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Comment and Opinion of Journal Readers on Timely Topics
t Nationally and Internationally
' Whither?
Portland, Jan. 3. To the 'Editor of
The Journal A glaring headline catches
my eye: "Cohen Paroled From Prison
Terra." Aa I read the article my mind
drifted back to a beautiful Saturday
afternoon last September when my wife
and I drove out to get fresh air and
sunshine. When we returned at 6:40 p.
Bi. we tound our house, jfad been ran
sacked and all the valuables in the
house stolen. Two young men bad been
seen leaving the house a half hour be
fore. An inventory showed we were
losers by about 175 worth of material,
so far as value goes, but most of the
articles were presents to us, and price
less, because they cannot be replaced.
The list included an engagement ring,
ray present to my wife In 1906, set with
two opals and two chip diamonds; her
opal class ring, a gift from her chum
at school : another ring set with four
opals, her father's gift to her; a lava
Here, a present to my little girl from
toer grandmother; a past master's Ma
sonic Jewol, presented to me by Oregon
lodge No. 101, A. K. and A. M., the most
prized keepsake I ever owned : two ra
zors, one given me by my father in
1898; a fountain pen, my wifa's present
to me In 1918; a silk smoking jacket,
presented to me by O. M. Standifer em
ployes for Christmas. 1918; a blue
'worsted suit of clothes, almost new'; a
nickel plated flashlight; about S3 in
money. All these floated past me In a
vision, as I remembered the robbery and
"part of these goods, a very small part,
now at the police station awaiting trial
of Cohen. The silk smoking jacket and
grip are now at the police station and
the officers there told me the past mas
ter's Jewel had been broken up and
melted.
What law permits a. Judge to allow a
criminal to plead guilty to one charge
when there are numbers of others hang
ing over him and thousands of dollars'
. worth of property disposed of. according
to the papers. What sinister influence
ts at work In our courts that allows
some criminals to get off so easy? Why
let this man go under these circum
stances and send others to the peni
tentiary for smaller crimes? Has It
corns to a point where Cohen, Sorensen
and others have enough influential
friends or money enough to make them
Immune from punishment?
We hear every day of the work the
' government is doing to rid the country
ef the Red element ; yet it would seem
there is no protection for a man who
is trying to "v honestly and save a
'IttUe mora than he spends. Is there a
force at work here to make Bolshevists
out of us all? I have always talked end
worked against Bolchevlst principles,
but when your best friends say to you,
, 'I told you so; they'll turn them loose ;
they've got money behind them," what
can you say?
When you read of all the robberies
autos, stores, houses and banks and of
the kind hands that care for the per-
petrators Of these misdeeds, it kind of.
'makes you wonder what the bar of Jus
, tlco really means. Doesn't It?
x ARCHIE C. FRIE?.
' Opposes Universal Training
- Fort Stevens, Jan. 5. To the Editor
of The Journal In reply to A. Barnes'
letter in The Journal of December 29.
let me say I still think universal train
ing will prove a curse to the country.
Germany told the world it was keeping
a big trained army to keep peace. In
fact, I read a Oerman poem seven years
ago that called the kaiser "prince of
peace." Universal training Is simply
preparing for war. war is a succession
of blunders,
ana is seiaom me win ot i
the people. It is a game of politics.
- . . f 1 A. 1 1 ...til t-n 1 I 1
ti i vorsiM i ra inniir win eivh i iih ijimili-
clan too much power and give the army
clique a chance to work out some of
- - their warlike ideas. Depend on it, the
1 politician's sons or friends will go to
the officers training school, and if we
would be unlucky enough to have war,
the men that are advocating compulsory
- training will sit back and reap a harvest
out of the misery of the masses. The
.mn twlthmit n mill will nn IVia wnrle
and rot in the trenches, and those lucky
enough to live to come back will took
X for a iol and often not get It.
', "Granted that Switzerland had a trained
army and kept out of the war. How
about Holland, Spain, Denmark, Norway
and Sweden? Switzerland was geo
graphically, not In the way, and had a
large food reserve. If Switzerland was
as much in the path of the armies as
Belgium, the story would be different
France has had universal training for
years, and history shows her in a suc
cession of costly wars.
Universal training breeds military
spirit that 6eeds war; war breeds so
cialism we have quite enough of that
uow.
I am a loyal American. My son can
trace his forefathers back to the Revo-
lution of 1776, when they fouirht for the
democracy that unlveraial training will
. destroy. I do not care to have my son
trained to help make a few more bil
llonalres. AMERICAN MOTHER,
Portland. Jan. 1. To the Editor of
The Journal For 33 years Greater Port
. land has been my text on many occa
sions, but you cannot build a house or
. city on imperfect foundation or manage-
ment. lour valuable Journal, to stir up
public opinion, has often used for slogan,
"What's the Mattet With Portland?"
4-'The true answer is, "Nothing, but in
competent management"
No city or state can prosper without
the cooperation and loyal support of the
3 cent postage stamp, friends writing to
Jr-. friends, that Portland and Oregon are
J the places to live and buy property In.
