- HE OREGON STATESMAN: THURSDAY. APRIL 17. 1010
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tune seems to He in the other di- rente that this la an Important f ae-
rectlon. The health insurance meas
ure, if it is successful, will be the
first one placed on American statute
books.
It is not creditable to the Rriti'h
tint Lloyd George has to appear ev
ery little while and plead w'.th his
peope to be patient and "an. Great
er lilies thaa the continuance of
Llo.td Gt?orge in office depend upon
this.
Y. haterer else may come, the de
cision of General Graves, commander
of the American forces in Russia.
to net participate in the snooting
down of Russian women and chil
dren will be commended the world
over.
NO NEED OF SOVIETS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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"There is no need, and should be no demand, for Soviets in the
United States," says Congressman Baery of 2sTorth Dakota. ''The
sovereignty already rests in the hands of the people." !
Congressman Baer speaks with authority, and with sympathy as
ell. 'r-r--r-' .r s : ;
He represents a State where the sovereign democracy apparently
have tried to see how far they can go in the direction of Socialism
in the form, and under the sanction, of republican, government, and
they seem to have found opportunity to their full content, the limit
of their experiment being chiefly their ability to demonstrate a
success with what they have undertaken.
Mr. Baer was elected to Congress by the Non-partisan forces who
are now trying to bring about an evolution of governmental func
tions in that State without a revolution, and, having been re-elected
last November as a Republican, by Non-Partisan votes, he is witness
to the fact that party designations are matters of convenience, rather
than essentials in self-government. ;
Why agitate for "Soviet" government in the United States? What
does it promise that is not available under existing representative
government-T
Mr. Baer answers: "We have all the political machinery that is
necessary to obtain any of the economic or industrial reforms we
desire. By means of our political democracy we havethe essential
instrumentality to make economic democracy real."
Of course that is not to be interpreted as asserting that the be
lievers in socialized industry can find it in every State in the Union,
as it is being attempted in North Dakota. They can't nor can they
expect to, until voting majorities are convinced of the wisdom of
such experimentation and endorse it through their representative
legislators, or their initiative ballot.
But the potential of self-government is the fundamental right, of
the citizen of the United States, which not even the dream of a
Lenine or of a Marx exceeds.
There is no purer democracy in anv Soviet than ther vas in tb
first New England town meetincr. and so far ther tm Wn mv
departure from the right of the people to choose and direct their
. own government from that day,to this, the chanee has been made
as a matter of convenience and to facilitate the democracy in the
exercise of its inalienable powers.
When a man talks about the virtues of the Soviet as V him rW it
is, and what there is about it that is better .tjjan. the. democracy of
mc uuiicu owks. ......... . ..
When he pictures the benefits that mieht he' trainpA frtf anv in1 i
i vidual or for any class, get him down to brass tacks and ask him
what the boon is, and how it is to be rained.
Put. the Constitution of the United States,, the. election laws, and
6cuc.ai CU1.UH10HS oi me ana its enjoyment -m this country, in
mm, im as mm to maicn n with any device of government
d or untried. There is absolutely nothing to risk for the democ
cjr o i America in sucn a comparison. - .
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w. top souasnes more squashes and beans. And still more,
ine oaiem lung s Products Co. wants to contract for 2500 tons;o
quu, iur ine oaiem plant, lioston Marrow variety is the kind
auu ran raise squasnes; anybody. can, who carfaise anything.. And
money m squasn growing; besides, the expansion of Salem
industrial lifA ilanan. ;n ,
A.-.- "i"u" 111 ouui mcaaui e upon me supply or squashes.
And this factory wants beanstoo ; 2000 tons of beans. And all the
factories need more fruits, especially small fruits; and cabbage peas,
carrots, spinach and other vegetables. Every farmer should do his
uu Duuic more.
