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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. SUNDAY- MORNING. MARCH 21, 192u.
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Letters from the people discuss variety of subjects in the
current news. Divers views expressed on many questions of
public interest. Comment covers wide range. ' .
HE GLORIES IN WILSON'S SPUNK
Portland, March II. To th Bditorof
Th Journal I dread to sound a dis
cordant note In th chorua of maledic
tion, raised by soma of your readers
over the Lawrence articles. True, the
melody doesn't please me, but to break
Into such concord of sweet party song
is to brave having my eyes scratched
out and to Invite a pummeliag by the
whole bunch. But stay hasn't The
Journal a talisman or aegis, or some
thing of the sort, handy? "An inde
pendent newspaper." Good. Bearing
that protection. I boldly admit a certain
liking for Mr. Lawrence, and regard th
attack upon him as unjuitlfled by the
general trend and reasonable construc
tion Of his writings. One could tell why,
buf what'i the use ! Besides, the criti
cisms are not specific enough, and
seemingly read sneers Into or between
the lines where I do not. This opinion
may be solitary, or it may be shared
with many who, seeing no serious cause
for registering complaint, say nothing.
The silent are often the more numer
ous, you know. President Wllim'
fame is too secure for cavil; his genius
and strength of character too great to
fear assault. He will soon be out of
the din and dust of controversy. In
that clearer air and. It may be hoped,
In his own lifetime, he will hold a place
In all hearts so high and unquestioned
that he can exclaim and probably win
"Then happy I who live and am be
loved, where I may not remove and be
removed." But I Insist, perhaps un
wisely, that, he Is human, and feel a
savage joy In believing that he has
shown at times both irritability and an
ger. If this be treason, I am
Patrick Henry.
HTPNOTISM AND SPIRITUALISM
Portland, March 4. To the Editor of
The Journal Some writers are disposed
to characterise the phenomena of spirit
ualism as demonism. I had thought the
civilisation of the West had outgrown
the primitive beliefs In various gods and
demons as the manipulators of all unus
ual processes In nature which, in our ig
norance, we fall folly to understand.
But whether demonology, or theism, is
not my purpose now to consider. But
has spiritualism, socalled, a scientific
basis of fact? A speaker last Sunday
Is credited with the statement that "hyp
notism explains altogether too much of
modern spiritualism to believe in the
scientific calling back of the dead or ac
cess to those of another world." What
scientific proof have we that spirits leave
this world? And from whence would
w eall them back? Hypnotism and
telepathy, as usually understood, do ac
count for a line of mental phenomena
: running parallel with spirit manifesta
tions, and which, to the inexperienced
observer, might seem identical ; and yet,
In the great essential, they are radically
different. Hypnotism is the control of
one mind or personality over that of
another, and sometimes bo completely
as to dominate the mentality of the
subject. Telepathy Is the affection of
one mind by the thoughts of another,
without communication through the or
dinary senses of perception. What. then.
Is the" source of this hypnotic power?
We do not recognize It with our ordi
nary senses of perception, but It Is
there, and we can only measure Its ef
fect. Evidently Its explanation liee In
harmonious mental or spiritual vibra
tlnna best Illustrated by the harmoni
ous electric waves used In the tranRmis-
alon of radio messages. Now. by enlarg
ing slightly our conception of hypnotism
end telepathy, we may see that if there
! a conscious mind or spirit surviving
the body, It should not be more diffi
cult for that spirit to impress itself
upon the consciousness of a sensitive
person than for the mind of the living
to do so, both operating through the
same law of harmonious or sypmathetic
vibration.
In hypnotism as usually understood,
the subject responds to the will or sug
gestion "-of the hypnotizer, while in spirit
control the medium responds- alone to
the mind or will of someone deceased.
whether known or unknown, and where
the control is complete the medium takes
on for the time being the personality of
the controlling spirit. This seems to be
the Invariable rule, and I have never
known an exception . And It Is only In
cases of partial control, where the me
dium may be affected by the thought
vibration of those In close proximity,
that there la danger of confuion. So
that, when rightly understood, hypno
tism. Instead of discrediting spirit man
ifestation, really furnishes the key to Its
scientific expanation. Sclo.
TO CURB SKULDUGGERY"
Portland, March 4. To the Editor of
The Journal In The Journal of March 2
there appeared an editorial under the
headline, "To Curb Skulduggery," and
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and a reference to a proposal tor a "di
vided session. ' When 1 read .this edi
torial I wondered if there was an at
tempt going tp be made, to defeat the
submitted amendment to the .constitu
tion now pending and Intended to cure
the evils complained of in this editorial.
Two amendments on the ballot at the
same time, to the same subject, would
certainly mean the defeat of both.
