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ALLIANCE HERALD
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OBTERMAN MADE AN ENVIABLE RECORD
It was our pleasure, during our recent stay at Lincoln, as a mem
ber of the state legislature, to become intimately acquainted with a
member who has before him, if he stays in politics, a future that is
indeed bright. We refer to Hon. Thco. M. Ostcrman. state represent
ative from Merrick county. Mr. Ostcrman is a farmer, and lives at
Central City.
Mr Ostcrman became famous because of his introduction of
House Roll 349, known as the "Union Pacific Right-of-way Bill." The
bill was designated to compel the Union Pacific Railroad company to
relinquish lands which they are said to he illegally holding from tin
owners of lands along their right of way. The matter has been in
the courts for years. The bill passed the House by a good majority
but was smothered by the senate machine. Had Mr. Osterman been
a member of the Senate with the opportunity thcreo pf presenting
the unanswerable and brilliant arguments presented by him in the
House we believe tat we would have made things so uncomfortable
for the machine there that the bill would have passed.
Although Mr. Ostennau was unsuccessful in getting passed an
otkor bill designated to leave the granting of franchises to the people
by their votes he did succeed in helping kill all bills winch were fav
orable to the public service corporations and which would have un
doubtedly taken away some of the control now exercised by the peo
ple over these companies.
Representative Osterman 's record as one of the live-wire Demo
crats in the House the last two sessions proves that he is the proper
man to go to the state Senate next session f i Jin his district. We hope
to sec him make the race and believe that the voters of his district
will place him in the senate by a strong majority. The following ar
ticle is taken from a recent issue of the LVntral Oily Republican, and
tells more of his work i
Following a long, drawn-out session of the state legislature, our rep
resentattve Theo. M. Osteniuin, plans to return to his home near this city
Saturday Despite the serious handicap of being troubled with his eyes,
which neccssltnted his ubsence at the beginning of the session. Mr. Oster
man haB achieved a remarkable record. No little amount of work was nee
mmaf to secure the passage In the house of the state hail Insurance meas
ure and the right-of-way bill, together with leading the fight against the
desire of telephone, electric light and pbwer interests to come under the
protecting wing of the railway commission.
Tho . .... of tw. it:, ,1 hill In not vet known, although it is very uncertain
of passage in the senate, due to the fact that it fell into the hands of the
reactionary sifting committee, wntcn reporteu n oui anion iu i
where adjournment may kill the most progressive measure of the session.
Although the fate of the right-ef-way bill is to be deeply regretted
-v,.-.. i. v II! humor in the methods employed by the brewery and
Union Pacific interests, there being disclosed the muchine agreement to
stand by the sifting committee. Had once the bill reached the floor of the
Snite It would have mustered twenty votes, or three more than the consti
tutional majoritv. Nothing during the whole session had so caused a dMp
lul . " J" -ii. k...., mtuk hnv const tuted the machine in
the senate and from one end of the state to the other they have accomplish
;3 the task of blacklisting themselves. Every i pi esentam -e and we fve O
tln.tr ilminciation of a met noil nereny a diii iii.i.
had been so warmly contested was denied a hearing on the floor of the WU-
.i... , .... iiuit . .... i.l.i i I BM hill ale'
ate after the juutciary couuim ie,- ; -
turned it out on general lite. At no time during the whole procedure 4k
the Union racinc succeed In establishing a single point in their favor. The.,
plea that the bill was unconstitutional was exploded at every ; turn of 1.
road It is a lamentable fact that the cut and dried machine lifted over h.
heads of the sifting committee should be all that stood n the way the Wm
Pacitic being compelled to let the disputed land come in under t he pro hk
.v. Mrri. ,.t A number of senators have openly declared tba
thev will put the hill across so quick at the next session that the special In
terests will have no opportunity of defeating it by tne application wn,
methods now familiar to the voters of Nebraska.
i i., i, km f.miilinr witli the rieht-of -way bill
j .k... .,.. nf N:,hi:inkn are fnllv awake to tne injustic
it Till I H I V 'll.it lllv w v - - " w i i i
vrnueht land owners adjoining the Union Pacitlc. the next session will And
The government will cause all young men within certain age lim
its to register. The age limits may be expanded at any future time
if that is decerned neccaaary. After they are registered, the gov
ernment will apply its standardised exemption rules. The married
man and the man with dependents will be stricken off. The relig
ious scruples of some against war will be investigated, and if found
to be genuine will entitle those men to exemption. The men needed
badly on the farms, in the munition factories, on th railroads or in
other important lines of industrial work will be eliminated. Then
the physically unfit will be moved aside. And the remaining young
men will have to serve in the army. If not all of them are needed
at once, the required number be filled out by lot.
That is what selective conscription means.
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Finally this situation drove the honest manufacturer who made
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Kventually, he found that he could tell more people and do it cheap
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So you see it was really the dishonest manufacturer who made it
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i iiere is another nuestion mat win nave to oo settled.
