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THE EEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1919. ti The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUKDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER j VICTOR ROSEWATER. EDITOR THS EES fUBLISHINQ COMPANY. PKOPRIETQB MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRtiS T AMoclstfd Prwta, of wtilch Tbi Be t member. I auluurals mmled lo tbe uie tot publiostloa of ill Dw dptchal erediud la tt or not otbntlM enriiud In It'll pir, snd alts th loul puhlmlisd huein. AU rights ol putiltcsUua oi cm ipsols! mtchs tn alio mml OFFICESi Chicago Peoples Cu RuUdlnf. Omaha Th Be Bids. New iors iltW fifth Ave. Snuih Orah SS18 N St. tt. Louis Ne B M of Commerce, Counrll Hlufft H N. MUa it Wi.umilun Wll O 8b Linooln UUit Bulldlui. "" NOVEMBER CIRCULATION Daily 69,418 Sunday 63,095 eirculttloa for th nonta subscribed tad (wore to 07 , H. Buan. Unmluioa Vuiwr. Subscribers leavlnf the city should hv Th Bm nailed la thtm. Address chanced a often as requested. Versailles will be the hub of the universe for a time. Too many people being hit by autos again; drivers must be more careful. The machine gun is cutting quit t figure in civil life these dayi of early "peace." Sinn Fein is issuing some notable proclama tions in Ireland and incidentally breaking into jail. New Jersey republican! end a deadlock of seven weeks by tossing a coin. This beats either arbitration or battle. Talk of carrying coals to Newcastle! It is now proposed to take a "wild west" show to France to entertain the soldiers. Nebraska's legislature will begin its real business today, and if it keeps on as as it has started, will show a record for efficiency. The Omaha hen that amazed the experts at Chicago by htr record for egg production is owned by a restaurant man. Is there a connection? The price of beer serenely soars upward as the supply grows less, and the last glass may yet be a costly draught for some luxurious plutocrat. Mr. Hines tells us Mr.' McAdoo's policies are his policies. But Mr. McAdoo had several policies at different times, and all subject to change without notice. Lots of home folks will be pleased to know 'that Americans attending the peace conference c: n get their cigars at cost. A thoughtful gov ! eminent provides for its people. I Whenever and however the Germans finish ! their row as to who is to rule or what sort of : government they are to have, they will find the bill collector at the door just the same. Chicago employers have adopted the liberal policy of putting their returned soldier em ployees on the pay roll first and finding work for them afterward. It is hard to beat this. j Secretary Baker says the army of clerks is I to be retained at Washington for at least an other year. The pH?- will wonder why, when the war is over and the rmy is fast being demobilised. j Bolshevism received a hard blow in Berlin when the Spartacus outfit was squelched. It took machine guns to do it, but that teemed the only sort of reasoning to which the madmen would pay any attention. Nebraska, a state of small towns and rural communities, of home-loving and law-abiding people, cultured and God-fearing, needs a state constabulary about as much as a dog needs two tails. The legislature will do well to keep this in mind. Announcement of the death of Captain Mar tin Van Buren Bates will bring a twinge of reminiscent regret to the boys of 40 years ago who still are living. Not to have seen the cap tain ia those days was to have lived in outer darkness. - , The city commissioners have provided an ad ditional $1,200 to encourage home gardening. If present prices continue through the winter, the average householder will need no stimulus to dig for himself. It will be a case of raise the grub or go hungry. Mr. Baker's order suspending all promotions in the army is getting a lot of consideration in Washington just now, and none of it is in the way of vindication. The all-wise secretary of war may be compelled yet to admit that he "pulled another boner." Swift and Company report a business of $1,:00,000,000 for the last year, with net profits of $21,000,000 after paying $11,000,000 taxes. This is lest than 2 per cent' on the gross busi ness, and ought to answer some of the charges of extortion laid against the packers. Lincoln in London The long controversy over the Peace Cent-nary Lincoln Statue, to stand in the Canning i. :. : -sure in Westminster, London, has now been settled by the decision of the British committee accepting the Saint-Gaudens copy as "most suit able for erection