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GETTING GOOD MEN INTO OFFICE.
One of the quaintest of the group of quaint char
acters produced by James Matthew Barrie is that of
Wearywarld,’’ the constable, whose part in the tale
of “The Little Minister" is considerable. Under the
law the village had to have a constable, but none of
the villagers wanted the job, and so they elected
one of their number, and then even his own children
refused to speak to him when he had on his uniform.
This attitude towards public officials may seem
* a little bit exaggerated, yet even in its irony it ex
hibits one of the grimmest of tragedies. Popular
government requires that somebody fill the offices,
and today in Nebraska is heard a call for younger
blood, for new names, and a general recasting of
partj^ and state control. How sincere this is may
not be stated, but it suggests the sorrowful depth of
philosophy contained in these reflections by Fred
Lazeli in the Cedar Rapids Republican. Commenting
on the fact that Governor Kendall had just appoint
ed a judge to the supreme bench of the state, Mr.
Lazeli writes:
"Governor Kendall Is delightfully frank in his
appointment of Judge Charles \V. Vermilion of Cen
terville, to succeed the late Justice Weaver on the
Iowa supreme court. He says that all the other
gentlemen presented to hint were worthy and any
one of them would have graced the supreme court.
But Judge Vermilion Is equally worthy and has long
been the governor's friend.
"Governor Kendall apparently envies the judge.
He congratulates him' for staying away from the
beguilements of politics for which the governor fell.
“Something of the same thought must have, been
in the mind of W. S. Kenyon when he put aside the
toga to accept the ermlntyjireferring the sanctuary
of the bench to the arena of politics.
“Yet there Is more to admire in the life of an
honest and able man who devotes his life, his
K thought, all the talents with which he has been
endowed to service for the state; who Is so conscious
of his own rectitude and his whole hearted service
for the people that he is willing to present himself
periodically for their franchises that he may con
tinue the work to which he has dedicated the most
active years of his life. Generally this is done at
great cost of comfort to himself and his family.
And too often when such a man rises so that he be
comes conspicuous, the envious aspirants, aided by the
demagogue, seek to tear him down. Every year in
every state the observer may see
"A falcon towering in her pride of place
Was by a mousing owl haw'd at, and killed."
“Every year the rr/ultitude cries for the release
of the malefactor and the political crucifixion of him
who would lead his state to better things.”
Truth resides in this, and it will be well to keep
in mind this fact. Many men are deterred from
honorable service in the public interest, because they
can not endure the trying experiences of running for
office. Yet the quest is always for good men, and
the hope is entertained that elections may in time
be committed on a plane where the persona} character
of a good man will not be assailed, hut only his
qualifications and fitness for the office he seeks be
considered. American campaign methods need at
least that much purification.
HAVE FAITH IN NEBRASKA.
, There is not a thing in the w;orld the matter with
Nebraska, except the one fact that there, are too
many asking, “What’s the matter?’’ Few though
they be, compared with the whole number, they make
up in vociferous calamity howling what they lack
numerically. The great trouble is that the outside
world does not judge Nebraska by the great majority
working away with cheerful hearts and willing hands,
building for bigger and better things, but does judge
the commonwealth by the calamity wails and the sobs
of grief.
Business in all lines is on the upgrade. Conditions
are steadily growing better. The people are taking
hold with renewed courage and greater hope.
Nebraska was not builded by calamity howlers
and retailers of sob stories. It was not builded by
men of little courage and less faith. It was not builded
by men and women who sat down to whine and re
pine at the first backset. We of today may think we
have endured sore trials and tribulations, but what
were they compared with the trials and tabulations
of the pioneers who lacked every comfort and con
venience that we of today enjoy, and endured hard
ships and privations of which their children and their
children’s children know nothing.
Faith in the future is the enduring cornerstone
upon which Nebraska has been builded. Faith in the
future*, faith in the commonwealth’s resources, faith
in the ultimate rewards of toil and sacrifice and
service. What Nebraska needs most at this time is
citizens who will face the future with confidence in
~~Z. stead of facing the past with discouragement. Ne
braska needs men and women who will devote more
time to talking about what the state Iihs ami less
time to whining about what the state has not secured;
more talk about what can be done by united effort,
and less talk about what might have been.
