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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1916)
fHR BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1916. BUSINESS PROGRAM FOR WORLD'S WORK President Wilson Talks of Des tiny and Concern of Nation for Future. ArmrrnvTrnw to t a wmph President Wilson's principal ad ores in Omaha yesterday was de lhrered at the auditorium in the even ing before an audience of 7,000 peo ple, which packed the auditorium to its capacity, while probably as many swarmed about the doors, overflowed into the streets, and packed the streets to the very walls of the build ings across the way. Though it had been annoucned that the doors would be opened at o'clock, they were actually opened a little earlier, and when the clock truck seven the seating capacity was all filled and standing room was be ginnirig to be denied to those who came. Mission to the World. Taking the appropriate theme of history of this semi-centennial of Ne braska's statehood, the . president woraca up 10 mc aesuny oi nmenca. He declared that since the Spanish- American war, we have been caught in the inevitable politics of the world. "Our duty now is to fuse together the various elements of America," he said' "for the purpose of the life oi the world. The intensity of the heat of this fusing centers in places like this. On the west coat forces are at work which constantly remind men of the confused politics of the orient. On the eastern coast, we still feel the influence of the old world. "The census takers of 1890 reported that they could no longer draw any frontier within the United States. And since then what has been going on has not been the extensive processes that preceded, but the intensive pro cesses drawing their life together, in some places in very hot contact, creat ing the heat and hurry and excitement vi uui Hues, spicduiug uur popula tions more and more over the quiet agricultural spaces, going boweling into the earth where the great moun tains lifted themselves over the min eral resources of the far west. And from tha.t time to this, America has taken on a new aspect. Destiny, Not Accident. I "It is not by accident. I take it, my fellow citizens that only eight years elapsed before we got into the politics of the world. It was in 1898, you .remember, that the Spanish war came. It was, as if America had in some rough and ready scrt, complet , ed this internal process, and now looked with pity upon other peoples near at hand less fortunate than themselves, looked with pity upon the condition of men struggling for some kind and part of the light of liberty, in the neighboring island of Cuba, interested themselves in affairs which heretofore they" had taken no heed of.1 And then the Spanish war .startled us by its consequences. We had,, as it were, touched a house of cards, and it had collapsed, and when the war was over we found the guard- ianshio of Cuba, the oossession of rorto Kico, the possession of the Fhiltipines in our hands. And that frontier; which no man could draw upon this continent in 1890, had been flung across the sea, 7,000 miles to the untrodden forests of some parts of the Phillipine islands. Ever since then -we have been caught inevitably in the net of the politics of the world. . Our Duty Not Easy. "So what I want to present to you tonight, my friends, is the picture-so far as I can of our present and future duty as Americans. It is not an easy thing to do. Mo man can speak with confidence upon so great a theme as that You can only see here and there an obvious aspect of it, but it is very important that we should rea lize that the things that used to go on in Nebraska have to go on in a new way for a new purpose. Ne braska was once, as I have phrased it, the melting pot in which the vari ous elements of America were fused together for the purpose of Ameri can life. Now it is our great duty to fuse the elements of America to gether , for the purpose of the life of the world. "It would be reasonable to expect that some of the intensity of that process would center in communities like this. Inevitably, because of geo graphical reasons, if no other. These great central plains and valleys of the continent are unlike the states of either coast. On the Pacific influ ences are at work which constantly remind the people of that coast re gion of the confused and perplexed politics of the Orient. Men are aware there of what is going on in the Far East and every breath that blows off the racific seems to bring them rumors of some subtle influence in politics about which they ask many questions and also conjecture many answers. On the eastern coast there is still felt, more vividly I dare say, than you feel them, the influence of the old world of Europe. Not as old as the world of the Orient, but more nearly akin to us, easier for us to un derstand, more influential upon our life, because out of the peoples oi Europe we ourselves were drawn. Not a single stock of Europe has failed to contribute to the variety of America, and out of this varied stock we have to compound something that is now part of Europe and is only a part, and is an intensified part of America, which we