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CIUBLES H. FIXSEI
Editor sal FaMiihar
SATURDAY EVENING
June 21, 1913
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the continuance of certain economic discriminations en
forced against her by a hostile majority in the British
parliament. With her own local premier and parliament,
Ireland could probably compel a fairer adjustment, and
the arrangement should go far to eliminate old grudges
and satisfy racial pride.
It would be, in effect, much like the American system
England, Scotland and Ireland, like the self-governing
colonies, would correspond to American states, each ad
ministering its own local affairs, and represented on a
basis of common interest in the federal or imperial parlia
ments London.
ARROGANT LICHTENSTEIN.
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
la the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation Is guaranteed by the
Audit Bureau Of Circulations
BRITISH FEDERALIZATION
The nationalist party of South Africa, asking for the
restoration of the Boer republic, is informed by Premier
Lloyd-George that such independence is impossible, be
cause the present system of government of South Africa
is based on a solemn and lasting agreement between the
British and Boers of that country. He adds that South
Africa already possesses "self determination" in a real
sense, having a government acceptable to the majority
and possessing as much freedom as any of the other self
governing members of the British Empire.
This seems a fair statement. South Africa has its
own premier and parliament, like Canada and Australia.
The absence of anything approaching tyranny or usurpa
tion by the British is seen in the fact that the South Af
rican administration is, and has been for some years, in
the hands of the Boers.
It is now suggested that this federal form of govern
ment be applied to the British Isles. It might, indeed,
prove the best solution of the Irish problem. Leading
Irish statesmen like John Redmond and T. P. O'Connor
favor it. -
England and Scotland would like to have their own
parliaments for local affairs, though they have been less
insistent about the matter than Ireland lias. The adop
tion of a uniform system of that sort for the three big
national units comprised in the British Isles the Welsh
being includedpresumably, with the English would
eem to insure Ireland fair treatment.
That island has long had representation in the Brit
ish parliament on the same basis as England and Scotland
and in fact of late years has had more members than her
comparative population would properly entitle her to. Her
real grievances at the present time seem to be founded
not on any lack of proportional representation, but on
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RIPPLING RHYMES
Germany is not alone in her arrogance and pride.
j There is Lichtenstein, which is highly indignant at the
treatment accorded it by the peace conference, and which
formally threatens to withdraw from the peace confer
ence. Lichtenstein, it may be mentioned for the benefit of
college graduates and other- citizens with slight know
ledge of geography, is a principality, formerly a depend
ency of Austria, near the Swiss border. Its importance
may be guaged by the fact that it is sixteen miles long
and five miles wide, and contains 10,000 inhabitants.
Moreover, it is perched 8,500 feet in air, on top of the
Alps.
In view of old ties of friendship and mutual esteem
existing between the United States and Lichtenstein, we
do hope Lichtenstein will not get unduly excited about the
matter. Landslides are common in the Alps, arising often
from apparently trivial causes. And just think what an
ordinary landslide would do to a country like that !
THE COVENANTER . LETTERS
A discussion of the League of Hatioiii Covenant, article by article,
written by William 1L Tift, ax-president of the United Rules,
George W. Wickersham, formerly United States attorney genera,
A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University, and Henry
W. Tart, of the New York bar.
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ARTICLES V, VI AND TIL
By U?a!t Mason
PEACE SOUP
We made a caldron full of soup, and set the same be
fore the Huns; they raisod a loud disgusted whoop, and
reached around for hidden guns. "Ach, donnerwetter!"
said the chief, "we do not like this consomme; it is not
made of wholesome beef, but rather hints of Old Dog
Tray. I fear you've boiled a lot o crows, or made a broth
of our lost goat; it is offensive to the nose, and raises blis
ters on the throat." The sparling soup we have prepared
is pushed aside with angry snort; and swords and sabres
would le bared, if Huns had weapons of the sort. The
Germans have no gratitude, they know not when they're
treated well; they clamor now for oysters stewed, or per
adventure, on the shell. We who by Germans have been
ogred, now lead them kindlv to our coop, and seat them
rt the gronning board, and they rear up and cuss the soup.
No tact or manners has the Teut, no winning ways, to
gain a friend; he is a boor, a crude galoot, who rubs us
wrong ways to the end. Divested of his war lord dreams,
he came, still haughty, to our town, and thought he ought
to have ice cream, with costly di inks to wash it down. He
stirred up trouble in the past, he spread the grief on pret
ty thick; and while this weary world shall last I fear he'll
;lay the same old trick.
Now some of the newspapers are saying that the de
cisive majority for the Roosevelt highway prop&smon
was a tribute to the late colonel. They are wrong in thus
refusing to recognize the good business judgment dis
played by the voters, who as a matter of fact thought or
cared little about the name. The Capial Journal support
ed the proposition and Marion county endorsed that view,
simply because it meant justice to thousands of residents
in the coast counties and gave promise of extensive and
permanent development of our resources. That was the
view the voters took, and with no desire to detract from
the fame of the late Colonel Roosevelt, we must contend
that the highway carried in spite of its name.