".f. course, we are still in the midst of a very unsettled recon
sirucuon period, which is likely to continue indefinitely for months
to come. But in spite of this, the drift is toward more Jiopeful and
more settled conditions and better thines are exrected from th in
coming Congress. So says Henry Clews, the sage of Wall Street, in
All the premiers at Paris caa see
their finish, and the president could
see hia if his term was not fixed
by the constitution. They will do
the best they can. and baer. home
the popular slogan will evidently be.
'Damned be the peacemakers."
Springfield Republican.
The judge of the United States dis
trict court sitting in New York had
to admit, a few days ago. In a cer
tain libel suit, that although the
plaintiff was legally Insane in New
York state, he was legally sane in
North Carolina, and from that fact
it followed that any man who was
sane in one state of the Union had a
constitutional right to sue In the fed
eral courts. The trial will proceed.
MOXROE DOCTRIXE GETS IX
Specific recognition of the valid
ity of the Monroe doctrine is the
significant concession to American
sensibilities by the peace confer
ence's commission on the constitu
tion of the league of nations. This
would seem to Insure equally favor
able action by the plenary council
later on, 1 unless complications
should arise because of reservations
which other powers might wish to
have made In their own Interest. Yet
all important powers are represented
in the special commission, and the
critical stage seems to have been
safely passed. ' - " '
Half . of the American opposition
to the league of nations will disap
pear with the Monroe doctrine as ad
equately safeguarded as the critics
have demanded. Meanwhile, the
peace treaty is being Interwoven with
the league aa inextricably as the
president said it would be. The Saar
valley is to be under the control of
the league for 15 years, according to
the compromise now reported from
Paris.
The senate's problem . is being
steadily simplified. By the time the
treaty reaches that august body.
there won't be any problem. Even
Borah may vote for it, and. In do
ing so, humbly, make his own peace
with the Savior of mankind. Spring
field Republiian.
(Perhaps. But if he does, he will
show himself a bigger man than his
conduct and words have so far mark
ed him. In the opinion and respect of
the people of the United States, and
mankind In general.)
tor in the efficiency of women re
placing men. By a revised plan of
division of labor the processes re
quiring heavy lifting and so confin
ed heretofore to men have been ad
justed so that the women can do the
lighter parts, .with men as helpers.
In other rases changes in machinery
have eliminated the necessity of the
heavy work. Gain rather than loss
in production appears to have been
the general result. Further changes
in the same direction and better pro
vision for the special needs of women
workers will unquestionably follow j
if women are retained in Industries
now employing them for the first
time.
Social aspects of the question are
also important. It has been round
that replacement has been the sim
plest process in communities already
employiig women in large numbers
in factories. They are more readily
adaptable to the new work, and em
ployers, superintendents and fore
men are more accustomed to the Idea
of wdmen as competent workers.
These considerations suggest that
time will do much to smooth present
frictions. Of the 6771 women who
were discharged, only 2225. or 32.9
per cent, who replaced men failed be
cause of .their own physical, mechan
ical or temperamental shortcomings.
In 23 per cent of cases, almost whol
ly In one plant, administrative dif
ficulties were encountered. This
strongly suggests failure of manage
ment rather than Inherent deficiency
of the women. It can probably be
eliminated as a serious factor of the
problem.
The bureau makes this significant
comment:
"Women are staying at their
new posts primarily because
they permit manufacture at less
cost per unit of production, and
with less friction between man
agement and - workers. Some
women produce more than men
at an equal wage; some as much
as men at a smaller wage, and
some less than men at a wage
so much smaller that their em
ployment Is still profitable. Wo
men are by habit industrially
acquiescent, pliable and sub
missive to routine. They are to
a large degree unorganized. In
any case the employer's advan
tage is secure."
In the -great majority of cases cov
ered by the New Yprk inquiry the
women received less than- men do
ing the same work; on the average
they received about 75 per cent as
much as the men. And the lesser
scale was In general Irrespective of
whether the women produced more
or less than the men.' The relatively
weaker position, of women as bar
gainers seems to account largely for
the discrepancy. One reaction to
the situation Is an Increase in inter
WOMEN JZi "MEN'S JOBS-
KlLm more squashes.
