THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1917.
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"Here I am, at your
Any one question America's sincerity of pur
pose in the world war?
Plenty of hard coal is promised Nebraska, so
no need for burning corn will arise.
Sign the food pledge card, and then Steep the
pledge. It will help to win the war.
The Reichstag thunders in the index, but
Chancellor Michaelis is still on the job.
Variations in the draft plan whet the edge of
uncertainty. A lottery is built that way.
Grand Marshal von Hindenburg might try the
airship plan of discovering the whereabouts of his
celebrated line.
A bumper corn crop starting in at $1.92
glimpses a record golden bulge in the money
vaults of the corn belt.
Von Mackenzen's battering ram hurts, but it
lias not yet produced results such as have fol
lowed Haig's steam roller.
"The Germans know the Americans arc in the
trenches," say the news dispatches, and they will
know it better before long.
Michigan gave the Cornhuskers quite a sur
prise. But maybe the beating will help them in
the remainder of their schedule.
"Here, look at Italy, not Flanders 1" is the ap
peal sent out from Berlin, but the kaiserites may
be certain Uncle Sam is watching along the whole
line.
An Illinois Justice of the peace who married
his sister's stepdaughter and featured a quaint
problem In relationship doubtless holds down a
seat in the Don't Worry club.
Our Allies in Europe have been running short
on sugar for three years, so we ought to be able
to stand it for a couple of weeks. By the same
tOKen, ii we save a nine more, we can neip tnem
out some.
Nebraska potato growers are calling for help
to get their crop to market, but some of the spuds
will have to wait for shipment later. The rail
roads can not haul them, nor could the dealers
take care of them, were the avalanche loosed. A
little later in the season they will be welcome.
Our Own Boys in the Trenches.
War news has- brought an added thrill to
America Our own boys are in the trenches at
last, and have fired on the enemy, making our
participation in the world war a fact instead of a
purpose. From now on we will feel a deeper,
more personal concern in the proceedings
abroad, Americans have had a gallant share in
all the doings from the North Sea to the Alps
these last three years, but under alien flags. Now
the colors of Old Glory mingle with the tricolor
and the union jack, and the sturdy lads in khaki
from the "States," will take their full share in
the battle's clash. Along with the thrill that
comes with this thought must come the soberer
reflection that the sacrifice we have been urged to
steel ourselves for also impends. Americans will
know the keener cost of war, but will not flinch.
Our national destiny has again led us into the
tone of death, but beyond it we may descry a
world made better by our sacrifice, and to die in
freedom's cause is better fa than to live in ease
and comfort purchased at the price of pusil
lanimous skulking when duty called. The front
line of trenches will be our share from now until
honorable peace comes, bringing with it security
for the world.
No Sugar Famine
-Wall Street JearaaJ-
When people being to feel panicky about the
sugar supply, and some unscrupulous retailers take
advantage of their fears and demand extortionate
prices, it is time for users to "stop, look and lis
ten." If they do this, they will quickly feel better.
About the middle of September the food ad
ministration requested the people to reduce con
sumption for a few weeks, and explained the rea
son why it -was necessary. Apparently, little at
tention was paid to this appeal. The public could
stand it to part with thousands of young men
destined for the front, but could not give up or
curtail its use of sugar. What Mr. Hoover warnef
us against is now here.
But the shortage is merely temporary. There
is sugar enough growing, and it will soon be
here. We have a record crop of sugar been grow
ing, and the harvest season usually opens the first
of October. That sugar should be on the market
before the first of December, and relieve any
shortage. In the meantime, the available sugar
will be distributed as equitably as possible so
that none need go without
Our main reliance, of course, is the supply
from Cuba, Porto Rico and Hawaii. Those crops
are good, and will be harvested, and the refined
sugar on the market long before the beet sugar
can be exhausted. Indeed, there should be but a
vw mvno mimtu llic (ipCSranCC OI me IWO
kinds of new sugar. Thre is no fear for the fu
ture whatever, the only question is a little incon
venience for a few weeks now.
The solution of the present inconvenience rests
largely with the people. There is no hoarding
by refiners or wholesalers. There is no increase
in the wholesale price to retailers. The supply
available will be distributed to retailers as equit
ably as possible and at the usual price.
