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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 26. 1921. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MOKMNG) EVENING SUNDAY THI REE PUBLISHING COMPANY M.LSON B. iri'DlKK, Publisher MEMBER OF THK ASSOCIATED MESS rh tma f whlrh Tli MM It member. t I rluMielr entltlee) 18 the um tor mxibl If I loo of 111 dliintcJiei rrtdllMl to II or not otlxrwIM credited In IHH paper. "d th itl newt rM I riled kerel. All rlihtt o( liuUcetioo of our Niteitl lUtpaieae ire iw rteeneo. Tat Onun Bee li k member flf (he Audit Bureau of CtrOil Utlokkj the reroinlnd authority oa elrculatloa eudltl. BEE TELEPHONES Print Branch Eichant. Art for AT lantic 1000 It txpertment or Ferine Wiuted. " jailliv. 4 WW Far Nlfhl Celli After 10 P. M. EAtlorUl DeputaMnt ATltntlo 1021 r 14tt orricES of the bee Well Offlre: 17th in 4 Ktmtm Council Bluff 1 Soutt Sfc I South Bid 4M5 Bouta Stta Out-ef-Tewa Officee Ne Tork rifle Ate. I Wi.hlniton mil fl It. l'lilcii I'll Wriflef Bid. I 1'arl. JTr.. Bu SU Hoaar The Beft Platform 1. Nw Union Paatengar Station. 2. Continued improvement of tha No hreeka Highway, including the pay ment of "Main Thoroughfare leading into Omaha with Brick Surface. 3. A ahort, low-rate Waterway from tha Com Bait 16 tha Atlantie Ocaaa. 4. Mom Rule Charter for Omaha, with Citf Manager farm f Government. Ludcndorf a Dead Issue. v The fact that Berlin could, on a day let tlown for the signing of a peace treaty with the United States, calmly endure the spectacle of a parade that was ' to glorify the imperial absolute Germany, is a good sign. Marshal von Ludcndorf, Prince Eitel Frledrlch, Count von Walderscc and General von dcr Goltt reviewed the marching remnant of the kaiser's one-time mighty forces, while the Berlin populaca looked on undisturbed. Von Waldersee delivered a fiery oration of the type that must have given great joy to the junkers, but which seems to have made no impression of . moment on . his hearers. Another fact emphasized by this demon stration Is that the spirit of kaiscrism is as dead hi Germany as it is elsewhere. Von Waldersee talked of revenge; "Hatred'will stand guard lit Germany,1' he said. His memories may be bitter, but he will find that hatred is poor nourishment for national aspirations, and revenge no longer an inspiration. Tumvater Jahtl might have awakened a national spirit in the "baucren" of his day, when he pointed to the French flag over the Brandenburg gate but that day is gone. Seeds of patriotism then sown have been choked by weeds of imperial ambition, but even that impediment has been removed, and the German people at last feel the full strength of the impulse thit stirred in the early days of the Nineteenth century, and made Blucher's army of clod-hoppers the in strument that overthrew Napoleon and changed the history of the race as well as the map of Europe. . , Ludendorff, Eitel Friederich, von Waldersee, von der Golti, all that crew, represent a day that hal gone. Their sun set forever when the armistice was signed. Germany may hate for the present, but Germans will learn to give over the passion for revenge; they have before them a great task, one that will enlist their every resource, and on the fulfillment of which de pends their future. As they carry out the bar gain they have entered into they will gain in stature with the world, and in the triumphs of peace will find ample compensation for the glories of war. A destiny greater than that to which the kaiser would have led them is possi ble, and they may reverse the judgment pro nounced on them by Price Collier, who dubbed them "a nation of intellectual Inefficients," by proving their capacity for doing things. The Ludendorfs and the von Waldersee belong with a past that has a seal of finality placed against it. They can no more stir into life the war spirit of 1914 than they can call back the millions who died while wearing the kaiser's uniform. They are hold-overs in a new era, Whose development will not be delayed because these sitters by the wayside call out to the pro cession to turn back. i 11 . What Kind of a Husband? A moving picture actress, presumably in pur Slit of nothing more than wider public attention, is said to be in search o! a husband who is physi cally perfect. The actress herself has demon strated Oh occasion her own unblemished self; and professes to be interested in an athlete tem porarily resident in Omaha, who has offered him self as a eugenic husband. Eugenics, with its slogan of "better babies" is a science that has many attractions, Pointing to the thin-blooded ariltdcracy of the old world, Bernard Shaw long ago urged that the race would be improved if, instead of intermarrying with their own kind, duchesses would mate with navvies. It has only been a short time since a British lord made the daughter of a blacksmith his bride. This act may give the family a new lease On life, and is of a sort that has occurred mora frequently in England than in other coun tries whose nobility is more decadent. In ordinary life nature takes pretty good care of these