THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916.
THE JOURNAL
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- America asks aothlnr for herself bat waat
aa sea a right to ask for humanity Itaelf.
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THE OREGOX COPPERHEAD
MERICA is threading dan
"gorous shoals.
Human affairs are dis
jointed. Civilization is oat
of ' equilibrium. The blood lust
sways a continent. More than 20
million men are killing one another
with a barbarism more Intensified
than In primitive times. Human
life is a cheap as dry leaves. A
dozen nations are burning with
the fires of ferocity.
The confidence of man in man
and nation in nation isr broken
down. The war. lust, has 'got be
yond control. Those who made the
conflict cannot stop it The world
mind ' is the mob mind. In En-'
'rope, the controlling force is no
longer reason but brute instinct
A Christian civilization of 2000
years is submerged.
'America stands on the verge of
this horror. A touch might topple
her into the bloody vortex. An ig
- siting spark might set her- to burn
ing overnight Conflict with Mex
ico might bring back the German
controversy Intensified. There is
anxiety In . millions of American
homes. The country hangs on the.
oars news wun agonuea sus
pense. ,
; Sons, husbands and brothers
under arms are going to the dis-
.. turbed border. Hoping against
hope the country -is preparing for
the great sacrifice. Strong men
ATS thinking as never be tore, of
their country and Us peace. When
dread ., times come, the average
American is a patriot His home
Is the republic, and he stands for
his home. In crises, to the well
being of the nation he sacrifices
everything.
For better or for worse, Amer
ica, for the time being, is in the
keeping of one man. He is the
Steersman. He is the captain.'
: 'v And he is only a human being
in the midst of an agonizing world
welter. He needs comfort He
needs the moral momentum of the
nation to sustain him in his great
task.
,V His people are his country, and
to save' bis country from .the mid-,
night of death is his endeavor.
It makes no difference who this
nan Is. It Isn't the man; it is the
Idea, wltft which the nation Is con-1
earned. It makes no difference1
what bis politics, what his, religion, !
what his origin, what his name it
is the great fact that he Is the
hlef magistrate and that this
country Is In peril, with which
; Americans first are concerned. The
; high resolves of the good men and
; the good, women of the country are
'his support and his safety and
'the. nation's safety.
Yesterday, a cartoon in the Ore-
gonian declared that this man "got
us Into war." After three years
of vilification of this man for not
making war on Mexico, after three1
years of demand for armed inter
vention in Mexico, after three, years
of unceasing abuse of this man for
trying to keep peace with Mexico,
.this jackal of Journalism, gloating
over the prospect of American boys
going down to Mexican slaughter,
reveling hyena-like la the hope that
the war that it has clamored for is
here, steeps Itself In seditious
"he got Us, intp war.
No ;t; copperhead who assailed
Abraham Ltncold and led the way
to his martyrdom, was ever more
.brutally disloyal than is .the Ore
gon copperhead. -
The i release of the captured
troopers temporarily eases up- the
Mexican situation. It la good news
for the thousands of flretldes where
good-byes are being said and be
blde which there are vacant chairs.
REAPXNQ the wnnaflmp ;
T03 ANGELES ' Is organlzbig! a
Taxpayers' league. Big. ad
vertlsemejits . in the Loa -Angeles
papers urge all ; taxpay
ers of the city and of Los Angelas
county to band together for the
tady. of city and county affairs
AFTER.THE INTERSTATE. DECISION, WHAT?
HE. Interstate Commission . has convinced Itself 'that : there Is no
water competition and that therefore 'Pacific tidewater cities are
entitled to no lower transcontinental rates than city terminals in
' the Spokane zone. ;.- " . - 1 '- ' . - 1
: a By 'the same process of reasoning,' the 'commission can later con
vince itself that in the absence of ; water competition, coast terminals
should have the mileage basis . applied and pay higher -transcontinental
rates than terminals in theSpokane tone. , - 1 .
With water competition out of the way, the railroads will no doubt
be able also. to convince the commission that the transcontinental rates
not only at coast terminals, but at Intermediate terminals' in all the
xones ought to be advanced. v
These are not merely speculative possibilities. : They are the In
evitable logic of the Interstate Commerce Commission's decision.. They are
fixed probabilities that may Jbe expected to come to pass under certain con
tingencies. - y , , - r - , , , , ,
There need be no discussion , of what would happen to Portland and
the Columbia Interior And all Oregon and, all the northwest-in such an
eventuatlon. Men - who are capable of conducting businesses and en
gaging in commerce: and manufacturing; and performing th usual af
fairs of life, know what would happen. j t'-
Heavier burdens of transportation would be upon all. Every busi
ness, every! trade, every enterprise' every activity, every industry, etery
farming endeavor, every thing by which men work and build and 'live
And thrive would hate the touch of blight laid upon it On this point,
there can be no dispute. It is a situation In which the logic Is beyond
cavil' or debate. "'"'-
For many years, 'this newspaper has struggled to the limit of its
powers to impress upon: the people of the Columbia basin cities, Port
landers and all those residing in the Oregon country, the -.value and
importance to them of water-borne commerce, and water transportation.
