THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917.
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b these. Address cWfaat as (Mas a ecquaetcal.
I .i i i ii
No army ver "retreat the. dayl, but, only
"retires" at a matter of strategy I
n narking the plac for the beginning; of
spring our calendar man diet sot make such a bad
guess, after all
With on or two exception the corporation
melon patches have not in recent timet produce:
a tweewr morwl than labor' $12,000,000 cake.
A speedier way to speed, up, the building of
our new navy would be to put in secretary of
the navy who know what it wanted and alio,
how to. do. it.
In view of the defies burled from. both aide
it is. evident that marquis f Queensbury rule
ire not broad enough to govern the battle between
the Saratogana and the doctors.
That the railroad will flip, the eost hack to
the consume it foregone conclusion. The
touch will differ from holdup in. covering
broader territory and diffusion by indirect gentleness.
No "wet" and "dry" issue in t town and vile
lag election throughout Nebraska next month,
Ry comparison, interest in, th voting will be so
tan as scarcely to warrant us collecting th re
turns. , ,
Japan is said to have purchased from Portugal
th bland of Macao with, ru 88,000 inhabitants.
The cojisent-of'the-govtrned. theory doe not
count on th international bargain counter for
islandsl
Borrowing tor current expenses of th schools
from th building fund may b necessary, but it
ia still a trine hasardous. When th school build
ings are erected, and paid for there wilt be no
building fund to borrow from.
The only objection Nebraska folks are likely
to enter against th whotesal filling of all house
bills Still in th bands of standing committees
is that th deadly act was not don sooner while
more bill wtr yet to be reported out,
On branch of th lows legislature passed a
bill tightening th lid on high school' secret so.
eieties. Th necessity lor mor stringent taws
in that regard implies a lack of thoroughness
in teaching th primary value of obedience.
Teutonic ambassador and consuls bended
their passports In Chins afford a pathetic
picture of th dieconsolst maid who was "all
dolled up and no plac to go." It's long way
from Peking to Berlin and sll roads blocked.
' The German retreat .on the west front ap
pears imposing in the accounts.. It's significant
is yet to be developed. On feature of the situa
tion, however, is fairly clear. New additions to
neighboring cemeteries have been an urgent ne
cessity for some time.
When a mistake ii discovered th thing to do
is to correct It a soon sa possible. Th Post-
office department ha got off on th wrong foot
with its "economy'1 orders producing this demor
alization of the postal servic and it should back
up before mor damag is done.
None of the other twelve United State sens
tars who helped along the filibuster seems deeply
enough disturbed ss to whether his constituency
approves or disapproves to invite t recall elec
tion in order to find out. If all twelve would
join in the tarn proposition it might be mor
worth while considering.
. Solemn assurancea of the pulsing loyalty of
New Yorkers have been as regular as daily war
bulletins. Stilt some doubters persisted in being
shown. Th task is under way by meana of sign
pledges of support of th government's policy,
Over half a million pledget are in, but there i
great scramble for. advanced places at th recruit
ing offices.
Warning to Coal Barons
-New Yerk WerU-
The federal trad commission hat nipped In
'lie bud the schema of th anthracite coal oroduc-
ng companiet to gouge th consumer again.
They have been served with a direct warning that
.tilure to make th usual spring reduction in
prleee cannot be justified, Plan had been
laid by this indirect method to increas prices for
the second time In twelve months. The ostensible
excuse wee increased cost of production. Th
federal trade commission effectually riddles that
pretext by stating that, according to th records
of the companies, there hat been no increase
in cost to the operators in the last four months
or iyio, nut in tne case ot certain companiet ac
tually a decrease in the cost of nroduction.
The big operators, with s virtual monopoly of
the Pennsylvania supply of anthracite, have never
been mbarassed by scruples about holding up the
public whenever th opportunity offered. For
th last fifteen years they hav been raising their
prices jump oy jump, nrst on one pretense, then
another. If the miners' wasret were increased.
the operators repaid themselves twice over for the
additional cost of mining coal. They began thit
'policy of extortion after the great anthracite
strike in 1902 and have faithfully practiced it ever
since. The last advance in prices dates only from
last spring.
