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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY. JAN. s, 1918. THREE 'resident Itemizes (Continued from page one) resentatives were sincere and in earn est. They cannot entertain such pro posals of conquest, and domination. ' For.Wuom7 "The whole incident is full of sig nificance. It is also full of perplexity. With -whom are the Bussian represent atives dealing! For 'whom are the rep resentatives (of ?the (Central emlpires speaking! Are they speaking for tho majorities of their respective parlia ments or for the minority parties, that military and imperialistic minority which has so far dominated their whole policy and controlled the affairs of Turkey and of the Balkan states, which have felt obliged to become their associates in this war! The Rus sian representatives have insisted, very justly, very wisely and in the true spirit of modern democracy, that the conferences they have been hold 'ing with the Teutonic and Turkish statesmen should be held within open, not closed doors, and all the world has been audience, as was desired. To whom have we been listening, then! To those who speak the spirit and in tention of tlfe resolutions of the Ger man reichstag of the ninth of July last, the spirit and intention ot tne liberal leaders and parties of Germany or those who resist and defy that spir it and intention and insist upon con quest and subjugation! Or are we list ening, iu" fact, to both, unreconciled and in open and hopeless contradic tion! There are very serious and preg nant questions. Upon the answer to thenr-depends the peace of the world. The Challenge Accepted "But, whatever the result of the parleys at Brest-Litovtk, whatever the conclusions of council and of purpose in the utterances of the spokesmen or: the Central empires, they have again attempted to acquaint the world with their objects in the war and have again challenged their adversaries to say what their objects are end what sort of settlement they would deem just and satisfactory. There is no good reason why that challenge should not be responded to and responded to with the utmost candor. We did not await for it- Not once, but again and again, we have laid our whole thought and purpose before the world, not in gen eral terms only, but each time with sufficient definition to' make it clear what sort of definitive terms and set tlement must necessarily spring out of them. Within the last week Mr. Lloyd-Georgo has spoken with admir able candor and in admriable spirit tor the people and government of Great Britain. There is no confusion of counsel among the adversaries of the Central Powers, no uncertainty pt principlo, no vagueness of detail. The only secrecy of counsel, the only lack of "fearless frankness, the only fail ure to make definite statement of the objects of the war, lies with Germany and her allies. The issues of life and death hang upon these definitions. Mo statesman who has the least concep tion of his responsibility ought for a moment to permit himself to continue xuis irHK'cui aim ujiiituiiug of blood and treasure, unless he is 6ure beyond a . peradventure that the objects of tho vital sacrifice are pan and parcel of the very life of society ml that tho ne'onle for whom he speaks think them right and impera tive as he does. The Voice of Russia "There is, moreover, a voice calling for these definitions of principle and f purpose which is, it seems to mo, (more thrilling and hnore compelling than any of the many moving voices with which the troubled air of the world is filled- It is the voice of the Russian people. They are prostrate and all but helpless, it would secern, before the riin power of Germany, which has hitherto known no relenting and no pity. - "Their power apparently, is shatter ed. And jet their soul is not subserv ient. They will not yield either in prin ciplo or in action. Their conception of what is right, of what is humane and honorable for them to accept, has been stated "with a rankness, a large ness of view, a generosity of spirit and a universal human sympathy which; must challenge the admiration of ev ery friend of mankind; and they have refused to compound their ideals or fiesert others that they themselves may be safe. They call on us to say what it is that we desire; in what, ii'. anvthing, our purpose and our spir it differs from theirs. And I believe that the people of the United States would wish me to respond, with utter simplicity and f ranWuess. Whether their present leaders believe it or not, it is our heartfelt desire that some way may be opened whereby we may be privileged to assist the people of Kussia to attain their utmost hope ol hoerty and ordered peace. It will be, our wish and purpose that the process es of peace, when tuey are beaun. shall be absolutely open and that they ehall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. The day of conquest and aggrandize-1 ment is gone by; so is also the day of secret covenants entered into in the j interest ef particular governments and) likely at some unlooked for moment to upset the peace of the world. It is this happy fact now clear to the viewj ei every public land whose thoughts lo not