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The American Union Against Militarism, whatever
that is, has invited W. J. Bryan and two other Americans
to meet three prominent Mexicans at El Paso and try to
arbitrate the differences between this country and Mex
ico. Arbitration is a good thing in most cases, but this
is one where it cannot be used. In the first place Mexico
has no government with which we can deal. Carranza,
tne nominal neau ox sucn government as Mexico can
claim, is utterly powerless to carry out any agreement
that might be reached, and his promises are of the kind
made to be broken.
There is no dispute between the countries, nothing to
be argued or arbitrated. The United States wants noth
ing but for the Mexicans to stay on their own side of the
border, and while there to protect the lives of such Amer
icans and other foreigners as are within her borders, just
as Mexicans are protected in this country.
I Suppose these gentlemen should meet and arrive at
The better class of Mexicans in the capital city are; the conclusion that Mexicans should stop raiding across
hopeful that war will be avoided. In that they agree with! the border and "killing Americans; would that make any
most Americans, but they base their hopes on a very weak! change in the situation? Would Carranza and the other
foundation. They think the United States will hesitate j bandits pay any more attention to six arbitrators than to
about attacking them no matter what happens, for fear; the demands of the United States?
her trade relations with the Latin American republics i The United States has simply said to Mexico: "Thou
will be disturbed. It is true this country has been trying; ghalt not kill;" Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt love they
to establish friendly relations with the balance of the; neighbor as thvself." Can these be arbitrated? Would
:
What Is the Flag of
Freedom
THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN REPUBLICS
two Americas, and is anxious to do so. It wants their
trade and it wants more, their friendship. It is not fear
of our neighbors but an honest desire to cultivate and
retain their friendship that has moved us, not a desire
to gain their trade alone. The policy of this country is
to keep the continents of North and South America in the
control of the people's now governing them; to unite the
whole. in an understanding that the good of one is the
good of all; to create a feeling of implicit confidence in;
each other, and by this course strengthen the weaker
against any possible foreign subjugation.
That is what we want now, but we do not want it bad
ly enough to have to submit to a reign of anarchy across
our back fence that almost daily breaks through and onto
our side of it. We do not want it badly enough to submit
to having our citizens, when in another country, deprived
of life, liberty or property by lawless bandits, whom our
neighbor does not even try to control. The price is too
high. If Mexico or any of our sister republics expect this,
then they will be disappointed. Mexico must be taken out
of the hands of the anarchists now controlling her des
tinies, and placed on her feet. She is powerless to help
herself, and there is none to aid her but the United States.
It is a thankless job, "but it will have to be done, and we
might as well begin the work and have it over with.
it not be an astounding spectacle to see a great nation
solemningly agreeing with an utterly irresponsible gang
of bandits to arbitrate the ten commandments?
Yet this American Union Against Militarism gravely
suggests that the United States do this thing, so far at
least as three of the commandments are concerned.
The Morning Mummy is quite indignant because of
the exposure of its efforts to fool the public into thinking
it is printing the news by 'giving publicity to fake rumors
of a sensational character. Only a few weeks ago it
plunged this country into war with Germany upon re
ceipt of the kaiser's reply to President Wilson's final sub
marine note and it had to stay up all night and issue
an extra in order to do it. Of course it really did no
harm because everybody laughs at the clumsy attempts
of the old Statesman to become a newspaper, and refuse
to take any thing it says or does very seriously. The
Capital Journal, on the other hand, has no particulai
desire to fill space with laudations of its own
The Oregonian doubts the propriety of appointing At
torney General Gregory to the place on the supreme
bench made vacant by the resignation of Justice Hughes.
It bases its doubt on the fact that Gregory has been, as
attorney general, connected with the' Utah water power
suit and some others that would necessarily come before
him as a justice; and that he would have preconceived
opinions concerning these questions. While this is no
doubt true, would it be possible to get any man on the
bench who would not have some proconceived opinions
as to some of the cases that would come before him? If
such a man could be found would not the fact that he was
a person who had no opinions on any subject make him
unfit for the place?
