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War prosperity's main drawback is an excess
of striking events.-
A sue :ssion of exploded German. plots serve
to map the crooked trail of imperial kultur.
duce court expenses. Prohibition, in fact,' seems
to be clogging the dockets with new cases sure
to pile up the court costs still higher.
The bootleggers keep the police busy. The
bootleggers have nothing else to do the police
have other things to look after as well.
The test of loyalty is "America first and all
the time." For those who dislike the spirit of the
age, the world is wide and traveling good.
of tils energy and geniality. Stricken , in the
full flush of usefulness and achievement makes
his passing all the more a distinct public loss.
:, ,Now If Washington promises could be trans
muted into food and fuel cuts, tfye high cost of liv
ing would become as lonesome as a jobless king.
Maine is the pioneer prohibition state, so, win
or lose, the result 'of the plebiscite on woman
suffrage ought to be strictly on the merits of the
issue. . '. , ,
Advance Information from the front afford
every assurance that the German Retchitag Once
more will sustain its reputation as a debating
society. s .
The Swedish minister t,o Argentina futs $p
the defense, "In the United States they are very1
.excitable." Under similar conditions would they
not be even more excitable in Sweden?
"Me and Charley" are putting the finishing
touches on "'the constitution for new Poland,"
The spectacle of Europe's autocrats molding a
constitution drives a wedge of gayety through the
gloom of war. '.: r .
The Austro-Italian sector of the war present!
the cleanest front of alt. There alone glory beck
ons to the heights and heroes pluck medals from
mountain peaks. . Elsewhere warriors dig in and
burrow out of sight- f
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. The forced exodus Of persons who loafed
around the Romanoff throne rubs Into Sweden
the irony of war; Sweden esteems Russian royal
ists about as much as a Prussian Junker loves
America and England. V
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Welcome to the building managers, in conven
tion of their national association in Omaha. They
arc so accustomed to listening to the trouble
tales of their tenants that they should not be hard
to please during their respite cut here. J
The secession of Dudley Field Malone from
the official spotlight scarcely - caused a flicker
along the great White House way of Washington.
The world' wags aa usual, too absorbed by more
important "duties to turn aside for what can wait
awhile.- One task at a time. ' , i .
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If the saving sense of humor still abides in
Chicago more encouragement should be given
tha senatorial aspirations of Mayor Thompson.
Strafing his rooters' with German shamrocks, im
mature chickens and hot epithets increases the
risk of a premature frost in a campaign that would
tickle the funny bone of all Illinois from Clark
street to Cairo. ; ' :
Defense Sense and Nonsense. -
To the man up a tree it looks as if there were
altogether too much nonsense and foo little sense
in the recent activities of our State Council of
Defense. This body is supposed to be charged
with certain definite duties in the way of promot
ing the preparedness of the state to meet the de
mands of existing war conditions and to help us
"do our bit" for the winning of the war.
The Council of Defense was not constituted
merely to enable its members to play for free pub
licity for themselves or to serve their own per
sonal or political ambitions. Passing resolutions
of self-praise or of censure' on others will get
them nowhere. Denouncing the State university
for including the teaching of German in its cur
riculum or complaining that more money is spent
by the university for instruction in German than
for economics or animal husbandry is wholly be
side the case. The only aid or comfort the enemy
derives from this situation is that which it may
draw from the spectacle of our Council of Defense
wasting valuable time that should be employed
for real work. No one can truthfully accuse The
Bee with undue sympathy with German sym
pathizers nor will our devotion and loyalty to
America first be questioned when we protest
against such foolishness, even though perpetrated
in the sacred name of the Council of Defense.
Cut out the nonsense and get down to business.
Dictators, Past and Present
By Frederic J . H skin
The report of the effigies of former German
heroes going into; the mejtinjr not for munition
purposes glimpses the ever-Increasing squeeae of
tne oiockaae. tvery article from church bells t6
door knobs carrying trace of copper has gone
to the pot, even metal gutters from the wrecked
houses of Trance. Besides rendering a service
in mighty pinch the ingloricas finish of back;
number heroes makes room for the stock of he
uti now in mixing. '
Polite Piracy
PhltedolpbiA U4tt
A pleasing tale is told by Captain Crooks,
skipper of the American bark Christine, recently
sunk by a German submarine. The hero of it
should not be forgotten. For Captain Erlanger,
commander of the attacking vessel,; emulated the
commander of the Mantelpiece in nolitenesi.
