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.THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 13, jl9ie.
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' , , WOOUHOW WILSON.
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! ' Millions for afrie, bnt not a rnt
i tribute riiARLKs c. pincknkt.
'fv "8a grasping la illwhonol that It la no
respecter or K'rxrni. it win client
friend aa well h foes; ami wore It
Doaalble, would cheat even Uod himself.
rJ-Bincroft.
stolen
UNNINO and aggressive, i the
.water power interests have
captured one of the great or-
ganlzatlons that was orlgi-lbut
;nally formed to prevent the water
(powers and puolic lands and for-j
tests and other natural resources ,
;from being stolen from the people.
:-The power brigadiers have stolen
yam onsei vauon uongres. rnerai
Lis;-a grim Irony in the late an-1
rnouncemeirt from Washington that
, i i i . ;
.the conservation body had indorsed ,
.ne, Infamous Shields bill. Clad in j
the' hablllament8 of conservationists I
:jM masquerading as defenders of
.the public natural resources, the ,
..power barons grandiloquently give :
Cpubllc approval to a bill of which j
Senatbr ( Polndexter said In last
Tuesday's Journal that It "strips
-the federal government of all con-'
trol over powers developed and j
-even denies it anything but a nom-
inai consideration ror tne sites ;
.firanted." ;
;A glance at the personnel of the ,
nmlticu rr fha Pnncoriroiinn r .
-gress which framed the resolutions
it 'approval explains all. Here are ,
'leome Of them: I
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. H T Vfoil r,f Atiot!. rio
vT T o 7 l r
"""cr.ia
rRia rower company; H. J. Pierce,
Pot Seattle, Wash., representing the
jrepresenting the Utah Power com-' determine:, that mony shall tower
-panjr; John 11. Finney, acting for j above human bemg3 ln ,he eye of
"the Aluminum company of Ameri- j law'
jjca,; a Niagara Falls corporation; ! T,1e rejcctlcn of Ilrandcis by the
ex-Congressman Dennis Flyun. of senate would be the severest blow
Oklahoma City, who is connected liberty har. suffered in the I'nited
.with several bonding companies; States since Vienedict Arnold tried
;W.. P. Lay, of the Alabama Power to sell Washington and his army
f.Jmpany; ex-Governor Hawley, of to the British. It would be the
gidaho, who has a son servins as decisive step in a.pian to make
.attorney for the Idaho Power com- i the "invisible" government that
-pany; C. C. Itabb, of Bangor, Me.,ir'as so long plundered the people
1 a' power engineer; Milton C. Damm visible and irresistible.
I and K. C. Warren, l)oth of Seattle
I .favorable to the power interests
j '--''It-Is a beautiful group to reso
:Hnte for the people's interests. To
;se .such a bunch Indorsing the
janieias dim as a people s measure
it as much of an incongruity as it
'IvnDuld be to see a committee of
I preachers operating a brewery to;
;get a prohibition campaign fund.
2 -Senator Cummins appears to be
making a house to house canvass.
jVMially when the big guns come
cnljf; few speeches and then only
in one or two gr the most popu
I lous; places.
OTHER ARNOLDS
a,
I
HE fight upon Brandeis Is a
conspiracy against the Ameri
can Deoule. The fieht la
waged bv a little oliirarchlcnl
-Croup who are determined to rule
Vr ruin. They have Ions foreseen
&.he danger to their power f rom
JBrandeis' ability and unbending in-
jegrity and they have been work -
Untr Tnr vnara in imrinrmino v,i
. . .
utauon. every new victory he
'on for the people increased their
Jiatred and deepened the-stream of
Slander which they set Eoine
mgainst nun.
These oligarchs understand per-
lectlr well that bv controlline the,
iupreme court they will control the
1 Country, For the supremo court is
not inerely our highest judicial tri-
Wnal. It is our highest legislative
JiOdy also, it vetoes the laws of
fongress whenever it likes and en-
ct new legislation of its own.
Almost every important law en-
acted .by congress is amended by
the supreme ourt before it goes
r Into effect. For instance, the Sher-
Jnan Anti-Trust Act was amended
y inserting the word "unreasona
ble,!; which entirely - altered its
meaning.
Shm oligarchs do not; want BranJ
pels upon the supreme bench be
cause he would bring there. an in
fluence .hostile . to their . schemes,
lie sfanda for exact Justice between
man and man and between man
SnrT money. The oligarchs' do not
j ?ahX.. exact Justice between man
l fudmari. They ,ar fighting for
e rrogant feudal -privileges- -which
what does tortland think about it?
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MrNOUS for Portlands and eigniffcant In the extreme Is the fol
lowing statement of the attitude
printed in the local columns of
i i. ,io fhot .tnrtinl
cific coast terminals, that . do not handle
In the tariffs, but this procedure will
corns Portland, inasmuch as ine riino
. W 1 4. 1 r. I rrK Vl -e-II r SCaR I t Is
However, the carriers have consented to apply the rate to Portland so
that if they are accidentally forced to ship something through this port,
they will be able to collect rtie same rate on If.
The foregoing doubtless correctly reflects the statements made by
the railroad officials with respect to rates In which Portland is vitally
concerned.
It will be noted that the railroads cla'ssiry Portland and Everett
and Belllngham. More to the point, this city is continued as a termi
nal as a "mere formality." ThuB, it appears that the carriers have
graciously "consented to apply the rate to Portland so that II they
are accidentally forced to ship something through this port they will
be able to collect the same rate on it."
The significance of these statements ought to be apparent to any
reader. The fact that such statements can be made unconsciously with
out any thought ot being offensive to Portland should be sufficient to
demonstrate to any one the position Portland occupies today in the
minds of the railroads serving it.
