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1. New Ualea Passenger Station.
X Continued improvement of the Ne
braska Highway, including lb pave
meat of Mala Thoroughfares leading
lalo Omaha with a Brick Surfaee.
3. A abort, low-rate Waterway from the
Cora Bait lo tho Atlantie Ocaaa.
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City Maaaier form of Government.
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Hungary Again a Storm Center.
The return of the Hapsburg to the throne
of Hungary bids (air to loosen the dogi of war
again in Central Europe. Czechoslovakia is on
the alert, ready to invade its neighbor in event
the stroke for power of the deposed emperor
king be successful. Here opens another of the
interesting chapters that will embellish the record
of the world as it emerges from the welter of the
great war. One of the guiding stars in the politi
cal firmament, is that of self-determination.
Czecho-Slovakia was set up as an independent
republic because such was the will of its people.
Manifestly, it is to their interest that all around
them exist similarly inclined governments. Un
fortunately, the Magyars prefer the domination
of a monarch, with the presence of a titled and
landed aristocracy interposed between the throne
and the masses. Under what show of right does
Czecho-Stovakia set up to prescribe a govern
ment for Hungary.
The answer to this will be that the people
' of Hungary have not been consulted. Perhaps
not; the preponderant bulk of population in Hun
gary is made up of Czechs and Slovenes, al
though the ruling class for centuries has been
Magyar. The Slavonic elements of the popula
tion have been rigorously repressed by the Tatar,
who seized power a thousand or more years ago
and who have held it by right of sword. Natur
ally, the Bohemians and Moravians have hoped
to extend their new freedom to include their
brethren across the line in Hungary, and in this
hope they have had the support of all who are
familiar with the history of the region. Only on
this basis can Czecho-SIovakia now intervene in
Hungary. If the "Little Entente" holds good,
Serbia and Roumania will be involved, and pre
sumably Jugo-Slavia. .
' Some hints are made that France is secretly
backing the Hapsburg restoration, and carries
with ! that support from Italy and Jugo-SIavia,
passive at least How much dependence can be
placed on this report can not be stated. It is
true that close students of European politics
have agreed for many months that only under a
strong monarchy -can Hungary be saved from
collapse such as overtook Austria. Such a con
dition does not add attractiveness to the presence
of Charles, who- in his person represents the
most pernicious dynasty that ever cursed Europe
with its machinations and intrigues.
Americans well may leave the matter to
European adjustment In passing, however, it may
be permitted to note that had the amendment to
the treaties, offered by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana and for which Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska voted, been adopted, the United States
would now be obligated to support Charles by
interposing against - Czecho-Slovakian invasion.
Each new move in the European political merry-go-round
adds stronger endorsement to the wis
dom that rejected the Treaty of Versailles, the
League of Nations compact, and kept the United
States secure in its independence of the intrigues
and duplicity of the Old World statecraft.
A Real Peace Celebration.
Without the shadow of a doubt no armistice
day celebration can equal in the intensity of its
t feeling that first one in November, 1918. Each
anniversary since then has been marked by en
thusiasm, but this year a new and soberer note
will be heard.
' In Omaha, as in many other cities throughout
the United States, the occasion will be one of
parades, mass meetings and demonstrations. In
the first flush of hope and relief at the end of the
war, future complications were given no thought
It is only now that these begin to press into the
popular mind. - Not alone the ruinous expense
of increasing offensive and defensive armaments,
but the peril to civilization and the inhumanity
and immorality of new wars has resulted in an
almost universal determination to do everything
possible to enable the various nations and peo
ples to live in, amity and understanding one with
another -: :f- , :': " -
Nothing could be more idealistic than , the
elimination of war. Unattainable though this
object may be, with human nature and national
prejudices such as they are, yet it is good to
aim high. The patriotic, labor, civic and frater
nal organizations which are planning) for the
armistice day celebration in Omaha, and those
elsewhere in America, will strengthen the de
termination and stimulate the efforts ct the
leaders of all the nations concerned in the inter
national conference in Washington. . ,
in the open market oa their merit, and are not
licking in any seme,
Omaha' workers make an inipoting irir.j
(hey can be greatly increased in numbers if more
of the things they make art used at home. Good
that are manufactured here sell all over the
world, which Is one good reason for reconmirnd
ing them to the home (oiks. A pay roll of over
$3,000,000 a month, around $123,000 day, is the
contribution of home industries to the city's
greatness. This, too, cin be Increased as mure
of the output of the city's factories i.'coniumed
in the city's homes.
