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Christmas and the boys come next.
Mr. Wilson may announce; his co-delegates
Tuesday. Till then keep on guessing.
W. Hohenzollern has nothing to say to
Americans. Sentiment is quite mutual.
Producers and middlemen are again "passing
1 the buck," but the consumers pay the freight.
Reappearance of Harry Thaw in news re
ports must convince anyone that the war is
over
Tumulty will be on the job while the presi
dent is abroad, which assurance should comfort
the timorous.
i Three months seems short enough time to
settle what has bothered mankind for an hun
dred centuries.
If "Tom" Marshall goes to Paris as "liaison
officer" for the senate, who will look after things
at Washington?
' Turkey "left-overs" will probably be the
order of the American home for the rest of the
week, but conservation is Imperative.
Josephus Daniels says we must temper jus
tice to the Hun with mercy; agreed, but justice
must come first.
. .Ukrainians have declared for the United
States of Russia. All right, get busy now and
bring the rest of them in. 1
Another half billion has been slashed from
the revenue bill. Presently it will be down to
where an ordinary man can feel it.
Jugo-Slavs have proceeded in a businesslike
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to a permanent government yet.
The war is overi but let it be distinctly un
derstood no resumption of German propaganda
will be tolerated in this country.
j American soldiers in northern Russia are
commencing to enjoy spme of the things the
balloon boys put up wiih at Fort Omaha last
winter. ,
- Frau Schwimmer has emerged from the murk
in Hungary as ambassador from that country to
Switzerland. She will not need a ship to get to
her new station.
k Frzemysl is on the map again, as the scene
of a "pogrom," the Poles making use of their
newly-found liberty to massacre the'jews. Civ
ilization has a big job ahead over there.
, The blessed bolsheviki are wasting words on
Uncle Sam's boys in uniform. It is only among
the noncombatants at home that any casual
ties follow the discharge of "oratorical artil
lery.
, Chile and Peru have made' up without re
, sorting to arms, a wise and comforting con
clusion. Europe's present plight ought to enable
anybody to keep out of a fight for some time
,to come.
Laws with teeth in them to deal with auto
thievery are proposed by associated owners.
All right, but remember always that no auto
would ever be stolen if the thief did not know
he could sell his booty.
Commissioner Roper is preparing to col
' lect this year's revenue cm the existing law, the
operations of which are somewhat familiar, and
which produced more than $4,000,000,000 last
year. Congress can fool along to its heart's
content, but the commissioner must get action.
An Iowa man has just paid $15,000 in gold
and $3,000 in supplies to ransom his brother
from Mexican bandits. Again we have an op
portunity to apply the doctrine so boldly laid
down In the Baltimore platform, that Americans
will be protected in their rights anywhere on
iarth. .
Kaiserland
There never was a Fatherland for the Ger
mans during William's reign. It was Kaiser
land, a land of absolutism and slaves. In truth,
the German people were the kaiser's cannon
fodder, nothing more.
The first words addressed to Marshal Foch
by the German representatives at the armistice
conference, as 'Marcel Hutin of the Echo de
Paris reports them, in substance tell the story:
"Germany's army is at your mercy, marshal.
Our reserves of men and munitions are com
pletely exhausted, making it impossible for us
to continue the war."
The imperial government did continue the
war weeks and months after defeat was inev
itable and plain to its view. It knew its doom
in August, when enormous reinforcements of
. American troops were arriving every day to
swell the allied armies, at the very time whefi
the exhaustion! of Germany in men and muni
tions could no longer be concealed. Then Ber
lin forbade the publication of official allied war
reports showing contrawedallied victories. It
lied to the German people, -buoyed up their fail
s ing hopes with falsa tales of retirement to posi
tions previously preparednd sent them to
their death by tens of thousands for the kaiser's
purposes, not theirs.
For this the Germans had let themselves be
torched about, like slaves in a chain gang, for
UNDER THE LID AT WASHINGTON.
Assurance that no censorship will be placed
on news from the peace council at Versailles
emphasizes what must be a humiliating situa
tion to aH Americans. It is regrettable that
such assurance should be called for, and had the
president ,been entirely frank and straightfor
ward at all times with his countrymen it never
would have been necessary that he now assev
erate his good faith. Seizure of the cable) just
as the war ended, placing their control in the
hands of Albert E. Burleson, while George Creel
was continued in charge of the official news
service, gave Americans a feeling of uneasiness.
