The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-12
NO DUPLICITY THERE

M DOHLlCIl lI1EINE
The Mirror is inclined to be-
lieve that Secretary Of State Charles
E. Hughes, and his associates, are not
PLAYING with words in the Pacific
agreement, as some would have us be-
lieve, but that the language used in
the agreement means just what it
saws, and that it is written so that 1T
can be understood and so that there
will be no opportunity to misconstrue
it. To the American people as rule,
black means black and white means
white and they do not believe that the
American delegates have descended to
depths of duplicity which would per-
NIT them to write concealed mean
ing into a treaty which the public has
been led to believe means much in
the way of the future peace OF the
world. The agreement may be far from
perfect but we feel certain that there
is no duplicity or effort to mislead
wrapped up its wording.
The word Consult" does not mean
to take I'D arms and an agreement TO
respect rights is not an agreement to
send armies and navies to defend
those rights. To consult with the
other powers concerning the peace OF
the world is Americas natural and
obvious duty at all times. Conference
and advice are far different from the
use of armed force.
Congress, under the constitution, is
our war-making body, and there is
nothing in the Pacific agreement to
take away or influence its absolute
control.
A SOCIALIST ACTING NATURAL
That socialist who year ago de-
nounced private property and now an
nounces he will accept the $1,O0O,0OO
fortune left him by a deceased relative
is only acting natural-Press-Tim
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John HAYS Hammond, famous min
ing engineer, in an article in the jan !
uary issue of The Mentor, states that
there is $50O00,000 in gold in the
sea for every inhabitant of the globe.
He saws that water dredged from the
great depths of the Atlantic contains |
four grains of gold to the ton OF
water. So far, however, no CONNER
cially successful way of extracting it
has been invented 1t is just as we'll
that we cannot extract it. We couldn't
eat it and we couldn't burn it for fuel,
and because of the quantity it would
have lost all value.
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1t is probable that the reason so
many of the people have the wrong i
theory of so many matters, or make
so many mistakes; is because it re-.
quires study and hard work to dig out
the truth and make certain that we
are right. One of the great advantages
of a practical education such as can
be secured in our colleges and univer-
stiles, is that it teaches one how to
think and how to reason, and to there
by arrive at the right deductions, pro-
viding, however, that the individual
has the desire to be right.
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The masses of the people do not pay :
much attention to the barpings of the ;
so-called birth control people in the d
United States although we occasion i
ally see some mention of them in the
The sensible way to
take care of these people, as pointed a
,ut recently by a newspaper para n
graph, is to let them have their way
Thus if those who want childlessness =
ire permitted to be childless, their N
breed will soon be extinct and the
world will be the better. u
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Life on the ocean wave appears to w
,e getting exciting on the Pacific d.
coast. 1t appears that a small craft
Nth a cargo of liquor was held up by "
ooze pirates and made to surrender
he stuff to the crooks. When pirate et
nd smuggler meet there is bound to
e excitement allaces Times =;
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