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THE EEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, .1917,
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SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION v
1 59,022 Daily Sunday, 52,158
Imn drenlttlon (or On monta tuboeMM and (won to to DwtgM
Williams, Circulation Uaaww. ,
Sbscribrs leslnr the city should hara Tba Baa mailed
to thorn. Address changed aa often aa raquoated.
Not so dry over in Iowa as commonly sup
posed, after alU; .
Now doth the hot gridiron snatch the lime
light from the deserted-diamond..
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Still the supreme court cannot garner public
esteem by its contributions to the deficit depart
ment of the city treasury.
Omaha's quota of Liberty bonds lacks $1,500,
000, wkhj ten working days to go on. Grab pen
and purse and help put it over the topi
The clash of political battle in New York in
terests the provinces chiefly as" a means of deter
mining whether! the, city is American or. a Junker
bund. ,
What's the constitution between friends any
way particularly the part that prohibits mem
bers of the legislature from being interested in
The' national convention of the P. E. O. de
livers a message calculated to jar jesters and
make doubters dumb. The gathering proves that
women can keep a secret .
Warning messages go out to those wfho per
icr in fonnrinc federal regulations of food and
fuel. Patience will reach the limit presently, and
then watch1 the dub swing
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A promise of, cheaper eggs a'yeaf heBce mer
rily tags the promise of a bigger loaf around the
food circuit. Meanwhile the promisers jolly con
sumer with the cry; "You're it I" T
J: Germany may extend the war rone on the
high seas to include the coast of the United
States. . The only aooreciable, difference, however,
will be to make1 the paper proclamation fit the'
facts. V
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, The local hyphenated organ's word of appre
ciation of Herbert Hoover were contained, in that
article attacking him a few weeks ago; also re
flected in the sen-tor's attitude toward Hoover's
appointment ' V'i. -"'v ' .
Nebraska has a fuel administrator now who
may be depended on to i-i the fair thing by both
seller arid consumer, but also one bri' whom bo
overgreedy coal dealer will be likely to put some-;
thing across tU, Jf' 'i
: German efficiency quickly bags ai'the knee
when matchedVgalnst American wits. ?The South
Sea episode staged by Captain R. C Slade, re
aultins b a oiratical craft going on the rock,
glimpses a triumph of keen thinking over witless
looter.v:. , ; '.- I
A hot run and a close finish summarizes the
battle of wets and drys in Iowa. The astonish
ing number and vi(br of the wets, despite twenty
months of drouth, emphasizes "the letter and
spirit of the old saw, Absence makes the heart
grow. fonder." K ; : y
liberty loan subscription among men In the
service already " point to larger investments per
capita than among the stay-at-homes. The ex
ample of the1 Oien who are making the sacrifice
of national service should stir the tightwads to
action. , Don't be a "dead one." Dig upl
The story of cruel treatment of tiritish cap
tives, men, women and children, in German East
Africa is not surprising or unexpected. It is a
mere postscript beside the voluminous record of
savagery and robbery which mark the invaders'
paths in Belgium and France and brands U-boat
operations with malevolent cowardice., ' j
Alsace-Lorraine
St. Laala Cloba-DaaM
' "England intends to, keep on fighting until
i Germany agrees to give Alsace-Lorraine to
'France, Lloyd George i reported to have said
Thursday. Von Kuehlmatin declared to the Reich
stag on Wednesday that there was no question
which could not be solved by negotiation except
the french demand for Alsace-Lorranie." Em
peror William I aaid in' 1881 : 'Germany would
leave its eighteen army corps and its 42,000,1100
oeorjle on the field of battle rather than surren-
, der a single stone on the territory won in 1870r"
France today says that on no other terms will it
cease fighting. I lainly the 'deposition of Alsace
Lorraine is, and 'U io be, the greatest obstacle
in the way of peace. Torn from France at the
end of the Franco-Prussian -war, after two cen
turies of possession, the' wound it left has never
healed, and upon the retention of thi-. ravished ter
ritory Bismarck entorced the pnnciple jot the uni
fication of Germany, from which has grown the
pan-Germanism largely responsible for the pres
ent war and its obstinate continuance. Nothing
would humiliate Uermany so tnucn as the loss of
these provinces," nothing would inspire France so
much as their restoration. -
The United States has but a sympathetic in
terest in the solution of this problem. For our
own ends we have -no desire to become involved
in questions of territorial boundaries. But we
sympathize with the determination of France for
a number of reasons.'' First of all because France
was unjustly robbed of the provinces; next, be
cause France has suffered so grievously by this
terrible war that we would see some compensa
tion tor its vast losses, and, third, because we feel
that Germany must be 'made in some way to
suffer for the woe it has deliberately brought uoon
the' world, and the loss of these provinces would
bring home to it as .nothing, else could-.the utter
failure of it nolicy and the awful wickedness of
its deeds.
