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THE 'OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY; MORNING,. NOVEMBER- 11, lg!7.
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' Portland, Or.
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SIX FACTS ;
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HESE things have happened. to Portland:
1. The Interstate commerce commission , has rendered decis
ions depriving Portland of certain , favorable rates j and thereby
narrowed ; the city's trading territory. ' 1
2. Tne- trunk railroads with terminals in the northwest have over-
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are routing Overpaclfie traffic via Puget Sound but not via? Portland.
J Portland in other days was the chief and almost the only im
port and export city in the northwest, but last year Portland's foreign
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4.- -In the public letter by Chairman Small to the secretary of war,
Portland has been given notice that tb,e house, in which all appropria
tions originate,! expects local communities to not only provide water
terminals, but to put on and operate water carriers if further appro-
S aha II thrr fear the name of the Lord
from tba Wcat, u tala glory from tba
rtataf f the warn. Whan tba enemy SbaU
eonvs, la Ilka a flood, tba Bplrlt of tba
Imri ahan lift op a standard against htm.
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AT TUB CITY HALL
1F THINGS go on as now, it may
become necessary to hold a re
call election in Portland at the
i same time with one of the two
elections next year.
j That course may become neces
sary in order to protect commis
sion government. A decent stand
ard of administration must be
maintained under It, or commis
sion government will fall. The
fact that what goes on under it
can be seen by all will cause peo
ple to confuse the system with the
men who administer it and to hold
the system responsible tor what
the officials do.
Public confidence in the present
commission Is swiftly declining.
The principal business of the body
since the new administration came
Into power has been to make
places for men to whom Jobs were
promised daring the campaign in
return for political support. The
payrolls of the city are being
used as a private asset by commis
sioners in paying political debts.
Yesterday, for instance, the Hel
per bargain by which Feldman
Wis to be given Helber's place at
the Incinerator was brought one
' step nearer - fruition. Several other
Jobs of the kind have been done
by this commission since it en
tered office a few months ago. Un
doubtedly others are to be done,
Uelse why did , no commissioner,
rreven after the civil service board
served notice that the Helber de-
E lotion was a violation of the
harter, utter a protest?
It is not the mere fact that the
6. In spite of the falling realty values, the vacated properties, the
reduced rentals, the lessened. employment on the water front, the dimin
ished local activities in many lines caused by these things that have
happened to Portland,, there has been and is, very littfe manifestation
of local concern about it or about whether further disasters of the kind
may happen to Portland. ' ' ;
6. Because: Portland is withtut jBhips, there is a differential of 15
cents a bushel in the government allowance for wheat, even after a
basic price for Portland was secured through great effort, and it is a
differential by which Portland and its territory this year lose millions
of dollars and next year are almost certain to lose other millions.
Except the war, there is no other subject of such material concern
to Portland as that set forth in the six facts recounted! above.
There is not a man, whether capitalist, manufacturer, tradesman,
landlord, member of a profession, or worker in Portland who is not
intimately touched by the six things that have happened to Portland.
The demands for the capitalist's resources are less. The manufacturer's
patrons are fewer than they .would have been. The tradesman's custo
mers are not so numerous and their power to buy is less. The number
of the professional man's clients or patients is smaller than if these
things had not happened. The worker's opportunities for employment
are narrowed to fewer activities. The landlord's tenants are fewer and
their power to pay reduced.
Portland is a wonderful city. It is a delightful city. It is a city
of tremendous possibilities. It Is at the foot of the only open gateway
to tidewater on the whole Pacific coast. A huge area of territory slope
gently down bill to tidewater at Portland, while high. mountains have to
be crossed to reach any other tidewater on the Pacific coast. The
fresh water harbor and the 100 mile drive through fresh water from the
sea to Portland is, if the river channel Is commodious enough, the de
light of ship masters. "
One fifth of the standing timber of America Is almost within sight
of Portland, and a little later the whole world will be clamoring for
it to pass out through the Portland harbor to rebuild Europe and for
vast building uses on other continents.
The whole outlook is encouragement and at. o-l for Portland to.
ascend. There is literally nothing the matter with the city, its geogra
phy, its resources or its potentialities. It Is wealthy to a fault. It has
the only inland waterway system In the west. Its oower to go rapidly
forward is undouoted, if its people will only catch 'o vision and then
act.
Above are the six things that have happened to Portland. 'They
cannot be denied they have happened the proofs are everywhere, the
fruit is In full view.
