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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-03-05
STRICTLY INDEPENDENT IN
POLITICS.
FRIDAY, MAR. 5, 1915.
REPORT ON ALLEGED OATH
OF A RELIGIOUS INSTI-
TUITION.

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TUITION.
There appears to have been a
recent recrudescence of the old
A. P. A.-ism, in the form of
platform lectures and distinctive
newspapers addressed against
the Catholic church and it's reli-
gion. in which specific charges
are made of unpatriotic allie
giances and practices. 1t also ap-
pears that a committee of dis
tinguished Masons living in Cali
fornia has had under considera-
ton the ritual of the Knights of
Columbus, as we'll as the pledges
and oaths taken by the members
of that organization. Its inquiry,
invited by the supreme officers of
the Knights of Columbus, was
made, to quote its own language,
for the purpose of ascertaining
whether or not a certain alleged
oath of the Knights of Columbus,
which has been printed and wide
ly circulated, was used by the
order, and whether, if it was not
used, any oath, obligation or
pledge was used which was or
would be offensive to Protestants
or Masons or those who are en-
gagged in circulating a document
of peculiar viciousness. The re-
port of this Masonic committee
follows:
I'VE find that neither the al
legged oath nor any oath or pledge
bearing the remotest resemblance
thereto in matter, manner, spirit
or purpose is used or forms part
of the ceremonies of any degree
of the Knieh hts of Columbus. The
ALE G d cath is scurrilous, wicked
and libelous, and must be the in
vention of an impious and venom
GUS mind. We find that the order
of Knights of Columbus, as shown
by its rituals, is dedicated TO the
Catholic religion, charity and
patriotism. There is no propa-
ganda, proposed or taught, a.
gainst Protestants or Masons or
persons not of Catholic faith.
Indeed, Protestants and Masons
are not referred to directly or in
directly in the ceremonials and
pledges. The ceremonial of the
order teaches a high and noble
patriotism, instills love of coun-
try, inculcates a reverence for
law and order, urges the concsi-
entlous and unselfish performance
OF civic duty, and holds up the
constitution of our country as the
richest and most precious DOS
session of a knight of the order.
We can find nothing in the entire
ceremonial that, to our minds.
could be objected to by any per-
son."
On the other hand, this ficti-
tlous oath has been exploited the
country over for the dual purpose
OF pecunlary gain for it's authors
and OF creating hatred and polit-
lcal ostracism for it's victims.
Much harm has been done by
this crusade. not alone in the in
justice and suspicion created a.
gainst the oldest and numerically
the greatest of religious denomi-
nations, but also in perverting
the minds of very many people
who do not know any better and
who eagerly believe anything of
a slanderous nature said against
others.
Sensible people, of course, have
never had any need of refutation
of this or like assault. Instinct,
If not observation and reason.
have told them that neither the
Catholic church NOR anu oe -.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-20
and through the newspapers published

and through the newspapers published
in this country in the foreign Ian
guage with which they are familiar"
DR.. DUMBA then expressed solicitude
for his countrymen compelled to leave
the munitions factories. They must
be provided for, or become n public
charge. II may be assumed that on
that score the agents employed in the
educational campaign" would be
authorized to reassure the Austrian
subjects who were violating Para
graph 327 OF the Military Penal Code.
DR.. DuMBA goes on to shy in his let
ter to Secretary LANSING:
II was accordingly instructed TO use
every proper means of diseuading our
citizens from committing this crime OF
high treason against the country to
which they owed their allegiance In Its
hour of greatest need"
1t Is very singular that the most
accomplished member OF the Dlplo-
matte Corps ut Washington could not,
or would not, see that he was playing
with fire. lie must be presumed to
have known that the treaty with Aus
tria- Hungary which was proclaimed
In 1881 provided that Austrians In
the United States Gas also Americans
In AUSTRIAN were to enjoy in their
pursuits and occupations "the same
security, protection and privileges as
natives of the country wherein they
reside" As a student OF our institu-
lions he should have known that the
United States Government would not
tolerate any attempt by the Austrian
Ambassador to menace his country
men engaged in lawful pursuits here
with an Austrian military penal law.
