CAUSE OF WAR LAID AT DOOR troverted by our own
UNITED STATES SENATOR
CHARLES L. McNARY.
Because United States Senator Charles L. McNary has made
good he should be nominaed to succeed himself in the Republi
can Primary, May 17th.
From the day he became Senator he has loyally championed
the prosecution of the var, and during his term of office has
accomplished more for Oregon than any other member in Con
gress in a like period.
Among his colleagles he is known as “the man on the job,”
and during the present war crisis Oregon should consider itself
fortunate in having an opportunity to return him and not be
compelled to send to Washington, a new, untrained man.
Believing that the supreme obligation he owes his country
is to help win the war, Senator McNary, instead of returning to
his state to conduct a political campaign, is at his post in Wash
ington working for Oregon and aiding in the prosecution of the
war.
Always since entering the Senate he has been a friend of
our soldiers and sailors and has introduced legislation giving
them preferential homestead rights and repeatedly championed
their cause when their welfare was in jeopardy.
Championing the cause of the Oregon farmers, Senator Mc
Nary procured for them a primary wheat market, saving there
by several million dollars to the wheat growers of the North-
wast.
Realizing the present Food Control Law failes to fix prices
for many commodities, Senator McNary has introduced, and is
laboring for the passage of a bill, striking at profiteering and
fixing prices on the necessaries of life.
Senatcr McNary has procured:
Government cont'acts for the first time in the State’s his
tory for Oregon prodicts, such as prunes, dehydrated potatoes
and vegetables in larje quantities.
Large contracts fir army clothing and shipbuilding yards
and the lumber industry.
He procured spac: on British ships for the shipment of con
densed milk and crean from Oregon condenscries, whereby the
disaster which threatmed this industry, through inability to get
its products to market, was averted.
Senator McNary is working:
For prompt paynimt of allotments to dependent relatives of
our soldiers and sailo's.
For the construction of a coast
Military
Highway at
Government expense.
For a comprehcmivc plan for the utilization of Oregon s
water power resource!.
Senator McNary vas born on a farm in Oregon; reared in
the Baptist Church; iducatcdin the public schools, worked his
way through Stanford University; is a lawyer and farmer and
has been a life long Fepublican. He was formerly a justice on
the Supreme Court aid later chairman of the State Republican
Central Committee.
Space forbids fur.hcr enumeration of the vast amount of
work Senator McNary has done for Oregon, but anyone will
realize from the foregoing that the Senator has displayed truly
remarkable ability, ctupled with extraordinary diligence and
energy. His native stile can best show its appreciation of his
faithful and efficient icrvices by nominating and electing him.
Thomas B. Kay, Stat: Treasurer.
B. W. Slecma, Bus. Rep, of District Council of Carpenters.
Mrs. Geo. W. McMath, Pres, of Co-operative League.
Thomas A. McBride Chief Justice of Oregon Supreme Court.
T. B. Neuhausen, Viie-Chairman Hughes Campaign Committee.
(Paid. Adv.)
What DoesL. J. SIMPSON Stand For?
“Your
Kind
of
a
Man
for
Governor’,
Americanism, first and foremost.
Repuilican principles,
patriotic support of nation’s war activities.
tne development of Oregon’s vast resources, and the en
couragement of agriculture.
For good roads
For rigid law enforcement.
,
For nation wide prohibition and women s sunrage.
For patriotic co operation bet veen employer and employee.
For national, universal eight-hour ^ay.excepting agriculture.
For better working and living conditions for the thousand
of workers and laborers throughout the state.
For the greatest possible moral, social and ecoomic advance
ment of all citizeusof the state.
For an efficient state educational svstem.
»for a clean, impartial, business like administration.
"Policies backed by twenty years of practice.
"Your kind of man fer Governor is
For
For
For
Eor
L. J. SIMPSON
(Republican)
Primary
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MAY 17th
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at Headlight Office.