AH are interested in this. Prosperity i, com
mon to atl, just as all feel adversity, licit) your
self by helping the city through patronising
home industry.
Probability of Strike Lessens.
Shining through a cloud of words may be
noted indications that the general strike on the
railroads of the country may be indefinitely poit
poned. Action taken by the shop crafts and
clerks may be omitted from the calculation, as
not entirety relevant The real content is be
tween the road crews and the managers on the
side of the railroads, and the government of the
United States represeuting the people. Heads of
the brotherhoods have given out lengthy state
ments, each containing the assertion that only a
satisfactory settlement will avert the tie-up" of
the lines. Nothing is vouchsafed as to what
character of settlement wilt be regarded as satis
factory. Along with this is the report that the
brotherhood chiefs look to the president for re
lief.
Mr. Harding appears to rely on the Esclv
Cummins law, with its machinery for settling
wage disputes. At no time has he signified even
in the remotest sense a disposition to return the
roads to government control. Hopes that rest
on such action appear certain to be disappointed.
What is required of the men, and the managers
as well is that they submit to the orders of the
Railway Labor board. No power or authority
to compel such submission exists. Only the
moral force back of the law will make an order
of the board effective. Certain of the railroad
managers have refused so far to be bound by the
law in this regard. They must be brought into line
the same as the men. Otherwise, the law is of
no avail.
The test, therefore, is between the railroads
and the government. If willful men on either
side persist in defying the. law, trouble will ensue.
Surface indications warrant the belief that the
parties will be found willing to yield to the law.
Failure to do so will bring the government to
the front, and we believe that President Harding
will find a solution short of actual operation of
the lines at the cost of the federal government.
? How to Build Up Omaha.
The campaign under headway, having for its
end the extension of the use in Omaha of goods
made in Omaha, it not entirely selfish. Rather,
it it patriotic The Bee is in sympathy with
every worthy enterprise in the United States; it
has consistently from its birth advocated such a
policy of protection as would .foster and encour
age the development of American industry. Ap
plying; that policy to home affairs, it means the
use of domestic wares, other things being equal,
Wo do not urge people to buy an inferior arti
cle, merely because it happens to be manufac
tured hererbut such 03 explanation is not neces
atr?. for such goods as are made in Omaha sell
Doubtful Victory for the Drys.
A decision from the court of Judge Mayer
of New York, hailed with delight by the dry
forces, may turn out to be of doubtful value.
On its face it seems open to serious questioning.
Whether the United States is competent to de
cide what shall enter into the commerce of for
eign countries, and .particularly into their do
mestic commerce, will not be settled by the dic
tum of a court that our prohibition laws apply
to the shipment of liquor from one part of a
foreign nation's territory to another, even if such
shipment be across a portion of our own.
Liquor is contraband in the United States,
and its transportation is unlawful, so long as the
journey ends at a domestic destination. When
the end of the journey is in foreign territory, the
transportation is permitted; and when the ship
ment originates and terminates in foreign terri
tory, it does not seem that we have any right to
forbid it. As to the implied authority of the
prohibition enforcement officer to prescribe how
much and what kind of liquor the foreign dele
gates may bring into the country, the idea is
absurd. As well formulate a menu for them and
require that they stick to the dietary so outlined.
. Delegates to the Washington conference are
guests of the United States, assembling here for
the accomplishment of a very important mission.
Ordinary rules, of hospitality require that we
make them as comfortable as possible, and only
an extreme devotee of dryness will insist that
they rigidly conform to the details of such
sumptuary legislation as we have enacted for our
own guidance.
Perhaps we may deplore the indubitable fact
that all the visitors are accustomed to having
wines and the like under conditions that do not
prevail in the United States, but that is riot a
good-excuse for upsetting aeace conference by
straining laws and abusing our capacity as host.
However, accounts coming through from the
eastern half of the country indicate that the
query attributed to Lord Northcliffe still is per
tinent. He asked in New York: "When does
prohibition go into effect?'' l
Exploring America. 'V
America via 'discovered during .the world
war, but only now is it being explored by the
great ones of the world outside. Never has there
been such a gathering in the United States of
mighty figures as will attend the disarmament
conference which has been called by President
Harding.
" With the weakness and ineptitude of the
League of Nations now so clearly demonstrated,
the hope of international peace is centered here.
A delegation of Japanese statesmen already has
arrived. Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Premier' Briand are planning to come. , Gen.
