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FIUDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1011).
lie Springfield News
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1 V P0fessfefiB
NO INDUSTRIAL BOYCOTT
Richard M. Hurd, who is styled
chairman ot the No German Goods
Committee, Is at it again. Ha is re
ported -as, saying that the safety of
tho world from the danger of future
vrars depends upon keeping Germany
economically poor, and he takes ex
ception to tho recent statement of
m Harry A. Wheeler, president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
that "an economic boycott cannot be
agreed upon - in this country as a
sound principle on tho ground that it
drives the world .further apart and
creates industrial unrest"
Mr. Wheeler is one of our ablest
business men and best authorities on
American trade. Of Mr. Hurd but
little Is known outside of his associa
tion with this silly boycott propagan
da. Tho one argument advanced which '
has" any hold on tho American public
is the question "If the Allies boycott
Germany how can Germany pay te
indemnity? asserts Hurd. The an
swer is clear, he continues. "The Al
lies did not enter the war for money,
. but for self-defense. "The Allies will
arrange peace terms, not for money,
but for self-defense. The one vital
object of the peace conference over
riding all other considerations is the
prevention of future wars."
" That answer is as clear as mud. Mr.
Hurd himself has advocated compel
ling Germany to repudiate her bond
issue to her own people, thus bank
rupting them, and on top ot that sad
dling Germany with an indemnity
debt of $'30,000,000,000. Then as a
coup de grace he would blacklist Ger
many from the markets of the world,
and particularly the United States
In short, he wants to turn the German
nation to stone, and then extract
blood from the stone. Even the Ger
mans must be laughing at his econo
mic reasoning. Germany can't pay In
demnities and be ham-strung Indus-
' trlally. Bitter as our feeling Is agajnst
.her, here is where reason outweighs
sentiment. Germany must sell goods
to pay debts, and those which she i
sells here should be met by a Pro
tective Tariff law lest that volume
disrupt our owh Industries. Let Ger
many and every foreign country send
their goods here that they may be in
dustrially rehabilitated, but their
products must be placed on the mar
ket only at a price that will meet
the direct competition of domestic
goods, which can be met by an import
duty equalizing the cost of production,
thus aiding the Federal treasury and
protecting American labor.
GROWTH OF IMPORTS . ,
According to a circular published
by, the .National City Bank of New
York City;
'.'Manufacturers imported in condi
tion ready for use in 1918 were in
round terms, $2,100,000,000, against
$780,000,000 in 1913; manufactures
for further use in manufacture $1,100,
000,000, against slightly lees than
400,00p,000 in 1913."
Much of this large Increase was in
competing articles, which we can pro
duce to the extent of our wants. Why
import two billion dollars worth of
finished manufactures it we can make
them ourselves? Why impoit a billion
and one hundred million dollars worth
.of partly manufactured products, what
is called raw material, it we can make
or produce even half of it ourselves?
finally, if we must seek foreign mar
kets because of our largo "surplus"
of products at home, why do we Im
port more than three billion dollars
worth of goods from abroad?
Unemployment will, never disappear
li wo continue to mane sucn treraen
dous increases in imports ot manu
factured and partly manufactured
goods from abroad.
, THE LUXURY TAX
Protests' are going up all over tho
country against tho so-called luxury
tax in the confcrcnco report on the
new revenue bill. Thousands are
signing petitions .against It showing
tho stato of public mind. It Is hopodi
that tho Bwolllng tldo of popular ro
sentment will ,dofoat tho proposition.
In tho opinion of ninny Senators,
tho luxury tax is a tax on energy, and
particularly onorgy needed for recon
struction purposes. It Is n miserable
makeshift method of raising revenue,
and opens tho door to frnud. It Is n
direct burden upon ono class Yf the
consuming public, and Is class legis
lation. Tho war Is over and hurden-
seme direct taxes should bo avoided
as far us possible Tho proposition
discourages, consumption nt a time
when the business ot tho nation needs
consumption ot all tho products pos
slblc. If consumption Is discouraged,
labor will bo loss omployed, thus ng
gravating tho present unemployment
situation.
Tho great difficulty in enforcing
such a law must be apparent to all.
Frauds ot all kinds will creep in, and
the public will bo put to no end ot
annoyance.