in the chosen site." The Barnard statue is also accepted, but for erection "in some other English city." This gives the place of honor to the statue n;opt deserving of it and originally selected for the Westminster site, while providing a place of refuge for the Barnard work. As Lincoln him self might say, for people who like that kind of art, that is the kind of art they will like, and will ?j to see even if it requires a special journey, liut the important thing is that London will possess as its conspicuous statue of Lincoln an artistic effigy of the great president, exemplify ing his dignity and the strength of character be neath his homeliness, and not one merely ac centuating physical ungainliness. If the Saint Gandens work idealizes Lincoln, is a public opinion which also idealizes him likely to ob ject to the sculptor's conception? At least the grosser fault of caricature is avoided. Certainly the final outcome of the contro versy justifies those who protested against the Barnard statue as misrepresenting Lincoln un der any canons of art. A curious light is thrown r the agitation by the poll of the American Centenary committee, showing only one mem ber frankly in favor of the Barnard statue as against 51 opposed. With informed opinion so unanimous, why has .there been any to-do about the matter? New York World, ' FOR STARVING ASIATIC BABIES. ' Omaha is asked to contribute $53,000 to a fund that is intended to buy food for the desti tute of the Near East. x This meant for the victims of Turkish rapac ity and cruelty the unfortunate inhabitants of Palestine, Armenia and Syria, where the weight of war was increased by the hatred of religious fanaticism, and where Kalmuk and Seljuk alike went back to savagery and wrought unspeak able deeds on those who could not reftt No count in all the indictment against im perial Germany is more black than this, for Germany not only unloosed the force but con nived at its exertion against the Jews, Armen ians and Syrians, whose only offense was that Tliey were of a different faith living in the lands of their fathers. Unless help is furnished without delay, star vation and exposure will complete the work of war, and the historic race will vanish. It is not only men and women who thus appeal, but in nocent babes and little children, who inevitably must expire from starvation unless succor is forthcoming. Will we tave them? Vatch us! Waiting the Word from Versailles. Lloyd George is quoted as saying, just before leaving for France, that the league of nations would be first considered at Versailles. In this may be discovered a purpose to settle between the four great powers the principles as well as the compact for the future. It is admitted that England, France and Italy have certain views that do not exactly square with those put for ward by Mr, Wilson. These deal with concrete questions England's navy, France's eastern boundary, and Italy's hold on the Adriatic. In neither of these has the Unitci States more than collateral interest, but they do affect vitally the immediate and, perhaps, the remote future of Europe. Therefore, the British premier means that the first business of the conference will be to effect an understanding between the four leaders on these points. On the word that comes from Versailles ttyen, will depend how Tar we are to become involved in the maze of European politics. Mr. Wilson's wisdom and diplomacy alike are approaching their severest test. Iowa .Tries "Bill Drafting" Plan. ' . The Iowa legislature, is about to adopt the "bill drafting" plan suggested by Lieutenant Governor Barrows and supported by Senator Cordeal of Nebraska. Under a resolution, which is strongly endorsed in and out of the legislature, a special committee; will be selected to have oversight of all measures offered. It will carefully examine these, see that they are properly framed, cut out duplicates and present to the lawmakers only such as are in correet form. This will not hamper any member in his privilege of introducing measures for any purpose, but will save much time for the legis lature, because of preparation. Also, it is quite likely, to assist the members who have meas ures to submit by reason of enabling them to find out what is already before the body, what the existing statutes provide and what the pos sible effect of the proposed law will be in its collateral as well as its direct application. Any thing that promises to improve the legislative output is worthy of trial. Soldiers' Mail and Soldiers' Pay. Millions of letters, written by loving parents, relatives and