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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
HOLDS ASIA'S TRADE'
Pacific Coast Destined to Be
Worlds Great Market.
The IMPORTANCE OF EXPANSION
secretary Wilson SAYS the People E,vo,
AeepinE Old Glory Flying In
the Philippines.

Seattle, July lS.-Secretary OF Agri.
culture james Wilson will remain in
TINS city several days, or until he has
seen every farmer from whom it is pos.
slhle to obtain any information. He
said today
II am very sorry to learn that ont
mere III Washington you are importing
great deal of stuff that should be
grown at home. You do not even make
all the butter YOU use. That is no way
to build ny the Pacific coast.
The time has come when the coast
IS IN a position to command the trade
OF the Orient and the Pacific. Mil.
lions of dollars of trade in butter alone
await the Pacific coast as soon as it
can supply the demand. The Pacific
coast is destined to yet be tie great
market of the world. 1t has the rich
country and more people in and across
the Pacific to deal with.
THE coast can and will handle all
OF this trade in time, and it is the am.
bltlon OF the depaitm that the state
OF Washington shall be one of the first
to enter actively into the manufacture
OF butter and tin cans to export to
China, Japan and the Philippines.
Expansion is going to be great
thing for the coast. 1t will open up
and develop market that would 9TH
erwise be stagnant for many years to
come. The people are all beg inning to
see it in that light. Why, can say
that great majority of the people of
the states from here east are in favor
of keeping the flag where it is.
THE feeling of President Mckinley
and the administration regarding the
/ Philippines is the same as that which
took us to Cuba. | believe it is our
duty to teach self-government to all
those whom we happen to come in con-
tact with, and we came in contact with
the Philippines through our war, in
the name of humanity, with Spain.
Aguinaldo is a cut-throat in Luzon, as
Weyler was in Cuba. He and his fol-
lowers must be brought to IA realization
of what government means. He
insnlted our flag and that brought on
the present punishment. 1t is the be-
| lief OF the administration that as soon
as the rainy season in over peace will
soon be declaied-that same peace
which Cuba is enjoying. after which a
policy of government in the Philip"
pines will come up.
1.-The people everywhere are enthus-
iastic over President Mckinley. and
will back up his policy of keeping Old
Glory afoat, instead OF allowing the
Filipinos to tiample it IN the gutter or
anti.expansonists to place the old
bood-stained banner OF liberty under
| the bed"
On leaving Washington the secretary
will proceed to other Pacific coast
states, where he will endeavOr to en-
courage an increase in agricultural pre-
! ducts
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

Seattle wants the Carson City mint,
which is idle, removed to the Sound.
Many miners are going to Buffalo
Hump.
A stray balloon passed over Spokane
one day last week.
The Schroeder mine, near Yreka,
has been sold for $780, 900.
Southern Oregon mines ale shipping
ore to Spokane.
Having is about over in Southern
Oregon.
A witness in first trial of Dreyfus
case is in Los Angeles.
Fort Spokane, Wash. will hereafter
be known as Fort Wright.
Walla Walla is to have female sem.
inafy.
Seattle's new water works are soon
to be completed.
There are 367 men in Crook county
in the livestock business.
In two days the cannery at Salem
put up 200 cases OF cherries.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
SICKNESS AMONG VOLUNTEERS
Large Percentage of the Men Are In
capacitated.

San Francisco. July l5.-Advices re-.
ceived by the transport Newport, dated
Manila, June l |, are as follows:
The volunteers are greatly debili.
tated i'll consequence % their hard
campaigning through three months of
tropic weather Since the middle OF
May no volunteer regiment has had
sick list Of less than 20 per cent. Most
OF them at the present date have 20
per cent i'll, and a few regiments have
less than one-third of their number on
duty.
The Nebraska regiment has suffered
the worst. 1t came in from San Fei
nando a few days ago with less than
200 men in the ranks. Some of its
companies have only two sets of tours.
The South Dakota followed Yesterday
with 215 men on duty. The Montana
and Kansas reg ments at San Fernando
have not more than $50 available men
each. The morning after the Washing
ton troops took Morong, week ago,
only 263 men responded to roll call.
The Washington men have been en-
EaEeu SlIIC6 hdTCl : Ill preventing the
insurgents armies of the north and
south from forming a junction in the
region of Laguna de Bay, often being
engaged at the same time with the enc
my in opposite directions. Twenty
four of the Nebraska officers are or the
sick list and the Montana, Kansas,
Washington and South Dakota ,,gi-
ments show 20 or more officers in the
hospitals or sick in their quarters.
These regiments have borne the
brunt of the fighting. Their losses in
killed and wounded range from l60 in
the Montana regiment to $50 Nebraska
men. The loss of the Kansas regi-
ment is second to that of Nebraska,
while the Washington and South Da.
kota regiments follow closely. each
with losses OF about 200. The Oregon
regiment also suffered seve,ly. OF the
regulars, the Third artillery is the
heaviest loser, its killed and wounded
mum boring 1873.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
FIRE AT FORT DUCHESNE.
Said to Have Been Set by Indians to
Cripple the Post.

