THE SCIO TRIBUNE
citizens.
She has gone further
She has cover» d America with her
spies, attempts to destroy American
property and lives and this, too,
IMMJgD KVgJIY THUMDAY MY
when her ambassador was living
t . u txtonn,
ahi » rnor
quietly and pretending to employ
none hut friendly acts, at our
Entered at the txtoffice At Seto.
national seat of government. Such
Dragon a* aecond cliu* matter.
acts are the blackest of treachery
and merit the severest punishment.
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This greatest of all wars is an at
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cracy. It is th«* severest artbeck to
Christianity since Our Savior walked
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gf'and talked with men on earth And
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why? Just to satisfy the autocratic
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spirit of the German emperor. The
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German people are not to blame for
manager.
thia world holocaust
They arc
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moved by thr overbearing ambition
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long time display
: of their war lord. The greatest and
advertising.
i worst enemy today, of the German
people, is the kaiser, lie is sacrific
ing his people by th«* million and
THE GOSPEL OF HATE
I has placed a burden upon U m * «houl-
Christian nations, almost without ders of German labor which children
exception, since our Savior came yet unborn * ill not see lifted. He
into the world to teach the princi- has loot all of Germany’s colonial
plea of tne Golden Rule, have en- pœaesrions ami has forfeited the
deavored to instil Into their peoples I good will and respect of the dvilix-
a spirit of twighborly charity and cd world.
comity for their neighbor nation*.
Germany cannot nor must not
While systems of government have win.
Modem civilization cannot
differ«*«! materially in their concepts, afford to have her win. The German
they have usually endeavored to people cannot afford it and the only
cultivate a tolerant spirit in treat- encouraging outlook of the war ia
ment of cachuther.
*be downfall of the Hohenzollern
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Under
a republican form
Without attempting to discuss; dynasty,
whether our neighbor* were justi of government. Germany would 1*-
fied in going to war. we have just come one of the leading and most
cause against Germany for depart prosperous nations of the world.
ing from the heretofore established But under her present rulers, she is
custom of comity and respect for bound to defeat.
America does not want the Ger
the rights of her neighbor nations
For the first lime we behold a man nation destroyed. We do not
nation, that is to say. her rulers, wish to engage in this unholy war.
engage«! in the endeavor to inspire But the attack on modern civiliza
a spirit of hatred towards, not only tion ia forcing us Into the vortex.
a nation with which she la at war. The kaiser has shown that he w ishe*
but towards a nation with which to become a world dictator ami
die was at peace. The only purpose seemingly, regardless of the cost to
of such action is to cause her Uto world, including hi* own people.
soldiers to Is'come mote ferocious Posing as a Christian monarch, he
in their activities towards the hated is proving an enemy to Christianity
nations. Strange to say this hatred and civilization.
seems to be against English speak
ing peoples only and must be be
cause these same English speaking
peoples are the most prosperous an<i
aggn-ssive in a business way. nations
of the world. Ami the greater the
liberty whieh these nations extend
to their citizens, the greater the in
spiration seems to be.
No. there ia no cause why Ger
many should cultivate a hatred for
America or for the American people.
While it is true that very many
Germans have left the Fatherland
and have elected to lieconN* citizens
of the United Slates, they did so of
their own free wills and have lieen
treated with th«* same nlisolut«-
equality with which our native born
or adopted citizens of other nations
are treated. They enjoy equal pro
tection of our laws and are expect-
ed to assume the same responsibility
of citixenship which ia required of
other dtiaena. They enjoy the same
fr«-«-di'tn of speech, of civic and
political honors as others, etc., and
lie it said to their honor, these Ger
man Americana, aa a rule, are most
excellent citixena. They are indus
trious, law abiding and g>x*i neigh
bors and the vast majority of them
ar«* true patriota and are willing to
defend th«* (lag of their adoption.
They arc willing to live up to the
requirements of the <»ath they sub
scribed to when they were granted
citixenship papers. They are honor
able descendants of the old Germanic
fathers of the days before Bismarck
began to teach a new Germanism.
Now the present German govern
ment is endeavoring to teach her
citizens to hate America and her
government.
Not only does she
attempt to inspire thia gospel of
hate at home, but reaches out and
endeavors to inspire this haired
The German people are to lie pit-
tied and deserve the sympathy of
the other nations. It is most un
fortunate that any form of govern
ment in them* modern days can so
h«M>dwink her pe«>ple and hold them
in such blind subjection that such a
bloody causeless war is possible, It
should result in the downfall of
every automatic government on
earth.
and. no doubt, several hundred envelop«**, we publish it because It1
eopiea were printed. They were is a matter which all the public j
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endosad in utarnprd envelop*« hav should know. It ia a matter *hi--h
ing Mr. Butler’s official return card should not be kept under thr hat.
Fresh Meat* of All Kind*
I Let us fight tn thr oprn and, if p><-
printed tn the comer.
Th** Tribune believes t’ornmiarion- rible. get at the silent purpose of
Reasonable Prices
er Buller has made a mistake in these fellows who. by eleventh hour \
•ending out this letter. He is a paid tactics, haw »uccccled in forcing Mam Street
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county official and. while holding the state to call a q-ecial election al
such position, it is rather unethical great cost and may succeed tn in Mart«»«» L sm »Iiihibl
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for him to manifest a t«rt>aan ipirit volving the state's credit tn a sum
for a measure tn which hr ha* reason yet unknown
to lielicve a large portion and. per
Attorney at law
hat« • majority of Unn county
people are opposed. At least hr
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has not the right to do so at county
expense.
