MmMmimmmnvYT.AAVWlVV -,- : -r 'y : ! : i Edit CHARLE3 H. FISHKB Editor and Fublishs aire or i fie vammi jour Tl'KSIUY KVhXIXC July 8, 1919 CD VOCLrIvXAOLWVW w'wWvlAWUWuAi- ,SK,S WXAv.- W w w v , &3 rial Ifi VAi'VK -. rtW-Tv VT . I I 1 1 i 1 1 1 A i - A VtA X rJLVxJLj'X-A.S'Xjs rXA WsA AAAAAaAAAAjW Wr Art As Sf -T W W w w - - - t w-w r w w WWWV -AST (I L jLlJk.lJ.lAAA! iAjAWAWW W w - - . I . Address Ail Communicatioas To 136 S. Commercial St. V-wr w w - . . i. . t- t- CnAiv Cnlnm firorrnn .if srattprprl rrrnrYiiinif ipc nnr? irfrvflSAl offipiPnrv for Hp Hvprv rrf mill nnrJ sn pnlisf fnvnraVilp fittpntinn hv Pnst- j master General Burleson and the postoffice department. cut, nowever we may pian 10 gei tne mgnway, one thing is certain we will not get it without going after it. Be it Baker, or Burlescn. Houston, or Lane we must con- okeoos 'vince, let's get the seige started. KAISER AND CHANCELLOR. The offer of Von Bethmann-Hollweg to stand trial hpfnrp art Alliprl trihiinnl in nl.ipp of Williplm TTnVipn7nl- lern might seem an imressive act of generosity and renun- TM 1 1 1 ciaiion. mere may nave Deen some Eucn ieenng on ms a ? 1 1 ' t il. . m ii SCBSCBXPTION KATI3 VI'. V Crritr. rtrr Tr K.OO P Month- tMly by Mil, per jtt .$3.00 Per Month.. 43ei FILL LtASKU WIKK TKUXiKAl'H BEKJBT rOBHON EErKF.SENTATlVE3 W. D. Wfd, Kew York, Tribune Building. W. H. Stofkwell, Chicago, People' Gai Building THE COVENANTER LETTERS discussion of the League of Nation! CoreiUDt, article by article, written by William IL Taft, ex-presideut of the UaiUd SUles, George W. WickeifUao, fomorly United States attorney general A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Eamrd University, and Eeury W. Taft, of tne New York bar. ! . j " The Deily Cap tel Joarnal earner boyg are injtrncted to put the pepere on tbe f j u- 1 n a orthVif the carrier dii not do this, misses you, or negieeta getting the pper ; is known to have more decency in his make-up than the teyaa on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, a. thi i '"'r WJ average Pmssian statesman, as he showed when he ad-1 ..n ..turmina vhnthitr or not the earnerg are following instructions I none ., . . , . ,, . . . . . ". . . . . ...i . ....... -,in v.. k. moKaenirfr if the lmttprt npTore tne Keicnstap" tnat tnp invasinn or p mim 1 Deiore i.ou h ciwta wiu . ,"m wi j -j -t o - o o earner hat missed you. was '"a WTong." But a little reflection results in the con- THK OM.OXIAIj AXDATKJS (ii'npral Smuts, in Dt'cemlxM' last, pub lished a little brorhuri', wnieh he call ed "The League of Nations; a Prae t'ial iiftjeation." In it, hi' outlined his proie: t ct a lrairui, which has btvn The history of German colonization is one of the exploitation of semi bar baioug pvpUe for the benefit of tier many, without the slightest regard to the welfare or intorestn of the people she ruled over. It is, therefore, un thinkable that hhv o't the African or very closely followed in the covenant Australasian possessions of Uermany which ha "been adopted by the peace j should be restored to her, nor is it con conference in Paris, (ieneral Smuts j ceiva'ole that the allied power should TUB DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL It the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau Of Circulations ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY PROSPECTS. elusion that this simply is another spectacular example e e a? a1 x a1 n 1 oi a course 01 action inai me uermans nave Deen engag ed in ever since the war went against them namely, "passing the buck." Bethmann-Hollweg's offer is probably part of a care fully prepared scheme on the part of the same schemers who started the war. He seeks technically to araw at When the ueople of Oregon at the last general elec- tention from the kaiser to himself For this purpose he tion voted a bond frsue of $2,500,000 for the construction (chooses to assume sole official responsibility for the of the Roosevelt hig hway they did so with the belief that a launching of the war and the manner f waging it while he liKe apinopnauuii uy nif kwiui guvniuucm i.vinu-'.v ..x... 11 .r . . , k, . i u i. a iaji rnu: , i ; , forthcoming and that construction work could be started at once. But such is not the