loye. Program for America. "We had a program for America in respect to its domestic life, and we shall not forget that program, but we have never yet sufficiently formu lated our program for America, with regard to the Dart it is sroinsr to nlav in the world, and it is imperative that! we should formulate it at once. But in order to Carry out a program you must have a unification of spirit and purpose in America which no influ ence can invade. There is no use having a program unless you have a concerted and united force behind the program, and you can reverse the proposition and say that you cannot have a program until you have got a unified force. Because only such a force can conceive a self-consistent program. "In making that program what are we to say to ourselves? And what I are wc going to say to the w6rld? It is very important that the states men of other parts of the world should understand America. America has held off from the present conflict with which the rest of the wcfrld is ablaze, not because she was not inter ested, not because she was Indifferent, not because the part she wanted to play was a different part from that. Roots of the Present War. "The singularity of the present war is that its origin and objects have never been disclosed. They have ob scure European roots, which we do not know how to trace. So great a conflagration could not have broken out if the tinder had not been there, and the spark in danger of falling at any time. We were not the tinder. The spark did not come from us. It will take the long inquiry of history to explain this war. But Europe ought not to misunderstand us. We are holding off, not because we, do not feel concerned, but because when we exert the force of this nation we want to know what we areexerting it for. We have always rememberjd and revered the advice of the great Washington, who advised us to avoid foreign entanglements. By that, I understand him to mean avoid being entangled in the ambitions and the national purposes of other nations. It does not mean, if I may be permitted to venture an interpretation of the meaning of that great man it does not mean that we are to avoid the entanglements of the world, for we are part of the world, and nothing that concerns the whole world can be indifferent to us. We want always to hold the force of America to fight, tor what? Not merely for the rights of property or of national ambition, but for the rights of mankind. Noth ing that concerns humanity, nothing that concerns the essential rights of mankind, can be foreign or indiffer ent to' us. But in fighting for these things, my fellow citizens, we ought to have a touchstone. We want to have a test. We ought to know when ever we act what the purpose is, what tne ultimate goal is. What We Stand For. "Now. the touchstone is this: On our own part absolute Singleness of heart and purpose In our allegiance to America and then a justification of that allegiance to America by holding tne doctrine that is truly American, that the states of America were set up to vindicate the rights of man and not the rights of orooertv or the rights of self-aggrandizement and ag gression. Property. we have found to be the indispensable foundation of a stable institution, but ,the rights of humanity are the essence of free in stitutions and nothing can take precedence of them. ' so that when we look forward to the years to come I wish I could sav the months to come to the end of this war, we want all the world to know that we are ready to lend our force v without stint or limit to the preservation of peace in the interests of mankind. The world is no longer- divided into little circles of interest. The world no longer consists of neighborhoods. The world is linked ivgcmci ui a luiimiun me ana inter est such as humanity never saw be fore, and the starting of wars can never jgain be a private and individ ual matter tor the nations. What dis turbs the life of the whole 'world is the concern of the whole world, and it is our dutv to lend the full force of this nation, moral and physical, to a league of nations, which shall see to it that nobody disturbs the peace of the world without submitting his case first to the opinion of mankind. When you are asked, 'Aren't you will ing to fight?' reply, Yes, you are waiting for something worth fighting lor. x ou are not looking about tor pet ty quarrels, but you are looking about for that sort of quarrel within whose intricacies are written all the texts of the rights of man; you are looking for some cause which will elevate your spirit, not depress it; some cause in which it seems a glory to shed human blood, if it be necessary, so tnat an tne common compacts of lib erty may be sealed with the blood of tree men. , Death but an Incident. "Every man has to die. It is done only once, and being a single and distinguished act, it ought to be done for a single and distinguished pur pose. It ought to be thrilled through with the purpose of life, so that as a man lived and loved, so he may die striving for the things which put all the corpuscles of his blood into shout ing shape whenever great things were proposed You see, therefore,' I think, what the