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WILLIAM MI ST BE TRIED.
e (vm'.ui't of William Hohenzol
r his aMM'iim as king of
.1 a:ui German kaiser, was sur
i:.; even to his worst enemies,
said. "It may be for the good of
le:.
Pi v.
pri:
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Germany." But his actions showed
that 1 is sole concern was to save
his own skin. Even the pitiably
weak Nicholas Romanoff showed
less c.t a craven spirit than William.
Instead of staying to try to help
Germany in its hour of internal con
flict, at risk of his life, he sneaked
out of the land he had ruled "for
over thirty years, a fugitive from
popular wrath But he cannot
escape. No nation will dare ' give
him permanent asylum. He may
not be turned over to the new gov
ernment of Germany, but a demand
from the allies for his surrender
will be heeded.
"William must be tried for his high
crimes against civilization. There
are two reasons for this. One is
firmly to establish the doctrine of
personal responsibility of rulers; the
other is to settle, once for all, in a
high tribunal, on a full hearing of all
the evidence, all the disputed ques
tions as to the responsibility for this
war, and for the barbarous practices
that have distinguished it from other
modern wars. This will be the only
certain way, while witnesses are yet
living, and documents are available,
for ascertaining the historical facts.
We owe it to the future to uncover
all things that are hidden, to win
now official statements of their half
truths and falsehoods and get at
the truth, the whole truth and noth
ing but the truth. In this manner
we shall render it impossible for
special pleaders to present their
conflicting theories to confuse the
future. We believe that this was a
thoroughly unholy, long-planned,
aggressive war, for the domination
ot 'the world. We believe that full
investigation before a public inter
national tribunal will prove this
beyond all question.
The late kaiser is not the only
German in high place who must be
brought to trial, but his trial will
surpass all others in historic interest
and .permanent value as an object
lesson.
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THE GATES PROPOSITION
This paper made no comment upon
the proposition of H. V. Gates, pres
ident of Heppner Light & Water
Company, published last issue, and
we do not care at this particular time
to have much to say with regard to
it as it is plain that several points
made in the communication are
patent to the citizens of Heppner and
need no discussion
The main question brought forth is
the purchase of the present city
water svstem, and on this alone will
hang the consummation of the entire
project as we view it.
Should Mr. Gates be able to get
the citizens of Heppner to take over
the waterworks he will be greatly
relieved and have off his back a
burden that is daily growing more
irksome. We do not blame him at
all for wishing to unload. The
question, nowever, of an adequate
water supply for the city that can be
week, gave cut a statement from its
Washington hcad-.iuarters regard-;
;ng the losses sustained during the
war by the newspapers of the cou
ry. It says:
"No other business has. been hit
harder by the war than the news
paper business, particularly In the
iiuallor cities and country towns.
The larger me'ii'ouoli'.an papers have
probably suffered least. During
1917, more than 120 publications
went out of busiuess. After making
allowances for uew papers started,
it appears that there was a net loss
f 62 dailies and 569 weeklies.
"The mortality statistics for 1914
will probably show as great a loss.
Or the shortaga of paper, the in
creasing cost of all kinds of sup
plies, and the higher wages, togeth
er with the heavy call upon news
paper uieu for military sjrvlcj, have
been more severe this year than
last.
And one of the serious features
of the situation is that the people
of the country probably do uot reai-
and told th Filipinos they too when the Herald editor was not con-, a 'Or to make hay crop
should hare complete Independence cerned about what might happen to The farmer could cut the hay, but
as soon as they showed themselves ; Eastern Oregon
qualified for self-government. When
Chin paid as indemnity for the
Boxer outrages, we turned It all back
and told her to use it tor the educa
tion of her youth.
So we entered the world war with
uo selfish ambition for European or
.olonial territory. Territorial lines
ire of intorest to us only as they
ereseut impartial justice and stand
' r the frcad im of peoples. In the
nat settlement the voice of America
must be powerful because without
desire for personal gain we stand for
a just peace that shall guarantee the
.iberties of all races. Leslie's.