White Book,
which owing to its poverty and gaps
constitutes a grave self-accusation;
“l We encouraged Count Berch
Teutonic Ex-Ambassador of Eng told to attack Serbia, although no
German interest was involved, and
land Declares that Germany
the danger of a world war must have
Forced Hostilities.
been known to us—whether we knew
the text of the ultimatum is a ques
\\ bile the military rulers of Ger tion of complete indifference.
2. In the days between July 23 and
many have been making desperate ef
forts to revive the fighting spirit of July 30, 1914, when Mr. Sanzonofi
the people with victories in the West, emphatically declared that Russia
an internal disturbance of German would not tolerate an attack upon
public opinion has been caused by the Serbia, we rejected the British pro
publication of a private, secret memo posals of mediation, although Serbia,
randum written by Prince Lichnows- under Russia and British pressure,
ky, w ho w as German Ambassador in had accepted almost the whole ulli-v
London for several years ending with inatum, and although an arrangement
the outbreak of the war. This docu about the two points in question could
ment is a review of negotiations easily have been reached, and Count
growing out of the Balkan wars and Berchtold was even ready to satisfy
preceding the great war, and of himself with the Serbian reply:
3. On July 30 when Count Berchtold
German foreign policy. It condemns
that policy and corroborates the wanted to give way, we, without Aus
charges made by the allies that Ger- tria having been attacked, replied to
many deliberately forced war, tliat Russia’s mere mobilization by send
the allies strove for peace, and that ing an ultimatum to St. Petersburg,
the Serbian dispute could easily have and on July 31 we declared war on the
been adjusted but for the unyielding Russians, although the Czar had
pledged his word that as long as ne
attitude of Germany.
According to the London Times gotiations continued not a man should
half a dozen copies of the memoran inarch—so that we deliberately des
dum were made by Prince Lichnows- troyed the possibility of a peaceful
ky and were shown by him to his per settlement.
sonal friends. One copy fell into the I11 view of these indispuatble facts,
hands of the Stockholm Politiken, an it is not surprising that the whole
extreme Socialist paper, which began civilized world outside Germany at
publication in serial form, but after tributes to us the sole guilt of the
the first part had appeared “the Ger world war.”
Gloomy Future Foreseen.
man Government apparently made
frantic efforts to stop further dis
“Our future,” is forecast in these
closures” and publication was myster gloomy terms by the Prince:
iously suspended.”
“Today, after two years of the war
Prince Forced to Apologize.
there can be no further doubt that we
The main committee of the Reich cannot hope for a unconditional vic
stag held an inquiry and a letter of tory over Russians, English, French,
apology from Prince Lichnowsky to Italians, Rumanians and Americans,
Chancellor von Hertling was read. In and that we can not reckon upon the
this letter the Prince says he showed overthrow of our enemies. But we
the memorandum under a pledge of can reach a compromised peace only
absolute secrecy to “quite a few po upon the basis of the evacuation of
litical friends, "one of whom gave to ' the occupied territories, the possess
an officer of the general staff to read, ion of which in any case signifies for
and the latter, "manifolded and mem- I us a burden and weakness" and the
orandum and sent it to a number of i peril of new wars. Consequently every
personages, most of whom are un- thing should be avoided which hind-
known to me. I he most important ’ ers a change of course on the part of
parts have been published in the So- 1 those enemy groups which perhaps
cialist Vorwaerts, but many German ’ still be w on over to the idea of com
journals have not done so. Still the promise—the British radicals and the
Times says, “even in Germany the Russian reactionaries. Even from this
truth is gradually becoming known. ’ point of view our Polish project is
Prince Lichnowsky in the memo just as objectionable as any interfer
randum admits that he has been an ence with Belgian rights, or the exe
opponent of the triple alliance, es cution of British citizens—to say
pecially of the alliance with Austria, nothing of the mad submarine war
but says that when the crisis came he scheme.
had abandoned his opposition to that
“Our future lies upon the water.