It will be Interesting to note how long it will take, how much
business must be lost, and how much neglect and contempt for us be
shown, before this city will shakeMff the deadly indifference that seems
to possess it.
The plain truth is, that the railroads discriminate against this city
in a way that would not be tolerated by any other self-respecting city
on the Pacific coast. They shut us out of trade territory almost within
a stone's throw of the city. Our rates are based on the mountain haul,
and although entirely within their power, they give us no part of the
oversea trade. For fear they may be "accidentally" - forced to ship
something through this port they leave Portland in the tariff so they
will be able to collect the higher rate.
If the ra'te had not been changed to Portland, necessarily Portland
would have had a lower rate than the other ports, and then if a ship
ment had "accidentally" been made the railroads would not have got
ten as high a rate out of It as they otherwise would, and this is the
only reason the rate to Portland was given any consideration.
To cap the climax, the Interstate Commerce commission groups fis
with Seattle and Tacoma, apparently 60 as to make it 'as difficult as
possible for the Columbia river cities to secure the benefits arising
from their natural advantages.
Is it not time for aggressive action- that will mean 60metLlng? There
may be those whose caution, consideration or conservatism is such that
they Vill advise against any action that means anything that has any
teeth in it. It may be they wfll be able to restrain for a time the
movement which is now gathering'force for a change in our conditions,
they are only piling up water behind the dam.
it may be that Portland is prepared to bear further humiliation,
lose more business, faU farther behind in the race before shaking off
the indifference which now seems to nossess her. But it will not be
; for long. There is gathering here a public sentiment which will Pres-j
'ently demand as a right, what it now respectfully asks as a favor.
We have had many investigations, much talking, and resolutions ; pany as well.
without end, but the particular things complained of are not remedied.; 'he claim i3 made that he was ap-
Committees are appointed who make reportg of more or less value, the ! i"lfd I?? Ttrr
. . .. . .. that in the same month he took office
membership of which is not infrequently composed partially, at any as county clerk and also went to the
rate, of those whose inclination and relations are opposed to the ends j legislature and lobbied for the pass-
sought j ase of a bin which became a law and
jf too aggressive, the committees' reports are pigeonholed its rec-;4m3o"
ommendations unnoticed and it is quietly chloroformed. It is per- j his promise in hi platform: -straight
fectly clear this kind of work cannot continue. It is plain that if those ' salary as provided by law. I will give
to whom leadership is now voluntarily and loyally accorded will not '; personal 'attention to the duties of the
lead except into a do-nothing morass, there will come into being a move- 0 part of tLe pa.mPhiet are dates.
ment led by virile and aggressive men that will make Portland's in-1 and the check numbers .or warrants
terest first, and will do things that may shake the so-called castle of i drawn on the telephone company for
conservatism to the ground.
We have no desire to encase In
Qn tne other hand, this paper does not propose to adopt or "favor a
stand still policy or acquiesce in a course of doubt that leads nowhere,
Ve stand for action and shall not cease in our efforts to secure the
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t"a juauj uuc Linn uij emu uic6"u uiiiri tuey are accuraea in lull
if these rights are not recognized voluntarily then the people will have !
t0 take other means to secure them.
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lwlu P'aC3 tnem above their fellow
will placa them above their fellow
citizens.
Nor do they want justice be
tween man and money. They are
c,tlzeng.
The Tacoma judge who refused
to permit a W. C. T. U. badge in
his court ught also to bar red
noses if he wants to be strictly
neutral.
MAY l ltOSTS
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T I IV Inn rr cfnr fft i a -tl'qi artst t Vi r !
X 1 l J IVll a. LV i-1 s, J W 1 H M.U 1. U v
sua is siiimiiB agaiu. i u ,
ro lins are busy on the lawngiTilT.p, t thpir command rh rinr.
fluduir wcrms for their nest -
lines. At break of day their songs
while the cold rain and sleet were j
beating upon them. Like other
May storms' In springs gone by, j
this one hai ended with frost. i
Tb.e clouds drift 'away in the
night leaving no garment to shel
ter the earth from the cold sky.
The stars shine out fiercely bright
1 &nd ere dawn the froi;t lays its ,
! flighting lnge.- on the fl iwers. It
' touches ani kills the tender cher-!
I rles 'rho 8Pro,ltinS corn and po -
j tatoe9 fitter when it kisses them.
' TLe fro'"'t ,9 death in a white
mantle.
. . ...
i But ;t is wonaerrui now mucn
escapes him. The fruit is never
Quite so badly damaged as the or-
i chardlsta fear when thev see the
rime on tne gra:. oy tne trees
Tho notatoeS show a little black
' t.t tho edces of the leaves but there
is plenty of life left in them. There
are so many cherries ou the boughs
that a few falling will not matter.
The rest will be all the bigger and
i sweeter for the thinning,
j There is a miraculous vitality in
; new born things. Nature knows
what hardships they have to go
j through and arms them for the
test. A calf born in midwinter
in the snow wili get upon its feet,
find the living fountain of its
mother's milk and survive to gam
bol in the next day's sun, We are
never so vital as in the first mo
ment of . our lives. Nature over
loads us with vigor then because
we must go through the valley and
shadow and go alone. Twice in
every man's history he is left ut
terly to himself, when he is born
and when he dies. The moment
after birth there are tender hands
to help him. Perhaps there are
hand's aa tender the moment after
of railroads toward tnia city, ao
the Oregonlan of May 11:
Rverett. Belllnirham and other Pa-
war shipments alo will be named
te a mere formality ,so far as ix co. n-
m " -j -
warfare on anv one or anv Interest
death. But In crossing either river ;
death
he must a1on
he must cross alone.
