Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-29

/ Early war news TINS Week was NOT
encouraging. The Geqnsa hosts
brought unprecedented pressure upon
the British army on the western front
iforeing it to give considerable ground,
in an effort to sever the line and drive
the British back te the sea. Fortunate
Nly that British line he'd, and through
! Dadlv benz has mot been broken.
Hope is now rising owing to arrival
of French reinforeements; and the
most critical peint since the war be-
gan is now being faced The destiny
.0f the world is at stake, and any day
decisive results may follow. At the
same time we must not deceive our
selves by overeonfidenee. Let it be
frankly admitted that Germany has
been immensely favored by the break
up of Russia, and the consequent re-
lease of large bodies Of German sol
ldiers. which enabled Germany to draw
freely upon Russian labor and food sup
plies. Should the enemy succeed IN
making important gains in the present
drive it will mean nothing less than a
serious proldngation of the war. But
la final German victory is imposslblei
because the world and civilization can
not and will not submit to German
ideals and domination. In. any event
it will probably fall upon us to give
1.-THE finishing stroke without delay. 1t
lis preeisely this that Germany intense'
lly fears; hence this hectic drive, this
+ supreme effort to win, before America
gets in with all its might Our efforts
70 sead men and munitions must be
/ backed up generously and promptly
!. with funds. The liberty loan must ne
heavily oversubscribed as o patriotic
:. debt to our country, to the men at the
}. front. and even on the common basis
of 4ntelligent self interest. or late
v subs.riptions have not been coming IN
!. with sufficient promptness, 1t is di1
!. lficu)t to explain this lethargy, whicf
lis probably only temporary. The re
lmairder Of the campaign must be push
v ed with growing intensity, for success
Z Iin the war depends upon successfui Il
nancing. 1t is either "bonds or pond
v age"
! Protesting Socialism
4 The war Is proving mighty central
- Iizine force in government and incus
10 try alike. The authority OF govern
:, ment has already expanded to de
r gree scarcely realized, except by cios
10 observers or those actually affectee
All Of the belligerent countries ON Dot
e sides of this struggle have in fcu
u short years plunged into degree .
socialism far beyond what the mos
70 daring idealist dreamed before Tn
d. war, As an experiment in political an
economic theories the movement
likely TO provo highly instructive. In
strong undercurrent Of socialism In IN
country and in Europe has airead
"A aroused considerable opposition. IN
~ collapse Of Russia was largely OWN
70 the disintegrating influence OF 3
y c;alism. Its sinister influences !
III Framee were early discovered az
largely eliminated. As a binaer 7,
ag cether of nations or preventative
MT war, it entirely failed in IVA.
'd- Greah Britain there is already o 7
~ action against the socialist DRIFT, al
hoth capital and labor are signing +
rs, greater freedom in the management
III their own affairs. capital protes
ac- AGAINST restrictions upon ehterpras
ira while labor has no relish for restrai
'ho upon its right to secure the nose "a
lnt orable wages and working conui'io
ne obtainable. Were 1t not for the o
uccencies of war, there would DC
7 etrong rcaesyon in Great Brita
ND ag,inst excessive government eontr
en-. Must be Unscrambled
y How far this would go, it is impos
Bile to say, for some Of the huge ind'
in trial omelets created since the /"
bly, could not be unscrambled in any eve
+, Tbe same is true here also. Soclaii
l. 40 strong as ever among the une'
Gated classes; but labor IS suspicl'
& Of a system OF vague and untrieu Pr
- iaea which destroy its freedom
= choice. while capital shics at the sn'
'S owv theories of an impossible utop
\ War is furthermore creating SGT
of aietators, not only in military
fo;r, hut in all branches Of indust
Tbe allies now have single minti
hood Our own government, the gre
est renubic in the world, has pla'
lmOre power III ihs h",'US "a
than any nation Jpn the world.
have our dietators, big and li'tie,
Food fuel. railroads, manutaetar'
commerce. etc. and the last move,
excellent epe by the way, IS 70 p
Mr. Schwab in supreme contioi
II ah;nbnilding. All this is admirapie
o"'p ~ar measure. and will bring
II needed efficiency in the shortest "
II When peace comes and the era o.
e,hstrIction begins there is no aV
tbat many Of the new methods Wlil
ratoined and that not o few OF tne
aardod IDEAS will never be restoi
:" - Combination to Come
r;aoinnati this week the fore
trade council Of the United states,
organization Of leading manuiactsu'
on1 exporters for the purposes ol
J Elm trade. held it's annual convent
\ T5e,o was much significance n
meeting; for the United states Is
ti6cd 10 very shortly greatly exp
its foreign commerce pGncenVn'
eombinatiou and co-operau,on sFe
order of the day ~ Great bflt'.h
n Germany They must Likewise
4 1'o uoH.bwords OF the United Pr
ltbonab doub less each country VIII
,,Iy fbegc IDEAS in different ways
n varying degrees. in all turee .,iI n
tries period Of reeonstFuellVh ~ :,
mediately follow the war IN us 1nis =
y trv a mass Of existing legisias,on
uedoifbtedly be swept ASIDE. Man,