Denver, July lS.-A special to the
News from Price. Utah, says: The
second fire within week occurred at
Fort Duchesne, last night, when the
unartermaster's stables and contents
were entirely consumed. Nineteen
mules were burned to death. The loss
also includes 20 wagons, besides Eum.
Der OF mhHlances. light spring wagons,
buckboards, pack saddles, harness and
hav and oats. The wind was blowing
gale, and at one time the officers
quarters we've threatened. The loss is
placed at $40. 900.
Fort Duchesne is 90 miles from here,
and news was brought on horseback to
the first telephone station, and from
there sent in. An officer telephones
that both fires were incendiary and
some believe that it is the work OF old
Sowowoc and his band OF White river
Utes, who are preparing to 60 back to
Colorado, and are trying to destroy the
cavalry equipment, so that the SOL
diers cannot follow them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
Atlin Troubles Settled.

Vancouver, b. G., July lS.-The
steamer Clutch arrived here last night
from skagway with Yukon miners
aboard Purser Turner reports 5000,
600 gold dust deposited in the ships
safe. Hugh Lancasts'. OF Liverpool,
England. returned with $l20' 600 IN
drafts. He went into the Yukon Is
months ago and is now returning nome
From Atlin comes news OF the ami
cable settlement OF past troubles.
Judge Irving's dealing out OF justice in
Atlin is giving the utmost satisfaction.
Americans who staked claims prior to
the passing of the alien law are now
allowed full privilege and title to the
same.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
Wool Trade at Ontario.

The large wool receipts at Ontario,
Or, this season have demonstrated the
wisdom of the Oregon Forwarding
Company, of that city, in largely in.
creasing its capacity for storing and
handling that commodity. Wool re-
receipts to date show a total of 637, 900
pounds, and 1t has but fairly COM
menced to come in. The upper NAL
heur and STEMS mountain countries
are full of it, and it is conser vatively
estimated that million pounds or
more will yet arrive. Growers are SELL
ing at pretailing prices, and are not
holding their wool as they did asst year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
SALMON INDUSTRY.
Run Has Been Light Until the Past
Week-Late spring and Cold
Water the Causes.

Complaints from fisherman all along
the liver have been abundant this sea-
son. They declare that there are not
enough salmon running to amuse them,
much less pay them foI spreading their
nets. They have continued to go out,
however. early and late, in the hope
that the run would soon get better,
and there are indications the past few
days that their hopes are to be real
lzed.
The salmon run has improved wCn-
1elfully this week." said p. j. Me-
Gowan, the veteran packer, in an inter-
view in the Portland Telegram. For
time it seemed as ii both the fisher
men and the Gamers were to be left
out this season. but think we will all
yet in yet.
1--WE think the light run of fish this
season has been on account OF the cold
weather. There is wel-founded
theory that when the weather and the
water are cold. the fish stay in deep
water, and | think this is true. The
catch M the river has been better this
year than it has below. Down there
the water is so deep in many places and
the current so otOlng, that it is impos-
sible for fishermen to spread their nets,
and the fish have not been going out
into the shallow water where the men
can fish.
"The warm days have had tendency
to thaw the fish out, and from now on
! expect plenty of fish.
Prices Are Good.
The fisherman is getting good
price for all he catches. In fact, lit
tie more than the fish are worth The
packers are paving 5 cents, and the
cold storage people from ia to 6 p.
OF course the cold storage men want
the pick OF the catch, and for that rea-
:On must pay more. Some OF them
made us an offer of 8 y cents for 90
Founders rp to 40, and 6ls cents for
those over 40 pounds. We prefer,
however, to give AS good as can be
caught to our customers. Prices for
the canned fish are fair, and there is a
big demand for our goods. Eastern
dealers are all anxious to make con-
tracts and some of the packers have
now contracted more than they can de-
liver. Ii the run continues good, We
will be able to supply the demands
made upon us. Ii it continues light
this demand will entirely exceed the
supply. and as the supply on the mar
ket has been cleaned up, there would
indeed be lively rush for fish.
Territory Grows
For long time the packers OF the
Columbia had a poor market for their
product, but with the coming of the
ans-continental roads came greater
demand for our fish. Now the demand
is from all over the United States, and
the territory is growing all the time.
The big jobbers of the Middle West
find it cheaper and better to buystheir
fish out here than to go to the Attain
tic coast for them and we are all find
ing good market at Chicago. St. Louis
and such centers.
1--WE have no complaint to make
aside from the scarcity of fish, and
think that will soon be over with, and
that there will be an average pack
this season"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