The sob and wail of the calamity howler should
be drowned out in an overwhelming chorus of thanks
giving for what Nebraska has and may have if its
people will do their part. The faith that inspired the
pioneers will, if instilled into the minds and hearts of
Nebraskans today, accomplish greater things than
the pioneers ever dreamed of accomplishing.
Have faith in Nebraska! Faith in the state’s un
limited resources and possibilities, faith in Nebras
ka’s citizenship, faith in your neighbors, fuith in the
future and faith in the father whose guiding hand
has always led through every doubt and difficulty.
Nebraska’s future was never brighter. Prosper
ity was never more assured. Rewards of honest en
deavor were never nearer at hand. Know your state
better, and knowing it better, love it more. And lov
ing it more you will imbibe a stronger fuith that will
lead you on to greater endeavor.
If Stinncs wants to harbor the crown prince so
as to have him ready for another war, the allies
will doubtless render unanimous consent. And no
other explanation for the Stinnes action comes read
ily to mind.
Nobody ever got the answer from Dick Croker
to the question, “Where did you get it?” but the
Mew York courts are saying where it is to go.
WE’VE ENLISTED FOR THE WAR. ]
It is with shining face and throbbing heart that
we enlist alongside the Brooklyn Eagle in its war
upon those who would abolish the old-fashioned night
shirt and condemn us to uneasy nights clad in pa
jamas. And we would have it understood that we
are enlisted for the duration of the war. If defeat
ed in the contest, still we will carry on and defy any
body, or everybody, to force us to confine our
anatomy where it bulges at the equatorial line in the
oppressing tightness of the pajama’s drawstrings.
Never shall we consent fb encase our nether limbs in
the restrictive compass of the pajamas, but until the
last will we insist upon being allowed to wave the
aforesaid nether limbs in the unrestraining folds of
the good old nightshirt.
Old-fashioned we may he, and much given to de
ploring many modem tendencies, but we glofy in it
and will go down with the lower extremity of our
old-fashioned nightshirt still waving to the breeze.
Clinging tenaciously to our ideas and our ideals, we
will have none of the flowered silk, or even the figur
ed flannel, pajamas. We are for the free unlimited
nightshirt, colored or colorless, without the aid or
consent of any other people, now and forever, one
and unbifurcated. We inaist. upon its generous and
ample folds in the heat of midsummer, when we can
detach it from our perspiring epidermis and roll it
up around our necks. We insist upon its generous
folds in winter, that we may wrap them closely
about us to the discomfort of old Jack Frost and his
hoary minions.
We spurn the dictates of Dame Fashion and turn
our back upon convenionalities as decreed by the
elite, the bon ton and the elect, and cling with the
hoi poili, holding fast to our old-fashioned night
shirt and hurling its lower extremity in the faces of
the enemy.
Full armed because our cause is just, we line up
with our brave contemporary, the Brooklyn Eagle,
and laugh at all who would oppose. We have nailed
our other nightshirt to the mast’, from whence it may
flap defiance to the pajama-clad advocates of fashion
at the sacrifice of comfort and convenience.
MOTHERS TO GET FULL LIGHT.
«
Opening mothers’ classes in the night schools of
the city is a most commendable step. Nothing in
the sendee of the public schools is of greater im
portance than the teaching of English to the citizens
or coming citizens, whose unfamiliarity with the lan
guage of America is the greatest handicap they en
counter. On none of them does this fall with more
lorce than on the mothers.
Women coming from Europe are unaccustomed
to the ways of our land, and are almost entirely at
sea when they land here, unless they are thrust
into a position from which the work of Americaniza
tion seeks to rescue them, that of grouping “foreign
colonies,” a thing that the aliens themselves want
to see broken up. The mothers must care for the
home, even if they do not take on the freedom that
is offered them in their new life. To do this well,
they must know enough of English to be able to pur
chase food and other supplies for the house; they
must also be trained in new ways of preparing food,
for the practices of this land are not those of Eu
rope, and they are not always able to secure the
materials they have been accustomed to.
