The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-05

all cannot be given prompt attention
and impatient patrons frequently show
their temper and "scold" the girls. The
girls do not talk back" but their
feelings are hurt and when they are
working overtime and under nerv-
Gus, physical and mental strain, it
takes very little unkindness to bring
tears to their eyes. If people would
only realize this they would be more
patient and they could make the work
of the operators very much easier at
this trying time by the exercise of a
little more patience and by not using
the telephone except when absolutely
necessary,
The grave error of signing the ar
mistice and stopping the war when
Germany saw but had not felt defeat,
is more apparent every day. The AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches today state
that Germany defies the powers and
will not yield up the 896 criminals
responsible for outrages of the war.
This is a part of the armistice agree
ment and the peace treaty, both OF
which were signed by Germany. If
she can nullify or refuse to comply
with this part of the armistice and
peace treaty terms she can, and prob
ably will, refuse to comply with other
portions that do not suit the German
taste. The situation is reported today
as critical If Germany has to be
whipped into submission the whipping
should be so thoroughly administered
as to leave no doubt, even in the Ger
man mind, that she is whipped, de-
feated and 'sdown and out"
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England has agreed to accept the
reservations to the treaty demanded
by the senate majority. 1t is believed
a majority of the senate would vote
for ratification of the treaty with these
reservations if President Wilson would
give his consent. Evidently Wilson
thinks his personal wishes are more
than the treaty, league OF
nations and getting back to business
basis He is undoubtedly holding up
for political purposes, just
as Lodge and Borah and Johnson and
Reed have tried to hold it up for po-
litical purposes. At this distance it
looks like one side was about as bull
headed and unreasonable as the eth
er.
The telephone company has been
granted permission to increase rates.
This leaves the newspaper alone, OF
Moscow's business industries, that is
getting the same rates as before the
war, although cost of production has
advanced more than 100 per cent. The
attest quotations. on news print paper,
which, before the war, sold as low as
1-3 cents, is 10 cents pound IN
small lots and Sd cents in ton lots, |
With prospects of a still further ad-
vance.
President Wilson is said to be ser
ously considering "going south" for
lis health. Lodge, Borah, Sherman,
reed and number of other senator's |
AVE been trying to "send him south"
or many months. Perhaps his illness
nay do what these senators could
ot
Much interest has been aroused in
IDAHO by statement that one Idaho
itizen paid income taxes on 100000
or 1919 and there is much spScula-
ion as to the identity of the lucky
ian. Don't look at us. We can prove
n alibi.
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Despite almos impossible roads and
isagreeable weather conditions, Mos
ow citizens turned out to pay their
to the late Professor Rich.
lad quarantine regulations permit
ID his funeral would have been one
{ the largest ever held in Moscow.
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