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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915.
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America asks nothing for her
elf but what she has a right to
ask for humanity Itself.
I WOODROW WILSON.
Though I have been trained
aa a soldier, and participated
In many battles,- there' never
was a time when. In my opin
ion, some way could not be
'found to prevent the drawing
of the sword. General Grant.
1
THE AUSTRIAN NOTE
THE sharpest demand yet mado
by Washington on any govern
ment In the present war, is
the note, to Austria over the
sinking of the -Ancona. -The spirit
of the "representation is' contained
In -the closing sentences, as fol
lows: '--As the good relations of the two
countries must rest upon a common
regard tor the law and humanity the
government of the United States can
not be expected to do Otherwise than
to demand that the imperial and royal
. government denounce the sinking of
the Ancona as an illegal and Inde
fensible act. that the officer who per-
.- petrated the deed be punished' and the
reparation by the payment of an in
demnity he made for the citizens of
the United States who were killed or
injured by the attack on the vessel.
'The government -of tho United
; States expects that the Austro-Hun-garlan
government, appreciating the
gravity or the case, will accede to Its
demand -promptly, and it rests this
expectation on the. belief that the
.Austro-Hungarian government will
not sanction or defend an at which
Is condemned by thetworid'aa Inhu
mane; and barbarous which, is . ab
horrent to all civilized nations and
waica- nas caused the death ot inno
cent American citizen. .
Stripped of the language '.of di
. plomacy, It is a plain announce
ment that the United States will
break off relations with Austria
if the Austrian government doea
not "denounce the sinking as an
Illegal and Indefensible act" It
is the first time during the war
that" Washington has employed
language so nearly approximating
an ultimatum.
The step was probably accepted
at Washington as the final and un
avoidable alternative. The ac
tion of Berlin In agreeing to give
passengers and crew time for es
cape before sinking a vessel la
proof 'from the viewpoint of ths
central powers that Austria was
admittedly wrong in her manner
Of sinking the Ancona. Under the
unwarranted and Indefensible ac
tion of the Austrian submarine
commander, and after Germany's
full and -complete acceptance of
.the principle of safety for non
combatants at sea. It Is difficult
tor aee how Washington could iavr
assumed an attitude less resolute.
Austria Is not likely to go to the
length of a blunt refusal. By the
action of her own ally In confess
ing the Justice of the American
- contentions, Austria cannot well re
fuse, to disavow the responsibility
for, the' Ancona affair. To do so
would be to defy- the decent regard
of all. mankind. It' would be de-
. liberate ' choice of a course that is
now accepted by all the world as
wrong.
. Even the madness and unreason
of war is not likely to tempt her
into such" a position.
y ARE WE LOVED?
- a-MERICAN composure was
A turned a few days ago to
' hear from the Una of an
eminent citizen that our
-country ."was more disliked than
any other in the world." In hia
cptnlon our manifest Intention to
reap all the advantage we possibly
can from the war without subject
ing ourselves to any of its dangers
has made us appear ' contemptible
to those' whose 'sons and fathers
'era; bleeding in the trenches. To
the eminent citizen whom we have
mentioned, this attitude is too rem
iniscent of "embalmed beeT to be
agreeable ' either at home or
Abroad.
The men who Jed our soldiers
embalmed beef cared more .f or
profit than for the welfare of their
country. .Following their example
argues the" gentleman In . Question
w Americana in the present crisis
of human affairs care more for
proflts .lhaa for tha welfare , of
jnanklnd." Richard Harding Davis.
man . wh6"doea not "lack either
power of observation or confidence
His own judgment, tries to throw
fresh light on the reason for. out
world-wide unpopnUrltj. vHl ar
ticle dealing ml th the snbjeet ap
peared in the New York Tlin.ee. He
speaks particularly of the feeling
In France, oar ancient ally and
hereditary friend.
"Today." says Mr. Davis, the
French "regard us with contempt.
For one thing they felt the presi
dent's famous neutrality letter to
the American ' people aa . "an un
warranted tlap in the-face." We
hare sold a good deal of munition
to our friends across the oea, but
as they believe, we bave'not sac
rificed our own Interest seriously
in doing it. J '
There Is no doabt. that Europe
an sentiment has - grown bitterly
hostile to the notion of neutrality.
The belligerents on both sides
took upon their cause as that of
the world's welfare and they can
cot understand why a nation which
has ideals to defend and princi
ples to maintain should -not take a
hand In the fight. The" people
across the Atlantic are more in ac
cord with Mr. Roosevelt's views
than Mr. Wilson's. And. yet time,
the infallible 'Judge, will undoubt
edly decree that Mr. Wilson is
right.
GOOD TAXES AND BETTER
SENATOR TILLMAN of South
Carolina puts a common feel
ing into words when he de
i j a . , . . .i
livers nimseti against me pro
posed stamp tax on bank checks.
He says that very person who has
to lick a Btamp and affix it to his
checks as he draws them will
curse the party responsible for the
Impost.
No doubt. Direct taxes have a
way of irritating those who must
pay them. This is one reason why
politicians so much prefer indirect
taxes which suck the blood of the
country without giving anybody a
sight of the vampire. Indirect
taxes have large, soft wings' with
which they waft balmy tephyrs to
the cheeks of the dreaming citizen,
but they empty his pocket about
as swiftly as the stamp taxes.
