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,THE SPIRIT OF
. (From The Times, April 21, 1814) j ,
Who counsels peace at thi momentous hour,
When God hath given deliverance to the oppress M,
And to the injured power? 1 : '
Who counsels peace, "when Vengeance like a flood
Kolls on, no longer now to be repress 'd;
When innocent blood t ' ",
' From the four corners of the world cries out
, For justice upon one accursed head ;
. - l When Freedom hath her holy banners spread
-Over all nations, how in one just cause
United; when with one sublime accord t
Europe throws off the yoke abhorr'd,
And loyalty and faith and ancient laws
'Follow the avenging sword! '
Woe, woe to England 1 woe and endless shame,
If this heroic land 1
False to her feelings and unspotted fame,
. : Hold out the Olive to the Tyrant's hand.
v ' . .'.' 1 Robert Southey.
The above was printed in the London Times of December 22.
It was fini printed about drye&r, before the battle of Waterloo
There is some of the spirit of 1814 left in England, and tHe re
cent publication of the Southey poem no doubt appealed to this
strongly.. 1 ' . t
It is tbe spirit of vengeance; a harking back to the doctrine of
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; the spirit of retribution.
IJut there had long been . working1 in the world a new spirit.
That spirit has grown since 1814, and it is fitly expressed by the
words of-President Wilson irt bia recent message:"
"We have.no selfish ends" to serve. We desire no conquest, no
dominion. ,We, seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material com
pensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We arc but one of
the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when
those rights have been made as secure as the faith and freedom of
nations can make theme's i ! ?
The war is not now being waged" for vengeance,
j . , It being waged for the freedom of the world : for the rights
of democratic nations. ; t j'- , i ,
; Count Czcrnin of Austria says virtually that the United States
and hfs country are in accord in their war aims. Von Ilertling,
the German Chancellor," says nearly itr much. ,
The peace door is at least half open. , . ,
And when peace does come, if it is to be a lasting peace, and
not an' inconclusive peace leading to' further wars, it will be made
in the spirit of 1918 as embodied la the attitude of the United
States, end not in the spirit of 1814, as breathed through the lines
of the great poet of that darker day ,
Let's all hope that the peace dor
now preelng her wings may not turn
out to be a buzzard. '
With peace riots already going
strong, the ' military dictatorship
which some correspondents predict
for- Germany may be needed to pro
tect the venerable Tlrpltz and hit
fatherland orators from the mob.'
Once more we may, figure Ambas
sador von Bernstorff's emotions as
in remote Constantinople he reads
tbe lastest news frdm Washington.
Never did a diplomat make a mora
timely exit.
Enough coal at mine-mouth to
Varm the world a year. Railroads
so bedeviled and tied up by hostile
legislation; that they can't haul it
fast 'enough, and the government
isn't hauling it any faster than the
wicked railroads did. Los Angeles
Times. - "-: -
Australia has vast stores of wheat
but cannot exort it for lack of ships.
Ships and more ships U the vital
need of the war. Also, ships anl
more ships will be the greatest neul
of'peace; for there will be a new
world to build when peace comes. In
a million ways that have been af
fected by the waste of war, and In
another minion ways that the strug
gle has taught the world and pointed
it to better ways of living In the hap
py days to come when "they shall
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1814 AND 1918
beat - their swords into plowshare,
and their spears into prunlnghooks;
nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more."
KAIKKIl'M IIlilTIIDAY TOMORROW
William II, German Emperor and
King of Prussia, will enter upon bis
(Oth year tomorrow. The Emperor
was : born at Potsdam January 27,
J859, the. eldest son of Crown Prince
Frederick) William, who later had a
brief reign as Emperor Frederick,
and grandson of William, who In
1871 had; been chosen first .German
Emperor as a consequence of his suc
cess in the war with France
When the present Emperor suc
ceeded his father on tbe throne, in
1888, It was not long until it was
proclaimed far and wide that he was
a ruler possessed with a spirit of
war. The Germans themselves real
ized the stupendous work that lay
before their ruler, for the task In
volved the making of an empire and
drawing into political unity various
states that had enjoyed independ
ence. . ,
From his boyhood William has
made his grandfather, the old Em
peror William, his Ideal hero. He
was privileged to listen to long stor
ies of the history of his country from
his grandfather, the renowned sol
dier, and from the masterly states
man, Blarnark. His grandfather told
him that If he was faithful to.th
house of Hobenzollern and never
failed in his duty to his country he
would be a worthy prince. Bistnar
told him how to manage political
factions, how to deceive foreign am
bassadors, and how the .political
game could be played with success.
