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THE OREGON v SUNDAY JOURNAL;- PORTLAN D.r SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5. 1917.
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DEMOCRACY'S DOWNFALL
T THE outbreak of the war,
poet, said it "was a war of
Christ against Nietzsche."
What he meant was that the Prus
sian military clique stood for the
... principles of Nietzsche with its
worship of the "superman," while
the allies stood for Christanity
which Nietzsche denounced as "the
religion of the slave."
Mr. Bridges' remark was some
what daring, no doubt. Still it is
: Impossible not to see that the Prus
sian military party practices Nietz
sche's doctrines, though it may not
profess them formally. On the
other hand, the British and their
allies formally profess the doc-
trines of Christ, though it would
be rash to say that they practice
them. So there is some force in
what Mr. Bridges said.
The subject derives fresh inter-
est from some observations pub-
lished in the New York Times by needs of the nation, but for mili
Dr. Oscar Levy, a distinguished tary necessities as well. It was the
disciple of Nietzsche, who has first time that it has been officially
translated all the philosopher's admitted that the submarine war
works into English. Dr. Levy fare is crippling the British govern
dwelt for many years in London, ment. .Lloyd George said:
but at the outbreak of the war Xne Rravest kind of measures are
found It desirable to retire to Ger- necessary in this situation. The
' many. His faith In Nietzsche leads government is hopeful of dealing ef
Lim , ,j,t t. ... fectlvely with this matter, but we
. him to predict that the war will snould bft gty of the w'om
bring about the downfall of de- of folly If we rested tranquilly n
mocracy. Nietzsche, as all readers the realization of that hope. We
ir" - thfroing be- a ftaSjjs. opui,wiX
llever in the aristocratic principle, the tonnage Question. If grave and
. Dr. Levy attributes Germany's Pey measures are not taken at
astonishing vigor in the war to the onc' we face aisaster-
care which her aristocracy has be- This is one of the most extra-
' atowed upon the common people, ordinary eventuations of the war.
They may have done this for selfish The mistress of the seas proclaims
ends, but that makes no difference that she is in distress. The gigantic
,- with the fact. The people have navy, the hugest navy that the
been looked after and their phys- world ever saw, is confessedly un-
Ical vigor,, their love of country, able to guard England against
their adeptness in battle show the threat of starvation. x
consequences of it. If it ' should To that navy, Great Britain
turn out that a democratic govern- pinned her faith. Into it, she
: ment is incapable of doing as much poured millions of money. It
for its people as Germany has done was the pride and hope of the
for hers, the conclusion is inevit-
RDie. in tne struggle lor existence
the? democratic government must go
VWfTeUa
lhat this is what the world will see
following the war. "The demo-
cratic larce is over,'' he Jubilantly
eXClalmS. It Was the greatest the-
atrical swindle ever produced by
any manager. lie accuses de-
mocracy of bringing on the war
and supports his position by plaus-
iDie argument, uemocracy, he rea-
, tons, brings weak men to the front
and weak men are prone to guar-
rel. "One Bismarck or Disraeli
would have prevented the war,"
he cries confidently. t
L- "We do not feel quite o conf I
dent about it. NeitherBismarck
. nor any other "strong man" has
rejected war when it suited his
i purpose to iigni. xsor is mere any
nistoric ground ior saying tnat
; democracy Dnngs wean men to
i the front." Democracy brought
1 i to the front Napoleon, who was not
tqpH v a wn lr 1 1 n
--v -
Julius Caesar at Rome was the
protagonist of democracy against
the Nietascheans of his day. We
often cthlnk of him as strong both
in politics and war, to say nothing
oc nis administrative genius and
.his literary guts, ine aemoaratic
period at Atnens orougni into tne
light; more strong men than any
other .city has ever produced.
I Athena promoted its Pericles, The-.-
nflstocles and the rest ln a single
l century. We might give any aris-
tocratia country that ever Ixisted
; a thousana years and still the rec
; ord could hot be rivaled. The best
men of Rome belong to her early
: democratic days after the kings
were expelled. The civil wars came
1 in with the development of a
wealthy, exploiting aristocracy such
as Prussia, has now: '
t V The oldest and greatest democ-
racy In the world : is the Roman
Catholic vihurch. V We know that
i when the pope . is once seated : on
; the throne of St. Peter he Is In
; nany respects an . absolute .poten-
tate. "v Bat that la not the point.
He Is Chosen by strictly democratic
methods. The humblest and poor
est priest in the church mar risa
to , be pope and such often .have
risen. The greatest popes. . like
Gregory VII, were of the humblest
origin. Here is a democracy
thousand yeara older than the
Hohenzollern aristocracy. '.. We
challenge a comparison of the
abilities of the men the two insti
tutions have brought forward.
The United States democracy is
older than the, power of the!
HohenzpHerns, though' of course,
much ydunger than that family
name. Modern Germany, with its
oligarchy, its militarism, its strict
regulation of people's life and ;
daily-habits is a new experiment.
Nothing of the sort haa been known
before except in the small way of
a city community or a monastery.
