The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated., May 30, 1918, Image 2

mankind wtll have cause to re­
THE SCIO TRIBUNE all member
the deeds which lhetr Isiys
within a few days. The Mme pat*
riolic response for the Y. M C. A.
ami our boys are now doing on the and the second Bed t'roea call was
INHüKh KVKRY THt'RRDAY HY
blood stained battlefields of Europe as promptly an«*cred overwhelm­
In America. Memorial I lay ha* ingly.
T. L DVGGMU rnrrox and fmdf
When it was announced that Eng­
come to be a day devoted to teach-
land
and France and Italy must have
ing
lessons
of
patriotism
Not
only
Entered at the pootoffice at Scio.
in
loving
wheat
and only the United State«
are
our
thoughts
directed
Oregon a* second ciase matter.
memory qf those who died that "a could supply it. th«- American people
aüBfummoN, in advance
31.60 government of the people, by th«' willingly rat corn br«*ad arai «hipnol
1.76 people, for the pm«plr" should not this wheat.
AT It ND or YKAB
—
When ail of the allied nations ask -
.76 pensh from the Mrth. but our duty
SIX MONTH*
___ —
rd
for munitions of war and to bor­
as citizens to preserve what the liv­
ing and dead veterans won, is taught row money with which to nay for
ADVKRTUUNG RAT»
as well. Let us hope that our Eng­ them, their wants were promptly
Ixtcal advertising, per line
_ 5c lish. French. Italian «nd Belgian supplir«!. When the selective draft
Display advertising, per inch
15c comrades ami friends will teach like law was enacted and men called to
Display advertising, long time, see lessons of patriotism in their home the colors, every call has been res-
Isnds and ever keep the home fir«•» |simied to as |>atriotically as if they
manager.
burning,
with the thought that all had volunteered.
Extended marriage or death notices
Il is doubtful if the war would
per line
3c mankind are alike interested in main-
taining
a
world
democracy,
that
men
haw
been won jnthout the help in
Spacial rates on long time display |
and women may be free to enjoy munitions, money, food and men
advertising.
life, liberty ami the pursuit of han- *hicfi America has supplied and is
pin«sw
la-t us hope that the peoples supply ing in unstinted quantums,
MEMORIAL DAY
of all nations will rememtier the
t ertainlv. America will materially
American ships,
Fifty-one years ago, the first Me­ enormou) cost of blood and treasure ihortcn the war
morial Day, May 30. *waa observed. which has been expend«*] in tbe pa«» American !<>■*!. American money
‘Tteeoration Day” was the first an>i which is now living devoted ami American men mean more to
name umsi. but the name was not without limit to destroy autocracy, lh«> world today than ever Iwfore
considered comprehensive and "Me­ to destroy the selfish idea of the di­ Indeed. the Kaiser would very nearly
vine right of kings to rule, «nd to have brought England to her knees
morial" was substitute«!.
establish
the divine right of the free­ with hi« -ubmsrimx had America
The Grand Army of the Republic
dom
of
mankind
to be govern«*! by refuse«) her aid.
was organized late in twi«; or early
j
no
man
or
class
of men without
Nor are America!) resources being
in IH«7. in Illinois.
The organize-1
their
own
consent
greatly
taxed as yet by the war de­
tion quickly spread to other states,
No
war
is
justifiable
unl<
*s
it
is
mands
If necciwary. we can supply
when a supreme or national encamp­
ment bocanw n«\*v«Mry and such for the purpose of making men free ten millions of men. arm and «•quip
was organized and «elected General I All wars in which the Unite«! States them and wad them "over there '*
John A L>gan as the first comman- , has engaged, with one exception, rhe Kaiser mad«* the mistake of his
This is lite when he practically for red Am-
dcr-in-chief. lie it was who issued has luvn for this pu«|»>M'
Because the
the first official onlcr for the obser­ the great cause of the present war <nca into the war.