Armando Diaz of Italy, General Baron Jaques
of Belgium and Admiral Lord David Beatty, the
British naval, hero, are now on our shores, and
Marshal Foch is soon to arrive. . '.
Some who have no apparent connection with
the impending conference, but who likewise bulk
large in world politics appear to have been
drawn here as if by the lodestone of portentous
decisions. Ex-Premier Eleutherios Venizelos of
Greece is one of these, and Reginald McKenna,
former chancellor of the British exchequer, rep
resent these apparent supernumeraries.
The time is almost here when virtually all
the prominent allied leaders will be gathered in
America. The emergency which they face today
is scarcely less than that of the period of actual
conflict America welcomes them, and is willing
to bear its full share of responsibility in the
movement for scaling down armaments and the
sacrifices of nationalistic ambitions which are
clearly seen to be necessary to the assurance of
the restoration and continuance of peace.
Demand for loans by farmers received
by the local agency of the War Finance cor
poration suggests that more hogs than fires will
be fed on Nebraska corn.
The Conference Spirit
How the Washington Meeting
Appear to British Leaders.
(From the London Times.)
The proipecti of the Washington conference
must occupy to an increasing degree the mind
of inoughful men in all the allied ni associated
countries the uy draws near for the (rt
gathering of the statesmen of the old world at
the i.iviution of America and upon American
soil. They have long felt the truth of the state-
went made by tne prune minister at Inverness
that. Ft'crosched and conducted in a broad,
courageous spirit, it will affect hutnin history
for good throough long generations to come. It
is gratifying to learn that the Uriti.h government
purpose to enter it in this spirit, with the con
fidence that, in doing all they can tor tne success
of this historic Catherine:, they wilt have behind
them the hearty support of all good citizens of
the empire. It is not lets satitfactory to hear
that France has begun to realise more clearly
than she did the consequences of the succe.s or
of the failure of the conference upon the largest
of old world problems, and not least upon those
among them which cause ner tne deepest care.
Intense solicitude for the security of her eastern
frontier, now and in the future, naturally fills the
first place in her thoughts. She has seen her
provinces wasted by German armies four times
within a century, and the devastation of the
latest invasion has been incomparably the most
ruinous of all. "She does not wish to be threat-
ened, and she wishes to rue from her ruins, M.
Barthou remarked in his reply to the American
ambassador's tribute to the unknown poilu. Until
Germany is "morally" disarmed as well as ma
terially disarmed, to borrow the phrase of a
French publicist the other day, the threat hangs
over her, and she knows that some of the most
powerful classes in Germany are determined that
this moral aiisarmament shall not take place-
witness the words used by .Marshal liindenburg
a few days ago. But many of her best thinkers
now see that the luiiiinient ot botn tne wish tor
security and the wish for material recovery may
be quickened or delayed by the results of the
conference. There cannot in these days be se
curity in Europe unless there is also security in
the Pacific. The restoration of the world's com
merce is of deepest interest to America, in the
iudarment of American business men. as is es
tablished by the remarkable report to which we
drew attention the other day. The plain declara
tions in that document, that the security of
France in the future is essential even to the
real interests of Germany, that the United States
is "greatly concerned" in German reparations,
and that the United States and the allies must at
all times "oresent a solid front against German
attempts at evasion.' can hardly fail to confirm
intelligent Frenchmen in the perception that the
supreme interests of their country are inextrica
bly interwoven with the questions to be debated
at Washington. In the hardest and narrowest
sense of realpolitik we are in these days mem
bers one of another as we never have been be
fore. France, our special correspondent en.
courages us to think, will go to Washington
without any idea of bargaining and with a strong
desire that the conference shall so succeed as to
give new stability to the world. France, he tells
us also, in spite of her soreness and disappoint
ment at the attitude of the British government
towards subjects which affect her very nearly,
remains convinced that a "full and general"
agreement with England must be the cornerstone
of reconstruction in Europe and elsewhere. That
is the doctrine steadily upheld in these columns,
and steadily shared, as we are satisfied, by the
peoples of the empire. It is painful to suppose
that it has not always been acted upon by Brit
ish statesmen. Yet, our correspondent states he
has reason to believe that proposals for the
frank and friendly discussion of all outstanding
causes of difference between the two countries
have been made, and made repeatedly, by leading
Frenchmen without eliciting an effectual re
sponse. A complete removal of misunderstand
ings, he declares, is certain, if only it is really
desired by those in authority here, and he holds
out the hope that by working together at Wash
ington, in a laree and statesmanlike spirit for the
cause of peace, the French and British delega
tions may render invaluable service to their own
peoples and smooth the way for a renewal and a
consolidation of the entente , on those broad and
comprehensive lines which alone can make it an
abiding bulwark for both nations.
