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What is the Trend of
International Politics?
MIIAT APE the grout lines of cleavage
among nations? What arc the now
lines of association that are bringing
together the greatest nations? Are
they military and naval or commercial? This ques
tion is brought nearer home whhen we consider the
visit of the German Prince Henry to our country dur
ing the past month. There van lie no -doubt (hat he
was the bearer of a friendly message from one of the
greatest nations of Europe. Hut what was the mes
sage? "What was the special significance of his mis
sion? His greeting by our governnment and its peo
ple was most cordial. The most marked trait of the
American people was again shown to be our universal
and disinterested kindness toward a visitor. This is
said to have impressed the Prince more than our ma
terial displays of wealth. The month was spent in
seeing the nation's capital, the great cities, the army
and navy, the colleges and the people themmselves.
At one of these meetings the Prince told his hearers
that his government was well aware that the Ameri
cans were a fast moving nation. His coming was only
an act of courtesy. If we wish to grasp a friendly
hand we had only to look for one on (lie other side of
the North Atlantic ocean. That was graceful and
good diplomacy. It is the most significant sign of
the times.
What then was the Admiral Prince's mission to
the United States? It is not yet possible to see far
below the surface. Wo all know that since Dewey
destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila we have not
been on the most cordial terms with Germany. This
country had its own way in the Philippines and never
had a serious grievance against Germany. While
there was no lingering irritation whatever between
our government and Germany, good diplomacy at
Washington having wiped all that away, still in the
underworld of diplomacy created by the newspapers
of the two countries there has been rumbling and lack
of cordial relations. To remove that friction, and
give the newspaper diplomats a different string to
harp on, the most popular Prince in Geriumauy came
to dwell among us and in one mighty outburst of good
will all is changed. The frowns and ugly looks are
all cleared away. Germany and the I'niled States
have established friendly family relations. The press
of both countries have ceased to threaten each other
with war. Peer and wine Mowed instead of blood and
tears. The Anglo-Saxon mylhus has found us brothers
to the Germans while our relatives in Great llritaiu
are cousins at best until they send some Woyal good
fellow for our emotions to go wild over.
Germany has cause for cultivating the most
friendly relations with Greater America, ns it is now
entirely proper to call the United States. While the
Germans have the most highly developed military
system in the world, they have but a second-class
navy. The buying and launching of a little ship in
this country is deeply significant of the new phase
of international relations a timid avowal or con
fession that Germany is willing that we should be
come the naval power of the world while they would
naturally remain the great military power of Europe.
That would add to the prestige of both nations and
along the line of each country's natural excellence
as we do not covet the honor of maintaining a great
standing army and Germany does not feel able to
develop her navy as rapidly as this country which is
overtaking Great Pritain. This was a master stroke
of diplomacy and a hint to our country not to be
overlooked. We cannot develop the military arm of
the government, Germany canot develop the naval
branch. Put each can surpass the world in Its speci
alty, The compliment from Germany in sending the
Prince Admiral and buying a yacht for the Emperor
Is a key to the future of both nations. Germany has
not too many friends in Europe. Pussiu to the north
and France are in alliance but not with Germany.
Of its two allies in the Orel-bund, Austria-Hungary
inclines toward Pussin.and Italy is attracted towards
France, The United States makes no alliances but
cultivates friendly relations with all.
Put it is on commercial Hues that Germany is
seeking to aproach this country, or rather that the
Gorman government Is trying to cmife a public senti
munt at homo less hostile toward American coin
murce. The old German lauded arietoeracy the
dunkers maintain a deep anti-American prejudice
against competition from this country in food pro
ducts They favor retaliatory tariffs against em
inent and Hour because under the iutlueuce of our
cheap products their rents are reduced and their in
comes lessened. They demand restrictive duties on
American food imports, and farm machinery. The
Gorman financier and underwriters fears American
unturpriso. All theso ioworful internals clamor for
tariff against thu Unltad Status. To hood off
those tendencies among his own puoplo tlio Gorman
Htnpuror planned his royal brother's visit as a natur
al step toward reciprocity and good will. The line of
approach toward amicable relations between great
nations today is on commercial lines. In the end the
masses of the people of both countries will find a way
to prevail. The unsatisfied land barons of Germany
and the grasping trust milionaires of America will
both have to be satisfied with less as their share of
the world's products and less of the increment of the
world's progress.
for the purchase of animals and the hiring of men to
go to South Africa, nominally as muleteers, but in re
ality as recruits for military service.