'When the Christine was held up the skipper and
his crew took to the boats and were ordered on
board the submarine. "Will you step into my
cabin?" said the German seaman to the American.
Nor was it a spider and fly invitation, as Captain
Crooks had too much reason to fear. There was
luncheon and Rhine wine, and amiable conversa
tion. 'I am very fond of Americana," Captain Er
langer confessed, "and it hurts me to sink sny
vessel belonging to them.''., Even pirates may be
courteous.
'"He was the mildest-mannered man '
' That ever scuttled shin or cut a throat"
; Captain Erlanger had to do the first, but he
had compunctions about taking life. , On the con
trary, he saw that the Christine's boats were well
provisioned before he set them adrift. Nor would
, he believe that other submarine commanders could
.be guilty of the atrocities imputed to them, al
though tie admitted that he had heard of such
things. "For my part," he said, "I would rather
perish than commit such an atrocity. ' Sing, hay,
the gallant captain that you arel It is a pity, for
the credit ef Germany and humanity, that other
-; submarine commanders do not follow his example.
Nothing can make attacks upon merchantmen
legal. But they would not arouse such world
wide' bitterness if they were unaccompanied by
murder. Here's to Captain Erlanger! And may
hi tribe increase I r . -- --t
Sweden's Neutrality In Question.
' Revelations from Argentina throw a " still
stronger suspicion against Sweden's neutrality in
the war. Its minister at Buenos Aires is accusedJ
ot a gross oreacn 01 oipiomanc privilege in act
ing to transmit German communications under
guise of Swedish official messages. The pro-German
attitude of the Swedish government has been
from the first a matter of common knowledge and
a source of considerable embarrassment to both
neutrals and belligerents. Cordial relations be
tween the Swedes and the Allies have been main
tained with difficulty and two years ago an open
brjach with the British government was narrowly
averted. The present affair, if reports are well
founded, constitutes an unneutral act that is cer
tain to be resented by the Allies.
Intriguing by the Germans has been notorious
and world-wide and it is not to be wondered at
that an attempt was made to entrap Argentina
into quiescence. The tone of the disclosed notes
is so arrogant and the language employed so de
void of tact that the Argentinians, even if recently
mollified by the promises from Berlin, must feel
much resentment at the cavalier treatment ac
corded them. It should give them a much better
notion of what value to put on the sincerity of a
government that holds treaties to be binding only
s6 long as they are box becdme inconveniences.
Pledges made to Argentina ere very much like
those given to the United States and will very
ikily stand about as long. ,
The most significant aspect 6f the affair Will be
its effect on present negotiations between the
United States and Sweden as to food supplies. In
this problem the incident will have great weight
end unlets the Swede can give a satisfactory ex
planation they will gain little through the help
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mcy njvc given uciiuaiiy.
Speculating About Peace Terms.
While the Russian internal muddle is appar
ently becoming more and more confused, indica
tions are becoming numerous that Germany is
about to present some modifications of the terms
on which peace .will be accepted by the Central
powers. A speculative forecast of these terms
has been given out by Wiy of Copenhagen, tenta
tive in the extremeifeS.iniicating a change of
attitude such as "was.tt;heve :been . expected. It
does not, however, forecast such proposals as will
be approved by the Allies.: for the German cOun-.
ter-proposal does not meet requirements laid down
as fundamental While the status quo ante bel-
lum is not given over in its entirety, the new pro
gram includes the restoration of Belgium end Ser
bia and the evacuation of France; cost of the work
of restoration to be met by Germany from money
obtained by sale of German colonies to Great
Britain, and Alsace and Lorraine to be set up as
Independent states. Questions arising from Tor
key end the Balkans are to be left td negotiation,
and Italia Irrendefita will be disposed of by mak
ing Trlest a free. port. tv ," y. : . v. ;
Allied diplomats profess to believe that such
terms, if proffered, are mere camouflage to con
ceal the real German purpose. In other words.
the suggestion is put out as a feeler anticipating
a further and more serious approach to negotia
tion. From Germany comes word that the mili
tary party still is uncompromising in its demands
and averse to any abatement of plans that Include
retention of occupied territory and indemnifica
tion for Germany. Such an extreme attitude may
be understood as representing the aristocracy that
is certainly doomed if the war continues and
which has reached the "after me the deluge" state
pf mind. , Michaelis' expected reply to the pope
will show what may be expected. ,;
t In Russia the difficulty seems to be to find a
ground on which the conservatives and radicals
may meet. Kerensky is striving hard to get his
government on solid footing and has had to sacri
fice Korniloff, who will be sadly missed in the
military councils at least Evacuation of Petro
grad, said to be under way, may bring the con
fusion to something approaching a reasonable
solution.