"Shoos or Pay."
"Shoot or pay!" is the emphatic way in wbicli
the Liberty loan drive is being presented in some
parts of the country. The sentence admirably
sums up the situation.
Our nation has gone to war to defend its citi
zens against aggression from a powerful foe and
needs money to carry on that war just as it needs
men. The men are already provided and now the
money fnust be furnished. These facts are funda
mental and admit no argument. Some short
sighted business men complain that the great loan
is taking the money away from trade. This is
not so; the money is being loaned to the govern
ment for its uses and is immediately and directly
returned to trade through the purchase of home
products. Instead of lessening the flow of money
the loan really increases it
In any event no business can be of greater
importance than that of preserving the govern
ment, without which there can be no other busi
ness nor any inducement to thrift and enterprise.
Therefore the Liberty loan is of incalculable value
to the business of the country.
So far Omaha has nobly upheld its part in
subscribing to the loan, but more can be raised.
It does not matter if the limit arbitrarily set by
someone has been reached. Oversubscription is
far better to record than to fall short of expecta
tions. Elsewhere the country is being aroused
and the few days left for obtaining subscriptions
will see the greatest drive for a loan ever known.
There is plenty of money in the country and it
must be forthcoming.
The dollar that hides now is disloyaL Amer
ica's cash resources are pledged to the world, and
we roust make good on our promise.
The Melting Pot.
By Frederx J. Haskin
Significance of the Iowa Vote.
Complete analysis of the vote in Iowa on the
prohibition amendment may not be made until
the returns are all in nor will the result be known
until the final canvass. One outstanding point,
however, is clear. The closeness of the vote indi
cates that sentiment on the question is. very evenly
divided in the Hawkeye state. This,' after their
long experience with statutory prohibition, can
be interpreted as at least, showing a change of
opinion on the part of many voters. In 1882 Iowa
adopted a prohibition amendment later declared
to be invalid by the courts. In 1884 a prohibition
statute went into force and since that time the
question has been before the people,' 'either di
rectly or through the legislature, almost continu
ously. The so-called "mulct law," enacted early
in the nineties, amounted to a suspension of the
statute when authorized by petition signed under
unusual restrictions. It gave a' certain measure
of TWal option" to communities that permitted
licensing and regulation of the liquor traffic. Re
peal of this law was followed by agitation which
resulted 3d the submission of -the amendment
just voted oh. The contrast between the decisive
majority of 1882 and that of the present year,
which may be settled only by the official count,
is significant Unexpectedly large vote cast shows
the deep public interest in the question and must
compel a more careful study of all that is in
volved. jf
High Cost of Long-Distance Law-Making,
The people of Omaha have just been given
Another striking illustration of the high cost of
long-distance law-making in the supreme court
decision holding the city to pay the increased fire
department salary schedule which was saddled
upon us down at tlincolri two years ago" while
oo: one was looking'. If this Court order goes
back .for the whole period, and-includes all mem
bers of the department who may assert claims
it will mean a $40,000 bole in the municipal treas
ury. :'. . ' '- : ' " -'
No one can rightfully blame the firemen for
insisting pn all that the law allows them, but
we may be certain that if our charter were made
here at home no auxl far-reaching change could
be incorporated without everyone knowing what
was doing. - If ,we framed and adopted our own
charter no such' situation could develop for the
council to assert authority to establish firemen's
salaries in disregard of the charter requirement
Unfortunately this is not the first costly ex
perience of this kind which Omaha has under
gone, nor is H likely to be the last if the pay of
our city officers and employes is to be fixed by the
lawmakers at Lincoln working under cover with
out reference to the wishes of the taxpayers who
foot the bills. Some day we will have municipal
home rule and no more charter tinkering at Lin
coln. . - -...'; '''.'