If we offer no resistance, more things like them twill happen. If
nothing is done in relief, those that have happened will increase in
their detrimental effects. Without resistance Portland will gradually
become provincialized. It will have more and more to live within
itself and on Itself. The effect will be that a city of transcendent post
tlon and possibilities will, if no resistance is offered, be reduced to the
position presently of trying to lift itself by its own. bootstraps.
Does some one say we should wait until after the war to begin re
sistance? That would be folly. The war makes the opportunity for
resistance to be effective. To be effective we should have everything
ready not only when the war ends, but before.
The time to begin is now.
viscount isnn
L'
OVERS of international peace
and the, progress which de
pends upon it have been grat
ified to witness the effect of
Viscount Kikujlro Ishii's visit to
this country. He came as the head
of the imperial Japanese commis
sion. His avowed purpose was to
clear away certain clouds of sus
picion that had darkened the rela
tions between Japan and the
United States. The suspicions seem
to have congealed into the definite
commissioners in these things are!5,h"fe th.a Japan BOnht to
i or.
I there
of th
duly
violating civil service that is of
moment. It is not the poor re
spect for their official oaths shown
by them in the Helber and like
deals, that is disquieting. j
The thing that gives real con
cern Is that If the, collective com
missioners will disregard public
obligations and charter requlre-
xnents in these smaller matters
rwhat may they do in larger
things?
The charter makers tried hard
to safeguard Portland against the
1 evil of using city Jobs to pay polit
ical debts, such as have been paid
In 'the Helber case and in other
recent cases. Section 120 of the
charter says:
Whoever makes appointment to or
flca in tha nubllo aarvlnn of tti iir
I or. selects a person for employment
therein contrary to the provisions
this article, or to any regulation
f established tinden the authority
Vthereof, or wilfully refuses or ne-
"lects otherwise to comply therewith,
V-a.. " A. IV. 1 ...
wr cvqivrui 10, ins proviaions or tills
article, or violates any of such pro
visions, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor. Eo Important did the charter
makers think the above section
that they provided in the next
section that violation's should be
punishable by "a fine jpf not less
than $25 nor more than $500, or
by . Imprisonment in the county
jail for not longer than one year,
or both such fine and imprison
ment." . la Plts of these drastlo pro
visions, the most efficient men in
the city service are being ousted
through trickery and subterfuge
and their places are being filled
by Incompetents.
. .. That Is to say, the statesman
ship at the city hall is such., tha
Jobs, in the city service are being
.used as roosting; places for ward
heelers and political workers.
ThA transpires in spite of the
fact that some of the commission
ers are excellent and honest men.
iThe trouble is that they ( haven't
the "courage to stand up and fight,
and make the further mistake oi
thjnklng the public doesn't know
'what Is going -on. ;
1 There were two more , convic-
less type has had a hand in pois
oning our historio friendship with
the Island Empire. The German
autocracy would gain so much by
inciting war between Japan and
the United States that we are not
surprised to witness their clumsy
fingers at work in the net of in
trigue.
The change of our national feel
ing toward Japan from friendship
to suspicion began near the close
of her war with Russia. At the
beginning of that war American
sympathy was all with Japan. We
looked upon her as our friend and
old time pupil. We had first
awakened 'her Interest in western
ing 12 years ago, for the dismem
berment and conquest : of this
country. . ' -.. r . v:
One i could almost fix a definite
date when the dispatches 1 of
American ' correspondents at ' the
seat of the Russian-Japanese war
changed their tone from friendship
to hostility. At ; about , the same
time , a Russian propaganda made
itself felt throughout the United
States, very much like the German
propaganda, at the beginning of
the present war. We now under
stand that both of them were con
ducted from the same office. The
voice was. the voice of Nicholas
but the hands were Wllhelm's.
The i United States never had
anything, to gain from : war with
Japan. Germany had everything
to gain by seducing us into 1L
When we allowed our old friend
ship to pass over into suspicion
and began to discuss the possibili
ty of war with the Island Empire
we were pulling the kaiser's chest
nuts out of '(.the fiie. Nothing
would 1 have delighted ' him more
than that very thing at the mo
ment when he was preparing to
pounce upon France by way of
Belgium and overrun western Eu
rope. His next move, the con
quest of the United States, would
then have been made , with speed
and facilliy, or at least so -he believed.
cooperative society has attained to
some financial standing. It
amounts to -a reorganization of
the people of Desborough, not for
political but' for economic pur
pses. !-' ! '
INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY
Who will be the next efficient
employe; In the city service to be
Juggled out of his position to
make room for a political favorite?
