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T APRIL CIRCULATION
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" - Average ciroilation for the month subscribed and aworm la by
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Subscribers leaving tha city should have Tha Bm mail ad
. to them Addreea changed as often aa requested.
, Still registration to participate in a bond
election it hardly a fair test of the fair onei.
tlenry Ford is pulling a lot of free advertis
ing, no matter how the verdict of the jury may
come in.
Omaha is ready to go forward by leaps and
bounds if all interested in its progress wfll only
pull together.
Organized labor has its problem, too, to keep
the law-abiding element in control and hold the
turbulent, mob-violence bunch in check.
A League of Nations against anarchy might
iook gooa, to a 101 01 people not sure aoout me
"Cash and Carry" may work all right for
groceries and lry goods, but it sets too narrow
limits to a municipal ice plant.
Remember that the labor unrest is not local
but nation-wide and world-wide. Readjustment
has always -involved industrial friction after
every great war.,
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If any eopies of the treaty have been care
lessly left lying around, depend upon some
thrifty person to pick them up and market them
on Wall street.
The Grocers' and Butchers association,
otherwise known as "the Rainmakers," must
have overlooked a bet in timing their first pic
nic of the season. k , -
, ' Uncle Sam's national debt has'reached the
high water mark of $25,900,000,000, which is but
'.- a trifle under the total of the public debt of the
' world 25 yearsa&o. -. '
. No seryice insignia has been provided for
sailors. Wake up, Mr. Secretary of the Navy,
and vindicate the right of the jackies to equal
treatment with the Sammies. v
y Large amounts of counterfeit American
money are reported in circulation jn Soviet
Russia. We might try to get even in kind if
Russian rubles were only worth counterfeiting.
i Are two cups of coffee too much to drink
during the day? This question is propounded
by a reader to a health expert, who gives a
guarded answer. Why not tell him it depends
on what else he can get to drink?
i But where are our state railway commis
sions to come in, if congress fails to restore
their rate-regulating powers, along with the
restoration of the power of the interstate com
merce body? Must they keep on inventing ex
cuses for continued existence?
I It's a safe prediction that the strongest op
position to ratifying the equal suffrage amend
ment will be found in the stronghold of the
democratic party in the south in fact, the south
is the democratic stronghold solely by reason
of the disfranchisement of a large part of the
voters.
f Of course, any inquiry into the conduct of
tfie war instituted by congress will be de
nounced as "partisan" by those who don't' want
. $o be investigated and to whom the plain un-
- varnished truth will be highly distasteful.
Those who have nothing to cover up o apolo-
" gize for will have no objection to investigation
by anybody. ;
French "oremium" bonds are being adver-
w llli lur sale 111 una (.uuuu;, ninwi wj
,Y -much like a goocT old-fashioned lottery. An
American "enterprise" on the same lines would
I likely run up against an order debarring from
i t,iTe use of the mails, but Mr. Burleson is doubt
less too busy playing peanut politics to give at
tention to such a little thing at this time.
": "Governor Lowden's program of administra
tive reform, working the abolishment of an in
finity of boards and commissions and what not
and the establishment of a few efficient state
departments," says the Chicago Tribune, "leaves
a few things to be desired; chief among them
i the removal of the unwieldy and unbusiness
like state board of equalization and the forma-
tion of a small competent state tax commission."
Yes, and we'll get to that also some day here in
Nebraska. '
Mystery Easy pj Solution
A regretably large number of people in this
country share trie inability of the allied repre
sentatives in Paris, to see why the Germans
should complain so bitterly about the terms or
the peace treaty. - The problem is one not at all
difficult, really, and even here, in pacifist, pro-German,-
I. W. W; Sinn Fein, and bolshevist
circles, its solution was instant and the right
. sort of talk about the cruel, imperialistic tent.
dency of the allies began at once.
', The grievance of the Germans is a very
large and solid one. They made and carried
out with characteristic efficiency plans by which,
k in defeat as in victory, they would gain the
" great and lasting advantages of an industrial
sort which, as Germans, they ought to have
' advantages which have an economic necessity
for them just as the violation of Belgium was a
military necessity. Who but they would have
been foresighted enough to blow up alf the
French coal mines and to destroy or take home
.all the Belgian machinery? t
" But are they to be allowed td gather the
"natural and well-eared fruits or wisdom? No!