Distrust of Burleson and Creel is founded on
experience, and will not readily be overcome in
the public mind.
That the president is planning to retain con
trol of the railroads, as well as the telegraph
and telephone wires and the transoceanic ca
bles is more than hinted at. Stories coming out
of Washington concerning the resignation of
Mr. McAdoo base his action on his refusal pub
licly to sanction what he cannot privately ap
prove. He is opposed to public ownership, and
objected vigorously to the seizure of the cables.
He failed to convince his father-in-law of the
danger in the course on which he has embarked,
and could, therefore, only withdraw from the
cabinet.
Free use of the cables for transmission of
news will not be looked upon as a concession,
nor will it divert public attention from the more
ambitious campaign the president seems com
mitted to. His anxiety for a subservient con
gress may now be understood, for it was not so
much the war as the readjustment period he
was looking to.
When the Armistice Was Signed.
Berlin newspapers are publishing accounts
of what occurred when the armistice was signed.
One correspondent found his feelings sadly
ruffled by the French soldiers who received the
German party. For ten hours they were driven
in automobiles over a route the correspondent
says was purposely made long, that they might
view the devastation wrought in France, and
thus be prepared for the harsh terms forced on
them. At one point, a French officer pointed
out a heap of ruins, and said, "Behold, St.
Quentinl"
How this must hate lacerated the sensibili
ties of those tender-hearted Hunsl And then,
when they came to the final rendezvous, they
were not met with the jovia!, hospitable wel
come extended congenial guests. Proceedings
were extremely business-like, with no friendly
word, not a smile nor a pleasant look. Even
Foch was cold, and did not show any of the
affability oKa distinguished Frenchman. It
surely was awful.
Perhaps if such stories can get sufficient cir
culation in Germany, the people there will be
brought to realize just where they stand before
civilized nations. The reception given the
white flag party that entered the French lines to
sign the documents of capitulation awaits the
whole German nation when it again approaches
the world. It is the penalty for frightfulness.
Over the Revenue BilL
A storm of dimensions is brewing in the sen
ate over the revenue bill. By a strict party vote
the committee on finance has agreed to include
in the measure the recommendation of the sec
retary of the treasury that provision be made
for the 1920 revenue also. This is so obviously
( a democratic pretext to evade a possible) extra
session of the Sixty-sixth congress, and to take
from the republicans control of revenue legisla
tion when they come into popwer, that it will
be resisted to the- utmost when the measure
finally comes up for consideration. It may
have been this knowledge that led Commissioner
Roper to make plans for collecting the 1919
taxes on the 1918 basis.
In the house the republicans last September
voted almost unanimously for the bill, which
came with undivided support from the commit
tee. It was designed to raise $8,000,000,000, or
practically double the amount produced by the
existing law. Changed conditions justify re
ductions made by the senate, which contem
plates raising $6,000;000,000 in taxes. To all of
this the republicans have assented, but they can
see no good reason why they should now give
consent to action that will bind them for the
following year. Especially is this true when
the needs of the government for that period
may only be guessed at. Estimates are now
impossible, and while it is, clear that heavy
taxes must continue, it is not so p,lain that a levy
made this, far in advance will materially aid in
"stabilizing" business, as suggested by the sec
retary of the treasury.
This propopsal will be brought on for debate
early next week, when s sessions are' resumed,
and on it will depend the fate of the present
revenue legislation. It is asserted that efforts
by the democrats to retain the objectionable
provision will result in the defeat of the bill.
Recovering From War Extravagance.
Chairman Sherley of the house committee
on appropriations has set about a campaign of
utmostimportance to the' nation, that of trying
to save a number of unexpended billions ap
propriated for war. To this end he has asked
cabinet members and -heads of various depart
ments to meet with his committee, that they
may talk over the situation and take early ac
tion. The need of this is apparent.
Secretary McAdoo, announcing another is
sue of treasury certificates of indebtedness at
the rate of a billion a month oran indefinite
time, says the money is needed to finance the
essential activities of the government. In five
months the expenditures have reached a total
of $8,213,000,000, and for-.the present Continue
at a rate of more than a billion a month. This
is to be slowed down, according to the secre
tary of, treasury, but cannot be abruptly ter
minated. Chairman Sherley's plan ought to materially
assist in the slowing down process. It would
be extremely unwise to fritter away arry con
siderable sum of money, just to keep moving
activities set in motion by the war. Enough of
extravagance was endured because of- the emer
gency, and now that it is over the public will
appreciate any shdw of intention to check the
outflow" from the treasury.
