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far Jan.. Itll. waa 11.111, sain of 1I.IIT ever June of
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mtnt (hut mis hi b applied to suth work. This
means outsiders must agsin aestuns responsibility
for the succor of th sufferer. Tho Uak. compared
to that t( if ding tht fsmin victim will bo ilifht,
but it will havt to bo attended to bjr nationi whoa
poaaoMiom and organisations permit thorn to act In
iurh raws, gwatow will bo looked a fur, and will r
tain a pormanont place in tho word, because of
having suffered uch ttrriblo cxporionct through
tho operation of a groat natural law.
ENOUGH CONFUSION NOW.
Public sympathy, which may have inclined to
ward the railway shopmen after their acceptance of
Preiident Harding! original proposals, can not bo
' expoctod to extend alto to a sympathetic itriko by
members of tho four brotherhoods. It ii one thing
to quit work over a direct grievance, but quite an
other to threaten to go out in behalf pf a third party.
The brotherhood leaders appear to be paving tho
. way for a sympathetic strike to bo based on the claim
that cars and engines are. unsafe from lack of repairs,
and on tho suppositious danger from the guns of
guards, officers and troops.
There have been no railway accidents ascribablo
to- faulty equipment thus far in the course of the
strike. Nor has any instance come to light of mem
bers of tho brotherhoods being injured by railway
guards. No citiien properly objects to being pro
tected, either by the police or any other force. And
for the Blatter of that, tho railway guards are less
for tho sake of protecting workers and property
against the strikers, whose conduct has on the whole
been good, than against tht lawless element that
takes advantage of these situations.
The present determination of the brotherhoods
to act according to the individual judgment of each
member or local unit is not commendable. The value
of the rail unions has been in tho guidance of the
individual by the united will To depart from that
t policy and leave the matter of working or striking
up to each member is utterly eonfusing.
The lower house of congress is soon to convene,
and President Harding will have aid in his effort to
compose the labor situation. Tho shopmen havt cer
tain' rights, and these will be respected in the settle
ment Tht Omaha Bee has stood, behind them in
their offer to accept tht president's suggestions. The
railroads have certalh rights also, but the greatest
stake of all in this dispute is that of the public. Noth
ing should be done further to confuse the issues or
disrupt transportation.
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BLOWING THERMOMETER TO COOL FEVER.
Senator Hitcheock is conducting a long distance
campaign, talking in New York for consumption in
Nebraska. . His theme is one he made the people of
the state fairly familiar with since he evolved it, that
of a plan for an international bank, to issue to the
world credit currency and so solve the problems of
perplexed humanity. Tht plan has-been discussed in
detail until the people of Nebraska require little in
' formation regarding it Last week at the Williams
town assembly, Paul Warburg, a recognized financial
authority, said the Hitchcock plan, and other sug
gested measures of like nature, were of no avail as to
helping Europe at the present time. Extension of
credit, or increase in volume of money at this time,
according to Mr. Warburg's views, would be like
blowing on a thermometer to cool a fever.
If, aa has been pointed out many times, volume
of money -were tht remedy, Russia and Germany
should be the happiest lands on earth, for they have
the most money and can buy the least with it.
Wednesday the German mark was quoted at as low
as 100 for W cents. At this rate, the four billion
dollars Senator Hitchcock would emit from his inter
national nank would be equivalent to 3,600 bilKon
' marks at tht present quotation.
Argument that the dollars put out by the bank
would be worth 100 cents, because of their exchange
value in the' United States, rests on the assumption
that the credit of the United States would be behind
the bank. There is the entire story; the plan is
simply a novo to pledge the credit of the United
States to save bankrupt Europe.
Charity should begin at home, and if the United
StatM government intends to pledge its credit far
ther to support private undertakings of any kind, it
might, turn to the farms and stock ranches of the
west for these havt not as yet entirely weathered
the storm, and may need some very extensive
financing before they are entirely out of trouble.
NEBRASKA AND THE PRIMARY.
It was a republican legislature, la 1907, that gav
Nebraska its primary law. In the nation wide move
ment for broader public participation in party affair
there also were many republican loaders. Hughes,
Roosevelt and Cummins give their active support to
this reform.'
. The time called for a revolt against dishonest po
litlcal machines and the too intimate alliance between
certain business interests and political bosses. By
tho device of the party primary tht people were given
veto power over tht acts of party leaders. Without
question they have been able by this means to re
strain the tendency toward arbitrary conduct both in
party councils and in public office.
