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PA on FOUR EIGHT PAGE3 A If IMiKl'F.M'KM MCWd'ATER. riaiiaheii lny n1 Heml Weekly it Ten dit.n. tnvo. ey tbe Ail Ollr-.UO.NMN IL1I1.1M11NO CO pAILY EAST ORKGOXIAX. PENDLETOX. OREGON. TUESDAY. AUGl'ST 3M015. AMERICA'S NEW POLICY, CONTROL OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA nrtviai riiy ranr Mrmhrr I I0td I'm w latlon. trrri at the pntffVe it lBdetoo. Dragon u tn'ocd cttu Mil matter. aHiapboaa ON SAI.K IN OTHER TIT1F8 laiperlal Hotel Nrwi Stand,, Portland, nsroe. ttowman News. Co, Portland. Orefaa. ON PILE AT Ollcagn Biirmil, Kernrlty Bnllrllut Waahlngtnn. l C Borraa 601, Four taenia etreet. N. W. Nelly, 1111? Uelly UellJ. ml I mi BrHSrRIITIOS RATES (IN ADVANCE) rat year, y mall 15 00 li month, by mall 2 ft three nxietaa. ty Ball 1 2t etna month, by mall 60 ii year, by rarrier 7 50 ti month, by carrier J.To three mnotha. by carrier IN on Booth, b rarrier IIS Weekly, on year by nail I SO Weekly, all aiontha. br mall 76 Weekly, four maltha, by mall... .&0 I.AST OK SIMMER. I. It 1 ever with a sigh Sweetent Summer says goodby; 'Fore old Winter's howdydo Pins a fadln' flower on you; Says, where withered blooms you see: "Keep a kind, sweet thought o' mel'' II. An' that thought is what you keep When sweet Summer falls on sleep; An' In Winter's stormy place That one flower smiles In your face. ; When the storms of winter beat Keep your dream of Summer sweet! ! F. I Stanton. ! r GETTING RESULTS VITH0UT any resort to yjf bluster and without pointing a single gun at any one, the national adminis tration has secured very desir able results from both Ger many and England. The Ger man affair is not entirely set tied but the attitude taken by the kaiser plainly indicates he proposes to abide by the wishes of President Wilson. The dan ger of trouble with Germany has become remote. At the same time Great Brit ain is modifying the famous order-in-council so as to make it more pleasing to America. Some features of the order-in-council were arbitrary and un just They were as injurious to Americans as to Germans. Present indications are these points will be corrected. The results constitute a great diplomatic victory for the administration. It is in the nature of a triumph of peace over war. The game has been "to secure respect for our rights at a very trying time and yet do so without getting drawn into the mire ourselves. President Wilson is accomp lishing this great object in re markable degree and it is wonderful work. It is gov ernmental efficiency of the highest order. A fool in the white house would have plunged the country into war; a weakling might have sacri ficed too much in the way of American rights. President Wilson being both capable and courageous has succeeded in upholding our prestige and in remaining at peace. I ViTi irt J A T L A N TIC I J J N OCEAN. Tr: . PLt DwNa& vara . 1 A ! . siv unaica C'w C-irzls mv f""1") j' vrV ? :n . v ItyPf SexTCtary of State Lansing. Secretary of State Robert Lansing has Just announced a new and great American policy, nothing less than the control of the Caribbean Sea, which is necessary to the protection and control of the Panama Canal. Such is the interpretation put on the treaty he has Just offered the new Haitien government providing for a protectorate of ten years. Of course, the policy is not stated in the broad Map of the Caribbean Sea. terms that the purpose of it is to dominate the Caribbean; but far see ing Washington observers, who have believed ever since the American gov ernment decided to build the Panama Canal, that domination of the Carib bean was absolutely necessary to its protection, think the time has at last come when this new American policy has taken shape. Control of the Caribbean requires a port like Port au Prince at the east end. The Panama strip itself serves as a naval base on the west end of the sea, while Xew Orleans naturallj becomes the large naval base neces sary for the success of the policy. The treaty the secretary of state has offered to Haiti must, of course, be confirmed by the United States senate THE COMMON MAN'S WELFARE 3X the summary of the re port by the Industrial Re lations Commission it is stated that facts show the con dition of workers in the Unit ed States has not improved in proportion to the general in crease in wealth. Figures are given showing the country's wealth has in creased 188 per rent in 22 years whereas during that time the sum total paid for wages to mining, transportation and manufacturing workers ha in creased but 93 per cent. This data i not sufficiently complete to show the exact manner in which the average worker has fared, but it gives proof our prosperity has not been equitably