Dr. Solf-sticks t his job of protesting against
the terms of the armistice, but he has onlyv to
read up on German history to find out why they
were made so drastic as well as to learn why
ihey. ia rigidly piojrc$4
Right in the Spotlight
. Boies Penrose, who seems likely
to become a storm center when the
republicans start organizing the
next congress, is the senior United
States senator from Pennsylvania
and has long been a leader of the
"stalwart" and conservative wing of
the republican party. Senator Pen
rose is a native of Philadelphia and
a graduate of Harvard. A lawyer
by profession, he had his initiation
in lawmaking as representative and
then as a senator in the rennsyl
vania legislature, for a period of 13
years. As a lieutenant of the late
Matthew S. Quay he rose to power
tn the rcoub ican party in the Key
stone state. In 1911 he was elected
to the United States senate, and he
has thrice been returned. In the na
tional conventions of his party he
has been a prominent figure among
the ' regulars.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Inter-allied conference on war
measures opened in Paris.
Lord Lansdowne in a letter to a
London newspaper renewed his
peace proposal.
German destroyer sunk by mine
off Dutch coast, with loss of nearly
all its crew.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
H. C. Morehouse and family have
left the Paxton to go into house
keeping on Twenty-eighth avenue.
The shooting match between- C.
W. Budd and Frank Parmelee on
the fair grounds for $100 a side re
sulted as follows! Budd, 91; Par
melee, 80.
Hon. Geo. W. E. Dorsey started
for Washington, where he will re
sume his seat in congress.
F. Fitch and family are quar
tered at the Paxton for a few days
preparatory to going to their new
home at Marquette, Wis.
Mrs. S. H. Smith of Ottawa, Kan.,
is spending a couple of weeks in
the city visiting her sisters, Mrs. C.
W. McVicken and Mrs. J. C.
Bloomer.
The Hebrew Free School associa
tion gave a fancy fair and ball at
the exposition hall. '
A volunteer fire company lias been
started at the meeting held in E. O,
Mayfield's office, and Councilman
Fred M. Smith was elected chair
man, and E. O. Mayfield secretary.
The Day We Celebrate.
Charles C. Deering, telephone
man, born in 1871.
George D. Strayer of Columbia
university, president of the National
Educational association, born at
Wayne, Pa., 42 years ago.
Joseph E. Davies, former chair
man of the Federal Trade commis
sion, born at Watertown, Wis., 42
years ago.
Trixie Friganza, actress, born in
Cincinnati 4,8 years ago. t
Dr. Gilbert Reid, Presbyterian
missionary, who was deported from
China because of his pro-German
policy, born at Laurel, N. Y., 61
years ago. '
William G. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
born at LaPrairie, 111., 59 years ago.
This Day in History.
1729 Charles Thomson, secretary
of the first Continental congress,
born in Ireland. Died in Philadel
phia. August 16. 1824.
1789 Maria Theresa, empress of
Austria, who proved a match for the
greatest statesmen of her day, died
in Vienna. Born there May 13, 1717.
1830 Insurrection in Poland
commenced at Warsaw, in conse
quence of the insulting conduct of
the Grand Duke Constantine.
1914Russians captured 10 miles
of German trenches in northern
Poland.
1916 Admiral Sir David Beatty
became commander of the- British
grand fleet.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Centennial of the birth of Wil
liam Ellery Channing, New England
poet and author, and brother-in-law
of the celebrated Margaret Ful-
ler- . ,
The Central Federated union is
to hold a Pan-American conference
in New York City today for the
promotion of closer co-operation
between South and Central Amer
ica and the United States.
Storyette of thjte Day.
The colonel of the Blankshires
was notified that his unit was about
to be inspected by the secretary of
war. The captain was ordered to
make a preliminary inspection, to
see that all was in readiness. In
one of the huts a mop had been
standing, head uppermost, against
the wall. s
The captain (who, bythe way, is
said to be very short-sighted), on
entering' the room, pointed to the
head of the mop and exclaimed in
a loud, sharp tone:
"Sergeant, see that that man gets
his hair cut at once."
The sergeanK taking in the situ
ation, remarked: "Very good, sir."
Smartly cajling out "Attention1" he
succeeded In checking the tittering
and laughtej- which was on tht, point
of breaking out. Stars and Stripes.