- The offered freaty explicitly and intentionally
- and entirely fobs Germany of those fruits and
" imposes on it a part of the loss it expected its
neighbors to bearl
Hence the jGerman moans of grief, rke Ger
man howls of rage, and hence are those moans
( - And howls so sympathetically here echoed by
til of our patlor socialists, and by all the people
T.vho say, "We are not friends of Germany,
STILL THE BOURBON DEMOCRACY.
If evidence were wanted that the democrats
in control of the party at Washington still re
flect the same old bourbon democracy so often
revealed in their party's history, it is offered
by the amendment to the suffrage resolution
proposed by the senator from Mississippi. This
southern democrat, who holds has seat solely
by reason of the lawless disfranchisement of
more than one-half of those who, under the
federal constitution, are qualified voters of his
state, would limit the benefits of the proposed
equal franchise to white citizens, and thus go
back to ante-bellum days when the color of
a person's skin determined his civil status and
a black man had no right which a white man
was bound to respect. ,
True, in Mississippi and many other southern
states, the constitutional guarantees of equality,
regardless of race, color or previous condition
of servitude, are notoriously , and flagrantly
nullified by all sorts of cunningly devised arti
fices, but that the United States, that has just
fought out the battle for freedom for the whole
world, should again by writing color line into
its fundamental law, go back to the days of
slavery, it unthinkable. That ttich a thing
should be seriously proposed by a democratic
member of the United States senate is enough.
How humiliating it must be to democrats who
would have people believe that theirs is the
party of enlightenment and progress and what
an eye-opener to misguided folks persuaded that
the democratic party of today had shaken off
the bourbonism of its pastl
', Genesis of a Great Institution.
Nearly all American visitors to London are
familiar with the enormous block of buildings
in Tottenhan Court Road, which was erected
some years ago for the general offices of the
Y. M. C. A. and at the same, time to serve as a
permanent memorial to Hhe late Sir George
Williams, the founder of the association.
Many people who passed the bronze bust of
Sir George, 'which stands just within the main
entrance to the buildings, thought they detected
an added benevolence in 'the features of the
illustrious philanthropist tody for this was the
75th birthday of the great organization of which
he was the founder, and which he helped to de
velop into a society of world-wide scope and in
fluence. It was onjune 6, 1844, that the Y. M. C. A.
first came into existence; On the evening of.
that date half a dozen young clerks and shop
assistants gathered in Williams' bedroom in a
modest lodging house in the West End of Lon
don and at his invitation took the initial steps
toward the organization of "a mutual improve
ment society and a young men's missionary so
ciety." '
That the organization of such modest begin
ning would some day spread its helpful influence
to all parts of the world, that it would aid in
the education and uplift of hundreds of thou
sands ji young men of many different nationali
ties, that its services would be no less dis
tinguished in time of war than in time of peace"
these were things not even dreamed of by the
founders of the movement. The young men,
including Williams himself, were employes of a
drapery establishment in London, and their most
ambitious hope was that their society and its
work might be extended to the employes of
other drapery houses in the metropolis.
Within a few months after the Y. M. C. A.
was first organized it was found necessary to
hire a large assembly room to accommodate
the weekly meetings. Early the following year
the first paid secretary was appointed, and
larger quarters obtained. The association con
tinued to grow on an unprecedented scale. Pop
ular lecture courses were arranged and various
other features added to the work. The
association spread throughout the United King
dom, then to the continent and to America and
the most distant British colonies. In 1855 Wil
liams was present at the first international con
ference of the organization, which met at Paris,
and formulated plans on which a world-wide
society was built up.
Lord Shaftesbury, with whom Williams be
came closely associated, accepted the presi
dency in 1851. On his death in 1886 Williams
was induced to accept the presidency. In 1894
the jubilee of the organization was celebrated
in London, when Queen Victoria knighted Wil
liams and the freedom of the city of London
was conferred on him. The founder lived to be
85 years old. He is buried in the crypt of St.