Nebraska and the Liberty Loan.
Inexact reports from the different communities
of the state on Saturday night indicated that Ne
braska had gone beyond the minimum set for its
contribution to the second Liberty loan, and the
minimum was no slight figure. None who know
the state well are surprised at this, nor would it
call for special notice, were it'not for the fact that
Nebraska has had some advertising that might
give strangers an impression that our people are
lukewarm in their loyalty. All through the war
Nebraska has done its duty. It was one of the
few states to furnish in full its quota for the army
and navy before the draft law took effect. It has
sent three regiments of National Guard into the
new army, and it has given its full share of men
selected for the service under the draft law. Its
people strained every energy to remedy loss due
to abnormal seasonal conditions, and have given
75,000,000 bushels of corn to take the place of
30,000,000 bushels of wheat, a wonderful contribu
tion to the food supply for the world. And now
all of this effort is backed up by the dollars of
the people at a rate that ought forever to silence
any slanderous tongue that questions the loyalty
of Nebraska's people. Over 26,000 of our boys are
in khaki today, serving all the way from the battle
front in France to the Philippines, and other .thou
sands of them are in the navy, guarding the seas
for liberty. Back of these boys stand the people
of the state, sorely divided on local questions,
perhaps, but united and indivisible for the flag.
"Passing the Buck" Again in Progress.
"Passing the buck" has been defined as the
greatest of American indoor sports, and just
now it is in progress all over the country. The
new war revenue bill was framed to develop sev
eral new sources for revenue and levied small
taxes on a number of things heretofore untouched
and in a new way on many that had borne some
share of the big burden of providing money to
run the government on. Perhaps it was the in
tention of the congress that the dealers should
share their war profits with the government, but
the dealers entertain no such notions. They quietly
slip the tax along to the purchaser by adding it
to the selling price of the article. This would
not be so bad in itself, but it is being made the
excuse for taking a little added profit. For ex
ample, if the tax is a fraction of a cent 1 penny
is added to the selling price; a cent and a half
puts on 2 cents and a 2-cent tax sees the price
go up a nickel to the buyer. The process is one
inevitable accompaniment of the effort to raise
money by this sort of taxation. The beneficent
circle of trade may finally adjust this in an equit
able way, but the buck is being passed just the
same.
Culture Without "Kultur."
Formation of an inter-ally educational com
bine, whereby cultural training is to be pursued
after the war to the elimination of German "kul
tur," is announced as a result of consultations in
this country and France. The general purpose of
the combination is commendable, perhaps, and
will receive much support, especially from those
who have conceived of the humanitarian rather
than the utilitarian aspect of culture. Promoters
of the plan may, however, have overlooked a
factor that possibly will have some weight in the
final determination. It is not inconceivable that
the Germans themselves have had enough of kul
tur and are willing to retrace some of their steps
and get in line with the better thought of the day.
That the future of education is concerned in
the social changes to come from and through the
war is plain, although it would be rash to under
take to outline what effect these changes wilt
work on the cultural effort of humanity. It may
be assumed, however, that the movement will be
forward and not backward. The system that
stressed the "humanities" to the exclusion of what
is loosely summed up in "kultur" is not likely to
be again set up, although such of its features as
are adaptable to man's newer needs will doubt
less be retained. Education is to be considered
as a means rather than an end and between the
clashing systems of England and Germany will
be found the medium that will bring man to a
higher cultural development, wherein the bal
ance between the material and the ideal will be
maintained and he can be made both graceful and
serviceable mentally.
Americans already had made considerable
progress along this line and in both the acquisi
tion and application of polite and useful learning
had set a mark others might at least consider in
formation of new plans for a new era. German
kultur may disappear, but German learning must
always have a place in the world.
Price Regulation and the Public.