still linger in an age that is i dead and gone which makes it possi-1 Me for every nation whose purposes are consistent with justice and the peace of the world to avow now or at any other time the objects it has in view. "We entered this war because vio lations of right had occurred which touched us to the quick and made the life of our own people impossible un less they were corrected and the world secured once for all against their re eurrence. What we demand in this war, therefore, is nothing peculiar to ourselves- It is that the world be made fit and safe to live in; and particular ly that it be made safe for every peace loving nation which, like our own, wishes to live its own life, de termine its own' institutions, be assur ed of justice and fair dealing by the other peoples of the world as against force and selfish aggression. All the peoples of the world are in effect part ers in this interest and for our own Tart we see verv cleariv that nnlcsi gram; and that progTam, the only pos sible program, as we see it, is this: Outlines ProgTam ' "1 Open covenants of peace, open ly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understano iugs of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and ia the pub no view. "2 Absolute freedom of naviga tion upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peaco and in war, ex cept as tne seas may oe closed in whole or in part by international ac tions for the enforcement of interna tional covenants. "3 The removal, so far as possible. of all economic barriers and the estab lishment of an equality of trade condi tions among all the nations consenting to tne peace and associating themselv es for its maintenance. ' '4 Adequato guarantees given and taken that national armaments 'will be reduced to the lowest points con sistent with domestic safety. 5 A frej?, open minded and abso lutely impartial adjustment of all co lonial claims based upon a strict ob servance of tho principlo that in de termining all such questions of sover eignty the interests of the papula tions concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of tho government whose title is to be determined. "6 Evacuation of all Russian terri tory and such a settlement of all ques tions affecting Russia as will secure tfio best and freest co-operation of the other nations cf the world in obtaining for her an unhampered and unembar rassed opportunity for the independent detorniiuation of her own political de velopment and national policy an( As sure her of a sincere welcome into the society of free nations under institu tions of her own choosing; and, more than a welcome, assistance also of ev ery kind that she may need and may herself desire. The treatmont accord ed Kussia by her sister nations in the months to come will be the acid test of their good will, of their comprehen sion of her needs as distinguished from their own interests and their in telligent and unselfish sympathy. Must Kestore .Belgium "7 Belgium, the whole world will agree, must be evacuated and restor ed ,without any attempt to .limit the sovereignty which she enjoys in com mon with all other free nations. No other single act will serve as this will serve to restore confidence among the nations in the laws which they have themselves set and determined for the government of their relations With one another. Without this healing act, the whole structure and validity ot in ternational law is forever impaired. "8 All French territory should be freed and invaded portions restored and tho wrong dono to t rance by 1 rus sia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace Lorraine, which has unsettled the peace of the world, for nearly fifty years, should be righted, in order that peace may once moro be made secure in tho interest of all. " 9 A reailjustnicnt -cf the f ron tiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognizable lines ot nationali ty. "10 Tho Tieoplo of Austria-Hun gary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and as sured, should be accorded the tirst op portunity of autonomous development. "11 Rumania, Serbia and Monte negro should bo evacuated; occupied .territories restored; Scruia accorded free and secure access to the sea, an J the relations of the several Balkan states to one another determined by friendly couns'et along historically es tablished lines of allegiance and na tionality; and international guaran tecs of the 'political and economic in dependence and territorial integrity of the several Balkan states should bo entered into. Turkey and Poland "12 The Turkish portions of the present Ottoman Fmpiro should be assured a secure sovereignty but the other nationalities which are now un der Trukish rule should be assured an undoubted security of life and an ab solutely unmolested opportunity of au tonomous development and the Dar danelles should be permanently open ed as a free passage to the ships and commerce of all nations under inter national guarantees. "13 An independent Polish state should be erected which should include the territories inhabited by indisput ably Polish populations, which should be assured a free and secure access xy the sea and whose political nud eio nomic. independence