These facts may help in a measure
toward an understanding of the Kai
ser, through tho persons" who have
been most closely associated with
him confess their Inability to fully
understand his character or hi
policy. This much Is clear, however.
He came to the throne with the grlai
determination to fight with any for
eign foe who challenge ! him, to set
tle all Internal quarrels among hii
people, to make the government of
his empire a paternal one, and at
the same), time to uphold the tradi
tion of his house that a nation
must maintain Its power through the
force of arms, s
WHITE COAL THE TIIIXG.
It has long been admitted that th
use of water power in this country
should be more amply promoted and
that white coal ought to be made to
serve In place of black coal. Hut so
long as coal was easily available,
this proposition remained academic
rather than practical. There was
the slowly increasing 'development
of water-power companies, but tue
question of reinforcing or replacing
coal did not seem exigent. It is
different now. Take the case of
Portland, Or., which is to escape
lightless nights because it gets Its
Illumination from water power. Tho
federal fuel administration has sent
word to tbe Oregon administrator
that the restriction orders from
Washington need not apply "to tho
city. Springfield Republican.
'It has taken war and winter cold
combined to arouse the country to
the" importance of greater developi-
ment of its water powers.
It is now plain that all the avail
able jtrater powers ought to be de
veloped as soon as possible, for the
good of the country add the world.
That course is in line with wisa
conservation of national and world
resources.
Not , Portland, Oregon, only, but
all the cities of the Willamette val
ley are exempt from the order of
lightless nights, because coal is not
used here in tbe generation of elec
tricity for light and power.
This is so far satisfactory and im
portant. ' I -I
But there Is sufficient water pow
er yet undeveloped, running down
our mountain gorges and coursing
through our valleys here In western
Oregon to furnish the driving force
for making all the things needed by
our fighting forces enough and to
spare. ' : .
Enough to fill the Willamette val
ley with factories and to furnish the
traction for tarnsportatlon of tin
raw and .finished products.
The time is coming when all this
dream will become a reality.
And the experience of the east
with lightless night and with heat
less days and Idle factorfes Is bring
ing the dream that much nearer
to realization.
MOHT IOPlXAIt WRITKRH.
According to figures kept in the
American army In France by those
interested In the circulation of books
among the khaki men Rudyard K I ru
ling is the moHt popular; Robert W.
Service is second; II. G. Wells is
third, and Robert Louis Stevenson
Is fourth. The book stores of France
and England are belng ransacked
to furnish reading matter for the
American army.
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
For home consumption.
V V
The Czerin and Ilertling speeches.
Is m '
. That is the general view in this
country.
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But they may be bidding for better
peace terms.
v S K
Whose is the next neace move?
Looks like the pope might do someJ
gooa now.
m
It was "up to'! Senator Chamber
lain to make reply to President Wil
son, any he did it very well. How
ever, the people of the United States
will be divided botbi on the original
question r.t issue, and on the ap
propriateness "and opportuneness of
the original Chamberlain speech.
Many people will believe that a war
council-would merely add more red
tape, while many others Just as hon
est will believe that is the only way
to cut the red tape. A great many
neople will' believe that 'Venator
Chamberlain did the eminently prop
er thing in calling attention to the
blunders of the war department
hat lt was his duty to do this. And
a great many others will sav that It
was highly improper at this time;
that in such a gigantic undertaking
mistaVs'.were inevitable; that tn
surh a state rf tinnrepa redness the
only wonder in that the blunders
were not grester. snd more numer
ous: and thst tie accomplishments
of the war department have thus far
been remarkable that the Job thus
far has been accomplished with the
greatest efficiency, and the fewest
blunders of any like undertaking in
the history of the world. Secretary
A Sailor Wins Her
X.LrXktl Mat -i- ;i '
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n
it
jnK and ifvs,. t,n -
lmiMii i ii in in in 1 1 ll i II I i ii I in mm i i i
No sooner had Miss Nora Hannantaken her place as conductor on a
Broadway street car in K'ew YorkCltjr than along came Chief Gunner's
Mte Charles II. Iawver. He paid
He made up his mind then and there
little conductor. So he looked her
married and the car company -lo3t
long in its service. ,
of War Raker is yet to be heard.
and he will no doubt convince part
of the people f the United States
that President Wilson's good opinion
of his efficiency Is justified.
m
Talking about red tape, some of it
ought to be cut in 'the relations of
the7 war department with the use of
the old bridre across tbe Willamette
at Salem. This can be proved by all !
