Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA. fUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916.
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AUGUST CIRCULATION !
55,755 Daily Sunday 51,048
Dvight WUNama, aireulation manager of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, inya thst the
average aireulation for the month of August, UK, waa
fift 1L jUMv mnA SI Alfl Nfinds.
I. D WIGHT WILLIAMS. Circulation Uanager.
Subatribod in my presence and ewora to before ne
I tola ad day of September, lle. . '
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Snbacribwra Uarlrif thai city temporarily
hoajM Wave The Bm mailed t them. Ad
! in will be ckaaceel M aftea aa raeiuiraal.'
I 4. The automobile smash-up season Is apparently
i not yet closed. Slow up I ?
Those state house tremors must be symp
' tomatic of the November crash. ,.,
Sultan Mohammed has written a poem on the
war. Severance for his potit(on no doubt palli
ates the crime. '
"Woman's hour has struck!" .exclaims Mrs.
Catt. Mere man, unherolc as usual, echoes back,
"Is breakfast ready?" ;
The mOst encouraging development Of the war,
is the noisy repetition by the combatants that they
are not ready for peace. '
Carranza troops are reported moving against
Villa once more. In other words, the troops are
on the go, but never reach the right spot.
Churches speculate in futures one day in the
week, the grain pits on six days. The disparity
of action measures the volume of business. ......
The Ak-Sar-Ben 1916 membership roll is com
pleted. The eligible) who failed or refused to
join without legitimate excuse ought to be pla
carded as undesirable citizens, y,
The sun of the diamond is setting, while the
sun of the gridiron rises with customary glory.
The rotation of rt marks the season's as
clearly a the weather bureau.
Insurance Inspector Clayton considerately ab
stain) from "rocking the ; boat" with navigation
near the close, but manage! to "spill the harmony
beans" regardless of the high coat of living.
. Now if Art Mullen show) U) that he can land
the land bank for Omaha, in the face of our sena
tor') refusal to atand Up for own home town,
there will be no room for democrats to question
who U ids "big boss." '
It goes without saying in London that Britain
will not take unfair advantage of the censorship
for trade. Perish the thought. But should an un
wary writer reveal new discoveries of gold, there
may be Something doing.
The candidate who pulled the populist nomi
nation for congress out of the primary in this dis
trict has .pulled out of the race. We will now see
whether our versatile democratic congressman
can re-discover that he is still a populist, too. -
France starts the fall financial Campaign with
a credit of $1,673,500,000 for the last three month)
of 1916. This will carry the war debt of the repub
lic up to $1230,000.000, exclusive of an ante-war
' debt .of $6,300,000,000. A staggering load of debt
supplement) the great sacrifice of life France it
making in the struggle for existence.
Nebraska Political Comment
Ord Quia: Trying to make Aryan the goat for
the shortcomings of the Wilson administration is
not only unfair to the Peerless One, but politics
. of the shabbiest sort. - Mr, Bryan has enough po
. litical sins of hit own to answer for without be
ing made the scapegoat for Wilson's blunders.
Nebraska City Press: Six thousand grocery
clerks in New York are striking for fewer hours
of labor, more pay and, in addition, s certain
per cent of the day's receipts of each store, to
be divided among that store') clerk). Let them
take their grievances to Wilson; he'll find a way
to make the grasping grocers come through. Be
sides 6,000 votes in New York ought to look good,
for New York, in the language of the political
prophets, is a "pivotal state." '
Norfolk News; Congressman Dan V. Stephens
was at home looking after his own personal politi
cal fortunes instead of on the job in Washington
when the most serious national crisis of years
came to I head in the shape of the threatened
railroad strike last week. , Yhat the Third district
of Nebraska need) is a representative who will
represent one who will spend less time writing
letter) and seeking -votes and more time in con
gress, helping to solve the vital problems of
government at they come up. Willitm P, War
ner's record in the state senate and at United
State) marshal under Roosevelt and Taft, is suffi
cient guaranty that he'd be on the job till the
job was finished and that the big problem) of
public welfare rather than hit own political in
terests would receive his energy and attention.
' . Fremont Tribune: In the republican campaign
book, just issued under the auspices of the republi
can committee, Congressman Sloan of Nebraska
has an analysis of the relation of the farmer to the
administration under the caption "The Tariff and
the Fanner." The Tribune's copy of the book
has not yet come to hand, but it dares to say that
Mr. Sloan has put over something on democracy
ia hit treatment of the manner in which the ad
ministration hat yanked protection off the
product) of the northern farmer and left them
on the products of the touthern farmer, and other
vagariet of a misguided political party. Mr.
