THE WEEKLY REVIEW Published Weekly and “Devoted to the Interests of the Colored Cituennr of Nebraska.** __ VOLUME ONE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1983. ___msm Legislature Soon Faces The Most Solemn Test Hoar for Action I* AJjnoot at Hand— Partner* CowMtr Invasion of Lincoln. By Oeorge W. Kline. Will the democratic party in Nebras ka march steadfastly onward to reform ur will iU leaders, divided by party >eal outlie* and beguiled by an insid ious lobby, seek refuge in evasion? The answer to this questions is of vi tal importance to all the people of the state. The luture of parties and the fate 01 leaden are but small items in the grand total of the account with Destiny. Prom all sect tons of the state come pleas for action, mutberings of discontent. In the face of all the signs and portents, the lobby is still undis- j mayed. still holding out blandishments, Mjpplytng excuses with the argument •am the peak has been passed and that the promises of the last campaign can safely be forgotten. in both house and senate, finance committees have made substantial pro gress Investigation committees have been appointed to scan official records in order to suggest savings. Teat of Progressive* The boundary line between progress- ; uveism is not marked by details, but by principles. Summarised briefly these reforms are demanded: Immediate tax reduction. Immediate reduction of salaries, in cluding salaries of constitutional offi cers. Reduction in interest rates. A moratorium of reasonable length. Several district Judges have already put the moratorium In effect. • Economy and efficiency In all gov ernmental agencies. Reduction in all fees and license charges. The enactment of an income or -ales tax with an unemployment in surance feature. Selfish interests are at work, seeking to embroil the legislators in con trover- j oaries not pertinent to the main is-, sues. The railroads and the truckers , are engaged in a noisy fight while the : wet and dry factions are already in : acrimonious combat. The lobby defending the railway 'ommlxsion from the assault contain ed In Governor Bryan's message is un usually aggressive. For almost two years there has been a demand for a id utlny of the stock sales in Nebr&s- j ka supposed to be authorized by the railway commission. Also complaint has been made to the commission that common carriers and public utilities iiave been financing taxpayers leagues : and political movements. Would it not j be a good Idea to see how extensive the : expenditures, as the people must make j good the money in the form of in- | creased rates or loans from the public treasury? "Such things are strictly the private business of the corporations concern ed," responded Chairman Randall “It does nyt concern the public". Party pledge legislation, say some of the leaders, will come from committees whipped into shape and bearing the names of all who Introduced bills con taining practical ideas. This will elim inate jealousy, it Is believed At least three fanners' organizations ; plan a "conference" in Lincoln about | February 15th. Rumors of a gigantic j invasion drift in from time to time. \ Members who visit their homes every j week-end return with reports ol unrest and discontent among their constituents. Investigating Committees The personnel of four of the senats investigating committees has been an nounced by Lieutenant Governor Jur gensen as follows: University: Neubauer, chairman; Nee land, Green, McCarter, and Callan. Highway; Brunt, chairman; Purdy, Peterson, Rothwell and Pedersen. Supreme and District courts; Peder sen, chairman. Flush, and Halpine. Law Enforcement: Murray. Chair man; Sanden, and Boeltz. After Gas Bootleggers Senator Bullard has started action on the effort to recover taxes on boot legged gasoline. During the adminis tration of ex-Treasurer Bass the pub lic was refused permission to scan the gas tax collection records. Some *200 • 000 is delinquent. Bullard's resolution authorizes the attorney general and the county attorneys to collect the tax due the state. Another important bill by Senator Bullard ia one to provide for a county manager tn counties where the voters file sufficient number of petitioners to call a special election Promotors of the farmers march on Lincoln have fixed Feb 15-10 as the date of the Invasion Investigation resolutions are numer ous Just how many of the probing committees will function. Senator O'Furey has introduced a resolution to place the statues of W. J. Bryan and J. Sterling Morton in the hall of fame at Washington. In the discussion of the resolution condemning Missouri River navigation ui tlic house, Woods Bros came in for a panning by Crozitr of Polk. His sal