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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919
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MEXICO
Reports from Paris indicate that
as the "mandatory" system adopted
by the peace conference for the gov
ernment ot German colonies and
backward countries not otherwise
controlled, the United States will be
asked to look after Mexico.
It is a logical application ot the
plan. The United States is the na
tural guardian of Mexico, because of
the Monroe Doctrine and because
that troublesome country is our
next-door neighbor, and Americans
have -large interests there.
Many Americans and also many
foreigners think we ought to have
got on the job definitely and earnest
ly, long ago. President Wilson's de
lay seems to have been due largely to
his desire to convince Latin America
In general of the disinterestedness
and good will of the United States.
That purpose has been pretty well
accomplished, by our conduct in the
European war even more than by
our forbearance with Mexico.
There would be little criticism
now of our taking Mexico in hand
on our own responsibility. There
could surely be none it we do so on
the authority of the league of na
tions, acting as a disinterested agent
of the whole civilized world. And
with such authority, there would
probably be little resistance offered
by the Mexicans themselves.
Wilson and Taft to their critics:
"It you fellows know of a better
remedy than a league of nations,
trot it out." That challenge will
probably be answered when congress
opens the fire works. George Wash
ington said "avoid entangling agree
ments with foreign nations." Wood
row sajrs "jump in and form a com
bine and protect the world." Time,
only, will tell which one of these
great statesmen is right.
Some of the democrats are now
accusing the republicans of favoring
the league of nations plan simply
because Mr. Taft Is for it. People
should remember that Taft was
working for a league of nations plan
to preserve world peace long before
Woodrow came Into the limelight,
although this fact may turn some of
the good old exponents of Jefferson
Ian democracy againat the plan.
The dangerous Roberts Mountain
on the Pacific highway has been
eliminated; Pass Creek canyon has
been made passable; Merlin hill Is
being Improved, and Grave Creek
hill, where many serious accidents
have occurred, has been changed in
to a beautiful, broad winding road
with an easy grade. Who says Ore
gon is not pulling out of the ruts?
Meantime the cracking ot heads
'goes merrily on between "loyal" Ger
mans and the Spartacan groups. If
"German thoroughness" ' is adhered
to It will yet prove to be a case of
elimination and Germany will be
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whittled down to a point where Bhe
will 'be no larger than one ot her
neighbors.
Mrs. Martin Johnson, of New York,
who has just returned from a trip
to the South Sea islands, says "there
is no vulgarity in nakedness, be
cause down there the women wear
practically nothing and are more
modest than a Broadway broiler."
They might be, at that, but Mrs. J.
has not yet introduced the South Sea
fashion in this country. To avoid
riots, such changes should be made
by very slow degrees, Mrs. J.'s opin
ion to the contrary notwithstanding.
SOLDIER LETTERS
Ardoll ltallry Coin Through With
out m Scratch
Thomas, Lachmund and Eddy may
have Introduced the moBt bills at
Salem, but Sldler, of Josephine, has
a more brilliant record. He has
touched lightly the matter of "intro
duction," which tact most taxpayers
will appreciate. Oregon already has
about 15,000 so-called laws enough
to last us until the crack of doom.
The fly fisherman looks with
scorn upon the bait fisherman. The
bait fisherman "cusses" the fly
fisherman for making light of his
sport, while the majority of anglers
use any old bait or method to land
their fish and often pray for a stick
of dynamite to throw into the water.
This rainy, sloppy weather has its
advantages in an economical way. A
person can wear any old rags under
the ever necessary overcoat, which
is kept buttoned up tightly.
A farmer is advertising for sale a
"registered bull with papers." It's
a proud bull that carries his creden
tials with him.
Yesterday the president approved
26 bills and resolutions. Sort or
rubber stamp rapid fire.
The new German flag is red,
black and gold. Their naval flag
should be solid yellow.
Real Meaning of "Salad."
Salad literally means salted and Is
direct descendant of the Latin word
sal, or salt The use of "salad" to mean
the greens from which or on which a
salad mixture is placed is on of only
recent origin. The Italian insalata and
the Spanish salada, meaning salad
thoss languages, actually mean salted.
No 8laeker.
Father "Why don't yon stick to
work more? It ought to be a real en
joyment to you." Son "It is, sir, bat
I don't like to give myself up wholly
to pleasure."
WatnvlUe. France, Jan. 8, 1919
My Dear Father:
Your letter ot November 12 reach
ed me before Christmas. I neglect
ed to answer it as I had just written
to you and wanted to delay long
enough to be able to tell you about
our holidays over here. It was the
first letter from Oregon and how I
did enjoy it. The mall Is coming
direct to us now as the kaiser hasn't
got us quite so busy.
Thank God It Is all over and I am
in the dry these awful stormy nights.