Sloan immediately after taking hia oath In con'
gress displayed some specific knoweldge of the
application of the tariff to the farmer that irritated
the free tradcrt who have been doing butineta
at Wathington for the past four years. They
hare regarded him aa too partisan and when you
understand the meaning of that to be prepared
ness to expose their theories it mutt 'be admit
ted that he is jutt ss partisan at they are,
Hughes as Campaigner.
The whirlwind tour of Maine by Charles
Evan) Hughe) has given another view of his ca
pacity aa a campaigner, and some of his demo
cratic critics may have to revive their estimates
of hit ability, fo awaken hit auditors. Tremen
dous crowdt were out to hear him during the
closing days of the Maine campaign, ana even
the colorless Associated Press reports support the
statement that hit reception was more than cor
dial, while hit addresses aroused the greatest of
enthusiasm. The fact of the matter it, Mr.
Hughes has greatly disappointed those democrats
who hailed him at a cold and austere man, and
who have been comforting themselves with the
thought that he would not be able to reach the
heart as well as the understanding of the Amer
ican people. ' '
The fact that Mr. Hughes indulges in rlo
grandstand plays, that his appearances are marked
by no undignified exhibitions, mutt be taken as
proof that he understands fully and quite as well
appreciates the honor that hat been thrust upon
him, and realizes hit responsibility as the leader
of a great party. Hip devotion to the principles
of that party which hat proven the ablest as well
as the most sinccte exponent of the high mission
of the American people in accomplish:.;! the des
tiny of humanity, marks him as a man of warm
impulse and ready sympathy, and a true cham
pion of right and freedom. Hit record is unat
sailable, and his character it daily showing more
and more of its attractive qualities.
i Moreover, since their first experience with
him, the administration defender! have ceased to
call upon him for proof of hit statements. They
know that he Is prepared to substantiate his as
sertions. Hughe! is established at a campaigner
of power. .' " - - s
Fall of tht Quebec Bridge.
The disaster at the Quebec, the second of the
kind to attend the attempt to span the St. Law
rence river with a railway bridge at that point,
may again be set down to the' score of mechanical
failure. , Nine yeara ago, when the great thore
tpan of the structure collapsed, it wat due, at sub
sequently developed, to a failure to properly cal
culate the strength of material required to sup
port the weight put upon It. This was corrected,
and the great shore ends of the giant bridge are
safely anchored. The task of elevating the cen
tral tpan, perhaps the most stupendous of its kind
ever attempted, hss suddenly established that a
miscalculation was made somewhere along the
line. ' Aside from its importance at a factor in the
transportation problem of the world, the magni
tude of the undertaking waa such as attracted
unusual attention, . It cannot be taid to have
failed, for the disaster must carry with it some
thing of Instruction to the projectors of the great
enterprise, and renewal of the effort may be
looked for. The lost of life and property is con
siderable, but no more than may be assumed as
part of the risk In any similar undertaking. If
the financial backers of the venture are not dis
couraged, the St. Lawrence will yet be bridged
at Quebec
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Both s Difference and a Distinction,
'." The World, like other great newspapers, is
operated on an eight-hour, basis in all ita me
chanical departments. .The men are paid price
and a half for. overtime. There is no Interstate
Commerce commission to increase newspaper
rates if earning) fall off in comparison with op
erating expenses. .'. Yet The World manages to
f ct along with its men and with its public ob
igations. That it one reason why we are una
ble to sob passionately over the wrongs of the
railroads, much as we disapprove the arbitrary
and autocratic methods of the brotherhoods.
New York World, r -
So far, to good 1 But The World doet not tell
the whole story. The Bee it operated on the
tame eight-hour basis as is The World in alt its
mechanical departments snd under collective bar
gaining arrived at in the, same way. The Bee's
contract,' aa it likewise The World's, however,
provides for the settlement of all matters in dis
pute by conciliation or arbitration. Our Typo
graphical union scale, for example, it tubject to
and part of a general arbjtration contract of
which the introductory lection readt as follows:
In the event of anv difference arising be
tween the parties of this contract which cannot
be adjusted by conciliation, such difference
shall be submitted to arbitration under the code
of procedure provided by the International Ar
bitration Agreement, effective May 1, 1912, be
tween the American Newspaper Publishers' as
sociation and the International Typographical
union. -
. Another tectibn, going into greater detail,
readt: ., V ;:V.- :
All differences other than thoae specified in
section 5 of this agreement, including disagree
ments arising in negotiations for a new scale
of wages, or tor hours of labor, or in renewing
or extending an existing Kale, or in respect to
a contract, which cannot be settled by concilia
tion, thall be referred to a local board of arbi
tration in theemanner stipulated in the Code of
Procedure as set forth in Exhibit "B."