The conference spirit must exist in America
as well as in France and in England, if the con
ference is to have the great results which the
world hopes. Our Washington message today
affords fresh evidence of President Harding's de
sire that this spirit should prevail. .The United
States and Japan have come to an agreement
that the Yap-Guarh cable shall be again made
use of, so as to relieve the Manila line from
Washington to Tokyo from possible congestion
during thl conference. That arrangement is a
token of friendliness upon the part of the Ameri
can and Japanese authorities, of good augury for
the discussion of larger subjects. The issue of
invitations to Belgium, Holland and Portugal,
with the consent of all the powers, is an illus
tration of the general wish not to shut out from
the debates small states with interests in Pacific
questions. Holland is an eastern power of old
standing, who still holds valuable possessions in
Asia, and if Portugal retains but a remnant of
her former colonies, she was the first to open
sthose distant waters to European adventure.
The claims of Belgium to representation are
based, presumably, upon her extensive financial
and economic interests in China. It is difficult
for writers of the allied countries to comment
unon another step purposed by the president, in
view of the conference. First, all the allies have
a direct financial interest in it; and, secondly, it
touches what has long been a burning question
of the constitutional law and practice of the
United States. ' The president, our Washington
correspondent announces, intends to request con
gress to give its early consideration to a meas
ure which would give his secretary of the treas
ury power to negotiate for the funding of the al
lied debts. Mr. Harding does not mean to re
peat the mistake of Mr. Wilson. He purposes
very wisely to carry the senate with him, if he
can. He remembers that very little effective ac
tion can be taken without the assent of that
body. Accordingly, he has named the leaders
of both parties in the senate as members of the
American delegation to the conference. The
question remains how far the senate will consent
to act with him upon some of the problems to be
solved. . Our correspondent, it. will be seen, does
not take a very hopeful view of the answer upon
certain points, and particularly upon the project
for investing our American representative with
full powers to act upon the reparations commis
sion, and upon this project for authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to negotiate for the
funding of the allied debts. It would obviously
be improper for us to examine either question at
present. To do so would be indelicate, not to
say impertinent. We are debtors, and we can
not decently contend that ouf creditors ought to
lighten the burden of our debt. We are foreign
ers, and it would be in the highest degree un
becoming and injudicious for us to express an
opinion on so domestic a question as the rela
tions to each other of the president and the sen
ate of the United States. These are matters for
Americans, and for Americans alone,' to eon-
.!j j j , - nr. 1 1 .1 -
Bluer ana 10 ucciuc. vv c nave every nupc uiai, iu
regard to all subjects which may affect the suc
cess of the conference, they will rise to the
height of this great occasion, and meet it in the
large and sagacious spirit in which they entered
and fought out the war. At Washington the
fruits of the war will be staked again. Let us
all remember that sobering, that tremendous
thought, and be it our guide in this great crisris
for mankind.
How to Keep Well
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Com.!, llH, if tr. W. A. Eveae.
Must "Press the Button" More.
When the Eastman Kodak company cut
wages, we may be sure that conditions demand
that wares must -be cut. Syracuse fost-
-Standard. , i
CURATIVE VALUE OP WORK.
Fortunate are those convalescents
who have tha atrnith it they are
,un-q in worn, 'in weil-to-40 can
pay for maiaa, but tha poor are
bttr off still if they can work.
maaaace trantment Ute but a. fw
mlmiiM, an hour at iot. while th
soo a ruecm Pr wnrk are continued
Mr elht hour. Do not understand
that 1 am oppoaad to . ma Mac
There are thouaande of ooonia -iih
tiff joinu and shrunken muscles
who could have had their uaru!nes
pri-arrv.a ir iney nan had mtmtie,
Hut good aa maaaaea la. work, the
poor man's mamas, la better etui
In appropriate cawa. I'trhapa we
never would hava larn4 thla had
It not been for tha world war. How.
aver, for years rmteraon had been
telilni ua that ludlolnualv aelaeta.1
work wna tha salvation of tha ron-'
eumptlva, and Htwart of Canada
naa tola ua that tha aerret of sue
ctKsful treatment of consumntlon
lay In knowing when to preacribe
worn ana now mucn to prescribe.
