The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 12, 1915, Page 4

Member of the Sortype Northweat League ot Newspapers Published Daily by The Star Publishing Go. Phone Main 0400 Does U.S. Want War? ET us reason together as sensible, sober-minded, country-loving TL American citizens and not as emotional and irrational agitators. aif D9 WE WANT WAR? : ; We must be prepared to face the contingency, which is, in the minds of those best pasted, a foregone conclusion, of an even more irritating answer from Germany. : There can be*no such thing as an ultimatum that means nothing more than a breaking off of diplomatic relations, That would accom- plish nothing except to tnvite aggressions. War will be war. We could not merely send munitions to the allies, if* we went to war with Germany. Millions of our men would go, sooner or later, to pour out American blood on Europe’s battlefields. It would mean a war of extermination. Let no one mistake the meaning of a war with Germany. DO WE WANT IT? ; Europe—all the nations at war—would like to see the United States sucked into the vortex, for they fear our world dominance. If the United States maintains peace it will occupy this position of world dominance at the end of the European war. Europe does not want that. Therefore, we would be welcomed into the whirlpool. Are we, with our prided astuteness, to be so inveigled? If honor is assailed or our land threatened, the United States not refuse war. : The American people do not fear war. They are as truly patriotic as those of any country. But there is NO QUESTION INVOLVED AS YET THAT TACTFUL DIPLOMACY CANNOT SETTLE. There are conflicting claims of interest, of law and elemental jus- The German attitude, while unresponsive, raises distinct questions In the Gulflight case it claims an unfortu- will tice. of fact in the Lusitania cas nate mistake occurred. ; 4 All through Germany has, thus far, disavowed any intent to affront America. And there can be but one consideration which should be per- mitted to provoke this country into war and that of course a wanton affront to its honor. . The rights of this country are clear and well defined in the cases of the Gulflight, the Cushing and the Nebraskan. In the Lusitania case they are not so clear. ” There exists, at least, a question which does not occur in the other instances. Does the destruction of the Lusitania—admittedly the cause of the crisis—cruel as it was, come within the scope of wanton affront to honor? Whether Germany's contentions as to facts and its construction of international law governing, be correct or not, we have not the slightest excuse for a hostile attitude on the grounds of wounded honor or even in- jured national pride. And surely wé cannot consistently enter a most inhuman war on the general grounds that Germany’s course is inhuman. It’s quite true that Americans have suffered, but all the people of the world suffer, in some degree, when a great war is waged. It's bud a question of the extent of it; and what we 1nd other neutrals have already suffered is infinitesimal compared to what we, and they, will suffer with America in the war. President Wilson is being sorely tried. His principles and precepts stand for peace and genuine, unwavering neutrality. Still, the president is just as human as you and I, and when the crucial moment arrives when a last decision must be made, humanly, he will — indeed, he should—turn to his people to know their will. What shall that be? For an honorable peace or a dishonorable war? For, regardless of the specious arguments of the militarists, all war 1s dishonorable . A declaration of war, or action leading to war, against Germany, STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1915. PAGE 4. TAR By mall, eat of city, on 4, 01.00; She per Ny be m month postoffice ae | Diana Dillpickles in Movie Land - - The Outb “THERE'S THAT c “TALKING TO DIANA. CHOLLIE JOPLIN 5S KNOCKED AND KICKED AE AROUND IN THE MACMIES BEYOND ENDURANCE. “WHY FATHER: YOU GHOULDA'T HIT A MAN IN THE HEAT OF PASBION LIKE 1 DIDNT — 1 krexee HIM IN THE STUMMICK!” NATIONAL PROHIBITION AT HAND, ASSERTS BRYAN Famous Foe of Liquor Writes Fi rst Newspaper Article on Subject WET AND ORY MAP OF (| STATES BY COUNTIES—BLACK BY WM. JENNINGS BRYAN WASHINGTON, June 12.