thrill of suggestion in the memo ries of Nebraska is for me when 1 think of, this nation as a whole. It has been necessary for nearly four years past, my fellow citizens, for me to think of America as a whole, not to think of any special interests, not to think of any special position, not to think ot any special sympathy; merely to try' to conceive in mv own heart what the America that you and i love is, what it has been, and what it ought to be; to try to guide the counsels of this nation so that men may see afterward stamped upon the conduct of that time some guiding principle, some ruling passion of .the mind, some persistent conception of what America stands for. so that along the horizon under the dark, Governor Morehead Says He is Proud Of Omaha s Reception to President Mother knows Resinol will heal it She has been through it so many times before that she neverhesitates now. When anyone in the family comes to her with a tpof. of eczema or an itching rash, she gets out the jar of Resinol Ointment and gives prompt relief. And a few applica tions seldom fail to clear away the Irritation completely. Resinol Ointmant 1b an excellent healing; eYeesinr, tanfnr barn,, scalds, cute and stub, born little Bore. Sold hy all druggists, (or samnla free, write to Dent. 41-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. V RuM Stcr imiuu Former Governor Shallenberger Says Be Has No Words to Do Justice to Magnificent -Historical Pageant. WILSON CALLS IT ALL FINE Governor Morehead, accompanied by Mrs. Morehead, called Friday morning on Victor Rosewater, secre tary of the committee in charge of the semi-centennial celebration of the ad mission of Nebraska into the union. I called," said the governor, "for he express purpose of telling you how tremendously I was pleased with the historical parade and all the activi ty ;s of Thursday. It was an epoxh .iaking day.". I do not see how it could possibly have been grander than it Casper E. Yost said the historical parade was the best ever presented in this state. "It was the most interest ing parade I ever witnessed and it re flected great credit to Omaha spd Nebraska. It was a wonderful object lesson to the young people, for it vis ualized in a way the history of the state and impressed the growing gen eration with the development of this state from a frontier to its present magnificent commercial and educa tional strength," said Mr. Yost. He ad(led that the parade appealed with great force to those who have lived here half a century and have gone through the changes which have been wrought by the industry ot men and women. Ashton C. Shallenberger, former governor, viewed the parade from the president s stand, "it was just great. 1 hardly know what to say to do the parade justice. It was so impressive and interesting that one feels like closing his eyes and reviewing it over again in lancy. nonesuy, i wouia jusi say it was great and that is the best word 1 can think ot. Ut course, Omaha and the energetic citizens who produced this marvelous pageant will get much credit for their effort." said Mr. Shallenberger. Mrs. Shallenber ger seconded ail her husband said. "Sheriff, never in all my expedience in public lite have 1 so thoroughly enjoyed a day in a community as mv reception in Omaha," said President Wilson to Sheriff McShanc as he climbed into his private car at the station. . "That was surely one mon strous crowd. Sheriff McShane shifted the cigar ette to the other side of his mouth and muttered: "Yeah, but vou'd ought to see 'em when they're feeling goon. Not a little professional jealousy- was aroused between the police dc partment and the sheriff's office Thursday when the sheriff's office virtually kidnapped the chief execu tive and became his escorts from re viewing stand to the swine show and back to the rontenelle. lleputy Sheriffs Larrv Flvnn. W T. slogan, J. F. Lindsey and Ed Cas- snly were with the presidential party auring tne entire day. N murky clouds of doubt that have, shadowed bur time there may appear a gleaming clear light of a day that is going to dawn when the liberties oi mankind shall have behind them the united force and affection of all the people of the world. j Cheered On Entrance. When President and Mrs. W,ilson entered upon the platform, the crowd rose and cheered for some time. Upon being seated, remarks were shouted from various quarters, just enough to set the cheering off again. "Who kept us out of war?" shouted one. "Wilson," roared a chorus. "Who gave us eight hours?" canje another cry from across the hall. "Wilson, Wilson," came the echo from various sections. "What's the matter with Mrs. Wilson?" "She's all right," came the' reply from many throats. The band kept the crowd enter tained for an hour before the presi dential party arrived. Mrs. Wilson dressed in a white evening gown, sat at the president's left. G. W. Wattles presented Gover nor Morehead, who introduced Presi dent Wilson. The president's speech was brief. It was but a trifle after 9 o'clock when he had completed it. The party was immediately escorted to the Union Pacific station, where Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson took formal leave of the: local escort, and en tered their private car. They left over the Northwestern shortly after 10 o'clock for Chicago on their way back to Washington. . t Secretary Tumulty " s Visits Omaha Cousin Secretary Tumulty paid one per sonal visit in Omaha Thursday. He went to the home of P. G. H. Bbland, road officer of the street railway and former representative from Douglas county in the state legislature. Mr. uoland is Mr. Tumulty s cousin. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Wilson Says Omaha Parade aRevelation "Omaha's historical parade was a revelation of achievements of the middle west a demonstration of greater things to come. Mrs. Wilson, myself and every member of our part' were particularly im pressed with the splendor of the floats," said President Woodrow Wilson, through Secretary J. P. Tumulty, at the Auditorium last night. "Real Indians, who came a long way to greet Mrsj Wilson and me, were an interesting feature. The pony express, sod houses, ox drawn prairie schooners, pioneer mail carriers, the early troops and every step depicting Nebraska his tory displayed by the Ak-Sar-Ben floats tell a story that will linger long in our memories. The splen did delineation of educational ad vancement was another admirable feature. Our Omaha visit is one of the bright spots of our experi ence." Secretary Tumulty said: "On be half of the president and party I wish to thank the people of Oma ha and Nebraska for the splendid reception given Mr. Wilson. I wish to reiterate the interest every one of us took in the historical parade." Mysterious Woman in ; ' Shooting Fracas with Men Charles Walberg of Council Bluffs was bound over to the district court under bonds of $1,500 for shooting and wounding B. H. Palmer, 2024 Webster street, whom he asserts he caught in a compromising position with a "friend" of his. Palmer's wound necessitated an operation at St. Joseph's hospital. The shooting occurred Wednesday night,. 1b.,nch even, Combination This Combination RANGE Is Among the Stove Wonders It Represent Stove Efficiency and Stove Progreee, $39.75 Aluminum Ware THE KIND WE HAVE BEEN GUAR ANTEEING ALL YEAR. THIS TEAKETTLE, ( a ONLY JI.OO Slx4uart open vessels and Berlin Kettles, only 65c Heaters and Base Burners The World's Known Beat, The Peninsular TMs Peninsular Solar a as Base Burner f U PRESIDENT NAMES ' 8-HODRUW BOARD Goethals,' Clarke and Rublee Appointed to Commission to Probe Measure. CHOICE ANNOUNCED HERE PILES ten without tup Fistula, F.Mtir and aJI similar diseMM cared unritr apoitlv rnaraiitafie. no nav until cured. Free Book for ntn and women. EstsbTfihed pern.annir In Dee Moines for PA. C. T..OLSMKNT, SPECIALIST, 617 Good Block, Dk3 MOINES, IOWA. KNIFE A formal announcement was made here Thursday that President Wil son has selected Major General George Goelhals, Commissioner Clarke of the Interstate Commerce commission and George Ruhlce of the Trade commission as members of the hoard created by congress to investi gate the railway eight-hour law. While the law does not go into ef fect until January 1, the president de sired the members of the board to give a close study of the entire situa tion. General Goethals will act as chair man of the board. Returns from Canal Recently. General Goethals obtained the president's consent recently to re sign as governor of the Panama canal, lie arrived in this country lately with the understanding that he would not return to the canal. Mr. Rublee was rejected once by the senate as a member of the Fed eral Trade commission, but is serv ing a recess appointment given him by the president. He is from New Hampshire. The president has givrti delailed consideration to election of the mem bers of the board, and administration officials said today that he believed he had collected a board which would invesfiffata- tin. iorht.h.. with fairness to the public, the rail- ruaus ana employes. . Something About Appointees. Washington. Ort 5 rv.m.n.'e:,.. er Clarke is a republican and a former granu cruei conductor ot the Urder of Railway Conductors. He has been a member of the Interstate Commerce commission since 1907. Mr, Kublec was appointed to the Trade commission as a progressive, but in the 1914 campaign worked for the democratic candidates in New Hampshire. Before organization of the progressive party he was a re- Kublican. General Goethals never as been an active partisan in poli tics. He was appointed to have charge of construction of the Panama canal by President Roosevelt. , DfadlMk at Atlantic City. Atlantic City. N. .1., dot. 6. Various plans for In protection of Ufa anil prupsrty along the border ware discussed today by the American-Mexican Joint commission, but without agreement. Funeral of Frank L. Moeler -To Be Saturday Morning1 Frank L. Moeler, who died in a lo- cal hospital Tuesday, will be buried ' from his late home, 2206 Grand ave-( nue, Saturday morning. Burial wilt be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mr. Moeler was connected with the Con servative Savings Loan association. He was treasurer and clerk of the United Brethren church. He is sur vived by his father, Rev. J. R. 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