Woman and Her Secret Society,
Omaha is just now entertaining one of the
most remarkable organizations known to the
world ind rather enjoys extending its hospitality
to the splendid type of women who make up the
body of delegates accredited to the convention.
"P. E. O." defies established rules and time-honored
traditions 6f the newspaper composing room;
the compositor cannot spell out the name, for he
doe sot know what the initials stand for. Nor
does anyone" who has not been admitted to the
sanctum sanctorum of the order. Man's curios
ity, long piqued, is still disappointed by the sister
hood, .who guard welt their secret In a general
way it is known the organization is active in pro
moting education among women and in all chari
table aud social movements. It is as quiet about
its doings as it is about its name, but its growth
from a little local society made up of only
a few enthusiastic and broad-visioned school
girls to the condition. of an organization of nation-wide
importance in less than half a century
is a convincing argument that it has a purpose and
a service beyond, the cabalism of its name. It is
good for Omaha to' have such a group of intelli
gent women view its many attractions and even if
they do retain their mystery about their own af
fairs which is, after all, their own business our
citizens will give them the welcome they deserve.
"No. S or Better" for the Wheat Corp.
Early in the harvest time The Bee predicted
that the wheat crop. of the United States would
make up in quality for a great deal that might be
lacking in quantity. . Experience has justified the
accuracy of that prediction. Report comes from
Washington now that practically the entire crop
of the country is grading No. 3 or better, the
standard adopted by the food administrator in
fixing the basic price for wheat and the result
is ht farmer is getting the top price for his
grain. It means better flour and more of it from
the same number of bushels and thus the world
gains advantage from this improvement in quality.
The gain is largely due to the intensive efforts
at cultivation adopted last summer. Our farm
ers were urged to efforts they never had made
before and responded in a way that is bringing
benefit to all. Maintenance of the high standard
set is possible, with accumulating profit to the
men who' have "thus 'established" a new' mark ' in
wheat growing. ' ,
Washington, Oct IS. Wedding rings, old
coins, silver cups, dented spoons, tin foil, historic
bullets, old snuff boxes, seals, candlesticks so
runs the list of articles poured infethe first Red
Cross "melting pot" here in Washington. They
are now being converted into cash by smelting or
by sale. For two months the melting pot in a
conspicuous shop window in the downtown dis
trict has-been swallowing gifts. The pot itself
was sooa.lilled and trinkets and heirlooms over
flowed in every direction, filling the show window
and the two windows adjoining. All of which
was started by a little matron with more patriot
ism than ready cash to contribute to the Red
Cross fund.
A jeweler's offer to receive and dispose of the
articles under the supervision of the local chapter
was accepted. Another jeweler furnished a bie
glass jar to hold the contributions. A Red Cross
nurse appealed, to the public for help from a
poster made especially for the window and the
Red Cross melting pot began to fill up and then to
run over. ' v
Valuable foreign coins and stamps, mosaics
and historic bullets were the cause of consider
able anxiety on the part of persons fearful lest the
idea of the melting pot be carried out to the let
ter. These latter became distinctly happier when
assured by the manager that articles of value
of such would not be melted with spoons and
dented cups.
