Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
THE CLEARWATER REPUBLICAN.
P. L. CIRCUIT, Owner and Publisher.

When your flag becomes so soiled or torn or faded it is unfit for further
use, do not put it into the rag bag or throw it carelessy aside. In the army
troy it with proper respect.
The reason Spokane is not stopping the l. " W street speaking in Spokane
Spokane ponce department is tied hand " and md f at% Nv 'h the bi ih who have have
betrayed the people of Spokane into the hands of anarchists md traitors, who
are free to use the city streets to preach sedit0n and poison mems minds
against everything that a workingman should love and cherish.
The Republican will, as soon as it gets the present rush of work off is
thands, begin a series of articles dealing with the handling of our state
school funds. The public schools are being robbed of thousands of dollars
annually in interest because the constitution is ignored or violated, and
interest from school funds diverted to other channels, and lost to the school
funds. A bill to correct this abuse vas vetoed by Governor Alexander, who
has insisted on using ths. interest to pay ordinary running expenses of the
state, to the detriment Of our schools. We will try and give the first
inshlment next week. Watch for it.
The women who are making a nuisance of themselves back in Washington,
o. su &C., n0 0wl a jvS5ss FOL ps so%sn h If fs shey 0n sm n.a''s .nard it, s %o &c sn1 'nsSs
Of the sort of campaign a few well-meanng, but misguided female aghators
energy Of President Wilson and Congress, with the people striving to do their
best to !" support the nation a '~ war; s" these s ~sa get ps'" might we'll IL postpone as p@a
their campaign, and devote themselves to hoeing beans or making pajamas
postponing the day of equal suffrage in this country.
There is plenty of proof that o m of our forest fires are the work of the
vsndals destroy a thousand feet of timber labor loses several dollars, the
farmer loses to the extent of the hay and otsa n produce labor and horses
consume in its logging and manufacture, business loses something, and the
world loses the lumber. Then comes the county and the state which loses
treasury. Our public schools suffer the loss of revenue, and the world loses
forever the wealth that vanishes as the timber goes up in smoke
Is it not, therefore, a terrible calamity, a monstrous crime against all
classes of society to thus destroy natural wealth? And how terrible and
awakening to the fact that this is a government of law, where property
rights must be respected. If Uncle Sam will deal with the leaders, many
of whom are aliens, and all of whom are anarchists and subject to depma-
ton, the poor deruded dupes who are being misguided will tear up their red
carus anu go 10 WORK.
There isn't any material difference between socialists who sympahne with
and endorse NV W ism, and those who carry the red card of this anarchistc
asoer 1%s' as as ont :" no. sos me ao. a m murderer rs n o letter tina the mr
aerer. o iong has TINS government ant its people condoned anarchy under
the guise of socialism; too long have W permitted, under the guie of free
We have opened out mails and nermitted mr. most once facilities to to he
utilized by these vpers whose purpose has ever been the overthrow of our
government; W have let Emma Goldman speak and talk, and we have let
the anarchists, the rearanarchist, and the Appeal to Reason, which is
worset than anarchist, and which has done more damage and raised more
He'll than all other agencies in this country combined, carry oil their
mpa 5 OF governmental struct' wlthou any restriction or any effort
to hold them within the bounds of reason These agencies have not hestated
to teach doctrines that are springing up today under the banner of the
i.w.w. We have the wind and we are reaping the whirlwind.
The woman who refuses or neglects to give of her time and money to the
N We're o, yoa ts s s a s's a htas a es1 n arsrisS Without sG ss az sa esar an to , AmsT it or "o wa1d
be inhuman. But women of America, whether they live IN orohno or New
home duty, no personal interest, NJ social engagements, nothing that me
may want to do at this time is half SO important and vital al the work 10
being done by the Red Cross. The woman whose heart is not touched by the
spirit of the Red Cross is unnatural and hardened; more than this, let no
woman who turns a deaf ear to Red Cross work lay claim to patriotism.
ssien en zee eb aeete inference ta w IN w spirit, nd IN y fact wa between n h IS; Stacker; tt the c ,on
Stacker. Perhaps son of the orohno women have not stopped to consider
struggle. Perhaps it is tboughthssness, rather than a lack of proper
and humanity. If YOU don't know what the Red Cross is sf for Heavens sake
find out, and get busy with your needle.
It's ow evident that a breach in the Socialist party will result in the
organic ton of a new party. Many Socialists refuse to betary their country
at this time, and aren lot in sympathy with the anarchitic element that has
had long ago put a stop to the movement tending % dicredit Socialism, and
Sd kicked a the ananhstie element out ,. the party Socialism in the United
presidential election and the present crisis in the party would have been
agitators have talked Socialism aud advocated the destruction of this govern
ment; anarchists have talked Socialism and preached destruction Of life and
sympathy with the ]. w. w. and their reign Of terror, giving credence to
the general opinion that Socialism is really but ONT step removed from an
archy, astaught by Emma Goldman and her school. The wr has put mer
OF all political faiths to a testth hat is bringing the real purpose of parties to
the surface, exposing treason and disloyalty wherever it exists in the hearts
OF men ad women. In truth, these are the times that try mems souls. -
And we might add: These are times that test the loyalty and patriotism OF
the len and women of foreign birth or ancestry who have con to America
enjoying its freedom IN superior advantages. The first taste of real Liberty
end Freedom intoxicates them, and in a val for the perpetuation of Lbet.
and Freedom they would strike down a government that has sheltered ae
protected them.
Investigation brings nut the startling fact that the vast majority O
iw.w.s aren rot citizens Of this country, and many of them know nothing
about tn teachings and objects of the order except what they get from thu
leader VINO haranpu III them from soar boxes. The authorities 10 beieyt
these aliens can be &c lorted IN The ground that the teaching Of the iw.w. il
anarchttic. This seems to be a most effective solution of the trouble
Hereafter let oar immigration laws be enforced, or, if rot sufficiently rigi
to cove the ise, make hem SO. Had W Q o better stop tie influx o