THE A U R O R A O B S E R V E R
Lowell made a sad blunder, perhaps,
when In bis enthusiasm, be wrote that
“ still at the prophets’ feet the nations
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, '.918.
sit.” It is the soothsayer, not the
prophet, who is heard nowadays, the
E
ditor
and
P
ublisher
N. C. WESCOTT
diviner, not the divine, says the Book Europe’s Meat Supply Must Come
man. We get our ideas too often from
From America.
E itarel as second class matter March 28, 1911, at the postoffice at Aurora the old mythology and its waning dei
ties, and aa we have no power to emu
Oregon, under the A ct o f March 3. 1879.
late them in heaven we transfer their Warring Nations Have Depleted Live
Stock at Enormous Rate, F vei
atmosphere and attitude to earth.
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.
Shall it not be our country’s mission
to do its share in solving the problem?
I pledge allegiance to my
Shall its inventiveness and spirit of
American stock breeders are being
%
Hag and the republic tor
enterprise be conflaed to mechanics
asked to conserve their ‘ flocks and
which it stands,one Nation,
and trade and not advanced to the no
herds in order to meet Europe’s tre
indivisible, with liberty and
bler realm o f ethics that shall make
mendous demands for meats during
justice to all.
democracy safe for itself as the near
the war and probably for many years
&
est duty?: Universal training must not afterward.
end with the manual of anus. Our
The United States food adminis
young people are to be taught as well tration reports that American stock
certain old-time principles for, the art raisers have shown a disposition to
o f life as essentials in courses o f study. co-operate with the government in in
THE GERMAN
Obedience, reverence, self-control, self- creasing the nation’s supply of live
The University of Oregon “ News” Bulletin sends out knowledge, the power o f character, the ; gtoc^
qualities that make tor true
Germany today is probably better
a lot of dribble on the possibility of a German invasion of positive
living, are no less vital objects - of in-j supplied with live stock than any oth
strnctlqn.
These
determine
our
coun-
the Pacific Coast which it credits to the pen o f Lieutenant
er European nation. When the Ger
try’s future to a greater degree than j
Colonel John Leader, now the head o f the department of the size o f our cities, the number o f j man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir
m ilitary science at the University. The Bulletin says that our mines and mills, our financial tually all tbe cattle in the invaded
strength or territorial growth.
territory — approximately
1,SOO,0(X)
Colonel Leader is the highest ranking British officer en
bead—were driven behind tbe German
gaged in instruction in the United States, and was for The real Russia is patriotic. It long* lines.
But in England— where 2,400,000
the return o f law and order. It
some time a member of the intelligence force of Great for
acres o f pasture lands have been turn
watches with bewilderment the present
grain fields—the cattle herds
Britain. He has been a soldier of twenty-three years, is a frenzy o f the towns, says London Dally j ed Into
decreasing rapidly. One of the
veteran of the Boer war and for two years commanded a Mall. Before long It will assert Itself j reasons apparently Is the declining
and will find or fashion the weapons j maximum price scale adopted by the
regiment on the western front. But for this voucher, we for enforcing Its will. Not all tbe army English as follow s: For September,
might suppose that he were some “ rookie” with a bad by any means has been ruined by the j $17.76 per 100 pounds; October, $17.28;
Soviet. The artillery, the Cossacks, I November and December, $16.08; Jan-
case c f “ nerves” . Just “ listen” to the Colonel.
and the cavalry have remained loyal I lary' *14 W- Thc effect o f the8e prlce8
was to drive beef animals on tbe mar
“ It would be the simplest matter in the world for the Germans to
to their country and to their officers | ket as soon as possible.
land a force o f men on the coast somewhere south o f Seattle, take
and to their traditions throughout. A
In France tbe number o f cattle as
the country by surprise, and cause infinite damage before compelled
terrible winter of privation and well as the quality have shown an
to surrender. Simultaneously with the landing of the German troops
tumult and suffering lies ahend of Rus enormous decline during the war.
railroad tunnels would be blown up, telegraph and telephone wires
sia, and the'hgony will be short-lived In Where France had 14,807,000 head of
cut. to shut off oommunlcatijn with the out side world. There are
proportion to its intensity. Tbe forces cattle In 1913, she now has only 12,-
400,000 German subjects in the South American countries and these
that make for reason and national 341,900, a decrease o f 16.6 per cent
And France Is today producing only
men could be called at a moment’s notice. Tramp steamers could
health are gathering strength, and the
one gallon o f milk compared to two
slip out o f various ports-and these men could all be picked up,
very viclonsness of thp new govern and one-half gallons before the war.
equipped and started for the north. There are many Germans in
ment will tend to work its own cure,
Denmark. and Holland have been
Mexico. What is to prevent them from marching against Los
| forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
Angeles? The main idea of such attempts would be a stragetic one
The airplane bag wrought so many: because of the lack of necessary feed.