This wholesome influence of tht primary system
should not bt removed or limited even though it may
be considered that many of the practices that called
it forth have disappeared. Who on guarantee that
once this check is removed the old evils would not
again spring up?
It is true that the primary system has not ful
filled all of its expectations. Apathy of the citisen
in these elimination contests sometimes allows
minorities to control the nsming of candidates. But
against this may bt brought the fact that a primary
election never fails to bring out a larger vote than
did the caucus system. The original cry that the
primary would break down party lines has been found
untrue. That it puts a penalty on a betrayal of pub
lic trust is pretty well authenticated.
The sifting process of the primary campaign is
now concluded in Nebraska. The records and per
sonalities of the candidates have run the gauntlet, and
the winners rank well with tht party candidates who
have stood in tht days befort tht primary. There
has been a general discussion of; the advisability of
modifying tht primary system. The Jaw has been re
pealed in two or three states by act of the legislature.
A noteworthy fact, however, is that in every case in
which it has been submitted to a direct vote of the
people the primary has been upheld.
The people of Nebraska are rightly jealous of any
suggestion that would limit their nominating power.
The republicans of the state have no desire to set
the primary weakened. This question is not a party
matter and no change can be made in the law with
outa referendum o'f the whole people..
What Other
Editors Say
Bryan. HluW A Co.
Hn. leaaiy ihmw (Aerers
Comae now tba showdown, !
l parley Hrysn la favor of ih re,
toi-ailon of beer and whlahy. la
uiu-nrnrK a convert to prohibition
in reality as wall a for political
purpoaM Do both of them S' on
ranord with tha statement that tha
questions or iittu Important a T Doth
these man should ba too bis to dads
or trim further, The woman voter
are not tha only ones who will r
quir information whether eai h la a
man or a ntouae, and If a man, what
Mud of a meT Charley liryan and
Gilbert Hitchcock, pulling together,
have demonstrated that they ar
some team, tut we do not believe
their united atrancth can pull tha
t o.mocrar-j-, man ana women
alike. Into the ramp of the wt nd
deliver them captive In return for
on man of them recelvlnc an office
However honorable or IruDortant
Bom of our friend tall u that tha
wet Uau I a thine of the past In
national and tat oolitic, but it can
only become a thine of th past by
unoerx iiiicneocK loiiowinc th el
ample of Morehead aad to th pledse
ne mane in women voter regard
ing support of a Volatead act. and
th word that h will oppoae any
weakening of it.' If he chooaes to
say thl th liquor lau should ba
eliminated, but f h peralata In an
equivocal couraa when fairly inter.
rogataa by honest voter, they ar
warranted in aaaumlng that h I
hoatlla to their principle nd In
voting accordingly. They ar not now
neipieaa. Howell 1 nominated on
the republican tkkat. He I equally
able, has a better peat record on
most Important question and will be
a credit to Nebraska manhood and
womanhood. You have taken your
time, Mr. Hitchcock, but before elec
tion you muat squarely meet this la
ue. Everything show that the wet
vote in Nebraska la small and get
ting smaller. If you want a char
of the dry vote you will have to
earn it Tou eannot trick the vot
er a llullen did Norton, nor trad
with them was done with Charley
Bryan. You will have to deliver the
good, and if you don't mlndwlth
our eye on your attitude on this
question in th past to aay nothing
of th Butler vote, the dry will take
deHvery in advance. ,
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
' With bountiful crops assured, the second half of
this year is sure to bt better from a business stand
point than that half which is just past And the first
months were such as to bring, in the words of the
Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City, "remarkable
improvement to tht general situation."
On the one hand, the United States Department
of Labor reports a decided increase of employment.
On the other, the reserve bank finds agricultural and
liva stock interests in a more favorable position at
this time ,than for many months. Mercantile reports
likewise reveal healthy activity in almost all lines,
and the banks are in a stronger position than at any
time since the outbreak of war. .
In the first six months of 1922 building permits
aggregating 14,689,254 were issued in Omaha, an
increase of 39 per cent over a year ago. The federal
reserve analysis shows new activity in the meat trade,
with 132,402 cattle received at the Omaha stock
yards in June. Shipments of hogs aggregated 318,
000 head, and sheep receipts 141,140. Wheat receipts
at the Omaha market in the same month amounted to
669,000 bushels, and corn to 2,298,800 bushels. Flour
production in the reserve district in the first six
months increased 1,748,725 barrels, or 23 per cent
over the corresponding period of 1921.