It may work well in the long run
and it may not. Time will tell
But it is certainly a little ore-!
sumptuous for the admirers of this '
novelty in human affairs to boaat
that it is the only way. . So far
as strong men are concerned we
are Quite willing to set Washing
ton, Benjamin Franklin, Jefferson,
John Marshall, Lincoln, alongside
any equal number of men whom
the Hohenzollern aristocracy has
I
nurtured and promoted.
It is easy to decry democracy
and praise the aristocratic prin
ciple. Such praise passes current
with the thoughtless and the
ignorant. But it does not take
much knowledge of history to .re
veal how baseless it is. Aristo
cratic, or oligarchic, governments,
have been distinguished ' in the
world not for their efficiency.
their UBtI?e ' their long continu-
ance, but for their jealousies, their
civil wars and their failures,
The Walla Walla man who blew I
out what brains he had because his
wife refused to quarrel with him,
probably had concluded that a man
with no more powers of persuasion
than he possessed must of neces
sity be a failure In . life.
ASCENDANCY AT SEA
E
NGLAND is. feeling sharply thrf
blow of Germany's subma- j
rine fleet. This was openly
admitted by Premier Lloyd
George In the house- of sommons
in a speech in which, he urged the
restrictine of imports.
The premier made the startling
statement that there is not only
a shortage of tonnage for ordinary
nation. It was a supposed impreg-,
nable safeguard against
every
enemy should war come.
1 A- 4a V w Ji A ALL
vastest navv ia ioi
r Wra-n ni Ttiv tv. i.nmvin.
armada; the most powerful since
the world began, is not with Its
rat enna nnrl mffhtv armamonta
able to cope with the tiny subma-
rine fleet of Germany. The huee
dreadnoughts, the. terrible battle
cruisers, all the floating masses of
steel and enginery are impotent
to Bave British chipping from the
merciless stabs of tho deadly
U-boats.
All that the gigantic ships in
England's navy can do is to huddle
together, surrounded by farflung
torpedo-proof nets and cuarded
against prowling German divers
by a cordon of smaller craft, the
eyes of the fleet.
True enough, the British fleet Is
holding the German warships in
aide Germfir harbors, hut thla is
0f no great value while the war
I ,i j a t . n
i mvera udii uere ana caere in me
barred zone, sinkine British sun
ply ships until the British premier
frankly tells his countrymen that
if grave and speedy measures
are not taken at once, we fa2e
disaster."
Some of the British newspapers
claim Lloyd George stated the
British peril from the war divers
too broadly, possibly, he painted
- - ..
the menace In severe colors (for the
nnrnnu nf opnnalntr DiHttah nnKIln
r: TI.:;."
sentiment for sterner
uivaBurvs.
But with this granted. It is still
true that the British nation stands
aghast at the inroads U-boat war
fare haa made on British commerce
and" in : the "fear of what future
days may. bring in that fearful
field, the barred zone. -; v ,
The terror and effectiveness of
diver warfare rtnay not continue
unchallenged. A means may be
found to combat and noutrallzeT It.
In this case, the submarine itself
has .appeared . aa an enemy . beyond
the reach of dreadnought navies.
The newest, death engine has al-
ways- been ' overcome by a newer and New York, widespread suffer
one. ; Sooner or later, -, the . barred Ing from fuel shortage in the mid
cone may lose its .terrors. ; - The die west, immense Iobs to producers
English staying qualities and spirit and shippers everywhere. .
of unbreakable determination have . The evil flows X obviously from
stood out through all history aa our chaotic system of railroad own
national traits. They found a way ership and management and it is
to stand against the aii-&nq.uering bound "to grow worse as-the busi
Napoleon and send him at last to ness of the country increases. Two
a living tomb at St. Helena. facts impress themselves upon the
But for, the moment, we have the mind of one who contemplates the
British premier's . word for it that situation with an unprejudiced eye.
the war diver is a formidable fac- The first is that no railroad sya
tor In naval operations and that tern which human power can con-
the bulk and gun power of ships I
are not the sole
ascendancy at sea.
guarantee of
GusrMoser, so It :is announced, J
is going to make a public explana-
tlon or the reasons which prompted
him to vote for the continuation
of the delinquent tax publication
graft. It should be an easy task,
Being an avowed candidate for
governor; Gus was just too tender
hearted to hurt the feelings of the
Oregonlan -and the upstate news-
paper lobby which wanted the graft
continued.
SMOOTHS FILIBUSTER
F PRESIDENT WILSON were
granted full authority by con
gress to use necessary means to
protect American lives and proi-
erty, it would be notice to all
Europe that America Is a united
nation.
It would give power and author- I
uy to tne president's words in in-
ternauonai auaira. it wouia mean i
that his words were the nation's
words and congress' words and the
people's words. It would mean that
his contentions were America's 1 1
contentions and his proposals
America s proposals.
To war-mad Europe It would I
be a warning and an olive branch,
It would mean that during the ab-
sence of coneress from the capital. I
American international policy
. .
wuum uo uxo yunujr ui a jui mu
armeo. TO - tne American people,
it would be a OUletine assurance
that nvBrv nvnllnhlA rnsnnro a will I
v. a? avaiiaDie resource will
be Utilized to preserve the nation
and its people in an honorable
peace. I
America has broken off diplo-
matic relations with Germany. Any
day the same status may be
brought on between America and
Austria. Any moment there may
come the news of another Lusl
tania.