lies at Charles O Dawes Woods Bros . Congressman J. H. Morehead and ex Govemor Weaver drew applause from the galleries. The resolution was adopt ed by a vote of 55 to 36. It memorial izes congress to stop Mlssuori River weak. An injunction suit has been started in Lancaster county to enjoin the san itary trustees from extending the drainage ditch into Cass county. Rep resentative Meier has a bill pending to abolish the sanitary trustees. For A State Bank Senatro Boeltz has introduced a bill for a state bank. His measure, S. F. 129, provides for a branch state bank in each county seat The $1,200,000 United States bonds bougnt by ex Treasurer Bass he would take as a basts and compete with the private banking system. The bill to put all commercial buses in the common carrier class was intro duced by Senator O’Purey and is S. F. 132. This is similar to the measure Railway Comimssioner Hugh Hender son Drake brought back from the Jun ket to Hot Springs. In confirming the appointment of Dr. M M. Sullivan of Spaulding as a member of the game commission, the supporters of Governor Bryan were brought into the open. The vote was 91 to 17. About 18 members of the leg islature were absent from the city vis iting the state institutions. Speaker O’Malley made the speech boosting confirmation, while Senator Christ An derson led the opposition. Special Interests Fail In the confirmatijn of Dr. Sullivan opposition was based on his geograph ical location. Senator Anderson and others thought that the lake region of the state should have this representa tion. while Speaker O’Malley supporing Sullivan, declared that the Third con gressional district had no representa tive on the commission while the Fifth had two. With Dr. Sullivan’s confirma tion each congressional district has a member of the commission. During the controversy it became ap parent that societies and special inter ests would not get very far with the present administration as compared with the welfare of the people as a whole. The Izaak Walton league has assumed sponsorship of the game com mission and opposed the confirmation of Dr. Sullivrn. Also the spokesman of the league is opposing the policy of Governor Bryan as outlined in the message. Concerning the purchasing of the park sites and the administration of the affairs of the commission the league takes the position that it is not a public matter because only the fees from licenses are used. The adminis tration claims that the fees are paid by the public and are in reality a tax. Fair Board In Storm The state fair board ran full tilt into a tempest. A. H. Miller of Blair, who served in the legislature several years ago, was chosen president. Perry* Reed was made secretary. George Jackson retired. It has been suggested that the ancient shopworn statute under which the state board of agriculture func tions should be amended. The land commissioner, it is urged, should take charge of the fair grounds. Whether the legislature w*ill have time to both er with it or not is doubtful. How About Publicity From time to time during sessions of the legislature, outcry breaks out about publicity. Special interests, before pres ent legislature got cn the Job, boasted of a “setup” whereby one newspaper combination would report all proceed ings to the daily press while the coun try papers would be served by the Ne braska Press Ass'n. The latter organ ization, however, mustered less than 40 votes at the last state meeting. Some of the out-state daily papers have spe cial service arrangements, while sev eral correspondents serve the rural press and the agricultural press. The active newspaper men on the Job are clean cut and reliable Some of them are hampered somewhat by ‘‘office orders". The radio stations are in the game as heretofore while the in creased circulation of the country press combine to make the dailies "step live ly”. So far the official records contain but one authenticated record of a subsidy for a press organization or a newspaper man. This is in the records of the investigation of the Federal Trade Commission, and may be found In Utility Corporations. Document 92, Part H, pages 69-122. On page 81 the propaganda Is identified as "Facts About Nebraska” and Industrial Notes” The subsidizing of the press organi zation began in 1920, according to tlie government report, was perfected In 1922-23, suffered a setback in 1926-27. came bark strong In the session of 1929. got whacked on the nose in 1931, and In tills 49th session seems to be taking the count. Dressier (spills Beans Wymer Dressier is the erudite attor ney who spilled the beans on the sal ary bill to reduce the wages of the higherups. Muir of lane aster is the author of the reduction measure