't fv. 'tad Let l&rt'-'X';-r
One feature of the president's reply to the
pope's peace note, to which commentators are giv
ing much attention, is his reference to American
policy asto commerce after the war. Our atti
tude, according to Mr. Wilson, will be that of live
and let live. His opposition td a union or under
standing for carrying on a post-bellum economic
warfare meets with general approval of Business
men and manufacturers. This is especially true
of dry goods men, who have been extending their
markets under war conditions. In countries
where American goods are being used, not in pref
erence, but of necessity, some pioneer work is be
ing done by the makers, who report good results
and t hope to hold the trade in the future. The
belief is that, Americans are ready to meet com
petitors in the world's markets and will not re
quire the artificial support of a trade understand
ing. Protection of the home market will give all
the advantage needed to develop our home indus
tries beyond any danger of foreign rivalry. The
proposed economic union contains the germs of
another great war and should be avoided. Ani
mosities engendered by the present conflict will
not quiet for many years at best, and it will be
foolish in the extreme to foster them through
channels of commerce that should be open to
friendly communication. A square deal and
free chance for all is what we are fighting for,
not to control the world s trade.
Washington, Sept. 8. When two such eminent
citizens of the modern world as the American
Hoover and the Russian Kerensky vehementjy
protest against being called dictators 'and the rest
of the world goes on believing them to be such
it is rather interesting to inquire just what is a
dictator fnd why has he fallen under suspicion.
The old Romans began the dictator business.
But the Roman dictator could not hold his power
longer than six months at a time. None of them
did, with the exception of Sulla and Caesar. The
Roman dictator had certain technical and pecu
liar privileges and was hedged in with certain
rather odd restrictions. For example, he could
not touch anything in the Roman treasury; he
could not leave Italy, nor could he appear on the
streets of Rome without the permission of the
people. Imagine a Latin-Americfn dictator say
the redoubtable Cipriano Castro of Venezuela or
the haughty Porfirio Diaz of Mexico being de
barred from the treasuries of their native lands!
Or thihk, jf you -will, '.of "Food Dictator" Her
bert C. Hoover having , to, ask permission of the
people of the United States before walking from
his office to the Whita House. '
Dictators, in fact, alt" ough ndt always in name,
abounded in the middle ages. They "ran" the
Italian city republics. Oliver Cromwell, who ruled
England with a rod of iron for four years, was a
dictator. The great Napoleon, as first consul,
was as powerful as a dictator as when he became
emperor. .. .
The senator's personal newspaper organ is not
in sympathy with demands upon public officers to
resign.' Every one of these demands has a tenta
cle reaching out in an uncomfortable direction,
The great world war has revived the use of
the term in many lands We have had Food Dic
tators Groner and Bajockl itii Germany, possess
ing absolute authority, over-riding any Jaw.'.cuS-!
torn or private right in the maiter of production,
conservation and distribution of food.' The grant
ing of absolute power to such an official in. War
time has been Drought about by the necessity for
preventing waste and speculation in food -supply;'
The practice of appointing such food dictators
or "administrators, as they 'are known;' iijwestv
em countries has been followed in many.pf; the
belligerent nations. " (
In Russia the tremendous political, economic
and social changes brought about by the great
revolution which overthrew the Romanoffs, made
some strong central one-man authority seem thej
only solution of the problem of bringing order
out Of chaos. Premier Kerensky has objected to
being called a dictator because, as he. puts it, the
Russian people are so democratic by instinct that
they would not "stand for" such a concentration
of power in the hands of one man. ; Nevertheless,
he Is willing to accept the responsibilities of dic
tatorship if, "by so doing, he can lead Russia
safely into the camp of the free, orderly, self
governing nations.
Any strong man in a republic is likely to be
.anathematized as a dictator. Theodore Roosevelt
was often referred to as one by his political ene
mies. Even President Wilson is sometimes so
characterized by certain of those who oppose him.