It will be .teen from this wording that deputes
affecting hours of labor, at well at those affecting
'wage, are arbitrable, snd that there it abtolutely
nothing in the way, in union cuttom or precedent,
of adjusting the basic wage day by arbitration
any more than of fixing other conditloni of em
ployment. In fact, as wet understand it, the train
men's hours have heretofore been fixed at part
Of a acale negotiated in exactly that way.
t Baron Burian't Compliment.
The interview 'With Baron Burian, Austrian
minister of foreign alfalrt, holds something of in
terest for Americans, although its general tone is
no more or less than might be expected from any
high official of eitherof the belligerent countries.
Statements at to. the desire, for peace have been
had from alt, bur each wantt peace on itt own
term'. At least, neither side will give an ear to
the other't proposals at present. Expressions of
friendly regard for America, even though coupled
with tome renewal of criticism because of the
munitions trade, might be made with better grace
if they followed a satisfactory answer to the pro
test of thit country againtt the attack by an Aus
trian submarine on an American merchantman.
Baron Burian may rest atsured that his senti
ments in regard to peace are thared by all in thit
country, but 'he thould not overlook the fact lhat
a format note from his office is overdue. It Is
one more o fthe bits of unfinished business await
ing attention of the State department, which may
later serve to touch off another ditplay of pa
triotic fireworks in connection with the Wilson
campaign for re-election. , , . . , .
Cost of the New Wage Law.
Thorough preparation before striking accounts
for Roumania'a speedy reach for the short ribs
of Austria. Under ordinary rules of the fighting
game a referee would be obliged to declare a
"foul". But the game started on a foul, and foul
ft will continue to the end.
Wan Street Jeanui.
Railroad officers are buty attempting to de
cide )ust what the so-called eight-nour lawior
trainmen, effective January 1 next, meant. They
have decided that it clearly applies to twitchmen
as among thote "actually engaged in any capacity
in the operation of trains. Some are inclined
to believe that it also applies to telegrapheri and
towermen.
Thit nhraee minted it obviously caoable of a
very board interpretation. since the whole object
oi au ranroaa activity is buukhiu up ... op
eration of trains. Railroad men assume that no
such broad meaning could be given it. The law
waa framed and oassed admittedly at an emerg
ency measure to prevent a strike, and it was only
the members of the tour brothernooas wno tnreai
enerl to strike if the law were not passed. The
carriers will, therefore, not act on the theory that
it applies to all railroad workers.
Aa railroad officers are not vet clear on the
number of men affected, they have not been able
to make any exact calculations ot the additional
operating expense to result from the application
of the new law. If the present volume of busi
ness keeps up, the total cost for all roadt will
considerably exceed the estimate of $52,000,000
put upon the eight-hour wage day for freight and
yard men alone. Some rough calculations put
the latter cott for a number of the larger roadt
at the fololwing tentative figures:
IJ.SOO.OOO'Atl. Coast Llnei.
3.400,900'Southern Pacific. .
1,(00, 8( Atchison
l,000;8t. Paul
1,060,000! Burlington
S00.000North Weetern
1,000.000'Rock Island ....
l.lto.OOOlOreat Northern .
SB0 OOOINorthern Paolfle.
miooojunlon Paclflo ...
7!0,000
These figures do not include any of the esti
mated cost of the extension of the eight-hour
basic day to the passenger train service or to
switchmen or signalmen. The effect will not be
proportionately so serious in passenger service, aa
a majority of trainmen in that branch already
make their 100 miles in eight hours or less. But
roads which do a great deal of local and com
mutation passenger business will feel it seriously.
Thut, President Elliott of the New Haven etti
matet that the total cost to the St. Paul will be
around $2,000,000. ,
Pennsylvania . . . .
!. T. Central. ...
