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HACK TO PEACK
mi
B ARE back to industrial
peaco in Portland. If the
spirit of concession mani
fested while the adjust-
rnent board waa here is continued
7 employers and workers, we
'hall probably remain in Industrial
peace.
i Five weeks of strike' cost all
ileavily. But perhaps it was just
well. It lost us ship contracts.
It lost the workers wages and the
v builders profits. "But it brought
Vtto the employers some vision of
ytbe viewpoint of the workers and
brou Rht the workers some vision
.Of the viewpoint of the employers.
That is worth a lot to both and
i worth a lot to Portland.
In Portland, somo of our employ
i, rs had entered upon an apparent
1' program of trying to break down
.unionism. On the other hand,
.there were a few union men with
little concern about the viewpoint
of employers. The adjustment
board has, for the moment at
'least, r removed much of this as
'perlty and misunderstanding.
X- While all are thus In mellowed
tnood, it is fitting to say to em-
yiuyoin wiai iiiey cannot crusn
Smlonlsm and to say to union work-
fsro uiai in neiping ineir empioy-
;ers tney neip tnemseives.
uuiuuidiu 10 evuiuuuu in inuus-
try. Unionism is essential to col
lective barga'nlng, and collective
bargaining is the workers' sole
tneans " of defense. The
worker j
las to organize because tfce err-?
jloyers are always organized.
lme was when employers could
rganizo and deal only with disor
ganized workers, but in the eco
nomic changes constantly . in prog
ress In the world, that time has
fcassed.
I The conspicuous thing In the
settlement is the effectiveness" of
the adjustment board. It brought
eace. It ended the feud. It
wrought the opposing sides together.
The lesson is plain. A peace
naklng board can always render
lervice. It may not settle every
Industrial dispute it can settle
nany. The result in this case
rovos this paper's oft ' reiterated
Iontentlon that a third party which
an bring the disputants face to
ace and have each side present its
grievances is the best present
Jnethod of dealing with industrial
rars.
Portland should profit heavily
rrqm what has happened. After
all, employers must have learned
that workers are not 'horned and
hoofed. And employes must have
learned that employers are not
.Imps of perdition. Let both keep
this carefully in mind and both
I can profit from it.
The two Interests have common
aims, have a common endeavor.
have a common work to do, fill a
I common field in the world's serv
ile and should enjoy a common
prosperity.
with peace declared, the two in-
, ttrests have it in their power to be
of signal value to Portland through
!a work of vast benefit of both
I they can build up here a mighty
I shipbuilding industry that will be
Lthelr pride, their profit and their
-future prosperity. If both think
.fkt ahlnhiilldlnar in forma nf InHI.
' Tidual concern, individual purpose
, I and personal pride, they will add
100,000 people to the population
- ! of Portland within a year or two.
I The three thousand Southern
California troops which have been
1 sent back to Linde Vista, near
j Los Angeles, from. American Lake
' because the change of climate was
, too much for them, may think
Pugei Sound climate was not so
'! bad It they ever have to bivouac
on the mud flats of Flanders.
COLUMBUS
iHBS 'School Bulletin quotes
, from the London Athenaeum
' II m warm onnrartit Inn rv ' Tna
. . . quia junior a ijncai wuiaa,
' 4'Columbus'. The London paper
nays Jt Is Inclined to "give first
C a. Jaeeans.
place among all poems written by
Americans!' to this noble piece.
Such a remark is naturally pleas
ing to American readers esen if
they have to confess that It is a
little extravagant. t "Columbus" is
a mighty fine poem, but it Is not
the greatest ever written on these
shores by a long shot.
The quest of the ''"greatest
poem," like the quest of the "great
est novel," is rather futile. If you
can get pleasure out of a poem
why not let It go at that? You
can go on and say, if you wish, that
some particular poem is the great
est in the world, because you hap
pen to like it, but what is gained
by doing so? Somebody else Is
pretty certain to like some -other
poem better and he will rise in
arms against your judgment.
What most of us need to do,
so far as poetry is concerned, is
to cease the search for the great
est and learn to appreciate some
of the moderately great, of which
there are plenty. '
A beautiful adventure tor the
city's children is "Jack and the
Beanstalk," the photo-drama ver
sion of the old, old nursery tale.
More than a thousand of the city's
poor and orphaned little ones were
guests of the Majestic theatre Sat
urday moraine at the first showing
of the wonder-picture. To see their
childish faces mirror the joys and
sorrows of Jack and the Princess,
and light up with that intangible
something which needs only the
beautiful to' bring It forth, was
little short of divine. When a
mere picture can so gild the fancy
of youth, it answers a poignant
need In our dally life.
