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THE ALLIANCE HIRALD, MAY 23, 1018 ' 1 Mil V 1111 '1 . mi vt ii TmflYl HIT im t Tin r-r -,-n 111 nil mi n (TTt nil 11 ini l I w 1 111 im! nut im .. n .) p in'- i - nnn WJtmmm:mt.tttmmm?;mmumttnn:::;:;::::;;Kt:: STORIES OF STATE WIDE INTEREST BY John W. Thomas, Deputy Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings 1 attltuds (ovarii tills wnr. This vii w held uncompromtslnglj toward tnefl I'.t'iiiM ally nmttst ho maintained In dealing with thost who hold in duential positions ami particularly t V .v 1 1 1 1 1 : : 1 : : 1 1 MR. ANNESLEY'S NAP manual positions ana particularly , im ritta those who arc entrustt-d with & """IK! he education of the youth of the Qv JOAN buqby. tate. That devotion to America ;SI:o:0KOXy ROOTING DISLOYALTY OUT OF UNIVERSITY State OVltefl of Defense Demands )f Hoard of llejrents that I'ro-Ciermaii Profeaeora Be Dismissed At the head of the faculty of the Nebraska State University and among its members are men of staunch pa triotism and unswerving loyalty to the United States and her allies; but the fact that the board of regents and the university faculty have beon tainted with pro-Germanism and Kaiser apologists, has been a source of grief and unconcealed lndigation to thousands of Nebraskans. ""indications point to a cleaning up of the faculty by dismissing the dis loyal members, or permitting them to resign, but the slowness with which the board of rgeents acts Is exasper ating, as it was when the Copperhead Haller was permitted to remain at the head of the board until he saw fit to resign. The state council of de fense has made a showing to the board of regents so strong that there will be no valid excuse for further de lay in acting upon the complaints of disloyalty. On Ma;- 20 the council presented to the board evidence, in the form of af fidavits, of the disloyalty of twelve members of the state university fac ulty, and addressed a letter to the board, to publish which in full would require a page of this paper, but from which the following is an ex tract: "Lincoln. Neb., May 20. To the Members of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska in July, iv 11, me wenrafixa which our government council of elerense wnue paying ue-, served tribute to the loyalty of the ti : u.. . , i, . . ,1... ,t.,,t i ,,n- uuitoiwj u. r. many articles and delivered many ad- attention to the fact that there were Atmmmm ,u ... unnrii a '" mi 111 t mi i ii it r wi V t I many war has, sinee our declaration, ex- BURgeSt in your letter of April 2!. 1918, that he is "negative, halting or hesitating in support of the govern ment" disqualifies him. We arrest. therefore, that everyone of the 12 instructors herein referred to falls within the terms of your own rule. "The evidence discloses that these university instructors have, for one reason and another, assumed an ai tude calculated to encourage among those who come under thetr Influence, within and without the university, a spirit of inactivity, indifference and opposition towards this war and an undesirable view with respect to the sevoral fundamental questions insep arable from the war. Facta at Hajid "We are sending you herewith statements, togethe- with the names of witnesses, of the conduct on the part of theBe twelve instructors. The facts are readily available to you. You can command the testimony of those to whom we herein refer and you can guarantee to others wtoo may have been reluctant to speak the pro tection which they naturally desire. "There is nothing 'annonymous' in the complaints that have come to us and which we transmit to your body. In every instance the witness is en tirely reputable and there is no rea son to believe that in any case there is any element of personal feeling. As before stated, these complaints re late to twelve instructors. "This evidence discloses partiality on the part of more than one instruc tor for the I. W. W., an organization that is practically at war with Amer ica. Baeusea for I. W. W. "You will find where one instructor stn)ke 'very feelingly 'in regard io the treatment of the I, W. W.. referring: to 'tyranny' in this country and the) alleged misuse of the common people and presenting excuses for the be havior of the organization against il now pro- ceedlng. " Annihor 1 1 1 sil i 1 1 1 i j . i ar Tin rmnllufifwl 1 which has given Nebraska the lead in all government activities win hold to ' account for Undivided loyalty every