case. Somewhere, somehow, somebody slipped a joker in Ihe deal in the form of the clause which provides that the cost of maintaining the highway shall be borne by the government. That killed the chance of an appropriation from the federal good roads fund, which operates under the proviso that maintenance costs shall be met by the fctates. And now conies the news that the Hawley bill, de signed to secure the needed $2,500,000 by direct appropria tion from congress, has next to no chance of passage be cause of its pioneer qualities. There remains one hope for action within the near future, according to Senator McNary that existant upon interesting one of the government departments and enlist thp fitrht. for the nnnronriation. The senator 'makes four proposals along this line, as follows: This nssiimnr.inn is nhsurd on thp facp of it. for the whole world knows that Bethmann-Hollweg as chancellor, was not at all in the same position with respect to the kaiser as the premier of Great Britain or Italy with re spect to the king. Germany was not a constitutional mon archy. It was an absolute monarchy. The chancellor was responsible to the kaiser alone he owed no account ability to the German Reichstag, and offered none. He was accountable solely to his master, Wilhelm, who boast ed that he himself was accountable only to God. That fact clearly puts uon the kaiser the responsibility for the chancellor's administrative acts. It's a finp Prussian nlot. The kaiser Dasses the buck to his chancellor. That is the biggest step. With that ac- e ii It ii 1 compnshed the chancellor woum proceed to prove ms own constructive innocence, and pass the buck to some name less group of militarists or junkers, or to the Reichstag aior manes iour proposals uiwug nuo nuv, iuiiuoo. .Un.u,.u.u . ---- --o r,. , . ;i.A t. , l nVint.r Vt n t Jt M-niilfMn rrnnprnl Anil thus if wnnln hp rtflssPfl fin atlfl lllffrlffl ft in with land settlement legislation bv providing access around until the guilt now centered upon the kaiser was to loged-off lands or other lands suitable for settlement (dissipated into thin air, and there is no guilty Prussian left projects. That might interest Secretary Lane and the in- to'punish and point the moral of official criminality. tC11ScSlta1survey might show that the road could be The big newspapers and magazines 'of the country, so laid as to make accessible parts of forest reserves and forced to pay a fair rate of postage on their publications assist in development of forest resources. That might in- under the zone postal law, have combined with the Bol terest the forest service, and so secure indorsement fromjshevik element of the labor unions to force Postmaster Secretary Houston and the department of agriculture. (General Burleson out of office. Quite likely the alliance Third a survey might develop the practicability of i will succeed since no man would care to retain office in such a road as part of a system of military highways, and the face of such opposition with the press closing all thus interest Secretary Baker and the war department. ' avenucs of publicity to him and giving him no opportunity ' Fourth a survey miht indicate the linking together! for defense. Mr. Burleson is the strongest and one of the ' " InlJnet tnl.lnnt n-inmf ipi'c P 1'nci Ann f Wiljnn Vina rhnprt rlnr- vxYVYVVYVy''l'l,-cl' uuimnuuoMu, x v.. - otigbdbcxJbdw , in c his administration. RIPPLING RHYMES By Walt Mason In the alliance of United States, England and France, fnr iho nrntoHirm of the latter from German invasion, (Senator Borah sees a refutation of the primary principle . .... T 11 11' . . of the League ot Nations peace, lie says tne amance VACATION. lis based on the theory of war. Evidently he is not aware uf the chastening powers of hunger. Or, perhaps, he has And now the city dweller dreams of forests, moors become so imbued with the "fight" idea that he cannot and lonely fens, of speckled trout in mountain streams and comprehend a peaceful alliance. rufous deer that roam the glens. When summer comes with brassy skies, who docs not long for things like these, A Philadelphia sport writer has made the suggestion for outings where the mountains rise, or in the shade of that the Willard-Dempsey fight