For these, and other obvious reasons, it is most
essential that the mothers be given early and com
plete training in the language and other needed in
formation, that they may become as efficient in their
new homes as they were in their old. Night classes
for mothers will go far in the direction of removing
obstacles that now prevent the women from other
lands from being as happy in this as they expected
to be, for the sad reason that they are not able to
take a full part in the life around them. Ability to
speak and read the language of their adopted coun
try will open the gate that leads to fullest enjoyment
of the opportunity they sought when coming here.
Mr. Frederick J. Haskins whose supply of misin
formation is often large and seldom uninteresting,
informs a waiting world that good roads save gaso
line. The exact contrary is true. Good roads in
crease comfort and convenience, but increase the
consumption of gasoline. And that is exactly what
good roads are meant for.
An army major who fell from his horse and broke
his arm while riding in an endurance race, is being
loudly praised for his nerve and endurance in finish
ing the race. Here’s one to refuse becoming a mem
ber of the acclaiming chorus. That wasn't nerve; it
was plain damphulishness.
The Brooklyn Eagle continues to talk about an
“indiscriminate bonus.” The esteemed Eagle is given
to indiscriminate thinking whenever it tackles the
subject of adjusted compensation.
A New Jersey man has just been drowned in a
vat of wine, thereby showing that the skeeter state
has not entirely dried up.
Filipinos now have something to talk about other
than politics, heavy rains having damaged their crops
seriously.
How would it do to insist that those who demand
new laws shall be responsible for their enforcement?
This is a mighty good season of the year to sprout
a lot of enthusiasm for Nebraska grown potatoes.
McAdoo won the first skirmish from Ford in
South Dakota, but the battle is not over yet.
“Give as much as you can,” and smile when you
give it!
Why shouldn’t Uncle Sam do a little collecting?
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha's Own Poet—
Robert Worthington Davie
THE RED-WING.
The Red-wing calls from the shrubbery.
And the Red-wing calls from the sky.
And his wings beat soft in the air aloft
As he goes like a loHf blown by.
And the Red wing's mate sits on the gale
Chanting a sweet reply.
The flowers are gone but the Red-Wing sings,
And the grass Is sere but the bird Is gay.
Rltss be brings in the midst of things,
Solemn and garbed In ,-t lurid gray.
And the Red-wing's pal Is n glad old gal
Chirping a merry lay.
The Red wing’s home Is a cossy place
Unlit where the leaflets grew,
Designed with grace—where birds embrace
Dike all fond lovers do,
And the Red-wing a biles Is liecause of this.
And the Red vying s love Is true
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LISTENING IN
On the Nebraska Press
Gus Beuchler of the Grand Island
Independent Is the mean old thing.
Noting Omaha's recent efforts to pre
vent a recurrence of the recent over
flow .of mud, he unkindly remarks
that the Omaha newspapers have been
doing pretty well of late.
* • •
The C'ozad Local asserts that farm
ers are not encouraged to take much
of a hand In politics except at the
voting. The Local says the farmers
have enough to do to furnish the
victuals for the politicians, who. In
turn, do all of the thinking that Is
necessary. Delving somewhat into
ancient history, the Local discovers
that this doctrine was Invented In
Rome a great many years ago.
• • •
Noting that a state officer slipped
into North Platte and garnered in 33
bootleggers in short order, the Sidney
Enterprise opines that the local of
ficers In North Platte have a lot of
explaining to do. Then tile Enter
prise admits that there arc other cities
afflicted with the same disease.
• • •
The Shelton Clipper Insists that the
law prohibiting children from driving
autos should be enforced by fining or
jailing parents who permit It.
• • •
"Governor Pinrhot may have the la
tiering men of his state behind him,”
remarks the Pierce Call. Then the
Call gums tip the works by asking
how about the coal consumers?