The Latin republics are taking a very sensible view
of the Mexican situation, and will let the United States
and Mexico settle their troubles to suit themselves. No
sonsible man or nation can blame the United States for
trying to put an end to the anarchy in Mexico, and most
such will heartily commend the efforts, for the Mexicans
have gotten in such condition that they cannot help them
selves. Only the coming to the front of another Porfirio
Diaz would enable them to settle their troubles and such
men are scarce, especially in Mexico.
The latest war rumor is that Great Britain is feeling
the effects of food shortage due to the activity of the Ger
man submarines. As just now there are no ships being
torpedoed and as there has always been a great fleet of
merchant ships reaching England, it is quite certain that
news if there is any food shortage, it is not caused by sub
service tne patronage ami commence ot tne puunc wnicn mamies, uiu uy uie iaciv m me muncj wnu hiuui w u.
it possesses is the best evidence of the good service it is! It indicates that prices have placed foodstuffs above the
rendering. There is no use presenting arguments to the 1 reach of the very poor.
people ot the Salem territory that the Capital Journal
receives the best press report coming into the field, be
cause nine out of every ten newspaper readers here are
already thoroughly convinced of that fact. Better still
the Capital Journal never descends to publication of fake
rumors and misleading headlines in order to sell a few
Raymond Robins, who was chairman of the Progres
sive convention in Chicago two weeks ago, in an inter
view with fellow Progressives yesterday, stated he would
go back to the democratic party, and that the Bull Moose,
j as a national party, was dead. He is no doubt correct in
more copies of the paper; its circulation and sales are quite j his diagnosis of the trouble with Mooselet.
satisfactory to the publishers without resorting to such
questionable methods.
General Pershing has sent the department the
of the Negro troopers who escaped from Carrizal and!
reached headquarters. If their story is true, and it prob
ably is, it was a case of basest treachery on the part of the
Mexicans. However their story is but the prelude to the
main event. What the fate of the command was, was not
known up to last night, and grave fears are felt that it
has been annihilated, Until the complete story is known
this government can take no action, but if it proves to be
as told by the troopers, it would seem there can be but
one result.
You have perhaps not noticed it yet, but the days are
growing shorter. Which means it is now only six months
stovvi until Christmas.
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The Mexican officials at Tuxpam. Yucatan, threaten
to kill every American in the place if a warship shows up
off their port. They might do this, but their little old
town would have something happen to it, when the news
of such action was learned on board that same warship.
Flays of the world, five answer:
Men are whispering to an. I fro. '
And uhat du they know uf freedom.
Who other emblems know .'
The weary, toil-worn serfs.
Who fr.ini hunger faint and la;;. ;
Are lifting their voices in their loom
lands To cheer for our country's flag.
Must we lower the 'flat; of freedom.
To color anew with blood?
Our flag's the great world standard,
Eplield by the hand of Cod.
We dare to offer freedom.
Our flays the world's to share.
What is the flag of freedom.'
Flays of the world declare!
Norway's flag and Mveden'-
Dip in the breeze amain.
And the answer is filing world-wide.
Shouted to hill and plum.
"You have taken our best and bravest.
They prosper upon your sod.
They form the strength of your cm
"pire ' J
It is the will of Cod."
The Nation's
Favorite
latter
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There Is No Better
igs.
This message conies from the fl
That bear the crescent and cross;
"Your colors called our sons;
They went, and we felt the loss.
Ali. flag of western empire.
You arose from a dream.
And we furnish the thews and sin-
, cws
That make you the flag supreme."
The dragon mmhIr answer
That falls on the waiting air:
"You gave us more than freee.om,
You called us from our lair;
Y'ou gave us hope for the future.
You shattered our chains to the past.
And in the forward march of the na
tions, The dragon shall not be last."
