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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1815. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD KOSEWATER VICTOB KOSEWATER, EDITOR TBI BEB PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR. Entered at Omaha postofflee second-class natter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION B Carrier, Br Malt OtUy and Soaila? par week, lis er tut. M Oi f4i It without Sunday.. " 10 4 4.04 Bieolna and Sunday ........... IOo " 1.00 Bnalnt wttaoat Bandar " e " 4.00 Bandar Bat only " .la "Si tmi aotlce of etiinM of address or bratnlaittf la dellrsrr (0 Onafaa Baa Clrculatloa DcvaitmanL MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ih AanetsM Press; at irhleh Tha Baa la a meon,. M io!intelj aatlttad to she ae tor publication of all new, dlcpetehes credited to It or oat oUiarwtM endued In tbn paper and alto Um kwal news oablitocd burin. All riant of tmbUoauoo of our soeelai diapattba am sue raaarad. N REMITTANCE Bralt bf draft, txpraat or portal order, fair S-eent ttampe takes ta psrneet of mail aeoouata Personal check, axoapt oa Omalia and aaaura eichante. aot asoeptad OFFICES OBttia TJia Ba Balldlna. i hicatPsnT'le'i Gas Building. Bout Oeiahe 2311 K Bt. Ktm fork iH Fifth At. Council ttlnfTa 14 N. Mala Bt Bt. Loula-Kn B'k of Comratroa, Uaoola Utile Balldlna. Wsahlnstoa Mil O Bt CORRESPONDENCE Address aaanoatsattoai ralatiai ta news aod adltortal attar to Oaiaaa Baa. Editorial Department JANUARY CIRCULATION ? 59,964 Daily-Sunday, 52.534 intin at rm latum for Um awnta, re bawl bad and swore to by DwlfM William. Circulation atuaaar. Subscribers taring tha city should have Tha Baa mailed to them. Addraaa changed aa aftaa aa requested. i; Lenine and Trotzky started out to rule or 'rain, and succeeded. ... March is just around the corner, but we can not tell yet if it is lion or lamb. '..Holding corn for export ought not to be. so very hard to do as Jong as the car shortage is un relieved. .' ' ." " " Seed corn profiteers are as much of a menace as any other kind, and should be just as promptly put out of business. Chancellor von Hertling's assertion that Ger many is pursuing only defense of the empire must sound good in Russian ears. ;i Secretary Houston and Administrator Hoover ought to ; get into touch with one another oc casionally, One of them is mistaken. ' , rsThe farmers who turned down Jerry How ard's bill because its author was a "joke" may now comprehend whose game they were playing. Representative Fuller's estimate of the house may meet his own present views, but his oppor tunity for reforming its ways and increasing its. usefulness is not enhanced by his petulance. 'Do not waste time in wondering about con fusion into which cabinet officers are plunging the food situation. Just continue to save and conserve and produce. All we can possibly spare will be needed, and then some," Pershing has Introduced some American made 10, 12 and l4-!nch guns to the notice of the war riors and; those on our side express unfeigned admiration,. for the weapons and the result they produced,? Accordingly their impression on the Germans mav be estimated;'?'.; i A slightly deaf man occasioned some excite ment at the1 Auditorium through failing to rise when the national anthem was played. He gave his explanation, and was exonerated of any un patriotic motive. His experience suggests the thought that some improvement might be made in the way the music is played by. our local orchestras and bands. Most of them give it in such an apologetic time and pitch that one is almost moved to wonder if they are not afraid the Star Spangled Banner will be found waving. . ' Plant More, Raise More. 1 . The appeal to the farmer for increased pro duction is seriously made. It Is unfortunate, perhaps, that no better understanding exists be tween cabinet officers and the food administrator. This is one of the very unsatisfactory results of our dislocated and inarticulate system of govern ment. No one will question, however, the wis dom of the adage that advises taking the safe course in case of doubt- Therefore, while we may leave to Secretaries McAdoo and Houston and Administrator Hoover the adjustment of the differences that have arisen amongst them over this food supply, we will make no mistake if we bend every effort to get out of the ground all the eatable produce we can. Certainly we under stand there is a scarcity of food, not only at home, but abroad, and we are expected to supply the deficiency if possible. Hysteria over the sit uation will not help; in fact, hysteria or excite ment is not needed. What is really wanted is the cool, ' purposeful determination of every farmer to cultivate every acre he can to the full extent of v its productive possibilities;, for every stock raiser to mature for market every meat animal he. can, and for every householder who possibly can ta grow garden truck to the extent of his ability, that the