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Hr' VA7T7T T C- “Political Parties of World Dare Not Do More Than Fumble Creative Ideas, and Out • VJ. VV IlL/Lu. look for Mankind Is Dangerous Till They Are Executed_:_t_, V. “Britain’s Labor Government, Brought Down From Cloudland of Promise to Performance, Has Lost , Its Freshness.” Ry H. G. WELLS Author of "Outline of History.” London. May 17.-Mr. SmllUe, a little while ago, was talking of the peculiar mental virtues of the labor party. It was "out to deal with root causes.” There was to be no parleying with liberals. This was immediately before Snowden produced the greatest liberal budget In history, something off something for everybody. I was moved at the time of Smlllle's speech to point out that the labor government had not been caught look ing at the root cause of anything since It came Into office. It had put on Its court livery like a little gentle man, and had done as It was told. For a time until It got Into office the labor party was a magnificent hoarding for the constructive radical. It was declared to stand for the broad collective handling of our common in terests, for the scientific method. It was not afraid of bankers, land owners, protection-seeking trade monopolists. But really it was not for all those things because it was so at heart, but because It ,had to say something different from all other parties; the creative lntelllgensia prompted It. So long as it was out of office, active constructive minds could do its pub lic thinking for it. But now the labor party has taken office, it has come of age, become an audult political party, It has lost its wild freshness and promise of youth and begun to act for Itself. Ramsay Macdonald, with his piety and political dexterity, is extremely like the Scotch Instead of the Welsh I-loyd George. ' LIBERALS AT HEART, f V- J The labor party, brought down from the cloudland of promise to per formance, is seen to be little more than another of the numerous liberal parties that have appeared in the world of British liberalism. It has appeared and struggled to office because Lloyd George and Asquith were tiresome, obstinate egotists without an up to-date Idea between them. * All political parties must represent existing interests, existing social fears and Jealousies. No political party can represent the future as Smillie would have us believe the labor party does. But it was a delusion of Karl Mhrx that the expropriated masses of man kind living at a disadvantage would realize the desirability of a more highly organized socialist, state and •volvs a collective will to bring It about. Th» Idea has Infected the greater party of socialist thought. It had manifestly infected Smillie. Insofar as modern social Inequali ties ond i Injustices. Illuminated by modern educational Influences, have brought out the steadily Increasing hostility between the masses and the classes with advantage, Marx was right; but Insofar as that has Involved the development of any capacity what ever to achieve a new and better order, he was wrong. [ GREED FOR POVER.~^ The uncomfortable masses seek un critically for some expression of their antagonism to the lucky, dexterous, unscrupulous or farsighted who enjoy the advantages of the existing social and economic tangle; their suffrages and passion will go to support the particular lucky, dexterous, unscrup ulous or far-sighted politicians who seem most in harmony with the hates and hope.s of the stinted, ham pered, oppressed multitude. But the antagonism and discords of the present system are as much a party of the present as Its order and its success. The labor party is no more Inherently reconstructive than the banking Interest or shipping In terest. J-dke them. It merely wants an excessive, Inconsiderate share of present power and satisfactions. I suppose If we could set aside the entangling influences of social posi tion and traditions we should find that men and women fell Into a series between the two extremes of tempera mental type: conservatives at one end, who like things to go on very much as they are going, only to be just a little richer, sounder, sunnier; at the other end the disturbers, who like fresh things to happen, who make fresh things happen. Of the disturbers there seem to be two main types, the personal adven turers who want a series of vivid events centering upon themselves and do not care how much disorder is caused by their careers, and the In novators, with Instinct or mental habit of creative service—the sclen tlfic worker, educationist, Innovating artist—men with a passion for Indus trial, financial and social organiza tion, who will ultimately remake the world. These type* mingle In most of u», we are all something of each; but In such prominent British figures as Lord Birkenhead, Winston Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook, we seem to have almost pur* adventurers. In Sidney Webb and C. P. Trevelyan almost pure creative service Innovators. ‘_ WORLD FOR EGOISTS^] k_* But the great financial adventurers are not In politics. They are behind politics. The world of today Is all for the bold, acquisitive egoist. He causes wars, prevents peace. The industrialist Is In his financial net. He does things to the exchange, the