THE VACANT PLACE
N CERTAIN respects, the port
commission Is the most import
ant body maintained by the
city of Portland.
Few realize its possibilities for
service. Some of its members,
past and otherwise, have never
comprehended its power to do
things for Portland. They have
not visloned the port of Portland
as it ought to be or grasped their
full opportunity to make the port
of Portland what it ought to be.
There is a higher function for
the port board than the mere
dredging of a channel. There is a
higher plane and a broader field
for Its activities. There is room
on the board for the exercise of big
thoughts of commerce and for orig
inating and promoting big plans in
facil'tating the expansion of such
a commerce.
The people of this city think too
little and care too little about the
port commission. The body has
done much excellent work, but It Is
still short of doing the larger
things which port boards bring
to' pass in other seaports. It is
highly important that the board
should be lifted to a higher plane
of functioning and that It have
brought home . to it a vision of
Portland as tt ought to be and of
what a port board can do to make
Portland what' it ought to be. ,
This is not said in criticism, hut
in suggestion. It is not said In
reproof but in the hope of a
widened activity for the board.
There is now a vacancy in the
membership.' The, Journal has no
candidate. But cannot the vacancy
be filled by an active, foresighted
and forward looking man?
A man who recently was granted
a divorce from his wife and con
tended that his married life was
happy as long as they lived in a
cottage, while everything: went
wrong when they moved into an
apartment, is evidently attempting
to have it determined judicially
that mowing the lawn and juggling
with the furnace are necessary for
proper wifely disciplne.
A LOYAL PAPER
0'
UR loyal and sensible contem
porary, Pacific Skandlnaven,
publishes Borne editorial re
marks upon the duty of the
"disgruntled citizen" which we
commend to that sorrowful class
for meditation and inward diges
tion.
"America," says Skandinaven,
has too long been a haven for
the disgruntled of .all lands."
They bring their grouches with
them when they come here and
spend their days making compTlrl
sons between this country and the
one they left, always to our dis
advantage. Skandinaven wonders
why they do not go back to the
dear native lands they seem to
love so well. It forgets that what
the disgruntled really loves is his
grouch. Without it he would not
be happy anywhere.
Our patriotic contemporary ' ob
serves that the war casts the dis
gruntled into a miserable dilemma.
He is afraid to growl as he did for
merly. Without growling he is Usa
ble to burst. He wants to-tlimb
upon a soap box and' shout out that
we had no cause to go to war,
that the war is a failure, that the
kaiser can't possibly be whipped
and so on.
Skandlnaven assures him for his
comfort that the United States
had as good reason for going to
war as any other nation in the
world and warns him that for a
time "the reins must be tightened
and the slack taken In.''. He can't
be allowed to spout at random as
he dldf a year or two ago. He
must cork np his mouth until laxer
cays coma around. '
i "By what right," asks Skandl
naven quite pertinently, "does the
disgruntled ' citizen claim , special
consideration Just now?" What
has he done to give him rights
that other citizens resign for the
present? "No Individual living in
this country can claim Immunity
from the duties that go with the
privilege of living here." So ar
gues Skandlnaven, and who can
dispute it? . , '
It is tho plain duty of the alien
resident to naturalize hmself as
speedily as the law allows and,
once naturalized, It is his further
duty to take . up the burdens of
citizenship, all of the burdens, and
bear himself manfully and loyally
in this great emergency. We have
read no wiser or better doctrine of
citizenship than in Skandlnaven.
News dispatches tell us that
the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine
have refused to subscribe to a new
German war loan, even though it
was started in celebration of the
birthday of Marshall v6n Hinden
burg. It might be a good idea
to ship a few Liberty .bonds over
there and give those Alsatians a
chance to subscribe to a loan that
will do them some good.
OUR BAD TEETH
T
HE health book, "How to
Live," makes a point of the
lack of adaptation between
the modern man and his sur
roundings. The houses we build
and the clothes we wear "enable
us to survive In all climates, but
not always to live In good health.
Most of us might exclaim with the
poet, "Dear Lord, and must we
ever live in this poor, dying state?"
Houses, with the comfort they
provide, are answerable for many
of our ailments. Military men
have been heard to say that as
long as they slept outdoors they
never knew what it was to have
cold. But when they came
home to dwell in houses they be
gan to sniffle right avay. It is
well known that Arctic explorers
who are properly equipped for
their hardships seldom suffer from
throat or lung: troubles, while they
sojourn in the polar ice and snow.
It is civilization with its alluring
luxuries that bring3 woe upon
them.
Indian youths who are brought
in from their tepees to be educated
in well built school houses too fre
quently die of tuberculosis. Their
bodies are sacrificed to their
braln3. If the brain could go onl
living without the body all might
be well, but thus far no method
of achieving that feat has been in
vented. Doubtless a time will come when
our descendants will be perfectly
adapted to civilized surroundings.