stock of food in the world may be; increased.'; It will all be needed, and with the utmost of our ' efforts millions will still be hungry next winter. Do your level best to pro duce food during the coming season. Von Hertling's "Peace" Talk. Chancellor yon Hertling's speech to the Reichstag, indirectly addressed to the! people of the countries at war with Germany, has not had the effect of awakening other than increasing distrust of Germany. In Washington, London and Paris alike the opinion is expressed that the German chancellor had in mind only a hope that his words might create a division among the na tions allied against the kaiser and in some way excite distrust among the people. Germany's actions do not square with the chancellor's professions. Nor does he put a flattering estimate on the intelligence of the as sociated democracies in his effort to seduce them by phrases as empty as those he employs. That Germany was able to disarm Russia and over whelm Italy through the use of words when arms had failed is fully understood and appreciated in the United States, and equally so in England and France. Terms on which peace may be established have been so plainly stated on our part that any may understand them. In fact, "shirt-sleeve diplomacy" never has shone so brightly as in the statement of our war aims and peace terms. German statesmen show an unmis takable disinclination to agree to them. " It is not likely that for the moment the Ger man high command has any intention of relin quishing any part of the original German plan. Success in Italy and Russia has encouraged the military and has assuaged discontent among the people. The Entente Allies r?alize that they are confronted by a reunited Germany, hopeful and militant, and capable of continued resistance. Von Hertling's pretense at peace by suggesting a conference is a mockery of our aims, with no more of 'sincerity than has characterized other German moves. Hypocrisy has marked every step of the kaiser in the present warfare, and this last is quite in keeping with the policy adopted from the beginning by the German overlords. Review of Russia's Tragedy Why the Czar Fell and Why the Revolution Has Failed By E. Holovtchiner. Another View of Hog Island. Now that public inquiry is being made into the details of the Hog Island adventure, some in formation is coming to the surface that puts a much more commendable aspect on the whole affair. For the moment the most interesting feature is the part that labor has played in the great undertaking. t First, it must be understood that the new plant on Hog Island is the greatest of its kind in the world. No other shipyard any where has its capacity. Instead of being behind, it actually is ahead of its schedule, and this in spite of many weeks of delay caused by the ship ping board on behalf of the government One of the most stupendous tasks ever undertaken has been carried forward through the most ter rible winter ever experienced on the Atlantic coast President Stone of the corporation that has carried on the work tells of men working half hour shifts, and being hoisted from the holes in which they toiled, numbed to the extent that they were helpless until laid down by fires and thawed ouf In one week the labor "turn-over" at Hog Island was 700 per cent; that is, seven times as many men were brought in during the week as were employed at any one time.vand at the end of the week the working force had not been in creased in numbers. Conditions were Such that flesh and blood could not endure the hardship entailed in the work. Against such ' obstacles the work was driven steadily and Hog Island is ready ahead of time to do. its great, part, in building, the ships the government must .have if it is to win the war. ' Keels have been laid sooner than expected, and in a short time the SO shipways will be employed. We wonder at the courage of the men on the battle front, who so patiently endure the dangers and privations, the hardships of cold and hunger there prevalent; let us at the same time give some thought to the workmen who have toiled through the terrible weather of the last three months to create the shipbuilding works at Hog Island. They are no less heroes and their ef forts are quite as important to the winning of the war as any put forth by the soldiers. Another Saga of the Seas. ' An American submarine chaser has made its way into a French port after being given up for lost Separated from its escort in a storm, with engines disabled, navigation instruments missing, and rations short, the crew, of this -little vessel for 39 days battled, the elements. 