One of New York's big banks has just sent
out a symposium of answers received from bank
ers and business men from all parts of the coun
try, who were asked as to how government price
regulation has been received by the people. The
answers show a wide range of sentiment, but
roughly classified they indicate 51 per cent in fa
vor of unrestricted regulation; 9 per cent in fa
vor of restricted regulation; 33 per cent opposed,
and 7 per cent noncommittal. Many of those ex
pressing themselves in favor of regulation want
the period of such governmental activity limited
to the war time, with return to unrestricted traf
fic when peace conies again. Locality and inter
est influence the writers to a considerable extent,
but one view that is common to the majority is
that of a Minnesota wholesaler, who writes: "If
a proper degree of loyalty were possessed by
everyone, there would be no occasion for control
of any commodity. The proposal of control is
only to guard the many against the selfishness
and consequent manipulation of commodities by
the few." Such writers as strongly oppose con
trol reflect an attitude exhibited by the expres
sion quoted for Nebraska: "The farmer and
stockman think it not a fair proposition that the
prices of all they will raise should be subject to
regulation, while the price of everything they
have to buy is not so regulated." That this dis
crimination does not exist is coming to be under
stood by the people of Nebraska. Early views are
based entirely on advantage to be had frcm regu
lation or nonregulation, but the preponderance of
sentiment seems to uphold the government in the
action it has so far taken.
Food Administrator Hoover's telegram to Di
rector Wattles, giving warning of the necessity
of guarding food warehouses, grain elevatocs,
mills and stock yards against fire, is but a con
firmation of admonition uttered by The Bee in
April. Too much care can not be given this duty.
Seven pounds is the limit in weight for Christ
mas packages to be sent to the boys in France,
but a lot of goodies can be packed inside that
limit
Five billion dollars added to what he has al
ready put in makes Uncle Sam's contribution to
the wiir pot look respectable, at least
Teaching the People to Eat
Bj Pre eric J . Haskm
Washington, Oct. 26. The biggest mark of pa
triotism these days, next to owning a Liberty
bond, is to eat correctly. Not that the govern
ment is concerned with your table manners, but
it is concerned with your food. Eating has re
cently been the subject of more government
pamphlets, tracts and bulletins than the war itself.
So rapidly have they been flung at the hereto
fore hearty appetite of the average American that
he has sometimes experienced considerable diffi
culty in keeping up with them. One week, for
example, he is told to drink more milk and eat
less meat, while the next week comes word that
milk is scarce and to use as little of it as possible.
Then he is told to eat but few potatoes they
are needed to win the war. But just as he lias ac
customed himself to rice as a substitute, he is in
formed that it is not potatoes he must economize
on, but bread. Has he ever heard of using potato
flour instead of wheat flour to make delicious and
nourishing bread?
If people cut down on their consumption of
meat, flour, butter, milk and sugar, they must
make it up in some other way. In this respect the
government offers assistance. Problems in body
requirements and how they are met by different
foods have been worked out in the laboratory
kitchens of the Department of Agriculture. One
of these studies, made by Miss Caroline Hunt,
scientific assistant of the office of home economics,
states' relations service, shows how fresh fruits
and vegetables may be used to save other staple
foods. Miss Hunt points out, for example, that
green peas and lima and kidney beans form an
excellent substitute for meat. As cereal savers,
she suggests the use of potatoes, sweet potatoes
and partially ripe bananas, cooked. A small po
tato, weighing from three to four ounces, sup
plies as much starch as a large slice of bread, but
less protein. It is not, therefore." an absolute sub
stitute, but it comes pretty near it. Masked pota
toes may be used in the place of biscuit crust in
making meat pics. Moreover, potatoes make an
excellent basis for a number of attractive salads.
Combined with peas, beans, beets, cucumbers,
radishes, onions and asparagus, they may be
served in many different forms with mayonnaise.
Fruits of all kinds offer a substitute for sugar,
since every ripe fruit contains a large quantity of
it. Fresh figs and plums contain about one-fifth
of a cup to the pound, while watermelon contains
only a small percentage. When dried, fruits are
even sweeter than in their fresh state and require
no additional sweetening. Stewed prunes, apri
cots, peaches and apples, therefore, make econom
ical desserts during the winter when fresh fruits
are somewhat scarce. They save the butter, milk
an dsugar used in making rich custards and pud
dings, and are also much more digestible than the
latter. "Ice-cold junket served with fruit," says
Miss Hunt, "constitutes a delicious dessert and is
inexpensive, since the junket may be made from
skimmed milk." She also suggests that occa
sionally the dessert course be omitted entirely
and a fruit salad with cottage cheese be used in
its plaCe.