friends, intended to cheer a lonely, homesick boy in the trenches, or maybe in the hospital, are going through the dead letter office, because the government's system for handling soldiers' mail broke down. It was inadequate. The Postoffice department blames the War department; the latter blames the former, and while they "pass the buck," the soldier does not get his letters from home. According to the Postoffice authorities, several carloads of mail are now in France, awaiting distribution, in addi tion to the shiploads that are being returned. Congress has tried to fix the responsibility for this deplorable failure, without result because of the shiftiness of the departments. A thorough inquiry may bring out the truth, but the damage has been done. .' Another place where the administration failed ia in the matter of pay. ' Soldiers passed through Omaha on their way to reconstruction hospitals recently who' had had no pay in seven months. Thousands of the boys who are landing now are broke, because the paymaster has not been around. The war insurance and allotment bureaus have just been reorganized, and promise to get the business systematized and in good running order soon. This will not repay the suffering and distress endured by sol diers' dependents because of the inefficiency at Washington. Mail and money may seem minor matters, but they are quite as important to the soldier as some of the other things on which far greater stress was laid. It will require a lot more explana tion to dispose of these charges than did the air plane fiasco, which was merely smothered because the war was over anyhow. Cutting Down the Fire Waste. Accustomed as we are to being told of our national shortcomings, especially in the matter of destruction of property through preventable fire loss, it is both refreshing and encouraging to learn from an authoritative voice that we ate making some progress towards the end where devastation by fire will not be due to human carelessness or complicity. At the con vention of fire marshals, held at New York City, the report of the president set out that more had been accomplished in this direction in the last two years than in ten previous". Figures given of annual loss of 15,000 lives and $250,000,000 in property show we have a long way yet to go, but that headway is being made must give us hope. President Fleming pays the public press a deserved compliment, saying: The finest asset for a fire marshal is a friendly press. Newspapers are most eager to give tacts if reliable to real conditions. Just as in the recent conflict where the rapid fire of the machine guns accounted for a great percentage of the -casualties, so daily attacks in the newspapers against careless nres strike tne ouu s-eye ot the public atten tion. A New Mexican judge has been told he can not use his office to wreak his personal ven geance on an editor who had offended him, but must have recourse to due process of law. Thus is a great, principle again vindicated. The New Watch on the Rhine Stars and Stripei, Published by the A. E. F. Merchants of Germany are as up to date and canny as anyone else when it comes to invent ing schemes to sell goods. That the Americans are rabid souvenir hunters was long ago a well known fact in Germany, but not until the American army of occupation marched into the Rhineland did the German merchants have a chance to test this out. A window on one of the main streets of Coblence glittered with iron crosses the day af ter the American's came. The next morning it glittered not, for every iron cross had been sold. Price, three marks each. The brutality of the German soldier, even to his own kind, was noticed by the Americans the minute they set foot in Coblence, where Ger man guards were still on duty. Small boys who played around idle trucks and who gathered in flocks to inspect the rub ber tires of, American cars were the victims. In several cases they were beaten by the guards. It was a happy day for the small boys of Coblence when the American M. P.'s took charge of the town and the German guards passed over the long bridge of boats to the east ern bank of the Rhine. j "See anything of the pack I laid down on that fence a while ago?" inquired a doughboy of a muleskinner as he sauntered along the banks of the Rhine. "No," said the muleskinner. "but it's mighty queer what these mules will eat sometimes. They're awful critters when they're hungry." "Holy smoke !" exclaimed the doughboy. "He must have had a good meal on my two blankets and a pair of dirty socks and a razor. Come to think about it, I