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Evening journal., 1919-07-14
THE HONEST COURSE
llFrom the,New York Tribune.) J

The desirabnty and the need Of
league Of nations are not under debate
and attempts to make the contrary ap
pear are deceptive \ long line o.
American statesmen, including leaders o.
every party, and an equally long lin,
of public acts and declarations have de
fined the national policy and established
a national tradition in favor Of maxi
mum arrangements TO limit armaments
! TO arbitrate international differences
and TO systematic a concert OF nations
No Longer ago than 1916 Congress. by
practically unanimous vote, authorized
The President to invite the nations TO a
conference TO consider organized peace.
Conspicuous in urging the creation Of
"a new international order have been
leaders Of the Republican party. Sew
ard, Fish, Evarts. Gresham, Hay, Root
and Knox, as Secretary OF Slate. have
strongly promoted projects looking TO
1t, md have had the hearty support of
their Presidents, not excepting Mckinley
and Roosevelt. Closing his address TO
the second Hague conference. Joseph II
Choate sad Let US unite on this great
pacific measure and satisfy the world
that this second conference really in
tends that hereafter peace and not war
shall be the normal condition Of civilized
nations"
The conviction that a league is neces-
sary has been greatly strengthened and
energized by the events Of the last five
years. The New York Republican con
vntion of 1918 emphatically declared
Tor the organization OF a league and for
our entry therein. If the question were
now submitted, no major party and
probably no minor one. would uphold
the negative. Senators johnson and
PondeNter, not TO speak of Senator's
Lodge and Knox, are not opposed 10 a |
aeague and often have 50 declared
What is under debate is. first wheib- |
er particular agreement drawn al Paris |
which pretends to embody the league /
principle, is worth adherng to. and. |
second. II there is adhesion what in
terpretative reservations are wise IN
protect this cOuntry's liberty of action
1870 W AAttttAN 90 AiiNNeNADlt % IO0Eg /
against It charge Of treaty breaking.
or these two questions the first af- /
ter a period Of some doubt. seems prac-
tically disposed Of A majority of the
senate has apparently concluded that
the covenant meagre as it is, is worth
ratliying; that in providing for period
ic conferences. by furnishing a form Of
organization, even though the organiza-
tlon has little independent power. and
by using this organization as a commit
tee to discharge certain administrative
lutles IN connection with the application
OF the peace, there are gains. The Sen
ate majority indicates its desire to pre-
serve all the affirmative good which is in
the covenant and 10 allow il full oppor-
tunity TO develop usefulness. Il favors
reservation, but reservation. 10 is scarce
ly necessary to point out implies a con
current ratillcation-in the present in
stance an acceptance Of the proposed
league in so far as It is substantive
The debate thus further narrovs 10
the issue Of what interpretatiye reserya-
lions are now required. Concerning this
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a there is a rapid approach toward. agree
. ment. It is generally recognized tha
the Monroe Doctrine, whose status /
+ left in some doubt, must be deGnitel
+ reavcwed; that notice must be givel
J that the covenant will not be construe,
by us as pledging our participation il
! every petty squabble or as guaranteeing
every existing national boundary: tina
should we wish TO Withdraw from tn,
agreement, we and not others. must b,
the judge Of whether our obligation.
have been respected language now
permitting a majority of the covenant
council to deny US the right OF with
drawal, which is nominally conceded. by
voting us in contempt.
Touching these matters the discussion
has taken peculiar turn. II is denied
That the Monroe Doctrine is impaired or
That we are committed 10 unwilling par
ticipation in wars. or that we guaran-
tee national boundaries, or that there is
any real limitation 10 the right of free
Withdrawal. The controversy is thus be-
tween those who hold certain things
should be made explicit and those who
hold ahey are already implied. As Ger
tam animal Is said TO cut its own throat
when swimming, so the opponents CT
reservation seem TO cut the throat OF
their own argument when they assert
That the agreement comes to the same
thing whether or not reservations are
made.
The residue Of the debate is as TO
whether other nations will so object 70
our reservations as to withdraw or