So far the public has been helpless in the face
of the anthracite mining companies. They have
fixed their own prices, and consumers have had no
choice but to py what they saw fit to demand.
In the present circumstances, for th first time
their plans promise to miscarry.
Did th Rail Managers Have " Hunch r
The remarkably quick turn in the strike situa
tion from Saturday until Monday, changing th
attitude of the railroad managera from that of
atubborn insistence on arbitration to a complete
concession of the eight-hour wage basis, tug.
gests that they had "a hunch" of what ws com
ing from the supreme court.
This does not in any way detract from the
professions of patriotic devotion to the country
coming from the railroa'd managers, or throw
doubt on the sincerity of their assurances that
railroads are wholly at the disposal of the gov
ernment for defensive purposes whenever needed,
but it may help explain their sudden twitch with
reference to the trainmen's demands as a mere
acceptance of the inevitable while trying to put
good face on it and claiming special credit for
yielding.
If this is th correct surmise it would be in
teresting to know just when and how the railway
managers were put wise to the fact that the
overdue supreme court decision would affirm th
validity of the Adamsoa law. Th postponement
of the strike order for forty-eight hour to stretch
over Monday, when the supreme court was to sit
again, would at least indicate definite knowledge
that the decision. ws then, to b handed down,
evra ii there were no certainty aa to how it should
hokt. It ia quite possible, and reasonably prob
able, that this, information was conveyed by a
gentle hint, through th members pf th Council
oi National Defense, sent by th president to ne
gotiate settlement between th men and the
managers, two of, whom belong to th president
cabinet family for if any outsider were In on th
ianet council of th supreme court would it
not b likely to be the president?
With the strike oft, and the law sustained,
the results may be expected to justify them
selves, but the peculiar methods of reaching them
are calculated to incite curiosity.
United State and th War Trade.
President Wilson has just dispatched, s note
to President Carranza. of Mexico, which really
it intended, for the whole outside world, It it in
response to the proposal mad by Carranza tome
weeks ago that all neutral nations withhold com
mercial relations from th belligerents, Obvi
ously Mexico's thre iu such S movement would
be slight, for. beyond th tat of fuel oil nd gase
line at Tampico very little has gone, from Mexico
to the war zone. As the greatest ting!, caus of
th present sirif in Mexico, found its origin in
the rivalry for control of these oil fields, with
the British corporation securing the favor of
Forfirio Piaav i must (allow that any action on
part of the Mexican government to withdraw
from commercial relations with the belligerents
would put it into decidedly unneutral atti
tude SO far s Great Britain Is concerned. How
ever, this point is not debated by President Wil
son, other than inferentialy, M he point out
that th United States had tried to maintain its
friendly attitude toward U, even at a time when
th central powers were abusing our hospitality
by carrying on an intrigue, th object of which
was to embroil this country with Mexico snd
Japan, Such conduct, of which th Mexican
president could not be entirely, ignorant, ren
der his request under th circumstances one
ot doubtful propriety, Thit it aside front tin
obligation, as well a rights of hit and other
neutral countries under established principles of
international law, and by which the United States
government feels bound. Carrama yet has some
thing to learn of international comity ft well s
responsibility of governments
Gauging th Stat Waters.
Citiient of Kearney are moving in support of
a project that deserves th fullest consideration,
in asking that complete survey of th streams
of th stat and accurate measurement of the
annual runoff of waiter be made. Gauging th
waters of th Ntbraaka riven is of prima im
portance for several reasons. First of all, it
wilt determine what water it available for irrl.