• • • '
The Tekamah Herald expresses the
opinion that farmers' organizations
should cut out partisan politics.
• • •
Tlia York News-Times commends
Police Commissioner's Dunn's plan of
using boys as special policemen when
occasion arises. Noting the success
of the plan in Omaha the News-Times
expresses the hope that It will be
tried out In other Cities.
Center Shots
American huslness Is temperate,
l’ou never hear of prices taking too
much of a drop.—Evansville Courier.
We call the new neighbors' hound
dog Ecclesiastes, he seems so depress
ed all the t me and so determined to
express his conviction that all Is
vanity and vexation of spirit.—Co
lumbus Ohio State Journal.
New Jersey has a water famine, but
from all we can learn about that
state, nobody will be Inconvenienced
by It.—Cleveland- Press.
After the country has enforced the
prohibition law it might begin on
some of the others.—Pittsburgh Post.
There is a great deal of talk about
the “open road," but for the most
part it is closed for repairs.—New
castle News.
Who says that North Dakota Is not
progressing? For the first time in
the history of the state, says the
Dickinson Press, the value of the live
stock products sold from the farms
of the state exceeds that of the wheat.
Daily Prayer
It in good to sins praises unto our Ood
—P« 147:1.
Our Father, for such Thou hast
taught us to call Thee, we thank Thee
that We may be brought Into Thy
family through the living, loving faith
In Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our
Elder Brother. And we thank The#
for all that may mean to us. We
thank Thee for a Father's love. Keep
us ever, we pray Thee, within the
circle of that love. We thank Thee
for the oversight and protection that
Thou dost give us day by day. As we
go out from the home, go Thou with
us, and when we return at eventide
may we bring Thee with us, to be
with us In the breaking of bread and
through sll the hours of darkness,
until morning breaks and the shadows
flee away. Draw all members of the
family < ircle Into real fellowship with
Thy Son, that we may be cleansed
from all sin. and may bo kept by file
power from falling, and nxty be pre
sented at last faultless before Thy
presence with exceeding great Joy.
Make us to he more tender and
thoughtful one of another, and of all
our companions. Forgive all display
of temper and hasty speech, give us
the love that sutTereth long and is
kind. Bless with us all the needy and
distressed. Bless all mankind, lte
deera the world lying In sin, and
hasten the coming of Thy Kingdom,
through Jesus Christ our Ix>rd. Amen.
ERNK8T THOMPSON. D D.,
Charleston. West Vs.
Blue Jeans
When I was Just a barefoot boy.
Yes, almost In my teens.
How I recall with keenest Joy,
Ma made my first blue Jeans.
You know "us fellers alius wore,"
And oh, the keen regret.
The thing they railed a pinafore—
It hurt my pride, you bet.
And then that thing. Lord font-leroy,
With starch and frills and lacs;
Enough to make most any boy
Go hide his manly face.
And when Ma said. “Come, little man,
I'm going out to call,"
“Now keep your dress sll spick and
span,”
Say, I’d almost bawl.
'Cause us fellers wussunt glrrult,
We didn't like them things,
And when they made us keep our
curls.
E'en now that memory stings.
But, then, our costumes modified,
They made us Scotch plaid kilts;
Still It bothered us to ride
A bike, and walk on stilts.
Finally some one devised a plan,
By various ways and means.
And Ma called out, "Come, little man,
And try on yopr blue Jeans.”
^‘an you guys what's growd up now
Recall the childhood*sceens.
And remember the pride that graced
your brow
When first you wore blue Jeans’
—Walt Nye, Ogallnla, Neb.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for October, 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Btb day of November. 1923.
W H QUIVEY,
(Seal) Notary Public.
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“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from Other Newspapers—
Too Miirli lav.
From the Shelton Clipper.
Too much law—too lit tie respect for
it. That seems to be one of the
greatest problems with which officials
are confronted today.
