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INDIA IS ABSOLUTELY IMMUNE
Viewed from this distance, there is a great deal of smoke for a
little flame in the threatened Bolshevist invasion of India.
Bolshevism is violent, turbulent and the native populations o
India have a icligious horror of all unseemly disturbances.
Bolshevism teaches the, rule of the lowest class in the social state ;
to the peoples of India, such a rule would mean the damnation of
all caste.
The customs, prejudices and superstitions of a people are not
overthrown in a night.
A dozen revolutions among the upper classes might pass over
India and leave the mass of its population undisturbed
Whether the government were French, British or Russian would
little concern the millions who are living, not for the present, but
in preparation for the life to come.
The native peoples of India take their religion seriously,
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rison, Tyler, Pierce, Johnson and
Benjamin Harrison. But the senate
has been a closed door to the presi
dency as a direct entrance.
There is an absence of up to date
news from Doom, Holland. Has Al
bert Sidney Burleson take charge of
the Dutch mails? Would like to
know if William is setting out his
tulips this spring. Exchange.
order has gone and cannot come
back. One writer says that the mid
dle classes hope and the Social Dem
ocrats fear that after a short period
everything will be as It was before
the might of Germany's military
power was shattered. As was only to
be expected, tfie results of the revo
lution have not been up to expecta
tions.
They never are In one year.
The people looked for too much.
The chief benefit which has ac:
crued to them is that they have got
rid of the Hobenzollerns and have
established a democratic republic in
place of an autocracy.
It is also worthy of note that the
soviet system has made little pro
gress in Germany during the 15
months since the ex-kaiser fled from
bis beaten army and became a fugi
tive in Holland. The "common peo-.
pie" have shown no friendship to
ward the Russian system. There does
not seem much fear that Bolshevism
will make headway in Germany aft
er peace is made with the reds. The
Teutons would sooner have their
Willies back than men of the Lenlne
and Trotzky stripe. The present
form of government Is still "weak
on its pins." How long it will con
tinue to prevail one cannot say. It
is certain, however, that there can
be no change without bloodshed.
Many Germans undoubtedly would
like to see the monarchy restored;
but the Social Democrats who made
the revolution in 1918 will have to
be wiped out first. The royalists
know that and are not prepared to
plunge their country into civil war
for the sake of the ex-kaiser or the
former crown prince.
Mrs. Thorkildsen, wife of the
Amotog some of the races there is .no word in their tongue to ye8terday granted a diTOrce and" 8ub
FOR SOUND GOVERNMENT.
express doubt or disbelief in religious dogmas
But a hundred million would rise against the first attempt to
disturb the established order, in religions and in government.
- India will protect itself against any encroachments of the Bol-
sheviki
The lower classes have no desire to take part in the temporal
government of the country.
That is a question of easte; it is regulated by decrees whose ori
gin is older than that of European civilization.
, And it is well ! to remember that the native princes who rule
the Indian states are most of them Oxford graduates. They possess
culture, and they know "what they would have to expect if the Bol
sheviki came. !
They are well satisfied with the support which they receive from
the lsritish government.
It has kept India at peace for a hundred years: it is a euarantee
that none of the native tribes will attack any of the rest ; it gives the
tranquility which means more to the native of India than wealth or
, power. ;!
i Bolshevism means-turmoil; and that is anathema in India.
stantial alimony, after a sensational
and smutty trial, in which the eter
nal "triangle" was prominent. It is
a bad year for bad kings.
They think they have discovered
oil in paying quantities at Lacomb.
nine miles from Lebanon. Perhaps
this will be the beginning of the oil
development of the Willamette val
ley, which many enthusiastic people
all over this section have been ex
pecting.
United States its efforts to encourage emigration. What it wants
! Canada is reported to be devoting almost exclusively to the
most is farmers and farm laborers, -while those in Great Britain who
want to leave are chiefly city dwellers. The situation does not ex
actly help settle our agrarian problem, for we need all the good
farmers we have -and millions more than we have.
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A hospital in Salem with 100 rooms will not be too large. It
will not be" large enough for long. It is well that the plans are
being laid by the authorities of the Salem Hospital to provide their
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proposed new Duuaing witn mat many rooms.