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President Ebert, of Germany, is said td have notified
the Allies, according to dispatches today, that if they do
not make material concessions in the peace terms he can
not form a new cabinet and there will be no government
to sign the treaty. Nonsense and piffle! The Allies
should say to Ebert, "Sign or fight," and if there is no
government capable of concluding the treaty, then the
Allies should march into Berlin and keep possession until
a responsible government is formed. What is the use of
wasting so much time and speech over a matter which can
be settled by firmness and decision?
Victor Berger, elected to congress by the German
Socialists of Wisconsin, and barred from his seat for dis-
lovaltv. is ft hittor rmnnnpnt "nf trip T,pnmiA nf Nntinns
This fact should find him favor in the eyes of the Lodge-Knox-Borah
crowd, and in due time we may expect to see
him seated in congress instead of serving time behind
prison bars according to his deserts.
Villa has sent an official messenger to the American
headquarters to inouire whv our tronm crossed thp line
at Juarez the other day. Judging from the way the ban
dits started in the direction of the equator it would seem
they knew what the Americans were after without stoo
ping to inquire.
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Portland has another local bond election today and
ti course tne proposition, whatever it is. will carrv. Evi
dently the people down there propose to keep things go
ing if they have to borrow the entire monev suddIv of the
country.
California papers are so busy booming Hi Johnson
for president that the beauties of California scenery .and
climate attractions are for once at least being sadlv neglected.
Some Newspapers are advertising the "History of
the World War for five coupons and five cents." Guess
it wasn't much of a war after all.
Wise newspaper correspondents over in Europe
have discovered at last that Germany will sign the peace
treaty. No one on this side of the pond ever doubted it
The Scheidemann government at Berlin has fallen, be
cause the people, no longer dazzled by dreams of conquest
and glory, are demanding peace and brcad.
Sam H. Moore, of Corvallis, on the state lime board,
ought to mean that the farmers will eventually get some
lime.
It is not doughnuts but dough that the Salvation
Army is out after now.
If Yea Can't Buy It la Salem Yoa Dent Need It
Voting Rule.
Procedure ami the appointment of
committees in the assembly and the
council are to be decided by a majority
vote, almost all other matters require
uuanimity. The functions of tutse bo
dies being mainly discussion, the re
quirement of unanimous vote on ques
tions of procedure would enable one
member to prevent any subject from be
ing debated; and if it were rcuuircd
for the appointment of committees ono
member could prevent gathering the
information needed for irtclligoiit (lis
c ussion.
The object of demanding unanimity
for other matters was really to stiil the
alarm of pVoplc who did not under
stand thnt the organs of the Leaguo ara
give n,! substantia! power to d:rect
the eonduct of the members. But the
provision is by no means inconsistent
with the principle on which the Lcaguo
is bused thnt of automatic action by
the members, specif ieallv 8et foith in
the covenant itself, and beyond this
conrerences with R view to voluntary
concerted action by all the members.
For the last purpose a unanimous vote
is not intippropriate.
The Automatic Principle.
It may be well to explain hero more
precisely what ia meaat by automatic
action on the part of a member of tho
League. It denotes action thai is auto
matic so far as tho League or its organs
arc concerned, nut in regard to tho
constitutional branches of its 0wu gov
ernment, ruder Article XVI, for ex
ample, if one natiou resorts to war
ugainst another in disregurd of its
covenants the otlior members of the
League agree immediately to subject it
to the severance of all trade and fi
nancial relations, mid to prohibit an
intercourse between their eitiions and
its citizens. This is automatic, in the
sense that it is a direct and imme
diate obligation, wholly independent of
nny action by any organ of the League
It is not uutomatic. in tho sense that
the aevernnce of relutiooa takes place
automatically without any action by
the governments of the aeveral mem
bers of the League. Nor does it de
termine what branch ol a national gov
eminent Iihs power to put it into effect.
That depends upon the constitution of
the nation. With us it would requir
legislation, and therefore action by con
gress; but rongress is under a moral
obligation, like that impoaed by every'
treaty which pledges the good faith of
the &ation( te enact the legislation re
quired. Permanent Secretariat
The League will obvioualy need a con
siderable body of men to carry on a
voluminous correspondence among the
member, to record the proceedings of
the different organs, to collect such in
formation as they may require, and to
assist the various committees and
standing commissions. Iu fact tho eon
vei.ieuce of the representatives, jud the
ease of working the organization will
In- greully promoted by the efi'iuciicy
of such a secretariat and its chief. This
is especially true because in popular
governents and no others are expected
to be members of the League the men
who hold the high offices of state
change frequently, and hence too repre
sentatives in the council and assembly
are not likely to remain long euough to
be thoroughly fuiuiliur with, tho details
of previous transactions, but must do
pend for much information upon tho
secretariat.
