PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1914.
PAGE 4.
"Cbz plattsmoutb journal
Published Som l-W eekly at Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Entered t tbe I'ostoSice at Flattsmouth. Nebraska, as second-class mail matter.
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- Make tin- best f rvery
I Iiiiiir, Ihiiik I In best t)f
-v ! , hope t lie best for !
urelf. Ueorye Stephen- !
- sou.
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"Sit ti-hl ami don't nek the
boat," i- Ihe r-logan now.
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Lxp'-rls it-port th coin riop
entirely nut of dinger from frost.
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4ii'iinan -i''iM lo In' slicking
to their l.alll' rry of "Roii-a mil
"tin."
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This -flap is rrn wi.ir.-i1 than
1 1 to old-time political conven
tion. :o:-
Alii'i- IIk' H.uitN drift away.
Lniope will afford a splendid
Id for beauty specialists.
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diat ion slowly rnu'irs
fr 1 1 1. barbarism and hastily re
fill -ii- from .w hence it came.
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111- f.t ball pla"is au'-ht to
be abb to get s'Hiii' valuable
I "ints mil f Ibis J,l y eontliet
in Kurope.
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And 1 1 w Ibf American railway
L"ads jt-ar their sfctiriti-vs will
siill't r as ,i result of tin' Muropi-un
war. -War i hell!"
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1 he Ani'-rifaa meat packers arc
ii; c.i:tl"l !' all (he Ar.-i'nlhie beef
shipped lo this country. Probbly
tint i- In- rau-e of prices remain
ing high.
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I spile all outside inlluenre,
Ib'v r i". Snllixaii seems to liae
r'ci-ie l!i. democrat ic nomina
tion '!.! l"ni!-, Stales senator in
Illinois.
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I In- democratic state commil
t -e b'-adiiiarl eis lias been located
at Lincoln, This was fixed by Hie
-tatc coiiimitlec in session Wed
nesday. Tit.- .,1,-ction of Ir. p. L. Hull
a- vice cliairinan ef the d'-mo-er.it
ir state commit tee, was a
-ph ndid moe. l)r. Hall is a yood
man in any position.
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ftelinninu American tourists
continue to sustain the Journal in
its early warnings to readers that
they hotibl take the stories of
(iermau atrocities with grains of
salt. The reports wen- false.
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Why did su'-ar lake such a
sudden tumble downward? Don't
.Mm know? Why the suprar trust
got frightened al the g-overnnienls
got frightened at (he frovcrn-
inent's in est igation, and did not
care about playing checkers with
noses b'-hiud prison bars.
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The other day an obi lady cross
ing the street at the intersection
of Main and Sixth street cann
ery near beinjr run over by one
of the i-ity delivery wagons, which
gives the Journal the opportunity
of remiudintr auto drivers, as
well as drivers of wagons and
bu'-'pies, that, there is a law in
f. i-ce giving pedestrians the risht
..1 way on all street crossings, and
while we have warned everybody
of this fact, several times in tin
Journal we repeat ag'ain before of
some of headstrong and ea roles.-
fellows will get into trouble on
this score.
WHO DESERVES SYMPATHY.
The following very timely
uriicel is taken from the Johns
ton Democrat, and will meet the
almost unamious approval of
every American citizen:
'With whom does the Democrat
sympathise in the pending war?"
writes a correspondent. We'll an
swer that.
With the (Jerman, French, Bel
gian and Lnglish boys who man
Hie trenches. With the (ierman,
French, English and Belgian boys
who crowd the hospitals.
With the mothers who bore
those boys. The fathers who saw
them ;-'row to manhood and loved
them as they grew. With the wo
men who were wedded to those
hos. With the children they left
when they marched to the front.
With the poor peasant woman
who struggles acrainst the press
of war engendered poverty. With
I hose who in the cities cry out for
food.
With tin' men who light for
fatherland hating war in their
hearts. With the great artists like
Kreisler who must turn their
marvelous melody producing
lingers to works of destruction.
