The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-16

congratulated on this step which
means more to their town than they
realize now.
| NO WONDER HE WAS FIRED.
A. E. House, who was mail clerk
running out Of Spokane for more
than 25 years but was recently fired
by the postal authorities and set up
pitiful howl in communications to
Spokane newspapers that he had not
been told the reason for his discharge,
is probably the only one acquainted
with the facts who is in doubt as to
why he was fired. Last Sunday Hose
presided at a socialist meeting in Spo-
kane, at which resolutions were intro
duced calling for the organization of
SOLDIERS and sailors and workmen's
council fashioned after that of Rus
sia's Bolsheviki" was introduced and
aroused great enthusiasm. Those at
I. W. W. and criminals.
This is the class of people this man
House has been associating with for
years, otherwise he would not have
been selected as chairman. There is
no wonder the postal authorities de-
cided that House was not needed in
the government service.
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FRANCHET D'ESPEREY ARRIVES
Franchet d'Esperey, the man who
won the war in southeastern Europe,
try of the great French general is a
visible proof of the final and complete
triumph of democracy over absolut-
ism, of enlightenment over ignorance,
of progress over reaction. No victory
in southeastern Europe that left Con-
stantinople in undisputed possession
Of the Turk could be appraised as
complete. The Turk yet holds Con-
and will linger there till
The arbiters at Versailles proclaim his
1enance and his future status. But
ne COu1IHS VI rIduSHCt GoP iOy
means that the Turk is already a
oensioner and a vassal.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
GOING FORWARD
Months ago the armistice between
he allies and Germany was signed
Il oh, |
lood was ended, the world was told,
ut coming with peace were problems
S grave and serious as those of war.
ears would elapse, it was said, be-
ore the world could get back on any :
hing like a normal basis. Everybody i
alked about reconstruction. Then 9
ONE one happened to think that the
-ork was not so much reconstruction /
S readjustment. On that basis the /
rorld has been going forward, and, g
in this country, the re-
ults have been gratifying. -Indian .
polls News.
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SOCIETY IS CHALLENGED. (
And it is not proposed to allow :
nose who recognize no law as bind !
lg, who openly, in fact, flouCe r: I
cation of all law, to escape their just l
enalty by pleading the privilege Of
zee speech. Free speech does not r
lean freedom to incite to murder and a
rson. And it might we'll be added {
lat none who deny the obligation of :
wv shall be permitted to invoke the
rejection of law. II
Society is challenged 1t is up to So e
iety to meet the challenge. If it
afuses to do so it is not a society
orth preserving. - San Francisco
hronicle. II
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GO AHEAD. H
In a short speech at Dover Presi-
emit Wilson expressed his gratifica- II
on at being afforded an opportunity
! matching my mind with the minds
those proposing to do their best in
lie settlement of the greaat struggle"
hat seems to be putting it fair
Tough, although the president indi-
ties rather rosy appreciation Of his
yn mental equipment. His idea of