had a box of C. C. pills in there, too." "What would you do if somebody entered your billet while you were out and took your razor and your clean socks and a box of cigars?" a Y. M. C. A. secretary demanded of a Red Cross captain. The Red Cross man glared at his questioner out of the corners of his eyes and then spit ac curately through a knot hole in the floor. "I don't know whether you are allowed to cuss or' not," he said; "but that's what I'd do. And I could sure make a good job of it, too." An America soldier came out of a baker's shop in Trier with five apple pies in his arms. He had: gone but a short distance when fiis toe met up with a stone and he pitched headlong into the'street, much to the amusement of the German population. He got up laughing, rubbed the apple pie from his face, and returned to the bake shop. A few minutes later he came out again, carrying in his arms the entire stock of the shop, which consisted of nine apple pies. "I'll learn 'em to laugh at me," he said to a comrade. A German captain approached a stablekeeper in Gravenmacher and asked if he might put his horses in the 6table over night. "For four years no German has ever used mv stable," the stablekeeper told him, "and I don't propose to break that rule now." "What are you going to do when the Ameri cans come?" the German asked. "If you don't let them use your stable they'll hang you." "You lie!" said the stablekeeper. "I am an American myself, and I know something of their ways." Born in Germany, he had left years ago, re turning in 1914 just in time to be unable to get out again. Two weeks before the Americans crossed the Moselle and entered German territory the newspapers of Trier published an article signed by the mayor saying that if any German girl was seen with an American soldier she would be an outcast and would not be allowed to marry on German soil. An American was walking up the streets Of Trier the second flight after, the Americans came. The hour was late Something -two somethings, in fact darted across an adjoining street and made their way quietly, except for a constant feminine laugh that echoed through the quiet streets, toward the residential district of the town. At another crossing an American soldier and a rather pretty girl emerged from the side door of a restaurant and struck off up the main street, paying no heed to several pe destrians who were still abroad. . , A German policeman grinhed to himself and went about his duties. Bossing the Adriatic. The conflicting claims of Italians and Slavs in Islria and Dalmatia give rise to some very difficult but not insuperable problems. The Is-, trian peninsula, west of a line drawn from Mug gia to Pola,. appears to be preponderantly Ital ian. Trieste, almost without dispute, is con ceded Jo be racially Italian. But east of the Muggia-Pola line the Slavs predominate. The Istrian and Dalmation islands and the Dalma tian coastland, with the exception of some of the cities, Fiume, more particularly, are largely Slav. The motive behind Italy's claim to por tions of this Istrian and Dalmatian territory is almost entirely baed on strategic considera tions. For her own safety; as has been proved by the present war, she must control the Adri atic. On the other hand, not only the Jugo slavs, but also the Czecho-Slovaks and the Mag yars, must have Fiume, in which the railroad system of Serbo-Croatia, Hungary and Bohemia centers, as an outlet for their commerce. Here, then, is a basis for compromise. The new Jugo-Slav state should agree to keep its navy at a specified minimum; Italy should agree to having Fiume made a free port of exit and entry for all middle Europe. New York Post. 1AY The Day We Celebrate. Edward S. Westbrook, treasurer of the Trans-Mississippi Grain company, born 1868. William H. Wood of the Union Stock yards, born 1866. Ellery H. Westerfield, attorney, born 1870. Henry L. Dillon, superintendent of Brad street company, bora 1870. Duke of Aosta. first cousin of Kina Victor Emmanuel and one of the prominent Italian commanders in the late war, born in Genoa, 50 years ago. Prince Arthur of Connaught, son of the Duke of Connaught and first cousin of King George, born 36 years ago. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, celebrated Eng lish statesman and scholar, born 70 years ago. Sir Alfred Yarrow, head of one of England's greatest shipbuilding concerns, born 77 years ago. '. - : Mai. Gen. William P. Duvalt, U. S. A., re tired, born in St. Marys county, Md., 72 years ago. In Omaha SO Years Ago. Knapp won the six-day bicycle race in an exciting finish at the Coliseum, beating Read ing, "the uiiknown," by only six laps. Of course there is a demand already for another race right away. H. N. McGrew issues a challenge to all who think they are whist players to try it out with himself and partner, Dr. B. F.