These, facts all have bearing on the promising
outlook of the middle west. The increased purchas
ing power of the farmers has been reflected in a
heavier distribution of merchandise; which signifies
furthermore increased employment f or workingmen
in the cities. The ctrikes that have lasted so long
have been an untoward influence, but once they are
settled satisfactorily, nothing can check the progress
toward prosperity. , .
LAW, PUBLIC AND CULPRIT.
End of the Longert Day.
From tha Waahlnstea Star.
Bora senatorial composer will per
haps write a song entitled "The End
or the Longest Day'' in celebration
of th close of the most protracted
formal session of the upper house of
congress recorded In history. Maybe
the strains or tnat composition wui
resound through the years to come.
Yesterday came the end of April 20.
The calendar, it is true, said August
3. but tha Congressional Kecora nam
Anril 20. and that settled it For It
was on the 20th of April when the
chaplain of the senate made his last
Draver. and the senate, line me
house, goes on the ratic of one
nraver a dav. This was not because
the chaplain was not on the Job, but
because the job had sidestepped him.
For on the 20th of April the leaders
on the reDUblican side concluded
that the only way to get the tariff
hill naased before the frost was to
hold the senate in continuous --iegw
iuHva" Reunion. As a vracticai mat
ter. that is supposed to facilitate
ipe-idlative because it cuts off the
mnrnlnff Vimir and in theory elimi
nates all other business but the bill
in hand. In actual practice, now
ol'.f it A nam nothinar of the sort, be
cause miscellaneous business is still
transacted, the bill in nana is lain
nut nf TinnA from time to time am
mennwhllA the debate proceeds with
nut- limits of time or or subject
Yesterday's adjournment the flrat in
ini falonriflr dava. or 2.47S hours.
was taken because of the death of
a member of the senate. It is tne
usual thing for a bereaved legislative
chamber to adjourn upon learning
of the death of a member. But un
doubtedly if it had not been that an
agreement to take a vote on the
tariff bill on an early fixed date was
about to be reached tne senate yes
terdav Would have changed the time
honored formula and merely taken
in rrsnrpr. to the departed
senator. So the legislative day of
Anril 20 nasses Into history, the
longest on record, and, save for a
few bits of legislative miscellany
and tha essential appropriation bills,
in proportion to its length the least
productive..
. And SU11 the Wonder Grows!
From the Nebraska City Praia.
The eateemed World-Herald, whose
editorial utterances we eagerly ae
vour tor tneir literary Mceueiiuo
even though logic is frequently con
snifiioiis bv its absence, takes Ne
braaka reoublican newspapers to
task because they persist in show-
outh ef the Sentinel aud to iht
nsht of ih road vn the hillald
etonde ire ever 14 feet In di
ameter, which ha been named Old
iJowd, In honor ef ih diatoverer
of th grove, which diacovary was
mada In Utl. Th aouth grov
land t'i mil and contain I, lie
Ursa tree. Any ire there under
II feet In I'lreumferene I not con
sidered a Ittrg tree.
Tne lrcldmi at Hixne.
Treia la N Terk Kvriita foal.
Warren tl. HarJIna. itia taunti
hoy, rode Into Marlon. O.. vn a mule
inrougn the mud. warren O. Hard
Ing. Ih preaideiit of th L'nlted
pi a. tea. mad nia latest entry bi
motor car from th national capital
en nara-aurraceq roads. Th eon
Iran between th boy's lowly eat at a
ana th man' eminent poeltion
ecarcely greater than that between
th phyaicai condition of Ih United
mate then ami now a half ran
tury of progreaa for both man and
commonwealth.
Th Drealdent muat have en loved
hlmaelf at the 100th nnlveraary -ft
sianon rounding, it la, a th
author of th "Mirrors of Washing
ton" truly said, a email-town man.
In other words, a neighborly person,
and fitted by nature to enjoy
homecoming. True, this natlv gift
ha been developed into an art, and
toward th end of th front porch
campaign it exerriae bectaine da
eidediy formal, tmil. tne re was a
tiff grind, while th preaent out
burst of nrlghliorllnea la merely
vacation. Ho the preeldent es
panalon of aoul In th mid at of hi
home folk ran be appreciated by
all and will ba envied by many hun
fry for the scenes of thalr youth.