With the peojde who must live out
their days with lives forever
blighted by this war.
With the innocent whose fields
have been trampled under foot by
marching armies. With all the
hol of those who under the press
of a mistaken patriotism must of
fer up their lives. Those are the
ones with whom we sympathize.
For a hundred years we have
lived in peace with our Candiau
neighbors. There have been no
warships upon our inland lakes.
There have been no forts guard
ing every border pass, (lould not
Finland and (iermauy have so
lived? i!ouh not France and '!er-
nianv in our dav have so lived?
Mad Germany and France and
Itussia and Filmland and Austria
and all the Balkan stales declared.
.Millions for defence, but not one
cent for invasion," there would
have been no war. Millilurism is
a crime.
Crimes are inevitably punished
by a (bid in His own lime. Europe
swelters in blood because it plan
ned and ploted murder. For the
nations engaged there can be only
regrets. The final victory will cost
so much that humanity cannot
cheer the rompieror.
There is no gleam in all this
war. It i dark tragedy; it is a
cataclysmic drama of primeval
hates and passions. It is for all
those who suffer for whom we
sympathize.
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What has become of the J'latts
nioulh Commercial college and its
management? 11 would be in or
der for the commercial club to
hunt up this fellow ami make him
refund the money lo those schol
ars who paid a ear's tuition in
advance.
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An exchange gives the following
receipt for killing a town: "Al
ways growl, resist taxation, kick
against improvements, exercisi
the virtue of enviousness, don't
patronize your home papers, talk
against your neighbors and bus
iness rival, criticise those who
are social and enterprising, buv
all your goods out of town and
let your merchants live the best
they can; send your children otT
to school and let the schools of
your town take care of them
selves." The foregoing receipt is
warranted to have the deserved
effect, even if given in broken
dosoj.
The state fair lias had a very
light attendance from this vicin
ity in fact, the lightest it has
been in many years. And why,
we are not prepared to say.
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This European war will give
habitual condumen of foreigrn
made goods a chance to gel ac
quainted with homo made pro
duclsand the travelers who could
n't see anything any place but in
Europe may now lake lime to see
America and learn the beauties of
our own country.
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The (ierman government has
surprised the world with a lot of
long range guns made in secret
at the Krupp works, and about
which the other governments
knew nothing. If the entire Krupp
establishment could be leveled to
the ground and never be built, the
world would not be a great loser,
says the Beatrice Sun. And the
Sun is right.
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There should be no such thing
as an anti-Bryan faction in Xeb..
but as long as the gang headed by
Brother Charley and Brother-in-law
Tommy Allen, there will ex
ist antis galore. It is a shame
that a man like V.. J. Bryan
should sulfer for the overhearing
attitude of his brother, his bro
ther-in-law, and the little follow
ing they possess throughout the
state.
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Humors that the exposition at
San Francisco will be postponed
on account of Ihe war are de
finitely denied. It is admitted,
however, that interested railroad
ollicials are sounding public
sentiment with a view to seeing
whether the exposition can hope
for any degree of success next
year. Whether the war slops soon
or not, it will have interfered
sadly with the foreign exhibits at
the fair, and this will keep many
people away.
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II is no doubt line that price
advances are justified in certain
irticles imported from abroad, the
shipments of which have been
urtailed or slopped, but this con
lition has been aggravated in
many cases, notamy in me urug
trade, where speculators have
cornered the visible supply of
articles needed in medicine and
manufactures. Outrageous ad
vances have taken place in the
prices of articles produced in
abundance in this country, which
at present are denied tin: usual
export outlet by reason of scar-
ilv of merchant ships. Wheat and
Hour are in Ibis category. The
United Stales has produced more
grain this year than ever, and
the slocks are piling up. vet the
consumer has to pay more for his
supplies. There should be some
other way of getting at the food
sharks. The conspiracy laws are
inadequate.
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Great Britian keeps one eye on
its trade, while it watches the
war with the other.
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The jurors may not be as len
ient lo food gamblers as they
have generally been to defendants
accused of violating the Sherman
act.
