The Socialist party has made many
great mistakes and they begin to see
them. If they had not been linked
INDEX OF ADVANCING
TIDE OF PROSPERIT-
San Francisco, May 1Z. (U. P.)
Speaking at a business men's
iunchleon. : Charles ,. M. Schwab,
president of the Bethlehem Steel
company, who was here today vis
iting the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion, declared that th ' Pacific
coast had scarcely been affected
by th depression caused by the
European war. Schwab said he
was glad to , feel the" atmosphere
of optimism here, which, he be
lieved, would I soon spread east
ward, .until business conditions
throughout the United States
were improved.
DOES THRIFT ADD TO HIGH COST?
' OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The Baker Democrat is authority for
the statement that Cornucopia is turn
ing out a monthly gold product ot
$50,000 Or more.
M. J. Duryea, secretary f the Eu
gene Commercial club, has resigned.
S. iyk Hooper, manager of the pro
n.otion department, has been elected
secretary pro tern to fill the vacancy.
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'The Lebanon Express admits that it
Is fine growing weather, but warns
Jupiter Pluvius that he should remem
ber that Lebanbn is to have a straw
berry fair and govern his plans accord
ingly. v '; r .-:. '.,...-..
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- Transportation note in Coqullle Sen
tinel: 'The Baxter house corner looks
like a jitney station about 8 o'clock In
the morning, with auto stages ready to
start in three or four diifereat direc
tions." '. ""! iS :! .-:'.
"The Salem T. W. C. A." says the
Statesman, "has been doing efficient
work, and it has outgrown 4ts quar
ters on Liberty street. It deserves to
piave more room and better accommo
dations for its growing membership of
splendid young ladies."
Beaverton Times: The Chamber of
Commerce is now in a position to do
some good work in building up Beaver
ton. All factional differences have
keen overcome apparently by the con
solidation of the two clubs, and the
one tbing left for the newly organised
club membership to do is to get busy
and v try to accomplish something
worth while for th town. .
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Roseburg Review: The old Lane
street bridge, which was erected In
1886, is soon to pass into history, ac
cording to an order to be mad by the
eounty court. The bridge is to be
wrecked and the timbers salvaged and
Used in construction work In various
sections of the county.. The bridge
was built by the Portland Bridge com
pany. in a cold climate and under conditions
of modern life.'' '
So, reflects Mrs. Kendall, "everyone
gives-what he, himself can save into
the hands of men he does not trust,
that they may 'make,' by using it,
money enough for him to live on In a
future wherein he fears that life will
cost him even more than it seems to
cost today." : ' ! '
With what result? "He gives them
all he can keep bacx. In face of pres
ent need and what they do with tt
the devil only knows, till th poor
fool -who let them have it starts j a
commission of inquiry to learn where
it has gone." j , I
If Mrs. Kendall's conception of us
Americans were only true! ; But she
knows only a very limited number Iof
Americans, apparently those who save
and buy stocks and life insurance. I
The apprehension that drives men
into worry and such a frenzy of work
that they die before their time is not
typical of America. It is not the proper
background for thrift as we under
stand it. Nor is the average - dollar
saved to be hoarded; it is put into pro
ductive work; it helps to enlarge the
field of work, the supply of things we
seem to want. :
with the L W. W. movement and had
not meddled with- religious thought
their economic principles - would have
been much stronger today. Socialism
is beginning to be . studied in our unl
versities. .v , .--..:.
The great struggle in Europe will
probably crush monarchlal government
and create a Just social government.
x nop American brains will not al
low: us to resort to bullets jto put us
oq a- social level. - ; I.
EDWIN A.-LIN SCOTT.
Bnilders, and Water Meters.
Portland, May 12. To the Editor of
The Journal I note" that there is
considerable, opposition to Commis
sloner Daly's proposed meter plan In
me aany; papers, and' therefore call
to your attention,' as' a". friend of the
measure, one class of water users with
which the meters might be installed
at no initial cost to the city' for the
meter or its installation, and the
meter alter a brief period of use couM
De returned to the city to be sold
again - and yet tlie user make good
uioney on tne transaction.
For on all bulldlnsr oners.tlnni mil
ing for an outlay of $20 for tbe water
permit, as now issued,- the building
luiuracwr could wen arrord to buy
me- meter ana pay ror its installation
and make a present of it to the city
when the Job Is Idone, and buy another
or the 'same, one again for his next
ton tract. , , . ,
This sounds foolish, and it is fool.
1811, OUl It S SO. lUSt thrt - antTlA "in
35 Jobs picked at random from the
reooras at tne city hall th con trac
tors paid In for water alone , $1401,
mu avciajse oi U per JOD. Thev miiIi
fcwell afford to pay, say, $5 for the
meter and 3 for installing and reading
and glv the meter to the city and
they would do it If they could get a
chance. , Mr. Daly knows mil ihnnt tv..
injusUce of. the flat rate for build
ing contractors and Is seeking to rem
edy it so as to put Portland in line
with other- progressive cities, but as
yet nothing has been actuallv
pllshed. r
What the vbulldlnsr contractor,. h.