I am sorry to state that Portland today
has no loyal supporters in this Import-
- . ant Indispensable source, from the f ari
the people are disgusted and dlscour-
aged. They know they are not recelv-
; ing benefits In proportion to taxes paid.
. If your paper would devote Its energies
X o the foundation of city building by con-
H solldatlng city and county, all other
r Uiiugs needful for ity growth would
. soon follow. I am confident the majority
ZS' Of people are desirous of such a chance
, j 1 1 . . .
wuuiu wiigw your leaaersnip,
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impossible to succeed In accomplishing
vui. hiiwifco uuuet mo present man.
I have no mud to sling at officehold
ers. They, no doubt, are doing their
best We, the people, elected them.
Hence no fault of a man worth $1500
or less a year holding office of J6000
or more. It Is our fault, not his. But
the plan of two sets of officers Is rot
ten. When this change is perfected,
which should be in the near future, the
voters could then only make one mistake.
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is now easily overcome by using an
antiseptic oil spray which absorbs
and ; dislodges j the hard web-like
mucus membrane of throat and nose.
Quick relief is always obtained by
using the McKensie Catarrh Spray,
The price complete with special atom
iser Is only 42.00. We pay the post
age on this and all other drug orders.
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Trisi Experts, Portland, Oregoa ,
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Now the chances are better than two to
one they make two by selecting public I
servants.
So far as Portland is concerned, it is
the best and finest located city on the
planet. No city can ever compare to
her sublime, soul-stirring beauty and
her natural resources of unlimited '
wealth. Had it not been so f avorably j
blessed by the Great Architect, Portia
today would be a small village. As it
US', we have some 300,000 or more inhabi
tants. I am confident with proper, in
telligent management, Portland's popu
lation would and should have 1,000,000
happy, prosperous people. This may
seem a wild statement, but I make it
with deliberate thoughts gathered from
back thoughts secured in daily attend
ance for 35 years In the one truly great
college of experience. I have the black
and blue college markings that will con
vlnce any man or woman that this state
ment is true and that I know what I
am talking about.
I wish you a happy, prosperous year,
1920, and great success in your praise
worthy undertakings.
W. M. KILLINGSWORTIL
Upbraids Wasteful Consumers
Portland, Jan. 5. To the Editor of
The Journal I see the women of the
city are making a fight against the high
cost of living. I wish to say It is not
the fault of the wholesaler or the re
taller. It Is the consumer's own fault
no one's else. These things I know, for
I worked in 19 different eating places
In December, 1919. People go Into them
and they see this, that and the other,
and they take a dish each of about half
of all the things they see, and eat about
one tenth of it, and the rest ts all
mussed over. Consequently, it is wasted.
I can't see where the wholesaler or re
tailer is to blame for the nennle'a own
faults. It is their place to Bell, whether I
It be little or much. It Is also the same
with the parties who keep the eating
places. They have it to sell, and the
more they sell the more they make.
That Is what they are In the business
for.
Now if these ladles will visit those
places as guests at eating time, and sit
where they can see the load that comes
in and see what is taken back as waste,
they won't wonder why the high price
of living keeps up. I believe they will
find the consumer Is to blame for It all.
O. R.
The High Cost Considered
Grass Valley, Jan. 1. To the Editor
of The Journal What caused the high
cost of living? First, the government
put a tax on everything a human being
uses, to get money ; second, everything
rcse ; then, the people went bugs over
good roads and bonded the state to get
money. This meant more tax. Every
body was advised to get a car and buy
gas, and quit work and ride on these
good roads. They did, and are today
th,J Car ana mnlSlJFvS' appeared again at the 1919 session ! grievance committee of that local: An
Then have f l coastnd. S ! of the Washington legislature and gav, American citizen drawing $4.80 was dls
Sr C0J," ,,? 1 L u : evidence at a public hearing of a new charged and an alien put in his place
suffer with cold when there is enough
uaterpower going to waste in the Des
chutes river to heat every home in the
state with electricity. Yet it is bottled
up so we can't utilize It
NOW, I say. Cut OUt the bonding and
taxing. Dump the cars into the ditch. ; troll fish, and Immature. Being present
Go to work, instead of jolting yourselves I asked permission to ask some ques
over the streets and roads. Stop the Hons. The gist of his testimony was that
cause, and the cure is easy. When all small fish taken outside the river
you are bonded and taxed and stung, ! ocean line were immature and all inside
j-ou are going to eting the other fellow. ; that line mature. I then said : "All fish
Let go of my throat and quit choking ; ermen know that great schools of small
me, anu i win be good. This will put '
a siop to tne bank robbing and holdups,
move is me gist or it all.
Simmer :
it down.
J. B.
BRESSLER. !
from the Anti-Prohibition. Standpoint I
Portland, Dec. 29. To the Editor of! be Im '
The Journal About five years ago we! Tn eavel fell just then. Perhaps
were told that prohibition was the one Senator Loomls wanted to save the wit
balm for all disorders of society ; that ness embarrassment
with the coming of prohibition, crime I To pro-e that fishermen are not so
would be reduced, as would poverty, ! greedy that they would destroy the fu
suiclde and social unrest It has been ! ture of the industry they called a meet
fairly tried and the results are interest-! ing at Ilwaeo on May 4, 1919, and went
There has been more crime In I on record aa opposed to taking imma-
yji uanu hub w inxer man trier vpr.