—It may | be assumed that all who advocate legislation for the restriction of the sale of intoxicat- ing Mquor regard ite use as an evil SHOWS ORY TERMI TORY } is even earlier, } | | brush is indispen- | able from youth to old age. It 1 CAME TO CHURCH “ TO HEAR SOMGTHING THAT WIL ELEVATE, AND NOT TO . CISTEN TO A DISCUSSION ON iy THE GUROPEAN WAR! WE HEAR PEOPLE BARKING THAT ALL Week! SO DROP THE SuBJEeCcT OR VLC CHew THE WOODWORK! | “When You're Well, Keep Well”| sewn co-soreson ot meriean Wedel lasetsien ee = Doe ee TOOTHBRUSH AND THE PART IT PLAY: More and more people are coming j least, wash the brush with soap that the teeth play a bigger | ®9 ater and rinse thoroly. hae raed ee | Care should be taken not to keep health of the en }® tooth brush where it {s exposed tire human sys- he dust and dirt. If there are ser tem than they for- }eral members of the family, the. merly were given | same receptacle should not be used credit for. |for the brushes, as the germs of People also are disease may Sestoning to real- hood from one brush to another ize that the tooth this manner. remove particles from between — the teeth which are difficult to remove with the brush. It is from fragments of food that lodge between the teeth that decay often starts. should also be remembered that as the tooth brush Is intended to clean, | the Instrument itself should be beyond suspicion in this regard. | The majority of disease germs find! | thelr way into the human system/ |thru the mucous membrane of the) nose and mouth, | If the teeth are not frequentiy| /” Moderation. tempt to secure national prohibt- vored sugar and and properly cleansed, germs will without being gre: be readily transmit-_ It ie well to make use of © white thread or dental floss to ./ seea-se-ee oo secee ree ve must be followed by the adoption of an iron policy, to be pursued to the bitter end, which must culminate in the destruction of Germany. Once let war start between these two nations and, tho all European questions might be settled and pe'ce declared there, these two must struggle until one or the other succumbs. Avoiding a discussion of the brutal inhumanity of such a course, for this is an appeal to the head and not the heart, it has been shown by tion, but I announced, at the same multiply in cavities or where par- j time, that 1 would favor national ticles of food have become lodged |prohibition {if a constitutional between the teeth. Ell peg | |amendment was submitted | germ-breeding centers shou re |The resolution recetved a larger| moved by vigorous brushing, but) fer”, The tleeues which burn Vote than I expected, having a clear when the desired result is accom-| pat nage oe NP | majority—a fact which, In itself,) plished, care should be taken that) _ a contains a terrific indictment of the they do not in turn lodge in the in-| + liquor traffic |tricactes of the tooth brush. — If| The First One At the rate at which the senti-/they remain there, they are later Prohibition Solution The liquor question ts, therefor ho longer an abstract question; taking & position on any legt tive phase of it, one has to dec! {not merely what course he would, if/ able to direct legislation, regard aa, most practicable, but whether, in by the process of digestion. In the tissues It Is burned into carbonic acid to make heat and The unanimity of the sentiment) against liquor, traffic is shown by the fact that in every state in the Union there are laws prescribing conditions under eee eer ere rt et ee) |. re? 2 ee the five long years of our own civil war, as well as by the deadlock in Europe today, how mighty a task it is to crush a people, fighting for their birthland. Years and years it would take, and—mark, ye hot- blooded ones who think that war’s horrors would not come to us!—~a war of extermination, such as our participation must make it, would demand lives, lives, lives, past the ability or inclination of our allies alone to supply. The brunt of the enormous cost would ultimately fall on us and without hope of recompense. Desire for territory we have not, and stricken , after its ern of devastation, would have naught else to offer. The United States would be bankrupt, not alone in dollars, but in international prestige and pre-eminence. And as against the evils we have dispassionately sought to depict, what offset is there? Our honor is not assailed, our land not endangered. There is nothing to gain—all to lose. We may not “preserve peace with honor, but we can preserve honor with peace.” -_ + + # * What a Snap It Would Be EN