It tho Federal Government needs
the money so badly, why lu tho world
does It not rntso tho Import duties
and not only increase tho revenues
by millions, but also prepare for tho
coming commercial wart
FRENCH ARE SKEPTICAL
A Paris cablo says that despite tho
formal decision of tho pence confer
ence to organite a league ot nations,
French opinion continues to regard
the whole proposal with distinct
skepticism. Tho latest development
has been received without enthusiasm,
although Frnchmen generally are
quite ready to accept It-
Says the "Figaro" (nowspaper):
It has not added a Binglo shade ot
precision or practical aspect to tho
proposal. As it was when it was first
mentioned, so it remains aftor two
years of lmpasslonate discussion, and
nobody perceives any better today
than then on what basis the league of
nations may some day bo founded.
The proposal has been developed
without regard to the teachings of
human experience, and consequently
s everywhere in conflict with tho na
ture of things. Human naturo being
what it is, effective results cannot
be achieved by a league ot nations.
The French people are wise to tho
real situation. They applaud Mr. WIN
son and throw flowers .at his feet, but
'he French thought is-across the bor
der, to Germany and other enemies.
The French are asking tho question.
Will such a League make us safe
without our own army and big guns?
Can we trust ho the good will and
kindness and ideals of humanity. Has
human nature changed very much?
Our soldiers were needed In France,
but can this truly be said ot their
presence in Russia? Our attempt to
settle internal strife In Mexico was
a fiasco. The same Job in Russia vis
a hundred times greater task with a
correspondingly less chance of ever
being completed through any inter
vention of ours. -It would be well to
quit while the quitting Is good.
We won't undertake to say whether
he present legislature is conscien
tious through "choice" or through
''necessity," but any way you look
at it, they are doing good work. Evi
dently the war has grought into use
all that is best in men. It has proven
the best refinery of human traits hat
w have had for years.
There never was a crisis in the
affairs of a nation fit to live but .what
one strong man rose up to meet. It
and solve it. No Goliath can ever
stand before a David.
Admiral Mayo is reported to have
said that the Peace Conference had
degenerated to an Old ladles' sewing
circle. Mariners have a blunt way of
telling the trdth.
Say, what became of that epidemic,
anyhow?
Something struck the Seattle strike !
When the Fat Years Return
By F. C.
Ambulance 1-8C, Wostorn Front.
When the fat years return, and, rich
and free,
You half forget, as men have ever
done, ' , ' 4
The price once paid for your security
Thinking too much of fortune lost or
won,
Too much of pride and laughter, food,
and ease,
Or of Mime public favor cheaply
earned,
Oh, then turn back tho page and thin).
of these '
Who gave their - bodies for freedom
to bo burned
For these lived, too; they, too, lovefi
ease and laughter,
Sunlight, the green earth. AH tbivt
you still kqep
They had, and more vision. If you
come after
And dare forget them, burled bo
young, so deep,
And dare forget this faith for which
they stood
Ah, but you will not, being of tholr
blood I ' Tho OutlMk.
Iead tho News for tho news.
, Turkey 'Proceeded to Attend to the
Armenians
By William Howard' Tapt
Now vhy the need of money for the Anne-'
oiansr You know their story ? Abdul Humid was
the Sultan of Turkey. He was the sxoect-jceuted
individual wo in 1896 deliberately directed the
killing of 100,000 Armenians. Who arc the Ar
menians? TJhcy arc one of the oldest Christian
ncoples in the world. They lived in .1 province that
lies north of Mesopotamia, east of Asia Minor,
west of Persia and south of the Black Sea. It is
a province of mountains and valleys not only
rich but fertile. 1,800.000 Armenians lived in that
country, cultivating the valleys and madethem .
"blossom as the rose'. The Turks hated them be
is
cause they were. Christians ; hated them (because
they were industrious, and enjoyed the prosperity
that comes from industry.
Later when Turkey entered the great Euro-
Sean war as the ally of "Germany, she incited
ierman ofliccrs,into her army. Her army was
shortly officered by German officers, who directed
v that army to go into Armenia and deport 1,800,
060 Armenians, which they did. 600,000 escaped.
The other i,!JOO,ood were driven by that army
to the desert of Mesopotamia and Syria,. and in
the drive the army deliberately killed men, women
, and children, by rifle ball, by bayonet, by knife,
by driving them over precipices, by driving them
into deep running rivers 600,000 men, women
and children 1 Half of them were deported to
Asia and half to Mesopotamia. Out of those de
ported, nearly 400,000 died of starvation.