and territorial in tegrity should bo guaranteed by inter national covenant. "4 A general association of na tions must bo formed under specify covenants for the purpose" of afford- ne mutual guarantees of political in dependence and territorial integrity to great and small states aUKe. in regard to these essential Testi fications of wrong and assertions ot right we feel ourselves to be Ultimate partners of all governments and peo ples associated together" against im perialists. We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end. Tnese we must wave For such arrangements and cove nants we are willing to fight and to continue to fight until they are achiev ed: but only because we wish the right to prevail and aesire a just ana uic peace such as can be secured only by removing the chief provocations to war, which this program does remrjve. We have no question of German great ness and there is nothing in this pro gram that impairs it. We grudge her no achievement or distinction of learn ing or of pacific enterprise such as have made her record very bright and verv enviable. We do not wish- to in jure her or to. block in any way hy legitimate influence or power. We do not wish to fight her, either with arms or with hostile arrangements of trade, if she is willing to associate herself with us and the other peace loving na tions of the world in covenants of jus tice and law and fair dealing. We wish her only to accept a place of equality amone the peoples of the world the new world in which we now live in stead of. a place of mastery. "Neither do we presume to suggest to her anv alteration or momricaii-jn Evangelist Evans I Makes Strong Plea ror the Under Dog "I would rather have a little bit of religion all the time than a whole lot every once in a while." "Stand up and then men must walk around you lie down and they will walk on you." "It takes a man to serve Christ any fool can serve the deviL" Chairs were again carried into the au ditorium even on Monday night but ev en after the chairs were occupied it ings with her on our part( that we should know whom her spokesmen speak for when they speak to us, whether for the reichstag majority or for the military party and the men whose creed is imperial domination. No Doubts Left "We have spoken now, surely, in terms too concrete to admit of anv further doubt or question. An evident principle runs through the whole pro gram I have outlined. It is the prin ciple of justice to all peoples and na tionalities and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak. Unless this principle be made its foundation, no part of the struc ture of international justice can stand. "The people of the United States should act on no other principle; and to the 'vindication off the Iprincinle they are ready to devote their lives, their honor and everything that they possess. The moral climax of this, the culminating and final war for human liberty, has come and they are ready to put their own strength, their own highest purpose, their own integrity and devotion to the test" was necessary to open the Sunday school room to accommodate the large crowd who went out to hear Bruce Evans the evangelist at the Baptist church last night ' Tho address could have been named "A pica for the under dog" for it was a sermon upon the common sins of the day. l.Aans if. hot on the trail of the man whe hammers a young fellow who has made a r-iistake and still hotter on the tii.il of the woman who shows little charity for the girl who makes a mis take. The cnii(:e?!st believes in only one standaiu "a girl who makes a mis take. is r.o worse than the man who makes one,'.' said Mr. Evans. "A lot of women go to a movie and bawl over some imaginary "Wrong done to some lit tle girl and yet when the little girl iu your own square makes a mistake in stead of crying over her you pass her on the Btreet with your old nose turned up so high you could hang a bucket on it." There was response to the invitation togo forward by the evangelist. Evans speaks tonight. DEVELOPING PLAN (Continued from page one) tion of nitrogen to use in explosive man ufacture, tho bill empowers the commis sion to commandeer such plants." Rates to be charged tor power are sub ject to regulation and reduction by the commission, to which they must be sub mitted. At the end of the fifty year license period, tho government has the privilege of taking over the dnm, reservoir or power plant by paying actual cost plus "severance damages," if any.. Sever ance damages include loss to the con cern through the separation of a power plant for instance from other units of TO MAKE AIRSHIP PARTS. Portland, Or., Jan. 8. Offi cial approval lias been given to the move to have airplane frame parts manufactured in Pacific coast mills and shops, according to a telegram today from ex Governor West, who is in Wash ington regarding the matter. , In addition to agreeing to tho proposal, the signal corps pro posed that representatives of in terested factories got to Wash ington as soon as possible, con fer with officials, visit airplane factories and become familiar with the work beforo they make bids. INOTIGEXI WW its property. Federal courts are to de termine the