The last trace of wild nature with
its ways and requirements will
have been worked out of them by
the force of environment. But
while the process of adaptation Is
going on, suffering and death re
sult from the lnharmony between
man and the physical world. The
book, "How to Live" cites the
human teeth as a shocking exam
ple of bad adaptation. Our teeth
were evolved to bite and chew
all sorts of tough, hard sub
stances like bones and uncooked
wheat. As nature left them, they
could crack nuts without Injury,
tear apart ,the Joints of a living
pig, crush raw roots. It was for
this severe service that they were
designed."
But a time came with' the in
vention of fire and cooks and the
universal slump Into ease, when
the teeth were no longer called
upon .to do heavy work. Man
formed the habit of eating soft
food- and too much of it, allowing
the pulpy masses to slip down his
gullet without chewing. Find
ing themselves of little use In the
world the teeth acquired vicious
ways. Lack of exercise caused
them to shrink in size and lose
vigor. Their feeble growth no
longer compelled the jaws to ex
pand to make room for them and
hey became crowded together.
Microbes of disease and filth clus
tered around them, gnawing the
gums away and. excavating cavi
ties both in the tooth itself and in
the bony sockets at its roots.
The modern mouth, horrible as
the idea may seem, is the seat of a
decaying set of bones which the
body, is getting rid of because
there is not much use for them any
longer. The art of the cook has
supplanted rude nature and con
sequently evolution lets its work
rot away.
Our teeth are following the ex
ample of the eyeless fish which
lives in the Mammoth Cave. Just
as the fish, having no use for
eyes in the everlasting darkness,
lost them, so we, having not
much use for teeth in this age of
mush, are losing them with pain
and dentists' bills. Nature Is quite
apt to let any useless organ make
its way into non-existence, without
much thought for1 the comfort of
the animal that owns it.
The progressive abortion of our
teeth 'brings a long train of mis
eries with it. It is - needless to
say anything about the toothache,
which descends upon us as ofte"a
as a nerve Js exposed in the pro
cess of decay. " That requires no
advertising.. Some of the less con
spicuous evils which are described
in "How to Live" and many other
good., health books are not . so well
understood.
Take the pus cavities at the
roots of the teeth, for Instance,
which are so commoa in the mod
era mouth. They are caused by
lack, of vigorous chewing, mainly,
though lack of cleanliness also
helps-them to a good start. When
a person afflicted with these pus
cavities shuts his teeth together he
squeezes out some drops of the
poisonous liquid and swallows It.
From the intestines It permeates
the whole body," seeking the parts
best suited to Its propagation. It
prefers the finger joints, though
any joint will serve Its purpose.
In these chosen, spots the pus
germs multiply. As they develop
they enlarge the Joint, destroy its
flexibility and torture their host.
From each primary focus they send
out new colonies seeking, like the
kaiser, a place in the Bun, until
the tale ends with the decrepitude
or death of the poor human being
who was too lazy to eat tough food
knd keep his teeth clean.
This is no fairy tale. It is
calm, scientifc fact, a large part
of the "rheumatism," stomach trou
ble, catarrh, heart disease and sim
ilar woes which be3et our race are
traced now-a-days by the doctors to
the mouth. In her laudable efforts
to. empty our mouths of the teeth
which we no longer deserve to
keep, nature bids fafr to empty
the earth of mankind.
But it is not the purpose here
to disseminate melancholy, or at
any rate; not without offering a
cure for it. We can end our teeth
troubles by reversing the conduct
that causes them. The modern
mouth is far from aseptic. It is a
.kindly home for all sorts of germs
which do their best to kill us while
we cherish them. Food left to fer
ment around the teeth provides
them with an excellent shelter. It
forms a clinging scum, or "mucin,"
which envelops the tooth and of
fers refuge to germs by the billion.
This horrible staff can be
scrubbed away with a tooth brush,
preferably a good stiff one. We
gather from "How to Live" that
no harm is done if the gums bleed
a little under the brush until they
grow hard and healthy. The scrub
bing should be round and round
and up and down. The horizontal
brushing that so many prefer is
next to useless.
With the brush must go much
vigorous chewing upon tough food
like crusts and raw vegetables.
This will keep the teeth healthy
if they are healthy to begin with.
But if they are not, then there ls
no recourse but the dentist, and
be sure to choose a modern one
with up-to-date notions.
The house of bishops of the
Episcopal church, meeting in Chi
cago, has decided that Rev. Paul
Jones, bishop of Utah, is not guilty
of unpatriotic utterances, as was
charged against him. It would be
difficult to believe that an Amer
ican bearing the name of Paul
Jones could be anything but patri
otic.