- Crummer, for either five, seven, ten or 15-point games. D. H. Wheeler was elected to be a director of the Board of Trade over E. E. Bruce, by a close vote. Rumor has it that Charles Francis Adams will soon resign as president of the Union Pacific. Tickets for the select party to be given by the Young Married Folks club are to be had of the charter members. J. H. Schmidt, G. B. Hengen, G. J. Sternsdorff, W. G. Shriver, A. M. Kitchen, F. V. Wasserman, C F. Canan, W. B. Tavlor. Bruce -McCulloch. J. J. Gibson. G. A. , trom and J. P. Guth. In the Wake oj War Monte sjGianicolo, the highest of the seven hills of Rome, from the crest of which President Wilson and party viewed the Eternal City, has an elevation of 600 feet above sea level. It is crowned with a heroic equestrian statue of Garibaldi, who shares with King Victor Emmanuel the honors of "liberator of Italy." The view from the hilltop embraces Uje whole city, ancient and modern, with ther winding Tiber forming a silver band through Its western con fines. The two most conspicuous objects fronting the figure of Gari baldi are the dome of St. Peter's, on the left, and the gigantic memorial and museum of Victor Emmanuel, a dazzling structure of white marble facing Emmanuel square, a short distance from the capital and the Forum. Monte Gianlcolo forms part of the city's park and boulevard system. On a rocky shelf just below tho crest stands a modern light house with arock parapet. The lighthouse is more ornamental than veeful, as navigation is far afield, but serves as an attractive back ground for a birdseye view of Stars and Stripes, published on the spot, says that the guards on duty day and night around the Murat palace in Paris, President Wilson's temporary home, are noncoms ex clusively Sergeants in the majority. "But what has the sergeant done?" Inquires the military scribe. "Why is he walking post?" The guard of honor was chosen from the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth infantry. "Their uniforms, well pressed for the occasion, every button buttoned and their shoes shining as though they had Just come from the Q. M.'s issue room, the guards are as spick and span as any you might find should you search the world over." Bolshevism in practical operation seems to be another name for trouble. Members of tho cult revel In trouble. If none comes within range of their guns voluntarily, scouts cut loose and bring in some. A growing scarcity of ordinary trouble doubtless prompted the or der lifting the lid on vodka and giv ing free flow to the fiery fluid ban ned by the late czar. According to authorities free vodka is a trouble maker which puts bootlegger forty rod in the soft drink clans. Appar ently the bolshevics fear vodka will not produce results quick enough. A speedier expedient is sought to start something. Eureka, and then some. An order is out requiring unmarried women between the ages of 18 arid 45 to step lively and the soviet coun cil will, pick husbands for them. If that order doesn't brew enough trouble, history must be revised. EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS. Detroit Free Press: "Even honor is lost" wails a German newspaper. One Hun has learned the truth. Minneapolis .Tribune: The man who has to go down in his pocket for it feels that the income tax ought to be called the outgo tax. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Mr. McAdoo seems to be laboring under the delusion that the coTHUry was satisfied with ihe railway service, which it endured Only because of war necessity. New York Herald: In pjesenting an unsolicited gift of J60.000 to the Salvation Army on behalf of the Order of Elks, former Governor of Pennsylvania John K. Tener said the Salvation Army had commanded the respect and admiration of all.' So say we all of us! New York World: President Wilson said recently that when he did a perfectly natural thing he us ually found that he was interfering with some precedent. King George now discovers that etiquette no less than personal inclination impels him to return Mr. Wilson's visit and so is thinking 'Of smashing precedent also.. SMILING LINES. "Sam has certainly cut loose with bis troubles ?" "Why, what's the matter with him1." "Ho has shooting pains and a lumping toothache." Baltimore American. n m Pat When tny wife cam to the