The endeavor was carried on under the most discouraging circum
stances. As far back as 1911, the paper offered to take stock In a
Portland company to operate Portland-owned vessels in such fields and
to such markets as would serve the material welfare of this region in
the most Intelligent and effective way,, -
It is useless to recount here , that the response - to continuous ap
peals haj been inaction. A decision by the Interstate Commission
soma months a en nlafp.d Portland i-n the. Pnret sonnd rat eTOnn which.
if maintained inhibits this city and the interior from ever getting,
through (he commission, relief from enforced payment of freight rates
based on an over-mountain haul and denying it and the interior the
right to -benefits of shorter distance In rate making. There were a few
, gasps then in the business world, but after a few spasms, we all settled
down to the usual routine of forgetfulness. '
We are now in another crisis. Whether we like it or not, the firm
ground is slipping from under this region commercially and indus
trially. Rights that are' fundamental and that we Jiave enjoyed for
more than a generation are being taken away. In spite of a great
system of undeveloped and unutilized waterways, advantages that we
have always possessed are slipping swiftly from our grasp. This is
not a theory, but a confessed and undisputed condition.
There' is a way in which Portland can meet gathering, vicissitudes,
protect her rights and retain the advantages of her incomparable
geography. It is the way pointed out by The Journal, April 16, 191f,
as a suggestive program for Portland and the Oregon country. It was
a program that received the public Indorsement and approval through
the columns of The Journal of many of the leading business figures of
Portland.
. It was a program suggested for the then newly developed difficul
ties laid upon the Columbia basin
decision. It is, however, a plan
present embarrassing situation, and
now than it was then. In brief, the
1 Establishing and maintaining
Inland.
2 Adopting some program to encourage and aid the small man
ufacturer. For securing necessary shipping facilities, this was proposed:
1 Public aid in financing and maintaining water lines.
2 Cooperation of the railroads in establishing ocean trade routes.
3 Loyalty to Portland even if sacrifices are Involved!
The editorial Insisted that to secure freight rates based on a
water-level haul, It would be necessary to invoke processes that the
Interstate Commerce Commission cannot ignore, and' it was proposed:
1 Cause to be built and maintained the most modern and econom
ical water craft possible to handle freight on the Columbia and
Snake rivers. ,
Z Encourage the building of good roads to the river from pro
ducing territory. ' '
a See - that good dock and storage facilities are provided along
the river.
4 See that modern elevators for grain and additional storage
facilities are provided at Portland.
-As to deep-sea commerce the urgency of the Wilcox plan for a
line to Alaska was presented, and the need of oriental, coastwise and
other lines suggested. The establishment of municipal coal bunkers
was urged as necessary to remove the handicap under which we labor
as to fuel.
The necessity and the justice of public aid in -the proposed activities
was argued. The unwillingness of private capital to underwrite the
proposed lines was pointed out and
137,784,842 has been spent in providing facilities for our water-borne
commerce, it is a public duty in
do not go unused.
A concluding appeal In the article was for encouragement of local
uiouuiotiuitus iuu iu gioui manuiaciurer. it was a vision or pay
rolls, production and prosperity.
In the present emergency, when
disadvantages seem gathering about
this program is again submitted to
tion of the people so vitally concerned
and the curtailment of public ex
penditures. " '
Business system should be ap
plied to business affairs by busi
ness men, it is contended. Pros
perity will not return to the city
until efficiency and economy have
been Increased in the administra
tion of city and county affairs.
It Is evident that other munici
palities have their problems of
municipal expense and are begin
ning to pay the price for past in
discretions In civic affairs.
Does, it ever occur to Portland
realty owners that every adverse
decision by the Interstate Commis
sion undermines the value, of their
property and knocks a prop from
under their rentals? Would it not
be well for them to investigate that
phase of the Portland situation?
WIRELESS WAR
E HAVE been reading In
"Popular Mechanics Mag
azine" of a sew invention
which we should call won
derful if there were not so many
This invention Is musical. It
sanaa musical .notes joroaacast into
the world by means of electro-magnetic
waves so that they can be
eaught up by a. wireless receiver
and made audible.
The new Instrument depends up
on the fact that "wireless ' sparks
discharged in rapid succession
give, a musical note." The sparks
set up adulations in the air Just
as the .vibrations of a bell do and
th.ua" produce . sound. The 'proper
ntfmbez? ot sparks to the second la
obtained! by rotating a i knobby
hoop. - The knobs as they pass a
certain' point make , connection and
so the sparks are emitted - and
By v using o large ;. number ' of
hoops-, the experimenter can pro
duce as many notes as he washes
and ta any order. ' In other words
.through an Interstate Commission
that is equally applicable to the
Its adoption tenfold more important
suggested program is as follows:
water lines, both deep-sea and
the conclusion drawn that ' after
Portland to see that these facilities
increasing embarrassments-and
Portland and the rreat interior.
the sober and intelligent considera
he can play a tune. And the tune
is transmitted through the air like
any other wireless message and
may be delivered upon a receiver.
.This invention exemplifies the
possibilities of the wireless trans
mission of energy. The subject Is
novel as' yet Its future develop
ments are likely to be amazing.
It is already feasible, as we all
know, to fire distant torpedoes
by wireless waves. No doubt the
time will come when they can be
used to annihilate invading armies.