withhold ratification, at a cost of pro-
longing the period Of nominal war Not
a shred Of evidence is furnished that
they Will Even now arrangements are
being made to lift blockades and TO re-
sumo trade. Our State Dept. il is said
VIII make formal announcement with
in fOrty-eight hours Of the resumption
or commercial relations with Germany
II we say we shall cOnstrue the coven.
ant as outlined in a ratification resolu-
tion, we may expect a tacit assent such
as met our reservations to the Hague
and Algeciras treaties. No formalitv Is
required. as Henry w. Taft admitted in
a recent article. Reservations by us do
not require other countries to accent
them as the true ones-they are merely |
binding on our courts and set forth the |
way we understand the covenant.
No persuasive reason has yet been pro
duced as to why any one should object |
to the proposed reservations. What life
the league has it would still have. The |
league would still be a going concern. !
for no one would reserve" against nam |
ing representatives., or the assemblige
OF The conferences, or the performance |
Of the administrative acts laid on the
leagues council. The league NvouIu
function under one kind Of ratification
as freely as under the other. The only
difference would be that our people and
The world would know our attitude To-
ward attempts to interpret the covenant
as confiding control of our destiny TO
alien hands
II this nation would lead the world. as
we are told il should and may. the best
course for II to pursue is the honest one
OF declaring our purposes openly and
lucidly.
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The present wide discrepancy be
tween the earnings needed by the rail
ways and the earnings actually beins
made is shown by the Railway Age in
its current issue 10 have been due tC
a very great underestimate made by
Director General Of Railroads McAdoc
a year ago as to the magnitude Of the
increase in operating expenses which
was going to occur. Operating ex-
penses are running at an annual rate OF
three-quarters Of a billion dollars
greater, according TO the Railway Age,
than the estimate made by Mr.. McAdoo
year ago
when Director General OF Railroads
McAdoo announced the advance of %
per cent. in freight rates and 30 per
cent. in passenger rates on May %,
1915 the Railway Age recalls, 'he
said: It seems clear that the railroads
should be made self-sustaining and that
sufficient revenue should be provided
TO prevent them from becoming a bur
den on the public treasury. The i'm
mediate practical necessity Is without
delay that increases in rates should be
made to provide for these increased
costs OF operation In other words,
the policy he announced was that Of
making the rates and earnings high
enough TO cover all increases of eX-
penses. Many persons, therefore. find
it hard TO understand why. in view Of
the advances in rates made at that
time. the railways have fallen and
are still falling so far short of earn
ing enough TO pay their operating ex-
penses and the guaranteed returns to
the railway companies.
~ review of the estimates Of pros
pective expenses and of expenses act
ually incurred under government oper-
alton throws much light upon this mat
ter, and is highly interesting. In his
statement on May %, 1918, Mr.. McAdoo
said, referring to the increases in ex-
penses which were occurring: on ac-
count Of these extraordinary increases
in operating expenses which have come
about as a consesuence OF the war it is
that the operating
expenses of the calendar year 1918 will
be from sS30,OO0OOO to Ss60,OO0,OO0 more |
han for the calendar year 1917 His
statement that the railroads should be |
made self-sustaining indicated that he |
believed the advances in rates he was |
lbout TO make, and which were esti-
mated at about billion dollars a year, |
would be sufficient TO cover all these |
increased expenses. But even at this |
lr. McAdoo had very inadequate idea |
4 the magnitude of the increses in ex-
,enses which were occurring and were
,oing to occur, because the actual total
Increase in 1918 was si,i50,OOOOOO, or
bout s3O0.OOOOO0 more than his maxi
num- estimate.
"As great, however, as was the in
resse IN expenses in 1918, it is being
r exceeded by the increase in 1919 over
li7, for many increases in wages and
ther operating costs which were made
J 1918 did not begin to produce their
Ill effects until 1919 The traffic which
'as handled in the first four months OF
li9 was smaller than that handled in
le first four months Of 1917. The pas
niger business was larger, but the
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GET ON THE job