Bll. a Ohio
New .Haven ......
Erie
Phils. A Reading,
Southern Ry
Illinois central ..
Loulsv. A Nash...
Norfolk A West..,
Cheeapeake A O,.
I SJS.001
1,100,008
i.ono.ooe
1.I00.400
1,SSO,00
1,3(0,000
1.100.000
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,000,000
Shafts Aimed at Omaha
Nebraska City Press: Omaha is getting to be
a center for newlyweds. Twenty-eight marraige
licenses , were issued there Wednesday, many of
them to young people living .in the state. Omaha
The Gateway to Matrimony! A new slogan
for the Commercial club.
Nebraska City Press: "Fainting Bertha" es
caped from the Hastings asylum the other day,
but was captured. Thit recalls Bertha'a esca
pade with the Omaha preacher who tried first to
reform her and after getting tome unpleasant
notriety came to the concluaion that some brands
are not worth plucking from the burning.
Beatrice Express: The Omaha Grain ex
change, in what they say is an effort to eliminate
gambling in food products, has issued sn order
raising the margin on wheat deals to a point
where the "piker" speculator cannot get in. The
order will no doubt save the loat of a few dol
lar! to tome who have made a practice of trying
to become wealthy over night, but it will not have
a tendency to wipe out the real evil, the built and
beara who raite and lower the price on the farm
er's producta practically to suit themselves,
Nebraska City News: The same society
writer for The Omaha Bee who made a fuss be
cause a few of the society dames of Omaha got
scarlet fever a few months ago and overlooked
the fact that the children of the poor were dying
with it it now gushing all over the landscape be
cause some of the society girls of Omaha are
learning to play the ukelele, at though that were
a wonderful accomplishment, timply because so
ciety girls have taken up the fad. Nebraska City
girls whose pictures have never been on the
Omaha tociety pages have mastered the ukelele
ages ago, but nobody is snorting about it
- Genoa Leader: If anyone in this neck Of the
woods darea to proclaim that Omaha it not a
hospitable city they will have to fight the editor
of thit Great Family Necessity. We know bet
ter, because we were down there this week, and
:n company with about ISO other pen pushers from
Nebraska and Iowa, enjoyed the time of our life.
We went in response to an invitation from the
Commercial club of that city, which from an early
hour Monday morning until the wee small hours
on Tuesday morning showed us a hot time. They
entertained us. and amused ut, they dined us
and wined us (nothing stronger than grape juice,
however), and when they had us properly pre
pared they took ut out into the country some
where to a den of torture where they gtft busy
again. They bowled and rolled us, they poked
us and soaked ut, they lammed ut and slammed
us until if there was an atom of dignity left in
the anatomy qf a single editor in the bunch it
was because he was knocked senseless at the start
and had no realization of what they, did to him.
But it was great all the tame, and 'we wouldn't
have missed it for 160 acres of Texas land. So
here it three cheert and a tiger for Omaha,
the it all rightl , -
People and Events
A shortage of prunes is reported In the north
west. Those who insist on a full measure at
breakfast will presently find the bill is no
joke. .
One of Chicago's motorcycle tquad ia under
a $10,000 bond to answer a charge of doing the
auto bandit act. In Cleveland a prominent busi
ness booster it under arrest for stealing autos
as a side line. Next! -
Fearing the government might experience dif
ficulty in finding suitable sitet for the armor plant
authorized by congress, five Kentucky citiet
voluntter to show Uncle Sam the best five on the
map. When you see what you want hike for it.
For the present year, ending July 31, prison
industries netted the state of Minnesota $380,
627, Gross earnings amounted to $2,811,956 and
expenses $2,431,129. The income wat derived from
the manufacture of binding twine and machinery.
A New York capitalist intimates in print that
the tervices of toldiert on the Mexican border
are not necettary. ' Ample protection can be had
by building a wire fence along the line and
keeping the wires hot with electricity. Hit
kinthip to the wire trutt it not ttated. .-
"Save money, love the Lord," is the motto
handed by Bill Sunday to New Yorkers who are
looking Sundayward for salvation. Then the
elect and Billy mounted limousines to view sitet
for hit temple and devise ways and meant to
raise $1,000,000 to finance the. winter campaign
in the metropolis. ... . .
The problem of the ages yields to the magic
touch of genius. A Minneapolis boy of 13. has
rigged up a device which automatically sprays the
sleeping maid, waking her in time to close the
windows and shut out the rain. Unbroken slum
ber is thus assured the family and the joy of
living boosted a notch.
