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the battle fronts must exhibit more I deem the winning of the war as of
■kill and ability to win campaigns, first and of gravest importance and
if the war in to amount to more that all city, county, slate and
national expenditures for other than
than a draw
T. L. iMiuGK«. tct»rn>« ani » riu>r
In order to bring about a team necessary running expenses and for
work which will win victories of the mamtainance and prosecution of
Entered at the r»«toffic« at Scio. importance, ooe central directing the war. shall be eliminated until
Oregon a» ascond class matter.
head is necessary. With Engliah. peace shall again be restored.
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French and Italian command<-n> each,
practically, conducting a separate
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the war without one fixed central
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purpose. This may be reached by
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16e of the aeveral armies agreeing upon
a fixed plan or by one who com
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mands all the armies.
manager.
During the Civil war no great
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headway towards subduing the re
per line
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bellion waa made until Grant was
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made commander of all the armies.
advertising.
Then team work began and the
death knell of the confederacy wu
rung.
AMERICA'S POSITION
A commander-in-chief of all Ihr
IN THE WAR allied armies is absolutely essential.
It is doubtful if the war is wot
When the United Slates declared without. Has England the man'
war upon the German kaiser last Has France the man'' It is doubt
spring, it was then generally sup ful, or he would have l<ren develop
posed that supplying the allies with ed ere this, bird Kitchener might
food, munitions of war. loaning have been th«- man had he lived, for
money and building ship» for them, he seemed to have a lx-tier concept
would I«' the extent of our partici of the magnitude of the war than
pation in the war
Then France, in any other man of the fillies. Has
particular, desired that we should the United States the man and. if
send a small body of troops over so. will the armies of England and
there as a sort of stimulant to the France submit to his command’
There is no discount upon the
perseverance of imth the French and
English in the struggle. Now the bravery and fighting ability of the
outlook is that the United States English Tommy or the French 1’oilu.
will have not less than 1,000,000 of Only the directing head seem» lack
men on French soil ready to partici ing and the outlook is he must come
pate in opening of the campaign from tne American army.
So whether we like or expected
next spring and double that number
it.
the American army and navy is
before the end of ths» year. Indeed
destined
to play a leading part in
it begins to look as if both England
war.
No
wonder German hatred is
and France expected the United
greater
towards
the American people
States to assume a leading part if
not the chief responsibility in the than toward», even the English She
conduct of the war. In other words, has more to fear from American
we entered the war expecting to men. American guns. American in
play but a minor |>art in the game, ventions and American resources
Without
to have one of the leading parts than any other nation
Afnerica. Germany might have won
thrust upon us.
With America against her
This leading part in the manage the war
ment and direction of the war may ' (Germany is absolutely sure of de
auMcurnoN. in apvancb
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be necessary, for neither upon land feat and the Hohentollern dynasty
or aea have the leading allied powers j doomed to annihilation, for such a
manifested anv special skill or ability , conclusion is America's price of
in the direction of either aea or peace.
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land forces. Upvland has yet to
develop her Wellington and France PUBLIC ECONOMY NECESSARY
her Napoleon, for they are yet to I
appear. So. if the United States I Oregon is said to tie the heaviest
shall develop military commanders taxed perespite of any ■tate in the
of the quality of Grant, lee. Stone union. That is to say the total of
wall Jackson or Sherman, the allied the levies for state, county, city,
armies at ths battle fronts in France school and road districts, makes a
and Belgium, will do well to ulace total that amouoto to a heavy load
such an one in chief command.
upon the laxpavers.
As a matter of fact, no military
Now the people, as a rule refuse
commander of unusual ability has to reduce their tax levies for schools
been developed on either side across and roads. They think the very
the waler. Th«- German Mackrnsen ' best school facilities are none too
seems the best bet so far. Nor do good for their boys and girls. They
the English or French governments also think that roads, servicable
seem to develop men of» power in alike in winter and summer, arc
statecraft, to direct the war along both necessary and desirable for.
successful line«. Both »ides seem to kiesidea the general levies for roads
have developed a policy of wear-the- and school», nearly all localities vote
other-fcllow-out. rather than to get special levies for these purposes or
in and deliver a knockout blow.
make donations.
C. C. BRYANT
6't FARM LOANS
Notice, We have an un-
limiter! amount of fund«
to lend on farm w-eurilv
at
per cent per annum.
