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The Lane County News
W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr.
Published Every Monday and
Thursday by the Lane County
Publishing Association.
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MONDAY, MAY 1, WIG.
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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 ,
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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Phono Eugono C99
Homo Phono 132-J
Eugene, Oregon
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