THF SCIO TRIBUNE
°f offenders. Influeoe-
, ed no doubt, by German gold, this
organisation burn, property, de-
UMI XD XVMY TH UM I) A Y BY
' stroys machinery and plant, bomhe.
T. u iioouKa. anmiB and raor
thing, which are calculated to aid
the German,
They are an enemy
Entered at the txwtoffic« at Scio, In the rear and do things secretly
Oregon a, second Has, matter.
what they dare not do in the
open. The constitution say,: ’’The
11.60 penalty of treason is death.** Surely
suBsciurrioN. in apvanc *
1.76 this I. W. W. organisation is guijty
AT BNP or YKAB
.76 of treason and should be treated a,
SIX MONTHS
__ ...
traitor,. They are an enemy in the
rear and are far more to tie dreaded
AtiVKKTUUNG HATIN'
than
the enemy in the open.
laical advertising, per line — 6c
supported mainly by Oregon Ux
payers,nd they have a right to
snow the truth about this matter.
They do n«>t want, a, the heal «if
their leading college. a man whore
veracity is even questioned, . let
alone standing convicted of false
I
h<M,l by the general public. They
do not want a man who will stoop
to the practices of the common
grafter, at the h«-a«l of an institution
where their l»«>ys and girls are
educated
If Governor Hoch’s statement
is true, there is but one course open
to President Kerr, if he would con
tinue as president of (J. A. C. lie
should state to his Board of Regent,
the wiurre from whence hi, reputed
offer wa, made and refuse to person
ally profit liecause of a false state
ment. This ia the course a man of
honor and of as high standing in
society as President Kerr. woui«l be
expect««! to take
Otherwise the
Board of Regents about«! demand
his resignation.
There is no doubt but what l*re«i-■'
dent Kerr I, a valuable man. Th«
splendid su«ccws which O. A. C. has
beretofore made is abundant evi
lenee of the fact.
Oregon tai
payer, will agree that hr is must
Dito war is far more serious than
many think. ‘Because it to about
Display advertising, long time, re
6000 mile away, we do not fully
manager.
realise the situation. When long
Extended marriage or death notices
lists of dead, wounded and missing
per line
3c
are being sent over from the tattle
Special rales <»“ long time display
front, then we will realize what
advertising.
war
means This writer rem« mbers
•
Civil war days and h«w closely the
people at home scrutinised
the
LOYALTY AND PATRIOTISM
casualty lists after a great tattle.
Before many weeks, we may be just
Since the entrance of the United a, anxiously looking over similar
Stale, into the grestret war in the list, from the tatties in Europe.
history of th«- world, the word At such times It will be wim- if the«*
"loyalty” is often spoken and print enemies in the rear, keep s still
;
ed in newspapers. The definition tongue in their heads.
J
of "lovally" a, given by «tandard
The trouble is. when our consti* I
dictionaries to "failhfulnraei. devotion tution was made the saf«*guar«l 1 succrreful in obtaining special appro
to duty, etc ” To this, if we add thrown about the citizen was made priation, by an«l from the Or »«gon
But. no matter how
patriotism which mean, love of a li^e too strong
Unloyal an«i legislature
one’, country, we have marie plain aelti^R citizens can. if they will, useful an«l efficient he has Iw-en In
the duly of every citixen of the take advantage of this safeguard th« past. his sphere of usefulness
United State, in the day when the and say and do things which no will be greatly injured, unless he
very existence <>f democratic forma other country under the sun will let establutfies the fact that he was
made » l,ma tide offer by the Kan
of government ia in danger.
go unpunished
Our courts are so
sas
college.
In our own country, wherein free lenient and our tow to so interlarded
The
Tribune will be glad to pub-,
speech is guarnniec«j by our Federal with quibbles and technicalties that
lidi
the
new, that President Keir is
constitution, loyalty reetM to have men dare commit these disloyal acts
’
fully
vindicated
and that he has
many different meaning,. During and eM-aw punishment, far too
pursued
a
course
of
honor through
time of peace, w«* think nothing of often. Only when grim visaged
listening to words in criticism of war to on. do our courts hold dis out the entire affair.
our government, which ia rank loyal utterances and act, aeriously.