Visitors at the window were not all idly curi
ous or gift bringers. Many entered the shop to
attempt a purchase. Again and again prices were
fixed on old ealor silver candlesticks by would
be buyers. To each was given the same answer:
"The articles are not for private sale."
Some of the givers to the melting pot were
not less interesting than their offerings. One
lady, known as the, "woman in white," came al
most every day,, sometimes with an article of
value, often with a trifle of silver. Children going
to school were regular visitors at the window,
bringing tin foil , from their candy, junk begged
from home, and even their toys as their share in
the collection. The wife of the French ambassa
dor, acting as intermediary, brought a gift sent
her by a friend in another city.
The windows filled so rapidly-that such gifts
as bicycle tires, the great quantity of tin and lead
foil brought in, S well as other cumbersome ar
ticles, had to be relegated to the cellar to leave
room for things of more interest and value.
October 1 was a significant, day in the history
of the Red Cross melting pot, but the Red Cross
had no intention of selling the pot itself and
closing up the enterprise. Instead it placed the
jar again in the window, where it receives dona
tions as usual ' . .
The melting pot had its origin here in Wash
ington, but its fame has spread to other cities.
Mount Ranier, Md, was the first to follow the
precedent. Now Yonkers, N. Y.; Los Angeles,
Cat, and Chevy Chase, Md., have also fallen in
line. These melting pots are all under the direct
supervision of Red Cross chapters.
One great feature of the melting pot campaign
Is that it is bringing into circulation a part of the
$300,000,000 worm of unused1 gold and silver
hoarded in American homes. The stoneless rings
and bits of gold chain kept so long for association
on account of their age are being rummaged out
of the attic trunk and put to work for the cause.
One such article was brought by an old lady who
explained with tears iu her eyes that the beloved
heirloom could never have been bought from her,
but to her country it was a gift This is tho spjrit
of the Red Cross melting pot "...
Viewed in a practical fight, it has proved Its
value as a means of collecting, funds whoso dona
tion involves little material sacrifice on ttje part
of the givers. There is no reason why every city
in the United States should not have its melting
pot The system gets results.
Right in the Spotlight. ,
When the house of bishops of the
Episcopal church meets in special
session in Chicago today the dom
inant figure will be that of Daniel
Sylvester Tuttle. who ha been eince
1902 the presiding bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal church In the
United States of America. Bishop Tut
tle is one of the best loved men in
the EpiscopaJ church. He is honored
for what he is and for what he has
done for his church and his country,
for there are few men in the episco
pate today who can look back, as
can Bishop Tuttle, to'.the hard work
of a missionary leader on the frontier.
As bishop of Missouri since 1886, he
has continued to show the excellent
administrative ability that marked
his earlier years. The bishop is now
80 years of joge, but is as active as
the average man of 60. He makes his
home in St Louis, but has to travel a
great deal, performing the duties that
come to him as presiding bishop
One Year Ago Today tn fhe War.
American agents of the Bremen.
German merchant, submarine, aban
doned hope of its safe arrival.
Germans launched an attack
against Russian line from the Pinsk
marshes to Roumania, a distance of
800 miles.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
Arthur Wakeley has returned from
Whitewater, Wis., where his brother,
Lucius, assistant general passenger
and ticket agent of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy, was married to
Miss Helen Weeks.
A banquet was given at the Millard
s Living GlaHpum
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.. . The adage that those who live in glass' houses
shouldn't throw stones is getting truer every day.
Starting trouble is likely to draw fire from the
other side. And that is expensive. It will be
more so if the return shower of rocks js withheld
for a few days, for Pittsburgh, the center of the
glass industry, has posted notice-that another in
crease of 12 per cent will be put on all window
glass October 10. , - - .. .