But 1t was not his intention to stop
at inducing Austrian workmen to
leave the munition plants as patriots
and for their own physical liberty and
safety. He planned, first, the proven
ton OF war material production, and.
failing that. Reorganization and Grip
ping Of the plants. There Is no rub.
hing 1t out. The letter to Count BuRrAN
is a complete answer to anything he
has written in his own behalf in the
unexpected communication to Secre.
tary LANSING. 1t does not condone
DIR. DUMAS offence that his inten.
lions were discovered before any steps
had been taken to stop or hold up the
making Of war material.
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Rumania In the War.

The active participation Of Ru-
mania In the war on the side Of the
Allies Is forecast in the German press.
From the understanding that exists
between the Rumanian and Grecian
Governments 1t Is believed that Greece
will take similar action. Credence is
given to these reports because OF the
fact that both nations are masslng
troops along the Bulgarian border.
Such action by Rumania has been
expected since Italy Joined the Allies
and since Rumania refused to permit
the transportation across her territory
of supplies from Germany to Turkey.
Rumania's sympathies have been
manifestly opposed to the Teutonic
allies. After the last Balkan war she
was in close alliance with Serbia and
Greece, and since the beginning OF
the present struggle she has expressed
her friendship for her warning neigh
Dor across the Danube.
The q son Of the understanding
between these three countries was a
desire to curb the ambitions Of Bull
garia to become the dominant power
in the Balkans. FERDINAND's de-
mand Of territory from both Greece
and Serbia as his reward for Joining
the Allies has reopened this question
and has furnished ground for the be-
lief that the former Balkan league
has been revived without Bulgaria as
a member.
Bulgaria's position would thus be
come more difficult than ever. She
would be practically isolated In the
Balkans, and n, as her recent agree
ment with Turkey has been taken to
indicate. she should Join the Teutonic
allies. she would be open to attack
! from all sides. Events are moving
rapidly in this part Of Europe; Italy
has despatched troops to the Darda-
ncllcs, according to the last reports
from Rome. and Turkey is said to be
hard pressed through lack Of supplies
and discomfort among the troops.
The approaching crisis in the situa'
ton may yet be shown to he the con
trolling factor in Rumania's choice
Of action.
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81 have been advised by such men.
hors OF your council as l d V talked
with Of the necessity OF tho creation -.
an experimental and research Laboratory
such as Is now considered as an essential
part OF every great manufacturing es-
adjustment. ] wish to make a definite
recommendation to Congress on this
point and a request for a proper a1.
preparation. and l feel that the members
OF the advisory council are peculiarly
ntteL 10 a advise me as TO Just what a
needed.
Almost all OF the members have re-.
search and experimental laborator.es o.
their own or have at their dispose.
laboratories Of this kind provided by
some manufacturing industry. They
have therefore the practical knowledg5
as to what such a laboratory should
be, how large 1t should be, what sort
OF tools and materials it should have
and what kind OF building Is nee ed.
Il am going to ask you TO w..k ou'
your idea of such a laboratory IN as
much detail AS possible and at the frs;
meeting on October : | hope TO get al
of the ideas together and from taon
work out in consultation with tie heads
of the various bureaus a plan NA.ch |
san lay before Congress.
''lf YOU will give this matter vouF
thought between now and the first u-e''
ing We viii be able to reach a d,i-.ib
conclusion in time TO make "a request
for a sufficient appropriation when cor
gress couveues. OF curse YOU MI hfN-
in mind the necessity for the s'r' 'es;
economy consistent with etir.e. . In
this matter"
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WHAT IS A GOOD TIME?
should More stress BE Put on the
Value OF Mental Restraint?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST: You
quote in THE Sun, with editorial COM
ment. a statement by Or, Silas l., Neff,
to the effect that the vast majority OF
people do not think. Your comment,
and yet the average mortal succeeds
in having a pretty good time Is
hardly worthy Of The Sun. 1t is so
obvious, and, pardon me, so cheap.
