The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-11-09
How to Buy World Peace

The Japs and the Germans glory in wal. They
teach their sons that the noblest deed in life is to
die in battle. Every American mother believes,
however, that service is greater than sacrifice. She
believes in sacrifice when sacrifice is the last SER
vice her son can render. But she would have him
so serve that he would not be called upon to make
the supreme sacrifice.
BY classifying a telegram the German Bismarck
forced a wholly unwarranted war Of conquest upon
France. Ever since that crusade of conquest Ger
many busily prepared for Der Tag" when she
would rule the world. Austria, Russia and Italy
were to be her quick assets. She would conquer
France. Then England. With that accumulated
power she planned to work out her already plotted
scheme through the help of Mexico to invade our
country across the Rio Grande. Thank God, all
this was prevented.
Germany now says she cannot pay her indemni-
ty. Germany whines.
France is fearful of Germany, as she has reason
to be.
The German mark is practically worthless; but
Germany is not bankrupt. Far from it. Germany
is rich. The Germans are getting rich fast.
Gold is an arbitrary standard of exchange. The
Germans are an ingenious people. They find it to
their advantage to establish another form of ex-
change among themselves. They appraise COM
modities and exchange commodities direct.
Robert Brewer, the head of the Exchange Ma
tionaI Bank of Tulsa, Okla, who has just returned
from Europe, says: "You can't legislate paper
money into power, but you can establish a com
modify appraisal exchange for the whole world as
Germany has done. Then we can make Germany
pay her debts, not with marks but with products"
That is sound.
This done, America should follow the Borah plan
Of trading in our war claims for tight riveted assur-
ances Of peace.
If by this process we buy the peace of the world,
we would get world peace at a bargain counter
price, and our sons would be saved.
The election is over. Walter Pierce is elected
governor, and that by good, substantial majority.
This comes pretty hard to a lot of us republicans,
especially those who backed their partisanship
with good, hard dollars and had a democratic friend
walk of with the kale. Then it is rather hard to
have to take the jibes, but we shall all live through
it. Walter will doubtless make us pretty good
governor, and we are sure Of one thing, if he keeps
all the promises made to the people Of Oregon
during the campaign, he will have a mans job for
the greater portion Of his four years Of incum-
bancy. Things never turn out quite so bad as pre-
dicted in a heated political campaign, and there
will be a chance for US all to get along and our
differences, if any real differences exist, will soon
be forgotten in the new order Of things. And then
it should be rather nice to change the personnel of
the job holders about the state building down at
Salem and let the public gaze on new faces for a
season. The job holders will be there under a new
administration, and we doubt not but there will be
just as many as at present, and they will be fully
as eager to draw down the pay check from the
state.