THE PRESIDENT AND FARMERS
0'
lish for Asia a sort of Monroe doc
trine similar to ours for the west
ern j hemisphere. The Island Em-! civilization, had oMn h
Fire was supposed to aim it the j to the trade of tne worl(J nad
exclusion of the United States and ; admlred her intelligence and loved
7 ,. v . , , ... XL, ll".'&er art. We regarded her as s
territorial acquisition in China hut,weak but progressive nation threat
u irom xair sur ot llS iraue. ; ened by a powerful despotism,
At the dinner in New York BOmewhat as we now regard France
which Oswald Garrison ViUard jln ner struggle with the Prussian
gave to Viscount Ishli the Japan-. war machine. But as the war with
ese diplomat took occasion to deny ; Russia moved on and Japan won
that his country entertained' any ( victory after victory by her prow
such scheme. He took pains to I eSs and perfect organization. Amer
explain the points of difference be- j lean feeling began to waver and
tween -Japan's program for Asia change. ' From ardent friends of
ana our Monroe aoctrme ror tne Japan we became uneasy neutrals,
two Americas. So far as China
is concerned, Viscount Ishli quoted
a previous assurance of Ills that
Japan "pledged herself not to vio
late the political independence r or
territorial Integrity of China, and
would at all times observe the prin-
ready to believe almcst anything
bad of her ambitious intentions.
This change in American feeling
has never been adequately ex
explained. Of course the discov
ery that Japan was thoroughly or
ganized for war while we, with all
N,THE subject of the Nonpar
tisan League the Farmers'
Open Forum offers some edi
torial remarks which it is
worth while to weigh and consider.
To feel their full Import we should
keep in mind the possibility that
the league may before a great
while control the politics of sev
eral populous states and thus hold
the balance of power in national
elections. We do not say . that this
will happen, but " few observers
would think of denying that it is
possible to happen. The Open
Forum makes this the starting
point for Its remarks.
The Important enemies of the
nonpartisan league are" reactionary
politicians. What particular party
name they go by makes little dif
ference, for they all feel alike
obout it. To them the prospective
growth of the league carries a
death warrant, because if it does
what it promises it will overthrow
"graft" politics and bring in the
positive rule of the people. Prom
ises are often made to be broken,
but it is fair to assume that the
founders and leaders of the league
mean what they say, at least for
the present.
The reactionaries have there
fore, if we may believe the Open
Forum, set themselves to work to
make trouble between the non
partisan league and President Wil
son. The farmers who have joined
the league were among those
whose votes gave Mr. Wilson his
plurality. They are the main bul
wark .of liberal ideas in the middle
west and on the coast. If the
league ' can be destroyed, the lib
eral policies of the president will
be shorn of a strong support and
the reactionaries may regain their
lost hold on western politics.
So the Open Forum argues out
the situation. Candid minds must
weigh its opinions for themselves
and decide how much they are
worth. But one thing at least Is
clear. The farmers who have
joined the league have done so to
improve their economic Btatus.
They are as loyal as any other
good citizens and more so than
some who make noisier profes
sions. They are steadfast support
ers of the president.
Hence there is nothing straight
forward in the policy of denounc
ing them as "traitors," "pro-Ger
mans," and so on. All that is only
Burnam Wood screening the re
actionaries as they move their bat
talions forward to the fight they
would very much like to avoid but
can not.
THE MAN
ABOUT TOWN
By Fred Lockley.
By William Wordsworth
JOY! that In our embers
Is something that doth live,
That nature yet remembers
ciple of the open door and equal j our immense resources, were con
opportunity." tent to dWeii in a social and Indus
How this could have been under-. trial chaos, accounts for some of it
stood as the assertion of a "Mon-we were likeji lazy giant who re-
roe jjocinne - is amicuit to see, sents the energy of a keen-witted
dui u was. 10 cure tne misun-; neighbor. No sluggard loves the
derstanding Viscount IshiT pointed j disciplinarian who comnels him to
rise early and go to work when it
would be so much moro pleasant1 to
turn over and lie in bed another
hour or two. Japan's astonishing
energy did actually compel us to
bestir .ourselves toward better or
ganization because unless we did
something -of the sort we could
not hope to compete with her
either in war or peace. But that
out that our Mqnroe doctrine Is a
prohibition upon the action of
other countries, but does not bind
the United States. We forbid
Europe to colonize any new terri
tory in this hemisphere without
imposing any such restriction onj
ourselves.
