Omaha Vherf? ihe'MssI is a( its Best RUSSIA’S BAIT FOR RECOGNITION. Dr. E. Dana Durand of the Department of Com merce told the National Manufacturers' association that a trade treaty with soviet Russia is not es sentially necessary. Trade is being carried on be tween firms of the United States and Russian hyyers and sellers in a volume that will scarcely be in creased by the adoption of any form of agreement. Irving T. Bush, head of the great New York Ter minal company, supported the statement of Mr. Durand. Isaac J. Sherman, head of a foreign trading con cern, disagreed on the point. Concerns with which he ia connected, he says, have done a business of $20,000,000 with Russians In the last year, and this might be greatly increased, were the avenues of trade to be opened by a treaty. Industry, he says, it reviving in Russia, and a great market is awaiting there for American products, which are now shut out by reason of the attitude of our government. • • * Mr. Sherman's argument strangely resembles that of other propagandists on behalf of Russia. Trade * ia carried on with Russii, but is at the risk that at taches to individual, rather than to government frredit. The soviet government insists on supervising all buying and selling, but does not assume the re sponsibility of payment for goods received or guar anteeing the delivery of goods ordered. More than this is concerned, however. Mr. Hughes long ago qffered recognition and treaties to the Russians on exactly the same terms that were laid down by Ramsay MacDonald. Rus sians will he required to restore or account for prop erty of Americans seized by the soviets. No inter ference with the right of the soviet government to deal with Russians as it sees fit. Private property 1aken from Russians for slate purposes does not con cern us in the least. The right of Russia to have any sort of government its people set up or submit to is not in question. What is asked is that that government, if it is to become a part of the sister hood of states and nations of the world, accept its obligations as such. * * * Among these obligations is that of regard for ihe private personal belongings of individuals or firms, sojourning or doing business peaceably in the land. Several million dollars worth of property be longing to Americans was expropriated during the general upheaval in Russia. I.enin and Trotzky made no effort to distinguish between what was owned by Russians and what was owned by foreign ors. Indiscriminately everything was seized and turned over to state uses. Equally everything was wrecked or destroped. Now, American citizens ask that the soviet government, which destroyed private wealth so ruthlessly, be good enough to make them whole. Naturally enough, the soviets object to this, for that will amount to a recognition of the individual’s right to own his private property. This point was presented to the Russians by I.loyd George, by Aristide Briand, by Italy and by Bel gium, as well as by the United States. Ramsay Mac Donald gave it first place on the list of points to be t considered at the recent conference, wherein Russia asked recognition from England. A decision has not been announced, although soviet supporters in America insist that the labor government of England lias recognized fully the soviet government of Russia. • * * As to the external debt, all that is in question I rtween the United States and Russia is the sum loaned to the Russian republic after the revolution of March, 1917. No part of the debt contracted under the czuristic regime is included in our de mand. Surely, it Is not wrong to expect }.he soviets to repay the money borrowed to sustain the goverrf ment to which they succeeded, and the conditions which made it possible to set up the present regime at Moscow? To repudiate a debt so honestly con tracted, in the name of the Russian people, would be outrageous. England and France are in a different position. Each has large claims on account of nationals whose holdings in Russia were seized by the soviets. Each lips heavy claims for moti/ey loaned the Russian gov ernment to carry on during the war. French peas ants are reported to own a billion and n half of Russian bonds. They are not willing to give over the hope of collecting some part of this immense debt at a time when anything that looks like an asset counts for so much in France. Strange as it may seem, the Russians hope to bribe their way back into good standing by the bait of international commerce. If Russian trade were swelled to many times its prewar proportions, and all of it guaranteed to’a single nation, it would not offset what is Involved in the compromise of principle sought. Americans have and will continue to buy and sell in Russia, without the protection of a treaty. When the Russians recognize what is due in decency and order from them, they will And the United States among the first to help them. AMONG THE OLD RESIDENTS Sunny California scores again, this time with a squalodont, estimated to ha at least 1,900,000 years old. That of course sounds mngnificent, hut It doesn't amount to much in the lifo of a squalodont. The number of his days were more than three