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There, is no question as to Ne
braska endorsing President Wil
son. Local dilferences should
not be allowed to interfere in
accomplishing this result. Of
course there are dilferences
among the democrats in many
counlies, caused from certain
factions pulling forth their ef
forts to carry out plans as they
want I hem, irrespective of demo
crats who possess more loyalty
in one day than they ever pos
sessed in their whole lives. And
if the democracy is defeated in
Nebraska this year it is just such
fellows as -these who will cause
such a disaster. It will not be
done by the true democrats, but
by such fellows who are demo
crats for oll'ice and pelf only.
NO WAR TALK IN SCHOOLS.
The announcement that teach
ers of the public schools in vari
ous cities of the United States
have been instructed not lo dis
cuss the European war brings
little surprise. When we consider
the fact that so many teachers
themselves are of different na
tionalities, and there arc pupils
even in the public schools of this
city and Cass county, whose par
ents are from the different count
ries now at war, the wisdom of
the restriction is obvious. It will
be dillicult to eliminate the sub
ject from the thoughts of teach-'
ers and pupils, since war news
will for some lime (ill the news
papers and periodicals. It will be
especially dillicult to avoid any
contemporaneous references in
the history classes. But dillicult as
it will be to shun the subject en
tirely, this is the only safe course.
It may lie argued that the war
could be discussed with absolute
impartiality, but no discussion
will be considered impartial.
I'here is loo much prejudice
among the nationalities. The
alert little folks would be quick
to seize on any statement which
could be construed as revealing
the teacher's sympathies and
there would be continual fric
tion. But even alter this wise pre
caution is taken the war will have
a bad effect on the schools. It is
demoralizing everything-. One
of the most prominent workers
in the playground movement says
that some of the most active par
ticipants in this endeavor have
begun to lose interest. One of
them voiced her feelings sub-
lantially as follows: "What's
the use of trying to do anything
for race belt erinenl ? Civiliza
tion is proving itself a failure.
Just look at how the most civi
lized people in Europe, are slaugh
tering each other like naked sav-
iges." The psychological elfecl
of dwelling on the scenes of carn
age can not be measured. Every
minister is preaching about the
horrors of the war. The editors
have little else lo write about.
.Morning, noon and igbt the Eu-
ropeau cataclysm mis me
thoughts of Americans of every
callig. It is a singularly for
tunate individual who can banish
the war from his mind and think
on other subjects.
The pessimism is touching
peojde who are religiously in
clined. The great majority of the
people of the nations involved
profess belief in Christianity.
Ihe rulers have invoked the
blessings of Ihe same God on the
opposing armies, i lie wnoie cou-
llict is so repugnant to the teach
ings of Christianity as Ihe twen
tieth century has understood
them that many are questioning'
the ell'icacy of those teachings in
practical affairs. They make
allowances for Clovis and Charle
magne because of their senii
bai barons times, but there is no
such extenuation for twentieth
century rulers. The European
war is as baneful in its effects on
the spirit of our people as it has
so far been on our economic con
ditions. -:o:
Another instance where pres
ident Wilson displayed excellent
judgment, was in not opposing
Roger Sullivan fr the democratic
nomination for United States sen
ator in Illinois. Roger got there
with both feel, while being bitterly
opposed by W. J. Bryan, Governor
Dunne, Senator Lewis and Mayor
Harrison of Chicago. Rogrer Sul
livan has a right to feel elaled
over his great victory.
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While the Austrian army may
have been wiped out as often as
reported, the claim department is
still intact.
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Villa's objection to Carranza as
president on the ground that it
is no place for a soldier, are not
well founded. Carranza is not
enough of a soldier to hurt.
Fall pastures in France are be
ing fertilized with blood.
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The Noble peace prize will more
than likely go to Ireland this
year.
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Having exhausted their powers
of description on Mexican skir
mishes, the war correspondents
would be helpless in Europe even
if there were no censors.