divided with the men who toil and there fore form the basis of the country's wealth. What will the next 20 years bring to light upon this sub ject Is the country to remain permanently in a condition where a number will grow overrich while a mass of peo ple remain overpoor? Or nhall the economic plan be re arranged so as to give more of a square deal, resulting ia a mort balanced prosperity and a more contented people? Necessarily the answer rests largely upon the workers themselves in other words upon the common man. The path to betterment is open be fore him if he will but insist upon it. The common people are vastly in the majority. They may rule the country as they will and such things as contentment and prosperity are dependent to large extent up on the economic program ad opted by the country as the re sult of political action. The national administration now in power has a construc tive program that looks to im proving the lot for the ordi nary citizen. The water pow er bill, the shipping bill and other measures of similar ten or will do much if enacted and adhered to in the future. In telligence commands that those who would bring about a more balanced life uphold the administration. It has been many years since the common people were represented so well at Washington. BETTER THAN LAST YEAR flb HROUGHOUT the entire nation the business situ ation is much improved over what it was one year ago. Twelve months ago the war shock had demoralized the commercial and financial cir cles to a considerable extent. But there has been a safe re covery and the evidence to this effect is positive. In the Clews financial re view for August 28, some of these facts are pointed out: "Some idea of the increase in business activity can be ob tained from a comparison of bank clearings with a year ago. The total clearings at principal cities for the first three weeks of August was $9,977,000,000 against $6, 947,000,000 a year ago, an in crease of $3,030,000,000. In cluded in these totals are clear ings at New York amounting to $3,095,000,000, against $2, 713,000,000 last year, an in crease of $2,280,000,000. The great increase in New York's clearings is chiefly due to the exceptional outburst of activ ity on the btock Lxchange, which was closed a year ago. There has been a sharp revi val of speculation, amounting to a boom m the war group, and the transactions since Jan uary 1 are more than double those of a year ago. At the same time, there has been a steady expansion of legitimate business throughout the coun try', as demonstrated by an in crease of 69 per cent in clear ings during the second week of August in the middle states, of 24 per cent in the New Eng land states, 10 per cent in the middle west, 3 per cent in the Pacific states, 10 per cent in other western states and 4 per sent in the southern states. Re ports from 135 cities in the middle of August showed an increase of nearly 44 per cent, than which no better evidence of trade improvement could be found, even after eliminat ing speculative transactions." The conditions are satisfac tory and all will be well if the farmers can but get good pri ces for their crops. La Grande has been obliged to stop the irrigation of lawns in order to have a sufficient water supply for domestic pur poses; bring on the cool wea ther and the rams. Good thing Russia is a large country or the Germans would have it all soon. It would be more in order to bear the price of ship charters. Farewell, August. CURRENT THINKING ITALY'S PLUMED TROOPS. (Atlanta Constitution.) War has ceased to be a flourish of trumpets, waving of banners and shaking of plumes; the spectacular, aside from the soaring Zeppelins and other aircraft, has been largely ellm inaU-d. Like moles men dig in the ground now, and are denied the priv liege of going In glittering garb where glory waits." But Italy pre serves many of the features of old fashioned war. This Is the case with the Bersag lleri, Italy's plumed troops, said to be the finest Infantry riflemen in the world. The Dundee Advertiser says of them; ' The dress of the Bersaglieri Is jt the most picturesque type, consisting of a dark blue uniform with red fac ings, but it is the headdress which Is the soldier's greatest glory.. This comprise a low-crowned black slouch hat with a very wide brim and decorated with droplng plumes of green cocks' feathers. Although onlj paid at the rate of a penny a day, the members of this famous corps .ave up their coppers in order that they may be able to olrtaln for them pelves plumes of better quality and richer hue than those provided by the government." Their record from of old is one of uplendid achievement, and great things are predicted for them In the present