'Using bed clothing for sails and steering by "dead. reckon ing," they brought their "ship" . into port, and as soon as repairs are made will be ready to take op their avocation of pursuing the kaiser's pet .murder-machines.' Here is an illustration ' of the indomitable spirit that has made the Ameri can sailor notable from the first Nothing is said of the personnel of the crew, but the prob abilities are very strong that its officers were youngsters, not long out of Annapolis, some of them maybe from the reserve coj-psj while most of the men a year ago were familiar only with the fields and village streets of the country far back from the ocean. But they had a mission and when they started from their home port it was to take part in settling the war. This they are now ready to do and, while their feat will soon be forgotten in wardroom mess and fo'cas'le gos sip, it may be accepted for the moment as a proof of the sort of men we are sending abroad. Absolutism and tzarism in Russia fell be cause it held in subjugation, subject to dicta tion and order from the tzar's government in Petrograd, peoples of different race, char acter, language and locality that could not and would not fit in the shablone of a cen tral government Desiring an autonomous government and the privilege to conduct their own affairs in accordance with their own wishes and needs, the people in Russia revolted and shook off the yoke of tzarism. Prince Lvoff as premier, and Milukoff as minister of foreign affairs, succeeded the tzar, and bade fair to establish a free and stable form of government in Russia, but unfortunately were not given the opportunity and chance to give the people a free govern ment. The people, who were shackled and ensiavea xor centuries, ieu at once tneir iree dom, and, like a chained-up dog who at once is liberated, started to run in a wild chase after something they did not know them selves what, and Lvoff and Milukoff were trampled down by the onrushing events and swept aside by the mad tide of orgies that raged in Russia. Had the first provisional government, with Lvoff and Milukoff at the head of it, held on to their posts until the people sobered up from the debauch of the first spree of liberty, Russia would have been saved. Lvoff, the founder of local self-government in Russia, the zemstvo, was just the man for that country. He was the promulgator of the very ideal and idea which led to the overthrow of the tzar, but Lvoff sinned first because he was of royal blood, and second because as a true statesman and leader he tried to hold back the wild rush of the radical demands of the workmen and soldiers' delegates as long as he could, know ing that the demands of the radicals would only plunge Russia in the abyss of anarchy and ruin. But the radicals wanted the mif lenium at once, right now, and would not wait for the slow and gradual development of the progressive ideas formulated by Lvoff and his cabinet So they swept him and his government into oblivion and put Kerensky, the fiery revolutionary, the cyclone, at the head of the Russian government. Kerensky became the idol of the people. Representing the revolutionary socialists, Kerensky missed his opportunity to become the great man of Russia. His first vital mis take was when, becoming war minister, he gave notice to the army that they were free citizens, free to govern themselves by a council from their own midst, and were given the power to select and elect their superior officers to command them. That, of course, meant thorough demoralization of the army discipline and disorganization of the army as a fighting factor. The soldier, being weary of. the Jong struggle in the trenches, and tired of the humiliating disasters and defeats through the treachery of their own government-and generals, and feeling the irecdom given them by Kerensky, at once deserted their posts and returned home without any molestation, leaving the front open and un protected to the assault of the enemy. Capital punishment being abolished by Kerensky s order, the army was left free to commit any act of disloyalty without fear of punishment by death, which would be meted out to soldiers in any civilized country for acts of treason during war. Kerensky, now seeing his vital mistakes, tried to rectify them by going personally to the front and appealing to the patriotism and loyalty of his soldiers to; hold the line and fight the enemy, the invader, But the seed of de moralization and disorganization penetrated too deep in the misguided souls of the army, and all the eloquence, pleadings and even threats of Kerensky were in vain. Kerensky could not rectify the mjschief that he him self created to his own sorrow. Some think Kerensky's mistakes lie in his failure ,to understand the cause of the revo lution in Russia. He misunderstood the re volts of the several provinces when they started separate governments. He thought the revolt was against his government. He did not grasp the spirit and the meaning of the Ukrainia. Finland, Lithuania, etc., when they were clamoring for local government. It was self-government they wanted and not secession. They wanted to emulate the United States of America by creating sep arate states with separate constitutions and state rights patterned after our