Japan, however, explicitly pledges
herself not to violate China's po
litical or territorial integrity. The
explanation Is as straightforward
as anything can - be. We do : not
believe that the specter of a Jap
anese Monroe doctrine can survive better understood jaow . tba'n they
Its candid clarity. were then. The world is aware
Viscount Ishii's visit and his (today that the Czar Nicholas was
speeches, which breathed a fine I only a tool, playing the kaiser'a
spirit of enlightened Intelligence, ! game. And when Nicholas learned
should help allay the suspicions ! from many a bitter defeat that he
,tlons in the Portland federal court J questionable.
. yesterday!. lor . attempt to make
? easy money ( out of x the I Oregon
, grant lands. There Is no way, like
. the. honest. way . ; y - .
is only part of the story of the
origin of our suspicious dislike
The relations between Russia
and Germany a dozen years ago are
which have haunted many Ameri
cans concerning Japan's ambitions.
Such suspicions, if they were al
lowed to deepen and spread, might
change into enmity the friendship
which has existed for many years
could not' overrun Japan, he set
about raising-up a new enemy -for
her in the United iStates. This he
did at the kaiser's Instigation
War between Japan and the
United States would paly into the
between Japan and the United 'hands of both czar and. kaiser.
States. That they have-been fos- With the Island Empire exEausted
tered by designing persons is un- j by It, Russia could return to her
old ambitions and conquer the Asi
atic ; littoraL With - the United
States exhausted, Germany could
pursue with-better chance of sue-
That German intrigue has been
at the bottom of them In many in
stances Is undeniable. 4 American
Jingoism of the , most conscience-; cess .her schemes, already, foment
A SHINING EXAMPLE
A'
T THE McMlnnville meeting
of the Western Walnut Grow
ers, opinion was strong for
cooperative marketing. Largo
and small .growers all favored it
and nobody opposed. It appears
pretty certain that most farmers
believe In : cooperative marketing
theoretically, but they do not al
ways prove their faith by their
works.
It is surprising upon the whole
to see how little advance practical
cooperation, both in buying and
selling,! has made of late., One
would ! have expected war prices
to give it a strong impulse, espe
cially on the buying side. Strange
ly enough, our. citizens submit pas
sively to immoderate prices when
sensible cooperation might bring
marked relief. . . .
What cooperation can do for a
community which takes It up in
earnest Is exemplified by the town
of Desborough in England, where
there Is a society with 1600 mem
bers, a third of the - population. It
has in fact one member in every
household. v
The society owns and farms
4000 acres of land, producing milk,
meat, eggs, vegetables, coal . and
wood, with many other commodi
ties. It also distributes them. The
cooperative society has also taken
up the housing problem; everywhere
so, dif flcult, and provides its mem
bers with dwellings snd gardens.
For this purpose it has just bought
a . whole village near Desborough.
, The. reader will perceive-that this
Professor Norman F. Coleman of
Reed college is in charge of the educa
tional work at Camp Lewis. In speed
ing of the work there he said: "With
Calvlh White Z recently visited the
base hospital at Camp Lewis. There
are severer hundred men 'at this hos
pital, practically all of whom will be
discharged because they have, through
their own vice and folly, made them
selves unfit for military service. These
men ar not soldiers, nor have they
contracted disease while in the army.
They are drafted men who are beln
rejected. They will never wear the
uniform of the United States. They
are going back Into civil, rife to be
come sources of Infection just as much
as their unfortunate scarlet sisters.
"There has been a lot of talk about
the danger to our boys in the army.
and many a mother has been needless
ly worried by the danger of moral con
tamination. After a most careful and
rigid Investigation I can truthfully say
that the army camp Is the safest place
for your sons. Our national army Is a
cross section of our cltlsenship. In
our military organization, as It Is or
ganized today, there Is less vice than
you will find in any large city. Here
is one thing that must be remembered.
Tou cannot make people continent by
keeping them shut up in a military
camp. It is true you may keep them
safe, hut the first time they are ex
posed to temptation they may yield to
It. The only successful plan is to en
list their own will power and to make
them want to stay clean so that they
may retain their own self-respect.
"The United C tat as s doing a unique
and wonderful thing In Us program of
education for men In military life.
