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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS Eastern Clackamas News Entered at the postoffice in Estacada, Oregon, as second-class mail. Published every Thursday at Estacada, Oregon IJPTON H. GIBBS Editor and Manager. S ubscription R atios < )ne year Six months $ 1.50 .75 Thursday, Nov. 28, 1918 The Resignation of Secretary McAdoo William G. McAdoo has been the strong man o f President Wil son’ s cabinet and it will be with sincere regret that the news o f his resignation will be received by everyone regardless of politi cal faith. It is not surprising however, that the strain has told on his energy and health, so that he feels unequal to the new task of reconstruction. This was un avoidable, but the other reason he gives should have been un necessary, and would have been, if a sufficient salary had been paid him. “ The laborer is worthy o f his hire,” and those who occupy high positions of trust, should be adequately paid. It is not fair that talent o f a high order should be made to pay for the privilege of serving the country. For that is what it amounts to, as the cost o f living at Washington i s such that the salary paid him is barely enough to pay house rent. Mr. Bryan when Secretary o f State, was forced to lecture on Chatauqua platforms, in order to make both ends meet. For this he was much criticized, but the criticism should have been on Congress for not preventing the condition which made this a necessity. The same is true o f our diplo matic service, no one but a millionaire can afford to take an ambassadorship at one of the chief capitals o f Europe. Thus tin* country is deprived of the services o f able but poor men for these important posts. No other wealthy country expects this of its officials and the sooner it is remedied the better. The best wishes o f all will follow Mr. McAdoo into private life, that his health may be re cuperated and his pocket book likewise. The Piesident at the Peace Conference There is considerable discus-1, sion over the advisability o f the; president going to France, to at tend the peace conference. It is.* not being carried on in a partisan manner, as both democrats and republicans are divided on the question. Those objecting urge the following reasons: First—That vital domestic questions would probably arise pending his absence that would require his attention. Second That the president would outrank the prime minis ters attending, and that this might result in embarrassment. Third—That the unwritten law o f the Republic forbids him leav ing American soil while holding office. Fourth That he could take as important part in the conference by remaining at his desk, and that the journey would involve personal risk. Personally we favor the idea, and do not think these objections insuperable. The worst contin gency that we foresee, is the presence of Col. Roosevelt at the same time in Paris as the presi dent. It will take all the French finesse to determine the delicate questions of ettiquette in differ entiating between honors due to the president and those to so dis tinguished an ex-president as Col. Roosevelt. It is to be hoped that out o f con sideration for his hosts he will abstain from any embarassing criticisms while on French soil. While an adm irerof the dough ty colonel, we must confess that he renders himself open to the accusation which was hurled by a political opponent against Mr. Gladstone, of being “ inebriated with the exuberance o f his own verbosity. ” I GR OCERI ES ! ♦ ? V £ ____________________________________ __ ____ _ _ _ . • ' ’ * ! THE BEST STOCK THE MARKET . :j: AFFORDS. PRICES ARE HIGH * l AND GOING H IG IIE R -B U T OUR t | PRICES ] f. FOUND REASONABLE. A ❖ I % WILL ALWAYS BE i The Very Best Service to be Had \ 3 — * COURTEOUS $ ----------------:- 2 ATTENDANCE EVERY DETAIL OF THE i . l . ness . TO BUSI- ;l * i j f L. A. 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So he went to work to educate his people up to the idea and de- velope a powerful navy. It toqk him many years, encountering much determined opposition, anti indifference which he finally overcame, and built up a navy second only in size to that o f Great Britain. The expenditure was enormous, and now the fleet has passed Into the hands o f the allies, among whom it will be distributed. Great Britain will continue as in the past, to police the seas, in which duty she will be joined by the U. S. Thus will be insured to the wh'ole world in its true sense, the freedom o f the seas to which a powerful German navy was a constant menace. Thursday, November 28, 1918 - Page Four isfying Gravely taste. 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