Japan's haughty banner sends
This message east and west:
"Hail, flags of the world!
My islands are fairest and best.
The arms of my loyal sous
Arc reaching far and wide,
Yet the small brown men of destii;
-Must bow- to
pride."
TELLS HOW 10 ENTER
(Continued From Page One.)
! Classes Arranged and Prizes
Stated So You Can Make
No Mistake .
that Pershing's next report will prob
ably decide the issue.
An obvious determination is evident
to prevent any one ''going off half
cocked," as Admiral Mayo at. Tampieo
when he demanded that Huerta uluta
the 'flag.
Captain Morey is expected to prove
to be the man who will determine if we
are to have war. He was aecoud in com
muud nt Carrizal. He is reported to
lotvn napnitpil irnniwlpH Tr is hi rpnort
The committee in charge of the baby ' fjencnil Pershing is awaiting. He is or
parade of the Cherry fair has been send- pected to have the details of Boyd's
ing out word to parents who intend parley with Gomez,
to enter their children to register at the 1 . According to the administration of
,. . , , , . . finals a break will find this govern-
Commercial club on the afternoon ment prepared. There will be no hasty
Saturday July 1. from 1 until u o clock. ,i.,i. (n i,i. ,i,n n nf i, sHi.
It has been the experience of all ti(,n Thp wtr wi nnt be wltr of
Kussia's ancient standard
Sends this greeting across the sea:
"Your flag floats in the offing
Ami my children bend the knee.
It lures them westward, though
I hold them under a ban.
And beneath your flag of freedom
My. slave becomes a man!"
The tri-color of France bends low
With a royal sway:
"We honored that flag of yore,
We honor it more today.
In its cause our nation
Struck many a blow with pride.
baby parade managers that many de
cole at the last moment to enter, result-
the New World 'sing in considerable confusion half an
hour before the parade begins. To avoid
auv chance of error in registering, en-
conquest, if it is conducted by the pres
ent administration. As introduced m
congress the resolutions authorizing the
president to declare war will specifical
ly declare that under no conditions will
tries should be made a week from to- ,',, r,lit0( states seek to profit terri
And it floats o'er the
. Who under it fought and died.
The German flag's proud answer
Booms o'er the ocean foam:
"My sons left their fatherland
To build anew their home.
They cherish your flag
And the nation for which it stand:
And the swords that defend its honor
Are held in German hands."
day. Mrs. . I.. Baker of :t5S Center
street has been appointed by Mrs. W.
H. Danry to take charge of the regis
tration. Those who wish to enter but are in
doubt as to which class, or as to how
the gocart or carriage 'should be de-1
'orated, should confer with Mrs. W. H. :
Burghardt, Jr.. who has charge of spec-1
in I and unique features of the parade.'
Miss Margaret Cosper will settle all
questions us to nationality and Mi's. C
I.. l)i,k will have the difficult proposi
tion of selecting the iudges. Miss El-
of France , izabeth Lord has already selected her
i assistants whose duties are to tuke full
charge of the parade.
The prizes have been divided into 1(1
classes, and the cash awards amount
to- ii!i.."o. Mrs. Dancv found that al
most all of those who expected to enter.
pr
preferred real cash rather than loving U ,rnvmimplir
torially or otherwise by an invasion ot
Mexico.
Republicans Against It.
The resolution probably will stale
that the only objective of the invasion
will be the restoration of peace in Mex
ico and the elimination of the menace
to the south border of the United
States resulting from the present state
of banditry. It will state that, upoa
the restoration of peace, the United
States will withdraw its 'forces and will
make clear that no development of the
conflict will alter the present bound
ary line.
This enunciation of purpose by the
Wilson administration is certain to pre
cipitate a fight in congress. A number
of republican leaders who have learned
of if are prepared to block auv resolu
tion which in any way tied the hands of
cups
From Euglnnd's grand old flag
The winds this message bear:
"lied, white and blue, by your colors
My brave yeomen swear.