, U ......1. tU l It n f In Pnltr I
the people across the river in Polk
county, and most of the people on
this side of the Willamette.
Who remembers ' when dollar
wheat iras th goal?
In New York a Oerman bearing
the name of Pretzel haw en charr
ed with being a spy. lie is a crook
ed one, no doubt.
a
The treasury department says
there is more money in circulation
In the country rtian ever before.
Which may be true, but the film ac
tors seem to have it all.
The 'ruling of the Massachusetts
Woman's Committee of the Council
of National Defense Is that any pas
try with but a lower ervst is a tart.
How about the mince pie?
. .
And only a little while ao. som
hlsh-brow furnished scriptural proof
that the war would end In 1917.
b
President Wileon ras naned a di
vision of advertising in connection
wbth the war. The country rAti
stand for a little more Information
along certain lines.
m m m
After 'all this war excitement dle
down In Washington, and with pro
hibition enforced in the District of
Columbia, how are the congressmen
going to make their -way about
Washington. with the old landmarks
eliminated? Exchange.
.
Trotzky 'might get the Ignoi le
peace prize. Raleigh News and Ob
server. -m "m m
What Russia needs now is not so
much a Trotzky as a Stanpatsky.--Baltimore
American.
The Russian Reds are said to have
arrested the United States railroad
commission at Irkutsk, Siberia. Th?v
don't want them to begin their la
bors by improving the transporta
tion' to Siberia, which, when you
FlTTItK MATE
January 28,- Snturday. rtasktb:
lame between Halcm Indian Kchl
tm and University vt Orearon, M
Chemawa.
January 2. Siturday. Meeting of
Marion county eommittwa on war
navinir tamo sate. Commercial club.
January 27. Puniiay. Kally of Jef
ferson Sunday school dlntriet at Marlon.
February 2. Friday Arbor day.
January 80, Wednesday. Lecture "A
Trip Throug-h Home." by I'rofessor
Dunn at Malcm Public library.
Keburary ' 4. Monday. Mid- -ar rx
Bminntiona birin at W illamrtte univer
sity. . -
February 4 to DJU-glstratlon of
(German aliens.
February 7 to 13. Xinth Annual
Portland Automobile jhrtw,
February 8. Friday. Boy Scotit an
niversary to be cleiEatl In Halem.
February Huhiy. Time limit
cpirj for payment of c) linqu it
utreet nucxemrnta in Ratm.
February 11 to 17. Fathtr ana Son
week In ireifon.
Fehftrary IJ, Tuesday Lincoln day.
February IB. Saturday. Celebration
of fiftielb nnlv-rary of founding1 of
B. P. O. K iv
February 1. ftatnrday. Mental -examination
p bo crinduet-d at lvnton
rail for candidates for appointment to
t'nMed tate naval aii")fmr.
February .11 to IS.-Farni rrp and
February 17, indv. .fnint t-trlehra-(inn
of Unrnln and Washington ddva.
armory.
February 25. Frlday.Wahlnittori
birthday. . , '
labor aarvey.
February 22 to 71 Wntrrn Oresron
convent Ir.n of Christian Endeavor so
ciety. Knaene
January 2, Saturday. P.ankethatl
came ltwen Halem and Albany high
avhool team, balcm flour.
from the Bell Cord
TA' - v, .,
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X t
'V
frri
f - t -
his fare, and then took another look.
he would, have to know more of tho
up. They were engaged, they were
and employe It had hoped to retain
think it over, is natural enough.
Dayton Journal.
Bolshevik! have seized banks ano
ractonea, and tney can Keep or
spend ..the bank's money: but what
will they do. with the factories?
Wall Stieet Journal.
"W
It seems likely that the Rusrfanb
wjh decide they are not as badh
. .
whipped as German propaganda has
led them to believe. Newark Newi
, V .