person living under Nebraska's pro tection. "The boys are Tilling ttrer there,' and for those of us who remain at : home there Is but one line of endeav or and that Is the straightforward line of stalwart Americanism that Americanism that does net withhold a single individual sacrifice for the successful completion or the war; that Americanism that will not toler ate Interference or opposition by the Inactive or indifferent with those who are awake and alert to the seri ousness of the crisis confronting our country." "In the discharge of our duty we have pointed out the cancer In the University of Nebraska and in the name of the people of this state we called upon you to take immediate action. "Nberaska State Council of De fense, KEITH NEVILLE, Governor ROBERT M. JOYCE GEORGE COUPLANI) RICHARD L. METCALFE HERBERT E. GOOCH E. O. WEBER T. P. REYNOLDS CHARLES A. McCLOUD GEOGRE 0. BROrHY H. E. CLAPP GEORGE E. JOHNSON." A large part of the letter of the state council of defense is omitted from the above quotation, in the part "Bert," said Helen Annesley at breakfast, "what time did you get home?" "'Bout four maybe half-past!" "You look It !" "Just how?" 'Seedy. You need sleep." "I know It," he groaned. "I wlBh to thunder the governor was at home. I'd sleep all day. But here I've to go to that blame store and be tormented for ten hours." "It's your own fault. Too should have come home earlier." "It wasn't my fault. I took Myrtle to the dance and she wouldn't think of leaving. I was nearly dead." "Look here, Bertie. You've got to pull yourself together. Peggy Brlce Is coming today and I'm counting on you. In the first place, can't you meet her at three and come home early?" "I might manage It, sis ; but I'll have to have some sleep somehow. Three, did you say?" "Three-five at the Pennsylvania sta tion. No use describing her. Jost pick out the prettiest girl you Bee." "I'll And her." So Bert went to the Btore and called Johnny Stebbs, who had two rows of brass buttons down the front of his diminutive Jacket. "Johnny, It's up to you whether I get a nap or not. Two good solid hours! So If any of those people come, drum mers, you know, tell them I'm dead, and don't let them view the remains, either. If they Insist, send them to Barlowe or Martin." "Yes, sir!" "Here's a dollar. Now you slay by that outside door and don't let anyone In." In two minutes Bert wns snortng. Hut the anteroom was very warm, Ileal olll'tcsy A gooo sioi.v concerning the new railway regulations, which require all season tickets to be shown at the har- rlers, r. told by Herbert Walker, the gem ral manager of the London & Southwestern, Owing to the simultaneous arrival at adjacent platforms of two crowded trains there was congestion at the unlottoning and fumbling for tickets. One smartly dressed man, however, lifted his hat gracefully to the lxdy ticket collector, bowed politely and passed out unchallenged. Whereupon an irascible elderly party further back called out : "So you pass men who raise their hats to you, misH. I wonder If you'd pass mi'!" "Certainly i win," she replied, "if youu'll take the trouble to fasten your ticket Inside the crown of your hat in Biich a position that I can see exit gates, accompanied by the usual It there when you raise It." . . . . ... ..I,., I,-,.! (-...I .!( ently given encouragement publicly and privately, to those who are out of harmony with the American cause.' Since then many complaints concern ing these instructors have reached the state council of defense. These complaints were so persistent and so numerous that the state council took the liberty of addressing a letter to your body under date of April 19, 1918, suggesting the advisability of action on your part. Replying to that letter under date of April 25, 1918, you suggested a public bearing at. which tho state council should appear as prosecutor. Responsibility of this character does not rest alone with the state council. Immediately it rests with the men in authority in any public or private institution and a mere suggestion of an undesirable situation ought to be sufficient to command immediate ac tion on the part of those in authority. The facts are so readily accessible to your board that very little effort on your part will remove all cause for comnlaint. Official boards in other' universities have remedied the evils In their Institutions and there ap- pressed contempt for what America could do in coping with Germany, ex tolling German prowess