The Immense value of direct tax
ation Is that It keeps the citizen's
mind fixed upon the public busi
ness. When he has to sweat and
groan for every penny he pays to
the government he is not apt to
loll away the moments in silken
dalliance, while the money is being
disbursed. Hence It Is that men
who love their country and stand
for Its real good prefer direct
taxes. With all their Inconven
iences and annoyances such taxes
are at any rate honest, which never
yet could be said of any indirect
tax which had protection attached
to it.
And yet there Is a choice among
direct taxes. Some, are far better
than others. Congressman Rai
ncy's proposed tax on beer is free
from.evety ppsslble "objection. It
Warsaw' a produt& which is, a
luxury if not posiUvelfVdeleterious.
It ' In no way hampers the course
of business. It would yield a con
siderable revenue. Mr. Rainey es
timates its product at $33,00Q,
000. On the other hand a stamp
tax on bank checks besides being
a constant Irritant to the public,
would seriously annoy business. Tt
would diminish the utility of the
banks by constantly tending to cur
tail the use of checks. Ultimately
this would mean ta heavier demand
for currency. It may be that the
public necessities make the stamp
tax on bank checks imperative, but
If the required revenue can be pro
vided by some other direct tax,
such as that on beer, it should be.
A CHAIXEXGE TO PORTIiAND
"F
ROM Portland, Maine, to
Portland, Oregon, all the
seaports with the excep
tion of New Orleans (and
to a certain extent San Francisco)
are facing a most serious problem
in the matter of expansion and de
velopment of harbor facilities."
This Is a sentence from a speech
by Mayor Behrman, of New Or
leans, before the Rivers and Har
bors Congress held recently at
Washington, D. C. Mayor Behr
man continued:
All of these other ports have made
the fatal mistake of permitting pri
vate transportation corporations, or
combinations of such corporations, to
pre-empt all of their available water
front. These privat agencies util
lze their grants for their own private
profit and without regard to (be gen
eral progress and welfare, charging
for the use of their facilities all that
the traffic will bear, strangling com
petition and . barring new or late
coming lines from free access to the
city.
It Is an accurate statement of
the facto. In Portland, even the
foreshore, 'which in California is
Inalienable to tha people, has, by
one surreptitious step after ' an
other, passed almost entirely under
private control. Legislature after
legislature slipped through stealthy
jokers which nobody but a select
few understood, and finally con
summated the action that divested
the" public of an almost priceless
heritase. Even the attempt to
pass a law to save the remnant
for the public was voted .down at
the polls. Mayor Behrman further
eald: s .
New Orleans is the shining excep
tion to this bad rule of waterfront
ownership - and control. Her people
have never parted with the title to
their harbor property. On the con
trary, the people have not only pre
served their' ownership Intact, .but
through their government have util
ized this common property for the
benefit of general commerce, and not
iur pnnit uiKrasxa, oy tne construc
tion and operation of wharves and
terminal facilities for use at a mini
mum cost, and free to all alike who
deaira to use them. In; the policy
and practice of pnbllo ownership, con
trol and operation of its waterfront
facilities. New Orleans is far In ad-
venoe of ' any other Amej-ieaa port,
and it wHl require years 6f effort
and millions of money before these
other ports - eaa dislodge their op
pressor, redeem their water line and
place themselves In that status for
operation and development in which
our port stands today. ,
Portland, parents, by permitting
their waterfront to slip away, have
laid heavy burdens on their child
ren and their dhlldren'a children:
Those to come will ultimately be
compelled to buy back what their
own" forefathers thoughtlessly gave
away.'
LAWS AND LAWtERS
THE 240 members of the new
Massachusetts legislature come
from 60 different callings,
ml , L . . XI ll.i
. ibb lawyers neaa uie ui m
they always do In .mericanWegls
latures, with 50 members. The
farmers have -17, the manufacture
ers 16 and the merchants 11.
Other callings have sent three or
four members each. No doubt a
physician or two could bo drummed
up among the legislators by a
diligent inquisitor, and perhaps a
minister. The Oregon legislature
was once favored with the active
presence of a bishop.
The predominance of lawyers in
our legislatures might be explained
in either Of two ways. We might
suppose that they were better In
formed, more consecrated to the
public weal and more diligent in
serving their fellow men than other
citizens. By this devoted zeal they
have won the confidence of their
neighbors who yoke up their wis
dom and unselfish purposes to
grind out the periodical grist of
laws. '
Or we might suppose that the
lawyers are more adept than other
people in that sort of manipulation
whiph leads to legislative seats
and that they have purposes not
always fully disclosed. These pur
poses may relate to their own in
terests or to the interests of
opulent clients. Tho reader
may take his choice between
these suppositions. Very likely
one of them is true some
times and sometimes the other.
It Is silly to deny that we have
able and public spirited lawyers
who delight to. serve the public.
It is Just as silly to deny that we
have compliant and mercenary
lawyers who delight to serve the
enemies of the public.
In school and college .lawyer
are brought up on abstractions.