1 a In nnu -1 . . . . ',
... niiuci uunng me palmiest
days of John Barleycorn, and anyone
can see the reason. In the old days a
man, no matter how down and nut ti
i .' vi nearly aIway escape the i
wintry blasts by retreating to tho
narmm ana cneer or the corner saloon, i
Generally there were friends there to
buy him a few drtnks and help him for
get his hard luck. But now, no such
haven of refuge, with free lunch offer
ing itself to the unfortunate. Instead he
Is forced on the streets, to embitter
himself against society, and If the night
Is dark enough, to "stick up" the first
prosperous looking passerby he sees.
We still see poverty all about us.
Beggars confront us on every hand :
1 suicides are still common and social un-
rest is the chief topic of the day.
The statistics to the effect that crime
Is decreased Immediately after the In
troduction of prohibition are misleading.
Crime falls off only while the criminal
element is readjusting itself and white
new criminals are being formed by the
thing itself. Then it breaks out again
with renewed Intensity.
Having been to sea a little. I have
seen men, especially the younger men,
step from a bone dry territory suddenly
Into a wet and wide open district, with
the result that their actions were more
like those of swine fhan of men. This
was because they had received no train
ing In the control of self. Instead, the
abominable policy of removing all
temptation had been substituted. Pro
hibition of any kind ts a dangerous
thing In a free country. Why can't the
churches realize that evil exists In the
I mind and is not a material thing?
Any man who upholds prohibition is
either admitting that he Is unable to
take care of himself or he is attempting
to forcg his own personal convictions on
other peaple. H. E. RIKEWINE.
The Training' of the Auto Driver
Klamath Falls, Jan. 8. To the Editor
of The Journal In a recent letter about
automobile accidents and education I
suggested that experience in bicycle
na,nS 18 80 much education toward fit-
1 " ' ........ 0 .
No one would think of allowing a per
son not acquainted with the machinery
of a steamboat, nor with the river on
which It is to run, to take the helm as 1
captain or pilot of a boat For that
responsible place he must have become
educated in the working of the ma
chinery and the way the boat "be
haves" ; he must know . the depth and
widths of the water, the snags, the
eddies and the speed of the currents in
all the channels he is to navigate; he
must know landing places, the rules for
meeting and passing other boats and be
competent to Judge accurately the speed
of his own and other boats and the dis
tance of moving and statioaary objects ;
In short, he must be educated tn all that
makes for the safety of his ewn and
other crafts and their cargoes and of
life and property. But as to the auto
mobile, it has been assumed that anjr-1
one can run an automobile In any chan
nel, without any knowledge of its width
or ' length, or the snags or landing
places, or any ability to Judge the speed
or "volume of the current of the stream
or vehicles and pedestrians, or the dts-
tance of objects of any kind, or in what
I direction any moving object may coa
tinue. The only qualification has been
j i courage based on : dense ignorance f
of Current Moment Locally,
v
possible combinations of circumstances,
AH that baa been necessary has been to
get into the craft and guess at It, the
same as with medicine bottles; if you
live It was the cough syrup, if you die
it was the wrong pedal ; but you have
got to take one, or perhaps both, to find
out. Don't think that lining persons or
the machine, or the Issuing of licenses
to them without education, is ever going
to eton automobile accidents.
C. C B ROWER.
In Defense of Fishermen
Ilwaeo, Wash., Jan. 1. To the Editor
of The Journal In The Journal of De
cember 29 appears a report of the com
missioner of fisheries to the secretary
of commerce, in which the claim is made
that many small and Immature fish are
being taken ty trollers and purse seiners
off the mouth of the Columbia river. ;
The claim Is made that, those fish being
taken on their feeding grounds, their
stomachs are full of food and that within
a few hours after being taken out of
the water auto digestion seta in and the
fish are unfit for human consumption.
We do not deny that the fish taken
from the deep sea are fat and their
stomachs full of food but that auto di
gestion or any other digestion sets In
and causes the fish to become unfit tor
consumption we most emphatically deny.
If auto digestion sets in with salmon
in a few hours after taken what about
halibut that are thrown Into the hull of
a schooner with some Ice and held for
days before coming ashore, and then put
in storage for weeks before getting to
the consumer? This has been done for
years and you never heard of auto di
gestion. Poultry is held in storage for
weeks without being pulled. Does auto
digestion set in?
This same propaganda was initiated
In the spring of 1918 by a prominent
packer who owns several packing plants
and a vast number of fishing appliances
who would be greatly benefited if troll-
ers and purse seiners were legislated off
-1 . ,.,i-t nn, I .r n 1 1 nU! all
S. (lift I, .n, IM Kroura wh.t. ;
of the new packers out of business.
thereby kiHing competition, as the new
packers own no appliances, the points
of vantage being all taken up by the
old time packers.
The same authority claimed that all
salmon, both mature and Immature, were (
not fit tor earning, tor me same reason, ana we toon the employer into the fold
that their stomachs were full, and also as a crook and shackled him with a
said the Immature fish were so soft they j bond to keep his promise to his em
would not keep, and to verify the state- j ployes or at least we promised the
ment he canned some and held them for
a considerable time, but on opening the
cans he found them in prime condition
and admitted his mistake.