Congress, state legislatures, city
councils, village boards, all seem ob
sensed with a mania for passing laws
—more laws—and still more laws.
The result is there are so many laws
in this country, of one kind or an
other, the people haven't even a eon
ceptlon of what the majority of them
are.
The average citizen knows that he
is breaking some kind of a law almost
daily without realizing it. He knows
also that nothing is done about It.
They are dead letters, never enforced.
This In time leads him to look upon
all laws with more or less contempt,
or at least with Indifference, and es
pecially so with those that interfere
with his business or pleasure.
What we need In this country Is less
laws and more rigid enforcement,
witli a drastic punishment for the law
enforcement odlrer who neglects to
perform his duty. One-third of the
laws we have would be ample, if they
were obeyed. Blit they will never be
obeyed as they'should so long as mul
tiplicity creates contempt.
Simplifying the 1‘resldeney.
From th** f*t. Paul Dispatch.
Former Governor Frank O. Lowden
of Illinois has proposed a logical
means of obtaining more effiriem y in
the federal government bv placing all
federal commissions under one or an
other calanet member, instead of
having many of them directly subor
dinate to the president and thus giv
ing him responsibility for more detail
of administration than one man is
physically capable of bearing. Mr.
Lowden also would abolilsh all boards
except those whoso duties relate to
policies of government, and therefore
require the consultation of more than
one mind. Kvery commission with
purely administrative functions ought
to give place to one man.
The president has to sign his name
too many times, thus assuming too
much personal responsibility, which
ought to be delegated to a large num
ber of individuals.
The chief executives of other coun
tries are not loaded wdth administra
ttve details, but are free to give all
their attention to one important prob
lem at a time. The recent visit to
this country of Lloyd George, who
was head of the British government
during the most critical period of the
war, illustrates the difference. He
was aide to carry the burden of that
great office without apparent serious
damage to his health, but became 111
after making a tour in which he took
good care of himself and delivered no
more public speeches than many of
our active politicians do. The British
prime minister has less routine work
to do than our secretary of the treag
ury. He holds the nominal position
of first lord of the treasury board, the
chairman of a commission in theoreti
cal charge of one of the government
departments.
Clemeneeau held a similar office In
France (luring the greatest crisis of
the war. Neither be nor any other
man SO years old would live more
than a short time under such a strain
as that of the president of the United
States.
Fraternalium Versus Hatred.
f'rom the Milwaukee Sentinel.
In assuming the membership In a
local fraternal organization, Governor
Blaine struck the right keynote when
he held up the fraternal spirit ns the
true antidote to the gospel of hate
preached by the klan.
"Hate Is a serpent which must be
crushed." said the governor, "and It
Is on such organizations aa this
fraternity to do it."
The racial and religious line drawn
by the klan in its narrow definition
of "100 per cent Americanism" are
hostile and subversive to the spirit
of fratemallsm so widely prevalent
among Americans. Fraternal opgan
izatlons ere go large a part of Ameri
can life that the success of the klan
principles, if the klan were taken
seriously hy the average American,
would mean the disruption of the
brotherhood and sisterhood of benevo
lent and other organizations whose
membership Is drawn from all In
gredients of the Amerlran melting pot.
Americans are a composite race, in
which many streams* have blended
during its course of several cen
turies. If the blend is still Imperfect,
the remedy Is more complete assimila
tion, and the fraternal orders are a
powerful and beneficial factor In pro
moting uniform Americanism.
The fraternal spirit will keep many
Americans from becoming victims of
the passing mania. If it does not,
fraternaltsm itself is doomed.
An Appeal for Aid.
From 'TTana.tlantlc Trade "
The American Chamber of Com
merce in Herlln addresses an apiaial
to the American public In behalf of
the suffering middle clnsses of Ger
many. From reports reaching the
chamber, coming from various sec
tions of the empire, nnd from the
chamber's own observations In its Im
mediate sphere of action, there! Is un
told suffering which Is dally assuming
such proportions that a nation wide
calamity threatens. Especially desti
tute are the many thousands of aged,
many of whom have a monthly cash
Income from pensions, annuities, etc.,
amounting to 40 000 to BO,non marks.