The word dictator has been, freely used in the
debates in congress during recent weeks and more
than one of Our public men have been pointed out
by senatorial orators as menaces to the freedom
of our institutions. The newspapers warningly
--or is it-perhaps only playfully ?4-refer to Mr.
Hoover as "food dictator. Prof. Garfield as "coal
dictator" and Mr- Vance McCormick, the head of
the newly created expirts administrative board,
as "export dictator."
Iri the early days of Rome the' dictator was
usually a useful personage who exercised his irre
sponsible authority for certain specific purposes
with the approval of the people and for a certain
definite time. He was appointed to hold elections,
to celebrate the athletic games, to establish festi
vals or to drive the nail into the Temple of Jupiter.
This last was a piece of popular superstition which
was believed to avert pestilence. The powers of.
the Roman dictator were really a revival of those
of the kings who had just been banished. All
officers of state immediately passed under the au
thority of the Roman dictator, but. continued their
duties quietly as before'. 1
Argentina and Paraguay had a number of mill-
4ary dictators who had extraordinary careers of
tower. Juan Rosas, who lived from 1793 to 1877,
uilt up a splendid fighting force from cowboys
fronv the Argentine " pampas and miscellaneous
adventures. He ruled the Argentine as dictator
from 1835 to 1852. His ambition for p'owir, h6w
ever,'j6t htm into wars with Uraguay, Paraguay
and Chile and he ended his life in exile.
Parasuav srroaned under the despotism of a
dictatorship for more than half of tbe nineteenth
century. Under the Lopez father and son the
country was plunged into wars which - left it
utterly prostrated, it is saia that in ibu wpen
th younger Lopez was killed in battle, every male
Paraguayan capable of bearing arms had been
killed and the population had fallen from nearly
t million and a half to, less, than quarter Qf
million. ...... - fy - - -
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In considering beneficent dictators it should
be remembered that Oliver Cromwell, that stern,
Puritan, really saved England by his just, efficient
rule from anarchy at home and defeat at the hands
of the foreign enemy. '
It Is interesting to recall the. facts that both
Washington and Grant were each for . a time
clothed with dictatorial powers. A piece ot revo
lutionary war time legislation, dated December 27,
1776, begins thus:
. "The congress, having maturely, considered the.
present crisis, and having perfect reliance on the
wisdqm, vigor and uprightness of General Wash
ington, do hereby
"Resolve, That General Washington, shall be
and he is hereby vested with ful ample and comi
pjete1 power to " N v '
. The resolution goes on to enumerate the things
the first president was empowered to do as a
dictator: To raise and equip armies, appoint, offi
cers, plan campaigns, "take whatever he may find
and pay what he regards as propel," arrest and
"copnne those who refuse continental' Currency or
are otherwise disaffected to the American .cause."
This power Washington was to hold -for six
months. - Happy," say the conclusion of th' decree-granting
him such power, "it is for the ftdun-.
try that the general of its forces can be safely en
trusted with the most unlimited power and neither
persdnal security and-liberty nor property be in
the least degree endangered thereby.
By the law of J868, which provided for the
enforcement of former acts, Grant, as general of
the army, was declared to be "his own interpreter
of his own power under, the law. '
Postage Not Taxation
St. load Olobe-Demoeiat
The postal system is designed tor, service and
its -benefits have been felt in commerce and en
lightenment beyond anybody's power to calcu
late. It will be a sad day for the country, when
the congressional measure of our postal system
will be the excess of its receipts over expenditure.
The present postmaster general; even prior to
America's participation in the war, had been urg
ing economies at the expense of efficiency, a re
form the business community resisted with more
or less success. The modifications of passenger
train service, necessitated by the war's demands
on the transportation system, have greatly lowered
the efficiency of the mail service, especially on
branch lines ef railway, but the public will endure
this uncomplainingly, as unavoidable.' But it
would not cheerfully pay 50 per cent more for
poorer service, ,
The entire subiect of costal rates should be
eliminated from the revenue measure, fot it has no,
place there. Nor would it be advisable to alter
any of the rates, even in a special bill, at this time.
As Senator Weeks has well observed, raising the
second-class rates would be a severe, and in some
cases a 'mortal blow to publishers, already
affected more than any other class by war condi
tions. Establishing ione rates, even if limited
to magazines, would tend to destroy facilities for
cultivating and maintaining a national spirit, one
of the glories and safeguards of America.
TO DAY
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Roumanians won another battle and
pressed Austrlans farther westward.