Paul's, where a magnificent memorial has been
erected.
Call It the Roosevelt CanaL
All sorts of suggestions have been made for
a fitting memorial to the late former President
Roosevelt, but ..what to us seems to present the
most powerful appeal of alfis that sponsored
by Senator Calder of New York as embodied in
a bill introduced into congress by him to change
the name of the Panama canal to the Roose
velt canal. I As explained by the senator, "My
bill does not carry any appropriation, for none
is necessary. The mere renaming of the great
ditch after the one man who made it possible,
Svill be sufficient to carry out the idea."
Every One at all familiar with the career of
Colonel RooseTelt knows that while he did
many wonderful things in many widely separated
fields for which he will be remembered, the
Panama canal stands out above all at a perma
nent, tangible monument to his tremendous
energy and far-seeing vision. It exemplifies
particularly his precept for "getting things
done" and getting them done by the most direct
route, even though so doing might not comport
with jthe niceties of fashionable etiqutte. On
the other 1 side, there is no compelling reason
why the water way that joins the two. oceans
should have to bear the same name as the isth
mus wfiich separates them. We may be sure
that had the Panama canal been jenamed the
Roosevelt canal after him diying"his lifetime,
he would have esteemed .it the greatest honor
that could have been' conferred.
The referendum is a two-edged sword. Its
ostensible purpose it to enable the' people to
head off vicious legislation which trustless law
makers attempt to put over. It can also be
used, however, by interested parties to suspend
and defeat meritorious measures enacted for the
public good. It is up to the individual citizen
to distinguish between the right and the wrong
use of the referendum before he consents to
affix his signature to the petition papers.
A Survey of America
This is. a report of a tour l observation
made for the London Times by its American
correspondent 1
Having completed my ' 10,000- mile trip
through all parts of the United States, visited
35 of. the largest cities and the majority of the
states, and talked to editors of all political
parties, business men, labor leaders, and per
sons in all walks of life, I feel warranted in de
scribing American sentiment on current ques
tions. First I shall deal with the league of nations
and the peace treaty. Nine-tenths of the peo
ple have not carefully analyzed the covenant and
the treaty; among one:tenth there is division of
opinion. The overwhelming majority of the
people are not acquainted with the larger ques
tions involved, but they approve of both docu
ments on the ground that the present war is
ended by them and the effort to prevent fur
ther wars begun.
Blind faith in Mr. Wilson's leadership among
the masses arises from his reputation for the
pacific settlement of world disputes. The same
masses who elected him in 1916 because "he
"kept us out of the war" are ready to approve
of the league as a step in the same direction.
The politicians are still wrangling in Washing
ton about amending the peace treaty, but if
that process means ay delay public opinion
will denounce the effort and compel ratification.
The proposed agreement to come to the aid of
France in case of an unprovoked attack by
Germany arouses little enthusiasm. Though the
sentiment of affection for France prevails, never
theless, the American people is unwilling to
sign a blank cheque to any nation; it wants to
judge the circumstances and facts of every
quarrel before agreeing to employ armed forces.
Opinion may change when Mr. Wilson explains
the details of. the proposed agreement, but the
indications thus far seem to be unfavorable.
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Mr. Wilson's Prestige.
The second matter I shall discuss is the
pTestige of Mr. Wilson. Unquestionably Amer
ica is still irritated over his long absence abroad.
Most people are unable to understand why his
mission was not delegated to others, though this
feeling will undoubtedly diminish, if not dis
appear, when he returns and tackles neglected
domestic problems. My observations in Amer
ica after comng home from the Paris conference
showed the people of the United States to be
hardly any better informed upon European
politics than before the war. v
The Wilson cabinet is denounced by people
of every section, including the south, which is
a stronghold of the democratic party. For in
stance, Texas seems almost unanimous in con
demning Mr. Burleson for his handling of the
telephone rates question. It is generally ex
pected that the president will have the hardest
fight of his career on his return to Washington,
and it is thought that he will begin to build up
immense strength for himself by dispensing with
the services of burdensome cabinet members.