Each banner stands tribute
To the cause that gave it birth
Freedom's flag and England's?
They are the royal twins of
earth. ' '
sho
entr
fications will be allowed
tollows;
Class A Rest
pony or vehicle drawn by same; first
prize sij, second prize $2.30.
j drawn by dog or goat; first prize $.50.
the 1 seronn prize if 1.00.
Old Glory waves an answer.
Floating nobly on the breeze:
"I send hope to the souls of men
Chained on land and seas.
From all have I taken toll
Y'our best each of you gave.
And they've learned the power of -self
Where only sin is slave,
I, 'Envoi.
What is the Flag of Freedom!
Midshipman Wanted
For Naval Academy
The navy (lpurtmoiit lia recently ' M-n
-nllotl upon Ilt'piventativo Hnvvley to!
VI I At. . IIV1 . . .
i l'l.!?t." .1 1 v V' rla. !cifieation and withdrawal as 'vision-
flies nrlv he , ,,1 . v'0",,"1 V'""- ,,r-V' nml thBt l'VOn tll0Kh
'I, ' 1" ? fr.': """Vm may be inaugurated inMieh
.IV hv (pmoprntl(. ndministration it
,i.rr.tA vi .1 i is a',t ,0 ''e ("""eluded otherwise by &
decorated fehetland ..,,,,,1,1;...,,, :. 1.,.,. '
Militia to Be Held at Border.
It is probable that the fight to pre
vent the addition to the war resolution,
if one is adopted, of moilifviuc clauses
I Class C For the best special or un- l'i''h might later prove embarrassing
ro nugnes, siiouin lie be elected, will
be led by Senator Harding of Ohio,
chairman of the republican national
convention and a man who is rapidly
looming up as one ot the aggressive
1 lass t. .Most comic feature in the 'eauers 01 tne conservative element in
parade; first prize $2, second prize $1. the senate. It is expected that a num-
Class F Rest decorated doll cart or ll0r of southern democrats who do not
buggy, child under six years; first '''"re the president 's so-called idealisfio
prize .$2, second prize .41. ' views on Latin-American affairs will
Class G Best decorated doll cart or n'sn opi,(se the administration plans if
buggy, children from li to fl years; first a "ar resolution becomes necessary,
prize $2, second prize $1. ' Tn the event of an actual break'with.
Class II Best decorated tricjvle. -Mexico, it is not expected that the mili-
girl rider; first prize $2."0. second ,ia organizations will see service south
prize $l..rn. of the border for several months. It
Class I Best decorated trievele, bov ,vns figured nt the war department that
rider; first prize S2.50. second nrlz'e ,llt situation will call for a heavv hnrd.
ique feature; first prize 3. second
prize 2.."0.
ClassD Largest family group under
ten years, marching or riding together;
nrsr prize j-j. second prize $1.
Clas
.T Best
cr guard, and that, while functioni
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tiecoiaieu fwo wneel- " -"-oii. mi- uuuuHmen will ie-
,1 ........ k.i -r. . . . . coma n.i.l;mn(...l -...I 1.. ...1. a
submit nominations of a principal and , l"" I'""' 'ecou.i prize -7 ' " ' ' renoy tor real
three alternates from which ,0 'elect a, ' , hieS t f ' n" h,? .1!",,im'
midshipman for admission to the United , lecorateu gocart. low the fleet will be con-
.Mates Naval aeademv, and requests him I "' heeled carts: firs, pr, a.30. J offens.w that the war de-
to submit his nominations before Julv w;n,n'1 Jl.S , , fitment plaits make necessary.
v i.tss i. it-si uvcoraiei: nuggv or per-
ambulator; first prize ,3. second prize CONSIDER GENERAL STRIKE.