gation in the temUtrid regiont of western Nt
braaka Snd sfford s basis for the equitable divi
sion among the several great irrigation projects,
A careful survey snd measurement of all streamt
would also give a better notion of what the pos
sible power resources of th state are. We hav
heard much on thit topic in the last few years,
promise-making candidates never falling to hang
part of their claims to office on the peg of
conservation of the state's water power. These
pledges have always been made in general terms
snd nothing really specific is known si to th x
tent or possibilities of th water power svsilsble,
Thit cannot be determined until the gauging hat
been done snd the tooner the work ia carried
through th tooner will th people hav definite
information as to what they really potsesi in
this regard. '
Nlcholss Not to Command,
Late reports from Russia are to the eCcct that
Grand Puke Nicholas is not to be given full
commend of the Russian army. Th provisional
government already is facing one of the most se
rious phases of its problem. Difficulties in )h
wsy of separating the Romanoffs entirely from
th activities of administration are such as are
not easily overcome, snd for the time at least
the Duma directors must move with great caution
in th development of their plans. The enthu
aiatm of the revolution is giving way before the
steps of sctual government snd firmness as well
ss prudence is very necessary jutt now, Th
men who directed th coup may easily be credited
with a proper conception of the magnitude of the
work undertaken, snd if their wisdom is equal
to their daring they may carry it out to a full
success. It is regrettsble that they cannot for
th moment avail th country of th services of
its grcstest soldier, ss well ss itt most competent
men In every wsy, but the preservation of the
liberty they hsv seised will requlr th acri
lie of torn. Prudence ss well at patriotism must
have its part in th experiment they are trying,
and thit teems for th time at least to preclude
th Romanoffs in sll branches of service.
From th pinnacle of mortal deity to eight
en months in prison spans the toboggan tilde
of Francia Schlatter In a acore of years. The
notorious "dlvin healer," when holding forth at
Denver, did bargain-counter business in "holy
handkerchiefs," drawing excursion traintoads of
people from a radius of 500 miles or more. Dis
appearing at the height of the rush intensified
the mystery of the "healer," who evidently te
cured enough of the world's goods to "lay low" for
years sftcr. So long as he confined his opera
tions to personal solicitation all went well. His
fatal mistake was in utilizing the mails to touch
the credulous. " ,
Vndt 8m fx Iht Caribbean
3-The Rule of the Dane$
By Frederic J. Hatkm
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, D. W, I., March
12. The majority of the inhabitant of these
islands look forward to the change of sov
ereignty aa to a salvation. The business men
and land owners foresee a prosperity that
means almost certain wealth for many of
them. And the people the black majority,
look confidently, to the land of Lincoln and the
civil war for a release from three centuries of
virtual bondage. As you pass along the streets
of this town in the evening you may hear almost
every group discussing the change that ia to come
over their island, saying what a great nation is
the United States and speculating at to what it
can do for them.
There is no class here which res-rets the trans
fer except the little circle of Danish officials, and
they, it is commonly charged, are the only ones
who hav profited by the present government.
The rule of the Danes here, acccarding to well
authenticated reports, has been pleasant and affa
ble and corrupt. It has been characterized by
much social display and omcial pomp, and by a
system of graft so open and well known as to
seem almost innocent. It is fact which any in
telligent citizen can tell you that the Danish
Plantation company is the real government in St,
Croix, and the West India Trading company in
St. Thomas; that the black men have practically
no rights of citizenship: that nearly all municipal
and road work is done by chain gangs which are
recruited by imposing long terms for such trivial
offenses at swearing and petty larceny) that there
it no accurate system of accounting for appro
priations; that the islands, in a word, have been
used by the Danes as bit of political pie and
nothing more.
Any visitor may see for himself that the towns
have no water, light or sewage systems, Water
is gotten from cisterns filled by draining the roofs
when it rains. The poor, who have only email
and leaky rooft, have to beg water from the well-to-do.
In Christiansted, the capital, there were
once thirty-four street lights, but seven of them
got broken, and now there are only twenty-seven,
They do not cast any more radiance than a firefly,
but they are visible at quite a distance, and so
serve as aids to navigation. The only way a
'StrangeY can get back to his hotel at night js
by counting tne itgnts on nuj way out.
At for sanitation, it is nonexistent, and condi
tions in the crowded poor quarters of the towns
are bad. That there is comparatively little sick
ness seems to be due to the excellent climate, and
the fact that the negroes here are an extremely
cleanly people. Their rags are always carefully
laundered. Your boatman gives you a freshly
washed bit of canvat to lit upon, although the
whole boat ia neat si a pin. The cabbies have
clean washable covert on their cab teats. Per?
hapt because they realize that health here de
pends wholly upon personal cleanliness, these
people, in striking contrast to many others at
poor, make it a rule of life.