The Presidency.
The suspicion that Mr. Wilson may stand for
a third term of office has much to do with the
lack of faith on the part of some people in his
motives. It is generally agreed that if he would
announce definitely that he had done with
politics and call upon the senate to abandon
politics as well, the people would follow his
leadership. The country is more or less irritated
over the professional politicians and the begin
ning of the presidential campaigns. A pro
nouncement from Mr. Wilson raising him above
the political turmoil would give him an incalcu
lable increase of strength with public opinion.
Just now foreign policy is not being dis
cussed by the various aspirants to office, owing
to the uncertainty of the situation in the senate.
My canvass of the sentiment Tjf both parties
shows that Gen. Leonard Wood is the man most
talked of by the republicans and Mr. McAdoo,"
the former secretary of the treasury, the man
most desired by the democrats everywhere for
nomination. This, of course, is subject to
change during the next 20 months.
The present outlook for the republicans in
the presidential campaign of 1920 is very
bright, but the American people will scrutinize
carefully the performances of republicans in
the next congress. There is evidence that the
democrats are preparing to accuse the repub
licans of efforts to obstruct Imd delay the rati1
fication of the peace treaty, but in the end, judg
ing by sentiment in all parts of the country, the
republican congress will not delay the signing
of the peace treaty unless other parliaments are
doing the same thing. Many conservative
minded republicans want to see the treaty and
the covenant of the league out of' the way so
as to enable the presidential campaign to be
gauged on other lines.
Business Conditions.
The third subject of my report is business
conditions. Generally speaking. America is
prosperous. Retail and wholesale business is
exceptionally brisk. Some parts of the country,
such as the Rocky mountains, are adversely af
fected by the closing down of copper mines, due
to the falling price of copper. Also the Pacific
coast shipyards being unable, until last week, to
accept contracts for foreign building naturally
caused much apprehension and business became
stagnant. This condition has been partly re
lieved by the announcement that the shipyards
may accept foreign contracts, though it is de
batable if American yards can compete with
foreign builders owing to the high scale of
wages.
My fourth subject is the industrial situation.
The number of bolshevists and anarchists is not
greater than it was a decade ago, but this group
is now noisier and more anxious to take advan
tage of such discontent as grows out of dis
turbed world conditions. Conservative labor
leaders seem everywhere to have control of the
situation and to be as anxious to keep ex
tremists out of power as the employers.
On the whole it seems as if the situation
were tending towards an understanding between
the conservative union leaders and the employ
ers and manufacturers. Incidentally, much in
terest is being taken by business men every
where in improving the living and working con
ditions of their employes, and also in retaining
the present scale of wages so far as possible.
Much encouragement is given to the movement
among working people to build their own
homes.
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1 TO DAY.
The Day We Celebrate.
Madame Rejane, for many years a leading
actress of the French stage, born in Paris 62
years ago.
Samuel Dickie, president of Albion college
and a noted prohibition leader, born in Canada
68 years ago.
Rt. Rev. Michael J, Hobanatholic bishop
of Scranton, born at Waterloo, N. J., 66 years
ago.
Dr. James A. .Kelso, president of Western
Theological seminary, born in India 46 years
ago.
Frances Starr, a prominent actress of the
American stage, born at Oneont.a N. Y., 33
years ago.
Judging from remarks, Austrian critics of the
treaty are not stuck on President Wilsdo's 14
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
The secretary of war has decided to pur
chase a new site for Fort Omaha, a tract of 540
acres about eight miles from Omaha, which
can be had for about $67,000.
F. L. Ames of Boston has purchased two lots
near Sixteenth and Farnam. On them he will
build an eight-story building for occupancy by
the S. P. Morse company.
Permit was granted J. L. Kennedy' to build a
two-story frame residence on Thirty-second
street, near Woolworth: estimated value, $5,500.
"Ye Last Daye of Ye Old Tyme Skule" was
given by the young people of First Congrega-
tioflti thvTatki
' - " .
A Sponsor of prohibition.