money In our pockets becomes worth less counters. He controls the news In our newspapers, he buys the house over our heads, the ground under our feet. He turns up In all parties as they suit him. His eternal antago “Birth Control, Educational System, Un wieldy Legislative Bodies, Clearing of Debt Jungle, Are Unsolved World Problems.” nl*t, the creative service Innovator, must use all parties as he can against him. No party has a monopoly on cre ative Ideals, the labor party little more than the conservative. Consider what the great constructive ideas be fore the world at the present time are. There is the rescue of civilisa tion for unregulated births through the extension of knowledge of birth control. There Is the reorganization of the educational method through out the world to develop habits of service and co-operation. There is the rescue of democracy from Its hopeless suffocation under the party system by a reduction in the size of representative bodies to efficient pro portions and the adoption of a meth od of proportional representation in large constituencies. There Is the liberation of the eco. nomie life of the world from financial manipulations by the creation of > world authority for regulated curren cy, the clearing of the world deb Jungle. There le the lifting of the war* weight of private profiteering end nationalist sabotage from the shipping world, transport and staple produo tlons of the world through the ere a tion of a group of world authorities for these ends. Everybody of intelligence knows that these are Just possible achieve ments for mankind, that the outlook for mankind is dangerous and on the whole dingy until they are attained and secured. But there la no politic* party in the world that dare do more in office than fumble and prevaricate about any of them. (Copyright, ltli.)_ A Real Sale SINGER A dandy machine, ia perfect con dition. Good for years (ID of roel use.3>10 A WHITE, a fine (ID machine, nt.V* " SINGER, ia em. (IQ PA cellent shape . . . V 1 M sOU NEW HOME, a real (17 bargain .«J> 1 / DAVIS—Sea this (1 /* bargain .3>iO One Daady Machiao (P for only .Vm Another Drop Hand Machine, in fine shape, for (1 O only . Vlfc Corns early for these haryaina, as they wlH go quick. 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By Associated Frees Paramashiru Island, Kuriles, May 17.—.A new chapter In aviation his tory was written today when the three United States army lieutenants at tempting to encircle the world by air descended In their planes to the waters of bleak Kashiwabara bay here, shortly before noon after a perilous dash of 878 miles through Arctic winds and snowstorms from Attu Island in the Aleutians. Thus to America goes the honor of being the first nation to succeed In a flight across the Pacific. Ahead of the American fliers Is an other equally long and equally hazard ous hop to Bettobu on Yetorofu, the ntain island of the Japanese group anm the largest of the Kurile chain. Parahnashlru Island. Kuriles, May 17.—The three United States army fliers arrived her# this morning at 11:35 from Attu Island, the Aleutians, on their flight around the world. The jump from Attu Island, weatern moat tip of tha Aleutian chain, to Paramashiru, was tha longest of the route laid out for tha fllera, and waa considered one of the moat haaardoua. The distance, by way of Capa Kronatskl, on tha Kamchatka penin sula. is 873 miles. With the perilous leap from tha North American mainland to tha orient safely behind them, the fllera will continue southward on tho next leg of the flight, which la to Bettobu, f -\ By Associated Frees. Bremerton, Wash., May 17.— Three planes of the United States army yesterday, which flew from Attu Island to Paramashiru Island, were forced by a storm to alight once on the way, a radiogram caught here today stated. The radiogram was sent by Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, acting commander of a flight around the earth in which the three planes are engaged, and was on its way to the headquarters of the army air service in Washington, D. O. The flight waa made largely In a storm of snow and wind, and a storm arose soon after arrival at Paramashiru, Japan, 878 miles from Attu, Alaska, the longest Jump of the expedition. IJeut. Smith reported. V___/ on Yetorofu, the largest Island of the Kuriles chain, although the time of their departure is uncertain. The difference in time between Attu Island and Paramashiru Is about jt hours. The time of the fliers' de parture from Attu has not been learn ed. Figuring from the time of their arrival at Paramashiru—11:35 a. m. (Saturday)—and the probable flying time of between six and seven hours. It la believed the aviators must have a 1 " 11" ,m" «/fh occasional dost'of DR. CALDWELL'Sf SYRUP PEPSIN Keeps young girls fil - False Modesty Wrecks Health 'T'HE young lady just assuming 1. the responsibilities of a woman is very apt to be self-conscious of her physical functions, and in consequence neglect them. There is no time, however, when it is more important for her to look after them. Chief among her troubles is constipation, and her suffering will be serious when she Eta older if aba does not regulate r bowels now. Mrs. Mary Kellar of 132 Benton St., Sister ville, W. Va., was