We then thought we had heard the last .
of that subterfuge, but a few months :
later a couple of students from the .
Washington Agricultural college ap-j
peared as experts. They visited most of;
I tne wasningion coasi ana coueciru uaw,
code govemitng the fisheries, got up by
the fish corrjmissioners of Washington. ;
In the evidence of one of the students,
a Mr. Smith, he produced the weight of
ismall fish received at the plant between i
rorliin Aat anH 1nimA1 thnv npn nil
fish enter the river when the tides are
flooding, and will if not caught return
to the ocean when the tide ebbs and
fresh water begins to return. Would
you have us believe that those thousands
returned would in crossing that line
tliPA fh 1 rionlr ra mnn and annnlntAH n
committee to wait on the packers and
ask them to cooperate Insofar as to
refuse to accept any chinook salmon less
than six pounds in weight. But as the
packers were only paying 5 cents a
pound they refused to cooperate. Their
excuse was that the fresh fish dealers
would buy them
caught anyway.
and
they would be
S. BUTTS.
Politics as She Is ReHned
Portland, Dec. 2". To the Editor of
The Journal They used to tell us In
the midst of the suffrage campaign
what a refining influence women would
bring Into politics. Alas! these beau
tiful visions are like the dream-children
of Charles Lamb, too lovely for earth.
Recently there was a bye-e'.ectlon In
England In which Lady Astor was vic
tor. Comment by the more serious
London weeklies, like the Nation and
the Saturday Review (standing for
widely different principles), is agreed
that the campaign at Plymouth was, as
the Nation says, "the most vulgar of
which we have any remembrance."
The Saturday Review gives an ex
ample of the high plane of argument
between Lady Astor and Mr. Foot, the
Liberal candidate.
Mr. Foot (to the men and women
voters in a Joint discussion) I am a
better authority than Lady Astor. I
have seven children and she has only
six.
Lady Astor But I haven't finished
yet (Laughter).
Mr. Foot Neither have I. (More
laughter).
Here -is refinement and delicacy and
wit with every evidence that the predic
tions of the suffragists have come true!
Honors eeem to rest with Mr. Foot;
leastwise he had the last word. Lady
Astor might have retorted with crush
ing truth that Mr. Foot had only one
wife, while she had had two husbands.
Maybe she did so reply and her words
were not reported. At any rate, she
won the election. The Review !n ex
planation suggests that In Plymouth
procreatlve capacity Is regarded as a
title to political .confidence, under the
new oraer or things.
HERBERT J. FOSTER.
With Reservations
Portland. Jan. 5. To the Editor of
The Journal I return herewith ballot
on League of Nations. In doing so I
will say I do not think the league the
panacea that many people claim. How
ever the treaty ought to have been out
of the way long ago. and as long as it
continues pending conditions will remain
unsettled. I favor ratification, but with
certain reservations safeguarding Amer
ican interests, which I do not think Is
the case with the document aa it stands.
This, I believe, notwithstanding the
great majority seem to be for it, as
shown by The Journal's poll.
It ts out of the question to go back
to our isolated position of ante-war
days. It Is absolutely certain that in
any future difficulty, whether in Europe
or the Orient we would become Involved
"Scraps of paper" are repugnant to the
American people, 8o if it should ever
become necessary again to Intervene I
prefer that it be as a free agent rather
than under treaty stipulation that is,
under I Article X , , . '
I am absolutely opposed to the Bhaa-
tung deal, v I would make it the subject
of a reservation. I am surprised that
President Wilson stood for it, especially
in the face of the objections of Henry
White, Secretary Lansing and General
Bliss, as is reported. However, I would
not shirk any responsibilities that have
fallen to us as a result of the war. 1
think it a Christian duty that we accept
the mandate for Armenia. I ant op
posed to the sentiment in certain quar
ters in Britain that would give the "Sick
Man of Europe a new lease of life.
The Turk should be put out of Europe;
Armenia should be free.
A word of censure- In view of the
fact that the European powers are will
ing to accept reservation. President
Wilson should meet his partner in the i
Treaty making power the senate half
way and agree on reservations. I think
it was a mistake to so dovetail the two
together as to make them Inseparable.
Peace should have been made first A
treaty including the league could have
been negotiated later.
Peace has been
delayed and unrest continues, all be-
cause of the refusal of the president to
take into his confidence a coordinate
branch of the government. For the love
of heaven, let us agree on reservations
ana have peace! FABIUS.
Criticizes L. L. L. L. Management
Sllverton, Jan. 8. To the Editor of
The Journal Your article regarding
strikes in Oregon Is rather interesting
The figures given by Mr. Gram do not
surprise me in the least. But the ques
tion as I see it is, "Who lost the $1,500,
000?" The employer always recoups his
loss by the advance incident to the
curtailment of his output, but the em
ploye has lost a day or a month which
he can never hope to recover.
You ask. "Could not the same results
be attained by arbitration?" Well, that
is the way the results are attained.