The triumphs of social life in the islands are
the balls at government house. These are very
splendid affair: to attend them is to be of the elect
and not to be invited is, especially to the sensitive
and pleasure-loving West Indian, bitterness and
social annihilation. The Creoles, as the mulattoes
are called, are invited to these affairs provided
they are "not too shady," at one man phrased
it. A member of the colonial council it very apt
to find that he is somewhere near the' color line,
and that on which side he ultimately finds him
self depends upon how he uses his power. In
a word, hit vote is worth an invitation tq govern,
ment house.
The council in St, Thomas, for example, re
cently granted to a certain corporation exceed
ingly valuable privileges to build docks, ware
houses and other equipment on th water front.
On lone member arose and protested that tome
of th most valuable property in the island was
being given away to a corporation owned abroad,
Ha moved that the matter be referred to a com
mittee. The governor thereupon assarted that
it would be useless to refer it to a committee at
he had fully decided to grant the concessions,
and they must therefore be granted. Th lone
member got no support from nit colleagues, The
concession! passed. It ultimately appeared that
the governor wai member of the board of direc
tors of the corporation.
This incident was related by a reliable Ameri
can observer, an official of the United States
government. He asserted that no member of the
council got anything out of it except the eocial
preferment represented by an invitation to gov
ernment house.
In the matter of industrial improvement it
might be said that the Danish West Indies are
also paved with good intentions. An experi
mental plantation waa started, and an incubator
was bought with a view to promote poultry rais
ing. A boy was hired at about 10 cents s day
to watch the incubator. He went off and flew a
kite. The eggs spoiled. The incubator hat not
been nted aince. The government then decided
to buy motor plow. A commission of two
members was appointed to go to the United
States and look at the plow. The commistion got
to New York, went broke and cabled for money.
At latt it arrived at the factory. There were no
motor plows on hand. The commistion viewed
photograph of the plow and returned home.
The schools are in the hands of the churches,
and they do not go at high at our grammar
schools. There, was once college, but it per
ished. 7
All of the policemen in St. Thomas are im
ported from Denmark and they cannot tpeak
English. A native would make a much better
policeman, but all the jobs must be kept for
Danes, What are coloniet for if not to provide
people at home with jobs?
Denmark It a country which hat shown great
social wisdom at home. For some reason none
of thit social wisdom hat been extended to her
West Indies. And the brunt of itt neglect hat
fallen upon a simple, docile negro people, whose
whole world these island are. Now, for the first
time, the American people have brought them
hope. How is it to be fulfilled?
People and Events
California's Isw penalizing lazy husbands for
falling to support their families is drifting into
the dead law class. It Is difficult to enforce be
cause juries are backward in convicting idler of
felony. ,
Back in Wisconsin where the uplift blooms
in all kinds of weather, lawmakers have decided
to investigate political advertising. Not because
politicians object to advertising. The chief griev
ance is paying cash for it.
A bargain counter rush for dried ducks at $100
each in New York's Chinatown attracted th at
tention of the police. They "butted in" and found
enough opium inside each duck to send sll China
town into the land of pipe dreams.
The grcstest grandmother Philadelphia boasted
of passed away In the death of Mrs. Ruth Carter,
aged 98, She waa th mother of twenty-three
children, ten of whom survive. Besides, her fam
ily census showed 125 grandchildren and sixty
seven great grandchildren.
The entertainment committee which is to pro
vide the creature comforts for Billy Sunday while
saving New York City i (tumped for suitable
home for th revivalist and his band. An avail
able Harlem flat will not do, the needs of the
eampaigneri calling for fifteen' rooms and four
baths. Salvation comet high down Manhattan
way.
The honor of being the youngest "police
woman" in the country tails to Cora Mayburna,
14 years old, a Cincinnati school miss. Cora ia
employed by the school board as guardian for
twelve kindergarteners, and her task is to guide
them across dangerous crossings in the vicinity
of th school, for which she draws t salary of 50
cents a week,
ToDAYi
Health Bint tor the Day.
Avoid very high heels and very
pointed shoes, as they are inclined to
cause enlarged Joint which in time
may be surmounted with bunions
On Year Ago Today In the War.
