The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916, May 01, 1916, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextliTf 'YT The Lane County News W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr. Published Every Monday and Thursday by the Lane County Publishing Association. RATES OV 8UBSCIUPT10N Ono Year .... $1,50 Six Months - . .75 Three months - - .60 Advertising rates furnished on appli cation, Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. MONDAY, MAY 1, WIG. rTTTTZTT Mlt?.. OLCOTT'S REPUBLICANISM A few democratic papers throughout thg staet are re printing an article from . the "Oregon Voter" regarding 01 cott's Republicanism. Here are one or two facts that are not contained in the article. Olcott was appointed to a position In Portland by Governor Chamber lain. When Oswald West made his campaign for Governor Ben Olcott was his campaign mana ger, and it is said he contributed to the fund that elected West. A little later, Secretary of State Benson died and West promptly appointed his henchman to fill the unexpried term, overlooking the capabilities of Sam Kozer who had been chief in the office of the Secretary of State for many years. v The boasted efficiency in the office of Secretary of State un der Ben Olcott is no greater than it was under his predecessor and both .conditions are due in large measure to Deputy Kozer who is a sterling Republican and there fore stood no chance of receiv ing an appointment from a Dem ocratic Governor. These are some of the facts regarding 01 cott's Republicanism which vot ers should not overlook. SAYS NEXT WAR WILL BE IN CHINA. (American Review of Reviews) British diplomacy has been charged with two great blunders in the present war, the failure to handle the Balkan crisis and pacify Bulgaria, and the failure to prevent the alliance of Tur key with the Central Powers. It is responsible for a third, equal ly great,' but hidden for the mo ment in the greater urgency of war. It has failed to prevent the entrance of Japan into China. Through this error England has opened the way for her own ally to become her greatest, com mercial and political rival in the Orient. The next war difficult as it now is to conceive of further bloodshed is likely to have its root at Kiau-chau, so easily tak en from the Germans by Japan. For on the corner stone of this ancient province, the cradle of the Chinese race and the home of Confucius, a new empire Is scheduled to rise the greater Nippon that is the dream of every Japanese. With the elimination of Ger many the problem of the Far East has been profoundly alter ed. England, Fjance and Rus sia, who had once been eager for the partition of China, a division prevented largely by their own mutual jealousies, are today conscious of a new men ace and a new "problem" after the war. A younthful power determined at any cost to dom inate the East commercially confronts them, eager for the day when they can be ousted politically from the East as well. Salem, May 1. Cottage Grove Diston Sawmill resumes oper ation with GO men, orders book ed for year in advance. Silica reported discovered in Coob .County. 4 Grants Pass Nugget worth $205 found in Monger Creek. Newbery co-operative cannery sold for enough to pay debts. Property of Portland Gas & Coke .Co., is worth $8,614,050. It has 8G1 miles of distributing mains. Salem gave Astoria loyal sup- port In the naval base campaign Dredging on Coos Hay bar be gins again. Lebanon Foster school dis trict will build $2,500 school. Forest Grovo Loganberry Juice plant proposed here. The Dalles School building is to be enlarged. i Falls City The sound or saw linill whistles which will soon !blov again will bo welcomed by the inhabitants here. Portland Manefeo Lumber, Co., receives 11,000,00 ft. order from Great Northern for freight car construction. Bar View, Tillamook beach re sort to have now S. P. station? St. Johns Peninsula mill will ! start sawing in May with 250 men. i Suoremo Court knocks out two porlinud ordinances taxing i gross earnings of Electric Co., ,'and Port and Gas Co. three per cent. Roseburg Direct Primary elections cost Douglas county 5,000 in past two years. Portland health officer wants ten physicians appointed on sal ary to inspect school children. Roseburg sells $75,000 school bonds for new high school build- Silverton Work on big saw mill plant here being rushed. ELIHU ROOT TALKS OF DEMOCRATIC SINS (Continued irom rnEo 1.) ractfonal warfare was rife. Americans had been murdered. American projwr ty had been wantonly destroyed, the lives and property of all Americans In Mexico were In danger. That was the situation when Mr. Wilson becarao president in Mnrch. 