Their minds are fed with theories
and their whole education , lays
weight on words and minimizes
the value of things, except, of
course, that very momentous thing
Indicated by the dollar sign. Their
leadership In legislatures and In
congress lends to our .'statutes a
wordiness, a remoteness from
practical affairs, a verbose com
plexity, a einuouB avoidance of real
issues, which have caused many
good patriots to mourn. A leg
islature composed of ten solid old
farmers, a blacksmith, a coun
try storekeeper and one emi
nent lawyer would probably grind
out better laws and fewer of them
than we are used to seeing.
THE AUDITORIUM
8 PORTLAND a self-governing
I . city?
iHave the sovereign people of
public action, or is that authority
reposed in a few self-constituted
high-brow persons?
Efforts to prevent the building
of the auditorium naturally suggest
the above queries. In June, 1911,
the people by vote, ordered the
auditorium built, and supplied the
money. That was nearly four and
one-half years ago, and not a
shovelful of dirt has been thrown
or a nail been driven.
On one pretext and another ob
stacles have been thrown In the
way. The postponements have been
eo numerous and frequent that
peopl beginning to doubt the
good e1th. of some of those who
were pretending to act for the city.
Thus, In his naming of the com
mission, did Mayor Simon make
selections favorable to an audi
torium? Did he not rather name
men who would be useful In final
ly defeating the plan, and by their
dilatory and unsuccessful action
did they not well nigh bring about
defeat? Is not the present agita
tion to abandon the auditorium,
now that there is a commissioner
at the city hall who has the de
termination to build It and la about
to build It, a continuation of the
dog-in-the-manger program insti
tuted with the naming of the orig
inal commission? If these sur
mises are not all true, why have
come who wore formerly ostensible
supporters of the auditorium come
cut in the open in opposition, espe
cially on the eve of beginning ac
tive construction of the building?
Have not .the people of Portland
the right to order their own af
fairs? Or are there a few llttlo
fathers who are the trustees and
guardians of the public ' welfare,
and who - know better than do the
people aa to what is good for the
people?
"The vote for the auditorium was
decisive. The election was regu
lar, and the verdict was announced
more than four years ago. Com
missioner Baker can consult the
election returns of 1911 and ascer
tain just what that verdict was,
and It should be his guide. - -
Meanwhile, the comparatively
small group of high-domed persons
who assume that they pay the taxes
and are Portland, do not pay the
taxes at all and are not Portland.
The people who work for them and
bay from them, pay the taxes.
Whenever ' the magnate pays ' his
taxes herecoups it from hia em
ployes and his patrons and the
rest of the public by means that
he understands so -well. It la the
common people of whom Abraham
Lincoln said God loved because he
made so many- of them, that are
the real bearers of the public bur
dens.
They, along with many wealthy
people Toted to build the audi
torium, and It should be built.
FORT CRAILO GIVEN
TO THE D. A. R.
from the Chicago Herald.
FORT CRAILO, one of the historic
landmarks of New York stata,
where, tradition records, that fa
mous ditty "Yankee Doodle" was
written, has been presented to ' the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion in the state St New York. The
announcement of the gift, which Is
one of the largest ever received by a
iatriotlo society In this country, was
made at the recent annual conference
of the state organisation.
The house Is the oldest building In
this country, associated with the
early career of the Von Rensselaer
family, established here nearly 300
years ago by Kllllan Van Rensselaer,
the first patron of Rensselaerwyck.
Originally this estate embraced a
tract -of about 700,000 acres, with ex
tensive frontages on both sides oi
the Hudson river at Albany, includ
ing all of the present cities of Al
bany and Troy and a large portloa
of Rensselaer, county, on the east
bank of the river.
Additional interest attaches to tha
gift from the fact that it was given
to the daughters by one of the sur
viving descendants of the celebrated
Dutch patron, Mrs. Alan ' H. Strong
of Philadelphia, who, before her mar
riage, was Mm a - Rnean Di Lancey
Van Rensselaer. In accepting the
gift the, Daughters of the American
Revolution agreed to keep the house
lln geod repair, and it probably will
be used as the state headquarters of
the organisation. It Is also contem
plated to use It as a historical mu
seum, for whlch the place Is well
adapted, as Its associations are re
plete with interesting Incidents con
nected with the French and Indian
wars and the Revolution.
While erected by the Van Rensse
laer family soon after the coloniza
tion of their extensive grant In 1630
the house is also known in history
as the Greenbush manor house, to
distinguish it from the later Van
Rensselaer manor house in Albany,
built in 1765. The Greenbush house
is in the old village of that name, on
the east bank of the Hudson, a little
below Albany. It sits back from the
river bank about 200 feet, and is read
11 distinguished by passengers on
the Hudson river boats.
' a .
For more thaafitwenjy years vari
ous efforts bave&eeei made to pre
serve ' this landmark of the Dutch
period from threatened destruction.
At one time a bill was put before the
New York legislature authorizing
the purchase of the house, with ad
Joining property, for 320,000. Then,
for a short time, the Colonial Dames
of America leased the house and
made an attempt to raise 410,000 by
subscription to buy It, but this like
wise failed. At the time the prop,
erty, which had remained in pos
session of the Van Rensselaer family
for more than 250 years, had passed
out of Its ownership, and was con
trolled by an Ice company, which
contemplated tearing the house down
and erecting a large icehouse on the
river.