After all the loss of time and money
and the suffering of innocent people,
the trouble is eventually arbitrated.
We have an organization for the arbi
tration of all troubles between employer
and employe known as the Loyal Legion
of Loggers and Lumbermen. The prin
ciple of this organization; as I see it.
Is sound, btrtrft has this one fault: The
cornerstone of its foundation is "cam
ouflage." It is not my Intention to be a knocker.
?" ' ' owe ".
Ij. J-- for I have worked for the L. L.
L. L. throughout Oregon and Wash
ington. 1 was a delegate to the convention in
Portland a year apo where the L. L.
L. L. as a peace measure had its con
ception. I was enthusiastic over it
because I had faith In the laboring man
employes that we would. I found that !
the principal business of the board of
directors was to make a motion to
adjourn ; so I left the employ of the
L. L. L. L. and went to work for a
company that was affiliated with the
LL. L. L., to see for myself how It
worked out in practice,
I will tell a few of the things that
tuuc i wan a. memoei 01 me
at t-60. Men who owned their homes
' me town to,id me they drew S5.25,
while aliens who were doing the same
work ad no more, told me that they
were drawing b. A foreman In the
employ of the company said, "To hell
with the L. L. L. L. and to hell with
the American Legion."
I do not feel that I am doing anyone
an injustice by making these state
ments public, because the facts are
known to the company and also to a
member of the board of directors, and
they have never taken action on any
but the first and they adjusted that
because the alien could not make good.
At present the plant has closed down
0ZJLZ ll' eVBWl who, ws
employed there was laid off and his
place Is taken by an alien.
When I found these conditions, and
as a member of the grievance commit
tee made complaint to the manager,
they soon found my work unsatisfac
tory and I was discharged, contrary to
the by-laws and constitution of the
L. L. L. L. This fact is also known to
tho board of directors.
So It is plain to me that arbitration
is all right in theory but 'does not work
out In practice. And the laboring man
is a practical man. His experience has
taught him that if he is going to arbi
trate with a coyote, he must first have
the coyote by the throat or there will
be no arbitration.
FRANK CARPENTER.
Would Make Rockefellers Impossible
Gladstone, Jan. 8. To the Editor of
The Journal I dare say many when
reading of the recent Rockefeller gift
j ;iave thought within themselves that
even when so large a sum is devoted to
charitable and beneficial purposes it is
entirely wrong and that it is a social
danger that one person should have the
power that naturally goes with such a
colossal amount. I am no Socialist,
either by upbringing or by Instinct ; still
one can readily perceive that It Is this
sort of thing that breeds Socialism of
the wgfst description. That one jir
son, or a few persons, should possess
fortunes beyond the dreams of avarice,
while untold thousands are living and
dying In want of the commonest needs
of life, it seems that laws should be en
acted that while permitting industrial
activity to the utmost, when fortunes
grow beyond a certain size, all beyond
should revert to the state as a matter
of course; for It Is from the common
people these fabulous amounts are
wrung. The time is coming, I believe,
when men will be so ashamed to pile
up huge wealth, even if laws are not so
framed that it will be impossible.
ARLINGTON
A Voice From Coblenz
Portland. Jan. 9. To the Editor of
The Journal I am copying a passage
from a letter I received from Sergeant
Squire V. Hooker of Company C, First
Field Signal battalion, Coblenz, Ger
many. It might be of Interest as ex
pressing a viewpoint of one of the boys
who Is still over there, regarding recent
events in congress. He writes, in part :
"I understand they (Fifth and Fif
tieth infantry) will begin to move north
jn : that ,s ,f our co1?188 doesn't
play hell and they are recalled. That
damn congress is Surely giving the
people a nice douhlecross. What is
wrong with the people? Why do they
stand for it? Have the fathers and
mothers forgotten their sons that died
for a great cause? Don't they respect
the battlefield dead any more? Hell,
man, it's a disgrace, and Germany Is
laughing In her sleeve, while America
is losing the respect of all other nations.
The Germans say there are some good
Germans in the American congress."
HARRY L. WOLBERS.
Justice
Portland, Jan. 4. To the Editor of
The Journal "The quality of mercy is
not strained," wrote the bard of Avon.
He could as well have used the word
"Justice," since justice is probably as
important as "mercy." "Justice and
judgment are the establishment of thy
throne," wrote the sweet singer of
Israel, but with certain terrestrial judges
and certain courts trying certain cases,
it appears that "justice and judgment"
are not necessary for the establishment
of their Judicial benches. It . is stilt
true that money means "influence," and
a sufficiency thereo will . place a man
In hm United States senate or give him
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Sffiy1 Ilium stE'i i ,
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The treasury is second only In architectural importance to the Capitol. It is built of sandstone and granite
and is 450 feet in length and 250 feet In width.. The east front Is on Fifteenth street and Is adorned with
a colonnade of stately Ionic colu mns, after those of the Temple of Minerva at Athens, and on the north, west
and south fronts are porticos of similar columns. It is regrettable that the architect, Robert Jlills, did not
have his way in the design of setting the building in grounds that are more in keeplnu with its dignity and
beauty, instead of obtruding it unceremoniously upon Pennsylvania avenue; but the story goes that Presi
dent Jackson became very Impatient at the long delayed choosing of a
morning, stuck his cane into the
an honorable standing In civic or re
ligious Bociety and completely change
and transpose the words "Justice" and
"judgment" But the word "Justice" Is
a big word, a great word. It compre
hends much. It is world embracing,
and touches us In ail our relations
civic, social, educational and religious.