The best way to serve vegetables is the sim
plest namely, boiled, baked or steamed, with a
little salt, butter, milk or cream. But, if they are
to be introduced to any great extent into the diet,
it is well to know many ways of serving them.
For many years authors of cook books have given
scant attention to the preparation of vegetables.
It was taken for granted that they would naturally
be prepared as they had been prepared for the
last 100 years. But recently cook books have ap
peared containing many good1 vegetables recipes
which have been eagerly grabbed by hotel men,
who are anxious to see vegetables take the place
of meat to a greater extent in the national diet.
And, if the hotels recognize the economy of vege
tables, the individual householder may be sure
that they are right.
In her bulletin on the use of vegetables in the
place of staples, Miss Hunt gives-a number of ex
cellent recipes for vegetable soups, chowders and
souffles. Lots of times various odds and ends
of vegetables are lelt over from a string of din
ners, are allowed to stand in the refrigerator for a
couple of days, and then thrown out. There may
be a little scrap of beets, some spinach, some peas
or possibly one ear of corn. Now, instead of
wasting these left-overs, they should be placed
through a tneat-chopper and placed on the stove
to cook in a little water, with a small portion of
rice or farina for thickening. Soup is the result.
If, instead of using water, milk is used, the
soup is much more nourishing and may easily be
used in place of meat. A delicious milk-vegetable
soup is made by adding to the finely chopped
vegetables one cup of milk, one-half tablespoon
of butter or other fat (fat from bacon or pork
gives a particularly good flavor) and one-half
tablespoon of flour. Melt the butter, add the flour
and cook one or two minutes, being careful not to
brown. Then add the milk and stir until the mix
ture thickens. Here is Miss Hunt's recipe for
milk and string bean soup, including the following
articles: Two quarts of string beans, one-fourth
cup of flour, one-fourth cup or less of fat. one
small slice of onion, salt, pepper and milk enough
to make two quarts of soup. Cook the beans until
tender in as little water as possible, drain and rub
through a sieve. Add the bean liquor and milk
enough to make two quarts. Melt the butter, add
the flour and cook carefully one or two fflinutes.
Add the liquid and cook until mixture thickens.
Season with salt and pepper. Part of the beans
can be cut into small pieces and served in the
soup, if desired. The sddition of large pieces of
potatoes converts the soup into a chowder.
Miss Hunt also gives a new recipe for a green
pea souffle that has caught the attention of a num
ber of hotel chefs, who have added it to their
luncheon menus. It calls for one-fourth of a cup
of fat, one-fourth of a cup of flour, one cup of
skimmed milk, one cup of mashed cooked peas,
three eggs, salt, pepper and a few drops of onion
juice. The protein contained in this recipe is
equivalent to that in 10 or 11 ounces of average
beef.
Thus in limiting our stapled diet, the govern
ment also teaches us how to get along with sub
stitutes. If it takes away bread with one hand, it
hands us out all sorts of potato concoctions with
the other; if it takes away sugar, we are told how
to use figs instead; if we arc denied meats, we are
at least informed as to recipes for using beets and
onions. War economy is broadening, if nothing
else, and dietitians suggest an even greater con
solation. They claim that it is healthy.
' People and Events
I 1QDAV
Right in the Spotlight.
When the League of Small and Sub
ject Nationalities meeta in conference
in New York today the presiding ofii
er will be Frederic C. Howe, the pres
ident of the letigue and a lawyer and
publicist of wide reputation. A native
of Meadville, Pa., Mr. Howe received
hi education at Allegheny college,
Johns Hopkins university and at Halle,
Germany. After graduating from the
New York Law school he was admitted
to the bar in 1894 and for 15 years
practiced his profession in Cleveland.