stution to see me off from my final leave she brought with her a dozen handkerchiefs to dry the tears with. ' Hike That's nothing! My wife had to bring a lifebelt with her to save her from drowning. Pearson's Weekly. Mistress I, want a maid who will be faithful and not a time-waster. Can yuu promise that? Bridget Indecd'n I can. I'm that snrup'loun, ma'am, about wastin' time that I make one Job of prayin' and scrub bin'. Life. "I want to apply for a position as an expert amanuensis." "Well, what's stopping you?" "How do you spell the pesky word?" Louisville Courier-Journal. THE DOCTORS. We're wounded doughboys Just returned From fighting overseas. And mighty glad to see once more The land of Liberty, And while we're talking of the war We want to say we owe A debt too, big to reckon to The good old medico. Oh. gee! those doctors at the front Were Just chock full of sand; They Juggled ether, bandages And splints to beat the band. When bleeding blesses filled the wards, Though shells began to spout And bombs lo fall, red-soaked and grim, Those it. D.'s stuck it out. My leg was shot to carpet rags. My ribs were all stove in; I had a bullet In my chest. Another In my chin; But gosht the doctor stitched me up And fixed me over new; Ihnre wasn't anything on earth That sawbones couldn't do. The nurses nobly did their part To ease our bitter pain, But 'twas the doctor made us whole And fine as silk again. I'm ready any time to put My Sunday shirt In hock To start a llttle.fund to buy A laurel wrlafti tor Doc. , r MINNA iRVINO In New York Herald. Daily Cartoonette. ' I'M fOiN TO TELA. OlH MIUICV SutrvS TONIGHT TMTl AM $0m TO fW?RY Hlb IflUHTfRf DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. "THE SLEEP GNOMES." tin this story Peggy and Billy Belgium meet with thrilling experiences high up on a mountain.) '' CHAPTER I. The Kiurgetly Lad. "Yo-Ho-, Peggy! Come coasting with me on my new bobs!" PeKgy, her lessons all finished, jumped up in quick delight. It was Billy Belgium calling her to crispy-out-door fun in the wintry twilight. "I'll be there in a minute," she cried through the window, hurry ing into her warmest wraps. Billy Belgium waited on the side walk. Beside him was a shiny set of bobs, with graceful sleds, a long red top board, and a stunning looking steering wheel. "My, what beauties!" Peggy ex claimed. "Did you make 'em your self?" "Every bit," answered Billy proudly. . "And they are flyers, too. We'll pass anything on High hill." "Let's hurry and see," cried Pegsjy taking hold of the sled rope with Billy. 'A - i J r "Then your wishes shall be granted," said the raggedy chap. On High Hill they found dozens of children shouting with glee as they sped down the icy coasting path, "Ho, hoi Look at the home-made 'bobs, " jeered one fur-coated boy, glancing from his own "store bobs" to those of Billy Belgium. Teggy flushed with swift indignation. "They are as nice as your own, Charlie Chesty," she retorted. "And Billy was clever enough to make them himself.' Ho didn't have to buy them at the store." The other boys and girls laughed at this for they didn't like Charlie Chesty's overbearing ways. "I can beat you all hollow," boasted Charlie. "Do it then," answered Billy, swinging his bobs into position. "Everybody pile on," shouted Charlie, as he lined up his own bobs. Half a doren children accepted the invitation. The last to' run forward was a little raggedy chap who had stood shivering aside as he watched the others at their fun. "I didn't mean you. I don't want any raggedy chaps riding on my bobs," shouted Charlie, roughly shoving the little fellow back. The raggedy chap's face showed his disappointment. lie looked piti fully small and forlorn, as the other children laughed unkindly at him. "But I want you on my new bobs," quickly spoke up Billy Belgium, put ting hla hand on the little chap's shoulder, while Peggy gave him a heart-warming smile. "Oh. I'm so glad," exclaimed the raggedy lad. "I've been waiting and wishing all afternoon some one would ask me to ride, but nobody did." "Anybody else want a ride," shouted Billy. "Not with raggedy chaps," cho rused the children. "All ready, go!" cried Charlie, giv ing his bobs a start before Billy was ready. By the time Billy got fairly going, the others were far away. But faster and faster went Billy's new bobs, and then still faster. The raggedy chap shrieked with delight "Out of the way ahead," yelled Billy, and "whirr-r-r-r" they went past Charlie's bobs like a flash. Out, far out over the meadows they sped, yards and yards farther than any of the other bobs. When