Matters, since the attributes of health, intelligence and good nature surpass in attrac tion their opposites. Among the nobility of Europe and the film queens and kings of Amer ica, however, a tendency toward intermarriage, followed by divorce, is noticeable. The star who announces her desire for a eugenic marriage may realise the error of the system, but no one need be surprised if instead of wedding a stalwart member of the proletariat she should finally take at a husband a rotund movie magnate, con sumed with gout and almost ready for a stroke of apoplexy. Eliia Never Thought of That. A fugitive from justice, pursued by a baying bloodhound, calmly sat down and waited until the brute Caught Up and then, after tying him to a tree, went peacefully on with his flight. The surprising thing about this simple solution is that no one ever tried it out before. Some al terations in that good Old favorite, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," might well be made in view of this epoch-making discovery. Criminals sometimes have eluded blood hounds by wading streams, and Other malignant spirits hive scattered red pepper in their foot steps,' thus discouraging the dogs from Sniffing further along the trail. Alt sorts of methods have been used to thr them off the scent, but this latest caps theat every one. If the South Carolina fugitive had only been supplied with a little dog tneat he might have made a faithful pet out of what teems long to have been a cruelly misunderstood domestic animal. ; Good Roads in Nebraska. Something more than a pot of paint with- which to smear telephone poles is required to make a good road. Some other states do not realize this as well as does Nebraska, and when delegates from South Dakota and Colorado meet at Alliance to organize the North Star Highway association which is to cross western Nebraska, every assurance should be given that this new trail will be kept in good condition. Kansas is one state which is not fulfilling this obligation, as those who have traveled the trail between Omaha and Kansas City have discovered. The motto of that state, "Ad astra per aspera," most emphatically would not fit this new road, for motorists do not care to ride to even the North star "through difficulties. It costs money to keep up a road. Those who have driven along the dirt boulevard from Omaha to Nebraska City and beyond are en thutiastic over its splendid condition. Along the way they may notice two or three road dragging outfits at work. But tha moment the state line is crossed the road narrows and the way becomes rough, although it does not become impassible until Leavenworth is reached. Figures on the cost of upkeep of this heav ily traveled road through Otoe county for 1920 are available, and show what Is required to pro vide easy passage, not merely for tourists, but for the trucks of farmers bringing their prod uctt In to the packing house, cannery and ele vators Of Nebraska City as well. This is a fed eral aid road, and each mile is patrolled by re pair men. The maintenance cost for the 19 miles for a season of nine months amounts fo $3,412. This is an average of $175 a mile, or $19.44 per mile per month. Over in Pawnee county, with conditions somewhat different, the upkeep of its federal aid roads amounts to $23.06 per mile per month; Thayer county expends $29.61 per mite on the Meridian highway, and Hamilton county's rate is $29.55. These fig ures are not considered at all excessive. It is apparent from this that good highways such as are needed for country business and desired for pleasure travel are a constant though justified expense, and that cost is not escaped even though they are made of dirt. The Morality of Nations Hejw to Make Whole Peoples Responsible and Responsive When the Main Girder Buckles. In all likelihood the final verdict on the ZR-2 disaster will place the blame on the main girder, which is believed to have glvett way under the strain. It would be unfair to antici pate inquiry by suggesting that faulty work manship is in any way responsible, or that negligent inspection s hat! contributed to the regrettable outcome. On the contrary, it is reasonable to assume that every precaution had been taken to secure safety. Men who know that human life depends on the faithful dis charge of their duty are not apt wantonly to slack their work. In tha end, therefore, failure will be ascribed to some intrinsic defect in the metal used, and future attempts will be directed to the remedying of this. Twice the great bridge over the St. Law rence at Quebec crashed into the river, carry ing many workmen down to death with it, but the third essay jaw one of the wonders of the world span the mighty gorge, and on its man made strength bear daily the lives of hundreds Who cross in full security on the trains. The great Frith of Forth bridge went down, carry ing a full train-load of passengers, some in" herent weakness ih the structure, unsuspected by the builders, having suddenly developed when put to the strain of service. Millions of passengers have crossed the Frith of Forth on the new