The moat advanced epeclallate on
heart disease rrptatedly have told
us that tha work cure aa the thlnjr.
and much of the improvement In
the after care of Infantile pnrlyU
la due to a better knowledge of
when to prescribe and when to for
bid work.
In tha American Journal of the
Medical Sclennee Dr. Arnett telle ua
what kind of work la beat aulted
for a number of conditions. If there
ta stlffnesa of the ankle Joint, noth
ing la ao effective In limbering it up
aa worklmr a sewing machine or a
Jlsr saw. If for any reason there 1
danger of overstretching: the mus
elea of the front ot the letr. the toes
must nJl be bent too far down. This
can be prevented by building up tho
sole of the work shoe or fastening
a wooden strip on the front part of
the pedal.
It on the other nana, there is
danger to the muscles of the calf.
tha atrip ot wood or leather can be
tustened on the back ot the pedal.
For atlffneM of the hip after
rlioumatlHin, fractures, dislocations,
or infections the beat work Is rldincr
a bicycle. Working a lathe or Jig
saw la irond. If the Ktiffnese Is in
tho shoulders, chopping wood, or
slinging- a sledgehammer in good.
If the person is not strong, polishing
large surfaces, such as table tops
and washing windows, ha the ad
vantage. Kor atifrness around the
elbow planing and sawing are tne
preferred Jobs. . In order to fix the
bodv. this work should be done
while slttimr.
if the limitation of motion la that
between the radius and ulna In the
forearm, the best work 1 uslnp
screw drivers, gimlets and awls. For
stiffness in the Angers ana wrisi
wood oollshlnsr is the cure. For
nainful affections of the upper arm
such as neuritis, the best work la
clay modeling. The clay should be
kept at a temperature of 100 de
grees ianrenneit. tor uncompli
cated paralysis of the arms the best
Jobs are booKDinaing, weaving ino
toy making.
The- Best Fixerdscs.
H. K. writes: "1. What Is gen
eral cause of stoop shoulders?
"2. What Is the general cause of
a slight bend in the spine?
"2. Is exercise beneficial for
these two aliments?
"4. If so, what snouia oe ine na
ture of the exercise?"
HE PLY.
Ton are Drobably narrow chesteili
Maybe you had rickets when you
were vounsf. Among otner causes
are sitting at a low desk, carrying
heavy books In one hand. Moderate
posture faults can oe correciea oy
exercise and work. Among the
helpful exercises are swimming,
rowing, gymnasium work on bars,
ladders and ropes. :.
It's Simpler to Spell.
I M. C. writes: "1. Will you
kindly Inform me if there is any
difference between Biggs' disease
and pyorrhoea? ,
'2. What are tne eariy symptoms
of this disease?
'3. Do you approve of this in
discriminate removal of good teeth
because one happens to have. ach
ing Joints?
'4. When a slight irritation at
tacks the gums would you advise
painting with iodine and how often
if you approve?
"5. Does the decayinsr or tne
roots of the teeth or the teeth them
selves cause the ' irritation of the
gums or does this Inflammation of
the gums cause the teeth to decay?"
KEFLiY.
1. Same disease.
2. Redness, swelling and bleed
ing of the gums.
8. No. It acts like magic in a
few cases. .. It Is disappointing in
more.
A. The teeth, and especially tne
roots, should he cleaned well and
kept clean. Each tooth must be
separately cleaned with a cloth
dallv. I doubt the efficacy of paint-
ina- the gums frequently with Iodine.
6. No. The disease In the gums
is a thing apart from dental decay.
This may be coincident. .
x Avoid Fool Friends.
Mrs. J. N. writes: "Is there any
harm In a pregnant woman having
teeth extracted? I have been preg
nant two and one-half months and
had three teeth extracted a few
dav aeo. Some women have been
telling me this is bad, as something
Is sure to happen to tne unourn
child. Is this true?" , r
RRPLT.
Tou are all right Tou could
hava all vonr teeth extracted with
out harming your baby. The next
wiaintnrn will be asked to pass a
law calling for Jail sentences for all
the old women who go arouna scar
ing prospective mothers. . ,
Time and Money for Sport.
There are enough unemployed to
supply unprecedented throngs at the
world's series, but these , thousands
who have time to burn are not ob
jects of charity, and If they require
outdoor relief it is on account of the
weather and not on account of the
errptiness of their pockets. The re
ceipts at three games exceeded a
third of a million dollars. Business
may be in a regrettable condition,
but the gate receipts at the Demp-sey-Carpentier
encounter and at the
world's series give no indication
thereof. Philadelphia Record.