The 1919 session presented in house
Joint resolution No. 8 a proposed, remedy
for the evils complained of that is, a
rush of bills at the close of every ses
sion. The amendment provides for a
60-day session of the legislature of 60
actual working days; it also provides
that after the fortieth day qf the ses
sion no bills except appropriation bills
and bills for defense of state and na
tion can be introduced except by unani
mous consent and then by a roll call
vote. The proposed amendment would
prevent the Introduction of bills after,
say, about the thirty-fifth working day
of the seeslon and would leave 25 days
to clean up in.
A divided session as suggested in The
Journal has not brought that perfection
in legislation Its sponsors in California
thought it would. It Is a theoretical,
new-fangled proposition, somewhat
socialistic and calculated to dtsturb
well settled methods. Under 'the pro
posal of the divided session, as pre
sented, any and all defects found in the
bills after adjournment would have to
be left In and become a part of the
law, or a bill which might be meritori
ous defeated to prevent the passage of
an act containing bad provisions. Every
bill introduced under the present con
ditions Is made public through the news
papers to a greater or less extent, and
more publicity could be arranged for by
a legislative rule under the amendment
now before the people. A divided ses
sion would not make the publio any
more watchful than under a 60-day con
tinuous session with a period of 25 days
at the close, during which no bills could
be Introduced except by unanimous con
sent and then on a roll call vote. I
hope there Is to be no organised effort
to defeat the amendment now pending.
There may be those who desire a con
tinuance of present conditions, but
surely Ao one who has the best interests
of the state at heart. D. C. LewiH.
SPIRITISM
Hermiston, March 2. To the Kditor of
The Journal If some of The Journal's
writers would pay closer attention to the
teachings of the Bible when writing on
spiritism and other subjects they would
not make so many errors in their state
ments. In Leviticus 19 :31 the Lord tells
us not to allow ourselves to be defiled
by wizards, and Webster tells us that a
wizard la one who claims power to sum
mon spirits from the other world. We
learn from Leviticus 20:6-27 that all
wizards and witches were put to death
under the law covenan. In Deuteron
omy 18:10-12 we learn that witches,
wizards, and mediums are an abomina
tion to the Lord. Paul tells us in Oala
tians 5:19-21, that a witch can not en
ter the kingdom of God. A witch is a
female medium ; the male medium is
called a wliard. For further informa
tion read II Kings 17 :17, 23 ;24 ; I Chron
icles 10:13; II Chronicles 33:8; Isaiah
8 :19 ; Jeremiah 2T :9-10, 29 -.8-9 ; Luke 8 :
26-35 ; Acts 16:16-18, and I Timothy 4:
i-z. Tne Lord tells us that these me
diums are communicating with the fallen
angels, mentioned In Jude 6 and many
other places, when they think they are
communicating with dead human be-
ngs. The "dead know not anvthine"
(Eccleslastes 9:6). "He returneth to his
earth ; In that very day Mis thoughts
perish" (Psalms 146:4). "There is no
work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom in the grave whither thou goest"
ircc. s:ii. some will claim that the
body dies, but the soul la a separate
thing, and that it lives on. This Is not
true. "The soul that sinneth. It shall
die" (Ezekiei 18:20). "There Is none
righteous ; no, not one" (Romans 8 :10) ;
therefore, all souls have been dying and
communicate witn anyone.
A- D. Smith.
REPLIES TO MESSRS. OLIVER AND
COYLB
Chesaw, Wash.. March 6. To th
Editor of The Journal I ask space for
a aeiense or modern spiritualism and
honest mediumship, which has been con
demned hv Krnon V OH-vo.. T ti
Coyle in their letters to The Journal,
puDiienea February 29. Mr. Oliver bases
his condemnation nnnn ti in,M.ni
one spirit seance of which he was not
even an eye witness ; Hfince he has only
r.earsay. ll true, shall all honest and
true mediums, all of the noble minded
spirits of our beloved kin and dear
friends, be condemned because of one
lying spirit or deceived medium? I John
4:1 says, 'Try the spirits." He says.
ueiovea, Deneve not every spirit, for
many false DroDhets hnv, unm, ..,
the world." Many years ago I heard
that lying spirits sometimes manifest
through mediums. I hastened to ask a
very conscientious old ladv. a mertium
If there were lvine suiritn Kh an.
swered, "Yes. How could it be other
wise, when liars are dying every day"?
Air. uoyie says in his letter. "The
it i Die reveals that the nhnnnmano
as spiritualism are really, absolutely.
uemomsm. ne ianea, however, to give
references to nrove It. T j,miui s
cords King Saul's visit to tha vnmor.
seer at Endor for spirit counsel. It
states that the spirit of the recently
uepanea oarrruel returned and gave
inrouen tne mediumshin of h
counsel to Saul foretelling what would'
vo.nu uiuj iae piace tne next day. Sam
uel was a lamuiar snint. fnr hnth Rani
and the woman knew and recognized
nis spirit as Samuel. Was this demon
Ism? Both Samuel and the woman fore
told comtnr pvpnta TVia-j. i-
dence of good spirits visiting the seers
01 mat ate. Mnsa anA EMIo. . a
- w Vf utmo nyewcu
aim counsnea witn Jesus and three -of
nis aiscipies. were they all flye de
mons: jesus communed with his dl
sciples for 40 days in spirit. He told
them to tarry in Jerusalem and wait
for the promise of the Father. He also
appeared to Saul of Tarsus and talked
with him. He told Runl rpanii
tc go, and then went to Ananias and
toia mm to go and heal Saul of his
blindness. Was that also demonism?