bridge in safety. The St. Charles bridge over ' the Missouri produced a similar catastrophe, and yet the succeeding structure has borne its heavy traffic for many years. The moral of the main girder is that man must continue to build in face of the knowledge that certain factors elude him in his effort at solution. He plans on security, his calculations resting on tests and experiments, and always subject to revision by the force he can not esti mate yet must ever recognize. So long as the unknown challenges the human mind that long will there be disasters, because man will not rest content until he has conquered. Grocery Stores on Wheels. Latest of all is the automobile grocery store. Lage vans carrying an assortment of articles of food will go up this street and down that, just as milkmen, icemen and hucksters now travel. It is also reported that butcher shops are being Operated in the east on the Same principle. Perhaps this plan Will Succeed it certainly has art advantage over the present Bystent of Ordering goods over the telephone, it may be found that the cost of operating such a motor truck is smaller than the rent and upkeep of a stationary store. The plan to keep the grocery trucks moving on Schedule so that housewives Will know just when to expect them, however, scarcely seems possible of realization when the variation in demand and in the amount Of in spection given to Various articles of diet is con sidered. It takes time to plunk every water melon or inspect sweet corn, whereas if the day's demand is for package goods, the prog ress of the food truck would be more rapid. With a minimum of time in which to discuss the virtues of the Wares the art of salesmanship would be revolutionized and tha pleasure of shopping abbreviated. In some of the old countries milkmen drive their cows or their goats from door to doOr and milk them to order. While it is hardly to be expected that dairy owners Will adopt this method and Carry their cows into the city by truck, yet the grocery stores on wheel repre sent an advance or a retrogression in this direction. Hoover could not get much support for tha presidential nomination in America, but he would run strong In some of these countries that have been saved from starvation by bis organization. At least the county commissioners took a practical way of getting information as to tha pavement. They walked over it. Nebraska boys at Camp Dodge feel better about it than they did three years ago, They know now what military duty means. The bank cashier who refused, to have his photograph taken must have had a bunch as to what was going to happen. . (From, the Baltimore American.) "-"In the latest of his talks at Williams, Lord Bryce has touched upon a subject about which public opinion in America is somewhat vaguely worried the question of the morality of states and Its relation to secret diplomacy. In face of the knowledge that our great war effort could not possibly have been put forward save at a moral effort on the part of the American people, there comes tha disquieting course of postwar affairs which seem to Indicate that there is no morality in national actions. The frank state ment of Mr. Harvey as to our war aims caused a wave Of disapprobation, for Mr. Harvey seemed to be denying the value of the national sacrifice. But the resentment was not that, which would have met a false imputation; the very violence with which his opponents repudiated Mr. Har vey Was evidence of the disquieting truth which underlay his remarks. It was an attack, not upon ourselves, but upon ideals to which We were tenaciously clinging. y As' a matter of fact, those ideals, as Lord Bryce shows, are as yet only ideals. National morality has failed to keep pace with individual morality, and it is impossible to regard either the United States or any other nation at a, moral agent. A nation cannot at present be a moral agent, because it is not an individual. The indi vidual citizen may fling himself into a cause with all the heroism of self-sacrifice, but how Is a nation to indulge in self-sacrifice? A nation is at any one crisis or in any particular matter necessarily controlled by the few diplomats and administrators who actually conduct affairs. These men can be self-sacrificing of themselves, but they have no mandates which would enable them to sacrifice their people to a high moral purpose. Their only proper guide is the specific interests of the nation they represent if they went farther than that, they would be arrogating to themselves powers which they cahnot be al lowed. In certain crises a large majority of the people may be united in a great moral cause, but the statesmen who must decide for pence Of war Cannot be governed by anything but the interests of their people. An in the lesser events Of International relations, where there is no pop ular excitement, but where the wars are pre pared, there is even less room for th men in command to act upon moral grounds. "Open diplomacy" is nothing more or less than an effort to get around this difficulty, nntl to make a nation morally responsible