perplexed about her daughter until her own drug gist told her they used Dr. Cald well’s Syrup Pepsin at his house, and she did likewise. Miss Irene Mazierska of 90 Peter St.,Buffalo, N. Y„ is glad her attention was called to Syrup Pepsin. Safe for Young and Old Let mothera with growing daughters interest themselves in this matter and see that their fever blister?, lark of energy *nd appetite, sleeplessness, indigestion. A dose can be given in these conditions to any member of the family however young or old as Syrup Pepsin is a simple com pound of Egyptian senna with pepsin and pleasing aromatics, and perfectly safe. ! Public Recognizes Merit You will quickly see the differ ence between a mild laxative like Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and castor oil, or rough cathartics and physics. 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Omaha Co-Eds Practice for Annual May Pole Dance THESE maidens will trip the^isht fantastic about the Mar pole In Kountrs park next Friday evening at 6 when the University of Omaha May quern will be denuded of her cloak of secrecy which has wrapped her Identity from the public ever since her election more than a month ago. The entire student body of the university will take part In the spring ceremonies of the school. In the pirture are shown the girls at practice on th elr dance about the May pole. I*ft to right, they are Evelyn Gifford, Edna Carnal, Mary Helmer, Carmen Longman (seated), Beatrice Mllnamon, Josephine Anibal, Betty Sowell and Gwendolyn Cheek. hopped off Attu Mmi time before noon Friday. Br WJceleee to the Associated Fr*ei Tie Cordova. Alaaka. Aboard IJ. S. Guard Cutter Halda, May 16.—Three army planes left Attu Island today for Paraniashiru island on their flight around the earth. From Attu the pilot* laid their course for Cape Kronatskl, on the Kainohatka peninsula, 611 miles from Attu. From Kronatski they Intended to fly southward along the peninsula. The distance from Kronatskl to Para mashiru island, whirh Is In the Kur iles group at the northern end of the Japanese empire, Is 267 miles. The planes, those remaining, after one of four that left Santa Monica, Cal., March 17, was wrecked against a mountain on the Alaska peninsula April 30, were expected to reach Para mashiru Island between 3 and S this afternoon. Paramashlru, second largest of the Kurile Islands, Is Inhabited only by hairy Ainus, aborigine# of Japan who have been driven north to this dreary land by the constant economic and cultural pressure of the Japanese from the south. It has four vol canoes, regarded by the few persons who have brought back stories of them, as possessing unusual splendor. The American fliers’ plans call for a landing in Kashiwabara bay, where a Japanese and an American de stroyer await them; the Japanese as official hosts and the American boat as a carrier of supplies. A like welcome fiom war craft of the two nations lies at the end of the next jump southward, to Bettabu on Yetorofu, the largest Island of tha Kuril* chain. This Island Is mountainous llh* Panama shlru, but ha* many mor* volcano*#, aa many aa flv* of which aom* tlmei are In eruption simultaneously. Volcanoes Give Name. Incidentally, It Is then* volcanoes that give the islands their name, the root of which Is th* Russian word "kurlty," meaning "to smoke.” Cos sacks from th# Siberian mainland were th* first whites to visit the Kurile*, but later, when whaling was In Its prime, the l-.ardy mariners from New Bedford and other New England center* prowling th# north Pacific In search of th* right and th* sperm whales, frequently drove their ships Into the desolate harbor* of tha Island*. Thus, whll# pioneer ing In on* sense, th* Americana actually will only b* revisiting lands with which their forebears, a gen eration or two back, had a more or less familiar knowledge. The Island* present some of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena to be seen anywhere In th* world. Their volcano#* ar* spouting foun tains of fiery beauty, far surpassing anything In Japan proper, In Italy or In Hawaii, according to scientists who hav* studied In all four sections. Must Favorable Season. Tli* airmen will pass through this region at th* year's most favorable season, for, although th# spring In the Kuriles Is cold and blustery, the weather Is clearer than at other sea sons. The Islands have mountains 7,000 feet high. Their forests abound In game and ar* roamed by grizzly bears, the first cousins of the Ameri can variety. Their streams ar* tho spawning places of numerous salmon. The Japanese name th* chain ChUhlma, or Thousand Island*. OWSLEY MAY RUN ON DEMO TICKET By AuwIttM Press. Kearney, Neb., May 17.—Alvin M. Owaley, attorney of Dallas, Tex., and past national commander of tha Amer ican legion, will seek tha democratic vice presidential nomination If ha la so endorsed by the Texas state con vention, according to advices received by the Jocal legion post today. In a message received here, Mr. Owsley Indicates h# Is not affiliated with any other candidate, being prompted to enter the raca solely because of a desire to become vice president because he believes that "with the help and advice of the mil lions of men who would help me, I would make good." TROOPS TO PITCH CAMP AT BEATRICE Beatrice, Neh., May 17.