Jesus aDDeared to Jnhn tl.i
gave him the prophecies of Revelation.
Paul even recognized that the spirit gave
him inspired speech, and said, "I speak
in more tongues than any of you." Acta
grves evidence of many spirits speak
ing In their own language through the
disciples and other Christians. Were
they demons? We do not find any rec
ord ot Jesus forbidding spirit communi-
utuun , hot condemnation of medium
Ship.
Mr. Oliver and Mr Cm,), l.....
signed the earth to the ani.t..
fail to tell us where the good spirits
a nere is a vast difference be
tween spiritualism and spiritism. Just
as there is between Christianity and
v.......,. mra. iyaia McKinnon.
UNCERTAINTY nif opicvz-nn
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Hermiston. March . To the Editor ot
The Journal I call, attention to the let
ter in The Journal of February 23, en-
r1 w nil i mi J
it " Mttf - 1
i '"'w"l"f''" t-,i ... . ,y w,r..n-.?:T--J.- M n r ., roi j 1
Picturesque spot on Columbia river highway which the Sorosts elub of
tlie romantic cognomen "Ilowens Dell."
Another of the pioneer names has '
gone the way of all earthly things. Hog
canyon, one of the most picturesque ( name, but with, the advent of the high
spots on the Columbia river highway be- ray it lost its dignity and local pride
tween Mosier and The Dalles, is hence- '.woujd no longer suffer it. The matter
forth to be known as Rowena dell. Like of. selecting a more romantic name for
Dog river, as Kjjod river was called in ; this great gash in the Columbia river
early days. Hog canyon will soon be but ' bluff was, after much discussion, left to
titled "Biology and Outright Creation."
Biology, geology, psychology and simi
lar sciences contain some truth, but they
are composed largely of theory. The
Apostle Paul says: "O Timothy, keep
that which Is committed to thy trust,
avoiding profane and vain babblings, and
of oppositions of science falsely so
called." (1 Tim.. 6 :20). When I was j slain. Saul did not get comfort from
teaching I made a grade of 98 in state j his Invocation of the powers of dark
examination on psychology, but I know i ness, nor is there any true source of
now after making careful study of the j comfort but God. who has revealed Him
Bible for several years that psychology j self to us in His word. (John 1 :1.)
is based largely on false premises. So I
much of these sciences has been proved j
false that we cannot be certain as to i
what portions are true. It cannot be Lord in the wilderness think you that
shown from biology how long man haa j this old fox will not further show his
been on the earth. It can be shown, j cunning now, employ all his craft and.
however, from figures and statements exert all his power, knowing that his
made in the Bible that man was created time Is short? Of ourselves we are help
in the year 4128 B. C. I mean that the I less against his wiles. But a greater
evidence from biology In regard to man I
cannot be taken as positive.
So far as the lower animals are con-
cerned the evolution theory may be cor- j the Almighty which giveth understand
rect ; but there Is no positive evidence i intr : we are commanded to seek llerht
from the Bible or any other source that!
this is true. So far as man Is concerned !
tne evidence is clear that the evolution
ineory is not correct. You will notice
that the wording in the Bible Is entirely
different In speaking of the creation of
man from what it is in speaking of the
creation of the lower animals. In speak
ing of the creation of plants and the
lower animals, God said : "Let the earth
bring forth," and "Let the waters bring
forth." (Gen. 1 :12. 20, 24). In SDeakintr
of the creation of man. He says : "Let
us make man in our image, after our
likeness." (Gen 1 :26.) A. D. Smith.
DISCERNS DANGERS IN OUIJA
Vancouver. Wash., March 8. To the
Editor of The Journal In your editorial
on "Oulja" you say the English go into
detail over the supernatural powers of
their device, namely, the ouija board.
and quote one as saying : "If the person
or persons are of a temperament suitable
for the reception of spiritualistic or tele
pathic messages, sentences may be
spelled out obtained from such sources,
and possibly conveying information un
known to the operators."
Isow your speculation Is that it is a
board, and cannot hear or see or feel.
Now the facts, when investigated from
an occult science standpoint, are that
these supposed toys up to a short time
ago were principally in the hands of
mediums and Hindu fakers. They were
feared by the general public as some
thing too mysterious to be meddled with.
Then a few. more bold, attempted to
solve the mystery of the board, until it
gradually became a fad. But even then
it was handled by adults.