Philadelphia middlemen, like the brethren of
other large cities, anticipated the railroad brother
hood strike by laying in large stocks of provisioni
and marking up the price. The ttrike did not
come off, nor the middlemen. Provision prices
stick to the strike figures, and local papers are
printing samples of public resentment over the
holdup.
Another section of the tociat failure of New
York ia threatened with an official bleaching of
linen calculated to disturb the peace of highly
retpectable families. A recent raid of the morals
squad on a quiet retreat near Carnegie hall ia
taid by officials to have netted documentary evi
dence of numerous surgical operations on the
Mann act, which leaves the operatori in a more
debtliated condition than the law,.
TODAY
Thought Nugget for the Day.
Our doubts are traitors.
And make us lose the good we oft
might win
Br fearing to attempt Shakespeare.
One year Ago Today in the War.
Austria rushed reinforcements to
the Italian front
Paris reported last five days quiet
at the Dardanelles. - ,
Continuation of heavy canonading
all along the weetern front.
Sofia dispatches reported prepara
tion) for a mobilization of the Bul
garian army. ...
Russian forces at Vilna threatened
with envelopment by the Germane (un-.
der General von Hindenburg.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
. Henry Tingling, the well known
north Thirteenth street cigar dealer,
waa married to Miss Mary Galla
gher. H. W. Finch, representing T. J.
Litter ft Co. in stocks and bonds, has
Just started In business here with
leadquarters in room 19, Paxton
House.
Charles Geyer of the celebrated
Oeyer family of German acrobats, is
in the city and will appear with the
Steens at the exposition building. Mr.
Geyer Is known to the professional
world as the human serpent and doc
tore of Philadelphia have offered 10,
000 for his body after tfeath.
Mrs. 8. A. Patch of Boston Is visit
ing her son, Charles H. Patch of this
city. She is accompanied by Mrs. D.
D. Foster.
George Canfleld of the Can field
house is at the Capital City taking In
the state fair.
License to marry was granted Fred
erick Dahlberry and Emma Larson,
both born In Sweden, but now of
Omaha.
Friends of the Rev. and Mrs. B.
G. Fowler gave them a reception at
which they were presented with a
beautiful and expensive easy chair.
Rev. Mr. Wright made the presenta
tion speech, i
This Day In History.
1712 Captain Richard Derby, emi
nent Salem merchant, one of whoie
vessels took the first news ot Lexing
ton and Concord to London, born at
Salem, Mass, Died there, November 0,
1781.
1818 A Mexican force occupied
Galveston island and organized a gov
ernment with Don Luis Aury aa gov
ernor of Texas and Galveston island.
1861 Cornerstone laid fur the new
court house and city hall in Chicago.
1868 Dedication and opening f
the University of Kansas at Law
rence. 1871 Assassination bt General E.
S. McCook by P. P. Wintermate, at
Yankton, Dak. ' .
1889 Cornelius Vanderbllt mil
lionaire and railroad magnate, died
in New York City. Born at New
Drop, S. I., November 27, 1843.
1900 President Kruger abandoned
the Transvaal territory. '
1901 The sessions of tVe Admiral
Schley court of inquiry were begun In
Washington. . . ;
The Day Wo Celebrate. 7" , i " ?
Carl J. Ernst, assistant treasurer of
the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy
was born September 13, 1884, at Goer
lits, Prussia. He has served one term
as regent of the University ot Ne
braska and Is now president of the
Omaha school board.
T. F. Stroud is 62 years old today.
He was born in Atlanta, 111., and be
gan his present business of wagon
making here in 1894.
Rt Hon. H. H. Asquith, prime min
ister of Great Britain, born in York
shire sixty-four years ago today.
Sir George H. Perely, acting high
commissioner for Canada in London,
born at Lebanon, N. H., fifty-nine
years ago today.
Dr. Francis E. Clark, founder and
head of the United States Society of
Christian Endeavor, born at Aylmer,
Quebec, sixty-five years ago today.
Most Rev. John Joseph Keane, arch
bishop of Clana, and formerly of Du
buque, born In County Donegal, Ire
land, seventy-seven years ago today.
Florence Kelley, general secretary
of the National Consumers' league,,
born In Philadelphia, fifty-seven years
ago today.
