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ever before. has come at last TO realise
that Japan can never be truly great
and independent military nation until
she has achieved financial Independence.
The militarists are ready, therefore.
tc exert the utmost effort and to fly In
the face Of every diplomatic agreement
II at might interfere with their plans.
in order to bring about a situation
whence they hope to achieve this finan-
Their case with regard to iron Is
even more desperate. There simply are
no iron deposits In japan proper which
are capable Of furnishing anything like
a supply adequate to meet the national
For a nation OF peaceful proclivities
and intentions the situation would not
be hopeless by any means. Such a ma
ton could always secure a sufncient
supply Of iron from abroad. But that
would never do for a nation that has
unbridled military aspirations.
Great World War.
Japan can never reconcile herself TO
depending on other countries for tho
iron that is absolutely essential to her
military designs. II might be that she
would become involved in a quarrel with
the very nation from which she drew
her supply, and at the first sign OF
trouble that supply would be cut Off.
She might be able to endure the stop
page of the iron supply for a time, SO
far az II affected her commercial ano
Industrial interests. But the naval and
ordnance supply must be assured De-
yond the possibility IT question.
II Japan ia really to prepare FOR the
last great world war. that between the
white and yellow races. she must DE
able to build her own ships complete
without question of securing the least
article OF supply from abroad. She
must have iron and steel In whatever
quantity she desires. and must nave II
available at all times.
She must be able to make all heI
1 own guns and other ordnance supplies
and she must make them In Quantitiet
| far beyond the widest dreams OF hei
Ipresent day iron men.
| These are facts that the militarist,
recognize. and here in Peking there II
securing independent supplies o.
money and iron that lies at the bot
tom OF Japan's demands upon China.
Necessity For Iron.
The necessity for iron Is so compel
ling that Japan has been willing ever
to invade the rights and the spher'
of interest OF her ally, Great Britain
| China has iron in plenty and abun
dance Of coal in close proximity t
the iron, But the chief deposits o
each, and the chief establishment
where iron in quantity has beer
tse valley. This is the region whicl
japan has specifically recognized b,
Agreement and by treaty with Grea
Britain as being the special Britisl
Interest in China.
] She Is bound by svs-~ tie that dip
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NATIONAL GUARD PROBLEMS

Criticism of the War Depart
ment's proposed reorganization Of
the District National Guard sug-
gests how badly that body needs re-
organization. One critic points out
that enlistment in the guard is far
different matter than enlistment In
the regular army. The guardsmen,
he notes, join companies largely for
personal association, and he believes
the separation Of friends and the
breaking of cliques will be disas-
trous.
To the military official this sort of
comment simply will be a confession
of need for more rigid discipline.
Many men with military experience
who have the interests Of the guard
at heart have pleaded for more at
tention to military aspects and less
to the social phases. These officers
have pointed out that a national
guard organization is neither a gen.
tlemen's club nor a social fraternity
Men in the ranks of the guard
and citizens of the District in gen.
eral, will welcome the plans of the
War Department to make here q
model for similar organizations in
the States. With the best military
experts at hand such steps should
have been taken long ago. But il
is always to be borne in mind that
the guard must be made attractive
to the men or they will not enlist
and will not re-enlist. Enlistment il
voluntary, and the most rigorous
sort of discipline, applied with {
view to producing the highest eff
cheney, might defeat its own end b!
making it yet more difficult to Sc
cure men for the ranks. The prob
lem of the guard, here, in short, /!
exactly like the same problem II
other communities; and it's root
are in the anomalous character o.
the organization, which is partl!
military but inevitably must also b.
in part social.
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THIS BAD BASEBALL. SEASON