NEW CONSTITUTIONS
A
T LEAST four new constitu
tions are being framed in
these days of strife and all
of them are important. Mas
sachusetts, that staid and conserv
ative old commonwealth. Is revis
ing her fundamental law with good
hope of including the initiative and
referendum in the draft for sub
mission to the people. The innova
tion is favored by many leaders
of political thought and by papers
of such standing as the Spring
field Republican.
The initiative and referendum
bring us a step nearer to the Brit
ish system of responsible govern
ment, but no method of applying
those devices yet adopted In this
country begins to compare with
the British in efficiency and thor
oughness. The new Irish constitution is
said to be advancing quietly
toward a favorable shape. The
Ulsterltes have laid . aside a ' good
deal of their truculency. The rest
of the country has met them half
way. Not for centuries has the
prospect for Ireland been so bright.
Finland has seized the occasion
of the Russian revolution to assert
her independence and organize self
government under a new constitu
tion. The Finns are an extremely
intelligent people, well educated
and practical in their ideas. There
is much confidence In their ability
to form a government adapted to
A their internal needs and outside
connections.
-The fourth new constitution in
process of formation is that of
Russia. How far It may go be
fore it is swamped by wild fanat
ics nobody dares predict. Russia
may frame and adopt a constitu
tion in spite of all difficulties, but
what will it be "like when it is
done? Will it embody the wisdom
of experience or "will it strike out
on untrodden ranges with no guide
but the stars?
If the Russians could have taken
up the task of constitution-making
in a time of peace and worked at
it , undisturbed by outside forces,
they might have given the world
something marvelously wise and
practical. Their new "constitution
might have become a landmark
for political progress in all future
ages. Perhaps it will be so still
We should hope Jtor the best.
So . many of the Albany high
school boys have ensted in the
army and navy that every time
they have a social affair at the
school each boy is' required by
class edict to escort two girls to
and from . the scene of festivities.
That ought to be a popular school
in which to s receive an education.
Letters From the People
(Commonications aest to The - Journal for
pablicitiun in tbla department abould bo writ
ten on only ona aide of tba paper, abould not
exceed 300 worda la lenftb and muat be ac
companied by tba-name an4 addrcaa of tba
Bender, if tlie writer does not desire to baea
tba name published he aboold ao aUte.
Criticises Crossing Policeman
Troutdal, Or.,, Oct 17. To the Edi
tor of . The Journal In The Journal
of October 16 I noticed a piece writ
ten by Thomas P. Mackenzie to Chief
of Ppllce Johnson, In which he ex
presses his appreciation of the manner
in which the. traffic patrolman at
Broadway and Washington street rep
rimanded him for a trivial violation of
the ordinance. Mr. Mackenzie, accord
ing: to his letter, was driving his car
on Washington street, and unthink
ingly drove forward past the sema
phore when " it registered "stop."tne
patrolman very courteously informed
Mr. Mackenzie of his violation of the
ordinance and requested him to back
up.
On October 11 the very same thing
happened to myself and son, with this
difference: The patrolman stepped to
ward ua with uplifted hands, saying
in a voice that cannot be described
with, pen and Ink, "Can't you see that
sign?" Then, without waiting for MJ
answer, he said, in a tone usually used
in speaking to a dog that has not
minded. "Get back there." We wer;
country people, and our car was a.
Ford. I was wondering, if we had
been bankers and driving a hlgh-priceu
car, if it might noUhave been di!
ferent? Talk about courtesy!
A READER.
Harvesting Yakima Apples
Grandview, Wash., Oct. 15. To the
Editor of The- Journal I want to say
a few words in your paper about .ne
crops and fruit of the Yakima valley.
Tho fruit crop is the largest for years,
and labor is scarce, while the farmers
are paying fair wages for all kinds
of work. The warehouses are" full and
the apple crop is not nearly all gath
ered. The women are very patriotic.
They help pick, sort and pack fruit
and make good wages. I worked sev
eral days in J. W. Moore's apple shed.
The work Is very nice, and he had a
nice crew. Mr. Moore s daughter, Mrs.
Calvert, served refreshments to all
help at 4 p. m. each day. I think help
will have to be very scarce If. Mr.
Moore doesn't have help.
MRS. MARY J. TILLMAN.
Inasmuch as it is not quite cer
tain that a letter addressed to Mrs.
Tillman at Grand View would Just at
this time reach her at that place, oc
casion is taken by this means to
acknowledge with sincere thanks her
courtesy in sending to tha editor of
The Journal some remarkably fine
specimens of apples Baldwins and
Jonathans and pears, from the or
chard referred to in her letter.