and German science and seldom losing opportun ity for sneering at everything Ameri can. "Another instructor declined to subscribe for liberty bonds, explain ing his unwillingness on the ground here omitted, mention ts made and information given of faculty mmbersj an,j Johnny was very tired. who ridiculed the allies, condoned the sinking of the Lusitania, opposed the war of the United States against Ger- j many, even after war had been de clared between the two countries, de- aied the atrocities committed by or- der of German comm: nders, declared , the draft was a big mistake and held i students in fear of being riiscrlniinat-1 ed against if they made complaint of the obnoxious pro-Germanism of their teachers. Before closing the! letter, the board of regents is given j a prod to spur them to action in this! sentence: "The complaints that have! reached the state council from entire ly reputable men and women from business men, from members of the faculty, from students and from other deeply concerned Americans are so numerous and so amazing that it Ib difficult to understand why your body1 did not long ago act upon its own motion in order to clear the bad I motion in order to clear the hil nt mat ne was opposed to all war and mo8pnpre wl k.h th;,Be men of p.,, for that reason could not support the j ,iar v(eW8 hayp brouRnt lnt0 our uni government. un one occasion wnen And then as fairies come when folks are asleep she came! She was pretty and little and taste fully dressed, ami she carried a satchel. She asked for Mr. Annesley's office and wns directed politely. She opened the door of the anteroom with Its two rows of hlghbacked seats fac ing each other ami to her surprise found only a small boy asleep. On the tloor opposite wns the word "Private." She opened the door. A snore greeted her. Turning, she saw the leather couch on which lay a man asleep. She had Intruded unwittingly and started to tiptoe out. Rut her bag knocked against a chair. Mr. Annesley sat up Instantly, seeing someone in the room he sprang to his feet. "Who did that?" The girl was backing frightened Into a corner. "I I'm afraid I did." "This is a of a place where a an instructor (hereinafter referred to) announced that he intended to write a paper in defense of the I. W. W.'b, this instructor urped him to prepare the paper and expressed en tire sympathy with his views. Bight to Invade Belgium "Another instructor who, prior to our entrance into the war. had sough to convince his classes that Germany waB entirely right in invad ing Belgium territory and its treat ment of Belgian population, has nev er corrected his attitude before his classes and you will find that among the members of these classes the im pression obtains that nou ra t,. 1... i.. i , ,,i t L v t nf- flcial board of the university of Ne- !?w5! 8 S'S fGer"1:'ny'8 i'1te,p, braska should not act with similar to jU8tify it8e,f before the wor,d" energy in the discharge of Its plain "Another Instructor has repeatedly duty. The work of the state council asserted that America had no basis is so large and its duties so manl- for storing the war and no business fold that It has the right to expect ''" ,n Jt In hi8 Masses this in that organisations like yours will cor- structor.has always taken a negative rect bad conditions In the Duslnesa attitude with respect to the war and Immediately entrusted to them with- nn tlme hi,R shown t.ny sympahty out seeking to place the state council 1 for !t This 8amp instructor in con in the role of proBecutor. versation with the father or a boy In . . the service said that German pro- Assembles Data " 1 paganda was nothing but newspaper Inasmuch as you have intimated ; bunf.onibp. aml thM tbe Germans had that tho complaints with respect to ,.on,mitted no worso atrocities than these instructors are of an anony-,(ho ()th),r si(,( ha(, )OInmi,ted mous character we have assembled! for your benefit certain statements of; fact showing that the complaints which moved us to action in the first place are not of an anonymous char acter and do not come from irrespon sible aources. We herewi'h transmit to you com plaints involving the attitude of 12 instructors. We do not charge all of these instructors with treason. We! do not say that they have all made! themselves liable even to the sedi tion law. It is not necessary that a! person be proved guilty of treason or Sedition to show him to be unfit as an instructor The fact, as you so aptly versity