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ABOUT ENTANGLING ALLIANCES.
George Washington warned
ances with foreign nations. J -
Theoretically, we are not concerned in European' politics, though
we have entered the war for democracy against autocracy.
. , . But actually our country 'must
movements of European diplomacy
We must, take note of the efforts of Germany to have the nations
of Europe return to the status quo ante, and of Austria, her ally, to
have peace without "forcible annexations and indemnities."
As President Wilson declared in his note to the Russian provis
ional government in May, "it was the status quo ante put of which
this iniquitous war issued." j , i ,
And peace without "forcible annexations and indemnities" might
be so construed as to mean almost anything.
- - The. United States went into the war for the purpose of making
democracies safe in the world: including our own democratic nation.
; Unless an enduring and just peace based upon a society of nations
including Germany, can be brought about, America's interest in the
European settlement is now much more a vital question of national
security than it was six months ago. - . .
If the world is to remain in the coming peace under the old order
of the balance of power and competitive armament as it must if the
Germany of the war lords is to be a part of the status quo ante then
the United States will have, by
vuuviui, uscuuio a wiuvarj jmiHJu. w bo remain as long as uerraany
shall exist in the state of preparedness it took' her forty years to
attain. ' i
, The German people might gradually come to the conclusion that
their ideals were wrong, and so In time get .their country into accord
with the rcst.of the world. But the people of the United State could
not afford to depend upon the working out of such a conclusion in
the German mind.. . j , , . y ...
:"VVe would have to maintain a standing army, and a larger navy,
and be prepared for defense constantly, and constantly be on the
watch for sudden attack. . , ; " x
Niagara having been harnessed to
It, the war chariot may now be ex-pt-'Cted.
t PfjF few speed records.
In taking over all the railroads,
the president has demonstrated that
he no longer has "a single-track
mind." -
Why discuss the whys and where
fores of the war, its cost, etc. We
are1 going in to win at any cost. Hav
ing put oar hand to the plow, Amer
ica will not look back." t
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With sugar beets at 10 a ton
southern California ranchers , will
see a silver lining to this year of
iKTace, 1918. Los Angeles Times.
Oregon ought to be growing more
sugar beets too.
Getting right down to brass tacks,
-nominal diet la anything you havo
-the money to Indulge In and the
stomach to assimilate. The high
brows may put It differently, but
this definition Is universally) accepted.-
'Exchange, i ? '
To honor one of Jhe first three
soldiers to die for America In Franc?,
the Corregidor post, Veterans t of
Foreign War, of Los Angeles, has
changed Its name to James FJL Gresh
am post The change Is fittingly
made, and others like It are coming.
; The London Nation observes that
' Lord Xlothermere, brother of North
cllffe. "Is to be air minister (the
hot air department remaining , in
Lord Northcllffe's hands.)' Thus
s American slang continues its suc
cessful Invasion of literary England.
It has to be remembered, says a
financial paper, that the speculative
market will be restricted by the new
government railroad regime. Sad
as It may appear to those who get
rich trading on margin, railroad
' stocks must hereafter tend to ? be
LADD & BUSH, Cankers
1 A Government income tax officer will be at the Court
House from J senary 2 until January 30, 1918, and will, to
all thesa who wish it, explain the new income tar law, and
will furnish the necessary income tax blanks.
All persons having- an income of $1000.00 or over will
be required to make a report.
Statesman
Oregon, as second class matter.
his country against entangling alli
watch with deep; concern all the
and political intrigue.
force of circumstances beyond hehl
stabilised, not' to say "pegged." on
account of the government guaran
tee of net Income for the period nf
the war. It ,1s the uncertainty of
the "movement of : prices . in 'stocks
that makea speculation .Inviting,! so
Mr. Wilson has still another crlmo
to answer for In limiting the oppor
tunities' ' for getting rich quick in
this country.
1 The people of the United States
have been asked to make January
a month for the consumption of po
tatoes. Here is the preference of a
neighbor, who says : "We'll take
ours with the jackets on, and thea
peeled and fried for lunch the next
day." -
Seventy thousand prisoners and
1400 guns taken, 1.000.000 casual
ties Inflicted on the enemy In twelve
months, all topped off with an over
subscription of 200 millions to a
loan of 10,000,000,000 francs, leaves
tho "exhausted France" theory about
"bled while." ."-.
Very few people here at home will
presume to dictate to General Per?
shins: the course he should pursue
regarding the strong drink question,
but. there are many who will think
more highly of the general for en
deavoring to separate his army from
all kinds of Intoxicants. He U evi
dently trying to make some arrange
ments with 'the French government
whereby the war sone will be bone
dry so far as the American soldiers
are concerned. . Whether he succeeds
or not In that undertaking, It is a
great gain to have his personal in
fluence cast on the side of army pro
hibition. AS TO REVIVALS.