Not since the Civil war has
this nation stood on the verge of
a situation fraught with Buch perils
The possibilities of eventuations
that might appear at any moment
are grave and momentous. Noth
ing but the knowledge that the
man at the head of this nation is
poised, patient, practical and saga'
cious prevents the people from 'a
tremulous excitement over antici
pation of things that might come
to pass.
It is at such a moment that
Reed Smoot, spokesman of a fill
buster by Republican senators, is-
- . . ' 1
sues an ultimatum proclaiming that
Pvoairlont Wilson mnat ahannn Ma
anhnr- fTm ftT,.
rrPRt to dPal with the interna-
gress to deal wun tne interna-
tlonal situation or the administra-
tion's revenue bill will be defeated
by filibustering tactics. It is a
deliberate proposal, in the midst of
the -gravest international situa-
Wh-aT fnr th minority hv lonz
wded speeches to defeat the will
of that majority which the people
have entrusted with the reins of
government.
The men who are proposing to
i
thwart
l wan lilt) prwsiueuis piano wnu i
. I
a filibuster because tney cannot
do It with votes, are the men
. w j I
wnom tne people Ol tne unuea
States deliberately rejected in the
late election,
Tne man tney are
opposing Isthe president whom the
people of the United States in that
election gave a great vote, of con-
fidenCA Of 9.116.296 ballOtS. I
Tinas tVio rovnlt nf tha wont I
- - I
mean nothing to Smoot and his
cohorts?
Has nothing been
learned by the old guard from
tTnnaoa XloVro air a TTfflh Polifnr-
ah. Callfor-
nil and wZon the Wilson
I Washington ii
-
po irniTi? I
column?
smootism ana ixageism ana ren-
roseism were militant when New
-T T .X . a - J ffaVa, lf.aVl. aaIaHa I
lrlJr"
..rjrrr::. :zr ir
But the power Of that Oligarchy
of Btates was broken last Novem
ber and western and. southern
farmers and workers rose to power.
. Nothing could do more to drive
tho wast and south into a Derma-
j i i vi.
n pnt ana aummnui ruicrouiu uei
the country than can the idiotic
filibuster by the Smoot cohorts to
.
prevent Woodrovr Wilson from do-
me wnat v.i.zvk Americans
elected him to do.
w
It is announced that the faculty
Of the Monmouth Normal School
.',j,.J v- ,
uuuuu mo .
Hot nf namyhtv ani frtrhidriart
l LUi-U&Cl V AO a Vila W V a W 1UI w
the sweet girl graduates to be
'.. ... .
idroWiiig wail nowew, wmcn moa-
1 Aa MnoaAmo romoiTi sinffiA flnrl Ka.
SOtf WVWW viiiiaiw aaaa0avt w "
onma amprlRneeil Rfhool teach Am.
THE BREAKDOWN
HE partial breakdown of .Our;
railroad freight service In
time of neiiB. foreshadows
f -1 tt!!? , h
What WO must expect In time
Of war.' When we say that the
present breakdown -Is partial we
put the matter mildly, for ln large
sections of the country the sds-
secUons ...or the country the sus-
pension of service is complete. The
conse4nences ara not agreeaMeto
niiucoa. . uicftu x uv u .dubiuu
struct will suffice to carry the
goods of the United States speedily
and cheaply. Like other countries
we must supplement our railways
with waterways before wo can hope
f0r adequate service.
Secondly, there are those who
insist that so. long as our public
highways are conducted for private
profit instead of public welfare, the
people must continually s u f f e r
damage. The private owners of
our national highways necessarily
consider first and foremost their
individual interest. When their
personal advantage conflicts with
the welfare'' of the country the
country must stand aside. The
people may starve and business
.men may go bankrupt. All that
Is of minor consequence as ions as l
the- owners of the highways cut
their coupons regularly,
The mere threat of war Tias
thrown our railroad system into
chaos, into a Daralvtlc fit. Imagine
wh - woid happen were war
actually nnon us!
whta nnt n-eeonreri in nrivo
cacv of Dublic ownership of rail
r0ads, but as a concrete situation
wlth which we are confronted. It
nmWam nhnnt which men
must begin to think, for some .day
they will have to grapple with it.
Whether to go on (more and more)
m difficult endeavors to regulate
or to fly into the unknown field
of public ownership in this repub-inot
lie. with a policy all its own, is an
. ' . , . j.i I
ibbuo iiiai mau8 ujr CJoWxx6
Situation to weign more neaviiy on
the minds Of thinking men.'
Crook county officials are about
to resign, it is reported, because
the legislature CUt tneir Salaries On I
the theory "that the creation of
Deschutes county clipped off part
of their duties. That is all the
thanks a legislator geta when he
tries to practice economy.
BRAIN PATHS
T
HE valued Reed College Quest
is disposed to take issue with
Dr. Hart and The Journal
over the point that "training
in
one direction does not give
menial xacuiiy in any otner uirec-i
nn nn fvntamnnrarv inooVi I
. A. ..i,.
a laca or statistics to seme i
the question, but thinks that, "tak-
ine a. common sensa view. It would
sppm that hT mastering onA anb-
seem tnat oy mastering one sue-
ject a man acquires, II nothing
more, certain habits of mind which
will lead to mastery in Other Unes."
