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WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 21. 1921 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON Iwoed Daily Except Monday by ' THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ' 216 8. Commercial St., Salem. Oregon (Portland Office, (2? Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic ' - r.r' ').. : S27-S9) MKMRKR OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication of all news disoatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. R. J, Hendricks.. .... . Manager Stephen A. Stone Managing Edito Ralph Glorer , Cashier Frank Jatkoskl .. Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES; Business Office. 23. Circulation Department, 881 . lob Department, 583 Society Editor, 10S Entered at the Postofrice in Salem, Oregon, aa second class matter. A NATIONAL LABOR COURT ' (Philadelphia Public Ledger) It may be that the most important thing for America, among the many important subjects touched in the Presi dent's message, will be his proposal for a national court, with powers to halt, hinder, prevent and arbitrate strikes. As the President states it, this takes on the outlines of a Na tional Industrial Court, something like that in force in Kansas. Farmers blocs are all the go. The cold snap is no snap for the man whose auto radiator and pipes are all frozen up. Fix it so that the other fellow will have to bear the expenses, and everybody will be in favor o; the 1925 fa!r. We are rapidly approaching th-i period of the overburdened owner of a buzz wagon, to kesp company with the overburdened taxpayer. Now for an agreement on the question of submarines. Here is a buuch: The views of the United States will be adopted. Exchange. ganizations aud in the end de termines the direction of the na tion's policy. It is as "AE" says, "the affair of the Irish people havs beei: handled for them hitherto. Nov they must handle these them- , daughter republic, the four great selves; they must make national es. nations of the earth will be be- slightt reason to doubt but that the four-rfowen treaty will be signed in sood faith and if it is. a rhilippine republ.c, the firti Chrstian democracy of the Far Kast, will be perfertly safe. If the United States s?ts it up as a decisions abuut financial pqiey. trade policy, education, agricSl ture, labor, economic develop ment, the nature of the soc'al or der and the whole character of an Irish civilization.. liostort Transcript. The days will grow longer after today, and in the spring weather that will soon come we will for get all our troubles and inconveni ences during the cold snap. nss or centuries may u; nasntu abroad by international wireless under the control of the League of Nations of that day. that this isolated earth of ours has readied understandable communic a ti o u j convention, said: The agreement for the naval holiday of ten years has been signed by the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan. Bear ing such signatures it is not Hke!y V . . j j .. ,to be treated as a '"scrap of p.v Y The proposal is a seed falling into a prepared, receptive ,. and fertile soil in the national mind. It was only yesterday that a million rail workers coolly prepared to starve and freeze the Nation into submission. Samuel Gompers is ready with his expected shudderings and protests. The Kansas Industrial Act has eaten into the Gompers soul. He fears its extension by the Nation, "with the power of the Nation behind it. Thenah, then, there might be arj end to the autocracy of labor and a finish to such autocrats as Gompers and the little autocrats all the way down to the walking delegate. Labor may wave its arms and protest bitterly, but its own doings and those of the stone-headed type of capitalism M4 4Vif'Kolrfcr ! 'nlvrnntVi oemtnrv Vinvp hmiiorVif tVnc nrrw. ppsal upon themselves. This country is sick of strikes, and every new threat and disorder stirs it to a bitter mood. The great third party to every strike is somehow and sooner or later going to make itself felt. , ,.t President Harding can count upon a chorus of "Amens !" from the Nation when he' says : A i-1 tAs we have great bodies of law carefully regu lating the organization and operations of industrial 'f and j financial corporations, as we have treaties and compacts among nations which look to the settlement Vof differences withbut the necessity of conflict in . . arms, so we might well have plans of conference of J common counsel, of mediation, arbitration and judicial . . determination in . controversies between labor and 0Vhy not ? Capital and labor constantly are taking their grievances before Congress and the President and such boards as now exist. There is growing demand for an end ing to foolish and destructive industrial -wars that hurt cap ital, labor and the community. The public is tweary of being the wrestlingrmat for these struggles. '." ", ' -y : " 77 z Those who would like to