Prof. Arthur" Schuster, secretary ot
the Royal Society and one of the
most distinguished physicists of Eng
land, born in Germany, sixty-five
years ago today.
gar?
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Galveston, Tex., celebrated its cen
tennial today.
The University of Kansas at Law
rence, begins Its fiftieth year today,
Maryland celebrates "Old Defend
ers' Day" today, in honor of the an
niversary of the successful defense of
Baltimore against the British in 1,814.
The cornerstone of the new Parlia
ment buildings at Ottawa, to replace
the structure destroyed by fire lust
year, la to be laid by the Duke of
Cnnnaught
The Connecticut legislature meet
in special session today to make pro
vision for taking the vote of Con
necticut soldiers-on the Mexican bor
der. Primaries are to be held In Louis
iana today for the nomination of con
gressmen, Judges ot the state court
of appeals and railroad commissioner.
Candidates for United States sena
tor, representatives In ' congress and
complete state tickets are to be chosen
In tha Arlxona primaries today.
The democratic state campaign in
Missouri is to be opened at Jopltn to
day with a meeting at which Vice
President Marshall and Senator Reed
are scheduled as the chief speakers.
In tha Colorado primaries today
Governor George A. Carlson Is op
posed for renomination on the repub
lican ticket by Samuel D. Nicholson
of Leadville. Julius C. Gunter, form
er supreme court Justice. Is slated for
the democratic gubernational nomina
tion. The participation ot women candi
dates for United States senator, rep
resentatives in congress and other
offices has given an added Interest to
the spirited campaign in the state of
Washington, to be concluded with the
state-wide primaries today.
Storyettc of the Day. .
He waa fond of playing jokea on
hia wife, and this time he thought
he had a winner.
"Mv dear." he said, as they sat at
supper,' "I just heard such a sad
story of a young girl today. They'
thought she was going blind, and so
a surgeon operated on her, and
found
"Yes?" gasped the wife breath-
'""That she'd got a young man In
her eye!" ended the husband, with
a chuckle.
For a moment there Was silence.
Then the lady remarked slowly:
"Well. It would all depend on
what sort of a man It was. Some of
them she could have seen through
easily enough. "Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph. (
Why Ptnchnt is Jor Hughes.
Philadelphia, Sept . To. the Edi
tor of The Bee: It Is the duty of ev
ery American citizen to make and
support openly his choice among the
candidates for the presidency. That
duty is especially solemn this year
because great events and great deci
sions are certain to confront ut dur
ing the next administration. I am
writing to give you my reasons for
my own choice..
I am neither a democrat nor a re
publican, but a progressive. l et,
there being no progressive nominee,
unless I choose to support a candi
date who can not be elected, I must
vote for either Wilson or Hughes.
For many months after hia Inaugu
ration, I though well of President
Wilson. In many respects i uaea
what he said about what he was go
ing to do. He talked well and made
a good Impression. t was only when
I began to check up what he said by
what he did that I was forced to
change my view. ' ,
In the end I came to see that Pres
ident Wilson has a greater power than
any other man in public life to say
one thing, but do another, and get
away with It.
The facts which Justify this state
ment are common knowledge.
We have all heard him tell Ger
many publicly that it would he held
to strict accountability, and have
learned afterward that he had actu
ally let It know Secretly at the time,
by the mouth of hit secretary of state
through the Austrian ambassador,
that what he said he did not mean.
We have all seen him prove that he
did not mean It by his total failure to
exact reparation, apology or even dis
avowal for the murder of Americans
on the Lusltania.
I do not say that Wilson should
have thrust us into war. , There was
no need of war. But there was need
of courage to give us peace with self
respect. If Wilson had shown cour
age this country would not have skid
ded from one crisis to the next, again
and again narrowly escaping disaster.
We have all heard him declare
against Intervention in Mexico, while
actually Intervening to dictate who
should and who should not hold of
fice there,, and denounce war against
Mexico while actually engaged In war.
For more than a year after the
.world-war began, Wilson did not raise
a linger to put us in a condition oi de
fense. Only the proverbial good luck
of America has kept us from paying
the bitterest price for his unforgivable
neglect
We have all heard him ridicule the
idea of a greater navy, then declare
for incomparably the greatest navy in
the world, and then go back on that
We have all heard him declare for
exempting our coast-wise trade from
tolls In the Panama canal, and have
seen him show 'our own people and
the English that he did not mean it
We- have seen him elected on a
platform which pledged him to a sin
gle term as president and then be
come a candidate for another term.