disputed cases. But if the government does not wish to purchase at the end of the' license per iod, the -license may be renewed. One hundred thousand dollars is ap propriated for expenses of the commis sion. - 15,000 ACRES OF LAND ., (OvaCtaued from page M) of intoxicating liquor; opinion by Jus tice Moore reversing Circuit Judge Ea- Kill. Lilnn L. Doano vs. Phillip Stein, ap- ppellaiit; appealed from Multnomah county; appeal from action in small claims department of justice court; ap peal dismissed in opinion by Chief Jus tice McBride. John Lclan Henderson vs. Willamette Hotel Company, et al., appellants; ap- Watch This Space TOMORROW SURPRISE NNOUNCB.M BY ENT eniamin one peal from Tillamook county; appeal from decree settling fiual account of receiver of hotel property; opinion by Justice Benson affirming Circuit Judge Belt. ' Robert Hoinbeek, appellant vs. J. P. Smith, et al. appealed from Marion county; petition for rehearing denied in opinion by Justicv Bean. inW it Journal classified ad way. justice be done t. others, it will not'. of her institutions. But it is "eer? le done to us. The program of the. we must frankly say, and necessa ry worlds peace, therefore, is our pro-!a preliminary to any intelligent deal- I Mid if iiitef lis MM II Ever g Picture Story' these days of high prices, its poor economy to worry along with a bad back that makes the simplest work a tor ture, and a full day's work im possible. I f e v e r y d a y b r i n g s morning lameness, sharp pains when bending or lifting, ner vousness, and a dull, tired state, there's surely something wrong. Likely it's kidney weakness. Urinary disorders may give further proof. Don't neglect it! Though easily corrected at first, delay may run you into gravel, dropsy, crippling rheumatism or dangerous Bright's disease. Get a box of Doan's Kidney Pills today. They have helped thousands. They should help you. alem People Tell .You How Belmont Street Mrs. M. B. Churchill of 705 Belmont Street, says: "Three years ago I was down in bed for a week with my back. I couldn 't get up or down without help my back was so weak and lame. I was sick all over. Hearing so. many recommend Doan's . Kidney Pills I sent for a box and had taken only a few doses before I felt better. Two boxes stop ped the trouble and in every way I felt like a dif ferent person." J State Street P. W. Brown, retired farmer, 1499 State. Street, says: "Hard work weakened my kidneys and I often felt the effect in lameness and soreness across the small of my back. Finally my attention was called to Doan's Kidney Pills and I got some from Dr- Stone's Drug Store. The backakche and soreness entirelv left me" (Statement given January 31, 1906.) On April 11, 1918, Mr. Brown said: "I am ready to confirm any time what I said in my formeastate ment regarding my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. I Btill confldcr them a medicine of merit for tliey always do good work." North Commercial Street A. J. Wood, 689 N. Commercial St., says: "Kid ney and bladder trouble got to a point with mo. about two months ago where I was obliged to take some steps in checking it or suffer some serious results. The. worst time I had was just after get ting up in the morning. The kidney secretions were very annoying. I began using Doan's Kid ney Pills, getting them from Dr. Stone's Drug Store. My kidneys were restored to a normal con dition and was freed from every symptom of the trouble." (Statement given January 30, 1906.) On April 11, 1916, Mr. Wood added: "I have had very little backache or other trouble from my kidneys since I got hold of Doan's Kidney Pills. I don't know of anything equal to them." Mission Street Mrs. G. H. Deacon, 1-198 Mit-sion St., says: "It has been a long time since I have taken Doan's Kidney Pills but speaking from past experience can say that they are a fine medicine. I had a dull pain across my kidneys and at times it was very severe. After I had taken Doan's Kidney Pills a few days, that disagreeable ache disappeared. My back and kidneys have caused me but very little trouble since." South Thirteenth Street Mrs. Emily Edwards, 1107 S. Thirteenth Street, says: "I couldn't speak too highly in pritiso of Doan's Kidney Pills for I have never found any thing equal to this old, reliable kidney nu dicine for regulating the' kidneys and stopping backache. I am only too glad to tell others who are subject to back ache, as 1 used to be, that Doan's Kidiuv Pills are ve.y reliable and effective for that troille. '.' Lee Street J. II. Penton, 1405 Leo St., says: "On several occasions a cold settled in my back across my kid neys, causing pain that extended into my loins. I know that my kidneys we re to blame and started using Doan's Kidney Pills. I found them just the thing to rid me of the pain and disorders." (State ment given December 11, 1912.) On April 12, 1916, Mr- Penton said: "I have never found a more reliable medicine for backache and kidney disorders than Doan 's Kidney Tills. Whenever my kidneys get out of order Doan's soon puts them right." Doaini O (Oil JJl -a "l Of Every Druggist has Doan's, 60c a box. Foster-Miburn Co, Manufacturing Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y.