For instance, justice is always law
abiding and is never a destroyer of
law and order. Saul, once the valiant
king of Israel, grew domineering and
unjust. David, schooled with the rug
ged and hard experiences of life, de
veloped a keen sense of right and Just
ice, later becoming the greatest and
most helpful ruler of the renowned
Hebrew nation. Solomon, his pon,
eeem to be a type of the golden age
of prophecy, when justice and right
will be the order of the day, and a
man's life will become "more precious"
than automobiles or the gold of Ophir.
0 J. H. C.
The Sad Spectacle
Jennings Lodge, Jan. 7. To the Ed
itor of The Journal At last we have
the sad spectacle of six able Jurists, sit
ting en banc, freeing a flagrant violator
of the law. Is it any wonder Bolshe
vism Is getting such a stranglehold upon
America?
In the Infamous Dred Scott decision,
the United States supreme court de
cided, practically, that Dred Scott, a
negro, was not a human being, thereby
placing him in the same class as a horse
or cow. That decision was Instrumental
In hastening the advent of our bloody
Civil war.
Who can foretell the ultimate out
come of such decisions as was handed
down from the bench last Wednesday
by six judges of the circuit court sit
ting en banc? Press reports wtate that
Nels Peter Sorensen sat crouched in a
corner of the courtroom, a sufferer from
mental anguish, trembling with fear and
sobbing. Was he sobbing in memory of
his victims? He sobbed and blubbered
and sputtered for fear his own precious
person would be confined for a season
behind prison walls.
Among other things, the decision
handed down by the six Jurists, sitting
en banc, virtually makes the pedestrian
legitimate target for drunken million
aires, and our only recourse Is to elect
men to office who are not influenced by
riches nor subject to the malign influ
ence known as "wire pulling."
A LOVER OF JUSTICE.
"Without Purse or Scrip"
Hillsboro, Dec. 31. To the Editor of
The Journal There is much talk about
self denial as a Christian duty, and yet
there Is but little practice of the princi
ple. This is a self Indulgent rather than
a self denying age. Many will give
money because they have plenty to spare,
enough remaining with them to supply
their every need. Others give time, be
cause they have It to spare. But when
It comes to giving up what the carnal
mind likes best and what It loves, then
comes the trial. Yet. this Is the field
for the exercise of self denial the near
est, the dearest, the most precious and
fondled thing, if It be sinning against
the word of God. This is the genuine
offering of self-denial. As Ood gave
His Son, and the Son of God gave
Himself, so must we, if we would pa
tiently walk the ame thorny path of
our guide, give u the thing we like,
if God's word condemns It. though we
should love it as an only child. This
Is the true spirit of self-denying discip
line, practised by the early disciples
and the true worshippers of the meek
and lowly Jesus.
How times have (changed. For now,
without devouring widows' houses and
preventing the homeless children from
eating the "crumbs" which fall from
their master's table, congregations can
afford to buy this "bread of life" for
themselves at the cost of thousands of
dollars a year. Truly, the mlllenni&m Is
here. Or is this the "mystery" spoken
of in Revelation? ISRAELITE.
Wants Berger to Take His Sea
Woodburn. Jan. 6. To the Editor of
The Journal I see by the papers that
Victor L. Berger has been returned to
congress from the Fifth district of Wis
consin over the combined old parties.
Now I want to call on the people to
watch the action of congress to see if
it will slap the people of this great
country, saying we don't know what we
want. This would mean for congress,
if It unseats Berger again, to constitute
itself a body wielding a veto on the
choice of voters, and If such a thing as
that don't make I. W. W. and Bolshe
vik! I don't know what will. If con
gress Is wise, it will not hurl another
such boomerang In the face of the peo
ple and the constitution of the United
States. J. H. MACK.
On Making Others Happy
Hood River, Jan. 8. To the Editor of
The Journal Is not there some one with
a fertile brain and a sympathetic heart
who could devise some method by which
those persons who have been accustomed
to wine and beer (sad to say) can have
a little consolation when deprived by
law of its beverage uses and abuses?
They forget how much happiness is
given to others in the abolition of these
articles. ;
We never know how much-- happiness
we can bring to others until we make
special efforts in the right direction. To
those who will stilt labor for others let
me say in this momentous change ; How
nuch more confidence your employer
will have in yott Ton doubtless now
will come to your work; promptly and
- O U Pv
NATIONAL
CAP I T A L
ground, said, "Build it here," and here
cheerfully and not with bloated faoe
and bleared eyes, and don't be Jealous
of those who hoarded- their wine and
beer against the day of drouth. They
.re not happy. No one who aspires to
do evil can ever be happy. They are
not laying up for themselves treasures
In heaven. It is barely possible they
are laying up other things In that other
place which we shrink to mention.
