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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 29, 1918. WILSON SPEAKS IN LIGHT VEIN AT MANSION HOUSE Audience Applauds Defense of ' Breaking Precedents and Apt Quotation from Charles Lamb. London, Dec. 28. The program of the Mansion house luncheon was comparatively informal except for the toasts. When the aired master of ceremonies, in city livry and standing behind the lord mayor's chair, proclaiming "your royal high ness (addressing the duke of Con naught), my lords, your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I pray silence for the president of the United States," there was a burst of hearty, although decorous, enthusiasm with handclapping, waving of napkins and beating of tables. s The president's speech was in a lighter vein, with a personal touch. He descibed himself, not as a cold talking machine, but with something of Scotch caution, tempered by a lik ing for insurgencies, which could have no other than Celtic origin. His explanation of the breaking of precedent in coming to Europe be cause he thought consultation was a duty above all others, was applaud ed, as was his quotation from Char'es Lamb that one could not hate a man whom he knew. The president spoke without a touch of emotion or hesitation. His only gesture was when he spoke of the shadow of grief which had been lifted from the world. President's Address. President Wilson said: "Mr. Lord Mayor, your royal highness, your grace, ladies and gentlemen: "You have again made me feci, sir, the very wonderful and generous welcome of thU great city and you have reminded me of what has, per haps, become one of the habits of my life. ' "You have said that I have broken all precedents in coming across the ocean to join in the counsels of the peace conference, but I think those who have been associated with me in, Washington will testify that that is nothing surprising. I said to the members of the press in Washing ton one evening that one of the things that had interested me most since I lived in Washington was that every time I did anything per fectly natural it was said to be un precedented. "Ii was perfectly natural to break this precedent, natural, because the demands for intimate conference took precedence over every other duty. And, after all, the breaking of precedents, though this may sound strange doctrine in England, is the most sensible thing to do. The har ness of precedence is sometimes a very sad and harassing trammel. "In this case, the breaking of precedent is sensible, for a reason that is very prettily illustrated in a remark attributed to Charles Lamb. One evening, in a company of his friends, they were discussing a per I j(n who was not present and Lamb aid, in his hesitating manner: 'I hate that fellow. 'Why Charles. one of his friends said, 'I did not . . t 1" l"M t I - Know mar you Knew mm. vjn, ne said. 'I-I-I don't. ,1 can't h-hatc r man I know.' ''And, perhaps, that simple and at tractive remark may furnish a secret for cordial international relationship. . .When we know one another we can not hate one another. if; Talks About Himself. I have been very much interested lot coming here to see what sort of a person I was expected to be. So' far as I can make out, I was ex peCted to be a perfectly bloodless minking machine, whereas I amper , fectly aware that I have in me all the insurgent elements of the hu man race. I am sometimes, by rea son of long Scotch tradition, able i to keep these instincts in restraint. The stern Covenanter tradition that Is behind me sends many an echo - m Anrn im irparc Tt i n nf nnlv ti!J. gently to pursue business, but also to seek this sort of comradcshio, that I feel it is a privilege to have tome across the seas and. in the , welcome that you have accorded . Mrs. Wilson and me. you have made us'feel that companionship was ac cessible to us in the most delightful and enjoyable form. "I thank you sincerely for this welcome, sir. and am very hapny to join in a love feast which is all the ' more enjoyable because there is be hind it a background of tragical suf fering. Our spirits are released from the darkness of the clouds that it one time seemed to have settled upon the world in a way that cpuld not be dispersed, the sufferings of your own people, the sufferings of the people of France and the infinite suffering of the people of Belgium.' The whisper of grief that has been blown all through the world is now silent and the sun of hope seems to "spread its rays and to change A , ,the earth wit!) a new prospect of happiness. So our joy is all the more elevated because we know that our spirits are now lifted out of that vallev." Belgians and French Kept Alive By Aid of America People Have No Desire to Get