Suppose the road over which the
Invaders must pass,-were mined for
a long way. At the' crucial mo
ment, when the foreign hosts are
directly over the buried, explo
sives, a series of wireless waves,
sent from a distance of a hnndred
miles, touches off the mines. Tha
mvaaers are blown to atoms and
the war is ended in a minute.
In some such way as this the
wars of the future may be foueht
They will be destructive while they
last but they should be very short.
But .by the time wireless waves
nave been brought to this nerfec
tlon perhaps the nations wlH have
become Sensible enough to stop
ngnttng.
.1. j, .
Any newspaper that will clamor
three years for war with Mexico
and then, when such a war seems
possible, claim that! President Wil-
son brought on the war, is a rat
tlesnake. : .i I ; -. -
AMBASSADOR. WILSON DENIES
H'
ENRT- LANE- WILSON, for
mer American ambassador, to
Mexico, denies on ' thjs page
certain allegations made by
Harper's Weekly ' as to his conduct
at the Mexican capital during the
Huerta 'revolution fa rwhich Presi
dent; Madero V was - assassinated.
A portion of one of the Harper's
Weekly articles was printed in The
Journal, and Mr. Wilson asks that
his reply; thereto be "given publl-
cation. -1 It is privilege that in
fairness The Journal cheerfully ac
cords Mr. Wilson, jast as the same
privilege - is . always accorded.' all
who apply for a hearing " in : this
newspper'vt:'
The Harper's Weekly articles ap
peared In a - publication -of recog
nized standing and. were flanked by
official j dispatches which seemed
to bear the stamp of full authen
ticity. That the - allegations they
contained T are denied, by Mr. WU-
I son Is gratifying to every Ameri
can citizen, lor all desire that no
stain should ever rest on the dip
lomatic representatives of this na
tion as to their conduct in for
eign papitals. . ;
Meanwhile, a competent court is
to pass upon the merits of Mr.
Wilson's contention, affer hearing
all the testimony, and which no
doubt the truth as it isr will ap
pear -and JuBtice be done. What
ever' be the outcome of that pro
ceeding, the finding ,wiU, in ulti
mate justice ' to Mr, Wilson, and
to Harper's Weekly be made pub
lic In The Journal.
NOTHING THE MATTER
WITH PORTLAND
rADflthpf 40 OOn Mv mill mamm wtttok
1ft a er abort period bas bad rery ureat
auecesa. la tlie topic of tba day discourse. In
No. 1T3 of Tba Journal'! Indus trial aartoa. TV
amall eatabli&biaent which tbos reeelvea ita
due waa founded by a ma a wbo looks forward
to the indefinite growth of bis busineaa. There
U appended today the story of another amaii
bnt deeerredly proaperoaa eatabliahineat which
turns out a popular and nutritiooa foodstuff
with which there ia nothing whatever the
matter.
THE Sheasgreen Box & Manufactur
ing company, foot of Lincoln
irrai, uwnw uy r . sr. Dneas-
green. formerly a planing mill man
of Corvallia. was established 18
months ago with one cutoff saw and
two workmen. Today It is operating
four auch eaws, three ripsaws and
a fine outfit of modern machinery for
the manufacture of boxes, window
and door frames, window and door
screens, and such other - work as Is
related to this line of business.
The one saw and two helpers have
Increased to 10 men now steadily em
ployed, and the business aero mark
of a year and a half ago has climbed
up to a business averaging $40,000
year. And this Is constantly in
creasing- of Its own motion, for Mr.
Sheasgreen says he does not solicit
business. . t
'My trade comes to me without any
effort on my part," the gentleman
declares, "and amounts to alt I can
handle In the limited ruDm at my dis
posal." SHIPS TO BAN FRANCISCO.
Mr. Sheasgreen shipa on an average
of four carloads of shook 40,000
feet of lumber a month to the Forty
Mule Team Soap company of San
Francisco, and has other buyers In
that and other California cities. . Lo
cally he has a great number of steady
(customers for hia box department.
but the door frames, window frames.
window and door screens turned out
from his factory all go to four Port
land mall order houses.
I cater only to the higher class
of trade," Mr. Sheasgreen explains.
I have customers whom I never saw.
receive their orders by phone, de
liver them and am paid by eheck. I
have several of these, and I hold
their business. I never yet have lost
a customer. Those for whom I did
my first work In Portland are still
with me. Nor have I ever sent a. col
lector to a patron, and on 'the first
day of June I had not an unpaid ac
count on my books. Paying cash to
the Portland Lumber company for
my stock, 1 get very reasonable prices.
and working every day In the factory
myself I can turn out my manufac
tures so reasonably that I never have
controversy over charges. Some
day I may have an opportunity to
enlarge my premises, and then I will
ba In shape to add to my force of
workmen. The business Is to be had
If I could take care of it."
This factory Is located on the prem
lses of the Portland Lumber company,
and this Institution has not a great
deal of space to spare.
George A. Lehman & Co.
Three hundred pounds of noodles
day isn't going it very, strops In
a metropolis like Portland, but with
a small candy, vermicelli and spa
ghetti factory on tba side. It keeps
George A. Lehman & Co.'s four men
and two women pretty busy to turn
them out. Tha factory at East Pine
and Union avenue Is the Mecca to
which those who serve the finest
noodles made in their hotels and res
taurants Journey. The delicacy Is
made from an old German recipe,
and tha product Is so appetizing that
It must bs tested to be appreciated.
