The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-15

partial u lile dilicS, liide viz wei '"S
"forced on" Germany for commercial
supremacy; that the United States
went to war in order to avert bank
ruptcy of the nations which owed US
money and to displace Germany and
to win the first place in commerce;
that the submarine campaign was
justified by threats to annihilate Ger
many. We know how false this is,
but we know that such lies were circu-
lated in an effort to make us waver
from neutrality in Germany's favor
and to keep us neutral, and that they
influenced many. Yet we are told
that such stuff "is not a defense or
justification of Germany's crimes" Ii
is nothing else
In judging of the propriety of pub
fishing such articles, we must remem
Der that Germany is beaten but un-
repentant; that it has ceased to fight
with arms, but still fights with propa-
ganda; that peace is signed but not
yet in effect. Though Germany has
ratified the treaty, it has already be-
gun to violate the terms. 1t provides
in the Weimar constitution for future
union with Austria, though pledged
not to seek such union. 1t has started
a reign of terror in Silesia in order to
suppress the Polish vote in the refer
endum 1t maintains an army in Bal
tic Russia in defiance of the allies
demand for withdraw. The mill
tarists are conducting a campaign for
restoration of the kaiser with all that
he signifies.
In such situation The Oregonian
could not, consistently with it's loyalty
to the United States, have permitted
itself to become the medium for
propagating articles which bolster up
the cause of the enemy in defeating
whom the best blood of America has
been shed. We could and did judge
of the subsequent chapters by the one
which was received, on the principle:
"False in one thing, false in every
thing" The time will come when we
shall be able to read calmly the his
tory of the war as written by a Ger
man, but that time has not yet come
and the historian will not be Luden
dorff, one of the arch criminals. The
quarantine against propaganda is
still on.
"a " Va
There are two persons in Moscow !
who deserve special credit for their
successful efforts to beautify the city.
These are Miss Amelia Barring and J.
N. ("Jack") Nankervis. Miss Barring
has one of the finest flower gardens
to be found in Idaho around the Of
flee of the Idaho National Harvester
Company's works, where she is secre-
tary. She takes time to plant and |
cultivate and care for a fine selection |
of plants that add to the beauty of |
the big manufacturing plant. "Jack"
Nankervis has, for two years to our
personal knowledge, had his yard and |
the parking strip in front of his home
filled with the choicest selection of
fine flowers. 1t is worth a drive of |
miles to see these two flower gardens. |
Miss Barring and Mr.. Nankervis are
setting examples that should be fol
lowed by every other citizen who owns
a home or has plot of ground that |
can be planted to flowers. Next to !
flowers fine garden in the parking
strip is about the best ornament and
Moscow has hundreds Of these that |
are a credit to the home owners.
EA - -
Frank r. Gooding, ex-governor of
Idaho, announces his candidacy for
the republication nomination for
United States senator. Governor
gooding is one of Idaho's strongest
and the grand fight he
made for the republican party in 1918,
which resulted in the entire republi-
can ticket being elected, but Governor
Gooding was defeated for senator, will
go down in history for the unselfish-
ness of the fight made. Gooding sac
rificed his personal ambitions for the
good of the party and it would seem
hat he has the first CALI on the sup
port of his party in the coming cam
oaign.
Ships Fine Cattle.