. for the rain has been pouring down
I for weeks. Imagine me lying In a
shell hole awaiting for daybreak, to
go over the top.
I was glad to hear from Gene. You
speak as if he had been wounded.
His division Is In Germany now
near Straussburg I think. He had a
taste of war If he went over the top
four times. In the Argonne Forest
we used to go over every morning
before breakfast and got so busy we
didn't eat breakfast for several days.
I have wondered how Zern Kubll
came out. I haven't met anyone
from Oregon, whom' I knew, but
while at school I talked to a few
boys from Medford.
I am feeling fine, except that I
have a bad cold, but have had that
since I landed here. I have not
been on the sick call and am coming
home without a scratch. None of
the shells had my name on them. A
machine gun tried to get me but
only tore up the round around my
head and cut a sapling oak down on
me, but It only filled my eyes, ears
and hair full of dirt and splinters.
Another time a piece of a large shell
hit my bunkle In the knee while
lying In a hole alongside ot me. I
have had four bunkles as the first
one was shot dead, the second shot
through the side, the third bit In
the knee and my pal now ' went
through O K, but got his pack shot
off ot his back.
I don't know when I will be home,
but It won't be long. There Is talk
of moving off the front In a few
days. I'll be glad to get south where
there is civilization, and where
things are not so scarred up with
war effects. Our little town here Is
badly torn up. Maybe too I can get
a softer bed. I am rather tired of
the floors and woven wire bunks.
Our battallion had a tine Christ
mas. We deeorated our rooms with
mistletoe and had little Christmas
trees. We received a box from the
Red Cross through the Y. M. C. A.,
which took the place of the one youJ
couldn't send on account of me not
sending the permit. We had more
than we could eat for dinner and
tfere served walnuts, apples and' co
coa. New Years we had a big teed
0
Conflicting Thoughts
and I received my first orange and
some fine grapes as welt as walnuts.
We had lots of mimic from our band.
Our captain gave each a cigar for
ChrlBtmns and Now Year.
The flu seems to have been rag
ing In the statos. It Is too bad tor It
seems to have taken the lives or
thousands.' Tho American people
are surely backing us boys up with
the "kalo" and in return we, have
helped to make America the leading
nation In the world In all respects.
The day the armistice was signed
the Huns came out and shook hands.
They said the yanks fight llko they
play ball. They were afraid of us
any time we got near them when
fighting. Mess Is ready and I must
close. Your son, AUDEI.U
PVT. ARDELL BAILEY,
Co. K, 109th Infty.,
American Ex. Forces. France.
Still IUmIiik on French Highways
Stvry-sur-Meuse, Jan. 19, 1919.
Dear Folks:
Have your letters of December 9
and 1 which were received yester
day when the courier came over with
the mall and for reports.
I have seen Dana Ament about ten
minutes since October tonth, when
he left the company to go to school
somewhere. Whei he got back I
was out on detached service and rode
upon a truck with him one day.
There Is absolutely no chauce ot
going anywhere on a visit, I guess,
for so far even the boys whose peo
ple (mother and father) live In Itlay
Scotland and Norway do not get a
chance to go there on thoir fuloughs.
You wonder why we did not cele
brate the night the armlstl e was
signed." We did not know It for sure
until the next day's papers came out
and It was too late then. We heard
ot It, but one hears so many things
In the army that he does not believe
anything until he sees II In black
and white and sometimes not thon.
For Instance, we hear that we will
be on the boat January 29, and also
that we will be her until next An
gust. You can believe one as- well
as the other.
You will know more about whon,
where and how we will be dischar
ged than I will, until It Is all said
and done and I am a civilian again.
I sure wIbIi I could be there to help
the pipe laying and overhauling, but
at present I am watching the coons
patching roads. 1 don't know why
they don't make the Huns do the
road work, unless It Is because we
are here and they cannot lot us be
Idle. According to tho papers there
is plenty ot road work to be done In
the U. S. Our work Is going on as
usual with nothing of importance
along that line.
Took a hike over to annervoux
yesterday afternoon and investiga
ted a 38 cm. gun which apparently
was used in the recent bombardment
of Verdun. It was manufactured at
the Skodawerke Akt, Ger. In 1917,
weighs about 34 tons and shoots a
projectile which weighs about 2200
pounds. The distance it shot was
12 miles or a little over and must
have done a great deal of damage
before they, the Germans, blew the
breech of it off. The breech was
about a hundred yards back of the
gun and was a' mammoth affair as
was the whole apparatus.
Must write anoth r letter before
I retire. With lots of love,
v WALLACE.
Ben W. Coutant,
Co. A, 23d Engineers,
Amer. Ex. Force.
Perhaps.
Lucky Is the man who mnrrles a
widow whose first husband was mean
to her. Chicago Evening Post.
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