was a fake. Well, if Wil lordly trees? And surely men who toil and spin for weary lard had to take the beating he got to camouflage a frame months, and give their" best, when rattled by the city's iUp he is probably thanking his lucky stars that it wasn't a din, should have one month of helpful rest. One month doal fight. of loafing in the dells, where Nature does her smoothest, work, and man would come back wearing bells, to do hi? J The "one big union" idea is to be launched from s4unt as shipping clerk. One month of camping in the i Butte, Montana, the home of more disloyalty and deviltry wild, the office, chairs, all left behind, and man would than any other place on the continent with the possible then be reconciled to his delimit ion. beastly grind. One exception of Paterson, New Jersey. month of trapping grizzly bears, of citchir.g codfish in ' the sea. of cha.sing bok'ats to thfir liar, and man would doj Quite likely the Missouri senate had someone in mind the work of three. 1 hough earnestly we workers try to besides ordinary murderers and like criminals w nen h vul- 'il.nn out fine vacation schemes, the cost of living is so high we have to take it out in dreams. The grocer and the hutched still insist on having all we earn, so we pass up the windswept hill the woodland and the brae and burn. The iceman and the plumber come to tell how they think we owe; in vain the scented breezes hum, we can't enjoy them as they blow. ed to restore the death penalty in that state. Who said warfare hadn't come to an end? Down in Peru they have staged a bloodless revolution. Not even the former president was assassinated. Sympathy strikes for Torn Mooney may turn out to be "hungry" strikes for others. fi LADD & BUSH BANKERS Established 1SGS General Banking Business Commencing June ICth Banking Hours will be from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Hunting a Husbana By MARY DONGLAS pointed out that one of the firs! re suits of the war would be the removal of oxi:ii!;r sovereignties over the co- loniul empire of Uermany and the na tions heretofore under Ottoman rule, arid the establishment of a group of new and untried states in Kurope. With respect to the colonies, he in sistcil that none of these territories should be annexed by any of the victor ious powers; that in their future gov ernment, any external authority, con trol or administration which miuht be no-essnry because of their imperfectly leveloped rivilizfttion, should exclusive Iv be v -sted in and exercised by or on behalf of the league of nations. 11c nni.ited out tlmt where-vor in the past joint international administration had oeeu applied to territories or peoples, it had been found wanting: that the only successful a'iininistratioii of col onics or deix'ndeiK'ies was that which had been carried out under the direc tion of one state with sufficient exper ience for the purpose, lie advocated administration of the peoples and ter ritories coining under the jurisdiction of tho league, by nominating a partic ular state to act for and on behalf of tho league in te mutter, and that wherever possible, this a'ent or rr.an- rlatorr of the league should he nomi nated or approved by tho people of the tcrrrtorv in uucstinn, the decree of au thority, control or administration to be exercised Ibv the mandatary state to be in each caso laid down 'by the lea gue in a siM'cial a't or chnrter. Britain 's "Colonial Empire" During the war, different powers of the alliance came into the iiossession of various territories or colonies, and, it the time of the opening of the peaeo conference, some of thcaa gave evi dence of a strong desire to continue such poRS'ssion for their own benefit. On tho other hand, Great Britain die- ulaved a verv sironi: disinclination to expose herself to the charge of having waned war to extend her colonial Oiu- pi re. (ienernl fmiiits proposal iurnisn- ed a solution of 'both of these difficul ties, and the principles advocated by him were closelv followed m articlo XIX of tho original covenant of 1'aris. (Ireat objection to it, however, was ex pressed in SJinc Auu.ica.i quurters, Ui- on the ground that the league mignt require a nation ours, for instance without its consent, and even against its will, to