To prevent Its disappearance Mrs
Strong, who spent several years In
trying to get some historical society
to acquire the house, bought it with
several adjoining Iota a short time
ago, and by presenting it to the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion assured the preservation of the
place It marks one more of the in
terestlng historical landmarks In New
York state which, in the last few
years have been saved from threat
ened demolition. Including the Schuy
ler mansion, bought by the statetwo
years ago; the Morris or Jumel house
In New York city, bought by the city
of New York; Fraunces Tavern, the
scene of Washington's farewell to
his officers, bought ly the Sons of
the Revolution a few years ago; the
old senate house In Kingston, bought
by New York state In 1887, and, go
ing back still fuVther, Washington's
headquarters at NewburghT which
was th first purchase of the atato
for historical preservation, In 1850.
The Albany bicentennial committee
in 1S8S placed a tablet on the Green
bush manor house with the follow
ing inscription:
"Supposed to be the oldest house In
the United States, and to have been
erected in 1642 as a manftr house and
place of defense. . Known as Fort
Crallo. General Abercrombte's head
quarters . when marching to attack
Fort Ticonderoga in 1768, and where.
It is said, at a cantonment east of
the house near'the old well, the army
surgeon, R, Shuckburg, composed the
popular song of Yankee Doddle." "
The traditional -date of the erection
of the bouse, 1642, has been a source
of considerable controversy by his
torical scholars. Professor Van Leer,
the New York state archivist, In his
Investigation of the early records,
states that there Is no clear evidence
of the authenticity of that date. The
first reference he finds to Fort Crallo
Is 1662. In a notice of the digging of
the well. He discovered in the Al
bany archives a contract for building
a' brick house In 1651 which, he ad
mits, may" refer to Fort Crallo, but
Its specifications ere 'Indefinite.
' The name Was ' given by William
Van Rensselaer In commemoration of
his large estate In Holland, known
as Crallo er Craloo, literally "Crow's
wood,' on the bank of the Zuyder
Zee, a few miles from Amsterdam.
Wlillam Van Rensselaer, the first
patrooa, never cams to America, but
he sent -out several of his sons with
the Dutch colonists, and always took
a keen Interest In the development of
hi American estate.
The' bouse, as It stands today. Is a
massive brick structure, three stories
high; with dormer windows on the
third story and an attio with a shin
gled roof. The rude, fortress-like
walls of the main building clearly In
dicate lta um in early colonial day
as a fortress and place of refuge by
the neighboring settlers from Indian
uprisings. In the wall of the first
story were portholes for firearms.
Originally there were nine portholes,
but most of them have been worn
away. Additions to the house were
made In 1708 and 1740, and about 1800
Jeremais Van Rensselaer made still
further improvements, putting in new
window frames in place of the small
diamond panes, and Italian marble
mantels In the library and dining-
room In place of the early woodea
ones.
Letters From the People
(OoBiDanleatlona tent to TSt Joaraal for
publication la this department should b writ
tea oa only oa aide of the paper, abeuis sot
excaed 800 words la 4Df ta nod moat be ac
companied br tha nam and addrrst of the
gender. If tha writer doea nol deaira to save
toe name pubuanea. Be anoais'ae elate.)
"DtacnaKloa la the area teat of all reformer.
It ratlooailaca every thlnS It touches. It rot
principles of aU falea sanctity and throws tasta
back oa taatr reasonableness. If thsr ha ae
ressonablcDaea, it ruthlessly crushes them out
of existence and sets ap lta own rooclusWas
In thalr aissd.". Woodrov Wilson. "
Money Ppwer and Preparedness.
Portland, Dec. 11. To the Editor of
The Journal. The power of might has
ruled the World from the beginning of
political government, therefore prepar
ediess is a fundamental principle Of
government necessary for protection
from the aggression of competing gov
ernments for a place in the sun. '
The false ethics that selfish inter
est is the first law of nature must be
supplanted by the knowledge of natur
al law, that makes the common good
the only good; instead of believing that
the' power of might makes right, the
truth must become common knowledge.
that right makes might.
The concrete remedy be made
known and put into practical opera
tion before the blessings of peace can
possibly be realised. Give all men free
access to the superabundant bounty of
nature.. This will make t.ar as repug
nant and criminal for nations as the
duel for individuals. The law must
Bj changed, ho longer giving the power
of might supremacy, before statesmen
will .be justified In abandoning pre par
edness and depending solely upon treat-
res.
The people do not have anything to
say about peace or war, because the
Invisible government rules the rulers
of all governments.
All experts admit that if tne uniiea
States should adopt the plan of the
greatest expenditure proposed tor mill
tsry armament and 'organisation, our
a. my and navy would still be no match
xoi either of the belligerent group- in
the European war; and It would be
possible, and not at all Improbable,
for circumstances to arise that would
precipitate war upon this countay and
possibly end democracy in the United
States.
The universal custom among nations
in the past, of dividing up the posses
sion of the earth, has been a matter
of course. It has been done nominally
by treaty, and the shares distributed
in proportion to the military Btrengtn
ot the treaty powers. But whenever
any one nation becarns powerful enough
It has always ruled the world. His
tory might repeat Itself In the twenti
etlr century. If a military genius like
Alexander .or Napoleon should arise.