The conception of n good time Ii
wide. varied and elastic. Your aver
age mortal includes the gent who drops
his newspaper anywhere on the street
(even with a receptacle within six
feet) who bangs along a crowded
street any how, in blithe disregard OF
the rul Of the road, keep 10 the
right" md who dives off the spring
board OF his unrestra!ned and unrea-
soning emotions into the waters OF con-
troversy. in which he splutters round
and stirs up a lot OF mud and froth
that prevents him and others from see
ing anything clearly. The tribe OF this
type is Numerous see the "contribut-
ing EDITORS Then there is the patriot
who ~complacently wraps himself in the
American flag TO shut. out any crlti-
clsm OF our social and political life,
quite missing the fact that our flag
floats so high above us that II is not AT
All u matter Oh uSlIB lS 1puS 10 cover
our national or local faults, but rather
OF aspiring toward a better realization
OF the ideals for which It stands.
There IL much of this spirit abroad
taking the easiest way, exercising the
brain as little as possible, finding "a
good time" in An absolute absence OF
any mental effort. Even the cows in
the field find that. but they find 1t. a,
least, In an exercise OF natural func-
tions as good as Is possible to them
Surely 1t Is not necessary that innocent
amusement be coupled with n cessation
of the working of the brain.
Amusement Is a good and necessary
thing, but il can he overdone. Wher
we hear again and again that there
should be municipal dance halls "a
which working girls can repair in the
evenings It seems strange that n chance
should never be given them to collect
their thoughts a bit. II they perform
manual labor. why not at least an oc-
casional evening at home with a book
from the nearest branch library?
The hunt for a good time" has
stamped It's impress OF hungry insolence
on too many young faces. We Nigh,
well lay Il little more stress on tn,
value land satisfaction too) of re-
s%traint, mental. moral n physical.
WILLIAM F. Low.
NEW YORK. September Is.
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PROHIBITION VICTORIES.
"suffs" Not Wholly Responsible fol
States Going DRY"


To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: l
was Interested and somewhat discour-
aged to read the letter from MT. NOR
man L. Brlhsley IN ~ sun IN "ntcn
he says tnat nearly all tne people win
whom he talked during MS recent trip
through New Jersey believe that woman
suffrage ana prohibition arc synony-
nous.
IL Is an 1act tnat a ire
ndo number or people, not only
IN New Jersey ou. All over the country,
a V TINS idea' ana US argeIy the iauit
OF a small number OF the suffrage lead
ers mat TINS is so. Iheee women are
ardent pro~nloltlonlsts as Wen as suHra-
elsts, anu uespIle repea.eu requests not
10 NIX tne ISSUES siu y Neep .neir po.-
sonar views on 'he i,quor aueSt,oh 70
themselves Whle Speanihs ~, ouilas.'
they nave gone seIeheIy anu rmssulu-
edIy on teIihe people nat When we se'
woman suffrage we WIN also set pro",-
pition. aPpareh''y TOTALLY u"ao'e 10 s'eN
10 the text
II - d must uInortu"a.e sItua''on,
rms vvuPI'ns vi woman Suffrage anu
pronIoit'on mas u%nuvuoleu'y Worheu
great injury 20 tne suIlrase causs' anu
VIVA. makes II worse ~ lha. such stale
menus are eh.,reiy WITHOUT Iounuatu
IN iaCt. M nat ~ necessary 10 us,
pToNe tnein % d pret eNaun''L,'Ioh w
.ne PFonIp'tIo" n'oNcnle"' III 'ne SUI
rage states. arizona ana oreson'
Mh,en auop1eu woman sulrase ~ 20.
anu Wasnlnsuoh' Wh'Sn uopteu II IN
CIV al went urS N I'I'' winch Ioons
Oh course u suilr"ke "as ulie1'ly
resPousIoIe' hu' wien wy Nols'uer lna'
~ arizona there are w. me" 10 eaVh
IVo women III 'Fesoh the ra'lo ~
los men 10 each loo women ana IN
washington they nave 1859 men 10
each lVo women II would seem 'hat a
considerable number OF men must also
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their colts In January can more quick
ly get a return for their money, and
these breeders for obvious reasons are
opposed to my proposal. This seems to
me very much like killing the goose that
laid the golden egg, for there is nothing
more certain than that premature rae
ing will eventually destroy the breed.