The noodles prepared from this re?
dps are different from tha ordinary,
in6 that eggs are their chief constitu
ent aside from flour, thus giving
them the name of "German Style
Egg Noodles!" 1
'It was a Mrs. Schlel who Introduced
them to - the people of Portland. At
tha beginning they' were brought to
th attention of the wealthy ones,
and they "took. Soon the demand
was, greater than the ability of the
maker to supply, resulting in tha
business being turned over to a com
pany, and It has 'Just got settled in
its new -quarters and prepared to
turn out not ?0 pounds dally, but
1000 or 2000 pounds if there shall be
sale for -that quantity.
ALL "ABOUND GOODNESS.
"Let me tell you," said Mr. . Leh
man, president and manager of the
enterprise, some of tha uses to which
these noodles may b, put The in
formation will doubtless interest. and
may ba of value ,to many Journal
readers not now .familiar with them.
? -In Jamb: curry,-'for., example,- sub
stitute; Mrs. z Schiel's German , egg
noodles' for . rice, and e , . what an
appetizing' dish you will hava.
"In chicken fricassee, substitute
; "Ior soup, add noodles while boil
ing ,i cook 15 minutes, and you ' bav
a dlah fit foil a king., ; They ara splen
did with air soups, aspoclally - with
"y, - .
chicken And beef. ;
rrakel Wt? pt 'leftovar stak 'wf
roast Vajd put It 'through grinder; a
add to poodle which hava prevloualyja
been" boiled; neat togathar and '.erva,
Thl. mikea ai dalldoua diah.
. To noodles' which have been boiled
add - grated cheese first a layer of
hKA ih.n . ltvor of noodlea until
I
grated cheese and put : in oven to
brown. This la a relish ;whlch ia al
most ItWistiMa;" V
TIJIS FOR A BANQUET.
"Boili noodles IS minutes in aalt
water; place a layer of noodles then
a layer of . tomatoes; ad a little onion
and grated cheese and then another
layer of noodlea, eta, until dish Is
two thirds filled; pour over one half
cup of cream sauce to moisten con
tents, and bake. Invite, your friends
to " partake of this banquet and you
will win their lasting gratitude.
"Boil noodles in salt water 15 min
utes; o half pound noodles add three
well beaten eggs; salt to taste; then ,
add on cup sugar; butter tha size
of an egg; mix wall; put In a well
buttered dish or pan and bake in a
moderately warm oven to a nice
brown. Turn! Yum.
"For "quick lunch boll noodles In
salt water IS minutes; drain; pour
melted butter over them and serve.
Add tomato sauce If desired.
"The foregoing . recipes are em
ployed In the best hotels and richest
homes of Portland, and I am sure
Its readers will thank The Journal
for, their publication."
Letters From the People
ICommnnlcatlona aent to Tha Journal re
publication In this aepartauat ahoold few writ
tan on only one aide of tfce paper, .should not
exceed -300 words la length, and nfoft ba ac
companied by the name sad address ef the
sender. If the writer does not desire to bare
toe name published be should so atatej
"Dtsensfrion ia the greatest att reformers.
It rationalize everything It touches. It robe
principles of all falsa sanctity and throws them
oaek on their reaambbleneea. if they bare no
reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes them out
of existence and sets op ita own Cuuciuskioa ia
Urlr ataad-" Woodrow WUaoa.
Grant Funds and Grant Stomps.
Banks, Or.. June 23. To the Editor
of Tba Journal I clip the following
from yesteday's Journal:
"The 40 per cent set aside" from
Che grant land proceeds tor recla
mation ought to ba spent on Ore
gon reclamation projects. Oregon
has contributed enough for reclama
tion in other states."
What's the matter with reclamation
of the stump lands which will be
left by these politico-commercial
transactions? Why did not the re
cent legislature provide for their rea
sonable replacement In resourceful
use?
I sent letters to the grant land com
mittees suggesting that It be dene,
but apparently their attention was
entirely absorbed by the question of
which political - fund the proceeds of
sale should go Into, and not at all by
the question of best economic results,
or whether those who struggle with
the difficulties of the stump land Im
provement should receive an equitable
share of the proceeds of the timber.
What is the sense In removing this
resource from the district in which
it 'grew and developed the obstacles
to agriculture, and reinvesting it In
another district or state less promis
ing for agriculture?
If the representatives of this stats
bad united behind just claim for dis
posal of 'proceeds for reclaiming the
land on which the timber grows, they
would not have become lost in the
clamor for division of spoils and Ore
gon could have held its own. The best
advocates for Oregon were found out
side the state. This proves that there
la no better fighting basis than, stark
Justice. J. B. ZIEGLER.
Displeased Uith Wilson
Gervais. Or, June 24. To the Editor
of The Journal Edwin A. Linscott has
a letter in today's Journal that I wish
to challenge. Se aaya: "President Wil
son has no power to prevent Individ
uals or companies from supplying tha
allies with munitions."
President Wilson nas that power and
exercised it In the case of Mexico, as
did President Taft.