Therefore all talk about peace is silly
The sold standard makes all obliga
tions payable in gold coin, and all gold
coin disappears from circulation In a
Danlc. which Is equivalent to destroy
lrg the value of all other wealth, as no
otner wealth can legally dlsotoarge a
debtor's obligations. The gold stand
ard creates the "invisible government
that can nullify any law or custom at
will by letting fall the bolt of panic
to paralyse all industry. Scientific
mcr.ey Is the absolutely essential rem
edy that will make credit ana prosper
ity perpetual and destroy every vestige
of money power. war uei aaw
tlons will be an utter impossibility
and there would be no longer any ques
tion of preparedness, as the perfect
remedy will end all war in tne worm.
Peace and Preparedness.
Portland. Nov. 11. To the Editor of
The. Journal- A great deal has been
said about peace conferences, and as
there Is now one on me way, ii i
that it will accomDllah
Its purpose. However, we hould not
forget that men have been lighting
.nntii all alonir the lines of hu
man life, snd that human nature Is
the same toUay as it was in vne uecm
.nj that rh armies and navies
U.S3, -
ot the different nations are uving evi-that-
show how little confi
dence men have In one anotner. witn
.ki. i. think tha United States
o'.r.ri nucht to build a navy superior
to that of any other nation, with an
army available at any time that could
defeat any invasion in ine uunwi
crn Q- that mleht be made.
Ubci.ua -
The people of tne unuea states ue-
i nnn with a 1 1 niuou niiu uiona
.v- v.mnA nt friandshlo. while they
iua - - -
.K..rfmiir win indorse the course tak
en by President Wilson In an etfort
tn incur wnat tney ciaim ey ur
lustlv entitled to, and that Is home
pi o tec tion. jaauui w. wu'in.
Discusses ir. Ford's sllssion.
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. S.- To the
Editor of The journal xour eaiwnaj
in today's Journal, regaraing' air
Ford's ' peace mi salon is opportune,'
Any manner or aiiempi o wcuf
hnuM not .be held In ridicule.
f however am ons of many who be
li.v. that air. Ford's effort, though
highly commendable, will be unavail
ing Mr. rora aoes not auia cunox ap
neai to the various classes In Europe
to which one must appeal, in order
to secure attention.
While in England some years ago I
found three perfectly defined and ac
cented social castes, as zouows:
The, aristocracy, consisting of ao
biutv. Deerage and wealth of long
standing;. the intellectual and cultured
class, consisting of those who fallowed
professions;- the laboring class..
I fall to see how Mr. Ford can appeal
to 'or Interest- any ' one of these castes
sufficiently to secure their attention to
any marked" degree. ' He may excite
their ' curiosity, but I ' feel this will
not further -his- cause. Xr, Frd Is
neither aristocrat. In tell actualist nor
laborer.' "To the "people of England he
la a -nondescript, ""He Im a capitalist.
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CBAMGB
Secretary Lanaine'e note doesn't
read aa though Uncle Sam is afraid.
Ra far Mm Hmmih t Mtj.tt
i -v. wwm mm w .. w . xw..
Sessman Kalney can go as far as ue
;es with his proposed, tax oa beer.
bluff at suicide realised too late, if at
alL the revolver's, dansrar to lta nnt.
sessor.
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Whan ttlm. ...ffMri.L ...I IV. ar
000 la &0 minutes to finance their na-
"uu impaign, it looss as inougu
they mean business'
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Candidates for the presidency have
flocked to Washington to be handy
" u myuuncan national commit
tee gets down to business.
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uiu( tiuucea me aan
Francisco exposition's prise rose, it is
now ii n ri pami.. . ... v. .
roses full possibilities.
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Annthaf tVln. Ka r-k
. .-a, vnun uuuaioi
i ku ""stu wm m si longer as
v.uM.iuuaa iw array oiiicers than it
would If spilt up Into kindling wood.
Submarines, which hit below the
r - "urrjini secretary Dan-
---- f um iuta iouna n
easy to survive a lot of such at tack a
fieTsri4L tfHW Cti mKa1 aa I Kill J Mt
i Ki "-- iroviuiistg'
Orfron tfc CaliXornU grain Unds con-
that Rnnthawi-n 4i. k .L
I I a---- a saviuu MVTVU far UI (J
sxa ucaa.
Raflf Arlmlpal tr-i 4 as-K a V. a
- aaiuau, aa J b in a AZIltsr
1 CM n nS Vv B ao H(eaHn mm.. . I j a. a-
tZl j J 7 V1 am-aiiwn wuuifl urCAK
uown in the vent of war. Perhapa
uq awiuw-r, dux in raci remains tnat
Our navy ha done firat rate whenever
THAT OLD CURE-ALL,
From the Salem Journal.
The three congressmen from this
state, Slnnott, Hawley and McArthur,
all find fault with the suggestions
made by the president In his message
as to the manner of raising revenues;
all insisting that the only proper way
to get money for the general govern
ment Is through the tariff.
Congressman Slnnott goes even fur
ther, and Insists on the replacing of
the tariff on wool, thus making, as he
expresses It, "the foreigner pay for our
defense.