Ixmg lime l>>ans desired.
No delay.
These eliminations should include !
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irrigation projects, public buildings,
river and harbor improvements on
the part of the nation, public build
ings. rn*j paving projects, new ele
emosynary plane, etc., on the parts
of slate, county, city and school
I
districts. Our main business now
;
is war and all of the things above
mentioned can be postponed until
normal conditions are again restor
ed We do not know what demands
the war Is yet to make upon us and.'
therefore, we should cut every ex
pense. privately and Dubbcly. «nth-
out crippling private or public in
dustries we can and devote our
«mergers to the things calculated to
win the war. So it is up tn our
e«»ngrc»«mcn,
legislators,
county
courts, city councils, etc., to set
aside any and all public undertak
ings not vitally nrrewry tn this
end
ATTORNEY AT LAW
301 I New First National Bank lUdg.
ALBANY
H. B. CHESS
FARM LOANS 6 $
HECKER
A
OKEGON
Attorney •' Law
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Uttasss. Ota
Albany. Or«.
OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
FOLGER'S * î
complete and our
stocK fresh and clean.
T ea fc -.
We carry a full line of
Tea, Coffee, Spices,
Canned Goods, mid in
fact, everything needed
for the table.
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However these eliminations should i
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not apply to the mamtainance of
our roads, public buildings and
bridges. To rw-glect to make neces
sary repairs to things, m simply
wasteful extravagance.
But the
poatponment of the erection of new
buildings, paving roads, building
new bridges, etc., will not greatly
inconvenience anyone and it will
enable us tn devote a greater per
centage of opr resources to the
winning of the war
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Governor Withycoml»e'a economy
play in the flax experiment and in
hl» own office, came a little late
Hr »hould have commenced firing
Crawford» more than two year» ago
to make the play »rem consistent.
With the primaries only six month»
away, hi» late action ha» a flavor of
personal interest too do ely connect
ed with the prime, v contest for
nomination».
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Piaci»* oa Waterpower
(Continued from pair«« I)
3. Where public development is
not desired, the right to use water
power sites should lie leased for
periods l< ng enough to permit sound,
attractive ami profitable investment,
but never longer than 60 years. At
the end of each lease all right»
should return to the people wtx>
gave them.
4. In order to protect the con-
aumer against extortion, rates ami
service should be regulated by
federal authority when state or
local authorities fail to do ao.
6. Reasonably prompt and com
plete development and continuous
operation, subject to market condi
tions, should tie required.
Already
millions of water horsepower are
held out of use to further monopoly
by private corporations.
6. Corporations or individuals
For some reason the English navy
Nevertheless they are liberal in who make monev out of rights
has. as yet, proven a very small the sums of money voted for local granted by the people should share
factor in the war other than to keep schools and roads, the |*uple de their profits with the people
the German navy bottled up in the mand. during these war times, that
7. The public has a right to
Keil canal. Until the United Slates rigid economy shall maintain in the complete information about every
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had sent a fleet of destroyers over management of city, county and business baaed on the uae of public
there, the Garman undersea boats state affairs.
They demand that property.
were simply playing ducks and every employe not strictly necessary
These are the principles for which
drakes with Engliah shipping
The in an economical conduct of public the friends of conservation have
U-boat was a nut the English navy affairs shall be discharged, that been contend ng. Many waterpower
seemed unable to crack.
numerous exjiensivc state commis men believe them to lie fair and
Should England, when the United sions shall be abolished and that no sound. They will. I hope, commend
States gets a large army over there, public improvement of any character themselves to you as wise and reas
attempt to shift the chief burden not vitally necessary shall be under onable. I am writing to ask your
upon us. she will prove the worst of taken until, at least, the doss of suppirt for immediate legislation,
dastards
We do not expect her to the war in which we are now engag based upon them, when congress
do ao. Yet her government and ed. The people expect to subscribe meets.
As the president has said: “The
chief men at home must manifest for numerous war loans and to do-
supreme
test of the nation has come
i
nate
frequently
to
Red
Cross
and
more ability to conduct a great war.
.
We
must
all speak, act. and serve
than they now do. to inspire the other funds deemed
together.
Engliah people with the confidence the comfort and •
Gifford PinchoL
soldier boys
they should have.
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