circles." Reference Is then made to a de cision of Judge Mullen in New York, in the case of a student of Columbia University, that points the way for handling disloyalty in educational in-; stitutions. to In order thta there may be full co operation in garden work in the state this year, the federal government has placed the work under the direction of the agricultural extension service of tho University of Nebrask a The dirts-tor of the extension service is made director of the United States he ts entirely J school garden army of Nebraska i nis win do away with all forms of duplication in garden work. Thou sands of boys and girls who have al ready registered In school for garden work will now be enlisted tn the great school garden army of the stale. They will be given the regular U. S. badge or insignia, which will bear tbe let ters "U, S. S. G ," meaninr; United States school garden. There will be captains and lieutenants with their proper insignia to wear. Towns not already doing garden work with the extension service should immediately get in touch with the Agricultural ex tension service, University farm, Lin coln, Neb. "Nebraska is a patriotic state. In I every government activity it has gone 'Tor the top.' That does not mean that we have not had undesirable SPRAYS Ti MAKI! AND HOW THUM "Sprays and How to Make Them " conditions to deal with In this State. Ill the title of one section ,,r tt... .- respect Nebraska is no dlf-, extension bulletin "Uim. v .vi. man; other st.-tes. But 'Gardening." now being distributed bv S'TVice. The to poison insects very which destroy the ordinary garden The ingredients for the In this feres! from .... utv iiei-ii uncovered ano me agricultural extension I...- nnuni ppuwi in uticnmpromis- University farm, Lincoln, Neb. mc spun, ror tne very reason tti.it bulletin tells how Nesraska Is patriotic, for the reason that its last dollar and its last regetables. ....u M m (e service or our beloved , spray may be purchased at any drug country the peopl of this state will store ,! are easily mixed and read" not tolerate what, in the parlance of lv : nulled Tt.i. k.. ..... . . id x i. i ciiueu ao Ou COl- Their use means of saving the g-rden. fellow can't have two minutes' peace without someone hutting In and half killing him besides. Who let you In?" "No tine. I Just came." "Where's Johnny? I told him to keep everybody out." The little boy? Oh, he wus tired, too. He was asleep, poor little fellow! I'm so sorry I upset that chair. It was stupid and awkward of me." But Bert did not notice her halting confusion, for he wkh having a bad time on his own account. "I beg your pardon, most humbly," he said, getting redder by the minute. "I thought you were selling some thing, you see. Will you please for give me?" "It's all right." she laughed merrily, having recovered her own equilibrium. "I've had enough fun out of it to more than make up for the other. And now. Mr. Annesley, If you'll kindly tell me how to get to your house I'll be very much obliged. I'm Peggy Brlce. I came earlier than I Intended, and haven't an idea how to go. Your store being so near to the station, I thought I'd come In and Inquire." And then! Ami this is really what ! the story Is all about, but it only j takes a minute to tell It, although it i affected the lives of two people for , all time. The very thing Peggy eras 1 blushing about, a little card, had in ; some manner slipped to the Hour. She stooped, and Bert stooped at the gMM time, but he got It. And It was his own picture ! She looked wretch. rd and ready to ; cry. And he looked at her a long, long I time in a very odd way. And his heart seemed to go along with the look and Pi stay, for he never had eyes for an other girl after that. And Johnny, whimpering and scared to death because he had slept at the Switch and wrecked the peace of his employer, nearly fell dead when Mr. j Annesley, going out with a pretty girl, gave him another dollar. (Copyright, 117, by the McCIur Ntwrspa- twr Svndicatto Tit Makes Such Light,Tasty Biscuits Just let mother call, "Bbculti for Breakfast I" We re sure there s a treat that can't be beat In store lor us light, tender biscuits tonstv brown and all milled up with soodneatl For mother is sure of her oakina powder Calumet. She never disappoints us because Mar u.hiw .ir TRU- CALUMET BAKING POWDER never disaoooints her. It's dependable. Results always the same the best. Try tt. 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