score years and ten, hut even at that he (ltd not live long enough to see everything. A squalodont, for the benefit of those who never met him, is, or was, a whale who swam the ssas and basked in the swamp of age* gone. He was some thing of a hang-over, too, for he went through the •ocene, plciocene and miocene, without undergoing very extensive structural changes. That is one thing that will be a bit perplexing in connection with this California specimen. A range of about 2,500,000 years in his age is possible, one way or the other, but the public can safely let that point rest with the paleontologists, who may be depended upon to cover it thoroughly and reach a number of equally positive conclusions regarding it. What Nebraska is interested in is that California is stealing our stuff again. Originally this was the banana belt, but, “yes, we have no bananas today.” When we got to fossils we thought we had them all. Northwest Nebraska is a treasure house • for the bone digger. Here he gets the real thing, and enjoys picking up a hit of backbone and reconstructing a snake 80 or 90 feet long. Now that California is in the game with its squalodont and its contemporary for the Neanderthal man, Nebraska will have to find something to match the tooth found by Brother Cook at Agate a few years ago. That set man in this part of the world further back than anywhere else on earth. Let us keep that record unsullied. BONUS TO SOLDIERS A LAW. All theorizing and speculation with regard to the adjusted compensation for ex-service men ia now ended. Congress has by decisive and even im pressive vote overriden the veto of the president and the measure becomes a law. Dispute as to the exact amount it eventually will cost prevents accurate statement. This will be developed by experience. In his veto message the president set $2,280,000,000 as the final sum which will he required to meet the obligation in 20 years. For the present it will he less than that, but the administrative cost is also estimated nt $114,000,000 a year. Cash payments will not be so much, only about $50,000,000. Taxpayers will be concerned most in the fact that the passage of the law sets that much farther back the prospects of tax reduction. Some revision of the revenue measure will have to follow, in order to provide for the money* needed for the bonus. As the bill passed by the senate is said to have created a deficit, regardless of the bonus, it is plain that considerable change must be made if the money needed is forthcoming. The politics in the passage of the bill is not easy to descry. Between the parties honors are fairly easy. Democrats and republicans divided on the merits of the measure, and so effectually destroyed any argument of a partisan nature. Other than that the president does not have the unquestioning support of his party in congress. This was made plain many weeks ago. Mr. Coolidge has shown himself courage ous enough to stand for what he believes to be right. If he can not agree at all points with congress, the difference must be that between men equally honest in their opinions but divided as to what they believe to be right. Ae bonus had great popular support throughout the country, and its approval by the congress will not carry great disappointment to anybody. If the lawmakers think they are giving to the soldiers that to which they are entitled, the people will say amen. A KEYNOTER WHO WILL PITCH ’ER HIGH. Senator Pat Harrison is billed to b^ the keynoter at the democratic national convention. This is as surance doubly sure that the note will be pitched fHr above the treble clef, the motif lofty in the extreme and the melody enchanting in its syncopation. As a cacophonophiiist Senator Pat is the chief of the clan. With the palladium of our liberties clasped firmly to hiH bosom by one hand, and the gonfalon of democracy waving high from the other, he will parade proudly and vociferously before the assembled hosts of democracy and hurl his defi into the teeth of all who may oppose. When Pat Harrison thunders the earth trembles with the tread of armies long since returned to dust, and the disarticulated bones of democratic leaders long since consigned to Mother Earth spring to gether once more, and the skeletons parade pom pously for another brief time, then again back to mold and decay. When Pat Harrison rides with lance acouch, visor lifted to give his vocal apparatus full play, he rweeps like n besom of destruction upon the rnnks of all who dare oppose, and courageous indeed Is he who dares to sit and listen. When Pat Harrison gets info action ns the demo cratic keynoter, the reputations of orators of today and yesterday will be shattered into infinitesimal fragments, history will shriek and flee in dire dis may, truth will hide her beauteous fa re, and only Bomhasio Furioso will aurvive. With no partition wall dividing his imagination from his information, Pat will hold .his democratic brethren enthralled by tho spell of his vociferation, and sound without sense will once more be vindicated as the real keynote of a party whose religion is op position to the thing that is, and unwavering adher ence to anything that was, and is