Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-22
THE MARKET REPORTS
AS WAR INDICATORS
Salem Man Sizes Up Situation and
Concludes Prune Prices Indi-
cato Permanent Peace.

powder for the fortifications; that tht
number Of working shifts at the Pan
anna canal has been increased; tha
the Japs, who refuse foreigners in theii
own country ownership of land anC
leasing is under extreme difficulties
are offended at our California alier
law; that airships have been lowering
over Fort Stevens and that somebody
found japanese camera tripod near thu
guns, and that the war department has
a strange information leak" which
has resulted in the mysterious disap
pearance Of plans Of our great battle
ships, ETC., etc. These matters are Of
local interest since in the event Of mil
itary trouble with Japan our coast must
constitute part Of the theatre in which
the show win be held in.
As matter of general interest we
were startled to learn recently that
England, upon whose flag the sun ESQ
far) never sets, has had all Of her men
ofwar under full head of steam with
the guns loaded to the muzzle. Who
is she waiting for1 Evidently some.
body to fight. The rumors Of Europ.
can war do not disturb our tranquility
like the possibility Of local affair
About the only interest we hvae in
those foreign troubles is TO see which
one Of us they will want next for king
Albania chose Roosevelt, but that is not
the only country over there which may
be looking for an American king before
long, if conditions tally with telegraph
ic advices. Roosevelt might do better
by waiting for bigger country He
might get to be king of England, en-
peror Of Germany, president of France
or the Caesar" of Russia. None can
tell
The sudden demand for Americans
suitable for modern kings will greatly
relieve our domestic congestion Of Of
flee seekers and the foreign outlet will
work a blessing upon our government
by reducing the number Of aspirants,
Thus good appears to emanate from evil
as il were, A scarcity Of applicants
for office, made possible by European
opportunities, will also clarity the polit-
ical atmosphere, making it necessary
for the legislature to set aside the wish
es Of the people European hngships
conceal some great opportunities for
energetic Americans who are anxious to
sacrifice everything for the service Of
the people Inducing office hunters to
rush over TO Europe will make business
for rail and water transportation com.
panies and give bashful but meritorious
men at home a needed chance to better
the government, So, after all, these
foreign wars, while they do not effect
us in one way, if they will provide Of
fices for the overwhelming multitudes
running around loose in this country,
theywill certainly yaffect us in political
way. The precedent established as
usual, by our irrepressibe Teddy of
making Foreign kings out of the idle
Americans, may in tim4 grow into quite
an industry.
" Japan has any lltcrior motives un-
der way and she intends to strike at
us, this is ebout what will happen some
morning and all at the same moment;
She will lard and lay hold Of our rich
Alaska, sie2e the PHILIPPINE and Sand
witch islands, undertake to blow up and
destroy our Panama canal and strike
the Pacific coast at various points. Now
if such 4 blow should fall, scattered
from Alaska to the canal what would
we dos So long as Japan held the
mid.ocean islands she would have au
admirable base for supplies and opera.
tions.
Since the Morgan estate and the
Guggenheim combination haven't re.
ceivcd their deed to Alaska, there will
be no great demand made upon the
government for troops for the immed.
iato recovery of that ich country upon
tho theory that while it belongs to the
people thore needn 7 lie any hurry as
there arc no industries above ground
60 protect, SO we will not have TO send
any men up there right away Which
is good thing, too. by the way, Let
ting Alaska "sweat" at 40 degrees be-
low zero, we would first send some
body down to the canal and get that
working again that the American fleet
(which is always tied up to some fash
ionnble summer resort ON the Atlanti,
coast) might como out hero and scare
the Japs away, While we Of the coast
states we,c busy out here looking Ofte,
our own affairs, the government woult
have to make arrangements TO recover
the islands. Owing TO the territory
covered by our possessions being of con
siderable magnitude, we would have tC
work awfuly fast to loosen the hold OF
tho invader else we might consider dis
vredon the better part Of valor and
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