The joy that comes to one when tfying
to make others happy has Its own com
pensation. BENJAMIN BRACKETT.
An Anti-Prohibitionist's Views
Portland, Jan. 7. To the Editor of The
Journal I have been a great admirer of
W. J. Bryan. He seems to be unfortun
ate in riding he political current. In
1896. had the election taken place three
months before it did, he would have been
elected. Could he have been nominated
and the election taken place in 1919 he
would have marched triumphantly Into
the White House. Should he be nomin
ated 'n 1920 the tide will turn and the
sentiment will be so strong against pro
hibition it will defeat him. However, I
believe Mr. Bryan Is the strongest man
in the Democratic party today. While
I am radically opposed to Mr. Bryan's
prohibition views, I could not rebuke
him on account of his great peace-making
power. We don't want a war presi
dent The man that runs for president
and advocates the abolition of the pro
hibition law will win.
E. A. LINSCOTT.
The Census Taker's Reception
Portland, Jan. 8 To the Editor of The
Journal I read In Tuesday's Journal
your editorial entitled "Courtesy and the
Census." It tells, a few people what they
should do in regard to being courteous
to the census taker. What If we reverse
It this rne? for this reason: The door
bell i" A lady answered the door.
Before i tg his business, a man asked
If he ml: '.' come In. Who wouldn't slam
the door in his face? He might at least
say, "Good morning. 1 am the census
taker." Things would go more smoothly 1
for him and he wouldn't meet with so '
many rebuffs. J. KRAUSKY. i
His Outlook Appears Gloomy
Albany, Jan. 7. To the Editor of The
Journal I am much pleased with letters!
In The Journal showing the difference
In enforcement of the law In favor of the
rich and against the poor. I have no
sympathy with the I. W. W., but the
worst criminals are the rich corporations
and profiteers. For 50 years our courts
land lawmakers have been controlled by
the money power. No wonder we have
I. W. W. In abundance. It seems to me
there Is a likelihood that history Is re
peating itself. Other nations were
wrecked as soon as they became ruled
by the wealthy. We hope there will
be a peaceful reform soon. If not, in my j shall recejve for his work. No dlslnt
oplnlon. proud America, the best govern- i erested board fixes his pay. He bids
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When doctors disagree the patient is the main sutfercr.
The peace treaty the supposed panacea for the ills of the world must be taken
without dilution, says Dr. Wilsoif.
I won't allow my patient to tkke it without radical change of treatment, says Dr.
Lodge.
You are both wrong, says Dr. Bryan. I favor compromise,
And, in the meantime, the poor old world grows weaker and is gasping for
breath. r - . '
But while doctors disagree, remember that the practice of dentistry is an exact
science, provided the operator -possesses the necessary skill and experience.
If you visit this office for dental service you will never regret the step, as you
will receive in every branch of dental work expert treatment founded on experience
and skill that is generally acknowledged. You will recognize skill, service, prompt
ness, gentleness and moderate prices.
Northwest
Corner
Sixth and
WashinftoB
Streets
Raleigh Bldf.
Pione Main 2119
site, walked Into the grounds one
it stands today.
ment that ever existed, will be destroyed.
We have high taxes and legislators
ready to add a greater burden on the
people. A. N. SIMPSON,
Tioneer and Member G. A, R.
Portland Builders' Problems
Portland. Jan. 7. To the Editor of:
The Journal Having been present at the
notary luncneon ioaay ana naving pearu Mr preBaent, but I would give my
Mr. Mason's report on Industrial con- B0U, t0 flx ,,me jHChem0 whereby men
ditions, and his suggested remedies fori in thelr per8onal and International re
existing evils, and since the printed re-! utions would submit to reason rather
port freely quoted from my articles In , than pasalorii to reMon on n rnKou,
the public press I fee! free to add to . b . of orn ' . mo.tlln. bv ,h.
the general discussion the following con
siderations :
The wage scale Is not the only prob
lem the working agreement with the
Building Trades council seeks to aolye,
by a long way. There Is the question of
strikes and lockouts and stoppage of
work growing out of disputes. There '.s
the matter of compulsion how to com
pel both parties to live up to the agree- ,
ment how punish a man for not doing
so. How to work a union man and a
non-union map tide by side without
friction. How to put the men of one
union or craft at the work of another
craft without a row. How to do away
with limiting the amount of work a
man Bhali perform In a working day.
How to prevent restriction in the use of
machinery and tools. How to stop Inter
ference with the workmen during work
ing hours. What shall be done In the
matter of apprentices who shall handle
this question. How to stop peddling of
bide and Jobbing out labor and other
Items. How to srbltrato quickly and
satisfactorily all the Irritating disputes
that n re bound to arise from the clash
of varied and various Interests on a job.
How to settle upon and have an equal
voice In all working 'rules of all the
unions. How to provide a course of pro-
eedure for handling all grievances and
disputes that both parties will respect
that will Fettle the quarrel and leave
no sore spot, how provide a penally
for stopping work and be able to enforce
same.
These are a few of the items that
come within the scope of this agreement
i and Mr. Mason's proposed nominating
: board, consisting of preachers, knights,
i bankers, lawyers, engineers, doctors,
! pedagogues, penpushers and architects.
would need to select a representative of
the public to assist in their solution, for
It ts along these lines that most Indus
trial disputes arise.