not because ex perience shunted it ihto oblivion. A characteristic democratic keynoter, Pat will pitch it high in piercing tremolo, and the hosts of democracy, hungering and thirsting, will stand and sing, as always, the calamitous wail of those who are out and seek nothing higher than to get in again. Do not lay away the fly swatter just because the weather has not been favorable to the great indoor sport. Plenty of time between now and next winter fur hunting down Muaca Domestics. John Hopkins’ muny gas pump appears to be a money saver as well as a life saver for the local mo torists. Omaha's good will excursionists are supposed to lie rainmakers, not snow bringers. Well, It ts Mayor Jim for the sixth time. This Is some record in Omaha. Even a little nas war will help some in OmnliH. Wall street is nervous about something. Homespun Verse —Bjr Omnha't Own Poet— Robert If'artliinulon Davie -— DARIUS LOTOR. Kai h miilng Itailu* fait or repaint* III* I'eerlea* '(Iglit, And ovnrliHul* the motor until *h* throttle* grpnl; lie gi ouhch wheel and hearing, lie 11kItt•>nn holt mid (urew,— impatient to lie tearing away brneatR the blue. From dawn to duak b* hurrle* to gel Id* ear In trim. And time not labor jvonlea end oft dlalraaae* hint. Th* eull I* et*r ■urging while lumtner'a flower* corn*, And all that 1* 1* urging him out of door* to hum. Karh aprlug llnrlua Kotor fnr*gk*l rnnflning walla, And take* the tint* to mnlnr to fag Niagara Fall*: Through age Itn gray I* giving and wealth he bn* ■ not »tor«ul. 11* look* Ilk* h* U b* living u* long a* tho*e who liouitl. All Done But Getting the World to Move Out ; of the Old One Into the New v _ — -.. ■ ■ ■ i - ■ ■ ■ ' '' —^ f-'ll Letters From Our Readers All letter* must l»« signed. but name will l»e withheld upon request. Communl «utloi'i* of 200 words and less will be given preferenc e. I_ _ ■ —-/ Who I* Playing Politic*?. Waterloo, Neb—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee. To tho taxpayer* of Douglas and Saunders counties: In reply to Mr. Park s statement In the Thursday (May 161 Evening ’'A"'1'1 Hern Id. r<*K*rdln>? the Platte nrinRo location. I wish to ask, who Is play ing politic*, Douglas or Saunders county? — Let’* lock a few forte In the fare Eight year* ago thin fall when A. J> Compton w;ii running for county commissioner, the three Saunders county commissioners, consisting of llelsing of Wahoo, Horen Miller of Morse Bluffs and George lleldt from Yu tan, met with the Douglas county commissioners, and all three Saunders county commissioners voted for this wagon bridge, to be placed below the railroad bridge, l-’uur of the Douglas county commissioners said before the meeting that they were going to vote tor the south location, but two of them changed their minds the last minute and voted for the north site. Then Compton went In as a commis sinner of Douglas county and always held two of the other four Douglas county commissioners with him. Compton also bought up all of the land next to the Platte river on this north site that rould he purchased Then Bam Bander* went In fl* com mlsstoner In Haunders county. He n! wave voted for the eolith location. Moline and Pollard, eOmmlaslones* of Saunders county, both expressed themselves for the south location, st one time, but changed their minds after A. D. Compton was defeated and lost rontrol of the Douglas county board. Also one of your last onmmls sloners of Saunders county. Mr. Speck man. voted recently and always hss voted for the south location. Mr. Moline, who just east his vote for the north location, T am told, has brothers with land holdings north of Mead, and Mr. Malloy, I am told does not want a bridge across the Platte river because It will draw trade from the towns of Saunders county into the larger city of Omaha. These farts will show that out of the eight commissioners from Saun ders county .during the last eight years, seven of them have at one time expressed themselves for the riuth location. Five of the eight have always stood for the south loon tion, while two have changed for the north, and only one of tlie night lias always stood for the north location. If Mr. Park Is correct tliut Douglas .ounty Is playing politics, then Doug las county must have eroSMi-il the river Into Haumlers county to play the game. And wouldn't it really ho wiser for Mr. Park to ask one of the Saun ders county commissioners to change his Vote to make a majortty for the south location from Haunders county rather Gian to ask three of the Doug las county commissioners to i hange Ihelr votes to make a majority In Douglas county for the north lorn tion? Our live commissioners arc unanimous for the south loeatldn, while the Haunders county eomrnts sinners Hie divided two to one for the north location. Now, In regard to Mr Park's state meat that It would cost JMI.oici more to build a bridge below tho railroad lirldge, where there Is only 1.3110 feet of water to cross, as compared to 2 100 feet of water to cross one mile far ther north, l want to say that Mr Johnson, nur former state engineer, stated before the stole legislators Hint It would cost the same it either pl.i-i to ere- t tills bridge. Alan Mr. Dock