which is bused on the constitutional power of I tlie legislature to change the salaries of officers once in eight years Patman’s Plea For Inflation The house of representatives recent ly heard an earnest plea by Wright Patman. Texas democrat in favor erf currency inflation in connection with his fight for the payment of the vet eran's adjusted compensation certif icates. To put into operation his plan for inflation of currency. Represent ative Patman would pay the adjusted compensation certificates of the vet erans "without increasing the national debt one penny." In favor of his argument for currvrey inflation Patman pointed out that over a period of 50 years from 1886 to 1930 the per capita of currency t’r culation ha* not increased in propor tion to the population, the national wealth and the national income. Pat man stated that for every $106 in 1880 there is now $4.70 while per cap ita money in circulation for every dol lar then, there is only $180 now. Quoting an expert of the federal re serve board, Patman stated that in the United States there was only about $2,000,000,000 money in circulation and no one can expect 126 million people to do business on such a small volume of currency. In speaking of veteran’s relief leg islation, Patman pointed out that his payment to the veterans should not be termed a bonus since it is in rca'itv a debt owed the veterans by act of congress in the adjusted compensation bill of 1824. When the Ways and Means committee reported on the bill it said, "The object of this legislation is to adjust the pay of the veterans of the world war in order that they may receive the difference between what they actually received and what the lowest paid laborer in America receoved during the world war.” Card Of Thanks We wish to convey our sincere appre ciation to every one of our friends and acquaintances, who so kindly thought of us in our time of sorrow. TCve-ry word, liandclasp, and visit gave solace God bless you. Burt McDonald Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Galbreoh Mrs. Hattie Brunson In an interview to his favonte news paper, Mr. Dressier pointed out the in congruity of one officer drawing a re duced salary while another official serving with him might be paid at the old figures. Right here the attorney got in bad. For on January 1, 1921, ev ery official went on the increased schedule, many of them taking from Sept. 21, 1920, when the people voted on the proposals for the amendment of the constitution of 1875. All the gentle men in office and going into office got the cash on the dot. If Mr. Dressier slioula happen to look into the 1921 session laws, subject appropriations, and then inspect the vouchers on file in the auditor’s office he will see at once that, under his peculiar theory’ of the meaning of the salary sections in the constitution, a noble array of of fice-hold mg gentlemen are candidates for impeachment. Anticipating an opinion from the attorney general holding against any reduction for the highly paid officials, a well balanced effort has been pul forth to conceal this state of affairs That the state is still under the tem porary salary schedule fixed by the convention m 1920. that the lecisiauare has the power to fix salaries, once in eight years, that the schedule becomes effective immediately ti the legislature so directs and that there was unar.i ous and instantaneous acceptance of the provisions of the amended consti tution on Jan. 1. 1921—these are the facts that, in deference to the newly chosen state officials, should be con cealed. But it cannot be. Those vouchers have been thoroughly aerated i» tact dresslerizcd. Rodman. Star Reporter. James A. Rodman, member c>i the constitutional convention, ex-spnakc: of the house and ex-state senator, is now irritating the ether waves with analyses oi the legislature In one broadcast he extolled the lobby This was a wonderful piece of imagery but there is scant chance that any o4 the subjects of the dissertation will ever leam of ihe eulogy Absorbing any - thing like a new idea is an innovation that has never stung the lobby into action In fact. In this 49th session a lobby with ordinary horse sense would not be here The entrance of Rodman into t&e journalistic game is not wlthcot its drama Ur element Almost a veal age he wrote a letter to Kenneth Wherry vowing to speed Wherry and Sorenaen to political oblivion After hi* detaat in the primary. Wherry made several trips to Omaha Rodman was caught in the election landslide ex-Senator Wherry staged a comeback by twine named lor the board of control >»ow Rodman (5 talking to the air in an ef fort to win the republican nominal >on lor United States senator m lfti.4 League Executive