It would prevent the Uniten States from sending troops to France.
Close study of the European meat
wonders that now great things by Its
The Boche would, o f course, select a time when Camp Lewis is
powerful aid are soberly hoped for. situation has convinced the Food Ad
filled with green men. It is my belief that if internal troubles in
The huge preparations for airplane ministration that the future^ problem
of America lies largely in the produc
Germany continue, he mav try to pall o f something of this kind to
warfare making by the United States
tion of meat producing animals and
divert attention as well as to create a sentiment in the United
are amply justified. The airplane Is dairy products rather than In the pro
Stales in favor of keeping troops at home,”
'
an American invention, and while there duction of cereals for export when
Such a wild scheme is impossible at the present time is nothing to prevent other nations uti the wnr will have ceased.
lizing it to what extent they can, it cer-
fer the reason that the ships to transport 400,000 men from tinly is the proper thing for Ameri
South America cannot be secured. It would require at cans to “ go them one better,” and dem
that this country la not a
least 1200 ships for this purpose while there are not a doz onstrate
slacker when competition is in prog
LOCAL AD RATE.
en tramp steamers on the Pacific Coast and'not one in the ress among the nations to do the most
A
uniform
and invariable charge
hands of any nation favorable to the German cause. that can be done in war by means of
5 cents per line is made for all ad
the highway in the aln
Neither is there any possible way to arm, equip or feed
vertising notices o f every description
even 10 per cent of any such body of men.
Absolutely confident o f the armies in the news columns of this news
Again the number of seal o 'ts from which Germans driving the German hordes from their paper. This rate applies to for sale,
soil, says New York Herald, the peo
cari\|eave South America is limited to less than a dozen. ple of France are now beginning the for rent, lost, found, card of thanks,
Valporaiso Iqiique, Valdivia, Antifogasta, Taltal, and gigantic task of restoration and are “ want ads,” and to all kinds of sim
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Arica in Chile; Callao and Trijullo in Peru; Guayaquil and
Esmereldas in Eci a lor; and Buenaventura in Columbia.
All these countries are friendly to the United States and
the allies and pledged by treaty to preserve neutrality.
At least 35,000 men would have to assemble at each of
these seaports in order to carry out the plan. Sotne of
these ports are only small towns^where big gatherings of
foreigners would be at once heralded to the ends 6f the
earth, and our government would be at once warned by
our consuls in those ports. It would require months and
months to transport 400,000 from South America even if
thé Germans there had two hundred ships available. When
tliere are none, the thing is simply impossible.
The Oregon climate, the Eugene environment, or the
spirit of the time and place must be responsible for the
English Colonel’s outburst. At! least that is the most
charitable view to take.
Jud re Bushey told the Salem Statesman not long ago
that he would not run again for county judge. He said
he-would retire to his little farm where he could, without
working overtime, make a comfortable living. Hut does
anydne believe that Judge Bushey can EARN $1800 a year
(che salary paid the county judge) on that little farm—or
any where else? The history of his whole period in office
reveals the lack of constructive ideas of any value to the
county. As an obstructionist all will admit his ability.
Ten years of this crawfish progress ought to satisfy even
Marion county “ mossbackism.”
While Uncle Sam is posting UP the ledger for 1917 a
pleasant smile will cross his face when he turns to the
page marked “ county agents.” Each one of them is worth
money to Uncle £>am. Each one is helping hundreds of
farmers. And 1917 was the big year for extending the
work. Complete figures are not yet out but frequent re
ports in the news from different parts of the country make
it plain that the experimental leaven is working. Before
long the county without an agent is going to be regarded
as distinctly out of date.—Rural Weekly.
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also preparing to meet the exigencies
by which they will be confronted when
peace is declared. Now that the re
habilitation has been outlined' it h?s
been discovered that one of the great
est social problems the country will
have to deal with after the war is the
industrial status of women.
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