Some tell us that birth is a kind
of death since it is the crossing i
from one world to another. So ' Coffey an opportunity to deny these
likewise death is another birth. ! accusations which if true unquestion
e ,., v-u-i... ably unfit him for the office of county
Ana the frosts that blight some of ciefk lorenn bcshe.
the buds of our spring time only1,
strengthen those that survive. I A Statement by Mr. Red.
I
1 rhieoo-
A Chicago councilman proposes
to change the name of Shakespeare
Street in that city to Bacon ave-,
nue.
With the Stock yards in mind
as one of the agencies that made
Chicago great, why not?
THE WAV TO FREEDOM
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,,,-iVT 41 . IHKCIi. .Jl. wvuwiiiu, mill 1 Piv-
HL.N the Oregon system was.hibition charnpion and a Iliend of i(r.
adopted after many Strug- ; McArthur's, said that Mr. McCutchan,
gles we were told that it 1 manager of the McArthur campaign.
would break up boss rule
forever. It did give boss rule a
J rude Bhock, but the old Ogre was
j too tough to die. The bosses were
j puzzled by the Oregon system for
;a little while, but they soon found
t wav to evafiB It. With a nwa
Bter8 learned that they could still '
ro ,,.. . i .u.:.1
by
little Junta ot a few menisgo I was called to attend a meeting
i whose word is law to the lesser
lry Rebels are whipped into line
with a epnnr nf nmi,
No mere machinery of govern
ment can wholly prevent boss .ule.
There will be bosses. In spite of
ell exterior forms, as long as the
people are willing to be bossed
When every voter learns to think
and act for himself regardless of
; j arty war cries and ring terrorism,
I we shall have true political liberty
land never before. 4 "Who would
! be free hlmr.elf must Htrik the
1 , 1 1 1 .1 1 j ,
, uiuw. rt3 ius iub iuinu ia en-
, slaved the Oregon system can not
be perfect.
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The children' cl Portland are of
far more value than anything elBe
in . Portland. On Alay 17 at 2:30
"P-on Multnomah Fieldv six
thousand five hundred children of
1 urimuu H,e w so luruugn meir
calisthenie drills, and May Pole
dances. It will be a spectacle of
beauty and life that will undoubt
edly attract an overflow attend
ance. ,
FLOWERS FOR IJXCLE JOE
I
T IS a trait of human nature to
- admire the man who stands
"four square" to all winds that
blow. We have respect for him
who abides by bis convictions even
though we do not agree with his
views. It is always known where
such a man is to be found.
The world likes a good fighter
Just as it loves a lover. This was
exemplified the other day in con
gress when the lower house laid
aside the European war, the Mexi
can situation and the Jockeying for
a jrrood start In the comlnjT national.
campaign and - paid tribute ' . to
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, on the occa-i
felon of his eightieth birthday.
Forgotten were the bitter days
of Cannon and Cannonism in the
verbal bouquets showered on the
erstwhile "Czar of the IJouse."
Since he came back Uncle Joe
has not been is the limelight very
much. The years have had their
softening effect and he is not so
intensely partisan as he once was.
Of the men who gathered with
the former speaker 43 years ago
only four are yet among the living.
The others have passed Into a
greater congress, but Uncle Joe can
still see their forms and hear their
voices. Among them wero Blaine,
Randall, Alexander H. Stephens,
Dawes, Benjamin Butler, George
F. Hoar, Sunset Cox, Tom Piatt,
"Pig Iron" Kelly. Jerry Rusk. Tom
Reed, John G. Carlisle, Crisp and
McKinley, all typifying the spirit
of democracy.
Like all men. Uncle Joe has
made mistakes, and will so admit.
He has been the standpatter of
standpatters, yet he has always
faced criticism and continued on
biB course without adjusting his
6alls to catch every passing popu
lar breeze. A meed of respect can
not be denied such a man.
Letters From the People
ICcmtcnnlcatlona sent to Tbe Journal for
eawillcatlon In tbiC department abould be writ
ten on only one aide of tbe paper, should not
exceed BOo word In length, and must be ac
companied by tbe name and addresa of tbo
seeder. If tbe writer does not desire to bavo
the name published he abonld so state.
"Discussion Is the greatest of all reformer.
It rationalize eTerything it touches. It rob
principle of all false sanctity and throws them
back on thflr reasonableness. If they hare no
reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes them oat
of existence und sets np its own conclusions hi
their atead." Woodrow Wilson.
Accusing Mr. Coffey.
Portland, May 12. To the Editor of
The Journal A pamphlet is being
c.ulte generally circulated which bear3
the signature of Elemlng & Reed, au
ditors, showing; that John B. Coffey
"drew two salaries" and that during
ail of the years 1913-1914 and for
January and February, 1915, he was
nnlybunrtJel frr tU-m
western Longstlnce Telernone com"
trips which Mr. Coffey made coverlns
territory from Seattle to Los Angeles,
on the time of the taxpayers, showing
'that he was absent from his post of
i duty as a county official, serving tbe
' u!r?hono company.
These charges are made from tne
D1069 on file in the office of the
county clerk, from the county auditor's
reports, and from newspaper files, and
it should be an easy matter for Mr
Coffey to affirm or deny them, which
so far he has failed to do.
Your paper Is always on the side of
the taxpayer, and I nope you will not
only give this space but will allow Mr
Portland. May 12. To the Kditor of
The Journal Under oath, R. P. Hut-
. ton Sllp,rintendent of the Antl-Sa-
loon league, testified in the $50,000
libel suit brought by Congressman Mc-
Arthur that Ferdinand E. Reed and
n. s. .Mcv.uicnan iihu soucneu v . r.