Millions of citizens petitioned for
an embargo on munitions and a large
majority of the citizens wanted It, and
to allow the shipment of munitions to
one party to the war when .the other
party could not get them, was a dis
tinct breach of neutrality, according
to President Wilson's own definition
of neutrality. '
Mr. Linscott rates President Wilson
a the greatest statesman that ever
lived. He compares with Jefferson
about as- J. W. Whitcorne Blloy does
with Byron among poets, ills de
mocracy Is of the same order. Jef
ferson Interdicted all commerce with
England when that country was at war
with France and attempted the block
ade methods against our commerce
that she has so successfully applied
during this war, and I want to pre
dictand I am a Jef f ersonlan Demo
cratthat unless President Wilson
pays mors attention to the . will of the
citizens, and makes England "toe tha
mark as be has made Germany, he
cannot bs reelected. In fact. If Mr.
Hughes wilfmake It plain that his
"unadulterated Americanism" means
the treating of the powers the same,
and bringing England to time, ha will
sweep the country like a cyclone.
W. H. ADDIS.
. Ambassador Wilson Denies.
Indianapolis, Ind.. June 23, 181S. To
ih v.fiunr of Th journal in tha
month of January Harper's Weekly, a
discredited and bankrupt weekly news
paper edited by Norman Hapgood, be
gan the publication of a series of. arti
cles under the title of "Huerta and the
Two Wilsons," written! by Robert 8
Murray. , an American newspaper cor
respondent who had been expelled from
tha American embassy at a dangerous
and critical moment for conduct unbe
coming an American and a gentleman
In a foreign country. That these arti
cles were Inspired by agents of the
present administration Is evident from
the circumstance that confidential dis
patches from the files of the depart
ment -of state ware used and quoted
freely; nor Is other evidence wanting.
The object hoped to be achieved; by
tbje publication of the articles was the
ttansfer from the president's shoulders
to mine of the burden of public censure
for the complete breakdown and expos
ure of the -administration's unwisely
adopted policy towards Mexico. - Witn
the publication of the last of these at-tacks-Harper's
Weekly suspended pub
lication and passed out--of existence.'
I. ' however ? immediately instituted a
direct personal suit for libel against
Ncrman Hapgood. which is now pend
ing in the) city of Washington. .
- In Its Issue of April 28 the Portland
Jcurnal published extract from a li-
PERT1NENTXOMMENT
- ,Vi,'r - . SMALL
CHANGE;
eyVIn Jun will ba rarer still
tier tomorrow. -- ,..
If you can't go to the front, why aot
elp those who are left behind?
fbabieir i "hw aldi
: training for sentry duty. .,
If tha colonel wants men. immune to
hrd knocks. for hia proposed personal-
eonoucted army, ne ougii to enlist
tbo movie actors.
Henry Ford declines to pay employes
who are called out to serve their coun
try. At any rate, Henry hasn't offered
any reward for refusing to heed the
president' call. -
Minnesota la talking- of solving the
cCat of living" problem by raising- veni
son as a substitute for beef. But try
a she may, it always will ba deer
meat
Five caata worth of bread, according
to an expert, furnishes the same nutri
tion aa 16 cents worth of apple pie. The
argument would be convincing if bread
were made or Uregon apples.
Chicago reports that meat packers
have raised prices in anticipation of
bis- government orders. It takes a war
t bring out all kinds of patriotism. In
cluding the real and the phony.
In times like the present It is cue-
tomary for good Americans to forget
ana personal prejudices, out
readers of a Portland newspaper know
that some Americans are not good
Americans.
Some newspapers are constitutional
fault finders. For Instance. Portland
has one that hammered tha president
for not Intervening in Mexico, and now
htmmers him for calling out the Na
tional Ouard.
JOURNAL
58 Picnic Grounds Out Beyond Clackamas
Now comes tha season of picnics.
Family council, by electric light dis
cuss routes and destinations. Mother
solve usuaUy tha problem of what to
put into the lunch basket. But usu-'
ally tha map of attractive routes
shows only the conventional and well
known trips. For that reason It is
desirable to suggest a picnic trip for
next Sunday that will satisfy com
pletely. '
Go out Section Line road to East
Eighty-second street, thence south to
the town of Clackamas, where you turn
to the west and follow the main Esta
cada road as far as Baker's bridge
spanning the Clackamas river. . Follow
the main ridge or Clearwater road
across Clear creek. Here there was
once a picnic park open to the public
on payment of a small fee, but it has
passed into private ownership and is
closed. A short distance beyond the
ateep grade near Clear creek the reads
fork. Turn to the right and south and
beyond this point there will be no
trouble as to direction. The road leads
true If not straight to and along the
ridge between Clear creek and the
Clackamas river.
After the first few steep grades you
will scarcely realize that the wsy as
cends, but It does. The picnlo spots
I hava in mind begin about 21 miles
from Portland. There are open woods
of fir trees between the road and the
edge of the Clackamas canyon to the
left Because of the trees the ma
chine will have to be left near the
roadside, but it is only the shortest
walk to tha verge of the steep de
scent. Here the picnlo paraphernalia
may ba spread In the shade on the
perfectly smooth ground but where
there Is a view of the beautiful Clack
belous article published in Harper's
Weekly and mado editorial comment
thereon under the head of '""An Amaz
ing Narrative." Tha article copied from
Harper's Weekly was untrue and libel
ous In its implications and inferences
and the editorial comment made by you
was equally so.