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The farmers in their meeting 3at-
I urday right enthusiastically endorsed
the John Day Irrigation project, and
Lave pledged themselves to the early
; umptioa of this work. Every
1 er citizen should get behind thein
1 help along the work. This . is
ue tiuu uie mt-si vaiuauie yuruou ui one 0r the great projects for our
the press has sustained the greatesc , section and would be the means of
less. Under p.ii-uiar government, me
country press, including uot oniy
country weeklies but the smaller
dailies, is the real voice of the
people. EdUors of large metropoli
an papers do uot have and cannot
have the close touch with the peo
ple that is a necessary incident of
the life of the country editor. Just
s Washington, D. C., is the poorest
olaee is the country to get a line on
the political thought of the nation,
so the big city newspaper office is
the poorest place to get a correct
picture of national thought, either
political or otherwise. The people of
the United States should realize this,
and see to it that whatever else
happens the country press shall be
maintained.
Freedom of speech and ot the
press is the first essential of a re
publican form of government, for
the representatives of the people
cannot know the thoughts and a-
nirations and desires of their eon-
stituents unless voiced through the
mediumship of the local press to
which they have access directly,
through the editor's Interpretation
of the views of his community.
"The country press, including the
smaller dallies, represents the pro-;
ducing element of our national life.
Tne large metropolitan press repre
sents the commercial factors. Just
as production is the first essential
of a permanent prosperity, so tna
maintenance of that portion of the'
press that speaks for the producers is
most important. ' ,
The metropolitan press has its
place in our national life and nobody
wishes it ill. The fact remains,
.however, that the vital interests of
the nation are most promptly and
most clearly represented and the
thought of the people most freely
and most courageously voiced by the
country press. The people of the
country may not see it now, but they
will some day realize that the large
prepondcranro of suspensions among
the weekly publications is a menace
to national welfare."
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The farmers of this county are
wondering what effect peace will have
on the price of 1919 wheat. Since
the grain farmers took President
Wilson at his word, when he guaran
teed the same prices as was received
this year, and put in every available
acre to wheat, they are not worrying
a great deal, for it cannot be possible
that the Government would repudiate
this guarantee, even if it were nec
essary for the Government to charge'
up the difference in normal and
guaranteed price to war expense.
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FOR JUSTICE.
It was Lloyd George who said, on
our entrance into the war, "The
burden is now shifted to America."
We knew very well what was ahead
when we. took the atep: the
The newspaper publishers of Ore
gon have received their reward for
helping in the war. At a time when
they were giving space to advertise
ments, long articles, editorials and
all kinds ot boosts for all kinds of
war work, and when with mounting
prices they were wondering daily
how they were to survive, the voters
of Oregon decided that these same
publishers were growing too rich and
passed a measure to cut down tho
rate on legal advertising. Thus does
the public reward its servants. Now
hear - the. editors shout when a
measure is introduced to cut the
price cf eggs to 15 cents or the
price of flour to a dollar a sack.
Pino Valley Herald.
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FARMERS AM) LABOR SHORTAGE
Reliable estimates from marketing
centers show that there will be a
great shortage of beef and mutton
it lay in the field for weeks and
m nths while sun and rain bleached
the life out of it.'
The people must be brought to un
derstand that there will be excesslve-
high cost of living until farmers
:ive abundance of labor.
It is idle for the labor unionists to
demand that all men on farms get
union scale wages or work only eight
: urs a day on farms.
The theory that there must be no
heap farm labor ot any kind is fatal
y. the prosperity of the country.
IIESOLUTION8 OF CONDOLENCE.
V
Whereas, It has pleased the Grand 1
Master of the Universe to remove
from our midst our brother, Edward
I). Rood who was long a faithful
member of Heppner Lodge No. 69,
V. F. & A. M. and a man of high
standing in this community.
Resolved, that while wo humbly
redeeming and bringing under prof-
able cultivation untold thosuands supplies next year.
f acres of land. To allay the Shortages of wool all over the
"fear" expressed by a Heppner editor world will cut down regular supply
that this paper is "forninst" this 0f mutton, as sheep and lambs mu3t
project, we will say that it has our be held for their fleeces.
nearxy enaorsemeni, always nas naa, Hundreds of thousands of young
and always will until the big job is cattle are being slaughterod on ac
completed and the water is Bowing in count of the scarcity of feed.
tho canals, so we trust our brother
fill not cultivate gray hairs and
have his superanuated youth thus
marred by worrying over what the
Gazette-Times or its publishers really
think of the John Day project We
Take hay crop alone: users will all
testify that greater part of all hay
sold is bleached out and lowered in
food value
This hay is from 10 to 40 per cent
damaged in value as stock food be
were boosting for this in years past cause there was general shortage of
Public Sale
As a result of our sale last week the Farmer's Ex
change of the Inland Empire has had several requests
to sell other stock.
