Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal"
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August 2.'!, WW.
CHARLES H FISHES,
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MAY BRING DESIRED RESULTS
Within the past few weeks the Mexican situation has
assumed an entirely new phase, and one that gives
promise of furnishing a solution of the problem. Whether
it will or not, depends on the poise and good sense ot both
the Americans and Mexicans. .
This change has been caused by the gathering ot
American troops on the border and the threat of inter
vention. For some five years there has been practically
One after another the so-
called chiefs, have gained the ascendancy, but at no time
has any one of them with any considerable following
acknowledged the leadership of the other In its last
phase it was Villa against Carranza. With Villa elimin
ated, Carranza's rule has been contested by innumerable
small chiefs who have led their bands against him, each
other, and the populace generally in a guerilla warfare
that has left the country on the verge of starvation.
The action of the United States has changed this. If
the reports are to be believed from all parts of Mexico,
and from all classes bandits as well, has come pledges of
support to the Carranza government.
Our action has done what no other thing has so far
been able to accomplish, and that is has caused the uni
fication of our bandit-ridden neighbor. .
We seem to have awakened some of the national spirit
and it has displaced the petty jealousies, the rivalries,
the anarchistic spirit. The bandit leaders heretofore ex
iting with their ragged followers by plundering then
own people, have come together for a common purpose,
the defense of their common country.
It would seem that in time some sort, of government
worthy of the name might be organized in Mexico,
especially if a strong American force is held along the
Kder to give emphasis to our stand against the long
prevailing order of lawlessness. ,
Mr Huches does not discuss the pending railroad
strike or say what he would do in the matter if he were
present now. It may be safely predicted, however, that
as soon as the controversy is settled, no matter what the
outcome, he will proceed to criticise . he presidents
method of handling it.. That is the position 1 he tates re
garding the late tilt with Germany, which the piesident
finally settled amicably without loss of life and property
by war, and as to Mexico Hughes roasts the president to
a turn for his policy without once saying what he would,
have done in the same circumstances. Neither does he
say what he will do with Mexico in the future, which is
wore important than discussion of what has been done in
the past. Hughes is certainly the prize scold of the age.
Evidently the railroad corporations did not appeal to
Governor Withycombe in vain. His telegram to I resi
lient Wilson on the strike situation read like it was wnt
ten bv one of the railroad presidents. As the railroad
employes of the state supported Mr. ithycombe m the
last election very enthusiastically they will no doubt be
highly pleased with his stand against their contention in
a crisis so vital to their welfare.
The general government could do much toward over
coming the paper shortage by stopping the departments
flooding the country with all kinds of absolutely useless
information. The agricultural department is the worst
offender in this line. Some of its stuff is valuable, and is
welcomed, but nine-tenths of it is an insult to white paper.
Forest Grove reports the hop crop in fine condition in
that neighborhood, and this is the tenor of the reports
from all parts of the valley. If prices are fairly good, this
old stand-by crop will as usual, bring a million or so dol
lars into the state.
Governor Withycombe assumes much when he informs
President Wilson, the country demands the dispute be
tween the railroads and employes be submitted to arbitra
tion. The governor should get his ear closer to the
ground. '
The state militia will be kept on the border for sOme
time, that time depending on the action of the commis
sion appointed to arrange matters between this country
and Mexico. To withdraw the militia before that time
would be to make the reaching of any agreement just that
much more difficult. Another reason for keeping the
boys there, though that stated is the principal one, is
that they may be thoroughly trained so that upon their
return each and every one of them will be capable of
taking charge of recruits and drilling them. It is the
forming of a nucleus of that national army which pre
paredness will cause the country to perfect. It is a train
ing that will result in many who are now rrivates being
our future officers. The worst feature of the matter is
that there are many high school boys taken away from
their studies, who should be bucking into them. How
ever the loss of. time, if not too long, will be largely com
pensated by the experience and the knowledge of the
world and its affairs gained.
With the eight hour day here to stay it looks as though
the railroad service as well as others will have to conlorm
to it. The passenger service is based on the eight hour
system and works all right. The railroad managers say
it will not work in the freight department, but they have
not tried it and are backing a theory. A system of em
ployment that requires a man to work sixteen or more
hours at a stretch has something radically wrong with it
and the maintaining of it shows lack of initiative and
management on the part of employers. If the railroads
cannot and will not consent to an eight hour day, the law
that now fixes the length of the day, and the minimum
wage in many other pursuits, can certainly force the rail
roads' hands and compel the eight hour day, and this is
what will be done if they allow the present strike to ma
terialize and be fought out over it.
It was hoped that some agreement might have been
reached yesterday between the employers and employes
of the railroads, by which all danger of a strike would
have been eliminated, but it was not accomplished. The
railroad barons hate to yield their demand for arbitration
of all .questions between themselves and their men, but
it looks as though this will finally be done. According to
the dispatches yesterday only a bare majority was hang
ing out for staying to the last, and of this majority sev
eral not only felt, but said there would probably be no
strike, or words to that effect. Today may see the end
but if not, it seems certain the matter will be finally ad
justed during the week.
Among the humorous features of the present cam
paign are the letters of Former Governor Geer in the Ore
gonian advising the Progressives how to vote.
Two more days and then the Coos Bay wedding trip.
Are you going?
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The husbandman, when waxing old, and well supplied
with yellow gold, remarks, "I'll quit the farm; I've had
my fill of honest toil; this thing of wrestling with the soil
has sort o lost its charm. And so he buys
a house in town, and thinks that he will set
tle down to soft and downy ease ; but er,e a
year has gone its way, he's yearning for
the bales of hay, the piglets and the bees.