attribute the steady rise in mar-, ket prices of Liberty bonds toomusual trading activity in those issues must look elsewhere for an explanation. Rec ords show that in November of this year sales of Libertv bonds amounted to $214,000,000, while in November of last year the sales were $205,000,000. There is so little difference ; in the figures that the market prices could not have been af i f ected thereby. "Better business conditions and renewed con : fidence in the government at Washington are the real rea i sons for the big improvement that has come in the Liberty Roy Gardner has been sentenced to another 23-year stretch for train robbing. That makes 75 years he has to serve. That will run him up to 1996. The Demo crats ought to elect a president bjr that time. Los Angeles Time3. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. writes to say that the estate of his father has never reached the sum of one billion dollars. His apology is accepted. But, in spite of the criticism of rich men in this coun try, it must be admitted that the elder Rockefeller has done a lot of good to the peoples of the world with his coin. Could not everything that he special session of the Leg islature may do have been done about as well through the initiative? . '"''. The sessions of the berry growers are quite as important for this part of Oregon as are the sessions of the Legislature in special session. . v The change in the government of Canada will take place immedi ately, following the defeat of Premier Meighen, who gives way to W. L. .McKenzie King, leader of the Liberal party. They don't wait fqur months for the shifting of the head of the government as we, do in the United States. The Canadian plan has much to re commend it. The methods of the present arms parley seem to confuse the Japanese. The American atmos phere of openness and frankness has been too much for the orien tal. It is not the way they are accustomed to seeing matters ot diplomacy adjusted. The Japan ese do not seem to have grasped the idea that speaking openly and fjankly is the best diplomacy. If not now, later. Some day. we cannot say now soon, wie n i- r.iu.l it. But sliould there be the least apprehension on this score, it will now be comparatively easy and simple matter for the United States to induce its allies, Japan Great Brifa'n and France, to sign a special Philippine republic ne i trality agreement. The Filipinos ask for abso lute independence and free th ? United States government of hav ing "responsibility without au thority." Manuel Quezon, presi d?nt of the Ph'lippine senate, in addressing the NationoHsta party with Mars or some oth?r planet. The result from this communica tion to our Knowledge oi irrngs cosmic may be incalculable. Den ver News. I'lllLIlTlXi: gtKSTlOX AGAIN. Lord Bryce Is "doggedly opti mistic" about America and her future. And the reasons for this optimism are as significant as the quality itself. The first reason for this confidence is the part that public opinion plays here. It is the product of a greater number of minds than in any other nation, and it knows how to express It self. For this reason it awes party leaders, holds in check party cr editor Statesman: We have your editorial oi Governor Wood and the I'hllip pines m wnion you siaie: ia conclusions are what has been ex pected by competent observers.' Being familiar with the spirit oi American fairness, we believe yoi wish to hear the other side o the ca?e the views of (he Fili pino people. Permit us to say that the issue and the only issue about the Phil ippine question fs whether th. stable government required by the Jones law passed by congress in 1916 is already established. If It is, then our independence must be granted. The law did not re quire for the Filipinos to to have flawless administration ot justice. hospitals in every nook and cor ner of the islands, a perfect sani tary system, and "many others" required by the Wood-Forbes re port. If there is any mistake that could be attributed to the Fili- Dino self-uovernment. it is the same mistake being found in this country in any democratic coun try the defects and by-product3 of democracy. The real Philippine issue will not be befuddled by demanding a government little less than per fection. The stable government is already established. It is as sta ble as any democratic govern ments; it has defects which can be favorably compared with the defects of the United States gov ernment. And as V. S. Srinwaa Sastri, representative of India on the British delegation to the arms conference declared: 'if I am to believe your newspapers, you have the rottenest government in the world here. Yet you all look contented and well-fed." With the birth of the four power treaty having for its avowed object the keeping of peace in the Pacific the Japanese bug-a-boo as an important factor in Philippine independence ques tion Is dead. There is not the . v ve not want nor need American protec tion. It is