I go back to the sos and early
'90s when there was no early two
year-old racing such as we see II now,
and | do not remember hearing any COM
plant from the McGraths, Swigerts, AL
exanders, Reads, Hardings or Harpers
that they could not sell their yearlings.
Some go so far as to assert that early
racing Is not harmful. but these people
do not deserve to be answered.
When I think OF the number OF my
fathers and my own good two-year-olds
broken down by too much and too early
racing. for everybody has been more or
less guilty, and when I d TO these per-
sonal experiences the experiences OF
nearly all trainers and owners OF race
horses and the opinion OF nearly every
one else connected with racing and with
tho thoroughbred. ! feel justified in ask
ing for the support Of a newspa per Of
THE SUNS standing in the community
In bringing the matter before that part
Of the public which, while not particu-
larly Interested in racing. IL vitality In
tercsted in the horse az n factor In our
commercial prosperity and military eff
cheney. Il. y cAssATr.
cHEsTrRRRooK FARM, RERwvS. IA,
September is,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-20
HELPFUL Won TIRPITZ.
To the British Recruiting Sergeant
lie Has Been Indispensable.

To THE EDITOR % THE SUN-Sir: When
England first called for volunteers the
response could hardly be called enthu-
siast!c. Was II to stimulate recruiting
In the British Isles that Won Tirpitz
sent a squadron TO lombard English
coast cities. killing many women and
children and destroying property? I'm
med.atcly E~nE.ishmon rushed to the oil
ors IN large numbers. After a while
there was n hull, and the cry went up
that something must be don 10 pro-
mote cu!iStmtuts.
once more Won Tirpitz came 10 the
rescue. The L~usitan.a was t~orpedoed.
with almost startling results in tho In
crease In the British army. Still Lord
Kitchener kept calling for more men.
Won Ttrp!tz accommodated him again,
this t'me with Zeppel.u rs. dropping
bombs on London and killing st!!. more
women and children. with the usual re-
suit. It was OF course drastic treat
mcnt, but Won Tirpitz understood the
English character and knew lust what
would wake them up. lie hasn't been
t-martlalled and shot yet, but
there Is time enough for tina when the
Kaiser understands what has been going
OF. II.
NEW YORK. September IS.
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Music's Charm.

In discussion of the dealings OF
theatre managers with musicians there
is never a suggestion that the or
chestras which disappeared several
years ago from all the playhouseS ex-
cept those offering musical plays will
be restored as a means Of diverting
the audiences between the acts. But
there are many persons who think
that the impresarios erred when they
abolished what had been n traditional
way OF entertaining their patrons in
the intervals Of the play.
There were grounds for criticising
the selection of music at times; and
its execution was not always salts
factory to the exactlng critics. Yet TO
many there was undeniable pleasure
TO be had from the theatre music.
Was its abolition only another blum
der In the long list which the ac-
cusers Of American theatre managers
have compiled to account for the pres.
ent decline Of the theatre as n means
Of popular recreation?
1t was economy that led the the
ntre e%ntrepreneurs to take the step,
In London, where music between the
acts Is unknown, rs ii ia on the Con-
tinent, 1t Is nov seriously proposed To
allow smoking ms n means Of bringing
the public back TO the theatre. Res
toration Of the o~rchestras here, with
some regard to the quality OF the
playing, might enable the drama now
TO rival the musical plays, which In
It's present dumbness 1t cannot do.
Women, who are supposed 10 have
such a power in deciding the fate of
a play, are necessarily dependent on
music between the acts since the Gus,
tomary solace OF the man at this
juncture IL denied 10 them. More.
over the music may be made either a
means OF pleasant contrast TO In.
cha racter Of a play or II may pro.
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IF WE DENY THE LOAN.
The Allies May Buy Their Foodstuffs
Elsewhere.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: II
a large buyer Of merchandise comes TO
a producer and says that he would ike
10 Mace n big order with him, but that
being exceedingly hard pushed Imam
cfally at present with many demands on
his sourc he (the buyer) is Obliged
TO ask the producer to hang him up
for n considerable period OF time, SUCH
a situation would be exactly analogous
to the efforts the European Allies are
now making to obtain credit In this
country.