Bryce on Disraeli
THE AUTUMN. '
Oiv tr ar wh.ra your color break :
Billow on billow acroc tha lea;
Where tha treat Hit reatlesa arrna and
shaka
Bhowra of rnbloe over me;
And the reart is free free.
Grant but a little hour or two
In an open .pace where my blunted
case
May travel your golden league anew.
And eoar to the star, aa It used to do
In the old, unfetted days.
Smow m a aweep of "October ky
Stark and far; 'while the goldenrod
Send breaker of splendor coursing 07
And oh. I think that I need not die
. To find ny way to God.
rm Boa Heywsrd la Everybody's for
(From tho New York Tlmee.)
In the American Historical Its
lew Lord Iiryea reviews tha final
vommea or the saminly lntsrniln
ahlo, but on tha whole amuaintr,
Life of Disraeli." of which only
one autnor aieo in tha writ! 11 it.
Lord Hryce has ben a treat part
of foreljfn ae of dnmestte Knjllah
affaire, Ida remarks at hie a
neve authority, of all Disraeli
eohlsvsmanta. the great popular
sucooaa mat nm carried awsy from
tne urrun congress is the moat ta
markahl. Hta own sentimental or
romantio tendency to the east: h
"Turkish prejudices" in his travels
in I mo: lila romantio Hyronlsm
and his attitude toward the Turks
and his visits to Turkish swells, are
r.ot mentioned by Lord Bry: but
thsy may have been an unconscious
preparation for what was to beenm
a momentous, and almost a fatal,
Anglo-Turkish policy.
Lord Bryce aye frankly of Dla
raell, whose wit, whoae sense of
humor, whoae curious myaticlam,
whose philandering;, whose Bytnn
tlnlsnis, fiward (Jueen Victoria,
whose young, Impossible dreams
made clorloua success, and whose
hedonism and delight in Ufa muat
always recommend him to calm so
clolngists, that "he had no more
sympathy with either tha love ct
liberty or the sentiment of national
Ity than had Metternlch." lie waa
an old, born, Ingrown "reactionary.'
lie stuck to the Ingrained, errone
ous British policy of regarding Rua
lis aa the enemy. After all his pol
Icy of bluster and flourish In the
RuMo-Turklsh war. In the oourte nf
which, as the most agreeable or bl
ographeri. Sir. Lytton Strachey, has
so charmingly reminded us, Quean
Victoria was so ferociously Russo
phobe and threatened so often to
abdicate, he went like a god in
car to the Derlln congress. What
did he accomplish? Russia, for
good reasons, had gone almost Into
Constantinople. The other powers
stopped her. Berore the congress
of the great powers at , Berlin to
which the treaty of 8an Stefano was
to be submitted met, Disraeli and
Lo'd Salisbury, his minister of for
eign affairs, had signed two secret
agreements those dear memorials
of ancient diplomacy.
with the Turk, r .L Britain
ncreed to defend the Vurklsh prov
inces in northern Asia Minor, ana
received in consideration the control
of Cvnrus as a "place of arms
from which that sacred duty of de
fense might bo conducted. And tno
other secret agreement with the
Russians modified the treaty of San
Stefano so that the Sultan received
considerable regions in Macedonia
and Thrace given by the treaty of
Bulgaria. Thus mucn of wnat tne
congress should have discussed was
settled before It met. uui we snow
how throsonlcally the author or
"Vivian Grey" went to Berlin and
with what accord of all instruments
of flattery and a relolclng roolisn
nonnlaee he went back with his
"Deace with honor." The treaty,
which reversed accomplished events
and Inevitable racial and national
tendencies, was broken almost as
soon as it was made, torn to pieces
finally, and became, in fact, one
source of the woes which the world
still laments.
In 1885 the Inane provision in re
gard to the division of the Bulgarian
districts was smashed. "Eastern
Rumella," one of the loveliest of
Mr. Disraeli's novels, was aaoea 10
Bulgaria. But the characteristic
part of the Asian Roslcruclan's if
one may call him so arrangements
Is thus descrlbea oy Liora oryce:
Far worse was the fate of those
regions north of the Aegean Sea,
inhabited by"" a predominantly
Bulgarian population, which the
treaty of Berlin handed back ta
the sultan, from whoae rule the
treaty of San Stefano had deliv
ered them. The provision made
for a scheme which should give
some protection, to the Christian
inhabitants was never carried
out, lllsgovernment and oppres
sion continued, as eVeryone with,
experience of the Turks know
that they were sure to continue.