Thrones Ditched by War
Liberty's scoreboard carries the
following list of rulers overthrown
by the war:
The Khedtve of Egypt. Egypt
.November 16, 1914
Czar Nicholas, Russia
, March 17, 1917
King Constantine, Greece. .......
August 28, 1917
Kins Ferdinand, Bulgaria
August 12, 1918
King Boris, Bulgaria
November 3, 1918
Kaiser Wilhelm II. Germany....
..November 9, 1918
Kaiser Karl, Austria-Hungary...
..November 14, 1918
Crown Prince Friedrlch Wilhelm,
Germany November 9, 1918
Duke Ernst, Brunswick
November 11. 1918
The rulers of 19 othor kingdoms,
grand duchies, duchies and princi
palities embraced In the German
empire are reported to have abdl-
flie la ft .week ?( Koysmbor 1J. jobs sunk out of sight.
General John J. Pershing
Floyd Gibbons, in Chicago Tribune.
The man who today leads the triumphant
armies of the United States across the German
border is carrying liberty into the very province
which was the hpme of his forebears. Gen.
John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the
American expeditionary forces in France, is a
direct descendant of French Huguenots of Al
sace. His great-great-grandfather was bom
about three-quarters of a mile from the River
Rhine.
This great-great-grandfather came to Amer
ica in 1749. At that time the family name was
spelled "Pfperschin." To better conform with
English the name was finally changed to "Per
shin," and Isaac Pershin added the final "g."
The son of the first Pershing in America was a
Methodist, minister in Pennsylvania. His son,
Joseph, was the arandfather of the present
American commander. John Fletcher Pershing
moved westward into Missouri, and in the town
of Laclede. Linn county, Missouri, on Septem
ber 30, 1860, there was born the man who today
occupies with American forces one of the old
provinces of France from which his ancestors
migrated.
At the opening of the civil war in the follow
ing year a home-made flag appeared on a pole
in front of the Pershing homestead. According
to Kena Michaels Atchison, who relates this in
cident, the flag had been made from materials
purchased in the nearest town. Father Pershing
was prepared with rifles and a couple of friends
to see that it was never pulled down.
Some days later a wood burning engine
drawing a troop train groaned along the track in
front of the farmhouse. It carried the first di
vision of Union soldiers to enter the disputed
state of Missouri. Pershing and his two friends,
all armed with rifles, stood at salute beside the
flagpole and cheered the arrival of these unex
pected reinforcements. Beside the little band
stood Ann Thompson Pershing, who had
bravely stitched the emblem. In her arms she
carried the boy who later as a man was to carry
that same flag on distant battlefields. John J.
Pershing has carried the stars and Stripes
against the Indians, against the Moros, against
the Spaniards, against the Mexicans and against
the Germans.
At the age of 30 Pershing graduated with the
degree of B. A. from the Kirkeville Normal
school. In 1882 he entered West Point, and
upon his graduation, with high honor in 1886,
he was assigned as a first lieutenant in the Sixth
cavalry and detailed for duty in the Apache In
dian country. Two years later he was com
manding the Sioux scouts under General Miles
in the Dakotas. He became instructor of mili
tary science in the University of Nebraska in
1889. and there manifested his first severe in
sistence upon extreme discipline.
One day at the cadet encampment a line of
cadets under Pershing's command were lying
on their stomachs firing by volleys on a screened
target. In those days the drill regulations
specified the firing commands as "Load,"
"Ready," "Aim," and "Fire." Pershing having
given the first three commands, waited and then
touched one cadet on the foot and in a quiet
tone ordered him to fire his piece. The cadet
did so, and immediately all of the other cadets
in the line blazed away. Every man i nthe com
mand who had discharged his piece without
order received a severe reprimand for his breach
of discipline. The instructor had tricked them,
but the trick had effectively inculcated in them a
great principle.
In recognition of Pershing's suppression of
the Moro uprising in the Philippines President
Roosevelt promoted his in 1906 from the grade
of captain to that of brigadier general. In this
elevation Pershing jumped over the heads of
862 senior officers who preceded him on the
seniority list. Considerable dissatisfaction re
sulted from the promotion, but this ill feeling
gradually disappeared in view of the officer's
continued success.