Whose Ox is Gored
jy INiJ administration at Washington has rilled
that there is no violation of neutrality in any
of the acts connected with the purchase in
this country of mules and horses for the use of the
Mritish army in South Africa. Put if the Boers had
been doing the same thing, and not the Pritish, there
would probably have been a protest from England
that would have received considerable attention.
How would the administration at AVnshington
regard the maintenance in Canada of one or more
camps by the Filipinos for the purchase of animals to
use in their war against the United Stales?
In all such matters it makes a difference whose
iiv is gored.
Undoubtedly it is no violation of neutrality for
Americans to sell to England mules or munitions of
war. Put England maintains in this country, notably
at New Orleans, what is practically a military camp,
conducted by men on the payroll of the Pritish army,
Kuykendoodle Legislation
ENATOP KUYKEXDALL, of Lane county,
"is up against it" on the clerkship graft in f he
legislature.
His law of 1900 to abolish the legislature clerk
ship abuse, whether he intended it or not, was a fraud,
because it extended the very evil it pretended to check.
Drawn ostensibly to limit the number of clerks to
he employed in the legislature, it resulted in nearly
doubling the number and the amount of the graft
reading 22,000.
Senator Kuykendall was one of (he first to violate
the law. How will he explain that to the people of
Lane county?
Put the Kuykendall act had one effect -posibly
it was its purport it gave Senator Kuykendall and
his faction in the legislature almost a complete mo
nopoly of naming the clerks.
Hoseburg Peview: The Salem .Journal and Port
land Journal have both fallen in line in support of
I Ion. Geo. E. Chamberlain for governor. In fact there
is a general movement all over the state in support of
the man of the people. It is now .stated by close ob
servers thal'the Pendleton bunker will not carrv his
own county, although il is normally Popublican.
HARVEY S60TTS CANDIDATE!
IF HE GflNNQIGEI IT HIMSELF
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ring-side he is the court of last resort on an appeal
from the decision of the referee. He is the mouthpiece
of the lower Columbia; makes all the speeches on
important occasions whether it be that of laving away
the remains of a departed brother or raising' a SMibsidv
for a new saw mill. Politically be controls his county
absolutely. Primaries are held; conventions
called to order and adjourned at his command. It
may be done by the voice of others but it i l.v n.
mud of Charley. Xo man can hope for a nlace on i
the
icpuoiirnu ticket from senator to road supervisor
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ITI.TON.
unless he can show that he is branded ('. V I
tie nip. ion may hear of numerous candidates for
the nomination for senator lint, wlimi An- iri.. ..
lew days before the convention meets, announces that
m; mm coiicimieu to take it himself they fade awav
like snowballs in summer. When the convention is
over there may be many disappointed and disgruntled
ClllHllllllllX lull vnn ,,-111 ..,.. I D
", " ."" ",ji vni;r iiuju- ;i murmur lrom '
any of them; they swallow their pill, no matter how $'
miM.-i, uiui nu in nopes mat mev will be led to the V
crib the next time. ft
Local pride more than anything else has induced
the people to bestow all this power on one man. They ft
want, one of their number to be governor or U. S ft
Uilflllfjtll 11.1 il..... J 1 II r -. ' 'J
-....."., . mi nicy jcci mat .Mr. Fulton is the best ft
.-,. ". t. ...-. uv ,,vu on nana, and stands about
i ue ui-M mumv oi neing' elected,
shipped at his altar for nmnv vonv.
to linn as their hiirh nrie.sr. thole vote in im ,,... ....
as burnt offering and have offered to the gods (of the
..w.i .MiiiMiTiiin,uii claim to good citvand count v
government. They have been paid by the gods (of the
d.O.P. tin debt, corruption ami high taxes. If thev
murmured the I i It in...- omiiuui 41...... 1... ..,,.'
