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Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant St.
Omaha, Nebraska
Phone WEbster 1617
Entered as Second Class Matter March 16, 1927,
at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebr., under
Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
EDITORIALS
REHABILITATE JOBS
Along with having been an ex
ceptionally good field for a variety of
jobs at lucrative wages, this country
has, as a whole, experienced prosperity
but, not unlike other countries, it has
had its dull times and depressions,
none «f which, however, have equalled
the one from which we have for se
long been trying to emerge.
We have had all sorts of causes
advanced, some blaming it on various
countries, while others blame it on one
party or another, be it Democrat or
Republican. This newspaper can mo»e
conscientiously agree with those who
lean toward attributing it to the Ma
chine Age. But whatever the cause
may or may not be, we think the more
essential thing to do is for each and
every one to set about to do his or her
share, restoring prosperity.
The question might well be asked,
“How can this be done?” The primary
requisite, naturally, is the desire and
will to succeed. Then follows, of course
the task of rebuilding the morale of
labor, be it Organized or not, and
strengthening the confidence of capi
tal. In attempting to answer the ques
tion “How can this be done?” one al
most always these days begin at the
top of the ladder. That is to say, that
business or capital should open their
purse strings such as to start factories
humming, producing commodities of
all so^rts, thereby giving jobs to the
unemployed. We must first consider the
fact that there must be a demand for
the commodities or, at least a demand
is in the offering. And that is where
we encounter one of our main obsta
cles. Of course it is logical to reason
that one cannot buy unless he earns
and that once given employment, one
will be in position to purchase those
commodities, hence capital can do its
share by starting a few wheels spinn
ing. It is not capital’s problem alone,
the little fellow can play an important
part too.
Lonsiaenng tnat tne nrsi ODStacie is
usually the largest to hurdle in ordi
nal^ instances, even though it may be
the smaller, we find it doubly taxing
when we have to face the fact that
the primary obstacle is likewise the
paramount one. It requires courage for
one to make up his mind to tackle such
a “monster,” and to succeed, it calls for
stamina and patience, for determina
tion and the will to do—in other words
it requires sacrifices jin many ways.
So the question is, Are you willing to
pay the price for the rehabilitation of
jobs? Because jobs, in the final analy
sis, do mean a return to prosperity.
That is the one thing upon which we
all agree. After agreeing on that
question we hit a deterrent, an un
pleasant one. We can’t agree on the
wages one should receive. Yes, we can
agree on that too, but, while Labor
contends for the scale of pay it thinks
reasonable, Capital contends that con
ditions do not warrant them paying
that scale, hence we have what con
stitutes an economic deadlock.
So we come to the question, "Who
is going to yield, who is going to make
the first sacrifices?” This newspaper
reaches all clashes, Creeds and race,
but mostly it serves our own people.
One that is, needless to say, a minority.
Since we are Serving a minority, we
feel it our duty to attempt to guide you
in doing the things that will better
serve to strengthen you in particular
and the community as a whole.
We have heretofore counselled
with you in the power of your vote, the
necessity of cooperation and solidarity,
so we need not dwell on that exten
sively ; but we have not discussed with
you the more menial or domestic side
of our people. It may sound trival or
down right foolish, but, as we have
said, anyone must make a sacrifice be
fore he or she can be independent.
A large percentage of us, just like
other groups, are dependent upon aid
from some agency or another, content
to sit idly by and let the rest of the
world support us. No democracy can
survive always under such a program.
Many citizens lose their identity, for
feit their self respect and become what
we term dependently independent—
yes, we could go farther and offer a
more "scorching" constructive criti
cism by saying we have our share of
parasites.
All of this has been said in order
t# get to sajy one thing that you, as I
said, may think trivial or foolish or
idle talk.
One would be surprised to learn
howr many jobs can be had these days
but, or course, at a small pay—too
small we agree; but if you have that
desire we spoke of; if you have that
courage and determination; the sta
mina and patience and will to do, you
will accept some of those trivial pay
ing jobs, sacrificing the difference in
them and the “assistance” you get and
again become independent in a more
honorable way. When accepting a job
that pays less money for more work,
one benefits from the regular hours,
longer though they may be; from the
fresh morning air and sunshine, the
me,als and room on the job in many
instances and many other things too
numerous to mention.
The machinery that has been used
in homes by owners for years can well
be used by you as a servant, and if
ones work is satisfactory, in almost
every case your wages will be increas
ed from time to time.
Many wealthy people for a long
time have been without servants, al
though they could well afford them.
One of our problems is to “SELL” our
selves to those people; convince them
they need servants and that we would
be of invaluable service to them, and
once on the job, continue to convince
them that by our service we are worth
more as time passes. In that way, and
that way only, can we hope to have the
wealthy become servant conscious. We
repeat that there is a satisfaction to
be had from earning a small wage that
far surpases the one to be had from
feeling that “I am not responsible for
conditions, hence the world owes me a
living.” After all, there is something in
that old proverb that it is “better bo
serve than to be served.”
We do not advocate our people as
a whole looking for menial or domestic
work alone and, likewise, we cannot
countenance the ideas of some of those
refusing such when they are least pre
pared for anything else. Even domestic
these days art; required to be skillful,
training courses having been establish
ed for them. It is a more honorable vo
cation now than it was formerly.
If we make up our minds to make
a few sacrifices, many worthwhile jobs
can be rehabilitated. ARE WE
EQUAL TO THE TASK?