The Quest confesses, with some
40,o tVo onrnmnn unu
- ' . I
' V .ri . J,.T.
looitrng at uungs is gnu-
erally dlspised by abstract think-
ers- but lt maT have BOme vaUue.
' -ji
aU tho me to Practical persons.
It happens that upon the Issue
we are just now discussing- the
practical men of the day agree
with Dr. Hart- We will mention
only Dr. Flexner and the entire
school of modern psychologists.
The Quest, rather archaically,
seems to regard the mlnd" as a
structure of bones and muscles,
like the body. It imagines that be-
vi.fi. I
vauoc a u o cw""-
. . .
"win De or use to mm on long
marches," ao likewise the mental
. . j j Al a.J I
aaepuiess acquxrea in iaaim?uiauuj.
or LaUn will.flt a man for business
or DiacKsmirning or tne law.
T,t i. . Bn.inr
The mind Is in no way built like
the body. The use of the mind in
nna Iraotlnti Ansa nnt rlanfoYnrt It
n i ji w l i- I
il uiereii uiks vi otiw, ui vuiuibio,
or Deat8 out pathways among the
1 11- AJ IV.-. . I
uiiiiii ecus. A.uu iuuo9 vaiunajn
not oniv do not tend to open others
ln other directions but actually
-ii j ii. 1 a. a tl
ZLuZZL Th
uu.n,vijvo " www -
i- a Cm 4
already. So. if we allow any
weight to facts, we must side with
Dr Hart and Dr Flexner.
The evidence for their case Is
Bimpiy overwhelming. The classic
IT: ..II"" .
. "vy "
the heavens but walked into the
horse pond when he set out to go
. . .
to tne oarn.
I for it that rh nnrfmit rf his ana.
i
. . . . ... .
ciaity ciosea nis ears to poetry ana
music The trained mathematician
a a . a .aaaa. .
w notoriously unni ior anyimng
i vi. .UUVD.wVU.
. . , . ,
xietzscne atiora Btanng ln
Stances or wnat mental dlSCl-
Pline" does to the brain. The
BenUeys Of the world have, as
krhrt- v... Kor, ot ,
I ,'J A " ' , " ,
I nietono outside tneir narrow clan-
1 vi. vyvvaaiai,
Jt rather seems as If the more
I ... .. . .
we turn me ligm oi common enro
iinon thifl matter, th a mnrA .rA
w -p w w aar w
I oblieed to differ with 'the Ouest.
f The superstition that 7U can make
a man a good merchant br drUling
1 him in; Creek -svntax and a. rood
Htixan -v tha 1l.lnlln f- tho
eooae sten dies hard but lta nower
. v aieaJiara'J 1W Pw
is happUy : waning. '.We may get
of It sometime.
j . ' iPt
if the two hundred city lots
which City Auditor Barbur has
available for garden use are all put
mto culUvation. it would not only
j available for garden use are all put
go a;
annual ; weed, nuisance, ..Put , WOUla
tend -very materially to i knock' the
props from under our hundred dol
lar-cabbage i so we conld afford ,
boiled dlnness once more.
k Letters From the People
(Communications sect to The Jonraai for
publication la thla department ahoald ba wro
te en only on Uda vt tha paper, ahoald sot
zceed SOn wnrda In tenvtn and moat be ae
aender. If the writer doea not dea.'re to bae
tha aim pnbUJhed he ahoald ao atate.J -
S On Interpreting Holy Writ.
. Portland, Feb. 12. To the Editor ol
Tha Journai Replying- to J. W. Dlck-
eac letter captioned "Says Bible Sus
tains Slausnter. would say Mr. Dick
ens is aullty of lnterpretlna tha Bible
from tha letter, exactly s the Ad-
ventlsts do. The New Testament
reads:. "For i say unto you, resist
not eviL" Seek ye first the king
dom, of God and his - righteousness.
"I say unto " you love your enemies"
"Love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and all thy mind and all thy
strength, and another commandment
I add unto you which is like it. Love
thy neighbor as thyself." "Think
not that I came to brine peace, but
a sword (which always was and still
14, everywhere, the symbol of
justice), to set one at variance to
another." Truth and justice are the
sword being1 one and the same thing
in different aspects the one and only
instrument for destruction of iniquity.
"Mads us ministers of the new tes
tament, not of the letter but of the
spirit: for the letter kllleth. but the
spirit giveth life." This last is true
of old Testament consisting of
aue(srr aim larereny nusirassuiiea.
Assume for the moment that Mr.
Dickens may be mistaken, that his
hypothesis is erroneous, and let me
offer an explanation.
It Is conceded the ethics Christ
taught (taught In part by others be
fore) have not been Improved since
(even by agnostics). (I was one):
and, being' true, assuming Christ knew
more of the allegory of the Old Tes
tament than w know and was a
man consistent with the- ethics he against England will not be interfered
taught and died for, it follows that with." There la no compromise be
Mr. Dickens' hvrotb.esis is erroneous, tween life and death. An American
for Christ said. "I cejna not to de- I
stroy but to fulfill," or "fill -full," or
"make plain," or restore the, spirit or
worn. e., roy .