San Francisco, July l5.-The Even
ing Post is authority for the statement
that a cablegram was received here
today stating that the tilst attempt OF
retaliation against the administration
of President Cabrera had been made
and had failed. The cipher dispatch
sent to gentleman in this city states
that the uprising occurred in Quezal'
tenango. The government, however,
was advised IN time to suppress the
movement, and as a result, CeIiciano
Agilar and go men were arrested and
are now in lAil.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

Seattle, July ls.-The schooner Cen
o,al Siclin. from Cooks Inlet. Alaska,
t,;ros news Of the drowning OF seven
men at Turn Again Arm early IN June.
The names OF only five OF them are
Lnown. as follows: A. b. Johnson,
Malone, H. Louis Peterson, Chicago;
chris Madison, Chicago; -. Porter.
california: -. Hutchinson, Rockford,
M They were crossing the arm In
s,nall boat. which was overturned by a
big tidal wave
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
viii Call Special Election.

The board of county ssioneis
of Dawson county, Mont, have called
a special election for the purpose of re-
bonding the county for $50, 600 to build
place of the one destroyed this spiing.
The sentiment OF the people to rebuild
seems SO strong that the bonding will
meet with little or no opposition.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
CHARGES ARE BASECESS
No Ground for Criticfsms of the Pen
sion Bureau.

No Ground for Criticfsms of the Pen
siOn Bureau.
Washington. July Is. The pension
committee of tine q. A. Il. finished
it's inquiry here this afternoon, and
most of its members left the city to-
night. The committee has been here
three days. Pending the report, Col
onel Johnson, the committees spokes.
man, and his colleagues declined absO.
lutelv to discuss their work or the re-.
suits of the inquiry. 1t was admitted,
however, that much that has been
printed concerning the action OF the
bureau has been found untrue. The
examination of the files has shown a
lack of foundation for many complaints
that have formed the basis of criti-
cisms. 1t was learned before the COM
mttee's departure that when it arrived
here it had a memorandum of about 30
cases in which the rulings had been
criticised. The papers in the Gases
we're sent for in regular order, and, it
il understood, disclosed substantially
no foundation for the attacks on the
officials action on them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
BUTCHERED BY AMIGOS.
Probable Fate OF Three Brave Oregon
Boys.

Boys.
San Francisco, July 10. Three brave
lads of company VI, who went with the
Second Oregon, were captured and
doubtless put to death by treacherous
"Amigos." last April. near Marilao,
in the Philippines Their names are
Clarence W. Mills and Ralph Mccoy,
of Hubbard. o., and james E. Law
renee, of Eastern Oregon.
There seems to me little doubt, I"
said Captain j. NJ. Poorman. of COM
pany NJ, that these boys were shot
down like dogs after their capture
They were sent out on the morning OF
April 2S, to reconoiter what had always
been regarded as "Amigo" territory,
lying adjacent to Marilao, where our
camped was stationed. That was the
last ever heard of them. The three
were heavily armed, and left at s
O'Clock. with the understanding that
they should report at noon. We
secured the country far and near, but
not a trace could be found OF the un-
fortunate fellows. 1t was sad news for
my company, and the whole regiment
as we'll, for Mills, Mccoy and Law
renee were among the best men from
Oregon. and were never known to
shrink from duty, though it led to
dancer -
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Portland Market.