To Visit Lincoln The Lincoln Urban League will be the host of W Robert Small*, the ex- [ ecuUve secretary of the Kansas City Urban League on February 3 and 4th Mr Smalls is the third Urban League executive to visit the Lincoln field since the movement to organic a branch of the Urban League has been carted Mr. Smalls has been an Urban League worker for a number of years having served as an industrial secre tary for many years prior to his ap- , pointmrm as an executive secretary. Before coming to Kansas City Mr Smalls worked successfully and left an enviable record at the Minneapolis branch. Mr Smalls has a wife and two chQ- i dren who attend the lanooin high school in Kansas City. Since Mr Smalls tuts been in Kan sas City he has been able, even in the face at depression, to place more indi viduals in work than had ewe been ] placed through this agency. This was W ROBERT SMALLS largely made possible through a Ml of strategy on the part of Mr Smalls. He received an appointment for Mr. Web ster his industrial secretary as a rep resentative of the United Slaves, de partment of labor. Through th© influ ence of this position a number Of ® vcstigatior.s and consequent appoint ments mere made that mould not haw othoraisc been possible A huge num ber of people awe interested in this department by the establishment of classes in ahich awe gmn instruc tions in fundamentals of many differ ent kinds of work. The Kansas Ctty Urban letague mas the first to reach its quota in Use east c. i.....ch. j.t drive, and — i one of the tea- awncies to jb owr th top In every insta-noe the foroe of Sr man's personality has been frit since his arrival in *hat is rewa-iy ackn-.a ’ edged one of the hardest holds for an Urban league secretary Mr. Smalls has been selected as the principal speaker at the annual meet-, ing of the Oibi Reserves at Beatruoe. Friday. February ® After thus engage- . mont he mill visit linoata and prob ably Omahr. While m Lamcchi Mr Sma,.;* aal be the house cues; of Mr and Mrs C R Johnson. 18® Sruth 3©5h street He msC speak at the Mt.. Zim Baptist *» Tot* ant aw tem/*n Wiwmebooi *#»e ;i«toW Tw JS* work Jibcx have 4tmt to? «w attorn* nr>e»t 6f Se(3'««. E aoKwHrwwTA Ww* Ctoaamieii at uto eiew.iwr .•^(ronwttor *t u» Nart.m *] Urban ■ >' W Ctoat-f- »*«*to *» » ** portaw totoneJ .-viwmnwaor. to ?*•*■ idem Hoover aw ito tow* toon « petted to vtofl tto» sort** The Rem w ntaktoe fWi *<5an to brtr»k Vhtmt torn If lannoto O * Jr TJsany airawptd Jtofl itow* •*» oome her* -a atfl hr ma wi eJ to tv i-olumru af rha i»,p» • Thr Gsaalm Urtoot lirakta ba* **♦ N-nciwi an tawWMaon to Vhm me to to present at tJjwr annua! raeot^nt J. Harvey Kerns Addresses Omaha Gab Omaha. Jan 3» Speaking before the members; of the Continental Club at the Paxton Hotel today at aim J Harvey Kerns, ftmiiw swdart. Of the Omaha Urban League declared the devekMsment of she Negro peo ple of America ss essential so she pro gressive tMB being of the 'fatUm The mop pgmfirant fact sn reeim*. Negro htstdPf.' mid MR Kero*. 1* the rapid growth of this -stn* people under stress of differential sreatimmt. I of self consciousness and rate pride * | -One of the greatest problems con fronting: the Negro today is the .touted opportunities for employment nut the Voss of many traditional jobs that. :u> has held," said Mr Kerns Leaders of thought among Negroes are .seeking no special favors for the taro, but arts that they be judged by the oune stau-, .feuds as other Aroertrans Wttree American standards are applied to Negroes" declared Mr Kerns. Negroes have proven thebr ability to compete in reasonable civic, social, and nrtuc irial positions of the country W len mulkvn Negroes m the 'united States own be a definite asset X .gym tntndeduess instead of sertunem #| used to determining racial ssuea' Mr Keros cited the names of !>rof. O*or* Carver, the industrial chemist of Tartegee. Henry O. Tanner, the painter, Roland Hayes and Cntendjtr Taylor in music and Elm MfeCay. the Negro inventor as evidence of racial aoromplishemciita Mr Keros said at ts in the ton* am toss expendvs to permit rtfietm mill ion Negroes to become ineromangly pro ductive than to support that group av taxation of ttab permitted to wort *Mr Kerns is weil known among Unroin People, having dlteced he tv cent, sortotagieai survey made fuse. Ibglmingl February 2nd. thr 3e«ew anil run * column devoted Hi the pmssMt) of she public mind. Pitied As Others See K." We invite each and every one of you in lake Advantage of :hw JWmmmnv to rapra* » the public your muutvu and atMtnwMfe a* in the '«n*tws jw course of public affairs Please send your letters s» «a Gartha Peg*. ISMS Wine St. Lutroln. 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