Tne siauKhtsr across the water is
from love, but arises out of sense of
selfishness, or hate. Neither are the
actuators Christians. Christ said, "I
Bay unto you not evlV and
'-Love your enemies." I
We may conscientiously accept the I
teachings of Christ as our moral
sulde for the ethIcjJ chri8t taught
are by all important minds of every
calling, admitted to be the ne plus
"" eimcs. zou win ima noming I
in the New Testament apparently
: - . i uti i
, , . , ... ,, I
,CVS ISSL? 8 Z
read only those things Christ said.
. .K. . J:
ouu v a.uvu t, fa 3j uuawcv uu bt a a. w 3
can get some good out of the teach
ings. L. B.
Stands Up for the Bible.
"Wtells. Or.. Feb. 19. To the Editor
of The Journal Please publish this as
an answer to an article by J. W. Dick-
Mr. Dickens refuses to accept the
Bible as a moral guide, because he
thinks it "sanctions wara of mnanut
and extermination."
I desire, with God'a heln tn un1.- I
Horn of thS mlachlef h haa dnn W
,hnnM Vrit nh tviio-.
is a woe pronounced against any man I
wso causes any of "these little ones
who believe, to stumble." Matt. 18:6-7.
God ls aupreme and creator
He has enacted certain law to govern
man, and has fixed a penalty for their
vloi?"on- "ess laws are for man's
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v vi w-iusa. uiut nai UCU. V 1U1ILLCU LuIIIIII I
t.-.- I
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th, T
times God used one nation to punish
anntnft whfn - Z,.J
f0latfon7of hii law & JEE
will read Deuteronomy 20:11 he will
learn th naUon. wer4 Pn:
wicrednes atThtV th,,
after all their abominations." No one
acquainted with ancient history will
jSS' of
t chaiiena-a Mr' niou. . .
else to produce a higher moral guide
Dia,3. zrom r mought" or
Bibfl ' uul"u' ''"
, .
xur, cidio is xne .amp tnat kindles
ii v - - ...
J!x X r nat tne
r"""T '.IT;.," k", ""I" " 1110
T . : ivw.m -uai
auifu iiiiMiii irH air its iaoiins mbaa
tcrs is proof to me that it is ini-ri
the truth th. .word of ood. Thi. book
f id-i XTafn V-V tZ 7. " "i
nrema. Th.ri . .i7r. 'Jjtl
llVlZiZ ?rGo
t""BTbie wnS?1'!?
ITalSe Of AlTS. ThomiMOn
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Lr-"-To the Editor
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jurt, A nompson. renresentatlve from
Hood River and Wasco counties, feel
honored in their choice, for it ha. been
P" that her abimy and mTegty
i win nr. ner ior a still higher Dosltion.
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Her attituda on tha bona dr i- th.
I fL""-clgare"e., mu th delinquent tax
, "5 v T re k vf "ucn
I " ,Maa, vm7wwvV S9UVU UUftUOVlUB
as -possesses would grac. any leg-
vj. r&jzjrzf?2?.
"ora " "prlD x?r
ui, nco 10
help the mothers and children of the
J)1 u"l S7? I.uT
torlous graft embraced ln the. deUn-
auent tax bill received her share of
attention and she deplored the action
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i are rapiuiy i&aina: ineir uiacca tn mis
world and win make it a safer place
r the rising generation. XTT3
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i Mfljiraja. nr.. rm r-a. 1 o in, rairor
I nf Journal I wish to express my
.DDreclatlon of the wonderful accom-
pushment of the legislature which
has Juat adjourned. Their labor, must
i have been arduous, for they dug down
(and dug up subjects -for legislation
I -j -v. a.. k ii,.ht
I v k -sr.-- r-
heard ot "C"TZVZ
1 which never had been hlOWn OOam be -
f ln their etrenaous efforts to
.a.&. 4marwari- nMita a f
I Vt Ml VUO awyv' anaa . w
I state's interests. It was of course
nw 5!?
; notVieid
mniia it ta rather a Dltv that they!
1 did not have 40 days more ln wtalch
to finish up the work for all time to
come. A goodly number think tney
naY. flashed it. The taxing of the
O. A C arant lands will bring- in reve-
nue to burn. If Uncte Sam doesn't finlani passenger agent at Salt Lake City,
u UJ:, HJtJJ 7. Visit Pcwtiand Friends.
rnrtax publication but will cost the
delinquents
I delinquents and the counties a little
mors now .than formwr,t
I aaJd lhe .Uw ' waa Just amfclguous
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
By. Francis
0
H, say, can you see, by the
: Whose broad stripes and bright stars thro' the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watcnea were so gallantly streaming
.. And the rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thro the night that our flag was still tbere;
Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen thro the mist of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes
What Is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep.
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
' In full glory reflected now shines in the stream.
'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,
'Mid the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country they'd leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From terror of flight or the gloom of the grave;
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave
O'ex-ihe land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between. their loved home and the war's desolation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the, heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that made and preserved us a nation:
Then conquer we must when our cause it is just.
