The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-02

: est stakes. Our boys who cast the de-
Gliding vote" i'll the final struggle are
coming home to a country that cannot
!. do too muck for them. Instead of moth
I ers weeping tears of sorrow over ons
departing for the war they have already
begun TO weep tears of JOY for their safe
: return.
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The howl now going up against gov
} eminent control of telegraph and tele-
phone systems is no worse than would
have gone up had some corporation had
control of the mail apd the government
had taken it over. Yet who would advo-
cate turning the postoffice over to priv
ate corporations? Let us give both rail-
road and telegraph control a fair trial
for a few years during peace, just to
learn whether they are better under gov
eminent than under privaet control.
There is only one way to learn this and
that is by experience. We will never
have another opportunity if we give
up that control nov
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And now Senator Chamberlain, of
Oregon, is being doomed for the demo-
cratic nomination for president because
he "has led the fight against Wilson's
conduct Of the war and is bitterly OPP
posed to Secretary of War Baker" Ger
tainly a strong candidate. A democratic
candidate who goes into the race in
1920 handicapped by the opposition of
the friends and supporters of Wilson and
Baker in his own party and the united
opposition of every other party, would
never get to first base. Chamberlain
is a good senator, when sober, but
he is not presidential timber.
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The Star-Mirror extends its sympathy
to the Rev. H. O. Perry who has just
had wished on him" the Craftsmanship
of the Armenian relief fund drive. 1t
has been growing steadily more difficult
to raise funds for any purpose since the
war ended and the work of raising La
tab county's quota in this drive is going
to be anything but pleasant. The Star
Mirror offers its columns and its serv-
ices to Rev. Mr.. Perry in this work and
will do its 'bit" to assist him. There
can be no doubt that the cause is a
worthy one.
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Those who resolve TO work just a
little bit harder, to pay more attention to
details and to do their part in preserving
this government by helping to combat
Bolslevikism in whatever guise it may
are the ones who will help
make this year of 1919 a better one and
TO do their part in assisting the big t
problems of peace.-Wallace Press
Bill Hollenzollern is again said to be
That is NOT surprising. One G
would think that any man with a con !,
would be Sick unto death if .
ie were carrying the mental load this a
degenerate is carrying. He has made
he entire world sick of him and his q
IDEAS. S
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There seems to be no doubt that much 6;
f the German population is really in g
of suffering for food, but this a
) true OF every European country and II
is all due to Gerrnany's rapacity and
rutishness, so it is fitting that Ger G.
lany's wants should be the very last tt
, receive attention. IL
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Germans are going out of their way, n;
ress dispatches say, to show courtesy t. :.
4, the invading americans. That is ~
lst what we went out of our way to ii
.ach them.-New York Tribune. of
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1t may prove just as impossible to re
eze the person Of William Won Hohen- e,
for punishment as it was to send be
| American army to France.-Albany W.
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The crownless prince says that he 10
as sure the war was lost after the VIZ
arne. SO he fought Verdun just to an
axe ii absolutely certain.-New York a.
-ibune. M
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The Associated Press says this ses-
IN of congress promises TO become he
storic. Our notion is that it promises sa
become hysteric.-Houston Post. en-.
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Now that the Hun has paid the price loo
peace the south would like to know ira
at he is willing to pay for cotton ppee.,
eenvile Is. CO Piedmont. dol
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