they dragged the new bobs back up the hill, there were only looks of admiration for it, and boast ing Charlie boasted no more. Up and down they went four times, each time coasting faster than before. The fourth time, they paused to rest at the bottom before the hard climb back. "Wouldn't It be fun to coast miles and miles down a mountain?" said Peggy. Daily Dot Puzzle I? I4N 16 '7 II 10 20 w r 9. Z J-W: a; .a S, ''- 3 ss .y -isJ Mr 6 44' 46 43 ,Sl 24 37 39. .27 35 (A, Trace the lines, don't make a noise, If often runs from girls and boys Draw (ram one tl two and so on te the and. . "And wouldn't it be fun If we had something to pull us. up hill?" said Billy Belgium. "Would you like that?" asked th. raggedy chap. "We surely would," declared Billy a.nd Peggy together. "Then your wishes shall be grant ed," said the raggedy chap, and with that he took a tiny whistle from his pocket and blew upon it a piercing blast ' (The astonishing response to the whistle of the Kaggedy Chap will be told tomorrow. flees ox m t4 4 ' On the Other Hand. Omaha, Jan. 6. To the Editor of the Bee: I am a constant reader of The Bee's Letter Box and enjoy it very much. The space that has been devoted to the Irish Question has been entertaining and educational; but just at the time when two of your contributors, James Irvine and Paganus, offer a little information on the subject that has heretofore not been touched upon, because their letters reflect on the great church, but which, nevertheless, is true. Then conies a most violent protest from Mr. Gleeson, ciaiming it an In sult to him and every Catholic. Does he stop to think that all the readers of The Bee are not Catholics? And they have read all the other articles that passed the censor without be ing insulted. Why be so narrow as to wish only half the argument printed? Is not the Letter Box a medium of exchange of opinion? And since Mr. Gleeson mentions these two as 'trash well, then, I may re fute this by saying I have read a great deal of trash from his side. Truth, they say, is the imperial vir tue. When, then, was the Menace barred from the mails. I received mine last week. Also from "Watchful Waiting"; by what authority the statement that one-third of the U. S. forces were Catholics. No reflection on the Catholic boys in khaki, but just to exemplify the truth, Mr. Gleeson says it is about time for decent peo ple to protest. ' He also insults a great many. This decent person hereby enters a protest. A DECENT PERSON. Publicity for Ireland. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10: To the Editor of The Bee: Publicity is the most logical and praetical way to aid the Irish cause. Air through the centuries of her captivity, Ireland has vised every legitimate means to retrain her Independence by consti tutional agitation. She has sought redress only to be scoffed at in the British house of commons, and on the field of death her sons have given their lives for th. same sacred cause. It is possible, perhaps probable, but not certain that Ireland', right eous demand for freedom will re ceive due consideration at the peace conference, notwithstanding that from Mons, Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, and all along the Marne, the Irish heroic blood cries to heaven for Justice to their native land. The Irish have made the supreme sacrifice beneath the walls of Jeru salem; they have yielded up their spirits In glorious battle before the Turkish legions in Gallipoli; Erin's sons have borne the brunt of war with all the native prowess of the fighting race. Shall Ireland be de nied recognition for the services which she has rendered to th. cause of freedom and humanity? The agitation carried on through out this great nation is for the pur pose of placing before the world the justice of Ireland's righteous claim for freedom, and let it be said to the everlasting honor of the American people, no citizen of any prominence hab uttered a word against Ireland's demand for self-government. It is unfprtunate, however, for Erin, here and there throughout the nation there are cliques of provincial Datrlots assuming to be the legiti- Lmate owners of the Irish cause, who have the faculty or making enemies for poor Ireland. A little while over three decades ago, I arrived in Omaha and in that period there were Irishmen there then who could not be surpassed in any part of the world. - While some of 'them have passed to the happy beyond, a few of their names I recall to memory: James E. Boyd, Fred W. Gray, Rev. George Pepper, Rev. Betts, General O'Brien, Michael Don ovan, Michael