1013. His duty then was plain. It was. first, to uso his" powers as president to secure pro tection for Hie lives and property of Americans in Mexico and to require that rales of law nnd stipulations of treaties should be observed by Mexico toward the United States nnd Its citi zens. His duty was, second, as the head of a foreign power to respect the Independence of Mexico, to refrain from all Interference with her Internal affairs, from all attempt at domina tion except as he was Justified by the law of nations for the protection of American rights. The president of the United States failed to observe either of those duties, no dellltcrately aban doned them both and follpwed ay en tirely different and Inconsistent pur pose. He Intervened In Mexico to aid one faction In civil strife against an other. He undetook to pull down Huerta and set Carranza up In hi place. Arms and munitions of war were freely furnished to the northern forces and withheld from Huerta. Finally the president scut our army and navy to Invade Mexico and cap ture Its great seaport. Vera pruz, and hold it and throttle Mextenn commerce until Huerta fell. Americans Outraged In Mexico. The government of the United States Intervened In Mexico to control the In ternal affairs of that Independent coun try and to enforce the will of the American president In those nffdlrs by threat, by economic pressure and by force of arms. Upon what claim of right did. this Intervention proceed? Not to secure respect for American rights, not to protect the lives or prop erty of our citizens, not to assert the laws of nations, not to compel observ ance of the law of humanity. On tho contrary. Hucrta's was the only power In Mexico to which appeal could bo made for protection of life or property. That was the only power which, In fact, did protect either American or European or Mexican. It was only within the territory where Huerta ruled that comparative peace and or der' prevailed. The territory over which the armed power of Carranza and Villa and their associates extended was tho theater of the most appalling crimes. Eands of robbers roved tho country with unbridled license. Amer icans und Mexicans alike were at their mercy, and American men were mur dered and American women were out raged with Impunity. Thousands were reduced to poverty by the wanton de struction of the Industries through which they lived. Vet the government of the United States ignored, con doned, the murder of American men and the rape of American women and destruction of American property ami Insult to American offlcers mid dellle- raeut of the American (lag and Joined Itself to tho men who wero guiltv of , ... ... . ' all these things to pull down the pow er of Huerta. Why? The president himself has told us. It was because he adjudged Huertu to be a usurper, becuuse he deemed that the common people of Mexico ought to have great er participation In government and slum; In the laud, nud he believed that Carranza and Villa would give them these thlugs. WCmUst ull sympathize with these sentiments, but there is nothing more dangerous than mis placed sentiment. When our army landed ut Vera Cruz Carranza himself, who was to be the chief beneficiary of the act, publicly protested ugulnst it So strong was tho resentment that ho could not have kept his followers otherwise. When Huerta had fallen tho new government which for tho day had succeeded to his place peremptorily demauded the withdrawal of the American troops. The universal sentiment of Mexicans required tho peremptory demand, und tho troops wero withdrawn. Still worse than that, tho taking of Vera Cruz destroyed coufideuco In the sin cerity of the American government in Uaxleo, because every Intelligent mau in aicxjcu benoSA tnnt tuo livowed" reason fur the net was not the real reason. The avowed purpose was to coutel u salute to the American ling. Thivo lumtlretl Mexicans were report ed killed; seventeen Vnlled States mu rines tvere killed and ninny were, wounded. At that very time Mr. Hry an. with the president's npprovnl, was signing treaties with half the world agreeing that If nay controversy should arise It should be unbuilt ted to a Joint commission and no action should ho taken until utter a full year had elnps e.l This controversy, slight as it was, arose on the Uth of April, and on the 21st of the same mouth Vent Cm was taken. With the occupation of Vera Cms the moral power of the United States In Mexico vuded. We wore then mid we are now hated for what wo dlil to Mexico, and vx were then nnd wo are now ilesplseiifftir our feeble nntl irresolute failure to protect the Uc8 and rights of our eltlstcns. ??o tnr I"1 so dishonored nnd no citizenship jo little worth the