In 1913 Pershine. upon his return to the
United States, took command of the Eighth
cavalry brigade, with headquarters at the Pre
sidio in San Francisco. The general was sta
tioned at Fort Bliss, Tex., in August, 1915,
when the tragedy of his life occurred. His home
in ban Irancisco was destroyed by fire and his
wife and three daughters, aged 3, 6 and 8 years,
perished in the flames. His only son, Warren
Pershing, was saved.
In' March, 1916, Pershing was ordered to
lead the American punitive expedition into Mex
ico to run down the bandits responsible for the
raid on Columbus, N. M. While one column
started south from Columbus, Pershing in per
sonal command ot a flying column crossed the
United States-Mexican border some 80 miles
to the west at a place called Culbertson's ranch.
With the Seventh and Tenth cavalry and one
battery of field artillery he made a memorable
ride of 120 miles in two days and led his men
into the Mormon settlement at Colonia Dublan
just on the heels of the retreating bandits. Un
der Pershing s direction the expedition pushed
as far south as the Chihuahua-Durango line and
at the period when success was about to crown
his efforts, the expeditionary commander re
ceived o'rders from Washington to withdraw.
Villa, the bandit leader, was never captured,
but his forces were entirely dispersed in north
ern Mexico.
Upon the death of Gen. Frederick Funston in
February, 1917, Pershing was placed in com
mand of the southern department. Upon
America's entry into the war in April of that
year, Pershing was chosen commander of the
American expeditionary forces in France. He
landed at Liverpool, England, on June 8, and
after four days in London crossed the channel
and arrived in France at the port of Boulogne
on June 13. Several days later, in Paris, the
American commander-in-chief, accompanied by
his staff, went to Picpus cemetery and laid a
wreath of roses on a tomb and gave voice to
the historic words, 'Lafayette, we are here!"
In October of last year he was promoted
to the rank of a full general and on the 23d
day of that same month led into the first hne
the first American soldiers to reach the western
front. He personally directed the training of
our overseas forces. In March of this year,
when the Germans struck in Picardy, it was
Pershing's wholesouled and unselfish offer of
his entire command to Marshal Foch that was
most instrumental in bringing about the long
delayed and all desired unified control of the
military forces of the allies. The training which
Pershing had inculcated into our overseas forces
was revealed when our men stopped the Ger
mans it the Marne in June and later struck the
blow that started the German withdrawal on
July 18. 3 (
Pershing, himself, demonstrated his capacity
as one of the greatest field commanders of all
the allied forces when in September of this
year he directed the big American push which
wiped out of existence the St. Mihiel salient in
the brief period of 72 hours, and removed from
the-western front the enemy menace which had
long been directed and characterized as a dag
ger pointed at the heart of France.
People and Events
A boom business era for sculptors and map
makers is dawning.
Among favorite articles junked by the war
the geographies of yestreday may be counted.
Another prophet of a mild winter has arisen.
The city marshal of Plainview, Tex., affirms
that .the hair on the north side of a dog is thin
ner than usual, which is a sure sign of an iceless
winter somewhere. Ice dealers may prepare
for the worst. '
Five light and fancy jobs drawing a total
of $12,000 a year have been stricken from the pie
counter of the school board of Chicago. The
jobholders had nothing to do with educational
advancement other than j tapping the school
treasury on pay day, but sedulously taught such
grownups as listened that Mayor Thompson
was a peach of a candidate for United States
senator. The lessons failed to sink, but the
eest
Consult n LnwjVr.
To an unknown correspondent,
somewhere in Nebraska: You should
consult a good lawyer as to your
legal rights under the Nebraska
statutes. Not knowing all the cir
cumstances in the case. The Bee
must decline to answer the question
you ask.
Lloyd "JeorKe and Ireland.
Omaha. Nov. 25. To the Editor
of The Bee: That notable utter
ance contained in Lloyd George's
announcement of his campaign pro
gram to the effect that Ireland will
not be separated from the United
Kingdom, and there will be no coer
cion of I'lster is rather amusing.
What I'lster does Lloyd George
mean? Away back about 400 years
ago, when German kultur was
sweeping like a prairie fire over
northern Kurope, England, failing
utterly in every attempt to kulturize
Ireland, butchered the people of the
northeast corner of the island and
planted there a colony of kultured
Pnglish and Scotch who never have,
with few exceptions, and never will
become Hibernieized.
, They were planted there to watch
over and rule the island and block
any legislation favorable to the Irish.
No man Jvnows better than Lloyd
George that it is Just as easy for this
colony, which is a minority of the
population of Ulster, to compose its
differences with the Irish as it is for
the devil to compose his differences
with God Almighty.