During this period he devoted himself
to the study of municipal problems,
particularly taxation, and was a lec
turer on these subjects at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin and Western Reserve
university. In 1909 he removed to
New York City and since 1914 he has
been immigration commissioner of the
port of New York.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Australia, by referendum, rejected
compulsory military service.
Germany reported that, since the
beginning of the war and up to Octo
ber 12, a total of 1,253 enemy ships
had been sunk, besides 200 neutral
vessels carrying contraband of war.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago.
The subject for the revival meeting
at the Walnut Hill Christian church
for this evening will be "The Stone
Holled Away."
Penrose & Hardin lost in the neigh
borhood of 2,000 pigeons in the fair
ground blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Barber gave a
delightful reception and musk-ale at
Reynolds Writes to Ret-d.
Omaha, Oct. 26. To the Kditor of
The Bee: P.egardtng Deputy Munger'.s
attempt in last evening's paper to
apologize for or explain Judge Leslie's
recent decision, will say: He is wrong!
There is no misapprehension on the
part of the workers in Nebraska. The
workers thoroughly understand their
constitutional rights, maybe better
than Attorney General Heed and his
deputy.
We believe that if Attorney Gen
eral Reed and his assistants would
give more time to enforcing the law
as found on the statute books instead
of spending the state's time and money
in an attempt to persecute the work
ers and members of labor unions they
might be of some aid to the state and
government during the war, instead
of asking for injunctions which
greatly hindered the workers in aid
ing the government by subscribing to
the Red Cross and the purchase of
Liberty bonds during the period of
this lockout and injunction.
The labor of a human being is not
a commodity or article of commerce.
T. T. REYNOLDS,
President Omaha Central Labor Union,
President Nebraska State Federation
of Labor.
their residence, 2207 Farnam street, to
the Misses Blackford, Taylor and Lee.
M. P. Dowllng, president of Crelgh
ton college, will deliver a lecture un
der the auspices of the C. K. of A. this
evening.
The United States Mercantile Pro
tective association of New York has
opened an otTlce at the northwest cor
ner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets,
under the management of C. A. Seo
neld. The real estate firm known as B. R.
Ball & Co., composed of Mr. Ball and
W. A. Spencer, has been 'changed to
Ball & Spencer, with office at 113
North Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Julius Schmidt, who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Tuttle
at Fort Omaha, left last night for San
Antonio, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leo celebrated
the 10th anniversary of their marriage.
A large number of friendu assembled
to pay their respects and offer con
gratulations. This Day in History.
1795 John Keats, the young Eng
lish poet who thought his name mere
ly "writ In water," bern in London.
Died in Rome February 24, 1821.
1814 United States sloop Peacock
returned from a cruise during which
it captured and destroyed 14 British
vessels.
1821 Sergeant Ezra Lee, who oper
ated Bushneli'a submarine boat in an
attempt to destroy British warships in
New York harbor during the revolu
tion, died at Lyme, Conn. Born there
January 21, 1749.
1854 Marshal St. Arnaud, com
manding the French forces engaged
in the Crimean war, died of cholera.
1859 James O. Jones, governor of
Tennessee and' United States senator,
died at Memphis. Born in Davidson
county, Tennessee, June 8, 1S09.
1870 Dijon, France, was occupied
by the Germans.
1914 Belgians forced the Germans
hack across the Yser by inundating
the country.
1915 Italians reported captura of
5,064 Austrlans within a week.
One of the St. Louis banks topped the Liberty
loan score with a subscription of $10,000,000. The
bank has the enthusiasm of its resources.
The cat is out of the Obregon bag down in
Mexico. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, the
assistant boss of Mexico combined his parents'
names of O'Brien and Regan and sprung Obregon
on the natives. As usual, with talent behind it,
place and hooked on to the O and stuck. You
can't lose 'em.
Brethren wielding the weekly pencil or type
writer no doubt feel a throb of sympathy for the
rural editor of Maine who complains of "lacerated
feelings." Some unfeeling subscriber sent him an
account book of 1890 showing eggs at 15 cents a
dozen, veal 12 cents a pound, potatoes 16 ceuts
t peck, three pounds of lard for 30 cents and
corned, beef at 7 cents a pound. Ah, me, a sub
scription in farm goods meant much fodder 27
years ago.