And this be our motto, "In God is our trust!"
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
THE SUBMARINE AND
From tba Boeton Globe.
The American government has made
the only possible answer, to the German
proposal that negotiation be opened
"provided the commercial blockade
citizen cannot be half killed, or a third
"ed.
; we only ask that Germany conduct
""'h
neutral Uvea. We only ask the
Potsdam government not to kill Amer.
can men, women or children engaged
In harmlessj errands and exercising
their tortg-estabUshed rig-ht of travel
ing freely on the seas. If Americans
lose their lives under other circum
stances. If tho vessel in which they
sail is not navigated in a manner con-
forming to International law. the
American government will absolve Ger-
nuu.y ol any uiame ior tne conse-
quences.
In noldarvg the Berlin government to
eorafuet strictly according to intema-
J.i'ZJl" "o"!" ?
tnu at aea th Lnited 8ta.te has not
taken any unreasonable or unfair position.-
It Is true, however, that many
citizens of this country think that In
ternational law does not meet tUe con
ditions of submarima warfare and that
our government has been wrong in de
manding that U-boat commanders fol
low laws made before submarines came
mZ en""
There is a large section of public
opinion In this country that considers
iur iuiwmucui um uiumnj ucpnvtu
Germany oi an aavauiage in war ana
u-ww aoum do aiiowea 10
make use of all the improvements and
inventions that they represent.
Persons thinking In this manner
argue that the submarine ought to be
pracUcaliy immune from the reguia-
ttons of International taw and quote
the legal maxim, "where there is no
law there is liberty."
The maker, of international law did
. i ,
l care waeuior a war vessel prey
ling on commerce went on top of the
water or could travel eubmerired
Be
different
manner tluwugh the .seas Is no reason
for any immunity. Neutral men, worn-
en and chdidren ouht not to lose their
" u s ,mN"ly b5"8
"f 'nttoLoVJ
from a certain type of marine con-
section.
ine reason wny oermanry oreaits me
K?tTtSr dSltuf '?
that was all. Wen. if they got the
patches on the ambiguousness of it.
that is aii that is necessary, a grea-.
many people will be disappointed about
Uh amall annronriationa and bonding
I vue BUIOO.1 ll,iui.l.iwu
bills. They think that a great state
with its soo.ooo population ought to
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I Kiill Viiffva VI Tfif .lltomfiM M Atitl
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Zymltml
the farmers much. They Just bond his
land, you see. and it will bring the
SSpIs wm nScJ to ol Jon Ukt
rr-fd.Pme w
rill come to live in a state
that legislates, some will come to buy
up the bonds, and some to pay interest
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"wi rme 4 b. urel 7f
1 .. . . . b.W4, tk.l.
ln ci"i uv.
bon,a drled out- BO,n ,lBterl41
lo A
V,? Jl
I "" ....u
I fiiatnrv of tha artate. wa oucht not
tha Witorjr of tea atata wa objM not
. . ''.Ttow i n to m liu an
of this state grow into millions.
SUBSCRIBER.
Whitman and Emerson.
Washougal. Wash Feb. 17. To the
Editor of The Journal iou wui
doubtless find many dissenters from
vieWs as expressed ln The journal
of FeDruary n, referring to Walt
Whitman as the only literary man
haa produced "who can
I . .v. n.-
without blushing."
i v.. ...m tr iav. Trtprntrpn K:mer
i i ...b wih
iUU BVI.b '
of Shakespeare, and who was
on, of the first to see the greatness
.nn w ilium I'ljfliu. T.m. . . . i ana n im
a . .
T
i . .v. nn...ni- tim. tvn,rm haa
i uo w - -
1 had rreater influence on the higher
I thought of the country than any other
single individual, ana nis poems are
" carts orShakespeTre It doe.
IrricaJ puts . .
not belittle Whitman tv have a peer
In Emerson. v. Mosa
, aaaasaj aa. a. I
PERSONAL MENT ON J
I 1 aiwwi " " 4
Passenger Officials on Tour.
ct-..1 amifhara Paitfl nflaTpnPtr
official, from fouthwe.tem cities are
w
. 1-v.11.. r. t t. i,.v.i9n
I lr..,1in, nassensrer az'ent at Beau-
TOont; T. J. Shields, city passenger
mt' fct -Waco; C. E. Blakeman. city
pfssenger and ticket agent at Gal-
:.. and d. R. Owen, city freight
U Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Leonardo of
j Grand Dalles, wash-, are visiting air.
I in town ior two -auierwaras
Scott Key
dawn's early light.
INTERNATIONAL LAW
submarine as a commerce destroyer,
not to the improvements and inven
tions which it represents.
The submarine ls weak in attack.
One well aimed shot can usually sink
it. Hence the U-boat cannot approach
a merchant vessel and risk a fair fight,
but it must deliver from a place of
hiding its stab in the beck. U-boat
commanders have complained that
when they did approach a merchant
vessel and remained on the top of the
water the prey opened fire. Tlwy
seemed even to expect immunity from
the consequences of the ancient right
of self-defense.