mi, our present state engine, r. w hlh In Omaha recently, stated that the ins) would tie the same at either (oca tion, but Harrington, Howard A Asti of Kansas t'llv, the largest bridge building flint In the I lilted States, bnv« cstlmotad that tbo north alle. considering the fills to he made, would cost $ To,000 more also Mr. Piper, who erected the 1,300 foot Burlington rail toad bridge, made the sunn estimate Again, the Saunders county engineer Mr. Traey, hss estimated that the till ■ n the Haunders county side would cost ll.flliit on ths north, as compared In 13,076 on the south. Again, you must remember that three fifths of the population of Haun dels count v live south of the Hurling ton radioed bridge, with only one out let to lima ha, and I trot is pj miles far ther south at the extrema corner of « Saunders county, by Ashland; while It Is only seven miles north to the Valley bridge from this said Burling ton railroad bridge, and there is also a bridge at Fremont and one at North Bend, making three bridges for two fifths of the population of Saunders county to use in getting into Omaha, and only one for the other three-fifths of the population and one at the ex treme south corner of the county. Better think this over and then tell ua who Is playing politics. Now the proper thing to do is to Widen,, oat the Burlington railroad bridge and use It for a wagon htidge and save |J 611,800 to the taxpayers. I happen Jo know that the Burlington railroad officials would be willing to allow thla to be done, and it will he done unless some has been politician like Mr. Bark puts more stumbling blocks In the road. Please remember this Burlington railroad bridge is located half way between Center and Q streets IIA BUY U. OOVYLKS. Patriotism and ‘'Paytrlotlsm." Omaha- To the Kslitor of Th# Oma ha Bee: If we were to measure in dollars and cents the value of the services of the army that stood be tween us and threatening Imperial ism\in 1914 18, what price would we put on It? How can we ever go about to estimate the worth of heroism then displayed, the cost of the silent suf fering. the Intense devotion, the magnificent courage and the sublime Indifference to self manifeat by those who united their ell to make vlctorj certain? Could there hy a price set on anv thing so priceless to humanity? Idherty ha» he«n denrly bought, won hy blood and sacrifice through count less ages of struggle against the forces of dcpotlsm. and only the brave have been free. It takes mors than mere physical murage to make a brave man. He lias but one price on hie liberty, and that Is his life. Concede that we owe a debt to the young men who wore the uniform of their country, whether they went overseas or not. It Is n well known fact that many sn ambitious lad did tiot get across wtto fairly netted to he on the tiling line. Duty railed them elsewhere, ami each did some thing to make victory certain. Can that debt be measured In gold? If it • un. whut lias become of that highest of all human attributes, the thing that is above all oilier things In the brave man's life? la tha patriots devotion to his country proportionate to the wealth his country lavishes upon him? I toes he put It on the market, us other commodities that go up and down with changing conditions of trade? If tills be true, why single out the ex service men, to make them rerlpi cuts of a bonus? Did not the women, tha mothers, sinters, wives, sweet hearts, of Hie soldiers suffer and sacrifice also? Who knit socks ami sweaters, rolled bundages and made pads, prepared dressings, nnd did the thousand and one other things that required tlmo and trouble, nnd skill us well, nnd got nothing for It? 15 110 -qirnt millions on millions of hard When in Omaha Hotel Conant 250 Room*—250 Rat ha—Rates $2 to W>\ Ktn hlMK\T HEALTHY WOMEN. HAPPY HOMES (tiMitl disponil Inns MtlOCUIItll. llillH* I'llii v and snappy retort like the plain nf happiness ami amiability. Sunshine 1* driven out of homes, In f.lpt, they nre often wrecked, nod friends are eat ranged been us# women suffer with aliments peculiar to their M X. 'Plie use of l.ydt* K. IMnkhatn » N egetidde t’ornpoupd w ill overcome such ailments slid real ore health sod i happiness. Tin not resort to strong istimulants or nareotlca when tliia |gre?»t strengthening, heeling remedy I made from loots ami herbs is always within reach. earned dollar* buying yarn or other materials, to turn into comforts for the eoldlers? Who were the nurse*, the Red t'ross workers, the canti meres? Hid they not help to win the war? I ll ■ v iI ■ ’ 1 -••■■■ • tee women of America from A. E. F. and find-out wimt a - >.o.c »..» i«i In the suptKirt that kept burning. not| only the home fire*, hut also those up at the front. Some of those who remained at home carried on as resolutely as those who went to the front. It was not a pretense of sacrifice that governed millions who lived on restricted ra tions. who deprived themselves in many way* that not only money hut (pod In abundance could be provided for the t)ghting men. This ought to be remembered by some who are just now shouting so loud for the payment of a bonus. 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