They are Inoculating them against
typhoid and smallpox. They are show
ing them that the safe way to avoid
sexual diseases is by avoiding expos
ure. The United States is backing,
with every Influence It has, the work
of the Y. M. C. A. In the army camps
and on the battle line. At every can
tonment you will find that the Y. M.
C A. buildings are thronged with men.
A systematic education is being car
ried on by which companies of soldiers
are called together by their officers
for education along! ' social hygienic
lines.
"While it Is true that in the hospital
at Camp -Lewis there are twice as
many cases of venereal diseases' as all
other diseases put together, yet these
cases are civilian cases. I have little
patience with the men who talk most
loudly against the menace of the fallen
women and who are willing to excuse
the fallen men. Wherever you find
a fallen woman there must be fallen
men, or she could not ply her vocation.
si e as
"If the Y. M. C. A. does nothing
more than instill Into the minds of our
soldiers Ideas of chivalry toward
womanhood It Is doing a worth-while
work, but what we need to appreciate
(s that there should be a deeper patri
otism than the mere waving of flags
and sentimental raving over our sol
dler boys. What the mothers of this
country must do is to guard their
girls. They should give them some
thing' to do with their hands and
minds. Let them make surgical dress
lngs for the wounded. Let them earn
money with which to buy Liberty
bonds. Let them feel that they are
having their share In the forwarding
of this war. We need some organised
activity for our girls. Too many of
the young girls of H have no real con
ception of patriotism and service to
the country and are' a menace to our
boys in uniform, for they Imperil the
safety of the soldiers through their
idleness and through their .Willingness
to allow to soldier boys liberties they
would not think' of allowing to any
one else. The buying of Liberty bonds.
tne work or tne ea uross, tne con
serving of food, all are necessary and
useful parts in the winning of the
war, but If we want to have a cleaner
and better cltlsenship when, the war
Is over, then we must get back of
the war work of the Y. M. C. A, with
bur money, with our time, our Interest
and our best effort, for they are doing
wonderful work, a work that Is
greatly needed."
Secretary of War Baker recently
said in speaking of the work of safe
guarding the moral welfare of the
soldiers that while the soldiers must
be adequately clothed and fed it was
equally Important that they have "that
Invisible armor, that moral and In
tellectual armor, that nw soldier state
of mind for their protection overseas."
Major General Barnett, commandant
of the United States marine corps. In
speaking of the work among the "sol
diers of the sea," said: "To have an
efficient army you must have a happy
army. A discontented army is an in
efficient one."
Today 18S2 Y. M. C A. secretaries
are providing wholesome) recreation
and clean sports for our men in uni
form. More than 110,000,000 has been
spent for war work of the Y. M. CL A.;
810 men nave sailed for Franoe to
handle the work of the Red Triangle
in tne camps and trencnesj are en
route to Russia, and moro thaa 160
Y. M. C. A. huts have been built on the
battle line In France.
Whit was so fueitivel
The thoucht of our past years in me doth breed
Perpetual benediction: not indeed
For that which Is most worthy l6 be blest;
Delight tnd liberty, the simple creed
Of childhood, whether busy or at rest,
With new-fledjed hope still fluttering in his breast:
Not for these I raise
The song of thanks and praise;
Bat for those obstinate questionings
Of sense and outward' things,
Fallings from us, vanishing; -'
Blink misgivings of a Creature
Moving about in worlds not realized.
High instincts before which our mortal nature
Did tremble like a guilty thing surprised:
But for those first affections,
Those shadowy recollections.
Which, be they what they may,"
Are yet the fountain light of ail our day,
Are yet a master light of all our seeing;
Uphold us, cherlsh'and have power to make
Our noisy years seera moments In the being
Of the eternal Silence: trufhs that wake,
To perisfc never;
Which neither Hstlessness, nor mad endeavor,
Nor Man nor Boy,
Nor all that Is at enmity with Joy,
Can utterly abolish or destroy I
Hence, in a season of calm weather.
Though inland far we be,
Our souls have sight of that immortal sea
Which brought us hither, N
Can in a moment travel thither.
And see the children sport upon the shore.
And liear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
Ratfajs: and Bobtail
Stories From Everywhere
TWO
a ui
"STRIKE, STRIKE"
From the Viewpoint
"Every action Is accompanied by an
equal and opposite reaction. Some
one said that who ought to know be
cause lfs true. If you don't believe
it get in the way of pour punching
bag or play the stock market or fall
out of your airplane, on your way
to work. Everything that goes up
comes down. Now that I have proved
that and paved the way for a sort
of a corollary I'll state another truth.
