Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-08-25


Chronicle occurs an event historical
in its significance. A paper so close
ly identified with the rise and de-
velopment of the city as the Call,
its forthcoming demise might be TAX
en- by the superficial outsider as an
indication that business conditions
in San Francisco are not so prosper
Gus as when the three morning
dailies were in full swing. On the
Contrary, never in the history of the
metropolis of the Pacific coast were
trade and commerce so flourishing
as they are now. In bank clearings
and by every other token it may be
seen that the queen city of the west
is progressing as never before. For
the cause of the combining of the
two papers the historian must look
deeper to the enterprise and journal
istic genius of newspaper proprie-
tor, who reads the signs of the times
and sees that the trend of events is
in the direction of demand for the
very best in daily journals, and that
to secure this there must be a great
er concentration of advertising, per-
mitting a wider news-gathering SER
vice. Competition is assured in the
two remaining papers; but with the
incorporation of the Call the Chron-
icle will become a journal of such
extensive circulation it will move to
place of so great prominence in
national thought San Francisco will
gain wider publicity than ever. In
point of journalistic Importance the
incident is even more than a ma
tional one-it will be the basis of
international comment in newspaper
circles.
Kahn Plan for Mexican Embroglio.
California came into even greater
prominence through the agency OF
Representative Kahn, whose proposal
for the settlement of the Mexican
difficulty was one of those rare
strokes of mastery craftsmanship
which lift their authors out of the
rut of mere politicians. Briefly, the
Kahn idea is that the United States
should not think of taking any stand
in regard to mediation without first
seeking the cooperation of the lead
ing nations of South America, and
on the grounds that an independent
intervention would excite the sus-
picion and possibly the active hos
tility of those republics, and further
that the time has come when We
must look to those nations for cor
dial support in the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine. 1t has been
pointed out that the Mexican revolu-
tion, with it's consequent cessation
of commerce in that country, is a
common danger and a common loss
to all the republics in the American
hemisphere, and that in the restora-
tion of peace their interests are one.
For the rest, the Mexican situation
remains much the same. Envoy
Lind. man proverbial for his eau
ton, has refused to talk unnecessar-
lily. and has succeeded in gaining an
interview with responsible officials
though as vet nothing is reported as
having been accomplished.
Amusing Facts in krupp Case.
That the United States is not the
only country in the world in which
graft exists has often been demon
strated, though hitherto it was
thought to be the only place it is
carried out on a strictly cash basis.
Some years ago an English visitor
remarked: Thank God, l am al
last in a land where gold is the only
thing that buys a man" He wished
to imply that elsewhere there was
just as much corruption in public
affairs, but that the consideration
paid was not always in direct coin
A curious light on this comes from
Germany in the course of the inves-
tigation of the Krupp scandals. Al
the time the indictments were firs'
launched in the Reichstag the Chron
icle ventured the opinion that there
was less in them than was made ou
by the socialists, and that the latter
were indulging in undertaking TO
political purposes. The truth Of this
prediction is sen in the testimony
which TO Americans must read a
vastly amusing. So far the highes
amount mentioned in the trial i
Sl25, which was made up of fiv,
separate transactions of $25 each
In many cases it appears TO be mat
ter of doubt whether the sums paiC
were in the nature of gifts or loans
while hours and hours were takel
up by heated arguments as to wheth
er Herr Brandt, the Krupps' agent
spent 81 or 81 on particular even
ing when he had this or that offieia
of the artillery service or the wa
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