Not even excepting the disastrous
year of 1914, the present season is
thus far showing itself the worst
baseball epoch in the history of the
modern, modernly organized game.
The attendance has fallen off in a
distressing fashion, and interest
with it. All parts Of the country
make the same general report.
Various explanations are offered,
chief among. them that the baseball
war and Inauguration Of the Federal
League has given the community too
much baseball, diffused the interest
and minimized local pride in the
teams. Without doubt this factor
has been important; but there seems
to be another explanation for part
of the misfortunes of the national
game.
The people who 60 to baseball
games are those who have the leis-
ure, at the right time Of day, to 60.
Now, the man who goes to the ball
park pulls down his desk top for the
day and quits business. He goes to
the game because 1t interests him
more than any other pastime. But
more and more, he isn't going there.
He climbs into his motor for a trip
In the country, or he drives out to
the links for an afternoon of golf,
providing his own exercise instead
Of making the hired men on the dia-
mond a vicarious sacrifice to his
interest" in athletics. Perhaps he
plays tennis, which Is having a great
vogue now. At any rate, there is nc
need to present testimony that more
and more people of adult age are
taking a personal interest in games;
going in for athletics on their owr
account, as the English do. It is q
good thing for the people who do it
even if it is rough on business en-
terprise that has built bigger colo.
seums than Rome knew, assuming
that the public's interest in base.
ball would be permanent.
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consider S125,000 too mucl. to pay
some years ago fo- the English
Derby winner Ard Patrick. He was
bought at the suggestion Of the re-
nowned expert Count Lehndorf,
and was obtained for the sole pur-
pose of improving the quality of
the general horse product at Grad
itz.' 1t is stated that he was bred
for years to cold-blooded mares ex-
clusively, and that his service fee
was less than IS of our money.
Austria Hungary has perhaps
more horses in the stud than any
other nation, and it is an open secret
that she is at present horsing Ger
many's cavalry as well as her own.
France had a goodly supply of cav
airy remounts when the war began,
thanks to the wisdom Of those in
control of her horse breeding inter-
ests, and she is supplementing these
by purchases in the United States
and the Argentine. Great Britain
has commandeered every hunter in
the British Isles, and has now fallen
back for supplies upon the colonies
and this country. Italy and Russia,
each with a greater liking for the
trotter than the thoroughbred, have
some good horses of both breeds,
and have thus been able to send a
fair type to the front.
The life of horse at the firing
line is estimated at ten days, and
in every land the appeal is going
forth to stimulate the breeding in
dustry, and as q result thorough
breds are going through the elimi-
mating process on most Of the race
courses in Europe. The weakling
that falters when the struggle is
most furious is discarded, while his
lion hearted brother goes to the
stud, where the glory Of his speed,
courage, bottom and soundness has
chance to reproduce itself.
There are those who see q tre-
mendous' benefit for the horse breed
er and farmer Of the United States
as a result of the war. They have
already sold upward Of three-quar-
ters, Of a million horses for foreign
account, and with European stocks
nearing depletion it is only natural
to look for more extensive purchases
when hostilities are ended. There
is some opinion that our own supply
of horses Of the type Europe wants
is getting low. Trouble with Mexico
would still further reduce the mum.
Der, and they are pleading for 9
greater stimulus to the breeding in,
dustry
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A BLOW AT THE CENSOR

,,- Lately the Northcliffe papers in
England, notably the London Times,
have unsparingly criticised Earl
Kitchener for his failure to provide
the British expeditionary forces in
France with adequate ammunition,
holding him responsible for the fail
ure of General French to follow up
his advantages at Neuve Chapelle
and for the inability Of the English
forces to arrest promptly the more
recent German drive in the vicinity
Of Ypres.
; The Times also has made vigor-
Gus attacks upon the British CEN
sorship, charging 1t with the most
unreasonable suppression Of harm
less news, and alleging that, by
withholding the truth from the peo-
pie the campaign for enlistments in
the army was not as successful as
It otherwise would have been. Re-
Gently the Times published an ar
ticle contributed by a military writer
In which the assertion was made
that France had called out her last
reserves and that the French were
displeased with having to bear the
brunt Of the fighting and England's
failure to provide her full quota Of
men for the front.
Thereupon the government hailed
the Times into court, charging, un-
der the defense Of the realm act,
that the newspaper had given infor-
nation and comfort TO the enemy,
notwithstanding that the purpose
for which the article was published
was to stimulate recruiting in Eng
land. The Times pleaded that the
substance of the article had been
published before and with the official
sanction of the French government,
whereupon the action was dismissed
The result of the trial means more
than a vindication of the Times. 1t
is a blow to the censorship, which
often has been rigid to The degree
Of Stiffness, and caused the country
to sleep in false security. What
England needs to be told is not, as
her censors would have it, that the
British armies are advancing victor.
iously, but that they are being held
at bay while the Germans are
sweeping another foe backward al
if struck by a tidal wave, and thai
these Germans presently will return
to the western front to let loose &
like movement against the alliec
lines there. She needs to be con
vinced that all the resources and en-
ergies Of the British empire must b,
mobilized in order not merely to re
pei an attack in the west, but to pre-
vent the conquest of England. Ant
there is no better way to convinc,
the people of these things than I,
give them the truth, which has 6,
long been denied to them. 1t is jus
this service that the London Times
in common with the rest of the Eng
lish press, would perform, and TO
which the Times has been unsuc
cessfully prosecuted. The censor
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Tomorrow.