We have all heard him announce
himself as president of all the people
and have seen him, as the most par
tisan president of his generation, flout
and oppose the progressives, whom
now, because he needs them, he seeks
to conciliate and enlist
' These facts,. and many others like
them, have forced me to see that what
Mr. Wilson says la no sign of what
he has done, or of what he will do.
The one thing hia record shows Is that
what he stands for now he is not
likely to stand tor long. I do not care
what his platform or his compalgn
declarations may be, because the com
mon experience of us all has taught
us tnat to mm tney are simpiy -molasses
to catch files." ' '
Hughes, on the .other 1 hand, is a
man of his word. His record as gov
ernor of New York proves that. It
-shows him to be honest, fearless and
free from the- domination of special
interests and corrupt politicians. So
far as the conservation policies are
concerned, both - what he said and
what he did could hardly have been
better. I am confident that under him
these policies will be safe. He Is a
strong man who 111 dodge no moral
tauw and he will give ui , an honest
and an efficient administration.
As a progressive I believe in nation
alism. So doet Hughes. I am certain
that under Hughes the progressive
policies will fare better than under
Wilson; and that the safety, honor
and welfare of the country will be in
Immeasurably surer hands.
I can not vote for, Wilson because
I can not trust him. He does not do
what he says. Hnnes does . There
fore my choice is Hughes, and I shall
work and vote for him.
GIFFORD PINCHOT.
The String to That Iw.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11. To thfc
Editor of The Bee: There appears
to be considerable comment Just at
the present time over the passage of
the Adamson bill by congress for tho
purpose of giving the trainmen who
threatened to strike the relief they
demanded and which President Wil
son appeared to be willing o give
them. . .
. The bill, as I understand it, gives
the trainmen what they demanded,
but contains a provision that at the
end of six months a commission shall
report upon the workings of the law.
Now it appears to ma that if the
president and congress were sincero
in wanting to give the trainmen what
they wanted, they Bhould have passed
a law with no strings attached. If
this law was a good one and one
which they believed in passing would
stand, why did they- put it on trial
for a period of time which, would car
ry it past the election In November?
Did the democratic congress at the
demand of the president pull off a po
pitical deal to secure the trainmen's
votes and then after the election was
over the cosnmlssion would find the
bill not a workable affair.
I do not blame the trainmen for
wanting to better their condtlon. If
I could get congress to make the
hours of a newspaper man less and
cut them down from eighteen hours
a day to seventeen and a half, f
would do so, but I should want the
law one that would stand on its own
merltus and not be passed on a politi
cal basis.
To me it looks like a political deal
pure and simple, for if congress had
faith In the bill why did It nut make
the bill a law right from the start
and not hitch a string to It which
might be pulled after the election was
over. Perhaps I ought to be more
charitable and call it merely another
Instance of the Inability of the demo
cratic party to meet an emergency
and solve it effectually.
P. A. BARROWS.
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Why They Wouldn't Arbitrate. ,
Omaha, Set. 11: To the Editor of
The Bee: Too much criticism Is be
ing heaped upon President Wilson
and the trainmen by the "press," men
in "public life" and even ministers of
the "gospel." Why criticize the pres
ident when he was left absolutely no
alternative to ward oft the calamity
which threatened the whole country.
The trainmen offered to arbitrate
all their demands except the eight
hour day. They knew that the eight
hour day would not receive as much
consideration from an "arbitration
board" before It was put into practi
cal use as It will from the "Interstate
Commerce commission" after It has .
received a i tryout The eight-hour
law will not stand If it is unjust to
either side, but President Wilson and
congress gave the American people
a chance to compare the report which
will be made by the commission and
the prejudiced statements made by
the railroads. It is always easy to
condemn others when the excitement
is on, but the question Is, "What
would you have done, with your deli
cate state of mind on the question be
tween capital ana "labor?" you
would perhaps have said "Strike," ' to
your everlasting regret The audac
ity of the . trainmen and their power
so stunned 'you that you "lost your '
head. Throw away the hammer and .
come back to "watchful waiting." 1
trust that when "Uncle Sam" takes
control of the "Sante Fe" after the
1st of January he will find a place
for Mr. Ripley. J. P. JOHNSON.
818 souttt Twentietn street.
" 656 J
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