Ami when all men are free and have American people were so busily en­
vance of Memorial Day.
money he thought
Onlv the G. A. R Isiys ami their game I the right of self government, gaged in making
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When
men w<-
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so « *, could
«’Ui'» not io
l>e pr<ivok«*d in*"
int<> going
families otsM-rvvd the day for several then wars will craw*.
vears by marching from their halls, have »ecur 1*1 the right to govern to v* ar, « penally with his boaate«!
going through with the ritualist! ?| themselves they will not deny that Invincible war machine. But hr has
found to his - irrow that America
work and bedecking the graves of tight to others.
So
let
us
perpetuate
Memorial
could lay a»ide the industrtea of
th«jir dead comrades with flowers
Hr will al­
But the isfautiful custom ws>n caught Day and remember with lovi nit af- l«'scv for thorn- of war
on and the p««ople generally devoted feetton the dead in ail lands who di«*! so find that it ia characteristic of the
the day to caring for the graves of to make men free, that they ami we Am«-rican people that when they
their Io vet I ones and covering them and ail mankind may enjoy the priv­ undertake a job they will not quit
ileges which Nature and Nature’s until th«* job is finished, no matter
with flowers.
God
intended we should.
Let us what the coat may be
When the Civil War veterans
The patriotism of th«' American
marched to th«« cemeteries in observ­ extend the custom of observance of
ance of this first Memorial Day Memorial Day until it embrans the people is «•qual to any emergency.
their step was vigorous. They were people of all land*, in one universal Slow to tiecome involved in war. and
then just in th«* pnme of manhood I thought among all nations that all alow to lie awakened to the necessity
and in the full flush of the activities men of a right, are and should be of war. they are not slow when the
I
free, equal and entitled to life, lib­ die ia cast
And American troops,
of life.
erty
ami
the
pursuit
of
happiness
though
taken
from the field, the
Fifty-one years have lieen added
shop and the rounting room, are not
a foe to be despised. England and
Spain and Mexico know the intre­
The American p«*ople may be Mid pidity of the American soldier too
Neither of these nations
■hore."
Many, very many, have to be somewhat difficult to arouw well.
already passed to the Great Beyond ‘ to the importance of a national cri- would have spoken in ridicule of the
ami their gravtrs can be found in; ms . a« at the present time, for in­ Yankee soldier as the Kaiser is san!
every "City of the I>ead "
stance. But when they are aroused to have apoken. Oh. no. As Eng­
When the war with Spain was they come with an irresistible force. land and France have welcomed our
•nde<! th« veterans of that war join­ W'hen a patriotic presentation of boys "over there" liecause they
ed the G A. R In »tmervance of the duty is made U> the average Ameri­ know the value of the assistance of
day; for they. too. had the grav«»v can citizen, a duty in defense of the : the American troopa. so is the Kaiser
of comrades to decorate with flow­ nation, the response is rarely lacking. tiring forced to know th«Hr prowess
He. loo. when
ers
And when the present, the
President Wilson was undoubtedly • nd invincibility.
greatest of all wars ia over, the sui- right when he delayed our partici­ this war is over, will have learned
viving veterans will march with the pation in the war as long as possible. to respect the American soldier and
veterans of the Civil and Spanish He knew that the people must be sailor. Our boys "over there" and
wars to the cemeteries in memory fully aroused to the danger which yet t<> go will deliver the goods,
They know that evety
of the comra<i«x whose graves may was facing civilization by the world's never fear
be in England, sunny France, or de­ greatest enemy of mankind before dollar and every man. woman ami
stroyed Belgium.
I they would generally endorse the child in their home land are loyally
Nor will th««ae graves in foreign war. If war had been declare«! im­ and patriotically Iwhmd them in this
lands lie forgotten.
The British mediately aft«r the sinking of the fight for humanity.