No human Injustice Is ever con
tinued but what a voice Is raised
against It.
You may have seen occasional ar
ticles on the respective merits and de
merits of labor snd capital. I have
heard folks discuss it even, but it re
mains for Felix Shay who runs wild
In the pages of the Fra to raise hie
voice In favor of the chap who Is
neither labor nor capital. There are
so many of us in this class that It
tickled me to pieces to hear him call
em both to the bar and scorch 'em
both, and he's twie firebrand Is Felix.
Chord In "O," please. All right, Mr.
Shay, go ahead. The house Is ready.
"Mr. Speaker, Honored Legislators,
and all the Lobbyists within reaoh
of my voice, I rise to Interrogate: Just
where does labor leave off and capital
begin T Who looks after the rights
of the disorganised you-an'-me prole
tariats In between?"
"Mr. Speaker, I belong , to the ma
jority party of the men-who-pay-the-bllls.
and I'm getting darned core on
Languid Labor and Corpulent Capi
tal! J don't wear overalls, and I
haven't any silk hat! I can't afford
to own a yacht, and I can't afford to
go on a strike. And I've worked hard
for 20 years!"
"I have a family, and rm more or
leas respectable. I pay my bills on
the first of the month. Likewise. I
pay town, state and national taxes.
I have never been confined in a jail
or in any similar Institution support
ed by pubdlo funds. I am American
born, with all the rights of, citizen
ship. Including protection especially,
protection at hornet I want to know
what the government of the U. S. A.,
apart from political 'necessities,' of
fers as a permanent and orderly cure
for these periodic eruptions of strikes!
If capital is to blame, what's the
remedy? If labor Is to blame, what's
the remedy r
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"Or, is the whole system rotten?
Does one squeese the other when the
opportunity cornea. Just because the
he can? I m only the man-who-pays
the bills! Yet I. know that my group
of men is larger than the other twb
groups combined! I also know I'm
the season-after-season 'goat' and I
want to ask, does this government
know I'm the goat and what are you
going to do about ltr
"A bunch of boomers gets a hold
on the natural water resources of my
town and overcapitalizes, and I pay
twioe for water I That" a capital! When
the weather turns cold, some coal mln
ers In Pennsylvania or Colorado decide
to strike I don't know for what!
and tffere Isn't any coal and my baby
gets the croup and nearly dies! That s
laborl-
Tm not Jealous of what they get
but I think I ought to get smmethlng
sometime besides the honor of paying
the bin and suffering the inconveni
ence!"
Letters From the People
Communication east to The Journal ror
pnbli ration in thia department ahould ba writ
ten on only ona aiae or tne paper, abonia not
eiceed 800 worde in lencth and moat be ac
eunpaniad by tba bum and addresa of tba
sender. If the writer doea not desire to have
tba bum published be sboold so atate.
Roosevelt and Hughes
Portland. Nov. 7. To the Editor of
The Journal Here 4s the Oregonlan
gratuitously and persistently urging
the president to avail himself of the
Wisdom and statesmanship of Colonel
Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes and others
Takinar the New York mayoralty cam-
cairn as a text. It undertakes to show
that Mr. Wilson Is permitting political
considerations to Interfere' with the
drafting of the best brains Into the
country's service at this time. In an
editorial a f ew. days ago It asked "Is
thtrs nothing Mr. Hughes or Mr.
Roosevelt might appropriately be asked
by President Wilson to do for the
nationi
There is. and he has asked it oT them
In common with every patrlotio Amer
ican citizen. We are all, everyone ol
us high or low, urged by the presi
dent's soulstlrrlng utterances and pa
pers as well as by his noble, patriotic
bearing. ' to give tne pest were is in
m to the nation's weirara,
Since . the Oregonlan specifically
names, not once but many times.s Col
onel. Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes, It
mav not be amiss to mention a few
reasons why the president might' not
'I want to know when this govern
ment, conceived In liberty,- will give
me a chance to plan my life Just a
little bit on a permanent basis!"
"I can't strike for a raise In pay
I have to deserve It. I haven't accu
mulated capital enough to live on
without work and I want to know
sure what the price of eggs will be
tomorrow morning."
"You know who I am. Tra the 'av
erage man.' I earn more than 11200
a year but not mo very much more.
