Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-02

in London is that appearing in the
current number OF The Academy, q
leading literary publication, under
the title OF "The United States OF
Gehenna" Arthur Machen, Brit.
fish writer and journalist of local
fame, is the author OF the article
which he says was written after a
thorough study OF the laws and peo-
pie OF the United States Among
some of the most calm and judicial
statements contained in the article
are the following:
"The whole legal system Of
America, from the bribed bully on
the bench 10 the unspeakable police
men at the station. IL abandoned to
utter and abominable corruption
and wickedness.
"The people OF the United States
have a mission in the world? Yes,
II Tartarus should lack inhabitants,
II hell require TO be repopulated.
ut is amazing that an American
should dare TO utter anything IN
England except thanksgiving that he
has loft the foul soil from which he
sprang.
ut Is nothing that all the munich
palities are putrid with corruption;
this they admittedly are, from one
end OF the country to the other. I'm
disguisedly there are open marts
whore are brought and sold what
ever corresponds In an American
soul TO honesty. honor and compare
tive decency. North and south, east
and west. the story is the same; cor
ruption everywhere in all things
great and small; not the feeblest |
pretense at the mere elements and |
outward symbols OF honor. II would
be an insult TO the honesty OF any
ordinary band OF brigands TO men
tion their name In conjunction with
that OF the average mayor and alder
men OF any American city.
what is called literature In
America is only miserable trash.
One must leave their newspapers
unconsldered. only alluding in pass
ing 10 the Wholesale adulteration OF
truth, TO the streams OF molten filth,
the mountains lies which the public
eagerly buys.
'The poisoned rats, typhoid germs
and tuberoular baoilli called canned
beef in Packlngtown IA only an ex-
ample OF the nlthy products of all
manufacturers OF foodstufs.
Religion? what has America
gained by It's vaunted separation OF
church and state2 Crackbralned
quackorles and horrible and imbecilo
impostures called new religions,
which flourish like maggots In a rot
ten carcass.
There has been nothing like the
United States OF America since the
foundations OF the world were laid
one wonders how long Il Will be sut-
fered 20 endure, It's purpose In tho
scheme OF things Is plain enough.
II stands. that rotten, rapidly-decay-
ing figure OF the republic. as an aw-
ful warning 60 the nations against
the plague OF democracy; and espe-
oially TO us Englishmen, who are
more than tainted with those mala-
dies which have made the body OF
the American state 10 boil with an
obscene and filthy putrescenee before
our eyes"
Only half of the horrible truth
was told by the outraged Journalist.
Il seems, for he concludes;
II could an whole number OF
The Academy with the shameful rec.
ora OF people who have deliberate
~ rojoiolngly aud boastfully prosti-
tuted themselves TO dehased devil
worship, and call upon the world
60 admire the result have no
space IN which 20 deal with the so
eial system generally; NJ the top a ,
ghastly aud repulsiye imitation OF
what these poor idiots think Is the
tone OF good society IN London; at
the bottom misery. vice, degrada'
tion. dirt and loathsomeness so 4
shocking that Il passes all descrip- /,
tlon." y
II Is an interesting fact that The O
Academy Is now edited by Lord Al le
fred Douglas, second son OF the Mar 4
outs OF Queenshury, author OF the d
famous rules" known 20 all follow a
ers OF the prize ring, Lord Alfred e
Is said TO entertain a cordial hatred a
OF Americans because OF the cool
treatment accorded him when he Wis
tied the United states several years
ago, because OF his numerous esca-