The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-14
PRESIDENT WILSON'S TRIP.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S TRIP.
The Yakima Republic is one of the
ablest edited newspapers in the state OF
Washington. 1t is strongly republican in
politics and has always supported the
republican ticket and has always stood
for republican principles, but it does not
stand for nor indorse attempts of re-
publican politicians of small callibre in
trying to discredit President Wilson at
the time when he should have the solid
recent issue the Yakima Daily Repub-
lie says, editorially:
Whatever may be the opinions of in
dividual citizens or public men about the
wisdom or expediency of the presidents
European trip, there is no necessity for
such outbursts in the national Legislative
body as that of Senator Sherman of Hi
nois Also, it is unseemly and wrong for
partisans in congress to say or to do
anything that may embarrass the ex-
ecutive while he is abroad. Unquestion-
ably the great majority of the people
think Mr.. Wilson should have stayed at
the national capital during the peace con-
ference, and that the interests of the
United States there should have been
left to a delegation of able men selected
by him to look after them but since he
has seen fit to handle the matter in
another way as he had right to do,
bis colleagues in the government should,
appearances, withhold their comments
and Keep themselves in readiness to CO.
operate with him SO far as that is pos
s1ble to secure right settlement of the |
peace questions. The position of Minor
Ity Leader Mann of the house in this
matter is dignified and commendable.
He does not offer any of the criticisms
he might properly offer on the stump in
! political campaign. He says what he
ought to say as an American statesman:
l am not IN favor of any action intend
ID to embarrass the president The
COUNTRY will have no occasion to be
shamed of Mr.. Mann. It has to admit
hat the gatherings of Sherman are not
pit to increase the respect in which our
emocratic system is held III Europe"
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THE FARMERS UNION.
The report recently published in this :
aper of what the Farmers union has
,complished should be encouraging to ;.
lie members of that excellent order !,
hIch has done so much to improve !,
'clal and business conditions of the 4
rner The union is a strong organiza- ::
on, based on the proper foundation. :,
at of improving the lot of the farmer
ld putting him in closer touch with the
snness world. 1t is doing a great and 6,
'od work. -.
1t is the direct opposite of the non fl
rtizan league, organized by unscru- de
lous politicians for selfish purposes. ga
'e later is Il purely political organiza- M
II, ITS object being to estrange the m;
ner from all other classes. to make N,
] to arouse class hatred Its aim is 70
1tlcal, and it was organized and is rir
rated not for the broad purpose of
proving conditions on the farm and
king better homes and better market be
ditions, but for the sole purpose of COY
Inshrng few unscrupulOus men good iot
ltions at high salaries. the money to 1t
nee 1t being furnished by the farmers the
he writer was for years a member citi
he Farmers union and has attended the
~ of its conventions including meet
J of the locals, state, district and |
nty conventions. He always found cert
meetings harmonious and the adj wit
'ses calculated to spur the farmers to nou
er things and to help conditions on will
farm free
{ also attended many meetings of Will
nonpartizan league and has never at COW
ed one of these in which the
esscs were not intended to stir up K
rness among the farmers against deco
Y other class and inspire hatred and the
tisfaction. There is vast differ tube
between the two organizations One JON
N by the farmers for the farmers.
other is run by selfish politicians for III
own benefit, and nothing else. gave
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The ELEVENTH HOUR. accel
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