Germans made unsuccessful counter
attacks against the French and Brit
ish on Somme front
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
The board of public Works is very
anxious to have 1 J. Spitibart of 1813
Clark street, who btfught the lumber
formerly in the fence around Jeffer
son square, come and get hia property
Miss Minnie Dye. is advertising for
- - t
the" return of a valuable cameo ring
which she lost.
Rev. C. W. Savldge has returned
from the THethodlst conference at Fre
mont He has been reappointed to his
pastorate at the Seward Street Meth
odist Episcopal ch,urch, this making
his third year at that charge.
, Mark Renter and Tom Cahlll, the
conductors who had charge of the
Union Pacific, fair trains, . received
congratulations' for their fine work
riot the slightest accident: occurring.
Charley Sweety, .the j engineer, also
came in for his share1 Of tha "prfcise.
. Rumors, of a. new steam motor line
to the suburban town, of .Florence are
taking shape, as a syndicate of wealthy
capitalists have the project under ad
visement ' v "
a : - Johnson, one -of the leading
Spirits of the Cable Tramway company,
has just rettfrnedrttn California as
brown as & berry-and as good natured
as ever.' - "
Excavations have been made for the
foundation of the new South Omaha
High school building and the work of
erection will commence very loon.? .
The .magnificent ..stone church now
being erected on Cretghton college
grounds' is progressing rapidly and tn
about a week it wilt be So far advanced
as to allow the roofing to begin.
This Day In History. .' . ;
1777 Battle": of; Bratidywtae, In
which 11,000. Americans under Wash,
ington were defeated by 18,000 British
under Generator Howe and Cornwall!.
'17.8-Turkey, incensed at the Inva
sion of Egypt declared war against
France and joined with its old adver
sary, Russia. '
It 09 Sterling Price, governor of
Missouri and noted soldier in the Mex
ican and civil wars, born in Virginia.
Died at St. .Louis September- 29, 1897.
k 1810-Jamea Pollock, governor , of
Pennsylvania and director of the
United States mint whose suggestion
It was that our national coins bear the
motto, "In God we Trust," born at
Milton, Pa. Died at Lock Haven, Pa.;
April ifl, ,180.
, 1841 All members of President Ty
ler's Cabinet, except Daniel WebsterY
resigned because of the Veto of tha fis
cal corporation bill.
1997 Riotous demonstrations
against the Japanese took place in
Vancouver, B. C.
' 1914 Germans crossed ' the Alsne
and took up entrenched positions.
M916 Germans under Von Hittden
burg took Skldel after three days'
severe battle,
The Day We Celebrate. 1
I Dr. Alfred S. Mattson, homeopathic
practitioner, is 58. He is a graduate
of the Hahnemann Medical college pf
Philadelphia. -
Dr. Stacy B. Ball was born Septem
ber 11,1877, at Bishp Hill, 111., and
educated at the University of Chicago
and the medical department of the
University of Nebraska.
Dr. Willis H; Taylor was born over
In Iowa just thirty-one years ago to
day. - '
Most Rev John Ireland, Catholic
archbishop of St. Paul, born in County
Kilkenny, Ireland, seventy-nine years
ago today.
Melvln A. Brahndn," the mew" presi
dent of Belolt college, born at Lowell,
ind., nfty-twe- years1 age today. .
, General Erich G. A. S. v6h Falken
hayn. eminent German commander,
former Chief of the general staff, born
in the village ot Belchau fif ty-sx years
ago today..
Henry A. Barnhart, reresentatlve In
congress of the Thirteenth Indiana dis
trict, born neat Twelve MOe. iJM.,
fifty-nine) yeafs ago today. - ---- -"
Rt. Rev.i Thomas J. Shahan, reetor
ot the Cathollo University of America,
born at Manchester, N. H., sixty j(ears
ago today. .
. Lord Inchacapo, one of England's
greatest commercial magnates, born in
Forfarshire slxty-flye year ago today.
Timelj Jottings and Berrmiders.
if' BlrtMday greetings '.to i Archbishop
Ireland of St. Paul, who enters upon
his eightieth year today. - ,
Today is the 140th anniversary of
the battle of Brandywine, in which the
Stars and Stripes were flrst carried
Into battle. . '
i The i annual Wyoming State fair
opens at Douglas today and will con
tinue thcough the reraalnder.,,of;-$he
week.'- -
u By 'proclamation of President Wil
son certain areas of;the PaIlsadS;'na
ttonal ..forest In Idaho and Wyoming
are to be restored to homestead ntry
today-.
iSNutrierous prominent speakers are to
be heard at the fourth annual con
tention of the Farm Mortgage Bank
era' 'Association of America, which ia
to meet in Minneapolis today for a
three-day session.