It is passing strange how any intel
ligent man, and such Mr. Slnnott cer
tainly is, can make such sn assertion,
for he certainly knows that the tariff
is not paid by the foreigner, but by tho
American consumer. The foreigner
does not, even as a general thing, im
port the goods on which the tariff is
paid. This is done by the American
wholesaler, who pays the tariff when
the goods are landed, but he does not
forget to pass the cost on to St ha re
tailer, and. the latter passes it on to
the consumer. Congressman Slnnott
knows this, none" better, and belittles
himself and Insults the intelligence Of
his constituents in making the state
ment. - a
It is evident also that be does not
keep posted on the wool question, or
on the position taken by the wool grow
ers, who, at a recent convention held in
Pendleton, pronounced the tariff on
wool of no benefit to the wool grower,
and admitted Just what the Democratic
and some Republican papers have for
years Insisted on, that it was not for
eign competition that Interfered with
the wool market, but rags.
It was asserted by them that there
was only wool enough raised In this
country to make 27 per cent of the
goods sold in the markets as all wool,
and which were, instead, shoddy. v
who has gained wealth through and
from the effort of the toller.
In the second place, the movement
will be considered a pure type of
American "reform." This alone would
kill it in England.
The movement Is commendable and
its object is praiseworthy, but the
wrong delegates have gone. Had a
few delegates gone to whom at least
two of the castes of England would
have listened, much might have been
accomplished to prepare the way for
peace. The two olasses whose atten
tion must be secured are the laboring
and the Intellectual. The aristocrat
cuts no figure His function Is to pay
war tax.
Had It been possible to send sucb
men as Dr. Charles Eliot, Samuel
Gompers, Colonel Goethals, Jack Lon
don and Eugene V. Debs there is Jio
doubt that far-reaching results might
have been obtained.
Biwh rilsatlon would assuredly
have appealed to the man In thai
trenches and also to tne directing
power of the nation, the Inteil actual
ists. These two castes can continue or
. . , K- - a thalr will
1 am confident that those who could '
appeal to tne important classes oi cng
iin rnuM aiao anneal to correspond
ing classes In Germany. J. HAROLD.
Questions Modern Ways.
Oswego, Or Dec 11. To the Editor
tor of The Journal In reading The
Journal I notice with great surprise
the new wsy of raising infants, which
Is to put the child Into a . basket or
baby cart and make him lie down flat
on his little head, put him outside on
the front porch, and let'hlm cry. Do
not run to him when he cries or you
will spoil the child. The mild nights
do not affect the little one; the win
ter nights, are Just the kind for It.
Never mind the clothes; If the little
one Is cold, no matter; he Is getting
hardened to the weather. If bis little
bands are numb or cold, that is a sure
sign he will be able to stand any clim
ate and will grow to be a strong and
healthy boy, will never need a doctor
and will not need much clothing when
he grows for he never had any use
or it when he was small.
So that is a new rule the Congress
of Mothers puts out. If he passes a
test and can come up to 98 Or 100 per
cent, he Is a wonder, and rat it la
true that people will do this very
thing' and. strange to say but true,
you will find the pet poodle dog near
the stove or on the bed, while the
tittle angel must remain outside and
abide by the new rule how to raise a
child to gain 100 per cent.
.. ARTHUR McVBT.
Grammar In Schools.
EUverton, Or., Dec. 11. To the EdU
tor Of The Journal In a recent Issue
The Journal commented favorably
on the suggestion ot a New York prin
cipal that formal grammar be eradi
cated .from the public school a As an
excuse the assertion was made that
the grammar, taught was only the
theory of correct speaking; that It re
quired practice and the use of years
to properly expresa one's thoughts.
Admitting this. X would say that tne
wrong Idea Is expressed. We do not
teach arithmetic In the schools that
the pupil may get the right answer to
aa example, but to teaeb the pupil bow
to do the problem, or in other words,
the theory of ths things ' -
The Journal ' alao said that eorrect
speaking was not taught in conjunction
with the theoretical rules of grammar.
In this 'The Journal is very much mis
taken. In tha public schools gratnarJ.
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SID ELI G UTS
The asuDeriatendents of the various
Sunday schools of Albany are arranging-
for a community Christmas tree
lor uae neeay or mat city.
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The nuhllc echooi enrollment at Band
has Increased by 141 since the opening
in September, and now stands at 12.
ia-ung tne capacity ot existing ouuu
lngs to accommodate.
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One hundred and forty-five pupils of
the L&n county schools succeeded In
obtaining 100 per cent In the first
spelling contest of the present school
year, which was held throughout th
county In November.
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The Dalles Chronicle records the
bringing in of the pelt of a white
coyote, for county, by Charles Deckert.
who killed the freakish beast near The
DeJlea An old resident la quoted as
stating that many years ago a white
coyote was captured in Wasco county.
Earnest adjuration addressed by Sea
side Signal to Seaside business men:
"The Federation of Women's clubs will
meet In Seaside during the summer of
11(. If reports are true, there will
be about $60 ladles present. Merchant a
govern youraelves accordingly. Get a
new broom, flypaper and covers for
your eatables, that we may welcome
this prominent organisation to Seaside
without that 'sneaky feeling.' Lrfit'e
show the ladles a spotless city."