through an attempt to put the control of affairs directly in its hands, rather than hi the hands Of agents who can have no higher ethical standard than that of loyalty; But practical experience has shown the impossibility f the attempt. As Lord Bryce points out, the conduct of international affairs moves too quickly, is too teclinical'and requires tod mttch concentration for it to be In trusted to a loose electorate or even looser body Of undefined popular opinion. Beyond laying down the broad principles, the people can have no effective control over the diplomats, from the practical limitations of tha case; just at a client cannot dictate to his lawyer the precise wotds in which to argue a complicated point of law. ' " A moral value can only be brought into in ternational relations through the back door by making it clear that conquests, military ag grandizement, wars, are neither the sheapest nor the easiest wavs of accomplishing national ends by devising new methods which will out the military mcinoa out oi Dusiness as wasiciui. inc coming Pacific conference is an attempt in that direction. The question of secrecy or publicity has nothing to do with the attempt; by intro ducing it we would only be confusing issues and distracting attention by barking up the wrong tree. : How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Question concerning hygiene, eaaltatioa end nrtvention of tftecaea, tuaitt to Dr. Even by teedere of The Bee, will be answered personally, eubject to proper limitation, w rill net make alaen in care of Tbo Bee. nn limitation, where; atemoed addreeeed envelope I enclosed. Dr Even will not make dlataoelt or preeeriba for individual dieeeeee. Addreee letter Copyright, Mil. by Dr. W. A. tvane A Prelate's Opinion The Daily Paper We miss the Water, when the well run dry and we miss the daily paper when we are de prived of it, though we may have found various things to say in its dispraise when it was readily procurable. The figures given out by the census bureau (as for 1919) show that it is difficult any where in the United States to miss a daily news paper, that comes as an open letter from all the habitable globe to the reader even when every other correspondent fails him. The 2.433 dally newspapers send out 32,735,- 937 copies a dayenough to provide mental pabu lum for a third of the whole population, in a year the total amounts to 11,270,559,316. Even to Harold Bell Wright, Zane Urey or uene fctrau ton Porter that might seem a considerable sale. The Sunday newspaper! number nearly 600, and their combined circulation is nearly 20,000, 000 weekly. In other words, Sunday papers numbering less than a quarter of the number Of dally papers, sell nearly two-thirds as many Copies. The sales of all newspapers aggregate about 4300,000,000 annually, and the advertise ment! bring in about twice as much. If it is a favorite fiction that advertisers control editorial policy and opinion which is true only of an oc casional journal that disgraces its profession-' it is also a frequently cherished illusion that the reader when he spends 2 cents is defraying the entire cost of publication. What other com modify On earth yields a return SO large for an investment so little? What else can one pur Chase for 2 cents ? Philadelphia Ledger. KINGS ARE SCARCER, TOO. In the dnrk ages of medicine no body but the king could c ire acrof ula. Now anybody with an x-ray machine run cure it. In the old days nobody but the rloh could have It. becnusd nobody but the rich could afford milk from pampered tuberculous cowe, but now everybody nrettv much can afford milk and ectofula has fallen from its uroud estate as the klnse evil and affects alike the prince and the pauper. Verily, we live in a, denio- ciiulc iiKe. The old time diseane swofula was al infection of the Klands of the neck. Since mo-st of these infectione are duo to tubercle bacilli, we gen erally think of thu Donation as a form of tuberculosis. Drinking raw milk from tuber culous cows is the principal cause, but by no means the only one. In tention from the teeth, tonsils, gums, and novo are Important causes. The infecting ago'.t may lie, h pus coocue and it may be tubercle bacilli. Ab sorption from skin wounds, especial ly from Insects in the hair, is also a possibility. How to get rid of such glands is a question that interests a lot of people, The old treatment consisted In removal. There are many people of middle age who bear silent, but forceful testimony to the popularity as well as the success of the surgical treatment. That treatment lifted scrofula out of ltn place as a terrible and Visually incurable disease, dis charging, healing up, breaking down, running a course which lasted for years or for a lifetime. The peo ple who carry those enormous dis figuring scars have reason to be grateful that they did not :ive in the days When scrofula was the king's evil. But those, who live in tha present time have reason to be still more grateful. They tan escape the fatali ties and life-long invilidism of scrof ula, and they do not need to carry a disfiguring scar as a