vlalmltyt in 'Mexico as ours. And tlint Is wliy -we huve failed In Mexico. Policy of "Watchful WaRlnc." Incredible ns It seems, fluertu had - . - - ...... been turned out by the mwltthm-o of the American government without any guaranties from the men avIio vsro to be set up In his pliuv. and so the mur dering nnd burning nnd ravishing have pone on to this day. After Iluerta had fallen and the Vera Cms ospedt- uuu i "vvu iui miu j-resuieiu W sou announced that no one was entitled to Interfere In the affairs of Mexico: that she was entitled to settle them herself. He disclaims all re- sensibility for what happens In Mex- Z " 'l'?!w:,.Vl.i' lTU rU,U " 5 ..V:.;. ""I ..." """.T" . death nud outrage, the suffering und ruin of our own brethren, tho hatred and contempt for our country nnd the dishonor of our name la that land the administration at Washington shares responsibility with the Inhuman brutes with whom It made common cause. When we turn to the administra tion's conduct of foreign affairs Inci dent to tho great war Id Europe wo cannot full to perceive that there Is much dissatisfaction among Ameri cans. Dissatisfaction Ls not In itself ground for condemnation. Tho situ ation created bv tho war has been dim. cult nnd trying. Much of the corre- ' tUe Arabic was torpedoed and sunk spondence of the state department, f nud more American lives were destroy especially since Mr. Lansing took nd still nothing was done, and charge, has been characterized by ac- 1 the correspondence continued until tho curate learning and skillful statement 1 allied defenso ugulnst German subma of specific American rights. , tine warfare made It unprofitable and Three frrort In'European Policy. ' lei1 t0 1,9 abandonment, and the cor A Ktn.iv r th n,iminictrttn.,. .uO- resiKJiidenco is apparently approaching , . .w , ley toward Europe since July, 101-1, reveals throe fundamental errors: First, the lack of foresight to make timely provision for backing up American di plomacy by actual or assured military and naval force; second, the. forfei ture of the world's resiwct for our as sertion of rlghw by pursuing tho policy of making threats nnd falling to make them good; third, n loss of the moral forces of the civilized world through failure to truly Interpret to the world the spirit of the American democracy In its attitude toward the terrible events which accompanied tho early stages of tho war. rirst, as to power: Whon tl.n x?,, i r-,,m i,o, peaceable little Switzerland Instantly mobilized upon her frontier a i:rcat army of trained citizen soldiers. Stur- I dy iittle Holland did the same, and 4 both have kept their territory and their inuepemlenco Inviolate. Great. eueeublo America was farther removed from the conflict, but her trade and her citizens traveled on ev ery sea. Ordinary knowledge of Eu ropean affairs made It plain that tho war was begun not by accident, but with purposo which would not soon bo reliiKiulshcd. Ordinary knowledge of military events made It plain from tho moment when the tide of German Inva sion turned from the battle of the Manic that (ho conflict was certain to , bo long nud desperate. Ordinary knowl edge of history of our own history during the Napoleonic wars made it plain that In that conflict neutral rights would be worthless unless powerfully maintained. Tho I)on.oerailc povej meant at Wash ington did not see It. Others saw It, nnd their opinions found voice. Mr. Gardner urged It. Mr. Lodge urged it, Mr. Stlmson urged It. Mr, Jloosevelt urged It. but their argument and ur gency were ascribed to political mo tives. and tho president described them wnn a sneer as nervous and excited. Vllion Ha Shifted Ground. But the warning voices would not bo I stilled. The opinion that we ought no j longer to remain dofenseless bwtmif. . public opinion. Its expression grow more general and Insistent, and finally the president, not leading, but follow lm shifted his ground, has rovers- I ...1 t.f.. ..nltly .1 I... it . 1 ' ed his position and asks the country to ! prepare against war. God grant that he be not too late, hut the Democrat ic parly Inn not shifted Its ground, A large part "f Its members In congress are endeavoring now to sidetrack tho movement for national preparedness, i t; muddle It by amendment and turn It Into channels which will prodsce the least possible result In tho Increase of natloiu.1 power of defense. What sensa of effectlveneso In this effort can we gather from the presence of .Toso phus Daniels at the most critical post of all tho head of tho navy depart mentwhen we see that where preparation has been possible It has not been made, when wo see that con Ktructlon of warships already author ized has not been