Art exhibition. st. Ceciiia's Academy, all day.
Celebration Of birthday anniversary Of JEFF
ferson Davis, Camp No. Ill, u. c. ", Me
mortal Hail. 1922 Vermont avenue north
Meeting. Chamber of Commerce. in head
Porch party, Aid Association for the Blind
at Home for the Blind. 1850 r street north
Concert. Engineer Band. Lincoln Park. 7:Si
Entertainment. Brookland ,Brotherhood, Lord
Memorial Hail. Brookland, s p. m.
Meeting, Missionary Society Of Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational Church, In church.
Meeting. District Suffrage League. Peoples
Forum. p. m.
Recital, pupils Of the Maryland School for
the Blind Columbia Theater, 4:30 p. m.
Meeting, Companions of the Forest Of Amer
lea. banquet hall Raleigh, 10 a, m:
ment events-sigms Phi Epsilon dance.
Theta Delta Chi dance. senior play.
Masonio-Aoacia- No. ls; Takorna, No. 2s;
Mount Horeb. No. Z. Royal Arch Masons.
Eyanselist Chapter, Rose Croix. Scottish
! odd Fsllows-Amity. No. n: Washington.
No. 9! Golden Rule. No. n; Fred d. Stuart.
Encampment.
Knights Of Pythias---webster. No 7; Excel
| sior. No. IA Capital, No "a; Myrtle. No. 26:
| headquarters.
woodmen Of the world-old Glory Camp. No
81 Mount Vernon Grove. No. 9. Ladies'
| Circle.
United Spanish War vet.rans-col. James 8.
| Petit Camp. No. s.
National Union-HeadQusrters open.
| knights Of Columbus-washington Council.
| Royal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Council.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

A horse only lasts week on the
firing front, which is longer than
his hide lasts with Ty Cobb or Hans
Wagner at the bat.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07
Plans Drawn Up for
New Surveying Ship

Plans and specifications for a new
surveying vessel for the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. for which $4,000 Is
available. are being prepared at the
Department Of Commerce and will be
sent to prospective bidders July L
The vessel will be named the Sui :
veyor. and will be used on the coast
OF Alaska
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Although not possessing .the ad-
vantages offered by a capable dip
lomatic corps, the Piutes manage to
stir up little trouble now and then
barehanded.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

Some evidence that the King Of
Italy is grooming himself to make a
race for popular support against
Albert of Belgium. They're a real
pair.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

Building commissioners can soon
expect a complaint from the Sultan
relative TO poor exit facilities from
the theater of war.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

Science may have given US the
wireless telegraph and the wireless
telephone, but she will never provide
the political party without wires.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

Senior Carranza should institute a
suit charging Uncle Samuel with en-
deavoring to ALLEVIATE Mexico's
young Affections.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN'
Director.
March, "Picadore' .sousa
Overture, THE Italian in Algiers'
Rossini
Song for cornet, The Rosary
Zimmerman
Musician William T. Davis
Selection, The Pink Lady, .Caryh
Maxixe, "Bregerro" ...... Nazareth
Russian Folk Songs. "Reminiscences
Of Russia .................. Tooani
Valse Hesitation. Enchanted
Nights" ..............,...,..'... Moret
Finale, when It's Nighttime in
Dixieland' ................... Snyder
THE star-spangled Banner
BY the Fifth Cavalry Band at
At Franklin Park, 1880 p. m.
w. ]. CAIN. Chief Musician.
March. Belle OF Chicago. .sousa
Overture, Hungarian Comedy"
Keler-Bala
(a) Romance, Bright Star OF
Hope" "...,.............,. HaleNey
tb) "Minuet" "............. Paderewski
Melodies from THE Girl OF My
Dreams ..........,.....''' t1oso
Waltz, Invitation la Valse' Weber
Selection. Operate Masterpieces
Safranek
Caprice, Hearts Message"
Santelmann
Melodies from Remick's Hits, No.
. 10 '''.'''''.''''''' '''''''' 4@o''fN
Finale. Miss Trombone Fillmore
''The Star-Spangled Banner
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ship ought not to be abolished, but
under its past management it has
aroused the derision of the world.
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MANY EVENTSL|STED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments to
Be Held in Every Section Of
City by Various Societies.
Today.