I
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1SCS
CAPITA li - - . - - - - $500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
NO CHANCE
The man who never had a chance, the victim of fell
circumstances, who ne'er was Johnnie-on-the-spot how
itu and pitiful his lot! He had two hands, as good as
those of t'other chap, who bravely rose, to
attluence and high renown, and was a credit
to the town. He had two legs, without a
flaw; two smoother legs I never saw, and
had he used them wisely well, they might
have made him-who can tell? He had two
eyes, two ears, a nose, the usual array
toes, a dome on which to wear his hats, a
liver and a set of slats, and whiskers till
we couldn't rest; the whole equipment he
possessed, by which the human tribes
advance, and yet, he says, he had no chance.
TJ:e wolf was always at his door; he had no tick at any
store, his wife did washing every day, to buy the hungry
children hay. He had a wishbone and a lung, a solar
plexus and a tongue, he had two kidneys and a wart, and
vital organs by the quart; and yet he raised the same oi l
whinebecause he hadn t any spine.
l- so that arrangements mav be made
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1 ... im-il v.. .(.Ill.'tll IOO .11 u lOMVtllU'lll j,o
local point hv the civil service cemmis-1 ' ,, n , , ,
sion on Julv' 21. ,."s "-Pest decorated exprc
Konnld C. Gloer. secretary of Con-1
gressmnii llawlcy. lias made arrange-j
meats for the holding id' a competitive1
examination nt Salem, to which all am-!
bitious voung men who are actual resi-;
cowbov
;-k v v
' v ,, A
dents nt tl... Vr I 'omrr-ssio,,,! ilia. I 1 J' lng "1 111,11.11 or
i trict. between t'ae ages of Iti and 2i)i'"f ,'r",'1
I I..U- "7 ruii: ...l ti,.. 1 !,!" '
'requirements' o'f'the 'department' are I ai"-U:- first I'rizi
I severe, especially as to physical coiuli- j 011,1 l'r'y0 1,n
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nun nui... iin,v ihi;vmui mill
San Francisco, June 24. A general
strike of Pacific const organized labor
in sympathy with the longshoremen is
'"'"'g ' idored today. The building
trades council here passed resolutions
indorsing such a step. The executive
suit: committee of the San Francisco labor
2. second prt-e tl. council will vote on similnr men.
Best decorated convevance Momlav.
A petition to the governor urginf
that strikebreakers alon? the water
front be disarmed will be sent hv th
n ag-
tirst prize So. second prize l..n1.
Class N Het decorated auto or other
conveyance, other than above: first
prize $2.50, s.-cond prize .1.:"0.
tiass O test decorated child
np-
Lt the ( apital Journal New Todsy labor council todav
,m-l-r n.,.1 ... ,n i. oi;;l,l., .m '
i'nv ;,..; , '.' .i,;,- i oluma put your dollars on the -ight
.s ; ? j.:
the ooademv if he has already failed iu
a simiiur examination this year, un-BHHHMMWHMMMMMMHBHBHaaHHaMi
less specifically recommended for re-1 '
examination by the navy department. I AlwaVS VV&tch TTlis Ad
Drs. Morse and Robertson will con
duct the phvsienl examination at their i
I offices in the Bank ot (.ommerce build
ling Friday afternoon, June .10, and on
! July 1, ' commencing at 9 o'clock in
I the morning, a mental examination will
be conducted at the Willamette univer-
sity by Prof. V. J. Kuntz. Each appli
cant will be required to pay a fee of
i 2 at each examination, or $i iu all.
I From the list of eligibles established
las a result of the competitive evnmina
I tion. Representative Hawley wiil make
the nominees examined ot a convenient
.local point on July 27 for admission to
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junk, motal, rubber, hidea and furs. I pay 2c per pound for old rsgi.
Big stock of all nies second hand Incubators. All kindi eorrngate
iron for both roofs and buildings. Roofing paper and axond hand
linoleum. '
H. Steinback Junk Co.
The Boum of Half a Million Bsrjiins.
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