' Von't you grow weary cf hearing
wiseacres speak of tho religious re
vival as "an emotional debauch" and
"the great psychological crime?" It
may be true that seme of the so-
called religious organizations, at
their fathering!, become enthusias
tic to a point of fanaticism, but even
fanatics are happier. If not better,
that dead people and are In a way to
learning more and living more.
The fact Is that, as a rule, those
who are most, opposed to religious
revivals are most in need of the In
fluence of some such Institution. The
cold, rrasoner, who Is afraid that his
emotions will overcome him and who
never gives way either to a natural
or a spiritual Impulse, I often farth
er from the truth than the blackest
sinner who through fearless aban
donment, Teams his own weakness
and his strength.
The nature of many people la so
phlegmatic, either naturally or from
conformity to conventlcn, that they
require constant shocks to keep them
awake. All experience Is education
al, and emotionalism is that pbare of
education that compels people io
feel as well as to think. Those who
dare to live may make many mis
takes, but those who are afraid of
life are already half dead-
THE lOHTSIAN.
It is now possible to send a letter
from the United States to Jerusalem
without the mall going through the
bands of Tui-xj.
There Is a postman who passes
by the narrow street known as Via
Dolorosa, on his way to Pilate's
Judgment hall, before starting out
on his rural route leading to tho
village of Bethany,
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
Tally, another spring day. '
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The: old bridre still stands.
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Some sweet day it will be in use
again. '
When the water gets low enough
to drive some supporting piling.
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There was mbre talking In the war
caiptals yesterday than fighting on
the war fronts.
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Perhaps Itr is approaching the
stage where the talking will be done
around a peace council table. . That
ume must come, of course. The
war cannot last always, and, many
people think It cannot last ! much
longer.
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The disloyalty charges ' against
Senator La Follette are to be taken
p in the upper branch of congress
morrow. Something may of course
be done; but more likely there will
merely a lot of hot air turned
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DAn't put the If Is thrift, noston
tierasa. i
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The eduntry may. submit to a pork-
'ess day! but congress- never! New
York Hferald.
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It Is beared that when Russia fi
nally flops herself she will not know
what It fo that she has discovered.
Kansas City Star.
Siberia might get good and even
for generations of oppression by ex
iling political prisoners to Petro-
grad. Kew York Morning Tele-
jraph.
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The Bolshevik 1 are reported to
nave abolished all church weddlnrs
This is carrying their peace cam
paign altogether: too far. St. Louis
Star.
W
f Even the kaiser's best friends ! in
congress are' willing to declare war
on Turkey and Bulgaria. The Bui
garian and Turkish vote isn't impor
tant. Emporia Oasette.
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We don't know when y Germany
will atrlke on the west front,- but It
la our business to see that when she
does strike will make a large dent In
ner ambitions. Chicago Herald.
Hats Off to Irnace Pa4erewskf.
the famous pianist and Pole! He hat
been assigned to the training camp
si iron Niagara for the mobilization
of. .2000 of his countrymen already
enroiiia ror service In France. la
the meantime, h has canceled all
of his engagements.
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Lloyd Oeorre was able to report
the other day that the tea supply
had been assured, so that England
Is safe from a great peril, but In
some, 'English towns there Is not
only a bread line but a whisky line.
Will the government also regulate
the tips of the Pullman porters?
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How easy It Is to advise a man
mad a woman who are healthy to be
happy!
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It is one thing right after another
in this workaday world Hiram C.
Gill threatens to make another race
for mayor of Seattle.
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The old fellow who dreamed that
the government would some day run
the railroads now has the opportu
nity of saying "I told you so." We
ar making history rapidly.
. "Beg pardon, sir. could you change
a quarter for me?"
"How d'yoii wish It changed?"
"Into a dollar. If you could man
age It, air!" Philadelphia Record. '
rtTTRE DATES
January T. Monday Remodeled
Willamette anlrr!tjr chapel to b pre
efttel to publlo,
January s. Tuesday Pmi-annnal
meeting of board of trustees of Will
nmette university to b held In Port
land. .
January t. Tuesday Annual meet
lar First Congregational church.
Januarr U. Sunday Mass meetings
In Salem and other Marlon county
town to promote Armenian-Syrian re
lief.' . ..........
Editorials of
the People
(The Statesman is pleased to print
communications upon topics of general
Interest at any time. There Is scarcely
any limit to the topics of "general In
terest." It Is asked only that corre
spondent refrain from personalities
and use care that nothing bet written of
a libelous 'nature. Letters muat have
writer's nam and address, though not
necessarily for publication. Ed.)
