The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-28

had been thoroughly discussed ant
every detail of the situation studied
If people will just take the time ano
trouble to think seriously and un-
prejudicedly about it they will know
that the school board, the health
board and the physicians have nc
selfish motive in taking this step
that they have nothing personal to
gain by it.
The step was taken because it was
believed to be the best thing for the
people as a whole; because it was be-
lieved that it would save lives and
would result in stamping out the
dread disease sooner than by any
other method The work of the school
board and the health board is diff
cult at all times and especially so
now Their task is a thankless one.
They are working without pay for the
general good and they antagonize
many interests.
If we will just stop to think and
do it honestly, we will realize that if
we complain against this step it is
wholly from a selfish motive on our
part. Our complaint will be based
upon our own selfish viewpoint or be-
cause it interferes with our own per-
sonal interests.
Let US all try to put away selfish
interests and look at the matter in
the broader sense of public good and
then let US, one and all, cooperate
with the health board, obey every rule
and try to have Moscow free of the
disease by the time set for the reopen
ing of the university and public
schools.
Washington, Oregon and Idaho are
completely controlled by the repub-
Leans, with the single exception that
Washington has democratic COVER
nor, who has two years yet to serve,
but the legislature of that state is
overwhelmingly republican. The dem
ocrats will certainly not be blamed
for any bad legislation in the three
states mentioned during the next two
years. The republicans have grand
chance to make record and they
ought to make it in these three states.
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The announcement of the British
admiralty that every German war
ship showing the red flag will be
sunk and the crew executed will have
a good effect. The fact that the |
British admiralty is in position to
make good the threat will have a
tendency to bring the red flag adj
herents to their senses. They will
find that fighting British warships
is quite different from fighting I'M
armed civilians and killing women
and children.
Twelve Bolsheviki leaders who
opened the Jail and released a lot of
political prisoners at Omsk, Russia,
we're promptly executed. That is the
way the Bolsheviki have been treat ,
ing all of their opponents, executing
as high as 500 at one time, for no
except that they did not ac- I
,ept the Bolsheviki program Hang {
ng is what 80 per cent of the Boil G
'heviki in Russia and every other S
country deserve. O
Every Bolsheviki advocate caught 2
n the United States should be sent
o Russia and compelled to live in
hat country at least 10 years. We =
annot understand why these people, 4
they think the Bolsheviki doctrines d
nd government are best, do not make t,
rush for the only country in which II
hey are in control fl
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Bolsheviki agitators made a dem d
nstration in front of the American Sc
cation at Petrograd and demanded OF
le release of Mooney, the San Fran 9
SEQ anarchist, charged with the pre- =.
aredness day bomb murders. That n
light to be enough evidence to hang m
ooney. sh
The Bolsheviki has been trying to b
axe peace terms with the allied ma In
ons but cannot, secure recognition
he allies might reply in the language
Maurice Purlmutter: GAS for me fr'
u don't exist and never did," ~ =,
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1t took President Wilson, Lloyd "
'orge and Secretary Balfour almost ~
e third as long to decide the worlds an
ace terms as it took the Moscow
1ool board to decide whether to Ze
en- the high school next Monday. col
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We wonder how much money could Vii
raised for the Y. NJ C. A. now if abb
rive were made before that organi- Ge