- sMany important prpblerns relating
ta the war are scheduled for consid
eration by the American Chemical So
ciety at its fifty-fifth annual conven
tlon, Which opens in Boston today and
will Continue until rnatyfofa'
Storyette of the Day. '
: "The Germans, With their talk about
xacting a war indemnity from their
French and Belgian aggressors, re
mind me of Smythe."
The speaker was Major Spender
Clay, the son-in-law of Baron William
Waldorf Astor, who recently spent
some time in New York as a membt
Of the English mission. Major Spendef
Clay continued:
"Smyths, you know, had a cow thit
was a great nuisance. One day tha
cow got into Jones' garden and ate
all his grass. Jones asked Smythe
what he was going to do about it
rtd what do you suppose Smythe
did?"
Major Clay laughed grimly.
' "He sent Jones a bill," he said, "for
using' his cow as a lawn mower.'V
Washington Star. ' ' , - '
SMILING 'LINstS. - ';.';
Wife How many timet bv I tald yon
Bet to play poker? - ,
Hub But, my dear, I won Uet nlfht,
. Wife Well, why didn't foo ur to b
for T Buffalo) Siproa.
"And wha.fi your Idao U alary?'
"Why or S10.0OO . if I (Iva satisfaction
and, aay (1,(00 If ' don't." Browning's
Maiailne.
"Thoro's on I will say for our national
anthem."
"What's that?"
"It's food thins the tuns laft't as hard
to remembar aa the words are." Detroit
rree frees. ,
"Officer, why did you arrest this motor
ist?" - - -. - . .
"Suaplclous actions, your honor. He was
within tha apeed limits, sounding his horn
properly and trying to keep on tho rlht
Ida of tho eVreot." Philadelphia Bulletin.
Pleads for the Squirrels.
Omaha, Sept 8. To the Editor- of
The Bee: I read a letter from Mr.
Frank Agnew in The Bee, and I must
confess that the tone of same In my
mind was somewhat of a surprise
as I have read many letters from Mr.
Agnew which were full of gpod f eellhg
and good sense, but I cannot say as
much for his letter of yesterday as he
expressed a desire for the destruction
of one of nature's cleverest and pret
tiest products "the bunny."
Not Only does advise the destruc
tion of this pleasant dispositloned lit
tle animal, but he seeks to destroy it
through the most cruel manner con
ceivable., by exterminating it through
the medium of school boys and sling
shots. Mr. . Agnew will surely admit
that it is not .consistent with humane
instincts to promote murderous char
acteristics In young boys by Instruct
ing them to go to it, wield the sling
Shot, malm, cripple and kill all the
Squirrels and sparrows in the parks
and elsewhere Just, because they de
stroyed sOmfl of the prle walnuts on
his pet tree, when in fact, the walnut
tree is a much greater menace to the
public than most any other form, of
follge, being alive with creeping
caterpillars at certain times of- the
year, and is the breeder of a multi
tude ot insects which are a menace
to vegetation and health.
Some people are, of course, ready
to step on an ant hill everj time they
get the chance, are ready to kick a
dog Just because he appears to be a
tramp, but let them remember that
it is not the little squirrel nor the
tramp dog nor the little sparrow that is
so destructive to individual and pub
lic interest but it is the boys who have
been raised where inhuman treatment
of animals was permitted, and the de
struction of birds and their nests was
made a pastime, which served to har
den their hearts .to crime and theft,
and later they have grown to disre
gard everything but selfish interests,
and unless halted id their progress by
the laws pf the land or their con
science become a menace and obstruc
tion in civil life. I say let the-little
squirrels live. L. A. DILLAVOU.
1820 Dodge street
Loyalty and Citizenship.