The Democratic press finds fault
with the action of Chairman Hays
of the Republican National commit
tee in selecting a committee of
prominent Republicans representing
the various states to formulate a
tentative platform to be presented to
the Chicago convention. It seems
to be simply impossible to please
those fellows.
FORTY IMMORTALS.
Marshal Foch was already one of
the immortals before he was elected
to the French Academy. Off-hand
can you sing the names of the other
39?
However, we still have Burleson.
The voters-of this country have
put a new broom on their shopping
list for November, 1920.
. The Salem building boom Is grow
ing 'more robust -with' each passing
day; and spring is not here yet.
Where sits McGregor there Is the
head of the table. It was so at
Princeton, jit Is so' at Washington.
Feary, discoverer of the North
Pole, died yesterday. He was not
afraid of the greatest adventure of
all. ' 4
There Is nothing on the statute
books to prevent any Individual who
does not like this country from mov
ing on to some Other land that it
more to his kidney, and that without
unnecessary delay. Boats and trains
are running nearly every day.
NEEDS AX ISSUE.
The debate on the peace treaty
is still going on. "What readest I
thou. Hamlet?" "Words, words.
words."
Turks still murdering Armenians
In droves. And the United States
senate talks on and dawdles and dil-
lTdallles and disgusts the wide
world.
Nine men have been elected to the
presidency after their terms expired
as members of the United States training. Los Aneeles Times
Senator Johnson would be willing
to pay a handsome price for a new
issue that would take him some
where. The League of Nations has
put him out of business so far as the
national conventions are concerned.
and the anti-Jap crusade cuts no fig
ure, except on the Pacific coast
Twisting the lion's tail doesn't help
any; neither has shaking hands with
Germany become a popular sport.
ine senator nas ambitions, but no
platform that interests the masses
As a feeler he will probably come
out as opposed to universal military
Representatives of the sane, sound,
balanced citizenship of Minnesota
gathered in Minneapolis yesterday.
organized the Minnesota Sound Gov
ernment Association .
And they did It to fight the threat
aimed at the heart of the American
system of political and industrial or
ganization by the thinly-camouflaged
socialism of the Townley Nonparti
san League.
In all the history of queer move
ments in this country there never
was one like this of Townley's.
lis rank and file are farmers the
last element in the country likely to
follow the will-o'-the-wlsp of social
Ism.
Its leaders, its officers, its work
ers are socialists almost to a man
and its programme is state social
ism, sugar-coated with populism.
If the people of Minnesota want to
substitute a socialistic system for
capitalistic system that is their right.
It is their interests that will be Jeop
ardized, and it is their pocketbooks,
their property Interests and their
homes that will suffer the penalties
of failure.
But if the people of Minnesota do
adopt a socialistic system they should
do it with their eyes open. They
should not be allowed to succumrto
the blandishments of glib-tongued
demagogues, bent on putting over so
cialism under another name.
.It will be the runction of the Sound
Government association, we take it,
to see to it that the issue is made
clear; to see to it that if the people
of Minnesota swallow Townleylsm
they swallow it in full knowledge of
what it is, and not as a noxious dose
sugar-coated with deceptive Bweets;
to see to it that if the people of
Minnesota take this poison dose they
take it knowing it to be poison, and
not under the illusion that they are
taking a wholesome tonic. Duluth
Herald.
senate and one, Garfield, was nomi
nated while senator-elect, before tak
ing his seat. The other nine were
Monroe, John Qulncy Adams, Jack-j
son. Van Buren. William Henry Har-
WHAT A $10 FOOD DRAFT WILL BUY
FOR $10 you can procure an order on a Food
Depot of the American Relief Administration
for your friends or relatives in Europe for de
livery of the following food supplies;
2412 pounds of Flour
10 pounds of Beans
8 pounds of Bacon
7 cans of Milk
: A.
It would take many times that amount of money
over there to purchase that quantity of food if
you were! to send the money direct
i Ask the United States National
He will noever find an issue that
will serve to give him greater promi
nence than his wonderful gift of gab
has already brought him.