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Mr. Butler wtatei a large portion
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of the r<>ad from Jefferson tn Har
risburg is now ready to receive a SCIO
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DR A. G. PRILL
hard surface dressing
This state
Physician and Sergeoo
ment is surely misleading
It is
doubtful if there is a single mile of
Call* Attende«!
county road thus ready and it will
UNDERTAKERS
liay or Night
take at least from It000 to >3000
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[>cr mile to make it ready. Then
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thr distance between the town»
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mentioned will be found near 40 SCIO
miles instead of 35. If it takes on
an average of >2500 per mile I ■
place the road ready for paving,
the cost will lie 1100,000. Where
will you get this money. Mr. Buller?
I hat Grade of Meats
You cannot Increase the levy to
supply it. nor have you arranged
for it in the annua! county budget.
The <>nly recourse will lie to issue
county bonds.
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N. M. Newport
Dr. T. K. Sanderson
DENTIST
Morrison & Lowe
SANITARY MARKET
Home Made Lard, Bacon
and Sausage
Again. Mr. Butler states a paving
company offers to lay the pavement
for 30 cents par yard. Now you
know. Mr Butler, no paving com
pany can furnish material and lay
pavement at this price. 30 cents
will not pay for hauling the crushed
rock, say nothing about the cement
and labor. Instead of the coat of
this strip of Pacific highway being
but >45.240 as you stated, Mr.
Butler, you will find the cost will be
nearer >260.000 and it will be cheap
at that If Ur this sum you will add
the coat of preparing the road tied,
drainage, etc.. >500,000 would he
nearer the correct figure.
We agree with you. Mr. Butler
that by our present method of road
building, we get but about two-bits
worth of road for the dollar expend
ed. But we say. why do you. as
county commissioner, allow these
conditions to maintain?
Why do
you not require the supervisors you
appoint to make good? Why do you
not require them to deliver the
goods and build a dollar’s worth of
road for each dollar expended?
J. F. WESELY
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
Queensware, Glassware, Etc.
Field and Garden Seeds
Price* Righf
Our A/oOo-
L/ve and Ltt Ltot
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CALIFORNIA
Before *el«K*ting the route for your next trip bast con-
rider th«-*»- three important things:
SERVICE
Steel cam, through standard or tourlat sleeping ears,
unexcelled dining cars.
SAFETY
Rock ballast, automatic block signals, heavy steel rails,
conaistant speed.
SCENERY
Known throughout the country as “The Road of a
Thousand Wonders.”
LIBERAL STOP-OVERS
Our Agent* are well inform««!.
regarding train schedulsa. or write
Ask them
J<*u> M. *«M«. GaaarW raaA«««
ParttaaS. Oaavaa
S outhern P acific L ines
Commissioner Butler may not like
the publicity we are giving hie letter
but. as the letter is a matter of
public importance and
saws the county aos
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Cash Paid for Veal. Hogs, Hide* and Caacara Bark
We admit our present system is
Be it said to their honor, the ’ vut defective. But will this state com
majority of German speaking ( citi- mission l>e more effective, especially
zens are true to the flag of their when one of its members is said to
adoption and many of their young be quite largely interested in a pav
men are enlhting in its defense. ing company? We know that with
Most if not all of them came to our present system, there ii graft-
America to «¡-scape intolerable rulers ing by the >100. but can we help
and laws and to better their condi matters by opening the door to
tions financially. To inspire these grafting by the >1000?
men with a hatred fur the law* and
As a matter of fact, when the
tlie iwuple among whom they live—- ■ Columbia highway is completed, not
their neighbor*, is an act of the more than >2.000.000 of the >6.-
blackest treachery. Yet we cannot 000,000 will tie left and this balance
blame our adopted fellow citizens will be gone long before the pavers
for retaining an affection for the reach Linn county. So we do not
laml which gave them birth. Many need to agitate ourselves about the
of their relatives are still there and matter now. Nor will a completed
they probably are in constant touch, Columbia highway be worth a nickel
bv letter, with the Fatherland. But to the people of Linn county in a
their all«*giance is due to the land financial way.
of their adoption, to their famili«**
The Tribune will agree with you.
and homes. They may have a family
Mr. Butler, that paved roads are
affection for the land of their birth,
nice and very desirable. But every
but their love should be for the land
body knows they cannot be budded
which protects their homes and
for a song. We also know that to
liberties.
get paved roads, bonding is absolu
tely necessary, Further. We know
MR. BUTLERS
that a paved road system through
CIRCULAR LETTER out the state will cost many times
>6.000,000 to build. Can we at
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On the first page of thia paper the present time, population and
will be found a copy of a circular wealth considered, afford it?
letter which Commissioner Butler is
sending out over the county to
people with whom he. no doubt,
hopes it will do the most good. The
letter to printed ia type wriUer typo
We invite Pure Food and Sanitary Inspection
Portland Rose Festival June 13, 14, 15
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