British House of Common voted
war credit of 2, 009,000.900.
German captured French trenches
on front of 876 yards in the forest of
Glvenchy.
Ruasians crushed in German salient
south of Dvlnsk and captured trenches
on line toward Vilna.
In Omaha Thirty, Years Ago.
Henry Payne, special agent of the
Continental Fir Insurance company
of New York, has sent draft to 1.
Q. Lutz, agent of the eompany here,
to olose the sale of forty-sis lota in
different addition in this city which
pave been lately purchased by him.
J. M. Wolfe, the Omaha directory
man, Is sending the matter destined to
appear In this year's directory to the
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f 90,000 ijt"
ripters as fast as (t can be made.
:eady. It is estimated that thi new
directory will show the population of
Omaha to be about 10,000.
The aid brick building on the south
west cqrner of Twelfth and Farnam
and the little wooden one next door
are two of the old landmarks that
are being torn down.
Manager John Donnelly of the
American District Telegraph company
claims that he has found the laziest
man In Omaha In the party who, when
the elevator boy in the Paxton build
ing did not immediately respond to
his call, dispatched a messenger boy
to the fifth floor and had the elevator
sent down.
I. 8. Smith, a prominent railroad
man from the east, is in town visiting
With bis sister, Mrs. Charles B.'West
ren. C. F. Dally, who succeeded John A,
Gyler aa city passenger agent of the
Burlington, is proving himself to be
a "thoroughbred" and It (tiling well
the position vacated by Mr. Eyler.
This Pay In History.
1817 Cyrenus Wheeler, who in
vented one of the first successful mow
ing machines, born at Beekonk, Mass.
Died at Auburn, N. Y.. March i,
1801.
1881 General Winfleld Scott, sent
to oommand on the Maine frontier,
arranged a truce and Joint occupancy
of the disputed territory by both gov
ernments. 1843 Robert Southey, English poet
laureate, died. Bom August 18, 1774.
1848 King Frederick William is
sued a proclamation annihilating the
kingdom pf Prussia and declaring an
Intention of uniting Germany under
his guidance.
1871-Flrst Rieohstag, er Imperial
eounoll, opened at Berlin by the em
peror. 1881 Peace was concluded between
the British and the Boers.
1888 Charles Brad laugh waa ex
pelled from th House of Commons
for having taken th oath illegally.
1880 General Georg Crook, civil
war commander and noted Indian
fighter, died in Chicago. Born at
Dayton, O., September 8, 1828.
1894 Interstate Irrigation congress
met at Omaha.
1906 Venezuela agreed to pay Ger
many and England (88,000,000) of
their claims. .
1916 United States senate passed
a bill authorising government ar
mor plat plant.
The Par We Celebrate,
Thomas Hoctor, who before th
merging waa mayor of South Omaha,
Is 58 today. He now real-estates for a
living.
Hunter Liggett, who has succeeded
to the vacancy in the list of major
general oreated by the death of Gen
eral Funston, born at Reading, Pa-,
sixty year ago today.
Lieutenant Colonel George C, Squier,
who 1 in oharge of the aviation serv
ice ef the United States army, born
at Drydan, Mich,, fifty-two years ago
today.
Dr. George E. Vincent, who is to
retire from the presidency of the Uni
versity of Minnesota to become head
ot th Rockefeller Foundation, born
at Rockford, HI., fifty-three years
ago today,
Herbert A. L. Fisher, president ot
th board of education in the British
ministry, born In London, fifty-two
years ago today.
Albert Chevalier, noted comedian
and dramatic author, born In London,
fifty-six years ago today.
Johnny Ertle, prominent bantam
weight pugilist, born near Vienna,
Austria, twenty-one years age today.
Timely Jottings and Reminder,
This 1 New Year' day for mem
ber of th Bahal eult
Switterland today celebrates the
five hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Ni Klaus von der Flu, one of
Its great national heroes.
Many persona ot prominence are to
attend a dinner at the National Arts
club In New York tonight In honor of
the eightieth birthday of William Pean
Howelle, the famous author.