own. Kerensky, misunderstanding the aims of the mentioned provinces, ordered his armies to crush the movement and subjugate them to his central power in Petrograd. Naturally the people revolted against his regime as they did against the regime of the tzar, who kept the people of the various localities un der the crushing heel of the central govern ment Had Kerensky allowed them to form separate states and local self-government, a United States of Russia patterned after our own would have been the outcome. , Lenine and , Trotsky, leaders of the ex treme socialist party, who represented the proletariat of Russia, grasped the opportune moment to entice the firebrands of Russia to throw overboard Kerensky's bourgeoisie government as they called it, and to put themselves at the head of it, playing on the passion of the proletariat, promising them to bring peace to the country and with it prosperity. Profiting by Kerensky's mistake, and knowing that his vicillating policy brought ruin to him and his government Lenine and Trotsky inaugurated a policy of terror, despotism and tyranny which soon brought about civil war with all its horrors. x Th unread nf class hatred, the fomentinff of the flame of hate against wealth, prosper ity, capital, and property, was the chief caoital in stock of bolsevism. and the Lenine and Trotsky regime abolishing property rights, confiscating wealth, taking away the industries from the owners and turning them I over to the laborer, destroying the financial, industrial and economic fabric of Russia, plunged poor Russia in such chaotic anarchy that it destroyed, I am afraid, the very ex istence of the once almighty Russia. But Russia could and would survive the shock even of Leninism and bolsevism, had the calamity and catastrophe been confined to that phase of the revolution, but noor Rus sia was to be betrayed and sold out again to the enemy, at this time, however, with such irreparable damage that it led to the dis memberment, tearing to pieces and deliver ing the fragments to the unmerciful and unscrupulous diabolical enemy. Trotsky, abhoring war and hating mill' tarism, willfully destroyed the military ma chine of his own country only to help the powerful military machine of his enemy. His order to quit fighting demoralized the Rus sian forces on all fronts, and then he started peace parleys with the cunning Teuton. The Kussian soldier, weary of the war and dream' In rr rf n r-i it a a a f !a-,4ViAa'Viss-t4 n( ommm threw away his gun and extended his hand of friendship to the treacherous enemy, who, seeing him defenseless, plunged the knife in hi3 heart in answer to the proffer of friend ship ot the Kussian soldier. Li J It is true Trotsky unmasked the wolf in sheep's garb and exposed the German as the world lair. When the Teuton agreed to treat with Russia on the question of peace on the nasic principles 01 no annexations ana in demnity and self-determination of nations. and when the peace conference was in orog ress for weeks, the world was startled by the news that the peace negotiations at Brest Litovsk were all at once abruptly terminated and broken up. We know now why. The annexation of the Baltic provinces, together with a staggering monetary indemnity, was really the price Germany demanded for peace at the conference in Brest-Litovsk, and that was too much even for Trotsky. But the mischief was done. Germany only waited tor the order from Lenine and Irotsky to aemoDiiize tne itussian troops, ana as soon as this was done Germany threw off the mask, tore up the scrap of paper on which the armistice and the basic principles of peace negotiations were written and agreed upon and Germany demanded complete and unconditional surrender to her wish, avarice, greed, and highway robbery. Trotsky, having withdrawn the Russian armies from all the fronts, left them open for the Teutons to march in without hindrance or resistance, occupying more ter ritory, taking, defenseless prisoners without arms, and looting everything they could lay their bloodstained hands on. Trotsky and Lenine will go down in history as the great est traitors to their country the world ever witnessed. And now poor Russia, twice be trayed by her own rulers, first by the tzar and his cohorts, the Sturmers, Suchomlinoffs, etc., and now by Lenine and Trotsky, lies prostrated, humiliated and crushed, with her face turned up to the star of hope, longing for deliverance from its internal and ex ternal enemies. Will she survive? Having been trimmed of accessories which were parasitinar on her body for centuries, such as Lithuanians, Finns, Poles, Tartars, and Ger mans in the Baltic provinces, the pure Slav onic stock of great Russia will sprout again and give life to a nation mightier and purer than ever before, and the Russian culture with its purity, loftiness, altruism, unselfish ness and beauty will shed its lustre on the world in contrast to a "kultur" which has nothing but brutality, lust, murder, rapine and