Then Germany turned the Caucasus over to
Turkey ; Turk'cy proceeded to attend to the Ar
menians in that kindly, fatherly wayl That is
the story! '
A friend of mine vho was on the border of
Persia told me that he had gqpe to a German
officer and said "For God's sake, can't you stop
the butchery of these men, women and children?
and the German officer clicked his heels together
and said "Stand back, the time for mercy has
passed".
This is the story of that unfortunate people.
The Syrians, Greeks and Jews in Western Asia
have suffered the same kind of barbaric treat
ment The Armenian and Syrian Relief has been
organized for some years to care for these unfor
tunate, sorely distressed people. It has received
and most efficiently expended more than $12,
000,000. Each cent that you give will go for
actual relief. Feeble, helpless, starving millions
cry for food. I urge you to give generously of
your bounty.
A IS
Our Allies' in the Near East
' ' 1 " V
By Charles Evans Hugiies
1 Probably at no time in the history of the world
have, there been' so many fatherless and mother
less dhildren as there are today. Tens of thous
ands, probably hundreds of thousands in Ar
menia, Syria, Caucasus, Persia, Mesopotamia
and Palestine .are not only without parcntB, but
are without any strong parental government, to
give them the help and protection which orphan
children of other lands enjoy.
American Consuls and missionaries cable
the-American Committee for Relief in the Near
East; almost daily regarding the situation. One
message from the Russian Caucasus pleads for
the support of 10,000 children at an average '
expense of two dollars per month per child.
Another from Tiflis reports 40,000 children in
&ne region waiting for anvanswer to a'prcvious
cablegram requesting help. Reports from other
points indicate similar conditions. Among the
many appeals it is possible for this committee to
assume responsibility for only the most pressing
cases, and it is upon these that the committee
would focus the attention of the American peo
ple. Splendid help has been rendered the little
ones in other lands, but 'these in Western Asia
are 'no less human than those who havp already
been aided by American charity. It is the duty
of Americans, as. well as a privilege to respond
to this great opportunity ana help keep alive the
best civilization that Western Asia his developed.'
All expenses of administration for this relief
are privately met, so that every dollar sent to the
committee i.s used directly by their agents in
purchasing food and supplies for the needy who,
according to the best advices and from audited
reports, re'eeive the full benefit of the funds sent
them.
Out of the horror and nightmare through
which these people have passed conies the gratify
ing word that we can be of assistance that our
efforts will prove availing, and that( we can share
with these orphan .children the bounty which we,
as Americans, have enjoyed for years. The work
done By this committee has been most unselfish
and effective under conditions of great personal
sacrifice, May America respond tp their appeals.
A M
HELP YOURSELF
More than 150 years ago Benjamin
Franklin wrote: "Koep your shop and
It will keep you." Tho stamp pf great
ness is on Franklin's philosophy be
cause It was not alone of his time; I,
holds for all time
'Our ways have changed a bit in tho
economic life ot this republic which
the great Franklin helped to build.
No longer may every man bo his own
shopkeeper. Most of us. help keep
nome other fellow's shop and a certain
element among tho assistant shpp
keepers havo become restless' because
they have no shop themselves' and call
themselves L W. W., Bolsheviks, and
other names.
Nevertheless, Franklin's homply say
ing is as truo today and as puny to
comply with as it was the day ho ut
ter.ed it. The Unltod tftatea govern
ment provides tho way.
War Savings and Thrift Stamps,
conceived as a war measure and .now
backed by tho government as" a per
manent policy, give ovory man, woman
and chjld in Ameiicu the chance to
keop shop. Each, person is allowed to
put 11000 a year into the business
the business ot American government.
The businoss guarantees 4 per cent
per annum compounded quarterly, It
Is the. biggest business in tho world.
One can invest bb low as 25 cents.
Tho wonderful thing about it is that
the investor helps his country as well
as hlmsolf,
to
lu& cD
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GIRLS DO NOT WANT A j LIFE OF POVERTY;
THEY PREFER MEN WITH MONEY. YOU CAN'T
BLAME THEM. '
THE BOY WHO HAS A BANK, BOOK NOW l
LIKELY TO ALWAYS' HAVE ONE. PARENTS KNOW
. THIS AND WELCOME INTO THEIR. HOMES .THE
CAREFUL YOUNG MAN WHO IS THRIFTY. '
WHY DON'T YOU START A BANK ACCOUNT, .