badge of free dom. Dr. ft. If. fcoggs says radiation of infected neck glands will cure 90 per cent of the cases. Burgery is al ways contraindicated as a primary procedure. After the progress of the disease has been stopped and the glana decreased to nlmcst normal sire it is sometimes best to make a simple Incision and clean out the small mass left behind. The radiation spoken of by Dr. Bogga can be either with x-rays or radium. He says there is no better treatment for bolls and carbuncles than proper radiation. Home cane? can be cured by even a simpler meth od still, and that is by heliotherapy. There are some physicians who have no x-ray equipment, but. In the lan guage of a distinguished Teutonic ex mayer of a large American city: "Ain't you got the sun yet?" The skin over the affected glands is burned gradually to a mahogany brown. This must be done without causing inflammation. After that exposures can be made with more freedom. Arrested T. B. nntl Kxprolse. T. B. writes: "In 1907 I was troubled with hemorrhages which unfortunately were not positively diagnosed as t. b. by my psyslctans until 1 had had t. b. some time. I really first diagnosed it myself after reading all the literature on the sub ject in the public libraries. I then began to eat nourishing food and take plenty of rest and in about 11 months seemed to bs well, having gained about 20 pounds and having been free from blood spitting for six months. Outdoor Work I thouKht was the thing and I obtained a posi tion in the east similar in some re spects to the one J. W. K. writes of, but after three weeks again had hemorrages. My work whs not hard with the exception of doing a little moderately heavy lifting andOcca slonally walking three miles a day. I then decided to go to the Adlron dacks and finally landed in at. b. sanitarium near Saranao Lake, where I remained nine months, I after ward spent 10 months In another t. b. sanitarium. Since that time I have inside work most of the time. I have tried outside work of the nat ure J. K. V. wrote of, but after a few weeks always gave it up on ex periencing some slight symptoms. Dr. L. Brown once told me that an easy inside Job was better thar. a hard outside one and my own experience has demonstrataed the truth of that statement. Of course, all cases are not alike. . While I have never been mere than an arrested case (not en tirely cured) still some I have known. who seemed to respond to the treat ment in the sanitarium, have died after taking up outside work. Few Who ever have been afflicted with t, b. can live the same life with safety that they formerly did. I have read tnat practically an the t. b. cases in the army were simply old arrested cases made active by the Strenuous exercise of army life." Use Bait Solution. Mrs. M. f. Writes: "Mv daughter. 6 years Old, has been troubled with pin worms during the last year." REPLY. As a rule enemas of salt solution !s the only treatment required. This should be preceded by an ordinary enema. Repeat once a week for while in order to get worms hatched trom eggs left Glasses Only Treatment. P. K. G. writes: 'Tlease tell how a slight case of stlgmatalsm in one eye may be cured." REPLTT. By wearing properly fitted glasses you will be efficient. Nothing else in the way of treatment gets you any where. ox Is War Unthinkable? War with either Taoan or Britain or both is, of cOurSe, quite within the region of possibility. It is merely an evasion of the trouble whtch fac ing reality always involves, to say that war be tween Britain and America is "unthinkable." If any war, as we have known it these last 10 years, is unthihkable, war between nations that have already fought two wars is hot unthinkable. And those whj can recall at all vividly the forces which marked the growth of the conflict between Britain and Germany will see iust those forces beginning to color the relations of Britain and America, Among those forces none is more no table than this: A disturbing tendency to stop short at the ultimate Questions, a failure to face the ultimate Causes of divergence. Among peo ple of good wlil there is a tendency to siy: "Don't let's talk about it. Be discreet. Let us assume we are good friends and we shall be. Let us exchange visits. In just such a way, even within a few weeks of war, did people of good will in England and Germany decide not to talk of their differences, to be discreet, to exchange Visits. But the men of ill Will talked talked of the wrong things and sowed their deadly poisin. Norman Angell in the New Republic. The Shamrock Settlement The Irish question suggests a pretty fancy, not without its hint of deep truth. Ireland's Symbol is the three-leaved shamrock, what it requires to make its unity in spite Of its differ ences is a "three-leaved constitution ort par liament for the majority, one for the northern minority, and another central and co-ordinating body for both, Hence we may say that the only thing is "the shamrock solution." London Outlook. Some Get Along on Even Less. A Newport woman says that $5,000 a year is all that a woman needs to be well dressed. We believe it. Some women get alone on even less. Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. Who You Skeered Of? Among nations as among citizens anybody desiring to carry a gun should be expected to tell exactly what he wants with it. Washington Star. Cause and Effect A pessimist often got that way by backing an optimist Boonviile Republican Garbage IndtieraUon. Omaha. Aug. 24. To the Editor of The Bee: Garbage collection pre sents a serious problem. Buildlhg a plant to burn tha garbage does not solve the problem. Such plants emit malodorous fumes which pervade tne atmosphere and become as offensive as was the hog-feedlng yards on the river front. Public sentiment forced the removal of the feed yards to a remote place, thus doubling the cost of collection and disposition. One of our commissioners already sees that one incinerator in Omaha would not be enough. He suggests a big plant on the river bottoms, to gether with a plant in the north end and one in the south end. The city is 15 miles long. It is quite evident that a central plant would not prove sufficient. Moreover, sooner or later public sentiment would force it out of business, because Of the stench By the way there is auite as much logic in locating a plant on the west Side as there is at other extremes. There is no proof that these costly plants would improve conditions. All property would be taxed to pay for them, and we alt know that Omaha property is now taxed to the limit. In cities having incinerators the house holder is taxed so a year or more for each garbage can on the place, and the garbage must be drained, Wrapped in paper and tied into pack ages. This is an additional expense and more labor shifted from the gar bage contractor to the housekeeper, We have much to learn about gar bage-burning plants. They are ex perimental. Let us get full informa tion before assuming So great a bur den. J. I BAKKK, 1624 South Thirty-second Avenue. Why Not a New Political Party. Omaha, Aug. 24. 'To the Editor of The Bee: I am opposed to the or gattlzatloh of a new political party because: A majority of the voters must be reached regardless as to what party Is the means by which they are reached. The only possibility of Winning through a new political party is by drawing enough Votes from existing parties to give a plurality of votes. This means a temporary viotory only and that the next election would bring a combination of the old foes, with the same old problem of obtain ing a majority again In the fore ground. We cannot, in reason, assume that all those in the existing political parties who agree with our political aims, will leave the old camp on the Same evening as we choose to leave. A new party, therefore, means in evitably, division from the start. A new party means a fight over machinery and methods of party or ganization, at the very moment when we ought to "go in and possess the land," at the very momentiwhen We are in position to do so. The fight should De direct and uncompromis ing for tried, trustworthy and capa ble leadership, and against those who are vicious or uninformed. There Is a time for organization of new parties. That time is not when the majority of men and wom en are still fighting In the ranks of one or the other of existing political parties. That time Arrives Wherf the rank and file are thrust back, bat tered, bleeding and disorganized and without faith in enough of their leadership to continue the struggle. The light is desperate today. Marty have only begun to recover from the effects of the war. But there are too many reasons justifying hope in change of leadership where change it vital, and too much confidence in those long known to be true and capable who are In the forefront of battle to expect the rank and tile now to desert them. Those who believe in the ideals of the fouhders of existing parties are not now of a mind to leave the par ties with which they have long affi liated, aside from some fomparitive 1 small groups. Further than this the names and traditions of both old parties are assets Which should not be surrendered lightly. It is for these names and traditions that priv ilege seeking groups are trying to hide their shame under the mantle of & Liiieoln or a Jefferson. Let hew party Show strength and it will be exposed to the same influences. But by all the noblest traditions of American history, by all that Is Worthy of exaltation and emulation in the sacrifices of real patriots of otner days ana today, by all the needs oi tne common neoule who auf fer from wrongs about u, these ene mies of the republic should never be allowed to rest under the power and spelt of a Lincoln's name. This name la an asset Tha belief in millions of homes today "that the party wnose History has so much of good centering about hi name and the names of others who have caught something of the meaning of his life are more mighty, though often silent lorcee, than many of us .ppreciate. A democrat has a similar mission in his party. We should not withdraw, monk like, While others bear the brunt of the fight for industrial democracy where