I have now to advise you of the fol
lowing: 1. That all of the . statements in
the articles published In Harper's
Weekly tending to connect me in any
way, directly or Indirectly, with the
overthrow and death of Francisco Ma
dero, formerly president of Mexico, are
pura inventions, conceived . In malice
and partisan,- politics.
. 2. That the confidential dispatches
cf the department of state which were
published In the Harpers weeauy ar
ticles were distorted and not correct
copies of the originals.
8. That telegrams of the most con
vincing character showing the reverse
of that which you have attempted to
demonstrate were suppressed.
4. That even as these telegrams were
published they are wholly unobjection
able If a natural and proper Interpreta
tion Is put upon them.
6. That there waa no hostility on
my part towards Madero; that my dif
ferences with him grew solely out of
duties which I was obliged to dis
charge under the Instructions of the
department of state.
6
That my severe attitude toward
Madero during the bombardment of the
City of Mexico was due solely to the
recklessness of his acts in exposing
the noncombatant foreign populations
to the dangers of a cross fire in an
urban battle. -
7. That whatever steps I took dur
ing this difficult and dangerous situa
tion. I had in view solely the protection
of the lives and property of American
citizens and other foreigners.
8. That I certainly was informed of
the plots to overthrow Madero and that
I communicated to him all inf ormation
in mv possession until the last hours.
when communication with him was im
possible. These plots were common
talk everywhere.
9. That probably tha last official
act of the. unfortunate Madero was to
send instructions to the Mexican em
bassy In Washington in which I was
referred to as. a "friend to Mexico."
wi4tnes.Xinladdition. to.th. record on
10. That there are as many as zv ,
fit in tha department of state, to tes-
tifv to toy earnest and repeated ai-
tempts to secure the protection of the
life of the unfortunate Madero.
11. That the correctness, patriotism
and humanity of. my course during
those difficult hours Is proven by the
records on file In .the department of
state, by the resolutions of the Ameri
can colpny in Mexico; by tha resolu-
f,.r, at th British colony In Mexico;
! h., ii,. rAiaiutinnn of the American
Protestants and Roman Catholic clergy
in Mexico City (without exception); by
i the resolutions of the "T. M. C A and
all other American benevolent instuu-tlc-ns
in Mexico CW; by letters from
ail of my diplomatic colleagues, and fi
nally by tha written and public ap
proval of the president of the United
States under whose administration
theso matters occurred. -
'i 12 -That X hold a letter, from the
author "of the articles to Harper's
Weekly written not more than a month
before my resignation as ambassador
to Mexico was accepted,' which plainly
refutes the truth, of what was said In
Harper's Weekly. . ' - ,
' I hava further to advise your that so
far as X nave- been able to discover by
diligent Inquiry The Portland Journal
1 the only i.isewspaper In tha United
StateeTwhlch as been reckless enough
or partisan enough to adoptt and give
currency to the wretched Inventions of
AND NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
La Grande, which failed to land the; and the slaving impending j war
Q. A. H. reunion for 1917, remain in Jn America and the whole sicklies ,
the race, with 118 In view. LUc; Ob-jof greed and hate that seems j to :
server aaya. m - shake the world- a with an ague
Merchants of The Dalles bav. start.) ? think I see a star of prom-
ed a . campaign to make wext week '
'drees up week" in that city, huvlng
In mind the Chautauqua and the
Fourth of July. m
A large number of Ashland High
School boy have obtained . positions
t H 1 iiimmA. Ihrmttrh un Amnio Vttlullt
agency established by the alumni of I
the Asniaiid liigu hcuooa.
Tha Courier notes that in Grants
Pass the fame of the Ashland Litbla
park is becoming quite noticeable and
every Sunday several auto leadb spend
tha day there.
Rosebnrg Is among those dtie. of
Oregon that will not celebrate the
Fourth on home grounds, save in a
very limited and unofficial way; but
will generously patronize other towns'
celebrations. s
If present plans 'go through, the city
of CorvallU and county of Benton, act
inar Jointly, will have a beautlfu' park
In a few years, at Corvalils, the Gazette-Times
says. The plans include
the erection of an auditorium similar
to that in Bryan park, Albany.
Pendleton's Fourth of July parade
will take the form of a preparedness
parade, and will be, the Kast Ore
gonian says, the biggest patriotic dem
onstration ever held in that city, but
at Baker, the Herald reports, the pub
. lie Interest Is not sufficient to con
vince the management, and the pro
posed preparedneaa parade may be
abandoned for one of a more
popular character.