war, as "every man Is picked man, chosen for his stamina and strength " But dark ditch-fight Ing Is not to their liking; with them It Is the charge, with tossing plumei under fluttering flags. And they are permitted to have their way when there Is occasion for it. Another picture of the Italian sol dier is given in an article by Andre Mauriel, In Everyman, and it speaks well for his staying qualities under the hardships of war: "The Italian soldier Is still the man who eats scarcely anything, drinks water only, lunches on little paste and a glass of water and dines on a few beans Between meals not s crap. If he must go hungry he Willi fast without, regret. This frugally and this sobriety extend to all the bodily requirements. The Italians are inured against fatigue, very har dy, capable of a physical resistance beyond all others. Those who em ploy them as laborers know It. The endurance of the Italian is extraordi nary. And when he rests, he need only stretch himself In the sun to re cuperate. He sleeps on the ground for weeks without a thought. If only he feels the sun on his skin he is' happy." ' j Evidently, these are men who will reckon with the enemy. They have already given a good account of themselves In battles with the Aus trian troops, and are yet to be heard from in their promised aid to the al lies. Bt the Bersaglieri he must retain his plumes, and all the flashing fea tures of the fight. And It is well that he should, since there are more early trampled graves In this unholy war than there are lasting glories. His plumes shake little glory over him. He goes to battle in the glow of great traditions a plumed knight, who holds his life but lightly, or clings to It only that he may serve his country. Let the soldiers get what glory they can out of this war of kings and In the meantime, may God save the People! Admiral William It. Caperton. and many members of that body may disagree with the new policy. Hut there is little doubt in Washington that the administration has committ ed Itself. Admiral William B. Caperton is now in control of Haiti. Although a new president has been elected the American is almost dictator; He ot some other representative of the navy department will likely remain there until the treaty for an American pro tectorate has been acted on. --llllllllllllllllllllllll imimillll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIi!llllll!lllllllllllllllll!lllllllLr I More Than 25,000 ! Doebe Brothers I j MOTOR CARS I Have Been Sold Since I January 1, 1915 I I EVERY OWNER IS TELLING HIS FRIENDS WHY 1 THIS IS FAR FROM AN ORDINARY CAR. ! . They are all emphasizing its steadiness, the freedom ' 5 from gear-shifting, the quick get-away, the absence of vi- bration and the low maintenance cost. 5 The consumption of gasoline is light and the tire ex- E pense is reasonable, because the size of the tires is right 5 for the weight of the car. S S The Motor is 30-35 Horsepower 1 The Price of the Car Complete is $900 I f. o. b. Pendleton. Pendleton Auto Company I m lllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiliiiiiilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiilHiiiiillllllllllllir! t.TMIIUMIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllrllllllU 1 H00DI.ES, chop suey, china dishes I I ftOFY'S KYVONG HONG LOW I A J 114 Weit Alt. St.. UpitaJn. Phone -433 TltNIIIIUIHIIIIMIIIIIIIllMllltllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIiniMIIIIIIIIIUIUIIIIIIMIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIlrl OUR STRENGTH. Our strength Is not In bayonets, Or cannon's swift appeal. Nor yet In costly armaments Or battlements of steel. Xor submarines to haunt the deep. Or craft to cleave the air, Nor wasting wars that always reap A blight, the world must share. Our strength Is not in bloody fields, Where strong lives bite the dust, In brutal, fiendish fight that yields The lives we love and trust. We want no conflict. It it comes The demon In us all Will see that every factor burns Responsive to the call. Our strength Is where all 'strength begins WHh valiant, loyal sons. With Industry and thrift that wins A home for loving ones. Our strength Is brain and brawn with j those Who strive with Jill their might I To live as neighbors, yet oppose The wrong by dolnt; right. Our Mrength Is In ur dally toll And use of wind and tide, I On factory and mine, and soil, Where life and strength abide. Our rock-ribbed citadel of strength I Justice that is done. And Uncle Sam will go his length Till It Is fairly won. Hurrah for Uncle Sam to lead A peace that should prevail. We live in strength yet live our creed Not one would we assail. C. S. TERPENINO. 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