Predicts a Reckoning Day
Portland, Oct. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal I saw an article in The
Journal of October 16 from which it
appears that our honorable governor
has-not had time to call a special ses
sion of the legislature to pass a com
pulsory arbitration law for the poor
laboring, man. I wonder if he can tell
how many large questions were ever
settled by arbitration. He seems to be
obeying the wishes of the Chamber of
Commerce and big business. It is
plain to be seen that big business is
going to drive it to the breaking point
sooner or later. What happened in
1859, whn the richer class wished to
extend the Mason and Dixon line
against the wishes of the poor and
liberty loving class of the north? All
the great judges passed on the ques
tion, and It was arbitration. But how
was it settled? -This arbitration is not
a question with Portland or Oregon
alone. The United States is affected
and, if I am not mistaken, the world
at large. Let them- go. They will
stop some "day, when they run against
the real thing, which may not be in
my time, but it is sure to come.
A LABORER.
To Roll BackTSavagery
Portland, Oct. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal This being a time of
crisis, let all help. The war should
not fail for lack of a few thousand
or .millions of dollars. We are fight
ing an enemy utterly unscrpuplous, but
well organized and disciplined, wjiose
success would result In loss of all lib
erty and civilization, whose benefits
and privileges it has taken so many
struggles and so muph bloodshed to
build up to their present position. But,
worst of - all, Christianity itself is
threatened by our enemies, who are
notoriously given to atheistic teach
ings and whose habits and practices
demonstrate the effect of such teach
Ings their cruelty and barbarity in
war exceeling that of o-calJel sav
age tribes. v
Against such an enemy there should
be no hesitation. Let all civilisation
unite and defend Itself, f o that Is what
it is called to do", and by all the ties
and Interests that are most sacred and
holy, those of home, country and re
ligion, not only for our own. but all
other countries. J. W. JONES.
. Rebukes Sammy Backer
Portland. Oct. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal In answers to "Sammy
Backer," let me tell him he is not
helping to build ships for Uncle Sam.
He is helping to build them for the
millionaires and for aj lot more men
around Portland who have no brains.
"The lady" can tell him this much if
the poor working man were getting
what was t coming to him Fie would
not have ' to come out on strike.
Sammy Backer says he got his Job
before the strike. Perhaps he knew
the strike was coming on and that is
why he got the start. Aa for his re
fusing to join the union, perhaps he
had a good reason, for they would not
let . him nor his kind into the union.
Also, let me tell him. I never under
stood what the union, was until 14
years ago, and I have been strong for
it ever since.
UNION STRIKER'S WIFE.
Diamonds and Liberty Bonds
Portland, Oct. 18. To the Elitor of
The Journal I wish to call attention
to the exceedingly poor taste in ladies
making Liberty bond speeches, wear
ing diamonds that would buy several
bonds, as one did last evening while
she advised intelligent pupils of the
night schoui to do witho.it things, that
they may buy bonds. I do not believe
there was one in last night's audience
that would be guilty ,of s owning dia
monds at this time.
NIGHT SCHOOL, PUPIL.
Sun Spots Observed
Warren, Or., Oct. 16. To the Editor
of The Journal During the forest fires
of July and August, when the sun was
partly 'hidden by smoke, the black
spots on the sun could be plainly seen
with an ordinary field glass. While
looking through a field glass during
the smoky weather I counted five black
spots.' The largest on was almost of
the apparent size of a hen egg, and this
one was near the lower edge of the
sun. Near the center were two spots
at tha left and two at the right.
, A. B. SWIFT.
Semaphores for AH Crossings
Gold Hill. Or., Oct. 12. To the
Editor of The Journal. The Journal
of today discusses grade crossings
on state highways, with their toll of
human life. Would not the. danger
LIFE IN THE AUTUMN WOODS
By Philip Pendleton Cooke
SUMMER has gone,
And fruitful Autumn has advanced so far
That there is warmth, not heat, in the broad sun,
And you may look, with naked eye, upon
The ardors of his car;
The stealthy frosts, whom his spent looks embolden,
Are m akin i the green leaves golden.
What a brave splendor
Is in the October air! how rich, and clear,
And bracing, and all-joyous! We must render
Love to the Springtime, with its sproutings tender,
As to a child quite dear;
But Autumn is a thing of perfect glory,
A manhood not yet hoary. -
I love the woods.
In this good season of the liberal year;
1 love to seek their leafy solitudes,
And give myself to melancholy moods,
With no intruder near, ;
And find strange lessons, as I sit and ponder
In every natural wonder.
It is a fair
Andgoodly sight to see the antlered stag
y With the long sweep of his swifu walk repair
To Join his brothers; or the plethoric bear
Lying in some high crag,
With pinky eyes half closed, but broad head shaking,
As gadflies keep him waking.