I spend my salary for sane and sen
sible living. I have ambitions for
my boy and girl; maybe a college edu
cation! And 'bout every SO days,
these two highwaymen, capital and
labor, come along and hold me up
Whichever one wins I lose! And
want a basis!"
a a a
T say economic theories are all
hunky-dory, but a little common
sense added ain't so bad at that!
say sympathy Is all right until we de
velop professional sympathy-grab
bers. I aay unions are all right,
until they become offensive Instead
of defensive! I say pllin' up money
and makin' It earn such and such
percentum Is all right, until It be
comes a mental dlseasel An' though
I do say It myself, I'm all right, too
and I ought, to get a little considers
tlon!"
"I have to walk flve miles to work
In the morning because of a street
car strike. Capital sits In his up
holstered limousine, and labor loafs
on the corner. I walk five miles to
work! I! Me! I walk! to work!"
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"Send my wife and kids on a vaca
tion the first one In four years. Be
fore the vacation Is half over, I have
to wire them to rush back because
there's going to be a railroad strike!
Spoil their good time! Because they
might be lsjured on the way back,
maybe with a brick or a derailment, I
have to spend $100 to go meet them!
A hundred dollars! The price of two
winter suits and an overcoat! Why?
Because this country knows how to
organize a strike, but now how to dis
organize one
"And that's my kick, gentlemen!"
"I want to know what you are
going to do for us fellows who own
the cottages and the Fords and don't
belong to any union, and don't wear
overalls, and don't own any banks ?
We buy what labor makes with cap
ital's profit tacked on! An' I want
to know when we get a square deal!"
-i j a'onia ail raeoers af The Jeeraal -
ere tnylud to eootribate original atattvr la
7- versa or la pailoaopaical aba at laUoa
eratrlking oaataUoaa. treat any eoarce. Osa
rrtbotloM i of ezcaatkxial awrit will se paid ret
at tba ediior'e atipraiaaLJ
i
, A New Stanza '''
affecting usages have crown
UD over Canada alnr thai war
began, writes William T. Ellis In the
Outlook. One Is the display of "rolls
of honor of mes who have gone to tho
front. Rallwal terminals, stores, fac- .
tories, clubs, and especially churohes.
make conspicuously public the names
of their workers or members who havo .
responded to the call to the colors,
together with additional lists of those '
who havo been killed, wounded, or
CaDtured. I was told that ovarv .
Protestant churoh In Canada has such
a flag draped "roll of honor" In front
of Its pulpit.
The other usage is big with signifi
cance and human sentiment. It indi
cates the mood of democracy which
dominates the world and puts zeal for
tho common soldier alongside of that
for the king. For Canada has added a
new stainsa to the national withem.
which is commonly sung (especially in
churches, where every service includes
the use of the national anthem).
along- with the first verse of "God
Blve the King." upon putmo occasions.
Tho supplemental stanza Is , poor
poetry; but I cannot Imagine any
body's hearing it sung by a Canadian
company without a ohoklng at the
throat and a moisture at tn eyes.
Ood save our splendid men.
Send them safe home again.
Ood save our men!
Keep them victorious.
Patient and chl val rous.
They are so dear to us;
Ood save our men! f
There Is no disloyalty to the king in
this; Canada is true to King veors
with a loyalty that would surprise
many Americans. But Canada is .ex
periencing the war in terms of sons
and husbands and orothers and lovers,
and that deeply personal sentiment
transcends all else.
Bonebead
-O'wan. nlgguh. you-ali ain't got no
sense nohow."
Ain't got no senseT vmuia
yeah hald faw?"
Dat thing Vmi ain t no
Amfm at a button on too on yo
to keep yo backbonef rom unravelln.' "
The HaiTest
Gather the tears of the women snd
plant tnem , .
Deep In the breast of our Nation.
Ill, mm..i m
Through the slow, growing days, tend
them, ana grant tnem
Power of purpose and power of deeds.
Gather the tears of their love and their
Plant'Vor a harvest of courage, each
one; . .
Reap from the ranches and reap from
the city: . ,
"Here 1 my husband:" and "Here is
my non!"
rtuth Wright Kauffmann of the
Vigilantes.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says
If you don't know sumpthln" Rood of
a feller, why. make up eumpthin' and
let them aa think they must, tell of
his bad. Most likely what you make
up will be nlgher to the truth than
what bad they tell of him.