undertake the administra tion of some far dis;aut country. The apprehension was not warruuted by the miigu.i'jo t the covenant, nut tne re vised covenant has removed any possi ble bnsia for it, by exprew'y limiting the seltction of matnlataries of the league to those states who are willing to accept. and other similar circums:aoeee. In the case of communities formerly belong ing to the Turkish empire which have reached a stage of development when their ei steiu-e as independent u&tuns can. provisionally le recognized, su- . ject to the general assistaiu-e and coa trol of a mandatary, it is declared that the wishes of those roinmuuitira should be tho I'racipaJ consideration hi the s ! lection of a particular mandatary. Oth 'er peoples, especially those of Central Atnca. are at such a stae or develop ment that the mandatary must tie re sponsible for the administ ration of the territory, under conditions which will gvniantoe fretdum of eonsiieim-e or re ligion, subject only to the maintenance of public order and morals, the prohi bition of abuses, such as the slave .fade, the arms traffic and the 4iqur traffic, and the preveirtiou of the estab lishmeut of fortifications or military or naval basis, and of military training of the natives, except for their owe police and defense purposes, and under sich venditions a!i as will secure eijuul opportunitipg for the trade and commerce of ether iiien.beis of Uie lea gue. These provisions should effective ly preclude the possibility of stick scandals as the h:s;ory of the C'ougu stnite affords, Inteniatinal Stewardship Other territories, such as Sutilhwest Africa and certain of the JSouth la cific Isiniuls, which are coniri.uoug to ocgtini.ed and eiviiized powers of the character o ft lie iouth Af rienn Union or the Australasian t'ominotiweiilth can, it is pointed out in the revised cove nant best be administered as integral portions of the territory of such an ad jacent nation, and under its laws, suh- . ject to the safeguards aliove mention ed, and in the interests of the indi genous population. In every instance, the mandatary is required to render to the council au annual report of its stewardship, and a permanent commission is to be con stituted to receive and examine these reports, and to advise the council oa nil matters relating to'the observance of the mandates. The United (States is not required, under the treaty, to accept a mandate to administer any one of these terri tories. But. tho direct responsibility! which it has assumed in the settlement of the terms of peace may, and prot-a-bly will, impose upon it the moral ob ligation of discharging some duty in this direction. The experience which hat been gained in the administration of our Asiatic and other insular pos sessions should have fitted us for tho a trust. turn to the rule of the unspeakable lurk any of those regions which have been freed from Ottoman tyrannv. Not Ready for Self Governments The African colonies are, anil for many years will be, incapable of gov erning themselves. Sneli regions as Mesopotamia, Syria and Armenia are occupied by peoples unaccustomed to iclf government, and' incurable, at the iresent time, of being entrusted wifh omplete political autonomy. While ach of these ciuntries was occupied y the army of one of the alLied pow ers, yet, in n general sense, their pes s'ssion was the result of the combined effort of the allies, and no one power is warranted in claiming the right, or should be changed with the duty of continued occupation and sole respon sibility for the government of such re gions. The suggestion of (ieneral Smuts mis followed b the peace conference as affording, a just solution of a diffi cult problem. "Sacred Turst of Civilization" . Article XXII of the revised cove nant declares that there shall be ap plied to that problem:: "the pricniple that the well being and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization aud that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in this cove nant." It declares the best method of giving practical effect to this principle to be that the tutelage of such peoples be en trusted to advanced nations, who, by reason of their resources, experience or geographical position, can best under take this reioiisilrility and that the character of the manikito tinder which they should act must differ according performance of such -u mi! bhixo ot uevcinpnient Of the ' s people, the eornphical situation of n Inillir r sir IIIIV 1 OTTI the territory, its economic conditions, BAKU A Li 1Al- JULl THE TINE rOINTS or T11L CAME., the s 'th linen of the sheet. The soft silken covering. I wnked slonlv. 