jitney bus drivers were fined $10 each in Los Angeles for speed- ing past schools at exceeding 12 miles per hour. If we can have the job of nailing all the private autos and street cars which commit that offense on a commission basis, here’s our application. But maybe only jitneys count. i ee eh oh oe UNCLE JOE CANNON, while in Los Angeles, offered odds of three to one that a republican president would be elected in 1916, but—hedged by saying “he would bet that way if he was bettin’.” But everybody knows how Uncle Joe talked last time. Incidentally, the former speaker is for James R. Mann, who as a three to one favorite won't carry much of the public’s money. a 8 ee he oe PARIS BIRTH records show 1,850 babies born in May this year as compared with 3,890 in the same month last year. Fifty per cent decrease! Horrible war, that kills, even before conception, half of a nation’s posterity. *_ * which {t can be sold — sale to drunkards and minors being ev- erywhere prohib- ited. Where liquor ts taking @ides, he will become the political associate of those who i have a personal interest in the sale of Mquor or act with those who - fare of the community, | For many years I have felt dis- W. J. Bryan Old at all, the! pomed to decide the question accord- i sto aah Is cverywhece towara |i to the circumstances of each renter ptrictnees in the veguis,|Darticular case, but I found that| a © Fesula:) sverywhere, and at all times, the ; liquor Interests not only preferred) Seen tane eepetally probibited| the smallest legislative unit, but ob- gradually leesened, - N® 87) gtructed every effort made for the| : ‘ tection of the public. In Nebraska the saloon opens at)?" 7 in the morning and closes at 8| _,! have. therefore, reached the | | o'clock in the evening. | In some states the hour of closing} jare kept busy trying to enforce re- | | | strictions—it {# like inviting a bur. |glar {nto the house and then stay-/ ' Ice awake all night to watch him, Calls Congress Vote p, aching, | Terrific Indictment smarting, calloused feet When the amendment was voted) and corns jupon in the house of representa-| | higition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor fur- | ee the best legislative solu. } of the problem. | | If we allow liquor to be sold, we tives, at the Inst session of con-| | gress, I expressed the opinion that the time was not ripe for an at- PIAA LE AOR A RA RI, IN THE EDITOR’S MAIL { ORR APPAR PLP race ne | Kent, Wash. Editor The Star: I am much in- | terested in the splendid fight the} Seattle people are making to obtain) pure milk, Every honest, conscien-| jtious dairyman should favor the, | passage of an ordinance that would! | secure that sort of milk. Any dairy-| havo a public interest in the wel- t | two leading parties, | islation and administration, and tts | States that are ready for it rather ment le now growing, it will not be before a national pro-| indment is submitted, transferred to the mouth. To guard against this, the brush should be thoroly cleansed before | Hundred Dollars | That a person saves is of ntiment in favor of and after using in scalding water it) gteater value than the tho: strong that two- the members of both favor its submission, it will ratified by three) fourths of the states. | Doesn’t Want It as Campaign Issue I hope that national prohibition Will not be an {ssue in the cam- paign of 1916, I prefer to see that) campaign fought out upon the eco-| nomic eonditions which divide the The democratic party has mado 4 splendid record In matters of leg. defeat might result in the undoing of some of the things that have been accomplished I believe that, for the present, at least until after 1916, it is better to make the prohibition fight In the than in the nation, But, wherever {t {s an tasue in the states, I hope to see the demo- cratic party take the prohibition! aide. It {8 not only the moral side, but the economic side as well days. How about the people who work in these places? When will they do THBIR shopping—or have they no right to shop? Perhaps you are not aware of the fact that they work 12 to 16 hours a day, | You were strongly in favor of the this is obtainable. If not, in some non-polsonous antiseptic wash. At CALLS COUNCIL ACT COWARDLY “Cowardly evasion.” That's the expression used by Mayor Gill in referring to the Mar- ble amendment to the McBride pure milk bill, He says he has not finally deter. mined whether he will veto the pro- posed ordinance as amended, It is also hinted that some further amendments are to be proposed when the bill comes up, probably | on Monday. Rioting in Moscow PETROGRAD, June 12.