Washington, D. C, climbs on the waterwagon i
November I. Think of it Washington on the
waterwagon. How extensive the drouth will be,
with Pennsylvania and Maryland ready to relieve
the distress, is not worrying the residents just
now. The chief concern is preparedness for the
worst, and as a consequence wholesalers and re
tailers re doing more business than they ever
dreamt of, even during inauguration weeks. What
Omaha witnessed the week before May day is a
mere sprinkle beside the Washington stocking
up deluge.
The Day Wo Celebrate.
Hon. C. W. Britt, Judge of the
municipal court, was born in Detroit
53 years ago today.
Henri H. Claiborne was bora in
Plattsmouth on October 29. 1868. He
started out as a printer and la now
practicing law.
G. C. Swingley, secretary of the
Lawrence Shot company, is today cele
brating his 36th birthday.
John Hodge, pensions minister in
the British government, born in Ayl
shire, 62 years ago today.
Queen Mario Alexandra Victoria,
consort of King Ferdinand of Rou
manla, horn 42 years ago today.
George H. Tinkham, representative
In congress of the Eleventh Massachu
setts district, born in Boston 47 years
ago today.
Rose Stahl, popular actress of the
American stage, born in Montreal 42
years ago today.
Charles Parkhurst, editor of Zlon's
Herald, the official organ of the Meth
odist Episcopal denomination, born at
Sharon, Vt., 72 years ago today.
Charles H. Ebbets, president of the
Brooklyn National league base ball
club, born in New York City 58 years
ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
A national campaign will be inaugu
rated today to raise $4,000,000 with
which to provide wholesome recrea- j
tlon tor the soldiers.
A conference on theological educa
tion is to be held today in connection
with the semi-centennial celebration of
Drew Theological seminary.
The grand jury which is to 'conveno
at Concord, N. C, today is expected to
take action in the case of Gaston B.
Means, who is held on a warrant
charging him with the murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King, the wealthy Chicago
widow mysteriously killed at Black
water Springs on the night of Au
gust 28.
Considerable interest attaches to a
three-day conference to be opened in
New York today under the auspices of
the League of Small and Subject Na
tionalities. The organization is com
posed of representatives of 25 na
tionalities, whose chief aim is to estab
lish a permanent congress of small and
subject nationalities, to assert their
right to separate representation at
international conferences, and to em
phasize the importance of granting
their rights as an indispensable condi
tion of world peace in the future.
Storyctte of the Day.
Admiral Bradley Fiske was talking
in New York about a naval critic.
"This naval critic," he said, "re
minds me of Swetson.
"'What's struck Swetson?' a, man
asked at the ciub. 'He failed in medi
cine, he failed in the law and he failed
in the ministry, and now he's moved
into a 2,500 flat in Riverside Drive."
" 'Well, you see,' said another man,
'Swetson has started to write maga
zine articles on "Why Men Fail" and
he's made a mighty good thing of it.
Qualified, you know." " Washington
Star.
HERE AND THERE.
About the School Bonds.
Omaha. Oct. 27. To the Editor of
The Bee: I do not agree with the
I statement of my friend, 8. Arlon
I Lewis, that the improvement clubs
will vote against the school bonds at
I the coming special election on Novem
i ber 20. I do not believe that our im
provers, 'who, on the whole, are a lot
of sensible, progressive, patriotic cti
zens, will be so short-sighted as to cut
their own noses to spite their own
faces. The improvers have children in
the public schools and they know
better than anyone else the dire neces
sity of more school facilities. They
know from the reports of their own
children that our schools are not keep
ing up with the growth of Greater
Omaha; that in some places there is
actually no sitting capacity for the
children and that half sessions are in
vogue to give the children a half edu
cation; that some of the schools are
antiquated, insanitary and not fit for
use; that with the annexation of Flor
ence, Benson, South Omaha and Dun
dee the demands for new and up-to-date
school facilities are so great that
it is impossible to gratify the just de
mand unless we are willing to make
sacrifices by going into our pockets
for the necessary money.