Plead For Ued Crtws.
Editor The tatesman: ,
There has been a all through the
city papers for morehelp In the Red
Cross work, the article stating that
less than a dozen -women had of
fered their services. We wonder
why there should be need to ask for
help.
Mothers of Salem what matter
whether It is your boy or mine who
i at the front. Jtline is and yours
may be and they may die for the
want of that bandage you-might have
maae. vai me seuisnness, oi nu
rt;anlty!
House mother, let John take 'his
lunch downtown. Let Willie and
Mary have bread and milk for theirs
Leave the finger prints on the win
dow Just one day. Rally to the help
of the Red Cross, and help save my
boy and your neighbors.
"In as much as ye have done it un
to the least of these "
A Working Woman.
PHILIPPINES TO
HELP CONSERVE
Administrator Is Appointed
to Aid ra Stimulating
Production
Manilla, Dee. 28. (Correspond
ence of The Associated Press) To
enable the Philippine Islands to play
their part In saving the world from
the pinch of hunger, the Philippine
congress has passed a bill through
both houses ' authorizing the ap
pointment of an administrator to
take charge of a campaign for the
Stimulation of food production. Com
pulsory labor Is one of the means
the Philippine secretary of agricul
ture la authorized to adopt, if nec
essary. In this connection the long ex
pected bill to permit the Importation
of Chinese laborers has been Intro
duced in congress .It provides that
they shall be allowed to remain in
this country only fire years and may
not acquire any property during this
period of contract. At the end of
fire years they will be returned by
1 he government to the country
whence thejreamew t. nJ
Strong opposition to this MTI Is
expected from .the, labor interests.
Tr It" W aproVeirit 'Must ' then go
to the congress of the United States
for final approval alnee the. .Philip
pine congress is' not authorized to
act alone on immigration questions.
Another bill is under considera
tion compelling' the registration of
all able bodied men who are without
work. Municipal governments are
empowered to offer them work of
some sort and If they refuse, to send
them to Jail. -i -
There ia also a proposed measure
enabling the government to fix the
prices of all food products and in
vesting the secretary of commerce
and communications with' the pow
ers of dictator - in this matter. He
will seize all business connected with
the sale of food stuffs, that la being
run at an exorbitant profit.
It is expected that, in some form
rboth the stimulation of food pro
duction and the regulation of food
prices will surely become law.
SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED.
Mrs. Youngbride "Our cook says
hose eggs you sent yesterday were
quite old." '
Grocer "Very sorry, ma'am.
They , were the best we could get
You see, all the young chickens wer
killed off for the holiday trade to
the old hens are the only ones left
to do the layln'."
Mrs. Youngbride "Oh, to be
sure! I hadn't ' thought ef that."
Omaha News,
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Joo Much Meat which
Clogs Kidneys; Then the
Back Hurts
' Mots folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, tot sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and doll
misery In the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, tor
pid liver, add stomach, sleeplessness
and all aorta of blader disorders.
Your Simply must keep your kid
neys active ana clean, and the
moment you feel an ache or pain In
the kidney region, get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
drug store here, take a tablespoon-
ful in a glaaa of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine.; This famous salt 4
la made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithU,
and Is harmless to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity It also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irri
tates, thus ending bladder disorders,
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent Hth-ia-water
drink which everybody
should take now. an then to keep
their kidneys clean. . thus avoiding
serious complications; I
A well-known local druggist says
he sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney truble
while it is only trouble.
CRILIE AGAINST
BELGIAN YOUTH
IS NOT REFUTED
Minister Thinks Atrocities
and Victim's 'Condition
Two Questions
WHOLE CITIES CRUSHED
Belief Is Held No Mutilated
Children Are in United
States
New York, Dec. 20. Belief that
there are in the United States no
mutilated children from Belgium,
victims of German atrocities. Is ex
pressed by the Rev. J. F. Stlllemans,
director of the Belgian bureau here,
despite rumors to the contrary.
Atrocltle Not Cleared.
"But this has absolutely nothing
to do with the question of German
atrocities or of the treatment meted
out to Belgian or French children,"
declared, the Rev, Mr. Stlllemans.
Some people seem to think that un
less children with hands cut off are
brought to this coun.try there could
be no truth In whatever they hear
concerning German atrocities. First
of all, children whose hands would
be cut off would most probably die.