A strong Joy fills !
(A joy beyond the tongue's expressive power)
My heart in Autumn weather fills and thrills!
And I would rather stalk the breezy hills
Descending to my bower
Nightly,by the sweet spirit of Peace attended,
Than pine where life is splendid.
TREASON AND
By Thomas W. Gregory. Attorney General of
tna United BUtea
The sporadic activities of a few agi
tators who, led by good or bad motives,
seek to hamper our work In the war
Justify me as the chief law officer of
the executive branch of the govern
ment in calling attention to the duties,
moral and legal, of all persons owing
temporary or permanent allegiance to
the United States.
The German government began this
war by a contemptuous breach of its
formally plighted faith made in solemn
treaty and from the beginning until
now has more than made good this
ominous earnest of Its intention and
temper.
We all know as but sober fact, plain
ly stated, that the imperial government
hasallowed no rule of war, no prin
ciple of civilization, no consideration
of humanity, no teaching of Christian
ity to stand between it and the work
ing oufof its illegal purposes. For
half a century that government has
schemed and prepared to dominate the
world by "blood and Iron.'
The world must fight to preserve
Itself. Of this there can be no doubt.
Heretofore, save In rare cases, war
has been a fight between armies; but
this war, because of the initial prepara
tion for It by an autocracy which
prostituted a whole mighty nation to
its purpose is a contest between peo
ples themselves. It Is correspondingly
intense and relentless. The march or
events shows--that It is now a war of
systems kings against peoples. If
our enemy win, kings will dominate
the world, because no democracy fights
with or for them. The Prussian auto
crat and the brutal Turk will impose
upon us their wills, tell us what we
may do, what we may not do, and the
horrors and atrocities of Belgium and
Armenia leave no doubt what this
means. "Government of the people,
by the people, and for the people will
perish from the earth." In this sense
this is truly a war of absolute and
complete extermination not of peoples,
but of systems, and so far as human
sight can pierce the future the life of
the one system or the other waits on
the result.
To the man of vision it Is as 'clear
as sunlight that the aim and the plan
of the imperial government was and
is to conquer the world, nation by
nation. It was first to defeat France
and Russia, next to dominate Great
Britain, and with Europe at its feet
to turn to America. "Kultur" and the
German sword were to rule around the
world. We have been thus forced by
tho Imperial government itself to
choose whether, in addition to suffer
ing outrage and plunder, we should
calmly wait to be crushed ourselves
Is due time and at the pleasure of the
royal will, or should make common
cause with those who already fought
for us as well as for themselves, to
the end that autocratic domination
over all mankind should not come to
pass.
From the time congress and the
president spoke for us it became the
duty, moral and legal, of each of us
to abate nothing that lay within Ms
power to make our pledge good. What
ever our views, whatever our sympa
thies theretofore had been, the quarrel
was now our quarrel, and we must be
true to it in order to be true to our
selves. That this meant that some of
us must break with cherished mem
be almost wholly removed if a sema
phore were erected at each crossing;
such as are used to keep trains from
running into one another? Some
years ago, while riding in the moun
tains near weed, cai., the driver sud
denly stopped the auto, and when
asked the reason, said, "The sema
phore is up. In a few moments a
train came around the curve a few
rods away. That semaphore was not
erected for our benefit, but more of
them, especially where the track is
hidden, might save many lives. If
the suggestion is worth anything,
pass it to the proper party.
WILLIAM M. CARLE.
Corporate Names Americanized
San Francisco, Oct. 16. To - the
Editor of The Journal. It may In
terest your readers to know that we
have received a telegram from New
York City informing us that the Ger
man American Insurance company of
New York has applied for authority
to change 4ts name to "Great Ameri
can Insurance company," and the
German Alliance Insurance company
of New York has made a similar ap
plication to change Its name to
"American Alliance Insurance com
pany." Both of these corporations
are purely American institutions, or
ganized many years ago.
GEORGE H. TYSON, Gen'l Agt.
PERSONAL MENTION
Boiler Inspector Arrives
Cecil Brown, United States boiler
inspector of San Francisco, arrived In
Portland yesterday.
Visiting American Lake
Mrs. W. F. Hummel and Mrs. H. H.
Heide are visiting north and also at
the American Lake cantonment.
Mrs. M. E. Curl of Dayton, Wash.,
and Miss Levins Curl of McMlnnville
DISLOYALTY
ories, with friends, home, and kindred,
can not matter. So broke our fathers,
who gave us our liberties; so must
we break to preserve them. The man
who is "unwilling to make that sacrifice
Is unworthy the liberties he enjoys and
Is unwelcome in our midst. The sov
ereign people of the United States
have willed that our every available
resource of men and Industry must
play its part in winning this war, and
no head is too high or too low to wish
to escape the heavy hand of our sover
eign necessity.