Woodward for a $100 contribution to
the McArthur campaign fund. Mr.
Woodward, when his attention was
called to the sworn statement of Hut
ton, declared that Hutton was mis-
had requested a contribution, but that
Mr. Reed was not present and had
never solicited him for a penny.
"While I am u member of the board
of trustees of fhe Anti-Saloon league,""
said Mr. Woodward, 'I did rot see the
cartoon circular Issued by Mr. Hutton
until long after it was distributed. I
do not approve of the circular and I
informed Mr. Hutton .that the dodger
woul? ,d0 or" to. i?"rtp "f"
- " help Mr. McArthur than anything
t the Y. M. C. A., "where the league
officers were, and at that time I de
clared the circular was ill advised, and
suggested that if the league could do
anything to overcome It the organiza
tion sljpuld do so."
Mr. Hutton also said that J. D.
Woodman, "who has been twice ap
pointed sergeant at arms of the house,"
was president of a McArthur club and
said his only objection to the campaign
was that Mr. Reed was connected
with this.
In answer to this Mr. Woodman says
I was sergeant at arms once, to which
position he was elected by the mem
bers of the house. He emphatically
denied that he ever said that Mr.
( t j .-. nnr. n -1 Vi fti m rum nn m
" v, , 7h . m 7 a
menuof Mr. McArtnur s cam paign ana
Hutton. and did not know that Mr.
Reed was connected with th cam-
paign. "Mr. McArthur is a friend of
mme," says Mr. Woodman, "and I am
tired of seeing him misrepresented by
Hutton and others. With me It is not
a matter of politics hut friendship."
FERDINAND E. REED.
Irish Revolution Precedents.
Portland, May 12. To the Editor
of The Journal Powerful appeals
were made to the coalition government
to grant the Irlsft a provisional meas
ure of home rule on last St. Patrick's
day, but the coalition government did
not rise to a great opportunity for
lasting good.
The concensus' of .opinion coming
from the American p4ss seems to re
gard the present military procedure
in Ireland as stupid and bloody work.
Precedents were at hand a pletaty. In
98 General Edward Fitzgerald, Gen
eral Edward Roche, Colonel Byrne,
Colonel Aylraer and Captain Devereux,
commanding the rebels, surrendered
under tbe conditions of "safety and
exile, and the conditions were . car
ried out. At Limerick, Sarsfleld and
others yielded to the "peace at any
price" patriots and were
granted
"safety and exile," and after surren
der were not molested but allowed
to depart to the continent. Robert
Emmet was tried and convicted before
a civil tribunal.
In a thai 1 n .1 C. 11.
o-Brien. Thomas Francis Meagtnjr,
John Mitchell and MacManUs, thougn'
captured In open rebellion, were all
accorded a civil trial.
The only notable exception is Wolf
Tone, who was captured in the unt-1
form of a chef de brigade of tha
French army, and whose last words
to the trial court martial were: "1 1
ask the court shall adjudge me the
death of a soldier and let me be ehoti
F. Sheeny Skefflngton's case In the.-
present uprising seems from presen
v?i t0 TVlth bv
Mward Htigerald, put to death by
the- military without trial i
But we should all remember that I
O'Connell was twice convicted of trea-
son-felony by an Irish tribunal and
the verdict twice set aside by the
house of lords. The same experience
wa, that of Gavan Duffy The pres-
ent parliament of England Is friend.y
toward insn, aspirations ana we
should await parliamentary Inveatl-
gallon and judicial determination be-
fore going off half-cocked. Parnell
coma never get a fair trial in ireiana, Nard abundant buttermilk?
but an English court gave him dam- Oregon is getting a lot of the rlKht
ages for $20,000 when the London SOrt of advertiuing these days because.
Times charged him with being a sep- of her empty jails. Why not help the
arationist and conspiring to overthrow good cause along by staying out of
the dominion of the crown. i them.
Passing resolutions in the middle I Albany's candidate for Rose Festi
of a Judicial investigation here in val queen announced her withdrawal
America by an organization that never from the contest and then Jumped to
as a body officially supported John the head of the list. It may be a case
Redmoai in the past 16 years, is i of the office seeking the girl.
rrothy work; the men arnong the Hi
bernians who were loyal to Redmond,
and those outside the Hibernians who
stood by him during the dreary years
past, are acting more wisely and will
await the facts and the verdict of
public opinion of Great Britain before
expressing opinions, publicly at least.
A public appeal is now made through
a committee of Hibernians for funds
to help the widows and orphans, the
innocent victims of the foolhardy re
volt. It is a worthy cause, and pub
licly I approve of it, but would sug
gest the following good example to
the public: While Ireland was In tlr;
throes of anguish and the streets of
Dublin in a welter of blood, local Hi
bernians were feasting and holding
an Irish fair, netting $1500 to that
organization. Let them now donato
that $1500 to the poor widows and
orphans that are the subject of the!
.,, 'u u n 0 oucn an elp"
Will have its effect upon public gen
erosity. The Hibernians here can weil
afford to do such a benevolent act,
and the poor widows and orphans
have nothing, even a father, to con
sole them and care for them. Let
the Hibernians start the subscription
with this $1500 donated by the public
to the Hibernians, and I feel sure
the public, after such a display of
generosity, will respond liberally.
Charity begins at home.
J. HEKNESSY MURPHY.
Concerning the Case of Ireland.