Jut don't f o-get the beaas.
And
fruits.
don't overlook the small
Aweek ago last Wesdnesday. the
New York state senate passed the
health insurance bill. -t .The opposi
tion relies upon , the assembly to kill
the measure but that it will do so is
by no means certain. Political for-
Crescent Baking Powde
twUlCMk
Crssccat Xfg. Co, Seattle. Wash.
aUby
The belief that women will remain
in most if not all of the industries
which they entered on account of the
war is strengthened by the survey
made by the New York state bureau
of women in industry. The Inquiry
covered 26 communities and 117
plants and concerned 13,643 women
who have replaced men. In more
than one-half of the plants it is pro
posed to keep all of the women so
employed; In 82 per cent at least
part will be retained. Most of the
employers who were discharging all
the women were doing so because of
the cancelation of government con
tracts.' i
The question of the efficiency of
women as compared with men is not
fully answered by the experiences of
war-time, because, except in some
munitions plants, adjustments nec
essary to equalise the working con
ditions of men and women were not
made. The demand was for Immedi
ate production with the facilities at
hand. Yet the showing was on the
whole most favorable to the continu
ance of the employment of women.
Eleven concerns employing 1013 wo
men were emphatic in stating that
women In thefr plants produced more
than the men they replaced; In only
13 other plants, employing 767 men,
was the verdict as emphatic that the
women produced less than the men.
Enough was done in the way of
readjustment of processes to indl-
est In women's trade unions and
louder demand, in which the men
unionists are joining with few dis-
sentlnr voices, for equal . pay for
equal work. . .
LEST WK FOi:GET!
The tumult and the shouting dies
The captains and the kings depart
Still stands Thine anctfdt sacrifice
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet.
Lest we forget lest we forget!
IN A SOCIAL
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Put a little alum on the end of your
tongue and you will have the reason
why alum baking powder should
not be used in food.
England and France' forbid the sale
of baking powder containing alum.
You can tell whether baking powder
contains alum by reading the label.
along PowM
Absolutely Pure
Royal Contains No Alum
Leaves No Bitter Taste
Mrs. Elirenia f!nwan at Pinna
Ohio. He will be gone' two or three
months, the length of his stay de
pending somewhat on the way the
rish bite In streams where he fished
years ago.
A six-pound baby daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Rose.
1760 Oxford street, yesterday morn
ing. Mother and. babe are both do
ing nicely.
The recular monthlr 'roffo"( of
the Ladies' Aid of Jason Lee Memer
ial church was well attended Wed
nesday afternoon at the home or Mrs.
A. M. Clough. Mrs. Clough was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. Phil
Aspinwall.
Messages or felicitation are being
received by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Fuller, 1315 North Fifteenth street,
upon the birth of a son. Norman
Cflrtis, bom yesterday. Mrs. Fuller
was formerly Miss Welch.
Misses Leila Johnson and Vera
Wise entertained a few of their col
lege friends Tuesday night at Lau
sanne Hall. The table was prettily
decorated with spring flowers, and
place cards displaying the sketch of
a young man marked the place of
each of the guests, who were as fol
lows: Misses Glenna Teeters. Beth
Briggs. Bern Ice Knuths. Helen Rote.
Evelyn Gordon, and Gladys Nichols.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson is visiting
friends In San Francisco.
He has been up against all Its insid
ious and baleful influence.
Looks like the outside nations will
have to feed Russia, in respect to the
dictates of humanity. It Is intimated
that In view or this the Bolshevik I
will stop fighting.
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There will have to be some new
reidences in Salem, before long
There Is one sure way of getting
By DORJUS LKAH SIKXS
rUTUEE DATES.
April 20, SondsT Eaiter.
April 21 I. 26 Ilamaa-week.
April 22. Taetdar Salem Etta home
rominf. April 22. Toeadaf Victory loaa cam
pairn .pen.