., .. . . f" i""-" - "iii, 11 mii-iii u leillllg rj
hem that it was for the good of the cause; if thev
nil iiiuh'iiiI .iii.l ,.l,.i,......i 1... 11 .. . v c
............ ...... iiiiiuiui-ii, m. win'w mem a tew scrans )
lrom the public crib: to the lm.'ksli.i,.i. 1... ,,s.,.i .
the linger of scorn and called down on their heads &
the wrath of the gods (of the G. 0. P.) until humili- S
illoil uiui iiu ciimvl ;..,.. ,1., ii.. 1 1 . ... rj
"" "" -i'i'"-u Miey ruiurueu to tlie told. ,S
The AstoiMimu fliinl.- i. :.. .. ..... r)
. , . " - iiiiuii.-r una nme
peniaps ue is. Jlut would lh: Fiiltnn in,,L- ,.
U. S. Seimtol' if ho w-in-n oln. .(..! Mil. :. n... )
to iudire the future but bv tin n,tat -....1 '...1...1. W
li.iJ Al.. I '..I, 1 , . . : '"i UIUI Mlllll c
.... ..... i ...1. 11 uoue ouring 111s political career that V
i! reuoumici to the benefit of his citv. his ommtv .
Ins state'. He has been a member of the loirislnturo
011 ami on for a number of vwn-s. em.,!.,., ;.. i...i. ... ... iS
house and the senate, and can his friends point to a
bil of beneficial legislation that bears his nnmo He fi
has managed m look after the interesis of the Fulton &
Tor his brother and allowing him to draw a fat salarv
tar doing nothing hut endorsing ami cashing his war
unit every ,..arter; he has also kept alive the ollice of
boat -puller foe a political supporter, who it is safe to
S11.V. Iiiisii t been in a boat since his appointment
lurin: the last session nf n,., i.,:.i.. a...
Fulton helMHl pa.ss and signed as president of the son
and
way
9 'PF UKMi is lbly no man in the state better 11 mk, . , '' l"tht,s,1,t ,ul ' ,-v t,1,s w w fU-eat S
S known and better liked socially than .Mr. ', !' ft ' la' HHf? at '"S 1 nfUT the legis-
J Fulton. X, one can visit Astoria no mat- " , '"Mnurmul, he went home and fought the )
J iov how short the visit but what he will " J , ,.T 1 7 , n11tl,l',","l of its being un- f)
g hear his name mentioned. The Astorlans will tell ,.,!,, ',UV,a " ' v,,,1,,tnrs "f I'is law he ft
i .von about their magnificent harbor, their fine ,',',' J"1,? ' jw,'.v npiares himself with an ft
5 salmon, their abundance of timbei-. niul of tbo .n.,ir V,l,m " " 's constituents. Is that clean mniilv
.uieilcun iolitics? V
future of the town, but thev never foruet to tell von
something of .Mr. Fulton, and what he will do 'for
the tow u when he Is elected U. S. senator. He is their
idol, their high priest and their prophet. In fact he
is the 'whole thin"" in (Mntsoii i-ouniv m.l lm ..
Q rival: he is Charles the First. Ust Mini" A II fh 'iMnu.
i 1 1 is fi'temlx b-i I. i in liiv iiiiiimliw f...n. ).:... ,1... ......1..
3 - - - - 1 " ...v.. ..v.- inn 111111, miv- omnia
M Uaulv to him, the small minds look Into his eyes for
"That bids him make the law he flouts
And bids him llout the law he makes -
The iMfoplc of Clutwip countv have nothin.r to i
-on- for Mr. Fulton's rale lau debt ami l J
I hey have given up their birthrii-ht to ,.t i.im ., V...S
of pottiree. The debts of tl... ..in- .,,..1 ......V ." ' . ft
A Uaulv to him, the small minds look Into his eyes for old rattle-Imp of a couhIioum.' u ,1 i i j 1 ft
S inspiration, ami the politicians follow sml obiy him voice so ofte. dukM i l vv nL "T
5 like slavas their in.ist.u.. nt ,...ivi -1 !. .i...... 1. .u.u .'..:.'. lrt ,u. ur-v fumltioii, are the d
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like slaves their master. Ills arrival st the dsuit is
n signal to start the music fur the jjraud march ; at the
jmly luuuiiiuriits thst staiul to 'remind us of his
iiki mnvr.