G oMETHING Of definite and effective nature must be
~ done by the Board Of Directors Of the Street and
Sewer Department with respect TO Delaware avenue.
The changes out there started a big public inn
provement They have degenerated into bis public
nuisance and one that should be abacd
Public interest and public sentiment demand such
abatement The only to do IL for the street and
Sewer Directors get the job and TO It that the
contracting company pushes the contract TO completion
and strictly accordance with the contract and specca-
tions
distinguished poet once said
Hell Is paved with good inentonsr
The more practical Of today might say with equal
truth;
Delaware avenue is being paved with poor eScusesr
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WOULD INSPECT ICE cREA,r.

P. T Bienkowski, of the Board Of
Health. will urge that the board place
the ice cream business under a strict
sanitary supervision Mr.. Bienkowski
also urges some immediate action 10
provide city archaeological laboratory
where milk. food material and water
can be properly analyzed and tested
Mr.. Bienkowski is particularly inn
pressed with the need for safeguarding
the city's milk supply by competent
meteorological as well as physical ex-
aminations.
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With The PafaUraBhers

scientist has Just discovered that nsh are intellieent
We mad observed also that they don't bite on everything
that comes along-Baxter Citizen
Now there's chance for The bookkeeper TO get off his
uis s'ooi ana put IN his vacation working in Kansas
wheSt held' But maybe he couldn't climb back ON the
sool al the end OF the vacatonSt Louis post DISPATCH
Is It really consistent with Mr. Scott Ne,rirc. 80
poNerng love for his fellow man IN tate sioo u'el
su aAe IN sol0 IN single month for telling poople how,
happy everybody except the capitalists would no - ,
Moulu only INITIATE the Boshevss and tbe Snartacs
The manual aborer can't make any such bic mons. @
unaer Lenne and Irotzky unless his wages are rend
In irredeemable paper rubes. We are very mncb 49,
that Mr.. Nearing is in the capitalist clssspbr di,
Record. 'uViphld
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TRUE 10 EnRM

A FTER all the embarrassments President Wilson b..
placed upon his party adherens he cannot COMPLAIN
II they crticise his latest breaks in which he said that
BeIgum-wa at fault in being loyal to her conceptions M
national honor and faithful to her pledges
That is entirely consistent with too proud 10 lsht'
and peace without victory"
That is fault 10 be loyal to conceptions OF national
honor is view that could be entertained only by one
who ready to surrender national independence TO a
league Of nations controlled by the powers OF other con-
finents
1t is view that could he entertained only by one
willing to subordinate our diplomatic interests to party,
snd accept humiliation at the hands Of weak
uler Carranza
II is sentiment that could not be uttered by the
arne man who said give me liberty or give me death,
by any of the brave who signed the decIars-
Zion that these united colonies and of right ought
to be free and independent states
But it is rather tough lot Of Democrats to be
compelled to support the President when he deems
oyalty TO national honor fault.
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HAYS AND HIS ILLNESS.

IN I'LL II. HAYS, chairman Of the Republican National
w Committee, has done effective and far-reaching
work for the Republican party since he assumed the
chairmanship
Republicans all over the United States are hopeful that
he will recover speedily from the nervous breakdown
that has compelled him to to sanatorum for treat
ment
They will be especially well pleased IT, as is announced
his period Of inactivity lasts only ten days His work
of organizing and yalizng the party for the next ma
onal election Is highly important that it should not
be Interrupted
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

Former King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria is 100000 poorer
today than he was last week That because the British
Government has connscaed securities valued at that
amount which he deposited in England when the war
began The money should be used toward repairing some
OF the war damage done by the Bugarans in their
weenlng but lstarred effort saddle German auocracy
on the civilized the semclvlized and the uncivlized
world
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GEMS OF THOUGHT

friend in need always has hard luck story on tan
:--:
crouch always sees to live longer than anybody else
:-:--.
man can get used to anything except the fool actions
OF his relatives
=-;-.
u ven are unable to forget injury you're bound to
bs busy all your life.
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

Joe Beckett champion pugls Of Great Britain, wants
to lsh Jack Dempsey He asserts that Dempsey cannot
lay claim to the title OF world champion until he has
defeated him. Why prevent battle by referring the
whole matter TO President Wilson's League Of Nations
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

'hose two factions and the two leaders and the two
-, - - stoups OF singers Of the Wilmington Community
WI agree to sing the songs al the same tina
men they meet at the same poee an ne,, r,esd.y
& T''' Dc musical event worth seeing ard hearing
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

Or. Renner informs from Vienna that German
Austria viii form Asace-Louaine without defense"
Well it won't need defense against Germany and nobody
else will violate that guarantee Of territorial integrity
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

The lnal peace terms made Henie mad enough to nghi
again. but he has excellent control OF his temper when
dealing with anybody his size.
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

The view Of the South is that the Fordney bin win
save our infant potash industry the expense Of our
ancient cotton industry.
Evening journal., 1919-07-14

Has senatorial inquiry any more serious business in
life than satisfying The senates curiosity?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07

eai n.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
New Postage Rate J,ay I.