When It Is realized that this sum
wdll not buy a slice of bread, their
desperate situation can be understood.
It Is a mystery in Germany today how
tills class keeps body and soul to
gether.
The exhausted condition of Germany
today leave* one hope only of bring
ing relief to the suffering; It must
come fronj the outside.
All forms of governmental assist
anco and public oharltle- are strained
to the utmost; the limit of sueh a*
slstance has long since been reached.
The dally price Increase of all com
modifies, especially food products and
all requisites of life, hns placed them
beyond the reach of the vast majority
of the poorer middle classes, homes
for the aged and children
The calls for assistance are rapidly
Increasing and the tirgenry of the elt
nation demands Immediate attention.
Tin- An.ericun Chamber of com
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Money contributions may be sent In
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chamber can rely upon the assistance
of the German government with
reference to free entry.
No Need for Wrangling.
From the Cincinnati Bnoulrar
There is no occasion to wrangle
over who Is responsible for the present
European conditions. It Is not prob
uble that they would have been ma
terially different hail the United States
ratified the treaty of Versailles. It Is
not probable that they would have
been better even if Mr. Wilson had
beeen retained in the White House.
Germany probably would not have
acted any more reasonably, for neith
er hpr politicians nor her people have
fully realized what the surrender and
the armistice signified. They never
have had any Intention to observe
the trfsUy. which was signed under
protest. They never have Intended to
pay the reparations assessed so long
as the allied armies do not march on
Berlin.
Lower Taxes or -
From the New York Mull.
If the peorle of this country are as
sincerely anxious to have their federal
(axes reduced as they profess to he.
those taxes ran be reduced to the
tune of aliout $323.(KK>,000 a year. If.
on the other hand, the people wish
to pay a federal bonus to the soldiers,
not only will It he impossible to re
duce the taxes, but It will be neces
sary to Increase them. That Is the
burden of Secretary Mellon's propos
als to Chairman Green of the ways
and means committee. Not only would
the Income tax be reduced If Secretary
Mellon's advice should be followed.
The admission tax which now bears
heavily on every patron of the movies
and the theaters would he abolished.
The taxes on telegrams, telephone
messages and various other nuisance
taxes would also be repealed. Here,
then, is a program that is designed to
lift the burden, not from big Incomes
alone, but from the shoulders of the
ax-erage taxpayer who prnana under
the high cost of living It ia a states
manlike program. Secretary Mellon
has done his part. The rest is up to
the people.
Doesn't Anybody l/>vf the Ijrague
Any More?
From the Kansas City Time*
And Senator Robinson, too? Yes.
Senator Robinson also says, with con
siderable composure, that the League
of Nations Is naught to him, or words
to that effect. And Senator Under
wood says something very like It. and
Mr. McAdoo says farm and railroad
legislation are the pressing issues at
present, and Mr Cox—but Mr. Cox
says nothing, and says it with great
effectiveness. And It seems only yes
terday that these gentlemen were tell
ing us with tears in their voice* If not
in their eyes, that the League of Na
tions was the only salvation of the
world, which, of course, include that
of the democratic party. Well. well,
we all do know when the blood burns
how prodigal the soul lends the tongue
to vows.
Yesterday was a long time ago. any
way. Senator Underwood and Mr.
McAdoo were not then candidates for
the presidency, or if they were Mr.
Cox edged them out and had the pleas
ure and excitement of presenting bis
claims and those of the league to the
people of the United States Perhaps
Mr. Underwood and Mr. McAdoo re
member the* result. Something, any
way. now tells them domestic Issues
are more important than imported
ones.
But Just why Senator Robinson has
repudiated the league we do not know,
unless. Indeed, he. too. is going to shy
his hat into the ring.
Railway Freight Rates.