1 bmVed arm...d the i I leaned back Ir.ily on Ii y t rm. 'roe-ui.1 l.ijjht oMivk snid the iittlc What was I Used to? I saw i V. a l Vntb.r fiun.I . lm k beside mv b,d. lit ere here before me. Tne firkel l.xiked at the pretty quaint v.ail;t'r. nlarm rlock on my bureau bursid. 1 The fiieplaee n Use white m.iiiti I bold j jumped up angrily. Stuffed it under two austere candle sticks. Tte pc.f.- t'rny pillow. Just five minute more. I (I'iM.iMuioiits of the biJi dressec. Thrtdnrcd. I waked with a jerk ' .ir! I pat dies of piielight on the tt,'. wool had ovcrlept. I pulled bark ry mm foot. Tien I f. It again with a'i-ht pled sheets. Too late! I must go with out in v hath. I (Ircsseit. nairioi.iv tvouslv, pulling off a buttou uc:e us ing a safety pin in its place. Mj room is small but neat. One wg.iuJW a bureau of oak one chair. Hurry, hurry, hurrv. 1 am on my way to tae office. Nine o'clock. I slip into the Triliee luietly. "liood nioruing, iiK-s iue, i,oil morning. Miss iloiris." iduil dictation and the clutter, clulttr, clat lei of mv typewriter. A:i)thei Ui.y ami I am tlie well oiled machine, running smoothly on its cogs. And iiow f Of course I had been uar a. Hut wasn't this worth ill I suow my whole year will nut bo made up of house parties and play. For 1 aai work- Vjr still. Hut it is a worn mui snau ue worth while. This game will tulie knowl edge .cleverness, subtlety. I am the path of the first I As 1 turned tne Winer on in en tub, 1 said anew my resolutions. This game shall Ik- plnved to u fmisn. -Nu il.o M. rxiierience of last eveai :g w as a gooil lesson. I was bathed. 1 dressed ims.if in a fresh while linen. Made so simply that mi one could guess that it was 'ii.'.ile b me. Trice of material, SiUi i.icnding hot tons. I went down stairs to brrakinst. Wil fred Hale whs there before mv. be was to !o,ik at i v white .!. ks ind l,ite hirt. And I felt I, too, f'ttcd into the picture. ."Let's play together this ii.niniu he so"g'"t. d, as we left the di.u: g i-imoii together. Let's,"! sui'l. 'or hod I nor prom ised ti keep a watchful eye on i.im for Jane Alien f Hut 1 thought to myself, "I do not repeat the mistake of last night. He sh;iH think me no il'e flirt. "Shall it be golf, tennis or a swiiiil" he asked as we looked over the suauy expanse of green lawns. Tc'inis." 1 snid at a hazard. "But ?on will have to teach me," Wilfred Mute kn how. too. He h.ed me how to hold my racquet. How ti. M-rvc. "You'll huve a good serve." he suid after a few trials. So my five yens at a typewriter had given me a siro g sup ple wrist! As we were volleying. I saw Cs-ptain Donovan and the blue cved "ln " com- 'Jhe Story of the Growth ot the Salem Bank of Commerce As shown by a comparative statement of our resources: June 30, 1910 $07,920.57 June 30, 1911 $144,819.91 June P.0, 1912 $222,124.32 June 30, 1913 $211,302.07 June 30, 1914 $287,273.76 June 30, 1915 $218,020.81 June 30, 1916 June 30, 1917 June 30, 1918 June 30, 1919 $293,928.00 $327,319.15 $429,937.37 : $625,295.98 Salem Bank of Commerce OF SALEM, OREGON Report of Condition, June 30, 1919. RESOURCES. Loans $262,128.63 Bonds and warrants 198,091.35 Banking House 24,500.00 Overdrafts 1,166.81 Fixtures 2,900.00 Cash and due from banks 136,509.19 $625,293.98 LIBILITIES. Capital : $ 50,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 9,220.37 Deposits 566,075.61 ing t iwurd us ever the grss. How should I Bo-t himf Coolly, fiankly, ot pstiirallyf I hud only a niowoat to de cide. (Tomorrow HoMipg One's Owr.. $625,295.98 OFFICERS. B. L STEEVES President S. B. ELLIOTT Vice President H. V. COMPTON Cashier A. W. Smithers Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS. B. L. Steeves, S. B. Elliott H. 0. White W. W. Moore H. V. Compton Geo.F.Vick J.C.Perry WE INVITE YOUR PATRONAGE ON THE BASIS OF INTELLIGENT, HELPFUL AND AGREEABLE SERVICE V