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Weather In tha valley of the Rogue,
aa graphically reported In the Med
ford 8un of last Saturday: "Friday
was a chill, bleak day. with a touch
of winter In the air, in wide contrast to
the bright, warm sunshine of Thursday.
It looked like snow. The black flar of
rain flew from the weather pole Mora
snow fell in the hills Thursdav night,
and Mmint Wagner 1 taking on a coat
of white. The snow fall Is two weeks
late this year. The farmers have their
fall plowing well In hand."
THE TARIFF
The wool growers, instead of asking
for a tariff, decided to ask such legis
lation as would compel the manufac
turer! and dealers In woolen goods and
their substitutes to label their prod
ucts eo that they would ke sold for
what they were, whether wool or ahod
dy. When this Is done, the price of
woolen goods will be higher than it
haa been, and the price of ahoddy.
when it is known and sold as such, will
falL It is only by traveling under the
name Of wool that the eastern manu
facturer has been able to hold the con
sumer up for the price of wool when
he was selling him the cast off rags of
the pauper laborers of Europe made
over for American consumption.
Thousands of tons of these rags are
Imported every year, and, after being
worked over by the thrifty down-easter
are good enough for the American, who
Is paying a tariff on wool to further
help the schemes of the s shoddy
vaaker. a a
As a matter of. fact. It matters not
how the money is raised to carry on
the government, whether by tariff or
direct taxation, the consumer pays the
bill.
And, as for high tariff as a revenue
producer, as long as the war continues
the Idea Is absurd, since our Import
have been practically cut off. There
could be no material revenue from this
source, since practically no foreign
goods are coming In. Of course. Con
gressmen Hawley and Slnnott know
this to be true, and even McArthur
ought to grasp the idea In st least a
haty kind of a way. The war Is acting
now like a tariff wall against foreign
commerce; so high, that It is almost
prohibitive. If we want to raise money
at this time for government .expense.
It must come from some other source
than duties on xn ported .goods be
cause there, are no imports to speak of
cal errors, both in writing and speech,
are corrected. On our grammar text
books common errors are Itemised and
corrected. The following is an exact
quotation from the present day gram
mar.
"To be learned: A pronoun is a word
that is used Instead of a noun. The
antecedent of a pronoun Is the worJ
ror which it atanda"
"Exercise: Select all the pronouns
In the following sentences, and tell
the antecedents of each."
The books go on to explain. "Pro'
means "for," and "pronoun" means "for
a noun." What could be plainer than
this? The idea of schools Is to teach
the theory the students have all their
life to practice The student may leam
that to say, "Bob has went to town,"
is Incorrect, but out of school he will
not readily learn the reason why It is
not. If the doctor orders us not in
do a certain thing we will obey much
quicker If we know the reason. In
g rammer, as in law, we learn the the
ory first, and then apply it to an
actual or concrete case.
I real lie that I may have made
grammatical errors, and mistakes In
spelling, but for an excuse I mention
the fact that I never passed the Sixth
grade In the primary schools.
P. A LINSCOTT.
The Century Plant,
Vancouver. Wash., Dec 8. To the
Editor of The Journal I would like
to know if the century plant blooms
only after It has attained 100 years.
My wife has one which U blooming,
but as it came Into her possession some
10 years Lgo, and was quite a plant
at that time, she has no Idea how old
it Is. C. B. SHAW.
Most species are slow in attaining
maturity, and some have never bean
known to flower. It was formerly
generally believed that the plant
bloomed when a century old. but this
is erroneous. Its flowering period,
however, is a matter of years, the
number depending on the climate Vt
the locality where the plant Is grown.
Climate of the Garden of XSdea,
From the Christian Herald.
The chief peculiarity about Kurna
is that the natives believe the place
where they live is the exact site of
ths Garden of Eden. The climate of
Kuroai is acknowledged to be the most
trying in all the world. The heat Is
terrific in the summer time It Is
cliimed thst tha British government
has a record of 151 degrees in ths
shade upon the bridge of a boat an
chored in th river at Busreh, a little
to the south. The missionaries at
Busreh tell of nights when the ther
mometer registers not less than 1Z0
and 12S degrees. British sailors bound
for the Persia gulf in the summer
time usually desert. If they can. Per
haps in Artxona the thermometer rises
nearly as high; but there th, air is
dry. while In the Persian, gulf it Is ex
ceedingly moist. The Europeans at
Buareh must pass the days In under
ground chambers, or ser daubs, while
a native boy pulls a huge fan. or pun
kah, suspended from the ceiling, to
keep the air In circulation. The nights
are spent on the roof, for it Is Impos
sible to teep below. In the winter
time the air seems exceedingly eold,
for ths marshes are filed with salt;
and as the wind sweeps over ths plain
the moist ' salt air Is peculiarly pene
trating. Frequently the Arab, be
numbed by the cold, .falls -from his
horse, -.
Tt,conce over
NOT LONG AGO a week ago Sat
urday 1 think it was there was "
printed in this kollum some verses
by my brother Ben entitled "A Water ;
Tank Confidence."
flAnd they" were written aa thaurh
one hobo waiting for the next freight
was talking to another.
and telllna- him hnur Than Thi a
home and his girl and his Job.
and became a wanderer.