JOURNEYS
amas valley, and of Mt. Hood on clear
days, that will delight and satisfy you.
a a
A few people have discovered these
places. It Is surprising that more have
not. There is plenty of room and the
view is about as good one place as
another. The road on the ridge U uni
formly good, especially the summer
road. It would be pleasant to be able
to say. as much for the road north of
the Clackamas river. With the excep
tion of the short stretch immediately
north of the town of Clackama the
section of the road referred to is
bumpy and 111 kept. Apparently the
road was surfaced by dumping river
gravel and letting the traffic grind
It Into thank-you-ma'ams and ruts. If
the supervisors- of northern Clacxamas
had as high standards and good meth
ods as their hill brethren the main
roads to Oregon City and Estacada
would be better and would enhance
the value and attractiveness of the
country traversed.
a
It Is not necessary to return by way
of the ridge road. Continue eabtward
until you come to the new road to
Estacada. Here a tine job of road
building has been done. The grades
arc easy and the curves are safe. Cross
the Clackamas river and follow the
main, not lery smooth, road through
Estacada and west until you reach the
Deep Creek road, just northeast of
Barton station. Turn to the left and
cross Deep creek by the first bridge,
about a mils or so north. The hill im
mediately west of the bridge is steep
and rough, but the road from the top
of the bill Is, good. It leads through
Boring and finally intersects the Pow
ell Valley road, which Is tha route to
Portland by way of Greaham.
tha defunct Harper's Weekly. In Jus
tice to human nature I prefer to think
that you were misled rather than mali
cious in thus attacking the character
of a person, wholly unknown to you,
upon evidence derived from lnuendo
and Inference. I lived for 12 years In
the state of Washington and there are
tnoussnds of Democrats . there who
know me well enough to be character
witnesses. If you had desired tOi'be
wholly fair It is singular that ft did
not occur to you to take some estimate
of me from those among whom I lived
with honor and esteem for many years.
X beg to request the publication in
your .columns of this letter and I await
such expression as you may think
proper to make editorially with refer
ence thereto. Very truly yours,
HENRI LANE WILSON. '
Presidential Peace Keepers.
Suntex, Or., June IS. To the Editor
of the Journal That type of "patriot
ism" which condemns everything good,
bad and Indifferent in an effort to ad
vance its own selfish Interests and
political status might be alarming if
it were something new. But if we
only look into history we can find
that this genus patrlotlcus (or homo)
has existed ever since the foundation
of our government.
While Thomas Jefferson was em
ploying diplomacy, with extraordinary
tact and consummate skill, to protect
I the Interests and rights of the people
and to avoid war, his acts were de
nounced and vile abuse was heapel
upon him by this same class of hypo
critical politicians. His policies of
commercial restrictions, non-Intercourse,
drydocks, gunboats and em
bargoes were belittled by those ob
structionists. "His (Jefferson's) examination of
British doctrines relating to neutral
trade," says John Quincy Adams, "will
hereafter be considered a standard
. f erlop w work flf ftny wrlUr -lnce
the days of Grotlus. There is. Indeed,
In all diplomatic papers of American
statesmen nothing superior to this dis
sertation." Monroe followed the same lines laid
down by Jefferson and received the
came criticisms from the 'same class.
Finally, on his recommendation, con
gress declared war on England. The
srowlers then became frantic jjjrt
raised a greater bowl than ever, plac
ing all kinds of obstructions in the
way of the. prosecution of the war.
They called a convention at Hartford
and behind closed doors originated the
doctrine of secession, and all New
England threatened to withdraw from
the Union.
Lincoln had experience With', the
same old demagogues even in his own
party, and In liis cabinet;- They criti
cised his methods of ' prosecuting the
was against secession. They vilified
him because of his policy of peaceful
diplomacy In dealing with Mexico.
They ' were clamoring for war with
Mexico, not that they wanted war but
they wanted something to howl, about.
These agitators and demagogues are
not all dead yet. ' They are making a
rreat fuss about President Wilson's
Mexican policy. Nothing in the diplo
matic dealings with the European situa
tion pleases them. Evidently they
would stoop to anything to defeat the
ends of justice and of peace If they
could advance their selfish Interests.
What does personal or national honor
amount to, with them? - r : . -; j
But with all their fuss and feathers.
they mre fooling nobody.,- Th people
ee through their mask of deceit and
hypocrisy. They may cover themselves
with the' lion's skin, but their bray
gives them away,
' a A. COLLIER,
TKe3pnce Oeri
ITN SPITE OF THE WAB In Bujrppe
me Bright in the heavens.
If :
ra fthe
id4 Jt cteams hisrh above
clouds and lightnings of war. j ;
iQ And 1 believe that men vri aa
they point their rifles glance upward
to see the star. 1 ;
and in their heart a la the hope
loan ntia- mat it will come d
and light the world.
J And I call the at ar democracy.,
the rule of the people. j j ,. ! ?
the faith amd trust of each in
all to do what Is right for aylbfy
body. . if., i
so that none shall be prior r
wretched or oppressed in ailj the
world. j . ,
f And some call ths star by1 'other
names.
but I don't care what they call It.
so long as they see It and desire
earnestly the coming of the truth f
that shall make all men free. 1
J And of course its coming means
good-night to all the kings and env
perors and privy councillors.
and diplomacy- and poison ; gases.
and national honor and subma
rines. i'
and all those things that -are
maintained like leeches sucking the'
hearts' blood of mankind.
jAnd I write these things today
because Harry Rice who Is ' paying
for a home on the hill In Fulton
Park. " -
and alxo on the installment plan.
because Harry aa I waa saying
called my attention to some lines
from Edward Carpenter democracy's
poet.