But now comes a new horror. It has
been added to a list which we are
pleased to call toys. I am wondering
how many mothers, or fathers either,
would be willing to let their children
handle this truly and really device ' of
the black magicians, sapping the child's
vitality and leaving it a victim of in
fantile paralysis, nervousness or hys
teria ; also causing weakening of eye
Sight. Let rotary clubs, juvenile courts,
mothers' clubs and the nation wide
woman's clubs awake to the danger and
stop this pernicious practice.
You say the revival of interesfin ouija
may be traced to the reawakened Inter
est In thlngs spiritual in the reaction
from, the influence of the world war I
believe you are right. Never has there
been greater effort to pierce the veil,
and. of course, the fact that so many
have passed out In so short a time adds
to the Interest of the beyond. Uncon
sciously the churches are also disap
pointing those who are seeking light,
and this adds to the danger when we
are working to fight this error. We
should make people acquainted witl the
truth: for all this rushing after phe
nomena is really an expression of soul
hunger, and it is the duty of all that
truly care to see that they ret bread
in place of a stone. I wish more min
isters and medical men would take time
to investigate the large field of useful
ness that would open through the study
of occult science.
Mrs. Edna T. Gagi.on.
THE BIBLE AND SPIRITUALISM
Hillsboro. March 8. To the Editor of
The Journal Saul, in his extremity, in
voked the powers of darkness, and
sought unto a woman who had a fa
miliar spirit, to divine the future for
him. What appeared to be a miracle
was performed. Satan, having power
over the soul of Samuel as it lay In the
grave, caused it to be raised. Today
the same power is invoked bv thnnn
who have lost faith In the potency of
God's word, who want a sign, desiring
a voice, to speak to them individually to
n-eet the wants of their particular
Let anything of a supernatural nature be
manuestea, .ana their faith in spiritual
im increases by leaps and bounds ; they
are loud inproclaiming that "God" bath
spoken to them, that as all good comes
fiom God. and as the intelligence they
nave receivea nas ministered comfort
to them, it is futile to argue, aay they,
inai tne working of these manifesta
tions can be-of Satan. They wiU tell
you that it Is promised there shall be
those who will be ministering spirits to
the heirs of : salvation, and add that
they are commanded to seek unto these
a memory. Before the Columbia river ,
highway came Hog canyon was a good
spirits. The source of this command,
however. Is not "the law and testimony."
When Saul inquired of the Witch of
Kndor he was reproved by Samuel, who
referred to his last interview with the
king of Israel, recorded in I Samuel 15,
and reminded Saul of the cause for
v.-hich the Lord had departed from him.
and that on the morrow he should be
It is true that great power has been
given to Satan. He who used subtlety to
Eve. who even auoted Serinture to our
than Satan hath said. "Choose ye this
day when ye will serve." Concerning
spiritual things, it is the inspiration of
from that source alone, and those vho
worship God as seeing Him who is lr
visible, who are content to walk bv faith
not by 8ight. will realize that "blessed J
are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness" (that Is those who
strive lawfully for It) "for they shall
be fillefl." Israelite.
H. C.?L. AND THE ANTIDOTES
Hilgard. March 3. To the Editor of
The Journal Why does not sqmeone
suggest "gardens" to reduce the high
cost of living? Why not have national
clubs, and each tmember pledge to econ
omize, men adopt overalls and jumpers
and women gingham, and each and all
raise what garden stuff they can, and
a few chickens, and a hog dr two, and
put a ban on headgear and footwear
above a reasonable price? Most trades
and all classes of labor are getting high
wages, but they fade away when the
landlord, the coal man, the grocer and
the doctor make their rounds. Preach to
the masses, who never earned so much
money before, that they may not always
earn the"se high wages, and that every
dollar put in War Savings Stamps earns
4 per cent compounded quarterly, and
possibly in the dim future this self
same dollar, saved now, will buy twice
the pleasure (gasolme) and twice the
bacon.
This H. C. L. problem is one that
every man and woman can help solve,
but it needs someone to put it up to the
masses and continually keep it there,
for It Is easier to lament the H. C. L.
than to plant gardens and cut down on
the frills. Determine what is excessive
high costs, and cut down on "the con
sumption of the same.
Look at all the possibilities of ging
ham and wash goods. Just a spool of
thread, and look at all the ruffles and
tucks. And when we get settled down
to all these little homely saving duties,
we shall get back to contentment, and
life will be more worth while.
Wage Earner.
THE JAPANESE AS NEIGHBORS
Lower Bridge, March 2. To the Ed
itor of The Journal As an ex-soldier
I ask a little aid from you by publish
ing this communication. You will thus
not only aid me. but I think it will help
thousands of my "buddies."
I came to this locality in 1910, when
this country was new. I worked hard
and endured lots of hardships, and it
was not until the fall of 1917 that I
began in a fair way to make a living.