JAnd he said that tha winds of the
world called him,
and the wanderlust took htm.
and he had to go. ,
TAnd of course back yonder he
left his mother.
and perhaps he doean t m-rlte to
her.
and perhaps she thinks him dead
only mothers don't think that
until long after everyone else has
given up hoe.
JAnd one of those mothers i don't
know her name only her i-.:ttals I
M. S. has written me a note.
and it's about her boy who west
away.
JAnd she says he is Wandering
sbe knows not where.
but ever end ever she prays
that the God who marka the spar
row's fall will keep him wherever he
strays
and bring him safe back home to
hei at last.
JAnd she signs herself "A Lonely
Mother waiting watching and pray
ing for her boy." v
JAnd in her note there is a little
poem which she calls " The Lure of
ti e Winds."
and it runs like this: ,
The winds of the world blew sweet,
lad.
And called your feet to stray
From the narrow path of duty and love
Into sin's broad highway;
You turned from the friends .hat loved
you,
Tou hearkened tha call of the wind.
You followed, uncaring, unheeding
The hearts you left bleeding behind.
The winds from the outside called you.
With promise of freedom and Jcy;
In a home gone dark with your ab
sence Your mother kent watch for her boy.
And listened with ears that were throb
bing
For the footsteps ber heart held eo
dear.
While the winds 'round her oottage
were sobbing
With voices of sorrow and fear.
The winds that with wild mad surges
Called you to tha world's highways.
Fir her have the sound of dirges
As with heart that Is breaking she
prays
For Ood to watch o'er the wanderer
'Mid the world's mad str-lfe and Its
sin.
And with tender love to gather
The poor, loat wanderer in.
T And there are a few more lines In
which she says aha hopes :n God's
own time to have her boy again.
aj And of course I don't know w'ho
Is going to read thla.
but there'll be a lot of fellows
who haven't written to their mothers
for a long time.
fjAnd I don't feel that I'm quali
fied to advlae anyone but
J LISTEN Boys It's nearly Christ
mas and I don't know any better time
to write a letter Jo the old folka.
. "The Third Ingredient,"
We are indebted to Nell Dawson for
a mees of hog liver. If iwraeone will
donate -the onions we'll have a feast.
Drewsey Pioneer Sun.
Another Expose,
Ktntis City Ktar.
"Old friend Sam Blythe. for tr.e
entertainment of his reaflera con
sents sgain to show tfrnt he knows
no more about the presidential
lineup than anyone else." says Ma
jor Pennington Trenchant, and then
adds with a sigh, "and he gets
real money for it, too." s
.
NeTertheles".
A Perry now flaunta his nam
above the smoke of the Smudging
Pot kollum of the Medford Sun.
'.j
Ilia complete name Is Arthur Ooff
don Perry. f
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He discarded the middle initial be
cause ko many people thought it
stood for Grouch.
That Is, people who knew him.
It Improves his stuff to have bis
cognomen suspended above It
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It fixes the blame, so to speak,
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However, I have a further improve
ment to suggest
as
It Is nothing less than a new name
for the kollum.
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Why not call It the Perry-scope?
Storier ' of .
Street5$)TowrL
Details Were Misleading.
MRS. HENDERSON Is the genial
host at Crown Point Chalet, on
the Columbia river highway, but she Is
out of temper with the Chicago Tri
bune.
Here follows the reason:
Mrs. Marshall Field, wife of Chi.
cago's merchant prince, vlalted Oregon
last summer, toured the highway and
ate some of Mrs. Henderson's famous
fried chicken. Her appreciation we
so great that She sent Mra. HenderavVn
a check for 1100. When she had re-
turned to Chicago she was interviewed'
by the society reporter of the Tribsnaj'
a writer who evidently thinks the west-
Is only Indians, broad plains, high
trees and terrifying peaks. At Spy
rate, this writer sketched a scene tat
no one would ever ore am oi in connflOn
tion with the highway, said that Mts
Henderson was gray haired, when mb
won't be for eoma years, and dee
nated a rival Inn as the place wbea-s,
Mrs. Field enjoyed the fried chicken,,
"All thoae Chicago people will -baH
coming out to Oregon after that Writer,
us; and they won't know low to fiaa,
mwmm tn c.Tawn Point" mourned.
U. - 'M
Mrs. Henderson.
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At Home Anywhere. ied
WJ. KERR is president of OregesK
. Agricultural college. Wbetnert
this fact has anything to do with It oa
not, he boasts there is not a mors-:
adaptable man in Oregon. -a
"If I go to. a hotel," he said recenUsw
tn, a oertv of friends, "and find they've
only a cot In the hall, I sleep as cor,
fortably as in a luxurious bed.-' If ti
only means of transportation Is a mul
I travel e-mule-back, and am glad
have this means of reaching myidest.-j
nation.- If it's boiled cabbage end pH
tatoes Instead of more costly food, I
reflect upon the advantages this at
has In the production -of . plain r ,
wholesome . . mainstays ox diet. . i s
maintaining this frame ot mind, Z fji.
myself Immune from any tendency ws
by a kicker or a anocKer.