The Bolshevik! government hat
adopted phonetic spelling, fiow if
you know bow a Rysxlan name
Kounds you can tptll it. -New York
Morning Telegraph.
The Bolshevikl seem pained to find
that an ark of the covenant built
from, such trust! d planks as clats
hatred should insist upon leaking.
Philadelphia North American.
The Russian Idea Is to discuss
plans for a new stable while some
body Is making off with the horse
Hence the expression, lack of horse
fcense. Chicago Tribune.
.
A member of tho Bolshevikl reg
Imp tells what the real alms of Ger
many are. Wonder if be would be
kind enough to t-ll what the real
alms of the Bolshevikl aic? r Co
lumbia Record.
Germany immediately offers evi
dence of the sincerity of its peact
proposal to tho Bolshevikl by ar
n;Htiag the Independent Socialists
who are trying to carry out Bolshev
ikl ideas in Germany.- New Yoik
World.
IT U.ii'K IT 1.ITTM-; I. IKK.
Win our Pr xiiat upoke and tb
tliiMnitr-clouil broku
On the due of the W'entcrn World.
on
ini tip or h
tret, the winds
blow inir free
V
It
wee littl-- flttif waa unfurled.
w bonny ati4 tray it flashed
in the ray
(tf the morn and the arlltterinfr noon,
And I knew tht ail nliit it was
cl-'tnHnif britflit
In the- light of the great round moon.
N'ow the er ha a gone out with' Its
labor and l'(Ubt,
And
with It the wee little flair:
For the w inter was long and the Koutti
wltidn ftronff
And thTj fl'pata hut a fluttering ratr.
Oh I w irh tii.-it ttonie friend had fore
lnl"i it3 end
To rave it from .Winter' fierce frown
I'l un( lishtninir tlmt flaoned. and cold
wind that laahed
Ami taken the -little flat; down!
Claudius Thayer
Junuary, ISIS.
Irkelvy, Oulifornla.
Editorials of
the People
(The Statesman la pleased to print
communications upon topics -of fieneral
interest at any time. Tbere la scarcely
ny limit to the topics of "trenerat in
terest." It Is asked only that corre
spondents refrain from personalities
and use cars that nothinsr bewritten of
a libelous nature, ietters tnuat have
writes' name and address, thouajh not
necessarily Cur publication. Ed.)
SIX lAMKIUCAXS KFKAK
Alitor .Sta teaman:
I read In The tSatesman a com
plaint that some folks are not ket fl
ing the pledge on tbe food can:.
Is is hard for poopr people to luy
tii'al whft-h i more coy than
wheat' flour, 'if the Germans In
Marion county will for ana year Mop
feeding wheat to hogs; and selling
pork atinuch a high price :and mY'
Intf the money to friends in Ger
many, why then we , won't need to
Hooverlie. ! , ;
Six Americans. t
Woodb urn, Oregon. ' i , J
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ML:
Salem. '
MINING ACTIVITY
IN WEST URGED
Movement Launched to Ask
for Legislation Protect
ing Industry
DENVER, Jan. ti. Increased na
tivity of the western district of tho
American Mining congress was urged
at a conference today between raine
operators of ten western ztates with
delegates to the fifth: atonual joinr
convention of the Colorado Metal
congress. . " . .
Thfe object of the movement Is to
unite all western mining operators
behind proposed legislation to be
asked of congress and to protect in
terests of the industry in any pos
sible government war time emerg
ency action. The ten states. repre
sented are: Wyoming, Montana, Cal
ifornia, Arizona, Idaho, Washington,
Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma and Colo
rado. Buckeley Wells. of Denter,
was appointed chairman of the com-;
mlttee to take charge of tbe new or
ganization. Other members are Gov
ernor Emmet D. Doyle, Nevada, and
James M. McCarthy, Wallace, Idaho.
The convention today adopted res
olutions prepared by committees in
conference with representatives of
the mining industry In other western
ttates. They urge a fjovernment
(Jxed price of one dollar an ounce for
silver, encouragement of the- pro
duction of precious metals, amend
ment of excess profits, war tax law
and creation of a bureau of statis
tics of the American 'Mining con
gress.. Government control, of oil
and gas wells and mines was 'op
posed. AT THE LIBRARY.
f'The Jews In the Eastern War
Zone" is a collection of material by
the American Jewish committee.,
, "lietween St. Dennis and St.