From the Detroit News
When a manufacturer or merchant
cuts prices, he ordinarily relies on
Increased volume of business to make
up Ills revenues. If the rule of busi*
nesa does not apply to the railroads,
there can be no excuse for per. ilixing
all shippers, that or." Claes of ship
pers may profit temporarily. Freight
rates should not be manipulated on
the see-saw principle, with one part
of the public alternately in the air
r.nd then Jolted to the ground.
Fox Farming.
From the Prince Rupert New*
It seems a pity that some of the
islands suitable for that purpose on
the British Columbia coast cannot
be utilized for fox farming. The In
dustry is assuming large proportions
in Alaska and many of the farms
are paying dividends. The conditions
here are Just as good as In Alaska
Foxes might be raised on the Islands
where now there is nothing but an
occasional deer or a chirping squirrel.
While only a few of the islands are
suitable for the business, perhaps, it
would be a great thing to have those
utilized.
Striking Figures
From th* bos Ansels* Times
New York city ha* 42 time* a*
many holdup* as London and burglary
insurance costs 20 time* as much In
the t'niied State* as It does In Eng
land. Statisticians estimate that in
Oreat Britain only one person In
every 634.000 is murdered, whereas
in our country the ratio is one in
every 12.000 Every 10 years 10.000
people are the victim* of murders In
the United States.
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Destroy the Bootlegger.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: Prohibition can be enforced.
It la possible. The key to the situa
tion is supremacy. By supremac y I
mean the power of the state and na
tion over the law-breaker. Is not the
government all-powerful over the in
dividual If It wills to act? Must the
government bow to the will of tb<
law-breaker? Whom shall prevail?
Who Is at fault that the law is not
enforced? And why is it not enforced"
Can proper co-operation Ire had the
way the law stands at present? If
not. in what way can there be a
proper functioning? There must be a
way. What do the people of this
country want?
Other momentous questions hare
been solved by our government. Can
the question concerning a mere bev
erage defeat a national amendment"
It must be borne in mind that the I
18th amendment is a part of the
constitution of the United States—
not a mere statute.
Prohibition must either Ire endured
or cured. It is primarily up to the
federal government to act. And tt Is
up to the state governments to do
their share. It is not a question of
personal feeling. It is not a question
of politics.
It is a question of law. There art
many means of enforcement which
can be employed. But there r/ust be
an attitude to use them. Ferret out
the lawbreakers. Who are they? Is
the long arm of the law reaching out
determinedly in the right direction?
Destroy the bootlegger an.l sa v <• the
law. OTTO U. BREMERS.
Hays France Is Wrong.
Grand Island. Neb.—To the Editor
of The Omaha Bee: I see in your col
umns that Mr. M. Cain wants to know
why the United States press is full
of German propaganda. I really be
lieve Mr. Dell M. Cain did not express
himself rightly, lie, in fact, wanted
to know why the United States press
is against French oppression. K< r the
simple reason that every full-blooded
American is against it.
It is a great pity that we have still
Abe Martin
Who's goin’ t’ nu^e th’ sewer
connections, an’ do th’ farmin’, an’
newspaper work, an’ shovelln’ after
we’re ail educated? Hain't it
grand t’ receive a business lookin'
letter an’ wander what your wife's
been chargin’, ;.n’ then tear it open
an' find it's only an announcement?
(Copyright, 1821 )
people who call themselves American
and try to preach hate and revenge
after the war is over for five years.
Nothing nobler could he done to
forget our hate rrevenge and try
to live in peace again and make this
world a fit place to stay.
Hut Mr. Dell M. Cain Is of different
opinion' he still wants the Geraaon
to he whipped, whipped and whipped
again, and then gires us the assur
ance he has nothing against the Ger
man people and n es not want the
German people crushed, but wou
hesitate to see their country dlvtdeu
• • ngst Fi • and Belgium.
No Mr. Dell M Cain, this is not
the spirit cf a true American. Th#
way you • spre-ss-1 yourself in the
People's Voice” column 1? the spirit
of a Frenchman. You know now
why the American press Is aga.nst the
Frc h policy—her-ause they are tru#
American*. D. HUNTER.
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