policy. Telling of a visit to Kiel at the True, but it therefore does not lie in
end of June, 1914, he says joy was Poland of Belgium, in France and
shown by the Kaiser’s guests at the Serbia. This is a reversion to the
assassination of the Archduke that the Holy Roman Empire, to the aberra
German Ambassador of Austria was tions of the Hohenstaufen and Haps-
rebuked for counseling moderation, burgs. It is the policy of the Planta
that his own recommendation to give genets, not of the policy of Drake and
the same advice was rejected, and Raleigh, Nelson and Rhodes.
that Herr von Jagow “answered that
Triple-alliance policy is a relaps in
Russia was not ready; there would to the past, a revolt from the future,
doubtless be a certain amount of from imperialism, from world policy.
bluster, but the more firmly we stood Central Europe is medievalism; Ber
by Austria, the more would Russia lin-Bagdad is a cul de sac, and not a
draw back." He
corroborated the road into the open, to unlimited pos
story that Germany approved the sibilities, and to the world mission of
Austrian ultimatum at the Potsdam the German people.
conference on July 5, 19>4-
1
Triple Alliance Policy Approved
He returned to London instructed , "1 am no enemy of Austria or Hun
“to induce the English press to take gary, or Italy or Serbia, or any other
up a friendly attitude if Austria gave state; 1 am only an enemy of the trip
the death blow to the great Serbian le alliance policy, which was bound to
movement," but when the ultimatum divert us from our aims, and to bring
appeared all the British newspapers, us on the sloping plane of continental
with one exception, “were at one in policy. It was not German policy but
their condemnation” and “the whole Austrian dynasty policy. 1 he Aus
world, except in Berlin and Vienna trians had accustomed themselves to
understood that it meant war.’
1 regard the alliance as an umbrella un
Conciliatory Answer Made.
der whose protection they could make
H- “pressed for as conciliatory an excursions al pleasure into the East.
answer as possible on the part of
And what result have we to expect
Serbia.” and his reply “was in accord from the struggle of peoples? The
ance with British effort:,” for "Mr. United States of Africa will be British
Pashitch had actually accepted every like the United States of America,
thing except two points, about which Australia and Oceanica; and the l.at-
he declared his readiness to nego in states of Europe, as 1 said years
tiate.”
ago, will fall into the same relation-
“If Russia and England had wanted ship to the United Kingdom as the
war in order to fall upon us, a hint to Latin sisters of America to the Unit
Belgrade would have been sufficient ed States. They will be dominated by
and the unheardof note would have the Anglo-Saxon; France, exhausted
remained unanswered.”
by the war, will link herself still more
“Concerning the proposal for med p closely to Great Britian. in the long
iation made by Sir Edward Gray, he run Spam also will not resist.
says:
I “in Asia the Russian and Japanese
“It would have been easy to find an will expand with their limitations and I
acceptable form for the disputed their customs, and the South will re
points................ Given good will, every
main to the British.
thing could have been settled at one
The world will belong to the Anglo
or two settings, and the mere accept Saxon, the Russian and the Japanese, I
ance of the British proposal would and the German will remain alone
have relieved the tension and would
His
with Austria and
Hungary,
have further improved our relations
sphere of power will be that of I
to England. I urgently recommended
thought and of trade, not that of the I
the proposal, saying that otherwise
bureaucrats and the soldiers. The
world war was imminent, in which
German appeared too late, and the
we had everything to lose and noth I world war has destroyed the last pos
ing to gain. In vain J was told that it I sibility of catching up the lost ground
was against the dignity of Austria
of founding a colonial empire.
and that we did not want to interfere
The program of the gnat Rhodes,
in the Serbian business, but left it to
who saw the salvation of mankind in
our ally. 1 was told to work for local
British expansion and British imper
ization of the conflict.
ialism, will be realized.”
“Of course it would only have
needed a hint from Berlin to make
Notice of Hearing Final Account.
County Berchtold satisfy
himself
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with a diplomatic success and put up
Notice is hereby given, that the
with the Serbian reply. But this hint
was not given. On the contrary we undersigned has filed in the County
pressed for war. What a fine success Court of the State of Oregon, for Til
lamook County, her final account as
it would have been.
administratrix of the estate of Thom
War is Hinted Upon.