Mr. Harding went mck noma to
say, among other pertinent thing,
that th "eighteenth amendment Is
th will of America and muat be aue
Ulned by the government and pub.
no opinion, else contempt for th
Inw will undermine our very founda
tions." This Is the president's first
public utterance on that subject and
from th standpoint of (tatesman-
ahlp It leave nothing to be desired.
It i not without significance that
th president reserved this stout dec
laration of principle until he faced
bj own people in his home town.
In communities of that sort and In
rural neighborhood of which they
are the center may be found at it
strongest the "no compromise" spirit
which is the backbone of the pro
hibition movement. 1
lieadm' Opmxons
Trial by Machinery
The Boy Has the Lat Say.
From the Evaleth (Minn.), Clarion.
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IVinla In DUuui.
Omaha. Aug. I. To th Editor of
Th Omaha lie: Mr. Crocker la
very amooth writer, and on th labor
quaation n mora than ind good.
trum in standpoint of th operator.
To quaation hi honesty In present
ing hi program would b far from
me. Uut lo stat that hi view on
Ih preaent Industrial situation
aomswhat warped would b th beat
way to put it. If the gentleman had
been unfortunate, and had pent th
bltieat part of hi life working for
in fellow that h now think nd
protection, and during that time he
luat barely made a living while he
aw hi employers rolling in wealth
nu optical at tnat tim would can
a different reflection
Life, liberty and th pursuit of
nsppineaa" was what our foreratners
fought eight year for, that all our
ritlsen of this country mignt enjoy
It Iiut my friend would have
ytm provided whereby th em
Hovers could fore down th wage
and atarv labor to subjection, which
they ar trying to do now. Heveral
men have gone from the office and
puloit. donned overall and worked
In factories by the aid of the men
that produce the wealth of our coun
try, and they ail ssy the same tning,
that labor does not get what it
should have."
My friend does not have to read
between the lines today to discover
that both the mine and railroad op
orators are in a close combination, or
union, to prevent a separate settle
ment w-lth their men. This ha been
done to fore labor to do just what
my friend think It ought to do. He
would not grant labor th same
tight that h would th big op
erator. He evidently ha always
been surrounded with plenty and
does not appreciate the fact that all
people are not as fortunate as him
self. While not a church man. I
often wonder how Christ would set
tle this dispute between labor and
capital. A. M. TEMPLIN.
120 South Thirty-fifth street
Railroads and Their Employe.
Edgar. Neb., Aug. I. To the Ed-
and make life a real joy, take an in- itor of Th Omaha Bee: I have been
I ...a, I ann. a V. i. Cuff., wkmw ' ra A I n ar ,h. nam M.ikllaKatl 1m Ph.
une oi tne nrst purposes 01 law is -to saieguara I surprise at the bedfellow attl
. .TOO MUCH FOR MERE MAN.
Sun Yat Sen, it is announced, is suffering from
mental disorder. Not always ar public reports so
frank as in the case of the southern Chinese leader.
Rumors that never see print often arise that this
brain or that is not functioning as it should, and
more frequently are false than true.
In the ease of Lenine, who i suffering from
breakdown of some sort, there, has been considerable
reticence. . The condition of Lord Northcliffe, who
as a newspaper publisher swayed imperial and inter
national policies, is similarly shielded. Not much"
was said of the strange predicament of former Presi
dent Ouchanel of France, which led to his resignation.
Thau instances alone are sufficient to suggest that
tha problems presented by political conditions around
tha world are so tremendous aa to tax the stamina of
tha men who strive to solve them.
V tWATOWS CALL TOR , RELIEF.
- Tha terribla disaster ' which overtook Swatow,
China, will rank among th greatest of its kind in
human hiatory.' Dotaila are alow in coming out, but
it ia now reported that in tha elfy and region im
mediately surrounding it 50,000 lives were lost, and
at least 100,000 were rendered homeless. Such mea
ger information fails to entirely present the suffer
ing that follows such a visitation. The human suffer
ing and misery entailed will, never be fully meas
ured. Just now the important business is to provide
relief, for tha living. Unfortunately, the Chinese
government is net prepared to meet such emergen
cies; tha gnat famine relief' has not been entirely
ciearod up, while the three-cornered civil war that ia
aie mm daaSiiihs th natural processes of govern-
society. In this is involved the protection of the in
dividual. No man should be punished until he has
had advantage of every defense permitted him under
the law or in its reasonable application. On the
other hand, social safety requires that once the guilt
of a culprit be established, that he take the penalty
prescribed for his offense. Unless this be true,
human justice falls short." Nor should the quality of
mercy be strained, so that in extending clemency or
forgiveness, the greater right of the public be made
to' suffer that undue advantage is given an offender.