Beaverton. May 10. To the Editor
of The Journal J. Hennessy Murphy s
views on the Irish question seem to
,.u BMlt-. ir, w iy. 1
irom me to make apology for the
policy of one who has at all times
stood forth as the genuine exponent
01 irisn principles jn j.retana s race ror
freedom. His past is sufficient vlndi-
iui me iMcsseill. Alie inwiniiHimn - -
that Mr. Murphy is a West Briton,! , . .
who holds in canonized honor Asqulth is the. beautiful exception, for ln tha.
Lloyd-George, perhaps Carson, and one man. Is given the blame,
turns his back upon Irish patriots who To the Bible woman Is the greatest
have struggled and died, is too much Infidel. The first part of this boo
for your humble servant. .makes her a slave of man. Ihls she
In my opinion, the only crime that ' refuses to be. The second part treats
can be laid to Mr. Murphy's door Is her & lltUe better, but still she Is
his unswerving lovalty to John Red- neld under her masters (mans)
mond. the elected "leader of the Irish thumb. She is commanded to learn
parliamentary .party, the party that ,n silence and subjection, and seek
Trie Vi.ru.., Knowledge from her husband only.
(oiiuiQii o 11 l I. yj uir;t,i Llicil
interests in the English
of commons. If the Irish
hOUSe
Par-
-e Tr7nd X th I L T I
sent Ireland, then Irishmen know what
to do with It. If John Redmond does
not represent that party, then that 1
party knows how to act.
Absence makes the heart grow
makes the heart grow
1. and it frequently mis-
r us the real condition of
fonder." Yes,
interprets fo
affairs at home. Why should we be
more Irish than the Irish themselves?
They are content to be guided by the
party they empowered to represent
them Should not that Ha nfftant
for us Irish-Americans? John Red -
mond s platform is dictated not bv
love for England, but for Ireland J.
Hennessy Murphy is for Ireland first
last and all the time. If such is a
crime, then I too plead guilty. Ire
land uber alles. J. P. O'F.
Challenges Mr. Collins.
Poftla'nd, May 2. To the Editor of
The Journal I note ln the May 1 Issue
of The Journal a news article describ
ing the lecture delivered by Peter W.
Collins under the auspices of the local
Ivnigbts of Columbus, entitled "What
Is Wrong With' the World?" AftPP
the lecture Mr. Collins stated that Via
had debated with all the leading So
cialists of the country except Eugene
V. Debs, and, said Mr. Collins. "I
have never been able to corner 'Gene'
and get him on the platform with me.
There Is a guarantee of $600 to Debs
for expenses to meet me anywhere at
any time."
Mr. Collins' statement that he had
debated with all the leading Socialists
of the country does not fit the facts.
The writer is a newcomer to the west,
and has been active ln the Socialist
movement east and west for 10 years,
and during that time the writer recalls
but one Instance where Colllna could
be induced to wait long enough for a
Socialist to catch up with him and
nail his allegations against the So
cialist movement
Collins has been
hurling his challenges at the leading
Socialists for a number of years. How- resolutions were unanimously adopted:
ever, less than M year ago, Fred D. I Whereas. The conditions now e-st-Warren,
former Sitor of the Appeal to ,nK in Ireland are most deplorable.
;n, former aitor of the Appeal to
n. made aitrip from Kansas to
snce llasj errireiai TJ T fw"
VI t'r rntffiU- rf, . fVtne
se of meeting Collins in debate.
Reason
Lawre
Needless to say, the doughty Socialist j Whereas. The Ancient Order of Hi
klller received an intellectual trounc- j bcrnlans, with almost 400 years of his
ing. The writer is positive that Mr i toric experience, and knowledge of
it11 "is1" nauon,, Tl rr1' 1 Vhr 'Uep'pobaUo'n
quit who is national chairman of the of the manner ln which Irish matters
Socialist party, nor with Meyer Lon- 1 have been conducted 4n recent years,
don, member of congress, or Victor and their stern disapproval of the
Berer, Emll Seldel, G. R. Kirkpatrick, , manner in which tbe prisoners cap
Walter Thomas Mills or any of the tured in the recent uprising are being
other so-called leading- Socialists of I eted" " W and lmmediat1y
the country. . Wherea8 Tns Aneent 0rdpr of H1.
Collins will not meet a Socialist in 1 bcrnlans in meeting assembled are
debate if that can be avoided. He could 1 speaking" as citizens of our republic,
not a.void meetinsr Warren In Tjtv- either by birth Or sdoDtion. Thev
renee. Mass.. and save his face. Thns
that are interested in the outcome of
that debate need not take the writer's
statement of it, but may write to
Lawrence and find out for themselves.
The writer, as the official representa
tive of the Socialist party of Oregon,"
desires to challenge Peter Collins to
debate the question Of Socialism any
time he chooses, In Portland. Hall rent
will be furnished free, and half of the
hall will be given over to his friends.
The proceeds, if any, will be given to
p. chi-itv r, cnm ,o,,
VICTOR J. M'CONe!
The Garb of Womankind.
Portland, May 10. To the Editor
of The Journal A the religious con
ference opened Irf Portland today. Dr.
Boyd charges that women are in a
new place, and by dressing themselves
according to comfortable ideas, en
danger the moral stamina of man, for
whom, according to Scrlnture. she. u
J created.
Most religious books begin wlthrwithln the past 25 years has given
making a world, then man and woman,
and then most of them proceed to
blame tha woman tor all the evil that
follows. The-Bible, tha Koran, th
Grecian - mythologies are notable ex
amples of this. The Book of Brahma
PERTINENT COMMENT
SMALL CHANGE
rhicaaVn afarKorio win nvr
be. a success as a conversation center,
, ...
harmen 'and sometimes doea.
a a -
nubllclty manager 'edenUy
doea notl intend to keep its light under
a bushel.