J. U. In partial answer to your
question It may be said that Senator
Morris Sheppard of Texas Is widely
known as the chief sponsor of the
much-discussed federal prohibition
amendment. Mr. Sheppard has
served In congress since 1902. It
was in that year that he was elected
to the house of representatives to fill
out the term of his father, John L.
Sheppard,' and after more than 10
years of service in this post wa
similarly chosen to complete the un
expired term of Senator Joseph W.
Bailey. Mr. Sheppard is a lawyer
by profeseloni He was educated at
the University of Texas and the Yale
Law school, receiving his A. B. de
gree from the former in 1895 and
his LL. M. from the latter in 1898.
In addition to leading the fight In
the senate for prohibition, he ha
also been a staunch advocate of the
proposed woman suffrage amend
ment.
British Labor Representative-
James Henry Thomas, M. P., who
is soon to make a tour of the United
States and Canada in the interest
of the International labor cause, is
regarded as the leading representa
tive of labor in the British Parlia
ment. As organizing secretary of
me Amalgamated Society of Rail
way Servants, his position Is an ln-
nuentiai one. Mr. Thomas began
work as an errand boy when 9 years
old, later he became an engine clean
er, and rose to be a fireman, and
men engineer on the Great Western
railway. He was made town coun
cilor of Swindon, and became Dresi
dent of the Amalgamated Society of
Kanway servants in 1910, the same
year in which heiwas first returned
to Parliament. During the war he
was a staunch supporter of the al
lied cause, and threw all his energy
into the work of carrying on the war
to the end.
DREAfvlLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
Southern Soldier.
Replying to your question regard
ing surviving confederate officers
from the civil war: There are
fewer than half a dozen, though
mere were 484 general officers com
missioned by the Confederate States
of America during the conflict of
1861-5. Of these survivors we are
able to give you only one name at
the present time, Brig. Gen. Marcus
J. Wright, who is In his 88th year.
General Wright is a native of Ten
nessee and entered the army as a
private. Wthin 12 months after his
enlistment he had risen to the rank
of brigadier general. He participa
ted in many of the important battles
of the war and was severely wounded
at Shlloh. Many years ago he took
up his residence in Washington,
where he has since been engaged
in writing a history and collecting
military records for the War department
King George V.
Fifty-four years old June 3 was
George V, "by the grace of Gd, of
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of the Brit
ish Dominions Beyond the Seas,
Kfng, Defender of the Faith, Em
peror of India." His majesty is now
In the 10th year of his reign. Dur
ing the last few years he has ap
peared so frequently in khaki that
the people have well nigh forgotten
his partiality for the sea, and the
fact that In his young days it was
the navy rather than the army that
called him. An amusing story of
his navy dys associates him with a
keen sense of humor and a healthy
appetite. He was breakfasting upon
the Dreadnought, and the allowance
of ham and eggs was meager. Prince
George, as he was then, sent for the
steward, who responded Hurriedly
and nervously and with many "your
royal highness." "I don't want so
much of your royal highness," said
the prince. "I want ham and eggs."
An Empress in Exile.
Twenty-seven years ago last
month in the Italian province of
Lucca was born a little princess who
was destined to play in later years
a unique role in the great European
war drama. The little prmcess was
Zita of Parma, who later was" to
become Empress Zita of Austria.
What a strange fate has been hers!
From the quiet of a convent school
at Zangbert to the brilliant salons of
Vienna, to the imperial throne and
to the retreat in Switzerland, spans
the career of this young woman of
27, who began life as a member of
a family long deprived of all sem
blance of royalty except the name,
attained one of the most exalted po
sitions in Europe, and who" Is likely
.o spend the remainder of her life
in exile. Those who are inclined to
ward superstition may see some con
nection between the ill fate that has
overtaken i the beautiful young
empress and the fact that she is the
13th child of the late duke of Parma.
FROM HERE AND THERE.
An elephant can pick up a needle
with its trunk.
One pound of phosphorous will
supply heads for 1,000,000 matches.
Rembrandt, the great painter,
knew the Bible by heart from end to
end.
In England houses are being built
of a new kind of concrete, made
principally from slag and seaweed.
