Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-18


Let everybody visit the exhibition of made in Salem
goods this week and next and supplement it with an ef
fort to help these industries to grow into bigger and bet
ter establishments.
1t requires rather strong imagination to create a
real patriot out of Mexican and yet if the dispatches are
correct Villa may prove to be the Mexican with this
trait developed to such extent be noticeable with
out microscope. According to the reports CarranZa
made it condition preliminary to his resignation that
Villa be sent out of Mexico The convention replied that
this would not be done but that Villa would be given COM
mand OF the forces of President Gutierrez elected by it.
When Villa learned of the conditions imposed by Car
anza and the action of the convention he voluntarily Of
ered to leave Mexico saying he would do anything even
to expariang himself forever to bring peace to his un
happy country This would be indeed patriotic act and
f Villa keeps his word which remains to be seen the title
OF patriot cannot well be withheld from him. It would
be pleasing indeed to be able to chronicle the discovery
OF Mexican who placed his country or even his God
above himself Let indulge the hope for short time
anyway that this specimen has at last been discov
ered ana That 1t may become indigenous to Mexican soil
The department at Washington intimates that the Of
tclas In charge of the immigration business would not
,e disposed to scrtniZe lightly such Belgian immigrant
as We're helped to reach shores This being true it
might be good thing for Oregon and especially for Salem
II few OF the flax growers and linen workers could be
assisted to locate here and show us how to grow and
utacture flax. hundred so thrifty Begians taken
from their devastated homes and brought here would be
not only an act of charity and for that matter duty but
would in the end do much toward making Salem and the
willamette valley the new center of the linen trade of the
world Would not some effort along this line be the pro-
per thing for us as community to make?
The value of anti-typhod vaccine has been demon
trated beyond all doubt 1t has been tried on thousands
OF soldiers in our own army and the French have also
demonstrated its efficiency perhaps have most of the
other nations 1t is not known yet how long the vaccine
will render the person it is used on immune but this time
is at least year and probably much longer than that
Uphold germs can exist but short time in soil or water
nor can they long resist exposure during warm weather
ttoows then that with humanity made immune even for
year the germs OF the disease would cease to exist
Along this line lays the hope of finally making this dread
disease only matter of medical history
The eastern papers practically unanimous in their
optimism the results Of the regional banks Thev all
redlct that the words financial panic have been obter-
aed from the American business worlds vocabulary II
pointed out that Wall street other money ceners can
no longer corner the money and cnch the balance of the
country Secretary McAdoo is greatly pleased with the
banks first two days operations and like the newspapers
enthusiastically optimistic to the immense GOOD
these banks and the system will accomplish
While the cry is ascending to the skies from certain
sources bewailng the unpreparedness of the United
States for war; suddenly the country is told that Uncle
Samuel has just completed sxteen-nch gun with twice
the penetrating power Of the best German gun in exist
ence Let the tmorous and cautious now take rest from
their worrying for it is probable the country is better
prepared for war than they imagined 1t might be pos
sbe Uncle Sam failed to notify them as to what he was
doing in the transportation line
Vera Cruz has for some months been the one peaceful
and orderly city in Mexico II remains to be seen whether
It can maintain its reputation after Uncle Sam removes
his forces If ii does the money eXnended in sboun /,