the real battle rages. GEORGE U. PORTER, Protests on Cartoon. Omaha, Aug. 24. To the Editor of xne Bee: A cartoon in The Omaha ee was brought to my attention I am very sorry this cartoon, re. produced from Life, appeared in The wee, as conditions Of this kind cer tainly do not exist in this district. My application for vocational training was given prompt attention and Immediately upon proving a vo cational handicap I was put in train ing, i know of no case in which the local office has not been on the Job. it is regretted this cartoon has appeared which casts a reflection on tne federal board. CALVIN fc. EMMETT. Good American Doctrine. (From the YVahlntoa Star.) The Unionist party of Porto Rico continues Its agitation for Independ ence for the island, and Governor Reily stands pat on his opposition to me proposal. In reply to a letter by the leader of the uniohlSt party recommending the appointment of friends to office, Gdverhor Reily made this reply: "I shall never appoint any man to any office who is an advocate of in dependence. When you publicly re nounce independence and break loose from some of your pernicious and un-American associates, then I WJll be glad to have your recommen dations, along with those of any other good citizens Of our beloved Forto Rico. This is in the right key. "Put none but Americans on guard." Men who are desirous of living Under another nag should not while living under the Stars and Stripes be intrusted with any governmental duties. The offices in Porto Rico should be re served for those, native or foreign born, who subscribe without reser vation to American rule, and favor its continuation, in no other way can that rule be administered to the full benefit of the people. Tne Forto Ritans. like the Fili pinos, have profited greatly by the change from Spanish to American control of their country. The evi dences are all about The BeoDle. Indeed, confess the faet. Visitors re- mam on the good look bf thin-. and speculate pleasantly on the fu ture. Why, then, independence, except as a means of setting the stage for the plans of men ambitious to play a larger part in affairs t What Would there be In It for the rank and me. who are not seeking office hut de sire only good government? And that they now have. , I, n . n . , Watch Hiram Johnson. The Selsmologlcal Society of Amer ica announces that there were 87 earthquakes In California last year. A bill to prevent the immigration of seismologists may be expected at any atosent. St Louis Star. (From the Detroit rroe Tree.) Bishop Charlea II. Brent of the Episcopal church, who Is now of the diocese of western New lot-K, mu was tor a long while bishop in tha Philippines, had some interesting things to ssy about the past and future,of the islands In a recent ad drees at WilllamMown, He believes thtt the United States should remain in the islands as guide and tutor until the people are ready to govern themselves and he found during his long residence among them that, for the most part, Amer ican officials have kept that ideal be fore them. But from 1911 he ob served a different tendency. In the Wilson administration ho found that appointments were mailo for reasons which related to mat'ers of partioan politics in the United .States and that these who were sent from this coun try were not leaders but men who were content to sit hack ana let the people go according to then own de sires. This conclusion, reachi'jj by ob servation, corresponds with the im pression which was made in this country. It was said that the policy which let the Filipino huve his own way was democratic and that by leaving the Filipino to his own de vices this government was giving Mie people the beat possible training in self-government. Evidences are accumulating which show that the theory did not work. It is clear that peonage has been a growing evil In the Inland. Labor ers put out to servlco with a view to making they pay their honest debts have been held for years in virtual slavery and there has been no sufficient check upon that prac tice. There is also a good deal of evidence to show that the right of free speech has been greatly impaired in recent years. It Is certain, also, that in finances the government has made an exceedingly bad mess of it. Government funds are tied up In un profitable railroad enterprises and the banks are badly Involved in loans made upon securities Which are now greatly depreciated. What Is needed is a return to a policy of firmer guidance. The lib erty which the former government allowed was more than the islands were ready to use and General Wood's first task, if he should de cide to accept the appointment which has been offered to him will be to correct some of the excesses due to the laxity of his predecessor. Making One Job Out Of It. Many a man keeping bachelor's hall now begins to contemplate the necessity of washing the dishes be fore . the family's return. Boston Transcript. THE SPICE OF LIFE, lllntory rrnfeanir lliw wis Alexander II. of lliiiik killcl? Stuilenl (vaguely) Hv a bomb. 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