Thus the matter of window glass promises to
become an Important item in bowers built for
autumn brides and in mansions for "bears" who
got rich by choosing the short side of the stock
market just before the bottom dropped out
t Glass has jumped 75 per cent sinpe the war,
yet it is one of the few. commodities considered
completely outside the class of war materials. Ac
cording to the makers, it Only use in war is in
buildings devoted to war?supplies and, in a shat
tered state, as a by-product of the debris left in
the wake of German bombing raids.
Peculiarly enough, the pendingi rise is not
aimed at luxuries. It does not affect glass for
automobiles, cut glass or vases. Nor does it en
hance the value of the "diamonds" that used to
come a handful for a dollar. They have all had
their rise, but this one strikes right into the home'
through the window out of which the long
suffering housewife views the approach of deliv
ery wagons bringing in the flood of high-priced
articles overlooked by the government in its cam
paign to cut the cost of living.
The ingredients of glass sand and soda are
the same today as they were when glass was in
vented in Egypt away back in the days of the
Ptolemies, br even .further back to Syria, as Pliny
claims. In those days, however, glass was a lux
ury, -reserved for royalty and. the rich. Only
through lower manufacturing costs was it taken
from the privileged classes and given to serve
the people. The latest dispatches from Pitts
burgh would seem to indicate that the product is
shaking itself loose from the poor man and. is
starting on the return trip.
People and Events
All the "come-downs" that thrill London are
not "made in Germany."- Gas companies serving
several sections of the big town announce a come
down in price, the new rates averaging about 70
cents per 1,000 cubic feet
The site chosen for the final resting place of
the body" of James Whitcomb Riley is the highest
knoll in.. Crown Hill cemetery, just outside In
dianapolis. The location commands a view of the
Surrounding country and overlooks theVity oe
loved by the poet ; ' '
A Minneapolis publication which featured tbi
backfire speeches of Senator La Follette and
Congressman Lundeen delivered at St Paul finds
the policy an expensivespne. Action by adver
tisers annulling contracts because of the sedi
tious matter was sustained by local courts.
Wages in the mills of Bridgeport Conn., have
aviated into the salary class. One manufacturer
report Jthat the average tradesman pulls down
$50 a week, while $70 and up a week is not un
common. Overtime and premiums tor quantity of
output fattens pay envelopes as never before.
Women ' workers who may enter American
munition factories in the near future will save,
much trouble by taking note of warnings of Brit
ish doctors to women in that class of work. Some
of the thoughtless used -powder at hand to im--part
a Titian red color-to their looks. In many
cases the result was facial jaundice and other
diseases.- Eagerness to-'improre on nature with
dangerous tools usually defeats the. object
1 The selective i raft law in operation ' reveals'
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sorne kuiks iot omciai ironing. J case iu ntw
Jersey provoked much adverse comment Four
of five sons of a widowed mother entered vari
ous branches of the service as volunteers. The
fifth son was drafted and denied exemption. The
governor of the state has interceded in this and
similar cases, pleading not only dependency, but
the equally strong reason of the families doing
more than their bit through volunteering.
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by members ofthe Bachelors' club In
honor of Mr. Lewis Neil of New York.
The brick work for the heating ap
paratus at the city hall has been fin
ished and the furnaces and other ap
pliances are being put in.
General Crook is absent on an elk
and bear hunt In the mountains of
Colorado.
A number of German gentlemen
met at the rooms of Rosenmund's res
taurant on Farnara street for the pur
pose of organizing a social and scien
tific club. The officers elected are Prof.
Hemple, president; Conrad Nies, sec
retary, and Louis Rosenmund, treas
urer. A party of whaleshlp owners from
New Bedford, Mass., arrived In this
city on their way to San Francisco.
Upon arrival they took carriages for
the Paxton hotel and visited several
points in the city
It Is said O. H. Rothaker's paper,
which has been in process of incuba
tion for several weeks, will be issued
from the office of the Herald and will
be styled the Omaha News.