Mr. Mason's velvet toucn suggests the
hidden hook, and It must be conceded
that It is asking almost too much for
employers to treat with their men as In
dustrial equals, and in other than build
ing construction it may be Impossible 'of
attainment, but In this field It should
not be at elHdifflcult. for the contractor
Is himself an employe of the public. IIS
Is not consulted aa to what wage he
When Doctors Disagree!
The World Is Sick
Dr. Wilson Stands Pat
Dr. Bryan Disagrees
Dr. Lodge Saws Wood
and the World Grows
Weary and Weaker Waiting
My fees are reasonable
DR. B. E. WRIGHT
"PAINLESS EXTRACTION OP TEETH .
TWENTY , YEARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE
In secret against competition end covers i
bis bid by a bond, but when It comes
to what wages he shall pay his men. :
then the public wants to get In and J.
help fix the scale. Why should not t he J
building contractor say without a&slst-
ance what lie shall pay his help, the A
same as anybody else? Because he pays
S8 a day for carpenters Is no reason the '
.public, hiring carpenters direct, should
pay the same. A man building real- .
dences said yesterday that he "put an ad
in the paper for carpenters at $5 sua
when he came down to his office 'could
naraiy get in, as tnera were irom BO to ;
75 Swedes lined up for the job." and
ther r no hMr rutonl nn Mirtli
There would be no Jabor trouble worth
mentioning so far as wages nr con
cerned In construction work If the con-
tractor got what he considers a fair
wan for himself. Ha la usually jewed
down, compelled to meet comietltloti.
and the bids are haudlprl In such h mnn.
ner as to squeeze the last possible dot
lar out of a job before It is awarded,
and aa a result the contractor Is com
pelled to buck up on his specialty con
tractors and labor. I asked a contrac
tor how he expected to gel by with a
government contract with rigid inspec
tion, and he said he had a little edge
on some of tho materials and ho t per led
to cut a corner on the labor.'' and it
made trouble for such committees as
Mr. Mason proposes.
As long as the public treats untrue
tors that Wiiy contractors will treat tlu-lr
men that way, and men treated that
way will keep on fussing, and Ihc pub- .
lie will have need for such a commit
tee aa Is suggested. But as lone mi this
agreement between the General Build
ing Contractors' association and the
Building Trades council Is in effect ami
Hvailjim tn hv lint h tiiiTt1..a th.r. .Ml I.a
no need for Its services.
O. O. HUOHSON.
A Formula for rate
Halsey. Dec, 30. To the Editor ofTh
Journal In your editorial entitled
"Without End." you cite all the Ills that
war is a child 'of, and you assert that
all we need Is to Join ouraelvea with tho
other powers of the world and our trou
ble will be over for all time. Hut that
wtll not stop, wars. It la not a leagun
of nations we need so much as good
fellowship. Senator John Sharp Wil
liams of Mississippi hit the nail on tho
rlaht end In discusKIng the Cummins
hill, when he said : "1 have been In pub
lic life' more than a third of a century.
j ,lo flot Wftnt t0 mako an aM of myw!)r(
merely a worship of iJod, a recognition
of (rod's fatherhood and the brother
hood of man, with nothing sectarian
about it"
Then he goes on and says: "Yet, when
we meot and diNcusa thine things, how
do we meel, and how do va dlncua
thorn? One fellow dlncuHfi's them as an
anti-labor union man, another as a labor
union man, another as a Republican,
another as a Democrat, anoihur as a
Christian Sclent Int. another an a Ro
man Catholic, another a an lrlnhman,
another as a pro-dermun, another as
an American, vaunting his Americanism
before everybody's elao Americanism ;
and yet nobody willing Just to surren
der It all for the sake, of the brother
hood of mankind, industrially, Interna
tionally and for peace."
Will the nations, after they have'
joined themselves together, meet In good
fellowship and work for the good of
all mankind, or will they each be trying
to gel the advantage over the other:?
Will a league of nation take all this
relflflhriess out of man and make hin -as
docile as a lamb? I think riot. When
we get to where we are willing to live
as the 13 men In your parable did when
they first landed on their Island, then.
and not till then, shall we have univer
sal peace. G. It. WALKER.
Wants l?. S. Senate Abolished
Hillsboro, Dec. 21. To the Editor of
The Journal I am In favor of an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States to abolish the senate, as
It does nothing but talk) and It Is so
partisan that all it docs Is to play pea
nut polit ics ; so the sooner the people
can get rid of such a humbug tlut bet
ter off we shall be.
WILLIAM FATTLL.
A School Law Point .
Portland, Jan. 9.To the Editor r
The Journal I'lease tell me the law re
garding school attendance of children
under 16 years of age who have finished,
grade school. MOTHER.
(All children hHen tha mm ef 14 a4
1 8 muH eih r bt In rhnol or havt a permit
from Us rhild'a wtlfar bord allowing thra
to b out of ncliooL Children otmW IS, who
am indtuiM from the crmmuitr cnwlM gu 1m
1 otit of nehool prorMed Uiy M mploTad In
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