The local postoffice had on hand
when the three cent postage law went
into effect about two million two cent
stamps for which an increased de-
mand will be felt on July /. when the
three cent stamp will no longer be re-
quired to send one ounce of first class
mail out of the city. One cent stamps
will also be much in demand as after
the date set the two cent stamp will
not be needed in sending postcards.
Business houses will be able to effect
a considerable saving over the change
back to old rates and 1t is probable
that souvenir postcards gili again
prove popular. There will not be an
over supply of three cent stamps on
hand. according to the local office. as
since notification Of the new July /
ruling was made, the stamps have
been transferred from one postoffice
to another according as the need
arose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07

of spokane have been I'M Milton this
week, the Rev Mr. Howard to at.
tend thelcon1menccmcnt exercises and
meetings OF the board Of trust OF tho
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Byrnes OF
Todchet wcro transactiDg business In
Milton Wedhosday OF this week.
| 1.-THE Milton warehouse company to-
day completed ahippingy out tho last
OF the 1918 grain stored during tho
iass harvest The shipments COM
prfsed about I5gF tons Of barley own
ed by =. N. coffman and five tons
owned by W. IT. Frazier. tha price
realized by the growers being $50.
ser ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. .. III. coffman, syives.
ter Coffman, EIysvp Putnam and
Lloyd Stil returned Yesterday from
a weeks outing spert fishing at WAL
Iowa lake. They ,eport good lucie
and brought back concrete evidence
of their sport in the form OF several
baskets of trout.
Miss Ruth Harrison. head OF tho
piano department or the college left
Friday AFTERNOON for her home in
Salt Lake where she will spend the
summer Miss Harrison will return
In the fall to resume her position
with the local institution.
The Rev J. a. Lord and Mrs. Lord |
have moved from walla waila to
for the summer The Rev. |
Mr.. Lord was formerly pastor of the
Christian church OF Milton but moved
70 Spokane three years ago to accept |
4 position with the Spokane Bible
m afyaRgffty ir,ur TN
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
Weston Mountain Girls
Returns From College
(East oregonian Specially


WESTON. MT. June 7.-Aiisses
Pearl and Margaret Dcwd arrived
home Thursday from McMlnnville.
oregon. where they have been attend.
ing school the last year Miss Ruth,
who is attending college. will not re-
turn until after commencement ex-
ercises are over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ramirez moved
to Adams Monday where Mr.. Ramirez
is employed on the new road work.
Mrs. Blackburn. who has been Wis.,
lting her son. Fred McISneff and FAM
lily. for three months. returned to her
home In Burns. oregon. Saturday @
Ralph Lansdale made a business
trip TO Umapine. Ore. and Waila
waila. Wash. last week.
One of the most successful schooie
taught on Weston mountain closed
Thursday with a picnic and program.
Every scholar was promoted. Dor
othy TNwecdy averaged % AS and
Compton 81 SIS Miss
Compton and Miss Myrtle Ferguson
the Sth grade. the only
ones In that grade. The parents and
pupils appreciate the fine teaching
and training Mfrs. Roy Hyatt gave the
throughout the school year.
Mrs. c. w Avery and daughter
Elizabeth. will leave for Brant, Al
,ertA. Monday. to spend the summer
writing Mrs. Avcry's sister, Mrs. Mel
lie Henderson Fletcher.
Fred Henderson received the top
market price for his potatoes. $50 per
on cash. and could sell more II he
lad them as they were extra fine.
AIR. and Mrs Jim Mcdaniel nlotored
o Pendleton "Wednesday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
BUILD YOURSELF UP
so AS TO FEEL BETTER