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No matter whether any of our
apples are exported Ibis year or
not, apple pie will be just palla
table as ever in this country. And
who does not love apple pie?
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The House of Representatives
has adopted a resolution "dock
ing" absentees. That's all right.
If a man don't work he should
have no -pay. "The laborer is
worthy of his hire," and not
otherwise."
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The French authorities have
lifted the embargo against the
sale of rabbits in Paris. If ships
were available it wouldn't take
long for Kansas and Oklahoma
to glut the market with jack
rabbits. Throwing bombs from an aero
plane into the cities kills women
and children, who are non-combatants.
This does nol look like
civilized warfare. The plain facts
are that no kind of warfare is
civilized.
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Carranza, the provincial presi
dent of Mexico, seems to be gett
ing a little loo foxy. If he insists
on General Fuustou leaving Vera
Cruz, it may take a few more
shells from our three inch guns lo
quell him.
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Ireland so far, has kept out of
the European war, and we hope
she will continue in a spirit of
neutrality. We hope ami believe in
the safety and preservation of old
Ireland, for without her, where
could American cities turn for
aldermen and policemen.
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A democrat ic postmaster w ill
soon be in charge at Lincoln, and
F. W. Brown has al last "made
the ripple", according to reports.
Wonder how Mr. Johnson's
friends will lake this, after his
endorsement for I lie position by
our "eminent" congressman.
They have begun to talk peace
across the water. England says
she wasn't to blame for the war.
Germany says she was not to
blame. France says the same and
so does Russia. Now who in
thunder is to blame? If there is
no just cause for such destruction
of life and properly, peace should
be easily brought about.
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Teddy has promised to spend a
day in Nebraska to help out the
progressive ticket. His coming
does not seem lo send any
shivers down anybody's back, and
no doubt democratic and repub
lican candidates will keep on saw
ing wood just the same as before
the announcement was made.
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The New Pope, Bcnediclc X V
verv timely in advising the nations
of , Europe thai are waring against
one another that be stands in the
same position as the United
Slates; sympathizes with all of
them with a genuine sympathy,
and will not be partisan ot one
as against the other.
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If President Wilson makes no
serious inislake be for the year
1U10, and there is no likelihood
that a man oT his great caliber
will, the democratic parly or this
glorious republic will aris in one
solid mass and. demand that lie
continue for four more years in
the good work. His friends are
not all in the democratic ranks,
as there are thousands upon
thousands of republicans who are
outspoken for him.
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TacSiniile Signamreof
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While there is so much toruble
living around bose, it vv lilbe just
as well if Uncle Sam will play that
he is deaf ami dumb and has a
v cry bad cold.
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In IN55 it look 21 t minutes of
labr lo rare for and raise a
bushel oT corn. In the year li 1 i
the average time required had
been brought down lo about forty
one minutes.
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The foreiglileiiirs of our
national leaders of all parlies is
fully emphasi.ed by the fact that
the markets of be world are sud
denly opened io our commerce and
we have no hips with which lo
deliver the goods.
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The Lincoln tar says: ''There
have been some republican papers
hereabouts that frequently got ex
cited and indignant at the mis
taken thought that all Nebraska
democrats were not Wilson dem
ocrats. It is going to be interest
ing to watch .their wiggle in the
campaign that will supply a test
of whether Nebraskaus endorse
or condemn the Wilson adminis
trat ion.
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The Journal is pleased lo note
that (iovernor Moorehead has re
turned to Lincoln, alter a week's
sojourn at his old home in Talis
City. The governor had been suf
fering from throat trouble, caus
ed by catching a severe cold dur
ing the primary campaign, and
a week's rest became necessary.
His many friends in Cass county
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It isn't a question of whether
or not you want it enforced, not
whether or noL anvone wants it
enforced, the compulsary school
law inuust be enforced. It is a duty
not a privilege to enforce it.
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Tlie census bulletin just issued
puts the population of the United
Stales al im,om.non. This is a
pain of about 7. nun, POO since the
last bulletins were issued four
v tars ago. That is poing soon,
don't vnu think?
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