Leahey, Colonel Mul cahey, John Groves, Thomas Fal lon, Thomas Brennan, T. J. MU honey, Gen. John O'Neill, the hero of the battle of Rldgeway. There are still Irishmen in Omaha equal to those 1 have mentioned. Either through the buffoonery of the spal peens or the egotism of th. sho neens, they are prevented from par ticipating In Irish affairs. JERRY HOWARD. Catholics and Irish Freedom. Walnut. Ia., Jan. 10. To the Ed itor of The Bee; I read with mingled anger and amusement a let ter In the morning Bee, January 10, written by Carl Ostergaard. I fear that he is not very well posted on the subject about which he tries to say so much. It atrlkea me as rather amusing and also very strange that anyone in these days when peo ple have so many, could be so blind and ignorant and Carl Ostergaard seems to be. It is a pity that people do not know the difference between a po litical and a religious argument, but since Carl has opened the way, I may as well tell him that he has very mistaken Ideas if he thinks that the Irish Catholic priests will ever relinquish their "hold," as he calls it, on the Irish people. Catholics, peoplo and priests, are the most loy al and fearless people on the face of the earth. In our own country It is a well-known fact, although cer tain people do not like to counte nance it, that a large majority of our navy and, accordingly, a large per cent of our American army, are Catholics and no one advocated en listment any more strongly than did our Catholic priests. There are very few Catholic in America in proportion to the protestants, so why did the Catholics respond in such great numbers? It was their loyalty to their country. They were fighters for their homes and firesides, but what had Ireland to fight for? The Catholic priests of Ireland would have been the first ones on the battlefield if they had had any thing to fight for. W. E. KENT. ' Soldier on Social Club. Fort Omaha, Jan. 10.- To the Ed itor of The Bee: Several days ago the following head line appeared: "Girls Walk Home with Soldiers and Are Fired." Then it ran as this: "Five comrade club girls have been expelled by the National League for Woman's Service for permitting sol diers to escort them home from the dance given New Year's night in Kelpine academy." I rather think that an act of that sort makes the uniform look bad, not to mention the way that the wearer' must feel or must have felt when they read that. Perhaps the Woman'. Service league did not need the soldier's service after the dance. All right but it seems to me that' it is no worse for a soldier to escort a girl home than it is for him to dance with her. I am sure it would look much better for her to be escorted home by a soldier than it does for her to go alone, besides it's perfectly natural and is expected in most cases. Of course this is an excep tional one. The club claims that these girls are from the best citizens of the city. We hope that it is true, and if we didn't think so 'we wouldn't care to attend the dances and other enter tainments given by the club. We are from the best citizens of this little old U. S. A. and some of ua are from this very city of Omaha, and we do not think that the Woman's Service club' has been fair to the girls o soldiers. I have sisters and I hope that they look at the uniform with a different meaning. If they go to any enter tainments given for soldiers or be long to any club for that purpose, I hope that.they will not deny the sol dier the honor of escorting her home. I say honor, for that is what it is. I hope, too, that they do not belong to a club where that is forbidden, and if they do, disregard the rule. It is true that the girls do m l know the soldiers; neither do the soldiers know the girls, of ccur.-e. They have been introduced, but thai Is no reason why the girls shouldn t be escorted home. Another thing: This is supposed to be a free and democratic country. That doesn't even show patriotism on the club's part. Makes the khaki look like mud. This club says these are young girls. Young girls should not be entertaining. I am sure no soldier (I mean when I say soldier, a gentleman a real man) would want to escort a young girl horn, or would care to be with her at an en tertainment, and if it should happen so, she would be treated as a young girl. PRI. MAJOR. . -VfflY- KOT 7 t i EW-Soldiers Share With Cuticura Soap The Healthy Up-To-Date Cuticura Way . No mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no free alkali, no waste, no irritation even when shaved twice daily. 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