Johnson is a mere time server:
and his vaulting ambition causes
him to make an ass of himself in
too many waysto deceive the people
of tils country who read and think
for themselves.
Some of the people of California,
who have seen Johnson put so many
political schemes over, are unduly
alarmed over the possible chances of
Hiram cutting a large figure in na
tional affairs.
They may as well possess them
selves in peace and confidence. The
country has the meausre and number
of Hiram.
A YEAR OF REVOLUTION.
Both In and out of Germany there
is much discussion as to the results
of the first year of revolution in that
country. The opinion is generally
expressed that one of the most strik
ing things is that most Germans con
tinue blind to the fact that the old
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FeJ,"?p7 22. Sunday Washington's
VII LIIUB Jr ,
February 22. Sunday French govern
ment awards, through American le
gion, memorial certificates to rela
tives of soldiers who lost lives in war
February 2S. Monday Federal Inspec
tion of Company M. National Guard
of Orearon.
February 25. Wednesday Hieh school
aiumm meet for organization
February 25. Wednesday Cherry City
bakery to entertain Rotarians at
banquet.
BIDDING FOR BRAIN'S.
IN 1960
If W III jl'i
R i!' 4 WMWm mm &ssM
! hpV w ,ilf 'Sly.. Jfrjl
"That's my grandpa. He was a very famous hero.
Why, he lost more ships than anybody in the navy.
ines men to take over tire mines and
public utilities of the country and
run them.
Austria has came to the conclusion
that it is suffering from a lack of
management.
There are promising Industries in
Austria; but the brains are not there
to operate them
So Austria has made a bid for
Americans with experience in-managing
large enterprises.
The call is not so much for money
as for management capable of giv
ing an American development to
Austrian interests. The city of Vi
enna proposes to turn 'over its rail
ways, electric lighting plants, gas
plant and all other public utilities.
The point of view of the Anstri-i
ans is unique.
They hold that management Is
more to be desired than either cap
ital or labor, for without manage
ment neither capital nor labor can
register a success.
ROOMS ALL GONE,
FAMILIAR REPLY
Salem Hotels Enjoy Bei Bus
ineif in History Many
Cities Represented
Salem is not an insignificant town!
Salem is a cosmopolitan city! If you
have any doubts on this subject Just
glance at the registers, of our hotels.
Notice, how they are all filled all of
the time and that the business is
not Just local trafel. but Is Interstate
and often transcontinental.
The boohs of the Bligh hotel for
one day show guests from a dotea
cities jn Oregon, from four cities is
California, from Chicago, from Kan
eaf City and from Toronto. The ho
tel record of a few: days ago showed
that all the guests for one day had
paid well over a thousand dollars la
railroad fare alone. Just for the pri
vilege of being in Salem.-" -
What Is filling the hotels and
bringing netr residents to Salem aai
any of the' visitors will tell yos it
you do not already know. - Salem Is
on the biggest wave of prosperity
that the wildest dreams can conjure
up in the Imagination and we migM
as well all get Into the band wtfoa
early.
One of the most remarkable propo
sitions ever made by the government
of a civilized people is that of Aus-
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Coarse or Chapped Skin
If your skin is chapped. rous;h or
harsh, dab a liberal amount of mer
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It to remain -over nlitht. When you
wash off the wax In the morning, fine
flaky, almost invisible particles of cu
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daily, the entire outer film skin Is
soon absorbed, but so srradually there's
not the slightest hurt or inconvenience,
tven the ujrllest complexion yields to
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which forma the new complexion is so
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'Certainly every morning promptly.
Children"'
Grade A for the
Phone 316
SALEM SANITARY MILK CO.
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THE KING 8
The Car of So ReKreta
Will be on exhibition at the Portland Auto Show.
Don't fall to see? it
We were unable to neenre floor space at the Salem auto show and
invite your special attention to our Portland exhibit
SILVERTON AUTO CO.
SILVERTOX, OREGOX
Distributors for )Larion and Polk Conn tie
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THE AUTO SHOW SATURDAY
It Will Continue Until Saturday Night
DANCE
Among the Autoi Saturday Night
The Big Social Event of the Season
$1.00 Admission
Ladies 25c
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