Oxford, Neb., Sept 4. To the Edi
tor of The Bee:, Under the caption
"Plea for Toleration," and over the
signature ."American"; a ' man ' or
woman writes in The Bee what might
be meant for a protest against our
state council ot defense m its expo
sure of disloyalty. It Is true as this
Writer says, that one should not array
sentiment against loyal citizens be
cause they were born in what is how
an enemy country. It is just as tru
that our defense board haS shown no
desire to do that thing, nor ts there
any concerted Individual action to ac
complish that purpose,
Loyal citizens of. German birth are
loved and respected and they and their
Sons are touching elbows with all
good citizens In the defense of Ameri
can liyes and American rights. Why
then should selfstyled "American"
worry?, Thil writer says going to ex
tremes may lead to disloyalty and in
ihe next Breath tells us that loyal
Citizens of foreign birth deserve our
regard more than eitizehs by the ac
cident of birth. Certainly thls-Js a
Very extreme statement - A good citi
zen of foreign birth stands on aft
equality with the good native born,
and he who would exalt one above
the other or create a prejudice be
tween them is decidedly in the wrong.
But when native born citizens of these
United States are called accidents, ex
treme has reached Its bounds and is
not exceeded by the kaiser, who be
lieves that all . governments but : his
are accidents, while his has the sanc
tion and partnership of the Almighty;
This writer over "American" would
have us believe that the court records
prove that German people stand pre
eminently above native born citizens in
the matter of law observance. That Js
simply rot, which shows the bias of
the writer. Our German born citi
zens, are no better and no worse than
native born. We are justly in this
wa with Germany;- she has murdered
our women and children, ignored bur
demands that such murders must pot
be repeated, and trampled under foot
international lAw as well as all laws
ot humanity. None more than our
citizens of German birth should re
joice that our rights are to be vindi
cated and none more than they
should desire, tho - speedy success of
eur armies. Germany regards this
class ot our citizens as deserters and
traitors to the fatherland and cer
tainly is not entitled to any sympathy
from them in this war. j
A- C. RANKIN.
Minneapolis Labor Cbngres4
Omaha, Sept f. To the Editor of
The Bee: I tryst, that the affairs at
Minneapolis have a tendency to show
some sincere but misguided friends ot
the labor movement, as well as other
economic reformers, what a mistake
they have been making. ' I entirely
second the statements of Russell and
others that every movement of what
ever character made today pretending
to be tor peace is, either consciously
or unconsciously, in the Interest of
the kaiser. As such It follows that
every such move must mean a pro
longation of the war, an addition to
the number of the slaughtered among
Our boys, more weeping wives and or
phaned children, more of our people
brought to mourn. If this statement
be true, and I cannot conceive of a
successful refutation of it our citizens
have a right t6 look upon every such
move. as a move of the enemy.
It Is not and it -has not been true
that "single taxers," as a correspond
ent infers, are opposing this war. Louis
F. Post, the flean of all single tax
ers. tho founder Of the Public, as wotl
as that paper itself, now owned, by
Mrs. Feis, and the Single Tax Herald
all are working ta the utmost In back
ing the government In its enterprise.
The ablest and most unanswerable ar
ticles I have seett defending the pol
icy of conscription as against depend
ing upon the volunteer system hy
been written by Mr. Post There Is
in this county but one , single con
spicuous single taxer who-has shown
his opposition to our government
That is Daniel Kiefer formerly chair
man ot the Fels fund commission, and -he
is so because ho la pro-German. I :
happen to know also, for I have seen
the correspondence, that his action
has been repudiated by practically
every leading single taxer In the coun
try. V-
Single taxers are primarily peace ad
vocates, because they understand per
haps better than any otlter-students
the fundamental causes of wars., They
are, however, fundamental democrats,
and they are able to perceive the 6un
dation ot democratic- governments.
When they see these foundations at
tacked, as they have been attacked
by the German kaiser, there ia never
a doubt as to where they will stand
in defense ot them.
James H. Barry, editor and pub
lisher of the San Francisco Star, Dr.
Eggleston and W. & U'Ren, the two
leading Single taxers of the .Pacific
coast, and William Marlon Reedy, edi
tor and publisher of Reedy's Mirror,
St Louis, all are ardent champions of
our cause. In fact no one can men
tion a single leading single taxer of
the country, with the one exception I
have mentioned, who has not taken'
from the very beginning of this war
Substantially the same position I have
taken unqualified support ot our gov
ernment in its course.
I am a champion of free speech and
a free press, but I insist, that those
who exercise these privileges shall also
understand the obligation that accom
panies them to be .responsible for
what they speak and writ. If they
cannot understand this responsibility
they are unfit to exercise the right
' v L. J. QUINBY.'
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