WE HAVE ARRANGED TO HOLD FUTURE SALES
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS IN HEPPNER WHERE
THE BEST ACCOMODATIONS ARE TO BE
HAD FOR STOCK AND BUYERS. SALES
CAN BE HELD REGARDLESS OF THE
WEATHER. STOCK CAN BE EX
IBITED TO GOOD ADVANTAGE.
Stock is being listed for the next sale,
will be announced later.
The date
CALL, PHONE OR WRITE
Farmer's Exchange
ROBERTS BUILDING, HEPPNER, ORE.
submit to the will of the Omnipotent,
we deeply deplore the loss of our
brother.
To the bereaved relatives in this
their great sorrow, we extend our
heartfelt sympathy and commend
them to the One to whom we all bow
in humble submission, knowing that
He doeth all thing3 well.
Be It further Resolved that these
resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of this Lodge, a copy sent
to the bereaved family of our de
ceased brother and to the papers ot
Heppner tor publication.
FRANG GILLIAM,
A. L. AYERS,
JOHN ILER,
Committee.
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f ti pn lulled ft cheaner basis than it
mnintoin tllft nrOSPIlt 1 Of US
la pUOnilJlC ttl iuaillm ... f -
cvct6m le nno that thp nfennlft of tills
.' . . j . nn eain of territory or
town is up againsi ana must mce, - ji,i
.... , , . ao nrofit for ourselves. In the dark
ana tnai in no uusiam. tuiuic uii,i
stated in the communication of Mr. , ofJAuBulst' f gla"d' T
rZ. there is nothing left to do Ppared, rushed without a moment ,
but to go to the mountains and put
financial
side and
in a gravity system. Furthermore,
the city must eventually own its
own water system.
We believe that there is growing
in this town a very earnest desire to
make it a better place In which to
live. There are a number of things
that are needed and they cannot all
hesitation to Belgium's
saved civilization.
This is the same England that
Germany thought of as decadent,
and powerless to enlist the empire
in her defense, and which, as an
article in The New Statesman
pointed out, was criticised in much
the same vein in current English
novels and journalism. The United
r.t nnna tint rt tllO TUimPmilfl
desire, that we have, Uiere is always States too, had been attacked by
outstanding above them all, the socialists and agitators by soap box
water supply. The beautifying of the orators and college professors as a
city, the health of our citizens and nation that had lost soul and sense
the general protection to property of justice in the worship of money,
make an adequate water supply the The war has revealed however, the
BUDretue and foremost need. This
will cost money, and lots of it, and speaking nations as
an omrrPHtpH hv Mr fSflteji this can lne oppreaseu
only be secured by the bonding of
the city. The bonding of the city
under the present charter is im
possible, hence the first thing nec
essary is to pass the new city charter
and thus provide the means of secur
ing the money. In the meantime, it
is well to fully consider what Mr,
champions of
The giant democracy of the New
World" has saved the democracies of
Europe. If the United States had
not confe in when Russia went oat,
the best the Entente could have
gotten would have been a stalemate,
which would have meant virtually
a victory for Germany. It is with
Gates has to say and when the time Prlde that America Is able to
comes for action we may be able to W we have hi&h and clean P"'
trocefid alone intellieent lines. POe now as we nan in me opanisn-
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American war. We then told Cuba,
when we had freed her from the op
pressor, to work out her own salva-
The Republican Publicity associa- Hon as a free nation. We paid
tion, through its president, Honor- Spain $20,000,000 tor the Philip
able Jonathan Bourne, Jr., last Vines after we bad conquered: them,
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1918
JT HAS long been the custom
of our people to turn to the
fruitful autumn in praise and
thanksgiving. That custom we
( can follow this year with deeper
sense of its meaning, and rejoice
as we see a world torn by the
tragedy of war emerge into the
light of a new and better day.
Let us be thankful that we saw our
duty and accepted our opportunity to serve
mankind; that we had an abundance of
all the things necessary to cony out our
purposes; that we have achieved liberty,
security and peace.
This bank will not open Thursday.
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