pressed nud In some cuscs ufter long delay has not oven been begun? If nu Increase of our country'ii power to defend Hsclf ugulnst aggression Is authorized by tho present congress It must bo largely through llcpubllcau rotes, because ull the traditions nud convictions of that party are for na tional power ahd duty and honor. Am to tho policy of threatening words witnemt tiecn: When Germany ftnvo notice of her purpose to sink merchant vcrsels on tho high ccah without safeguarding tho lives of Innocent passengers our gov erument on tho 10th of February ono year ago Informed Oermuny tu unnits tnknhlo terms Hint in attaching nnd sinking vessels of the I'li'tcd States and In destroying the lives of American citizen lawfully traveling upon mer chant vessels of other countries she would act at her peril. They pledged the power and courage of Ameilca, with her hundred million people and her vast wealth, to the protection of her citizens, as during all her history through the dnysMif her youth nnd weakness lw had protected them. On the $'h of. Mrch the ptwsuuKOi steamer Falabh was ftfliedned liy n Uermnu submarine ami an Ariorlenn citiwn was kiiicu. nui mnuius was Cone, on tlie '.Nil or April tnt Amer ican veaael t'uh!itu whs attinked and crlfptcd by n UtTumu aeroplane. On the 1st of M;:v the American vessel Uultllgut xvi,. -i i.u'jr hed and sunk by a German submarine nnd two or nmru Americana were killed, yet nothing was dene. On the ?tb of May the Lusltu- lU'llli VOtl M uln was torpedoed and sunk by a Uor ' man submarine nnd moru than It 100 Americans and l.lfiO other iioucom 1 batauts were drowned. Tho very thing ' which our government had warned i f!rrmmiv ulin must not ilo nii'iiiiin j jK1 ,)f et imrpoSt, ,uni tho must con- teniptuous and shocking way. Then. , Kuv, Auu.rk.n WM Ktrmi t0 lll0 I llt.,lut out government addressed an- , ,.. . u ,.i rt llssl,rtioi. or Anwriekn rlehts .,..,1 boK, .,,,,0,, l)f ur. Ihwc. tt declared ap.ln that the Amer- lean covernment "must hold tho lm- portal German government to a strict u 'countablllty for any Infringement of those rights. Intentional or Incidental," and It declared that tt would not "omit any word or tiny act necestary to tho performance of its snored duty of main mining the rights of tho United States and Its citizens nnd of safeguarding their free exercise nnd enjoyment." Still nothing was done nnd a long nud technical correspondence ensued, haggling over petty questions of de tail, every American note growing less and less strong and peremptory until ....., .,,, ..., .. . ..... ua i-iiu iwmuui iuvuiiii i-ii-ii unit. iiw- tlal protection for the future which might bo found In tm admission that ! the destruction of the I.uslttinla was forbidden by law. The later corre spondence has been conducted by our state department with dignity, but it has been futile. An admission of lia bility for damages has been secured, Wut the time for real protection to i A5f1erian rlsu,s Una ,0"K "J1? ',aT1, t A MU UlUtU UI!ia tWMI t.lllltl III'- gun the controversy had produced no effect, because they were read In tho 1 lPjht of two extraordinary events, j One was the report of the Austrian j ambassador, Mr. Dumba, to his gov- eminent luui wuen iuc American uuiu ut VeU. 10 was received ho asked tho secretary of state, Mr. IJryan. whether It meant business and received an an- MVur w,llcu 8,8flcd him that It did not. but was intended for effect at home In America. "Too Proud to Ficht." Tho other event was tho strange and unfortunate declaration of the presi dent In a public speech In Philadelphia the fourth day after the sinking of the I.usltnula that "a man may be too J proud to fight." Whatever the Aim trlan ambassador was In fact told by the secretary of state, the Impression which he reported wns supported by the events which followed. Whatever tho president did mean. Ids declaration. made In public at that solemn time, amid the horror and mourning of nil our people over the murder of their children, was accepted tho world over as presenting the attitude of the Amer ican government toward tho protection of the life and liberty of American citizens iu tho exercise of their Just rights, and throughout tho world tho phrase "too proud to fight" became a byword of derision and contempt for the government of tho United States. Later. In nnother theater of war tho Mediterranean-Austria, and perhaps Turkey also, resumed the practice. The Ancona and then the Persia were destroyed, and more Americans were killed. Why should they not resume the practice. They had learned to be- Move that, no, matter how shocked the American government might be, Its resolution would expend Itself In words. They had learned to