These reflections arise in connection with the case
of Willard V. Matthews, who was sent to prison after
pleading guilty to charges made in an indictment
returned against him in Douglas county.' If it be
true that the law under which Matthews was indicted
had been repealed a year previously, the fault does
not lie with the defense. This fact should be noted,
although it will not relieve a feeling on part of the
public that if there was anything criminal in con
nection with the wrecking of the Pioneer State bank,
the guilty one should be properly punished.
Public opinion will have little to do with the case
however, for it is now a question of administering the
law, and is in the hands of the courts for determina
tion. ': .: .
Douglas county progressives find difficulty in
agreeing on who ia fo give the show. It would have
been easy enough if fusion had prevailed, for then
they would have received, instructions from Prince
Arthur. '.
. Forest fires in the northwest continue to draw
heavily on the future lumber resources of the nation.
The situation is serious."
Something more potent than a diplomatic break
fast is needed to end the troubles of Europe. t
Let us hope the length of the skirt does not inter
fere with the opening of the schools.
"Big Bill" Hart is getting the publicity, whether
he needed it or not .
Three billion bushels of corn is some corn.
On Second Thought
mr u. if. sTAXturn.
Thar l only one thing sadder than a home, with-
tude of Brer Charley liryan ana
Hon. HitchcocK. wny snouia repuo
linnn editors be chastised. Mr. New
branch, for their unrestrained out
burts of wonderment? Isn't it
strange, cruel and unusual to crowo
tho democratic bedstead with such
uncongenial sleepers? How long has
it been, frinstance, since tneoryans
were using their snickersnees on the
well known senator from 'Douglas
county, and how can Mr. Hitchcock's
skin be so thick and his memory so
poor that he is induced, . pernaps
forced for political reasons to lie
down in green pastures and beside
still, In the manner or speaning. wa
ters and show such charming indif
ference to the snorings of Brother
Charles and the peerless and beeness
leader? Knowing Mr. Hitchcock and
the Bryans, as they do, republican
editors are well within their rights
when they express wonder and sur
prise. They are not criticising the
factions for their laudable efforts to
get together; they're merely amazed
that It has happened, holding their
hnifiii until snmethinar haonens as
J it surely will. Democratic harmony
is something always aevouuy to ue
wished, but It is ooservea more m
the breach than In the performance.
Trees Worth Visiting.
From the Nfw York Times.
. One of tha most interesting sight
seeing places In California for the
nature lnvep is Calaveras Grove, fa
mous for the grandeur and age of
its big trees. The grove is privately
owned and is in a small valley near
the headwaters of the San Antonio,
at an elevation of 4,702 feet. In the
grove ar 10 trees, each SO feet in
diameter, and more than 70 trees
between 15 and 30 feet in diameter.
Ona of the trees, now down, "the
father of the forest," must have been
450 feet high and 40 feet in di
ameter. In 1863 one of the largest
trees, 92 feet in circumference and
over S00 feet high, was cut down.
Five men worked 25 days felling it.
using large augers. The ump of
this tree has been smoothed oft and
now accommodates 32 dancers. In
1358 a newspaper, the Big Tree Bul
letin, was printed there.
Near the stump is a section ot tne
trunk 22 feet in diameter and 20
reet long; beyond lies the Immense
trunk aa it fell, measuring 302 feet
from the base to the extremity.
Upon this was situated a barroom
and tenpin alley, stretching along its
upper surface for a distance of 81
feet, affording ample space "for two
alley beds side by side.
At the entrance to the grove were,
until 1911, two fine treea called the
sentinel. Only on ia now Handing,
th other having beeji blown dpwp.
tereat In om boy. Suffer when he
surfers; make 1 his problems your
proDiems and experience the real
joy of service. If you neglect the
boys you will pay the penalty. For
what is a boy? He 1 th person
who is going to carry on what you
have started. Tou may adopt all
tne policies you please, but how they
win be carried out depends upon
him. If you make league and
treaties he will have to manage
them. He is going to sit at your
desk In the senate and occupy your
place on the supreme court bench.