Then came the war with Germany. Be
ing a young man with no dependents,
after harvesting my crops I joined the
army, turning everything over to a
neighbor. On returning from France
in October, 1919, I found that on ac
count of labor being scarce during the
war my place had lain idle and grown
up to weeds, and brush. Some of my
stock had died. It means I have prac
tically to start all over again.
To make matters worse, one of my
neighbors recently sold his ranch' of 800
acres indirectly to the Japanese. In
starting in again I shall have to work
out a good share of the time for at least
two or three years, to recuperate from
my two years' service with Uncle Sam.
Is it fair that I should have to compete
with the Japs, not only in labor but with
raising crops hereafter? They live on
next to nothing : - therefore, they work
for very small wages. If we allow them
a toehold, it is not long before they be
gin to colonize and crowd white -people
out. Is it right that they should take
the fruits of our labor in our own
country?
The majority of the people in the
United States do not realize what the
word "want" really means, but most
everyone has had some relative . or
friend In France. By asking them they
can get some idea of how a hunk of
black bread and a pintrof "vin biano"
forms' most of the meals of the poor
Frendu If the Japs get hold of this
country which they surely will if
measures are not taken that "vin
blanc" stuff will be the outcome to our
future generations.
I advise every community - to do as
this community is doing organize
against "them. ... There is no way
whereby we can legally stop them from
settling in this country,, but- there la-
Photo Weinter.
The Dalles has reehristened with
the Sorosls club of The Dalles. Having
given the matter due consideration the
Porosis club has gone back to the days
cf chivalry and borrowed the euphonious
designation, Kowent deii.
It is a long step from Hog canyon to
Rowena dell, and there will kbe many
who will be unable to take it for a Ions
time te ccme.
an unwritten law by which ' they can
be met by a reception committee and
sent back to where they came from.
If this is not done we might about
as well have let Germany come over
and take us. The question is up to
the people. Which do they want the
Japs, black bread and vtn blanc, or
'white people and prosperity?
Charles Hiscock.
IT WAS THE REP CB LIC AN PARTY
Susanvllle, March 8. To the Editor
of The Journal In The Journal of
March 3 you say editorially : "When
Lincoln found he had convictions that
did not harmonize with existing parties,
he quit them all and helped start a new
party."
What was. and 1b. the name of said
new party? The only new party that
I know of was the Reconstruction party
that for 10 years' after Appomattox
caused a saturnalia of crime to reign
over the South that has no parallel.
And you might tell us why Lincoln
is called the Oreat Emancipator. His
record doesn't justify any such title.
His 'biographers. Nicolay and Hay. who
had been his private secretaries, quote
, " " '"rl. ". ?
was
operative after the war." And it freed
the negroes In only eight whole South
ern states and part of Louisiana. The
Federals occupied part of the last named
state at the time the proclamation was
iasued, and in that part the negroes
were retained in slavery. Moreover
Lincoln wrote to William H. Seward, his
secretary of state : "If I could preserve
the Union without freeing any slaves.
I would do it : if I could preserve the
Union by freeing all the slaves, I would
do it. What I do about the colored race,
I do because it helps to save the Union."
Furthermore, he promised the South
erners that if they would come back
into, the Union they might keep the
negroes-in slavery. Again I quote from
Lincoln : "I will say. in addition to this.
that there is a physical difference be
tween the white and black races, which
I believe, will forever forbid the two
races living together on terms of social
and political equality." I could send
more quotations of the same kind and
authorship, but these will prove to the
unprejudiced that Lincoln was peither
a negrophile nor the Great Emancipator.
Bainbridge Colby is a logical appoint
ment. He and Wilson are progressives
of the highest type. That Colby la actu
ated by principle high, broad and deep
;,?roT,ed by his Public career since
1915 But Politicians do not want that
kind of a man in office. Betty Smyer.
EX-SERVICE MEN IN TWO
COUNTRIES
Portland. March 3. To the Editor of
The Journal I have been homesteading
In the Peace River country, jn Canada.
Last summer the country was full of
ex-soldiers looking up selections of land
on which to locate. The Canadian gov
ernment has given to' each ex-soldier
who has seen service one-half section
of land. In addition to this each soldier
receives A loan of 2500 at 6 per cent, the
loan to run 20 years. This was a nice
thing for the Canadian government to
do for her lads, who did their duty well
But on arriving in the United States
I found quite a different situation. In
stead of finding our buddies moving
onto a well furnished tract I found
many almost destitute and looking hard
for a job. This does not look good to
me. I feel that my native country owes
a debt to our lads which it can never
pay in dollars and cents. But the Unit
ed States should at least give them a
decent chance to live. I believe each
ex-soldier should receive a lumo cash
payment sufficient to put him on his
feet, and I think $2500 would be about
right.
The Canadian lads are a fine lot and
the people are proud of them, but they
are not superior to or better in any way
than our own buddies. W. H. Black.
