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 FRIDAY MAY 17th Paid Ad. issued by ‘Simpson for Governorpxague. +11 Bldg.. Portland. Oregon. First Class Job Printinè 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 ----- o - 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)