In order, therefore, to render effi
cient service the secretary irou.-rui and
This subordinates should be permanent.
fuly conversant with the history ni...
coalition of intcrnatiou relat: ) na, bat
not themselves political persons, i'heir
duty is to serve tlu Leugue, uot to di
rect it; and in. view of tho .'aigo in
fluence that any permanent ex)ert,
with the details of a matter at his
finger 'a ends, an exert over a changing
body of poltical superiors, it in of the
utmost Importance thnt the secretariat
should be us free from bins and from
political motives as possible; so that
their object nuiv be the success oi the
League as an institution, not the spe-JJ
cinl interest of any particular member, j Jf,
If rightly administered the sacrturiat W
may well become one of the most im- Jejj
porta ut and hcncficiul organs o tho pj
Lenmie.
Article VII needs little comn.cn:. It
confers upon the delegates to the coun
cil and assembly, to their commissions,
to the secretaries, and to the buildings
they occupy, the freedom from interfer
ence by local lnwa and local officials
conferred by universal custom upon em
bassadors and embassies in foreign
lands. In order . to ensure for the
League complete independence fiom in
fluence and pressure by any great na
tion, and still more from any suspicion
of such influence, it was wise to place
the seat of the League in a small and
traditionally neutral country. No bet
ter place could have been selected than
Geneva,
OUR SYSTEM
Our system is thorough In -ery
detail. It reveals all the ex
isting errors of refraction, any
one of which, if overlooked
might be the cans,, fo.' serious
trouble later on: it includes -curacy
and skill in the fittiajr of
your glasses: it embraces pre
cision and expert iiss in all
branches of repair work.
The work of each department
conforms perfectly to tho effi
ciency which is manifested in all
optical work, large or small, that
wo do.
ilny we serve you.
Henry L Morris & Co.
305 State Street, Salem
415 Third St., McMiunville
THE PROMOTER'S WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS
NEIL PAYS THE LAST Of HIS
ABLIGATIONS
How we both enjoyed thut month to
gether. Father nnd 'mother only re
mained a week, then onco more Keil
went into town to bu.-hiess.
"Better get a woman in to help with
the dinrer so you can isit with him."
"No dear. We haven't a penny to
our names now. that yoil have paid your
debts. I will get the dinner all ready
i ueiore ne comes, nun nor clear awav nn
A business: til Inter in the duv."' Some time he-
that must now once more be readjusted , fore I hud given Neil the money I hud
to meet peace requirements just as it saved from my allowance to add to his
hud to be adjusted to meet war Condi- in the bank. We knew nothing of what
tions. Hut his month's rest t.nd done Ms salary would be now that I lie need
him all sorts of good. He looked and' tor such strenuous labor wns over. I
snid thot he felt a different ma Then would not let pride lend me to uo any
one day he came home a subdued look thing different because Mr. Frederick
of joy on his face. i was to be our guest.
"They are hM pnid, Hnb, every one. ! Hiinday was a lovely day, and our lit
Thank (iod 1 am n free man once;"e home never hud looked more attrae
more," he threw back his aliouldeis as'tive. The spring had come enrly, and
if he were throwing off a lond. j the air was soft and balmy. I had pre-
"Reallv Neil! oh, I am so Lnppv! aua,'""',(1 " "" 1 k,l,,w 1,ow.
so glad for you," Then I added, 'trying!""'" llri'1""''' becomingly to
to speak lightly: "Now we can begin
to save for our old age. It won't' bo
hard, we are so accustomed to it."
You have been the liest wile a man j
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"Not if they lo ed as I do ynu
lou never have caied tor .utvo-te
else have you Bub? Even whu 1 ncg
Vclcd yon and left you alone so much."
"No, Neil. 1 never Lave cared for
anvone but you. never will."
" Po von know dear I used to sort of
imagine vou liked Frederick, althoi
knew he was not a ladv's roan,
you seemed to be so pleased to see him,
to repose such confidence in him not
thnt I blame you for that, but ti.en I
at times used to wonder if you weren't
falling in love with him."
"Nonsense! he ia a confirmed ladle- L
lor." l
"You needn't blush like a school girl '
at the idea nf falling in love wi'li him. If
I know yon didn't, but as I said 1 used
to think you liked him a lot."
"1 did', and 1 do now. Hut not the i
wav you mean.'' I
"He is coming out Ru ulay. ne'll
motor down about noon."
"I didn't know he was in town.'
"t'snie yesterday. Is onlv (.oing to f 3
stay a day or two, sod seemed vcry f
pleaded hen I asked him down. Raid t
he would like to see yon and hohert I
again. Asked some leading r,nestioi" ?
as tn BolM'rt 's tastes. I imagine he will.' J
conic loaded. " j I J
"I shall te very glad to we liim." 1 i
meant it. We owed every thing we were!
f hiin. fntt never would kave rd
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iihi hum' pith wie iH-si w ne a man, mmnv pirni si
ver had," he replied as he took me iu-l f f""
o liis arms. "Nome women would, un-1 Vj
ler the ciriuiiistnni'es, either driven a ' i
una crn.v with regrets, or have left j p
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Learn While You Earn
THAT'S the advice we give to the youngsters
and "growing-ups." And, we afford them
the learning by enabling them to deposit their
earnings in a Savings Account here at the
United States National Bank where they
can "catch' on" to a good many business prin
ciples andthrift practices.
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