' hatW is the worldgoing to do with its dethroned kings?"
1. It is,
"Norway is buildillg submarines for Germany and German sub
marines are sinking Norwegian steamers," says the Omaha World-
Herald and then continues with te question, "Why does not Norway
Mow up her own ships?"
This' would be a iiood year to demonstrate the truth or falsify of
the assertion that if every able-bodied person was employed in use
ful labor only three hours a day would be required to do the nation's
work.
the measure enacted ns a law wunoui naway.
Mr. Osterman's opposition in the senate hus been th
bis tlrm stand for a bone-dry Nebraska.
direct result ot
SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION
Proposed by the government and backed by the army staff to
man, the selective conscription method of raising troops now lias been
formally approved by both houses of congress. America, says the
Sioux Citv .Journal, at the very outset of her participation in the
world war is resolutely and with considerable calmness scuttling the
old fashioned, inefficient and unfair volunteer system. The men we
are sending to the firing line in Europe, if the war lasts long enuogl.
for them to get there, will be selectively conscripted. That is to say.
thev will be picked from all the manhood of America as being those
wJ 4.i ;iitniv service at least cost to the nation's economy.
;. v i u n 1'iM-otriiit urn o me n niei ue mi
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Conscription means,
universal liability for national service in time ot war. It means thai
every man. woman and child ni America is considered subject to the
national will in the great business of defending the ation.
that the government may go to any man and say 1o him. ' 1
It means
on conn
and that he must go. That is conscription
Rut this in in be selective conscription. It contemplates a pick
inc and ehOOSUlg The government will exercise the right to say to
. . ii V.. ' .ml in nmithi'l- " 1 Oil staV. IVlfai'UlCSS OT
one inuii, jvi v-uinv, .w - -, .
k i.llvirli.nlV uikhes in either case. This discrimination will In
rvr,wi in sorb wav that only those of certain ages, of satisfactory
1 iitm.K and nf ee onoinic freedom shall be sent to the front
It w ill be used to keep in their civil pursuits all those who can be ot
'reater service to the nation in that capacity than carrying a nayonn
Those with valid moral or religious objections to military service alsi
will be exempted.
The list of occupations which will exempt men from the trials
of the tiling line is subject to revision at any lime, me un a 01 oc
cupational exemption, however, is basic. It is founded on the exper
lence of every power in the present war and is due to the moden
condition of warfare in which organization of a nation's industrie:
is as important as formation of its armies. Because ot failure to
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..i.,w.,, uhnfc KnrviccK were vitallv needed in the induetries
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hl 1mm made of the oualifications of the men enlisted, so the jol
f outline the riu-ht men out of the ranks and into the factories was
a wracking one. Not only was the time and he effort and expense of
trainiiu? IheKC men wasted, but the country siitteivd ami Hie army
itelf suffered through their absence from he factories, where all th
time they belonged
Looks like the people of a number of Nebraska towns have been
loing some hoarding of contraband goods.
ALLIANCE, THE CONVENTION CITY
Alliance is fast becoming known as one of the leading conven
ion ciths of Nebraska. In the past such towns as Omaha, Fremont,
ilncotn, Hastings, Norfolk and Grand Island have been known as
deal or desire hie places for the annual meetings of state-wide or
ganisationa. But during the last tour years our bustling little city
has pushed forward into the limelight, due in a large measure to the
goad work done by our bustling commercial club and to the hospi
tality shov q to visitors by our citizens.
This week Alliahc" is host to the Knights of Columbus, one of
e si rouuest fraternal organizations in the state. We believe that
those who attend this convention, or "council" as it is called have
thoroughly enjoyed themselves aud learned many new things about
Western Nebraska and its met ropolis--Alliance.
Another convention to conn' soon will be the annual meeting of
the .Nebraska Association ot l omuiereial t lulis. A tew years ago
Alliance was practically an unknown quantity to them. Now they
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are cominir trom over the slate to nil upon tne enthusiasm aim pep
with which our citizens are always plentifully supplied.
As long as our citizens continue to work together and boost; as
long as our newspapers continue to lend their influence towards the
advancement and building up of this end of the state; just so long
will our city continue to advance and bolt! its place in the trout line
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Attractive Summer Tours
Through the East
1 An extonaive scheme of diverse-route eastern tonrs has been an-
i cunced circuit tours to New York and Boston, going one way, re
turning another; eastern trunklines and steamer lines co-operate in
these tours that may be planned to include Canadian, New England
and Atlantic Seaboard resorts, Sound Steamers, Coast Lines, the
Virginias. Boston, New York and Washigton. The general limits
of these low fares are for sixty- day tickets.
The Burlington's eastern tourist-rate leaflet is now on the press.
i)escribe to me the general tour you have in mind. Let me help you
make it ami furnish you with descriptive literature coveryig the
proposed journey.
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L. W. WAKBLBY, General Passenger Agent
1004 Farnam 81, Omaha, Nebr.