If they survive, how would ' they be
gotten out of Belgium? Supposing
they were, no one in France, Eng
land or Holland would permit the
bringing of these children to Ameri
ca.! There are, tbank God, enough
kind-hearted people In these coun
tries to give these poor little victims
whatever care and affection their sad
condition calls for. It Is not neces
sary to bring, these children to this
country to establish the facts in the
matter. We can not bring the bodies
of those that were murdered, no
more than we can bring our, destroy
ed cities to this country.
Small Children Victims.
I "The official reports of Uie. Bel
gian government on the massacres of
Dlnant, give the names of 60S vic
tims In that unfortunate city of
whom there were eleven below 5
years, six from S to 9, twenty-two
from 10 to 15, and twenty-seven of
16 and 17 years of age,,
"The same official reports on
ton vain give the names of 210 vic
tims, of whom there were three less
than 5 years old, five from 10 to IS.
six of 16 and 17 yeara old. . Tie Bel
gian government possesses a great
many sworn affidavits as to the
cruel way In which these people and
these children were murdered.;
Rumor Held False.
"I believe that the? rumors as to
mutilated children being In this
country are started and circulated by
the Germans themselvjea for the aake
of being able to d eel aire them erron
eous and ? to claim victoriously,
though tllogically, that all other ac
cusations are to be judged untrue
since in this particular
la forthcoming. I
case no proof
"Several of the witnesses of atroci
ties have been and ariei at present In
America, the most noteworthy among
them being professors of the Louvaln
university. These wiine&ses, - how
ever, are often afraid to speak on ac
count of the reprisals the Germans
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Women's and Children's
COATS, SUITS and DRESSES
Here are wonderful opportunities to purchase Vc men's
Ready-to-Year Apparel at fractions of their true worth and
value. Each garment in the offering is a smart and fashion
ble model of this season's most favored styles-- it's only to
make room in our store that such reduced prices are in order
to guarantee quick clearance. t ,
$42.80 Silk Flush Coat ....,....$260
$39.50 Broadcloth Coat (Silk lined, Fur-Seal Cloth Trimmed) . $22.50
$35.00 Broadcloth Coat (SUk Uned) .... ............... $19.50
$30.00 Broadcloth Coat (Silk lined) - . . J . . . v ..... V. . , . . $17.00
$25.00 Wool Velonr Coat ................ 1 . . . . . t ... ... .$15.90
$22.50 Wool Velour Coat .... u $12.90
Llisses and Children's Coats marked down one-third to one-half less
: .;' thaa regular 'Valne. -
Join the Bed Crosa
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Winter's. Terrors Overcome
The healthy person enjoys cold weather.
It is only when: the circulation is poor, when
the blood ia thin and the system under its
proper condition, that cold weather has any
terror. Invigorate the body by restoring" tho
circulation, throwing out the waste, and over
coming the stagnation of catarrh, and you
willcnjoy crisp weather.
i Peruria Io InvigoratioD
It relieves the system of the handicap of
inefficient tligestion and hampered breathing:
by. restoring the mucous surfaces that tire
used in these functions. It gives tone to the
digestion, and it clears away all .catarrhal
ntirm - Tt hiiilria un th strencrth bv
enabling the organs concerned to do their work properly.
Its use in convalescence ana in an weaicenca conoauons is
wonderfully helpful.
Liquid or tablet form which ever is tho mora con
venient , i.
Hamlin Tablets for the liver,cxd bowels ero a great
help to good health. Pleasant,
mild and effective, ine lazy
liver is aroused and you feel bet
ter at once. 10 and 25c
Tour drufcfrist hasthese two prepa
rations la tablet or liquid form. , v
Tke Parana Company, Columbus, CAam
would take up their relatives living
in Belgium. .
Accusation Not Refuted.
"The accusations against the Ger
mans will stand unrefuted and Ger
many will continue to be abhorred as
a most degraded nation ' in . history
until the Germans will submit to a
complete and official inquiry con
ducted by a disinterested court. This;
however; they have always refused
The Belgian Free Masons appealed
to their comrades of Germany asking
a fair investigation. The Belgian
bishops acted likewise, as well as the
Belgian Socialists. In all these cases
the Germans refused. They had the
opportunity of clearing their reputa
tion and they have the same oppor
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tunity today,' but they know better
than to attempt so (desperate a task."
ROYAL NICKNAMK.
"Edgar?"
"Yes, mother."
'.What are you children doing?"
''Playing royalty. I am a Knight
of the darter, and Edwin is Satur
day." "That Is an odd name for roy
alty." "Oh, It's just's nickname on a:
count of his title"
;Whut Js his title?"
"Night of the Bath!" You nr.v
atown Telegrm.
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IJiit your scalp must ho
kept in a healthy, vigor
ous condition. ; Your hair,
also, mu.st be kept sweet
. and clean.
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