fOrtIanO MarkSt.
Wheat-Walla Walla. 5Sc; Valley,
SOC; Bluestem, Gle per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, So. 2O graham,
81. 50; superfne, 81. l5 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white. ACC; choice
gray, 40@4lc per bushe.
Barley-Feed barley, $1,000; brew.
ing, $2l.0 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, SIS; chop, $1,000
per ton.
Hay-Timothy. $500; clover. 81
IS; Oregon wild hay, IS per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, $50 40c;
seconds, az soc; dairy, 25@27c store.
lSM23c.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 12c;
Young America, l5c; new cheese,
l0c per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 1904
per dozen; hens. $4,000 90; springs.
$l.25@3; geese, $6.00@7.00 for old.
$4.50O5 for young; ducks, 5000
$50 per dozen; turkeys. live, 100
16c per pound.
Potatoes-$l q LILO per sack; sweets,
&c per pound.
getables-Beets, 81; turnips, zoe
per sack; garlic, &c per pound; cab.
bage, 81 a rs per 100 pounds; cauli.
flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 81
per sack; beans,3c per pound; celery,
700 75c per dozen; cucumbers, soc pet
box; peas, 3@31ac per pound.
Onions-Oregon, 50@75 per sack.
Hops-l a l3c; 1897 crop, 1000.
Wool-Valley. 12@l3c per pound,
Eastern Oregon, 6@l0c; mohair,
27c per pound.
Mutton-Gross. best sheep, wethera
and ewes, &c; dressed mutton. INC;
spring lambs, INC per Id.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, 81. so;
light and feeders. 81. 5O@3.OO; dressed.
s.. 00@ 900 per 100 pounds.
Beei-Gross. top steers. 4.O0@$4.25;
cows, $2.50@3.00; dressed beef.
6@61ac per pound.
veal-Large, 6@7c; small. 1908
per pound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
Cattle Shipmentg.

Spear Bros, OF Sheridan, Northern
Wyoming, last Monday, shipped from
Salem three carloads of yearling cattle.
numbering about 80 head. The cattle
were purchased in Marion and Polk
counties, and will be placed on the
Wyoming range The firm is purchas.
ing cattle throughout the valley be.
tween the capital city and Eugene. and
has arranged for the purchase Of suf-
ticient number to constitute grand
shipment of 81 cars, averaging so head
to the car.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
a New Cannery to BE Built.

Coleman Bros have purchased ground
at Ashland upoE which they will build
their combined cannerv and evapoi ator.
They will put up budding 60xl30
feet, and propose to equip their cam
merry for a capacity of 1000 cans per
day, and their evaporator for handling
$4,000 pounds of green fruit per day.
The cost of the building will be about
$1,000
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
Said the Nurses Abused Him.

San Francisco, July l5.-The body
of Willis +. ilousewlght, mem Der
of the United States hospital corps.
was found in a downtown lodging
house today. He had taken poison.
He left several letters addressed to
Eastern people, and one to Major Gil
rard. omplaining OF i'll treatment at
the hands OF the nurses.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

Lansing, Mich. July l5.-Attorney-
General Orr today advised Auditor
General Dix that the per cent per
poand beet sugar bounty law OF 1897
is unconstitutional.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

Condor & Hughes axe preparing to
give a hig fall race meet in Portland.
in which the best horses on the coast
will enter. The meet will begin about
September /, and probably will last
from September 2 to 0. Horses from
California. Oregon. Montana, Idaho,
Washington and British Columbia,
will enter, and the most successful
meet held here in years is expected to
result.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

The agency of the Eastern Townships
bank was opened last week at Grand
Forks. b. c., and is already doing an
extensive business. Handsome quar-
tiers have been fitted up, the fixtures
and furniture being OF artistic designs.
J. W. Mclaughlin is the local man
aVer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
Grasshoppers in Grain Fields.

Minneapolis. July 10. - Reports
were received here this morning by
erainmen that clouds of grasshoppers
alichted on the fields in the vicinity
OF Rolla, n, D., from the Turtle noun.
tain region.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

Sacramento, Cal, July I8.-Ihe
hody of an unknown man was TO-DAY
found in the Sacramento river nine
niles below Freeport. The corpse is
that of man 80 years. lie had
wooden leg.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
per pound.