THE HOUSE OF DEMOCRACY
Portland. March 10. To the Editor of
The Journal A distinguished Chicago
educator recently drew from geometry
ngures or, anarcny, tyranny and democ-
rarv f i n e but tiatnktlw I ,
----.-uiuuiiuiugirc.
The first and second, circles, having in-
aividual arid state respectively for cen
ter; the third, an ellipse, individual and
state the foci. Let circles and centers
account for anarchy and tyranny
though they don't ; we are hot much con
cerned with them, as yet. But ellipse
with foci of reflected lights, while
pretty, doesn't describe democracy. An
old man's farm In Texas, although a
place where the sons raise meat, is more
than the focus of a sun glass. The com
parisons are prismatic rather than prag
matic or practical. Even a sphere for
symbol falls to fit. And certainly de
mocracy is no plane surface. At a guess.
Its meaning when arrived at will be
realized in terms of life, not of ellipse.
Governmental democracy It workable
only with small units, or exceptionally
as m me initiative ana referendum.
Ab social order its mark is equality,
with or without organic expression. As
typo of state It Is "the political person
ality of the whole community." variably
organised, with ultimate popular sover
eignty. Its character and efficiency de
fend on that democratic society from
which It draws its life. That means all
of tut. -
Ou- special brand t democratfc state
Is a. represeaUUve republic. So as it
built and meant to last. The roof has
leaked a bit, cellars and plumbing
haven't always passed ' inspection.- The
house once nearly cracked In two. but
was trued up. Occupants have kicked
because their rooms were cold . or in
convenient compared with others. Trou-
ble has occurred, as usual, with the
housework. With it all, much cross
pulling of will and purpose, and some
halr-pulllng.
But the house stands, and extends in
additions imposing If not : quite sym
metrical. The central offices have as-
sumed august proportions ; numerous so- This is exactly what I mean the stress
cleties have partitioned off rooms for j of sympathy for the vicious the lack
their clubs and classes, a few of which ! of it for the decent !and law-abiding, who
encroach upon the main hall; but the ' are trying so hard against every-ob-wings
are wide and commodious. And stacle to do rlghu and to whom such
above and around all discussions or dis
sensions a common spirit moves toward
brotherhood "each for , all and all for
each"and "self control, the essence of
democracy." -
We have designed a lofty observatory
to enlarge our outlook on the world.
When completed, as it will be sooner or
later, from it will stream invisible an
tennae over lands and seas until we
come in touch with ail mankind. And,
possibly, from that viewpoint we may
also read the heavens plainer, if we are
pleased to look in that direction.
c. "S. R.
THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS
Portland. March 6. To the Editor of
The Journal N. H. Blalock, in. his letter
on the subject of the rrght of, labor to
strike, is not very clear. "Must this na
tion be made up of classes, and class
hatred ensue?" he asks. The majority
of us do not believe so. In spite of the
frenzied efforts of the labor leaders and
the labor papers to build up class con
sciousness and class hatred. Who ever
heard tf this word "classes" before the
labor unions and labor journals were
born. Mr. Blalock claim for labor Jhe
same right to strike as he seems to think
is granted to capital, but in this he fails
to recognize any rights the public may
have. "Capital does not fail to call a
strike," he declares. If he means by this
the closing down of mills to curtail pro
duction then the crime is as great as
a strike of labor for the same purpose.
Both labor and capital have got to learn
that there is a third party who is going
to Insist on sitting In on their disputes
hereafter, the great middle class named
General Public, who pay the wages and
profits of both. Neither labor nor capi
tal has the right to tie" up industry to
the utter disregard of the rest of us,
and I am of the opinion that the first
of these two parties to recognize this
principle is going to be the first to
benefit from such recognition.
A. Barnes.
EXPECTS TO FIGHT WETS
Portland, March 5. To the Editor of
T , , , , fVl
The Journal It appears to me that the
wets are going to strain every nerve to
put in a president who will be against
prohibition. The people of this nation
have voiced it that John Barleycorn shall
die. be buried, and, we trust, never be
resurrected. We have been looking over
John s record, and we have r fai led to find
any good he has ever fomPliRhed
It is. stated that the law cannot stand
addles I"" wor, "
"iJSf1 r..h,UJLt?
drink will never make a man a drunk
ard. But just let John have a hand in it.
und he will take your grapes, apples.!,,. ... : ,K ' . ' ,
barley and other things and produce
drink that the American people have
said by their votes cannot be tolerated.
In our schools we are teaching our
boys and girls the evil effect of strong
drink. We, want temptation removed
cut of their reach. We want our young
r.en to fill positions in life which will
be a credit to any nation. We nave seen
vrhat kind of men strong drink Produces.
We want a change. We want a cleaner.
healthier and better race of men. John
Parlevcorn does not produce that kind.