beastiauty in its wake. America's Mighty War Resources As is its custom, the Department of Agri culture has taken a census of the country's live stock as of January 1. The result shows 217,500,000 animaU on the farms, and over 7,000,000 in urban life. The total value of all these animals is placed at $8,263,524,000, or one and a half billion dollars more than the valuation of a year ago. As a source of food, clothing and motive power these animals are a tremendous asset, xnere are lo.ouu.uuu norses and mules, man s most willing servants. Notwithstanding the heavy drafts made, upon them since the war began, the total now is larger than in 1914 by 5 per cent. Reinforced by an army of tractors the newest farm recruits they will supply the power to raise and harvest the crops ,on which the world must depend. " Meat, dairy products and animal fats have a military importance comparable to gun powder. In the animals that supply these necessities there is some increase. It is not all it should be, but at a time when the herds of Europe are so rapidly shrinking, it is gratifying to know that ours, representing almost the Jast line of food defense, have more than held their own. The earnest at tention now being given to this question is a promise that our breeders of livestock will back up the fight to their utmost limit. They have done something along those lines in the past year worthy of notice. The value of the animal products last year was more than $5,800,000,000. This represents only food, clothing and leather, without counting the labor of the horses and mules. Of these products nearly $363,000,000 worth went abroad; and included in the shipments were 1,700,000,000 pounds of meat and lard. As our soldiers go across the sea they will wear clothes and shoes the raw material for which also was in part contributed by these same flocks and herds. In the coming months the part they will play in carrying on the war will be one of vital importance. All our resources are necessary, but none is of greater importance than this. It stands the country in hand, therefore, to develop this mighty resource to the fullest limit pos sible, as a means of winning the war. Wall Street Journal. I I OHAY One Year Ago Today in the War. ' German conspiracy to Involve Mex ico and Japan In war with United States revealed.-' " , .American cotisuls held aa hostage by Germany, pending departure of Teuton representatives in . this coun try. '..."! J v l ' . ' - ' ... k, i ' : ;.i . -''., Tlw Day We Celebrate. " Charles C. ;Morrison, physician and surgeon, born 187S. C. E. Bedwell,' vice president nad secretary of E. E. Bruce & Co., born 1SB9. 1 . E. C. Garvin ot Garvin Brothers real estate and Investments, born IU0. -.. . ... Samuel W. McCalL - governor of Massachusetts, bora at East Provi dence, pa., 7 years ago. Dr., Wilfred T. Grenf ell. medical missionary to Labrador, born la Eng land, S3 years ago. . This Pay In History. 1787 Mary Lyon, a famous pioneer in work for the higher education of women, born at Buckland, Mass. Died at, South Hadley, Mass., March 6, X825 General Cjulncy Adams Gill more, noted union commander, born ot Black River, (X- -Pled at Brooklyn, N. T., April 7. 1888. . . 1848 The great comet of 1848 was seen by day in many parts of the northern states. 1878 The Bland Silver bill passed ever President Hayes veto, J ust SO Years Ago Today At a meeting of the board of health A new ordinance relating to garbage matters was discussed. The ordinance was presented by Mr. Burnham. Sheriff Coburn took five prisoners to Lincoln. J. R. Manchester, claim agent of the Union Pacific, has returned from Col ton, the scene of the great disaster. Mr. Manchester settled many claims and relates several numerous inci dents connected with the accident Councilman Geary has quit the sa loon business and in future will devote his time to furthering the Interests of the clothing firm of Carrol & Geary.' At a meeting of the board of Are and police commissioners several ap- , plications for police appointments j were received and placed on file. Chief I of Fire Department Galllgan recom mended that $2,000 insurance be taken I on the firs alarm system, State Press Comments Crete Vldette-Herald: Talk United States. Get used to it now, and it won't be so hard on you when Uncle Sam tells you to talk it He's going to tell you to "cut out that stuff." Plattsmouth Journal: Nebraska is leading all the states In the matter of Thrift Stamps." But that la not sur prising. Nebraska has fallen Into the habit ot leading in all good works. Beatrice Express: We've had food regulations, including wheatless and meatless meals, now for some time. If didn't harm you did it? The result has been tha saving of 140,000,000 pounds ot beet, which alone is well worth the effort , , Bloomington Advocate: Father Bradley ot the Catholio cathedral at Lincoln, does not take the same view on prohibition that the clergymen at Omaha voiced last week. He sets