—Troop F, Second United States cavalry, and battery B, Ninth United States ar tillery, will arrive here Monday to camp over night, en route from Fort Riley, Kan., to Idncoln, Neb. The Klks and other organizations have ar ranged for entertainment of the troopa while In tha city. A dinner will be served tha officers at tha Pad dock hotel Monday evening. Tha camp grounds will ha at Chanutau qua .park. Daykln.—Mrs. M. J. Clark, *1, one of the earliest residents of- Rurreaa, died st her home Wednesday after a lingering Illness. Mrs. W. M. Myers mid Mrs. J. R. Kitty of Wymore are daughters. COMMENCEMENT W LBE MAY 31 Oommsnosmsnt •xarclses of Crslytv ton university will b* held Saturday, May SI, at 10 a. an. at tha university gymnaalum. Plans Complete for Cotner College Commencement Week Commencement week at Cotner college will start May 21 and conclude May 29. The program la aa follows: May ft. I 9. m.. May faattral. May 28. 18 a. nx. Ivy day. .vfay 28. 8 p. m., Matheeian. May 84. 8 p. nv. Phllomathaea. May 2S. 11 e. nv. Baccalauraets sermon. May 21, 8 p .nx. Alumni aermon. May 28. 8 pm. Papartmant of muele May 27, 8 p. nx. Papartmant of axpraa •ion. May 18, 10 a. ou PayaanL May II, I » m, Meatier beard ef trusteas May 28. I p nx. Sanoor alass play. May 81, 10 a. nv. Cemraancaraint az> arcl are CHOTUCK SUHMERSQPL C/AND CAMP ^*=**S^ TESTH YEAR-June 16 to July 26 f^flfor* an ideal combination of atndyandracreation foe boy» in tha eighth tirade and in tha Hifch School /// comae*. Individn*l instruction end per*on*l care ftiven /If gBAgRUalM. cv<rT boy. Supervised Athletics including iwimminh rU it end boating. Week-end* at ona of Minna»ota * lunoni (-yL fy lake*. For fall information addraas a TOR SHATTUCK SUMMER SCHOOL /{"W BOX 10# FA IBB AULT, MINNESOTA Th# comp let# rhemiml, metallurgical, clinical and microaropl* cal laboratnriea plara th# College of Dentiatry among th# ?rg three leading dental college# of the United 8t#t#e—«#ch ^a atudent having complete laboratory equipment which give# ^ him praetically hit own laboratory. A Four Year Coura*-A CUaa MAr’ School |: For Complete Infer mat loo —^ Addraaa Th# Registrar, Aaking for Catalog |>. g — IP I", | ZPVim| L/R Jp# IGHTONj I UniversityOmaha,Neb.; Rail Advertising ic Agent Resigns Fred F. Wagner Goes From Union Pacific to Firm in Chicago. Fred F. Wagner ha« resigned as advertising agent of the Union Pa cific railroad system to accept a posi tion with the H. E. Lesan Advertising agency In Chicago. Roy B. Gray, former aselstant ad vertising agent for the Union Pacific, but more recently advertising agent for the Illinois Central ralltoad, la to return as advertising agent for the Union Paciflo In Omaha. Mr. Wagner was bom at Fort Cal houn and reared and educated In Omaha. He was advertising agent of, the Burlington lines west for a time, then went to Chicago aa advertising agent for the Chicago-Great Western, where he remained for 10 years. He became advertising agent of the Union Paciflo In 1920. A new series of elaborate books on the national park*, the Canadian Rockies, California and the northwest Paciflo coast territory, which are now being published by the Union Pacific, were compiled under the eupervlalon of Mr. Wagner. Misner Grad Wins Prize. Miss Mildred Skinner of North Platte, Neb., a member of the 1923 class of the Mlsner School of the Spoken Word, took first prize In the state oratorical contest In the humor ous section. Miss Skinner will attend the Mlsner school again this summer. Dallas Buys Pitcher O’Neill. Balt Lake City, May 17.—Harry O'Neill, pitcher of the Salt Lake Pa ciflo Coast league baseball team, has been sold to Dallas In tha Texas league, Manager O. E. (Duffy) Lewis announced last night. 50TH BIRTHDAY OF SHELTON SCHOOLS Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Shelton, Neb., May 17.—Elaborate plana are being made here for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Shelton public achoola next Fri day. A baseball game and many other athletic sports will be staged In the afternoon, followed by a parade In which all members of graduating classes during the 60 years of the school's existence, who are now living and In attendance, are expected to participate. Arrangements are being made for a picnic dinner on the school grounds at 7 p. m., after which an Interesting program of music, singing, speaking and recitations will be given. Former Pastor Here. Elder J. H. Laurence of Denver, former pastor of the Third Seventh Day Adventist church of Omaha, Is here for a few days visiting friends. MASONIC TEMPLE ON THEATER SITE Chicago, May 17.—Th# Colonial theater, known by that name since December, 1903, when it was the scene of the Iroquois theater fire in which more than 600 lives were lost, will pasa out of existence after to night’s performance. It will be torn down and the site will be part of that to be occupied by a $6,000,000 Ma sonic temple. All furnishing* and equipment of th* present theater are to be auc tioned Monday. RUM RUNNER CASE TO U. S. COURT Beatrice, Neb., May 17.—William Mick, alleged Omaha booze runner, who was fined $200 and costs here, and had his Buick car confiscated, paid his fine, but was rearrested by federal authorities and taken to Lin coln.