To extend the simile, II the buyer
should be unable to persuade the pro-
Queer to sell him the goods on credit
he would be forced to buy elsewhere
from some other producer who was will
ing to meet the conditions. So with
England and France IL they are unable
to obtain credit here they will buy
their supplies elsewhere.
Up to this point the two cases are
precisely parallel, but there follows this
difference. In the case OF the Allies
whether they obtain credit here or not
they will continue 20 purchase war mu-
nttions and tools here anyway because
his country IL practically the only
place where they can obtain such things
In proper quantities and with reason
able promptness. They will therefore
continue to send over their yellow gold
(of which they have abundance for this
purpose, and which we neither want nor
NEEDY to pay for these war munitions
which they must ave at all hazards,
nut their food supplies and the ordinary
commodities necessary for tho consump-
ton Of the civilian population will be
purchased wherever they can be obtained
on credit.
Thus the efforts Of certain hyphenated
American patriots to prevent our bank
ers from extending the proposed credit
TO the Allies would. II successful. turn
out TO have brought about a situation
exactly opposite 20 that desired BY
them. namely. a large diminu;ion OF
our trade in wheat. corn. cotton, beef,
&C.. in fact everything except war mu-
| nitions and tools; and If 1t were not
such n serious matter for the hard
working producers of this country the
laugh would be on the propa gandists
who by agitation would be responsible
for the result.
The thrifty farmers Of the middle
West whose Teutonic sy1mpath,es are
subordinate to sensitiveness OF their
pocketbook nerve should give this mat.
ter sober second thought.
WILLIAM w. CREHoRE.
NEW YoRK. September is.
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DANIELS TAKES UP /.
LABORATORY PLAN
Asks Members Of Edison Board
to Give Their Ideas on the
Institution.
HE SEEKS APPROPRIATION

wAsHINaToH, Sept, 1.-THE nr~
problem to which Secretary Daniels ha,
asked the members OF the newly created
Naval Advisory Board-the Edlsor
councll-to turn their attention 10 tina
OF providing the nav with an adequa,
laboratory for research and experlmen,a
work.
Mr.. Daniels made public tonight a
letter he has written to every memO,l
OF the board asking him to give his idea.
az TO the kind OF experimental Lab.
oratory the navy should have. Il
has requested the members to come
the FIRST meeting of the board on o.
toter G prepared to make recommends
tons.
MIR. Daniels Ia particularly anxious to
get estimates M to the amount OF monoy
needed for such n building and It's equip.
ment SO that he al prepare n recon.
mendation to Congress for an appro.
priation.
In his letter and in his comment on
the letter MIR. Daniels points out that
the navy is now poorly equipped for the
proper conduct OF the experimental and
development work which Il il constantly
carrying on. In some special lines the
navy is better equipped than any com.
merciai establishment, but in others It
is far behind in facilities FOR develop
ing It's projects and In tho Secretary o
opinion there IL a lack OF the Necessary
coordination.
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The Sccretary's Letter,

Mr.. Daniels letter follows
There is "a matter on which | par.
ticularly desire the advice OF the advisory
council of experts on invention and
which | had intended to lay before them
at the first meeting on October 6, bu,
| find IL advisable to get "A rough idea
Of the amount of appropriation needed
at M early "a date as possible.
at ia OF course obvious that upon
the Navy Department itself will fall tho
eat part OF the burden Of develop
ment boy experiment OF the various In
ventions which will be proposed from
time to time.
in the past II has been a serious
handicap to own naval experts that
proper facilities for carrying out the
work of research and experiment wers
practical the plan of utilizing TO the Vt.
most the inventive genius OF our ooun.
try for tho Improvement Of our nAH
we must largely increase tho facilities o.
the navy itself In these lines.
we have no adequate research d.
partment and 10 experimental laboratory
equipped TO meet our large needs. We
have a very modest establishment at
Annapolis which is known az tho eX.
pcrimental station. but II Is already
oyerhurdcued with routine work suca
as the testing OF Goals. the photomi.
c%roSCopic examination OF steel and iron
and the conducting of other tests o.
materials used by the navy. and there
Aio neither facilities nor room for WORK
of his kim on the scale demanded b.
new conditions.