Food Through Charity, But MusttLook to U. S. for Clothing, H Dover Says. Washington, Dec. 28. Four years of German oppression brought no ; loss of life from starvation to the ! population of Belgium and northern France and the under nourishment resulting from enemy occupation can be stamped out if America con tinues to send food. This report from Herbert Hoov er, chairman of the commission for relief in Belgium, based on a survey of the occupied territories of west ern Europe was made public tonight at the commission's headquarters here. The survival of the peoples of Bel gium and northern France while a quarter of the populations of other German-occupied lands died of fam ine was ascribed by Mr. Hoover to the work of the commission which for four years poured food across belligerent lines sufficient to keep men, women and children above the margin of starvation. Gratitude Unbounded. The gratitude of these people to the United States, Mr. Hoover re ported, "is unbounded and embar rassing." They no longer need or desire to get food through charity, but owing to the systematic destruc tion of their textile industries they must still depend to a considerable extent upon the United States for clothing. "The population is underclad," Mr. Hoover said, "and the one direction in which the Belgians are in need of charitable help is in large clothing supplies to the commission on relief for Belgium. There is no quantity of second-hand clothing that will not be needed and that will not bring gratitude in the heart of some individual Belgian." Two Millions Out of Work. Prior to the German evacuation, Mr. Hoover said, approximately 3,500,000 people were destitute and dependent. Through the energy of the people in getting back to work this number, he said, had been re duced to 2,000,000 and within a month it was expected to be decreas ed to not more than 1,000,000. "My survey of the rest of Europe, the Balkan states and Poland," Mr. Hoover said, "is not completed, but sufficient evidence is at hand to show that before next harvest, relief of an unprecedented character must be ex tended if the remaining population is to be maintained in any semblance of health." Widower Seeking for Woman Housekeeper; Children No Objection Superintendent Weirich of the Welfare board has received a letter from a man who wants a house keeper and "doesn't object to one or two children." The letter is as follows: "To the Board of Public Wel fare: I see in the paper of your patching up home troubles. I take the liberty of asking you an accom modation. I am a widower and would like a housekeeper. I am lonesome. I can provide for a wo man in need and would gladly do my part. My wife is dead 14 years. I don't object to one or two children. Flease inform me or hand this to some poor woman in need of a home. I will pay wages if she de sires. Please remedy my trouble for my sake." Superintendent Weirich will give the man's name aad address to any woman who wishes the place. No Freight Congestion is Expected During Winter Ra'lroad freight officials of the lo cal roads are confident that this win ter and next spring there will not be a car shortage such as was experi enced last spring. With the complete pooling of equipment, it is said that cars have been distributed in a man ner to handle the business and keep it moving. Then, too, the, officials point to the fact that this winter there is not the congestion at Atlantic coast points such as there was a year ago when the government and shippers were making such a strenuous effort to get munitions and freight across to Europe. Railroad men assert that high prices have resulted in a heavy and steady movement of -all kinds of grain and all classes of livestock, to market. As a result, while the coun try is not depleted, the shipments are pretty well moved out. Two Omaha Boys Want to Find Places on Farms Two boys. 14 and 16 years of age. would like to find homes on farms. These boys, one of whom has no mother, have applied to Rev. C. V. Savidge for positions or homes on farms and the latter says they au both good boys and would he of great help to some farmer. Wri'e to Rev. C. W. Savidge. Police Chief Searches in Vain for Gambling Den Ebsrstein Says He is Unable to Locate One, but Would ":, ' Be Glad of Some Real r : Information. , Wanted A gambling den to raid. Notify Chief of Police Eberstein. Chief Eberstein said Friday morn ing that Omaha has become such a good city that the police are sigh t ing for more gamblers, bootleggers , and other sinister gentry to deal with. . - "I haven't heard of any real gambling places in a long time now he said. "If anybody knows of any I wish they would come in and tell me. We'd take great pleas ure in closing them up." w Jhe, chief, wants, real, honest-to- goodness