I have spoken thus far, not of the
legal penalties which attach tor ob
struction and disloyalty to this gov
ernment, but of the broad political and
moral elements of our situation and
of the" considerations of integrity and
honor which must impel us to loyalty
to our cause and compel our active aid
and support. I have dene this because
after all our safety lies not in penal
statutes, but in a realizing sense of
a righteous cause,, a firm resolution to
do our full duty, and an understand
ing that we fight for the liberties of
ourselves, our families, and our pos
terity. I have purposely moved slowly
and with caution In Invoking the strong
arm of tho law for seeming disloyalty
believing that more mature considera
tion would show the occasional agita
tor that he was wrong and the rest of
us were right. However, I shall not
be half measured in undertaking the
control of those who persist in their
disloyalty and schemings against the
government and its purposes.
The federal government Is not pow
erless to handle auch malcontents.
Amongst other offenses. It can prose
cute those who willfully make or con
vey false reports or false statements,
when the United States is at war. with
intent fo interfere with the operation
or success of the military or naval
forces of the federal government, or
to promote the success of our country's
enemies; also those who willfully
cause, or attempt to cause, Insub
ordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or re
fusal of duty, or willfully obstruct
the recruiting or enlistment service
of the United States; also those who
unlawfully combine or conspire to Im
pede, obstruct, or prevent the execu
tion of the laws of the United States;
also those who undertake to overawe
the officers of the United States in
performing their duties either by di
rect intimidation or threats, or by in
juring their persons or property; also
those who engage in seditious con
spiracles to overthrow or levy war
against the government or forcibly op
pose its authority.
The recently enacted espionage act
is designed, among other things, to
punish spies, regulate the use of the
mails and punish those who abuse
that use..
The provisions of the selective-draft
act provide punishment for those who
fall or refuse to register, or hinder or
obstruct the enforcement of that act.
Treason (defined by the constitu
tion as consisting only in levying war
against the United States, or in ad
hering to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort) is punishable by
death, end the other offenses men
tioned by severe and Just penalties.
The federal government can find in
existing statutes and others now pend
ing before congress power to handle
any situation likely to arise because
of the ill-advised activities of disloyal
agitators.
are in the city to spend the week-end,
and are registered at the Portland.
Captain L. C. Martin is at the Carl
ton. Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Theroux of The
Dalles are at the Portland.
Mrs. II. Hogan and ,Mayne Stuart of
Albany are at the Oregon.
J. Burpee, a railroad construction
man of Forest Grove, Is a Portland
visitor.
G. Shaw of Tacoma Is registered, at
the Oregon.
Rev. Father J. Walters of Astoria
is at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wharton L. West of
Salem are staying at the Portland..
J. M. Peters and T. P. Laurln of
Astoria are at the Corneliuk
M. J. Walsh, a mining man of
Ketchikan, Alaska, is at the Carlton.
Howard Jones of Clackamas is stay
ing at the Perkins, -
F. H. Smithson of Oakland Is spend
ing a short time in the city and Is
staying at the Portland.
Mr. and Mra Charles R. Griswold
of Hartford, Conn., are Portland vis
itors. G. J. Howell of Salem is at the
Perkins,
H. W. Holmes, a contractor of Echo,
is registered at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Green and R. J.
Williams of Vancouver, B. C are
among the late arrivals at the Carlton.
J. H. Foster is at the Perkins from
Dallas.
Mrs. Delia Mac Cron is a visitor
from Goldendale, Wash., and is regis
tered at the Cornelius.
Commercial Complexities
From tba Breefclya Cltlaca -"Let's
give that motion picture star
an interest in the business," said tne
film manager.
"Let's give her the whole business,
replied the partner, "under agreement
that we are to have reasonable com
pensation. Then she can owe herself
her enormous salary."
Ragtag and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere -
A TITLES visitor to Philadelphia
who has spent many years In
?.",8la .tel1. m' sa's Glrard" fn the
rmiadelphi Ledger, a story of his
friend, the Orand Duchess Tatiana, one
of the four lovely daughters now sent
with the csar Into exile. In these
hours when all thoughts turn to Rus
sia the story will bear repetition. 1
It seems that the Grand Duchess Ta
tiana in her Red Cross uniform was
riding on a tramway in Petrograd with
a desperately wounded officer.
A "Russian" general with a German
name and German manners boarded tho
car and demanded his subaltern's seat.
"Sit still," said Tatiana to her
charge. He obeyed her.
After the general's third demand
was disregarded, he turned a torrent
of abuse upon Tatiana.
She handed him her card. .