This Day In History.
1817 Alexander Mitchell, the
adopted -' American, who saved the
financial credit of Milwaukee and the
state of Wisconsin, born in Scotland.
Died In New York City, April 19, 1887.
1818 Rev. Nathaniel Bowen was
consecrated Episcopal bishop of South
Carolina.
1830 The famous temple, Walhalla,
or Temple of Fame, near Ratlsbon,
was begun by King Louis of Bavaria
to receive the statues and memorials
of the great men of Germany.
1842 A submarine telegraph was
laid between New York City and Gov
ernor's Island the first In America.
1810 Great Britain, France and
Russia remonstrated with the Greek
government respecting its debts.
1862 Morgan's band made a dash
into Lexington, Ky and took 125
prisoners. '
1892 Long-distance telephone was
opened between New York and Chi
cago. 1914 After a terriflo. battle the
allies checked the 'German advance on
Dunkirk.
The Day We Celebrate.
George Holmes, municipal Judge,
was born here October 13, 1861. He
attended the' University of Nebraska
and later the Normal school at "Shen
andoah, la. ; i
George Jtleserschmidt organizer and
head of the Omaha General Iron'
works, is 87 today.
Frank Schllnger was born, just 28
years ago today. .. He is a member of
the firm of Olsen & Schlinger, brass
founders of Omaha, . .
Fred S. Knapp is 48 today.'- He is
the president and manager of the
Omaha Box company.
Dr. Henri Bergson, celebrated
French philosopher, who has a large
following among American intellectu
als, born in Paris fifty-eight years
ago today.
Nikola Tesla, famous electrical in
ventor, born in Austria-Hungary
sixty years ago today.
Dr. David C. Barrow, chancellor of
the University of Georgia, born in
Oglethorpe county, Georgia, sixty
years ago today.
John B. Lobert lnfielder of th New
York National league base ball team,
born at Wilmington, Del., thirty-five
years ago today.
. Bert . hotton, outfielder of the St
Louis American league base ball team,
bora at : Brownshelm O. thirty-one
years ago today. ' .. . . ' ,
Jacob Schaefet, Jr., noted . profes
sional billiard player,, born In Chi-,
cago twenty-two Tears ago today.
Timely Jottings- and Reminders. '' -t
Right Rev. Thomas D. Beaven today
celebrates his silver Jubilee as bishop
of the Roman Catholio diocese of
Springfield, Mass.
Today is the centennial anniversary
of the birth of Alexander MitchelUa
famous pioneer banker and railroad
magnate of Wisconsin and the north
west. N
New trade and other problems con
fronting the United States are to be
considered at the semi-annual meet
ing of the National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers, which is to begin
its sessions today at Springfield, Mass.
A project for the erection of a mon
ument to the late Colonel John S.
Mosby is to be brought before the sur
vivors of "Moeby's Rangers," who are
to meet for their annual reunion today
at Remington, Va. .
A bishop for the missionary district
of Salina, Kan., and the creation of
on or two new bishoprics are matters
to come before the Episcopal house of
bishops at a special meeting to begin
today in Chicago. . . M
Storyrtte of thtt Day.
"Mamma," exclaimed the little girl
next door, as she ran Into the kitchen
of her own home; "mamma. Mrs,
Jones has an illustrated tooth!"
' , Her mother laughed.
"A what?" she asked.
"An illustrated tooth; one that
makes your face swell up real big."
Her mother laughed again, and
harder. "You mean an ulcerated
tooth," she corrected.
Her father heard of the Incident and
thought he would question her, too.
"Did you say Mrs. Jones had the
mumps?" he queried.
"No," began the little girl again.
"She has an illustrated tooth.
Her father laughed, and corrected
her.
"Daddy." she remonstrated solemnly,
"I don't see why you laugh when Mrs.