gambling den. where thev have the green baize tables and croupiers and everything, and where the guard peeks cut at you from a little shutter before he opens the door. It would give his heart de light to swoop down" on such a place, he says. But, like the great Alexander, (ot Greece, not of the Cubs), he sighs because there are no more worlds to conquer. . He says he wants some real in formation if any body knows of any gambling den in Omaha. He wants folks to stand right up and not be afraid to tell what they know. There ar plenty, he says, who will drop hints, but who "don't want to get mixed up in it." He wants real in formation from real people. The police, he declares, will do the rest - Grandson of General Grant Returns from War Wearing Honors New York, Dec. 28. The French liner Niagara arrived here today frcm Bordeaux with 277 pas sengers and 6,000 bags of'Christ mas mail. Among the passengers were Col. Webb C. Hayes, son of the late President Rutherford B. Hayes, who has been attached to the army service corps in France, and Capt. Algernon Sartoris of Wash ington, a grandson of General Grant, who served in the French' foreign legion and later in the American aerial armament divi sion. He fought in the Cham pagne and on the Aisne with the French and was decorated. LEADERS REJECT NATIONAL LABOR PARTY JWPOSAL Gompers Says It Is Outside Province of Federation; Will Send Delegates to Versailles Conference. Xew York, Dec. 28. The execu tive council of the American Feder ation of Labor at a special session here today, rejected a proposal call ing for the formation of a national political labor party, but voted to send delegates to the international lalwr conference to be held at Ver sailles next month. Samuel Gompers. president of the ment after the meeting, said the council considered such action not tiie province of the central bodies and state federations. Mr. Gompers announced the se lection of himself and the following as delegates U the International conference: James Duncan, presi dent of the Granite Cutter's Inter national association of America; John R. Alpine, president of the iied .-ssouation of Plumbers and Fitters; Frank Duffy, secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners of America, and William Green, secretary and trea surer of the United Mine Workers of America. Gold Reserves Increase. Washington. Dec. 28. Total gold reserves of the Federal Reserve banks showed an increase during the week just ended of nearly $12,000, 000, according to the combined statement of the 12 banks at close of business December 27, made pub lic tonight. No material change was indicated in the quantity of federal reserve notes in circulation.' Woman Prominent in War Activities Dies; Hold Funeral Monday Mrs. Sarah Hollo, wife of Gus L. Hollo and prominent in local wo men's war activities, died Friday night in her home, 5326 North Twenty-fifth street. Exactly one year ago Saturday she returned from Camp Cody, where she had been sent as the dele gate of the Dundee Women's Pat riotic club to distribute Christmas gifts to the soldiers of the 134th ma chine gun company of Omaha. She was the oldest daughter of "Billy" White, a well known former Omaha police officer, and was 60 years old. Mrs. Hollo was also active in Red Cross work. She is survived by her husband, by an adopted son, "Billy" White. by her sister. Mrs. Henry McDonald and by a brother, Robert T. White. Funeral services will be held in the Scottish Rite cathedral Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Forest Lawn ceme tery. Whale Meat Again Sold on the Market in Omaha Whale meat, shipped in from the Pacific coast, has again made its ap pearance on the market. It is being sold by a number of the dealers and is said to be well liked by those who have eaten it. Hold Military , Funeral -Sunday on South Side f for Maj. E. L. De Lanney A military funeral will Ic held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Martins church for Maj. E. L. Dc Lanney, former prominent South Side physician, who died in Fort Des Moines, la. The funeral will bo in charge of lice Hive lodge, 184, A.. F. & A. M. Rev. A. H. Marsden will officiate. A military escort from Fort Crook and the band from Fort Omaha will Instead of going onto the fish list, j accompany the cortege the whale meat is sold as "whale beer," and in appearance resembles" a choice cut of round steak, minus the fat and bone. Whale meat, or rather "whale beef" is all meat and is retailing around 20 cents a pound. It is said to be excellent for frying, broiling or roasting. v 1 r - ' .-'- - will be brother Des Moines. oflic Pallbearers from Fort Brings Men and Powder. 1 New York, Dec. 28. The . 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