We have seen enough of his work in the
past and any man who desires to keep
John in business is a back number.
H A. Hartley.
WET BLANKET ON OREGON OIL
Portland, March 6 To the Editor of
The Journal It is' well the geologists
have turned, a damper on the Incipient
oil craze. We shall miss the forest rt
derricks, but the forests rooted In nature
are better looking and better bets. And
there is no cause for tears In the death
of so many wildcats a-borning. Even
where they find oil, the fakes outnum
ber the facts by 10 to 1. With just a
little encouragement we would be
tumbling over one another to throw
bonds, music boxes, autos and what
family plate and Jewels the burglars
had spared into -holes in the ground.
Have you ever been In one of these oil
sprees? They 'beat bedlam, the movies
and the campaign of '96. As they say
in the Green Isle, 'They beat Banna-
gher who beat the ,devll."
It is again well that the rock-readers
have made such thorough work of it.
Perfunctory surveys might have recalled
to the memory of former north Mlnne-
sotans the feat of the Merritt brothers,
who found the fabulously rich iron ore
of "the ranges." where all the expert
.mining and scientific men declared it
folly to explore. But the careful scru
tiny tn this case discredits any parallel.
It is devoutly to be hoped that any
who persist in boring for. oil will either
strike it abundantly or not at all. .
Tet I am convinced that nature has
oil stored in plenty west of the Cascades
under the sea, or beyond. Duluth.
TIT FOR TAT ON PROFITEERING
Portland. March 10. To the Editor of
The Journal It ts interesting to note
that the American Woolen company has
taken up the cost of living among its :
employes. If others will do the same, j
maybe things will find their normal j
level. But at the same time, when they ;
are giving them that great reduction in j
food, how about the high cost of the:
goods they produce? Have they re- I
duced the prices of their woolens so
that outside patrons can receive a sub
stantial benefit also? If not, it does
not hurt them at all to spend some of
their own profits for the benefit of their
employes. I think they will benefit by
greater production, but that counts for
nothing if the cost to the consumer of
woolens Is still the same.
The Englishman in England has adopt
ed, a good plan. He has purchased mil
lions' worth of clothing and sells it to
anyone at the cost of production. That
Is something like. He Is doing a real
thing and receiving" no returns. If some
Of our millionaires will do the same
thing, profiteering will soon find its
level. Osborne Yates.
ACCUSED OF SENTIMENTALITY
Portland, March 13. To the Editor
of The Journal Tour editorial In to
night's Journal entitled "A New Page,"
is the last straw- that breaks the back
of -my patience with this silly senti
mentality current In all the papers in
regard to women. I have noticed that,
no matter what a woman does, it is the
fad to make her out a poor dear, whom
we shoujd pity ; that is, if she breaks
the law in some way. It Is all wrong I
It is a perverted sympathy that makes
newspaper heroines of such women and
gives them the sympathetic notoriety
that makes other women and young
girls feel that they did well in break
ing the law, while there is no sympathy
expressed for the girl who behaves her
self. ' This is the point of my objection.
I don't care that a silly woman was let
off : from the penalty of her wrongdoing-
if the judge thought best, but
what decent women everywhere object
to is the whole occurrence being given j
leadlng space and editorials, written in
such a way that the other silly girls
and women may be led to think that
people generally feel in sympathy with
her line of conduct. During the last
sermon that Dr. Boyd preached in Port
land he said, substantially, this: "There
are three institutions In Portland, fitted
up with every necessity and conven
ience, where a wayward girl can go and
have here illegitimate child under the
kindest of care arid among the pleas
ant est of surroundings, without any
expense or humiliation to herself. But
in the whole city.iof Portland there is
not one place where the honest wife of
a poor man can go to be' confined with
out impoverishing the family for years.
articles as these I have spoken of aren't
encouraging. You jtiave been waging a
good fight against s automobile accidents
and you very properly stress the point
that the laxity In i punishment, or even
condemnation for the offense, is the
real reason that accidents continue and
so many lives are lost- Do you not see
that the principle works just as well in
this social evil? Accidents hapden here.
Young girls and young men get a wrong
idea of life from such things as .they
read In the papers. They want ex
citement jazz good times just as the
autoist does when , he breaks the rules.
You say in the case or the automobile
accident, 'See thaj the full penalty of
the law Is enforced as a warning to
others." That is right. It is the only
thing that will deter these speed ma
niacs. But how about these sex epeed
maniacs and morstl defectives? Why
isn't the public good to be thought of
here also more than the ntnninir indi
vidual? In the story headed. "Sweet
Tooth Tempts Children to Take Money
From PurHe," suppose you featured an
automobile accident just as you" do
this. Who would ;tnink any condemna
tion Involved, when the matter is treat
ed as a joke? How can we teach Amer
icanization to foreigners, which Is, in
essence, respect for our laws and Insti
tutions, when we npeak so lightly and
easily of law-breaking? I believe you
really have a will to do what you be
lieve to be right for society and for our
country at this particularly critical
time : hence I take the trouble to write
you thi, that you mny see how It all
looks to i A Mother of Sons.