April 27 t. May 3 "Bay la Salem"
week.
-May, date to be fiied Oregea Jeraey
Jubilee .
May 1. Tharsday Lnsury laze effect ire.
May 2 and 3. 8aarUy and Sunday
Jonior Week-end at Willamette.
Mb X Saturday 7ta anniversary cele
bration at Cliampoeff.
May S. Satarday La it day allowed by law
tor resiateriair for aneetal eleetioa.
Mar 19 to 23 Odd Fellowa grand lodre
ad Stat. Rebekak aaaemhlv meet ia Salem.
Jon. 8. . Taeaday Special eleetioa la Ore
5oa.
aae (da tea to be selected) State en
campment Spanish war' veteraaa.
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EMBERS of the hiking club.
composed of Salem teachers.
walked to the state school for
feeble minded Tuesday afternoon,
stopping near the school for a picnic
supper. Later they went on to the
school where the superintendent had
arranged for a party In which the
inmates of the school participated.
Ice cream and cake were served to
the guests during the course of the
evening's entertainment.
Miss Constance McCorkle. national
industrial secretary of the Y. W. C.
A., and Miss Eleanor Hazlett. nation
al traveling secretary of the same or
gonlxation. who were in Salem last
week for the state conference of the
W. W. C. A., are guests on the Uni
versity of Oregon campus this week.
The former has headquarters in New
York and the latter in Seattle.
Mrs. Mary R. Davis returned Tues
day from Portland where she had
been for two days for the Degree of
Honor state convention, being a dele-gate
from Salem lodge No. 19 De
gree of Honor. She was accompani
ed by Mrs. Oren Hutton. The prin
cipal speaker for the convention was
Mrs. Francis Buell Olsen. of St.
Paul, Minn., who is the national pres
ident of the organization.
Lieutenant Otto Buffe, who has
been recently transferred from San
Antonio. Texas, to Camp - Lewis, Is
spending a ten-day furlough with his
sister, Mrs. H. F. Buffe-Morrison.
Lieutenant Burfe is with the Firth
cavalry.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Scott, who
have been visiting . in Hood River,
returned to Salem Monday. Mrs.
Scott has been gone for several
weeks on account of her health and
Mr. Scott Joined her there about two
weeks ago.
H. E. Bell., who has been employ
ed at the state hospital for a num
ber of years, expects to leave Satur
day for a visit with his only sister.
I BITS FOR BREAKFAST
This Is tank day.
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The tank perform at 9 a. m
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The peace congress is making good
progress, reace is near.
Now the dope la to raise squashes.
xou can't overdo It.
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"Bolshevism Is gradually waning
breaking down under the relentless
force of economical facta." Sa uid
Lloyd George yesterday, to the Bri-
usn nouse or commons. He knows.
them. That is to Loom the stock cf
the locsl building and loan asocia
tion. Men will build homes for
themselves, if they can get that kind
of money; even though the expens
may Le a. little greater, on account
of the high costs of labor and ma
terials, than it might be If they wait,
ed awhile. They will stand the risk,
for the sake of having their own
home. And It is a worthy sentiment.'
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Luncheon Suggestions
Serve Snow Flakes the dainty
salted cracker with bouillon
sardines, creamed fish, lalads,
Welsh rarebit, etc ,
Don't ask f orCrackeriTsay Snow1
Flakes.'
Your pocerjcanjwj
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Z.2ZZ.ZI An Economical, Delightful. Light Place to Trade .." " ""' '
EASTER SALE OF
ilk
Dresses
$14.90
The loveliest dree$ ever for Easter. It is something
to say that these latest creations are prettier than
those shown heretofore. It was no simple task to
gather them as so many pretty ones, not only pretty
ones, but in accord with the modes, laid down for
present wear.
A Special Sale Silk Taffetas, Georgette, Crepe de
Chine and Pongee Silk Dresses $14.90
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State St.
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