THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
Thursday, March 6, 1919
THE ALLIANCE HERALD
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ItKlTHLICAX onSTHUtmOSJISTH
The Republican party, by becom
ing Identified with the obstruction
ists, especially In the United States
Senate, la not only endangering its
own future, but the welfare of Amer
ica. This if the warning sounded
editorially In the Chicago Post Pro-cnsslre-Renubllcan
organ. The Poet
hna this to say:
."In the obstructive class, unhap-
ri!y. belong some of the most con
spicuous men In the United States
Senate. They hare labored diligent
ly to build barriers In the way of
progress toward a better world or
der; they have displayed a tireless
Ingenuity In thinking out objections
to plans for international organiza
tion. From men to whom the people
have looked for leadership there has
come no word of hopeful guidance
on!y a pessimistic croaking, a cynical
skepticism.
"America Is looking for builders
tod y. It Is Impatient of critics who
only find fault. The faith of the
American ioople refuses to accept
the gloomy theory that there In noth
ing happier to be realized from the
soerlflres, of war than a return to the
conditions of Individualistic nation
al inm, with all Its perils of unre
"trained ambitions, rivalries and In
trigues. America and the European
democracies destroyed the obstruc
tion of autocracy at a great price in
' onjer that the road might be open
for the marching of free and for-WHrd-looklng
nations. America can
not approve the energy of statesmen
who now attempt to erect new ob
structions. ' She Is ready to march,
and she wants to march in comrade
ship with peoples of like ideals.
"The league or nations fight seems
to have been won, in principle, In the
peace conference at Paris, but in the1
Senate at Washington the battle,
thus far, goes against It. Hence
there Is great need for maintaining
the agitation In Kb favor throughout
the country. Tho only way to Con
vert ihe Senate Is to give the sentl-'
men! of the people loud and emphat
ic voice.
"It Is unfortunate for the Repub
lican party that its name should be
identified at this great hour of hope
and opportunity with a policy of neg-j
atlve obstruction. The party lead
ers will dd well to consider the effect
thle attitude will have upon the pub
lic mind. , ' i
"We Insist the people are looking
for leadership forward, not for ea
j rouragement to drift backward. The
JtcTublican party Is offering no lead
ers! Ip, unless we except William
Howard Taft, whose courageous de
votion to a great principle and a
grer.t Ideal endears him to the hearts
of multitudes of Americans."
!KSTIU'rriYK NAtitilN'O
"if the United States Senate is In
tellcriually or morally capable of
formulating a peace program that
will dispose of all the vexatious
flu ptious with which the peace con
ference must deal," BayB the New
York World, "It may be sure that
the president of the United States,
the prime minister of Great Britain
and the premier of France would
welcome its assistance. Hut if the
Senate is not capable of giving this
practical help, the least it can do is
to .efrain from nursing and bulldoz
ing and threat3. Puy after day sen
atorial orators who have barely read
the headlines In the morning papers
rise in their seats and proceed to tell
the p"uce conference what it must
not do and what it must not think
and whnt it must not consider, but
there is never a constructive sugges
tion. "While vociferously a&serttng
their rhthts as part of the treaty
making power of the United Stales,
the senators who are declaiming
sainsi the reported decisions of the
peace conference seem to be afraid
chiefly that any general treaty will
be made with Germany or that this
country will assume in the peace any
f he responsibilities they helped x
upon it when they voted for war.
"Unless there is a peace that Is
underwritten by the nations that
crushed Prusslanlsm, the ultimate
Victory will rest upon Germany. It
will be impossible to collect the In
demnities, it will be impossible to
ruarantee the boundaries of Europe,
it will be impossible to prevent tae
organization of a new coalition to
r- ush France and the small nations,
i will be impossible to stabilize in
ai y way the triumph of democracy
xvMch has cost so much blood and
treasure, and it will be impossible to
prevent a repetition of this war
"If the activities of the Iiolges,
th Knoxes, the Borahs, the Hard-
lr?s ana tne jonnsons mean any
thing, it is that there shall be no
ge"ral treaty of peace with Ger
many, and hence no treaty that caa
be enforced that the victory shall
roie to naught that they may grati
fy their partisan hostility to the pres
ident of the United States,"
b Kill I) KM DKMOCItACY'H Till
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Senator Warren O. Harding (Re
publican) Of Ohio does not thors h
conviction of a vast majority of his
countrymen, including our soldiers
ana sailors, tnat tne United States
entered the war to fight for democ
racy. The statement that such was
America's purpose and mission In the
great conflict, Senator Harding says,
"has been a lie from the beginning."
inis low estimate of his country's
unselfishness and candor was voiced
by Senator Harding In the Senate In
the course of a debate on the bill ap
propriating 1100.000.000 to nnr.
chase food and supplies for the
starving peoples of Poland, Czecho
slovakia, the Balkan States and oth
er countries devastated by the Ger
man and Austrian armies.