The socalled cork legs do not owe
their name to their composition, but
to the fact that their inventor was a
Dr. Cork.
England Is now the only country
left which possesses an upper house
of parliament composed entirely of
hereditary peers.
DAILY CARTOONETTE
I'LL TIE nnOTOTHCrTirAfl
OF THIS flUTOMOBLE WHILE
I QO.KTO THE STORE ? lETT
IAND HEDID
(In this etory Fegtr and Billy male a
urprtilnt vlitt to Story-Book Land.)
Peggy's Rash Wish.
PEGGY waa almost dozing over a
tale aha had been reading.
"I wish I could go to Story
Book Land," she murmured, set
tling herself back comfortably in her
porch .chair and looking up at the
drifting clouds. And aa she said this
there came unbidden to her lips the
words of the charm witn which she
had previously summoned the
Mighty Bronze Genie: "Wlsherame,
wlsheramy, may my wish come true
m the wink of an eye."
No sooner were the words uttered
than the Mighty Bronze Genie stood
salaaming before her.
"Wisherame, wlsheramy, your
wish has come true in the wink of
an eye! Whither away, fair Prin
cess Peggy?"
"To Story-Book Land!" answered
Peggy, promptly, her drowsy feeling
passing away.
The Mighty Bronze Genie straight
ened up quickly and a look of alarm
came into his eyes.
"No, no, fair Princess! There are
many dangers in Story-Book Land."
"But there are heroes and heroines
and princesses and beautiful dam
sels and fairies there," argued
Peggy.
"And there are cruel monsters,
wicked kings, ugly witches, hungry
wolves, and eyjl ogres," declared the
Mighty Bronze Genie. "Home is a
much safer place."
"But I want adventure," urged
Peggy. 'Take me to Story-Book
Land."
"Tour wish is my law," said the
Mighty Bronze Genie eadly. ."Hang
on tight!" '
This warning waa needed, for sud
denly Peggy found her chair mount
ed on two wheels with thills out In
front Just like a Japanese Jinrlkl
sha. The Genie got between the
thills and away he went at a swift
trot. They bumped down the steps,
swirled around the corner, and
jogged out into the country. If
Peggy hadn't hung on tight she
would have been Jarred out at the
very first bump.
After a time the Genie turned
aside from the regular road and be
gan to climb rocky, forest-covered
hills. The two-wheeled cart bounc
ed and Jounced until Peggy's teeth
rattled.
"Where are you going?" she
cried. "I've never aeen this place
before."
"This is the border of Story-Book
Land," answered the Genie, trotting
along a bit faster.
'Can't you go slower? I'm get
ting Joggled, to pieces," protested
Peggy. But the Genie put on fresh
speed.
"We must hurry to be in time for
Red Beard's wedding," he panted.
This answer puzzled Peggy, as she
never heard of Red Beard.
"Who is Red Beard?" she asked.
"He is Blue Beard's brother."
gasped the Genie, Jerking the cart
over a mass of boulders at the top
of the hill and starting at full speed
down a slope that led Into a beauti
ful valley on the other side.
"Oh, is he as cruel as Blue
Beard?" cried Peggy, feeling a
thrill of alarm.
"Ten times as cruel!" replied the
Genie. ."That's why he is going to
marry 10 wives.." This astonishing
news so startled Peggy that she al
most bounded out of the cart.
"Stop!" she ordered. "I've changed
my mind. I don't want to go to
Story-Book Land."
"Too late," groaned the Genie In
tones of despair. "I've already
passed the border, and am now un
der the spell of Red Beard's power
ful magic. I can't turn back."
It seemed too true. As If pulled
by a magnet of intense strength he
rushed down the steep hill, his pare
growing more and more reckless.
And, looking ahead, Peggy saw what
seemed to be drawing him, a great
castle set amid towering trees at
the edge of a forest. On the lawn
in front of the castle sat a swarthy
Turk surrounded by attendants and
slaves. With a shudder of dread
DAILY DOT PUZZLE
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Wooster on the League.