The German knelt in the car. She
refused his apology. "You saw that
man was grievously wounded. And
you had no right to speak, to any
woman as you spoke to me."
Several days later the German of
ficer shot himself.
Which suggests a cheap and easy
way of ending the war.
GENERAL. PERSHING, commander
of the American forces in France,
likes apple pie. He likes the old fash
ioned, homemade product like mother
used to make, and one of his trials
since lie has Jived in the land ef the
Gaul has been his failure to obtain "
good pie. Colonel Richard E. Hols.
commander of the Atlantic province of
me feaivaiion army, told the Reformed
Ministerial association of Phlladelohl
about it at a recent meeting, says the
innaaeipiua Ledger.
tolonel Holz was sneaklne- of th
large contribution made by the Salva
tion army to the allies, of tho ambu
lances, huts and the Salvation army"
officers sent to man them. Then he
spoke of General Pershing.
Ihe leader of the Salvation armv
forces In France visited General Per
shing's headquarters In ParJs. said
Colonel Hols, and sent in his card
without any optimistic expectations
of being received. He concluded that
the general would be too busy to talk
tn LTn II. Mnn .. . V t
v" ui.uuii swiijr uiiiccr. .imagine
his delight when he was Immediately
ushered into General Pershing's pres
ence.
"I always have a soft snot in mv
heart for the Salvation army, and" I'll
tell you why," the general said, as he
shook the army leader's hand. "When
my wife and chllcLdied. out at the Pa
cific coast, a Salvation army officer
wrote me a letter of condolence, which
was more than any other minister of
any denomination thought of doing.
And I appreciated It."
A discussion of the assistance the
Salvation army could give the troops
followed, after which the Salvation
army leader prepared to depart. As he
moved toward the door. General Per
shing seemed to have an inspiration.
"Say,"' he asked, "do you happen to
have anybody in your outfit who can
make good apple pie?"
"I certainly have," replied the Salva
tion army commander. "One of my
lassies is a crackerjack at baking, appie
pies."
Pershing wet his lips and a wistful
light came into his eyes.
"I haven't had a good piece of apple
pie since I left the states," ho saiJ.
regretfully.
The Salvation army officer told him
to wait until the morrow, and that a:t
ernoon a Salvation lassie got busy.
On the following morning 10 big
pies were delivered at General Pei
shlngs headquarters with the compli
ments of the Salvation army.
Whether the general consumed the
10 at one meal is not known.
To VIy Son Somewhere in France
I meet the men who do not go,
T t r nlr A cl nn
S, J-rui. 11V Ot A 11
iThat In my heart is quiet scorn;
'mat i thank uod they are not mine.
Not of me born.
Then when in loneliness I sit
With grief-worn eyes.
But strong In pride of mine, these lines
By one who knew man's heart so
Well
In my mind rise:
"Cowards die many times before their
death.
The valiant never taste of death but
once."
So scorn dies down, and pity takes Its
place;
And faith is mine that if
Death lays his hand
On you, my only son, that facing
straight.
At the salute you'll stand.
Janet Spark In Melbourne Argus.
Uncle JeffSnow Says:
I am fer peace at any price, and If
the price of peace Is to wade in and
break up the whole Hun bunch from
the kaiser down to the littlest one-hoss
prince, why, we'll have to pay it to git
the goods. It looks like a turrlble
price to pay. but if we've got to pay it
In Europe or pay it here, let's pay It
there and save a bigger price later on.
Sometimes a neighborhood la all fussed
up fer years all on account of some
fool chap with a swelled head and a
big fist. Then somebody takes holt
and reglates him accordln' to the law
of human decency, and he settles down
to mlndin' his own business.
THROUGH .
Trie w irLWw w btsr
Good morning!
Have you a little bond in your
home?
icx re
How do you like the streetcar
"service" now?
IBS &
The Most Unkindest Cut of All
"The sky Was clear. " There
was a slight breeze which cut
through thin summer garments
like a sharp knife in hot butter."
-Morning contemporary.
te pa
Don't let any threatened short
age of sugar scare you. There
will still be plenty of kisses.
My country, 'tis of thee, sweet
land of .Liberty bonds.
end
Over
Supplies.
. Anent the Liberty bonds, it's a
case of you over here dig up while
the boys "over there" dig in.
R K3
The names of only our beet citi
zens are enrolled In the Liberty
bond buyers' little red, white and
blue book.
ta ta
Lillian, Russell says the uncon
scious age is the happiest ag In
a person's life.
ta ta
Maybe so, but at that we'd .
rather be able to sit up and take
a little nourishment. ?
i . ta ta
. Life's Little Ironies
Convicts at tbe state prison at
Salem are .buying Elberty bonds.