himself down firmly as being over whelmingly in favor of prohibition. There being no bishop yet assigned to this 1 diocese. Father Bradley Is the recognized head and speaks out so everyone can tell where he stands. Wakefield Republican: The two Swedish congregations in Wakefield have sent as near as we can figure it about 40 or more men into the service ot the army and navy, exclusive of a few other young men of this com munity who do not happen to be Swedes. Yes, Swedes may not be pa triotic, but if there is any community hereabouts where a certain national ity predominates that can show a bet ter quota than this- welt, wi are from MIlM"""" Whittled to a Point Minneapolis Journal: We are not at war with Turkey, but we are cheer fully resigned when the Arabs beat up 1118 XUTKS. Topeka Capital: Tou may not have heard of the kaiser. He is the gentle man with the withered arm and the running ear. Minneapolis Tribune: Villa has been dynamiting passenger trains in Mexico. That man must be qualify ing for a command in the German army. New Tork World: "Germany lost out when she turned from Christ to Krupp," says Billy Sunday. But the kaiser had his own idea of the kind ot savior he needed. St Louis Globe-Democrat: Day light saving as talked about by city folks makes a farmer's Adam's apple rise and fall like the diaphragm of a steam siren as he cachinnates. He gets up at i a. m. Baltimore American: Secretary Daniels has astonished the country with the wonderful efficiency he has brought about In the navy. And fur ther proof of his greatness is the fact that not once has he attributed it to grape juice. Baltimore American: The torpedo ing of a transport is another added to the weighty reasons why the war must be won as soon as humanly possible. The longer it is protracted the more human sacrifices will be of fered to the Prussian Moloch, who will carry on his campaign of fright fulness even in the fact of certain de Twice Told Tales Outside the Damage Zone. "X understand you go fox hunting,M said an English bishop to a vicar. "I don't approve of that." . "But fox hunting is merely a healthy exercise," returned the vicar. "Besides, my lord, I hear you were at a ball the other night" "In a sense that is so," admitted the bishop; "but, truly speaking, I was three or four rooms away from the ballroom." The victar smiled. "And I am al ways three or four fields behind the fox, so where's the difference ?" Bos ton Transcript Very Successful. "Very successful party your wife gave. Among those present were some most Jntersting people." "And among those absent were a lot she had it in for." Louisville Courier-Journal. Emergency Fund. In some of the eastern schools there are penny savings banks tor children. Not long . go on a Friday morning a small youth walked up to the desk with an Important air and withdrew 3 cents from his account Monday morning, however, he promptly re turned the money. "So you didn't spend your 3 cents, Francis," remarked the young woman in charge. - - "Oh, no." he replied, "but a fellow Just likes to have a little cash on hand over Saturday and Sundav." Phila delphia Leda-er Abstinence and Prohibition. Omaha, Feb. 21. To the Editor of The Bee: April 10, 1838, in Cork, Ireland, Rev. Theobald Mathew began his campaign for total abstinence. Those who took this pledge did so with the solemn vows to abstain from all intoxicating drink. There must be some Irish people yet living who have seen the certif icates ot these pledges given. They were designed by that great artist and temperance reformer, Cruikshank. His It illustrations of the ruin and downfall of a happy, prosperous fam ily, from the introduction of the first drink to the suicidal death of the last member of the family, is one of the strongest sermons left to us by the reformers or those days. Strange that we have priests and prelates of the church and nationality that gave us Father Mathew, de nouncing prohibition. Is there any material difference be tween total abstinence and prohibi tion? With total abstinence literally car ried out where would the demand for the manufacture and sale of intoxi cants come from? Total abstinence is the esthetlo forerunner of prohibi tion. Had prohibition come at the time that Father Mathew electrified the English speaking world, what a paradise would be ours. The pity of it was, and is, that the government of the United States and Great Britain did not uphold the good work started by Father Mathew and other good men of his day by prohibition such as we have today in our state. It lacks but a few weeks of being 90 years since Father Mathew began, in his native land, his most wonderful campaign for total abstinence. The heavanly zeal and eloquence of this God-sent man touched not only those of his own faith but thousands of those who were not of his faith. Through Ireland. England, Scotland, and on to our own country swept this tide of reform. Total abstinence so cieties were formed