Another Chri«tma, tide is at
treason in tendency when our nation
As a matter of fact, we arc all in
hand. Necvrearily it cannot lie as
ia at war. Whrn the war emergency
favor of a vigorous prosecution of
carefree and jolly as usual, Many
curlw their tongue, a great roar
the war or against it. There are no
of our young men are now absent
about constitution guarantee* usual
halfway ground,. If a man is not
as members of the army or navy.
ly follows.
outspoken in support of the govern
Many more will have a serious feel
Th«« great ma«» of the American
ment, he is a good man to watch
ing as they answer th* questions
people interpret loyalty and patriot
Moreover, it to the duty of every
ism in it, true sense ami the general | patriotic citizen to report any dto* propounded by the quest onaire and
rush to the oiloni by our young i ■ loyal utterance, he may hear or cannot know how soon they will be
called to join the colors. Thus con
men. inspire one with oride. Yet'
J know of to the proper authority. I
ditions effect slm*««t every family,
there are a few people who vex the j
It to our duty, that is to say. we
more or I«-*». But it is our duty to
president ami congress with their i
iK-ople who cannot go to war. to
far«* condition, u» pleasantly as fs«*-
personal isms at a time when prrei- ;
squelch this enemy in the rear and
dent and congrere should lx« giving to harmonize ouiselves, regardless Bible and make what to unavoidable
with as little unhapuinres
tat us
their attention to the things which
of creed or political party and do
hope that Christmas «me year hence
will win the war
When the war ia
the thing, which will aid our boya
will find most if not all of our
won. then there will lie plenty of
to win the war. W«- can be soldiers
soldier boys al home and the world
time to consider woman suffrage,
at home a, well as if we were at
l at peace again. Let peace among
prohibition and kindred affairs. If
th« battle front.
men and litarty to all mankind. ta
we do n«>t win the war. it will make
our most sincere wish. In this our
no difference whether or not we
A QUESTION OF VERACITY
twenty-seventh year in newspaper
have national suffrage or national
work we extrnd to our readers the
prohibition. The advocates of these
customary
Christmas greetings with
ref opus may think they are loyal
A dispatch in the Portland Tele
the
hope
that
Christmas. 1916, will
and patriotic, but they are not. gram of December 16, in which Kx-
They are hamtiering congrere and Goveraor Hoch, chairman of the find you. one and all. happier and
are pursuing a policy which ia calcu Board of Administration of Kansas more prosperous.
Display advertising, per inch
15c
lated to create antagonisms in con Slate Agricultural college, stale,
The condenaery disbursed «taut
gress and among the people, when that no offer was mad«* by his lioard
$40.000
for milk, hauling, employes,
the utmost harmony should prevail. to President J. W. Kerr, of Corval-
freight,
wood,
etc., for the month
Thia action may not be outright lis, to become the head of the Kan
of November. About three-fourth,
treason, but it i, next door to it. It sas Farmers school and that the
of thi, sum remain, among loca
ia hampering the prosecution of the question
_______ of employing
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President
war. in a measure, by the crowding Kerr was not even mentioned at a people
of domestic affairs upon the atten- board meeting. Also, that the em
tio« of congress, and this hamper- ployment of President Kerr had
Local Market Report
ing by crowding «elfish cults to the never been discussed al any time by
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front in time of war. ia treasonable the board over which he preside«,
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The Kansas college, had it made
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any act which will give aid ami the offer officially, would have done Turkeys
comfort to the enemy, ia treason m in writing and it la up to Prem-
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certainly giving comfort and indirect
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in its tendencies, When the war ia President Kerr say, the offer was
won, there things can be treated made
So the matter simply stands
with consideration.
upon the veracity of lheae two
Strike«, by laboi union, is even gentlemen.
If Governor Hoch has stated the
more treasonable than the above
fact,
in the caw, Preaident Kerr ia
mentioned. When an industry, abso
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vigorous prosecution of the war. is having promoted the offer for the
held up. what can it be called but purpose of dubbing the board of
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