T ,' . . A. .
" l,., L"L" L-lH ,r
ment the natural tfttng l0 !,
Great Scott!' -
It Is not necessary to wait until the
Fq h Anerican
to practice the safe and sane brand
of patriotism.
I f Charles 'Warren Fairbanks meant
wha ha Bald wh rfoean.t na com out
with a platform dedicated to cheap
JOURNAL
13General Directory for Tourists
Clip them out. .
Save these Journal Journeys.
Sooner or later, if you have any
love for the outdoors If you own a
good pair of feet to walk with, or an
automobile, or if you can hire and
ride a saddle horse you will be
planning a trip into the wonderful
country about Portland.
Thousands of easterners, too, are
learning about the Oregon country and
will be asking you questions.
Be prepared.
Many people send word that they
are clipping Journal Journeys and that
tViAv tinA nlAnnurA In tha recreational
rbpportvaiitles the series suggests.
Others telephone or call asking when
a particular article ws published.
We are always glad to give the In
formation. It is a Journal service for
its readers, for Portland and Oregon,
and for tourists.
But you will find It most con
venient to clip out the journeys as
each appears.
If voo have suggestions to make, re
member ' suggestions are desired and
will be counted as your contribution.
' If vou know of trips, scenically
beautiful or attractive to the hunter
or fisherman, let us know about them
n it vm information la not SO
and lf yoUr information Is not so
complete as you would like, we will
undertake to add to it.
t v, 0,1 rnnnfrstion will d1s-
cover t0 ourselves and to our friends
R momitain and valley playground
n Portland
dreamea existed.
llc iciuaea 11 VTJ DIICIU, tt'iu icai no
C 1 ...... V. .il.H, . . .4 1 n .. ....
liuiu as uitxiiv uuai icih as 1na.11 uuco.
. , .v.- 1
hip l many of the great questions
Has religion made the same pro-
l""e'"" " p'"-"-
: 8"
f ,
-admit there Is no more need
woman cumbering herself wit
a 01
th lomr
skirts than a man; that a teacher
can be as up-to-date as his pupils
and not fear for his Job. Let ns all
look as well as we can, dress as weil
as we can, do as well as we can and
. . e . , "","s ,ve Larl wnue we Hre
1,1 , thls worl(J- for th'3 world is the
i onJL one, we are s"re of' ,
' There 18 ' grander sentiment than
1 tna-1 expressed by Thomas Paine, "The
world Is my country, and to do good
my religion."
M. A. HOLLINGER.
Queries.
Toledo, Or., May 0. To the Editor
of The Journal Is it to the interest
of the people to elect Roosevelt for
president again? Was he serving the
people, when he was president, when
i nought the Manama canal for $1-'.
I 000,000 and turned it over to the
United States government for $40,000.
000? What became of that $58,000,000.
Also, why are the United States
marines patroiing the streets of the
capital of the republic of Nicaragua
and United States guns overawing a
part of Its population? It seems we
have been in actual possession of thij
republic abowt four years. Is it be
cause, as Pearson's Magazine says, a
party of New York bankers are estab
lishing a bank and financing the gen
tleman who at present calls himself
president there?
MR 3. C. A. JOHNSON.
Resolutions on Executions.
At a; special meeting of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, called by J. J.
Kenney, president of the order, May
lJ the A. O. H. hall., the followln
lnK ln Ireiana are most deplorable,
and nve, ben brought about by tho
shortsightedness. inefficiency and
i blundering stupidity of the British
I government.
! ful,y realize the enermity of the task
confronting our government at this
time., which we are Dledged to sustain
by the ritual of the order, which corn-
j rhands us to be "loyal citizens of this
1 republic," and which we will sustain
l.ecausw of birth or our oath of cltl
zenship. and in gratitude for the lib
erty we are enjoying, and strongly
condemn any overt acts which would
seek to embarrass our government.
We consider it wuntn our rights.
and also expedient, to give expression
; t J our convictions of the many wrongs
and hardships wnicn tne Arisn peopio
have had to suffer he past 60 years.
let alone the past dismal centuries
We are fully cognizant of these
facts and ask only of our fellow citi
zens to consider the. status of an en
lightened nation in this twentieth cen
tury; with a population of millions,
not as much power to govern t-n the
state of Oregon;. with millions paid
taxes, snot the right to Pass on or
question the same- The city of Port
land has direct and supreme authority
over its police. Ireland as a nation has
none.
Whereas, The British government
under the pressure of 100 years de
mand, several land bills which gave
some relief to the rackrented tenants,
and allowed them a chanceto pur
chase land under . certain conditions.
The results of this on and only
measure of relief were soon apparent
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON 6 1 DELIGHTS
s
The Kaple reports thst a number of
the old liiniilinr covered emigrant
wagons have passed through Canyon
City recently "en route lor the great
Harney valley."
That all signs fail in dry weather
Is again attested, this time by the
Gold Beach Globe, which Bays: "Last
Sunday rather put a crimp in the old
legend that if rain falls on Kaster
(sunday, like' weatlier wili prevail for
seven 8undnys Thereafter, hv dawning
clear and cloudless and remaining that
way all day."
A raiser of spineless cactus is J. F.
Masquart of The Iiailes, of whom the
Chronicte says: "J. 1". Masijuart has
contributed a display of cactus to the
Chamber of Commerce. Spineless cac
tus is pa excellent stock loud, tor which
purpose Mr. Masquart in cultivating
it Jie also raises a variety of cactus
with spine, lor table use.''