In a partisan effort to discredit
TreBldent Wilson, who urged this re
lief for the sufferers from German
and Austrian Invasions, Senator Har
ding found it necessary to Indict the
whole American people or all but
that small minority whom he repre
sents In the Senate.
"The point that I want to make,
Mr. President, "is that we proclaim
ed to the world that we were making
a war for democracy," said Senator
Harding, "and we would not have
proclaimed it for a Blngle minute If
it had not been for the politics of
the moment, when most men In pub
lic life Were fearful nf nffonHlncr ih
so-called German vote In the United
States of America; and instead of
announcing that we were making
war on Germany, which had tres
passed upon American national
rights, we made the excuse that we
were making war for democracy,
and it has been a lie from the beginning."
Poland Is reconstituted Hi
bo-Slovak State is erected, Serbia Is
restored, tne Armenians are freed
from the bloody rule of the Turks,
Belgiu mis re-establlahnd ani n th
peoples of these unhappy countries
are to be guaranteed in their inde
pendence and national integrity;
moreover, they are to be fed and
clothed and equipped with the tools
and implements of industry and ag
riculture while thev arA rnnnirritnt.
ly perfecting the structures of their
several governments, but Senator
Harding cannot find in this a ful
fillment of America's purpose and
mission. or "making war for democ
racy." He cannot bring himself to
admit that the United States per
formed two duties that of defend
ing national rights and that or fight
ing for democracy. H
Fortunately, the gratitude of these
subject peoples now on the road to
liberty and prosperity is more el
quent and more important than Sen
ator Harding's partisan oratory in
the Senate. They ar in no doubt
that America was in Ihi war to Rave
small nations.' They nave the pr.--f
In their 'present work of building
their own governments, with Amer
ican help.
Four charters vera cmntvit tnat
week to new Nebraska state banks
Dy tne Btate board at Lincoln. These
included a bank at I last Intra with a
capital of $15,000; one at Brule
witn a capital of 125,000; one at
Chappell with 125,000 capital; and
the Citizens State Bank at Oshkos!,
capital $20,000. J. H. Wehn Is
president of the latter institution.
Mark Snanogle Is vice president and
G. M. Wehn, cashier.
Lloyd C. Thomas, editor of The
Alliance Herald, has been notified of
his appointment by Willis E. Reed,
chairman Nebraska committee Tte
glonal Committee of Finance, of
Mldcontlnent Section National Con
gress for League of Nations, as a
committeeman for the state of Ne
braska. Mr. Reed, former attorney
general of Nebraska, who made the
appointment which was authorized
by TB. F. Bush, congress chairman,
and H. J. Pettlnglll. regional chair
man, both Of St. Louts, la Alan th
vice chairman of the Regional Com
mittee on Finance.
Clarke O. Powell, manager of the
Omaha Auto Show, predicts that all
attendance records will be broken
next week. The auditorium will be
handsomely decorated, the best of
music will be provided, a Liberty mo
tor and a battle plane will be on
exhibition. Tuesday wtlrbe farmers'
day, Friday army and navy day.
Thursday evening's feature will be
music from a large choir. The dates
are March 10 to 15.
The Nebraska Press Association
recently adopted a resolution in fa
vor of an appropriation for publicity
purposes and appointed a committee
with C. B. Cass of Ravenna as chair
man to try to secure the appropria
tion. GIRL WANTED for general house
work, rhone ITS. 14tf7S06
Elliott Beaumont, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Beaumont, returned Fri
day from Lincoln for a short visit
with relatives and friends before
leaving for Nehawka, Nebr., where
he has accepted a position as gas en
gine and tractor expert on the widely
known Earnest Pollard fruit farm.