Onions. 9Oc per 100. pounds.
Potatoes. new, 2 &c per Id.
Beets. per sack, SOL %.
Turnips. per sack. 80@9Oc.
Carrots, per sack, 81.
Parsnips, per sack, 81.
CaulitlOwer. 75c per doz.
Cabbage. native and California
g.. 90 per 100 pounds.
Apples. 81. 50@3. so per box.
Pears, SOC $l.50 per box.
Prunes, SOC per box.
Butter-Creamery, l8c per pound;
dairy and ranch, 12@ SC per pound.
Eggs, 2Ic.
Cheese-Native. lac.
Poultry-Old hens, Ice per pound;
epring chickens, lac; turkeys, Ice.
Fresh meats-Choce dressed beef
steers, prime, &c; COWS, prime.
&c; mutton. &c; pork, &c; veal, So 100.
Wheat-Feed wheat. $50.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $27@2S.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $1,000
3; choice Eastern Washington tim.
othy, $1,000.
Corn-Whole, $3.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $4,000.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$25 26; whole, $23.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, So. so;
straights, ~. 80: California brands.
1925; buckwheat -four, So. so; graham,
per barrel, 50. 60; whole wheat -four.
So. IS; rye -four, $4.5
Millstuffs-Bran. per ton, SIS;
shorts, per ton, SIC.
Feed-Chopped feed, $21@22 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake
meal, per ton, $33.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
San Francisco Market.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, loo Ice per
pound; Oregon, Eastern. s@lac; VAL
ley, l5@l7c; Northern, So 10c.
Observation-Disclosures, $l7.5O@20;
bran, $l5. a 16. so per ton.
Onions-Silverskin, 80 a 90c per sack.
Butter - Fancy creamery. II q 1Sc;
do seconds, a lie; fancy dairy, l5c;
do seconds, 14@141ac per pound.
Eggs - Store, 16@ lie; fanny ranch,
lS@ 19c.
Hops-lS9S crop. loo.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

w. E. Bell, OF Spokane. has pur.
chased the $4,000 bonds OF Utica.
Mont. at a premium of about $l45.
These bonds draw per cent interest.
and are payable in 10 years. the issue
was made for the purpose of construct.
ing and maintaining schoolhouse in
that district.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

The taxpayers of Salem voted to an.
thorize the city council to negotiate Q
bond issue of about $50, 900, represent.
ing 8 per cent warrant indebtedness oil
the city, with accrued interest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20
"'""r News Items.

Ii s"' Mckinley has received the
''s'ee from seven colleges.
\ .'nuow glass combine, known
,d "efican Glass Company, has
'anced the price Of window
4. Dewar, of Chicago, has pur-
No. seat on the New York stock
~, Aux 100000. This is the
:" mat has been sold for that
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

An organized effort is being mace u
stamp out consumption in Germany "
jentitic methods of treatment
Eighty.four pei cent OF the e 'nna
o.a,a Of Idaho is still public lahu'
omounting to more than 44'ooo'ooo
acres. es;ro
A jury at Scranton, No. passing hng
,rn, the death of negro who mao
been lvnched. rendered verdict 10 r .n'
ognnt That the negro climbed tree
u uantu,eL too far out on limb and lei''
breaking his neck.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-14
President Invited to Utah.

Washington, Dec. l3.- Senator
s. Rawlins, ex-senator Arthur
Brown, William Glassman and
David Dunbar, a committee repre-
senting the Utah Volunteer Mon
ument association, called on the
president to-day and invited him
to lay the corner stone of the mon
ument to be erected in honor of
the Utah volunteers. The presi-
dent signitied his Willingness to
accept the invitation if his duties
would permit. The president will
make written reply to the COM
mittee later on.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-14
DISASTER WORSE
THAN REPORTED
General Meihuen's Loss Exceeds
One Thousand.
CHAMBERLAIN Is BLAMED,

London. Dec. Ia General Me-
thuen's casualties in Mondays bat
tie north of the Modder river en-
ceeded 1000. The Highland
brigade alone lost 54 officers and
663 men, killed and wounded.
The endless list of casualties
for which the public has been
waiting began arriving at the war
office today, and has this far
reached total of S23.
General Methuen has now only
one weeks provisions, and it is
feared he will be isolated.
London is taking the defeat
badly. The Daily Mail today asks
for an investigation, and there are
signs that the public is getting
ready to make Cham berlain a
scapegoat as precipitating the
country into war without prepar-
alton.