Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-06
SEEING 1T THROUGH.

The attitude taken by many Americans toward the
assumption of mandatory duties by the United States
cowardly and inconsistent
The American people went into the war with the de-
cared intention OF making the world safe and free for all
nations large small The first step necessary was the
military defeat of the Central Powers who were in
conspiracy to uphold and extend the tyranny of big mil
tary nations weaker nations. With their military
supremacy crushed the smaller nations set free But
they can neither remain free nor make profitable use of
their political and economic development until they are
capable of taking care of themselves.
If we stop now, work of liberation is but half
idone If the American people sincere in their pro-
fessons and remain honest and sincere in their profess
lions, they must see it through.
1t will not be pleasant duty to look after Armenia
Tor Constannope any other remote place which rep
resents centuryold fueds and entanglements and in
which American people have little interest But some
body has got to do it, if the fruits of victory are not
thrown away. The United States can engage in such
work with better hope of success than any of the other
powers because OF the very fact that this country is dis
interested and is recognized as such by all the world
As for the objections that Americans do not want to
mix In European affairs it probably is well to point out
that have already been doing that for some time now
rawn by the resstess logic of world events and there
is little prospect of getting back to our old isolation
Moreover, the only new thing about "mandatories"
is the name The United States has been acting for years
mandory for several Central American countries and
has made very good job of it.
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of
Willamette University will be celebrated with pageant
depicting the growth and development of the Oregon
country from the pioneer days in which this the oldest
University west of the Rocky Mountains was founded
The OCCASION marking threefourhs of century of stir
ring history is memorable and the spectacle which will
depict will be pretentiOus carefully arranged as to
detail and carried out with historical fidelity "Od Will
amette is in truth old institution as we view things
in this country and it has stamped its impress upon
the hearts and minds of several generations since its
door swung open to receive students when the future
capital of Oregon outpost of civilization and
Oregon an almost trackess Wilderness And in so early
opening of such institution those Methodist pioneers
laid the foundation well and wisely upon which the Pa
cfic Northwest has grown to greatness, not only n
wealth and population, but in the intelligence and char
acter of the people who planted their homes here and
permanent factors in that growth and development
The history of Willamette University is rich in accom-
pShment and the and traditions of things that
reach back to pioneer days make the celebration of its
event of peculiar interest and appeal
Bad manners are contagious Carranza refused
to recognize the League of Nations and just when
he thought he had his government firmly established
Mexico seems inclined not to recognize him.
Maybe the public is wrong about it. and the peace
treaty is party issue But the public is still uncOnvinc
ed
Senator Hiram Johnsons opposition is the best en-
dorsement the League of Nations has yet received