After a time risings and disturb
ances' appeared. The Bulgarian
population of Macedonia was in a
state of continued unrest. The
insurgent band which carried on
what was a sort of guerrilla war
fare against the Turks roused the
antagonism of Serbs and Greeks,
who, expecting: the expulsion of
the Turks sooner or later, raised
other armed bands to assert their
claims in Macedonia in opposition
to the Bulgarians. The Turkish
authorities, unable to cope with
these disorders, did their best to
set each race against the other.
And so on till the three Christian
kingdoms of the Greeks, Bulgars
and Serbs were brought about; till
the allies fought over the liberated
regions; till another war broke out
and the Turks grasped a past of
Bulgaria's gain in 1912 and Bul
garia had to part with southern Ma
cedonia and' its Bulgars. Of the
annexation of Bosnia and Herzego
vina, of every result In Europe or
In Asia, that .Disraeli supposed nim
self to have accomplished in his lit
tle hour of strut and rave In 187S,
It would be superfluous to speak. If
Russia, the English bogy for so
many years, had been allowed not
only to occupy the gates of Con
stantinople, but the city and district
itself, what possibly could have hap
pened worse for Europe and for
England than did .happen? Tho
seeds of disaster were in the treaty
of Berlin. They fructltied, on tha
whole, a little more quickly than
such seeds usually have fructified In
Eurolpean treaties, made according
to the old, blind, selfish methods for
hundreds of years. Is the world to
go on trying to do business in that
impotent, foolish old fashion?
CENTER SHOTS.
Why not declare a pessimistice?
Ashevllle Times.
' "Are rents tottering?" inquires the
Literary Digest No, but those who
are paying thet are. Greenville
(S. C.) Piedmont.
. If the price of men's clothing Is
indeed coming down, many a fair
woman will thereby be enabled to
have a new dress. Chicago News.
The anthracite operators say that
the mine cars often bring up 33 per
cent slate and refuse. ' No consumer
will question it. Boston Herald.
Another reason why the Tank sol
diers do not want to leave the Rhine
is that In this country they cannot
receive a fortune in marks for each
month's pay. Chicago- News.
The Connecticut bridegroom who
took but insurance against rain on
his wedding day won't And the com
panies so ready to insure him
against squats later on. Portland
Oregonlan. '
1 1 'rj?tD
ox
No, money does not .buy happi
ness, but It gets an option on it
Syracuse Herald.' -
Next to the boll-wevil we fancy
the golf bug is the deadliest of in
sects. Columbia (S. C.) Record.
Wisconsin has a new law prohibit
ing the placing of a' foot upon a
brass rail while drinking a non-in-tcxicating
beverage. In that state
you're not even allowed to imagine.
Tacoma Ledger.
One may fancy that the K. K. K.
is none too strong for daiMftht sav-
Farmers and I iirnili)itl.
Columtxt. .Vb.. Oct. t3. To the
Editor of The Hej Ho tur worthy
guverimr ta going lu roctmuunid Unit
tha Curmer gulvw tha irubUm of the
unemployed ly taking the Jutilr
men In to work fur ilinr buurd, luw
lie think a man who refuse to work
now for wngea would -km , worth his
aalt when tho gnuw fllea? No doubt
there will be plenty around whuti
the torn la all liusked. At present
they simply Jir r even awesr at
tha farmer who is offering them
bonrd and the ctiance to eurn 2.60
o f 4 a day, ai-curdlng to their abil
ity to speed up. .Mr. ilcKflvIo, we
farmers don't like your little joke,
A. T. I'EltCV.
Jerry Ilk t'oiuiiluint.
Omaha, Oct. 21 To the Kdltor of
The llcei The Incoinpntency of our
omcrnomcrs is tne clilrr cause of tliu
present indiistriul unrest.
Take our stute h glslntors a nn
Illustration. There wna a provlHhm
put in the stutn constitution whrrrhy
the legislature could pnss a mini
mum wago law fur women. thrrvUv
protecting them from the whimsical
tyranny of an employer, whether he
oe a incivliunt prince. gcntT.il nmit
niter, Hour walker or straw bon. vw
But.' lo and behold, w hut- wus the
obvious result of the nefarious work
of the last IrglslHiure en nnti-tiicl:
etlng Mil to deprive Inbor ot the only
wenpon at us command. 1
I am fully convinced thut tills
august body of law makers run be
Improved upon by the election of
women. ,
I therefore believe It would be
good policy to select a few of Oma
ha's Intelligent women to replace the
cuckooa who misrepresent the peo
ple at Lincoln snd elsewhere.