Art exhibition. St. Cecilia's Academy. all
Registration for Companions of the Forest Of
Target practice. Home Club shooters. Cen
csncsst. sl:ss htl 5. Solder. Home Band. band
Meeting. committee of trade organizations for
July Fourth celebration. District Building.
Meeting, Vaughn Class Club of Calvary Bsp-
tist Church, In church. D. m.
"esI Ssraae. % home Of John Hadley Doyle, sois
o street northwest, 3 p. m.
Annual outing; a Kssns om Council Knight. Of
Seventh street wharf at 10 a. m. and and
Lecture. y 3. 'Harnessins tn. Fore. of Heredity,"
hoed Of Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. in church. g. p. m.
tsxicsb companies, Public Utnitiss Gom-
Meeting, Monday Evening Club. Y. M C. A.
a't'ns of sns EsscS u LSya women, % 'f Is T.ass
opsnin. nSrss's Ss a, g. ASan summer School for
Sunday School Worker. Washinston Co
shsera1 as.ss;,oa c,Sss s,s e. o0nf'r'n0'' $50
Al Fresco Pleasantly Of Mt. Pleasant cit-
gems. Association. a2s Ninetssnth street
George cor washington University commencement
events-Recepuon 70 graduates by Rear Ad-
miral Charles Herbert Stockton. U. 8. N,
and Mrs Stockton. Washington Club 17ol
street northwest, 8 to 7 p. m; Chi Omega
alumnas banquet. and Theta Delta Chi
graduate smoker
Meeting board Of governors of the Retail
Merchants Association. in headquarters. /
Concert. Fifth Cavalry Band. Franklin Park.
1:80 p. m.
French, No. Is; Anacostia, No. q; Pental-
pha, No 20; Mount Pleasant, No: -; Ia
| koma, No. 70; Orient, No. s: Knights Tenn
| plar; Almas Temple, ceremonial, National
Rides Academy; Ruth. No. ], Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Union, No: II; Beacon, No. -
| Langdon. No. 26: Ruth Lodge, No. 2: Ma.
omi Lodge, No. l, Rebekahs.
Knights OF Pythias-Amaranth. No. -; Cen
| tury No. 30: annual meeting Of stockhold
| ers of Knights of Pythias Hall Association
| woodmen Of the World-Alpha Camp. No. /
| National Union-Potomac Council.
| Modern woodmen of America-West End
| Camp. No. 12oss.
Daughters OF Amerioa-American Flag Coun'
nN
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Amusements.

National-''The Fortune Teller" Sis p. m.
Columbia-''The Gingerbread Man sis p. m.
Polfs-"Kitty Mackay,.' 2:2o and $40 p. m.
B. r. Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:ls and s:l5 p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, continuous.
Crandall' l's-Photoplays IL O. m. TO II .. m.
Strand-Photoplays II a. m. TO IL p. m.
Garden-Photoplays, IL .. m. to IL p. m.
Glen Echo-Outdoor amusemeuts. all day and
evening.
Marshall Hall-outdoor amusements. all day
and evening.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07
Concerts Today
BY u. S. Soldiers Home Band. at
$40 p. m.

JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN'
Director.
The Washington times., 1915-06-07

By the Fifth Cavalry Band at
At Franklin Park, 1880 p. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
False Alarm Turned In.

The fire bell, changing out the
number Il, aroused many people
from peaceful slumber about mid
night Saturday and sent the firemen
to the federal building where it was
discovered that smudge pot had led
to the turning in of the alarm. Pass
ersby seeing the smoke, thought the
building was afire and lost no time
in calling the department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Until Dronlh Come

Having been arrested a number Of
times Of late for being drunk on the
streets. J. f. Thomas, a Canadian In
dian, will have no further opportu-
nifty of indulging berore the saloons
go out Of existence. Brought before
Judge Fitz Gerald THIS morning again
he was told that he would have to
remain in Jail until New Years day.
Three other drunks paid five dollars
each this morning ana a drunk and
disOrderly paid ten dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Rcnnctt and Mascott to MIL

Jockey Bennett Of s'endleton, ban-
tamweight champion of the north
west, and Bill Mascot of Portland
will meet in the ring again tomorrow
evening in Portland. This will be
their third bout, the Wwo former ones
having been staged here. Their first
meeting was a draw and in the Sec
ond Bennett got the decision. BeH-
nett is 81 years old and has fought
100 battles Mascot is a kid Of 20
Just breaking into the profe sional
game
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Greeks sending MoneN Home.

