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THE WAR TEACHING IT.
illusion Globe.)
The war may bring lasting benefits
to the United States If It leads us tt
utilize our waste and develop our re
sources, In the German fashion. Foi
instance, an expert chemist says that
our coke Industry wastes about $100,
ooo.ouo a year in by-products which
torm the crude material for aniline
dyes, and that, while we import an
naully $15,00,000 worth of potasti from
Germany, off our Pacific coast, within
the three-mile limit, we have deposits
of kelp valued at $150,000,000 by gov
ernment investigators, from which
potash can be made.
OUR PORTO RICAN TRADE.
(Bradstreet's Journal.)
A large proportion of the commerce
of Porto Rico, according to the De
( ember, 1914 sumary of foreign com
merce, published by the department of
commerce, is conducted with the Uni
ted States. Of the imports Into that
island during the lust year, merchand
dise to the value of $30,714,371 was re
ceived from the United States and
$3,555,789 from foreign countries. Of
the exports from Porto Rico, merchan
dise valued at $35,462,450 came to the
United States and $7,201,785 went to
foreign countries. Porto Rico offers
n especially rich market for Amer
ican manufactured goods, which con
stitute four-fifths of the goods sent
from the United States to the island
in question.
OUR SUPPLY OF AEROPLANES.
(Chicago Tribune.)
1 lie l tilted States has Just enough
aeroplanes to make slightly exagger
ated the statement that we have none
at all. Kor any extensive operations
we virtually have none. Orville Wright
says that the army und navy estab
lishments need 2,000 machines on a
peace basis. The planes can be mude '
rapidly, but he says that the lack of 1
motors would delay the equipment and
out forces would be exposed to great ‘
and untu i essary dangers.
< *f the 2,000 machines needed, the I
United States has about twenty. If'
we said we had none the exaggeration ’
would be slight. Wright says:
"It would be folly for the United
States to engage In war today with
any of the European powers, owing
to our utter unpreparedness in the
line of aeronautical equipment. Two
years would be required for this coun
try to acquire the aeroplanes needed
to assure protection even In times of
peace."
IN THE WORDS OF
WASHINGTON J
(Everybody's.)
There are a few Americans who are
indifferent. They do not know and
they do not care. They take no In- !
terest In public affairs. They do not [
know what America stands for. They .
do not know what the fathers lived and
died for. They want to be let alone.
They want to live their own mean,
narrow, little lives. They do not want
to fight anybody or for anything. They
are utterly selfish.
But the great mass of Americans '
know what America stands for; and 1
rare. Care deep down. Care through
and through. Care to the last drop |
of their blood. To the end that Am- I
erica shall march through to her des
tiny. To the end that the shining
principles for which so many millions
have given their blood and their lives
shall be made the splendid heritage
of all mankind.
It should be well to refresh the
memory with the words of Washing
ton In 1793:
“I cannot recommend to your notice
measures for the fulfillment of our
duties to the rest of the world with
out again pressing upon you the ne
cessity of placing ourselves In a con
dition of complete defense * * *
There is a rank due to the United
States among nations which will be
withheld, If not absolutely lost, by the
^cpinullon of weukne*. R \\0 desire
iu uvuiu insult, we must be able to
i i«-pel u; if we Uesiie to secure peace,
i "lie of me most powerful Instruments
oi our rising prosperity. It must be
■ Known Uiui we uie ai uli times read)
101 viar. -mman J. Rldgway.
IN THE DADANELLE8.
(, Dos ton Daily Advertiser.)
li looks very much as if the allies
Un.l agreed that the thing of prime
importance at present Is to carry the
i-in danelles by assault, so aa to be
able to supply Russlu with needed
|aims and ammunition, and themselves
jwun food, from Russia’s wheat fields.
1 .wore and more this is becoming a war
’"i artillery, and the men in the
'trenches, with rilles, are mere auxil
iaries. Russia cannot withstand the
assaults of the tremendous Uerman
nuns, and all that the Russian army
"an do, apparently, is to yield ground
as slowly as possible, if the way to
.no Black sea is opened, and the allies
can supply Russia with big guns
ii"Ugh to withstand the assaults of
tin German artillery, and If meanwhile
via- British can supply their own de
ii.aencles In shells, the situation may
'‘i* "hanged. At present, notwith
standing the fact that she Is In arms
against leading powers of Europe, the
ad\ image is now with the German
• i ms. Efficiency has counted for more
than numbers, as usual. It has been
tiie Story of all greut wars. How long j
will it take Americans to see It?
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THE SEAMAN’S LAW.
(Boston Advertiser.)
I
| It appears that the president has not
been so busy with the various Issues
of International law. during his sup
posed "vacation" at Cornish, that he
has not had some time to give to a
Utudy of the I.aFollette law for the
protection of American seamen. It Is
hinted that on his return to Washing
ton he will open up the question of
new legislation to amend that law
when congress meets. That It will be
amended hardly anybody doubts. Hike
the Cummins baggage law, which the
supposed sponsor now refuses to own
as his. the LaFolIette bill was passed
with the very best Intentions.
The life of any seaman Is hard
enough ut best, and If It can be made
easier without wiping American ships
..IT the sea, all the better. But if the
law makes so many demands In behalf
of the sailors that it will be Impos
sible to operate ships under the Amer
cian flag without losing money, there
are two courses open, If the nation
insists on having an American mer
chant marine. One remedy would be
to repeal the law and leave the sea
men no better off than they were. The
other would be to keep the best part
of the law In force, but to subsidise
the vessels that fly the American flag,
ABOUT APPENDICITIS.
(Seattle P.-».)
There Is room for the belief that the
frequency of appendicitis operations
lias been at least temporarily checked
by the Oregon State Medical Society
in its conclusion that many opera
tions for the disease have been made
unnecessarily. The concensus of opin
ion among the doctors at the recent
session in Portland was to the effect
that one should stand guard over one’s
•ppendlx until careful study leaves no
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cases could be cured at home. The
medical profession should teach the
public how to keep itself In good
health.”
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