JElllty. HOWARD.
KiikIiiihI and Ireland.
Omahu. Oct. 22. To the Edltnr
of The Bee: I note with Interest an
article In T.ho Bee of Wednesday
evening lust.
Miss Mulone. an evidently slncr
and courageous defender of the
Irish cause, takes occnxlon to remind
readers of the above mentioned daily
of some of the very evident reasons
why Ireland should be free.
fehe, however, in statins: the cne
made a serious error, which was
that the cases of Ireland and of the
American colonics are parallel. Now
we should know, even by a cusuul
review of American history that
England had tho prerogatives of
discovery, ot exploration and of col
onization on the Atlantic seaboard
while she holds no such rights to
the possession of Irish territory.
in this connection we should re
call that Ireland was a comparatively
ancient nation, highly developed
along political, religious and educa
tional lines, which we consider
essential in the growth of a nation,
centuries before England ever began
to show national tendencies. When
the latter became apparent, and even
before, Irish educators crossed the
channel and brought their own vast
treasures of Knowledge to their
future oppressors.
Again, remembering the. Teutonic
origin of the English race we find
tl'at her uniu.t toiuiul vt IreUii'i
Mas Mint'ly anoiht-r vsaniple of IM
AagrraalYsnrsa -t TrtllunlO Pul
on thr-ir more pfaceful and la wlf'
loll neighbors uf felllit IiIimhJ.
Although unirrit till h let
war. tli slogan, "Might Make
flight," Mini to rv ben the rally
ing cry of the hi'lilt and tiermsn
liram-li of th Teuton race In inor
ttl til Olio hlstorhMl natiir.
IXLIoTT LANCAHTKr,.
Ilio Incoinpnrulilo liudlcy.
Onialm, lli t, ::.--To the Kdltor nf
Tha Bee: Aa a driver wln rue oc.
ission to drive her ear every dtv
upon Omaha downtown street',
often In a hurry nuking an eiucr
gtmy rail for Dr, Ldwnrda, 1 f. I
lkjh a naruiilinl llltrat lit tits
work of the varloua traftln crneer.
I wua very much astonished to n''
the sarcastic reference in Tin
I'limh Bee editorial to the work of
limi.ee I In. I II I'.
In driving west on Farnain streef
the olhi-r evening, just at dusk, 1
was plcnsfd to see til" energetic stay
In which the oirWr there waa dl
rictlng truillc. In tha half Ugh,
less (llatlni t signals would have been
useless. My Drm thought wag Uil
some utw otnctr wa being wlsu
enough t Imitate JudW direc
tions. When 1 saw it wua Dudley
hlmelf I was much pltsised. as I
feel he la the best trofflo mnn I huve
ever m-en. I am not of raid thu otrl -rials
will follow the suggestion In
The lice's editorial, but ver sine
Dudley's leaving the Sixteenth an t
Farnnm post I have felt I wanted to
urge his reinstatement.
As a driver I have noticed tha'.
when Dudley is on a corner t!v
trafllc la almost ro-vcr delayed. Whei
you pome to the Intersection an I
give Dudliay a sIbmoI to Indicate your
wants he gives you promptly a sig
nal which you can be sure mean
that all Is clear for you. This l
especially noticeable when a right
angled turn Is desired. Dudley neviT
less he has blocked other traffic
assuring yon of a safe turn. Most
at the other trafilo officers will sim
ply keep tholr arjn straight ahead,
and It Is up to the driver to watch
r., .. .h.noa In turn. With Durt-
Iai cat' i, .!i'U'rr sets individual eti
ten'tlon. which means that he use.
his brains as well ss his hanos.
believe the traflle ultuutlon of t
t.4 u mnnli lmoroved
,....ii.. ,.n,,iri lie utilized hs a trafllc
instructor, as well ns being given the
Important post nt Pixteentn ann m.
nam. Many of the present trafllc
men could improve their work mate
.inii.. ie .Via., it'nulrl arlnnr. Dudlev S
riuuj ii ni. j . - -
energetic manner and method of in
dividual attention.
Yours for safe, rapid traffic.
Mlta. LKB W. EDWARDS.
- Lt l's Not Talk About It.
Maybe we're going to have a win
ter this year, but It's pretty hard
to believe so Just now. Charleston
News and Courier.
use,
i.
th'7
d l?(
Tho Response.
"We asked for work and they gave
us an economic survey. Ohio State
Journal. " .
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