Eat and sleep better, as well as look
better, by taking Hood S Sarsapa--
rilla. 1t Is an all-the-year-round
medicine, good in nil seasons.
1t purifies, enriches and revitalfzes
the blood, creates an appetite, aids
digestion, assists assimilation of the
food you eat, and wonderfully builds
up the whole system. In many cases
it succeeds where other medicines
fail to do any good.
If You need a mild effective catbar-
tic, get Hoods Pills.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
WINNIPEG Resistance
DECLARED CRUMBL|kG

WINNIPEG. June 7.--Mnyor Gray
claims the general strike Is disinte-
grating. He pointed to the return of
co per cent of the city's firemen to
work and applications of other mu-
nicipal employees as proof OF his state
ment
The situation has changed from
a battle of maneuver to stationary
warfare" said Gray. stamina will
determine the results now"
Twenty Canadian Pacific railroad
operators returned to work today,
MIX and bread depots are running
smoothly. Most amusement places
have reopened without interference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
EAST 6REGOMAAs .
SPECIAL NEWS "
OfUMATILIA Co.
Milton Pastor TO Take al
Advanced Work in South
tEast oregonlan specially )

MILTON. ora. June 1.-THE Rev.
!. @. Rogers. former pastor Of the
Methodist church Of Milton. left this
morning for Dallas, Texas. where no
VIII spend the summer months at
tending Theological university be-
fore assuming active pastoral duties
In the fall
Mrs. Ed Collins and her mother,
Mrs. Mary Dyxtra OF Columbus Mon.
tnna, have moved 10 Milton and ex-
pect TO make this Their permanent.
home. we.
A. c. Moody aud three daughters
and the ReY j. NJ. johnson and
daughter of Richland, Aoregon. have
been attending the commencement ex.
ercIsos at the college this week
superintendent l. II. aevy has sold
his residence and acreage tract on
George street 10 "A. c. Moody OF Rich
land. MIR. Moody expects TO move
to Milton this coming fall
Mrs. Jesse Sailing OF Pendleton. re-
turned to her home this morning. ao-
companied by her daughter. Afisa
Thelma Sailing. after attending the
commencement week activities at the
college. ttt1t
IL L. Frazier was among the Mil (
ton residents who left this mornins 1
for Weston TO attend the annual pi- \
oneers' reunion. ete-
Word has been received from Ches- I
ter w Frazier who has been station
dc at Camp Merritt, N. j.. that he Ia
or his road home and expects TO ar.
rive here the first OF next weeit
Mrs. J. w. Compton and daughter,
Miss Esther Compton. left this morn
ing for Columbus. Montana. where
they will spend the summer visiting
ir the home of Mfr. and Mrs. A. r.
Compton. ws
J ~ Samuel OF Spokane, spent sew
er0l DAYS tho first OF the week visit.
ing relatives In Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ Il. Samuel and
two children OF Twin Falls. Idaho.
arrived In Milton Saturday evening
having made IN. trip from Twin Fan :
which IL more than 100 miles, by au-
tomobile. the Journey requiring but I
two days time. Z
Mrs. Clara Briiev will leave tomor- Z
row for Seattle where she will spend Z
the summer with her son. w. X. Bri- j
ley OF the Bonney- Watson Undertake |
ing company
Prof. and Mrs. w c. Howard are G
attending the pioneers picnic in wes-
ton today. =
Ray Bridgownter and Ed Gould. n
who left Milton in December. 1917. =,
to join Uncle Sans naval forces. have ii
been discharged from service and are
home again m
Word has been received by friends ,f
OF Victor W. orr. VINO WAS a member n
IT Base Hospital No. &c yhat he was (
taken seriously III with pneumonia ~
a. hfle on board shin en- route home
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07
DERNBERG DEFIANT

LONDON. June I've arc not
going 10 sign unlcssthe treaty IN made
half decent" Herr Bernard Dcrnbcrg
is quoted as saying in an interview
published here today. according To IA
dispatch. Dcrnbcr- declared Germany
cannot pay and the allies cannot make
her pay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07

to notification received at the PEN
dieton postoffice. acquisitions for
the envelopes which formerly re-
quired from six to eight weeks to fiji.
can now be filled within two or three
weeks. it is announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-07

through with s37 21 his Coachel-
Ia Salley ranch will be sold to
the highest bidder. The usual
tax notice was sent to the White
House. Up to this time no reply
has been received.