Tommy nor the French F’oilu will l.usitania. it is doubtful if a majority
not forget the comrade in arms who of the American people would have
It will be somewhat puzzling to
fought at their side that the world given their support to it. But after the general public to conceive what
might lie (reed from Kaiserism Oh. atrocity after atrocity had been kind of a campaign Senator McNary
no. Thea«« war worn veterans of committed, and after President Wil­ and ex-Governor West will make for
France and Britain and Belgium and son had failed to adjust matters the senatorial toga, beginning with
Italy will have cause to remember with diplomacy, war was declared, March 4. next year. When we re-
with affection the dead comrade, with the entire American people memlier th«* proposition made by
who fought for the freedom of man­ practically behind the declaration.
the ex-governor that all candidates,
kind. They. too. will march to the
When the first call for troops was including himself, retire from the
"cities of their dead" and deck with made, men from almost every occu­ primary campaign in favor of Sena­
flowers the grave of the comrade pation and profession promptly ral- tor McNary, we must conclude that
to th«'ir ag«*s «tnce and the once
vigorous and active veteran is now
a tottering old man. won to answer
"here" to the rollcall on the "other |
dcavoring to have himarlf elected,
Many of rx-'eivcrnor West’s friends
will lie sat is tod if Senator McNary
•hall t* elect«*I. and it is also fair to
assume that the Stanfield supporters
want neither McNary nor W m L
They think both are tarred with the
same stick
However, as the Jeff-
«•ratio Review says, ’"the prescription
is lal>e!«d and the directions say
take it,’
So then' you are. Most
of us will say "buMy" if either is
elected
Deputy Sheriff J. R Frum. now
that he has
eliminst«*! from
politics, will enlist in the army. The
Tribune is inform«*!. But he fears
his pay will is* small and his grub
•canty ■hould hr lie requir««! to «ab­
lest «m the priH**ii* of the liberty
bonds which his late competitors
subscribed for.
A great many of our exchanges
•end two copies <>f their publication«
to this office, one addrvswd to Th»*
( Santiam News ami th«* other to The
W'altrr Pierce, democratic candi­
Tribune. One year ago th«' Santiam
date for governor, will !«• found to
News erase«! to exist, other than as
be a much stronger cand'date before
merged with Th«' Beio Tribune.
the people than his votr al the pri*
This iu*t>rr now owns the pr«*«M*s,
nary election would indicate. <Jov*
type, good will, etc., of th« News
ernor Withycombe. on the other
and one ropy of oar exchanges is
hand, will lie much weaker before
' suffictent for our needs.
the people than his primary vote in­
dicate«. When Mr Pierer's charac­
Hill« are out for the thirtieth pio­
ter as a public nan is thoroughly
neer picnic at Brownsville on June
invrstigatcd it will gain him strength
6. 6 and 7. Also for the forty sixth
and when Governor Withycombe is
Oregon
pioneers meet and the Indian
thoroughly sift«-«l it is sur* to lorn*
him votes.
In fart, the summer war veteran* in Portland June 20.
may develop a veritable "hoas" race the veteran«’ business meeting being
for the governor's chair
on June IV.
FARM LOANS
We hsvs loaro-d more than one million ikillars on Wiliam« tt< Valley
farms amt »<■ have more to loan at the best b rm» ever offered,
can pay VM
or more st any time and stop the interest.
¥<m
But if y uur
crop is short you <Son’t have to pay anything except the interest.
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J. M. and H. M. Hawkins
Albany. Oregon
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OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
complete and ohi *
K fresh and clean.
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who gave his life in the cause of
to the colors
humanify.
\ call for a Liberty
When the first the senator is satisfactory to the ex­
I-oan from the governor and we cannot expect
So our Mepional Day is destined people was made, the quota was that the ex-governor will campaign
Likewise, as vigorously against Senator Me-
to grow. As the custom has been largely oversubscribed,
| Nary as he would have campaigned
adopted bv all. civilian as well as the second and third calls,
veteran in our own broad land since'
When the R«xi Croat asked the against Mr. Stanfield had he been
the days of the Civil war. ao will the people for a hundre«! million dollars I the Republican nominee. Yet when
observance of the day be extended to carry on its work, the amount Mr. West accepted the candidacy he
to esabeaee the emhaed world, for ¡called foe. and more, was supplied
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