JAnd I'm going to quote them heTS
just as Harry gave them to me
and j .
fl LISTEN I'm going to lot you put
your own "Listen" In wherever you
think it belongs: I
I saw a new life arise . . out of
the litter of decaying society, but
of the confused mass of broken
down creeds, customs. Ideals.
Out of distrust and unbelief and dis
honesty, and fear, meanest of all
(the stronger in the panic trampling
. the weaker underfoot) ...
Out of the dirty workshops of evil
work evilly done, . . the fraudu
lent food, clothing, drink, lltera-.
ture. .-. . the despair and unbe
lief possessing all society, . . all
feeling the terrible pressure and
tension of the modern problem. . .
Out of the litter and muck of a .de
caying world, I saw a new life
arise. . . '
Man I saw arising once more to dwell
with Nature; (the old, old story
the prodigal son returning ihe long
estrangement, the long entangle
ment in vain things) . . . the
child returning to its home com- -panton
of the winter woods once,
more companion of the stars and
waters hearing their words at first
hand (more than all science aver
taught) . . the huts on the moun
tain side companionable of the sun
and the winds, the lake I unsullied
below; the dally bath la natural .
running waters' or in the parallel
foam-lines of the sea, the pressure
of the naked foot to the earth;
The few needs, the exhilarated radiant
life the food and population ques
tion' giving no more trouble; (no
hurry more, no striving lone to
override the other); i : i
Each one doing the work before him
to do, and taking his chance of the
reward,
Doubting no more of his reward than
the hand doubts, or the foot, to
which blood flows according' to the
use to which It Is put;
The plentiful common halls stored
with the products of Art and His
tory and Science to supplement the
. simple needs, the sweet and neces- '
sary labor of the day;
All these I saw for man the com
panion of Nature.
Civilization behind him now. .
Bo Baying, Bs Sid,
Aa ths news bsa not been wrets fren
PTaugbon tor soma tma, I will writs.
Tha Iklngsland Atk., Leader.
Ills. Trophy.
By B. J. Dawtray, la tba Macatlae ef tha
rrea, ueugioua Moremaov, vuaaaa.
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Scene: An English hospital; i
lander, with a German helmet.
Hlgn-
"So you've brought back hia helmet,
Sandle, my man;
And you've killed him. I guess; lt'
trophy you've wonr
"Na-a, na-a." replied Sandle, "that was -
na the plan; , ' ,
The man was a friend, gin ys'll wait .
till I'm done. r
I dressed hia wound and h sorted '
mine, - i
No a word could we speak, th an
ta the lther, . i
But I looklt at him and I kent him a
btither; ,
An' I gin him my bonnet In token, ye .
ken;.. ' t ,
He lauched, and be gripplt my ban'
an' then
He gied me bis helmet, an It cam ta
my mind.
Hare's a trophy, thought L of a new-
fan glad kind. .
I dressed hi wound, and he dress It
mine, , i
No' a word could we speak, th an ta .
the lther. i
But tbo he was German, I r kens him
a brlther." . j -
Contraband Crlgfls.
)ho longed for a kitten. Wbea iuwae
made It necessary for Jeaa to ge to to
, liositltst, her mother asid: i ; t
"1 wilt mak a bargain wits, yoa, Jean.
If yoa will be a brave gui about yaur t
operation, yoa shall bare tba alosat kitu-a '
I ess find." Ji
leas took the ather; Ifttt later, as ah
came out from under tba anesthetic, she .
realized how very wretched she flt. The -sursa
Waned oter to catch bar first spokes ,.
word. - i. - j
"What s bnm way to. 'get I a . eatl
; sjeasaS the ebilaV J-s r.JtFfs
"What's yonrar
"Oof fee and rolls, my girl V . ; . ,
One of those' iron-heavy AHaitrr-lnrii
tblck mug of eof f waa'paahad ewer th
, counter. The faatldlooa : person, seemed ,
eased. n towkegL owltsr tl ojuf sad
wtier ta Hut SmM it..., V k, 1nn.l.., u ,v
'But where Is tha4aaarerT" be inquire.
'We5 don't alva so aaaaere hurt, if
Sid aome Jowbraw'd come pllln Ig it i
drink out of iila faurer, an' we'd lose -s t
lot of our awellesttrsrte' I .--,.'-.
We Won't, Herbert. . t
So don't be disturbed by the bark
of toothless brains. Herbert Kauf
fc man la Oregonlan, Juno is, i ;
Bas whyf I -l,V'
Hra. Odells Upton, wife ef Be. J, I. .
: I'pton. pastor mt the Otway Methodist s ;
churchy' rendered noble 1 service la assist-
Ing families to lemovel their affects.
Start lug . ta at tha lower cod ef the ... ...v
vlllsse sh harried from bobs to nense,
sometimes with almost snperbantas
atreniflh, jerking ptanoe and other peavy
articled oat ef tb borne while the e- .
: rit4 - ewuers helplessly lovked I on.- Toe -,
Portsmouth. Ohio, tTlniee. ; i v i
Jeff Snorr Says: 1 - '
Some men In th cltle pays pr
professors to teach 'em how to wort) "
without doing anything or. getting any-,
where. They call. it,, athletics and :
calesthcntics and other Icks. . There'
plenty ot vacant lots in Portlasd that's s
just: yearning for somebody t to raias '
potatoes on, 'ra. -
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