Former President William H. Taft
la to speak tonight at Richmond, Va.,
delivering the flrst of a series of ad
dresses which he la to deliver through
out the south In the interest of the
"preparedness" movement.
Many political worker of Indian
apolis, Gary, Evansvlll and Frankfort
are te be arraigned In th federal
court at Indianapolis today to plead
to indictments charging them with vio
lating the eleotion lawa In th elec
tion of 1914 and 1111. '
In the probate oourt at New Bed
ford, Mass., the flrst hearing la to be
held today In the matter of distribu
tion of the Sylvia Ann Howland estate,
valued at $1,250,000, and of which the
lata Hetty Green had a life use. The
list of recognised heir who will share
in th final distribution now reaches
518. v
Storyett of the Day.
A recruiting aergeant stationed In
the south of Ireland met Pat and
asked him to Join the army. The lat
ter refused, whereupon th sergeant
asked his reason for refusing.
"Aren't the king and the kaiser
cousins?" asked Pat
"Yea," aid th recruiting sergeant.
"Well," said Pat, "begorrh," I once
Interfered in a family squabble, and
I'm not going to do so again." Chi
cago New. :
OMB ODD FACTS.
Soma aatimataa place the quantity of
tin bar thst will be required br the countries
aew at war at 10,000,001 cubic feet,
Tut She Srat time ta Ike Meter ef the
Hoaskee tie trade, chtpmeNt erf aeliehed
rice has beea aa4e te tke Uaited States.
DeriiieT the lest rare rears Canada has sold
muntelpelitr. railroad and ether eeearitlee
to the value ef I6t,000,l00 ta the United
States.
The orlaTtnal White Rraee was befua ta
I7SS and Sret eeeopled by John Adaraa la
Its. It ems bane Mr th Iritis I, aa4 re
built ta Ills. ,
Intricacies of the Postorfloe.
Mllford, Neb., March 20. To the
Editor of The Bee: I am sending to
you to let you know how the post
master at Omaha ia forcing me to send
him money. This card la the third, the
first being about ten daya age, stating
there was 1 cent postage due. I went
down to the postofgee and handed it
to the clerk and she put a 8-cent
stamp on envelop and 1-cent stamp in
the letter and In i. few days I got an
other card stating, as before, that
there was reading matter there and
this time waa 8 cants due. So I sent
it to my grandson to present to the
postmaster. I was looking for that
which I had paid for, but instead I
got thia third card, marked, as you
can see, 6 cents. Now does this post
age go to the government or to the
postmaster? I have already paid 8
oenta postage on account ef this card
qatlce. I wish, Mr. Editor, you would
print this in The Bee,' as I am a sub
scriber for The Bee. It looks to me
like something is wrong.
G. B, PMITH. ,
Soldiers' Home,
Color Line In Military Service.
Omaha, March 80. To the Editor
of The Bee: Before eongress in the
excitement of the war scar passes a
law for universal military training
they had better consider the negro
Universal training and arming of
negroes will not be tolerated in the
southern states, where the negroes
outnumber the whites. Our ex,
perience with the negro troops at
Brownsville has convinced the United
States military authorities that we had
better leave the negro out of the army.
I believe in universal military train
ing, but for whites only and for American-born
citlsens only. It took the
Ku Klux Klan to disarm the negro.
Let us not make it necessary to re
peat that action. Whether we like it
or not the negroes are multiplying at
such a rate that we will, have a race
problem to meet some day. It is com
paratively easy to keep universal mili
tary training from the negro, but It
will be impossible to take away from
him if he once gets It.
R, E. LE PRENTISS.
SU1I Debating Kaiser and John Bull,
Omaha, March 19. To the Editor
of The Bee: Mr. Cochran says that
It Is a clear case of mistaken iden
tity when I said that he used to con
tribute to The Bee's letter box about
two years ago in th interest of the
kaiser, I added If memory served me
right. It seems that my memory was
at fault. No harm done. I am really
glad of it There is too much of that
writing done for the good of thia
country and I think if I may judge
by his writing that Mr. Coohran is fair
enough and nothing more needs to be
said or written on that subject.