everywhere, but as' Thackery tells us, no sooner was Father Mathew in his grave than, even in Ireland where the zeal was greatest they returned to the wallow ing in the mire of debauchery. Could this have taken place if prohibition were the law of the land? I remember many noble priests who were the able advocates of total abstinence in earlier days. In fact, I remember none who opposed it. Why Is silent the wonderful voice of John Ireland of St. Paul? One Sunday in my youth. I remem ber a scene unique in itself. It took place in the twin cities of La Salle and Peru, 111. The brewers of Peru who were Teutons, loaded wagons with barrels of beer and drenched the steeple and facade of St Patrick's with the vile smellins stuff, to show their contempt of Father Mark An tony, a grand old Irishman who was pastor, for his efforts in having the saloons and beer gardens closed on Sundays. Not only the church and priests' home, but also the mayor's residence came in for a drenching of tne same "kultur." We are told that prohibition is a Mohammedan institution and should be abhorred. Let us look at some of the Mohammendan laws of which to tal abstince is not the least In the Mohammedan moral code the chief vice is hypocrisy. Next come envy, obstinancy, gluttony, and avarice. Promises should be strictly kept. Fri day should be especially esteemed. une snould never be honored on ac count of riches. One should never lie, steal, nor play games of chance. Kindness to animals is also insisted on. These are good laws. What would be the moral condition of the Chris tian should be despise these laws or repudiate them on the ground of their being Mohammedan also. It really is something admirable in the Moham medan to know that he is not a glut ton and a swiller of spirituous liquors. uoing back to the Scriptures for an excuse to sanction the use or indul gence of alcoholic liquors is a pitiful plea for Divine sanction. John is the only one of the evangelists who men tions the wedding feast at Cana. The three preceding him make no men tion of this wine makinir. Another 'feature of this wine making that the priests rail to observes, tis wine of Cana was not made of grape juice, but of water. This fact would sug gest, in itself, that water could be as essential to the mystic change as fermented grape Juice. I pronounce the words and attitude of these priests and prelates as un christian, un-Irlsh, pronouncedly un American and pro-German. MRS. A. O. II. duction in animal organisms. Ea eluding this vital principle irom',ouj food, either by eliminating its minera) ..... . t. m .In. hu mat ducing them into the inorganic stat by heat, drying, chemical preserve tives or through decay, quickly afl fects the conditions of the blood an nerves most disastrously. Berl-bert; pellagra, scurvy are caused by enj tirely subsisting on victuals deflcienl in lifesustaining properties and. fe on sterilized or boiled milk alonei babies suffer from bone disease ani infantile scurvy. Raw foods are rich In the 15 oi - more organic salts, which act ai tnivHr! ntrpnts. nroducine electrlcalli charged molecules, necessary in cre ating, besides heat, motive power fo the heart, as wen as Deing essenimi In tha nrnnesa nf assimilation. And slnna In ViPntfrl nrpaarved Or decayed eatables the organic substance of thi minerals is more or less aesiroyea, these, being made "free" and insoluJ hln in n pertain decree, nartlv remain in the system to obstruct bodily func tion. But, consumed in connection with plenty of green vegetables, etc "devitalized" food may be safely used, even such as beans, peas and lentils, eschewed by those troubled with rheumatic ailments. On account ol their qualities mentioned above and also because conveying the habit oi thorough mastication, raw foods in crease the white blood corpuselef that fight disease germs. H. MELL 2017 Leavenworth street CHEERY CHAFF. Wifey Hanry. If you didn't amok t could have a new hat. Hubby And If you would llva on itawed prunes I could hava a ateam yacht. Pltta burgh Press. "Tou failed to mention tha enormous sal ary I receive," said t'. e moving picture actress. "Manager's order," replied the press agent.' "He told me to try to keep your mind off your salary so that maybe you'd forget to ask for another raise this week." Brooklyn Citizen. "I want you to buy tlcktita for an amateur performance of Patience." "I've bought tickets from fiva sources already." "Come across again, old chap. This Is for charity." "Can't help It. It's a case where Patience ceases to be a virtue." Louisville Courier-Journal. "A rather remarkable couple, I should say." "They've been married 10 years, and ah still listens with deference when ha expressed an opinion.1' Birmingham Age-Herald. "I understand that aviators must haw exceptionally amiable depositions.' "Why so?" "Because they can't afford to fall out."- Baltimore American. Value of Raw Foods. Omaha, Feb. 22. 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