believe tt.nt If .....a unfa rt 1111 A mttHnn tiu ntirl that It was safe to kill Americans, and me worm ueiiovuii wiin ineiu. Shaking Flit and FinQjr. No man should draw n pistol who dares pot shoot. The government that shakes its fist Hint and its finger after ward falls Into contempt. Our diplo macy has lust Its authority and Influ ence because wo have been brave In words and Irresolute In iiction Men may say that the words of our diplo matic notes wero Justified; men may say that our Inaction wns Justified, but (Continued on Pago 4.) CITATION TO HEIRS In the County Court of th State of Oru- gon, for Lano County. In the matter of th estate of Samuel D, Weaver, deceased. To Mrs. Hattlo Ego, Miss Ella Martin, Gust Martin, Charlos Martin, F, V. Weaver, Hachol Weaver, Frank E. Weaver, Mrs. Charles Link, Mrs. May Frees, Clark Wenvor, Russell HERBERT E, WALKER NOTARY PUBLIC Office In City Hall, Sprlnflfleld, Ore. tuwv. 1UAf CL .'3 AaC mi(L MXL 1JL DEBT IS A HARD MASTER. THE WAY NOT TO HAVE A DEBT YOU CANNOT PAY IS NOT TO MAKE IT. THE "CAREFUL" MAN NEVER MAKES A DEBT UNLESS BY DOING SO HE COULD SAFELY SEE A BIGGER "INCOME THAN 4,OUT-QO." THIS IS HOW HE GROWS A FORTUNE. ARE NOT YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUR BANK AND ALSO GRO WA FORTUNE? BANK WITH US. i t h I in. i" Mih1 q ii 1 1 1 1 iii i iii 1 1 ih I, innil i hii in iii nTi'iiffHiiir'a'iVVwrTfffwnwTrt The Best For Less The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22 Weaver, Fern Weaver, Snmuol Wes co. William Wcsco, Effo Muud, Htm sell Mnttlx, Theodora Mattlx, Anna Hauso, John C .Weaver, Ferdinand Edgar, Mrs. C. W. Lehman, nnd Wil lie Weaver. IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OHEGON: You and each of you arc hereby cited and required to appear In tho County Court of tho Stato of Oregon for tho County of Lano, at tho courtroom thereof In Eugono, Lano County, Oregon, on Tuesdny, I ho nth day of May, 1910, ut 10 o'clock A. M. of said day and then and thero show cause, If any exist, Why an order of salo of tho real estate belonging to said estate should not be made to pay tho charges, expenses and claims against said estate, and that said or der direct the administrator of said cstuto to sell tho real estat of said estato under tho provisions of Sec tion 1257 of Lord's Oregon Laws pro viding for the salo of real estato of u decedent without notlco whoro tho In ventory nnd appraisement of tho estate shows that all tho property within ilfio Jurisdiction of tho Court doeB uot exceed J3G0.00. This citation Is Issued pursuant to an order of tho County Court of Luna County. Oregon, In tho abovo entitled estato dated March .11st. 1910. Tho property described In tho po-f tltlon for the order to soil and which . will he sold If tho order is granted, Is ! described an follows: Commencing at a point South 20 de grees .10 mln. East n dlstanco of 21.C foct from a point which ls North 88 degrees 34 minutes East 171.3 foet from center of section 18 township 20 South Itango 2 East Willamette meri dian; thence S, 48 dog. 10 mln, W, 2G5.4 foot; thenco South 35 dcg. 30 mln. East 255 feot; thonco South 78 dcg. 10 mln. East 210.3 foot; thenco North 20 dcg. 30 min. 30 W, 4C4.3 foet to place of beginning, containing 1.89 acres, more or loss, ih Lano County, Oregon, Witness tho Honorahlo II. L. Uown, Judgo of tho County Court of tho Stato of Oregon, Lanu County, and tho soul of said Court hereto affixed this 31st day ot March, 1010 . Tho date of tho first publication of this citation Is April 3, 1010, Attest STACY M. HUS8ELL, (Seal County Court) County Clork Why not save and deposit In our Savings Department one-twelfth ot your total taxes each month? By so dis tributing tho tax burden over tho entire year, It will not seem so heavy. 4 per cent on savings. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. QAAL Ctf.AJ&. ' Groceries Money 0 Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS Homeopathic Physician nnd Surgeon Ofllco, Dnptlst Pnrsonngo Corner Second nnd C Streets HOURS: 9 TO 12. PHONE 40 J. H. BOWER Lawyer. Ofilco 774 Wlllnmotto St. Phono Eugono C99 Homo Phono 132-J Eugene, Oregon W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER ' FUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Phone 62; f.'eildcnce 67-J West Main 8t. See Edwards & Br attain For Farm and City Property Exchanges a Specialty Springfield Oregon Phone 30 CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS Dentistry DR. J. E. RICHMOND PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 116-J Over Commercial Bank, Springfield, Oregon. O. R. Gullion, M.D. Practice Limited tl Eye, Ear, Noae and Throat. Graduate Nurso Attending 306, White Temple, Eugene.