"After our refusal Sir Edward asked as Brooten, deceased; and that the
us to come forwarfd with a proposal said court has set Saturday, the 4th
of our own. We insisted upon war. I day of May, 1918, at ten o'clock a.m.
could get no other answer (from Ber :«t the cootroom of said court, in 1 il-
lin) then that it was an enormous lamook City, Tillamook County, Ore
conciliatoriness on the part of Austria gon, as the time and place for the
to contemplate no annexation of ter hearing of objection», if any there be,
to the said account and the closing of
ritory.”
Under the heading “Question of said estate.
Dated April 4th, 1918.
Guilt.” Prince Lichnowsky thu3 sums
Ruby Brooten, Admin
the counts in the indictment against
istratrix of the Estate
Germany:
/
of Thomas Brooten,
“As appears from all official publi
cations, without the facts being con-
Deceased.
OF HUNS BY PRINCE.
Vote for
RALPH E. WILLIAMS
Republican
Candidate for National Committeeman
Ralph E. W iliiams, of Portland, native son of Oregon and
present Republican National Committeeman, is a candidate for
renomination and election. All Oregon knows that Mr. Williams
was the chief factor in bringing about the reunion of the Repub
lican and Progressive parties in .lie state in 1916, resulting in
Oregon being the only state in the west to cast its electoral
vote for Hughes. That Mr. Williams’ splendid work in harmon
izing the various elements of the Republican and Progressive
parties is also recognized nationally, is attested by strong letters
of endorsement, written by William R. W ilcox, retiring chair
man of the Republican National Committee, George W. Perkins
chairman of the executive committee of the Progressive party,
and Will 11. Hays, recently elected chairman of the Republican
National Committee. These letters refer not only to the state and
national campaign of 1916, but also to the recent meeting of the
Republican National Committee at St. Louis, where Mr. Wil
liams' activities materially aided in establishing the spirit of co
operation ami harmony which now prevailesin the party through
out the United States .
A decendant of Oregon poineer stock, his parents having
crossed the plains to Oregon in 1845, Ralph Williams’ Ameri
canism has found abundant expression since the outbreak of the
war by participation in all patriotic activities.
As is generfally known, seniority in service gives prestige
and influence on the Republican National Committee in the
same measure as of Congressional committees. At the present
time he is ranked as a senority on the National Committee by
two members only. This puts Mr. Williams in a position of
power and distinction such as no new member of the Committee
could hope to attain.
His reelection will insure the State of Oregon all the added
benefits which will naturally accrue from his increased standing.
THOS. H. TONGUE. Jr.
CLYDE G. HUNTLEY
WILLARD L. MARKS
WALTER L. TOOZE, Jr.
F. H. LEWIS
D. L. POVEY.
Members of Hughes
gressive.
Campaign
Committee
(Republican-Pro
(Paid. Adv.)
For Governor,
GUS. C. MOSER,
Republican,
President Oregon State Senate.
A Patriotic American.
A Native of Wisconsin, age 47.
For 27 Years a Resident of Oregon.
A Vigorous Champion of the Rights of
the People.
For a vigorous prosecution of the war to a victorious con
clusion.
For strict business principles in management of State affairs.
bor Rural Credits Extension, Irrigation. Drainage and De
velopment of all our resources.
For assistance by Portland Capital and business
section of our great State.
to every
For the rights of both Labor and Capital under a s.he ne
of mutual co-operation.
,
For Good Roads, but fighting the Paving Trust
We arc paying about $5000 more per 16 foot mile ol Bitulith-
ic Pavement in Oregon than is being paid in Washing! n. L.et
us build good roads in every county in the Staler- -Gtv Every
County a Square Deal.
Elect Moser and you will forever banish the subtle influence
of the Paving Trust from Oregon politics.
Aggressively Independent.
(Paid Adv)