The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-26

administration, backed by republl
! cans, democrats and members Q
other parties, has done grand wor
for American and the world and w
are proud of what has been done
Partnership had nothing to do wit
it. 1t was Americanism.
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What has become of the "calamit.
howlers" who, few years ago, wer'
predicting that Mexico can invade
the United States and destroy Texas
New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado
before the United States could raise
and equip an army" They have
probably joined their brethren ii
California who were declaring that
Japan planned to invade the United
States and could sweep over all OF
this country west of the Rocky Noun
tains before the American people
woke up. 1t is passing strange how
quiet these ghost dancers have been
since the United States raised and
equipped an army of four million men
and sent half of them three thous-
and miles across mine and sub
marine infested ocean with the loss
of less than 200 men. We doubt if
Germany was any more surprised
than many American citizens at the
rapid and efficient work of the Unit
ed States when called upon to do her
part. Let US hear no more of the
yellow peril" and the 'brown peril"
and other perils to the United States.
AS pointed out by Darling, the car
toonist, the worst "yellow peril" the
people of the United States have to
meet is the dandelion. 1t is not the
peril of China, Japan or Mexico.
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When we were kids they used to
brighten us into being good by the
story of COLLINS who got bad boys
and girls. "The COLLINS will git you
eff you don't watch out" Riley's fam
Gus poem, had grave meaning for
children. Now it is the yellow peril"
that we are warned against. Even
a noted bishop, when trying to raise
for his church, is quoted as
warning his church members that if
they failed to raise the required mil
lions to "Christianize China and
Japan" these races will arise and
'the war between the yellow and the
white races will make the recent
world war look like a Sunday school
picnic" We suppose there are people
who are good only because they are
afraid to be bad, but it would be a
much better world if love of right |
instead of fear of wrong ruled. We
believe the boys and girls and men
and women who do right because they
owe the right make better citizens
han those who do right to escape
'goblins," "yellow peril" and "hell
ire"
Is 1T merely a coincidence that the
'eople who are anxious that Italy
hould have Fiume and are so GER
ain that President Wilson is wrong
n this matter, live in a state or
district where there is
large Italian population? Is it
lso coincidence that those who in
ist upon independence for Ireland
nd the Irish question being injected
ito the peace conference, live in a
tate or congressional district with a
lrge Irish vote? Wouldn't we have
n awful mess if the peace confer
ace acted merely with a view to the
feet on the foreign vote in certain
actions of America?
Troy highway district has called
ond election to vote $125,000 bonds
n highway building. If these bonds !.
TRY, as it is believed they will, and
lie Deary and Bovill districts vote ;
II their bond issues, it will make a +
rand total of $1,125,000 highway I
,nds voted in Latah county with two Il
ore districts to hold elections. That Il
more money than has been spent t
Latah county for highways since 1
e county was organized, but it
cans better roads than the county {
is ever had and that will benefit
cry section of the county.
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A man at Troy advertises in the V
ews that his 16-year-old son has h
# home and he warns people that Il
will prosecute any one befriend-
G the boy, giving him employment d
encouraging his delinquency" He a
rther announces that he will col @
It the boys wages and will pay no
lis contracted by the boy. We U
,nder why the boy left such
me and father. E
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