unworthy of a people clamoring for inde pendence to ask for help. Only those ready to main tain indspendencg deserve freedom. If the Filipinos wish not to live under a mas ter they must assume the entire responsility for their existence." The stable government required by the Jones law is already es tablished. We come now before the American people, the arbiters of this great question involving the present and future happiness of the 10,500,000 Filipinos and say: "We stand here for justice. Shall we have it?'' Hoping you will give this let ter publicity, we ar?, yours very truly. Philippine Press Bureau, K. B. Rodriguez, Acting Manager. feet it would be appropriate to set the stars alter the pattern of th? Great Dipper ';psidi down. In this age it is not even expected that the Amercan f!av; laa un accepted without criticism. ;oi.; 1XTO ( OXFLKKM'i; KRINGLE RHYMES Alter the disarmament confer- ence is over Mnuiand and France ire f,oin to invte incio .am to hold an economic conference. We will have the conference habit just as if we belonged to the League of Nations. Hotter an hour of conference than a century of armed strife. Oh! You Men Oh, you men did you see these? Thee little pink Chemise There a Little bit of Silk and Lace And they'll bring a smile to your wifey's face. Oh, you men you needn't brag. Till you get your wife a traveling bag That ik ;"in take on every trip. So now listen while I give you a tip. Co to SIIIPIJY'S for those thingi Aud see what happiness they bring. NANCY THIELSON BITS FOR BREAKFAST school -arrDT sroirs HUMOR PLAY WORK Copyright 1921 - Associated Editors The Biggest Uttle Taper in the World Edited by John II. Millar EASY JUGGLING LESSONS 1 . V V 1 - ' HOW TO T 'S TV ' Basso one of the most wide ly known professional jugglers, has prepared a aeries ' of ten lessons in easy Juggling espe cially for the readers of this, newspaper. This is ins fifth Ies-.-: I son! Another one next week. '. Juggling Long Objects Around one end of a piece of broonutlck two feet long, wrap a etrlp of lead aheetlng ttwo inches wide smd six Inches in length. Or. instead ot lead, a longer strip or tin may be used." Wrap the metal tlghy.; nd to help hold it In place and to serve as a protection for your hands, wrap it with tiro tPf.Thls metal weights one end of the stick. Crip the light end with your right hand, or, if you are left banded, with your left band. Hold the stick x)ut with your elbow well bent and placed naturally and not Mil fly against your body. (Figure i.) - -; y. . - - f ' Make Half Turn " ' With, a! sharp flip of the wr'st. toss, the, stick Into the air bo that the ' weighted end comes towards von -'Use only enough ; force to make the jtlek take, a half, turn, ( 'a t : h the" weighted nd-rrT r rat the ?toas a number of tom yourself with the amount of force necessary to give the stick a half turn. Then try the fulf turn. The stick is tossed in the asme man ner, except that it has more fore behind it and goes higher Into the air so that it may make a full turn before being caught. Catch the light end of the stick. You will observe that ' the Btlck revolves around the weighted end. Double, Triple Turn ; It Is possible to toss;the stick so that it takes a ful turn and a half, or two full turns, and more Practice these turns. Always bear in mind that for each additional turn the stick must be tossed with more force aud must go higher in to the air. Always supply the forco from the wirst, and not the whole forearm. The next tsep consists of tossing Jhe stick from one hand to the other in an arc, making it lake a full or double turn, Ih the air. This Is easily done. Try it tfilh a long pencih f ( Figure 2i. Prepare another stick. - This done, you are : erady for a fancy trick. the crossing of two sticks from hand to hand. . . - -. - Oowlns: Two St irks v Hold a stick 1n each hand. Toss iifcf.t.wi.t M, ! ., V.. ..,..1- Ing it take a turn toward the left. When it is in mid-air, toss up the left-hand stick, making it take the same number of turns toward the right. It must cross the course of the first stick underneath. (Fig ure 3 shows the courses of the two.) Do this once and then stop. Do it again and stop, and finally- try to cross the sticks without hesita tion. Use a good wrist movement so that you do not appear to be exerting yourself greatly. Toss the sticks evenly. Your audience will b pleased. This form of jug gling is excellent for developing the wrist and forearm muscles. Po pbottles, Indian clubs, and even knives and forks may be jug gled in the same manner. ( Figure 3 shows a boy juggling a knife and fork). I caution you to use a dull knife and to place a large cork over the point. Put a cork on the prongs of the fork, to. Next week I shall describe some Interesting tricks in balancing which you can do with little or no practice. ONE REEL YARNS A MODEUX ST. Mt llOIAS ''St. Nicholas doesn't rome with horses any more," said Hilda Van Derwent, turning up her nose at her "country cousin." "If you lived in a big city like Amsterdam, you'd kuow that he wouldn't when he can use an aeroplane." "An aeroplane!" gasped Juli anna. Hilda v nodded importantly. Since the war they're very com mon." Julianna sighed. "I don't think I like that," she said. -'It's so nice to think he comes driving a horse. And I always put hay in my shoe for his horses, when I set it out on the table on St. Nicholas night just as mother says every one has done in Holland always. And what Could an aeroplane do with hay? Tm sure I don't . know, about what we think he'll bring us for presents. ' The two girls chattered on as they helped Julianna's mother clean up the room for the visit of St. Nicholas. That night all the family mer rily gathered around in the best room. Suddenly the door opened and in walked the pood Saint, dressed in his fine robes. He spoke to each one of the children, then he left them a perfect show er of good things to eat. And away he went. In the morntns; they would find what he had left in their wooden shoes in the next room. Towards morning Julianna was awakened by hearing her father cry out something. The sound seemed to come from the room in which the shoes had been placed. She jumped out of bed. "Oh," she cried, "what are you doing in here, father? Why why see ail the prertents Ft. Nicholas has left. Cut he forpot to take the gasoline I poured in our shoes for his aeroplane!" The above letter, under date of December It. comes from the headquarters in this country for the paid propaganda for Philip pine independence, 5o2 Munsey building, Washington. D. C. The propagandists are paid ou: of the depleted Philippine treasury, ai was poi'.iM'd out in a rcceat ar ticle in t li Saturday Uveiiing Pojil by J.I '3. L'le.injr i'rancis L!j;an. Tbe politicians o the, Philip pines are behind it, and not tho the people of the Philipp'nes. ' This Mr. Rodriguez makes a great play on words; on the idaa of a "stable" government. For mer Governor Forbes and Gene ral Wood, the present governor general of the Philippines, have Investigated and told the world that the Filipinos have not a sta ble government; and Mrs. Kgan showed that it is far from stable in fact, she found it all but verging on l'.olshevisni, with a partial or coinpleta failure of most of the government-owned and operated activi tie's which were set up during the former ad ministration the Democratic ad ministration, in which the Fili pino law makers went wild and acted like tyros or children in undertaking all sorts of impossi- ole schemes at the expense of their general treasury. The conditions there came to a point about as bad as they could be, short of complete collapse; all of which shows that they have not a stable srovernment; and that the exploiting and ambitious pol iticians, like this man Manuel Quezon who is quoted above, are not capable of giving these 10,- 00,000 Filipinos a stable govern ment. The people of the United State3 are apt to take the word of men like Former Governor Forbes and General Leonard Wood above the word of paid propagandists sent over here by the crew that was g'ven a free hand in the Philip pines under the administration of the men sent there under the ad ministration of President Wilson. One of the impositions and useless items of expense which Governor General Wood ought " have abolished soon is this sanvi "Philipp'ne Press Hureau" at Washington. It is doinv; no Rood and much harm. It is impeding the progress of the Filipinos to wards a point where they will be able to maintain a stable government. Longest day of the year. . lut it will not seem so long to most of us if the lower tempera ture scheduled by the weather man materializes. ". State Senator Pruce Dennis would install a Hell and Maria General Dawes in Oregon official dom. A steamship company announ ces sailings from Atlantic coast points for the Irish Free State. Taking time by the forelock. Marshal Foch wa3 given de grees by 30 American colleges. He could have had them all by stay ing a little longer. " Now, the folks who have been kicking at the cold weather ought to be precluded from complaining at the rain when it comes. Members of the Scots National league are now reported to have started a sampaigu for a Scotch free state. At any arte the pre mier probably won't start a move ment for a Welch free state. m The army officer whom Senator Watson offered to slap fortwo cents for giving him a look has been transferred to the Philip pines, on oroders issued previous to the threat. Probably some comrade, however, would under take to give the senator his mon ey's worth. j p ..... . ,. .. ...i?!r-t-;':!SS'l,T':.',?,'l": !t:jKi-: : . urstaiaM iilKifi till CIW wPttk& ASSIST r !lo TODAY'S I'IZZLE Rearrange these groups of let ters to form the proper words and then arrange the words to form a word square: Poeh, tion. ptos, hsid. Answer to yesterday's: Seek seed, send, fend, find. 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