Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16

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Grated at Arrowrock and Diversion to ,
supply all the people OF Boise City and
Ada county. These statements are |
based on correspondence with the rec
lamation service.
These parties tell me that all efforts
to get the city council to act have met
with utter failure. Are Bosses coun-
cilmen afraid of the power companies?
Are they afraid that the cost of living
might be reduced?
l have been shown a letter from the
department in Washington, in which
1t is plainly stated that whenever Boise
City officially applies for a lease. the
application will be granted. This let
ter is two years old. Why hasn't some
thing been done? This letter further
states that IL application is made be-
fore the dam is completed, the recla-
nation service will gladly install the
power plant and lease same to the
city for term OF ten years. When the
Ferris bill becomes a law, the term of
such a lease can be extended to so
years.
Let us try to effect an organization
of farmers and residents of Boise City
to wage a campaign of education and
/ 1deavor to get the city council to act
III this matter.
C. P. ALLEN,
Farmer and member of State Grange.
Preparedness.
Sunday Capital News: Surely It is
very remarkable that we, the United
States of America, having been so seri-
ously unprepared to defend ourselves
against foreign attack, are still on the
map and intact. To even a casual OBJ
server it must appear, without investi :
eating very extensively, that we are
beyond doubt more or less unprepared
to face a modern foe, at least of any
size, and we should, Is it is conceded
on every hand, materially strengthen
our coast defenses and continue 10
strengthen our navy. But above all Il
seems that the training of military Off
GERS is of as much II not more of fac
tor in our plans for preparedness. Al
of these matters should be worked ou
along sane lines for 1t might be TIM
because of the heat of the great wal
across the sea we have unduly excited
ourselves, as some writer's have sug.
gested that after the war closes som,
Of the great powers may come Owe
and make a laughing stock of on,
Monroe Doctrine.
Even If the war would stop toda.
there would be no danger of any az
gression on us from that source 70
many, many years to come, for the
have had all the war they want b.
: now. But the war is not over yet, an
as II looks will not be for some tim
to como, am very sorry to say. Their
seems TO be no middle ground on whic
these nations can meet to adjust thei
difficulties. England (the other nation
are only cats paws to England) want
to crush German militarism. German
claims England is practicing militar
ism on the high seas and hampers he
Il in her trade expansion. England ha
made q great to do because German
overrun Belgium, when she Is dom
the same thing to Greece. Each sid
is fighting to crus'l the other. There
= no middle way in sight and 1t would b
4 useless as yet to try TO mediate be
4 tween them.
A time will come when they ar
ready, that is when they have fougf
long enough for human nature is abor
the same as 1t has been from the be
II ginning of history.
Pharaoh would not listen to the er
treaties Of Moses to let the Israelite
IL depart, but one morning he found til
archangel had slain his first born, an
then he was ready and willing to mall
u the concessions: and so 1t will be wit
l. the nations over there. When crepe
: at every door and misery and priva
/ ton all over the land then. and on
) then, will they be willing to make cor
er cessions, one to the other. At thu
~ time it should be plain to both side
"a that lasting peace would be of inflni
more value to any and all concernC
OF than some advantage that some matte
lie might have over another in militai
I'D strength. And this position seems
Sc give hope in the dim future for un
I'd ted Europe, or in other words for di
~ armament. 1t is a big hope, but
le there any other way that can bril-
l. lasting peace, for which each si'
~ claims it is fighting7
or Should this millennium come to pas
at which can only be brought abo
ID. through great tribulation, then lar
er armies will disappear from the face
ed the earth, and this will have a bearil
as of the necessity of preparedness.
N A. JACOBSON.
v Payette, Jan. 10, 1915.
Ike
I'D Boosting War Sentiment.
n Sunday Capital News Why is