Good coin of the realm will be the
Christmas present received in Greece
by the relatives of local Greeks. Many
of them appeared Saturday at the Of
flee Of the American Express Co. and
almost swamped the employees by
their applications to send money to
the old country which, though not
a participant as yet in the European
war, is suffering mucn from it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Air Current From Deep We'll.

A peculiar phenomenon is report
ed by J E. Smith, well known drill
er who has just completed drilling a
720 foot well on the Fanshier place,
eight and a half miles southwest OF
Pendleton. He states that at times a
heavy current of air rushes up from
subterranean depths and that there
is enough force to it to blow sack
into the air This phenomenon only
occurs at intervals. At other times
the flow Of water is strong.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20

Anticipating more or less disorder
ly conduct on New Years eve as the
saloons gasp their last, Chief of Po-
lice Manning is planning to put on
a number of extra police for duty
that evening, He does not wish to
interfere with anyones good time but
declares the celebrators must make
a distinction between fun and disor-
derly conduct
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20

The eleven year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs James Beard was quite severely
injured Saturday afternoon when he
fc1 10 the pavement from the back
of a horse which he was riding. He
had been galloping along the road
from the state hospital and when the
horse struck the pavement it slipped
and threw the boy Though no bones
were broken, It is feared he sustained
internal injuries. His temperature is
pretty high today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Fine Catch of steclheads.

In the La Dow windows today are
SIX large steelhead trout caught yes
terday by Fred Fullington, engineer
OF the motor car, near Umatilla. Five
OF them are more than two feet in
length and the largest of his catch he
save away in Umatilla. He caught
them with spoon hooks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Pillar Is Being Tiled.

One of the supporting pillars in
the lobby of the hotel st, George is
being tiled by workmen today. The
tiles will run up even with the tilins
around the walls of the lobby and
the remainder will be set with mir.
rors 1t will be an attractive i'm
provement when completed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20

County Fish and Game association
and w. w. Hoch, a member of this as
sociation and also of the Roundup
Gun club, went down for the meet
ing and Secretary c. X. Cranston OF
the Commercial association who was
formerly chairman Of the state fish
and game association, was In Portland
enroute home from San Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Committees Meet ronlcht

The committees recently appointed
to make plans for Il Coffee Club or
Community House for the winter
will meet tonight at o'clock in the
council chamber Of the city hall and
all those who are interested in the
matter are requested to be present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Indians Prepare for CHRISTMAS,

The Indians of the Tutuilla church
are preparing for a Christmas cele-
bration and yesterday appointed a
committee, consisting of Parsons Mo-
tanic, Rev J. NJ. Cornelison. Annie
Wannassay and Emma Barnhart. to
purchase presents to help out Santa
Claus in making the Indian children
happy on Christmas The committee
will be in tomorrow to make the pur-
chases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Chinook Melts Snow.

A strong chinook wind which he
gan late yesterday afternoon and
blew on into the night took away
most of the snow which had laid on
the ground for several days. The snow
melted rapidly under the warm
breeze and little remained this morn
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
AtIendcd snortsmcn,s MeetIng.

Umatilla county was represented by
five men at the annual convention Of
sportsmen in Portland during the
weekend. Marion Jack, member Of
the state fish and game commission,
Game Warden George Tonkin. Presi-
dent W. n. Matlock Of the Umatilla
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
VIII EIert Trustees

The members of the Associated
Charities will meet tomorrow even
ing at 1880 o'clock in the council
chamber at the city han for the pur-
pose of electing trustees of the or
ganization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
nies AZ state Hospital.

John F. Cadle, IS years old died
at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital
on Saturday five hours after he had
been admitted to the institution from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-20
Raggod seven Ducks.

Or. David B. Hin and John Mann
ley, Jr, went down to Nolin yester-
day and succeeded in oagging seven
ducks.