Jones has an ulcer I mean illustrat
ed tooth!" Indianapolis News. "
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Xebraska Episcopalians' Contribution,
Omaha, Oct 15. To the Editor of
The Bee: As the diocesan office has
received many inquiries relative to
the published report from New York
that Nebraska had contributed only
$1,187 to the Church Pension fund,
while Iowa is credited with 123,789
and Colorado with 125,738, it is
deemed -belst to ask space in your
columns to correct an evident error,
which has been given wide publicity.
Thomas P. Isitt who is the local
treasurer of this fund, has forwarded
18,000 in cash alone. Outstanding
pldges total over 814,000. The Dio
cease of Nebraska, which includes only
the eastern third of the state, there
fore gives more than S 20, 000 to the
Church Pension fund, instead of only
$1,187. ft erroneously reoorted.
JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS,
Secretary of the Diocese.
Christian Science a Help.
Omaha, Oct 14. To the Editor of
The Bee: Your correspondent from
Bartlett is invited to step out, even
if only for a moment from the nar
row conception which he has of Chris
tian Science into the broader view
which more truthfully portrays what
Christian Science really is, after which,
if the view is displeasing, no harm will
be done If he shrinks into the old set
ting again.
Time was, and not so very long ago,
when varying opinions meant bitter
ness and enmity. The world gener
ally is learning better and Christian
Science is doing much toward foster
ing the better way. The thought of
your correspondent leads us back to
the time when the Baptist glbwered at
the Methodist and the Calvinist looked
askance at the Episcopalian, when a
democrat was no better than he ought
to he and a republican had something
wrong in his head, according to the
point of view of the declarant .
All this Is changed and the churches
are learning to lay aside the spirit of
rivalry and exist for the community
and not the community for the church.
la this spirit Christian Science is
offering to the sick and despondent its
remedy and offering it to those who
have failed to find cure and rest in
the place where Christian Science
finds them.
And thus in the same spirit do
Christian Scientists regard physicians,
forgetting not that while they cannot
work together at the ame bedside, the
physician has brought to the world
the highest form of sincere desire for
the good of humanity, and has done
much, very much for the alleviation
of suffering, improved methods of liv
ing and sanitation. We would not if
we could, put one straw In the way of
any of the heroic efforts physicians
are making for mankind, to ward off
pestilence, and lighten the terrors of
war. Christian Science does ask, and
has the right to ask a fair field in
which to demonstrate its fitness to
survive and with this rests content to
leave the issue at the bar of public
opinion.
We cannot all at once gain the
absolute, and Inasmuch as the world
each day presses its demands upon us,
we must meet the issue as It comes,
in a practical way and with the high
est understanding that we have ac
quired. For this reason while deplor
ing the necessity for war, and looking
forward to the time when the brother
hood of man shall be established in
fact as well as in name. Christian
Scientists have bowed to the urgent
need, lest a worse thing come upon
us, and have contributed of their labor
and money without stint in every call
that has been made upon our patriot
ism. Their men are at the front and
in the recruiting camps. Their Women
are working shoulder .to , shoulder
with the patriotic woman -of every
other religion or no religion. Their
publications which reach every cor
ner of the civilized world have upheld
the war movement In no uncertain
terms.
AH this entitles them to no especial
credit for every good citizen is do
ing the same, but is said to disabuse
the minds of your readers of the false
notion that because .Christian Science
has before it the ideal of a perfect
state, that they are not willing to
join hand and heart with every sin
cere soul, of whatever profession, rapa
or religion in the cause of humanity
and in the amelioration of suffering,
poverty, oppression and tyranny, look
ing forward to the better time when
the world shall have learned its les
son, for as Mr4. Eddy says: "When the
divine precepts are understood, they
unfold the foundation of fellowship.
In which one mind Is not at war with
another, but all have one spirit, God,
one intelligent source, in accordance
with the scriptural command 'Let
this Mind be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus." (Science and
Health, page 276.)
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