International law and common justice
has no interest in the offensive weak
ness of the submarine. Because a
boat can be sunk easily with one shot,
because lt is too frail to face even
one rapid-fire grun, ls no cause for any
loosening of the law, no cause for the
taking of neutral life. The laws of
war and the see, were formulated by
all national to restrain the preyers on
commerce, not to protect them. The
laws sought to protect the pedestrians
of the sea, not the automobile drivers.
Because a man, or a nation, has a
comparatively new weapon or machine
is no excuse for his defiance of simple
justice. When the automobile flrnt
appeared and began killing persons on
the road no lawyer made the absurd
defense that the driver should be ex
cused, since he killed his victim with
a newly invented vehicle.
When the locomotive first went
through our land and killed persons on
grade crossings the fact that It was
a new Improvement in transportation
did not remove all responsibility for
the deaths.
International law began to be devel
oped with the increasing use of gun
powder. Grotlus wrote at the time
when the musketeers were first learn
ing to eihoot. Every new development
of machinery that endangered the
common rights of man has meant new
laws and new restrictions.
With the automobile came the li
censing of drivers and placing police
men on the road. With the railroad
came new safeguards at crossings:
After the present war ls over we
shall see more not lea severe re
strictions placed on submarines so that
they shaU not unjustly destroy the
lives of neutrals. To argue that the
submarine commander is not to be held
accountable to justice i to say that
an automoblllst is not responsible for
a death he may cause for the reason
that his machine Is a new develop
ment of science and goes over the road
at such terrific speed that it cannot
easily be stopped,
going to Olympla to attend the legisla
tive ball at the Invitation of J. C.
Crawford of the Second district of the,
state or Washington.
a
Former Oregonlan Visits Daughter.
J. S. Porter, a mining man from the
Arizona desert, ls visiting at the home
of Edward Wheeler, 263 Hall street.
Mrs. Wheeler Is the daughter of Mr.
Porter, who was a resident of Oregon
30 years ago, being at that time the
leader of the Silver-ton band, since
made famous by Homer Davenport.
m
Promoter Taken 111.
Wesley W. Caviness of Vale, who
has been ln the city for the past two
months on business connected with an
irrigation project and railroad building
in Eastern Oregon, ls quite ill at his
rooms at the Oregon hotel.
Red Cross Director Here.
John L. Clymer of San F"rancl"o,
director of the Pacific coast division
of the American Red Cross, ls a Port
land visitor.
a a
J. H. Dunlop of Cascade Locks is at
the Portland.
F. Ia. French and Fred Curtis are
Hood River visitors at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Campbell ot
Cherry Grove are guests at the Mult
nomah. J. F. Potter. Mill City lumberman, is
st the Oregon.
J. W. SI ft on Is registered at ths
Cornelius, from Hood River.
Governor . James Wlthycombe is a
guest at the Imperial.
Dr. and Mrs. H. Zophar Thorp of
Rainier are at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Fltzpatrlck or
Deer Island are at the Multnomah.
IL W. Maynard is registered at ths
Perkins from Cedar Canyon.
G. Hylkeina of Hillegom, Holland.
s an overseas visitor at tho Corneliuj.
Mark Weatherford, Albany attorney,
is at the Imperial.
Bernard Marvin of Eugene is at the
Portland.
F. D. Hall ls an arrival from Hunt
ington at the Perkins.
Frank D. Lee. Seattle lumberman, is
at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton of
Coqullle are guests at the Imperial.
E. M. Brooks of Scholia is at the
Perkins.
A. Nibley is registered at the Port
land from Ashland.
H. ,M. Johnson is a Eugene visitor
at the Multnomah.
C. H. Bilyeu is a Halsey arrival at
the Imperial.
Frankly Selfish.
From -tba Cotnrata OaJe) Jearaal. '
We know one thoughtful grand
mother who frankly admits that she
spoils th baby at every possible op
portunity, explaining in her philoeo-
pucai way that she knows perfectly
well she'll get the blame for It any
way and might a well have th fun
or aomg it.
Rag Tag and Bottail
Stories From Everywhere
aii co,nmB ""dFr of Tba Joorsat
,ir. i " otrlbnra orlglual taatter la
-27'.. M iB fuoiblcal ebaerrattM 1
banoo, ur pth,0.l marlt will be paid
it, at tba editvr a appralaal. ,
The Mao Who Found Truth. ;
'T'HREE men set forth in search of
Truth. Thellrst said: "I will go
Jo seek it in the wisdom of others. '
There, if anywhere, is It to be found."
So h ensconced himself in the alcoves
of a great library and began to pore
over the tomes of all the sages in aU
centuries. Years and yeara he delved
thus. Collier's in an editorial ar-'
tide, tells what further happened:
One day, an old man, he abruptly
closed the volumes spread about him.
"They all contradict each other." said
he. "There is no such thing as
Truth." The second man had wald: ".it
is not in books but in the lives of
my fellow men that I shall find
Truth." So he went forth for the
quest, through all the marts and by
ways of mankind. In a few years he
returned wearing the cynic's sneer.
The third man had hesitated. Ha Id he!