WOULD SUIF THE HANDICAP
Medford, March 12. To the Editor of
The Journal The; United States Is the
most favored by nkture and the wealth
iest country under the sun, but it Is
fast drifting into a nation of a few
illionaires, and ithe
of
the people very poor to reasonably well
to do. If our former statesman had
had the courage to act wth Justice to
ward all men we might now have a na-
nor or nappy ana contented people.
j . ,. ,.,. K' '.
' per capita. A system that will allow
one man to accumulate millions of dol
lars does not do justice to all men. I
can see but one jway to remedy this
that is to handicap plutocratic ability.
taxat,on The , h
, nno Qr "
direction. If every roan
vvas allowed to ern and own a home
other propertyf say to the value of
J5000. free from execution for debt, for
which he would have to pay 10 mills on
' !, .i, -n.. in n.a . tr.nan on
mills 'on the dollar, and so on. we
should be making; ability pay the taxes.
The great moneyed power would say
this was Socialistic. It is not. It Is
just honorable opportunity. The great
masses of the pedple, who are not able
to acquire a business education of prac
tical knowledge Of the great money-
nmlrlnfr enhumai .Viii!i4 t u 1. 11 ... rl 1 1 .
and wh0,e8Ome. laW8 A the
, onportumty now tands, u puts me iu
niacin i draft horse, on the
race track to compete with a thorough-
bred. Some will Say this law of equali
station will not do when you place a
handicap on ability you will stop pro-
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efforts. An Onlooker. .
THE TROUBLE WITH THE LIBERTY,
BOND
Athena. March 4. To the Editor o
The Journal In The Journal of March,
3 XeRoy Grafe deplores the facts that
the best securities on earth are depre
ciated; that a Liberty bond, backed by
the best government In the world. Is
worth only about 93 cents on the dollar.
If there ts anything, that Is humanly
representative of the sacrifice and- pa
triotism of our people outside of the In--dividual
sacrifice and blood of our boysB
it is a Liberty bond. Countless Tthou- '
sands of our people taxed themselves to"
the limit to buy Liberty bonds. Now
what is the matter?
The trouble is simple. This govern
ment Is not back of those bonds as it
should be. The constitution ts plain
enough how money is to be issued : we
have banking laws supplementing. Why
should not the establishing of Interest
rates be a government function? If It
were, the money sharks could not make
money cheap or dear to suit their fancy.
And if a government bond bore as much
interest (and the Interest they bear IS
enough) as could be obtained elsewhere,
our bonds would not only be at par but
at a premium. Some time this will be
done, but It will not be done without a
fight. If interest rates were the same
all over the United States, how much
more fluid would money be! And there
would be no chance for the money
aharkn to reap vhs! fortune from the
competition in different localities for
money. A good llan 1unt now wnnM ha
I to reienl our fooltHh espionage laws and
get busy with some other laws that
v.ould be a benefit to the people. First
make a law limiting land monopoly and
then one to restrain the money shark.
F. B. Wood.
THE LAW'S LABYRINTHS
Placer, March 14. To the Editor of
The Journal The supreme court deci
sion against the government In the steel
t'ust case makes tin ask. "What is law?
Why do we have so many kinds of law?
v e Bee where one Judge makes a de
cision and another one reverses It. Un
doubtedly these Judges must Hch have
a different code. It seems It Is the aim
to have a kind of law that people do
pot understand. We should have but
one code.
Of all the unnecessary taxations that
are put upon the people there Is none
excels this one. We can't got along
without lawyers and judges, but me can
da without this mess of law whereby
when we are in court once we don't
know when we are going to get out.
for we have to keep paying.
The force of such law will continue to
arow weaker, producing crime and dis
content with the extra expense. Are the
judges so bewildered with entanglements
of former decisions that It Is Impossible
for them to render Judgments without
teing In conflict? Or have wo revised
Rnd amended from time to time until
we have such a mess that no man has
brains enough to untangle It?
N. H. Blalock.
DISPI.KASEP WITH CANDIDATES
Portland, March 12. To the Editor
of The Journal I notice In The Journal
the booating of certain candidates for
the presidency. I would just state that
three of the most talked of men are
not possibilities, to my mind, with Her
bert Hoover the most unpopular man
in labor circles In the United States, a
man that openly boasted of making
130,000,000 In 12 years, but did not say
bow he got It, and General Leonard
Wood, a military man with a multi
millionaire manufacturer as campaign
manager; that shows his standing.
Also, there Is Governor Lowden. with
800 acres of land In his home state,
and numerous cotton plantations In the
South. Why not put the United States
steel trust at the head of the govern
ment? There ts but one man so far
mentioned that stands a show,
J. P. Arnett
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