Elliott completed a course In tractor
engineering at the university some
time ago and has been instructing
since that time. He is intensely In
terested in his line of work and will
make good. ,
Some of the leading society ladies
of Omaha are working with the local
committee to entertain the state con
vention of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution In Omaha March
18 to 20.
The Lenten season is on. Wed
nesday was the first day. At the St.
Matthews church a series of meet
ings is to be conducted during tho
period, one each Wednesday evening.
. One of the always enjoyable danc
es given by the Knights of Columbus
was attended by a goodly number
Tuesday evening at the K. of C. hall.
President Wilson on March 4
signed the wheat guaranty bill, car
rying an appropriation of $1,000,-
000,000 to maintain the guaranteed
price of $2.26 a bushel for the 1919
crop.
The. Alliance String Quintette
staged another of Kb popular dances
at the Reddish hall on Tuesday ev
ening. A crowd that taxed the ca
pacity of the hall was present.
Letter postage Is to be dropped
back to two cents per ounce on July
1, according to an announcement re
ceived today by the Alliance post of
fice. The three-cent rate has been
in effect for many months. Post
cards will return to the one-cent rate
instead of two cents.
Several inches of wet snow fell
Wednesday night. This morning,
the wet snow, driven by a heavy
wind, threatened to become a bliz
zard, but after a couple of hours it
stopped completely and wo are now
enjoying real spring weather. Tne
farmers are jubilant over the large
amount of moisture In the . ground
and the excellent condition of the
fall crops.
A report of the good roads boost
ers who attended the Seneca meeting
last week was made at the regular
meeting of the board of directors of
the community club Monday noon,
held at luncheon at the Alliance
Grill. The Alliance club will back
up the movement for the completion
of the Potash Highway to the llmt.
' Plans for a new district for the t.
O. O. F. organizations will be gone
over tonight at a meeting to be held
in this city. The new district, if or
ganized, will include the territory
east from Alliance to eSneca and
Hemlngford on tne west. This part
of the state has been a part of the
Platte valley district heretofore.
J. P. McClorketf of San Diego.
Calif., owner of a large amount of
Box Butte county real estate, arrived
Friday morning to look after his In
terests here. He expects to re mala
in Alliance for several days. Mr. Me
Clurken is one of California's sub
stantial citizens. He makes a trip ts
Box Butte county about once each
ye&r. ' . s ...
Sale of Shorthorn Cattle
The Keith County Shorthorn Breeders' Association will hold a public sale at
Ogalalla, Nebraska, March 28, 1919
THIS SALE WILL INCLUDE
46 BULLS AND 13 FEMALES
This is a very desirable offering of young cattle. If interested writo for catalog. Address
B. W. SHELDON
OGALALLA,
Secretary,
KEITH COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
PUBLIC
SALE
As I hare been unable to lease another farm for this year, I wi 11 sell at public auction on the old Stevens place 4 miles north
and 2 miles east of Alliance, on
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w eane
sday,'Mar. 12 19
Immediately after Free Lunch, the following described property:
2 Head of Horses 2
Consisting of one 2-year-old mare and one yearling mare.
12 Head of Cattle 12
5 Red cows with calf by side, 1 fresh soon, 1 fresh in June; 1 three-year-old heifer, will be fresh in June- 1 two vear am
heifer, will be fresh In April; 5 yearlings; 3 heifers; 1 steer and 1 Shorthorn bull. iwo-year-om
Head of Eoss 1
. Farro. Machinery
1 Riding sulky plow, breaker attachment; 1 Van Brunt drill; 1 riding cultivator; 1 Dodden potato diwer 1 7 fni iif. i
potato cutter; 1 3-section harrow; 20 rods of wire; 1 John Deere lister, nearly new; 1 McCormick mower- 100 bXiTw
ley; some snap corn; 1 McCormick hay rake; 1 Dane hay sweep; and 4 dozen chickens. iw Dusneis bar.
One Dodge Touring Car, 1918 model in good
condition
Some household articles and other goods too numerous to mention.
TERMS: All sums of $25 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of eight months' time will be eiven on h,v.w
bearing 10 per cent interest. . oawtaDie
paper
John Li
ggett,
COL. H. P. COURSEY, Auctioneer.
Owner
JAY 0. WALKER, Clerk, First State Bank
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