When you get done all your work.
It I going to b? judged and praised
or condemned by him. ' Your repu
tation and your future are in hl3
hands. m
reading the artlclee published In The
Omaha Bee -columns for ' readers'
opinions and think there are two
sides to every question. I noticed an
article written by John E. Dolman,
who takes exception to what a rail
road manager says about being fair
in their dealings with their em
ployes or the public. He says he was
in the employ of a railroad company
for 13 year and during that time they
were anything but fair with their
employe. I would ask him this
question: Why did he work for the
company all this time when it was
treating him unfairly; why did he
not strike and quit work if the com
pany was treating him so unfair? I
will tell you what I think about it.
The reason he did not quit work was
Ttm lae Boole Traaaerlat.
Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy of
lb District tf Columbia It retunod
lo. allow ue upon a prisoner In trial
of an Instrument known a th
physmnmantimeter. a contrivance
uppoaad by certain psychologist U
revasi wiiatner a peraun 0 leiima
Ih truth or not. Thl Instrument
with th very long nam waa either
tne invention or th lata rroi. itugo
alunsterberg or Ih result of cer
tain concluaion that h had drawn
from experiment which At any rat
aatlalted him that American criminal
jurisprudence could be beneflted. It
would seem from th ruling of Chief
Justine McCoy that Bt leaat on
American Jurlt doe not think Jua
tic need a such an aid.
It is hard to believe that In tht
Engllah-speaklng democracy such an
attempt on justice should even be
mad and that ft waa made exhibit
th extent to which men judgment
can be confuaed. For th credit of
Amrlrn luetic, however, the
Washington judge refuaed to permit
the use of this instrument upon the
prisoner before the jury, for, suld
hi honor, they coutd detect a lie
a aally a the instrument itaelf.
In this, his honor defended the con
stltutlonal right of a prisoner to trial
by jury, but what the prosecution
sought wa trial by machinery and
that is just what he would hav had
if the Judge had been deceived by
plausible argument. Thl attempt
to alter th rule of organlo criminal
law ha been mad in th twentieth
century in the face of the fact that
such a "test" must depend on purely
material means and carried out in
that he wa getting more money for
hi work than he could get anywhere
els for the same amount of work
don, and that ia tha reason he did
not quit, and the' only reason.
J. J, Vt AULKY.
iiirt-iiRutantea neteawrily abnormal.
Aaid from all question vt rrlisiou
vim Vi Ion and viewing the matter
solely In th cool light of juriaprtt
dene and experieiue, none ran b
Ignorant thai aom tteoul are
I'otiitltulrJ lhat Ilia Inure klioulrdf-f;
, of an impending teat of Ihia kind
agltataa idem. PulU'tmen and du
tectlvea will tell you that th lnm
rent frequently mate th worat tin.
praaalon during mr Interrogation.
What, then, muat be th ta when
an Instrument la attached to lha
person with th avowed purpose uf
detecting fslaehood!
It 1 th noble matlm of the roni
moti law that a man ladniincent ami
ao considered until he hn been
proved guilty and no on burn or
mad a citisen In a juriadlctloti
wher that law obtain ahould loa
sight of that fact. The Wanhmgtmi
judg did right in ruling tia he did,
for It appear lhat teata had utready
been mad upon th prisoner hrfnra
h wa brought Into court. What
ever hi Innocence or guilt, lit cn-
mitutionnl right wer not changed
by being taken from th pileon t
th courtroom, but remained whst
the organlo law of Ih land had
made them, and among them there
was the inviolabl right of being
judxed as to fact by men and
to the Ihw by a man. but her it waa
propnaed to depute both these vital
duties to a I'untrlvanc of steal and
rubber. The queatlon that ohirudr
itaelf in lu-arliig of such a cms Is a
earrhlng one. How wna It that such
4 purely unconat It ut tonal proceeding
rould be applied to a prisoner under
detention? That It wa none show
that some Ingenious men hnv per
suaded themeelve Unit thy hs
found a good working substitute fur
fundamental Justice.
So What Doe It Mil tier?
It has developed that tlencrut
Pershing didn't aay "Iafayette. wa
are here." and that tieneml Hher
man didn't-say "War is hell." Hut
they were there, and It Is. Toledo
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