Sliver Creek, Neb., June 3. To
the Editor of The Bee: In Wash
ington news of June 1, it is said
that Immediately on his return to
America President Wilson will call a
conference "for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the adoption of
the league," or, in other words, for
forcing the league down the throats
of an unwilling senate.
Now, that looks very innocent.
does it not? And yet the thing pro
posed would be a blow at one of
the foundation principles of our
government, namely: That we have
three co-ordinate departments of
government, neither of which must,
in any manner, interfere with the
duties, powers or prerogatives prop
erly pertaining to any other depart
ment This is plain and well under
stood, but how many will stop to
think that if the president should
do that he would be committing a
crime greater than that committed
by the man who ordered the firing
on Fort Sumter on that memorable
morning in 1861? Why a greater
crime? Greater because by its na
ture it is not easily apprehended: its
legitimate effects are not so manifest
and striking, and therefore are more
difficult to contend against, yet no
less destructive of democratic gov
ernment. The fact that from the
beginning of his first administration
Wilson has been continually com
mitting such offenses, and all, as he
would have us believe, from mo
tives inspired by a lofty patriotism,
would not lessen the enormity, but,
rather, aggravate it.
Perhaps I may be pardoned for
here stating for the possible benefit
of some thoughtless persons another
well known fact, namely, that the
president has no right to attempt to
rorce the nands of the senate to ap
prove a treaty no more right than
a sheriff to try to influence a Jury's
verdict as to the guilt or Innocence
of a prisoner.
we all want peace, but no good
American wants peace at the ex
pense of our own independence as
a nation.
If the league of nations' covenant
should be ratified by the senate,
which in my opinion it never will
be, the United States should be
made a mandatory and put under j
charge of some such illustrious sov-
ereign as the sultan of Zanzibar or
the queen of the Cannibal Islands,
until such time as we might become j
fitted for self-government.
CHARLES WOOSTER. j
Immortality. ,
Hancock, la., May 28. To the
Editor of The Bee: A priest on im
mortality, infidels and agnostics
should not go unanswered, his state- 1
rnents being malicious and mislead- ;
ing If not false, especially to those j
who are In the habit of allowing the I
clergy to think for them, and they i
are not a few. Why? Because the i
infidel and agnostic does believe in J
God and immortality, backed by
every scientific fact, because the
infidels and agnostics are not dishon- j
est skeptics, but seekers for the ;
truth and have reached a satisfac
tory conclusion such as given mor
tals to know. Other communication
with the spirit world than scientific
has proved a dismal failure. Neither
has the least worthy saint done more
for the world than the greatest in
fidel thinker. Then, how misleading
must be the declaration Of a priest,
and yet how cunning, to ask leniency
for Ingersoll, putting the blame (as
though blame there must be) upon
his bigotted father. Beware, take
care! There shall not always be
darkness to shadow. Better that a
mill stone be tied.
I admit that Taft and Ingersoll
would have fared better in worldly
things had they affirmed the deity
of Christ, unscientific though it be.
"Though they slay me yet will
serve Him." "A man is a man for
a' that" (policy). The periodic cy
cle of evolution is returning. Then
what of the slayer? Then we will
have a press where others than seel
dare to enter. The scientific fact of
God and immortality is the property
of the infidel and agnostic, whereby
they attain to a hope, faith and be
lief. Says he (a priest): "If a man
die shall he live again?" Says I:
"If a dog die shall it live again? If
a tree die shall it live again?"
Science says everything that is, al
ways was, and we infer always will
be, making destruction or annihila
tion an absurdity. God and immor
tality conclusive. Are we to cease
our scientific researchs; our inves
tigations along the lines of physics
because it is the death knell of
creed?
And to him who Is trying to find
a place for his god in the peace
treaty league, let him remember this
treaty is democratic, hence incom
patible with creed.
And to Anna in the News:
Anna, dear, I love you yet,
Although your mud was mighty wet.
She who reste secure on creed,
The best she knows Is all she needs.
dr. .j. f. steve:ns.
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Then a I'll give to yo.
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It was Red Beard himself.
(In tomorrow! ehapter will be told how
Peggy la received at Red Beard s caatle )-
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