Ject to Is having the adjustment of
mi inaiier nea up witn and made de
pendent; upon the general
of the universal adoption of the meter
There is only on Just war fn .u
anything to th general public, and
that Js by a Just weight tm a i,,.
measure and a fair prlcvTor all alike.
U. O. HUGHSON,
Sec'y Builders' Exchange, '
TTten Why Be So Secretive?
From the Pendleton East Oregonian.
If that midnight resolution passed
in1 behalf of the Southern Pacific was
as meritorious as som of our tory
newspapers say, why was It rushed
through by dark lantern, tactics?.
If it was a good resolution which
It was not why- was it not : presented
in open matter earlier in the session?
Why was its passage delayed Until the
final hour of a congested session when
air was bedlam? i- j
The fact th : resolatton was put
through In secret and that many legis
lators did not know it had been passed
Is enough to arouse suspicion. If the
legislature wished to hav the supreme
court reverse Judge Wolverton'. de
cision and give the forfeited j lands to
the railroads instead 1 of i to the
people the action should hav been in
the open.
Froni the standpoint of th proper
ty involved the land grant resolution
was the most Important action taken
by the legislature. Yet1 many mem
bers who are recorded as voting for
tbe scheme did not know it was even
Under consideration. 4t " -
- The attorney general ' did , not know
the real Import of th resolution, until
a few we fits ago. , Th people of th
stat knew nothing of th matter. Th
East Oregonian endeavored during the
session to point out th bad measures
before the legislature and to commend
tbe good measures. This paper was
wholly. ignorant that.a, resolution had
been passed placip-r th state on
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Wilbur S. Forest, Herbert
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Next Sunday
Here ' are some of the rood
things that will appear in THE
auiNUAr JOURNAL Magazine:
Homage to Queen Rose
j Portlands Ninth Annual Rose
Fjestival will be on within a
month. Plans for the pageant
ae being concluded. An illus
trated page in color will show
the transformation to be
Wrought In two of the South
Park blocks for the Festival
center. '' .
What Would Christ Do?
I The courts have upheld the
validity of an odd bequest that
leaves the sum of $35,000 to
the Savior in the event of his re-
turn to earth. Distinguished
clergymen give their opinions as
to what they think Christ would
do with this amount. This un
usual page article will also be
presented in color. ,
Love and Raw Potatoes
-They didn't mix at all In the
case of Professor Drew and his
bride and an illustrated page ar
ticle will show how this young
woman objected to being made a
living laboratory for the experi
ments conducted by her husband
in the interest of bis back-to-nature
propaganda. .
What Lawyers Excel?
Baidheaded ones or those with
lots of: hair? This most Inter-;
esting question has been raised'
by Mayor Thompson of Chicago
and the opinions of well known
men in all parts of the country -make
most absorbing reading.
Beauty in the Garden
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
of today takes care of her hands
and face as well as her flowers
says Mme. Que Vive in an article
that will interest all women and
many men.
Random Fads and
.Fancies
The same being Included in;
two illustrated pages of matter
where space Is found for flashes I
. of fun, anecdotes, about well!
, known men, selected cartoons, f
. and odd facts from the far ends
. of the earth.
For Women Readers;
Anne Rittenhouse's fashion let
ter next Sunday tells how the
trend of dress is back to the j-'
Bourbon period. I
- Sarah Hale Hunter has pre-;
pared an attractive shirt waist '
that every needlewoman will want 1
to try.. ,
A page of suggestions for the
housekeeper will contain manyr
hints Intended to lighten the
day's burden.
For the Children
. Georgene - Faulkner, " The
Story Lady" and Charles A. Og
den, "The Cartoonagram Man,"
have prepared another page just
for the boys and girls. And Its
mighty attractive, too.
Our friends of the comic sec
tion have been up to all sorts
of tricks this week. You will be
interested In seeing how the ar
tists have drawn them.
The Sunday Journal
"The Biggest 5-Cents
Worth in Type"
record! as wanting that $50,000,009
worth ' of forfeited land restored to
the railroad. -
To" contend it is better for the state
to hav that land In th possession cf
the railroad than in th possession ct
th government Is asinine. If thai
contention were true then all our for
ests, all our vacant lands, should be
turned over to the railroad comptnl j
for their management and exploitation.
Who would concur In such a propona i,
yet that very doctrine Is embodied In
tie midnight resolution.
A newspaper that will defend the
land grant resolution and the met ho 1
by which It was adopted will defer 1
anything. .- k ..
if . Y , i m m t
All Work Bet Mother.
. From ths Kansas City Journal.
'.".: at Is In the mail from daugh
ter?" asked mother eagerly
A thousand kisses," answered fa
ther, grimly, "and -16 handkerchiefs,
two ..waists and four, batches cf ri
bona tor you to wash and mtui,'