VAUDEVILLE ILL STAGED
In Congress a few days ago the
committee on appropriations saw fit
tq slash from the budget President
Roosevelt submitted, the fund neces
sary to continue the Federal Musicians
project.
It is unfortunate that the beginning
of an attempt to balance the National
Budget had to include, among the first
the musicians. They had established
themselves in the communities and
were proving worthy of their hire.
Their performances before various
groups, publicly and gratis, served as
an inspiration and their absence will
be regretted.
Aside from providing employment
for many, it helped many musicians to
develop, serving as stepping stones to
higher attainments. Let us hope that
the dissolution of that department will
not disillusion the musicians. Let us
hope that the benefits they have receiv
ed thus far, will enable them to go on,
“on their own.” Above all, let us hope
they will not join in with the ill-timed
vaudeville that can be seen on twenty
fourth street daily.
We have groups of youngsters con
gregated on various corners that de
light in “clowning” for passerbys.
They not only block the side walk, but
some times forcing pedestrians to take
to the streets but their language is
ridiculous to say the least. Respect for
ladies seems to have no place in their
mind. Their clowning in itself may be
entertaining to some of the passersbys
of the opposite race, but some of our
own race more likely to remark “What
fools we mortals be.” No other group
on any other street in Omaha puts on
this sort of vaudeville acts.
And lastly, let us hope our youth
will not misinterpret the above com
ments, because we don’t want you to
get the impression that we don’t ap
prove of humor. For we recognize both
humor and play as being some of the
good characteristics of our people and
wo hope to ever retain it. But lets try
to make it clean and timely.
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CAMPING
This is the open season for camping
—a fact received with mixed emotions
by many. There are the indifferent for
whom camping in any form holds no
appeal, or there are the envious who
do their camping in their office chairs
or in the porch rocker on hot summer
nights, and think longingly of cool
streams and owls hooting in the moon
hiding hemlocks above. Finally, there
are the blissfully ignorant, who in res
ponse to the nomadic spirit that is the
heritage of all be flivvered Americans,
just go, following where the roads
leads them.
It is this category of campers
which has inspired most uneasiness in
the guardians of the wilderness and
in the old timers among the hunters,
fishers and campers. The automobile
has given them the widest possible
range of activity, with the result that
the wilderness is no more.
Those who go camping to get away
from the crowd and to find solitude
and quiet must strike deeper into the
few remaining frontiers with each
successive outdoor season. Even then
they follow the flivver trail < e cans,
newspapers, cardboard boxes, cast-off
tires and old camp fires. But the new
camper is satisfied with things as he
finds and leaves them, and he is by far
in the majority.
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LOVE AND WAR
Are the poets the true seers? Has
anyone with clearer vision ever bless
ed this forlorne planet? For instance,
in Tennyson one comes upon these lines
in the epilogue of his “Charge of the
Light Brigade.”
“And who loves war for War’s
own sake
Is fool, or crazed, or worse.”
How many really great quotations
are there in our langugage from writ
ers writing of war? Barlett’s lists no
fewer than sixty-six items of war in
its large index, while peace has sixty
five there. But not all is lost; for
whereas hate is down to sixteen, love
soars to 348.
It is a baffling condition. If poets
are true interpretators of life, we love
at least twenty times more than we
hate, but are at war more than we are
at peace. Perhaps it is that war never
stopped; man loving, and that some
times he has gone to war in the name
of love. One might, as Tennyson de
claims, even love war—and there has
never been any dearth of those who
were “fools, crazed, or worse” to do it
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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CONGRESS
Senators Wheeler and Truman have
introduced a bill in Congress designed
to aid in clarifying oae of the most
vital issues of today—the transporta
tion problem.
The bill contains a number of rec
ommendations of the President’s Com
mittee, of Six, which were made a com
prehensive report on the problem some
months ago. The motives underlying
it were expressed by Senators Wheeler
and Truman in a statement, which said
in part; “This bill does not concern it
self solely with the railroad problem
but rather with the whole field of
transportation which it treats as a
unit. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is given jurisdiction over
transportaion by common carriers, by
railroads, by water vehicles, by express
by pipeline, as well as sleeping car com
panies, and, for rate making purposes
only transportation by air.
“This proposed measure seek only
to place the regulation of other forms
of transportation on the same basis as
the regulation extended to railroads. If
regulating railroads is proper, then
other forms of transportation which
compete with them should likewise be
regulated in identical ways and terms.
Regulation of all carrirs should be
done in such a manner as to insure the
nation a sound and adequate transpor
tation System and to preserve for the
public the advantages of each form of
transportation.”
About a fortnight earlier, Repre
sentative Lea introduced a railway
omnibus bill in teh House, which is
«■ based primarily on the Committee of
Six’s recommendations.
Summing up, each branch of Con
gress has been offered legislation that
will go a long way toward establishing
a sound, fair and equitable national
transportation policy. The proposed
legislation, at least so far as its maia
points are concerned, has been give*
support of railway management rail
way labor, economists, commentators
and newspapers generally. Congress
ahs a cance to take constructive actio*
has a chance to take constructive ac
tion that will benefit all sections of the
country and help our nation regain its
economic balance. /
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If he is reconciled to the members
of an alien race, he is broadminded or
they are good customers. (
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He: I suppose your parents’ mar
ried life has been a happy one?
She: Yes, indeed. Father has never
spoken a hasty word to mother.
He: How is that?
She: He stutters.
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“Do you think there is any money
in horse racing?”
“All mine si.”
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