—Thou- sands singing national airs paraded the streets of Moscow today, de- stroying German factories, shops id residences, aroused by reports ‘om the front of the use of gas bombs by the Germans. |sands he may make later jon. IT’S NOT WHAT ONE MAKES BUT SAVES. Start saving — commence now. Interest Mf Per Cent UNION SAVINGS & TRUST CoO. oF TTLE | Capital and Surplus, $811,000 |JAMES D. HOGE, President |N. B. SOLNER, Vice Presi- dent and Trust Officer | HOGE BUILDING In the Heart of the Financial District YOU'LL HAVE TO HUSTLE TO GET ANY OF THESE POS ee Rhys ee ae ON $5.00 Genuine Gillette Safety Razor. .$2.22 You save $2.78 on purchase price, You save from 10c to 160 afterwards every time you shave yourself, 160 Aluminum Coffee Percolator Te Fits down in top of coffee pot. Said to take less coffee and make better coffee. man who opposes the passage of| eight-hour law for women, #0 why ;such an ordinance does so thru fear! not buck up and shorten these folks’ jof an investigation. If this 1s not hours a little? J, $, BAUERS |true, why oppose it? | WANTS OSCAR BACK feet, amelling feet, tired) The city council should invest! Editor The Star: [am very glad | Gate very asrofully the motive back| to see the letter of “Original Con | of this type of dairyman. ‘This mo-| stant Reader” about the *¢ ee me he me om “THE FIRST shall be last and the last shall be first.” are at the bottom of the National league and the peerless Philadelphians occupy the same berth in the Americans. There's wads of consolation in this year's base- ball dope for old Franz Josef, if he keeps a sporting file. The New York Giants Good-bye sore feet, burning feet, swollen | feet. Good-bye corns, callouses, bun- ions and raw spots. i i * * he hh mH NOW WATCH the Punsters get busy with the gag that you can get a trial by Jurey in Ring county without a single venireman in the box. + * @ ew mH & IT WOULD bea convenience if President Wilson would get out a formal dec- laration of neutrality in printed form, for circulation among foreign nations _*/* * ee mw om CACTUS LEAF JUICE is sid to cure tetanus. Perhaps it would be better if the patient be required to squeeze the juice out of the cactus leaf by sitting on it. No. more shoe | tightness, no more Iimping with |pain or drawing up your face in agony. IZ" is magical, acts right off, “TIZ draws out all the pol- |}sonous exudations which puff up the feet—the only remedy that does, Use "and wear smaller shoes. Ahf how comfortable your | Ml feel. “TIZ" is a delight. 7 ia harmless. | Get a 26-cont box of “TIZ” now lat any department store. Don't suffer, Have good feet, glad feet, feet that never jawell, never hurt, never get tired, A year's foot comfort guaranteed lor money refunded, druggist or | tive will generally be found to be al | selfish or sinister one. The Lodge Von Heim Dairy and) Breeder Farm stands strongly in fa vor of this wRolesome and much- | needed law, M. WALTHR, ° ° | FOR A SHORTER DAY Editor The Star: 1am quite sur. prised at the stand you have taken against the people working in our so-called “public” markets in the de- mand for a shorter day on Satur. days. There {8 no reason why the public cannot do its shopping early on Sat- urdays, as well as on other week }it beaten a thousand wa “Dillpick- les” stuff. We had rather see the space blank. It 1s too usel lo be even silly. “Oscar and Adolph” had| My fam- ily always had to see ar and Adolph” before they read the news. T want to shake hands with old Ev | erett True, I have wanted a thow| sand times to do some of the very things he does. And I also want to say that Tho Star ought to be in the hands of ev ery worker and producer, as it {s the only true champion of the people in Seattle or the state. W. ©, HALL, North Yaktina, 25c 8-Quart Enameled Dish or Rinsing Pan ver heard of #0 low a price before. $6.60 Roll 48-1n, 1-In. Mesh Poultry Wire s $3.33 twice as strong as two-inch mesh. 750 1Vg-lnch Beveled Edge Chisel, with Leather-Capped Handle ... A clear saving of Sic. You Have Just 19 More Busine: Good-Bye Pricee—it Wil! +440 Days to Take Advantage of Our More to Buy Hardware Then Ten Durham Duplex or One Dozen Other Safety Razor Blades Sharpened, 150 SPINNING’S CASH