Tt is the assertion of t! 1mui, rat
that Bilker is meeting a test oC flour
ishing times in tnis thHt a greater
demand for houses in Baker is noted
than lor manv years pat, not with
standing he building record Is far in
excess of many former years. Ko uront
is the need, that builders find renters
before buildings are completed.
JOURNEYS
It is a good idea to keep the main
facts of the geography of this district
In mind.
Portland is situated near the conflu
ence of the Columbia and Willamette,
the great rivers of the west. To the
east is the Cascade range of moun
tains, and beyond are the plateaus of
central Oregon; to the west are the
Coast range and the Pacific ocean, the
latter 100 miles from Portland and accessible--
in a few hours by various
routes.
To the north is the state of Wash
ington and in the region near Portland
will be found some of the wildest and
most, scenic country of the west. To
tne south lie the Willamette valley,
the Siskiyou mountains, the valleys of
the Cmpqua and Rogue rivers, then
California.
Portland is reached by transcon
tinental railroad lines from cast,
south and north.
The great tourist auto route, tlu
Pacific highway, extending the lencih
of the coast, is open nearly the year j
around, and many autolsts now travel
across the country by an east and west
route beginning with the Columbia
river highway, America's most scenic
auto road.
Nest to the editorial page, where
these articles appear, The Journal
publishes daily a compact travel and
scenic guide. Consult it, and for any
additional Information relative to
routes, rates and attractions, call upon
the Uorsey B. Smith Travel Bureau of
Portland, or The Journal Travel Bu
reau. in -the upkeep of th land and the 1m
provement ln residences and farm
structures. Tha nuvlnir off rr tti in.
debtedness on these lands to the gov
ernment in a few years, in place of
60, the renort of tlm Amrirn rr-i
cultural experts sent to Europe by our
government to report on farming con-
tuiions. tne almost extinction 01
cume. demonstrated not only the
adaptability, but the capability of the
Irish people to be prominent factors
in tne economics or the world.
Tin.. Tin
" "ciena, nnen nome rule was
wrung rrom a reluctant government
in iKn. tnere was a spirit of forgive
ness, if not forget fulness, abroad, but
11 was sucn a bin as might be ex
pected to be given to the Philippine
is.ands. not to a nation which has
given to the world statesmen, lawyers,
soldiers, sailors, poets, scholars, ecce
siastics of many denomination, t'.ie
peer of any; not a measure to a nation
which heads the standard of moralHv
in the world.
Whereas. This so called home ructn" record tri
niu. oin not give self government as
allowed to the colonics, not excepting
the small crown colonies of New
foundland and New Zealand.
Whereas. The British povrrnment
listened too long to the obiections of
a part of Ireland during tho passage
of the bill. Volunteers were nilowe.i
to be organized, drilled and armed who
took a solemn oath to prevent by
force the carrying out of the pro
visions of the act. and when Hritlsh
soldiers were ordered to that portion
of Ireland to assist In preserving
order, the commanding officers re
fused ti comply.
Wherrns. Other portions of lielanl.
realizing tho cond I tion.s. considered
Thev liad the same ripht to orennizc.
drill and arm lor self protection.
Whereas. It was the I'aclllatlng pol
icy of the British government which
allowed the idea to go abroad th.it
home rule would allow the persecution
of the minority religion, when as a
matter of fact and of history the lend
ing Irish patriots came from nil de
nominations, and tho Irish peojjie of
the dominant religion resent the Im
putation, ss members of that faith,
nnd are only willing to live In pence
and harmony, and freely share the
honors and responsibilities of nation
hood. Whereas, It was the same vacillat
ing policy which influenced the Brit
ish government at the outset of the
present deplorable wer to give homo
rule, but tcf put off its operation till
lti clone.
' Whereas. This led to unrest, dis
satisfaction and uncertainty, in lr
land. the colonies and ln this country,
ond divided Into groups, with diver
gent thoughts and actions, hut aH
equally sincere, the thlrtv millions of
Iiish and their descendants.
Whereas Kach death vollev firen
into the hearts of these patriots for
patriots thev were; for no man can e
more patriotic than to give his life
for his country is bringing these
groups together, shoulder to shoulder,
with thoughts knd actions all peeking
unity.
Whereas. If the same drastic meas
ures had been used against the strik
ers, siaokers, and shrinkers 1n Wales
and In England- if the necessary patri
otism to make a nation great, con
scription would never have been an
issue. . . t ,
Enough of Irish blood has been shed
in Flanders. Enough of Irish had been
shot In the awful landing ln the Dar
danelles blunder.
Tales of Irish valor, courage and
bravery had filtered through the cen
sored news to have the world expect
England vlould rise to the occasion,
and give At least a civil tribunal; it
was a golden opportunity, but England
conld not see it.
The example of patriotic mercy
given bv this country at the close of
the Civil war In 1S64 Is one of the
great historic facts of hlatory; there
fore be it , . ,
Resolved, We. the Ancient Order of
Hibernians express our most energetic
protect against the trials of these
prisoners by court-martial, especially
when some of the officers now in
charge were connected in the refusal
of the British troops to disarm the
Ulster volunteers.
xv r,roeKt against the military tri
bunals for the south, when had the
British offilcers and soldiers sworn to
obey nrderk done so the same condi
tions would have been ln the north.
We protest against allowing arms
in one portion of Ireland ln defiant
refusal to obey parliament, and their
suooresston in another. ...
Our protests may he In vain, but the
death volleys will ring In our ears for
ajl time their na mes and their memo
ries will llv with ua and our genera
tions, and will shine as bright in
"Erin's sunburst." ss those of Emmet,
O'Connell. Tone. Fitzgerald. Parnell,
C-jrrsn. Grattan. Butt. Duffy. McOoe,
Meagher, Allen. Iarkin and O'Brien
and many, many others. f
3 4 KKKNT. President.