So you see that if the kaiser Is
gone we have a small kaiser in Eng
land who proposes to trample all
promises, pledges, acts of Parlia
ment 14 and other articles and
scraps of paper under foot to please
a few kultured lackeys In the north
east corner of Ireland.
And this Is the person that has
been bellowing across the Atlantic
about democracy and the rights of
small nations.
MAURICE CARROLL.
Prosperity, Wages and Employment.
Omaha, Nov. 26. To the Editor
of The Bee: Thomas A. Edison is
quoted In your paper as saying there
is an era of prosperity at hand, and
the chairman of the "War Labor
board says there is no cause for anx
iety about unemployment. Every
sane, honest-thinking man ana
woman believe likewise.
Nevertheless, the local moguls in
the federal employment bureau are
cited as saying "wages will drop."
These federal economists or wise
acres also express with stress the
enormous amount common labor is
now earning for 10 hours' work,"
laying emphasis on the "10 hours."
The interviews given by these high-
cockalorums don t appear logical.
I see no tangible reason in them to
be of any benefit to the labor class.
Probably there is some ulteria mo
tive for these interviews.
Do the exploiters of labor want to
put the men back on a 10-hour
Bhift? and in their profiteering
schemes, dinners, etc., It seems that
they use the federal statesmen as
their mouthpiece for the nefarious
work. JERKY HOWARD.
Evangelism.
Omaha, Nov. 23. To the Editor
of The Bee: Your correspondent
"Evangelical" tries to fool a few
people. At a late meeting of the
church federation he and others
tried to so amend the constitution of
said body without any reference to
the notice required for such amend
ments. Ninety-four voted against
the new constitntion, while only
47 voted for it. Ninety-four
represented the churches that are
the bulwark of evangelism of this
city. Of the 47 who voted for
the" new constitution only 24 were
entitled to a vote; the other 23 were
not members of the federation. But
this new "Evangelical" calls tne 94
ugly names "few radTeals." True
evangelism does not indulge in mak
ing faces. Of course, 24 Is larger
than 94? And the 94 are a "few
radicals;" the 24 are what? I as
sure you many of them are good
people, no doubt about it.
We would like to know what
"Evangelical" wants. If civic reform,-
why confine the federation to
churches? There are reformers
outside of churches. If the object
Is for evangelism, why lnvtts non
evangelical bodies, whose fealings
should bo respected, to Join in pro
motlng evangelism? Consistent
Jews, Unitarians, Romanists and
Christian Scientists under the pro
posed constitution are free to Join;
will they, think you, stultify their
convictions to Join In the promotion
of evangelism, evangelical Sunday
school work and New Testament
study?
If "Evangelical" wants evangelism
let evangelical people carry on the
work. If civic reform is wanted, let
us be consistent and join hands with
reformers of all creeds and no
creeds. Lat there b no sham. A
few years ago such an alliance ex
isted. The bravest, most loyal mem.
ber was the late Timothy J. Ma
honey, a Romanist.
J. REMSKN GARRISON.
CI lurch and tho World.
Omaha, Nov. 26. To the Editor of
The Bee: Let me hasten to take my
stand with Rev. Mr. Austin against
the dance in our school houses. He
is worthy of commendation and sup
port. v s
Why Is it that our state laws for
bid the U8e of school buildings for
religious purposes,, but no objection
is raised to their use for dancing
and theatricals? During the epi
demic of influenza I sought permis
sion to use the High Bchool grounds
for open air services, because so near
the church. I simply wanted the
steps as a platform from which to
speak, but I was Informed by the
superintendent of schools that the
state law forbade It. Why are they
called narrow whqa protest against
that which demoralizes, when that
which is saving and uplifting is pro
hibited in our very state laws?
Mayor Smith does the church
nothing good when he takes the
stand he does against the brave ut
terances of Rev. Austin. It reminds
me of the advice a promlnsnt church
man of this city. John L. Kennedy,
gave the. Ministerial union not long
ago. He declared: "The time has
come when it must be said of the
church, 'No longer ye are not of the
world, but ye are of ths world.' " He
forgot. If he did not know, that
Jesus Christ, the Head of the church,
had said: "Ys are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world."
More than ever the children of God
realize that they are not of the
world, while the nominal church
member is a slave of this world.
FREDERIC E. PAMP.
SAID IN FUN.
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