OR INCEASE YOUR BALANCE IF YOU HAVE ONE? 1
Shorty-gets a
hunch from
the Captain
"When you get such
real lasting tobacco
.satisfaction from a
Btnall chew' says
the Captain, "it
can't.cost any more
to chew this class of
tobacco."
Peyton Brand
REAL CHEWING PLUG
Ptug packed in pouch-
SUMMONS
In tho Circuit Court of tho State ot
Oregon for Lano County.
A. L. Dickens, plaintiff, ys W. E.
Thompson, defendant.
To W. B. Thornpson, tho above
named defendant:
In tho hamo of tho State of Oregon,
you are hereby 'Bummonod and ro-l
, 1 ,(..... 1 tn l,n 1,1.1 MnnAnv In tUn n1mUA!
ontltlod Court and causo and answer
the complaint of tho plaintiff on fllo
heroin within six weeks from the j
dato ot tho first publication if this'
summons, said first uato Doing on
tho 7th day of February, 1919,
and tho last dato on the 21st day
of March, 1919; and Jf you so
fall to appear and answer, for want
thereof, plaintiff will tako judgmont
against you- for tho sum of $1,293,38
with interest thereon at the rato of
C per annum since tho day
of November, 1917. This summons Is
served upon you by, publication in tho
Sprlngflold Nows, a newspaper pub.
Ilshed in Sprlngflold, Lane, County,
Oregon, and of general circulation for
six successive and consocutlve wooks
by an ordor mndo and entered of rec
ord by tho Hon. O. F, Sklpworth,
Judge of tho abovo Court, made on
tho 4th ,day of February, 1919.
Dato of first publication as pro
pcrlbod by said ordor Is on tho 7lh
day of Fobruary ,1919, and last dato
on the 21st day of March. 1919.
C. M. KI88INOF.lt.
Attorney for plaintiff,
Itosldonce, Eugene, Oregon.
8UMMON8T
In tho Circuit Court of tho 8t.ate of
Oregon, for Lano County,
Palmer Ilumford and Anna n. Hum
ford, plaintiffs, vs. Tho unknowji
heirs of Martha CJotnons, deceased;
also all other persona or partlos
unknown claiming any right, title,
dstate, lien or Interest in tho real
estate described in tho complaint
horeln, defendants;
To tho defendants above named:
In the nomo ot tho Btato of Oregon,
you nrp hereby summoho(J to answer
tho complaint filed against you In tho
above entitled cause and court within
six weoks from tho first publication
ot this summons, and if ycu tall bo
Mm
Good taste, smaller
chcw.longcr life is what
niakcsGcnuinc Grave
ly cost less to chew than
ordinary plug.
It'Htt o;
Genuine Gravely
DANVILLK, VA.
for koolltl on thtwlng pluf.
to answer for want thereof Judgment
will bo taken ngaluBt you, that plain
tlfTs are ownors In fee of tho south
west quarter of tho uouthoast quar
ter ot tho northwest quarter, tho
northwest quarter, of tho northeast
quarter of tho southwest quarter, and
the northeast quarter of tho norths
west quarter of tho southwest quar 4
tor of Section flvo, In Township 18
South, ot run go 4 West of the Wllla
motto Meridian, in Lano County, Ore.
gon, and that you havo no right, title,
ustatn, Hon or Interest therein, and
qulotlng plaintiff's Utlo from any
claim held or assorted by you and
for such othor rellof ns may bo Just.
This summons la Borvod upon you
by publication by vlrtuo of an ordor
of tho Hon. O. F. Sklpworth, Circuit
Judgo, mado and filed January 0,
1919, providing for such snrvlco by
publication for a porlod of six weoks
in tho' Springfield News, and requiring
you to nnswor within six weoks from
tho first publication Uioroof. This
summons Is so first publlshod Jan
uary 9, 19J9,
S. D. ALLEN,
Attornoy for plaintiff.
OfTlco, 38 W. 8lh St., Eugono, Orogon.
W. F. WALKER ,
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR (
Offlco Phono 02; Itooldonco 07-T
West Main St. ,
CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS -
DENTISTRY
DR. J! E, RICHMOND
PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 116-J
Over Commercial Bank
Sprlngfh'eld. Oregon
Dr. N. W.,Emery
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