E, J. MURNANE. Secretary.
. ' . ,..
TKQnce Oer
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON down
on Broad n a v - r heard s)0me
somebody slnj; out - 1 lelio Re!" -
in a oi.c like the roll Of a
drum.
a" voice which shook the wind'
shield Of the automobile.
on which I was lenwlntr . ,
J And 1 turned ami tlieto was W
II. Hardy.
who pulled the slroUe oar In 4
Commodore IVrry's gig --on the ex,
ped It Ion to Japan in IS sr..
JAnd bet 00k my hand la
grip like a visV.
and pumped it up and down.
f And I tried to squeere back but
it wns no use.
JAnd , Mr. Hardy said "Rex I
want oil to congratulate me."
ajAnii a number of things flashed
through my mind.
J And I said "All right What
for'.' '
.Viol Mr. Hardy's voice greW
grave and ho tightened the pressure
on my hand and said: , j iv
"lle I'll he 80
ni'HTuB."
V A ri . I In. g;i c my
ears
old to-
hand another
squcc.t and let go.
JAnd I said "Three chcersl
huriaii!''
flAiul Mr. llaniy thought I Was
cheering for his birthday.
and normally I would have been,'
but what I was gladdest about.
was to get my hand hack.
ffliut did and 1 do congratu
late Mr. Hardy.
who was horn in the village of
Harpswell Maine 80 years ago
today.
JAnd I feel sure although h
didn't tell me that Harpswell is 011
the sea. 1
because Mr. Hardy nnd the other
boys of the village- went down to
the sea.
as ducks go down to a pond.
JAnd I never dreamed when I
was a boy and the ocean was only
a word to mo that I'd ever know a
man like Mr. Hardy. m
a man who has sailed the seven
seas.
scudding like a gull lf winds
blew fair.
nd if they didn't slam-banging
into them.
up and down hack and forth
around the world.
ft And I've wi i'ien a good many
stories about Mr. Hardy for the
paper.
(JAnd I could write a good many
more ir 1 were a ivier 1!. Kyne or
a Lincoln Colcovd.
because .Mr. Hardy knows the
sea the old sea that bor- the clip
per ships so switlly to and fro.
like I used to know the paths to
the swlmmim'-hoii when 1 was a
boy hack in Wisconsin.
And like another ancient mari
ner man a time he has fixed me
with his glittering ej r
and told mo tles that made me
grip my chair.
and listen until time has been
forgot ten.
JAnd Mr. Hardy lives on a little
farm but at I lie end of the KinJ
llt-lghts' carline.
where he still has many adven
tures.
fj And he writes verses some
timesfor this kollutn.
JAnd ln the winter he feeds the
birds.
JAnd this afternoon lf nothing
happens I'm going out to see him.
JAnd lie's going to tell me about
1 the dipper Dread-
naughi from .New lurk 10 Liverpool.
f. And we're going to have a real
nice time hecause
J LISTEN When 1 greet him I'm
going to play safe by keeping both
my hands in my pockets.
ImO the Poor Indian.
Itemr, I'Yom Colony Courier Reprinted
In ( iklahomu City Okla
homai). Long Neck is making ills borne with
Had Tceih near licx.-ie this pprtng.
Long Nc U las no wife to keep house
tor him.
Medicine Mm Spring nnrl family
Mrs. Daws White Bird and children of
Wsotiga. were visiting with their aunt.
Thunder Woman, at Bad Teeth's, tbe
latter part of laKt week.
.lack Kroat did some damage to gar
dci .s Tnursdsy night but It don't hurt
potatoes much.
Cloud Chief too his team to Bad
Teeth's allotment for pasture. He says
there is plenty of green grass In the
pasture. The Indiana don't charge each
other a cent when they use the pasture.
Cloud Chief and wife. Walking
Woman, took the. eat hound Rock. Is
land Thursday to Weatherford, where
Big Eagle met them ami took them to
iiis home on Peer Creek to spend the
remainder of the at Deer Creek.
In .two.
Frem tie Kana City Str.
A busted king stood hat ln hand before
mv kitchen door.
I told him I had fed "ix kings .that
morn and day before, "
But lf he wished to earn his lunch he
might work in the garden.
He turned on me a haughty look and
coldly begged my pardon.
Tennyson J. Daft.
Uncle Jeff Snow Hay":
Rich women are knittiitg socks for
soldiers 1n Europe, and thousands of
little children are suffering, maybe dy
ing, in New York eity for want ot air
and milk. It's a pity we couldn't in
vent some way of passing charity to
the needy people In Mars.
Stories qr
So Rest for This Man. . ,
ANOTHER slnfol thing is the street
car fare register. It clicks, and
rattles and grunts end shakes.; It
grinds and scrapes ahd squeaks and
trembles. It Is altogether wrong from
moral and aesthetic standpoints.' It
should be looked to.
At least, so complains a patron of
the O. V. P. lnterurban line. This per
son, whose name has been withheld
out of courtesy to his family, write
his complaint to the Portland Railway,
Light Sc Power company as follows:-
"Shock absorbers should bo placed
on the fare registers of O. W. V. C&rS
so that the Jangle of bells will n
longer rack the nerves or destroy tha
souls of those who sit near these con
trivances of Satan during tho other
wise only bright period of the day,
namely, that period between tha dis
pleasure of one's boss and tha dis
pleasure of one's wife; , the rattling of
tho typewriter and the rattling of tbe
lawn mower. v ,, ;
Allone sentence. - M i '
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