Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-15

Marshalltown Times-Republican: II
a prince or grand duke gets within
hearing distance Of battle one enper-
or or another will hand him decora-
ton for bravery. There's nothing like
having a pull.
Sioux City Journal: The first esti.
mate of the Toxic government Is that
the Japanese taxpayers will get about
530OO,OO0 yen worth of glory out of the
war. Anyway. that Is to be what the
tax payers will be permitted to pay as
their first installment Of war taxes.
Sioux City Tribune: 1t may look diff
ferent over there, but at this distance
it is hard to see just what complaint an
American has to offer who Is arrested
and treated as spy when he Is caught
shopping around Europe with camera
and notebook.
Sioux City Journal: The dear people
are unable to take much interest IN
politics now, but, unfortunately, as 1t
appears to those hungry congressman,
such interest as the public is able to
muster seems to relate mainly to the
fate of the pork barl.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Great Britain
shows diplomacy in bringing many In
dian princes with comparatively
small force of Hindus to France. They
will not be fomenting anti-Christian up
risings at home and, moreover, several
of them may be placed In the class
OF heroes of beloved memory.
Springfield News: Why this war
tax? Is there no surplus in the United
States treasury? AS we recall 1t, there
was a considerable surplus when the
administration was turned over by the
republicans to the democrats. Has 1t
already disappeared during the first
eighteen months Of democratic rule?
Chicago Herald: Let congress follow
the presidents good example! 1t has
golden opportunity to serve the coun-
try by the practice Of another homely
virtue. We are not 80 great that econ
omy can be despised, nor so rich that
we need not cut off unwise expendl-
lures Let democratic congressman
dedicate themselves anew to the econ
omy" they have so long preached! Let
them remember that their party was
never more virile or more In the ma
tons confidence than when 1t made
the issue OF "retrenchment and re-
fOrm!"
Davenport Times: It is the predic-
ton of man and the hope OF all that no
matter what may be the military re-
suits Of the present European war the
reforms that have been forecasted In
Russia will be made permanent. The
greater liberalization of the Russian
system of government will mean much
for the happiness of many people In
that vast empire.
Cedar Rapids Republican: We are
told that the progressive vote In the
California primaries looked small COM
pared with the republican vote, but
the third party men seem to place their
reliance in the wind tanning propen-
stiles and abilities of Hiram Johnson.
The progressive candidate for the SEN
ats is Cheney, or Heney-guess It
means Heney-who has reputation
as blatant and rampant demagogue
that is not excelled by any sand lot
orator of San Francisco since the days
of Dennis Kearney. The progresstves,
it cannot be said, are proud OF their
spokesmen. They have put forward
about the worst offerings that could be
made in American politics today, not
excepting Boss Murphy and Old Bill
Sulzer themselves.
Cedar Rapids Republican: It's an OF
day when the military officials who are
editing our news do not send out a
claim that they have captured this or
that Imperial guard" The other day
the British captured the German i'm
perial guard and yesterday the Ger
mans performed the same kindly off,
ces for the Russians. And besides,
there are those forty thousand and sew
enty thousand prisoners captured from
each other on the odd days. If they
keep on capturing imperial guards and
prisoners, each nation will soon be
wholly engaged in feeding the soldiers
of the other. Perhaps, that is the best
way to fight the war to finish.
Sioux City Tribune: Subscriber
writes in to inquire rather Indignantly
why such crazy and incredible state
ments are printed as news since it is
apparent they cannot be true. He does
nor know how many such items are
left imprinted. But, after all, they may
be true. Who knows? While many
things sent over the cables seem crazy
ami incredible, none Of them are any
more crazy and incredible than the
mere, bare fact that civilized and Chris
tian nations are engaged in this war.
The first authentic and indisputable
statement that this war was inevitable
was the most crazy and incredible
piece of news the ocean cables ever
carried. After that nothing Is impos-
sible. When crazy nations plunge into
an incredible war, crazy and incredible
incidents are bound to happen as Sc
quence.
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