"Before I no to seek Truth. I fancy it
will L well that 1 should try to prac
tice lt myself." And in that endeavor
he became so absorbed that he post-J
tcu. ins Kreai quest, year alter year,
all "his life long. As he lay upon his .
deathbed he slKhed deeply. "I vowed
to seek for Truth.'' he murmured, "and
I have broken my vow." And then,
even as he raised his eyes, there stood
before him a shining: apparition, of
great beauty. ' I am Truth," said the
rigure, and smiled down upon him. -And,
as the man gazed in silent araase
ment, the voice continued: "Truly, you
had no need to look for me. for you
found me and 1 have been at your side
ever since that day long ago when, you
chose to do rather than to seek."
The Unsellable Word.
A man In Pendleton, meeting an In
dian acquaintance on the street, was'
thus addreseed: v
"Howdy! You go to school?"
"Yes."
"Well, I write a letter; I no spell
postoffice. You spt-U 'em? W-u-f-w-u-f!"
"No, I don't know bow."
"You go to school?"
"Yes."
"Heap funny! I ro to school; you
go to school, and 1 can't spell Wuf
wuf, you can't spell Wuf-wufl -Man
who can spell Wuf-wuf must be damn .
fool."
Moral: Why form words no that
men that have attended si-ho"! can- :
not 6 pel! them.
Hoy, Page Mr. Jlfjgs.
"Mulllger." whispered Mrs. Tawney,
as the Detroit i-'re; Preits tells the
story, "I hear something moving in
the next room. It inuat be a bur
glar!'' "Hey?" said Mullijcer Tawney, sleep
ily. "Nonsense! There's nothing in.
this house to attract a burglar."
"I know that as well as you do, you
shiftless wretch, but the burglar don't
know it:" hissed Mrs. Tawney. "Oh.,
there's a man with a darlc lantern!"
"Let me' at him!" cried Mulllger
Tawney. And in one bound he had the
masked intruder by the throat. . '
"I surrender," eurgled the house-:
breaker.
"Take him out to a policeman," cried
Mrs. Tawney from under the bedcloth-;
Ing. And after holding the burglar by
the power of his eye as lie hastily
dressed, Mulllger led him from the
room.
Once outside the burglar tore off his
mask and laughed great, round laughs: 'I
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Then he and Mulllger
repaired arm In arm to the club and
draw poker. It was the flrBt night's
vacation that poor Mulllger Tawney
had hd in two months.
The Word After the Lat Word.
"Back and forth, like tennis balls, go
the notes between Berlin and Wash
lnarton," said Senator Borah, as ths,
Chicago News quotes him. "Now one
side scores: then the other side comes
back and scores in Its turn.
"It's like the doctor stid the man
with the croup.
"A man with the croup halted a doc
tor on a quiet street corner.
" 'Doctor, he sa.Ul, coughing violent
ly, 'what ought a chap to do when he's
got the croup?"
"The. doctor's eye emitted a steely
light at the thought of being buncoed
out of a free prescription, and he said:
" 'Such a man, my friend, ought to
consult a good physician.'
" 'Thanks, doctor,' paid the sufferer,
as he took li is leave. That's what l'U
do, then.' "
Jury Enacts a New Dog Law.
A jury in Judge North's court has
written some new dog law for Michi
gan, says the Detroit News. The
jurors decided that a dog Is a wily
and rovlnjr beast and that precautions
taken to safeKUard an automobile or
other property .are not sufficient In ths
case of a canine.
The case was that of Walter Walkeg
against Dr. James Murray, a veteri
narian. Walker moved here from Ann
Arbor and with him he brought his
brlndle bull terrier, Fren, which he
valued at 1300. Fren, he declared, was
a combination watch dog. nurse maid
and errand boy, as at night he guard
ed the bouse, and ln the day time
watched the children or dashed to
the corner grocery for supplies. While
hunting a home here. Walker placed
Fren in charge of Murray.
When Walker called for the dog he
had disappeared and suit was brought
against Murray. Murray contended
that he had kept Fren under lock and
key and had used all reasonable pre
cautions. The Jury decided, however,
that he had not done enough, found
him guilty of being negligent, and
awarded Walker $150.
February.
These wild white wintry days will soon
be gone;
Then :very spray will thrill With
golden speech
And sunny wild wood brooks shout
each to each.
The magic April wind along, the lawn
vin can ine purple violets one by ine.
And the bluebirds' chanting lay will
fill the air v
With raptured melody, and alt, the
hare . .
Hillsides flush green beneath the
arueni sun.
For, sweet, down by , the brook this
mom I atraved: I
The scented air was poignant with
me jinn
fx 1 1 . . . . - .
jl wssemng ine oramt-ie nad , a
Of deeper red the rush a broader!
maoe; . ,
And every wooing wind that wan
dered there
Twined lover fingers ln the willow's
' Jigaar. -
Verne Bright.
Uncle Jeff Snow Bays;
. Shipbuilding takes lumber both wars. I
and U the German subs keeps poundln'i
ships to the bottom It will take 19 years
to build up agin after peace is fixed
up. Mebby we'll have to tow our stuff,
through the Panama, canal on rafts.!
We used to bring pelts down the Co-'
lumbla river that way in early days. J
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