Mr. Cochran Is rather clever In h's
writings. I like th way he came back
and says perhaps aome day some one
Will acouse Mr. Lewis of writing In the
interest of John Bull and his war
buqeh. Then I can sympathise with
him. Let me, assure him that no sym
pathy will be needed, as it is only the
truth that hurts. Mr. Cochran heads
his letter with the question, "What
Should This Nation Dot" I suppose
with the object of getting an answer
to it, whloh is all O. K., a I take it
to be the object of The Bee's letter
box to get the different opinions on
questions of importance.
Now I take the stand that the ques
tion asked Is one that concerns Amer
ica and Americans only; so -to arrive
at a decision we must think as Ameri
cans only. First forget the kaiser
and John Bull. Wa owe nothing to
either one of them. When our fore
father went to war for Independence,
for freedom from monarchlal govern
ment, th Germans a soldiers crossed
th ooean and fought side by side with
the British.
George Washington didn't stop to
debate whether it would be in the In
terest of this or that foreign nation
to fight for our rights and for justice.
George Washington didn't atand idle
and ask what should we do or would
war hurt or wa war an awful thing.
He asserted the right of himself and
fellow men and backed it up with
fighting for It If he had not done ao,
would we hav a country today? We
all know that we wouldn't W all
profess to revere the memory of
George Washington; we call him the
Father of our Country; the world ap
plauds and pay tribute to George
Washington as the greatest American.
Are we worthy of our fathers of our
country? It we are, I say fight for
them If need be without the aid or con
sent of any foreign nation. That's what
this nation should do.
P. O. LEWIS.
The State and the School Land.
Lincoln, March 20. To the Editor
of The Bee: The statement In to
day' Bee that the law forbidding
th sale of school lands was enacted
In 1899, needs correction. The law
waa enacted in 1897. The bill was
drawn and introdced by myself, then
representative from Dawes, Sioux, Box
Butte and Sheridan counties. In 1898
Senator W. H. Reynolds of Chadron
amended the law of 1897 In some de
tail of Its administration, but the es
sential teaturea of the law of 1897 for
bidding further sale of the school land
and providing th procedure for Its
leasing, have remained on the statute
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It may be worth while to consider
the fundamental reasons which led to
the enactment of this law in 1897.
They were aa follows:
1. The fact that the land ia the saf
est possible Investment of the perma
nent school fund the state can have.
2. The fact that the land Increases
aa population and number of school
children Increase and will therefore
constantly grow more valuable a th
need for addition school revenue be
comes apparent
8. The tact that interest on money
declines with increase in population
and progress In civilisation. Therefore,
if the land Is sold and the money
loaned, the amount of revenue re
ceived for the benefit of the schools
will diminish with the growth of pop
ulation and with the rise in the value
of land. Stated in slightly different
manner, the longer we hold the land,
the greater will be the permanent
suhool fund, and the quicker we sell
the land, the less will be the perma
nent school fund, both as to principal
and as to income.
4. The fact that the permanent
school fund when converted into mon
ey Is always subject to loss from bad
Investments or dishonest officials .and
that in twelve states of the union the
permanent school funds, amounting
to over 827,000,000, have been thus
lost forever.
6. The further fact that In Nebras
ka over 8201,000 of the permanent
school fund, derived from the sale of
lands, were lost more than twenty
years ago and that to this day the
money haa never been restored, and
the schools are losing every year ap
proximately 118,000 income from this
money stolen, and this in defiance of
our constitution requiring air losses to
the school fund to be made good and
an agreement with the federal gov
ernment to the same effect
AH these arguments for a change
In school land policy were presented
by me In the legislature of 1897. They
were true twenty years ago and are
just as true today. The fact that
school land la appraised for less than
its value IB a good reason for re-appraisement
of the land and a bill to
that effect la being debated In the
house this very day. It Is no reason
why the land should be sold.
The question asked you by the coun
ty assessor of Boyd county, whether
the state has a right to be landlord,
Is quite fully answered by the condi
tions in Chicago today where some
of the most valuable land in the heart
of Chicago, with buildings worth mil
lions of dollars upon it, belongs to the
school fund of Illinois and brings eaoh
year a large rental for the support of
the schools. A. E. SHELDON.
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