Put an End to the
State Printing Job
ITB JOUUNAL does not blame F. C. jHj.(ip
1 for wanting Mr. Whitney of Albany om.
& ed state printer. Mr. Paker was the l,..
publican stale printer twice and is a Inynl
Pepublican still.
Put he should not blame other people who (U.0
Republicans and who are not state printers and i.Vor
expect to be from looking at the matter from a differ
cut light.
The Pepublican party has everything to gain ami
nothing to lose by abolishing the old .'15,000 a year
graft, putting the printer on a salary and brciikiiijr
the ever expanding graft.
If the Pepublican party elects Mr. Whitiiov dm
present graft will be continued and Mr. Paker will
continue to make more out of the state printing ilmM
any state official.
The Oregonian will not print the facts aboui this
matter, either from the laws or the reports of t(.
secretary of stale. It will not print the facts as pre
sented in Mr. Chamberlain's speeches.
Put the people Avill hear Mr. Chamberlain all tlio
more gladly because he is excluded from the Portland
organ of the associated political graft.
The state should buy and own its printing j,iam
or all the state printing should be done at coiiimercinl
rates on union scale.
The people cannot bring this about, having ulJ ,
work done at commercial prices in commercial prim
ing offices if Mr. Whitney is elected.
If Mr. Whitney is elected he will either lease the
Frank Paker state printing ofllco or the faction lie is
the candidate of will buy the Frank Paker state
printing office. The people want neither.
At fair commercial prices the state printing
should not cost over $1.,000 to 20,000 at the utmost!
Organized labor should know that at. present,
with the state furnishing rent free an ollice, light,
wafer, heat and janilorship for a private plant, all
I he work is not done by union labor.
The whole graft hasn't a leg to stand on and the
only way to beat it and break it tip is to defeat .Air.
Whitney and elect Mr. Godfrey the Democratic nom
inee. If the people get to understand the facts thev
will elect .Air. Godfrey. Put half the voters will never
learn the facts.
9
VrAAr
The Supreme Court ofOrep
' "Pp' HIS department of our state covernnicnt
i will be affected in this year's campaign lira
r re-eiecting one of the justices P. S. Hoan.
of Lane county. While his election is not
a matter of doubt or speculation, as politics goes, the
importance of the office requires some discussion if
the candidates. There is a tendency to not discuss or
criticise the highest court of appeal in the common
wealth. Put in Oregon the court would hardly escajie
if there were material subject for newspaper or polit
ical attack. The people are not disposed to pick at
small defects, but there are newspapers and politi
cians in Oregon who would not spare the Christian vo
ligion itself if a point were to be gained or an ofllce
could be captured, much less the supreme court. So
because little is said it must not be assumed that the
court is above newspaper or political attack, and that
is as it should be in a free country. There must l
maintained the fullest liberty of discussion, even to
the extent of unprivileged license, and then the people
ieet safe in the enjoyment of their liberties.
The argument has been made in the past that
there should be one of the opposition partv on tlicsu
preme court. It has been argued that is was not wiset"
have the court constituted all of members of one pari.
as been the case since many years. We will admit
this, if the court had ever acted as nartisans. fin'
that would be almost violent to assume, and imp
sible to prove. We have never heard it charged tlm'
the Oregon supreme court was swaved bv partisan
considerations. If they" ever were thev have i-aivfulh
concealed their leanin's. nml w.. tn not h..li.ve tli
man client or lawyer lives who will sav thai he ha
not been able to get fair, just and fullest considerate
before that tribunal on account of his or am otto
person's political influence or opinions. In otlw-t
words as long as there is no nolities in the court, tl"
court has no interest or temptation to put politics in'1
its decisions. That is a state of affairs that might i-
prevail. If the court should ever disolav a tciKh'i"'
to show political bias, the people would be swift '"
administer the deserved rebuke.
Chief Justice Pean, who is up for reelection. '
a Republican in his party afiiliation, but he censes I
be a Pepublican when he takes the oath of otIUe, aw!
sits as a judge of the law. We thiuL he and his n'
htiguos have demonstrated this so completely tlmt w
argument is needed on the question before the high
court of the neonle. Tlioli- iWisirm 1ms been reml
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