S3
single these men out for Important or
spectacular, duties. Perhaps he re
calls the Colonel's Instrumentality in
the officers' "round robin" during the
Spanish war, or his disregard for or
ders and advice when he led his Rough
Riders Into a trap in Cuba, where they
might havo been annihilated but for
the timely arrival of a regiment of
negro troops. It might be In his mind
that a little moro than a year ago
both Roosevelt and Hughes were send
ing loud cries to heaven because we
were not at war with Mexico. Wouldn't
we have been in a nice mess, with a
healthy Mexican war on our hands last
February when Germany announced Its
unrestricted submarine poHcy? A war
with Mexico, strenuously advocated by
Roosevelt and Hughes, would have
played directly Into the hands of Ger
many; so the president's judgment in.
and handling of, the Mexican situa
tion is now proved to have been prop
er. Possibly the president recalls, with
a pardonable degree of comfort, Mr.
Hughes' extreme tact in handling the
Republican crisis in California when
he visited there during his campaign.
But It would prove disastrous to the
country's Interest If Mr. Hughes, in
some delicate and Important mafler
entrusted to him In an official posi
tion, should exhibit the same degree of
tact and foresight.
There are probably many other rea
sons why the president feels Justified
in depriving himself of the service and
talents of these eminent gentlemen,
and in asking of them only what he
asks from every other patriotic citi
zen, but I think enough has been
mentioned to show that there might
be some reasonable doubt as to their
qualifications for any especial prefer
ment. L. I. H. "r
PERSONAL MENTION
Here on Sight Seeing Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Tbomu E. Coleman,
from Madison. Wis., are stopping at
the-Multnomah for an indefinite time.
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman are touring the
Northwest and were attracted by the
opportunity which Portland offers, j
Car Shortage Hampers" j.
C. Z.' Nlckelsen, who was down from
Hood River Saturday, says a shortage
of cars is hampering marketing of
Hood River's apple crop. Many ship
ments have been made in open cars,
but with the coming of the cold season
this Is considered too risky. Apples
are commanding a good price, says
Mr. Nlckelsen.
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Former Sheriff VIM tor
W. M. Blakely, ex-sheriff of Uma
tilla county. Is staying at the New
Perkins.
a a a
Corporal W. IX. Ev Rauch, from the
Vancouver barracks. Is at the Cor
nelius where he will meet his parents
who are coming. from Montana to see
him.
a a a
Mr. and Mrs. Slefert of Olympla,
Wash., are stopping at the Portland ho
tel. I. 8. Burpee of Forest Grove is stop
ping in Portland at the Imperial.
MrsB. M, Potter of Salem. Is mak
ing a visit to Portland and Is at the
Washington.
Albert Guy 11 and family are at the
Cornelius and will make an extended
visit In Portland.
Judge Phy of La Grande Is In Port
land for a few days and Is staying
at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Waltman of Kel
so. Wash., arc in Portland on a shop
ping trip and are staying at the Mult
nomah. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dam man of Brid
al Veil are at -the New Perkins.
Mrs. D. E. Hardenbrook of Brook
ings, Or., Is at the Portland.
W. H. Gallaway from Atlanta, Oa.,
is at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Woodheuso. who
are here from Sllverton are staying
at the New Perkins.
IT R. Llnd. a prominent business
man from Salem, Is at tho Imperial
for a short stay in Portland.
L. H. Ossroan from' Med ford. Or.,
will be In Portland for a few days at
Mre New Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. 3. B. Davidson an In
Portland from Seattle and are at the
Oregon.
.W. M. Brick ford, a prominent law
yer of Missoula, Mont, Is stangat
the Portland for a few days. .
, Mr. and Mrs. C- H. William of Los
Angeles ana at the Cornelius. Mr. and
Mrsv Williams are la Portland em a
pleasure trip. " ' '
THROUGH
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T n t- W I ; lf w vv em- srwR
Good morning.
e3
Have you a little distillery In
your basement?
"Pastors See Sights," says a
headline. But the "sights' are
not what they were a few years
ago.
r
It shoes continue to advance In
price a shine will toon be a lux
ury. Ka Ten
Jack Sprat could eat no fat. his
wife could eat no lesn, but the way
they cleaned their platter would
make Hoover smile a mile.
If an army travels on Ha
stomach, those Italians must hve
an awful aefce.
Those who stood up for the B
cent street car fare are still standing.
Thankful
lean on.
for even a strsp to
Camouflage Taking a dose of
csstor oil to demonstrate to the
baby it Isn't nasty.
Wat
University Professor
Buys 2000
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