Georae" is a sketch or the three civ
ilizations, English, French and Ger
man, written by F. M. Htieffer. '
"Ilrazll Today anj Tomorrdw" will
be of special Interest to those who
wish to know the poaslbllitles of this
wealthy country; U K, Elliott is th
author.
"Problems of Religion" Is a dls
cnMion of the relialous questions
which recent scientific , and philo
sophic thought has brought out,
written by a Weslayan Durant Drak?
Sunday school workers will be in
terested in a group of books oh th
subject: "The Sunday School and
the Teens" by Alexander. "The fyiin
day School Teacher at Ills Ilest" by
McKlnney, "Our Trimary Depart'
ment" by Murray "Five Tdlssionarv
Minutes" by Trull.
"Robert Burns, and How to Know
Him" is an appreciation of the life
and work of the favorite Scottish
poet,, written by V A. Nielson.
"The Foret Princess nnd Other
Masques" is a selection of plays outdoor-stage
performance, with sueges-
Persons oiFamilies
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS may be opened; at the United
Stales National Hank by anyone of, any age, or by the
family as a wliole. In either ease, ONE DOLLAR or
more will atari it, and a substantial rate of INTEREST
will be paid twice each year upon the amount accuiiiu-
lattd. ' ... ' "' -
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We are particularly interested in getting
. the youngsters started upon the road to
Thrift. Won't you helpus .
CHECKING, SAVINGS, TIME DEPOSITS
tlons for coetujns and mnrlc by Coo
stance Maefcay.
f "The Smile" Is a popular dbens
flon of the Importance of the facia
expreaxion and the happy attitud
toward life os seen by 8, 8. Curr;
of the lloston school of expression
"King Coal" is Upton Sinclair1!
new novel which follows his invest!
gations Into the mining situation ir
Colorado. It is both Interesting an:
Illuminating. . ,
"Tlie Yukon Trail" is Wllllan
Macl.ood Ralne's new book.
T.fe following pamphlets are pre
pared for circulation: "War Ecoa
omy irf food with suggestions an
recipes for substitutions in the plan
'nlng of meals." "The government o
Germ any," "The war message an'
the facts behind it." "The remora
of stains from clothing."
These new children's bopSs wl!
please the boys and girls: "Choke
cherry Island'' by Hasbrook for th
girls of about the sixth grade; "Th.
boy's book of policemen" by Cruni
for the 'older, boys, and "Old Peter';
Russian tales" by Ransome for thos
who like fairy tales.
IIOIT 1U3 IIKLPEI). .
"I venture to assert," sajd the le
turer, '"that tbere Isn't a man In thl
audience who has ever done any thin
to prevent tbe destruction of cu
forests.",
A modest looking man la the . bat :
of the hall stood up.
"I er I've shot woodpeckers,'
he said.- Ho ton Transcript,
DROPS OF MAGIC!
. LIFT OUT CORNS
Sore, touchy corns stopjwrt- j
inc. then lift rfcht out j
with fingers
For a few cents ynt
can get a small bottl
of the. magic diug free
zone, recently dliwof er
ed by a. Clnclnnut
man.
Jurt ask at any drt:.
atoip for a iniall botUf
of freczone,1 Apply t
few drops upon a tttK
er aching, corn or cat
lui and. instantly !
soreness dlsappeArr
and shortly you wi::
mi .1 . . 1 1 . .
II ll II so looso th.it you 11
j) :. V II It off with the ringcra
bit of pain before vt
afterwards. It docrn'l
even Irritate the sur
rounding skin.
..At
IJm' I 111 iiara eorns, son
Jncl: , I rJI corns, or corns be
f I III twMn bo tnra . llfil
hardened calluses or
bottom of feet, nbflwi
off without hurtlnga
particle. It Is almost' magical. -"
Ladies! Keep a tiny bottle on the
dresser "and never Iwt a coin -or cal
lus arhn twice.
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up and fai
GUR GREAT
OYerstoeked.
shoe sale
Ends Saturday Night f
January ,26. '
You ought to Uke advantage of those rare barrjains. The
Ladies' $2.05 and $4.80 Shoes will cost $2.00 per pair more
after this and the Bleu's at $4.80 to $2.85; alf splendid ones
only at