He finds the urban life a bore ; his feet are
cold, his soul is sore, time drags on leaden
feet; so he resolves to travel back and build
the tall alfalfa stack, and shock the bearded
wheat. The farmer seldom learns to read;
he is so busy sowing seed, and wielding
shepherds' crooks, and making hay in ver
dant vales, and combing burs from horses' tails, he has
no time for books. So when he moves himself to town, he
cannot with a tome sit down, and read the stuff that's
hot; he cannot lose himself in Pope, or wallow deep in
Shakespeare's dope, or soak up Walter Scott. Unhappy
is that man, indeed, who thinks it waste of time to read,
whose thoughts are all of hay, who'd rather mess around
a churn than read a book by Laurfince Sterne, or ode by
Thomas Gray.
THE TATTLER t
l.uber Commissioner Hoff 1ms a fine
sense of the fitness of things. He issues
an ice report on the hottest day of the
season.
ing sport.
The big advertisers continue to have
'good link" in their business affairs.
Coming, the Bnhy Beavers, the best
semi-pro baseball team in the northwest,
by a very narrow margin.
. The open season for hunting seems to
have resulted in the opening of a sea-
sou for hunting dog stealing. j
Another band concert in Willson park
Inst night. The Oakland boys are well j
worth hearing. I
Folks who nre having their vacations
this week nre smiling. The chap whose
summer vacation is rained upon and
chilled through usually feels as if his
time had been wasted.
j Snlomites who delight in lawn sprink-
ling are busy these days. It has not
beeu the best of seasons for this oxcit- j
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GO OEB EMBANKMENT
When near the farm of R. W. Hogg, the oecupnnts escaped with few scratch.
I some lour miles from the capital, Mr.;es and bruises, Mrs. Kldridge- being
While nutoing from -Salem to their ; Kldridge got off the road and the sev-jtlie most seriously hurt. At tho time
homo in Independence last evening imi passenger Huick went down a forty !0f the accident the car was being driv
about S o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. K. ('. 1 foot embankment, telling an eight inch ; en at nbout ten miles an hour. The
Kldridge ha. I a narrow escape fromltir tree in making descent. The auto-1 ear was slightly damaged. Dallas Ob
serious injury, if nor from death. : mnbile remained upright, however, and; server.
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CLIFFORD BECOMES IMPATIENT
Thev had beeu married about six
months. This big. strong, handsome,:
but egotistical man, ond this frail lov
ing girl. At first it hud been an sun
shine. He had had his way, ana sue
was passionately m love with lum. But
latelv Clifford had remained out occa
sionally, and. to her persistent question
ing, ho replied impatiently, resenting
her interference.
Then, too, they had disagreed on sev
eral trit'lintr matters connected with the
home. Mildred, in spite of, or .perhaps
because of, her love, was a little inclin-,
ed to be unreasonable. She had no de-j
sire that did not center around Clifford.!
That l.e did not feel the same, or thatj
he could eijoy himself away trom nev.
seemed impossible if he still loved her.
Thot all women are creatures of one
idea wLen their love is in question nev
er I'cci'rred lo her.
A Gleam of Past Joy.
"Come on, Mildred, I'm ready!" her
husband eulled, just as she finished
cooling her face.
"Yes. dear! Oh. it's so good to be
happv again! " and she nestled closer to
Hit fold as they weut toward the din
ing room.
"Oh. forget it!" impatiently, then
"Kate." to the maid, "serve dinner as
quickly as you can. I have to go
out.
"Why, Clifford! You aren't going
tft leave me Irtnifftlt. urn T-ftn?" lunrs
dimming her eyes a's she asked the ques
tion. "Mildredk will you stop crying at
every little thing? Yes! I am going
out, and if you don't stop acting this
way every time I speak of leaving you,
I sliull want to stay out! "
"You don't mean that. Clifford!
surely you don't! That would mean that
you didn't love me any more."
Mic swallowed hard to keep back the
tears and sobs that so annoyed her hus-
tmlltl; hut th thmiaht nt' liw
. ... . ,
ngaiu and leaving her to sit alone was
uiuiitiH murr man sne rouia iaee. Mie
Kuew scarcely auyone, had not eared to
get acquainted. Clifford's presence
satisfied her completely. (She wanted
no one else. But when" he left her she
was so lonely so alone.
"Where are 'you going tonight,
dear?" her voice trembled as she ask
ed the question, although she was mak
ing a desperate effort to keep calm and
not annoy him.
"Just down to the club. The bovs
are playing a matched game of billiards
that I am anxious to see."
So he was leaving her in this care
less fashion just to watch a game of
billiards; while she sat home alone all
the long evening. Had he told her it
was business, she would have been more
reconciled, but, billiards!
She watched him get ready in silence.
She dared not try to talk for fear she
would cry, and so anger him.
A Rebuff.
"Sulking again, are you, Mildred
Rr -Tnv-ot Von 1.: I
j pleasant lately with your crying and
! sulking! For heaven's sake take
magazine or book and read. You're not
a child! - Don't act like one!" .
I The door closed upon Clifford, and
j Mildred resolutely took herself to task
I for crying. But all the time she felt,
j she knew, she was goiug to cry again,
j And that he would be annoyed on hia?
. return. She always showed so plainly
! when she had been crying. Some people
(could cry and not have it make them
jlook frights, she thought bitterly.
Then she kept saying over and over;
"Why does he leave me if he loves mef
: I never want to be away from him. Why
does he act so annnro n-Kan T A11
how much I love him?"
Such thoughts are not conducive to
calm, and Mildred wrought herself up
into a very fever of uuhappiness. Then,
unable to restrain herself longer, she
threw herself on the couch and sobbed
the evening away.
She only Btopped her convulsive ery
ing as she heard his key in the door.
Tomorrow Mildred Arraigns Her Emotions.