Omaha by the last subscription for
the Liberty bonds has shown its pa
triotism and devotion to the cause as
no other city in the United States has,
and now Omaha will prove that there
Is nothing too good for its children
and when it comes to provide for the
welfare of the offspring, the greatest
and most precious possession of the
fathers and mothers, Omaha will will
ingly give for schools where their
children are being educated and made
useful and patriotic Americans of to
morrow as liberally as they did for the
Liberty bonds.
The Improvers, and the rest of our
food and patriotic citizens, I am sure,
Will rally with enthusiasm to the sup
port of the school bonds at the coming
election and the bonds will carry
unanimously.
Dll. E. IIOLOVTCH1NER.
Protests Pulpit Disloyalty.
Leigh, Neb., Oct. 23. To the Editor
of The Bee: I want to commend most
heartily your stand for loyalty to our
flag, our country and our president in
this great war. And I want also to
add my strongest protest against every
tendency toward disloyalty and pro
Germanism, some of which seems to be
manifested right in the ranks of my
own church. I was amazed and in
dignant that such a speech as Rev.
Sydney Strong made before our na
tional council should have been de
livered by a Congregational minister,
or listened to, unless against a united
protest, by a Congregational body. Any
preacher who will stand for the in
fernal Industrial Workers of the World
must have gotten badly off his base,
especially at this time. And it is be
cause I feel you ana the public gen
erally should know mat such things
are not endorsed by all Congregational
preachers that I write you.
Another thing, if the Rev. Mr. Vas
sileft expresses the sentiments and
makes the statements attributed to
him, I would not allow him in my
pulpit. He may be a good Christian
man and preacher and all that, but no
preacher or other person should be
allowed to go around among our
churches and before the public gen
erally giving comfort and encourage
ment to the most devilish power In the
most fiendish, hellish war that tha
world has ever seen, and for which,
with all Its attendunt horrors, even the
Armenian atrocities, Germany is abso
lutely responsible. It is an Insult to
America and ail .the decent nationas
of the earth to say that such a power
cannot be conquered and humblefl.
God have mercy on humanity if that
is the case.
And one more word. What is the
matter with the Ministerial union of
umaha? If what is charged against
it is true, it needs a little red blood in
jected into its veins. This is no time
for any uncertain sound or quibbling
or soft words. If the union referred
to and the preachers there have been
misrepresented, they owe it to them
selves as well as the country to put
themselves right on the matter. If
not, the churches they serve ought to
see that they do.
I am for the war to a finish, till tha
menace of kaiserism and a selfish,
Christless, autocratic nationalism is
forever vanquished and destroyed. I
believe this is the only stand any loyal
American citizen can take. 1 have
ministered in two largely German com
munities, and that has been my un
compromising and outspoken position.
Anyoody that can't or will not take
that stand, or is afraid to, needs to
have a new lesson on loyalty, and a big
dose of patriotism, courage and faith,
whether a preacher, professor or what
not. ,
And I believe, by the help of the
?rcat God of truth and right, that we
will win. Yours for humanity and
victory, I A. TURNER,
Pastor Congregational Church.
SMILING LINES.
Hiss Wilcox had been glvin the class on
eli-mi'ntary talk upon architecture.
Now." said she, "can anyone In the class
tell me what a 'buttrena' la?"
Little Walter aroe, hlii face beaming with
a quick flash of Intelligence.
"I know." he shouted, "a buttress Is a
nanny goat."- Philadelphia Ledger.
"One of the meanest tricks a man could
play on a woman."
"Kh?"
"After she had divorced him because li
ouldn't pay her bridge debts, he wen
out and made a fortune." Cincinnati Kn
ijuirer.
Mrs. Bats You ought to brace up aiM
show your wife who is running things a
your huuse.
Cralle (sadly) It Isn't necessary, flit
knows. Puck.
Mr. Raphead On my army appllcationi
there la a place to tell the condition of my
mind. What would you advice me to an
swer? Miss KuttlnK Leave It blank Judge.
t'pton Where are you and your wife
summering this yar, seashore or mountains
decided yet?
Underthum Yes, I decided it this morn
ing. I said we would go to tho mountain,
so wo are solng" to the seashore. Boston
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